"...Excellent. My last and greatest, most loyal knight. The Holy Sword has certainly been returned.
Be proud, Bedivere.
Sir, you have surely——fulfilled the command of your King."
Looking at the disappearing Bedivere, the Lion King spoke those words, and at the same time, the binding of the Holy Spear shattered.
".....Sir Bedivere has vanished. I have confirmed the return of the Holy Sword."
[.....I've also confirmed the collapse of the Singularity. The gravitational fluctuation that was trying to swallow the era has vanished. Due to the disappearance of the Holy Spear, the Holy City is also about to vanish. .....The instability of this era has completely disappeared with this.]
As Roman spoke to Mash and Fujimaru, the Lion King pointed Excalibur at us.
"...Sigh, do you still intend to fight? Honestly, since the Holy Sword has been returned, there's no reason for us to fight anymore, is there?"
"Naturally. I cannot allow those who pointed their blades at the King to return alive. I have the Holy Sword. I have not even swung this yet, and it is unexpected that you would brag about defeating me."
"There's a limit to being a sore loser!!!"
At Fujimaru's words, the Lion King intended to fight as if it were obvious, but after looking at Mash and Fujimaru, she said she didn't think she could fight anymore, and simultaneously, Mash and Fujimaru's bodies began to fade and de-manifest.
"......A third battle is impossible, then. It is a pity. To feel this way when an opponent escapes after winning."
After saying that, King Arthur returned to the throne, and Mash asked me why King Arthur wasn't de-manifesting.
"That's an elementary question. That Lion King is not a Heroic Spirit. She is a Divine Spirit who descended here herself. So, once the Divine Spear is gone, that's it.... Her story meets its end here and vanishes along with the Holy City.... Even if you encounter King Arthur holding the Holy Spear in the future, it will likely be a different being or a King Arthur of a different possibility, not the Lion King here..."
"How can that be... then what Sir Bedivere did was..."
"It was not in vain. As the Sir wished, I have been liberated like this. And the error that was 'me' was not in vain either. Because there was a truth that only I, who became the King of Storms, could know."
"A truth that only the Lion King could know....?"
In response to Mash's question, the Lion King shared the information she had discovered with Chaldea and then laughed quietly.
"Uh.......... she laughed....?"
"I also laugh when there is something pleasant. I might not have before, but I have grown like this now..... Master of Chaldea. For this battle, I have no intention of offering words of apology. I still believe my actions were correct. The means of protecting humanity, justice, differs for each individual. Therefore——— you, walk the path that you feel is right."
[The forced withdrawal is starting! Everyone, focus your consciousness on your own forms! We're returning to Chaldea, make that your top priority!]
Looking at the Chaldea group as they were forcibly de-manifested and disappeared, the Lion King spoke.
".......Farewell. I shall fade away along with my ideals. Yet, there was someone who was saved, Sir Bedivere. Your mistake had meaning. It had meaning for me."
Soon, the Chaldea group completely vanished, and I also hid myself using Hermit, timing it right.
"It is enough. Rest now, Sir Agravain. Overworking yourself—was your only flaw."
"Hardly──Compared to you, someone like me is nothing."
Agravain, who had barely defeated Lancelot and come before the Lion King covered in blood, vanished into light after those words.
"....You should come out now. I know you are still here..."
At King Arthur's words, I was inwardly shaken but eventually revealed myself.
"How did you know?"
".....I know that the reason you came here was for the spear I possess. That is why I spoke, thinking you would still be here..... Of course, I couldn't find a trace of your presence at all, as if you had vanished from this world...."
'In short, she didn't know if I was there or not, but she figured I'd stay behind if it were me, so she just said that...'
For a moment, I wondered if this skill was broken, but hearing the Lion King's story, it seemed the skill was functioning normally.
Then the Lion King.... no, King Arthur, showed me a lance and said,
"Perhaps, this was your goal."
Saying so, she drove the lance into the ground where she stood and drew a sword from her waist.... the sword she had received back from her loyal subject, Excalibur.
"I challenge you to a duel! If you win, I shall hand over Rhongomyniad to you."
[A hidden scenario has arrived.]
<Hidden Scenario - Master of the Holy Spear>
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: ???
Clear Conditions: Defeat King Arthur and be recognized as the master of the Holy Spear.
Time Limit: Until the dungeon completely collapses.
Rewards: Holy Relic: Rhongomyniad, 1,000,000 coins, Myth-grade Fable
Failure: Death
I shook my head after seeing the hidden scenario that popped up.
"Tsk, it can't be helped..."
As I drew my sword, Artoria Pendragon looked at me, smiled slightly, and spoke.
"Artoria Pendragon, King of Britain, challenges you to a duel. Do you accept?"
"Whether I accept or not..... just bring it on!"
"Very well! Then—"
""Let's settle this!!""
Comments (0)
Please log in to leave a comment. Login or Register