Chapter 142: King Arthur from Another World VS Conqueror King
[They're fighting! Go, Mo-chan!!]
[Bro-dar, don't back down!!!]
[Back then, during the three kings' meeting, didn't Iskandar and Gilgamesh bully Artoria-chan together? This time Mo-chan is here to seek justice for her father!]
[LOL, unlike Artoria, Mordred doesn't even give Iskandar a chance to talk.]
[But that's exactly why Mo-chan is so cute.]
[It feels like in a direct fight, Mo-chan actually has a good chance of winning.]
[After all, Iskandar is a Rider. If he doesn't ride his ox chariot, he's definitely at a disadvantage.]
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[System: 'British Trouble Kid' has sent 300 Saint Quartz!]
[Message: Conqueror King dared to insult my father, watch me beat him until he cries!]
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At that moment, the semi-transparent livestream screen appeared again, with countless comments flying across the screen.
Seeing the familiar livestream interface return, Ethan immediately felt much more relieved.
Earlier, when he had fallen into the other Fuyuki, somehow the system had suddenly stopped working.
"Boom————————————!!"
A crimson lightning bolt shot straight out from the wall, slamming into the inner walls of Chaldea!
Fortunately, a silver-colored defense wall was activated just in time, preventing it from piercing directly through Chaldea.
Immediately after, two figures rushed out of the room, beginning to battle right in the hallway.
"Unforgivable! Daring to call Father a dreamy little girl — you dare call yourself a king like that? Conqueror King! Iskandar!!!"
Mordred was so angry that her face turned red as she swung Clarent to attack.
"Clang————————!!!"
Iskandar blocked the attack with his sword, speaking helplessly:
"Indeed, King Arthur was a worthy opponent, but as a king, I truly cannot agree with her ideals."
"Hmph, your empire fell apart later anyway, what right do you have to say my Father was wrong?!"
"Really, why do you sound exactly like King Arthur."
Iskandar sighed.
"Eh? I sound like Father?!"
Mordred's sword swing weakened a bit, but she quickly recovered.
"Hmph, don't think flattering me will make me go easy on you!"
"That counts as flattery?"
Iskandar's face was full of confusion as he swung his sword to block Mordred's attack.
"Seriously, I'm more and more confused about what the hell you Knights of Britain are thinking."
Soon, Iskandar noticed Ethan, who had just arrived.
"Yo, Master, perfect timing! Hurry and help me talk some sense into this rebellious Knight!!!"
"Mash."
Ethan immediately called out to Mash.
"Roger!!!"
Immediately, Mash rushed forward with her shield, blocking Mordred's strike right as it was about to land.
"Please calm down, Mordred-san!"
Blocking Mordred's attack, Mash tried her best to persuade her.
"Calm down? Anyone who insults Father must pay the price!!!"
Mordred's eyes were bloodshot; she had no intention of pulling her punches.
"Really, this rebellious Knight has such a short temper."
Reines spoke with great interest, standing in a room where a huge hole had been blown out, watching the scene.
"...Reines, can't you let me go a little?"
Waver was still tied tightly to his chair.
"How could I? I'm still waiting for chibi onii-sama to explain to me the actions you took later to seize the Holy Grail."
"What's there to explain! I told you, I was too young back then, too reckless! Kongming-dono, Kongming-dono, save me!!!"
"Ah ya ya, so lively as soon as I arrive."
Merlin, leading Fou, approached from behind Ethan. When she saw Ethan, she smiled gently.
"Oh? Master-kun? It's only been a short time, but you... seem a little different."
"Fou fou~~~"
Fou jumped from Merlin's shoulder onto Ethan's, sniffing.
"——————?!"
Seeing Merlin smile like that, Ethan immediately frowned and asked:
"You knew beforehand that I would get caught up in other Time Fractures, didn't you?"
Merlin had happened to leave with Fou at the time, and given her mischievous nature, it wouldn't be surprising if she had done something.
"Ara~, Master-kun, whatever are you talking about? I'm not the type to enjoy watching others suffer in agony."
Who are you trying to fool! You drama-loving Succubus!!!
