The strongest Knight of the Round Table had just defected to the enemy.
Honestly, it utterly stunned countless people and instantly sparked heated debate.
"Good grief, he... just defected?"
"Lancelot: I am absolutely loyal to my king. I will never betray my king again!"
"WTF? That worked? So Mash just called Lancelot Father? And Lancelot immediately turned into a doting dad?"
"Though it was clear Lancelot had been under immense psychological pressure all along, Mash's father-daughter routine of talking him down while beating him up also put him through an intense internal struggle. Then, at the end, he remembered the King Arthur of old, delivering the finishing blow."
"Under those circumstances, it would've made sense for him to turn against her at the end, embracing the rebellious thought that 'the Lion King is not King Arthur and the king must be granted true peace,' but..."
"Why did Mash calling him 'Father' at the end suddenly make it feel completely different?"
"Senior, you still think his defection was normal? When I saw Lancelot's fierce inner struggle, I figured he would at most calmly accept death and offer his blessings to the others for defeating the Lion King. But this guy went all the way and pulled a full-on traitor move."
"Bedivere: The king is wrong! Lancelot: The king's resolve is the only answer. I shall serve the king until my final moment."
"Mash: Dad, the king is wrong! Lancelot: Alright, sweetheart, Dad's going to fight the king with you!"
"Lancelot: Once I retire, I'm publishing a book called Loyalty!"
"Agravain: I knew it, Lancelot. You traitor—you can't teach an old dog new tricks!"
"Fuck, are you trying to laugh me to death so you can inherit my debts?"
People were worked up, making memes, utterly floored by Lancelot's move.
Even many