"Holy Sword User, how do you feel now? I should have saved your life just now. Is this the way I treat my benefactor? Is it possible that I am on the same level as Gilgamesh in your eyes?"
From a bad perspective, the two of you can only be considered half-matched.
Although she thinks so in her heart, Saber, who has changed her master twice in a row, feels that she is not qualified to criticize others. Although the reasons for changing masters are completely different, compared with the Eastern warrior, she still makes the Knight King Feeling a little scared.
But he couldn't refuse the Master's order, not to mention that Roland did save him. As a knight, he failed to fulfill his duty of protection and was protected instead.
Such a wonderful experience made Saber stand up and salute solemnly towards Roland.
This made Roland a little uncomfortable. "Although I guessed that you won, looking at Lancelot's state before his death, he was more comfortable as a loser than you as a winner."
"Because Sir Lancelot...is much more suitable than me. He can find a reason to swing the sword, but I don't know what I should do."
Saber's face was full of depression, and she looked like she was giving up on herself.
"But didn't you do a good job? A perfect king without selfish desires. That's why Lancelot regretted his original decision."
"But this alone is not enough. I seem to have saved everything, but I can't do anything. Sir Lancelot asked me to understand why I am fighting. What does this sentence mean?"
"It's just a literal meaning," Roland shrugged. "Sometimes, I find that perfectionists like you are easy to get into trouble. Put aside your current dreams and ask yourself what you were fighting for before you died. ?”
"Justice and justice."
No matter what the situation, no matter what his identity, King Arthur can always make a clear decision, which is one of the reasons why he is called the ideal king.
Just like when he refused Mordred to inherit the throne, it was not because he was biased against his identity, but because the other party did not have the qualifications to be the successor to the throne. However, he never wasted time explaining the reasons, so instead he There is growing disapproval among the people around him.
Saber looked at Roland, hoping to get his comments on this answer.
And Roland nodded without hesitation, "As expected of my servant, he has the same idea as me. I also fight for justice."
"Oh...ah?"
The old sword's always stern face was rarely defeated. Roland fights for justice? Even though he only came into contact with Roland for a few incidents, he could still tell that Roland was planning some conspiracy. However, so far, Roland had not done any real bad things. Even if he let Lancelot fight with him, it would still be a big deal. It was out of Lancelot's own will that Saber accepted this Master.
"No wonder you don't believe it. After all, I am not a partner of justice in the broad sense. The justice I fight for is very small, so small that it can only cover me."
Saber was lost in thought. After a while, he spoke: "Although I don't understand this kind of individual justice, I will accept its existence. But in this way, it will not be able to protect Britain, and it will not benefit the people."
"Why not?" Roland tilted his head and said doubtfully: "If I spread my justice to the entire world, wouldn't my justice be the justice of the world?"
"Anyway, human beings are like a flock of pigeons. If one flies to the right, they will all fly to the right. You only need to pretend to step on the top of the pigeons to control the direction of travel."
"I cannot accept this kind of rule. It completely goes against the will of the people. Even if it succeeds, how can you ensure that your actions are just?"
Saber is a little angry. Such a tyrant is exactly what he despises. The concept of the Knights of the Round Table contains the origin of equality from the very beginning.
But Roland just smiled disdainfully, showing his white teeth, and answered in a matter-of-fact tone.
"My heart and my actions are as clear as a clear mirror, and everything I do is righteous!"
Such a pure and extreme thought made Saber open his mouth, not knowing how to respond. Even if it was an extreme sophistry, he couldn't find the words to refute it.
But Roland did not let him go and started to pursue the victory, "Besides, isn't this what you are doing?"
"Master!"
Saber raised her head and looked at Roland with a serious expression. Although this was their first time getting along formally, Saber had deeply realized that Roland was the type of person she was least good at dealing with, and she tried her best not to conflict with Roland.
But this incident still angered Saber.
"What, did I say something wrong?" As if he didn't see Saber's expression, Roland's eyes were still very playful.
"You blindly want to save this country, and you have indeed fulfilled your justice as a king. The lives that survived that suffering and multiplied to this day have a different weight than the lives that exist in the homeland you want to protect. Of?"
From this point of view, the compatibility between Saber and Kiritsugu is quite good. Although the form of demonic confusion is different, there is not much difference in essence.
