[Fate] Box and Servant

[In the name of the command spell, Saber, destroy the Holy Grail. 】

[In the name of the command spell, Saber, destroy the Balrog. 】

[In the name of the command spell... Arthur, let your wish come true. 】—A beam of sunlight passed through the stone window and fell on the golden eyelashes, trembling like butterfly wings—the sleeping king slowly opened his eyes.Those are two tourmalines, slightly dull in color, exuding a beautiful luster under the sunlight.

Arthur?Pandoragon sat up and looked around. The decoration in the room was very familiar to him from the bed he got out of.This is... his bedroom.

"...Is that a dream?"

The dream that shattered his heart.

There may really be so-called miracles in the world, right? Arthur who once gave up on miracles?After many tragedies, Pendoragon finds himself back in Camelot.It was the same Camelot he remembered, but slightly different.

At this time, he has repelled Rome and established his own unbreakable fortress - Camelot.The sword in the stone was not broken, and Merlin also shaved his beard clean.

When Merlin saw him, his eyes were very subtle.Merlin's too smooth chin made Arthur very uncomfortable, although Arthur knew from the beginning that Merlin was not as old as he looked on the outside, and the wrinkles and white hair were just tricks used by magicians to cover up his youthful appearance.But Merlin always enjoyed it, his thick white beard was always groomed clean and shiny.

Arthur didn't dare to speak, fearing that if he said something, Merlin would immediately pick up his wand and hit him on the top of the head.This weird silence lasted for a long time before Merlin sighed.

"My lord, the reality and the reality, the past and the future, this journey has made you exhausted. Take a good rest and heal your wounds by the way."

"...Merlin?"

"Okay, don't explain to me or talk too much. Arthur, you don't have to be confused. This is a miracle, your wish."

Ah, yeah.

[In the name of the command spell... Arthur, let your wish come true. 】The familiar voice seemed to ring in his ears again, Arthur lowered his head slightly, his long eyelashes covered a little of the light, and he smiled wryly.

So this is his wish.

In the end, he still didn't give up on this delusion.

Go back in time and save the country.

The realization of the wish filled Arthur with bitterness. It was like he was flipping through a history book, and after reading it, he read it again, but unexpectedly found that many places had changed a lot.

Probably, this is a miracle.

It took Arthur more than a month to calm down the turmoil in his heart, and then he sent someone to King Lot to find Mordred, and invited him directly.

When Mordred stood in front of him in heavy armor, that kind of heartache resurfaced again.Arthur asked Mordred to follow him to the armory.All the collections of King Arthur are placed inside, the swords are shining brightly, and the vault is full of murderous spirit.

Arthur asked Mordred to take off the headgear, and Mordred hesitated—then obediently took off the mask that concealed the truth.

The tender face of the blond girl appeared in front of his eyes, and his blue pupils were full of timidity and joy.The girl's hands holding the armor trembled slightly, the tip of her nose felt sore, she wanted to raise her head but didn't dare.

"Mordred." Arthur called her name with an extremely gentle voice, a warmth he had never heard from his mother's mother.

"It's...King Arthur!" Mordred hurriedly looked at Arthur, a thin layer of sweat emerged from behind his clammy palms, and his heart was pounding.

"I think you should also know that you are my child, Mordred." Arthur said lightly: "I regret my infatuation and incest with my biological sister when I was young. However... now I I don't regret having a child like you, Mordred, you don't have to go back to King Lot, stay at Camelot and stay by my side."

These were words that Mordred had never dreamed of.

The innocent girl who had been discriminated against and tortured fluttered her golden eyelashes a few times, and tears suddenly flowed down from the pool of green.

"Father... Father King."

"my child."

Arthur stepped forward and hugged his weeping daughter into his arms.

After that, Mordred stayed by Arthur's side as a knight. Arthur once wanted Mordred to change back to a woman's identity, but Mordred couldn't say it because he was a man. In a word.Ahh, how on earth did his horrible sister, the evil witch, brainwash his precious daughter.

