"Destroy Rome?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but repeat the words Romulus said in surprise.
Although the others present did not express surprise as directly as the girl, they all had the same emotion.
Even though they had long known from Animusfia's mouth, the purpose of the [United Empire] was to destroy Rome, which was almost the cornerstone of modern human civilization, and thereby burn down human history and humanity.
But in fact, hearing this sentence from Romulus himself, who founded the city of Rome, is still incredible, even incomprehensible.
Although they had the same feelings when they heard from Animusfia that Caligula, Caesar and Octavian also wanted to destroy Rome.
He even felt that Caligula, who fell into madness during his lifetime, might indeed do such crazy things as destroy Rome.
But in the end, it was Caligula, the Berserker, who had the deepest feelings for Rome—or, in other words, for Rome under Nero, and he needed to be restrained by the Command Seal.
As for Octavian and Caesar, both had various reasonable reasons to destroy Rome.
It’s even hard to argue with.
Which is more important, Rome or my wife and children?
I'm afraid no one is qualified to argue in front of Caesar and Octavian, who have already chosen Rome once in their lives.
However, even then, the fact that Romulus himself actually chose to destroy Rome is shocking news.
"Even if you are such a successful [King], is there anything you regret doing?"
If you want to destroy Rome now, why did you build it in the first place?
This is not only a question for Romulus, but also a question that Arturia wants to know the answer to.
Even if he becomes a divine ancestor and the founder of Rome that lasts for thousands of years, will Romulus regret doing things like her?
Arturia Alter asked Romulus with her sword in hand.
She had met two people who could be regarded as "kings". Although the answers given by the two kings were hard for her to agree with, they did not leave anything to regret.
Whether it was Alexander who failed to conquer the end of the world or Gilgamesh who failed to take the medicine of eternal life, they both happily accepted their fate and ending.
Therefore, if Arturia tries to change everything she has done, she will be laughed at by the two "kings" and will be regarded as an unqualified king.
So this time Arturia chose to simply abandon her position as a king and a knight, and as a simple servant to help her master restore humanity and find the answer to how she should choose.
"Even [God] makes mistakes - no, it's not a mistake, it's just a rash choice. Of course, Rome (me) also has things he regrets doing."
"Is this still the case even for the [King]?"
Romulus was stunned for a moment after hearing Artoria's words, then narrowed his eyes and focused on her.
"...It seems that you were once a king...you were trusted and relied on————"
Romulus paused for a moment before continuing:
“I gave everything to the country, but in the end I had nothing and lost myself instead.”
He closed his eyes, and a spear with crystal tips extending toward both ends like crystallized metal appeared in his hand.
Rather than saying it is a spear, it is better to call it two war clubs connected together.
Although there are still some discrepancies, the obsidian war club "Maquawit" used by the Aztecs is the weapon that comes to Matthew's mind that best matches the appearance of the spear held by Romulus in front of him.
Then the spear that looked like a war stick was inserted into the ground by Romulus, and the space in the giant tree began to tremble continuously.
"Senior, please be careful!"
Mashu quickly used her already weak limbs again to place her giant cross-shaped shield, the round table where the knights of the Round Table once swore together, in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka.
Although she had almost exhausted all her strength in resisting Romulus's previous attack, Matthew never forgot the responsibility that was placed on her shoulders.
In any situation and in any place, protecting the safety of Master Fujimaru Ritsuka should be the first priority.
You should even sacrifice yourself decisively without hesitation when necessary.
Although the newly appointed director Animusfia never said that, the doctors Roman and Leonardo da Vinci in Chaldea never arranged it this way - so much so that Matthew thought her closest seniors also I've never been given such an order.
But the members of Group A, who were supposed to explore the singularity before, arranged this.
He can abandon her without hesitation when necessary to achieve his goals.
The life of Mash Kyrielight is an insignificant existence, something that can be thrown away at any time like a plastic bag wrapped around a straw.
If this kind of life can save the humanity of all mankind, then it would be very meaningful to continue this society that created and discovered so much beautiful culture and knowledge.
The life Mash Kyrielet was given existed just for that moment.
——————That’s what I should think.
However, all this knowledge changed when Matthew saw the girl who always faced her gently.
It is no longer for the sake of Renri, whom he has never seen with his own eyes, but for the most important senior.
Although what Mash wants to do remains the same, Mash is no longer just fighting against evil and good to protect mankind.
What she is fighting for, and herself.
Her own feelings towards her senior that she wanted to protect.
"Blindly giving will only distort your existence. In the end, you will be unable to obtain anything except the kingdom and the crown, making you fall further and further down the inhuman road, king of a foreign country. If the crown is passed down, even if it is qualified, If the crown is not passed down, it is not worthy, and Rome (I) has not——————, no, it is meaningless.”
If you look at it from the king's perspective, to this day Romulus has never felt even the slightest regret for his original actions.
"The regretful king is indeed not a qualified king, but this question is meaningless to Rome (me)."
Romulus, who closed his eyes to speak, opened them again, and a substantial red light emitted from his ruby-like eyes.
"If you want to ask why, Rome (I) regretted becoming [King] from the beginning."
The moment Romulus's words fell, the inner walls of the surrounding trees quickly erupted with wooden branches inward like an excited magnetic field, quickly separating Fujimaru Ritsuka and others.
Only Mashu still stayed with his Master.
If Romulus had intended it, the wooden branches would have penetrated Mashu's defense in an instant.
"whispering sound----!"
Even Artoria couldn't react to the branches that protruded in an instant. When she came to her senses, she was surrounded by branches shooting from different angles.
And even the angle at which she could swing her sword had disappeared.
The branches thrust out of the space in this giant tree should have the same strength as the trees that Artoria had only cut through with the Sword of Victory.
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Animusfia came under the tree and stabbed the trunk with all her strength. However, the Spear of Uranus, which could cut off all forms of existence after piercing, could not escape at all.
It is a pure high-density magic crystal with a hardness comparable to diamond. There are things that the Spear of Uranus cannot pierce.
And he was using the prosthetic arm made by Leonardo da Vinci to pierce the bullet with arm strength far beyond that of humans.
In front of Animusfia, the hardness of this tree is probably much higher than diamonds.
It even gives people an unshakable feeling.
Nero on the side raised the Primordial Fire and struck it on the giant tree with all his strength, but it only left a pale white scar.
By the time she swung the sword for the second time, the scars left by the first attack had disappeared. Even though Nero was sure that every blow she struck struck the same area, the growing giant tree still failed to have any impact. damage.
As for the other soldiers around, they didn't even leave any pale white traces. They just followed Nero's orders and kept cutting down the giant tree.
However, in front of this tree, the soldiers who should have enjoyed the Roman bonus with Nero were as powerless as an extremely ordinary soldier.
