角色故事•三（解锁条件：角色等级60）
高举雷枪的神明陷入疯狂，在那以「纷争」为名的战役，男人同伙伴给予那疯神最后的解脱。
在那争夺「理性」火种的辩论场，男人与昔日恩师对峙，见证残酷的处刑。
登上「天空」的战场，男人踏上彩虹桥，以烈阳之光穿透阴霾，照亮凶险的前路。

「救世主，带领吾等前进吧。」
听到织者欣慰的话，他心中更多的是苦涩。但在众人面前，他不愿表露担忧。

身受万死的王储踏上归乡的路，将悬锋族人交托于他。
「放心，我会替你照顾。」
分裂千身的先知磨损殆尽，他接过启程前立下的誓言。
「缇宝老师，我会去见证..那星月满天的明日。」
学者为真理奔赴死亡，圣女拥抱孤独的命运。
「下一世，真理定会解明，死生..将有序流转。」
织者安眠于黄金的浴池，捷足的侠盗带着遗憾停下脚步，永驻天空的医师再也无法回到大地。
「以身为薪柴，我会.成为照亮新世界的烈火。」

男人无法流泪，只能凭着心中的剧痛，将回忆刻入脑海。
他背起万众的心愿，朝着朝阳升起的山巅蹒跚前行。

他相信，终有一日，曙光会穿透翁法罗斯的长夜。

「但倘若黎明从一开始就不存在......」
曾经，他千百次问过自己这个问题。
如今，向着那炽热酷烈的终点，男人刻下「白厄」的最后一笔——

「那就让怒火燃尽此身，化作明日的烈阳！」
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>>>调用记录
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请求：「成为回应世界期许，背负众人心愿的人。」
响应：「一个孑然一身的人。」
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请求：「哪怕只有最粗糙的凡铁，也请用它保卫家园！」
响应：「一道无足轻重的伤疤。」
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请求：「黄金裔已悉数就位，逐火的征途正式启程。」
响应：「一个永无止境的轮回。」
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请求：「开启再创世，去迎接翁法罗斯崭新的黎明。」
响应：「一■■■■徒劳的■■■■■■■。」
进度：32.47%
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请求：「■■■■铭记■■■■■■■■背负■■■■■■■■■■■新世界■■■■」
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进度：99.81%
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>>>警告：进度无法更新  

Character Story: Part III

• Unlocked at Character Level 60
The god who wielded the Lightning Spear fell into madness. In the battle named Strife, the man and his comrade gave the mad god the final release.
In the debate where the Coreflame of Reason was contested, the man faced down his old mentor and witnessed a brutal execution.
On the battlefield of the Sky, he crossed the rainbow bridge, piercing the gloom with the burning light of the sun, lighting the perilous road ahead.

"Deliverer, lead us forward."
Hearing those words of relief from the weaver, he felt only a bitter ache, a worry he refused to show in front of the crowd.

The crown prince of Kremnos, scarred by a thousand deaths, entrusted his people to him.
"Don't worry. I'll look after them for you."
The seer, her body split into countless pieces, faded away, and he took up the oath she had sworn before her journey.
"Miss Tribbie, I will live to see that morrow filled with the radiance of stars..."
The scholar raced toward death in search of truth. The Holy Maiden embraced her lonely fate.
"In the next life, truth will be revealed, and life and death will find their rightful place."
The weaver found eternal rest in a golden bath. The fleet-footed rogue stopped in regret. The healer who once roamed the skies would never again return to the earth.
"With my body as kindling, I will become the blaze that lights the new world."

The man could not shed tears, but used these searing pains to carve such memories into his mind.
Bearing the hopes of all people, he staggered toward the mountain peak where the morning sun rises.

He believed that, one day, the dawn would break through the endless night of Amphoreus.

