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Shisui still carrying the cocoon like thing, walked alongside the road on the burned city with Shiki, when suddenly…

"Wait! Magus! Stop!"

A voice called out from the back, making him turn around.

There, a knight looked at him with a resolute voice, and she said to him…

"Magus! Are you the Master of that Servant!? The Berserker!?"

Shisui just looked at the knight with a neutral expression, neither did he felt bothered nor angry.

He just continued looking at her with a neutral gaze. And to add to that fact, he isn't feeling pity for the woman's hard life… or is he feeling fond of the knight in front of him.

To make it short, he isn't simping for the King of Knights.

Now, the question is, why-

[Why aren't you simping for the King of Knights!? Isn't simping for the original Saber in the Fate verse the first expression a Type-Moon fan would do upon seeing them alive!?]

Rokuro made an expression of… "What the hell is this dude saying?"

He stopped making that expression and just said…

'What do you even take me for? I am not a simp, okay!?'

[Yeah, yeah… Tell that to them. They will definitely agree with you.]

'You!!'

He wanted to cough blood.

Right here on, he really wanted to complain a lot…

Why am I always the one who gets targeted? Shouldn't it be the enemies to cough blood? Yet now… Why am I always the one getting harmed like this!!?!

His Anti-System tolerance is not enough, he needs to upgrade it even more!

'For your information, I really am not a simp. Heck! If I was a simp, would I have tried to let go of Shiki at that time?'

[Well… I guess you're right. After all, if you were a simp, you would be like a dog licking his owner so that he could get a food.]

Rokuro twitch his lips but still he agreed.

'Weird metaphor but… true.'

Then, the two decided to put their complaints on the back of their head and just continue watching this whole story.

...…

Suddenly, Shisui made a gesture of stopping someone.

The knight… Artoria was confused.

Who is this man making a gesture of stopping? I am not even doing anything else aside from asking him.

Then… her eyes fell on his side.

There, he saw a woman wearing a kimono readying to pull out her katana from it's scabbard.

The woman wearing a kimono then relaxed herself and finally, the deathly atmosphere Artoria felt when seeing her, disappeared.

Artoria was startled.

H-how!? My Instinct didn't even registered her presence! In fact, even after seeing her, her presence is still… none…

The King of Knights, Artoria, who is known for her undying resolution, finally met someone who can make her falter.

In fact, even Gilgamesh still cannot managed to do this to her, yet… the first time she saw the woman wearing a kimono, it was as if her Origin will definitely get erased from reality, or much worst, even on the long run of history…

"Yes, I am the Master of Berserker. So what of it, Saber?"

Artoria, might have doubts after she saw the woman, but still… being the King of Knights she is… Artoria shoved all of her doubts and negative feelings aside and shouted at Shisui…

"Why!? Why didn't you even tried to stop Berserker from bur-!"

"I have fate in Berserker that she won't harm the innocents."

"Huh? Won't caught up the innocents? Don't tell me… You give her an order to burn down the city!?"

Artoria's eyes widen.

She had an envision of who truly is responsible for the burning of the city…

"Yeah… I more or less ordered her to burn down the city… but so what of it? Did the people get caught on the flames? They are still alive, you know? Also, as a King, you had should known that some sacrifices are inevitable in a battlefield, right?

Indeed, I admire such ideals of yours, King Arthur, that you, are willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of your nation, for the sake of your subjected people. But still, may I remind you, things do not always goes as planned. Things like this are inevitable, it is part of our life."

Shisui preached Artoria with some words but still, as someone as resolute as her. Those words, felt like stabbing knifes, shattering her ideals…

Artoria gazed down as she hoarsely asked…

"Are you saying… that my ideals are wrong? Are you… saying that… I led my nation the wrong way?" Then Artoria looked at Shisui and continued. "Are you saying that I! Am just a fraud! Pretending to be a King!?"

Shisui raised an eyebrow. And there he realized that…

'It seems that I have understimated Artoria's stubbornness. Little did I expect her to outburst like this. Indeed, her noble way of leading her nation is very good. Her ideals will definitely enthrall various chivalrous people…

But the thing is… It really seems that she is much more stubborn than the series portrayed her. Coupled with her inferiority complex… This just creates some unnecessary problems.

Haha! As expected, birds of the same flock tends to group themselves.'

Then his originally neutral expression broke and he smiled softly to her.

'Shirou and Artoria are really a couple made by the heaven… Both idealistic, both have their own problems, both are plagued with guilt in their hearts… Yet, strangely, these two creates a fissure of waves that attracts each other. A unique chemistry indeed. That even with my knowledge in the psychological services… it is hard to pinpoint their uniqueness…'

Artoria wanted to speak again but she saw the smiling face of the man…

She was startled how his originally neutral view of her turned into one of fondness…

At this moment, she did not know how to react. Although she had led a nation to its glory, she, Artoria, is a total noob in the field of romance!

"King Ar… uh…"

"Artoria…"

"Hmm… Artoria. That's not what I'm saying. I never said anything about you being a fraud. In fact, I truly admire how you led your nation. In fact, is someone asked me, who would I chose to be my King? There's no doubt about it, it will definitely be you.

