vstars Chapter 116 Royal Banquet 3
Chapter 116 Royal Banquet 3
Everyone, stunned by the King of Conquerors' answer, let out a question. After hearing the King of Conquerors' words, Waver couldn't help but run over from the flower bed, wanting to grab the King of Conquerors' thick arm and ask, "Shouldn't your wish be to conquer the world... Ah!"
However, before Waver could even touch the Conqueror's shoulder, he was flicked on the head by his own Heroic Spirit and sent flying.
Yu Bai, watching from the side, felt a sharp pain and involuntarily shrank his neck, unconsciously touching his forehead with both hands.
“Foolish. What’s the point of letting a cup conquer the world for me?” Without even glancing at his little master, Iskandar looked at his palm and continued, “Conquering the world is a dream I want to achieve myself. We are just Heroic Spirits now. The Holy Grail is going to help me take the first step towards achieving my dream.”
"I wish to be reborn into this world, to become a true life form and take root there, to challenge heaven and earth once again with a human body, my own body! This is the meaning of 'conquest,' from the beginning, to the advancement, and finally to the achievement..."
After gulping down the liquor, the Conqueror King let out a long sigh: "This is my domineering way, my kingly way!"
"Oh? Hahahaha, I've decided, Rider. I will kill you with my own hands." Gilgamesh said, looking at the red-haired king before him. But Yu Bai could see the King of Conquerors' approval in Gil's eyes.
"There's no need for you to say anything now. Besides, I really want to take all the treasures from your treasury. Golden Flash, you'd better watch out."
Oh? It seems the Conqueror's personality is quite to Jill's liking, otherwise Jill wouldn't have said he would kill him with his own hands. It's rare for someone to catch the eye of his dear friend, and he never expected to meet him today.
"Such a practice... is not the way of a king..." King Arthur, who had been silent all along, spoke slowly at this moment, his tone full of disapproval.
King Arthur's disapproval was met with a dismissive chuckle, followed by the question: "Then, Saber, what is your wish?"
"My wish is to obtain the Holy Grail, then save my homeland and rewrite the fate of Britain's destruction," King Arthur replied resolutely when asked the question.
However, after she finished expressing her wish, the entire courtyard fell silent once again.
"I say...Knight King, could I have misheard you? Did you just say you want to rewrite fate? In other words, you want to rewrite history?" The Conqueror King looked at the blond king who had just spoken with a puzzled expression.
"Yes! No matter how difficult a wish may be, as long as I possess the omnipotent Holy Grail, my wish will surely be fulfilled!"
"Heh~" Gilgamesh chuckled lightly, his meaning ambiguous.
"...That Saber, let me confirm one more thing, that country called Britain, it was destroyed in your era, right? That is to say, it was destroyed under your rule?"
“That’s right, that’s why I can’t forgive myself. It’s because of me that Great Britain was destroyed, and that’s why I want to change that outcome!…What exactly is it that’s making you laugh, Archer!”
King Arthur glared at Gilgamesh, who had been trembling since the beginning, his golden armor clanging and rattling as the hero trembled.
However, don't get me wrong. This person is trembling not for any other reason, but simply because they are suppressing a low laugh.
"Hahaha~ He calls himself a king, and others call him a king. How can such a person say he regrets it? Hahaha~ This is just too laughable." Gilgamesh said, his voice tinged with a hint of laughter.
"To deny the history you created is to deny your original life, isn't it?" Although the Conqueror King didn't laugh wildly like Gilgamesh, his face was gradually showing the expression of an old man looking at his phone on the subway.
He couldn't understand how a king could deny his own country and place all his hopes on a cup, thinking that obtaining the Holy Grail would allow him to start over and prevent his country from perishing.
King Arthur frowned and asked, "Why question it? As king, I mourn the destruction of the country I served."
"Hahaha~" Gilgamesh laughed even louder, "Little girl who calls herself the King of Knights... what are you talking about sacrificing yourself for your country here?"
Yu Bai slowly took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, then shook his head helplessly. As Gilgamesh laughed even more exaggeratedly, he tugged at the hand of the person next to him, signaling him to tone it down.
“In any case, this is Saber’s idea. Gilles, you can’t laugh at someone’s ideals just because they are different from yours.”
Upon hearing his best friend's words, Gilgamesh slowly suppressed his smile, leaning against his best friend just like when he and Enkidu were still in the palace's back garden a long time ago, relying on each other.
"It's just that the little girl who calls herself the King of Knights made some really ridiculous remarks."
"What are you laughing at! As kings, you should step forward to ensure the prosperity of your country." The Knight King stood up angrily and shouted, seeing that the two kings present had maintained a negative attitude towards his wishes.
“You’re wrong. It’s not the king who sacrifices himself, but the people who sacrifice themselves for the king. Your idea is completely the opposite.” Rider spoke calmly when he heard King Arthur’s angry question.
"Wouldn't that be the rule of a tyrant?"
"Just because we are tyrants makes us heroes, but King Arthur, a king who regrets his rule, is worse than a tyrant; he is a fool!"
Saber couldn't understand this at all: "Don't you feel any remorse for the country that was divided into three under your rule?"
"No! If this is my decision, and the fate of my followers who have fought and struggled their entire lives, then destruction is inevitable. I will grieve and weep for it, but I will never regret it, much less try to overturn it, for that would be an insult to everyone who helped me create that era!"
King Arthur believed that only soldiers would take honor in destruction, and that they should protect the weak and create an ideal kingdom for their subjects with the right rule and ideals.
The Conqueror King, however, believed that King Arthur's so-called kingly way had become a slave to "correctness," and that a desireless king was not even a decorative vase. Saber was more suited to be a noble knight than a king.
The two then began arguing. As for Gilgamesh? He had been sitting idly by, enjoying wine and watching the show with his best friend.
Yu Bai didn't have much to say about the debates among these three kings due to their different paths to kingship. In his view, everyone has different personalities and beliefs, so naturally, the path to kingship they take will also be different.
Moreover, Yu Bai sincerely felt that no matter what kind of king he was, the number one person in his heart would always be his charming ancestor: Brother Zheng!
Even his close friend Gilgamesh had to step aside on this point, no questions asked.
……
Knight King: You're wrong!
Conqueror King: No, you're wrong!
King of Heroes: Watching the show.
Yu Bai: No one can compare to my brother Zheng!