Can Arknights dream about the Knights of the Round Table?

——After you have been hungry for a long time, you catch a mouse, roast it roughly and then swallow it whole... The hunger that rolls in the abdominal cavity gradually disappears, and the sore throat always lingers because you cannot eat well for a long time. The burning sensation is suspended, and even the instinct that urges you to get more food without being full, at this moment...ah, it's so good to be alive.

This is the most important thing.

[Hate cannot fill my stomach now. If I persist in hatred without looking for something, I will definitely starve to death]

That is Ozwald's life insights after experiencing the night of genocide and several years of escape life... Hatred and anger are always things that only have the strength to think about after a full stomach, otherwise there would be no such thing. I can't take care of this.

Therefore, following the only and most solid "blood law of revenge" that has been established under the order of nature since the emergence of intelligent life, and repaying those Aslan who harmed me, I regard myself as my current virtue. Lark's responsibility is certainly something that should be done, but as a living person... I don't live just for these things of the past.

...In the days to come, I can make a lot of friends, see a lot of scenery, and have many wonderful encounters between people...even if it's just in a bar with people who know where I'm from from. People blow a lot of nonsense, then this happiness that lasts for several hours is the best and most real happiness; well, it is the treasure given by life and living?Well, let’s call it that.

Therefore, Ozwald, who has a clear understanding and feeling of these things, will of course extend his love to those who see him without asking for anything in return because of the moral values ​​and simple heart of justice he developed during the compulsory education he received last week. (Because I didn’t help you just because of your violent response, the moral satisfaction I gave you when I helped you is my reward), and I will also deal with those northern guerrillas who are better at playing , the "little brothers" who admired him couldn't let go of the worrying future ahead, so they took the initiative to provoke some new responsibilities that did not belong to them...

But if one day, due to lack of ability, the people who had followed him; even the Knights of the Round Table... the Black Knight, the Candle Knight, the Frost Star... or even Tallulah who clearly said "I gave my I give all my love to you, and you will be everything in my life from now on." This is what happens when a very important person dies.

Although Oswald will be sad, sigh, and shed tears, you said that he will be unable to control himself, and it will last for too long, and he will even be unable to get out.

That unfortunately won't happen

Because he already understood that human power has its limit and everyone will die.Many things will not happen unless you cannot accept them.

[Knowing Destiny] - This is what I call this mentality of Ozwald.

People's birth, old age, illness, death, joys and sorrows, and the various products that are born from this... Pay attention to it without falling into nostalgia, welcome loss calmly, and accept it even if the future is not good... This is how I understand the concept of "Knowing Destiny"; also This concept was given to Ozwald Artolis as a very important and necessary component at the core of his being.

It is exactly like this; after experiencing the initial [after everything was taken away by death called time travel but actually reincarnation]; the crown prince who instinctively enjoyed the glory and wealth lost these overnight and fell into a desperate situation, although it was not I was not mentally prepared, but I deeply felt the torment of hunger, cold, restlessness, and other pains... and the overly exaggerated furnace ceremony by the Witch King's remnants (this was mainly to increase the acceptance threshold on the scene, but not much)

What finally emerged was [the freest soul on Terra]

Move the water in the pool: 6 You are surrounded by me

9:40 pm.

Just as the atmosphere of the dinner was intensifying, there was suddenly a sound of thin and rapid footsteps outside the door of the house, accompanied by a fierce argument between the doorman and someone.

But before Baron Burton, the host of the banquet, could apologize to the celebrities present, the door to the banquet was kicked open with a bang.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of heavily armed soldiers filed in from left to right, surrounded and controlled the banquet, and pointed the muzzles of their shooting weapons at the merchants and nobles.

And the one who walked steadily from behind these soldiers and announced, "You have been arrested," was Colonel Hamilton, the top commander in charge of the garrison in Xiaoqiu County.

But compared to those aristocratic nobles who were flustered because of their shady appearance but hidden secrets in their hearts, other participants of the banquet were equally surprised and at the same time maintained their calmness and took the initiative to approach the unkind visitor. In front of the colonel.

In this regard, looking at the blond Luper woman in front of him, Hamilton just nodded: "We meet again, Scamandros."

"You don't seem at all surprised to see me here, Colonel."

"Accident?"

Upon hearing the horn's inquiry, Hamilton first raised his eyebrows, and then said sarcastically without concealing his inner feelings:

"No, from the first time I met you, I was not surprised at all - you were destined to hang out with this group of scum, just because of your cheap sympathy that you learned from the aristocratic etiquette class."