Extreme selflessness is essentially a kind of selfishness. When life needs to be judged by value and quantity, people can easily go to extremes.
"I...I...must save Britain."
Saber was speechless and spoke ambiguous words. Roland's words really touched his pain point.
"So this is your dream?" But Roland was unreasonable, "You are not born to be a king. If you had such an awareness before pulling out the sword in the stone, then I have nothing to say. I said it, but if not, you have to think about whether protecting Britain is a means or a goal to fulfill your dream."
Listening to these pungent words, Saber forced a wry smile on her thoughtful and melancholy expression.
He remained silent and began to recall a time that he had not thought about for a long time.
Before pulling out the sword, Mellie once told him the outcome and fate of Britain, but he still chose to accept this fate without hesitation.
This is how Saber responded at the time.
"There were a lot of people laughing, and I thought, that can't be wrong."
He has no dreams, but at least he can protect the dreams of others.
This simple reason is the driving force for Saber to move forward.
"I want to protect their smiles and the existing hope."
"Then do it. Compared with the past and the future, it is a great thing to be able to protect the smile of the present."
Roland nodded and said seemingly casually, stretched out his hand and patted Saber on the shoulder. "I am not a good person in the strict sense, and I cannot guarantee my future direction, but at least, in this Holy Grail War, I can guarantee that I am righteous."
Compared with the evils in this world, Roland, who only wants to obtain a body and find his own talisman, can be called a good man. The fundamental reason why he can accept the old sword is because there is no fundamental conflict between the two goals.
Seeing Roland who was not confused and could quickly see through the essence and provide guidance to others, Saber sighed sincerely.
"Master, you are so powerful."
——
A few hours ago, in the underground of Tohsaka Mansion far away from the battlefield, Tokiomi Tosaka let out a deep sigh.
Since the last time, Archer doesn't even know where he plans to go. This servant now completely regards himself as nothing.
Even if he respectfully offered advice, he would only receive a scolding. Among all master-slave relationships, there was probably no one worse than himself.
Even so, Tokiomi Tohsaka does not regret his decision to use that command spell. The King of Heroes is the strongest heroic spirit, and he is convinced of this until now.
Apart from his overly arrogant character, Archer is almost impeccable. In theory, he can wait until the Holy Grail War is won even if he does nothing.
But Tokiomi Tohsaka cannot accept this model of being a hands-off boss. He must maintain a certain degree of control over his servants. Fortunately, although the archer does not obey orders very much now, his disciple Kirei is still as loyal as ever.
With his assassin around, he could always get information about the battle as soon as possible, and place his familiars so that he could micro-manage the situation on the battlefield.
"master."
A familiar voice came from outside the door, Kotomine Kirei walked in and began to report the situation.
"According to Assassin's report, Archer seems to be heading to Einzbern, and Berserker and Saber seem to be fighting in the forest."
"It seems like, if everything goes well, we might be able to eliminate an opponent today."
Tokiomi Tosaka showed a leisurely expression and looked at the magic furnace behind him that was already running.
"This battle comes just in time. The construction of the magic furnace has just been completed. After the enjoyable battle, Archer's anger will surely dissipate a lot."
"To this day, my disciples have not been able to make meritorious deeds for you. I am really ashamed."
Kotomine Kirei bowed his head deeply, but Tokiomi Tosaka waved his hand indifferently.
"The masters of this class are basically veterans. It's normal to be wary of assassins. It's not your fault."
Saying that, Tosaka Tokiomi stood up and picked up a slender black box from the table.
"Because money was tight a few days ago, I didn't have time to prepare your graduation gift. I hope it's not too late."
Tokiomi Tosaka smiled and pushed the box in his hand. Kotomine Kirei opened the box and looked at the short sword inside.
Kotomine Kirei recognized this thing. It was a mercury sword. It was a high-quality magic weapon. The gems inlaid on the tail handle were very exquisite. It was very respectable in terms of price and use.
"Master, you are so kind..."
Before Kotomine Kirei finished speaking, a dark red light flashed across the room.
This was a sign that the magic barrier was touched. Tokiomi Tosaka quickly stood up. Looking towards the outer boundary, dark insect swarms were raging everywhere.
"The Matou family's Insect Technique? Huh, knowing that Archer is not here, do you want to take the opportunity to come and put an end to it?"
