"To fulfill the wishes of your subjects?"

Rider scratched his head in annoyance: "Knight King, don't you have a wish that you want to achieve?" For example, to complete some unfinished regrets in the past? ”

"Nope."

Artoria said categorically: "I do have a lot of regrets in my life, but I will not be nostalgic for the past because of this. ”

"The era of the Kingdom of Camelot is over, and the modern Kingdom of Great Britain, although it is very different from my ideals, is no longer something I should care about."

"Everything in the past has become history, let those regrets go with the wind."

"Hmmm......"

The King of Conquest raised his glass with a subtle expression: "Although it is not in line with my character, it is indeed the duty of the king to meet the expectations of his subjects, Knight King, toast to your open-mindedness." ”

Gilgamesh smiled noncommittally: "The King of Conquest, you have asked us, what is your own desire?" ”

"Well...... this"

Iskandar scratched his cheek a little embarrassed: "Don't laugh when you say it." ”

"This king wants to regain his flesh."

Gilgamesh: "...... Ha? ”

Lu Xiao, who was listening, also showed a silent smile, and the embarrassed blush on the face of the always rough conquering king made people feel particularly funny.

However, he was not too surprised by Iskandar's wishes.

is not only because of the inertia of the original plot, after a period of getting along, Lu Xiao can vaguely feel the unwillingness hidden from Iskander.

It was not because the Macedonian kingdom, which he had grown and grew on his own, fell apart soon after his death, but because of his own fundamental demands.

He wanted to have a life of longer life.

Alexander the Great's legendary life was only 33 years, which was the greatest regret of the life of the open-minded conquering king.

Known as the Universal Wishing Machine, the Holy Grail gives him a chance to do it all over again, and Iskandar hopes to use the power of the Holy Grail to regain his flesh and once again embark on a journey to conquer the world with his feet.

Artoria shook her head helplessly: "King of Conquest, during the time that you were summoned by the Holy Grail, you should already have an understanding of the current state of technology and magic in this era, right?" ”

"Of course."

Artoria asked, "This era is completely different from the ancient Greek period in which you were active in terms of social background and the destructive power of weapons, have you really decided to gain physical weight to live a lifetime?" ”

"Haha! Wouldn't that be better. ”

Iskandar excitedly raised his wine glass and drank it all: "It's because it's difficult enough that there is a sense of challenge!" ”

"Hehe~ Hahahahaha!"

Gilgamesh let out a rare hearty laugh: "Bastard, you are challenging this king for such a funny reason? ”

"Rats over there."

The Hero King turned his head to look at Lu Xiao: "The King of Conquest said that he wanted to listen to the opinions of the people, what do you think of his wishes?" ”

Lu Xiao replied calmly: "I don't approve of it, and I don't oppose it." ”

"After all, people's desires are determined by themselves, and no matter what the final result is, all the causes and effects arising from this process should be borne by themselves."

"If the King of Conquest is really ready to come to his senses and embark on a journey of conquest again, maybe I will become an undying enemy with him in the future, but I will not laugh at his wishes, after all, this is a decision he made himself after thinking about everything."

"Hmph~"

Gilgamesh hooked the corners of his mouth sarcastically: "So you advocate the idea of democracy and freedom put forward by modern Western countries?" Chaos is better than order? ”

"No, of course not."

Lu Xiao was not easily stirred up by the contemptuous attitude of the hero king, he still calmly replied: "My sect and I are pursuing the innovative consciousness of liberating individuals, not the rotten slogans of democracy and freedom that politicians use. ”

"Chaos and order, in the process of civilization development, both are indispensable."

"Without the ideological pursuit of chaos and freedom, human beings will lose the spirit of exploring the unknown and follow the rules into a false utopian society."

"Without order and law, society will be plunged into chaos and turmoil, and people will be in fear."

"I hope to find a delicate balance between the two."

"There have certainly been times in human history when chaos overwhelmed order, which led to two long-lasting world wars."

"But we must not give up the exploration of chaos and the unknown, and lose the innate enterprising spirit of human beings."

Lu Xiao's words made the knight king and the conquering king, who were inclined to order and chaos, fall into contemplation at the same time.

"Order and chaos, a delicate balance?"

"Heh~"

Gilgamesh looked at Lu Xiao with interest: "As a mongrel, your idea is quite interesting, but you should know how difficult it is to find this so-called balance point." ”

"Humans are contradictory creatures, and once the most pressing needs of the moment are met, some of the narrower worldviews will be content with the status quo."

"On the other hand, there are also people who do not recognize their own strength and want to achieve a position far beyond the limits of their abilities, which is also the result of the innate greedy nature of human beings."

"Assassin, how do you balance the philosophical differences between these two extreme groups?"

