After Saber resolutely finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a long time.

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 can't be misheard. ”

Rider finally broke the silence, and for some reason, his face was full of doubt.

"You mean to 'change fate'? that is, to turn history upside down?"

"Yes. No matter how difficult it may be to fulfill a wish, it will be fulfilled as long as you have the Almighty Holy Grail—"

Saber asserted proudly. By now, Saber finally knew why the atmosphere between the two of them was so strange - the scene suddenly froze.

"Ah, Saber? I'd like to confirm...... That destruction of England must have been a matter of your time, when you ruled?"

"Yes, so I can't forgive myself. ”

Saber's tone became more determined.

"That's why I'm very unwilling to change that ending! Because I led to that ending......"

Unexpectedly, someone burst out laughing. It was a vulgar laugh that defied any understanding, and it came from the mouth of Archer, who radiated a golden glow.

Saber's face was filled with anger in the face of this great humiliation. Her most cherished thing was ridiculed by Archer.

“...... Archer, what's so funny. ”

Unminding Saber's anger, the Golden Heroic replied with a smile and intermittently:

"—claiming to be king—being praised by all the people—how can such a person be 'unwilling'? Ha! How can this not make people laugh? Masterpiece! Saber, you are the best clown!"

Laughing beside Archer, Rider frowned and looked at Saber with some displeasure.

"Wait—you wait for the Knight King, do you want to deny the history you've created?"

Saber, who has never had any doubts about his ideals, will naturally not be asked by him at this moment.

"Exactly. Am you surprised? Is it ridiculous? As a king, the country for which I gave my life was destroyed. I mourn, what's wrong?"

She was answered by another burst of laughter from Archer.

"Hey, did you hear me, Rider! the little girl who called herself the Knight King...... What do you say, 'dedicate yourself to the country'!"

Archer replied to Rider's deepening silence. For Saber, this is the same insult 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 did you say—"

Saber couldn't hold back her anger any longer, and she shouted.

Rider, Archer, you made a big mistake to be the king!"

"Definitely. But we're not just tyrants, we're heroes. ”

Rider replied calmly, not even moving an eyebrow.

"So Saber, if a 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 denies her fundamentally. Saber furrowed his eyebrows and retorted in a sharp tone:

"Iskander, you...... Aren't you really the slightest bit reluctant to split the empire you created 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 ......?"

"Not to mention an attempt to subvert history! This stupid act is an insult to all human beings in the era I have constructed!"

In response to Rider's proud 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, what's the point of this kind of thing?"

"This is the duty of a king!"

This time it was Saber's turn to speak proudly:

"Right rule, right order, that's what all subjects expect. ”

"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, 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!"

Saber shouted. Rider's eyes immediately widened as he was scolded.

"A king without ** is not as good as 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 look forward to martyrdom for their ideals? Who wants to think day and night about the so-called saints, who can only comfort the people, but cannot guide the people. Only by showing the glory of the best and eulogizing the best can we lead the country and the people to the right path. ”

After drinking the wine in the cup, the conqueror king corrected.

"As a king, you must have a strong ** than anyone else, be more bold than anyone else, and 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 convinced by the king, and the people will have such a longing in their hearts, 'It would be nice if I were the king'!"

"Such governance...... So 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 has been praised to this day. However, you don't know what happened to those who were saved. ”

"You say—what?"

Bloodstained Hill of the Sunset.

The sight revived 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 **' 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 thought if a miracle could happen......

A dangerous thought took over Saber's mind.

If you don't protect Britain as a savior. but the words that ravaged Britain as an overlord -

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 he did do that, which would be more tragic than the Battle of the Sword Fence......

“？”

Suddenly, Saber felt the chill come to her, and it brought her back to reality from her thoughts.

That was Archer's sight.

The Golden Servant had left Saber in the hands of Rider from the very beginning. I sat on the side and drank leisurely. His crimson eyes. I don't know when I looked at her carefully.

He didn't speak, and I couldn't see from his eyes that he had any intentions, but there was a taste of ** in that gaze, like a snake crawling up the body, which made people feel humiliated and unhappy.

“...... Archer, why are you looking at me?"

"Ah, I'm just appreciating your distressed expression. ”

Archer's smile was unexpectedly gentle, but terrifying.

"I like the expression of a virgin who is scattering flowers on a couch. ”

"You ......" (Saber is married, but not gay)

For Saber, this is an unforgivable fool. Without hesitation, she smashed the cup to the ground, her face filled with uncontrollable anger.

But what made the two of them change their faces in the next second was not her anger.

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"Hahaha! What a show!"

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