Artoria the Big Liar

Now, she is manipulating my fears, fears of the future and the unknown.

--Do not.

wrong.

not like this.

Father is not manipulating my fear, but my fear is provoked by something.

——It was aroused by the fear of the elf girl.So the mere reverberation of the Purple God would speak to me like that.

A reverb is a reverb after all, without self-awareness.It resides in my heart and becomes a mirror for me.It said those mocking words before it fell asleep, not really her mocking, but me mocking myself-because of this fear.

In other words, what my father said is absolutely correct, her influence on me began last night.

So, I immediately knew how to answer the question my father asked.

"... What is her identity? During the journey, I will find out by myself, father."

"Although I have said it many times, I still have to emphasize one more thing - Mordred, you are my child and the most important existence in my life. You can indeed take responsibility, but my position is different from yours , I don't want you to get hurt, and I don't want you to experience painful things... So, Mordred, can you promise me one thing? This thing is very simple, and you don't need to do anything special."

For a moment, I seemed to have the ability to read minds, and immediately understood what my father meant——

"Is it about the scabbard?"

"In the Lost Belt, I hope that the only user of the scabbard is you."

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"But... Father, what if I temporarily evade the scabbard?"

"That means she shouldn't be by your side. My attitude will change, as will the dragonflight. By that time, you will no longer be a wandering knight, and you must return to my side and wait for the end of the Lost Belt... …Last night, I have already explained her thoughts to you clearly. You should know better than me what situation this will lead to——Mordred, in this Weird Belt, I only hope that you can come back safely. "

"...I know, father."

I can understand, I can understand, but I can't agree anyway.

This kind of complicated relationship is only available in puberty, and I am in the stage of puberty now.

Father Wang took a deep breath.The emotions in the golden lock pupil are very complicated.

"Sorry, Mordred, I said too many irrelevant things... the scabbard, take it as nonsense. You have your own considerations. If that person is really worth your life... I hope I won't meet On that day..."

"Ugh……"

After sighing, the royal father left the kitchen.

Her back was unusually heavy.For a moment, I seemed to be back on the battlefield of Kamran.

Countless thoughts are converging on my alarm clock, making me judge whether I am doing the right thing.

Even the echo of the purple god has calmed down, without rambling and making me irritated.

But when I thought of the previous Holy Grail War and recalled the feeling at that time, I took a deep breath and made a decision.

Last night, my father was just explaining, never telling me what to do, or telling me what to do based on her experience.And just now, my father specifically mentioned the scabbard and the danger. I immediately understood the "best plan" in her heart, and at the same time, I was worried about the risks of this plan, so I described it in such a cryptic way.

And at this moment, I returned to the Lost Belt.I lay beside the girl with my eyes closed.The girl was breathing heavily, but still did not fall asleep.

Open your eyes, the crescent moon has risen outside the window, the Milky Way across the sky, what a beautiful night sky.

Taking a deep breath, and firming up my inner thoughts, I took out the courage I had when I participated in the Holy Grail War, and asked, "Artoria, do you know who is the woman my father loves the most?"

"...Since Mordred said that, it must not be the Eternal Queen?"

"Her name is Rangna. To the father, she was like a dream. She suddenly appeared by her side and suddenly saved her life and soul. She gave the father the motivation and reason to live. She made the father Wang realized what warmth and happiness are. As a result, even though they met for only a few days, their souls were indistinguishable from each other."

"What does Mordred mean...?"

"I won't leave you, Arturia. You don't need to be so anxious. The king has already explained to me. In this rumor belt, I am stronger than the king himself. And I don't need to be so strong... So, I want to give you something."

Saying that, from my heart, the concept arm called the holy sword scabbard moved slowly, and was ejected from my palm.

$【("

At first glance, it looked like a dark red spot like a firefly, but it was actually more precious than the holy sword itself.

In the name of mother's ideal land, guard the most cherished person of mother.Holding the scabbard is equivalent to being in the protection of homesickness.The concept of sickness ceases to exist, and wounds heal quickly.The gap between this world and paradise, the farewell between past and present—this is the essence of the scabbard.

