Chapter 516 Mordred, Missing

After bidding farewell to his good rival, Siegfried walked alone on the way back to his room.

Karna called him out for a request.

"Please, don't tell your master this news."

"Master?" Siegfried subconsciously thought it was Gold. When he realized what he was doing, he was horrified, "You... discovered it?"

"You don't belong to the red side or the black side, but stand with Shakespeare, right?" Karna asked.

"Yes...so I'm sorry, I have an obligation to report." Siegfried lowered his eyes, but saw Little Sun shake his head and said:

"I don't understand the reasons why you joined them, but my gun once collided with your sword. That is not a battlefield that a reckless and treacherous person can respond to. Therefore, I don't think you will return home because of tricks."

Yeah, that was a really good fight.

Recalling the clash of guns and swords that made his heart tremble, Siegfried's tight eyes relaxed slightly, and he fell into thinking for a moment.

Karna was right, he was forced to go to Liangshan. Although Shuo Yue did not treat him badly, it was difficult for him to feel the same.

What's more, the Dutch dragon slayers didn't completely believe what Shuo Yue told them.

Seize the Holy Grail - So Yue said.

But what about his wishes? What exactly is a wish? Do the Sixth Director Lingxia and King Arthur who are accompanying him know?

If even they didn't know, Siegfried would be surprised, right?

But this is the fact. After summoning Artoria, Shuo Yue buried his true purpose deep in his heart, because he knew that once this matter was revealed, he was destined to stand on the opposite side of all heroes.

——Only one person knows, and that is Shakespeare.

This is not surprising, because Shuo Yue knows that Shakespeare is completely opposite to other heroes, that is, he only pursues stories, and only more exciting stories can make him change his ways.

After wandering alone for more than sixty years, the Saint from the Far East pursues the Holy Grail in order to forgive mankind, or the assassin who comes from another world to destroy the world in order to protect it. Which one of their stories attracts him more?

If Shakespeare had heard this, he would have shouted something like, "We have not abandoned anyone, we are just looking for a more suitable audience seat."

Thoughts went round and round, and finally, Siegfried agreed to Karna's request.

"I promise you."

"Grateful."

After watching the dragon slayer leave, Karna turned around, and the figure of Red Assassin vaguely emerged. It was not the real body, but the thoughts projected by Semiramis in the courtyard, that is, a phantom.

"What do you want from me, Empress?"

"Let me tell you the truth - although the real murderer has not been found, it has been proven that the priest and I did not do it. What about you, are Rider, Archer and Shuo Yue coming back?"

She invited the four people to leave, but the empress' eyes always fell on Karna. In her opinion, Karna was probably the only one willing to return to the red side.

The two knights, Achilles and Atalanta, are easy to understand, because they are both typical heroes, unbearable displays of strength and skill, foolish warriors who gallop on the battlefield with high-sounding reputation and dignity.

As for Shuo Yue, the empress who is a conspirator has a special feeling. It is not only a resonance of certain qualities, but also the kind of same-sex repulsion that 'one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers'.

But - there was a certain gap between Karna and them. Although he had a perfect background and experience, there was a very obvious difference between him and the many heroes Semiramis knew.

As long as he does not exceed certain laws, this servant will be extremely easy to talk to -

"Please forgive my refusal, Red Assassin."

"What...!" The empress was slapped in the face, and she couldn't help but said coldly, "Karna, you should know that you and Black are not in a real contractual relationship now. The spiritual veins of the Thousand World Tree can only support your manifestation. We can’t fight fiercely, but we have the Holy Grail!”

Facing Semiramis' question, Karna showed no dissatisfaction at all, but nodded in a serious manner and replied:

"What you said is indeed correct, Empress. The master-slave relationship formed in the most legitimate way, you are the only pair in this camp. The master is using you, and you are also using the master. However, There is devotion and trust in each other. It is impossible for you to betray him. At most, you just think about it in your heart. "

"..."

