Sampo was somewhat surprised that Fu Zhu recognized the Holy Grail at a glance.
"Big Boss Fu Zhu, you know the Holy Grail?"
Fu Zhu nodded. In his previous life, he had watched quite a bit of anime. Although he hadn't seen much of the Fate series, he at least knew about the Holy Grail and those famous Servants. However, what he hadn't expected was for this world to actually possess a Holy Grail!
When he watched Fate before, he had never heard of the setting involving Aeons, so this successfully piqued Fu Zhu's curiosity.
"You Masked Fools really know how to pull stunts. You even have a Holy Grail? Is it real or fake?"
"Of course it's real!"
Sampo patted his chest proudly. "Big Boss Fu Zhu, this is the Omnipotent Wish Granter I went through untold hardships to obtain!"
"Wish granting..."
Fu Zhu stared at the Holy Grail in the photo with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. The wishes granted by the Holy Grail in Fate were usually problematic to some degree, so he didn't really think the Holy Grail could truly grant his wishes. However, he was very interested in summoning a Servant.
"How much do you want for this Holy Grail? Just name a price!"
Fu Zhu wanted to summon a Servant to play with. Although the Servant summoned would likely not be able to beat him, having one around to chat with, listen to their original stories, or perhaps try using items from Minecraft as "Catalysts" to summon an existence from Minecraft—who knows?
Of course, Fu Zhu felt the latter possibility wasn't high, as Minecraft and Fate were two different systems.
Hearing that Fu Zhu wanted to buy the Holy Grail, Sampo shook his head with some regret.
"Sorry, Big Boss Fu Zhu, I've already sold this Holy Grail to Mr. Old Oti of Penacony..."
"Old Oti..."
Fu Zhu felt it was a pity he couldn't buy the Holy Grail, but on second thought, at worst he could just go find Old Oti and borrow it. He had helped Penacony so much; surely The Family wouldn't be so stingy as to refuse to lend him a cup.
"Alright, I'll go talk to Old Oti myself."
"Okay then, I won't disturb you anymore~"
Sampo rubbed his hands together and left with a grin. After walking a distance, he sneakily glanced back at Fu Zhu, who was sitting in place taking out his phone. The corners of Sampo's mouth curled up into a smirk, and he also took out his phone to send a message to Old Oti.
[Sampo: Mr. Old Oti, I have successfully piqued Big Boss Fu Zhu's interest in the Holy Grail. He should be calling you soon. Don't forget my commission! I'm waiting for this money to take the kids to Penacony to play!]
[Old Oti: Oh ho ho, naturally. That amount of money is nothing to me. Thank you for your help, Mr. Sampo. Penacony welcomes you anytime.]
[Sampo: Thanks.]
Sampo put away his phone, humming a little tune, and happily returned to sit beside Hook and the others.
Meanwhile, Fu Zhu got Old Oti's number from Robin and made the call.
The phone rang for barely a second before it was connected.
"Oh ho ho, is this Mr. Fu Zhu?"
Seeing that Old Oti had guessed his identity, Fu Zhu went straight to the point.
"Mr. Old Oti, I heard you bought a Holy Grail. I wonder what you plan to do with it?"
"A Holy Grail is naturally used to hold a Holy Grail War. Hearing Mr. Fu Zhu's tone, are you interested in the Holy Grail War?"
"Of course. I wonder if I could participate?"
"Certainly!"
Old Oti agreed immediately, fearing Fu Zhu might refuse if he hesitated.
"I had originally planned to send invitations to you and your sister, Mr. Fu Zhu. I hope you two will grace us with your presence."
"Definitely."
After Fu Zhu agreed, Old Oti hung up the phone, presumably to prepare for the Holy Grail War.
Not long after hanging up, both Fu Zhu and Xing, who was sitting beside him, received invitations from Old Oti at the same time.
Fu Zhu looked down at the time of the invitation. It was set for tomorrow. Looking at it, Old Oti had already received the Holy Grail.
Calculating the time, if he sped through the Holy Grail War, he could still make it back for the finals of the Wardance Ceremony. The timing was just right.
Beside him, Xing, who had received the invitation, glanced at the content. Seeing the mention of a Holy Grail War, she scratched her head in confusion. Just as she turned to ask her Old Bro about it, she saw the invitation on Fu Zhu's phone.
"Old Bro, you received an invitation too?"
Fu Zhu nodded and asked with a smile, "Do you want to participate? It's a very interesting 'game'."
"Game? They call it a War... Old Bro, you really are big-hearted. But indeed, I also think it sounds interesting!"
"Looking at you, you plan to join?"
"Of course! How can I miss something that even my Old Bro is interested in!"
Xing's face was full of excitement. She knew very well that her Old Bro was extremely picky; very few things could pique his interest. So, this Holy Grail War must be very interesting!
After the day's matches ended, the three of them found March 7th in the contestant lounge. Fu Zhu explained his and Xing's plan to participate in the Holy Grail War to her.
Fu Zhu had thought March 7th would be a little unhappy, after all, the Holy Grail War would take place during her competition period. But unexpectedly, March 7th agreed very happily.
"Okay, you guys have to be careful. Since it's called a War, there will definitely be conflicts."
Fu Zhu asked March 7th somewhat surprisingly, "March, you agree?"
"Why wouldn't I agree?" March 7th retorted, then smilingly draped her arm over Fu Zhu's shoulder. "It's rare for you to find something you're interested in, of course I have to let you go. Besides, even if we are a couple, we don't have to be stuck together all day!"
Xing let out a "Heh heh" laugh from the side.
"Others might be like that, but you two... not necessarily."
March 7th glared at Xing, then helped tidy Fu Zhu's collar, looking at him seriously.
"However, let's agree on one thing. When I'm in the finals, you must come back to watch!"
"Of course!" Fu Zhu held her small hand and promised, "I guarantee I'll be back very quickly. If I really want to end the Holy Grail War, I won't even need half a day!"
"No need to be in such a rush, just have fun!"
"Mhm!"
---o---
The next day, Fu Zhu and Xing arrived in Penacony early via a spatial tunnel directly. As soon as they arrived in the lobby of The Reverie Hotel, the two discovered that quite a few reporters were already camped out there.
When the reporters saw the two appear, they immediately swarmed forward. However, before they could get close, members of the Hound Family blocked them. The rest of the staff walked up to Fu Zhu and Xing and bowed respectfully.
"You two, Mr. Oti asked us to wait for you here. Please follow us."