In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

When Mordred was hit where it hurt, she bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

After all, sometimes lies don't hurt people; the truth is the sharpest knife.

However, Mordred, belatedly realizing what was happening, looked at Rowe with some surprise, then loudly complained, "Wait a minute! Aren't you called Moses? How come you know so much about what happened at the Round Table? How can someone who's lived over a thousand years ago be so familiar with things in Britain?!"

Mordred had a vague recollection of what had happened after being scammed the first time.

This guy who deceived her feelings, for reasons unknown, was extremely familiar with Britain, especially with information about her father, the King.

Although the Arthurian legend does record a general outline, Mordred felt that something was off. After all, the guy in front of her didn't have the attitude of evaluating other people, but rather the feeling that he had met her father before and was quite familiar with him.

—Oh ho, Lee Sin, you've hit the nail on the head.

"You actually realized that? That's quite surprising. But you guessed right, Moses isn't my real name, it's just an alias. I chose that name to make my future actions easier, but there's no need for it now."

Lovi replied, "As for my connection with your father—you might not believe it, but we've known each other for a long time and have a very deep friendship. Not long ago, Merlin even appeared in my dream to help her find a match and told me that your father seems to want to marry me, so I really might be your father."

The thought of Merlin telling him about Artoria's journey and even writing a diary for him to read made him very happy.

After reading the result, the change in emotion was immediately obvious.

Good news: Artoria didn't become the Lion King and has emerged from that world. Bad news... well, according to Merlin, it should be better news: after burying Bedivere, who lived to be over a hundred years old, Artoria began her solo journey and came to this world.

Because longing and aspiration are inherent in human nature, and he was the one who reached out to save her just when she was about to go astray—in Merlin's words—

"You became her pillar of support, her soulmate, and the first white moonlight in her heart. After completely letting go of Britain and the tragedy, her driving force was to meet you. After all, for humans, the more they live in their memories, the more beautiful they become."

This isn't the Lion King, nor is it the original Artoria. It also feels somewhat different from the White Lancer Artoria in Loei's memories; it's more like the Rabbit King...

Merlin could tell him unequivocally, "You'd better take this relationship seriously, otherwise you'll be letting down a beautiful woman who has traveled for over a thousand years for you. What happens next will probably be even more terrifying than The Lion King."

"Well, even if you refuse, you can't. Because even if you do refuse, given Artoria's current personality, she'll knock you to the ground, kidnap you, and force you to accept her. Just enjoy it..."

Things are roughly at this stage right now.

If it were just Artoria, it wouldn't be so bad, but the thought of the extremely aggressive Nitocris Alter gave Lovi a headache.

She had made him wait for over a thousand years, and when he finally came to pick her up, he had this woman by his side. It would be strange if Artoria wasn't furious. Besides, Nitocris's other personality wasn't one to be trifled with either. If a fight broke out, they would both beat her up.

Lovi had a premonition that he might be launched out of the air along with the Holy Lance by Artoria.

"What kind of daydream are you having? My father marrying you? Hahaha—are you out of your mind? My father has already ordered you all to be killed, and he still wants to marry you? You're..."

Mordred was about to laugh out loud, but the next moment, Rowe silently fumbled for his Avalon, which he hadn't used in a very, very long time.

"..."

"Avalon! Wait... how did this thing get on you?"

Mordred immediately cried out in astonishment. She had truly seen a ghost today, and she never expected that her father, the King, who had been lost for who knows how many years, would actually be found here again.

"A token of love."

"...You're talking nonsense! You must have found it by chance, yes, you must have found it. How could my father possibly..."

Although he said that, Mordred was actually starting to panic inside.

"However, don't get excited. Although the Artoria on my side is King Arthur, she is not the King Arthur you remember. She belongs to our side and is a King Arthur who is different from the one you remember."

"If it were her, perhaps she could truly fulfill your long-held desire..."

"Love said with a smile."

"Huh? What do you mean 'your' and 'mine'? King Arthur is King Arthur, and my father is my father! Tell me right now, where did Avalon come from?!"

"It was a gift from your father."

"That's impossible! Don't try to fool me!"

"Honestly, you don't want to listen to lies, and you don't believe the truth either. You're really hard to please."

Luo Wei shrugged, then waved his hand and continued, "Anyway, we've already said all that. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. I spared your life mostly because of Artoria. Although you're not Mordred from our world, since you haven't changed, it means you're probably not that different. After more than a thousand years of travel, reuniting you and your son here can be considered fulfilling each other's wishes."

"I have other things to take care of, so let's stop here for now. You can stay here for the night, and I'll let you out when I have time. I'll show you around and give you a little lecture while I'm at it."

As Rowe walked to the prison gate, he spoke to Mordred before leaving.

“I once asked your father three questions, and I will ask you the same questions today.”

"what?"

"Rebellious knight, is what you seek now truly atonement, or recognition?"

"I……"

"Don't rush to answer the second question. Descendant of King Arthur's blood, who do you serve—King Arthur or the Lion King? As an accomplice watching her fall step by step, did you have your own selfish motives?"

"One last question, Mordred, when your father really reappears before you and is going to be an enemy of the Lion King, what will your stance be? Think it over carefully, and remember to give me your answer then."

Having said all that needed to be said, after asking three questions, Lowe walked out of the prison.

