After Saber finished speaking resolutely, everyone was silent for a long time.

Illya first put down the wine glass she had been holding and gently pushed it in front of Saber.

After being cut off from the supply of magic power, the wine glass condensed by pure magic power could no longer be maintained and slowly dissipated into the air.

Seeing Saber looking at her with some confusion, Illya frowned.

"Don't you understand? That's what you're doing!"

Rider nodded in confusion at Illya's actions, and then when he turned his attention to Saber, his face was full of doubts.

"You mean to 'change destiny'? In other words, to overturn history?"

"Yes. No matter how difficult the wish is to come true, as long as you have the almighty Holy Grail, it will surely come true..."

Saber proudly asserted. Now Saber finally knows why the atmosphere in these people is so strange... The scene suddenly turned cold.

Finally Rider scratched his chin and asked again:

"Ah, Saber? I want to confirm...the destruction of Britain should have happened in your time, right? Was it when you ruled?"

"Yes! So I can't forgive myself."

Saber's tone became firmer upon hearing this.

"So I am very unwilling and want to change that ending! Because I caused that ending..."

Then the Hero King's mocking voice and Illya's sigh sounded at the same time.

Saber was instantly filled with anger when she laughed at Archer. That vulgar laughter that didn't care about any understanding was mocking the things she cherished the most. Saber couldn't understand Illya's sigh at all, although she knew that Illya was sighing.

The target is herself, but she doesn't understand the reason.

"Saber, do you not understand? Or do you not want to understand? As a king, can't you even understand that level of hints?"

Seeing how "simple" Saber is, Illya felt helpless and regretful.

At this time, Archer even laughed and said intermittently:

"... Claiming to be a king... Being praised by all the people... Such a person can actually be 'unwilling'? Ha! How can this make people not laugh? What a masterpiece! Saber, you are the best clown!"

On the other side of Archer who kept laughing, Illya lowered her head directly, not wanting to see Saber's next expression. Rider also frowned and stared at Saber with some displeasure.

"Wait... just wait! King of Knights, do you want to deny the history you created?"

Saber, who has never had any doubts about her ideals, will naturally not be put off by him at this moment.

"Exactly. Is it surprising? Is it ridiculous? As a king, the country I dedicated my life for has been destroyed. What's wrong with me mourning?"

What answered her was Archer's burst of laughter and Illya's unflattering sneer.

"Hey, did you hear that? Rider, holy! This little girl who calls herself the Knight King... actually said something about 'sacrifice for the country'!"

"Yes! As a king, he naturally becomes a subordinate of his subjects. This is unprecedented and unheard of."

After hearing this, Rider gradually fell into a deep silence, brewing some thoughts in his heart.

To Saber, this is the same insult as being laughed at.

"I don't understand what's so funny. As a king, you should naturally stand up and work hard for the prosperity of your country!"

"you are wrong."

The rider firmly and seriously denied her words.

"It's not the king who sacrifices himself, but the country and the people who dedicate everything to the king. Don't get it wrong."

"What did you say……"

Saber could no longer suppress her anger and shouted loudly.

"Well! Don't get excited Saber!"

At this moment, Illya stopped Saber's anger.

"Don't get excited yet! Think about it carefully first. As a king, you are a subordinate of the 'country', and they, as the masters of the 'country', and of course me, the symbol of the 'country'..."

As she spoke, Illya pointed at the rider and archer.

"In different ways, what did you get? Rider got the trust of the soldiers, Archer got the wealth of the world, although I was just a puppet, I still got people's faith, what about you, Saber? What you got

What is it?"

Looking directly at Saber, Illya said something that made her heart shake.

"Is it the blind worship of the people? Or is it the betrayal of my knights?!"

"No! No... As a 'king', you should not only think about what you want to get from the people, but what you can give to the people!"

Although Illya's question made Saber a little shaken, Saber still categorically denied it with her own ideas. After that, she looked at Rider and Archer and said seriously:

"Besides... isn't that a tyrant! Rider, archer, it's a huge mistake for you to be kings like this!"

"Indeed. But we are not only tyrants, but also heroes."

The rider replied calmly, without even moving an eyebrow.

"So Saber, if a king is dissatisfied with the results of his governance of the country, it only means that he is a foolish king, worse than a tyrant."

Unlike Illya, who had other ideas, and Archer, who kept laughing at Saber, Rider fundamentally rejected her. Saber frowned and retorted in a sharp tone:

"Iskandar, you...the empire you created was eventually split into four parts. Are you really not at all unwilling to do so?! Don't you want to do it all over again to save the country?"

"In no mood."

The Conqueror King immediately replied, holding his chest out and looking directly into the Knight King's stern eyes.

"If my decision and my ministers lead to such a result, then destruction is inevitable. I will mourn and shed tears, but I will never regret it."

"how come……"

Saber was a little unbelievable, and what Ilia said next was even more unheard of by her.

"Innocent Saber! Did you know! The king can be the creator of the country, but he cannot be the sustainer of the country. As kings, although we can influence the temporary destiny of the country, the final destiny will be determined by the country.

You decide for yourself. And our responsibility is only to lead the destiny. Do you think a 'king' can really bear so much?"

"That's right! That's it! So let alone trying to subvert history! This kind of stupid behavior is an insult to all humans in the era I built!"

Regarding Rider's proud words, Saber denied:

"No! That's absolutely not the case! People don't think so, what they need is salvation!"

"You mean they want the king's salvation?"

The rider shrugged and laughed.

"I don't understand! What's the point of this kind of thing?"

"This is the duty of a king!"

This time it was Saber's turn to speak proudly:

"Correct rule and correct order are what all subjects expect."

"Are you the 'right' slave then?"

"You can say so. Only those who devote themselves to their ideals are worthy of being king."

Without a trace of doubt, the young knight king nodded.

"People can understand law and order through the king. What the king embodies should not be something that will disappear with the death of the king, but something more noble."

Looking at Saber who was still determined, Rider on the side shook his head as if he pitied her.

"This is not the path of survival that people would choose."

"Yes. Since you are born a king, you cannot expect to live like an ordinary person."

In order to become the perfect monarch and the embodiment of the ideal, she was willing to give up her body and throw away her personal feelings. The life of the girl named Artoria completely changed the moment she pulled the sword out of the rock.

Since then, she has become an undefeated legend, synonymous with hymns and dreams.

There have been pains and worries, but they contain the glory of victory. Her unchanging faith still supports her arm holding the sword.

"King of Conquerors, a person like you who only cares about yourself will not understand my beliefs. You are just an overlord who has been carried away by lust!"

Saber shouted sharply. Rider immediately opened his eyes after being scolded.

"A king without sex is worse than a vase."

The rider's angry shouts and his huge body make him look even more terrifying.

At this time, Illya raised her hand to signal to Rider and took over the topic.

"Saber, let me ask you, what is the true meaning of existence as a human being? Isn't it just to realize one's own desires? Isn't the king no longer a human being? A king who gives up all his desires is still a human being.

?As a non-human being with no self-interest, don’t you think it’s a complete joke to go and rule the human kingdom?”

"You're right! But it's not that I don't have a passion. My passion is to fight for the people's ideals, even if the cost is my life!"

Illya's words were interpreted by Saber as something else, and Illya could only helplessly shake her head and say nothing more.

"Saber, you just said 'sacrifice yourself for your ideals'. Indeed, you used to be an incorruptible saint, so holy that no one can match it. But who is willing to expect to be martyred for their ideals? And who would think about the so-called saint day and night?
To be continued...