No one knows King Arthur better than I do

So if I jumped out and said something else messy, these guys probably wouldn't believe it.

But if I said that Alaya did this thing, and gave them some clues to let them go to trouble with Alaya... then this matter would actually be fooled.

but…

——It's a little uncomfortable!

——Why do I have to discredit myself!

——Don’t you suspect that Gaia did it! ?

I wanted to think about it, but after all, this was something I had promised a long time ago, so Alaya sighed helplessly in his heart, opened his eyes, and turned around.

After deliberately making a movement to attract Skaha and the others' attention, Alaya pretended to be Karl and spoke weakly.

"That's right, it was Alaya who did it..."

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After Karl practiced Dimension Slash, he temporarily disguised himself and stayed at Gaia's side to hide.

But what he didn't expect was that Scatha and the others found them not long after.

——His first reaction was that Alaya was ashamed.

Zhu Yue, Wei Gong, Gaia and the others' first reaction was to focus on Karl from the corner of their eyes - they thought that the matter here was exposed.

But actually this group of people came here to find Gaia.

"Gaia... May I ask if there is a way to contact Alaya?

Ok?

Why did they contact Alaya?

Hearing such words suddenly, Karl and Gaia made up their minds and planned to ask clearly first.

"Can you tell me what you are looking for with Alaya?"

Then Skaha also said what 'Karl' said intact.

"Karl said that his illness was caused by Alaya—he didn't find any trace until today. It was Alaya's method to disintegrate the Federation and keep human beings in a balanced competitive situation. Said Alaya Ye believes that human beings need to keep growing in the competition, so they attack him."

Hearing what Alaya said, Karl and Gaia looked at each other, and for a moment didn't know whether to say Alaya was smart or cruel.

Is the purpose of Alaya to keep humans growing?

--totally not.

Alaya is the fuse of human beings, a mechanism that will not be activated as long as human beings are not in danger of extinction.

This is the same as Gaia is a fuse that will not be activated as long as the earth is not destroyed.

So it doesn't matter to Alaya whether humans continue to grow or not.

Her purpose is just to keep humans alive, nothing more.

That's why she usually sends out guardians to solve problems, and when facing Zhu Yue, she and Gaia will join forces - when facing most enemies, she will only ask for help, and she will not do it herself at all .

The reason is that she can't do it either.

That's why she gave such an answer this time.

In other words-if this continues, as long as Skaha and the others go to the opposite side of Alaya, Skaha and the others will naturally protect human beings, and even establish a large federation to stabilize development and prevent wars.

—and that's what Alaya wanted.

That's why she's smart.

As for being cruel...

She made such a blatant calculation, and then she was accused of coming here again, and a beating was inevitable.

That's why she was said to be ruthless - she was really ruthless to herself.

After understanding the situation, Gaia nodded to Skaha and the others.

"I can get in touch with Alaya, but it will be up to you later."

"Don't worry!"

After hearing what Scathach said, Gaia nodded, and with a flick of his hand, opened a door leading to the sea within the stars.

Alaya was indeed in Karl's room.

But places like Xing Nei Hai are very restraining, and they will go back as long as they have a thought. In addition, it is the first time for Skaha and the others to go to Xing Nei Hai, so they don't know the situation inside.Gaia arranged their route a little bit more complicated. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to find the location of Alaya, leaving enough time for Alaya to prepare.

"Go in, I've arranged everything inside for you, even if you are really lost, you can at least come out. But if you want to face Alaya, you should be as careful as possible, after all, I can't do anything about this kind of thing Helping you on the bright side, so everything after entering the Sea of ​​Stars is up to you."

Listening to Gaia's words, Scatha and the others looked at each other and nodded.

After thanking Gaia, Skaha and the others took their weapons and stepped directly into the sea of ​​stars.

And Gaia has already notified Alaya to prepare.

Then after everything here was over, Gaia's eyes fell on Karl.

"Alaya has already left. She told you to go back quickly, saying that her affairs will not last long."

Carl was noncommittal about Gaia's statement.

"I'll go take a look."

Saying so, he casually pulled out the sword of victory at his waist and made a fork towards the void.

The space directly opened a gap in his swinging sword, and Karl got in directly, and then the space slowly healed.