He also expressed helplessness to Merlin, which made Arthur very disappointed.

Mordred and Lancelot are friends, both of them are very strong, and they gesture a few times from time to time. The difference in stature amazes the onlookers, while Serenity looks terrified.

After all, she is a daughter.

So Arthur dug out the best silks in the treasury, and had them made by the best tailors—boxes of beautiful dresses, which he sent to Mordred.

Merlin stopped Arthur, saying that he was completely extravagant.

If you don't listen to the words of the prophet, you will be heartbroken.

When Mordred opened the whole box of gifts presented by his father, he was extremely happy.In the end, after seeing the contents clearly, when she stretched out her hand to take out one, she felt so depressed that she didn't even want to say a word.

She pulled Lancelot to watch it with her, and wanted to show off—if there were good weapons in it, she could give some of them to her friends.result……

— a box full of silk dresses.

Mordred closed the box with a wooden face, and Lancelot was stopped by her just as he was about to say something.The slender arms easily lifted the slightly larger pure wooden box, and walked towards the civilian area outside the imperial city without saying a word.

The next day, the knight Mordred spread the news to the throne that the gorgeous skirts were always given to the commoner women for free.Arthur knew where the skirt came from just by hearing it without looking at it. Arthur put down the quill, unable to speak.Merlin grunted beside him in defiance.

Arthur gave up on getting Mordred to accept being a woman, and has been depressed ever since.This made Merlin, who assisted Arthur in dealing with political affairs, feel very anxious. After all, how could a king show such an expression, just like an old child who was rejected by his daughter.

After talking with Arthur, Merlin held his wand and left the imperial city without saying what he was going to do.Three or four days later, Merlin appeared in front of the knights with a huge luggage.He used levitation magic to make the thing float behind him, and walked straight to Arthur's bedroom.

"Xiaowa." Merlin suddenly called Arthur's baby name, which made Arthur tremble a few times, panicked, wondering if Merlin brought some big trouble back.Merlin shook his wand, and the huge thing that was following behind him stopped beside him, shook again, and the velvet cloth covering it slid down, revealing a flawless white egg.

That's right, an egg.

"Merlin, this is it? You didn't dig out the dragon's nest, did you? Oh my God, Merlin, hurry up and bring some gold and silver over there, so that the dragon won't come and destroy my city when it gets angry!" Sure enough, What appeared in front of him terrified Arthur, but Merlin shook his head.

"Xiaowa, I received a message from my demon before, saying that there was a fire in a forest, and the elves asked me to help them. That's why I didn't say anything to you, and hurried out The door. When I arrived in the forest, the fire had already been extinguished. Fortunately, none of the elves were burned. They took me to the center, and I found this unknown egg." Merlin wanted to use his staff to knock— For some reason, he suddenly felt a murderous aura.

"Ah... This size can only be laid by dragons, right? But dragons don't lay eggs in places other than gold and silver nests." Arthur was not afraid, and stepped forward to gently stick his palms on Guanghua's surface superior.Different from the white as snow color, it is extremely warm.

It was winter at this time, and because Arthur was the king, there was always firewood in the dormitory, but when the snow was thick, he would feel a little chilly.The warmth of this dragon egg made his hands linger, and if Merlin hadn't stood by - he probably would have stuck his face to it.

"It seems that this egg likes you, and I will get burned if I touch it." Merlin touched his clean chin and said, "Hiss, let's think of it as a dragon egg that fell from the sky, with red dragon blood flowing. Arthur? Pandoragon, use your ability to hatch it!"

Merlin's wand—waving, making a long sound, as if reciting poetry.The corner of Arthur's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help saying, "...I'm a human, Merlin. Besides, how do you want me to hatch?!"

"Hmm... It's impossible for you to sit on it, so how about it, you sleep with it every day, no matter the weather is hot or cold, use your love!"

