Chapter 68: Artoria, become my knight!

"Why are you so obsessed with being a king?"

"Is the identity of King Arthur really that important to you?"

"Isn't your greatest wish to return to the past through the Holy Grail and re-select King Arthur?"

Su Nian whispered seductively into Artoria's ear.

To him, it was not difficult to artificially create a Lostbelt now; after creating the Lostbelt, he could simply pack the corresponding entire Earth into a Land Card.

Or, once he became stronger, he could pack the entire World Line into it.

It was simply effortless; it was just a planet, after all.

"You..."

Artoria desperately wanted to retort, but the phrase "The King does not understand the human heart" kept echoing in her mind.

A broken country, a traitorous army.

Before dying at the Hill of Camlann.

Artoria questioned herself: had she truly fulfilled the responsibilities of a king?

The answer was, of course, negative.

"As a king, I could not stabilize the country; as a general, I could not purge the traitors; as a husband, I could not satisfy my wife..."

Artoria lowered her head, her golden ahoge drooping listlessly, and her holy blue pupils dimmed.

At this moment, Artoria revealed her most genuine emotions.

That was regret.

"If the one who pulled the Sword in the Stone back then had been someone else instead of me, perhaps the ending of Great Britain would have been different, right?"

If the one who pulled the Sword in the Stone was not herself, a woman, but this Arthur before her—who was stronger, understood the human heart better, and was more unrestrained than her?

What would the ending of Britain have been like?

The only thing that was certain was that it definitely wouldn't have been worse than before.

"So, Artoria Pendragon, how about becoming my Knight?"

Just like devouring the Spirit Status of the Old Sword, Su Nian could completely annex Artoria's possibilities and her very existence as well.

But the value of a Saber was far higher than her Heroic Spirit template, not to mention that Su Nian was not lacking this bit of meager power at the moment.

"How about I take your place to be King Arthur and save Great Britain?"

"How about it, my little fan?"

Su Nian's voice rang in Artoria's ear, entered her mind, and shook her soul.

On the other side, Artoria's intracranial Round Table Conference.

The Saber sitting in the main seat rested her chin on her hands and fell into silence.

Su Nian's words had struck her heart directly, and Su Nian was indeed the ideal state of herself that she had in mind.

Except for having a hint of the "human scum" flavor that one picked up after being with Merlin for too long.

But because of this, Artoria felt even more that Su Nian could lead Great Britain to its peak.

"Hey, don't actually get swayed; don't forget our true purpose!"

Black Saber said unhappily; if there was anyone among all the Artorias who held the greatest grudge against Su Nian, it was her.

It was none other than her—she was the one who, after being beaten, was carried away just like a trophy!

She could have accepted being killed, but why did he have to carry her away?

"I..."

Artoria was somewhat unable to speak; that was truly and genuinely her wish.

"I, Lily, actually think it's quite good to let him be the king."

A pure white, lively, and cute Artoria Lily said; she had just pulled the Sword of Selection and was very confused about everything.

She could only be called a Knight Princess right now, and she had no objections to becoming someone else's knight.

In fact, she was eager to do so; after all, the responsibilities of a king were truly too heavy.

"Crunch, crunch..."

A Lion King wearing a lion suit was silently gnawing on this mentally projected Round Table.

She did not express any opinion and just ate silently; after all, what thoughts could a Berserker have?

"Artoria, this is your choice; we cannot help you with anything."

White Lancer Altria was quite open-minded; as the one who chose to return the Holy Spear at the Hill of Camlann, she was also Artoria's ideal self—the most mature king.

She had no regrets, or rather, she was the one who chose to personally return the Holy Spear and return herself to the Earth's World Line.

The demise of Britain was the demise of the Age of Gods, an unavoidable History; although she also felt regret, she had ultimately done the limit of what a king could do.

She would not interfere with any of Artoria's thoughts.

Finally, the Artoria sitting in the main seat at the very center made up her mind.

"I have decided to become his knight and watch his actions from the sidelines."

In any case, she was already at the worst possible future; how much worse could it get?

The next moment, Saber emerged from the intracranial Round Table Conference and looked at Su Nian.

"I agree to become your knight, but how can you guarantee that you will fulfill your promise?"

Artoria looked at Su Nian with a firm gaze; if a trace of evasion appeared in Su Nian's eyes, she would immediately change her decision.

"I can swear in the name of Arthur: if I do not help Artoria revive Great Britain, then I shall never live up to the name of Knight, nor the name of King."

Su Nian said; anyway, this title was something he had picked up for free, so he had no qualms about swearing by it.

At most, he would only need to change one World Line, or at worst, create a Lostbelt; it wasn't as if he were triggering a History Conversion Period or changing all the World Lines and all the History of the entire Type-Moon World.

"Then I shall offer my loyalty to you, King Arthur."

Artoria ultimately made her decision to become Su Nian's Knight.

Done, now even the problem of the body double is solved.

As expected, this world is a treasure trove, though it is also a cesspit, of course.

He is still considering even now whether to let Little Garden Central observe this world.

"Are you done communicating with your Knight? So, how about considering my suggestion?"

"Since you have called me Master, then be a proper student of mine."

Scathach looked at Su Nian and could not help but narrow her eyes; looking at Su Nian from the perspective of an elder and a teacher, with her experience, she could naturally see Su Nian's immaturity and the nature of his character.

But she could not see anything more; for some reason, upon arriving in Fuyuki City, 【Wisdom of the Dark Realm】 could not be used.

She could not find the location of that evil spirit, otherwise she would not have needed to use 【Wisdom of the Dark Realm】.

And now, she was even more curious about which world Su Nian had popped out from.

"However, I already have my own teacher."

Su Nian shook his head; although he could call Scathach Master, Leticia was his martial arts teacher.

One month of special training had only laid a foundation, and Leticia had a training plan carefully prepared for him.

Why would he go and make things difficult for himself while on vacation relaxing?

"That is truly a pity."

(End of chapter)