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

Moreover, when Igraine welcomed Artoria before, she clearly seemed very happy, and even the Fairy Eyes could tell that she wasn't acting.

Why does Artoria feel guilty?

Morgan knew more about the situation than Vivian, so she immediately understood the reason for Artoria's hesitation.

Because of her status.

She and Artoria are indeed sisters, but in fact, they have two other older sisters.

Although her two older sisters did not possess the same beauty as her and Artoria, they were still princesses of Camelot. Furthermore, they had reached adulthood before King Uther's death, and were therefore married off to kings of other kingdoms. Gawain was the son of one of her sisters.

Even so, she and her two older sisters continued to correspond.

They also attend each other's social dinners every year, and their relationship has always been very good.

Because they share the same father and the same mother.

But Artoria is different.

Artoria is her sister, but they are half-sisters.

Igleyan is not Morgan's mother.

To be precise, Iglene was the wife of the Duke of Cornwall.

This is a scandal that Camelot is known to all, though it's not considered a scandal in the conventional sense.

Fifteen years ago, the Duke of Cornwall and his wife were invited by King Euthy to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of Camelot.

However, at the banquet, King Uther professed his love for Iglesias, who was then the Duchess, and longed to sleep with her.

Igraine naturally refused outright and told her husband about it.

The Duke of Cornwall, enraged, took Igraine and left without saying goodbye, returning to his own territory.

King Uther, however, remained relentless, sending troops to attack the Duke of Cornwall's territory and ultimately killing him. Igleyan was also seized by King Uther.

There was no romance, not even a trace of love. It was simply a king's lust for a duke that led him to kill and forcibly take his wife.

Without a doubt, this incident was one of the few stains on King Uther's life, even more despicable than his defeat to Vortigern.

Even Morgan couldn't help but feel some pity for Artoria's plight.

As the offspring of King Uther and Igraine, Artoria's identity is actually quite awkward.

Although her resemblance to Morgan was enough to convince the knights that she was a descendant of King Uther rather than the Duke of Cornwall, Artoria herself found it difficult to face her mother, the poor woman who had been used as a tool.

Vivian understood Morgan's thoughts and looked at Morgan and Artoria in shock. She had never imagined that there was such a secret!

The two looked almost identical, which even made her mistakenly believe that they were twins—although she herself looked just like them, she was a fairy and could not be completely confused with them.

Regardless, Vivian never expected that they had different mothers, and she never imagined that there were so many secrets behind Artoria's birth!

However, despite knowing more about the inside story than others, Morgan still didn't know the truth.

In fact, King Uther possessed Igraine not out of personal desire, but for a "noble" purpose.

King Uther was not a lustful man blinded by desire. Although he may have indeed been attracted to Igraine's beauty, his primary motivation was his obsession with saving Camelot.

As the last king imbued with mystery on the island of Britain, Uther knew he could not bequeath the throne to Vortigern and could only place his hopes on the next generation.

However, all his offspring were daughters, making it uncertain whether the next king would receive Britain's blessing. Therefore, Uther and the magician Merlin conspired to use Igraine's noble bloodline to perform a conceptual conception, ensuring from the outset that a blessed offspring would be born—this was Artoria!

For King Euphoria, sacrificing his own honor to save Camelot was undoubtedly a noble sacrifice.

But for Igraine, this was undoubtedly the most despicable and shameless act!

Merlin did not hide all of this from Artoria, but it was precisely because she knew the whole truth that she felt afraid and confused.

"What are you afraid of?" Yoshikage Kira asked.

"I……"

Artoria hesitated, unsure of what she was afraid of. In truth, even she couldn't give a precise answer, which was why she came to Kira Yoshikage, hoping to obtain a single item from him, just like before.

Yoshikage Kira asked again:

"Are you worried that Iglesias will resent you because of King Uther?"

The girl questioned her own heart and finally arrived at the answer:

"If she resents me, she won't come to greet me."

Artoria wasn't oblivious; she understood better than anyone that Igraine loved her—loved her daughter, who wasn't the product of love, but rather a stain on his life.

He loved her not because she was the queen, but simply because Artoria was his daughter.

That's precisely why Artoria is afraid—afraid of hurting her.

"Then what do you have to be afraid of? The one who should be afraid is her. If you refuse to acknowledge her as your mother, how many choices do you think she has left?"

Kira Yoshikage's cold, calm words resonated deeply, and Artoria subconsciously began to imagine Igraine's possible choice—death.

Without a doubt, Igraine was forcibly taken by King Uther and not recognized by King Arthur.

Her only fate was death.

Suicide was her only relatively dignified choice, and also her most desperate one.