"I'm a man, Merlin. You should find a beautiful young woman, not a thick-skinned man like me." Arthur sighed, stroked the eggshell with his hand a few times, and said, "Forget it, if it's an ordinary woman You must be scared when you see it, this dragon egg will stay in my dormitory." He took a step back, and glanced at the wooden tray under the dragon egg with some dissatisfaction, "Merlin, please go to the craftsman once , Let them melt me ​​a pure gold tray, randomly inlaid with precious stones all around. After all, it’s still a dragon’s egg, it’s too pitiful to use simple wood.”

Merlin was done—after the salute, he headed towards the craftsman, while Arthur continued to rest in the dormitory.He moved a chair to the side of the dragon egg, sat down, and stretched out his hands to stick to the eggshell, feeling the endless warmth from his palms to his heart.

Maybe it's a red dragon.

Arthur laughed foolishly, and pressed his cheek against it.

"So warm."

Two days later, the craftsman brought over a tray made of pure gold, just the right size for the eggs to sit on.A ring of inlaid gems shines brightly, and the gold and gems used come from Arthur's own treasure house.

—Everything was ready, Arthur really followed Merlin's words and devoted himself to taking care of the dragon egg.He asked his servants to drape soft fur around the eggs to make a bed on the ground, but instead of going to sleep on the bed, he put on a quilt and went to sleep directly on the ground.Although it was severe winter, Dragon Egg seemed to feel Arthur's presence, and would adjust itself as the temperature changed. The bedroom was as warm as a spring day, and there was no need to burn the fire in the fireplace.

The appearance of the dragon egg also took away Arthur's depression. After dealing with the state affairs, he ran to the room, sat on a chair or on the floor, looked at a book and the dragon egg and talked about many trivial matters.

For example, when Mordred—his fist shattered—an ice stone as tall as a wall, when he told Lancelot about Mordred's true gender, Lancelot looked like he had eaten a big mouthful of chili.

These are completely homely gossips that are not suitable for the king to say. Of course, he will not talk to others except for nagging with dragon eggs.

As winter goes to spring, a special messenger is ushered in the imperial city.

The messenger brought a round table that Arthur was familiar with, and mentioned about Princess Guinevere.Their king hoped to marry King Arthur.

Perhaps it was because the trauma was too heavy, the reason why Mordred and Lancelot were standing beside him on the throne.Messenger—Speaking of Guinevere's name, Arthur felt a splitting headache and pantothenic acid in his stomach, and there was no place in his body that was comfortable.

Before the envoy could say anything more, he quickly persuaded the envoy to leave.Putting aside those beautiful words on the political scene, the actual meaning is that I don't plan to marry your princess, so hurry up and go back with the table.

After the messenger left, Arthur stood on the battlements and looked at the cart carrying the round table with some pity.Merlin appeared next to him with a bang, and asked, "Does the king want that table?"

"Well, but that table is bound to Guinevere, so I can't take it." Arthur replied regretfully.

"Hmm, it seems the king can't forget those tragic memories." When Merlin said this, Arthur trembled.

"Merlin, are you...?!"

"Little Wa, my King Arthur." Merlin twirled his wand, spread his hands and said, "Don't forget that I am a prophet, the greatest magician."

"...Then do you know that you will fall in love with a young girl, and then spend all your time teaching the little girl magic, but in the end the little girl uses the things you taught to kill you?" Arthur He pointed out Merlin's heartache mercilessly.

"I've always known, but this time, I don't plan to continue playing this dangerous love game with the lovely Vivienne." Merlin snorted, and took off his hood, revealing a young face, said: "One time is enough."

"Ah, once is enough." Arthur laughed loudly, put his arms around Merlin's shoulders and said, "Come, go drink in my dormitory!"

"Do you love that dragon egg so much? You spend all your free time by its side."

"Well, it's strange... I don't know why, um... I don't know how to say it, anyway, I feel very comfortable around it."

