Dragon Clan: Fujimaru-san is saving the world

"They have a long life, so long that it is almost equivalent to infinite life."

"They have the power to shatter the earth and burn the sky with their hands."

"They master the truth of the world, the spirit of speech, the five elements, and alchemy technology. That is a future that humans cannot reach in their lifetime!"

"They are the end of life! The human body is just a burden that binds us. Only by abandoning it can we be promoted to that noble existence!"

On Tokyo Tower, the general's military uniform danced and swayed wantonly in the air, and the man waved his arms in an uncontrollable manner.

His voice was not loud, and it was not roaring or roaring, but there was a madness in it that could not be ignored. His words were sincere and fierce, and he once forgot himself and almost lost his composure.

But even so, the narrow and twisted eyes on his mask were still staring at Fujimaru Ritsuka, as if expecting something.

"Is there a future that humans cannot reach?" At the same time, the girl pinched her chin and lowered her eyes, seeming to be thinking about something. "Indeed, the life of a dragon surpasses humans in terms of convenience. In a sense, it is similar to the concept of a god."

"That's right!"

The king suddenly became excited and trembled all over, as if a submarine volcano was about to erupt. Under the cold undercurrent, there was a fire that could swallow the world.

"This is a very simple truth. From the moment they are born, everyone is pursuing strength, power, and security."

"Only dragons, only this kind of creature that seems to exist in fantasy novels, can give us the power to feel at ease!"

"Once you achieve it, you will become the only king in the world!"

The king opened his arms wildly, and the scarlet on his mask looked like the stains left by a wild beast that chose to devour people.

"If you don't climb up the food chain, you will lose the meaning of existence. Blood is nobility, beauty, and the power of species evolution. Only the bloody king has truly lived, and his subjects are all food!"

What a crazy, unreasonable statement.

The king's country sounds like a dining table at which he dines alone.

He is not afraid of loneliness, he even craves it.

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly understood what the man was "imitating".

That is the logic of the dragon. In the iron and blood civilization of the dragon clan, only power and power are eternal, leaving no room for family affection and love. In the world of dragons, the value of an individual's existence is the power it possesses. The weak deserve to be devoured, while the strong sit on a lonely, crumbling throne, waiting for the new king to rise up and overthrow themselves and devour themselves.

Ah, that's why he feels like he's special.

The king's affirmation of himself comes from the so-called "Heart of the Dragon King".

The girl figured this out, her eyes flashed with light, her hands closed involuntarily, and her ten fingers touched her lips.

And looking at such a girl, the king's heart was filled with an emotion called "expectation."

He wouldn't have been like this.

But everything today was too much beyond his expectation. The person he was looking forward to came to his palace, but he showed no respect at all.

A crisis that he had not experienced in decades was like honey. The moment General Wang tasted the fear in his heart, he couldn't help but have a further idea.

It was as if I were standing by a window without guardrails, looking down with fear but also with an irresistible impulse.

He wants to gain the respect of the girl in front of him!

He wants to hear Fujimaru Ritsuka recognize his ideals!

Think about it, think about it very much!

And at the moment when the prince's mask became more and more distorted——

“Too small”

Everything was quiet, as if time had been pressed on the pause button.

General Wang murmured in confusion while being shocked.

"What did you say?"

"I said it's too small!"

Another sudden scream shattered any chance of luck. Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her eyebrows and smiled coquettishly. There was no distorted emotion on her charming and beautiful face, but it made those who looked at her shrink back. This was very different from the girl who was listening quietly just now, and was full of aggression.

That's because the girl already understands the expectations of the so-called mixed race.

Dragons, humans, hybrids, the foundation of this world lies in the three.

Fujimaru Ritsuka can understand the desires of being human, and now she also understands the aspirations of hybrids.

Now that it is understood, the king general has lost its meaning.

Things that don't make sense, just crush them!

So Fujimaru Ritsuka took half a step forward, his eyes were blazing and he waved his arms. The ends of his red hair swayed as well, like cloth lapels stained with the enemy's blood.

"You feel safe and secure, power and strength, etc., stop acting like a spoiled brat to me~"

"These are all childish words! I can't stand listening to them for a long time!"

The king subconsciously stepped back, but couldn't help but freeze when he heard the girl's next words.

The girl suddenly pointed to the ceiling with one hand. There was nothing there, but it was as if her fingertips were wrapped around the blazing sun.

"Gilgamesh once said that the most fundamental desire of human beings——" Steps were taken, and a dull sound echoed in the hall.

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood in front of the fierce ghost generals without any fear. The distance between the two was only an arm's length. If he wanted to, he could even spit on the opponent's face and still feel its kinetic energy.

And at such a close distance, the king could clearly hear the girl's violent remarks, which were deafening.

"—It's pleasure."

"."

ha?

The king froze on the spot.

