Chapter 514

【Berserker: "Kay? Sir Kay?"】

【"Hey, you're calling me 'Sir' too."】

【Kay sighed as if annoyed; he didn't seem to care for the title.】

【However, his hand remained vigilantly on the hilt of his sword.】

【As long as he judged Berserker to be an enemy, his sharp sword would cut down this Gravekeeper without hesitation.】

【Berserker looked at the scythe in Gray's hand and asked: "You came from inside Add?"】

【Kay: "Oh my, as expected of someone who spent years together—you can still think of such a small detail?"】

【"Basically, that's about it. Before this guy stopped functioning, he forcibly granted me a spiritual body through a defensive mechanism. Thanks to that, I have to act as a babysitter."】

Waver: "This Gravekeeper knows quite a lot."

Kayneth: "Spent years together?"

Kayneth: "I see. It seems he was responsible for keeping the Holy Spear before."

【Pacifying the flustered Gray, Waver stepped forward: "Mr. Berserker, are you our enemy or our partner?"】

【The direct question caused the atmosphere to instantly drop to freezing point.】

【"... Follow me."】

【After a long while, Berserker spoke and turned to signal them to follow.】

【"You didn't answer the question."】

【Gray reflexively wanted to follow, but was suddenly stopped by Waver reaching out.】

【"Even if simple classifications like 'friend or foe' aren't suitable for the current situation, please reveal the information you possess."】

【Berserker: "... You've probably imagined it already."】

【"Imagination and confirmed information are completely different."】

【Waver said: "For you, the appearance of Sir Kay must have been unexpected, right?"】

【"... I see. There is a need for minimal confirmation, right?"】

【Berserker groaned slightly and said: "Currently, both the church and the village are hunting Gray."】

【Waver: "Both sides? Does this mean the church and the villagers have different goals?"】

【Berserker: "Of course that's the case."】

【Waver: "Then, as the Gravekeeper of Blackmoore, do you also have a different goal?"】

【Berserker: "... Up until a certain point, my goal was the same as the village's."】

Shishigou Kairi: "'Up until a certain point'—that timing is a bit abstract."

Waver: "Judging from the first round, he must have been at odds with the village a long time ago."

Irisviel: "Is it because he pities the child, Gray?"

【Waver continued to ask: "Why do the villagers want to find Gray?"】

【Berserker was somewhat impatient: "Lord of the Zhong Ta, are you still asking such questions at this point?"】

【Waver analyzed: "Sir Kay just told us that this village exists to cultivate Gray's body to be the same as King Arthur's. However, I don't think that event itself is the goal."】

【"If the cultivation had no meaning, it couldn't have been carried out for dozens of generations. I have several hypotheses about this."】

【"There are many legends about King Arthur, and the intentions of the Zhong Ta and the Holy Church are intertwined, making it impossible to grasp the truth. But among the legends, there is one famous passage."】

【"Legend has it that it is carved on King Arthur's tombstone: 'He was once a king, and will be a king in the future'."】

【"I don't know what meaning that text itself once had. According to normal thinking, it just represents that the king was deeply loved, right?"】

【"'Such a wise king will surely appear again to save us sooner or later'—this kind of wish can be seen all over the world. Viewing it as that kind of simple prayer should be the most natural interpretation."】

【"It is precisely because of this that the villagers are waiting impatiently for the king's return."】

【"The return of the promised King of the Future."】

Shishigou Kairi: "I've heard this legend too. I'm impressed you can connect them together."

Waver: "Actually, it's not that difficult. Spending so much time cultivating King Arthur's body—what else could it be for besides resurrecting King Arthur?"

【Waver's words made Gray's breath hitch, and she clutched her chest tightly.】

【"Mr. Berserker, I saw that masked person who was with the skeleton soldiers."】

【Berserker's expression stiffened: "You met?"】

【Gray: "Who is she? Who is the person living in this underground? No, is she also one of King Arthur's phantasms like me?"】

【"Please tell me, Mr. Berserker."】

【"..."】

【The silence was mixed with the sound of gritted teeth. The next moment, Berserker turned back abruptly.】

【"That's right!"】

【As he spoke, he threw the axe in his hand violently.】

【The sharp axe blade cut off a few strands of Gray's hair while simultaneously shattering a skeleton soldier that had approached behind them without them knowing.】

Rin Tohsaka: "You scared me! I thought the old man was going to turn on them."

Shishigou Kairi: "But these skeleton soldiers are really something; they can actually sneak and ambush. They don't look like simple puppets at all."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "No matter how light the footsteps are, as a veteran knight, it's impossible not to notice."

Lancelot: "That guy Kay, seriously..."

【Berserker stepped forward to retrieve his axe and shrugged: "With this, I've become a target for pursuit too."】

【Kay whistled softly: "That's really pitiful."】

【"You didn't notice, did you? This was a test for me."】

【Berserker glared at the knight with burning eyes.】

【Kay: "That's for sure. The earlier you do this kind of testing, the more advantageous it is. It's much easier than worrying about various things after interpersonal relationships become complicated. Only true masochists or the frigid would enjoy a situation where you can't tell who is a friend or foe."】

【"That said, let's talk later. Our whereabouts seem to have been exposed because of the noise just now; enemies will appear one after another."】

【The sound of metal clashing not far away became clearer; it was obvious that other skeleton soldiers were rushing over.】

【Berserker raised his axe and asked: "Aren't you going to use that sword?"】

【"Hahaha, although I was brought here to be a babysitter, I'd like to decline manual labor as much as possible."】

【Kay pointed to a winding fork in the road opposite and said: "But I consider my eyesight to be quite good. Since just now, there has been air flowing there."】

【"If possible, I'd like to forget that terrible court mage whose presence is too strong to forget. The other party's motto is: if permitted, the best tactic is to flee the battlefield quickly."】

【As he spoke, he turned nimbly and ran for his life.】

"Pfft!"

Everyone almost burst out laughing when they saw Kay's appearance.

"..."

Seeing Kay's behavior in the video, Artoria directly covered her forehead.

Her foster brother, that brave knight, had actually learned the signature move of that old rascal Merlin.

When the three of them were traveling together, Merlin would often leave this line behind after causing trouble, leaving all the mess for them.

Lancelot: "..."

The Knight of Rebellion: "..."

Looking at Kay in the video, these two were also dumbfounded.

Is this Kay? No matter how you look at it, it's that bastard Merlin!

【"Sir Kay!!!"】

【Kay's behavior left Waver and Gray stunned.】

【At this moment, a group of skeleton soldiers also swarmed out from the opposite direction.】

【Berserker quickly struck the dirt wall next to him, causing a large amount of soil to collapse and temporarily blocking the pursuit of the skeleton soldiers.】

【The group also took the opportunity to hurry and follow Kay's pace.】

【The skeleton soldiers did not retreat in the face of difficulty but began to dig through the dirt wall in an orderly fashion, quickly breaking through it.】

Waver: "These guys are just like soldiers."

Shishigou Kairi: "Interesting. Is this their own setting, or is that masked woman manipulating them from behind?"

【"Tsk..."】

【At this moment, a voice rang out from behind the skeleton soldiers, instantly causing them to change direction.】

【"It was hard enough for me to chase you, and now you've even collapsed the tunnel. How reckless. I was only one step away from catching you."】

【A nun slowly walked out of the pitch-black passage—it was Ilumia.】