【53】
The king is noble and the king is ideal.
Therefore, when the soldiers could no longer bear it, King Arthur still tried hard to support everything and sincerely persuaded the soldiers to endure it a little longer.
Just like the girl who stood in front of the King's Sword on the chosen day, even though the magician had warned her that the future would be extremely miserable, the girl still smiled and said: "Even so, I will still fight. This is the king's oath." (Note 1) )
Artoria had long been prepared to lose everything, determined to continue fighting even if she was hated by everyone.
Such an admirable king, but no one has ever seen her heart. No one thought that the king was tired, and no one considered that the king was patient. The king who did not know the love of mankind gave up everything he might have, suppressed his willfulness, and dedicated himself to the country.
——No, it’s not that no one saw it.
At least, the person who created this illusion truly saw Arturia hidden under King Arthur, who was destined to be hated by everyone and destined to have a miserable future.
She was an ordinary girl, but she had a will that no one of that era had.
Only the person who created this illusion actually heard it - on the battlefield where countless lives came to an end, the sad and angry cry of the girl who had changed her destiny but still could not escape such a miserable future.
【……It's not like this. It shouldn't be like this. What I am pursuing is not this result...! 】(Note 2)
It is true that Artoria did not become a Heroic Spirit because she wanted to change the past, but she has also thought about the possibility of changing the past and saving the past many times.
If there is such a possibility, even if she has no such need and has never regretted everything she has done, Artoria will try to do it - at most, she will not regret it even if she loses.
And if it could be changed, what would Artoria change?
——If it’s not me who becomes the king, but a better person, then everything will definitely get better.
The illusion shattered and scattered, reflecting various haloes of light in the white light, making it appear beautiful. Arturia was wearing a white fluffy cloak, raising her head slightly, and what came to her mind was the history in the illusion.
"Artoria" in the fantasy world who doesn't know anything about the future only knows that she can never pull out the sword in the stone, because someone better will pull it out. Even if there is no King's Sword, there will definitely be great leaders who will stand up and lead everyone.
However, the fact is that the King's Sword will only choose her, and no one can do better than her.
Everything that had been depressed in her heart completely dissipated. Arturia felt that her whole body had become much more relaxed. She no longer felt suppressed. Her strength had been repaired and she had reached her prime. She breathed a long sigh of relief and turned sideways to look at Tony Stark, who was at a loss in the light. His face was a little pale, and the magic power around him had also faded a lot, and it could even be said that it was already pitifully thin.
She recalled that in the previous illusion, she began to feel sleepy in the later stages. At that time, she speculated that it was due to the consumption of magic power. Now she thought that the person who actually built this illusion had a strong need for magic power, so she had no choice but to extract it from herself.
But not only that, this fantasy truly describes each person's personality and habits. At the same time, it also makes real-life reasoning based on this situation, allowing Artoria to fully integrate into the fantasy. The magic power consumed was so huge that even Artoria's own huge magic power would not be able to sustain it, so even Tony Stark's magic power was absorbed.
However, Tony Stark himself does not have a magic circuit. The thin magic power in him means that Artoria will absorb his life force after absorbing the magic power in him.
Thinking of this, Arturia couldn't help but frown. Tony must be brought back to the magical Avengers Tower as soon as possible. Not only that, he may also have to talk to Tony... Their contract may not be maintained.
However, compared to these, it is better to take him out of the illusion first.
Artoria turned around and stretched out her right hand, which was covered by her cloak, palm upward towards Tony. The light shone from behind her, as if it was rimmed with light. She looked at Tony and said softly: "It's time for us to leave, Master."
——Ah, no, the builder of this illusion is obviously very familiar with himself... No, not just himself, it should be said that the builder is even familiar with the Knights of the Round Table.
Then, someone who has powerful magic power that can create this illusion, is very familiar with himself and the Knights of the Round Table, and is very able to understand Artoria as a girl - that's right! Definitely the royal sister Morgan who never regarded her as a king!
Illusion Builder: It’s me! After so many years, suddenly using this powerful magic will make these old bones fall apart!
Fortunately, the current person who created the illusion does not know that Artoria has (thinking) guessed the true identity of the person who created this illusion.
The light flashed, and the blonde girl led Iron Man away.
The fragments were still falling down one after another, and there was light everywhere.
After a while, a voice suddenly sounded.
"I never knew that the king would want someone better than her to replace her... No one can replace the king. She is the ideal king... No one, no one can be better than her."
In a place that the two of them had not seen at all, the silver knight lowered his head, obviously feeling very depressed. Not far from the Silver Knight, there was another person, but most of his body was covered by the light, making it difficult to see clearly.
"Why do you think the king doesn't think so? Because of his god-like magic power? Because of the 'inhuman thing' beating in his heart?" The knight who couldn't see his body clearly said lazily, but did not target other people. People, their words are full of ridicule towards themselves. "After all, that guy has been basically no different from ordinary people since he was a child. But I can't blame you. After all, I sometimes feel that that guy's heart must be iron-clad."
"I used to think that what the king did was the embodiment of the ideal king, but now that I think about it, I was really too harsh." The silver knight sighed with a wry smile. "I never thought about that. I...I always felt that as long as I followed the king, I would be able to see a glorious future."
