Artoria the Big Liar

"...Is there no better solution?" I asked dissatisfied.

"When Mordred left just now, I noticed the look in her eyes, and of course I knew her feelings. It was a grievance of being misunderstood and distrusted, plus a sense of mission to protect someone. Presumably Her thoughts are the same as yours, she wants to maintain a good relationship with you, and also wants to get what she wants, right?" Rang Na was indeed Rang Na, she immediately identified the key to the conflict, and wiped out everything I had. anger. "You have the same feeling. But your respective standards are inconsistent, and you are imbued with fear by the imagined future. Driven by fear, you demand that the other party act according to your own standards. Isn't there a contradiction, or a quarrel? ?"

"So I can only leave her alone? What if she is poisoned by the goblin?" I asked unwillingly.

"Modred kept your blood, that is, Albion's blood. Even if she was poisoned, could she still die immediately? Didn't I ask you yesterday whether the child is a prince or a princess? Was it cultivated? You said that it is the standard of a prince, so you must get involved in dangerous things. You can’t be a playboy under your protection for the rest of your life, right? Do you hope that your heir will only make trouble for you?”

To be honest, I really hope so.I'd rather Mordred wasn't a homunculus living the life of an eight-year-old.Instead of entering adolescence prematurely according to the standards of artificial humans, encountering various new problems in new stages without being prepared.But the fact has come to this point. In the past, I also hurt her according to the standard of adolescence. I have no reason to do so. It will appear that I have double standards and it is very unfair to Mordred.

I sighed, after all, I still admit it—temporarily.If I think of a good plan, I will definitely follow that plan, instead of being powerless like now, I can only watch Mordred leave.

"Artoria, are you so angry that Mordred gave the scabbard to that elf?" Without waiting for me to explain, Sister Wang analyzed the truth of the matter.

After hesitating for a few seconds, I admitted generously: "Yes. If there was a scabbard, I would not be worried about her safety. Even if she fell into a long sleep, I would still have a way to wake up."

Sister Wang didn't continue talking, but looked at Mei Lin specially.Mei Lin kept snickering, coughed twice under the watchful eyes of Sister Wang and me, put away her smile, pretended to be serious and said: "Actually, Artoria, this is not bad news. Since Her mission is to forge the holy sword, so she can use the power of the scabbard. You should understand what kind of power this is, as long as you practice a little, she will protect Mordred in turn."

"I don't trust that goblin. Mordred doesn't understand what love is, what responsibility is."

"Is it because you don't understand that you have to experience and learn to understand?" Mei Lin put on a smile on her face again, making her understand human feelings very well. "Well, I'm not qualified to comment on this matter. But I think, I feel that knowing that it will be a painful future, but daring to face and meet it, that is true courage. Arturia, you After experiencing so many things, you understand the meaning of growth better than me, right?"

"It's because I've been through so much that I don't want Mordred to go through that!" I started to get stubborn, not at all like I used to be.I know this myself, but I don't want to change my mind. "Otherwise, why do I suffer so much? Isn't it just so that people around me can no longer suffer? Yes, Mordred is a prince. He is very capable in all aspects, and he is also very smart and sensible. But she even She doesn't know what hunger is, and she doesn't understand the hardships of living. She has never been injured since she was a child, and she doesn't understand what pain feels like. Not to mention paying the price for others, she doesn't understand what the word dedication means. How can I feel relieved?"

I originally thought that saying these nonsense words would arouse the reactions of Sister Wang and the others.

But to my surprise, Sister Wang was silent instead, and her face became ugly.Mei Lin's already fair face turned pale and blue.Only Jeanne was better, but the smile disappeared too.

Only then did I realize that I had said something very wrong.Telling the facts has turned into pouring bitter water, and pouring bitter water is tantamount to letting everyone relive the not-so-good Albion Kingdom, then fast forward to Camlan, and then become what it is today.

"So I wanted to give Mordred the scabbard on my body. But she didn't accept it, and the reaction was great. I had no other choice but to force her to accept the scabbard, but she didn't accept it anyway, so I just said Some outrageous words, and she also quarreled with me. Things have become like this... I really don't know what to do."

"Melin, didn't you say that you can enter the Lost Belt?" Jeanna asked Merlin.

"It is possible, but there is another Merlin in that world, and the connection may not be stable." Meilin replied. "And Mordred has always disliked me. Even if she agrees to me joining her trip, she will deliberately avoid and alienate me. If I give advice, she probably won't listen, and will go the opposite way. "

"Mordred entered the Oddbelt synchronously with the dream, right? Can I go in? By the way, I also want to meet someone in the Oddbelt and deal with my own affairs." Jeanna asked again.

