Chapter 343

【That is, Mordred's Master, that reckless fool, has already broken in here.】

【And on his hand, there is still a Command Spell.】

"Command with a Command Spell, now is the time to capture the king!"

"Master, Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take it!"

【Mordred leaps over the immobile Bashmu, having no intention of fighting it at all, and slashes at Semiramis with her sword.】

【Under the blessing of the Command Spell, her speed exceeds the limit; Semiramis cannot react in time and is directly slashed from the shoulder, destroying part of her Spirit Core.】

【Semiramis regrets it; she should have just run away earlier, but it's useless to say that now.】

Waver: "This—"

Mordred: "Hehe, you guys kept looking down on me, now you know how powerful I am."

Semiramis: "Hmph, it's just relying on the power of the Command Spell."

Mordred: "It's you old hag who was too careless."

Kayneth: "Although she pulled back one point, the answer to the multiple-choice question didn't say Semiramis exited; in other words, although Semiramis was severely injured, she was still alive."

Shishigou: "Yes, being able to do this is already beyond expectations."

【Teleportation is activated, and Semiramis's figure disappears.】

【Mordred looks back; not only Semiramis, but Bashmu has also disappeared.】

【This means Semiramis has really run away.】

【And with the opponent's departure, the poison gas in the hall also disappears.】

"Phew..."

【Kairi Sisigou climbs up weakly, forcing himself to sit on the steps, and Mordred also sits down on her butt, removing the armor from her body.】

Kairi Sisigou: "Saber, did we win?"

Mordred: "Nonsense, didn't you see?"

Kairi Sisigou: "I can't see anymore."

Mordred: "... gave her a fatal wound, that guy is dead for sure."

Kairi Sisigou: "... hat's good. Honestly, it was really a gamble, because I didn't know if it would be effective."

Mordred: "What exactly was that injection?"

Kairi Sisigou: "It's a serum made to counter Hydra poison. When I realized the Black Archer was Chiron, I anticipated that this kind of development might happen. After all, if it's that nasty Empress, it's very likely she would do this."

Chiron: "..."

Waver: "So it wasn't a coincidence, but Mr. Shishigou anticipated Semiramis's actions."

Semiramis: "To be able to guess my thoughts, you man have some ability."

Mordred: "Hahaha, I see, my Master is really amazing!"

Kairi Sisigou: "Sorry to interrupt your praise, I have some bad news."

Mordred: "What is it?"

Kairi Sisigou: "Saber, I'm going to die."

Mordred: "... s there no saving you?"

Kairi Sisigou: "No saving me. Of course, I also injected the serum, but the efficacy was a bit too strong. Hey, it was a gamble with a high chance of losing anyway, so it can't be helped."

Rin Tohsaka: "Didn't die in the poison gas, but died on the serum instead."

Shishigou: "Serum, this thing can't be used indiscriminately; if you don't grasp it well, it will also cost you your life, just like in the video."

Shishigou: "However, in the situation in the video, I didn't have the energy to think about so much."

Mordred: "It doesn't matter, being able to hit the old hag's arrogance hard is worth it."

Mordred: "I see... it seems I'm going to disappear too."

Kairi Sisigou: "If you act fast, maybe you can still make it; aren't there two Masters of the Black faction left?"

Mordred: "What are you saying, my battle ends here."

Kairi Sisigou: "... s that really okay?"

Mordred: "If I were a Servant who clung to life, maybe I would do that. But, I really think it's enough here; it doesn't matter if this is the end."

Kairi Sisigou: "Is that so? Your personality is a disadvantage."

"Still not as bad as you."

【Mordred whispers:】 "Sorry, Master, if I were stronger—"

Kairi Sisigou: "This kind of assumption is endless; both you and I have reached our limits, it's enough."

Mordred: "Then what do you think of my performance?"

Kairi Sisigou: "Of course. You are an excellent Servant; it was a waste to be paired with me."

【After saying this, he takes out two cigarettes he hadn't smoked before and lights one for himself.】

【Finding Mordred somewhat interested, he directly hands the last one to her.】

【Hesitating for a moment, Mordred takes it and pretends to learn to smoke like Kairi Sisigou.】

【However, just one puff makes her expression conflicted.】

"What is this stuff!"

Kairi Sisigou: "Hahaha, it's hard to smoke, right?"

Mordred: "Do you think this stuff tastes good?"

Kairi Sisigou: "Of course, it's hard to smoke..."

Rin Tohsaka: "You guy really are a bad uncle; just taught someone to drink, and now you're teaching someone to smoke."

Shishigou: "Hahaha, about to die, why care about so much."

Shishigou: "However, I didn't expect that Saber actually planned to give up the Holy Grail."

Mordred: "Cut it out, failing to protect my own Master, I have already failed."

【Mordred is silent for a long time, then says:】 "... don't want to pull out the Sword of Selection anymore, because I think there's no need for that."

Kairi Sisigou: "Have you given up on becoming king?"

Mordred: "Rather than saying I gave up, it's more like I finally realized. I would be happy if I could just pick up what fell from the King's hand, right?"

"Hey—if I said I had no complaints about Father, that would be a lie."

"What I hate is not Father, but that country. That era made Father shoulder everything and threw everything onto her to carry, just because she was crowned with the curse of being King."

"Every time I close my eyes, I dream of wanting to challenge the Sword of Selection but being unable to, so I thought I must be lacking something necessary to become king. But, that's not it."

"It's not that something is lacking; it's that Father's starting point was different. Father became King so that some unknown person could keep smiling."

"So I don't care anymore; it doesn't matter if the interpretation between the two is different, it doesn't matter if I misunderstood; the most important thing is that I accepted it, so it's okay."

Mordred: "..."

Artoria: "Sir Mordred..."

Mordred: "Hmph, don't misunderstand, I just don't look up to that position anymore."

Mordred: "Just like I said in the video, that position is not glory, it's a curse."

Lancelot: "King, it's all our fault; we couldn't help you and put everything on you."

Artoria: "It has nothing to do with you; this is the path I chose myself."

"... see, after having to give up on dreams like this, one can also learn some things."

【Kairi Sisigou's voice gets weaker and weaker, murmuring:】 "In the end, all I wanted was that girl; as long as that girl could live and smile at me, it would be enough."

"I am really not qualified to be a Jewel Jewel Mage."

"Now I am finally... liberated. Mages are really, they only have curses and contracts for a lifetime; there aren't many who can say goodbye as readily as I can..."

Mordred: "... , fighting paired with Master—was happy."

【Kairi Sisigou's mouth shows a hint of a curve, and then, the cigarette in his mouth slowly falls to the ground.】