Chapter 63: Pull out the sword and become someone else
"Really? Artoria, I thought that an upright or pedantic guy like you would definitely object."
Hearing that King Da Mao agreed to beat up the emperor, Ren deliberately showed a hint of surprise and tilted his head to look at her.
Sensing his deliberate ridicule, King Daimao snorted: "In your eyes, am I so stubborn and don't know how to adapt?"
"Isn't it true? Last time when you and Lancer were fighting outside the castle, you stopped me with a sword when I came to help. Girl, I really wanted to beat you up."
Ren put the cut potatoes on a plate, took the peppers out of the basin, and chopped them into pieces.
The stupid king raised his eyebrows with a helpless look on his face:
"Caster, could you please stop talking to me in such a tone that makes you tease a little girl? I'm... not used to it."
Renn couldn't help but smile and continued to chop vegetables: "King of Knights, times have changed. Do you pay attention to the current Great Britain? That is, the United Kingdom."
"I paid close attention to it. It's too far away from my time and it makes me feel strange." The face of Dai Mao Wang was a little sad.
Even if it is the same land, more than a thousand years is too long, and the people living there are no longer the same people as before.
Who can resist the changes of time?
Looking at the people in that land in this era, she is sometimes a little confused and shaken. Does it really make sense to have someone pull out the sword in the stone for her and do it again?
Ren grinned and raised the corners of his mouth:
"Well, Saber, you should know that the Queen of England is very common now, and gender is not a barrier at all."
"Oh, do you really not want to treat me as a man?" King Daimao stopped washing the dishes and turned back to glare at him.
"There is no need. Even if the Queen of England is a king, she will not deny that she is a woman." Renn smiled and said matter-of-factly.
King Daimao snorted coldly and said with dignity:
"That's enough. Since times are different, I won't listen to your nonsense. Don't provoke me again, if you don't want to be slashed by my sword."
"Okay, Saber." Ren sighed and looked at her with clear eyes, "I have discovered that you are always trying your best to maintain the majesty of the king, especially in front of me and Emiya Kiritsugu.
"
Because you two are very annoying...
Saber had a straight face and said in a rather serious tone:
"The king naturally has to have the majesty of a king, and every move must be appropriate. Only in this way can he convince his ministers and the people."
"Oh, really? I have communicated with the King of Conquerors twice, and he is not as rigid and boring as you."
"I'm different from him, don't get confused."
Ren suddenly smiled at her: "So, Saber, sometimes when you stand in front of me, I feel a little unreal."
"Do you mean, I'm hypocritical?" King Da Mao frowned and his eyes turned evil.
Artoria, congratulations, you got full marks in reading comprehension this time.
Ren complained in his heart, and his face twitched:
"Don't get me wrong, I just feel a little illusory, like the moon in the water or the flowers in the mirror, beautiful but unreal.
This is not the next person’s point of view, the conquering king also thinks so.”
"Caster, why do you and Rider feel this way?" Saber looked at Ren, looking a little confused. No one had ever told her about this kind of thing.
Ren sighed, his voice a little soft:
"I always thought that I should know a girl named Artoria, but what stood in front of me was always the King of Knights, a shell of a 'king'."
"Is there anything wrong with maintaining the king's posture?" After Saber was silent for a moment, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes.
Ren put down the kitchen knife in his hand and said in an ethereal voice: "Don't increase the entity unless necessary."
"What are you talking about?" King Da Mao looked confused.
"The King of Knights, who is noble in character, brave and good at fighting, is a girl. If this is a description of King Arthur, then let's break this sentence down.
Noble conduct, bravery and good at fighting are adjectives. Even without these, the King of Knights is still a king. Even if the king is cruel, tyrannical and unpopular, the king is still a king.
The king is just a position, an identity and image in the eyes of the world. Even if she is not the King of Knights, Artoria is still Artoria.
Then it is easy to know that the girl named Artoria, even if her conduct is not noble, she is not brave and good at fighting, and she is not the King of Knights, she is still a woman!"
