Artoria the Big Liar

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(This chapter is the first perspective of Artoria.)

Mordred watched the story of King Arthur quietly.I was on the sidelines, looking at the same books.

The memory of the previous life has become very blurred, but he played King Arthur before, so he can barely remember the story of King Arthur.

But even the story of King Arthur is almost as vague, and more of a lie he told during the Holy Grail War.

Now, after actually watching "History of the Kings of Britain" and "King Arthur", I also feel a sense of absurdity.

Although both describe a king named Arthur, the themes of the two books are quite opposite.

In "History of Kings", that King Arthur did nothing different from me.Even though chivalry was repeatedly emphasized, that chivalry seemed to be more in line with the definition at the time.In other parts, King Arthur is a complete tyrant.

Ascending the throne for the first time,【^

No excuses, no claims, King Arthur in A History of Kings conquers like a nomad for no reason.His conquest was too smooth, and he unified the British Isles in a very short period of time, and conquered Northern Europe and Iceland in an even shorter period of time.The mainland feared his name, and the nobles of Gaul built castles and fortresses regardless of cost. It seemed that everyone felt that they would be conquered by King Arthur. It seemed that the word conquer was bound together by King Arthur.

In the Battle of Gaul, he caused so much slaughter that after the nobles died, the bishop knelt before King Arthur and begged King Arthur to give the people a small piece of land. Even if they were enslaved, they only wanted to live—as a The "virtuous king" advertised in the famous book, King Arthur "mercifully" agreed to the bishop's plea.In this way, the whole territory of Gaul was conquered by means of thunder.

And because of the conquest of Gaul, the Roman Empire, known as the "Lombard Kingdom" according to current history, sent a letter demanding tribute.King Arthur in turn demanded tribute from the Roman Empire, and a great war involving the whole of Europe broke out.I was stunned and stunned.This is no longer a "tyrant". It is no problem to say that he is a "barbarian" like Attila. It is even more extreme than what I have done, so that a doubt arises in my heart——

It turns out that King Arthur can still look like this?

The story is probably already like this, and the details are even more outrageous.

The Orkney Islands are a string of deserted islands located in northern Scotland. Due to the erosion of sea water and sea wind, as well as the perennial low temperature, the land here can hardly grow food.Moreover, the land is small, and there are only a few islands where hundreds of people rely on fishing and trade for their livelihood.But in this book, the Orkney Islands are treated as a kingdom, and 1 people can be pulled out, and they are all heavy cavalry?Does this Mr. Oliver have a mental problem, and he regards Britain in the fifth century as an overhead world like "prehistoric"?How could it be so outrageous?And there are far more outrageous places in the book than this.

After reading the King Arthur part of "History of Kings", I didn't have time to watch the part of the Saxons, so I quickly changed to "The Death of King Arthur", wanting to wash my eyes.

Sure enough, "Ashen" is completely the story of King Arthur that I know.

That Knight King only unified the British Isles. Based on the knightly morality, he basically never invaded other countries. He believed in the knightly way all the time.Only in the end, because of Lancelot and Guinevere had to launch France—of course, King Arthur was finally rebelled by Mordred, both died in Camlan, and passed the throne to Constantine before his death , went to Avalon to recuperate.In "History of the Kings", King Arthur was rebelled when he returned from an expedition to Rome.

The structure of the story is very normal, and the description inside is also very interesting-but I still can't figure it out.

Some things in this book make my scalp tingle too - Sir Lancelot, Sir Tristan, what's the matter with you two?

Just fight, and after the fight, it's nothing more than mutual admiration, what do you want to do after taking off the helmet and kissing each other a hundred times?

Not only this, but the whole article is also filled with a large number of similar outrageous descriptions-I can only attribute it to the fact that the author is a Frenchman at the end of the 15th century, too romantic, and France at that time may, perhaps, probably really had this custom, so it became Like this?

In short, after reading these two books, I felt nothing but confusion, nothing in my mind, only shock—the medieval people were really bold when they wrote books, whether it was reasonable or not Reasonable, anyway, write first.

I looked at Mordred.She read "The Death of King Arthur" intently.Although his brows were slightly furrowed, he generally looked normal.Unlike me, I have experienced the life of King Arthur after all, watching the whole process... Are you kidding me, I'm going to throw up!Just a little recollection, my mind is full of images of Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristan kissing each other a hundred times!What I was thinking about was how to raise [-] heavy cavalry in that god-hating place in the Onik Islands!If it weren't for these two books being the two most widely circulated versions of King Arthur, I really couldn't stand it at all!

I closed the book, closed my eyes, and took a while to expel those strange thoughts in my mind.

When I opened my eyes again, Mordred was still reading Mortality.

She finally closed the book until the minute and hour hands of the wall clock overlapped on the number 12.

"Father... the legend of King Arthur, is this what it looks like?"

I don't mind too much, considering she's proud to be a Briton, and Briton is her mother tongue.

The big deal is to declare that this is a Welsh dialect.There was no way anyone in the city knew Welsh anyway.