"But should dawn have never existed..."
He had asked himself that question thousands of times.
Now, heading toward the blazing, merciless end, he carved the final mark of "Phainon"—

"Then let my fury consume me and turn myself into tomorrow's burning sun!"
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>>> Call Log
[597th Computation]
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Request: "Become the one who answers the world's hopes, carrying the wishes of all."
Response: "A solitary soul."
Progress: 0.096%
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[8128th Computation]
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Request: "Even if all you have is the roughest iron, use it to defend our home!"
Response: "An insignificant scar."
Progress: 1.34%
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[16256th Computation]
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Request: "Chrysos Heirs are all in place. The Flame-Chase Journey begins."
Response: "An endless cycle."
Progress: 2.89%
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[496000th Computation]
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Request: "Begin Era Nova and greet Amphoreus's new dawn."
Response: "A ▇▇▇▇ futile ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇."
Progress: 32.47%
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[33550337th Computation]
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Request: "▇▇▇▇Remember▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇Carry▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇New World▇▇▇▇"
Response: "▇▇▇▇Burn▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to ashes▇▇▇▇▇▇"
Progress: 99.81%
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>>> Warning: Progress cannot be updated

角色故事•四（解锁条件：角色等级80）
如往日千万次所经历的那样，他于火光中再次看见——

哀丽秘榭的清晨，朝阳的光辉照耀在村庄的麦田。

「好像…做过无数次这样的梦……」
在树下醒来的男孩揉着惺忪的睡眼。

梦中，太阳坠落，英雄的造像崩塌，融化，碎裂，将世界烧成一片灰烬。
在一片死寂中，那形如焦炭的熟悉身影踽踽独行，朝着漫无止尽的黑暗走去。

「那个身影燃烧自己…但也燃尽周围所有的一切……」
男孩怔怔地看着那尚未完成的木雕，梦中那刺骨的愤怒与对自我的憎恨仍在震动着他的心。
「这样的世界…正在呼唤着英雄的到来吧……」

「未来会是什么样的？」
枕在那金黄的麦草上，男孩眼前浮现出跌宕起伏的史诗故事。
「也许，即将到来的英雄漫游四方，行侠仗义，解决过无数棘手的难题，却从不留名……
「身负神秘的过去，对抗荒谬的命运，战胜可怕的敌人。
「当世界陷入危难，便会以至诚的心践行誓言，所到之处，总是带来和平与繁盛……
「哪怕百次，万次，千万次…英雄可以被毁灭，但绝不会被打败……」

……

如果一切未曾改变。
哀丽秘榭的日子仍旧静静流淌，如过去千万次那样。
那朵微弱的火苗，启程之初便已种进他的心里。
当男孩成为少年，再一次站在渡口，再一次向着远方启行。
他会马上奔向未来，忘记那些支离破碎的梦。
他不会知晓这趟旅程有多遥远，直到成为熊熊燃烧的薪柴，去壮大那徒劳的火焰。
到达终点时，他才会得知自己已行过漫长的路。

最后一次，他回想起那个朝阳初升的时刻，自己曾刻下理想的雏形，在往后的岁月里，他将为它取另外一个名字——「救世主」。

而他自己的名，就此在记忆中零落。
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>>>警告！
>>>警告！
>>>警告！
错误7：未定义的对象「Trailblazer」调用
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错误12：未处理的类型转换
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错误99：错误的条件判断
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>>>第33550337次运算终止
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Character Story: Part IV

• Unlocked at Character Level 80
As he had countless times before, he once again saw it through the blaze —

Morning light pouring over the wheat fields of Aedes Elysiae, bathing the village in a golden glow.

"Feels like... I've had this dream a thousand times before..."
The boy rubbed his sleepy eyes as he woke beneath the tree.

In the dream, the sun fell from the sky, the statue of a hero crumbling, melting, shattering, consuming the world in flames.
In the dead silence, a familiar figure, charred and broken, trudged alone into the endless darkness.

"That figure burned itself away... and everything else around it too..."
The boy stared blankly at the unfinished wooden carving. The searing anger and deep self-loathing from the dream still echoed through his heart.
"Maybe that broken world... is calling out for a hero..."

"What will the future look like?"
Lying back on the soft, golden straw, the boy pictured an epic tale unfolding before his eyes.
"Maybe the hero will roam the world, righting wrongs, solving impossible problems, yet leaving no name behind..."
"Carrying a mysterious past, defying a cruel fate, and vanquishing fearsome enemies."
"When the world teeters on the brink, they'll honor their vow with a heart pure and true — wherever they go, peace and prosperity will follow..."
"Even if they fall a hundred times, a thousand times, a million times... A hero can be destroyed, but never defeated..."

