In this crossover anime, Yoshikage Kira longs for a peaceful life.

Artoria answered seriously:

"I've been here since dawn."

Yoshikage Kira discovers a blind spot:

What were you doing before dawn?

“Take care of Hector and his brother’s horses.”

"Let me rephrase the question: How long did you sleep?"

Artoria seemed to sense Kira Yoshikage's worry and replied with a smile:

"Teacher, don't worry. I got a good rest from midnight until sunrise, so it won't interfere with my studies today."

Perhaps because she had always lived this way, she didn't even feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Kira Yoshikage looked at her quietly and asked:

"What would you do all day if I weren't here?"

"Patrol the territory."

Artoria thought for a moment and replied, "Then I receive training from Hector, usually in swordsmanship. After breakfast, I continue training, and around noon I have a little more time for lunch. In the afternoon, I receive riding and swordsmanship training, and occasionally I go to town with Hector. In the evening, Hector teaches me how to become an excellent noble lord, and before going to bed, he patrols the territory one last time."

"Then let's go." Yoshikage Kira walked past her and headed out of the manor.

"Where?"

"Just like you used to do, patrol."

Artoria blinked and quickly caught up with Yoshikage Kira.

Although it was only a short time before dawn, the village was bustling with activity. The men were rushing to work in the fields, while the women stayed home to do what they could. Occasionally, patrol teams of three to five soldiers could be encountered on the patrol route.

Good morning, Your Excellency Arthur.

Good morning, Mr. Edward.

Artoria was familiar with everyone, and they would greet her warmly whenever they saw her, to which Artoria would always respond with a smile. Despite her simple attire, Artoria was impeccable in every way; her manners and martial arts skills surpassed those of true noble scions.

On the way back to the manor after finishing patrol, Yoshikage Kira suddenly asked:

"How many people and how much territory does Hector have?"

Artoria paused for a moment, then replied:

"The population is about 5000 households, and the territory is 15000 acres."

Artoria did not hide anything; having studied under Sir Hector for many years, she knew these data like the back of her hand.

But she merely understood it; she never considered the underlying calculations that any nobleman could easily grasp.

For a newly ennobled baron, 5000 households are far too many, and 15000 acres are far too large!

Roughly calculated based on the productivity of this era, at least 100 households are needed to support one knight. In other words, the Baron Hector, with 5000 households, could only appoint a maximum of 50 knights.

Moreover, all 50 knights were armored knights, and each of them had their own squire knights, also numbering about 50.

In wartime, the number of squires can easily double, but not the number of armored knights.

Because armored knights needed a full set of equipment, but squire knights only needed one person, one horse, one sword, and one spear. As for infantry, most infantry in those days were on 'conscription' – each adult male had to serve a fixed number of hours each year.

Based on the population of the Hector Territory, the standing army is about 120 people, not including the 'conscripts' of the Knight Territory.

During wartime, the territory of Ekto can conscript up to 500 infantrymen from the peasantry, provided that production is not affected as much as possible.

Under normal circumstances, a typical baron could only appoint around 10 knights, and some weaker barons could only support four or five. Clearly, the territory of Hector far exceeded that of a typical baronial domain in both land area and population, and was comparable to that of an earlial domain.

Most importantly, the Hector Territory is right in London!

After King Euthydemus was defeated in battle against Vortigern, Camelot fell to Vortigern. Euthydemus was then forced to retreat to London, effectively turning this small town, built centuries earlier by the Romans who had invaded Britain, into the new capital of the Kingdom of Camelot.

Although the Kingdom of Camelot had long since ceased to exist in name only after King Uther's death, and London had failed to fulfill its role as the royal capital, the fact that Sir Hector was granted lands near London demonstrates the trust King Uther placed in him during his lifetime.

It could even be said that the fiefdom of Hector, and its inhabitants, were prepared for Artoria from the very beginning—only a large enough fiefdom and a large enough inhabitants could ensure that she had enough military strength when she inherited the throne!

If the territory of Hector were to go to war, it could field up to 50 armored knights, 100 squire knights, and 500 infantry. Such a force would be enough to overwhelm all baronies and could also confront most earls head-on.

This was enough to dispel the disloyalty of most nobles, thereby consolidating the military strength of other nobles, helping her resist foreign enemies, and secure her throne.

Artoria was unaware of these things, but Sir Hector certainly knew them.

For over a decade, he has been striving towards this goal. But even so, it doesn't mean that Artoria will necessarily secure the throne.

Because Britain has not only barons and earls, but also dukes and other kingdoms, there are too many powerful enemies that the territory of Hector cannot contend with. That is why they have remained hidden until now, until Artoria comes of age, until the day she is old enough to inherit the throne.

From the time Artoria was old enough to understand, she had been undergoing rigorous training from Sir Hector, spending most of her day receiving education as a king, all so that she could one day become a qualified king!

however.

