“I've thought it through. I will carry on fighting for humanity with the will of God!”
“Very good!”
Wang Xiaoming nodded with satisfaction.
“Then, are you willing to join my Knights of the Round Table?”
“Although I say that, I must tell you one thing. Currently, within the entire Knights, there are only me, Merlin, and Asia. We've only just started preparations, so the personnel is still very scarce.”
“I am willing!”
Xenovia, having received the invitation, nodded earnestly.
“I am willing to join the Knights of the Round Table!”
The Knights of the Round Table… This is the famous Knights of the Round Table under King Arthur! The former Knights of the Round Table have all passed away, and now only Arthur, as the King, remains. Naturally, it needs to be rebuilt, and she will be the first knight to accept the invitation to join the Knights!
“Then, welcome to the team.”
Wang Xiaoming extended his right hand to Xenovia, and Xenovia immediately reached out and firmly grasped it.
“Alright, things here can't really progress for now, let's go back first.”
With the matter here resolved, Wang Xiaoming had no reason to stay here any longer. His identity will soon be spread by the people here and the onlookers around, and it will definitely be interesting then.
Wang Xiaoming left with Asia and Xenovia, while Irina Shidou did not leave. She stayed by Issei Hyoudou's side, watching Wang Xiaoming and the others leave, without thinking of catching up.
Compared to Xenovia by Wang Xiaoming's side, Irina Shidou still believes in the Church, or rather, believes in the angels of Heaven.
Therefore, she will become a subordinate of Michael in the future, reincarnated as a high-ranking angel.
But now, there is only one thought in her mind, and that is to return to the Church and tell them about what happened here.
She also has many things to verify with the Church. Although it can basically be confirmed, not only has the legendary King Arthur not died, but even the Sword of Promised Victory is still in his hands, she still wants to hear the Church's acknowledgment with her own ears, and most importantly, to get confirmation from the angels about what exactly happened to God.
After briefly bidding farewell to Rias and Issei, Irina left Kuoh Town, without even saying goodbye to Xenovia. After all, Xenovia is Roman Catholic, while she is Anglican. Although both of them are from the Church, their factions are different, and their destinations are also different.
After Irina returned to London, England, she immediately found the Archbishop of the Church. As a Holy Sword Knight of the Church, she is qualified to meet the Archbishop and directly ask him if the news of God's death is true.
The Archbishop was very surprised that Irina actually knew this huge secret. After a brief inquiry, the Archbishop was even more surprised.
Besides knowing that God is dead, King Arthur has even been resurrected, and he also possesses a genuine Holy Sword Excalibur?
What is this? Shouldn't their Anglican Church take a trip to Kuoh Town and welcome King Arthur back? After all, he is the King of Great Britain, and now that the Anglican Church is the national religion of England, there is absolutely no problem with King Arthur joining the Anglican Church!
However, after hearing that Wang Xiaoming directly blasted the Fallen Angel cadre and even the White Dragon Emperor with a light cannon, the Archbishop immediately rejected this idea. It seems that even if all the people from their church went out, they would not be a match for him alone.
So, the Archbishop immediately contacted Heaven. As the Archbishop, he can naturally contact Heaven, and the angels of Heaven immediately relayed this news to the Archangels in charge.
King Arthur is not dead? And there's the Holy Sword Excalibur?
These two things are shocking to Heaven. After the Archangels learned about it, they immediately wanted to meet this reborn King Arthur. For this reason, Heaven even directly dispatched their trump card, the strongest Archangel, the Vice-Lord of Heaven, and the current manager of Heaven, Michael, the Right Hand of God.
Michael descended from Heaven to the human world and directly arrived at London Cathedral, coming before the Archbishop of London Cathedral and Irina Shidou. Before meeting Wang Xiaoming, he wanted to understand in detail what exactly was going on with this King Arthur.
But what Irina knew was limited, only fragments of what Wang Xiaoming and Merlin had revealed. But one thing she could be sure of was that Wang Xiaoming, this Holy Sword user, was very strong, very strong!
It was rare for a Holy Sword user of light to appear. Even if the other party was not King Arthur, Michael, as the leader of Heaven, had to go and see.
So, Michael directly took Ilya and set off from London again, heading to Kuoh Town. He wanted to personally meet this King Arthur.
And those who took the same action also included the Devil King Sirzechs.
Previously, Sirzechs thought that Wang Xiaoming was a dragon, but now, from Rias, he learned that this was not a dragon at all, but King Arthur, who possessed the blood of the Red Dragon!
Having learned of Wang Xiaoming's new identity, Sirzechs prepared to meet King Arthur again.
594. Let me tell you a story
The Archangel Michael of Heaven came to Kuoh Town, which was unprecedented, but for this powerful Holy Sword user, he had to take action.
However, when Irina Shidou brought him to the entrance of the park outside the church, he saw that in the opposite direction, a red-haired man was also approaching with a red-haired girl.
