Is fate so important that it cannot be broken?
If that's the case, what is the purpose of human beings' efforts throughout their lives?
Shouldn't Merlin, as her teacher and best friend, fight alongside her?
"It really is you! Artoria! Did you travel back from the future to change fate and stop your past self from pulling the sword from the stone?"
After his initial shock, Merlin couldn't help but frown and ask.
He also possesses EX-level clairvoyance, but his clairvoyance ability is different from that of Magic King Solomon and Gilgamesh. He can only see the present world and cannot see the future.
Most importantly, Artoria's fate has changed, or rather, with Kitagawa Yu's help, she has transcended the Type-Moon world and is no longer bound by her original destiny. Even Solomon could no longer see Artoria's future; looking at her now, all he sees is a blank slate.
"If so, Merlin, will you stop me?" Artoria asked expressionlessly, but her eyes held a complex look.
"Yes!" Merlin answered firmly after only a moment's hesitation.
This unsurprising answer brought a bitter and mocking look to Artoria's eyes.
"You really are still the Merlin who only loves fate. Don't worry, I won't stop her from pulling out the sword in the stone. I'm just here to teach her and help her become better."
At this point, Artoria's eyes became incredibly firm again, and she exuded a terrifying sharpness that even Merlin found chilling.
"If you still insist on following that bullshit fate and trying to stop me, I will kill you, Merlin!"
Merlin was stunned for the first time, having never heard Artoria swear before, and feeling such intense killing intent emanating from her. It took him a long while to recover. He sighed deeply, his feelings complicated, and said, "Perhaps I should leave now?"
“That’s right, Merlin, it’s time for you to leave,” Artoria said coldly. “If once isn’t enough, try twice; if twice isn’t enough, try three times, or even countless times!”
"With your all-seeing eyes, you should also know about that great emperor of the East, right?"
"If he could change his destiny and build an immortal empire that would last until the end of the world, why can't I?"
"If some people have already successfully broken free from the shackles of fate, why can't I?"
"I won't give up!"
Merlin stared blankly at Artoria, sighed softly after a long while, left a "good luck" message, and then vanished without a trace once more, turning into flower petals.
Of course, this time he did not return to the young Artoria, but went straight back to Avalon.
Because he knew that Artoria was right.
Since Artoria has already chosen her own path, and he is powerless to stop her, he can only choose to watch silently from the sidelines.
In fact, for someone with an endless lifespan, death is neither suffering nor an end. Wouldn't it be better for Artoria to end her mission and arrive at the legendary ideal land of Avalon?
Unfortunately, his Avalon, his ideal world, is not the Avalon, his ideal world, that Artoria is looking for.
Merlin could not defy fate, so the two were destined to be on different paths and could not work together.
"It's okay, you still have me."
A deep and tender kiss soothed the turmoil in Artoria's heart, and half an hour later, the three of them finally arrived at the place where the Sword in the Stone was.
Meanwhile, Artoria, who had already washed and changed her clothes, was standing in front of the sword in the stone.
Chapter 230 Wholesale Mind Reading Techniques?
"Who are you?" The younger version of Artoria quickly noticed the three people dressed in black robes and asked warily.
"I am you from the future." As she spoke, Artoria removed her hood, revealing a face that was exactly the same as her younger self, only her eyes had become mature and profound.
Perhaps because of that mysterious connection, the younger version of Artoria believed it at a glance.
"So, you've come here to—"
“I’m here to help you, or rather, to help us change our future, our fate of defeat and Camelot’s destruction. Of course, before that, I need to know if you still want to pull the sword out of the stone.”
Before her younger self could speak, Artoria had already told her about their original destinies.
The young woman went from initial shock to anger, and finally fell into deep thought.
Three hours passed, and when Artoria finally stopped, the young woman had calmed down.
"So, do you still want to pull the sword out of the stone?"
"Why not? Since I have countless opportunities to try and fail, what reason do I have not to do everything in my power to save this country?"
As they spoke, the young Artoria stepped forward and pulled the sword from the stone.
The gleaming sword, bathed in the captivating orange-red light of the setting sun, formed a breathtaking picture against Artoria's resolute face.
Next, Artoria imparted all the plans she had devised in this short period of time, combining historical records and Kitagawa Yu's advice, to her younger self, making her younger self a follower of Kitagawa Yu to establish coordinates.
Then she didn't linger any longer. After leaving behind the three Charizards and twelve Rapidashes they had brought, along with their Poké Balls, she left with Kitagawa Yu and Sakura.
Of course, it wasn't that she didn't want to stay in this world and see her old friends. She just didn't want Kitagawa Yu to disrupt her original life by staying with her.
