Be sure to protect the Knight King!

Iskander's words, echoing in my ears, shook my soul.

"Anyway...... Now that you realize that King Lionheart may have another purpose, why didn't you just say it at the Roundtable? ”

After thinking about it, I looked at Iskandar with some confusion.

According to his previous conquest of the king's open-minded and generous temperament, there should be no secrets in his heart.

"Whew...... Yu also wants to, but there is no direct evidence, is it? If you don't have absolute certainty to say what you say, if you don't say it, it will damage your credibility. Iskandar shook his head and sighed, "Besides, even if everyone believes Yu's words, do you think the plan to return to Rome will change because of this?" ”

"No...... For the fact that we intend to help Nero is incomprehensibly certain. In any case, as long as King Lionheart is still sitting on the throne of Rome, we must send troops. ”

I was silent for a few seconds, and I had to admit in my heart that Iskander's words made sense.

"So, little ghost, you finally understand Yu's distress." Iskandar shrugged at me, "It's foolish to blatantly go against the atmosphere when you can't control the outcome. However, Yu can privately tell you the person who is most closely related to the Knight King about the problems he may face in advance, just in case. ”

"Well, thank you so much, Iskander."

I nodded sincerely.

At the risk of criticism, he also reminded me that this friendship is undoubtedly precious and touching.

"No need to thank you, you and the Knight King are the souls of this expedition, if something happens to you, then the rest of the hegemony will die halfway hahaha!" Iskandar grinned and slapped his huge rock-like palm on my shoulder, "Little ghost, you must be strong to the end!" ”

"Poof...... If you pat me a few less times in the future, I'll live a long time......"

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The army soon left the Frankish border and headed for the city of Rome.

In order to minimize casualties on the way, Nero chose to take the initiative to go to the front, so that people from all countries and regions in Rome could clearly see her figure.

In the first few countries, Nero was welcomed very warmly, and even put on a variety of drinks and food.

In some countries in the central part of the country, the attitude is a little vague. They opened the gates of the city to show no resistance, but they did not give us any apparent assistance, but only allowed us to pass through and appear to be neutral.

Later, when the army marched into the core areas of several countries, including the city of Rome, it was met with complete resistance.

The gates were closed, the sirens were all called, and arrows were aimed at us in all directions.

"Damn! Don't you all recognize your emperor? Hurry up and open the door to Yu, and Yu will get rid of the usurper who dared to forcibly seize the Roman throne! ”

Nero shouted at the walls with some anger.

"I'm sorry, but there is only one emperor in Rome, and he is in the city of Rome at this moment ordering us to hold on." The soldiers were unmoved, the cross on their chests shining in the sunlight, "Now please leave, we don't want to do anything to the people we respected in the past." ”

"You ...... Ahh Unforgivable, unforgivable! ”

Nero was so angry that he stood there and kept jumping on his feet.

"Shirou, you decide."

Artoria walked up to me and whispered in my ear.

“…… There is no way, these soldiers have all taken refuge in King Lionheart, and it is estimated that they will not be able to impress them by relying on words. I shook my head and said, "It seems that I have no choice but to use force." ”

"Okay, leave it to me."

The girl nodded slightly.

With a gesture of her hand, the holy sword appeared in her hand.

Hmmm-

The tip of the sword was pointed straight to the sky, and the girl placed the holy sword on her chest.

Buzz Buzz –

Intense magic flowed from her body into the holy sword, and the brilliant light flowed endlessly.

"People on the city walls, get out of the way! The Holy Sword is powerful enough to melt down all of your fortifications! I shouted to the top of the city, "We're only marching to the city of Rome, so if you don't want to lose your life, get out of there!" ”

“……”

The soldiers on the city wall did not say a word, and their resolute figures remained motionless.

They are using practical actions to show that they have a will that cannot be changed.

"Alas......"

I sighed and stepped forward to take Nero's hand.

"Come back, Nero, this is the path they have chosen for themselves, and we cannot change it."

"This kind of thing...... Yu still knows......" Nero whispered with his head down, letting me lead her back, "it's just...... Is Yu really so unpopular that these warriors would rather die with the city than stand on Yu's side? ”

"That's ......"

"The Oath - the Sword of Victory!"

Before I could finish speaking, Artoria behind her had already raised the Holy Sword and completely liberated the Noble Phantasm!

Thundered!

Suddenly, the golden light covered the sky and completely engulfed the city gates.

“……”

I couldn't bear to look away and look at Nero's face.

Surprisingly, however, Nero did not show a sad expression.

Her face became bright and radiant, not like facing the death of her subordinates, but like a new life.

What's going on? I can't help but wonder.

After a while, the golden light faded away, and the scene was completely revealed.

The gate of the city wall had been blasted open with a large hole, large enough for several armies to pass through it.

And the soldiers who were originally standing on the city wall -

Still, stand there!

It's just that their eyes look a little dazed, as if they don't know what's going on.

"Amazing, Knight King!" Just before I could figure out what had happened, Nero put his arm around the girl, "I can actually release such a powerful lightsaber at the same time, but also control it to just remove the filth attached to those soldiers, such a thing will definitely not be able to be done in exchange for Yu!" ”

"Huh? That is, Artoria's goal is not to kill those people, but to save them? I also looked at Artoria in amazement, "Why didn't this happen before?" ”

"That...... Probably in Saxon, when he inherited the power from the Throne of the Immortals, he was attached to new attributes. The girl said embarrassedly, "The moment I swung my sword, I suddenly felt a redeminforcing power increase in it, so that I could not cause substantial damage to the humans of this era, but eliminate the dark power forcibly attached by the outside world......"

"Huh? Isn't that His Majesty Nero? When did Your Majesty come here? ”

"yes, by her side...... Looking at the flag and attire, could it be Camelot's people? ”

"What's going on with our city gates? It looks like it's been devastated......"

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall said as if they had just woken up from a dream.