"Building momentum? Has Britannia's situation really reached the point where it needs to build momentum? This shouldn't simply be about promoting the strength of the Knights of the Round. After all, in their eyes, I should still have a chance of losing. Or perhaps local anti-Britannia organizations like the Black Knights, without participant backing, have appeared among the NUMBERs as well?"
Xiao Ran thought to himself, vaguely understanding Charles's intentions. He clearly wanted to use this knighting ceremony to show the outside world that Britannia remained as powerful as ever. Aside from boosting morale, it was also meant to tell every soldier fighting for Britannia that anyone with ability and merit would surely find their rightful place within the empire.
More importantly, there was the battle against the Crimson Knights. By announcing both him, a newly appointed Knight of the Round, and the Crimson Knights at the same time, it did not truly matter to Charles which side won. After all, both were powerful forces of Britannia. But internally, if Xiao Ran won, Charles could naturally keep the potentially disobedient Crimson Knights somewhat in check. At the same time, he could continue sending another message to the outside world: the Knights of the Round remained Britannia's strongest force.
"I'll do my best." Xiao Ran did not confidently promise that he would win, because he did not know what kind of machine he would be piloting against the Crimson Knights' participant. In that case, losing because of the machine was not impossible. Still, Xiao Ran would do his best. What he did not know was just how far Charles and Bismark would go.
Belts did not care what Xiao Ran said. He was merely repeating Charles's words, and Xiao Ran's answer that he would do his best was already enough. After