"You say Yukino has magical energy on her? Impossible."
Shaking her head at Enkidu's question, Haruno stated confidently, "Yukino is my sister, my biological sister. There can't be any issue. If I had to say, she..."
Remembering how Yukino had always been very attached to Ryuya since childhood, Haruno didn't elaborate. Family's matters were best kept within the family, and there was no need to explain so much to Enkidu and Gilgamesh.
"Is that so?"
The magical energy on Yukino felt somewhat familiar, but due to the difference in bloodline between the real-world Ryuya and the Uruk Ryuya, Enkidu didn't recognize that the scent on Yukino was actually Ryuya's magical energy.
Tilting her head slightly, Enkidu didn't press further, and the four continued their stroll.
Or rather, they were simply accompanying Gilgamesh on her walk.
"That... King Gilgamesh?"
The one who spoke up this time was Yukino.
"What is it, little girl?"
Unlike Enkidu's pure white suit, Gilgamesh wore punk-mechanic style black pants and a black shirt.
In theory, this futuristic look, like something from The Matrix, should feel out of place, but on Female Gil, it seemed perfectly fitting.
Her golden hair was completely unrestrained, flowing messily over her shoulders, enhancing Gilgamesh's imposing aura.
Turning to look at Yukino, in the eyes of the oldest King, an ordinary human Master was utterly beneath her notice.
After all, she was the oldest King who had ruled Babylon for thousands of years. Even those proud non-human races were no match for Gilgamesh, as after Ryuya left, the non-human races only obeyed Gilgamesh's commands.
In the vast Eternal Babylonian Empire, aside from Tiamat, everyone else, even Enkidu, Siduri, Ishtar, Ereshkigal, were merely good sisters with whom she had a good relationship. Female Gil's standards were truly high.
Not particularly inclined to entertain Yukino, her eyes conveyed the message, "If this isn't important, you're dead."
"King Gilgamesh, I wanted to ask... at the end of this Holy Grail War... can the person who obtains the Holy Grail really have any wish granted?"
After brief reflection, the calmer Yukino was no longer the shadow living under Haruno's brilliance. Wanting to return to her world and go home with her sister, she was currently afraid and fearful of everything around her.
But she understood that she had to strive. After all, the girl named Yukino was not a weakling, but a strong enough 'Yuki-chan' determined to find her brother.
"Have any wish granted? How laughable. There's no such thing in this world."
Hearing Yukino ask such a foolish question, Gilgamesh snorted disdainfully and continued her walk, not even interested in explaining.
"Yukino, I haven't seen the Holy Grail War's reward myself, but if it's a Holy Grail, you don't need to participate in any war. Both Gil and I have one."
Taking a golden cup from her Treasury of Babylon, just as Enkidu said, a mere Holy Grail was something both she and Gilgamesh possessed.
After all, Enkidu's Age of Babylon and Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon corresponded to each other. It was as if one copied from Gaia and the other seized from Alaya… in any case, both could produce various treasures.
Waving the Holy Grail in her hand, Enkidu continued explaining, "The so-called Holy Grail, in my view, is merely a key formed by gathered magical energy. What it does is open a path to the Root."
"And the Holy Grail in this world, as I understand it, is like money. The one who obtains the Grail is like someone with a lot of money, and they can fulfill many wishes, but absolutely cannot fulfill any wish."
"Ultimately, how could something that grants any wish possibly exist?"
Her expression carried a hint of melancholy. Watching Enkidu, who seemed lost in thought, Yukino asked curiously, "Enkidu, do you also have a wish you want granted?"
"Of course I do. Gil and I share a wish: to see a certain person."
Shaking her head, Enkidu indicated that she certainly had something she wanted to achieve.
"You and King Gilgamesh want to see someone?"
Although they hadn't known Enkidu and Female Gil for long, through this brief contact, Yukino could still gauge the magnitude of these two beings.
Just looking at them inspired awe. Exchanging a glance with Haruno, both found this shocking information hard to digest.
"Of course we do. The one we want to see is..."
"Enkidu."
Gilgamesh called Enkidu's name softly, clearly not wanting to continue this topic.
"Yukinoshita, you sisters can rest assured. Although this king finds this boring farce tedious, in any world, all treasures of this world belong to this king."
"Merely a bunch of clowns. This king will show them that the King's treasures are not for them to covet."
"After victory is secured, you can do as you please. Just remember not to bore this king."
Waving a hand at Yukino, Gilgamesh turned her attention to the nearby food street.
"Hmm, let this king sample the wine of this other world. If it's not good, you absolutely cannot bear the wrath of the King."
Licking her lips with an expectant expression, Gilgamesh headed towards a sake bar.
"Sigh, Gil is just like that. Please bear with her a little, little Masters."
Long accustomed to Gilgamesh's self-centered style, Enkidu, though gentle on the surface, also maintained a certain distance from the Yukinoshita Sisters, naturally speaking up for Gilgamesh.
"Mmm, we understand."
Both Haruno and Yukino nodded, indicating it wasn't a problem.
Following Enkidu towards where Gilgamesh went, they were unaware that inside the sake bar at that moment...
"Merlin, how much longer are you going to drink?"
Frowning at the homebody who kept drinking, Kaguya deeply regretted agreeing to come drinking with her.
They were just listening to her stories about the Sun-Crowned King Isbel, and somehow ended up at a bar... it really gave the Shinomiya young lady a headache.
Ding-ding-ding...
As the bar door opened, the collision between the oldest King and the oldest hikikomori... was about to begin.