Miracle Summoner

——Just and fair.

This is the evaluation that many people have of Arthur, the legendary King of Britain.

"Born to be a king above mortals, with the bloodline of the King of Britain, the ideology of the British incarnation of the Red Dragon, and a noble female bloodline fused perfectly to create the ideal vessel, the king was destined from the beginning to carry an incredible burden and responsibility."

Bedivere unknowingly began to speak.

"Due to being a girl, the king could not directly inherit the throne. In order to avoid attention during her childhood, the king was taken to the home of the old knight Sir Ector, where she lived a modest life, training as a squire, honing her swordsmanship and manners. Most of her time was spent in the education of kingship. Even though she only had three hours of sleep each day, the court mage Merlin would still enter her dreams and instill royal teachings."

The King of Knights was raised in this manner, tirelessly learning and training, never stopping, until at the age of fifteen, when her father Uther Pendragon passed away. She succeeded to the throne of the new kingdom by pulling the sword from the stone, as foretold by Merlin's prophecy.

"If you can pull the sword from the stone, you will become the new king of Britain," under this meaning, the king stood before the fateful sword. Merlin's voice echoed in her mind — "Think carefully before pulling that sword. Once you take it, you will no longer be human. You will be hated by all humans and will eventually meet a tragic end."

In other words, from the very beginning, the King of Knights knew her ultimate fate.

However, the King of Knights did not hesitate.

"At that time, Britain faced a harsh situation. The empire's protection was lost, and the kingdom was in decline. Internally, it was falling apart. The people lived under constant threat from barbarian invasions. What was needed was a strong leader to rule them."

Thus, to protect the people, even if it meant being abandoned, betrayed, and scorned, she walked forward without turning back.

So, she pulled the sword, inherited the throne, and to hide her true gender, married Queen Guinevere as a male king. However, she confessed everything to the queen, deciding to love her as a husband. The queen, who adored the king, understood and chose to support her.

From that moment, the King of Knight's body and appearance stopped aging, forever frozen at the age of fifteen when she drew the sword. Her immortal image became a symbol of divinity to most, and she led knights like Lancelot and Gawain, achieving numerous feats, winning twelve major battles in a row without a single defeat, making the once weak kingdom extraordinarily strong.

Although, in one battle, because she violated the knightly code, the King's sword Caliburn was broken. Yet, Merlin took her to a holy lake, where she received the holy sword—the Excalibur—gifted by the lady of the lake.

With the holy sword in hand, King Arthur was born, a symbol of fairness and selflessness in the eyes of both enemies and the people, forever viewed as an unquestionable presence.

Unfortunately, as the saying goes, all things rise and fall. After achieving unprecedented strength for Britain, the seeds of its downfall were planted.

To win a war, it was necessary to exploit a village's resources to organize the military. Before facing the invasion of foreign tribes, she took the first step to counterattack.

Arthur adopted this strategy of sacrificing a few to save the many, believing a king could not rule with mercy and indecisiveness.

Therefore, when seated on the throne, King Arthur never showed her emotions, always rewarding and punishing clearly, without partiality, and making decisions without error. This earned her the evaluation of "just and fair."

Even though, in reality, she was deeply saddened.

But...

"The people began to fear the king's cold and heartless decisions. They started to question her actions of sacrificing the few to save the many, even seeing it as a tarnishing of the knightly code. That was why Sir Tristan, in the end, could not bear the pain of witnessing the king's silent rule, leaving the Round Table and saying something meaningless, a regret he would carry for life."

Bedivere said softly.

"What's even worse, this caused other knights to start doubting that the king could still lead them. Once the nobles, who had been intimidated by the king's authority, started to maliciously scrutinize her decisions, they planned to remove her from the throne at the slightest mistake. Only then could they gain more power and profit. Under all this pressure, the king became more cautious and secretive, tightening her disguise."

This led to a series of tragedies.

"In the tenth year after the king sat on the Camelot throne, Sir Lancelot's affair with Queen Guinevere was exposed by Sir Agravain. Sir Lancelot killed Sir Agravain with a punch and was forced to flee. The king, however, did not treat this as an act of treason but understood that it was an effort by the queen to protect her secret. The king publicly placed the queen on the pyre for violating the kingdom's religious taboos. But Sir Lancelot intervened, saving the queen, and in the ensuing conflict, two knights of the Round Table were killed. Sir Gawain, as their elder brother, swore never to speak to Sir Lancelot again, and the Round Table was on the verge of collapsing."

"Then, one day, Sir Mordred also removed his helmet, revealing a face resembling the king's. He claimed his inheritance rights. The king, who had no knowledge of this, was shocked. But knowing the tumultuous fate of Britain, inheriting the throne meant endless disaster. Sir Mordred, being a created being, lacked the qualities of a king, and due to his sensitive identity, the king refused him. However, during a military campaign, the king entrusted the responsibility of defending the kingdom to Mordred, hoping to reform this stubborn knight. This, however, resulted in betrayal."

"Ultimately, the king gave up her happiness as a woman, sealed her heart in ice, and lost her human emotions. She piled up countless innocent souls under her sword, but all her efforts were in vain. Britain was tragically destroyed in the civil war. This outcome was too cruel for the king."

"The king was not without emotions. She just couldn't show them for others. She never blamed Sir Lancelot, nor resented Sir Tristan. Even Sir Mordred, though the king refused to acknowledge her inheritance rights, never denied that she was her child."

"For her, seeing the fallen knights of the Round Table was her fault, and executing her former knights, loyal subjects, and friends was a source of immense sorrow."

"Even now, if the king reverses this, it will still be the same."

With those words, Bedivere turned to Rozen.

"Master of Chaldea, I ask you sincerely," Bedivere said, his tone earnest, "Please become a force the king can rely on."

"The king has protected others her whole life, yet she lacks someone who can protect her."

After speaking, Bedivere left.

"Senpai..."

"Rozen-sama..."

Mash and Hassan of Serenity looked at Rozen with complex expressions.

Rozen remained silent.

Feeling the connection to Artoria [Alter] through their contract, Rozen gazed at the palace in the city.