Magic world

"Indeed. But we are not only tyrants, but also heroes." In response to Saber's question, Iskandar calmly replied without even twitching his eyebrows, "So Saber, if a king is dissatisfied with the results of his governance of the country, That only shows that he is a foolish king, worse than a tyrant."

This time, Iskandar's words were equivalent to fundamentally denying Saber.

"Iskandar, you...the empire you created was eventually split into four parts. Are you really not reconciled to this? Don't you want to do it all over again to save the country?" Saber frowned. , asked with a razor-sharp tone.

"I don't want to." What she responded to was the Conqueror's puffed-up chest and simple words. With sharp eyes, he looked directly at the knight and said, "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 could..." Saber looked at Iskandar in disbelief and muttered.

Before Saber could finish her words, Iskandar's proud voice sounded again, "Not to mention trying to subvert history! Such stupid behavior is an insult to all human beings in the era I built!"

"You only say this based on the glory of warriors. The people will not think so. What they need is salvation." Saber, who came back to her senses, denied.

"You mean they want the king's salvation?" Iskandar laughed and said, "I don't understand! What's the point of this kind of thing?"

"This is the duty of a king!" Saber replied proudly, "Correct rule and correct order are what all subjects expect."

"Then are you the 'right' slave?" Iskandar asked.

"You can say so. Only those who devote themselves to their ideals are worthy of being king." There was no doubt. Saber nodded matter-of-factly.

"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." Iskandar seemed to be pitiful She shook her head and said, "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." Saber said.

"King of Conquerors, someone like you who only cares about yourself will not understand my beliefs. You are just an overlord who has been carried away by lust!" Then, Saber said in a stern tone, as if scolding his subordinates who made mistakes.

"A king without sex is worse than a vase." Iskandar shouted angrily.

"Saber, you just said 'sacrifice yourself for your ideals'. Indeed, you used to be an incorruptible saint, so holy that no one can match him. But who is willing to expect to be martyred for his ideals? And who would think about the so-called saint day and night? , can only appease the people. But it cannot guide the people. Only by showing the glory and praising the glory to the extreme can the country and the people be guided to the right path."

Having said this, Iskandar drank all the wine in his glass as if his mouth was dry, and then continued to correct him.

"As a king, you must have stronger passion than anyone else. Be bolder than anyone else. Be more irritable than anyone else. He should be a human being that contains purity and turbidity, and is more real than anyone else. Only In this way, the ministers can be impressed by the king. Only then can the people's hearts have such longing as 'It would be great if I were the king'!"

"With this kind of governance...then where is the justice?" Saber asked.

"No. There is no so-called justice in the way of a king, so there is no regret." Iskandar replied without pause.

Saber clenched her hands into fists and glared at Iskandar.

Iskandar smiled and said again, "King who bears the name of a knight. Your justice and ideals may have saved the country and the people for a while, so your name will be praised to this day. However, those who were saved Don’t you know what kind of result this guy will get?”

"What did you say?" Saber's delicate body trembled slightly, and the blood-like plain and the corpses piled on it like hills appeared in her mind.

"You blindly 'save' your subjects, but never 'guide' them. They don't know what the 'King's **' is. You leave your lost subjects, but you use a sacred attitude to save yourself. That kind of petty ideal intoxication." Iskandar, who ignored Saber's changes, continued without pause.

"So you are not a qualified king. You just want to be a 'king' who cares for the people, and you are just a little girl who has tied herself up in order to become that kind of idol."

"I..." Saber, who had more and more scenes appearing in her mind, was rendered speechless by Iskandar's words.

But soon, Saber's expression changed, and she turned to look directly at Gilgamesh, who was looking at her carefully with his crimson eyes.

"Archer, why are you looking at me?" Saber asked unhappily after noticing something in Gilgamesh's eyes.

"Ah, I'm just admiring your troubled expression." Gilgamesh smiled unexpectedly and tenderly, "It's like a virgin-like expression scattering flowers on the couch. I like it."

"You!" Saber, with a scowl on her face, slammed the old cup to the ground.