"...You followed us?!"

"I prefer to call this reasonable control."

Colonel Hamilton corrected the shortcomings in the words of the second captain of the Stormtroopers.

"No matter what, I still want to thank you. If it weren't for you to lead the way, I wouldn't have found such a good opportunity to wipe out all these moths."

After that, he ignored the horn and the orange-haired Waifan subordinate who also belonged to the Storm Commando, and turned to examine the participants of the banquet in front of him.

Starting from the owner of this house, Baron Bolton, Colonel Hamilton's eyes swept over their faces one by one... Each of these people is a wealthy businessman, a wealthy family... and in that so-called society Beneath the glamorous appearance of celebrities, there is a disgusting and filthy heart hidden deep inside.

While enjoying Victoria's fame and wealth, he secretly colluded with the most despicable traitors who attempted to subvert the country - such behavior made Hamilton feel completely despised and disgusted.

But at the same time as this annoying disgust, he was also very curious.

Where did this gang of maggots, who only knew how to do dirty deals in the shadows, get the confidence to gather together so boldly?Could it be that because of the few insignificant sneak attacks in the past, he thought that Xiaoqiu County was now under his control?

or……

Thinking about it, Colonel Hamilton slowly moved his gaze from the male and female nobles who had been eclipsed by the gunpoint to the stage, and looked at the man who, although there was a slight change when they broke in, soon became calm and relaxed. The white-haired young man looked at the development of the situation with a calm expression, as if he was just enjoying an evening drama.

"Good evening, sir."

Under the gaze of the colonel, the white-haired young man took off the three-cornered hat on his head, gave a simple salute, and then complained in Victorian in a voice that did not reveal much dissatisfaction:

"You ruined this banquet and made people's waiting in vain. This is not good."

And precisely because they heard his voice and discovered his existence, the noble merchants who had been trembling under the gun suddenly started making noise again, and a few of them hurriedly pointed their fingers as if they had seen a savior. The man upstairs shouted to Colonel Hamilton as if he was taking credit:

"He! Yes, that's him, Colonel! We are here at the request of this man. He is the mastermind of this incident. We are innocent. If you want to know anything, go -"

"Shut up, you idiot! Your poor words that are eager to escape and shirk responsibility are as easy to understand as the Sarkaz mercenaries who take the initiative to talk to the caravan in the wilderness."

Before the man could finish speaking, Colonel Hamilton shouted angrily and gave him a rifle butt to interrupt him; he was not stupid enough to believe such nonsense that if he asked what the other person's name was, he would not be able to get out even a single word. words.

Of course, Hamilton did not ignore the strange reaction of the orange-haired Vaifan behind Scamandros's girl, who seemed to be acquainted with this person but did not expect to see it - this was worth waiting for after the incident was over. Ask more carefully.

"...I haven't seen you in Xiaoqiu County."

After defeating the idiot who was trying to escape guilt, Hamilton took a deep breath and asked the white-haired man upstairs in Victorian as well.

During this period, he had quickly filtered through his mind the local and nearby upper-level faces, but found that he could not find even one corresponding existence; this made Hamilton already worried about the sewer rats gathering together to plot. Conspiracy makes the bad mood worse.

Especially when he heard the accent of the other party... It was an accent that, like Scamandros, could only be possessed by a Victorian aristocrat who had received a standard Londinium education. This had to be concerning.

But in any case, it is necessary to maintain the most basic vigilance against such a guy with unknown and unpredictable origins.

So he tapped the trouser leg three times with the little finger of his right hand that naturally hung by his side, and gave a secret instruction to his soldiers that if the other party made any abnormal behavior, they could shoot him on the spot - because this was the internal policy of the Xiaoqiu County garrison. Code word, Colonel Hamilton wasn't worried about what the guy might see from his vantage point.

"After all, the area where I was active before was not in Xiaoqiu County, so it's normal that you haven't seen me, Colonel."

"What is your purpose? What is the purpose of sneaking into this party, outsider?"

"I'm just waiting for someone; besides, Colonel, if the goal you have in mind is the same as the goal I'm waiting for, then theoretically speaking, I can indeed be considered related to them? Maybe I can even give orders on behalf of the leader?"

Ignoring the other party's increasingly gloomy expression, Hong Long put his index finger on his cheek and replied pretending to be thinking.

