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Even Madara Uchiha in his later years made a series of plans under the guidance of Black Zetsu. Compared to the will of the Heroic Spirits in front of him, only Hashirama Senju after becoming Hokage and Madara Uchiha when he was determined to unify the Five Great Nations could arouse Aizen's interest.
So even though he realized that his disguise had repeatedly failed him, he didn't really care.
"Thanks."
Suddenly receiving their approval, Artoria thanked them and then continued her attack: "Lord Kenneth is right. A king whose subjects are completely devoted to him is an unhealthy relationship. Such a king is nothing but a tyrant."
The Conqueror King shook his head, still stubbornly insisting, "Putting aside sophistry, even if I am a tyrant, I am still a hero."
If a king is dissatisfied with the country he governs, it only proves that he is a worse, more incompetent ruler than a tyrant.
"Iskander, your country was ultimately torn apart. Don't you really feel any resentment or regret?"
"No! If my decisions and those of my ministers have led to such an outcome, then destruction is inevitable."
I will mourn, I will shed tears, but I will never regret it!
Faced with Artoria's stern questioning, Iskandar's tone became even harsher and his tone even more forceful: "Attempting to overturn history is such a foolish act as an insult to all those who created this era!"
"Only warriors would consider destruction an honor; the people don't think that way. What they need is salvation."
Artoria retorted without wavering.
Just kidding, you have a reason to be so assertive. Perhaps Artoria's desire for an eternal dynasty is a bit of an exaggeration. In a world where the Age of Gods is destined to decline and extraordinary powers are no longer visible, no dynasty can last forever.
The change of dynasties is inevitable, and this inevitability is based on the replacement of emperors. The decay of dynasties is bound to occur. But if the original... wise emperor had never died, it would be a different story.
This is the difference between the trajectory of the normal world and the abnormal world.
Artoria may not necessarily want to live forever like the First Emperor to maintain the eternity of her country; what she truly desires may not be Camelot's eternity.
Perhaps what she truly desired was for the kingdom not to perish in her hands; she could accept the destruction of the dynasty as long as she didn't witness it firsthand.
Kingdom and dynasty are two different concepts.
The former refers to the transition from dynastic change to "dynastic".
Even though this concept no longer exists, the nation still exists.
The latter is an existence destined to be eliminated by this world.
Just like in China, the Han Dynasty has long since perished, but the "Han" remains.
The nation belonging to the Han people will never disappear.
Even though they faced numerous crises along the way, they ultimately managed to take it back with their own hands. However, the current England is not the Britain of the past.
As is well known, the legend of King Arthur is a story from Celtic mythology.
King Arthur was also a typical Celt, and modern Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish people are all descendants of the Celts.
As the four major races of modern Britain, these three races account for 8% of the total population in later generations.
2%,
%, added together, it's only 15.
During this era, Britons were generally considered "English."
The English, however, are not descendants of the Celts; instead, they are descendants of the Saxons, the invaders of King Arthur's time.
The current British royal family are also English, even though the former Celts still live in the country, but the country no longer belongs to them.
Although many countries in Western Europe have descendants of Celts, the Celts in other places are not the original Britons.
It's important to understand that even though some Jews who suffered the Holocaust still have their own country, "Israel," no matter what.
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Solomon: It's true that the King of Conquerors has charisma, but in Aizen's view, his ideals and will are nothing but nonsense, even though they seem convincing.
Throughout China's five-thousand-year history, countless brothers have turned against each other for the throne. Titles such as "I, the Lonely King" and "I, the Solitary One" all illustrate that the supreme position is inevitably lonely.
Many people believe that King Conqueror and Gilgamesh are quite similar because they are both tyrants.
They are actually different.
Just consider that phrase: "The king acknowledges, the king permits, the king bears the weight of the entire world."
This demonstrates Gilgamesh's aloofness, and also proves that the King of Heroes is a ruler who can sacrifice and dedicate himself to the people.
For Gilgamesh, however, doing so did not conflict with his enjoyment; a king who bears responsibility naturally needs to enjoy things beyond what is common to ordinary people.
In reality, Gilgamesh neither acknowledged the King of Conquerors nor denied the King of Knights.