"I understand."

Artoria's confusion was immediately dispelled. The girl took a deep breath, and her eyes gradually became firm.

Regardless, Igraine is her mother.

She will not give up on saving the Kingdom of Camelot, nor will she deny the mistakes made by her father, whom she has never met.

She will do her best to make amends to Igraine, both as a king and as a daughter.

"What do you know?"

Morgan could understand what they were saying and what Yoshikage Kira was trying to say.

But ah.

Can't you just say it outright?

And you, Artoria!

What exactly did you understand?!

Would it kill you to explain yourself clearly?!

Chapter 250 Never before has there been such a wonderful start!

News of King Arthur's ascension to the throne spread like wildfire throughout every kingdom of Britain.

But no matter how the other kings react, Camelot will inevitably be unified.

In fact, Artoria originally thought that someone would rebel against her rule, but the actual situation was a little different from what she imagined. The nobles of the former Camelot Kingdom not only did not have any hostility towards her ascension to the throne as the new queen, but also expressed strong joy and rushed to London to attend the queen's coronation ceremony.

While offering their blessings to King Arthur, they would also "incidentally ask King Arthur for help."

This is actually quite easy to understand.

Britain consistently practiced a feudal system, where the king bestowed titles upon nobles, and nobles bestowed titles upon knights. Whether noble or knight, as long as they paid their taxes on time and in full, they could do as they pleased in their bestowed territories without anyone interfering.

In this situation, it seems that even without a king, it would have no impact on the nobility.

It would be even better if there were no king, because without a king, there would be no taxes to pay, allowing one to live a more comfortable life.

On the other hand, while paying taxes to the king, nobles also received protection from him. If a noble's territory was invaded by foreign enemies...

When invaded, the king needs to help the nobles protect the security of their territories.

Conversely, if the kingdom is invaded, any nobleman is obligated to send troops to fight for the royal family.

This protection is two-way.

The only one who can act as a link between the two is the king.

Only the king can summon the nobles and demand that they send troops to reinforce the army.

Only the king is qualified to command such a large army; otherwise, the various nobles would not submit to each other and would not be able to form a powerful whole.

Therefore, during the ten years since King Uther was lost, the nobles of Camelot were completely scattered, and no one with enough authority was able to unite them into a cohesive whole.

All the nobles were fighting their own battles, preoccupied with self-preservation and powerless to help others.

The situation might be slightly better for powerful nobles, but the majority of nobles are weak.

Although the Kingdom of Camelot did not suffer from a powerful invasion, the Saxons who infiltrated their territory in scattered waves were enough to give them a headache.

It's worth noting that even a noble of average to above-average strength like Sir Hector was helpless when faced with the Saxons invading his territory's forests, so one can imagine the plight of other nobles.

The Saxons of Ektor remained in the forest, not daring to confront Ektor, who had hundreds of cavalrymen, head-on.

But those noble territories with only three or five knights were not so lucky. Most of them could only hold onto their manors and let the Saxons plunder their territories at will.

Camelot's nobles were all filled with complaints and suffered greatly at the hands of these invading Saxons.

Without the king's mediation, the other nobles simply wouldn't come to their aid. Over time, these Saxons were left unattended, their power grew stronger, while the nobles' territories saw their harvests decrease year by year.

No matter how hard their people toiled, the Saxons would plunder their harvest the following year. The hardworking farmers, unable to eat the food they grew, eventually starved to death. Meanwhile, the bandits who plundered their wealth prospered, even becoming, in fact, the greatest threat to the Kingdom of Camelot.

As nobles came to London to offer their blessings and swear allegiance to Artoria's coronation, their requests for help poured in like snowflakes.

This is her top priority right now.

Inside the castle's council hall, Artoria surveyed the three knights before the conference table:

How many knights do we have now?

"Three hundred and sixty-five people."

The closest to her, Kai, reported, “Apart from the sixty-five knights who initially swore allegiance to the king, there are a total of three hundred knights sent by nobles from all over the country in response to the call, in addition to seven hundred infantrymen recruited from London.”

The initial sixty-five knights who swore allegiance to Artoria came from all over Britain, many of whom were not knights of Camelot. The nobles, on the other hand, sent only three hundred knights, a number that was hardly large.

However, considering that most nobles were suffering from Saxon raids at this time, they had to ensure their own safety before responding to the king's call, so their inability to send more reinforcements was a helpless move.

Artoria noticed the blond knight on the other side hesitate to speak and asked:

"Gao Wenqing, do you have any suggestions?"

"My King."

Gawain bowed respectfully before speaking, "If we want to wipe out the Saxons, I suggest we start with the nearby earls."