However, at this moment, everyone in the field except Weber's expressions all changed and they paid attention to their surroundings.

Then, one after another, figures wearing black tights and white skull masks appeared on the river bank illuminated by the moonlight, faintly surrounding everyone in the center.

It's assassin.

"Sure enough, he's still here." Ito Cheng in the black cat body thought to himself.

Just like what I thought when I invited many Servants to come here to gather, just like in the original work, in order to gather information, and maybe there is still a trace of desire to see if I can take this opportunity to luckily capture a heroic spirit, As expected, the assassin was assigned by Tokiomi Tohsaka.

"It's just a pity that Matou Kariya and his berserker didn't come, otherwise this place could have turned into a venue for brawls and accelerated the progress of the entire Holy Grail War." Then, Black Cat muttered with some regret.

"What's going on?! Why are the assassins coming one after another... Isn't there only one servant for each class?!" At this time, Weber, who was frightened by the sight in front of him, screamed.

"You are right, we are Servants who regard the whole as an individual, and the individuals are just shadows of the whole." The assassins smiled evilly. Because many people speak at the same time, their voices are like echoes reverberating in the canyon, full of hollowness and flaws.

"ri——rider, hey, hey..." Looking at Assassin who was getting closer, Weber held on to Iskandar, who was still sitting there, drinking glass after glass of the wine provided by Gilgamesh. He said with a trembling voice over his shoulder, full of fear.

"Hey kid, don't be so embarrassed. There are guests at the banquet, so you still have to drink the wine." Iskandar said nonchalantly.

"It seems that I didn't invite you... But since you are here, you are also my guests. But what do you mean by your current performance? Do you want to start a fight?" The black cat, who is the host of the banquet, walked up to the party with elegant cat steps. In front of many assassins, he narrowed his golden cat eyes and said strangely.

The assassins were silent for a moment, and then one of the assassins suddenly rushed in front of the black cat and kicked the black cat in the body.

The black cat bowed and jumped lightly, jumping onto Assassin's legs. It quickly climbed up as if stepping on flat ground, and came to Assassin's shoulders. A pair of cat claws swung rapidly, bringing out streaks of cold light to capture Assassin's shoulders. mask.

Assassin shot the black cat with one hand. The black cat immediately stopped its offensive, jumped up, and avoided the Assassin's slap. Then it kicked its hind legs on the Assassin's mask, turned around and jumped back to the ground, squinting its cat eyes and staring at the Assassins in front of it.

"It seems that you really want to start a war." Black Cat said quietly.

His response was still Assassin's attack. At the same time, other assassins also attacked Saber, Rider, Archer, and Lancer who was guarding the black cat.

"What a bunch of unpopular guys." Iskandar said calmly as the old water in his hand was knocked to the ground by the dagger thrown by Assassin. But his appearance made people feel more dangerous than when he was angry with Saber just now.

Then the magic power exploded, and a whirlwind spread out in all directions with him as the center.

The wind is hot and dry, as if it wants to burn everything. This is not the breeze that belongs to the river at night, but seems to be blowing from the desert.

"Saber, and Archer, the last question of the banquet - is the king aloof?" Iskandar asked loudly after forcing an Assassin away with the sword of Cyprus.

Regarding this question, Archer laughed and did not answer.

"The king... is naturally aloof." Saber replied without wavering. On this point, the King of Knights, who is the embodiment of lofty ideals, is rarely in agreement with the King of Conquerors and the proud Oldest King.

Iskandar laughed loudly at this. And as a result, the hot wind that seemed to be blowing from the desert became more violent.

"No, doesn't it mean there is no answer? Today I will teach you what a real king is! At the same time, it can be regarded as a return gift to the inviter." Iskandar said loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hot wind roared, eroding the field of vision, forcing the assassins to stop attacking and retreat temporarily.

Then the next moment, an endless golden desert baked under the blazing sun took away the previous riverbanks and green grass, filling everyone's vision and becoming the 'world'.

This is the great magic that can replace the 'world' - the inherent barrier! (To be continued...)