After thinking for a while, I replied to Mordred in a very calm tone——

"No. More revisions and polishes were made in the nineteenth century. In order to counter the new ideology spread by France across the sea, the United Kingdom once again promoted the legend of King Arthur on a large scale to shape the nation of England and place it in the Under the Crown. Remember what I told you in the hotel? The legend of King Arthur was widely publicized and had a strong political purpose from the beginning. As the times progressed, ideology and social relations became more and more It's complicated, and it's getting more and more political."

"Then... why these two books? What does the king want me to know from these two books?"

"No particular reason. Just because these are the two most widely circulated versions. Arthurian legends begin with mystery and end with mystery, and for mystery, the initial version is often the most accurate. Other Arthurian legends, are in this Modify and evolve on the basis of the two versions. Looking at other versions will confuse you.”

Mordred pursed his lips, his brows changed from frowning to frowning.

After a long time, the child finally took a deep breath and asked——

"Which of the two versions do you like more?"

"Neither of them," I said. "It's all over exaggerated and has no sense of reality."

"...No sense of reality? Does the king also feel that there is no sense of reality?"

"Well, it really doesn't have a sense of reality... How should I put it, it's like watching a drama with myself as the protagonist off the stage. The things on the stage are too limited. No matter how hard the actors perform , After all, it’s just a performance. The thinking, pain, confusion, and difficulty involved cannot be expressed in a few words—the simplest example, how could King Arthur and Mordred be both women?”

To be honest, my explanation is very bad, I am trying to explain it by force.

But after all, this is a question raised by Mordred, no matter how forced I am, I have to explain it well.

Otherwise, with this child's experience, I'm afraid he will think wildly again, and then come to a ridiculous conclusion.

But obviously, my explanation didn't satisfy Mordred—in other words, it didn't explain her doubts, but made her more doubts.Now Mordred is trapped in his own confusion, unable to extricate himself.

"It's getting late. It's time to go to dinner, Mordred. We have an appointment. If there is any problem, we will talk about it when we get back to the hotel."

After speaking, I stood up and put the four books back on the shelf.

Mordred and I left the Misaki Municipal Library without saying a word.

Not far from the door, I asked Mordred——

"Is there anything you want to eat? Mordred used to like to eat mutton soup with pepper? Do you want to eat this today?"

"What would father want to eat?"

"The food in this country is very bland, nothing special to eat."

"I...don't know. Don't know what to eat."

"Then treat it as filling your stomach and find a small shop."

Then, we really found a small shop on the side of the road, which specializes in Japanese ramen.

However, before entering the store, I deliberately found another convenience store and bought a small jar of condiments.

Modern industry is very good. As long as the utensils are not too unpopular, they can be easily found in the surrounding shops.

"Father, what is this?" Mordred asked, looking at the jar of condiments in my hand.

"The food in this country is very bland. So I bought a bottle of pepper. Mordred's favorite food is mutton soup made with pepper and ginger? Also, there was no good salt at that time , so the taste of Mordred will be stronger. We ate noodle soup this time, and it tastes much better with pepper."

After all, even the global chain of KFC has been bland in order to adapt to the taste of this country. The traditional Japanese ramen will only be blander. I am afraid that it has reached the point where no salt is added and only soy sauce is used to increase the saltiness.

However, against my medical attention, Mordred froze with tears in his eyes.

"What's the matter, Mordred?"

I blinked, not understanding why Mordred reacted this way.

Mordred turned his head away, pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, wiped them with his fingers, and said to me in a choked voice——

"...It's nothing. Let's eat first, father."

I nodded slightly and led her into the shop.

The store is very enthusiastic, or the stores in this country are generally very enthusiastic.

Now it's time for dinner, and there are quite a few people coming to eat, so I just ordered two of the most common Japanese ramen.

Although there are a lot of people, this store sells noodles after all. Within 10 minutes, two bowls of ramen were placed in front of Mordred and me.

The portion of this bowl of noodles is very small, even for office workers.

After a sip, it was really light, not salty at all.I had no choice but to ask the boss for some salt and add it to the two bowls.Then I took out the pepper powder I bought at the convenience store and added it according to the amount I thought was right.

This behavior is actually disrespectful.But Mordred and I are both blond foreigners, and the boss didn't say much.

As long as the taste is enough, the deliciousness of Japanese food will be reflected.The deliciousness of the ramen soup, the delicate taste of the noodles, the right side dishes and the mutton are indeed an experience that has never been experienced before - there were not so many condiments in Britain in the fifth century, and no matter how delicious the palace cuisine was, it could not compare with industrialization The roadside ramen is made of edible salt, spices from all over the world, and vegetables and meat provided by professional farming.

However, the amount of this bowl is too small, let alone a soldier, even a ten-year-old Britton child can't get enough.There was no other way, Mordred and I continued to eat at this restaurant, and each ate a total of six bowls of ramen.Although it was not full until the end, it was enough, at least much better than when we were marching and fighting.

After paying the bill, under the disbelieving eyes of the boss, Mordred and I left.