I am not the owner of the scabbard, I just got the right to use it from my father.Even though the father's ability to rewrite time and space has already caused the time and space anomalies of the two scabbards, the only thing recognized by the scabbards is "Artoria".The king can fully use it, Saber can fully use her, and the girl next to me can definitely do it too.

The girl got up, opened her eyes wide, and stared at the conceptual scabbard, her emerald green pupils were full of curiosity.

I'm not going against my father's will.Because my father has already told me her suggestion in her own way.

We often use this cryptic way among us【)

"Mordred, this is...?"

"My armor. Something that can defend against Melusin's sword."

"So... this...?"

"Well. I want to give it to you. Just return it to me when the trip is over."

In that split second, I captured her shock, her joy, and her...fear.

Yes, it is fear.My sudden change made it impossible for her to adapt in a short time.

"No... no. This is impossible, Mordred. This gift is too precious for me to accept."

"Accept it. You are a magician, and you can maximize its power."

She stared at the scabbard, utterly fascinated by it, and I placed it in front of her, within reach.

But she still shook her head and clearly refused.

"... Mordred, this is a gift from your father. I cannot accept it."

"Father didn't object—at least he agreed to a certain extent. With it, you don't have to worry about getting hurt, or feeling like you're dragging me down."

"But... what do you do? You will be injured... and, you have to fight, I can't..."

"You will heal when you are injured, and you will be by your side during the battle. Doesn't this solve the problem?"

The fairy girl still resisted.She kept shaking her head, but she couldn't take her eyes off the scabbard at all.

Sighing, I pushed the scabbard directly to her chest, letting the shining scabbard melt into her heart.

Sure enough, even if it is a fairy from Paradise, the girl's name is Artoria, and she has the power of a dragon.The scabbard quickly merged with her, forming a conceptual barrier.From then on, unless it was an attack at the level of Rungomignard or Albion's Claw, it would be impossible to hurt her.

"Okay, that's enough. Artoria, even Meluxin can't hurt you."

"This this……"

The girl opened her eyes wide, staring at her own heart in disbelief. 【.

The feeling of the scabbard melting into the heart would be amazing, and it would take her a long time to learn to use it.

——Or it's not that troublesome, just let Merlin teach her.

I breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the bed.My heart was beating wildly, and I was finally freed from the tension.

but……

"... Mordred, what are you doing! Do you know how precious this armor is!"

"Of course I know. I know better than anyone. The scope of anyone also includes the father."

"Now that you know, why don't you ask me if I agree or not! No! I have clearly opposed it, so why give it to me!" Artoria was very angry, especially angry, much more angry than when I was hunting rabbits— — That is to say, she is afraid. "Get it out! I don't want this thing! It's yours! I don't want it!"

"It has been fused into your heart, and it has an effect." I rested my arm on my pillow, and pressed my right leg against my left leg. After being tense, I felt extremely relaxed, as if the stone in my heart had finally dropped. "Its defensive power is absolute, the weapon that can break through the defense, my father has one, and I also have one. Therefore, no matter how sharp your bronze dagger is, it is impossible to liberate the armor by digging out the heart .”

The girl lowered her head and remained silent.Her consciousness was dominated by emotions, unable to think.

In the end, after holding back for a long time, she finally asked the simplest word——

"why?"

"No reason. I wanted to do it, so I did."

"Modred! You are the child of the Dragon King, I am just a disaster messenger..."

"What does it matter? I want to give it, so I will. Why do you care so much?"

Taking a deep breath, the fairy girl barely calmed down.

"...Why did you do this? Mordred, you must have your own reasons."

"It's very simple. If I want to grow during this trip, I must temporarily give up my dependence on my father." When I said this, I kept smiling, and at the same time, I felt deeply about my father's wisdom and love for me. respect. "I am the heir to my father. It is precisely because of this that I need to experience and fight. Recklessly relying on the advantages of armor does not count as experience and fighting. And you need this thing urgently, so I give it to you."

"...Just for this reason?" The girl's emerald green pupils were filled with suspicion.

