I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 15 The Manifestation of the Legend

"By crossing the pass, we will reach the plains under the Bourne dominion, where Sir Hector's manor is located."

Sir Hector?

Suya was taken aback, thinking to herself, "Isn't this King Arthur's adoptive father?"

Moreover, how could Sir Hector's territory be next to the capital?

If we follow the description in "Le Morte d'Arthur," it makes sense that Sir Hector owned properties throughout Britain, Wales, and even Scotland.
But this world just doesn't seem right.
After all, what Macedonian kingdom is connected to Britain? The Conqueror King has even started conquering King Arthur. What kind of world is this?
In Britain alone, there are descriptions somewhat similar to those in "The Court of Avalon," featuring knights capable of tearing apart army formations with their bare hands, and magicians like Merry.

Sir Hector, as depicted in the Court of Avalon, always lived on the estate with his two sons, practicing martial arts daily, and didn't seem as wealthy as one might expect.

"Yes, this is where we are going. After the second fortress fell, a large number of scattered defeated soldiers gathered in the territory of Burn. Most of them retreated to the Golden Curtain to save their lives, as did we, but unfortunately we were blocked and annihilated by the army of the King of Conquerors; but there were also some cowards who were scattered near Sir Hector's manor and dared not advance."

Merry shrugged.
"However, they survived because of this."

Suya nodded. He was unfamiliar with the place, but he could roughly understand that the map of the land he was in was similar to the British model.

However, he had never been to England.

"So, what are we doing here?"

Meryl frowned, thought for a moment, and explained:
“We need more people. The two of us alone can’t get far in the war-torn western part of the kingdom.”

"With your identity, you've managed to gather a portion of the rebel troops. The west is no longer an option, so we need to turn north, detour through the Golden Iron Curtain, and head directly to the capital, Winchester. This seems to be the most feasible route at the moment."

That does sound very reasonable.

Suya frowned involuntarily.
"But if even you can think of this, do you think the King of Conquerors wouldn't?"

"..." This question stumped Mary, and she didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

If even the north is blocked, how are they supposed to reach the capital?

If they can't even get into the capital, there's no way Suya can inherit the throne.

"Well, we can only take it one step at a time."

Mary looked ahead helplessly, then her gaze sharpened.

"However, the remaining defeated troops still near Sir Hector's manor are the only force we can rely on."

Suya opened her mouth, but felt somewhat powerless.

"You just said it yourself, they were a bunch of deserters, and a bunch of cowardly deserters."

"You don't expect me to lead this group of people to fight against the Conqueror King's Macedonian phalanx and Companion cavalry, do you?"

"Also, will these people really listen to me?"

Not to mention that at this point in time, Arthur Pendragon had not yet pulled the sword from the stone, and nobody knew who he was. They only knew that he was Sir Hector's adopted son, a stable boy who wasn't even a knight's squire.

Even the removal of the sword from the stone was delayed again and again by a group of nobles and kings, from Epiphany to Candlemas, from Candlemas to Resurrection, and from Resurrection to Pentecost.

It took so long for Arthur to finally succeed to the throne.

After ascending the throne, he was left with a huge mess. He only truly gained power after the Archmage Merlin offered his advice and he allied with the kings outside of Britain.

Even Arthur, with royal blood, had such a hard time becoming king.

Sua, on the other hand, was merely a stand-in for King Arthur, and had absolutely no connection to the Pendragon family.
Thinking of this, Suya felt uneasy, but with Melie, whom he had just fooled into thinking he was the real king, sitting in front of him, he couldn't say anything.

He could only keep it to himself and give an awkward but polite smile.

at this time,

The two had already ridden their horses far away from the army formation behind them.

To Suya's surprise, after a red signal flare was fired from the central command post not long ago, almost all the scouts turned their horses around and headed towards the signal's origin. During this process, one group of scouts spotted Suya on his route but did not question or intercept him.
The entire western flank of the Macedonian army seemed to be completely empty, allowing Sua to roam freely.

Something big seemed to have happened in the army behind him.
The troop movements were all suspicious.

Suya was unaware that this was a chain reaction triggered by his actions, but he understood that it was an opportunity.

Before us lay the pass leading to the Byrne Territory that Mary had mentioned.

He was just one step away from escaping!
however,
at this time--

Something unbelievable happened to Sua!

He discovered that he was now illuminated!

Literally, his body suddenly began to glow, the light going from dim to brilliant, even more dazzling than the sunlight.

Meanwhile, Mary, sitting in front of him, felt as if a flash of light had suddenly been thrown at the corner of her vision, and her expression changed abruptly.
"Huh? How could there be such a sudden and violent fluctuation of magical energy!?"

Suddenly—

"sieve!"

A beam of light shot up from Suya's body!

Piercing through the clouds and breaking through the sky!

A white, holy pillar of light connected heaven and earth, illuminating the entire western pass.

"Wait, this is the sound of a Noble Phantasm forming. It only appears on the possessor of a legendary artifact when a legend begins to circulate and manifest!"

Mary's pupils suddenly contracted, and she felt a chill run down her spine.

"what have you done?"

"You're asking me?" Suya pointed to herself, completely bewildered.
"I do not know!"

"Could you turn this effect off?"

"If this keeps up, we're going to die!"

"How do I turn it off?"

"I do not know either!"

Suya fell silent.

He suddenly felt his heart pounding rapidly.
The beam of light illuminating the entire western pass seemed to clearly mark Suya's location for the enemy within their field of vision, without even needing a map.

Extremely conspicuous!

The problem is, he's currently on the run!
Having just toyed with an army of ten thousand, he pulled this stunt just as he was about to escape.
It's not like patting the enemy on the back for telling them:

Come here!
Su Ya felt a chill run down his spine.

Without any hesitation, he immediately spurred his horse's flanks and spurred it to charge forward at full speed!
"Giddy up! Gid ...

"Quick!"

"Fuck you, speed it up!"

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While Suya was dumbfounded and running away,

the other side,
Amidst the long, hilly terrain, a figure rushing almost straight towards the western pass suddenly raised its head.
The man on horseback had long red hair and a sinister face. When he saw the figure marked by the pillar of light...
A cruel smile crept across his face.

(End of this chapter)