People in Type-Moon start from adopting Sakura

Seeing Altria lost in thought, then a look of relief, Rowe almost thought she was about to withdraw after being defeated. He quickly stood up, grabbed her arm, and quickly cast a magical barrier around her body, preventing her from truly letting go and simply passing away. That would have been a waste of his entire battle. He was just about to begin the main event; he had originally planned to give her a talk session after beating her up.

"Ok?"

Hearing Rowe's call, Artoria, who was about to leave in disgrace as a loser, couldn't help but tilt her head.

pat.

Then Luo Wei took her arm and they sat on the ground side by side.

When he sat down, Luo Wei took a look at the wounds on her body, big and small, and couldn't help asking, "Hey, does it still hurt?"

"..."

Faced with such nonsense, Artoria did not respond, but just winked at him.

Even her eyes, which had lost their color, regained a little light at this moment, and the palm of her hand that was tightly grasped by Luo Wei also burst out with dazzling light at this moment. Along with the powerful magic power, there was also an extremely obvious restraining force. For a moment, she felt that the magic power supply in her body and the contract with Emiya Kiritsugu had been cut off by Luo Wei.

"This is?"

Without waiting for her to ask, Luo Wei gave a direct answer.

"Although I know that you have probably been abandoned by your supreme Master, there are still some things that I must be prepared for, such as the Command Spells: Spatial Transfer, the Command Spells: Recovery from Injuries, and the Command Spells: Release of Noble Phantasms."

While holding Altria's hand, Luo Wei looked up at the sky. The moonlight at this moment became even more beautiful.

However, Saber couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Luo Wei's explanation.

Then he realized that what Rowe said didn't seem to be wrong. If it were Emiya Kiritsugu, he might indeed adopt such a tactic. After all, he was obsessed with victory. As long as it could achieve his goal, he would use any despicable means without hesitation.

Now, the winner takes all, and she has already become a loser, so there is nothing to say even if she is treated like this.

The moment she was subdued by Rowe, her fate was sealed. She had been eliminated from the Holy Grail War. The only difference was that she was not killed immediately.

Having my magic power cut off by Luo Wei and then quietly waiting for it to disappear seems like a good option...

Although it was not as grand as she had imagined, it was at least peaceful, which was not bad for her.

So, after figuring out some things, Artoria was no longer as conflicted as before, but sat quietly beside Rowe, wanting to listen to what he wanted to say to her.

Seeing that Altria stopped disappearing and was finally willing to calm down and listen to him, Luo Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I didn't let all my efforts go to waste.

Then he felt in his pocket, took out two pieces of candy, handed one to her, and put the other one in his mouth.

"Where should I begin... Let me think about it for a moment, how can I put it so that you can accept it more easily." After thinking for a moment, and waiting for Altria to finish eating the candy, Luo Wei decided to get to the point.

"Alright, let's put all the previous questions aside for now and continue discussing the most important topic. My first question is still that..."

"Saber, for you, what kind of ending can you accept? Simply saying a peaceful death is too abstract, so I want to know if you simply don't want to die in civil strife, or if you have a more specific way of ending in mind. Come and tell me."

"The method of destruction..." When Artoria heard Luo Wei repeat this strange question again, she couldn't help but look embarrassed for a moment.

But seeing Luo Wei's serious expression, she pursed her lips and then expressed her thoughts.

"What I expect is a more gentle and peaceful approach, not watching my country perish in the civil strife caused by Mordred—"

Compared to the rebellion started by Mordred, what she hoped for was undoubtedly a more gentle exit.

It was as peaceful and silent as welcoming destruction in a dream, without any madness or resentment, and it was an exit in a way that everyone could accept.

But asking her to elaborate on the more specific way she died?

This question is too abstract. A normal person with no mental problems probably wouldn't think about how he should die.

"So, you haven't considered this issue at all..."

Hearing Altria's answer, Luo Wei was not surprised at all, and then scratched his hair helplessly.

"If you don't even know how you should perish, then what exactly are you chasing after?"

"Even if you say so...how could a king think about such a question as how his country should be destroyed in the right way?" Artoria asked back.

"Indeed, no king would proactively consider such abstract questions as how to properly annihilate himself. After all, every king hopes that his country and rule will last for thousands of years, and that their life will last forever. This has been the case since ancient times, whether they are wise or tyrannical."

Luo Wei smiled slightly, and he understood her thoughts.

It cannot be said that it is completely wrong, it can only be said that what Artoria thought was too naive.

Since it is destruction, there can be no such thing as peace. Since ancient times, the fall and replacement of which dynasty did not leave corpses everywhere and countless lives lost?