"Strict laws and effective guidance go hand in hand."

Lu Xiao said firmly: "Hero King, as you said, human beings have innate two-facedness. ”

"We can bind those whose hearts are higher than heaven by strict laws, and keep their actions within certain limits."

"On the other hand, we need to strengthen education and guidance, so that the whole society can further develop under the condition of orderly and innovative thinking."

Lu Xiao looked up at the vast starry sky: "From ancient times to the present, human beings have certainly had many shortcomings, and they have also made a lot of mistakes. ”

"But just like everyone's life, the development and progress of society is also to find the most suitable path through countless trial and error."

"Mankind in the age of ignorance had gods to guide the way forward, but with the passing of the gods, mankind and the gods were completely separated, and from then on, mankind could only grope its way forward on its own feet."

"Of course, we will take a fork in the road, and we will fall in the process of groping, but I believe that as long as the people are correctly guided, mankind will get up again and again on the road of exploring the future and continue to move towards a bright future."

Gilgamesh's expression moved, and he had always hated the gods, and he found some resonance in this passage.

Legend has it that the heroic king Gilgamesh was created by the gods to connect people and gods, and he possessed a powerful divinity that was two-thirds a god and one-third a human.

As a child, Gilgamesh was a wise monarch who acted as a link between humans and the gods as the gods intended.

As he entered his youth, Gilgamesh suddenly became tyrannical and did not listen to counsel for some reason, and the connection between man and God was broken for a while.

In order to restrain the Wedge of the Heavens, which was gradually getting out of control, the gods arranged for Enkidu, the embodiment of the Locks of Heaven, to question, correct, and discipline Gilgamesh's actions in the Nether.

However, the Heavenly Lock and the Heavenly Wedge became friends against the gods' wishes, and the enraged gods punished Enkidu by turning his body back into lifeless earth and stone.

After the loss of his friend, Gilgamesh broke with the gods and went through a long journey to find the immortal grass in the epic of Gilgamesh, and finally came to his senses and returned to Uruk as a virtuous king, dedicating the rest of his life to his country.

This time, Tosaka Tokitomi was summoned by the tyrant Gilgamesh of his youth, and although he had all the memories of his life as a heroic spirit, his mentality was closer to that of his youth, and he behaved arrogantly and domineeringly.

Lu Xiao's farewell to the gods evoked Gilgamesh's memories, and the Hero King fell silent for a moment.

The silence of the three kings allowed the onlooker Emiya Kiritsugu to find an opportunity to speak.

Having completely lost confidence in human beings, he was not moved by Lu Xiao's words, and had seen too many cruel and tragic scenes, and Kiritsugu no longer believed that human beings could lead to a bright future with their own strength.

"Assassin, I only have one question."

Kiritsu's eyes stared at Lu Xiao: "Was Ellie kidnapped by you?" ”

Kiritsugu's words woke up Artoria, who had a promise to Illya, and the Knight King also stared at Lu Xiao with a sharp gaze.

Lu Xiao did not deny this, he nodded happily: "Alice Phil is indeed in my hands, and two women take care of her, you don't need to worry about what I will do to her, I won't do that." ”

Lu Xiao turned his head to look at Emiya Kiritsugu: "Magician killer, you and I are very clear about the essence of 'Alice Phil', and I can guarantee that she will usher in her final fate without pain." ”

"How can you find my stronghold, I am willing to accept your challenge, and the Holy Grail competition should almost enter the real white-hot stage."

"Humph!"

Gilgamesh, who came back to his senses, sneered and looked back and forth between Lu Xiao and Artoria: "The number of robbers worthy of the king's personal punishment has increased. ”

"Well, settle your grievances first, and only those who can stand before this king alive are eligible to accept the king's punishment."

At this moment, the sudden ominous magic power made the faces of everyone present change at the same time.

Iskandar frowned and looked at the uncontrolled black mist in the distance: "Jin Shining, did you call this guy?" ”

"Tsk!"

Gilgamesh smacked his lips in displeasure: "That guy Shichen always engages in this kind of small trick that can't be put on the table." ”

Berserker's spell was ineffective, and he screamed frantically and charged into the small garden where the banquet was taking place.

"Duck ...... Tongue! ”

"Uh~"

Iskandar scratched his cheek and looked at Artoria with a subtle expression: "Knight King, I don't know if I heard it wrong, that berserker seems to be calling your name?" ”

Artoria's deep gaze fell on Berserker, trying to see through the thick fog as he really was.

However, due to the effect of Berserker's treasure figuration "not for her own glory" to hide her identity, she can only feel strong malice against herself from the other party.

'Someone who harbors ill will towards me, Mordred? Merlin? ’