Perhaps because they were both swordsmen, especially since the other party was a warrior with exquisite swordsmanship, the Ahoge King's anger subsided somewhat, but her expression remained less than friendly.
The two stood facing each other, five meters apart. The Ahoge King's royal sword pointed at Yusei, while Yusei secretly gathered the strength needed for Shinsoku.
The Ahoge King's voice came again: "Although you appear to be a decent warrior, you must pay the price for your words. If you do not retract them, I will take it as a challenge from you!"
Yusei remained silent, 'Saying 'small' wasn't acceptable, saying 'big' wasn't acceptable either... so what exactly was he supposed to say?'
Seeing Yusei's silence, the Ahoge King's voice grew stern again.
"Is this your challenge to me?"
"No, I don't wish to fight you. I just don't understand what you mean. Is it small or big?"
In his helplessness, Yusei directly asked, demanding an answer from the Ahoge King to save himself the trouble of guessing.
Hearing Yusei's words, the Ahoge King's mouth opened slightly as if she wanted to say something, but a faint blush rose on her cheeks.
However, considering this concerned her honor, the Ahoge King gritted her teeth and spoke: "There is no question of small or big! I am King Arthur!"
"..."
Yusei was a bit unable to grasp her meaning.
"I know you're King Arthur. What does that have to do with your size? Are kings not allowed to have their bust size commented on?"
"Silence, you impudent fool! A King... a King has no need for such things!"
Shame and anger warred on the Ahoge King's face. The royal sword in her hand turned transparent and vanished.
[Invisible Air]
Without further ado, the Ahoge King gripped the Sword of Promised Victory and charged at Yusei, raising her sword to strike him down.
Yusei's expression changed immediately. 'This woman, resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement! Did she really think I was a kitten and she, the lion, could easily devour me? Hmph! Even a cat can eat a lion when it shows its claws!'
Yusei snorted inwardly. The buildup for Shinsoku was complete. His footwork shifted, and his body suddenly accelerated, his speed now completely incomparable to before.
The Ahoge King let out a surprised 'Oh?' upon seeing this, but then a powerful surge of magical energy erupted from her, and her speed also increased sharply.
That speed actually seemed to surpass Yusei's.
Seeing this, Yusei remembered: this was the Ahoge King's Mana Burst, which could greatly enhance her basic parameters. With this skill, even her slender body could unleash power rivaling that of Heracles.
Seeing this, Yusei's face fell. With his current physique against the Ahoge King's Mana Burst, he would be the one sent flying if their swords clashed, as their strength wasn't on the same level.
Thinking that defeat was inevitable anyway, Yusei simply stopped his movement, took a large step back, planted the long sword in his hand into the ground, and said with a completely serious expression:
"I take back my words. You have no bust."
A knight does not attack an unarmed person. The moment Yusei set down his weapon, the Ahoge King's body also stiffened abruptly.
Then, she heard Yusei's sincere apology.
Especially when she heard 'I take back my words', her expression finally improved considerably. However, upon hearing the latter part, 'You have no bust', it felt a bit strange.
But thinking about it, the logic was indeed sound.
A King was not a delicate maiden but a mature ruler. Having no bust and such did indeed suit the identity of a King.
"Th-Then... let it end here. I accept your apology."
The Ahoge King retrieved her royal sword, saying with a stern face.
"That's good. Let's introduce ourselves. My name is Kazami Yusei."
The Ahoge King fell silent for a moment, a flash of sorrow passing through her eyes, but she still said, "I am King Arthur, the King of Knights of Britain."
Yusei nodded, looked at the battlefield around them, and asked curiously, "Ahoge King of Knights, is this a battlefield? Did you just finish a battle?"
The Ahoge King looked at Yusei, who had quickly corrected himself, with a puzzled expression, but upon hearing his subsequent words, she was suddenly stunned.
She stood there as if petrified, staring blankly at Yusei.
Yusei waved his hand in front of her eyes, "What's wrong? Are you possessed?"
The Ahoge King snapped out of it. Seeing Yusei so close, she jumped back in fright, pointing at him in disbelief, "You... How are you here?"
"Huh? Why can't I be here?"
Yusei looked at the Ahoge King strangely.
Based on the current environment, Yusei roughly guessed he had time-traveled to the Ahoge King's era and happened to run into her right after a battle.
So, he had already prepared his story: he would say he came from the distant East. Paired with his completely non-Western features, this story was very reasonable.
However, the Ahoge King shook her head, "This is Camlann Hill. When I died, I made a contract with the World, becoming a Heroic Spirit here, waiting for the day my regret is fulfilled."
"You're saying this is the Throne of Heroes?"
Yusei could understand the Ahoge King's words, and his expression froze.
The Ahoge King nodded, looking both curious and wary, "How did you enter someone else's space in the Throne of Heroes? Are you also a hero from some era?"
Yusei didn't answer. He was desperately calling out to the system in his mind.
'This damned system really sent my soul traveling! And now I'd traveled right into the Throne of Heroes… couldn't this be anything but my soul?!'
At this moment, Yusei was frantically interrogating the system. Unfortunately, the system gave no response, no prompts, no missions, as if it didn't exist at all.
It couldn't have disappeared. Yusei knew the system was just hiding, like a game's storyline… it wouldn't appear until triggered.
Though frustrated, Yusei could only let go of his condemnation of the system.
Looking at the young girl in dress-armor before him, Yusei cleared his throat. He had already figured out what to say.
"Do you know of the Holy Grail War? The Holy Grail is the thing that can fulfill your wish. The Holy Grail War is about to begin, and I am the Ruler of this Holy Grail War!"
"Ruler?!"
"Correct."
Yusei was brazenly lying through his teeth. For now, since he was stuck in the same place as the Ahoge King, he needed to build a good relationship, so naturally, he would present himself as grandly as possible.
"The Ruler's task is to maintain fairness, justice, and openness in the Holy Grail War! You all descend in other Classes, and I will also descend in the Ruler Class to maintain the order of the Holy Grail War."