【51】The origin of change
[What if I don’t want to draw this sword? 】
〖Then just put it here. If you don't want to pull it out, just pull it out... Or do you pull out the sword and give it to someone you think is more suitable? 〗
In front of the Sword in the Stone, Artoria looked at the white-haired man wearing a hood in front of her, her eyes looking directly into his purple eyes. The man looked at himself, his eyes gentle and full of understanding. Even after hearing what he said about the "terrible future", it did not change at all.
"Didn't Sir Kay say that?" The man looked at Artoria with a smile, and the hood dropped as he lowered his head, covering his eyelashes with light, making his original gentleness a bit more. Means unknown. "Those knights are looking for common interests." He said his thoughts, but Artoria felt that those were his thoughts at all. "So as long as there is a suitable leader who can bring them enough benefits, they will be recognized."
It doesn’t matter who the Sword in the Stone recognizes, what matters is whose hand holds the Sword in the Stone.
"It's not that the person who pulls out the Sword in the Stone will definitely defeat King Bei, but the person who uses the Sword in the Stone has the possibility of defeating King Bei..." His voice changed, showing a trace of pity and ridicule, not a question, But a complete statement. "My dear Artoria, don't you think so?"
As if being induced, Artoria unconsciously ignored the other meaning at the end of his words and seriously considered the possibility of "handing the sword in the stone to a more suitable leader." Who is the most suitable leader to fight against the humble king? She recalled the "future" she saw in her dream and combined it with the current situation.
Judging from what we see in the future, most of the powerful men in the future will join the Knights of the Round Table. The most famous among the Knights of the Round Table are Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, and Gawain, the Knight of the Sun. They were even neutralized by the three holy swords created. The other two weapons named after King Arthur's excalibur are also attributed to two people.
Among the two, Lancelot is the strongest Knight of the Round Table after King Arthur, but if you look at all the characters, Gawain is more suitable to be a person in power than Lancelot. Lancelot is only the strongest, but those in power want to discuss it from all aspects. Especially because Gawain is a knight of the sun. The higher the sun rises, the stronger Gawain's power is. Therefore, Lancelot can't defeat Gawain at noon.
Then it will be obvious who should be selected.
Gawain.
He will not despise or insult his opponent. Even if his opponent lacks strength, he will understand his fighting spirit and consciousness and respond with courtesy. He will hide in the shadows in front of the king, but once the order is given, he will rush to the battlefield with great courage and win with a refreshing smile - he can actually be said to be an ideal knight. (Note)
Probably because Gawain is the ideal knight and is always used to measure other knights. But he was never proud. Instead, he smiled and comforted the knights. When Mordred wanted to expose the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere, it was Gawain who tried to stop him and even refused to participate in Guinevere's burning.
Speaking of shortcomings, his only stain is probably that he was extremely angry because his brother was killed by Lancelot, and even lost his sense of proportion.
However, perhaps it is precisely because of his actions dominated by emotion that it means he has "intention".
Completely unaware that her simple and effective analysis was derived from her own genius military ability, Artoria quickly made a judgment and decided on a leader she believed to be "better than the future King Arthur."
Then, without anyone noticing, Arturia brought the Sword in the Stone to the army resisting the humble king, and placed the sword of kingship in Gawain's tent.
But Artoria never thought about it. What if Gawain... knew it from the beginning?
"You know?!" Artoria couldn't believe it.
"Of course I know." Gawain seemed to calm down after that roar. He looked at Artoria with complicated eyes and sighed: "Artoria, what makes you think that I must do better than you?"
"Arturia." He said sadly, his fingers never leaving the scabbard of his sword. "Haven't you ever noticed this before?" He suddenly realized it and shook his head with a wry smile. "Yes, of course you won't find out, because you have never questioned why your workload is so heavy. You always work hard to complete your tasks as perfectly as possible. You hope that you can try your best to assist me, even if you lose your glory. .”
"Artoria, my companion, the true master of the Sword in the Stone." Gawain met Artoria's eyes tenderly. "For such a long time, what you have corrected and corrected has been the most frontline information."
Meeting Artoria's confused gaze, Gawain said: "What you receive is the latest intelligence, what you manage is the most powerful central army, and the soldiers you manage are the core troops against the humble king... Artor Liya, before you know it, you are already leading everyone.”
"We agree with you, Artoria. All the knights agree with you." Gawain completely ignored the horrified expression of "Why don't I know" on Kai's face next to him, and stated the fact that Artoria had no idea about.
"Do you remember what I said?" Gawain finally pulled out the sword from his waist. It was an extremely beautiful long sword. The head and tail of the sword both had blue patterns inlaid with gold edges, giving the long sword a sense of sanctity. a feeling of.
That's the sword in the stone.
Gawain held up the tip and hilt of the sword with both hands, and his stature was short: "Maybe the future king can be selfish and not so majestic. Maybe he will have to work hard to defeat the two-winged dragon... But as long as I recognize him , then all this doesn't matter." After a slight pause, Gawain showed a refreshing smile. "As long as he can trust himself and lead us with hope to overcome obstacles."
Artoria was stunned and took a step back uncontrollably.
Gawain's eyes flashed with pain and despair, and he swallowed the "my king" he wanted to spit out.
The first time he saw Arturia, he felt like he couldn't help but surrender, as if the minister who was searching for the monarch from afar had finally achieved his hope.
His king has everything he dreams of, but he doesn't want to be a king.
In the midst of the condensation, someone burst out laughing. This was so sudden in the embarrassment that the three knights couldn't help but look at this completely forgotten "man from the future."
In this embarrassment, Tony Stark showed a bright and confident smile. He looked at Artoria with bright eyes and said in an passionate tone: "Hey, Artoria, don't you want to break your fate?"
