"So how do you explain that you know Saber? If you can't remember your real name, how can you remember Saber?"

Tosaka was so angry that she almost rushed to the madness. She clenched her fists with both hands and her ponytails almost stood up. ()

"Yes archer, I'm also confused. In my memory, I can't remember where we met."

The red knight looked disapproving of everyone's doubts.

"Of course, I was lucky enough to be summoned to the saber era, and I also saw the saber at that time-"

Archer looked at Tosaka and asserted with a clanging sound of steel.

"——After the desperate situation just now, Saber took out her sword. Did Rin recognize it? The King's Sword that has been invincible after twelve wars."

"Of course, only the legendary King Arthur can hold such a holy sword. I was shocked by the fact that King Arthur would be a girl."

Sure enough, after taking out the sword, Tosaka guessed Saber's identity.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, the exposure of his identity still made Saber narrow his eyes slightly and secretly concealed his vigilant look.

"Tosaka, you discovered Saber's true identity."

"Well, I really can't believe that a girl like this would be the king of a country, but legend has it that this thing is changed for convenience. It was not easy for girls to become kings in the Middle Ages, so it was circulated as a male identity."

Tosaka's tone to Saber was the same as usual, and Saber simply nodded and admitted.

I have already guessed the identity of Saber and have no objection at all.

The girl sitting next to me is the girl whose real name is Arthur Pandargon-Artoria, who is completely different from the legendary king.

The saber of the server is the hero who chooses sword-related.

Artoria is a holy sword holder that no one in the Western countries does not know.

In this regard, she is the strongest hero.

A young man named Arthur, who was considered the King of Destiny of Britain because he drew out the sword in the stone, led the round table warriors to resist foreign tribes, unify Britain, and complete the king's great cause. ()

This is the legend of King Arthur.

In the UK, her name is synonymous with heroes.

——But the final outcome is not perfect. ()

The legend of King Arthur ends with the king's death.

Even a hero is still a human being, and the legend of King Arthur ended in the decisive battle at Kamlan.

King Arthur, who should have been united in Britain and defeated foreign enemies, finally confronted the unexpected "enemy".

That is the army that should protect its own country - because of the betrayal of the confidant knights, King Arthur was attacked by the knights who went to the battlefield together and was annihilated.

King Arthur defeated the enemy's leader but was fatally wounded and entrusted the holy sword to the only surviving knight, Bedevier.

"Across this bloody battlefield, cross the hills, there is a lake over there, and sink the sword into it."

But Bedevier could not follow that order.

The first and second time, Bedevier, who was afraid of losing his sword, forged a report that he "dumped the sword."

Every time King Arthur ordered Bedevier to give up his sword, and the loyal knight was finally able to obey the king's orders for the third time.

Then, King Arthur, who returned the holy sword, lost his breath.

Although it is different from the legend, Saber has experienced such a moment. ()

This girl who sacrificed herself for the country made some wish at that time to respond to the call of the Holy Grail and appear next to me.

This is a problem that I have never seen in a girl's dream and have always longed for clarity.

Even if I can imagine it, it must be a sad dream.

“But the point is not saber—!”

Tosaka noticed that the topic was transferred by Archer again and was helpless to get back to the topic again.

"You must have been there for a long time when you can understand Saber so well in that era. Why don't even Saber know your existence? Heroes are people who can shine in any era."

Archer seemed to have heard something funny, and couldn't help but laugh, and could hardly watch the car ahead.

"Rin, I thought you've noticed a long time ago that I'm fundamentally different from Saber!"

"What--"

"I have never been a heroic spirit that has been known for all eternity. I am already nameless. I can become a heroic spirit, but I am the guardian created because of the need of people."

"archer, what do you mean?"

"Because I can't help it. I was not a famous hero. I was summoned to this world just because of the need, and I couldn't help it."

"But aren't all the great heroes who have been summoned in the legendary name? Why do you deny it?"

"You have never thought about the true meaning of the so-called 'servant'."

“…”

"The so-called servant is nothing more than a person who is passed down by people because of his past achievements, conceives their will and beliefs, and serves on the throne of heroic spirits. He is then summoned to this world because of his expectations for heroic spirits. - In this process, are there any heroic spirits involved?

No matter how ordinary a person is, as long as he is needed, he can be regarded as a heroic spirit, and then used as a force to protect humans. He summons it when it is unfavorable and disappears after use. - There is no need to even care whether this heroic spirit is really thinking about "protecting humans".

What exists but does not exist, something that saves the world's crisis, but no one knows. This is the heroic spirit - the existence known as the guardian. At the end of becoming the heroic spirit, the will is deprived, but it is just a cleaner who always works for mankind."

It was describing his past. Archer's cold voice penetrated into the warm air with a bone-broken chill, and his cold feelings made everyone fall into silence.

“archer—”

Tosaka seemed to have lost the power of language in an instant, and a complex expression flashed in Black Crystal's pupils.

"But if the archer can be summoned by the Holy Grail, he must have his own wish. He can return to this world again, pursue his dreams again, and make up for his regrets. Isn't this great?"

Saber stared at Archer, always feeling that Saber was a little angry now.

"So I am completely different from you, saber. Because my wish was fulfilled the moment I became a hero! Now I just obey the call and fight in my own hands. In retrospect, I am just paying the price of my wish."

Archer's face showed a bitter smile, and the complex mood of regret and calmness intertwined in pain on his face.

"archer, are you regretting..."

Tosaka's gentle question seemed to be a question that could not be stopped, and it seemed to have confirmed it if he had known it.

"Repent... yes, if you make a wish to go beyond the limit, you will naturally have to pay the price to go beyond the limit. Unfortunately, I got it too late."

Archer was touched by that word, chewing the smell of regret in his mouth, making a sound of regret.

"Anyway, saber, have you ever thought about the wish you made? Become a servant of the Holy Grail for the wish that was not fulfilled in your lifetime. But are you really using it for yourself? Your wrong ideal will only make you a slave to the Holy Grail."

"Is that true? But that's something I must accomplish!"

Saber was not furious because Archer's unceremonious speech. The girl sitting beside me was immersed in her mood, and her fingers were unconsciously rubbing each other.

"Saber, I look forward to one day when you finally discover that you will never need the Holy Grail again."

In the small car racing on the national highway in the dark, the lively atmosphere surrounded by the master and servant of the Holy Grail War gradually disappeared in serious discussions. We were each immersed in the troubled mood and were carried to the distance by the small car.

Perhaps, this is a rare time when we stop discussing battles in the gap between the Holy Grail War. Please think about the short rest in the future.

Is saber really just a prop for the Holy Grail War? Why can it appear in front of me so truly?

Maybe one day, Saber will disappear quietly in front of my eyes without any trace.

When I think of this, my mood is clenched in panic.

How could such a thing be possible that a cute girl would be cruelly erased.
Chapter completed!