This is the girl who is destined to become a queen. Now she has been handed over to Yoshikage Kira. What does Sir Hector expect him to teach her?

Upon returning to the manor, Kira Yoshikage gave the following instructions:

Give me your hand.

Long-standing habitual obedience caused the girl to subconsciously reach out her hands, letting Kira Yoshikage gently turn her fingertips over and observe them carefully.

Just like her slender and petite figure, the girl's hands were also beautiful, fair and delicate but not soft. Perhaps due to years of sword practice, her palms and fingertips were covered with thick calluses, so the feel to the touch was naturally not very pleasant.

Even so, they are still a pair of exceptionally skilled hands.

"Artoria,"

Kira Yoshikage looked down into the girl's emerald-green eyes, his tone gentle:

"Do you believe in gravity?"

"Gravity? What's that?"

Artoria tilted her head in confusion.

For a girl living in the early Middle Ages, the concept of gravity was far too advanced.

"Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces of nature and the most universal force in nature. In simple terms, it is the attractive force between any two objects or particles that is related to the product of their masses. For example, the Earth's gravity is one of the forces of gravity. The most direct manifestation of this is that no matter how high you jump, you will eventually fall to the ground. This is the effect of gravity."

Artoria nodded thoughtfully, seemingly understanding but not quite:

"Then I should believe it, right?"

Although I still don't quite understand what gravity is, people do fall to the ground when they jump.

Yoshikage Kira showed a relieved expression:

"Then, in exchange, I'll teach you gravity."

"Yes, teacher!"

Artoria was filled with awe. Although she still didn't quite understand, she felt that it was very impressive!

"Since we're going to learn about gravity, first of all..."

"teacher,"

Artoria interrupted her, blushing slightly, "Before we practice, can we go have breakfast first?"

The girl's stomach was protesting; she was very hungry.

Kira Yoshikage stared at the girl's flat stomach for a while, then nodded slightly.

"walk slowly."

There was no other way; after all, no one else could be wronged except Wang Wei.

When the two arrived at the restaurant, the other people in the manor were already eating.

Sir Hector sat at the head of the table, with Kay to his right and Vivian to his left, affectionately wiping the grease from the corner of Melyuchina's mouth. The latter was happily squinting her eyes, enjoying the tender care from her 'mother'.

The silver-haired fairy girl had changed into a blue dress, which Kai had bought for Artoria in town last year as a birthday present. Unfortunately, Artoria had never worn it, thanks to Sir Hector's scolding.

This magnificent long dress was left to gather dust forever, and was only taken out and given to Mei Liuqina yesterday.

“Hecto, brother, and teacher Vivian.”

Artoria politely greeted everyone in turn. Just as she was about to sit down next to her adoptive brother, she saw Vivian pat the seat next to her with a grin:

"Artoria, sit here."

The girl subconsciously looked at her adoptive father, Sir Hector, who remained silent and made no suggestive gestures, simply eating his breakfast quietly.

After hesitating for a long time, Artoria walked over to Vivian and sat down next to her.

Kira Yoshikage also walked to the dining table and sat down next to Melyuchina, which was also the closest seat to Lord Ector.

“…Nisan…eat…”

The silver-haired fairy girl grabbed a piece of bread from the table and handed it to him with a look of delight.

Although she was only 'born' one day ago, she can already say some of the most basic words.

"So nice."

Kira Yoshikage took a bite of the bread she offered, stroking the girl's long hair as he smiled and encouraged her, bringing a happy smile to Meruchina's face.

"She really is just like a little kid..."

Kai, sitting opposite her, sighed inwardly. She was clearly a very cute girl, but unfortunately, her intelligence was like that of a child.

But you can't blame her for that.

After all, according to Miss Vivian, she had rescued Melyuchina from a pile of corpses.

Her parents were probably killed in the bandits' massacre, and she herself had lost her memory due to the immense trauma. Such things were not uncommon in their territory, even though she and her father often patrolled the land. But occasionally, things like yesterday would happen again, with some of the people being killed in bandit raids, and their children temporarily losing their memories because they could not accept the reality.

But for these children, losing these painful memories might not be such a bad thing.

Sir Hector.

Kira Yoshikage, while leisurely eating his bread, looked at Sir Hector, who was raising his glass of wine, and said:

"Do you have any leads regarding the identity of the bandits who attacked our territory yesterday?"

Kai's eyes flickered slightly, and even Artoria, who was wolfing down her food like someone who hadn't eaten for three days, looked up.

Sir Hector's expression turned extremely solemn, and he said in a deep voice:

"Lord Kira should have noticed as well, those people are not ordinary bandits. Not only are they all equipped with cloth and leather armor, but their weapons are also of very high quality, and even their horses are standard warhorses, not packhorses or inferior horses. Only nobles can provide any of these!"