Seeing Ethan's unwavering gaze, Merlin sighed and continued:
"At most, I just felt a little uneasy. Besides, Master-kun, you came back safe and sound, didn't you? You're the Master who has to save the Human Order — don't worry about small stuff like this~~~"
Since Merlin was determined not to say more, Ethan continued staring at her.
"Besides, over there the fight seems to be getting more intense. Shouldn't we prioritize handling that first?"
Looking at Mordred's increasingly fierce attacks, even the kouhai-chan helping Iskandar seemed to be struggling.
Indeed, the urgent matter was to quickly stop the meaningless battle between Mordred and Iskandar.
If they delayed any longer, the internal defense barriers might be destroyed, and then they'd be in big trouble.
As for the other matter, Ethan would find a chance to question Merlin about it later.
"Mordred!!!"
Ethan immediately called out, stopping Mordred who was about to swing her sword again.
"Master, even if you want to stop me now, I absolutely won't listen!!!"
Right now, it seemed like Mordred could no longer hear anyone else. After all, in her heart, the great, majestic, and perfect Father King had been insulted by Conqueror King Iskandar in such a way?!
This shock was simply too great for Mordred, who had always taken Arthur King as her role model to admire...
However, if Mordred wasn't stopped immediately, Doctor Romani might very well become Waver 2.0 from now on.
Suddenly, Ethan had an idea and immediately shouted to Mordred:
"Mordred, even if you defeat Iskandar here, it still won't prove that his evaluation of King Arthur is wrong!"
"Damn it, of course I know that already!"
Mordred continued pouring mana into Clarent.
"But how could I possibly tolerate someone who insulted Father standing right before me?!"
A pitch-black, evil aura continued to gush out from Clarent!!!
"Noble Phantasm, deploy!!!"
Seeing that Mordred was about to directly release her Noble Phantasm right there in the corridor, Mash had no choice but to prepare to release her own Noble Phantasm to block it.
"Wait, I have a way to resolve this without fighting."
At that hair-trigger moment, Ethan shouted loudly.
"That is, to have Iskandar and King Arthur hold another debate!!!"
"——————?!"
"————————?!"
As soon as Ethan finished speaking, not only the two involved but even Waver and Reines wore bewildered expressions.
"Master, you mean... you're going to summon Father again to verbally duel this arrogant bastard?!"
Mordred looked over with a suspicious gaze.
Ethan would have loved that too...
But with his current livestream points, to recklessly gacha a Saber from the chaotic pool of all Heroic Spirits?
It wasn't just unlikely — it was purely wishful thinking!
Even if there were countless versions of Saber, it would be useless!!!
"No..."
Ethan paused slightly before continuing.
"But, we have a other King Arthur already, isn't he?"
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"Master, may I ask... what exactly is the situation right now?"
Sitting in the room with a giant hole blown in it, Arthur, looking confused, sat on a chair.
To his left was Mordred, full of anger, and to his right was Iskandar, arms crossed, laughing heartily.
"Actually, Mordred wants you and Conqueror King to hold a debate between kings."
"No... Master, why do I have to debate with this Conqueror King?"
Arthur was still bewildered and confused.
Only then did Ethan remember — just now Arthur had chased after Draco outside, so he probably missed the Three Kings Meeting episode from FZ.
But that was actually a good thing; at least he wouldn't know how Iskandar had criticized Saber back then.
"It's fine, Arthur."
Merlin, wearing an amused smile, approached.
"To them, you are King Arthur from another world. Demonstrating your kingly will in front of your allies would only deepen the mutual trust, wouldn't it?"
"Merlin, is this another one of your pranks?!"
Seeing Arthur's face turn serious, Merlin immediately hid behind Ethan.
"Hehe, this time it's not my doing, you know. This time it was Master-kun's idea. Besides, I'm not Merlin, I'm Lady Avalon~~~"
Seeing Ethan giving a pleading look, Arthur could only sigh.
"Very well, if it is Master's request."
"Hey, Father King from another world!!!"
Beside Arthur, Mordred suddenly shouted.
"Even if you're from another world, Master said you are still the genuine King Arthur, right?"
Hearing Mordred's question, Arthur lightly nodded.
"That's right, in my world, I also drew the Sword in the Stone and became King."
"Alright then, I'll entrust this chance to you. You must make that arrogant bastard who dared question my Father cry out in fear!!!"