He said he wanted to kill the King of Conquerors himself because if the King of Conquerors were to be resurrected, he would inevitably start a world war, and the Heroic Spirits were basically immune to modern weapons.
The King of Conquerors himself may not be able to escape a nuclear attack, but he has a Reality Marble that can protect him from nuclear weapons. His army, however, consists of tens of thousands of Heroic Spirits who are not afraid of technological weapons and would be a disaster in the modern world.
Once a war breaks out, it will be a world war.
The peaceful order has been shattered. While the power of nuclear weapons might cause some damage to heroic spirits, it is completely incapable of extinguishing them in the womb.
140. How many people would die in a world war? Who would take the blame? The Conqueror King! Although the Counterforce couldn't possibly prevent things from actually going that far, the Conqueror King's approach was no better than changing history.
Some even changed history with the intention of saving others, while the Conqueror King started a war that killed countless people simply out of personal greed.
Therefore, Gilgamesh's expression and tone were cold when he said the Conqueror King was a fool and dreaming, and when he said he wanted to kill him. In the end, he welcomed his countless challenges because the bond between the king and his subject was recognized, not because the way of the king itself was recognized.
Gilgamesh's mockery of Artoria doesn't mean he denies her status as the king. He berated the clown because Artoria said she wanted to change history, and throughout the debate between the King of Knights and the King of Conquerors, Gilgamesh never sided with the King of Conquerors or uttered a single word.
Assuming he truly doesn't approve of Artoria and wouldn't like her either, after all, he was willing to share the "King's Name."
"The Authority of the King"
Enkidu, a close friend, is also a god-made weapon who yearns for love and peace.
The argument between the two kings grew increasingly heated, and their words became more and more inflammatory.
"Conqueror King, someone like you who only cares about himself will never understand me."
You are nothing but a tyrant blinded by greed!
"A king without desires is no better than a vase!"
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He poured himself another glass of wine and drank it to calm himself down, completely unaware of the somewhat dangerous look in Gilgamesh's eyes.
"He must have been a virtuous and incorruptible saint, possessing a noble and unapproachable demeanor."
But who would yearn for such a thorny path? A true king must be stronger than any desire, louder than anyone's laughter, and angrier than anyone's anger, striving to reach the pinnacle of humanity, regardless of purity or impurity!
"That is why your subjects admire and are fascinated by you!"
"To ignite in the hearts of every person the dream of becoming a king."
"Therefore your kingdom was destroyed."
Diarmuid suddenly blurted out a sarcastic remark.
The Conqueror King, who was about to continue his grand pronouncements, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, realizing how unfriendly these people were to him.
In fact, no one else interrupted the Three Kings' Feast. Mr. Jin said that when watching the show, it was purely a one-on-one duel. Without anyone speaking up for him, the Conqueror King's loud voice was indeed very intimidating. In addition, Artoria herself was doubting her own defeat, which made the Conqueror King seem to have the upper hand.
Diarmuid, who greatly admired Artoria, finally couldn't help but speak up when he saw the Conqueror King's words becoming increasingly outrageous.
He wasn't a top-tier player and didn't originally intend to join the conversation.
However, he was, after all, a knight, and compared to the bloody kingly way of the Conqueror King, he admired Artoria, who was known as the King of Knights, more.
Although he also felt that changing history was not a good thing, so he couldn't speak up when the Knight King was criticized on this matter, he still couldn't help but join the fray in the battle of the kings.
Many people might think that the conqueror king's achievements were so great, that he established an empire like Alexander's.
Don't forget, Iskandar and Artoria started with different cards.
Moreover, one was essentially for protection, while the other was for expansion.
While Iskandar defeated numerous enemies, it should not be overlooked that Artoria faced not only invaders at the national level, but also various mythical monsters and beasts as her targets.
Amused by Diarmuid, Aizen clapped his hands and said, "The King of Conquerors, I'm even more glad that I didn't summon you."
"Oh"
"What you said at such a long time is, in my opinion, the real sophistry."
I would like to hear the details.
"You are implying a king with desires, but isn't the desire for a kingdom to last forever a desire in itself? You think that the heroic figure of a saint is not admired by people, so why is it that in the East there are always people who emulate the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and are willing to make selfless contributions?"
