The King of Conquerors' boisterous and loud roar was accompanied by shouts that shook the mountains and seas. Every one of them rejoiced from the bottom of their hearts at being able to once again go to battle with their King. Even Rin could not suppress her excited feelings, as if her blood was boiling and burning!
This magnificent army, which had awed and stirred her even when seen on a screen in her previous life, now truly appeared before her. Even Rin's unyielding heart could not help but quicken its beat.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, boundless in number, included people from three different continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa. There were fair-haired, blue-eyed Europeans, dark-skinned, dark-eyed Asians, and dark-skinned, white-haired Africans, wearing different styles of armor, carrying various weapons, and speaking different languages. These were people who would ordinarily never stand together, yet here, in the King of Conquerors' army, they were united.
Among them were warriors, gods of war, and founders of ancient kingdoms. Most of them had once been defeated generals under the King of Conquerors, people from conquered lands, but they were all captivated by the King of Conquerors' dream, willingly following in his footsteps, embracing the same dream as their King, celebrating the King's dream, and following the King of Conquerors towards their common goal: Okeanos!
Perfect support, perfect endorsement, perfect bond! The heroes who risked the dream of kingship and fought alongside the King of Conquerors, their loyalty, which never ended even in death, became the King of Conquerors' extraordinary noble phantasm!
EX-rank Anti-Army noble phantasm: Army of the King!!!
Independent Servant continuous summoning, they were not just ordinary soldiers, but unique heroes of legend. All of them possessed illustrious reputations, all were warriors who had fought alongside the great King of Conquerors, Iskandar, and each of them was qualified to be summoned as an independent class in the Holy Grail War!
However, at this moment, a somewhat out-of-place voice rang out beside the King of Conquerors.
"Rider, you idiot! Why did you bring me into this battlefield?! I'm no longer your Master! I'm not qualified to participate in this battle..."
After his excited complaints, Waver lowered his head gloomily. At this moment, that familiar large hand once again rested on Waver's shoulder.
"Even if you are no longer my Master, you are still my friend. If you used all your command spells, you must have been prepared to see it through to the end."
Waver seemed afraid to look up at this great King; the aura of kingship he exuded at this moment was too dazzling.
"Can someone like me... really stay by your side?..."
"Ah hahaha...!"
The King of Conquerors did not answer Waver but turned to face his generals, shouting in a deep, resonant voice that all his generals, including Rin, could hear:
"Fellow countrymen! This Magus beside me has experienced every battle with me in this Holy Grail War, facing the same enemies. So, is he not our friend?!"
"Indeed! Indeed!! Indeed!!!"
The heartfelt shouts of tens of thousands of iron-blooded men, a wave of sound that shook the heavens, surged forth! It stirred boundless waves in Waver's heart. Only now could he truly understand what the King of Conquerors meant by a surging heart. Uncontrollable tears streamed down his face, not from sadness, but tears of joy.
"I... truly..."
"Waver, you can absolutely stand tall with your chest held high and fight alongside me, because you are my friend, that is beyond doubt! But there is one thing I haven't asked you yet."
The King of Conquerors put away his smile and asked Waver with serious solemnity:
"Waver Velvet, are you willing to join my ranks as a subject, to be used by me?"
Waver, who could not control his tears, immediately gathered his spirits, his expression filled with a solemn and serious sacredness. He straightened his body, raised his head, and forcefully struck his right fist against his heart.
"Only you, only you are my King! I am willing to join your ranks, to become your subject, to join your army and embark on the same path! Please guide my direction, let me have the same dream as you... lead me to see the waves of Okeanos!!!"
"Ah hahaha...!" The King of Conquerors laughed heartily, his genuine joy reaching every soldier under his command... "Warriors, from this moment on, we have one more compatriot!"
"Oh...!!!"
All the generals of the Army of the King rejoiced and shouted for their King! The King of Conquerors unfastened the heavy, magnificent cloak he always wore and personally draped it over Waver's shoulders. Waver was immediately startled and exclaimed in alarm:
"King, this..."
"Waver."
The King of Conquerors interrupted Waver again, saying with solemnity:
"From this moment on, you are my subject, just like them. However, your responsibility is different from theirs. To manifest what the dream is, that is the responsibility of a King, and also the duty of the generals who fight alongside me. But, to witness the King's dream, and to spread it in the present world for future generations, that is your responsibility, and only you can do it!"
"Idiot! Haven't the battles even started yet?! Why are you talking as if it's a will!"
Waver, disregarding the difference between ruler and subject, shouted loudly at the King of Conquerors. The King of Conquerors grinned like a child:
"Just a precaution."
Subsequently, the King of Conquerors manipulated the Bounded Field to send Waver ten miles away from the battlefield, from where he could observe Rin's confrontation with the King of Conquerors.
The King of Conquerors drew his sword and brandished it, dazzling lightning flashed, and the Chariot of Divine Might appeared before him. The King of Conquerors stood majestically on the chariot.
"A king must live a more magnificent life than anyone else, live more authentically than anyone else, and make tens of thousands of people admire and submit to him!"
"Exactly! Exactly!!! Exactly!!!"
The King of Conquerors stood on his chariot and shouted loudly, while the soldiers of the Army of the King responded with the clashing of shields, shouting in unison, wave after wave! Only those who gather the beliefs of all brave warriors and set out on an expedition with them as their goal are true kings.
"To gather all admiration onto oneself, and to be a beacon for the path forward, that is what it means to be a king! A king is with all his subjects, precisely because the King of Conquerors's will is the sum of all his subjects' wills!"
"Exactly! Exactly!!! Exactly!!!"
The majestic shouts of the Heroic Spirits soared through the sky. No matter what kind of enemy or barrier, they seemed to pose no threat in front of the King of Conquerors and his friends. Their high morale could pierce through the earth and cut off the oceans!
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