On the way, I didn't ask Mordred how the ramen was.Because when eating, Mordred's eyes drifted, his expression was in a trance, and he often stopped after eating. I had to remind her to notice, as if Mordred was sleepwalking, his thoughts drifted to I didn't know where, and I didn't pay attention to eating at all.

Eating is not active, thinking has problems.

Mordred is no longer a problem.I kind of wonder if Mordred is mentally ill.

Originally, I planned to buy another suit that fit, but now it seems that this is completely unnecessary.When she arrived at the clothing store, Mordred's interest would not be in the clothes, but she would wear whatever I bought, and she had no idea of ​​her own at all—it might as well not buy.

So, I went straight back to the hotel with her.

Almost immediately, I put the Coca-Cola I bought from the convenience store on the bedside table, then turned on the air conditioner, and immediately lay down on the soft bed, listening to the modern music from the speakers in the store, and reminiscing about the deliciousness of the ramen in my mouth— ——It seems that everything that is familiar has returned, and I finally don’t have to be locked on that throne anymore, and I can finally enjoy life freely.

It doesn't matter whether it's a waste person or a garbage, as long as I can live comfortably in the modern jungle made of reinforced concrete, I absolutely don't want to be King Arthur anymore.

But Mordred still had a sullen face, sitting on the edge of the bed that belonged to her, wanted to look at me, but didn't dare to look at me, could only keep peeking, with a look of hesitation— This silently tells me that at least in front of Mordred, I am still King Arthur.

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(This chapter is the first perspective of Artoria.)

I have many physical problems, all of which are caused by the bad living environment when I was young.

Fortunately, the shivering after blowing the air-conditioning is not among them, so the air-conditioned environment makes me very comfortable.

In addition, I just finished eating delicious ramen, and it was noon again, and I was a little drowsy lying on the bed.

If it's just me, it must be straight to sleep, right?But beside me, there is a child who is full of doubts and entanglements. I am afraid that I will not be able to rest until her question is answered.

It's just that this feeling of gradually becoming dull in the brain is a bit uncomfortable.I might answer wrong, what I said might not be consistent with my own thoughts, and I might be misunderstood—even though my body was already groggy, this anxiety still kept me awake.

However, I waited for Mordred for a long time, but she didn't make a sound.

Just when I couldn't help but start urging, she who was sitting by the bed finally made a sound.

"Father..."

It's just that sound.The question is stuck in the throat and cannot be uttered, and the emotion is stuck in the chest and cannot be expressed.

Now Mordred, even though his heart is full of doubts, is unable to speak because of some complicated emotions.

Adolescent children are like this, too sensitive.Mordred is an artificial human, whose body develops much faster than ordinary people.Although her real age is eight years old, her physical age is almost 15 years old.She has almost learned the knowledge and skills, and Kamlan has also started to take care of herself before, which can be regarded as a state of adolescence.

In the face of adolescent children, I can only guide them patiently.

"Do you know what you want to ask?" I asked softly.

"There are indeed many questions that I want to ask. I really wanted to ask them at first. But..." Mordred's voice was very low, as if he had just cried. "After reading that book, I don't think it's time... now I don't have any questions to ask."

"Are you afraid that I will be angry?" My voice remained the same.

"...No." Mordred said the word with difficulty.

"Is it because you are afraid that the answer you get from me will be different from what you expected?"

"I have no idea."

That is to worry that the things you fear will become real, and you can't find a solution, and you will fall into boundless pain, right?

"History of the British Kings" is okay. It describes the achievements of King Arthur, which is more like a legend than a story. "The Death of King Arthur" is a pure story, which contains not only the story of King Arthur, but also the stories of the knights.Everyone's character, quality, and ability are written too clearly, and the progress of the story is relatively reasonable, and it is easy to make people think too much.

Especially in "The Death of King Arthur", Mordred is strongly belittled, and the rebellion is only caused by improper conspiracy.There is no mention of why he, who has no foundation, can pull so many people to support him, and can drive the perfect King Arthur to a desperate situation.

After thinking about it for a while, I tried to continue to quote【,

"Then start with the simpler questions first? Mordred, is this okay?"

"...Let's forget it, father. I really have nothing to ask."

"Don't want to ask? Mordred, are you sure?"

"Well... don't want to ask. I'm sure."

"That's it..." Forcing her now will only make her more confused and make the situation worse.After thinking about it again, I said, "Then let's talk about it when Mordred wants to ask. At any time, Mordred can ask me. As long as it is a question raised by Mordred, I will definitely put it Speak out what’s in your heart.”

"Okay. Father. I'll tell you when the time is right."

"You can tell me about any difficulties you encounter in the future, or things you can't figure out. After all, you are only eight years old now. Even if you have received the best education, it is the education of the fifth century after all. It is not organized into a system, which is very different from the current systematic education. In comparison, high school education is much more difficult, and it may take a long time for you to adapt.”

"I know all this, Father. If there is something I don't understand, I will definitely say it."

"……Um."