I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 6 The Second Counterfeit

Hold my hand and kiss me!

Upon hearing such lewd words, Suya, who had never been in a relationship and was actually quite conservative and traditional, couldn't help but stare blankly as she looked up.
He finally saw the girl's full appearance.
This is a slender girl with long, white hair that reaches her waist.

She wore a delicate gold bracelet on her wrist, and her perfectly curved legs were clad in black and gold patterned leggings. She wore a short white butterfly dress with gold trim, adorned with blooming violet flowers from the hem to the waistband and even the bodice. A sparkling sapphire pendant graced her slender white neck.
Further up, you can see a delicate, harmless face with its lips slightly bitten. The brows of this face are slightly furrowed, and two rose-red pupils look down with a hint of disdain.

in short,
She was so beautiful she didn't seem like a 'human'.

She looks exactly like Sua's fantasy of magical girls.

A girl dressed in such magnificent attire should not set foot on this battlefield filled with chaotic soldiers, blood, and severed limbs. Instead, she should sit gracefully in the royal palace, holding an elegant position such as chief mage, princess, or queen.

Suya glanced at her hands, which were covered in black and red blood, mud, and wounds, and felt a little uneasy.

However, the dagger pressed against his neck pressed down even harder.

He could only grab that soft, white hand and gently lower his head to kiss it.

"In the name of Mary, the British court steward and the magician of flowers, a vow is made—"

"Declaration!"

"My life is entrusted to your command, and your fate is tied to my sword!"

"He who answers the King's call, whoever obeys this will and reason, respond to me!"

"I am the one who accomplishes all good deeds in the world, I am the one who serves the king and shapes his upbringer, I am the guardian of the forgotten land and the king's treasure trove!"

"I swear here!"

"I will devote myself to you, learn from you, and serve you faithfully."

“I will serve you as you ascend to the throne, and you will serve me as if we were blood relatives.”

"Those who defy me are imprisoned in the cage of madness, and I am the one who holds their chains!"

then,

On this chaotic battlefield,

The counterfeit king, covered in filth, mud, and black blood, was forced to bow his head and kiss the hand of the seemingly respectable flower magician, thus making a vow he would fulfill in this lifetime.

The two will walk side by side until Sua ascends the throne!

but,

Is this really true?
At the moment the vow was made,
The girl, who called herself the British court steward and the magician of flowers, glanced down at Suya, who was kneeling before her.
A strange smile quietly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Suya, who considered herself half a lunar person, listened to the solemn white-haired girl in front of her reciting the oath in a serious manner.

His expression gradually became dull and strange.

and many more,

Damn woman,
What nonsense are you spouting?!
What does it mean to be the guardian of a lost land and the king's treasure trove?
When did I agree to open my treasure trove to you?

Also, what does it mean to consider you a blood relative?
Does that mean I still have to call you "Mom"?

And another thing, what the hell do you mean by calling me "the one who holds the chains"?
So whether or not you turn against me depends entirely on whether you want to or not?!

What kind of humiliating and detrimental treaty is this?!
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In fact,
The woman standing before Sua at this moment was neither the court steward of King Arthur nor Merlin, the great sorcerer who had taken King Arthur away from King Uther and raised him since childhood.

Her true identity is that of a gambling addict who has failed in life. In order to live a life of luxury like a princess, on a sunny afternoon, Merry decided to bet all her possessions—her staff, jewelry, magic book, and all the treasures she brought from the fairy kingdom.

A casino located within the second ring road of Winchester, the capital city.

Sure enough, she lost everything, even her last magic dress, to her rival. Seeing how pitiful she was, her rival allowed her to take out a loan to buy the dress, and then try to raise money to pay it back.

Dejected and heartbroken, Mary applied for a job at a manor outside the capital.
With her professional-level flower magician skills and harmless appearance, Merry quickly joined Sir Hector's Manor as a gardener.

Of course, as a magician, it's impossible for him to work a regular job.