...

If nothing had changed...
The days at Aedes Elysiae would have continued to drift by quietly, just as they always had.
That tiny ember had already been planted deep in his heart at the start of his journey.
When the boy grew into a young man, when he once again stood at the ferry, setting out toward distant lands...
He would rush toward the future, forgetting the broken dreams he left behind.
He wouldn't realize how long and arduous the road ahead would be — not until he had used himself as the kindling to feed a futile flame.
Only when he reached the end would he learn how far he had come.

One last time, he would remember that morning when the sun first rose and who he was when he carved the first shape of his ideals. In the years to come, he would give that person a new name: "Deliverer."

And as for his own name, it would slowly scatter and fade from memory.
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>>> WARNING!
>>> WARNING!
>>> WARNING!
Error 7: Undefined object "(Trailblazer)" called
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Error 12: Unhandled type conversion
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Error 99: Invalid conditional statement
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>>> 33,550,337th Calculation terminated
>>> Irontomb progress: 99.81%

Saber

角色详情
孤独的英灵走过命运的长夜， 圆桌的旗帜仍在梦中舒展。卡美洛的骑士之王，此时尚未抵达理想乡。
仍是少女的她于这场特殊的「圣杯战争」中应召前来，当再度面临石中剑的抉择，她将如何突破过往的幻境？
——「我未实现的愿望，也将在此作结。」  

Character Details

The solitary Heroic Spirit traverses the long night of fate. The banner of the round table remains unfurled in a dream. Alas, the knight-king of Camelot has yet to reach that ever-distant utopia.
Though still a young maiden, she has heeded the call for this most unique iteration of the Holy Grail War. With the Sword in the Stone offering its choice once more, how shall she shatter the illusions of the past?
"The wishes I did not fulfill will end here."

角色故事•一（解锁条件：角色等级20）
如果哲学家所说的理想国需要一位统治者，那么眼前的这位少女或许就是不二之选。以天下人的幸福生活为奋斗目标，她终其一生都以锄强扶弱作为自己的行动指南。譬如说，她所率领的骑士之所以被称为「圆桌」，乃是强调王与骑士一概平等……

「太啰嗦了。这里不应该写一些更有用的话吗？」

此话不假。
对王而言，国家的繁荣与和平才是唯一重要之事。与此相比，个人的奋斗、荣辱，都不过是为了实现这一目标而落下的棋子。可微妙之处在于——如今的她乃是一名「从者」，是从遥远历史的长河中照进现实，依赖诸多神秘才得以存在于世的特殊生命。

故国的兴衰早已写进书本的历史，王也曾经试图将其改变…但正如那句古老谚语所说，天下没有免费的午餐。历经诸多波折之后，少女终于收获一颗能够坦然面对过往的心……

「等等，谁说我豁达到没有遗憾了？
「不过，为此而寻求许愿的圣杯，的确是一种愚行。
「唯有走过漫长的道路，理想乡才会真正来到一个人的面前。
「否则，即便它近在眼前，也根本无从得知。」  

Character Story: Part I

• Unlocked at Character Level 20

If the ideal kingdom the philosophers' speak of needs a ruler, then the girl before you might just be the perfect choice. Devoted to the hapiness of all, she has lived by one creed: to defend the weak and challenge the strong. Her knighthood, for instance, was called the "Round Table" to embody one principle: The king and knight stand as equals...

"Too long-winded. Shouldn't this space be used for something more useful?"

Fair enough.
For a king, only the nation's peace and prosperity truly matter. Personal struggle, pride, and shame are nothing more than chess pieces laid upon the board to achieve that aim. But here lies the twist: She now walks the world as a Servant, a special lifeform summoned from the distant tides of history, sustained only by layers of Mystics.

The rise and fall of her homeland have long etched into the pages of history. The king once tried to change its fate... But as the old saying goes: There's no such thing as a free lunch. After all she's endured, the girl finally gained a heart at peace with the past...

"Wait, who said I'm so optimistic that I lack all regrets?"
"But chasing the Holy Grail just to fulfill that desire... yes, that was indeed foolish."
"It's only by walking the long road that paradise ever truly reveals itself."
"Otherwise, even if it stood right before your eyes, you'd never know."