“Sirzechs?”
“Michael?”
Both sides saw each other, and after seeing each other, they were both a little surprised, and after a brief surprise, they turned into relief.
That's right, one is the territory of demons, and even the Devil King's sister has encountered this incident, so the Devil King must come forward, and the other is the internal situation of the Angel Church, so they also need to come and see.
“I didn't expect to meet you, what a coincidence.”
“Yes, what a coincidence.”
After the leaders of the two major forces met, they both had smiles on their faces, and their expressions looked very harmonious.
As for Rias and Irina next to them, they didn't feel anything. They had already known each other because of Issei, so they didn't care about seeing each other here.
“Since we've met, why don't we go together?”
“Okay, let's go together.”
After saying a few words, the two decided to go in together. Before the two of them took the first step, the voice of a third person came from the side.
“Hey, wait for me!”
The two turned their heads and saw that it was the Governor of the Fallen Angels, Azazel, and the Fallen Angel cadre, Baraqiel.
“Azazel? Why are you here too?”
“Of course I have to come. This time, it was our guys who caused the trouble. How can I not come?”
Azazel explained very naturally.
“Since you're all here, let's go together.”
Good heavens, this time all three parties have arrived. Since the end of the Great War between Gods and Devils, so many years have passed, it's rare for the bosses of the three parties to appear together.
The six people from the three parties entered the park together. As soon as they entered the park, they saw pink cherry blossoms suddenly floating in the sky. As the cherry blossoms floated by, Merlin appeared in front of the six people.
“Welcome, everyone. The King has been waiting for a long time.”
“The Sage Merlin…”
Sirzechs came like this last time, but last time he only knew Merlin's name was Merlin, and he didn't think about Merlin's peace of mind. This time, he understood that this was the legendary Sage Magician Merlin by King Arthur's side.
After muttering a sentence, Sirzechs and others followed behind Merlin and entered the park. After passing through the park, they arrived at the entrance of the church.
At the entrance of the church, Xenovia, who had just joined the Knights and was the First Knight of the Round Table under Wang Xiaoming, was already waiting early.
“Lord Merlin, welcome back. The King is waiting for you inside.”
Seeing Merlin bring people back, Xenovia nodded and saluted very earnestly. Although Wang Xiaoming said that so many formalities were not necessary, Xenovia couldn't do it. She felt that as a knight of the Knights of the Round Table, she had to do the formalities well.
She is now serving King Arthur and Sage Merlin! She must make a good impression.
Irina was a little stunned to see her friend become like this. She chose to return to the Church, but her friend chose to stay, and after staying, she became a knight under King Arthur.
Merely nodded expressionlessly to Xenovia, raised a hand towards the door, and Xenovia immediately understood, pushing open the door to let them in.
Inside the church, under the crucifix, Wang Xiaoming stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the cross, while Asia, on the side, knelt on the kneeler, offering her daily prayers.
Hearing the sound from behind, Wang Xiaoming slowly turned around and smiled at everyone.
"Welcome, everyone."
"Mr. Wang Xiaoming, I am the Seraph Michael from the Celestial Realm."
As the manager of the Celestial Realm, Michael, who should have the deepest connection with King Arthur, was the first to introduce himself.
"Mr. Michael, welcome."
Wang Xiaoming returned a smile to Michael, who was introducing himself with a gentle expression, and then looked at Sirzechs and Azazel beside him.
"Originally, I thought only the Celestial Realm would send someone, but I didn't expect the Demon King and the Governor of the Fallen Angels to come as well. It truly surprises me."
"It's good to see you again, Mr. Xiaoming. I'm here this time to thank you for saving my sister and my descendants in this incident."
Sirzechs stated his reason for coming.
"It's nothing. Even I know that the three factions cannot start a war now. Once he makes a move, things will be different."
"I'm here to apologize. Apologizing on the battlefield didn't seem sincere enough, so I came here specifically to apologize. After all, this incident was caused by our side, and even if he has been directly erased by you, we can't just do nothing, right?"
Azazel also stated his reason for coming.
"Then thank you, Mr. Azazel, for making this trip. However, Mr. Azazel doesn't need to worry. I know that it wasn't the Governor of the Fallen Angels' intention. There will always be different voices within each camp. The Fallen Angels have him, the demons have the demon faction, and the Celestial Realm camp has internal divisions within the Church. It's all the same."
"Uh... well... it seems so."
Azazel didn't know what to say for a moment. Wang Xiaoming's words seemed to imply that he, as the Governor of the Fallen Angels, should be happy, but with the leaders of the Celestial Realm and the Demon World here, he couldn't very well be happy, as that would be gloating.
Michael and Sirzechs also understood Wang Xiaoming's meaning, smiling helplessly. This was indeed an internal problem. Although most of the demons listened to the Four Great Demon Kings, there were still some families secretly supporting the descendants of the original Demon Kings.
