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It's clear that Shiki Jie Li has mastered how to communicate with Mordred; if he tries to persuade her directly, he'll definitely get a severe scolding.

Using Arthur's connection to the Knights of the Round Table as a pretext, Shikigami Kairi persuaded Mordred in this way.

Mordred then thought, if the King Arthur of the other world knew that the Knights of the Round Table in this world were like this, wouldn't he look down on his father?

That is absolutely impossible.

Mordred shook his head, put down his sword, and sat back down in his chair.

"What's the matter with you?"

Mordred asked Arthur in an annoyed tone.

My rare good mood ended the moment I saw Arthur.

It's daytime now, and the Holy Grail War is in a state of truce. Mordred naturally wouldn't invite trouble by looking for trouble with Arthur, especially since Ruler is still involved in this Holy Grail War.

Although she wasn't afraid, provoking him would still be a very troublesome thing, but so far she hadn't seen Ruler of this Holy Grail War.

I don't know if something unexpected happened.

It would be best if something unexpected happened, then I could fight however I wanted.

Mordred pondered this in his mind, then swallowed another large mouthful of rice.

Shi Zi Jie Li looked at Arthur beside him, trying to see the surprise in his eyes.

After all, he was shocked for a long time when he first saw Mordred's terrifying appetite.

Being able to eat most of your prepared cash in one meal is not something an ordinary person can do.

Furthermore, Mordred is a Servant and should not need to eat.

However, Mordred gave this answer.

"If I don't start a rebellion, I'll probably die at Gawain's hands if I eat potatoes made by him every day. Now that I've finally found food other than potatoes, of course I'm going to eat to my heart's content."

Shiki Jie Li took this as a lame joke from the Knights of the Round Table.

But he was still looking forward to seeing the expression on Arthur's face that showed his "daughter" from another world had such a terrifying appetite.

However, his plan failed, and Arthur's expression remained unchanged.

Instead, he looked at Mordred, who was frantically eating, with a serious expression.

"There's something I'm very concerned about—what is your wish when you were summoned by the Holy Grail?"

Arthur, watching Mordred continue eating, asked a question.

Although they had just fought a fierce battle last night, and Mordred's Noble Phantasm almost took Arthur's life, they were clearly not concerned about it.

[Almost] refers to the fact that if Arthur hadn't been blown away, and had been still in the same spot after consuming Spartacus's Noble Phantasm, he would have been directly destroyed by Mordred's Noble Phantasm.

But in reality, Arthur never actually received Mordred's Noble Phantasm.

Arthur wants to know why Mordred in this world wants to obtain the Holy Grail and what kind of wish she wants to make.

The entire dining table immediately fell silent.

Lion Jie Li's hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly.

Arthur's every word and action was extremely gentle, and Mordred did not confront him, which made him forget everything.

Mordred was a rebellious knight who killed King Arthur.

A bead of cold sweat slid down his forehead. Although he knew Mordred's true desire, he couldn't be sure what shocking things Arthur might say.

Just like now.

Mordred slowly put down the bowl in front of him, his eyes filled with extreme seriousness as he stared intently at Arthur.

"I want to challenge the Sword of Kings!"

Mordred met Arthur's gaze with unwavering determination, hoping to glean an answer from his words.

Time seemed to freeze, and Shi Zijie Jieli could only pretend he didn't exist, standing frozen to the side.

"Perhaps the truth is not what you think, but—you cannot pull out that sword."

As soon as he finished speaking, all that could be heard was the sound of a waving motion coming from in front of Arthur.

"Zheng—!"

Everyone in the restaurant had already left the moment Mordred drew his sword. All that could be seen behind Arthur was the wall that looked as if it had been cleaved in two, collapsing to the ground with a crash.

"Say that again!!!!"

Lion's Roar and Arthur could see the visible anger emanating from Mordred, and armor appeared on her body.

Even though it was daytime, Mordred was ready to fight Arthur.

Chapter 176 An Unchangeable Fate

This was a topic that Arthur had started, and Shishikatsu Kairi wouldn't stop his servant's behavior. Didn't he know his servant's personality?

But worried that they might actually clash in the city center, he quietly took a hand out of his jacket pocket and placed it on the ground.

This is the hand of the demonic ape that has been treated with adipocere. Without needing to change locations, Lion's Roar can use this hand to quickly construct a barrier that ordinary people should avoid; this barrier covers a wide area.

The independent hand crawled like a mouse, and a closed space appeared as a result. It was as if the entire space had been cut off.