Seeing Karl like this, Emiya and Alquette didn't feel much about it.

But now Zhu Yue focused on Gaia.

"That's the trick before, to tear away your authority..."

Hearing what Zhu Yue said, Gaia nodded.

"However, if it is the protection itself, then maybe it can withstand that knife for a short time."

Hearing what Gaia said, Zhu Yue absent-mindedly agreed.

And actually he was thinking about Carl...

——You have become stronger again, brave man!

Thinking of this, she wasn't jealous, nor was she in a hurry, Zhu Yue just looked at the place Karl left and slowly smiled.

——Wait for me, sooner or later I will surpass you and defeat you head-on, brave man!

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35. Emiya's Redemption

The reason why Gaia and the others thought that Alaya would be beaten was that they had long thought that Karl would look for him.

Otherwise, it would be up to Skaha and the others. Even if Alaya played a role, he would not be embarrassed at all, and he could play with them with only one clone.

As for being beaten by the clone, does it count as being beaten by yourself?

Then the benevolent see benevolence, and the wise see wisdom.

Anyway, Alaya herself doesn't feel pain, and she doesn't think there is any problem.

On the contrary, if Karl goes, it will not work to send out the clone.

Not to mention whether it will be seen.

If Karl accidentally hit hard and was killed by her clone, it would not be fun if news of Alaya's death spread later.

So if Alaya thinks the same way, from the very beginning, he will be on the main body.

Then Karl...

He really had no intention of fighting with Alaya at all.

The reason why he came here was just to see how Alaya wanted to act.

If he had to say something else - it was Emiya's business.

After all, he had agreed with Emiya earlier that he would talk to Alaya about the treatment of the guardians.

Then he saw Skaha and the others approaching from a distance, and then fought with Alaya.

He came here with this idea.

But Alaya didn't know that Karl's idea was this.

She thought Karl was going to play it by ear.

So she simply found a chance to lose, let Skaha and the others beat her up, and then pretended that she had unlocked the curse or something.

Seeing that she was not acting anymore, Karl swung the sword of victory to tear the space again, and then walked out from the gap in the space.

"Carl, you're finally alright!"

Nero ran over after seeing Carl, looking very happy, and the others were also doing it right now.

Seeing their expressions like this, Karl also slowly laughed.

"Well, I'm fine—but there's still something I need to talk to Alaya about."

Ok?

Originally, Alaya thought that Karl and the others would be fine when they went back.

But he suddenly heard that Karl had something to ask him, so he didn't leave immediately, but waited silently for Karl to speak.

"Alaya, the main purpose of coming here this time is to tell you about Emiya..."

Since it was a promised thing, Karl really went to talk to Alaya.

And Alaya heard Karl say that, although he felt that a very useful tool man was missing, he agreed.

And Wei Gong's miserable days are finally over.

Although the usual tasks have not changed, at least Alaya will not let him die.

It's just that a simple part-time job is completely different from the original part-time job.

So when Karl took Skaha and the others back to the holy capital, and saw Wei Gong waiting for them at the gate of the holy capital, Wei Gong walked over directly and smiled at Karl for a long time.

"Thank you very much."

"You're welcome... This kind of thing would be hard for anyone to see. I just said a few words. Anyone can do such a simple thing."

Seeing Karl like this, Emiya was in a trance for a while.

When he thought about it carefully, he suddenly remembered that he was a similar guy before.

But maybe it starts with endless death.

Maybe start with endless killing.

Maybe it started when I couldn't become a partner of justice no matter how hard I tried.

That is to say, from that time, the self who once said to take over Kiritsugu's dream, unknowingly grew into an 'adult' who, like Kiritsugu, could not express his dream of becoming a partner of justice. It was from that time on that the dream I once had was thrown away by myself.

Standing on a desert, Emiya looked at Karl and his party who were heading further and further away from the holy capital, and then turned around to look at the road ahead of him.

The sky is still dim, and the earth is still dark.

But behind the thick clouds, streaks of sunlight have begun to emit their own light.

Did they not exist before?

Do not…

The sun is always there, but what I see are clouds, so the thoughts in my mind become clouds.

But now he sees the sun.

So……

"Even if it's an absurd, naive, stupid, unreachable dream... it seems worth reaching out and trying it out."

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Things finally came to an end.