As for Michael, he had even less to say. He came this time to apologize to Wang Xiaoming for the Church's affairs. If Wang Xiaoming was King Arthur, he had to apologize properly to Wang Xiaoming on behalf of the Church.
Even if the Church was to blame for this matter, the Church was nominally under the management of the Celestial Realm's angel faction, and as the manager, he was responsible for the mismanagement.
In the end, everyone had their own reasons, but it was great that they all came at the same time, bringing the three factions together.
"Alright, now that the greetings are over, let's talk about business."
Wang Xiaoming waved his hand, indicating that the matter was over.
"Everyone came here today, surely not just for the simple reasons you stated just now. You must have some doubts about my identity, right?"
Michael, Sirzechs, and Azazel all nodded. Why had a 5th-century King Arthur lived to this day? Had he been alive all along, or had he been resurrected? And what about the Sword of Promised Victory?
They were eager to know these things.
Of course, Wang Xiaoming also hoped that they would ask about this, because only when they asked could Wang Xiaoming make up a story.
"Since you all want to know, then let me tell you a story."
595. Sign a Contract with Gaia and Become a Heroic Spirit!
"Once upon a time, there was a knight who originally thought he was ordinary, just a normal child, but in the year he turned 6, a magician came to him and told him that his destiny was to become a king!"
"Suddenly burdened with the destiny of becoming a king, he began to receive training. He was taught swordsmanship by the magician, taught how to fight, and taught how to rule a country. In constant training, he grew rapidly, until he was told at the age of sixteen that the time had come!"
In the church hall, Wang Xiaoming sat cross-legged on the ground, and the leaders of the three major factions also sat cross-legged on the ground, not at all like superiors, because they were all listening to Wang Xiaoming tell a story. The story Wang Xiaoming was telling was actually very familiar to everyone: the legend of King Arthur.
However, some details were different from what everyone knew, but it didn't affect everyone's overall experience.
"The magician had someone bring a stone, and in the stone, there was a sword. The magician announced in front of everyone that whoever pulled out the sword could become king."
"Knights with dreams came forward one by one to try, but everyone failed. Until finally, the young knight came forward and pulled out the sword."
"The Sword in the Stone, the legendary Saint King's Sword, also known as the Sword of Selection."
None of the three big shots spoke. It was the people behind the three big shots who spoke. Irina Shido, as a member of the Church, especially as a Holy Sword Knight, was very familiar with the legend of King Arthur.
"That was a sword with magical power. The moment the sword was pulled out, the young man's body was strengthened by magic, and he seemed to grow up several years in an instant, but at that moment, his time was frozen, and his appearance was forever fixed at that moment."
"The Sword in the Stone has this ability?"
Rias was a little surprised, and so was Irina. Not only them, but everyone present, even Asia and Xenovia, who had joined Wang Xiaoming's Knights, were surprised. They had never heard that the Sword in the Stone could make people eternally young. Yes, in their opinion, that was eternal youth.
"The knight who pulled out the sword became king according to the magician's arrangement. Although he became king, the country he was supposed to save was already very dilapidated. In order to make the country stand up again, he formed a knight order in the name of the Knight King. Knights from all over came to him and formed a powerful army. With this army, the young king swept away enemies and established a powerful country."
"He even went to Rome and obtained the recognition of the Pope, becoming a Holy Sword Knight recognized by the Church."
"But good times didn't last long. The country expanded too quickly, and the interior was unstable, resulting in rebellions starting to occur."
"In the early stages of the rebellion, the knights led the army and quickly suppressed the rebels. But as the number of rebellious places increased and the scale of the war grew, the knights were exhausted from running around on various battlefields. They questioned the rebels why they raised the flag of rebellion against the king. The only answer those people gave was one sentence."
"One sentence?"
Everyone present was very curious, because this was a brand-new version of the Arthurian legend that they had never heard before. They never knew that there were such secrets in the Arthurian legend.
"That's right, they only said one sentence: The king doesn't understand people's hearts."
"The king doesn't understand people's hearts? What does that mean?"
They didn't know what it meant, but they knew that there must be some big secret in that sentence!
"The scale of the rebellion grew larger and larger, and even within the Knights, divisions arose. The country was divided into two. The king led the knights who were still willing to follow him and engaged in a final battle with the rebels. This time, he didn't use the Holy Sword, but used the Holy Lance in his hand to personally kill the enemy, but he was also seriously injured in the war and was on the verge of death."
Here, it was the same as the Arthurian legend they knew: Mordred's rebellion, and then the final battle with King Arthur.
"When he was on the verge of death, the magician who had always been by his side took him back to the legendary secluded secret realm, wanting him to usher in the last moment of his life there."
"However, just as this king was dying, a special guest appeared before him."