Although he had never actually used it, even at night at a crossroads in New York or Shibuya, Tokyo, Shishikatsu Kairi was confident that he could use this barrier to perfectly prevent ordinary people from avoiding it.

Although it does not serve a concealing purpose

There are two reasons why the Black faction did not react to Arthur's appearance and Mordred's behavior.

One reason is that, in order to prevent being surrounded again, Shiki-kai-ri cleared out all of the Black Faction's familiars, making it impossible for the Black Faction to monitor his every move.

Secondly, Arthur would naturally not travel in the same way as Joan of Arc. As a servant, he naturally has his own way of traveling.

That is spiritualization.

After becoming a spirit, Arthur's movement speed increased dramatically, and it didn't take him long to reach the most prosperous town in Tulipas.

It wasn't until Mordred and the Lion's Lair appeared that it materialized from its spiritual form.

The familiars surrounding Shishigake Kairi had long been eliminated, so the Black faction naturally did not notice Arthur's appearance.

During the daytime of the Holy Grail War, the Black faction did not intend to strengthen its surveillance, since it was simply impossible to completely monitor the actions of Shishikatsu Kairi.

However, they still knew their whereabouts perfectly well, and the Black team did not dwell on it too much.

More interesting than the rebellious knights are the heroes who bestow charity and the legendary Greek swiftness.

Especially for the hero who gave away the prize, Black is now in a state of utter confusion, struggling to come up with a definite countermeasure.

"Do you, like her, believe I am unworthy to be king?"

Mordred held up his longsword, pointing it directly at Arthur, with rings of crimson lightning surging across it.

Arthur, however, remained completely unmoved, as if he hadn't seen half of it, his expression unchanged, as if the weapon in front of him posed no threat whatsoever.

He knew why he hadn't granted Mordred the right of inheritance back then.

It's simply a matter of what happens once Mordred's identity as a mysteriously appearing "illegitimate child" is exposed.

The lords who have been waiting for the queen to make a mistake will also have the opportunity to weaken her authority, thereby triggering a break in Britain and a civil war. Her treacherous sister Morgan may also use Mordred, and Britain will surely be destroyed.

But Arthur couldn't just lecture Mordred like that. Even if Mordred hadn't considered these factors at the time, it didn't mean she couldn't become a queen.

No one is born knowing how a king should act or how to become a good king.

Even Arthur, who was instilled with the king's teachings by Merlin every day, was still flustered when he first became king. Many things could not be expressed in words alone.

He gradually became the perfect king recognized by everyone through step-by-step trials.

Without Merlin's daily guidance, perhaps my thinking would be much like Mordred's.

"The truth is not what you think. It's just that the sword in the stone can only be pulled out by the King of Knights, and only by the King of Knights."

Arthur responded to Mordred indifferently.

"What do you mean?"

Mordred did not understand what Arthur was saying.

Isn't it simply a matter of whoever pulls the sword out of the stone becoming the next king of Great Britain?

This is a fact that everyone agrees on.

And King Arthur's legendary life also began with the sword in the stone.

"Merlin cast a spell on it, so that besides possessing the qualities of a king, only the King of Knights can pull the sword out of the stone."

At least, that was Merlin's answer.

"Think carefully before you pick that up. Once you take that sword, you will no longer be human; you will be hated by all of humanity and ultimately face a miserable death."

This was Merlin's voice that appeared in Arthur's mind before he pulled the sword from the stone.

From the very beginning, Merlin knew that the destruction of Great Britain was inevitable, and no matter how hard he tried, he could only delay its demise.

When he asked Merlin if Great Britain would have had a better ending if he hadn't pulled the sword from the stone himself.

This was Merlin's answer to himself.

Among the Knights of the Round Table present were many capable of becoming king; they all possessed the power to pull the sword from the stone—Gawain, Kay, Agravan, and others. However, the most suitable one, the one capable of leading Great Britain to its best possible outcome, was only one.

That was King Arthur.

"This is the best ending. No one can do better than you. I can't, and the Knights of the Round Table can't either. This is the best and most optimal ending of all."

The only one who could pull the sword out of the stone was King Arthur, and only King Arthur.

Even the Knights of the Round Table who joined later, or Mordred who rebelled against him, Merlin's words were very clear: none of them were suitable to be the king of Great Britain.

It's not that Mordred is incapable of being a queen, but rather that she cannot be the queen of Great Britain.

If Mordred becoming king could save Great Britain, Arthur would surely gladly relinquish his throne.

His only wish at that time was to save Great Britain.

However, after experiencing two Holy Grail Wars, Arthur also let go of his obsession.