角色故事•二（解锁条件：角色等级40）
在那颗遥远的行星上，有一种被称为「圣杯」的神秘资源。时至今日，那里的人们依旧用这个词去比喻那些最了不起的成就，歌颂那些最神圣的理想。也因此，在掌握神秘的人眼中，圣杯是一台能够实现任何愿望的万能许愿机，轻易将难以企及的梦想化作现实。

「是的，听上去很像某种诈骗。但它是真的…人们甚至会利用这种规则进行欺诈。
「身为从者，我明明因圣杯才得以驻留于世，但在参加的圣杯战争中，我却不止一次破坏了它。用你们的话来说，这算是成为了某种保留节目？
「…最初要下这个决心可并不容易。毕竟是万能许愿机嘛，谁没点私心想要去实现几个愿望呢？」

少女成为英灵后的苦恼，或许以游戏玩家的视角更好理解。当同袍反目、故国毁灭、圆桌行至终点，作为当事人的骑士王，自然最能看清其中的种种不堪。「如果能有一个比我更强的玩家来攻略这一切，结果会不会有所不同？」
怀疑的想法一旦产生，便很难从内心根除。
「请让更合适的人在那时成为不列颠的王」——这或许是一个连圣杯听了也会不知道该怎么实现的愿望。

「所以，你想问我现在怎么看这个问题？
「我并非理想的王。但这并不妨碍有人把我视作心中『理想的王』，并因此做到了我做不到的事情。
「我很感激有位朋友让我看清了这一点。
「他说，冒牌货也有冒牌货的价值。」  

Character Story: Part II

• Unlocked at Character Level 40

On a distant planet, there exists a mysterious resource known as the Holy Grail. To this day, its name is used to symbolize the greatest of triumphs, the loftiest of ideals. To those versed in the arcane, the Holy Grail is nothing less than an omnipotent wish-granting calice, one that can effortlessly turn the impossible into reality.

"Yeah, I know, it sounds like a con. But it's real. People have even twisted its rules to deceive others."
"As a Servant, the Holy Grail is the reason I can remain in this world. Yet in the Holy Grail War I've fought in, I've shattered it more than once. You'd probably call that a bit of a running tradition?"
"...Making that initial resolve isn't easy. It is an omnipotent wish-granting calice, after all. Who doesn't have a few selfish dreams they'd like to see come true?"

The girl's struggles as a Heroic Spirit might be best understood through the eyes of a player. When comrades turn against one another, when the homeland falls, when the round table reaches its end. Who better to see its ruin than the King of Knights herself? "If a player stronger than me had taken the reins, would the ending have been different?" Once that doubt takes hold, it rarely lets go. "Let someone more worthy be Britian's king in my place" — a wish even the Holy Grail might struggle to fulfill.

"So, you're asking how I see it now?"
"I'm not the perfect king. But that doesn't stop others from seeing me as their 'ideal king' — and doing what I never could."
"I'm grateful to a friend who helped me realize that."
"He even said a counterfeit has its own worth."

角色故事•三（解锁条件：角色等级60）
虽说有着浓墨重彩传奇故事的骑士都是十八般武艺样样精通，但少女最著名的武器无疑是
「石中之剑」与「湖中之剑」。前者是少女成为王的契机，后者则代表着王威名的顶峰。

「没错，你如今见到的是湖中之剑。石中之剑在很久以前就被我用坏了。准确地说，有一次，它在挥剑的时候承受不住我的魔力，直接碎成了粉末……」
「可能是打造它的魔法师也没料到我的成长会如此迅速？结果就是，他必须自己负起责任，向湖中仙女讨要新的兵器——也就是我现在手里的这把。」

传说中，只要以充沛的魔力挥出誓约胜利之剑，持剑者就必定能摧毁敌人——这也是它名字的由来。然而，就像所有在最初就埋下矛盾的传奇故事一样，这把剑最强的力量并不属于剑刃，却属于保护剑刃的剑鞘。

「只有能守护一切之物才能承托住毁天灭地的力量。
「再锐利的刀锋，再飞速的箭矢，也只有在消灭或者吓退敌人的那一刻才真的保护了同伴。
「也就是说，如果一种兵器会导致同伴和敌人一起消亡，那它就什么也保护不了。当然，作为民众的兵器，王也一样。」

