[Comprehensive] Side by side with the little sun

Almost the moment Karna rushed to the castle——

A giant dragon swallowing clouds descended from the sky. His snake-like dragon body wrapped around the castle, and his rainbow-like breath swept across the front lawn of the castle. The turbulent wind and heat waves destroyed everything that was in front of the breath.As a last resort, Karna jumped back a step, dodging the breath.

But the smoke and dust inhaled in the lungs still brought a slight tingling sensation.

Merlin didn't lie to him.

The actual strength of this giant dragon is very weak, not as strong as the biped wyvern that Karna usually used as Ascension material.But at that moment, a sense of crisis from the heart still caused Karna to retreat. His experience in fighting thousands of times told him that he could not move forward, and that if he moved forward, he would undoubtedly lose.

This is a battle of hearts.

Any flaws that appear in the heart will be infinitely magnified.

Only then did Merlin appear at the end of the road. It wasn't that he didn't want to keep up with Karna's pace, but he wanted to understand that Karna, who is the key to this world, was too fast.Merlin, whose agility is only d, can't keep up with Karna, who has agility a.Until Merlin saw Karna trapped in front of the castle gate, he habitually showed the big brother's smile: "Young man, don't be so anxious, listen to the old man's... words... wait!"

Karna has turned into a straight trajectory, fearlessly——

——collided with the dragon's breath.

Yes, since it is the weakness of the mind, then retreating will not change anything, it will only make the enemy stronger.Then, apart from facing each other head-on, there would be no other way to fight.Karna thought, of course, he also felt that he was not thinking about anything, as in countless battles before him, the enemy was right in front of him——

——Except for defeat!

There will be no second way!

The scene in front of Karna suddenly changed again, and what appeared in front of him was the fear that Karna himself hadn't noticed: In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have returned to Fuyuki City, back to that narrow hotel, outside the window was There was a lot of falling snow.And the girl named Mei knelt on the ground, and with one stroke, rubbed the magic circle that summoned the heroic spirit.

She pressed the hand imprinted with the command spell on the center of the magic circle: "Be full, be full, be full, be full, be full..." Almost the moment her voice sounded, there was A wind from nowhere swirls and blows on the magic circle, and then it blows violently.Mei recited the entire spell with difficulty, "...appear, Guardian of the Balance!"

Karna gasped for breath.

The one who appeared in the center of the magic circle was not the Son of the Sun God with a golden spear. The Heroic Spirit was wearing long black hair, a suit, and black-rimmed glasses. When he saw Mei, he was unnaturally turned away. : "I am a follower, Zhuge Kongming... Well, my situation is more complicated. You can also call me Elmeloy II. I have inherited Zhuge Kongming's power. It is not a problem to participate in the Holy Grail War... ..."

Elmeloy II's voice paused.

Because Mei cried.

She grabbed Elmeloy II's hands, and her tears fell on the back of his hands, one by one, as clear as crystal.She wept, her voice barely able to form complete words: "Thank you, thank you."

Karna almost subconsciously wanted to help Mei wipe away her tears.

But his hand passed through Mei's face, and the girl raised her head to stare at El-Meloy II, her expression was the same as that of Karna and Mei when they first met.Karna bit his lower lip silently, and subconsciously drew his fingers together—he knew all of this was false.

Only, those fears that I didn't realize were real.

The plot is still going on, and Elmeloy II, who has been "spoiled" in advance, quickly reached a consensus with Hela, the god of death who is relying on Mei's body. Afterwards, he strategized, really like that Like a great military strategist in the age of heroes fighting for hegemony, he defeated other masters who participated in the Holy Grail War one by one...

In the final scene, it is Elmeloy II who cleanses the Holy Grail.

Mei clasped her hands together and made a wish in front of the Holy Grail: "I want to live."

It was like a miracle, no, that was a miracle, the hopeful girl's wish came true.There is no doubt that she was finally redeemed.While Mei smiled brightly, Karna, who had witnessed this scene, closed his eyes.

He seemed to hear a stone falling into the lake, disturbing the calm of the lake.

Yes, it’s like the words Karna repeated countless times—but never taken seriously by Mei—: Karna is just an ordinary person, and he will be full of hope for the future like an ordinary person , will also be like ordinary people, with fears hidden in their hearts that are never spoken, but always exist.

Yes, even if it spans thousands of years...

He is still terrified...

Karna thought of the battlefield thousands of years ago, the sound of soldiers fighting was deafening, the blood light dyed the sky a majestic red, and he fell on the chariot powerlessly, Arjuna's arrow had just pierced his chest .Death was so near, so terrible, and there was nothing he could do.

The sky is dim.

All sounds went away from him.

But at the same time when the whole world fell into darkness and silence, a voice was so loud and pierced through Karna's eardrum.It was the cry of his best friend, the king to whom he had sworn allegiance countless times, Julu's formidable enemy: "Karna! How could you...betray me!"

Karna, son of the sun disc, betrayed his oath.

A thousand times, a hundred times, he knelt down before his enemies and promised their friendship: he would always be loyal to him, fight for him, win for him, dedicate to him the head of Arjuna and the throne of Kulu .But now, Karna was about to die.

Did the hot blood in his chest cool down?

Has the arrow he gripped bluntly?

No, never!His blood never cooled for a moment, his weapons never dulled, and his swift strikes never faltered.But!But!Karna still lost, even if later generations could find a thousand and ten thousand excuses for his defeat, but only Karna knows that a loss is a loss, a complete defeat, and nothing left.

—He is not omnipotent after all.

Even though Karna is grateful to fate for making them meet and make them fall in love countless times, even though he vowed thousands of times in his heart that he must save Mei and give her a future that belongs to the living.That silent fear is always there:

Can he really... save Mei?

Karna is not a wise man with thousands of schemes, and he is definitely not a capable person with good words. Even Karna himself knows that his character is very bad. bad.Anyone who believes in him is entrusting the victory to the enemy's mercy and nobility—it is this kind of me...Karna doesn't know where his arrogance comes from, and he firmly believes that he can save Mei.

But there is no way.

In the light of the rising sun, in the eternally flowing Ganges, when the girl begged him with a smile, please give her a husband, Karna knew that the girl had taken everything from him at that moment. gone.

He was originally a poor man with nothing.

He has only one heart.

Can only give once.

...and now, it has been taken, and the owner of the heart willingly.

Karna opened his eyes again, and the phantoms in front of him collapsed, leaving only Mei with an expressionless face.Karna knew that this was the projection of his mind, not the real Mei, but he still couldn't help but put his hands on the other's hair, stroked down, and finally touched Mei's face.He called softly: "Mei..."

Yes, it was a fear he couldn't avoid.

But besides facing it, there is no other way, right?

"No matter what kind of future you face, I will definitely... save you."

The author has something to say: Merlin who watched the whole process: Wait, aren't you afraid that she will be abducted by other men?

Karna (Chen Ken): No, I'm more afraid that she chooses the wrong person (whispers) such as believing in the wrong me.

Merlin: ...I always feel that something is wrong.

Okay, finished writing, go to sleep.

Goodnight everybody.