My Destiny Illustrated Book of the Moon

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 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 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.

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.

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.

"I promise you."

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

"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!”

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.

"Please forgive my refusal, Red Assassin."

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

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

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, "I have not abandoned anyone, I am just looking for a more suitable audience seat."

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'.

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

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.

Seize the Holy Grail - that's what Shuo Yue said.

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.

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

"Grateful."

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

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

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.

"What do you want from me, Empress?"

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, But there is dedication and trust in each other. You can't 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?

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

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 situation 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 wavering, Karna continued:

"I won't 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. Even so, we are not beasts. In addition to our instincts, we should also have a A shell of human ethics.”

"At the moment when we were about to be wiped out, it was the spiritual veins of Black Archer and the Thousand World Tree that saved us. It is this layer of ethics that prevents me from returning - because this is how I was formed."

Karna declared:

"I will guard Black until I think it's over, that's all I can say."

Phantom shook his body as if to express the impact on his 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:

"Grateful."

The moment before the phantom disappeared, he turned back to Karna and asked:

"——I said, do you really think I won't betray?"

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

After hearing these words, the phantom disappeared with an extremely flustered look. On the throne, the empress opened her eyes, first showing a look of confusion, and then an extremely annoyed look.

"You actually said that it's impossible for me to betray you? I'm the famous Semiramis!"

It's just ridiculous. The reason why he didn't betray was entirely because they had the same purpose. He wanted to save mankind, and he wanted to be the one who ruled over the rescued humans.

The next step is to make a clean break with the other guys. After everything is over, it is entirely possible to betray the Master.

That guy Lancer is so ridiculous. Of course I can betray him, but it’s not necessary for the time being. How about I betray you right now? It would be very difficult to erase that man’s will, seize his authority, and turn him into a puppet. Simple things.

You can imagine his expression when he was betrayed. He was shocked as if in a daze, and as he gradually understood the facts before him, his face would definitely twist into an angry shape, and then he would definitely cry out in grief——

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

The most likely result would be wide-eyed surprise. And then, he - for sure - would laugh. Sixty years were wasted when things did not progress as I had.

Even though this is the case, he does not feel regret for it, because Amakusa Shiro Tokisada had thrown away all regrets four hundred years ago. From the moment he vowed to forgive everything and save everything, he threw away all regrets. Lost all regrets.

He won't be angry about betrayal. When faced with betrayal, he will just try to cope with it and deal with it.

It was a sad way of living. Betrayal was always accompanied by ridicule, and the career you had worked so hard to build was easily overturned. However, no matter how many times he repeats this process, the boy will just silently start all over again.

Even if there is true betrayal, the betrayed party will not have any thoughts. The young man who had long forgotten his despair would simply leave the betrayer aside and move on.

The assassin holding the bayonet from behind will never be able to catch up with him, and will always be able to silently watch his back.

There were no intense emotions such as sadness and regret - Assassin now only held a vague loneliness like a thin cloud.

While the red team was busy moving towards a certain key point, Lion Jie Li, as the master of Red Saber, was in an unprecedented state of anxiety.

"I said it—that's right!"

A loud voice boomed on the street, ignoring the suspicious looks of pedestrians. The burly man was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He used communication techniques to project his anxious voice to the distant fortress of Myrenia.

"My Servant, Mordred, is missing!"

(End of this chapter)