Arthur lowered his eyes, the golden eyelashes seemed transparent in the sunlight.

Afterwards, Merlin and Arthur talked a lot about women... well, nasty talk between men in the bedroom.The old wine was really hard to get drunk, and Merlin still had things to do, so he left after dark.Leaving Arthur alone to drink the rest of the wine, he sat next to the dragon egg, just in time to see Arthur outside the window.

It was just dark, and the sounds of people busying could still be heard outside the window.The breeze blew slowly, so comfortable that Arthur narrowed his eyes slightly.

This made Jiu Jin a little overwhelmed, he leaned his head on the dragon egg, but for some reason it was so painful that it made him jump up.

"Hey?!" The alcohol dissipated immediately, Arthur stretched out his hand to touch the dragon egg, but still felt the burning pain. Although he was not injured, the pain was really uncomfortable.

How is this going? ?Why didn't he let him touch it all of a sudden?I remember Merlin said to himself when it was delivered that he felt hot when he touched the dragon egg, because the dragon egg didn't like him.

Arthur has always been very proud of liking his own things, but now it makes him feel - confused.Not to mention touching it, if you stand a little closer, you can feel the heat coming from the dragon egg.

"Are you angry?"

The heat became more intense.

"why?"

The house is as hot as summer.

Arthur ran out in a hurry, carried a jar of water into the house and prevented the servants from entering.He took off his sweat-soaked shirt, and his sturdy body was covered with beads of sweat, shining brightly in the moonlight.

The heat of the dragon egg subsided a little bit, but Arthur was still not allowed to touch it.Arthur was helpless. After taking a sip of water, he gritted his teeth and picked up the quilt, hugging the dragon egg through it.

"Oddly, darling... Although I don't know what you are angry about, but stop it, I was wrong, I was wrong." Arthur spoke softly, as if he was coaxing his own child or a lover, sounding Let the ear crisp.

Under the persuasion of this sentence, the dragon egg returned to normal temperature, and the feeling like hot steam in the room disappeared instantly.Arthur put down the quilt, kicked it once, gasped and smiled helplessly.He put the clothes he threw away in the tank, and wiped his lower and upper body casually with the water in the tank.After that, he took a piece of clean clothes and put them on. He walked to the side of the dragon egg and reached out to touch it.

"Hmm...? Why is it so cold?"

Just like ice cubes, his hands hurt from the cold.Are you angry again?

Just when Arthur was thinking wildly, a crack suddenly appeared on the eggshell, running through the entire surface of the shell, Arthur took a step back suddenly, and then he saw more cracks appearing.

"Wait...?" The knowledge of this world emerged in his mind, and he said in surprise: "Expansion with heat and contraction with cold?!"

In fact, the dragon egg did not shrink, it was simply time.There was a crackling sound, and before Arthur could clearly see what kind of creature appeared inside the broken eggshell, a black shadow threw him to the ground.

There was a lamp burning in the dormitory, coupled with the particularly bright moonlight in spring, Arthur could clearly see what the 'creature' on his body was.

"You mentioned the names of a lot of ladies. You've had a good time these days, huh? My Arthur."

The red hair is slightly curly and soft, and when it hangs on the face, it feels like rose petals.Cool, with some humidity.

That 'Arthur' was Arthur's familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice, but it was also the one he missed the most, and it was heart-wrenching.

The blue eyes were thrown into a small stone, sparkling, layer by layer, extremely beautiful.The red-haired girl who hatched from the eggshell bent down and kissed the wet golden eyelashes.

"Arthur."

Ahhh, another soft call.

Arthur quickly hugged the girl's waist, and tightened his arms tightly. He clasped the back of the girl's head, and kissed again and again.

Every kiss contains a small name and the word "love", those indescribable excitement that can only be felt from the skin-to-skin kiss.

"box……"

"I'm coming for you, Arthur."