“······ Sanction me, my king! ”

Looking at Lancelot, who was bent on apologizing, Artoria was helpless and didn't know how to reply.

What he wanted was punishment and sanctions, but Artoria never blamed his will, and from the beginning, there was no concept of who was right and who was wrong in their entanglement, and if it was to blame, it could only be blamed on fate.

It is true that Lancelot was the trigger for the split of the Knights of the Round Table, and that Camelot's decline and demise were also closely related to him, but ask yourself, is his behavior really wrong?

Artoria was crowned king as a daughter, and she could only appear as a man in front of her countrymen, and her union with Guinevere was only for political considerations, for the stability and prosperity of the country.

Since she is a woman, even if she is a king, how can she have the ability to love another woman?

It is precisely for this reason that the noble king has always thought that she is the party who owes Guinevere, so she sent her most trusted knight to protect and take care of her queen, and Lancelot, who understands everything, naturally accepted the arrangement without hesitation, and did her best to protect the queen on behalf of the king she loved, in order to make up for the king's debt to her.

Then, unsurprisingly, the queen, who was bitter and empty at heart, fell in love with this handsome and gentle guardian knight who was always by her side, and showed him her love.

From the very beginning, Lancelot understood that this was an extremely dangerous love affair, and the slightest mistake would provoke a catastrophe that would destroy everything, but for the sake of his king, he did not refuse, but silently endured this love.

She loved him, but he loved his king even more, so he was willing to bear the emotions that the king could not bear—this was not a betrayal, and he and Nigwiel were only spiritual companions from the beginning to the end.

However, even so, their romance was discovered and made public, and things got completely out of control.

The indignant people who did not know the truth demanded that the queen be executed; The Knights of the Round Table, whose life's rule was to protect the glory of the king, demanded that the queen be executed; All the lords and ministers of Camelot also demanded that the queen be executed······ In the eyes of all, it seemed that this was the only way to maintain the majesty of the king.

The king is merciful, but in the heart of the noble king, the most important thing is the country and the people, under the general trend she has made efforts, in the name of the duel to wash away the "blasphemy" added by Lancelot to the title of "king", the sword in the stone of the king is also broken, however, Artoria suppressed all opposition in this way, saved Lancelot, but really could not save Guinevere - everyone is unwilling to let go of the queen, this is the last bottom line of the entire Camelot people······

As a result, the queen will be burned at the stake.

But she's just a poor girl! From beginning to end, she was the most innocent person!

Lancelot knew this, and he knew that his king knew this, and believed that the king was in pain and reproach for it.

It's just that the king is too selfless, for the sake of the country and the people, she is willing to do anything, even if her own heart is tortured and tormented - Lancelot, who knows the king's character, can't imagine what kind of self-blame and pain it will be, he knows that if the matter really ends like this, then the king's heart will always struggle in the shadow of this tragedy, and completely become an emotionless king in the eyes of the people, and it will never be possible to get his own happiness again!

In that case, let me carry it all on my back! Everything is caused by me, and the pain should be borne by me!

Lancelot thought so.

Then, he did the same.

He rebelled as a traitor, assaulted the execution ground, rescued the queen and flew away.

One can imagine what kind of turbulence such a move would bring, and the people were furious; The enraged Knights of the Round Table saw it as a lifelong disgrace, and pursued it with a sense of rage in order to preserve the glory of the king, which was more important than their own lives······

Then, tragedy after tragedy struck.

Yes, he killed them, because they couldn't listen to Lancelot's explanation, and Lancelot couldn't tell everything, so they had no chance of reconciling and could only kill each other to the death—even if Lancelot's thoughts were the same as the other Knights of the Round Table, all the while, he just wanted the king to be happy, to have his own happiness.

For the sake of this same idea, they faced each other with swords, and the Knights of the Round Table, the elite of Camelot and King Arthur's most powerful force, suffered heavy losses and were completely divided.

In the end, in the petition of the people, and in order to give an explanation to the knights who died for this, Artoria could only start a war against the territory where Lancelot was located, and therefore, Mordred was given the opportunity to rebel, and the country that had been guarding was finally destroyed.

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Artoria has always wondered, what is the reason for all this?

Why did it turn out to be such a tragedy in the end?

Why did Lancelot betray himself in the end?

And why was Mordred able to win the support of the defenders and successfully launch a treasonous operation?

