Fate: I Will Eventually Become the Hero of Justice

Chapter 152

"Arthur..." Morgan frowned.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shirou walked slowly to the front. He looked around at the soldiers and said in a deep voice, "Put away your weapons!"

"Why should we listen to a spy like you?" King Nantes asked with a dark expression.

"A spy?" Shirou scanned the faces of the soldiers and the kings before speaking loudly, "How much longer will you continue to defame the king with baseless accusations?"

"Evidence is conclusive! Are you still denying it, spy?" King Mark sneered.

"Evidence? You call this evidence?" Shirou sneered and then looked around at everyone, pointing at King Mark and saying, "Today, whoever says he is a 'spy', from nobles to slaves, I, as the King, will make him a duke and grant him a piece of land!"

The nobles watched in silence, their expressions cold and detached. The commoners, on the other hand, were too intimidated to speak out. The soldiers and knights, although eager to act, were aware of the complexity of the situation and refrained from acting recklessly. The atmosphere was tense and suffocating, with an eerie silence filling the air.

King Mark sneered and pointed accusingly at Shirou. "Do you honestly believe that anyone would dare to betray justice--"

Before he could finish his sentence, Gawain interjected by walking up to them and rubbing his nose. He pointed his finger directly at King Mark and exclaimed, "Spy!"

"What!?"

With a fierce glare, King Mark's face turned cold as he asked, "Gawain, do you understand the implications of what you are saying?"

Gawain nodded nonchalantly and pointed at King Mark again, repeating himself. "Spy!"

The king's fury intensified as he glared ferociously at Gawain.

Ignoring King Mark's anger, Gawain turned around and patted Shirou on the shoulder, whispering, "Consider us even now."

"Thank you," Shirou whispered back gratefully. He then turned to face King Mark and sneered, "And now, it seems you are also a spy! I have witnesses and solid evidence to prove it!"

"You are accusing me without any evidence!" King Mark shouted in outrage.

Shirou sneered in response, "And aren't we both in the same situation then? Accused without proof?"

Addressing the crowd, Shirou walked up to the platform and spoke in a loud voice, "I was able to buy Sir Gawain's loyalty with a title. Can't King Mark do the same with this old man?"

"That's right... Your Excellency Arthur is a righteous person who has done many good deeds. How could he possibly be a spy for Vortigern?" the people murmured among themselves.

"You should call him Guinevere!"

"What's going on here?"

The people whispered among themselves fearfully, as they faced the menacing blades of the soldiers.

"How dare you accuse me to my face?" King Mark's fierce glare intensified.

Undeterred, Shirou stood his ground and sneered back, "I learned it from Your Excellency!"

"You are asking for death!" King Mark bellowed as he unsheathed his sword and charged towards Shirou, his anger palpable.

Artoria approached Shirou, her hand firmly grasping the hilt of Caliburn, her gaze cold and unwavering as she fixed her stare on King Mark.

"I will see who dares to touch my little brother," Morgan spoke icily, her voice laced with a threatening undertone.

Drawing his sword, Gawain positioned himself next to Morgan, ready to defend his mother.