Even at the critical moment of being invaded, Tokiomi Tosaka still maintained a calm and unhurried attitude and quickly took out his usual wand.
Thinking of the Master of the Matou family, Tokiomi Tosaka became even calmer. Matou Kariya was just a dabbler, a guy who had even given up on the path of magic halfway, and couldn't even make people alert.
What's more, there is Kotomine Kirei beside him. This disciple who once shined as a substitute is even more professional in fighting magicians.
"Kirei, please wait a moment. Your identity as my ally has not been revealed yet. There is no need to wait for an opportunity. All you have to do is sit back and wait."
Tokiomi Tosaka calmly judged the current situation and quickly walked downstairs to meet the enemy.
"The key to open the magic furnace is on the table. If it lights up, it means that Archer is consuming a lot of magic power. Please help me open it then so that I can avoid being distracted during the battle."
Seeing his decisive action, Kotomine Kirei's voice actually became a little worried and urgent.
"master……"
Keenly aware of this, Tokiomi Tosaka felt even more relieved. Although he only had two short years of experience, Kirei Kotomine was undoubtedly a talent that could be trusted.
"There is nothing to be afraid of anymore, Kirei," Tokiomi Tosaka confidently walked downstairs and said without looking back, "The wind of victory is blowing from behind me, just wait for the good news."
Tokiomi Tosaka walked calmly in his garden, as if this was not a dangerous battlefield.
Kotomine Kirei looked at his master's decisive back, stretched out his index finger, gently touched the edge of the mercury sword, and prayed sincerely.
"Master... don't die like this."
Tokiomi Tosaka walked calmly in his garden, ignoring the swarms of insects around him, and walked straight to the figure wrapped in black robes in the garden.
Even on the dangerous battlefield, Tokiomi Tosaka maintained his elegant posture as always.
"Matō Kariya, I just want to praise you. Although you are just a monk on the way, you are so courageous and dare to openly challenge the Tohsaka family's workshop. I really don't know if you are stupid or fearless."
Matou Kariya didn't respond, just waved his hand, and the black insect swarm immediately surrounded Tosaka Tokiomi, expressing his inner hatred, but Tokiomi frowned and raised the civilized staff in his hand. .
Without the slightest hesitation, Tokiomi Tokiomi opened the defensive formation. Centered on the huge ruby on the staff of civilization, which symbolized the Tosaka family emblem, the precise formation was unfolded. Tokiomi Tokiomi also started chanting in an orderly manner. .
"Give our enemy a harsh cremation!"
The red fire snake crawled out from the defensive formation and quickly swept through the insect swarm. Tokiomi Tohsaka could predict the next scene. In the dancing flames, insect corpses continued to scatter. After the familiar died, Matou Kariya could only urge the last insect swarm to fight to the death, and at this time, he was giving him the final sanction.
However, the development of the matter was completely beyond Tohsaka Tokiomi's expectation. Instead of being burned to death by the flames, the flying insects were absorbed, like locusts passing through, eating up the flames he released, and their bodies glowed. There was a scorching light and he rushed towards him without fear of death!
Such a scene could not help but make Tokiomi Tohsaka pale in shock. This went against the common sense of magic. It is not difficult for the Matou family to make bugs with fire-proof properties, but it is completely difficult to make bugs that regard flames as nothing. Two different things.
What's more, the swarm of insects in front of him were not afraid of flames. The flames he released seemed to become their food.
It's so weird!
Tokiomi Tosaka just launched a new defensive formation, but the insect swarm did not bite them. On the contrary, they lay on top of the defensive formation, their bodies continued to expand, and finally turned into brilliant fire!
Such a scene made Tosaka Tokiomi forget about elegance. He quickly rolled around on the ground and threw the magic-infused gems to form a barrier, and then narrowly blocked the blow.
"Are you really Matou Kariya?"
Tohsaka Tokiomi's tone became serious and he said in disbelief.
The figure wrapped in the black robe just answered with action. He threw off the black robe to cover up, and revealed his skin composed of green scales, weird claws, and ferocious and terrifying face. Completely displayed in front of the shocked Tosaka Tokiomi, he sent out a cordial greeting.
"Hey, Tokiomi, I'm back from hell."
16000/16000, the fat has been burned out, the results will be updated tomorrow and I will keep statistics...
(End of chapter)
