Tiamat, I'm going to find a girlfriend!

"If I could become Queen of Britain—"

Artoria turned around, her eyes no longer just green, but slightly black.

It seemed to be a morbid condition hidden deep within, never revealed in daily life.

"Then wouldn't that make him my husband alone?"

69. Artoria: I want both him and Britain!

"..."

At this moment, Melyuchina realized that Artoria was not sitting idly by and waiting to die.

On the contrary, she was thinking about a longer-term, and more direct approach.

That is...

She married Ian.

In this way, no matter what the situation, Artoria would always have a foolproof reason to summon him to her side.

This is a much safer approach than simply being a knight.

The king's vision was fully demonstrated at this moment.

"So that's what you were thinking, Artoria."

Melyuchina nodded.

"I can rest assured that."

"I thought you hadn't thought about anything at all."

“That’s impossible, Melyuchina.”

Artoria revealed a smile that was completely different from her usual gentle demeanor.

It was a look that carried a hint of coldness, yet left no room for doubt that it was worthy of the title of king.

"Britain, I will protect it."

“Ian, I want to stay too.”

"The power of a king is limitless."

Artoria clenched her fist.

"Only children make choices."

"I want them all."

"..."

Although listening to Artoria's incredibly positive remarks reassured Melyuchina somewhat, she quickly sensed something was amiss.

If you have to say it...

There was a sense that the Artoria in front of me was somewhat unfamiliar.

"that--"

Melyuchina looked at Artoria with confusion.

Why did you suddenly think that way?

"You didn't think that way before, did you?"

"Because I figured it out."

Artoria's eyes had turned completely black.

"Everything I had before stemmed from a lack of power."

"Because we can't do it, we worry; because we worry, we shrink back."

"but--"

"It's different now."

"Is it different?"

"What's different?"

Meliuchina recalled everything she had experienced these past few days.

"Isn't it still the same?"

"Do not."

Artoria shook her head.

“Meliuqina, everything is different now.”

"especially--"

"Those dragons."

Artoria turned around, letting her hair down, and walked step by step towards her under Melyuchina's gaze.

Do you think their appearance was just a coincidence?

"I have no idea……"

Feeling the powerful aura emanating from Artoria, Melyuchina was momentarily unaccustomed to it.

"But it probably won't be easy."

"Yes, you are right."

"It certainly won't be simple."

Artoria smiled slightly.

“My father, King Uther, had a deep friendship with Merlin.”

“Since I was able to become king, Camelot must still be hiding some secret.”

"so--"

"I used a little trick to find it."

"..."

"Found it?"

Melyuchina sensed that she was facing some great secret.

And reality did not disappoint her premonition.

"Correct."

"Melyuzina."

Artoria grasped the shoulders of the petite swordsman before her.

"I'm a dragon too."

"I'm a dragon, just like him!"

"Eh?"

Mei Liuqina's eyes widened slightly.

"Artoria, are you a dragon too?"

"Correct!"

Artoria's voice grew increasingly confident.

"Since I am the same as him, I must have the ability to do all this."

"so--"

"There's nothing to be afraid of."

"He is a dragon, and I am a dragon too. I can definitely do it!"

"..."

Meiliuqina's expression was somewhat complicated.

It's certainly a good thing that Artoria learned the secret of her origins and was inspired by it.

But the problem is-

Is she somewhat...?

some……

Did I misunderstand?

Is this how the King of Camelot should be?

After thinking for a long time, Meiliuqina still couldn't find the answer.

She simply gave up thinking about it.

"So, what do you plan to do?"

"Since you told me, you must have some ideas, right?"

"That's right, I do have an idea."

Artoria returned to the window.

She tied her hair back up, and it looked no different from before.

Those black pupils gradually returned to normal.

"I want to transform Camelot into a kingdom where humans and dragons can coexist."

"so--"

"Then no one can bother me and him."

"..."

Meiliuqina reacted almost instantly.

"Do you want to control those dragons?"

"Artoria, wake up!"

"That's something that can harm the people! How can we possibly coexist with them?!"

"That was before, Meryuchina—"

Artoria said calmly.

"The dragon that attacked Camelot before was a dragon without reason, a dragon with flaws."

"As long as I can overcome these things, I won't have to worry about hurting anyone anymore."

"Besides -"

"Aren't you and Ian dragons too? Have you ever hurt anyone? Or rather... have you ever caused anyone to be hurt because of you?"

"Of course not."

Mei Liuqina turned her face away.

"To lay a hand on the weak is unbecoming of a knight."

"Right, so you are my source of confidence."

Artoria presented her views very completely.

“I don’t think this is a dream, nor do I think it’s anything incredible.”

"Camelot, it can totally be like this."

"..."

Although I still felt a vague unease, I looked at Artoria and saw that she was more determined than anyone else.

Mei Liuqina did not hesitate any longer.