The reason? It is because of how you led your nation…"

"But…" Artoria voiced out, her voice is full of uncertainty. It's as if she doesn't believe Shisui in his words.

'Wow… Is this the reason why she is very stubborn? That, her ideals are stuck between her guilt and inferiority?

But still, I guess she is better than me because she can control her emotions. Meanwhile I. I really can't control my emotions right, very unstable. Is it because of my newly aquired Origin? Still for me to have an Origin… Well, it might have come from the body? I mean, I'm an outsider, I shouldn't have any Origin…'

His mind started to wander again. But still, he managed to snap out of it and said to Artoria…

"Oh, I have to leave now… Oh wait! Before I go, I am going to say this to you. Artoria!"

Artoria instinctively straighten her body and looked at Shisui.

There Shisui smiled and said to the King of Knights…

"Before we part our ways I want to say this, one last time. Put this on to your heart, not just your mind, but also in your heart!!"

Artoria looked at him intensely…

Seeing that he managed to hooked her attention, he smiled even more widely and continued…

"Artoria! King of Great Britain! First of all, Good job."

"Huh?"

Artoria was confused. Is he complementing me now? Really?

Yet, despite the simple words of Shisui, it still flowed deep into her heart…

"Good job, no… you have done an excellent job. What you have done for your country is more than enough."

When he said that, Artoria's heart sunken… She suddenly remembered how the Battle of Camlann ended…

"But…"

"Indeed, Great Britain has truly fallen but still, does that mean anything? No it doesn't. What matters is what people thought of you… In the end, even though a lot of time has passed, you're still the king they revere, the only king they admire…"

Artoria widened her eyes.

"In fact, you can even ask your loyal follower, right there."

He pointed at a trash bin and a purple colored full armored guy came out of it…

"Arghhhh!!?! Arrr! Thurrrr!!"

"S-sir Lancelot!"

Then, Shiki suddenly appeared in front of the guy and slashed him woth her sword…

Both Artoria and Shisui were dumbfounded.

"S-Shiki!?"

"Sir Lancelot!!!"

Both voiced out their concerns but… Shiki just shrugged it away by saying.

"Don't worry, I just cut off the Berserker Class Container so that the Mad Enhancement skill is destroyed."

Shisui's mouth opened wide that even a dog can pass through it.

"Y-you can do that!?"

"Yes, why?"

"N-nothing…"

Seeing the stoic expression of his girlfriend, he just stayed silent and thought that this might be the reason why Alaya and Gaia are trying to kill her in the series.

"My- my King…"

Lancelot then kneeled in front of Artoria…

"Sir Lancelot! Please get up! You don't -"

"No! My King, I should have said this a long time ago. I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. I'm a total failure as your knight. I totally regret doing that. Yes, we might have gotten your consent but still! Due to this, your entire reputation has become a mess!"

"Sir Lancelot…"

Artoria gazed at the kneeling knight. Her gaze full of melancholy.

"But still! There is one thing I want to clarify!"

Lancelot then stood up and looked at his King.

"Sir…"

"Shisui."

"Ah, yes! Ahem! Sir Shisui is right. You are the best King for us. But still, there is no need to save the Great Britain."

Artoria gazed at Lancelot with anger. She could not believe that a knight of hers would say that. Yes, she is okay with it if it was not her subject but… if it was her knight…

"Sir Lancelot! How could you say that!? How about the lost lives of-"

"My King!! Snap out of your delusions! The lives, no matter how much we tried, even if we use the grail, we would never be able to make them come back alive! Yes, we might be able to make them revive temporarily but! The lost lives will always be lost! History has been written! No matter how much we try, in some way or another, they will still die!"

Artoria became lost… He is right, no matter how much I try those who died will always be dead.

When Artoria is drowning in self contempt. A hand placed itself on his head, literally.

"Artoria. Do you know why I said all of these to you?"

Artoria looked at Shisui with a tired and hallowed eyes…

"No."

Shisui smiled gently as he patted her head.

"It is because… I don't want to see you drowning in sadness. It goes the same for all the Knights of the Round Table, right Lancelot?"

"Yes! That's right."

"See?"

Artoria nodded as clarity regained in her eyes.

"That's why, make sure that when I see you again, you aren't drowning in self contempt, okay?"

"Ah yes!"

Then Shisui suddenly disappeared only leaving some shouting voice.

"One more thing! All of the Servants will probably disappear in a minute! Although it's a shame that I could not see all the epic fights. Still, it was great talking to you, bye!"

Then Artoria and Lancelot looked at their hands and saw that it was turning into particles.

Then, they truly disappeared…

...

[…]

[What an anticlimactic ending!]

Rokuro just stayed silent.

[But still, why is the magic you conjured at that time still there?]

'Oh that? It is not visible even if it's Zelretch is the one seeing it. Only, Scathach and Shiki can see that. And also, fun fact, up until now, it is still there.'

[Wait what?]

'Let me tell you…'

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😑😐. I don't believe it, to think that I they suddenly made a periodical test without even saying anything to us. I just hope I managed to pass.😑