He didn't understand that those simple and honest words were a bit far away. To most people, they seemed like lines spoken by Q-version characters in a morning anime show, rather than words that should be discussed in Tokyo Tower under a rainy day.

King Gilgamesh, the oldest king of mankind?

In which book did he say this?

The king is puzzled, but the girl is still outputting at this moment.

"Whether it is pleasant, happy, happy, joyful, you can use similar words casually. In short, the existence of living things is, in the final analysis, just to obtain inner satisfaction."

The girl's eyes were shining, and she continued to talk violently with one hand raised in the air. Did she realize it on her own, or was it instilled in her by a certain golden old village chief? Or was it both, it was all in the past. .

It does not matter!

The girl began to sing loudly, as if the Holy Lord was spreading the gospel of the human world.

"Is it because someone spends his life researching products that benefit mankind because he wants to benefit mankind? No! It's because the worldview and outlook on life he has developed since he was a child make him feel pleasure after benefiting mankind!"

"Someone devotes all his efforts to save the world, holds the sword in his hand under the expectations of others, and fights with the dragon in a bloody fight, is it because he wants to fight? No! It is because of the voices of others' praise, the expectations of his hometown, and his own values ​​​​that make him I get pleasure from protecting everyone!”

"Someone faces despair in order to protect the lives of others and sacrifices himself for strangers. Is it because he wants to sacrifice himself? No! Is it because he will gain self-satisfaction at the moment of saving others, that is, gain Joy!"

"Some people go to professional clubs after getting paid, obviously for the pleasure!"

“In the final analysis, everything a person does ultimately boils down to the fact that doing it makes him happy!”

The girl's witty words and successive bombardments seemed like ten thousand swords hanging in the sky. A cold light suddenly flashed across. It was the Sword of Damocles above the king's head.

He suddenly felt panicked, but also felt relieved.

He was panicking because he realized why his heart continued to throb after seeing the girl today.

He was also relieved because he realized why his heart continued to throb after seeing the girl today.

That is the most natural emotion that people are born with.

--fear.

He is afraid of a girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Everything about the king's general's calmness, leisurelyness, and certainty of victory are all based on his affirmation of his own abilities.

It's not something as superficial as simple combat ability.

What he affirms is his persistence towards his vision, his willingness to sacrifice everything for it, his "crazy" heart, and his ability to easily lead others and induce others to believe in his ability.

And most importantly, the absolute longing for the wish itself, the "Heart of the Dragon King".

However, if all of this were to be compared with the girl in front of him, there would be no trace of self-confidence left.

The king watched the light in Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes dissipate, becoming gentle and compassionate.

"Let me ask you instead, what happens after you become the king?"

"Is it enough to become a king and wait for the next king to overthrow you?"

"Is your pleasure limited to the moment when the verb "become" is completed?"

"Not to mention that human beings have different characteristics from dragons, how can you be sure that dragons can't get pleasure outside of fighting?"

"No. It's just your own imagination and the ambiguous records of dragons seen by humans from a distance, right?"

"Is it possible that you were just attracted by the close-range joy in front of you, your eyes were blinded by the moment of becoming a dragon, and you even forgot to think about things further away?"

The king suddenly lost his voice. In the face of huge fear, he could not even speak.

And the girl's gaze made him feel even more dazzling.

"You have never understood your own wishes from the beginning. Whether it is power or strength, or becoming a dragon, it is just a process of pursuing pleasure, not the result. And the conclusion you draw after confusing the two cannot separate desire. Maximizing will only give you pleasure for a short period of time when success comes, and then you will fall into eternal emptiness.”

"And when you wake up to this, as a lonely king, looking back, will you be able to regain other pleasures?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed and spoke slowly——

"Whether it is desire or vision, they are too short-sighted."

Desperation fell as expected, and the strange sound was like a cracked lens breaking, and a roaring current. What was messy were the fragments of the mirror, the man's dignity, and the vision hanging high in the sky.

When Wang Jiang was in a trance, he suddenly remembered vaguely.

This seemed to be the first time since he was born that he was speechless.

The person standing by the window fell downwards, and the feeling of falling followed. There was a moment of panic, followed by a long and dark tide of despair, and finally the rush of...

Bitter and turbulent anger.

ps1: I'm not following FGO. It is said that the latest chapter seems to clearly state that Ritsuka's human salvation is for self-satisfaction? (I’m not sure if it’s Mushroom’s original words

Everyone is saying that Mushroom is crazy, and he does often go crazy, but I personally think there is no problem with self-satisfaction.

From my personal point of view, the most powerful thing about Lixiang is not "killing yourself for others", but getting self-satisfaction from "helping others" - the thing itself. Even if he suffers so much, he still pursues the joy of saving others, protecting his friends, and self-satisfaction. I think this is his golden spirit.