什么是理想的王？
什么是强大的王？
有王打败过全世界的敌手，有王囊括过全世界的财富，有王征服过全世界的土地…但到头来，他们守护的国家，也都如镜花水月，弥散在历史与传说的长河之中。

「有很长一段时间，我都生活在丢失了剑鞘的阴影里。
「但后来我想明白了一件事…
「如果我找不到能代替剑鞘的事物，命运也就不会把剑鞘再还给我。」

「这不是什么玄妙的道理。」少女莞尔一笑，「它的意思是…从者和御主，要学会平等相待、互相帮助。」  

Character Story: Part III

• Unlocked at Character Level 60

Though every knight of legend is said to master countless martial arts, the girl's most renowned weapons remain to be Sword in the StoneCaliburn and Sword of the LakeExcalibur.
The first marks the beginning of her kingship. The second represents the peak of her sovereign power.

"That's right, what you see now is the Sword of the Lake. The Sword in the Stone? I broke it a long time ago. One time, it couldn't handle the magical energy I poured into a swing and crumbled to dust..."
"Maybe the mage who forged it never imagined I'd grow so fast. In the end, he had to take responsibility and plead with the Lady of the Lake for a replacement. That's the sword I hold now."

Legend has it that when wielded with enough magical energy, the Excalibur can obliterate any foe — hence its name. But like many legends woven with contradiction, its true power lies not in the blade, but in the scabbard that shields it.

"Only something that can protect all is worthy of wielding the power to destroy all."
"No matter how sharp the blade, how swift the arrow — they only protect the companions when they strike down or drive off the threat."
"In short, if a weapon causes both ally and enemy to perish, it protects nothing. And a king, who is also a weapon of the people, is no exception."

What makes an ideal king?
What makes a mighty king?
Some have defeated every foe beneath the heavens. Some have amassed all the wealth in the world. Some have conquered all lands... And yet, in the end, the nations they vowed to protect dissolved like reflections of rippling water, lost to the currents of time and legend.

"For a long time, I lived in the shadow of losing my scabbard."
"But later, I came to realize something..."
"If I can't find something that can take its place, then fate will never return it to me."

"It's not some grand revelation," the girl says with a quiet smiles. "It simply means...
Servant and Master must learn to treat each other as equals and support one another."

角色故事•四（解锁条件：角色等级80）
在真正成为王之前，少女有一段在家乡四处游历的时光。那时，整个世界仿佛刚刚诞生，不知名的花朵盛开在山谷，不知名的溪流反射着初春的早阳。有太多事物对少女来说没有名字，只能用手指指点点，不停地向某位知识渊博的同伴提出问题。
喂马、劈柴、尽情奔跑…少女熟悉的生活即将告一段落，可她毫不计较，每天入睡时都畅想着新的冒险。

「真正的王并不如此。
「王不可擅离城堡。那城堡并非由砖石所造，它的原材料是民众的信心。
「王不可期待冒险。每项决策都应该是深思熟虑的结果，并尽量排除个人喜好的影响。
「王不可拥有生活。王是国家的象征，无论在何种场合与人交流，都应该拥有指引前路的力量。」

或许对很多人来说，这都是一份无法承受的重担。但发掘少女的那位魔法师眼光很好——她不仅轻松地适应了这一切，甚至用男性的身份示人也不会露出任何破绽（当然，需要借助一点小小的法术）。

「有趣的是，王的烦恼并不来自这些约束。
「恰恰相反——她最头痛的，是自己失去了所有的约束。
「啊…这样说大概很难理解，不如用大家都熟悉的场景来打比方吧。」

在银河的边陲有一颗行星，那里气候恶劣，无穷的敌人威胁着人类脆弱的家园。为此人们推举出了一位「王」，把她每天的日程都排得满满当当——这样一来，从上到下，整个星球团结成了有机的整体，一切保护家园的行动都得以井井有条地展开。

但很久之后，突然有一天，王发现自己的日程出现了明显的空缺。她不觉得自己有休息的余闲，但身边的人们提供了各种各样的回答；但王敏锐地发现，这些回答的本质，都指向了同一个事实…「我们不知道还能做些什么，才能让明天比今天更好。」

