"You..." Gawain was somewhat surprised to see that the young man pointing a spear at him appeared to be blind, but he quickly recovered, fro
"You..."
Gawain was somewhat surprised to see that the young man pointing a spear at him appeared to be blind, but he quickly recovered, frowning.
"I remember you. You're one of the five qualifiers. I don't know what's going on with this strange spiritual core reading from you, but if you put down your weapon now, it's not too late. Even a Servant, once they pass the [Holy Selection], is qualified to enter the Holy City."
However, Aozaki Rin did not respond to his offer. He continued.
"Answer my question, Gawain."
Sighing inwardly, knowing the clear-spirited young man before him had already made his decision, Gawain's expression hardened. He spoke coldly.
"It's simple. Those who did not pass the ritual have all been judged."
"Is that your own idea, or a command from the King?"
"It is not only the King's command but the collective will of our Round Table."
His heart sinking, Aozaki Rin tightened his grip on the Spear of Longinus.
At that moment, Agravain, still standing on the city wall, reminded him with a frown. "Sir Gawain, have you forgotten how to deal with dissenters? Why are you explaining so much to him?"
"...My apologies. Since you have forfeited your chance to enter the Holy City, I have no choice but to fulfill my duty."
Pressing his lips together slightly, Gawain cast aside all other emotions and drew the holy sword from his waist, pointing it at the young man.
But Aozaki Rin, standing before him, did not immediately raise his guard. He fell silent for a moment before murmuring to himself, a hint of pain and disappointment in his voice.
"I had thought that even with the differences between worlds, the members of the Round Table wouldn't be too different. After all, Bedivere is just as I knew him..."
"But I see now, I was wrong."
What?
Hearing a familiar name from Aozaki Rin's lips, Gawain froze for a second, not understanding what the other meant. The young man's next words only confused him further.
"—You are not the Sir Gawain I know. You are not like him at all."
"Because the Sir Gawain I know is an upright, brave knight, as warm as the sun. He would never, could never, raise his blade against the innocent."
"No matter the reason!"
His unfocused golden eyes "stared" at the blonde knight. Aozaki Rin held nothing back. The golden spear cut a brilliant arc through the air, crashing against Gawain's holy sword just as he managed to react.
BOOM!
The sound of clashing weapons rang out simultaneously with the sound of the city gate being struck. The moment he blocked the boy's spear, Gawain felt a colossal force transmit through his sword. Even with his [Nightless] blessing, which maintained his "triple strength" at all times, his momentary carelessness sent him flying backward, slamming hard into the city gate.
"What in the world is that guy doing? And this strange spiritual core reading is..."
Sensing that the situation was spiraling beyond his control, Agravain's already grim face darkened further. However, he wasn't worried about Gawain's safety in the slightest. In his eyes, that "gorilla" of a man who only knew how to use brute force wouldn't fall so easily. The problem was how to deal with the boy below.
"Purge Knights, ignore the spear-wielding Servant and continue with the Holy Punishment. Sir Gawain, if you don't want to disappoint the King, you had best deal with that dissenter quickly."
Agravain commanded. In truth, his words were an open gambit. He had already judged that the boy would not ignore the fate of the "disqualified," so he would surely be distracted dealing with the Purge Knights, thus revealing a greater opening for Gawain. Though such a tactic was clearly unbefitting of a knight, the moment he decided to follow the Lion King, Agravain had accepted her philosophy and would stop at nothing to achieve her goal.
As Agravain's voice fell, the dozens of Purge Knights began to move, raising their swords against the panicking, fleeing wanderers.
However, before the Purge Knights could form an encirclement, a silver light, like a slashing attack, swept out from the rear, instantly annihilating several knights attempting to close in from behind.
"Everyone, run this way! This direction isn't surrounded yet!"
Bedivere gasped for breath, clutching his silver prosthetic arm as he shouted the warning. At the same time, he kept an eye on several other approaching Purge Knights, preparing for battle. He never would have imagined that his former comrades would have fallen to this state. To think he had been sharing his anticipation with the boy on the way here, only to be met with this scene.
My apologies, Lord En... My comrades have stained the name of the Round Table.
"That man is... Bedivere?! Why are you here! Purge Knights, prioritize dealing with that man!"
Seeing the young knight guiding the wanderers' escape route within the crowd, Agravain felt a strange premonition that he "absolutely could not let this man near the King" and immediately issued an additional order. Honestly, the changes in these few short seconds were already rivaling the chaos they faced when they first arrived in this land and confronted the demon who called himself "Charles I."
Before Agravain's follow-up order was given, Aozaki Rin had subconsciously turned to stop the Purge Knights from harming the wanderers. But at that moment, Gawain, who had been knocked back, burst through the cloud of dust, his holy sword swinging towards the boy with immense force!
Yet, to Gawain's surprise, as if intimately familiar with his swordsmanship, Aozaki Rin completely predicted the angle of his attack, sidestepping the slash. At the same time, a golden spear thrust forward with a speed that was impossible to react to!
The spear flashed like a stream of light in Gawain's vision. Fortunately, a black shadow descended from the sky at that moment, its own sword swing slightly deflecting the spear's thrust, causing the golden weapon to scrape past his sword. But in that instant, Aozaki Rin's thrust exploded into two swift strikes. The spear tip struck Gawain's shoulder and the attacking Agravain's chest in almost the same instant, sending both men flying back into the city wall!
I couldn't adjust in time, so the force was too weak...
From the feel of the impact, he hadn't fully pierced their bodies. Aozaki Rin did not withdraw his spear. With a fluid motion, he dispatched several more Purge Knights and, without breaking stride, shouted.
"Bedivere, leave this to me. You get everyone out of here first."
"Th-This... I understand. Please be careful."
Watching the young man single-handedly hold back all the Purge Knights, Bedivere understood that the most important thing now was to get the wanderers far away from the Holy City. He didn't hesitate for long, clenching his jaw and beginning to command the crowd's retreat.
But just then, a voice came from the direction of the city wall.
"Trying to run? Cough, the Holy Punishment is still in effect. The only fate for dissenters is death. Also, while I don't know why you're here, Bedivere... what do you hope to accomplish by coming here now?"
Apparently suffering from internal injuries, Agravain coughed up some blood and wiped his mouth. The chest plate of his armor was deeply dented, clearly from the boy's earlier thrust. Not far from him, Gawain shook his head and stood up, a clear spear wound on his left shoulder, as he raised his holy sword with a grave expression.
The two Knights of the Round Table stood together. Agravain stared at the young man who had dealt with all the Purge Knights in less than a dozen seconds and demanded.
"Who in the world are you? No ordinary Servant could possess such skill and power!"
Aozaki Rin did not answer immediately. He first sensed that Bedivere had led the crowd to a safe distance before assuming a thrusting stance and replying.
"I am merely a nameless knight who cannot bear to see the honor of the Round Table be stained."
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