Chapter 111: Debate
After Saber resolutely finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a long time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The first to wonder in silence was Saber himself.
Even if her words are full of momentum, the other party is not a person who will bow his head easily. Even if it was unexpected, it was a very easy thing to understand.
Clearly, there is nothing strange about it, this is her way of kingship. Whether it's praise or rebuttal, someone should bring it up right away.
But....
。。。。 No one spoke.
“。。。 I say.. Knight King. I guess I heard it wrong... ”
Rider finally broke the silence, and for some reason, his face was full of doubt.
"You mean 'change your fate'? That is, to turn history upside down? ”
"Yes. No matter how difficult a wish may be, it will come true with the Almighty Holy Grail! ”
Saber asserted proudly. By now, Saber finally knew why the atmosphere between the two of them was so strange, and the scene suddenly cooled down.
"Ah, Saber? I would like to confirm ... That destruction of Britain must have been a matter of your time, a time of your reign? ”
"Yes! So I can't forgive myself. ”
Saber's tone became more determined when he heard this.
"So I'm very unwilling and want to change that ending! Because of me that led to that end ... ”
Unexpectedly, someone burst out laughing. It was a vulgar laughter that defied any understanding, and it came from the mouth of the archer, who radiated a golden glow.
In the face of this great humiliation, Saber's face was full of anger. Her most cherished thing was ridiculed by Archer.
“!! Archer, what's so funny. ”
Not minding Saber's anger, the Golden Hero replied intermittently with a smile:
"Claiming to be a king~~ praised by all the people~~ Such a person would still be 'unwilling'? Ha! How can this not make people laugh? What a masterpiece! Saber, you're the best clown! ”
Ignoring the laughing Archer, Rider frowned and looked at Saber with some displeasure.
"Wait!! You wait for the Knight King first, do you want to deny the history you have created? ”
Saber, who has never had any doubts about his ideals, will naturally not be asked by him at this moment.
"Exactly. Surprised? Isn't it ridiculous? The country for which I gave my life as a king was destroyed. I mourn, what's wrong? ”
She was answered by another burst of laughter from Archer.
"Hey, did you hear me, rider! This little girl who calls herself the Knight King... What do you say'Dedication to the country'! ”
Archer replied to Rider's deepening silence. This is the same insult to Saber as being ridiculed.
"I don't know what's funny. As a king, you should naturally stand up and work for the prosperity of your country! ”
"You're wrong."
Rider firmly and solemnly dismissed her words.
"It is not the king who gives himself, but the state and the people who give everything they have to the king. Make no mistake about that. ”
"What do you say!!"
Saber couldn't hold back her anger any longer, and she shouted.
“!! Isn't that a tyrant! Rider, Archer, you guys are making a big mistake by being the king! ”
"Definitely. But we're not just tyrants, we're heroes. ”
Rider replied calmly, not even moving an eyebrow.
"So Saber, if the king is not satisfied with the results of his governance, it only means that he is a dumb king, worse than a tyrant."
Unlike Archer, who constantly mocks Saber, Rider fundamentally denies her. Saber furrowed his eyebrows and retorted in a sharp tone:
"Iskander, you... Isn't there really any resentment that the empire you created was eventually split into four parts? Don't you want to do it all over again and save the country? ”
"I don't want to."
The King of Conquest replied immediately, his chest held high, and he looked directly into the stern gaze of the Knight King.
"If my decision, and that of my courtiers, leads to such an outcome, then destruction is inevitable. I will mourn and I will shed tears, but I will not regret it. ”
"How could it be..." Saber's eyes were a little frustrated.
"Not to mention an attempt to turn history upside down! This stupidity is an insult to all the human beings of the era I have constructed! ”
In response to Rider's arrogant words, Saber denied:
"You say this only based on the glory of the warrior. The people don't think so, what they need is salvation. ”
"You mean they want the king's salvation?"
Rider shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
"I don't understand! Does this stuff make any sense? ”
"This is the duty of a king!"
This time it was Saber's turn to speak proudly: "The right rule, the right order, this is what all subjects expect." ”
Rider retorted unceremoniously, "Are you the 'right' slave then?" ”
"If you want to say that, you can do that. Only by dedicating oneself to one's ideals is worthy of being a king. Without a hint of doubt, the young Knight King nodded.
"Through the king, people are able to understand law and order. The king should not embody something that will disappear with the death of the king, but something more honorable. ”
Looking at Saber, who was still resolute, the rider on the side shook his head as if he was pitying her.
"It's not a path of survival that people would choose."
"Yes. If you are born as a king, you can't expect to live the life of ordinary people. ”
In order to become a perfect monarch, in order to become the embodiment of ideals, she is willing to give up her body and throw away her personal feelings.
The life of a young girl named Artoria changed forever the moment she pulled the sword out of the rock.
Since then, she has become synonymous with undefeated legends, hymns, and dreams.