It's not that Ozwald didn't know the possible consequences of these provocative words. On the contrary, it was precisely because of this that he chose to do so.

Since he was on the second floor, he could hear the cries that started coming from the window after the banquet was interrupted and these soldiers broke in, as well as the dots of firelight reflected on the glass.

Judging from these details and the increasingly tense situation between the local residents and the garrison in Xiaoqiu County, this colonel, who is likely to be stimulated by time and has an increasingly fierce personality, may have sent more than just dozens of soldiers to surround the house. Instead, they surrounded the entire block where the Tara people were located!

There may be some unknown considerations and realistic elements in using such a radical method, but that does not mean that Ozwald will agree with it.

At this time, Colonel Hamilton also responded to Ozwald's provocation.

"...If you say something like this in front of me, do you think you can escape interrogation later? You are a pretentious outsider!"

"Similarly, just saying such words in front of me, 30 years ago, would have been enough for you to be sent to the gallows for treason, Mr. Colonel - you have to be lucky that you can catch up on your own It’s a good time to be in such chaos.”

"...Who do you think you are?"

"Hmm...probably the emperor of Victoria~~~"

"Damn things!!!"

Hamilton's arrogant speech completely angered Hamilton, and at the moment when the Victoria colonel roared, a dozen soldiers who were already ready to attack also pulled the triggers in their hands;

The crossbow bolts made of fine steel screamed and tore through the air through the acceleration of the device, speeding towards the arrogant white-haired man.

But what happened next was beyond everyone’s imagination——

Beyond the speed of sound, at this distance, the arrow should have penetrated the target almost as soon as the trigger was pulled, but no one heard the sound of even one shot piercing the body and smashing the wall... Oh , no, that’s not right.

There was the sound of liquid dripping.

The golden red, heavy, viscous liquid dripped on the ground or the table, burning the long table filled with food and tablecloths and creating a charred smell.

No one knew what happened during this time when they couldn't react at all. Just like they didn't know why the magnetic rail crossbow in their hands also started to heat up abnormally. It disappeared into the air the moment it was too hot to bear and let go. Same.

Someone wanted to scream, but before the sound came out, it was with the footsteps and frozen.

"Okay, okay, I will confiscate the dangerous little toys first; soldiers, ladies and gentlemen. From now on, no one is allowed to run around and scream, because you are already surrounded by me! And when I change No one is allowed to leave until he has his way."

After clapping his palms slowly and forcefully a few times, the white-haired man looked down at the crowd below with a smile.

Lightning flashed between the red dragon's horns.

"Pianist, keep playing, the party can't be complete without music.

I like a livelier atmosphere. "

Stirring the water in the pool: 7 The smile hides the knife

Magnificent orchestral music and passionate piano music echoed in the hall;

Men and women in suits and dresses sit on both sides of a long table covered with white tablecloths and sumptuous food, which fully satisfies the viewer's infinite reverie about the upper-class aristocratic dinner party - as long as you ignore the uneasy expressions on their faces. There were heavily armed soldiers with forced smiles and livid faces, their feet and mouths frozen in ice.

No one knows what the powerful warlock of unknown origin is thinking in his mind, just like no one can understand why he asked the trembling musicians to return to their original work after taking control of the banquet... For that damn ritual?

maybe.

Perhaps this is what these 'social celebrities' who are blinded by the desire for money can never understand. It seems that it appears in novels and picture books, and the so-called calmness and leisure can only be possessed by "those with power".

Even if a sudden change disrupted the plan, he was still willing to spend more time observing the subsequent development, and took the initiative to find and create an environment that would make this boring waiting time relatively comfortable.

'Wow~~'

The blood-like liquid gurgled out from the container in which it was sealed, and fell into the crystal clear crystal cup, making a pleasant collision sound; at the same time, the fragrant aroma of wine gradually overflowed.

"Please use."

When the glass was half full, the red wine stopped pouring, and then the blond Luper, who was holding the wine bottle, slowly pushed it towards the white-haired man who was sitting on the chair in front of him, closing his eyes and enjoying the music.

She is the only person who still has the right to move freely in this banquet hall where the atmosphere is weird and everyone is in danger. However, this freedom is only limited to taking out a bottle from the fine wine served to the guests and emptying it on the second floor. The degree of pouring wine.