In the kitchen, Ren's eyes were calm and he described this fact in a very calm tone.
Clear logic, simple facts.
Of course, King Daimao understood what he was talking about. She looked at him blankly and fell into silence.
Renn smiled, his voice seemed very soft:
"In that case, why do you reject women's identities? I admit that you are the King of Knights, but at the same time I also think that you are a girl. Is there any contradiction in this?
You are a girl first, and then you are a king. You are the one who got the order wrong, right? Are you the king from the beginning?"
Initially──
There was a wave of confusion in the eyes of Daimao Wang. She closed her eyes slightly, and some vague memories from the past came to her mind.
The faint morning light, the smell of pasture, and the meticulous teaching and training of the adoptive father Ector on the farm.
There is also the impatient expression of my adopted brother Kai who has a headache, as well as feeding horses, practicing swordsmanship, and patrolling in nearby small villages every day... these are very beautiful memories, but they seem a bit distant.
At that time, she was a trainee knight. Although she had been pretending to be a man, she was indeed not a king...
After a while, Arturia opened her eyes, a look of exhaustion appeared on her face, and she no longer deliberately maintained that kingly posture.
She leaned against the stove, looked up at Ren, and whispered in a very calm tone:
"Draw your sword and become someone else."
"Kill your former self and you will no longer be afraid. As long as you lose human emotions, you will no longer hesitate or be soft-hearted."
"The so-called king is the one who kills the most people in order to protect the people."
After saying three sentences, she regained her composure and stared at Ren without joy or worry. This was her answer.
Pick up the sword and become someone else.
This time, Ren was silent. He should have understood the price she had to pay to shoulder the rise and fall of a country and witness the end of an era.
It's not something that can be summed up in one sentence without understanding people's hearts.
Artoria is not as naive as others think. She has killed many people and has been undefeated on the battlefield for more than ten years. There is no doubt that she is a true warrior who has experienced blood and fire.
Just treating her as a little girl would be too underestimated.
She knew a lot of things, but just didn't want to do them. She wasn't qualified to enjoy them, and she didn't have time to rest.
She was like a tireless machine named "The Ideal King". Her petite body supported the operation of a precarious kingdom, and finally lost to fate...
Renn nodded, his expression serious:
"Okay, King Arthur──Artoria Pendragon, the undefeated King of Knights, the Red Dragon of Britain.
I recite your true name to acknowledge your glory!
But I am not your subject, nor your subject, nor am I your enemy for the time being, so the Knight King standing in front of me at this moment is also a girl in my eyes.
Miss Artoria, I am qualified to call you that, right?"
"Whatever you want." King Da Mao snorted first, then turned his head and continued to wash the dishes, with a smile on his face. "It turns out that a guy like you can be gentle sometimes."
Little girl movie.
Ren snorted coldly, put the ingredients on the plate, and then said:
"It's not considered gentle. If you hadn't seen that you are beautiful and dared to stop me from killing people, I would have beaten you long ago."
"Do you only judge other people's likes and dislikes based on their appearance?" Such a straightforward attitude surprised King Da Mao.
Renn nodded and said matter-of-factly:
"If there is no conflict of interest, of course the three views should follow the five senses. What should we look for if we don't look at the appearance? Do we look at the connotation?
Don't be ridiculous, how many people pursue spirit and connotation when looking at the opposite sex, rather than material and appearance?
Let me tell you, if you were ugly, I wouldn't bother to care about you."
This guy... has a vicious tongue, is casual, and is simply hopeless.
Dai Mao Wang was really speechless. Wu Ming's performance and character reminded her of her adopted brother Kai.
But after all, they had just met Wu Ming not long ago, and she really couldn't like him, although she didn't hate him either.
Ren put on his apron and started to chase people away: "Okay, after washing the dishes, don't stay in the kitchen and get in the way."
"Wu Ming, remember, mine is for two people." King Dai Mao walked out of the kitchen and did not forget to warn him.
No matter what her status is, Artoria will always stick to eating.