The so-called peaceful demise, that kind of thing only exists in people's imagination.

So he turned to Altria and asked, "Hey, Miss Altria, have you ever considered this? Perhaps Mordred's way was gentle enough. At least she left you with a hope in the end, a hope that was so faint that it was almost invisible, but very gentle to you... hope."

Click——! !

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a crisp sound. Luo Wei turned his head and saw that the gravel under Altria's palm had been crushed into powder by her unconsciously. The magic power around her also began to rise with her anger, and the strong wind blew away the dust around her.

"That's complete nonsense!"

Altria's eyes widened as she shouted at Rowe, "I will never approve of someone going to destruction in such a ridiculous way!!"

"But why don't you approve? Even if you don't want to approve, there must be a reason, right? If it's just your subjective disapproval, then that's just your disapproval, and it can't be said to be incorrect, right? Is your so-called disapproval simply because it didn't meet your expectations?"

"Since you don't want to admit it, you should give your reasons and express your thoughts. Let me ask you—"

Luo Wei paid no attention to her excitement. He simply increased the strength of his grip on her hand. Then, gazing into her eyes, he spoke calmly, "Saber, do you think the gentleness you expect is truly gentleness?"

"--What exactly do you want to say?" Artoria frowned slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm not Merlin, so I don't intend to give you any meaningless ideological education. I will only explain all the cruel truths to you. As for the consequences, you still need to think about and face them yourself."

While gazing at Altria's beautiful emerald eyes, Luo Wei slowly asked her, "Ms. Altria, is the future you expect like this—"

"Imagine this: Mordred hadn't started a rebellion and had kept to himself. The Lancelot incident hadn't happened. Guinevere had become a good queen, Morgan was a good sister, and Merlin had stopped being cynical and instead helped you govern the country. In that case, even those nobles who coveted the throne wouldn't dare to make any secret moves. If such a united and friendly Great Britain really emerged, what do you think would happen?"

"It will...be beautiful, right?"

Listening to Luo Wei's description, Artoria thought for a moment.

She found that the situation Luo Wei described was indeed what she had always dreamed of. If Britain could really be like this, perhaps...

"Hmm... the answer is, you'll get a Britain where the Battle of Camlann never happened, your sister Morgan never turned against you, the white dragon Vortigern died, the Romans and Saxons never invaded, and the Knights of the Round Table and the lords of all lands remained united and friendly. Is this the Britain you long for?"

"...Yes, all I expect is a united and prosperous Great Britain..."

Altria gritted her teeth and said, "We will all coexist with each other, and in the end, the king and the people will welcome the end of Great Britain in silence."

"Well, I guess that's what I meant. This is really a gentle way to die. Everyone can accept death and have a good end."

"But..." Hearing this, Luo Wei nodded first, then looked at Altria in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you think this is truly realistic? Are your people and knights as noble as you, able to accept death with equanimity? Have you considered this important question?"

Luo Wei's merciless questions completely shattered the defenses in Altria's heart.

"As someone who once served as a king, you should be well aware that humans have inherent bad tendencies. Even you, as their king, cannot constrain human choices."

"Think about it, Artoria. As long as Britain's current situation remains unchanged, whether in years of disaster or plenty, the land won't be able to grow enough food. What will happen then?"

"No, that's impossible... There must be... There must be another way to solve this problem."

Upon hearing this question, Artoria's eyes began to avoid a little, and she still felt at a loss about this situation.

"Just trying to avoid this topic by saying there's a solution won't work."

"Altria, haven't you ever thought about this? With half of the Knights of the Round Table willing to betray the king at the mere suggestion of Mordred, and citizens willing to rise up in rebellion at the mere incitement, what could they possibly not do?"

"So human nature is actually the most complex thing, isn't it? The reason why the Hero King has such a bad attitude is actually largely because he has long seen through human nature."

Luo Wei's ruthless words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing Altria's momentum to suddenly deflate and her determined eyes to begin to waver.

"Look, think about it carefully. Even in the latter stages of your reign, when the nation's power was declining but not yet on the verge of extinction, they were able to betray you. Now think about it: if the end truly arrived, what would the social environment be like?"

"If the land can't grow food and the people can't guarantee enough food and clothing, will they still be willing to stay in your Great Britain? Even ants try to survive, so how much more so humans? When there's no food, they eat horses. When there's no food, they eat plants. When there's no plants, they eat tree bark, shoes, and anything else they can find. To save food and reduce consumption, civilians must even reduce the number of people in their homes to ease the burden. If that really happens, people will flee, or there will be widespread rebellion. This is all to be expected. There might even be—"

"There will be a great famine, cannibalism, and even the exchange of children for food. If you follow my instructions, you should be able to predict this, my foolish king..."

