Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 279: Saber: "I need a heir"

As expected, Tamazuki's words touched Saber's nerve, yet how could it not be?

The Battle of Camlann destroyed everything.

Under Arturia's rule, it wouldn't be weird for her kingdom to start to dominate Gauls and Frankish. Moreover, her chance of victory would be high, yet due to the Battle of Camlann, everything disappeared, and all her countrymen died, so she needed to start over.

However, Tamazuki said that this Battle of Camlann was good; how could she not be angry?!

"Calm down and listen to my explanation first."

Tamazuki held Saber's shoulders and forced her to sit down. Even though she was reluctant, she followed his words, but her expression was still far from good.

"If you don't give me a good reason, then don't blame me for getting angry.

Frankly, her threat was kind of cute, but even if she wanted to do unreasonable things, she couldn't do it, and she also didn't wish to. Moreover, even though his words made her angry, she also knew that he wouldn't say something without a good reason.

"I know. I know."

Still, while Saber felt that the Battle of Camlann had ruined everything, Tamazuki felt that it was otherwise.

The Battle of Camlann might destroy all the development that had been done by Arturia, but at the same time, it also cleaned up her kingdom from the mice, pests, and all other harmful beings.

Arturia's ruler might be good for her subjects and bring them prosperity, yet what about the nobles?

"Nobles..."

Saber's expression became difficult.

She knew that her ruler wasn't absolute and there were many powerful nobles under her. Unlike her subjects, who loved her, those nobles hated her so much.

Why?

It was because she tried to make the position of peasants better.

Those who were the rulers, like the nobles, hoped for their people to be stupid. They hoped that they would continue to live under them without thinking and live day by day without changing, without hope, and continued to be ignorant.

However, Arturia changed all of that and threatened the position of the nobles in her country.

It was also for this reason that Mordred, who was the initiator of the Battle of Camlann, could gather so many people under her. It was those nobles who gave all of their soldiers to Mordred in the hope of killing Arturia so they could continue to control the stupid subjects and live a comfortable and easy life.

"Do you think as long as you let Lancelot and Guinevere elope, everything will be okay? Even without them, those nobles won't let you go, and your battle with the nobles is inevitable. By then, even if you start over, you will still kill your countrymen."

"........"

Saber couldn't say anything since Tamazuki was correct.

For those nobles, she was a sinner since being a good king definitely wasn't good for their interest.

Probably, many people talked badly about her, like she wasn't fit to become a king or someone who didn't understand the feelings of others, which was all initiated by those nobles.

Her ruler, reformation, and everything were good for her country, but it was bad for the nobles.

"However, the Battle of Camlann erases all the threats within your country. You are the only voice and can comfortably develop your country without worry."

Saber opened her lips and closed them again, unable to say a single word, but she knew that Tamazuki was correct. In her eyes, this battle was nothing but a tragedy, but at the same time, it was also a chance for her to make her country better.

Even though everything had to start over, the future of England definitely was on the right track with the disappearance of those stinky nobles.

However, even if she knew that, it was still hard for her to accept everything since her obsession with joining the Holy Grail was to save England, stopping the tragedy known as the Battle of the Camlann, so it didn't happen once again.

Yet, she didn't expect this tragedy itself to be a chance for England to grow even more prosperous.

Saber should have denied him, but she wasn't naive, and she understood that what he had said was correct. It was also because it was correct. She didn't know what to do.

"...Tamazuki, what do you think I should do?"

By now, she believed him, and she knew that she should have a solution to help her.

"First is to have a partner that you can trust, but this isn't a problem for you since you have a lot of trusted people who still serve you and trust you even with what has happened, right?"

Saber thought about those remaining knights under her and showed a soft smile.

"As for those who have left, ignore them and leave them since having someone who can't even be loyal and trust you isn't worth it."

Whether it was Lancelot and those knights who left because they thought Saber was unable to understand human nature, Tamazuki felt that they were stupid!

What is a knight?

They were nothing but someone who was paid by their master!

How dare they touch something that was owned by their master or mock their master?

Tamazuki felt that there was something wrong with their heads, and at the same time, he also felt that Saber was too kind. Moreover, this kindness was something that they took for granted, and they felt that they could do anything since they knew Saber wouldn't punish them, yet they forgot whether it was their status, money, or everything that was all from Saber!

If they lost that, what would they be?

If they lost all of that, they wouldn't be much different from peasants!

Frankly, Tamazuki felt samurai were better since if they dishonored their master, they would commit "Seppuku," a suicide ritual.

Meanwhile, those knights would run away, cower in fear, or pretend that they didn't do anything wrong.

Though he had a say, while some of Saber's knights were insolent, the majority of them could be trusted, and they were those who could help her build her kingdom after the Battle of the Camlann.

Saber was quiet as she listened to him. She felt happy since she was understood by someone. While she knew that she should be inhuman to become a perfect king, she was still a human, and it would be impossible if her heart wasn't affected by the betrayal of the people she trusted.

Suddenly, a thought emerged in her head.

Could you come with me?

While their first meeting was awkward, Saber could see that he thought of her, and she was happy to have someone who could understand her to be by her side.

'No! No! No!'

Saber quickly shook her head, feeling slightly hot for some reason, and didn't realize she was blushing. "Then, is that what I only need to do?"

"No, there is one more."

"What is it?"

"You need an heir."

"...what?"

"Heir."

"......." Saber.

"So get pregnant and have a child."

"......" Saber.

Saber wanted to say something, but she knew that Tamazuki was correct. She needed to make an heir. After all, if she died, then her country would be in ruin since it was impossible for her knights to rule England, considering each of them had their own opinions, and they might clash, causing another civil war.

Somehow, she turned and looked at him.

He also looked at her.

The atmosphere between them became ambiguous, and their eyes seemed to communicate with each other, but Saber's body was tense since the door of the room was opened.

"Ah, um..."

Irisviel was there, looking at Tamazuki in a shy yet complicated mood.