After hearing what Little Sun said, Semiramis was speechless.

Did this heroic spirit just point out "something" hidden in the deepest part of himself in an extremely direct way?

"...just now, what did you say?"

"I didn't say anything. You can't betray your master, and the other party has full trust in you, so I'm just praising you for having the most ideal master-slave relationship."

The empress stared at Karna fiercely. Karna looked puzzled as if he was confused. He was indeed praising himself, at least in his own eyes, but this statement——

"What...are you talking about?"

"I'm not saying anything stupid. You are in the most ideal state as a Master and a Servant. The Master should also not betray you. That's not because you will retaliate against the betrayer, but because he understands it very well. Not betraying is the most important and appropriate method."

——He will not betray.

This sentence sounds extremely noble.

Ignoring the empress's hesitation, Karna continued:

"I will not ask you to forgive me for this, but you can at least accept my approach, Assassin. The law of the jungle is the law of the world. Having said that, we are not beasts. We should also be covered with a layer of human ethics in addition to our instincts."

"At the moment of being destroyed, it was Black Archer and the spirit veins of the Thousand Worlds Tree that saved us. It was this ethics that prevented me from returning - because I am made up of this existence."

Karna declared:

"I will protect the black side until I think it is over. That's all I can say."

The phantom shook its body as if to express the impact on the main body.

"...Is that so...? Well, whatever you like."

It was obvious that the Empress's thoughts were no longer on Karna, and Karna just nodded calmly:

"Thank you very much."

The phantom turned back to Karna and asked before it disappeared:

"--I say, do you really think I won't betray you?"

"Of course, Empress, are you the kind of paranoid who wants to kill the person you love?"

After hearing this, the phantom disappeared in a panic, and on the throne, the Empress opened her eyes, first showing a look of confusion, and then an extremely annoyed look.

"You actually said that I can't betray? I am the famous Semiramis!"

It was ridiculous. The reason why I didn't betray was entirely because we had the same goal. He wanted to save humanity, and I wanted to be the one who ruled those saved humans.

Then I just had to make a clean break with the other guys. After everything was over, it was completely possible to betray the Master.

Lancer is so ridiculous. Of course I can betray him, but it's just not necessary for the time being. Otherwise, I will betray him right now to show you. It's also very easy to erase that man's will, seize his authority, and turn him into a puppet.

You can imagine his expression when he was betrayed. He was stunned and shocked. As he gradually understood the facts in front of him, his face must have twisted into an angry shape, and then he would definitely cry out in grief--

"... No, that's not right. That guy won't show his sadness like this."

At most, he would just stare in surprise. Then, he--definitely laughed. The sixty years that things didn't go as he wanted were wasted.

Even so, he didn't regret it, because Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had thrown away all his regrets four hundred years ago. From the moment he vowed to forgive everything and save everything, he threw away all his regrets.

He would not be angry about betrayal. When faced with betrayal, he would only try to deal with it.

That is a sad way of life. Betrayal is always accompanied by ridicule, and the career that one has worked hard to build is easily overturned. However, no matter how many times this process is repeated, the boy will only start over silently.

Even if there is a real betrayal, the betrayed party will not have any thoughts. The boy, who has long thrown despair to the sky, will only abandon the betrayer and move on.

The assassin holding the bayonet from behind will never catch up with him, and can only watch his back silently forever.

There is no intense emotion such as sadness and regret - now Assassin is just embracing a trace of loneliness as ambiguous as a thin cloud.

While the red party is busy advancing towards a certain key point, Lion Jiejieli, as the master of Red Saber, is in unprecedented anxiety at this moment.

"I said - that's right!"

The loud voice exploded on the street, ignoring the doubtful eyes of passers-by. The burly man was sweating profusely and used the communication spell to send his anxious voice to the distant Mirenia Fortress.

"My Servant, Mordred, is missing!"