king and queen

Not long after Guinevia returned, she heard the call from Chaldea, but after she went to the observatory on the high mountain, she doubted her life almost every day.

King Arthur deserves his name to be on the throne of heroes. Her achievements are too shining, her great achievements are unmatched, and her ideals are unmatched.

It is not surprising to be able to see Artoria in Chaldea, it is unexpected and reasonable.

What Guinivia didn't think of, in the final analysis, is because there exists the "same person" in different periods.

They are all "Artoria", but none of them are "Artoria".

After Guinivia returned to Avalon from the singularity point F, Olga Marie was settled immediately.

Her body was burned by the fire, and once she left this elf land, her consciousness would dissipate and she would definitely die.

"Convey the 48th person in charge for me—" By now, Olga Marie has accepted her own death calmly, "If the world falls in her hands, I will not easily forgive her omissions."

"Olga is such a good boy."

Guinevia laughed, "I will convey it for you."

"...You, what are you talking about!"

Guinivia has been waiting for Fujimaru Tachika's call. The world may not need her, but the master will never forget the agreement with her.

That is an unbreakable oath.

"Don't bully Olga, Merlin."

"This is really sad, Your Royal Highness, what kind of image do I have in your heart?" The court magician withdrew his gaze looking into the distance, and focused on Guinevia.

At the moment when she heard the master's voice, following the guidance of the magic power, Guinevia stepped on the road to the metaphor without hesitation. Before her figure completely disappeared, she turned her head and gave the magician a bright smile .

"You are the best teacher."

"..."

It was hard for Merlin to describe that feeling, he was speechless for a moment.

The sunshine in Avalon was too real and dazzling. At that moment, Merlin seemed to see the heroic appearance of a certain king from the shining figure of the other party.

The king and the queen are like-minded couples, and to some extent they have similar understandings, which is also a very normal situation.

Guinevia's figure was blown away by the wind, and she had already gone to Chaldea.

"It's unbelievable..." Merlin was stunned for a while, this court magician rarely felt this way, he put his tone very lightly and slowly, almost talking to himself, "As expected of the confluence of many 'possibilities' Is it possible to coexist with 'myself' in such a place?"

"It makes people look forward to it involuntarily."

As a hybrid of human and nightmare, the magician has survived for an unknown number of years. He walks alone in the world, happy to witness beautiful things. His pace is always unhurried, and he seems to have no sense of tension.The son of nightmare who doesn't understand emotions, always witnesses the departure of human beings through the boundary of time, and guards their sleep as a different kind.

This magician, who was shrouded in mystery, lost his carelessness for the first time in his life. He recalled the events of King Arthur's life. At that time, the king once asked him a question. It was wrong to abandon people's hearts and live in the clouds. ?

It was this kind of question that made Merlin realize his arrogance. The "king" should never be an "ideal king". Artoria, who was born through unnatural means, did not grow up as the previous king and Merlin envisioned. She fell in love with humans, and she loved her people.

What she wanted was a "Britain with happy people", which was the exact opposite of what she had originally envisioned.

The so-called "perfect king" did not exist from the very beginning, but he was so slow to realize it until now.

The magician who raised the king and grew up, but still doesn't understand human emotions, couldn't give her an answer.

In the end, Wang made his own decision: something that would make his wife cry must be wrong.

After a long time, the Nightmare Child finally understood her correctness.

The magician sighed, the sun was shining overhead, flowers were blooming at his feet, and birds were singing in the distance.

An ideal land far away from the world, the independent Avalon.

What kind of elegy would be ushered in if King Arthur really betrayed himself?

"Welcome, Your Highness Guinevia!"

The Queen of Britain in front of her looked very young, but for some reason, Matthew always involuntarily approached her with the attitude of respecting her elders.

"Nice to see you again, Matthew, you can call me Guini if ​​you don't mind."

"Huh? How can that be?"

The little girl shook her head in embarrassment. She always felt that this title was too intimate and special, and only a certain person could call it.

Guinevia blinked, smiled, and said nothing.

She followed the Master, walked slowly, listened to her introduction of everything about Chaldea, stared at the snow outside the window, and then—a certain girl came out of nowhere and broke into her field of vision.

Fujimaru Tachika stopped in her tracks. The master of Chaldea didn't know how to talk to Guinevia and told her about it, but she didn't need to say anything more now.

"..."

Guinevia froze in place.

The girl has brilliant blond hair, a bright smile, her eyes are as bright as stars, and her posture is pure and flawless. That look is really nostalgic.

It is perfectly normal for Heroic Spirits to conclude a contract with Chaldea. Now that we are in a special period, once the human law is burned, it will be an unacceptable future for anyone.

Seeing the Master and his party, Lily immediately ran over happily and stared at Guinevia curiously: "Hello, I am Arturia, welcome to Chaldea, if there is anyone in the future, I can help you If you are busy, please speak up."

"Al... Arturia." Guinevia realized something was wrong, she spoke slowly, and inspected the other party's smiling face with her eyes: "You have a very nice name."

"Thank you! May I know your name?"

"...I am Guinevia." The Queen of Britain smiled calmly, "I finally see you, but I don't think you know me, do you?"

Lily was stunned. The other party's words almost made it clear that she should recognize her, "...I'm sorry, I really don't think I've seen you."

"There's no need to apologize to me. It doesn't matter if you don't know me. I'm so glad to see you again. It's great that you can answer the call with this gesture."

This was the happiest and carefree time in Artoria's life.

She is full of longing, wanting to shoulder heavy responsibilities, carry the country on her back, and hone her immature self with all her might.The memories of Artoria's youth have been taken away bit by bit by the long years, but only that smile is something that Guinivia will never forget forever.

In order to be able to see "Artoria" smile, Guinevia is willing to give everything in exchange for her happiness.

"I'm happy, really, really, really happy!"

Tears slipped from the corners of her curved lips, they were extremely bright and hot, and made Lily's heart feel stuffy, and it also made Lily feel at a loss.

It was obviously a strange woman she had never seen before, but for some reason, Lily could immediately conclude that she must be a very important person to her.

Are they friends, or sisters?

The other party's blue eyes shone with pure and brilliant light, and that smile with tears in it was really bright and moving.

So Lily also laughed, and she stared at her intently, her eyes were exceptionally clear, with straightforward innocence, revealing a bright light.

"That's really great. Although I don't know who you are, I will be sad to see you sad."

"I'm really happy to hear you say that." Guinevia raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "I'm sorry for losing my composure in front of the king, please don't pay attention to me, I'm just a stranger to you , please continue to get along with this beginning in the future."

If Guinevia was able to calmly deal with Lily's encounter, then Artoria Alter's arrival was something completely beyond her understanding.

The Seat of Heroes is independent of the world. Heroes can be summoned by any era, and they can respond to the call with different postures, but—why can the same person with different postures coexist as a servant?

Guinevia got the answer from Lily.

She is a fantasy existence established from the elements of a certain Heroic Spirit.In other words, Lily is a product of a certain possibility, an "IF" equivalent to the existence of differences.

After King Arthur pulled out the sword of choice, until he became king, the "hypothetical" image during this period, she is not a fake or counterfeit, but is the proof of the existence of "Artoria Lily".

Therefore, the fact that it is not the real "Artoria" also prevents Lily from concentrating on exerting the true power of the Noble Phantasm, but she has been working hard for it.

Chaldea is very special. It is a place where many "possibilities" meet, and countless IFs may coexist here.