"Yes, yes. But because of the bandwidth, the communication may become unstable. Considering the imaginary coordinate distance between the Hearsay Belt and us, this kind of instability is very dangerous." Mei Lin replied as usual.

"You don't have to worry about this. I am the fragment of God of Disaster. My existence itself is a kind of inter-dimensional communication. In modern terms, I am a communication satellite. The distance from mere strange news to reality is right It's not far at all for me...Meilin, let me go. Even if this is not a big deal, it will be resolved as long as it develops naturally, but Artoria's fear and anger are real. I think I have It is necessary to pass."

Although I really don't want to admit it, it's the best way to deal with Jeanna and me.

Mordred dislikes Merlin very much.Sister Wang dislikes Mordred very much.Any one of them in the past will only make things worse.The only one who can build a bridge of communication between Mordred and me is Jeanne.

But the Lost Belt is dangerous after all.Mordred's involvement has already made me so uneasy, if something happened to Jeanne, I can't even imagine what I will be like.

So, despite my hesitation, I expressed my attitude: "No. I don't agree. As I said, that Lost Belt is dangerous. Those insect-like goblins will do anything. Jeanne, if you have There are three long and two short..."

"If something happens to me, let that world be buried with me. It's very simple, isn't it?" Jeanna squinted her eyes and smiled maliciously, really feeling like a dragon witch. "It's not that I haven't died before, what are you so worried about? Could it be that we call you Artoria so much that you forgot that your real name is Mithra? As the eternal king, you have the ability to overwrite The rights of the past, are you still afraid of my death?"

"but……"

"There's nothing wrong with it, Arturia." Jeanne interrupted me bluntly. "You think you can't protect Mordred, isn't it because Mordred is traveling? I won't travel. I have your protection and the protection of the Black Flame King. How strong is the Black Flame King? It’s not that I don’t know. And with me here, she will show more powerful strength and return to her original posture. Which goblin dares to attack me? Don’t you know that the eternal life of a goblin can also represent eternal torture?”

Once again, facing the decision made by Jeanne, I could not find any reason to refute it.

Then, Sister Wang also gave advice: "Artoria, is life too depressing after all?"

"It's not depressing... It just feels like there's nothing to do, and I'm bored every day. And I spend a lot of time on treatment every day. It's okay at first, but the more times I use, the more I can't accept it." After a pause, I He also said: "The situation in the Lost Belt is even worse than here. Vortigern's body is not suitable for long-distance movement. If you have to go out, that posture will scare many elves. It's better to stay in the room obediently, Be a mysterious dragon king."

"Artoria originally wanted to buy a caravan for travel, right? Take this opportunity and go out together?"

"...Let's talk about it when Mordred comes back. I want to ask her opinion."

Sister Wang pursed her lips, and there was dissatisfaction in her eyes—this was also a headache for me.

This home looks complete but is full of cracks.Can't see each other【%

I don't know what state she was in the Heroic Seat, or she simply refused to become a Heroic Spirit and died like this.

"Okay, okay. Be happy, Artoria." Before I knew it, Jeanne came to me, put her arms on my shoulders, and hugged me into her arms. "Next time I will go to the Lost Story Belt. With me here, you won't be so distressed. You have passed the past, but the child has grown up, so what's the problem? Leave it to Me, you are not omnipotent, you need to rely on others to live."

"...Well, let's leave it at that for now. Thank you, Jeanne."

From the corner of my eye, Sister Wang's face gradually darkened.

I don't know what she will do.But she has always acted on her own in the past, and I haven't asked.

It was the same this time, I pretended not to see it, and gave Sister Wang full autonomy.

Chapter 67: Running away from home

◆Mordred◆

I'm about to explode!

She obviously understands it herself, why would she say such things!

Obviously what I did was right, why don’t you want to continue【）

Do you really think her successor is a good one?Do you really think I'm just playing house mentality?

Anger made me run down the street, passing a familiar place unknowingly.

Without even thinking about it, and without knocking on the door, I climbed over the iron gate and walked in.

As I remembered, I sat down on a bench and looked up at the sky.

Because of the Lost Belt, I spent a lot of time.Looking at the bright full moon in the sky, I feel that time is still passing very slowly—the moon is half full during the festival!

Looking at the moon, I really want to shout at the moon like the legendary ronin.

But this is someone else's home after all, and I resisted the urge to just sit in the chair and say nothing.

The owner of this house was, after all, a magician.You must have spotted me when I went through the gate.Before the chair was warmed up, the owner of the mansion came down the stairs and looked at me in the moonlight.

"What's the matter, Mordred? The Holy Grail War is over, starting to miss this place?"

The magician had a signature smile on his face, and his light blue pupils looked at me with a smile.