There have been pains, there have been troubles, but there is the glory of victory. Her unchanging belief still supports her sword-holding arm.
"King of Conquest, a man like you who cares only about yourself will not understand my faith. You're just a bully who gets carried away by lust! ”
Saber snapped. The scolded rider immediately widened his eyes.
"A king without desire is better than a vase!!
Rider's shouts of rage, combined with his massive size, made him even more terrifying.
"Saber, you just said 'dedicate yourself to your ideals.'" Indeed, you used to be an incorruptible saint, holy to the point that no one else could match. But who wants to expect to be martyred for their ideals? Who would think day and night about the so-called saints, who can only comfort the people, but cannot guide the people. Only by showing desire and eulogizing the ultimate glory can we lead the country and the people to the right path. After drinking the wine from his cup, the king of conquest corrected himself.
"To be a king is to have stronger desires than anyone else, to be more bold than anyone else, and to be more irritable than anyone else. He should be a human being who is pure and turbid, more real than anyone else. Only in this way can the courtiers be impressed by the king, and the people will have such a longing in their hearts, 'If only I were the king'! ”
"With such governance, where is the justice?"
"Nope. There is no such thing as justice in the way of kings, so there is no remorse. ”
“。。。。。。”
He asserted it too harshly, and Saber was furious.
Both take making the people happy as the basic criterion, but the two have very different ideas.
On one side is praying for peace.
On the one hand, there is hope for prosperity.
The king who suppressed the troubled times and the king who was involved in the war, naturally the two could not have the same philosophy.
Rider smiled and spoke heartily.
"O king who bears the name of a knight; Your righteousness and ideals may have saved the country and the people for a while, so your name will be praised to this day. However, you don't know what happened to those who were saved. ”
"You say... What the? ”
Bloodstained Hill of the Sunset.
The sight revived in Saber's mind again.
"You have been trying to 'save' your subjects, but you have never 'guided' them. They don't know what the 'king's desire' is. Thou hast left behind your lost subjects, and thou hast left behind a sacred gesture to revel in thy own petty ideals.
So you're not a good king. You just want to be a 'king' for the sake of the people, a little girl who cocoons herself in order to be that kind of idol. ”
"I...
There are many words that I want to refute, but every time I open my mouth, the scene I once witnessed in Cam Ranh Bay comes to mind.
Corpses were strewn all over the field, and rivers of blood flowed like rivers. There lay her courtiers, her friends, and her relatives.
She had learned of the prophecy the moment she drew her sword from the rock. She knew it meant ruin, and she had already come to her senses.
But, why ...
She was so surprised when she saw this tragedy with her own eyes, and she felt that there was nothing she could do but pray.
There are also magicians who predict that it is almost impossible to subvert it. But she still thinks that if a miracle can happen ...
A dangerous thought took over Saber's mind.
If you don't protect Britain as a savior. but as an overlord ravaging the words of England...
Troubled times will only become more chaotic because of the scourge of war. First of all, this is not the path of kingship she pursues. And no matter what angle she stands, she named Artoria will not choose this option.
But if you do that, which is more tragic than the Battle of the Sword Fence? . . .
Before Saber could ponder in his own world, a slightly familiar female voice said something that woke Saber up.
"Saber, you are admirable as a king, but a king like you is not what anyone wants to see."
Xiaojie, who didn't know when the wine woke up slightly, said, in fact, she had already woken up when Rider and Saber were arguing just now, and Rider and Saber didn't notice.
After all, the quarrel between the two of them was really a bit loud.
“?” Saber looked at Berserker suspiciously, a little unincomprehensible.
Xiaojie was not in a hurry to speak, but poured himself a small glass of wine, took a sip, and said: "It is recorded in the history books that Saber originally wanted to be a knight to assist the king of Britain. ”
Xiaojie's words were a little gentle, and Saber nodded slightly silently, she also guessed what Berserker wanted to say.
Seeing Saber's reaction, Xiaojie was not surprised, and then said, "Then why do you want to become a knight who assists the king." ”
"I want to give my strength to my country."
Xiaojie raised his eyebrows and continued to ask, "Then how did you act?" ”
In this regard, Saber said without hesitation: "Work hard to cultivate." ”
"So change the subject, what do you do after becoming king?" Xiaojie asked after taking a sip of wine.
“。。。。。。”
Saber replied with silence.
I have contributed everything to the country and the people. This was the wording that Saber had organized when Berserker first raised the question.
However, for some reason, Saber did not say this, and instead faced Berserker's question with silence.
"You care about the people's lives but not the people's hearts, your too rational behavior in the battlefield has made your men afraid, in order to maintain the majesty of the king, you have never shown a trace of popularity in front of them, you have not cared about the thoughts of others when you think about them...
Speaking of this, Xiaojie narrowed his eyes slightly.
"King Arthur..."
"I don't understand people's hearts...