Your so-called ultimate human potential is laughable. You want to govern the country with emotions, but since your actions affect the fate of the nation, maintaining rationality is the most basic level of caution.
As for the ambition to guide his subjects, that's utter nonsense. Emperors emphasize the art of governing and balancing their subjects; the very act of governing implies that the king's position must be above all others. A truly excellent ruler is inevitably aloof and independent.
Aizen's words and intentions caused Iskandar's brows to furrow even more deeply.
He felt that Aizen's statement was incorrect, but at this point he was also caught in a situation where the other party's argument was reasonable and well-founded, making it difficult to refute.
Seeing this, Aizen smiled slightly.
How is the current state of the Conqueror King different from that in the original work? It's like... he clearly doesn't agree but can't find a good argument to refute it.
He actually thought Iskandar's theories were all nonsense, but he could roughly understand some of Iskandar's ideas.
Many people believe that the Conqueror King's theory is correct, but this is simply a fallacy of equivocation; he uses ideals to hold others hostage, while he himself guides them.
That's not true.
His ideals weren't wrong. Few people besides warriors like war, and Saber didn't use his ideals to hold anyone hostage. Isn't protecting one's country the integrity that a subject should have?
Iskandar, on the other hand, seems to be someone who will do what you want, and we won't force you if you don't want to, but we won't force you to do it either.
Did the people who didn't follow him live in peace? In the end, the whole country was still dragged into the war by him. He wasn't as popular as he claimed. Otherwise, his wife, children, and elderly parents wouldn't have been slaughtered by his subordinates after his death. When he said he had no regrets, we don't know what his son and wife were thinking.
"Extreme emotions don't mean losing your mind. The kind of selfless dedication you're talking about is, after all, a minority."
After a long silence, the Conqueror King finally managed to utter a few words.
"Since you know that selfless individuals are a minority, then what makes you think that all the subjects of the kingdom should dedicate themselves to the king?"
Aizen smiled and once again shogunated.
This time, Iskandar completely shut himself off.
This also led to a series of subsequent criticisms that the ideal was narrow-minded and only focused on saving rather than guiding, all of which were ultimately thwarted.
Although he didn't completely shatter the Conqueror King's ideology, Aizen was satisfied that he could gain the upper hand through words. People like him wouldn't easily change their minds with just a few words.
If he could easily win over such people with words and make them instantly accept his theories, then he wouldn't need to scheme so much in Soul Society. He could just turn Yamamoto against the Zero Division and take them down with him to steal the Soul King's power.
Ultimately, the clash of theories will inevitably evolve into a decisive battle of strength.
Only by combining this with an overwhelming verbal offensive can one possibly win over the other party completely.
"As a bastard, it's rare that you have any understanding of the concept of a king."
Suddenly, Gilgamesh praised Aizen.
Aizen smiled without saying a word, knowing in his heart that his guess was correct.
Gilgamesh did not endorse the King of Conquerors' way of kingship, so he never took sides between the two.
"A viewpoint you also agree with"
The Conqueror King looked at Gilgamesh in astonishment.
"There is no question of approval or disapproval, you're a jack-of-all-trades."
Gilgamesh scoffed dismissively and said, "Whether you can gain my approval depends on your magnanimity as kings, not on the path you choose."
"Whether you're the King of Knights or the King of Conquerors, your motives for obtaining the Holy Grail will never be approved by me. Whether it's resurrection, conquering the world, or changing history, I will not allow it."
That's such a shame.
With that said, the Conqueror King understood that in the end, it was all about force.
As the banquet was drawing to a close, just as Gilgamesh was about to finish asking his questions, the unexpected happened as expected.
Countless plumes of black smoke billowed from the courtyard.
One by one, figures wearing skull masks, some tall and some short, some male and some female, emerged from the Hassan Sabah Group.
Aizen's forehead was covered in question marks.
Didn't Zhao Shichen reform his ways? Kirei Kotomine must have been out of his mind to be sent to his death. With so many Heroic Spirits present, how did he have the audacity to send the Hundred-Faced Hassan to wipe them all out?
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