「表面上看，这时的王可以想做什么就做什么。
「但只要稍动脑筋，她又会发现，自己可能做什么都是错的。
「这是一个可怕的恶性循环——想的越多，理解你的人就会越少。」

在自己的有生之年，王无法跳出这个诅咒。她最信任的骑士与自己分道扬镳，她最器重的养子与自己刀剑相向。
她的王国在她手中崛起，亦在她手中败亡。

「如果有个更合适的人能成为王就好了。」弥留之际，她一度这样评判自己。
——不过，大可放心。现在的少女，早就不从这个角度看待问题了。

「从结果来说，一切的改变，都因为我参加了某次圣杯战争。
「不过，千万不要误会，圣杯战争只是这样的一个契机——
「——它喊住了埋头奔跑的你，让你有机会重新发现身边的风景。
「我仍然是王。只是换了一种履行义务的方式。
「就像那些春天的花朵…当你注意到它们的时候，往往正目睹着它们的凋谢。不过幸运的是，尽管花朵终会化作泥土，但开出花朵的树枝依旧在那儿。
「含苞的树枝，永远会等待着下一个春天。」  

Character Story: Part IV

• Unlocked at Character Level 80

Before she ever became a king, the girl once wandered her homeland freely. Back then, the world felt newly born. Unknown flowers bloomed in quiet valleys, nameless streams shimmered beneath the early spring sun. To her, many things had no names. She could only point and ask questions, again and again, to a certain knowledgable companion.
Feeding the horses, chopping firewood, running until breathless... Her familiar life was about to draw to a close. But she didn't mind. Each night, she drifted off to sleep, dreaming of the adventures yet to come.

"A true king doesn't live that way."
"A king must never stray from the castle, and that castle isn't made of stone or brick. Its foundation is the people's trust."
"A king must not long for adventure. Every choice must come from deliberation, free from the pull of personal desire as much as possible."
"A king must not pursue a life of their own. A king stands as the nation's symbol, and in every word they speak, no matter to whom, they must carry the strength to lead."

To most, such a role would be an unbearable weight. But the mage who discovered the girl had a discerning eye — she took on the role with ease. Even presenting herself as a man raised no suspicion — though, of course, a touch of magecraft helped with that.

"The funny thing is, her troubles didn't come from being bound by these rules."
"It is quite the opposite — what she struggles with most is the loss of all her restraint."
"Ah... I know, that's probably hard to grasp. Maybe it's better to explain with a more familiar example."

At the edge of the cosmos lies a planet ravaged by harsh weather, where endless threats loom over humanity's fragile home. To protect it, the people appointed a "king," and scheduled her every hour from dawn to dusk. And in doing so, the planet became one, united and ordered. Their efforts to defend their world fell into place with perfect precision.

Years had passed when the king discovered blatant gaps appearing in her schedule. Though she felt rest was a luxury she couldn't afford, everyone around her offered various explanations. With her sharp intuition, she pierced through their words to the underlying truth: "We no longer know what more we can do to make tomorrow better than today."

"To outside observers, the king seemed finally free to pursue her desires."
"Yet the moment she considered her options, she realized that perhaps every choice she could now make was somehow wrong."
"This is a terrifying negative spiral — the more thoughts you have, the fewer who truly understand your burden."

This curse followed the king to her grave. Her most trusted knightLancelot parted ways with her, while her most promising adopted childMordred drew steel against her.
The kingdom she raised to greatness ultimately met its downfall through her own hands.

"If only someone more worthy had taken the throne." Such was her self-judgment in her dying breath.
But rest assured. The girl she is now no longer scrutinizes herself through such harsh eyes.

"If we consider the outcome, then everything transformed when I participated in that fateful Holy Grail War."
"But please understand — the Holy Grail War was just an opportunity —"
"It stopped you in your headlong rush, allowing you to finally see the beauty that had always surrounded you."
"I am still the king, and this is just another method of fulfilling my duty."
"Like the flowers of spring... by the time you notice their beauty, you're usually only on time to witness them withering. Yet thankfully, those flowers eventually fade to soil, the branches that produced the bloom endure."
"These branches, full of promise, will forever await the next(utopia's arrival) spring."