Is It Too Late to Leave the Chat Group? Book 06 Chapter 033.2 The Biggest Rigging of the Holy Grail Carnival, Part 2

The penalty of eating the stargazy pie was the Blanket King’s—erm…King Arthur’s. At first, King Arthur looked eager, even salivating. However, when the pie was served, she hesitated, wondering if it was genuinely edible.

[TL Note: Note that the King Arthur in the Fourth Holy Grail War was the female version. She is named Artoria Pendragon, but is often still referred to as King Arthur. So any reference to King Arthur in this arc refers to the female version. Here is more information on Artoria Pendragon: https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Artoria_Pendragon_(Saber).]

King Arthur trembled as she pointed at the food before him and asked her Master, “Is…is this really food?”

[TL Note: Stargazy pie sounds like it would be nice, and it probably is (I have not tried it). However, it can look very intimidating. It has fish heads—and sometimes fish tails—sticking out of the pie. Here is the Wikipedia entry on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargazy_pie.]

Emiya Kiritsugu remained silent for a while but eventually nodded. “Yes, and it’s a traditional British dish.”

[TL Note: Emiya Kiritsugu is the adoptive father of Emiya Shirou and is one of the original Masters in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fate/Zero. He is also known as the Magus Killer. Here is more information on Emiya Kiritsugu: https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Kiritsugu_Emiya.]

“…” King Arthur then realized why the challenge was ranked 944th. At first, she thought it was a mistake.

In a bid for the Holy Grail, she finally moved her spoon toward a deadpan fish head, which looked like it had died with lingering regrets.

In the end…she immediately transformed into his spiritual form and reappeared outside the board.

Hehe…I guess King Arthur won’t want to eat fish for the next few days.

The competition continued with intense battles. Unfortunately, Chen Heng’s English language exam started.

In the end, Ryougi Shiki emerged as the winner without facing a single penalty, leading the other Servants by half their progress. Chen Heng felt no surprise whatsoever.

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