She is Tohsaka Rin, and this is Tohsaka Mansion.Originally, her place of work was supposed to be in London, but she had to stay here because of the aftermath of the Holy Grail War—what a pity, if only she had left earlier.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly wanted to come here to have a look." I casually said, "It's summer vacation now, I have nothing to do, so I go out for a walk at night. I suddenly want to take a rest, so I just go over the gate and sit for a while."

"Oh? It seems that His Royal Highness Albion seems to be troubled?" Tohsaka Rin walked in with a smile and sat down beside me. "Considering the past friendship, I can help you. Tell me, Mordred, what happened? Is there a conflict with your father?"

"There is a conflict. But I remember you lived alone when you were very young? What can you do to help me?"

"It's true that I can't be you, but I can be Arturia?" Tohsaka Rin said in a general way, which made me want to laugh. "Cough...you are an adult after all? And you work in a place like the clock tower that pays attention to people's sophistication. Anyway, you know a lot more than you, a rebellious child at a very young age."

"Humph! Rin Tosaka, I'm not in the mood to argue with you!" I turned my head and looked at the moon in the sky.

"I know you're not in the mood, that's why I didn't let you go? In the middle of the night, I didn't make a phone call or anything. I just went through the gate and walked into the courtyard. Fortunately, there was no one on the road. Otherwise, the police should Just arrived, you were also arrested by the police, and Artoria has to go to the police station to sign a bond with the police!"

Magicians are indeed a bunch of arrogant guys.How arrogant you are to talk to me like that.

But arrogance is arrogance.At least Tohsaka Rin has the attitude of an elder, which I don't really dislike.

Although I came to this era with my father, although my mother [

Thinking of this, I asked Xiang Yuansaka: "Then do you know where the Earl is now? He is a famous person in the Church of the Holy Church. You magicians should have information about him."

"He...he probably hasn't left Fuyuki now, right? He's staying in the church here. The Church of the Holy Church is an organization even bigger than the Association of Magicians. Even with faith as a bond, all kinds of bureaucracy are very prevalent. There are more messy jobs in the aftermath of the Holy Grail War than I do."

Hearing Tohsaka Rin say this, I immediately stood up.

But, at this moment, a mass of dark red energy drilled out from my shadow, and then shaped into the appearance of the earl - red wide-brimmed hat, red coat, orange sunglasses, two huge pistols, Very cool, very dark, no matter where you go, it can be the focus of your sight.

"Don't look for it, I'm always by your side, my master."

The thick and deep voice that came out of his mouth made me feel extremely at ease.

Although the Holy Grail War ended abruptly, the relationship established by it did not end.

However, just because the Holy Grail War is over, I am a little dissatisfied with the title of earl.

"What time is it now, and you still call me Master, isn't that inappropriate? Logically speaking, I should call you Grandpa."

"I am not your grandfather, Master, but Vortigern. Inak's deeds are still in the gap between cause and effect. When the spiral of fate determines its trajectory, it is so reasonable for you, Master, to call me grandfather After all, although there is indeed such a relationship, but you, Master, and I have no blood relationship."

To be honest, I'm not very sensitive or interested in the details of this aspect.

Since the Earl insists on calling me Master, it's up to him to do as he likes.

I glanced at Rin Tohsaka and begged her to leave.She frowned slightly at first, very dissatisfied.But finally he sighed and went back into the house.Leave space and time to me and the Earl.

"It looks like you have been by my side, Earl..."

"No. I just left a part of your shadow in your shadow. If it weren't for your continued depression, even more anger and mania, I would not have sensed this abnormality, and then came to your side."

"In short, I had a quarrel with my father. My father wanted me to be safe during the journey, and I hoped to gain experience during the journey. She insisted on giving me her important items, but I refused to accept it. As a result, she said some harsh words , I responded with some harsh words. I thought this journey was not dangerous, but I really don't understand what my father is worried about."

The earl's mouth curled up.Combined with his temperament, it gave me a feeling of madness.

But he is a rational man at heart.The longer people live, the more rational they become.Because the excessive emotions have been experienced too much in the long years, and they have long since become numb.The edges and corners have also disappeared under the weathering of the years, and the result is that it is getting closer and closer to a rational machine.Only in this way can self-consciousness be maintained.

This time he thought for a long time, and looked up at the moon in the sky with me.

"I understand..." I replied without confidence. "I know what my father has done, and I also know about my father's past. After so many years, I think I know my father better."

"What you know is Arturia, not your father. The so-called understanding does not mean knowing the other party's past or understanding the other party's character. It is that when you encounter something, you can guess how the other party will react. Think about what the starting point is, how to estimate the benefits and value, and what decision will be made in the end.”

"I... don't understand..." Although I admitted my ignorance, my tone was very unwilling.

