Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

[Belsauk: "Kai? Sir Kai?"]

"Hey, you're addressing me as 'Sir' too?"

Kai sighed, seemingly annoyed, and appeared quite disliked the nickname.

However, his hand remained vigilantly on the hilt of his sword.

[If he judges Belsak to be an enemy, the sword will not hesitate to sever the gravedigger.]

[Belsauk looked at the scythe in Grey's hand and asked, "You're from inside Yad?"]

[Kai: "Oh my, after all these years, you still remember such a small thing?"]

"That's about right. Before it stopped functioning, it forcibly granted me a spirit body through its defense mechanisms. Thanks to that, I have to act as its babysitter."

Weber: "This gravedigger knows quite a lot."

Kenneth: "Years of getting along?"

Kenneth: "I see. It seems he was in charge of keeping the Holy Lance before."

[After calming the flustered Grey, the Second stepped forward and asked, "Mr. Belsac, are you our enemy or our ally?"]

[The direct question immediately plunged the atmosphere into an icy silence.]

"...Follow me."

After a long pause, Belsak spoke and turned to signal them to follow.

"You did not answer the question."

Grey reflexively tried to follow, but was suddenly stopped by the Second Prince.

"Even a simple classification like 'enemy' or 'friend' isn't suitable for the current situation. Please reveal the information you possess."

[Belsauk: "...You've probably guessed it."]

"Imagination and confirmed information are completely different."

The Second Prince said, "Sir Kay's appearance was unexpected for you, wasn't it?"

"...I see. It's necessary to do at least a minimum level of confirmation, right?"

[Belsauk let out a soft groan and said, "Currently, both the church and the village are hunting Grey."]

[Second Generation: "Both sides? This means the church and the villagers have different goals?"]

[Belsauk: "Of course."]

[Second King: "So, as the guardian of Blackmore's graveyard, do you also have different purposes?"]

[Belsauk: "...Up to the point of reaching the village, my destination remains the same."]

Lion's Tribulation: "The journey continues... this timeframe is a bit abstract."

Weber: "Judging from the first round, he must have been at odds with the village a long time ago."

The wife asked, "Is it because you pity Grey, the child?"

The Second King continued, "Why do the villagers want to find Grey?"

[Belsaker, however, said somewhat impatiently, "The monarch of the Clock Tower, are you still asking such a question at this point?"]

The Second Prince analyzed, "Sir Kay just told us that this village exists to cultivate Grey's body to resemble King Arthur's. However, I don't believe that the purpose itself was the goal."

"If cultivation is meaningless, it simply cannot be sustained for dozens of generations. I have several hypotheses regarding this."

"There are many strange tales and legends about King Arthur, intertwined with the intentions of the Clock Tower and the Church, making it impossible to grasp the truth. But there is one famous episode in the legends."

[Legend has it that the inscription on King Arthur's tombstone reads, 'He was once king, and he will be king.']

"I don't know what that passage actually meant. Normally, it just means the king was deeply loved, right?"

"The wish that 'such a wise ruler will surely reappear to save us sooner or later' can be seen all over the world. Viewing it as a simple prayer is the most natural interpretation."

"That's why the villagers are so eagerly awaiting the king's return."

"The return of the promised future king."

Lion Jie Li: "I've heard this legend too. It's amazing that you can connect them together."

Webber: "Actually, it's not that difficult at all. What else could it be for but to spend so much time cultivating King Arthur's body, besides resurrecting him?"

Grey's breath caught in her throat at the King's words, and she clutched her chest tightly.

"Mr. Belsac, I saw the masked man with the skeleton soldiers."

[Belsauk's expression stiffened: "You two met?"]

[Grey: "Who is she? Who lives underground? No, is she, like me, one of the imitations of King Arthur?"]

"Please tell me, Mr. Bersac."

【"..."】

[A silence was broken by the sound of clenched teeth; the next moment, Bersak abruptly turned around.]

"That's right!"

With that, he suddenly threw the axe in his hand.

The sharp axe blade severed several strands of Gray's hair, simultaneously cleaving the skeletal soldiers that had somehow approached from behind them.

Rin Tohsaka: "You scared me! I thought this old man was going to turn on me."

Lion's Robbery Jie Li: "But these skeletal soldiers are really not simple. They can even stealth and ambush, and they don't seem like simple puppets at all."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "Even if the footsteps are very light, as a battle-hardened knight, it's impossible for him not to notice."

Lancelot: "That guy Kai, really..."

[Belsauk stepped forward, sheathed his axe, shrugged, and said, "Now I'm the one being hunted."]

Kai whistled softly, "That's really pitiful."

"You didn't realize this was a test?"

[Belsaek stared intently at the knight.]

[Kay: "Of course, the sooner you test the waters, the better. It's much easier than worrying about things after relationships have become complicated. Only true masochists or those with low libido would enjoy that situation where you can't tell who's friend and who's foe."]

"That being said, let's talk about it later. It seems our location has been exposed because of the noise we just heard; the enemy will start appearing."

The clanging of metal in the distance grew clearer, clearly indicating that other skeleton soldiers were approaching.

[Belsauk raised his axe and asked, "Aren't you going to use that sword?"]

"Haha, although I was hired as a nanny, I want to avoid physical labor as much as possible."

Kai pointed to a winding fork in the road opposite and said, "But I consider my eyesight to be pretty good; there's been air movement there since the beginning."

"If possible, I'd love to forget that awful court magician whose presence was so overwhelming it was impossible to forget. His motto was always, if allowed, the best tactic is to flee the battlefield as quickly as possible."

With that, he nimbly turned and ran.

"Pfft!"

Everyone almost burst out laughing when they saw Kai's expression.

"..."

Upon seeing Kai's behavior in the video, Artoria immediately sighed and facepalmed.

His sworn brother, that valiant knight, had somehow learned Merlin's old scoundrel's signature trick.

When the three of them traveled together, Merlin would often cause trouble and then run away, leaving all the problems to them.

Lancelot: "..."

Rebellious Knight: "..."

Looking at Kai's appearance in the video, the two of them were also completely dumbfounded.

Is this Kai? He looks more like that bastard Merlin!

"Sir Kay!!!"

Kai's actions left both Queen Elizabeth II and Grey completely bewildered.

At this moment, a group of skeletal soldiers also surged out from the opposite direction.

[Belsaek swiftly slammed his fist into the earthen wall beside him, causing a massive collapse of earth and temporarily halting the skeleton soldiers' pursuit.]

The others quickly caught up with Kai.

The skeletal soldiers did not give up; instead, they began digging the earthen wall in an orderly fashion, quickly breaking through it.

Weber: "These guys are like soldiers."

Lion's Robbery Jie Li: "Interesting. Is this their own setting, or is that masked woman manipulating things behind the scenes?"

"Tsk..."

At that moment, a voice rang out from behind the skeletal soldiers, causing them to immediately turn around.

"I managed to catch up, but they even destroyed the tunnel! What a mess! We were so close to catching them!"

A nun slowly emerged from the dark passage; it was Ilumia.