❝ PEOPLE MAY NOT BELIEVE ME WHEN I PRAY TELL OF WHAT truly brought pleasure in my position as King. I do not expect them to believe because my Knights of the Round foresaw precisely what I tried to portray: a ‘  perfect  ’ King who cannot have emotions. But even with the isolation I felt within those hallways of Camelot, I can proclaim one thing I enjoyed. It was not the victories itself nor the battlefield that brought joy into my heart. But the country, the kingdom who I fought to protect and governed by punishing criminals as well as barbarians that tried to invade my lands…THEIR SMILES are what I enjoyed seeing. That is precisely why I participated in strolling through marches, even had my knights accompany me, for the sake of watching them smile. Their civil unrest coming to an end through their smiles alone made my position as King worthwhile———I cannot regret what I truly wished to bring as King. ❞

🐍— ❝No.❞ She answered instantly, of course she had her reasoning. True, she disliked her own outcome, how she even devoured her own sisters in the end. But, if she hadn’t been the monster of legend. If she hadn’t fit the rules, she wouldn’t have been Sakura’s servant. She wouldn’t have fought so hard to protect her, to save that girl from the same monstrous path she had taken. No, she wouldn’t change a thing about her life, because in death she had saved a girl that was so dear to her it hurt. 

“Understandable.” Ushi presses herself against the berserker’s chest. “We...are sharing this one correct? Or should I have brought my own?”

She nods politely and enters the room. “Thank you Ms Gorgon.” once she got to the center of the room, she sat down on the floor. Then offered the tray up to the goddess. “I-I made these for you.” there was a very faint blush on her cheeks. “I know they might not be enough but...I thought I’d make them for someone important to me.”

“Black armor...The Black Knight? No, I doubt you’d be without your horse. It’s so irksome not knowing who everyone is offhand. Well, no matter. You may address me as Alice. Who might you be, Sir Knight?”

It’s not so often that Mash gets to interact directly with this iteration of the King of Knights, so to receive a greeting from them was a pleasant surprise. The tone might be blunt, but it was nice knowing that they remembered. “Thank you, King Arthur. I appreciate the greeting.”

“I’ll hit it... if I just spend more money... I-I can do it..!”

“Berserker-san. You look as pretty as I remember.” She is being adorable, don’t mind her.