When a city is completed, who takes the King: the player who completes it or the player who scores it?

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The player who places the tile completing the largest city takes the King, even if they have no meeple in it or score nothing from it. Ties in meeples do not change this. The Robber Baron works the same way for roads.

Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers

When a city is completed, who takes the King: the player who completes it or the player who scores it?