What exactly am I doing wrong?

In the end, she can only blame herself for all the mistakes - so, in the final analysis, from the moment I pulled out the sword in the stone, fate was already predestined, I shouldn't have been a king in the first place, it must have been like this, it must have been because I didn't have the qualifications to be a king······

If it could all happen all over again······

This is the obsession that she has been entangled for thousands of years, and it is also the reason why she made a pact with Yang Zhili to become a heroic spirit, and after countless battles, she also sought the Holy Grail - to return the king's choice, which was the only wish she had ever had.

It wasn't until her worldview collapsed again, and she broke her back, got rid of her obsession, and when she looked at the world with a different mentality, she gradually figured everything out.

Maybe from the beginning to the end, no one really betrayed at all, it was just that she herself had been ignoring what should be cherished the most.

The knights who stood behind her, who gave her the greatest support, she had never lost their loyalty.

The knight in front of me, who bears all the blame and sins, is really only thinking about me, he has never been wrong, but he has to bear a series of sins and pains because of it—think about it, who is the most remorseful, the most painful, and the most remorseful for the fall of the kingdom?

Lancelot himself, of course, is the culprit! What can I compare with my own unwillingness?

He has suffered for thousands of years, and how can I blame him again?

After struggling for a moment, Artoria's eyes froze, and she deliberately issued a slightly stiff question: "Lancelot, let me ask you, are you expressing your resentment against me in this way?" ”

Lancelot was shocked and hurriedly defended: "No... No! My king, I have never resented you! It's all just because of my assertions, and I have nothing to ······do with you."

"Why, then, do you have to ask me to sanction you? You should have known it was going to be painful for me. Our history is over, everything that has happened has become a foregone conclusion, why should you be obsessed with torturing each other with the right or wrong of the past? ”

"But I can't forgive myself······"

How could it be so easy to let go of such a thing as obsession, and in the face of our king's sincere persuasion, Lancelot's expression became more and more painful.

Artoria nodded, no longer persuading, but said, "Well, since you insist, then I will give you the punishment that matches your wishes." ”

Hearing this, Lancelot finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was about to be redeemed, and his face was full of relief: "Thank you very much! ”

Artoria looked at him condescendingly, and solemnly issued a declaration of punishment: "I judge you for your sins in the name of Arthur King Artoria Pendragon, and punish you to wait by my side, always at my disposal, never to be free, to make meritorious deeds, and to pay for your felony as a sinner, and hereby declare, sinner, Lancelot, do you accept punishment?" ”

Lancelot was stunned, could this also be considered a punishment? This is simply an extravagant hope that I have not thought about for thousands of years!

"Wait, wait a minute! Such a punishment is too forgiving, O king! It's really ······ It's ······."

It's not so much a punishment as the supreme reward!

"Oh? So what kind of punishment do you want? Will you be put to death? You know, you are now a Heroic Spirit, and even if you die, you will be resurrected······ Or do you feel that such a serious sin can be paid for just by dying once? ”

"This ······ This ······" Lancelot was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute: indeed, for the Immortals, death was no longer a solution to this kind of problem!

"Say no more, this is the king's order and sentence, and you have no right to question and resist! If you want to escape your duties and punishments, you will never be allowed! Above, do you understand? ”

Looking at the resolute Artoria, Lancelot's eyes could no longer suppress the tears of excitement, he straightened up in ecstasy, maintained a half-kneeling position, and slammed his right hand into his chest, making an excited and trembling declaration:

"Sinner Lancelot, willing to accept punishment, eternal life, at your disposal at any time, even if it is impossible to recover, even if the world ends!"

"Well, then, you get up first."

Artoria smiled, gently and movingly, and silently sighed in her heart: Welcome back, my knight.

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Seeing this, Qianyin on the side blinked her big eyes and couldn't help but smile:

"Well······ I don't know what happened, but I guess it's something to be happy about."

Then she looked to the other side, and she didn't know how her brother's conversation with her future mentor was going······

Huh!?

She was shocked to find that her brother was smoking a cigarette, and he was talking to Racharle without saying a word, and there was a cloud of smoke.

"Teacher Racharre, how can you teach a student to smoke!!"

"Hm~mm~, it's okay, isn't he a graduate, he's not a student anymore."

"That's not going to work either! Don't spoil my brother! Brother, don't smoke anymore! ”

"Huh?!"

"Ahh

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