"Why? What has made you persist to this point?" The Lion King, now without a weapon in her hand, asked Bedivere, who was kneeling on one knee before her, holding the Holy Sword up to her with both hands.
"The reason... is it?" Bedivere's voice sounded as if it were forced out of his throat, hoarse and dry, "Even now, I still clearly remember the King's smile from that day."
Although it was somewhat inappropriate, as soon as he heard'smile', the DNA in Daniel's body began to stir.
Are you going to debut as an idol with your smile as a selling point too?
"...King Arthur, please allow me, on behalf of the Knights of the Round Table, to offer you my gratitude. As a token of gratitude for you, alone, working to end that dark era."
"To us, you are the light of the stars shining in the night sky."
Although Daniel had never truly seen King Arthur's smile in reality, the smile on Bedivere's face at this moment was exceptionally beautiful.
"Our King, our leader... This time, finally, the time has come to return this sword to you."
His voice grew fainter and fainter, until it was almost inaudible.
The radiance of the Holy Sword had almost completely annihilated his existence.
And his original right arm also turned into fly ash and dissipated in an instant.
Just at the moment the Holy Sword tilted, Daniel stepped in to intercept its downward trend.
And the Lion King also slowly crouched down, using her hand to touch the Holy Sword.
Unlike the runaway memories during the collision of radiance, this time the Holy Sword was methodically returning all memories to King Arthur.
Humanity was brought back by the Holy Sword, and divinity was completely suppressed.
The distant city of Camelot returned to the lonely and cold top of the Holy City tower as before.
But King Arthur no longer possessed the indifference she had as the Lion King.
There was a glimmer of light in her eyes.
However, Bedivere had stopped breathing forever.
Daniel crouched beside him with a gloomy expression, supporting his remains.
King Arthur slowly stood up, holding the Holy Sword, and looked at Daniel and Bedivere with gentle eyes.
"So that's how it is... I finally remember."
"That forest, that face, the face of that knight who was still worried about me until the very end, with tears in his eyes."
"To let regret fade away, you wandered through countless battlefields, until you reached here... Truly a brilliant journey."
"My last, most excellent, loyal knight."
"I have indeed received the return of the Holy Sword." A gentle smile slowly appeared on King Arthur's face, and she leaned forward, placing her hand on Bedivere's head, "Be proud of yourself, Bedivere. You have truly and certainly completed the mission entrusted to you by your King."
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As if specifically to hear these words, Daniel felt his body lighten, and when he turned his head to look, Bedivere's remains had turned into dust and completely dissipated.
His nose felt sour, and something was welling up from his eye sockets.
The emotions of two people were now embodied by one.
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash's bodies were glowing.
Ah, presumably the final obstacle had been cleared, and the work of restoring Human Order had begun.
They were also about to be recalled to Chaldea.
And the dilapidated pyramid in the sky also began the process of dissipating and exiting.
Daniel felt as if all the strength in his body was about to dissipate, and he slumped to the ground, with no intention of getting up.
Ah, come to think of it, everything was starting to dissipate.
The environment of the restoration of Human Order should also count as a kind of extreme environment, right? Then, should he also be able to continue surviving in the environment after the restoration of Human Order?
Thinking about this, Daniel had even less desire to leave right now.
He wanted to witness the end of all this with his own eyes.
It could also be considered a proper beginning and end for the first stop of his journey.
"Yo, Ritsuka, Mash, it seems it's time to say goodbye." Daniel turned his body halfway and looked up at the two behind him, whose faces were filled with sorrow, "That won't do. Using that face when saying goodbye will make people lose their energy."
"You must become more accustomed to this kind of separation, this kind of eternal farewell."
"Mr. Daniel..." Fujimaru Ritsuka forced himself to cheer up.
"Sir Bedivere, he..." Mash could not hide the pain on her face.
"Yes, having completed his mission, he can finally rest." Daniel nodded and replied, "Be happy for him."
"Then what is that on your face?"
"Alright, hurry up and go. This place is already starting to become unstable. If you three keep staying here, be careful, you might not be able to leave." Daniel waved his hand to shoo them away.
Clack, clack...
The sound of King Arthur's footsteps gradually faded away.
Presumably, she had returned to the side of the throne and stood back next to Guinevere.
"Mr. Daniel, I hope that one day in the future, we can meet again somewhere." Fujimaru Ritsuka said with a sincere expression.
Daniel was slightly stunned, and by the time he realized it, the figures of those two people were already gone from before him.
"Meet in the future? Spare me that." Daniel shook his head with a bitter smile, "Whether it's the next Singularity, the Final Singularity, or the even more distant Lostbelt, none of them are places I have the ability to continue adventuring into."
"That won't do, Sir Gareth. If you lose your drive, your steps will stop, and you will never be able to continue advancing." King Arthur's voice sounded in his ear.
King Arthur returned to the side of Guinevere at the throne, and under her tearful embrace, she leaned her hands on the hilt of the Holy Sword and looked at Daniel with a gentle expression, reminding him.
"No, as I said, I am not Gareth, but Daniel." Shaking his head, Daniel replied helplessly, "I don't have the determination and courage to charge forward like Gareth."
The armor was disappearing, and the lance was also beginning to turn into spirit particles and dissipate.
Gareth's power, Gareth's spirit core, were disappearing.
Daniel understood the situation in an instant.
The wish fulfilled, and now that everything had reached its end, Gareth's wish could be considered realized.
It's just a pity that until the end, he hadn't brought out the full power of Gareth.
"Are you not leaving? Traveler Sir Gareth, this era is about to undergo a process of correction." King Arthur looked at Daniel and asked.
"My travel companion has disappeared, and I have lost a bit of my spirit, so I intend to wait until the very end before leaving." Daniel stumbled to the foot of the throne, then sat on the steps, tilting his head back to look at King Arthur and Guinevere. "This scene is truly beautiful."
A talented woman and a beautiful woman... lovely, right?
Obtained at the cost of the end of humanity and the end of the era.
"...King Arthur, would you like to become my second travel companion?"
Suddenly, on a whim, Daniel made this suggestion.
For a moment, expressions of astonishment appeared on the faces of both King Arthur and Guinevere.
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