In the end, Luo Wei shattered the last bit of fantasy that remained in Altria's heart without hesitation.

"Don't... say that again!"

Artoria began to flinch, her body beginning to tremble.

"Nothing is impossible. It seems you've figured it out yourself. Your so-called gentle demise, a natural death, now seems to be the cruelest kind of death, right?"

"There's nothing I can do but hopelessly wait for death to come. To survive, I even go against the laws of nature and human ethics, committing cannibalism. This wait is as brutal as the tortures of hell."

"I can assure you that if your scenario continues, Britain will ultimately be a world littered with corpses and devoid of hope. Compared to that, Mordred's decisive act of cutting the Gordian knot is like that of an angel."

"She helped you transform your constant bleeding and waiting for death into a death that gave you hope and a glorious demise. To be frank, from my perspective, everything she did for you was a great benefactor!"

Luo Wei spoke mercilessly, and his words were like a bolt from the blue, falling directly into Artoria's heart.

"No... No, this... is absolutely impossible..."

Altria's eyes became empty.

Thinking of the future described by Luo Wei, her heart began to tremble, because that desperate future was entirely possible.

The peace I was looking for... turned out to be hell...

Then what is the purpose of all my resentment and struggles so far?

"Look, I've already said it. What you pursue may not necessarily be right, and what you deny may not necessarily be truly wrong."

"Britain at the end of the Age of Gods is like a terminally ill cancer patient, and you, Saber, are the doctor. Given the inevitability of death, the longer you delay, the more chemotherapy and physical therapy you administer, the more painful the patient's life becomes, and the more he or she desires death. It's as simple as that. And Mordred, by chance, offers relief to the patient you tortured, and leaves you, the doctor, with a hope called 'what if'."

"If this drags on, I'm afraid it won't just be Mordred who'll suffer. Those people who can't bear the torture will seek their own death, ending their suffering. Find your sister Morgan and unleash a plague on Britain, poisoning them all in their beds overnight. Or they could all take to the battlefield and use Saxon butcher knives to give them a quick and decisive death. Or perhaps the people could rise in rebellion, just to have their king finish their own death. Which do you think is better than Mordred's approach?"

Luo Wei continued to speak, but at this moment, Altria's eyes were empty, and she had no idea how to face this inevitable result.

The peaceful death of Britain that she had always hoped for was just an illusion, the magic of which was no less than Kiritsugu Emiya's salvation of all mankind.

The most fundamental problem is that this foolish king himself doesn't know what a peaceful death is.

If we really discuss this further, Luo Wei would exclaim, "Wow!"

Not long ago, he and Merlin had discussed for a long time in their dreams the abstract topic of how Britain should be destroyed. As a result, during their constant calculations, they discovered that what Mordred did was actually the optimal solution to break the current situation in Britain.

It can be said that this was a blessing in disguise for the naughty child Modred. Although her rebellion was tragic, it was the fastest solution. Instead of letting everyone wait to die on the spot, it was really merciful to just kill them by slitting their own throats.

So, lies don’t hurt people, the truth is the sharpest knife.

And this knife completely killed Altria.

"But...I..."

Altria clenched her fists.

"There's nothing more to say. You should wake up now and give up this inevitable death. In fact, you have done the best you can. It's time to learn to let go."

Luo Wei shook his head. "Just return to your own era. Take a good walk and don't be too obsessed with this Holy Grail."

"What did you say...you want me to give up..." Altria's face was full of reluctance, "Holy Grail? How is this possible..."

"But now you don't have any wishes you want to fulfill, right? Even if you really went back to the past, how would you change the ending? In the end, it would only make things worse, right?"

"Ms. Altria, you can already see it, right?"

"You've understood everything, yet you still insist on going back to the past? Even if it means witnessing your country and its people plunged into an even more horrific hell, would you not hesitate? Knight King, you are the true devil..."

"I……"

Altria's face showed an expression of great struggle.

"……do not know."

"Since you don't know what you should do," Luo Wei smiled, "why don't you listen to other people's opinions?"

"What's your opinion?"

"No, it's not mine. After all, I've done most of my work in guiding you. The rest is up to you to get over it. Open that envelope. There should be a message from Merlin inside."

"You mean the letter with nothing in it?"

"Eh?"

Hearing what Altria said, Luo Wei's expression was slightly stunned, and then he looked at her in astonishment.

"You mean, the letter... is empty?"

"Ah."