"It's normal not to understand. As long as you continue on your own journey, sooner or later you will understand why Inak is so angry." As a result, even the Earl couldn't explain clearly, which made me a little disappointed. "It seems that you have indeed found the wrong person, Mordred. Inak is a qualified father, but I am not. I died 4000 years ago, and the only ones who are still alive are cursing and regretting It's just a container. I didn't understand Inak's thoughts at that time, and I still can't now. I think it would be more appropriate for you to ask her face to face."

It's already crashed to that extent, what should I ask?

Before the start of the Holy Grail War, my father's hammer-like determination made me unable to react at all, and I didn't have the right or opportunity to be angry or argue.Now if it is my determination to represent myself, what can I do?

What's more, I don't even know whether the girl is worth my life, whether it's worth breaking up with my father, so how can I promise my father?From the beginning to the end of this relationship, there is a hint of youthfulness and immature childishness. Even an elder will stand on the side of the father, what else can I do?

"Forget it...Let's leave this matter to time. Although we had a quarrel at the time, but now it seems that I am indeed far behind my father. I am not at the same level in all aspects...Let's take a step at a time. "

As I said that, I stood up, ready to climb over the iron gate again and walk back to the street.

Although it was a quarrel, I just made my father angry. Things that make my father sad like running away from home are not allowed.The Earl retreated back into my shadow, without saying anything, as calm as a real shadow.

Wild Hunt still guards the gate.They reported to their mother.Mom quickly responded.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness Mordred, the queen does not allow you to enter." Wild Hunt's words made me squint my eyes.But in the eyes of the Wild Hunt, I see no trace of lies. "If you don't intend to apologize to Artoria, then never come back. The past is indeed in the past, but I can't pretend it didn't happen. You should understand what I mean. Artoria's patience with you is infinite Yes, but I am extremely limited--so the Queen said."

Sure enough, my mother couldn't treat me as her child.It is only because my father likes me that she loves Wujiwu.

No way, in the end, I fulfilled Mei Lin's prophecy - I killed my father and let her kingdom go to destruction. I am a real child of disaster.My mother wanted to destroy me very early on, but she didn't succeed only with my father around.And as I swung my sword at my father,

I let out a breath, left the mansion without looking back, and continued to wander the streets.

Unlike the bustling Xindu, the streets of Miyama Town were deserted very early on.The more I go, the more bored I am, and the more I miss the Obscure Belt—where I have companions, people I like, and novel adventures.But here, even if my father really loves me, I still feel quite lonely.

The law and order in Fuyuki is quite good.Along the way, I encountered no accidents at all.I don't know when it started, the moon in the sky has come to the middle.That said, it's really late at night.The lights of the nearby houses were turned off, and there was no sound of people, only the usual chirping of insects in summer.

After I couldn't get home, I suddenly didn't know where to go.It seemed like I really had nowhere to go but the streets.After thinking about it, I dragged my slow pace again, and went to Einzbern Castle step by step.Unfortunately, when I arrived, there was nothing there.Yes, even the castle itself is gone, leaving only a wasteland.

After thinking about it, I jumped onto a big tree, closed my eyes, and prepared to spend the night here.However, I have always been spoiled and spoiled, and I can't sleep in the tree at all. I can only waste the boring time through memory and imagination.Although it was difficult, when the eastern sky turned white, I suddenly felt relieved.

"The feeling of freedom is actually pretty good..."

Talking to myself like this, I took out my phone as usual and wanted to check the time.

But at this moment, I panicked - I don't know when, the phone ran out of battery.Looking back carefully, it seems that when I got home, the phone only had [-]% battery left.In other words, around the time I went to the Tohsaka mansion, the battery of the mobile phone was completely dead.

I'm gone, the phone can't be reached, and it's so far away from the city, how anxious will she be?

Knowing that I had caused a catastrophe, I quickly jumped off the tree and ran towards home in a panic.Forget that there is a taxi, forget that there is a bus, and just rely on my own feet to get back to the door.

Looking at the Wild Hunt soldiers at the door, I finally felt a little more at ease.

But just as I was about to open the door, Wild Hunt stopped me.

"Your Highness Mordred, the queen has gone out, please wait for a while."

"Tell mother that I plan to apologize to my father."

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness Mordred. We cannot contact the Queen when she is away. So please wait for a while. This is our duty, please forgive me."

"Are you wild hunting a bunch of stones? Don't you know that the father and mother are looking for me when they go out? Let me in quickly! My phone is dead, and I need to charge it to contact my father!"

"Our mission is to guard this gate. Your Highness Mordred, please don't make things difficult for us."

I'm just about to explode.Immediately, a pitch-black long sword appeared in his hand, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Wild Hunt's neck.