"Cry out..."
Arthur looked across at Iskandar, who was laughing heartily.
"Yaa, I didn't expect to have the chance to debate the Knight King twice. Honestly, I'm getting a bit fired up too. Let's do our best, King Arthur from another world."
"...Umu, I will do my best."
At this moment, a large number of viewers had gathered in the livestream, all eager to see how Iskandar would debate Arthur on the "King's way" this time.
[Ahahahaha, poor Proto-Saber got dragged out to be the scapegoat.]
["Proto-Saber: Wait a minute, Master couldn't summon the female version of me, so they dragged me in as a substitute instead?"]
[Didn't expect the host to know how to enjoy the fun too.]
[Yeah, I thought the host was a boring guy who always acted all serious. Turns out bro knows how to 'eat melons' too!]
[But how exactly will Arthur and Bro-dar debate?]
[Jajajaja, let's hope Ahoge King won't end up like his female counterpart.]
[Arthur: Conqueror King, everything you said is correct, however... ECKUSU.... KARIBAAAAAA =========)))))))]
[This really feels like a reenactment of the Three Kings Meeting back in the day.]
[Wait, weren't there only two kings? Where's the third one?]
[Anyway, back then Gil was just sitting there eating popcorn, only Bro-dar was carrying the team, so just let streamer-kun stick a lamppost next to them to pretend it's Gil.]
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[System: 'Ultimate Joker' has sent 150 Saint Quartz!]
[Message: Bro-dar better be careful, slip up and you'll catch two NPs from that father-daughter duo! Hahahahahaha]
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"Then, as before, let's start by asking what wish you would make upon the Holy Grail."
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Iskandar was the first to speak in the verbal duel.
"Knight King from another world, would you like to speak first?"
"Holy Grail, huh..."
Arthur shook his head.
"I once pursued the Holy Grail, but now, I no longer need it. My only wish now is to destroy Beast VI. Evil must be completely punished!!!"
As he spoke those words, a brilliant light seemed to radiate from Arthur's body.
He then looked over at Iskandar.
"And you, Conqueror King?"
"...Me, I don't need it either."
Iskandar hesitated for a moment before answering.
"Liar, you arrogant bastard! In that footage, you clearly said you wanted to use the Holy Grail to regain a physical body!!!"
Mordred immediately stood up and shouted loudly.
"...Noisy as hell! That was all in the past!!!"
Iskandar crossed his arms and shouted upward.
"Oh? Could it be that compared to Father from another world, you feel your wish is too petty and not worth mentioning?"
Mordred seemed to have found his weak spot and began teasing Iskandar with a mocking tone.
"Damn it... Fine, I admit it, my wish has never changed from the start. To regain my body and conquer the world, that is me, the Conqueror King!!!"
Forced into a corner by Mordred, Iskandar had no choice but to loudly admit his true thoughts.
"Truly worthy of the title Conqueror King, admirable indeed."
Arthur nodded, showing approval.
"Ahahaha, being praised by King Arthur himself, what a great honor for me."
Seeing Arthur and Iskandar complimenting each other made Mordred a little restless on the side.
"Ahem, then I have one more question, King Arthur from another world — have you ever 'regretted'?"
Iskandar finally led the discussion to the main topic.
"As a king, have you ever regretted the actions you took in the past?"
"Ah, I regret deeply."
Arthur's gaze immediately turned somber.
"I wholeheartedly wished to save my country, yet in the end, Britannia perished. I devoted my entire life to saving my people, but ultimately, I lost them... and my Round Table companions as well..."
"...As expected, just like that Arthur King said before."
Iskandar crossed his arms and shook his head.
"It seems you are no different from that little girl — neither of you are worthy of being called a 'king'. You are merely sacrifices of your nations. If that's the case, then let me repeat it once more..."
"A true king must be one with overwhelming ambition, the one who laughs the loudest, the one who rages the most fiercely! One who reaches the pinnacle of humanity in both good and evil! That is what a king must be!!!"
"You bastard——!!!"
Mordred prepared to draw her sword and charge again, but Arthur reached out his hand to stop her.
"Conqueror King, even if what you say is correct, that does not give you the right to deny the king's way of others!"
As he spoke, Arthur's eyes were filled with overwhelming majesty.