They already have a chat group, why bother with the plot?

They haven't made a move yet, probably because they're waiting to wipe them all out in one fell swoop.

Thinking this, Kiritsugu Emiya felt a strong sense of crisis.

We'll lose! If this continues, we're likely to lose!

He must obtain the Holy Grail to achieve his ideal!

Just as Kiritsugu Emiya was in a state of panic due to the prolonged lack of business.

the other side

Jin Shanshan had already brought Lancer to the courtyard where Ling Yu and the others were.

"Hey, Lancer."

Iskandar greeted Diarmuid with a smile.

"Rider? And...Saber?"

Diarmuid glanced at Iskandar in surprise, then turned his gaze to Nero.

Nero nodded slightly to him.

This was, in a way, the first Servant she encountered.

In addition, their strength is also quite good.

So I still quite agree with it.

"What are you all doing here?" Lancer asked, voicing his confusion.

“Well, it’s a long story, but in short, I’m practically a prisoner right now,” Iskandar said.

Diarmuid was taken aback, then seemed to realize something and asked in surprise, "You lost?"

"Although I am a little unwilling, it is true that I lost, and I lost miserably."

Iskandar scratched his head, looking quite helpless.

But what frustrated him most was that he was not defeated by Nero and his fellow Servants, but by Rimuru, who was his Master.

This made him feel quite embarrassed.

There's a feeling that the dead are worse off than the living.

"So, what do you want from me?"

Dirumdo looked at the people in the courtyard and asked.

Ling Yu didn't waste any words and came to Diarmuid, a ball of memory light appearing in his hand.

They slapped him on the forehead.

Diarmuid was so fast that he had no chance to react.

then

Diarmuid saw how he was suspected by Kenneth and then committed suicide under Kiritsugu Emiya's scheme.

After receiving all the information, Diarmuid's face turned terribly gloomy.

"What are these?" he asked Ling Yu.

“Just fragments of the future,” Ling Yu said.

The next second, Diarmuid pointed his spear at Ling Yuren's neck with a whoosh and said coldly.

"Mordred's master, stop with your clumsy act. Don't even think about trying to drive a wedge between me and my master this way!"

Even with a gun to his neck, Ling Yu's expression remained unchanged; instead, he asked a question:

"Is it really about sowing discord? You should know better than us how Kenneth treats you."

Diarmuid: “…”

"Regardless, this is only your side of the story!" Diarmuid said coldly after a moment of silence.

"So you want to wait until it happens before you try to change anything?"

Ling Yu's words were like a sharp arrow piercing his chest, causing Diarmuid to catch his breath.

"Wake up, you foolish knight who is lost in his own fantasies. The one you are loyal to may not necessarily think you are loyal."

These words struck Dirumdo like a bolt from the blue.

He didn't want to believe it.

But regardless of our daily interactions or the information I just received from absorbing the memory orb.

All of this forced him to... face reality.

Rimuru and Hajime Nagumo exchanged a thoughtful glance as they listened to their conversation.

Ling Yu... showed the other party the original timeline of the plot?

"What do you want from me?"

After a long while, Diarmuid looked at Ling Yu and asked, his voice hoarse and tired.

He didn't believe that Ling Yu would show him these things for nothing.

But once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are difficult to eradicate.

“Someone like Kenneth isn’t worth your service,” Ling Yu said calmly, looking at Diarmuid.

Dirum remained silent.

"If your loyalty doesn't earn you recognition from others, then you're just being blindly loyal."

"What is the point of serving a monarch who does not trust his subjects?"

Ling Yu continued speaking, even asking questions in return.

At that moment, a clear struggle appeared on Diarmuid's face.

The hand gripping the spear was also clenched tightly.

During the time he was protecting Kenneth, he could clearly feel the other party's wariness towards him.

All he hoped for was to fulfill the duties he had failed to complete in his previous life in the name of knighthood, and to serve a monarch until the very end.

but why!?

Kenneth just wouldn't believe it!

Diarmuid's breathing became heavy, and the pressure on his hands tightened.

Chapter 256 Kiritsugu Emiya's Decision

At this moment, Diarmuid's emotions were divided into many regions, like a pie chart.

And all of his thoughts were heard by Ling Yu, who held the authority of the Herald of Knowledge.

After a long while, once he was certain that Diarmuid was showing signs of making a choice, Ling Yu looked at him and said:

"Alright, time's up. What have you thought about it? Are you going to continue down the old path, or try to make some changes?"

"I……"

Dirumdo still had some doubts.

"Hey, what kind of woman are you being so indecisive?"

But Iskandar couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward, reached out, and slapped Lancer hard on the back.

This powerful blow nearly killed the chief warrior of the Fiona Knights on the spot.

"Conqueror King, what are your thoughts?"

Diarmuid looked at Iskandar, wanting to ask for his opinion.

"What else could I be thinking? If it doesn't work, then let's find someone else," Iskandar said matter-of-factly.

"But wouldn't that break the oath I made?" This was the crux of Diarmuid's dilemma.

Can a knight who breaks his oath still be considered a noble knight?

"Hey, hey, hey, can you not be so naive?" Iskandar was speechless after hearing Diarmuid's words.

Do you think a monarch who doesn't trust his ministers and whose people are alienated from him can truly be considered a good monarch?

"Of course not."

As soon as Iskandar spoke, Diarmuid immediately replied.

"That's fine. A monarch who doesn't gain the approval of his subjects has absolutely no reason to be served."

"Conqueror King, you are also a king. Do you really allow your subjects to betray you?" Diarmuid asked anxiously.

“If I’m not doing well, then why not?” Iskandar said calmly.

Such straightforward and frank words startled Dirumdo.

He and Iskandar made eye contact.

All he saw in the other person's eyes was calm.

Clearly, Iskandar was not lying.

This greatly shocked Diarmuid.

Such a magnanimous heart truly befits the title of Conqueror.

“You probably haven’t seen Rider’s Noble Phantasm before, have you?” Nero asked as she approached.

Dirumdo shook his head, somewhat bewildered.

He's never even fought Iskandar, so how would he know about the other's Noble Phantasm?

Seeing this, Nero said to Iskandar, "Rider, let him see your Noble Phantasm, maybe he'll understand."

After a moment's thought, Iskandar nodded in agreement.

then

Iskandar unleashed the King's Army, and Diarmuid was naturally drawn into it.

They weren't kept waiting too long.

A few minutes later, Diarmuid and Iskandar left the Reality Marble and returned to reality.

The confusion that had filled Diarmuid's eyes was gone, replaced by a look of determination.

Having witnessed Iskandar's charisma firsthand, and the soldiers who followed him to the death without complaint.

Diarmuid was acutely aware of the necessity of following a righteous monarch.

This time, he served the wrong person.

Kenneth was too narrow-minded; his eyes were only on his fiancée, Sora.

If that's the case, then why stay with him?

Take a deep breath.

Diarmuid felt a sense of relief, as if he had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

The fog that had been shrouding his heart dissipated.

He should not be passively waiting to be chosen, but should actively choose the monarch he should serve!

Diarmuid seemed to have come to terms with it.

Ling Yu also went inside and brought Xiao Ying out.

Of course, Tiamat also came out with them.

Gilgamesh, who was originally leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, watching the show, was stunned the moment he saw Tiamat appear.

His body suddenly stopped.

He rubbed his eyes hard, as if in disbelief.

Until it was confirmed that it was not a hallucination.

My breathing became rapid.