Merry joined Sir Hector's estate with the intention of plundering his estate's treasures during the brief period when Sir Hector was away serving King Uther!

Everything was supposed to go according to plan for Mary; she had even divined the combination to the knight's safe.
Until the day the accident happened—

Was it after King Uther fell ill, or after he launched his campaign? It doesn't really matter anyway.

On the third day after King Uther led his army to conquer Alexia III, the newly enthroned Queen Conqueror in the west, he was captured alive by the Queen Conqueror and sent to the guillotine to be beheaded in two, his royal banner hung up. Afterwards, Alexia III, the Queen Conqueror, led her army to begin an eastern expedition!
The entire capital of Winchester was thrown into chaos, and even Sir Hector's manor, located far outside the capital, was thrown into disarray and was quickly looted by the fleeing rebels.

It was at this moment that Mary, who was planning to escape with the safe, unexpectedly learned a shocking secret from the manor's butler, who was being hacked to death by the marauding soldiers—

The son of King Uther, who was taken away by the Archmage Merlin fifteen years ago, was none other than Sir Hector's adopted son!
He possesses the most legitimate royal blood in all of Britain and is destined to become the new king of this country!

And now,
The steward is dead. Having received the steward's dying wish, can I become the new king's palace steward?
Or perhaps he could achieve his goal in one fell swoop, ascending to the throne of Grand Master of the Palace through his merit in supporting the emperor!

Just thinking about this—

Mary was so excited she was trembling!
But all of this can only be realized when Meli and the new king escape back to the capital.

quickly,

The new king returned to the manor and, with his exceptional swordsmanship and magic, slayed the mutinous soldiers.

He planned to lead the troops from Sir Hector's manor to break out and return to the capital.

With her harmless appearance and seemingly delicate and easily overpowered demeanor, Mary was quickly categorized as a 'weakling' by Arthur Pendragon and packed up with him as a baggage. Although Mary's actual magician level was higher than his, Mary didn't care about that; all she wanted was to turn the tide at that critical moment.

After all, isn't it always more appreciated to offer help in times of need than to add to someone's success?
But this thought,

Shortly afterward, when Merry saw both of Uther's sons at the same time, and one of the 'sons of Uther's sons' had a dangerous glint in his eyes, she hesitated.

Mary didn't know why she hesitated, and she felt a sense of shame and immorality about this hesitation.

From the time she fled her hometown to Winchester until she gambled away her entire fortune, a long period of time...
She was always hesitant, afraid, and constantly felt lost about the future, missing out on opportunities and regretting them.

It seemed that only when she was cornered at the gambling table, with no way out, did she feel relaxed and free.

Just like that moment,
She witnessed firsthand how the stand-in attacked the new king from behind, piercing his body with a sword coated in magical poison, then pulling out the sword and thrusting it forward, preparing to torture and force the new king to hand over the royal magic circuit.

Not at all was saddened by the new king's carelessness; instead, she was overjoyed by the victory of the imposter who was his stand-in!
She couldn't quite describe what that feeling was like!
It was as if all her hesitation stemmed from her body's instinct to prepare for that moment!
After all, she herself was a fake, a pathetic imitation trying to become a substitute for Merlin, the legendary and incomparably wise wizard who was King Arthur's steward.

Is there perhaps pity for the substitutes who are also 'fakes'?

Or perhaps it was the moment when the counterfeit killed the genuine article that made Meryl stand back at the gambling table after a long absence, reaching the moment when she was blinded by greed!
Her hesitation made everything futile.
Therefore,
She once again stepped into this abyss of gambling!
From the moment Sua killed Arthur,

In Mary's heart,
Instantly, a larger, more insane gambling game was set up that would shock the entire kingdom, all the nobles, and even the whole world!

She wants to make the fake real!

Let a counterfeit product become the true king!
then,

Plunder everything from this king of counterfeits!
(End of this chapter)