As he left, Rowe casually kicked a corner of the prison, then dragged out Hassan the Hundred-Faced, who was lurking there with the intention of assassinating Mordred.

"Don't act rashly. She's someone I'm in charge of now."

"Why not just kill her? If you wanted to extract information through torture, you could have let me do it. Why..."

Hassan, who had been dragged out, glanced somewhat reluctantly at Mordred in the cell.

Meanwhile, Mordred was seriously considering the three questions Rowe had just asked. In her eyes, she was nothing more than "a defeated dog waiting to be executed after a failed mission." Therefore, she did not show any fear or defensiveness in the face of Hassan's attack.

“Bai Mao…are you questioning me, the prophet? Or are you questioning King Hassan’s decision? Would you like to come with me to the shrine to discuss this?”

Luo Wei did not answer, but calmly inquired.

"No, we wouldn't dare. You were chosen by the First Lord and are a prophet. We naturally have no right to interfere."

"Then why do you still ask? Bai Mao, I know you have your own considerations, and I know you care about your people. However, Mordred's matter has some special meaning for me, and I will not harm her. As for whether she will cause trouble? I can tell you, she won't."

As he spoke, Luo Wei glanced back at the cell built in the center of the rock face on the mountaintop. Any sound in such a rough and terrifying cell would only be silently swallowed up.

"I'll have Kai watch over her tomorrow. Once the right person arrives, everything will be fine."

"Yes……"

Bai Mao Hassan nodded.

"By the way, Kyoko, where's the Cursed Arm?"

"Curse Wrist and the others should be back by now. Thanks to you, we're no longer losing any members due to monster harassment."

“Here I am, Prophet.”

Upon hearing Luo Wei call his name, a black figure with a heavy bandage wrapped around his right hand emerged from the corner and responded.

"He's still alive, Cursed Wrist."

Bai Mao responded nonchalantly, but her tone still betrayed her happiness.

"I'm sorry to have worried you. I went out to check on Jingmi's location. She's currently being held in a castle very close to Camelot. Originally, Kyōnobu and I planned to rescue her from the inside, but we encountered that Iron Agraven, so we failed. Kyōnobu was also injured, but it's nothing serious. I'm sorry, I'm so useless."

Hassan of Cursed Arm spoke of his recent mission in a somewhat somber tone, “Kyonobu is resting. I heard you were back, so I came to see you. It’s truly unbelievable to see that you not only returned victorious but also gained the Sun King as an ally.”

"If it were just us, although we were summoned as [Guardians], we would only ever think about leading our own people to survive. But you have been able to unite to this extent in such a short time, which makes us sincerely admire you."

"Let's skip the boasting; I just want to do what I can. After all, this terrible world still needs a little hope."

Whether it's the Lion King or the Pharaoh, in the end, they were merely making a last-ditch effort on a road to destruction. Loewy, however, was different. He knew everything, and understood both the beauty and ugliness of humanity, which is why he held genuine feelings and was willing to leave some hope for this world.

"Hope...we're all incredibly hopeful. However, from what I overheard those refugees saying, I can roughly guess that you married someone else in an attempt to win over the Sun King..."

"Stop for now. Although the situation is indeed similar to what you said, it's just Ramses II talking nonsense right now. The actual situation is extremely complicated. Even if they really get married, it will have to wait until everything is over and she comes back with me."

Luo Wei quickly stopped him and had Cursed Wrist repeat the information he had just received.

"Yes, Tranquility has fallen into Agravwen's hands."

“Iron Agraven, huh… That’s not surprising at all. Although his record is mediocre, he is still the Lion King’s right-hand man. It’s already quite good that he was able to escape unscathed from fighting on his territory.”

Bai Mao nodded and said, "Besides, since the other party didn't kill Jing Mi, it means they must have some purpose. Let's think of a way to rescue her later."

Hassan didn't say much about the failure of Cursed Arm, after all, in this situation, the fact that Cursed Arm and Mad Noboru survived was a rare victory.

"That being said, time is still too tight, and I'm worried that Jingmi might not be able to hold on."

Curse Wrist let out a helpless sigh.

"He's been arrested by Agruven..."

Upon hearing this situation, Luo Wei pondered for a moment and quickly remembered the matter of tranquility.

Although they are not strong, the other party is still a fighting force and an ally. Since we can save them, there is no reason to just stand by and do nothing.

"Then I'll go and get her myself..."

Just as Lo Wei was about to say that he was going on a long trip.

Whoosh—!

A piercing shriek broke his thoughts, and Luo Wei, who was pondering something, was directly attracted by the towering beam of light.

On the distant horizon, a pure white beam of light shot straight into the sky, then slowly spread out, emitting bursts of golden light, before finally dissipating into the air.

"Damn it! Not again?!"

Upon seeing the beam of light, Hassan of Cursed Arm, who had just returned from that area, showed anger on his face.

"Is that Saint Ba?"

"—That's right, that's the signal from the Lion King Saint Ba. Many people have lost their lives because of this light while you were away!"

"Cursed Arm Hassan said with immense anger in his heart."

"I see..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Wei stroked his chin thoughtfully and asked, "I remember there was a great hero in the village named Arash. I'm going on a long trip. Is he in the village?"

"Huh?"

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This time, one book was sacrificed, and then the superior summoned it!