Unbeknownst to her, Kitagawa Yu's place in her heart had become no less important than rewriting Camelot's fate of destruction.
Therefore, she chose to entrust the task of changing her destiny to her younger self, and she would only lend a helping hand when the younger self needed it.
As the three left Camelot's timeline and returned to the main world, a system notification sounded.
[Wish Fulfilled]
[Wish Power +999]
"Cough cough!"
Looking at the system notification in his mind, Kitagawa Yu was stunned and almost choked on his saliva.
"Wish Power +999?! That's outrageous!"
Looking again at the 1653 points of Wish Power on the system interface, Kitagawa Yu suddenly felt the same kind of distress that comes with suddenly becoming rich overnight and not knowing how to spend such a huge fortune.
"Yu, what's wrong?"
"Ah, it's nothing—"
Looking at Chizuka and Elena beside him, Kitagawa Yu suddenly had an idea and asked, "If you could travel back and forth between the main world and your own world at any time, would you like to go back and take a look?"
The unexpected question startled Chizuka and Elena.
Elena was the first to come to her senses and said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter whether I go back or not. Anyway, Ogasan knows I'm traveling, so it's okay if I go back a little later."
"What about Chizuka? You must really want to go back and see Takina and your other friends, right?"
Chizuka hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently. Although she was very happy and comfortable living here and could be with the people she liked, she would occasionally think of her original family and friends. Moreover, that world was not safe.
"Then let's leave it at that—"
With a thought, Kitagawa Yuu's newly acquired 999 wish power instantly ignited, transforming into a door-shaped symbol that appeared on his panel.
Then he pointed, and the door-shaped mark separated and was branded onto the hands of Chizuka, Elena, Artoria, and Illya.
"With this mark, you can freely travel between your original world and the main world without needing coordinates."
The four were taken aback at first, then their expressions of surprise and delight appeared.
If that's the case, then it would obviously be the best of both worlds.
I'll give it a try—
As she spoke, Chizuka activated her skill, and a blue portal appeared in front of her.
Chizuka glanced at Kitagawa Yu, then stepped into the door. When she reappeared, she was already in the familiar Lycoris Cafe. Inside the cafe, Takina, Mizuki, Kurumi, and Mika all stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing blue light gate and Chizuka walking out of it.
"Thousands of bundles?!"
"Ah!!! Takina! Thank goodness! I can finally see you again—"
Chizuka cheered and pounced on Takina, a smile of excitement on her face.
After confirming that the person hugging her, Chizuka, was a real person and not some ghost, and that her temperature was normal, Takina delivered a karate chop to her head.
"What's wrong with you?!"
"Where did you run off to? Don't you know we were worried about you?!"
"I'm so sorry, I just thought I didn't have long to live anyway, so I'd leave quietly to avoid making everyone sad. But I never expected to be so lucky and actually meet my god! My heart is completely healed now~"
"God? Chizuka, are you out of your mind?" Takina said, unable to resist reaching out to touch her forehead.
"My head isn't broken, it really is a god! The blue light gate you just saw is the power that the god bestowed upon me, allowing me to travel freely between here and the divine realm."
Takina and the others were all taken aback.
Although it seemed unbelievable, they had no choice but to believe it when they thought of the magical blue lights they had seen before.
"Is your heart really healed?"
"Mmm!" Chizuka nodded with a grin. "And it's not a mechanical heart, it's a living heart!"
"That's great!"
"Let's not talk about that. Have you caught the guy who damaged my heart?" Chizuka asked.
"not yet."
"I see. I think I roughly know who the other party is." As she spoke, Chizuka glanced at Mika beside her, a complex light flashing in her eyes.
It was one thing if she hadn't come back before, but now that she's back, she's unsure how to treat Yoshimatsu Shinji.
However, what must be faced must be faced.
"Ah, wait a moment."
After saying that, Chizuka summoned the blue portal again and ran inside.
Takina instinctively reached out, but couldn't touch the blue light gate. She could only watch helplessly as Chizuka disappeared into the light gate.
Fortunately, Chizuka was only going to test the time flow between the two worlds.
"5 to 1, huh? Yu, I'll head back now. I'll be back by breakfast time tomorrow morning~"
"be careful!"
"Okay, don't worry, I'll ask you for help if I encounter any danger~" Chizuka made a face at him, and then returned to Lycoris's world.
"What about you? Do you want to go back and take a look?"
Kitagawa Yu looked at Elena and the other two.
Elena shook her head first, saying, "Now that it's confirmed we can go back, it doesn't matter when we go back. I just want to get a good night's sleep right now."
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