By the time I realized what was happening, a call had already come out of my mouth.

"Altria——"

And along with the man's voice came the girl's response.

She turned her head, and a hint of smile appeared on her originally cold and ruthless face.

But in less than a second, the smile disappeared again - it was as if he had forgotten how to smile.

"Ian, you're here."

"..."

Ian felt mixed emotions after hearing this answer, but he nodded and replied:

"How could I not come?"

"You... clearly asked Gawain to call me, didn't you?"

"It seems this method is indeed effective." Artoria replied, "I will let him call you next time."

"Really? I understand."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

The distance between the two people is so close, yet it seems a little out of reach.

Perhaps he knew that there was no point in continuing like this, or perhaps he realized that this calling was not that simple.

Ian chose to speak up himself.

"so--"

"Altria, you came to me with the intention of..."

"Let's not talk about my problem for now."

Altria reached out her hand towards Ian, and then gently stroked the edge of his lips for a long time, as if taking a sample.

She sucked her fingers and then said:

"This is the wine of the city."

"Ian, who were you drinking with just now?"

"..."

Ian was not surprised that Altria found out about this.

After all, he had no intention of hiding it.

"Well... I drank a little. Sorry, Altria, I shouldn't drink at a time like this. I'm sorry."

Ian thought the girl would continue talking like this, but he found that this was not the case.

Altria simply took Ian's hand.

In the girl's eyes, at that moment, there was only one figure left.

"That--"

"Why don't you come and have a drink with me?"

"..."

[You know that Artoria's words are not as simple as you think.]

【Every word she says is filled with her feelings for you.】

[And such intentions are naturally easy to discern.]

[Under normal circumstances, you know you would probably refuse on the spot.]

[At worst, I have to find an excuse to leave.]

[But now——]

You feel that all this doesn't seem so difficult to accept.

"This one……"

Ian coughed softly a few times.

"Altria, I don't think I can ask you for this kind of thing - after all, you have a lot of things to deal with, don't you?"

"If we delay like this just because of drinking, there will be a lot of trouble."

Ian thought that his explanation would make Altria give up her current idea.

but it is not the truth.

The girl who was the king responded to the man's words with an expressionless face.

"But--"

"If I think something like this will cause a lot of trouble, what will you do?"

"..."

For a moment, Ian didn't know how to respond to Altria's overly straightforward words.

The girl seemed to see through all of this and quickly continued:

"Since you can't accept this——"

"Then let's try another approach."

Altria took the initiative to stick to Ian's chest.

She was dressed in a royal robe, staring straight at the man in front of her without even moving.

"Now I want to drink."

"Ian, can you come and stay with me?"

"..."

[At this point, you know that you can't avoid Altria's invitation no matter what.]

【But you no longer hesitate. 】

[If you're just drinking, you naturally hope to find a more suitable "drinking buddy."]

[After all, no matter what Gawain said, he shouldn't be the one getting drunk with you.]

【You accepted Altria's invitation.】

[You walk deeper into the castle.]

【Along the way, you encountered many soldiers who greeted you.】

【But unlike usual, Artoria did not respond to them one by one.】

[At this moment, she seems to only care about you beside her and the agreement they just made.]

[In this silent atmosphere, she takes you to a special room.]

[That's where you two are alone.]

inside the room.

Ian and Altria sat alone on opposite sides of the table.

The finest wine was placed on the table, achieving a delicate balance between the two.

"Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I had a drink with you like this."

"Ian."

Altria gently uncorked the bottle and poured wine into each of their glasses.

"Will you still drink wabi with me?"

"..."

"Isn't this a matter of course?"

The Knight of the Round Table took the cup filled with wine into his own hands,

"If I really didn't want to drink with you—I wouldn't be sitting here right now, would I?"

"Too."

Altria nodded to show that she agreed with Ian's statement.

"No matter how I think about it, you wouldn't be the type to reject me."

"Drinking is like this, and everything else is like this too."

"..."

Ian always felt that there was something else behind what Altria said, so he didn't immediately follow up on the topic.

But the girl didn't seem to want to give up just like that.

She leaned forward again, with a hint of sweet wine in her mouth.

This close contact made Ian's heart beat faster.

"..."

"Can't we drink together?"

Altria's voice rang out again, gently knocking on Ian's defenses.

"If it's just this level, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

"..."

Ian did not respond to Altria, but the movements of his hands gradually became obedient.

Wang picked up the wine glass and poured the wine towards his lips little by little.

Snoring——

Gollum—

The man's throat moved slightly, and then he drank the wine handed to him by Altria completely.

When the girl who was the king saw him like this, the corners of her mouth curled up, which was rare.

"It seems that I am not the kind of person who makes you feel that I can't drink alcohol, right?"

"Ian, is that right?"

"..."

"Yeah." Ian nodded. "You've never been that kind of person—I think I don't need to explain this too much, right?"

"maybe."

Altria placed her hands on Ian's shoulders, a gesture she would never have made before.

At this moment, she was still wearing the blue royal robe.

But the aura that the girl exuded at this moment was incompatible with her age.

"But now that you've finished your drink—"

"Isn't it my turn to drink now?"

"That's certainly no problem - you can drink as much as you want, right?"

"No." Altria shook her head. "If it's just about drinking, then of course you can drink as much as you want."

"but--"

The girl raised her head and looked at him.

"What I want is for you to feed me wine."

"..."

Very straightforward words.

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