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"He just wanted to talk to me about something."

【Of course what you told Gao Wen was not the complete truth.】

[Artorius does want to talk to you - but it's not just a simple chat. ]

[“Mr. Ian, I want to tell you something important. Please come to the city wall in the evening. I will be waiting for you there.”]

You don’t know what that means.

[But you get the feeling that this will teach you more about her.]

So you agreed.

[Gawain's defeat brought this one-on-many duel to an end with Artorius' victory, and the crowd gradually dispersed.]

【Gao Wen follows your command line and starts to work.】

[Everything seemed to have returned to the starting point, except that it was slightly tilted towards Artorius.]

[And when you were about to leave, a hand was placed on your shoulder. ]

Feeling someone's hand on his shoulder, Ian turned around and saw an unexpected figure.

That's Merlin.

He was wearing a white coat and had a faint smile on his face.

Ian immediately became alert - if this guy smiled, it would definitely be bad news.

Merlin didn't mind Ian's attitude though.

He continued in a nonchalant manner:

"Don't look at me like that. After all, I brought an excellent king to Camelot, didn't I?"

Hearing this, a few tiny blue veins popped out on Ian's forehead.

"Merlin, you better not let me find a way to kill you."

"Hahahahaha!" Merlin laughed.

"If that kind of thing can really be achieved, it would be a novel experience."

"But it's a pity - even I don't know how to kill myself."

"But." Merlin restrained his smile, "Before you kill me, don't you want to know more from me?"

"..."

[You don't really have much information at hand.]

[You finally decided to have a brief talk with Merlin.]

[You and he came to the wheat field outside the city. ]

"I say, there's no need to be so extreme, right?"

Merlin picked a stalk of wheat with a black spike.

"This is equivalent to bringing in the entire Camelot as a bargaining chip - is this really appropriate for you?"

Realizing that Merlin had seen through what he and Morgan had done in the wheat field.

Ian was not ambiguous.

"What? Are you going to expose this?"

"No."

Merlin threw away the rye ears in his hand, and the moment they hit the ground, they turned into petals and drifted away in the wind.

"I didn't say anything when you used magic to make them efficient."

"Then when everything returns to normal, it will naturally not be my turn to point fingers."

"..."

Ian did not let down his guard.

"If that's not the case, Merlin, what exactly do you want to say?"

"Just some simple instructions."

Merlin turned around, still with that smile on his face that Ian could not tolerate.

"For example, these seeds will soon be revived by my magic."

"One more reminder—"

Merlin looked at Ian.

"You seem to have forgotten something very important."

"Something very important?"

"Yes." Merlin nodded.

"You may indeed be able to do better in various ways than the chosen ones."

"But don't forget, no one can kill Vortigern except her."

"Are you referring to the legend of the Red Dragon?"

Ian looked at the other man.

"But that was obviously just a rumor you created on purpose, right?"

"No." Merlin shook his head.

"I don't have the energy to do so much just to create so-called rumors."

"She has long been destined to defeat Vortigern - to do this she needs to undergo various trainings, discard meaningless emotions, and eventually become a perfect king."

[Merlin's words awakened you.]

[You finally understand why Artorius changed so much before and after he drew his sword. ]

【All of this was arranged by Merlin.】

[To be more precise, it was arranged by Merlin and King Uther.]

"Does she know about this?"

"I know." Merlin answered calmly, "But whether she knows it or not, she has to accept it."

"After all, no matter what her answer was, there was no other choice."

"Does the former king know that you did this?"

"What do you think?" Merlin asked back.

"..."

Even though he was completely opposite to Artorius, Ian couldn't help but retort.

"You are depriving her of what she should have at her age."

"So? Do you think it's right to give up on defeating Vortigern?"

Merlin still had that frivolous smile on his face.

"I don't mind, but are you willing to see this happen?"

"Eh...think about the ruined Britain or something--"

"Since she is willing to take on such a responsibility, it is only natural that she has to sacrifice something, right?"

Merlin had just finished speaking when Ian punched him hard in the face.

Blood flew out from the corner of his mouth and splashed on the ground beside him.

Merlin turned around and saw Ian looking furious.

"Asshole! What are you talking about?!"

"Is this the kind of comment you should make?!"

"But--"

Merlin's expression remained unchanged.

"These are established facts. She has already given up these emotions. No matter how powerful your fists are, you can't change this."

"..."

Ian clenched his fists.

But he soon thought of something else.

"Are you sure she has given up all her emotions?"

"if not?"

"No, Merlin, you're wrong." Ian turned away, "She hasn't completely given up these feelings."

"is it?"

"..."

"..."

The conversation ended in silence and Ian left angrily.

Looking at his receding back, Merlin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand.

He didn't seem unhappy about being punched. Instead, he seemed like everything was within his expectations.

"Ian, let me see what you would do."

[Although Merlin's words did make you angry, you knew that what he said was probably true.]

[As the price of drawing the sword and ascending the throne, Artorius lost all his emotions. 】

[The only exception is my admiration for you, which can be shown anytime and anywhere. ]

【You realize that you have grasped something extremely important to a young girl.】

[As agreed, you arrived at the city wall in the evening. ]

[But this time, Artorius didn't wait for you there early like before. ]

【On the contrary, she never showed up. 】

You start to get a little worried.

【Fortunately, she finally showed up. 】

[It's just that——her appearance seems a little different from usual. ]

"Mr. Ian."

A shy voice came.

Ian turned around, and the scenery in front of her made her freeze in shock.

I saw Artorius in the moonlight, he had changed his clothes.

Her hair, which was usually tied into a bun, was now turned into a smooth high ponytail with a big black bow tied on it.

The side hair that originally rested carelessly on the cheek was also carefully combed, becoming as thin as a weeping willow.

She also wore a black bow tie around her neck.

The coat she was originally wearing disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a much thinner white dress.

This allowed her body to be displayed in a hazy way under the moonlight - delicate and delicate, like a lotus just emerging from the water.

Her legs were wrapped in white stockings, making them look even longer.

This is a girl as beautiful as a flower, and now she appears in front of Ian in reality.

The throbbing that was originally hidden deep in my heart once again surfaced to the surface of my heart.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ian."

Artorius looked very embarrassed.