"For me and my father, this reason is enough-don't worry, Artoria, I have the blood of a great dragon on my body, and the skin itself has the ability to protect. In addition to my father's swordsmanship, and my own Quality, even without a scabbard, I’m still strong, and I can protect you as a knight—you’ll know when the battle actually happens. And judging from what my father said, the battle will come soon.”

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"You are still wanted. Many bounty hunters have already targeted you. As long as the Eternal Queen expresses her attitude, the attack will soon... to..."

I'm really a crow's mouth.

From my dragon's vision, I clearly sense that three humanoid creatures are coming here quickly.

It is already late at night, and goblins and elves are lazy by nature, such anxious visitors have to be on guard anyway—as they approach, the overall outline becomes clearer, the assassin's attire and the light package It has fully demonstrated its identity.

The next thing I have to do is just deal with them here.

Chapter Sixty: Assassins

◆Mordred◆

The girl noticed that my eyes were not right, so she asked softly, "Mordred, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing serious. It's just that some guys want to die." I explained casually.

"You mean...an assassin?" The girl's eyes widened, and her sense of fear grew stronger.

"It's hard to say. Let's judge after the other party has acted." I stretched my body easily, still lying on the bed.

"Quick! Take the armor back quickly! Mordred, it will be too late!" The girl panicked and wanted to take out the scabbard.

But where is the scabbard so easy to take out?

She scratched her heart with both hands, but the scabbard did not respond.

Only the snow-white skin made me feel like I couldn't move my eyes.

I exhaled, rolled over and got out of bed, summoned the pitch-black magic sword with my right hand, and looked at the girl confidently.

"It's just this time to show you how I fight without armor—you can watch it. You can stay in the house, or you can go out with me. To deal with these assassins, I don't need to use all my strength."

After finishing speaking, I went to the window without looking back, and jumped directly from the third floor to the ground.

There are two humanoids in my field of vision, a male and a female, one with blond hair and one with white hair.Their costumes are uniform.Hair is combed into a high ponytail.They all wore black veils on their faces, brown leather armor, and a black cloak.There are scimitars, daggers and hand crossbows hanging on his waist, as well as a lot of potions.

The moment I landed, the two of them immediately pulled out their scimitars, bowed like black panthers, and prepared to fight.

Holding Albion's claw, I looked up at the Milky Way in the night sky leisurely, and said leisurely: "It's such a beautiful night, but there are always some people who want to add a different color to it—the bloody color, I really don't understand what these people think. Could it be that after becoming an elf, they are less afraid of death than when they were elves?"

They made no sound, as if their tongues had been pulled out.

"Shut up? Can I take it as that you don't want to confess your last words?" I shifted my gaze to them, and their bodies trembled immediately—the coercion of the dragon was displayed here. "It's obvious that you have become elves, so cherish your own life and enjoy the benefits of elves and humans at the same time, isn't it good? Why are you so hard to think about it and want to think about it? The queen promoted you to be elves, and she definitely doesn't want you to die in vain. ?”

There is still no sound, and the vision is still as cold as ice, more like a machine than a living thing.

——It looks like a guy doing dirty work.No matter how much I ask, it doesn't make sense.

"Tsk...well, since you guys don't want to talk nonsense, then I won't waste any time..."

At this moment, dark red thunder burst out from my left hand.

The white-haired elf dodged in an instant, while the blond-haired elf seized the opportunity and charged at me.

The touch between the scimitar and Albion was cut in half instantly.

The destruction of the weapon made the blond elf stagger and lose his balance—they didn't know my information at all.

Then, the slender magic sword instantly changed direction, swept across the blond elf's body, and split him in half.

Seeing that something was wrong, the white-haired elf ran away immediately.But the dark red thunder erupted from my body, allowing me to gain the same speed as lightning.I almost teleported behind the white-haired elf, grabbed her by the neck in an instant, and pressed her to the ground.

"Tell me, who sent you here. You are an elf, and you should know how precious your life is."

The white-haired elf is still like a machine, with no fear in his eyes, only absolute rationality like ice.