Frankly speaking, at any other time, if she behaved like a barmaid like this, the character of Rita Scamanders would have hit the other person on the head with the wine bottle in her hand as a weapon, and it would be hard to fight. In that momentary gap, a set of enemy-defying jujitsu came.

But after seeing the opponent melting the arrows shot by the magnetic rail crossbow almost instantly, Rita did not dare to risk angering the opponent with such a powerful warlock with such speed and power in making such a big gamble— - It's just her own life that matters, but after all, there are her Stormtrooper subordinates, local colleagues who also belong to Victoria, and the nobles and celebrities of Xiaoqiu County that she doesn't like very much.

Such a situation that affected her entire body forced Rita to suppress her emotions and show a relatively submissive attitude to prevent the situation from developing into the worst situation... Fortunately, the guy in front of her only asked her to help pour a glass. Apart from the wine, he didn't make any excessive demands, which made Rita tolerable so far.

However, when she looked at the white-haired man's profile at such a close distance, for no apparent reason, Rita felt a strange sense of... familiarity?

And this is not her imagination.

It was so ridiculous that she couldn't help but ask.

"Have we met somewhere? This gentleman."

Hearing this, Ozwald opened his eyes and looked at the white wolf in front of him, showing a somewhat joking expression: "If this is a conversation, then it can't help you distract me or anything like that. Advantage."

"I don't have that naive idea, sir." Rita shook her head slightly, put the wine bottle in her hand on the table, took two steps back and stood still, and said seriously and solemnly: " I'm not referring to the chance meeting in the bar a few days ago on the street, or to Fiona, the orange-haired Vaifan. She just kept complaining to me that you had met her, but she kept it secret. Looking at her and so on... I am not referring to these accidents due to probability based on the fact that you and I live in Xiaoqiu County, but it should be some place earlier... that was used to warn or observe. It takes a long time to remember, but is eventually forgotten over time, my intuition tells me so."

"According to your description, this can no longer be called [intuition], but is a residual impression - but I can also tell you that perhaps many years ago, the memory you mentioned Maybe it actually happened.”

After thinking for a while, Red Dragon agreed with the other party's words, and then added: "I can even roughly guess a few relatively high-probability time points, and who asked you to remember the corresponding ones. plot."

And this made Rita even more confused.

"Why do you say that."

"One day, you will understand the answer to all this, daughter of Count Scamandros, but not now; I will not give you the answer immediately, otherwise, we will no longer be able to maintain such a 'harmony and friendship' Got along."

Red Dragon said this.

Harmonious and friendly?Ah!Rita felt quite funny when she heard this word... Now the captain and a member of the second storm commando detachment, the Victoria Colonel in Xiaoqiu County, dozens of once fully armed soldiers, as well as nobles and merchants; to these all How can we talk about [friendship and harmony] when we continue to be in a situation where we are unable to control ourselves due to force and coercion by you alone?

But that's true from Ozwald's perspective.

"You are too small now, young white wolf. Therefore, even if I follow the ancient blood law that has existed since the birth of civilization and intelligence and take away your slender life, it will not give me any sense of accomplishment. Because everything comes too easily - so you just live well, go back to your father, tell him everything that happened here today, ask him about the source of this confusion, and believe that he is in the palace With decades of experience and knowledge, I will definitely be able to give you a perfect answer.”

"Die with glory and pride, or abandon yourself and live like a wild dog... I am waiting for the earl to make a choice. I only have one chance. Remember to tell him the truth."

The powerful long tail swept gently on the ground, and the contact between the sharp and hard scales and the marble made a hair-raising scraping sound.

After saying these words, which made Rita Scamanders even more uneasy, Ozwald ignored any reaction from the young white wolf.Even if she wanted to open her mouth to say something more, the red dragon just waved a hot but not dangerous foehn wind to sweep her away, signaling that she should return to her teammates.

After that, the red dragon stood up from his seat and shouted loudly to the stiff crowd below: "Baron Bolton? Is Baron Bolton here?"

In response to this call, in the sight of other nobles and celebrities, a man with a rather aristocratic figure wiped the sweat from his forehead, gritted his teeth and stood up.

"I-I'm here, sir."

"Then, please come forward, Mr. Baron. I have some trivial matters that I would like to get answers from you - this way!"

Red Dragon clapped his hands enthusiastically and invited him to sit next to him.He even took the initiative to condense the moisture in the atmosphere to make a glass for the ice, helped the baron fill it, and clinked the glasses.

"Talk to me, the distinguished guest you are waiting for."