Artoria the Big Liar

This question made me a little confused, and I even blinked my eyes seven or eight times.

Could it be that she didn't hear a lot of what I said before, or did she think it was too rambling so she didn't listen carefully?

All this time I was not angry.I didn't expect Mordred's question to really make me angry.

But I am not a reckless person, I decided to use words to test Mordred.

"The answer to this question has actually been answered very clearly just now, right? Do you need me to repeat it?"

"I... just... I..."

Mordred lowered his head again, his eyes were not rejoicing, but disappointed.

Seeing her reaction, I completely understood-she didn't think I hated her, but that I should hate her.

The source should be those two books, especially "The Death of King Arthur", which formed a wedge in her consciousness, making her feel that Mordred was the culprit who destroyed Britain and killed King Arthur. The Devil's Son appeared.

I patted Mordred on the shoulder lightly, and I stood up from the sofa.

"Okay, Mordred, it's getting late, it's time for me to cook. Today is my first time cooking, and I have to learn as I go, otherwise the food I make will be hard to swallow The kitchen waste. I have bought the ingredients before, and I have already decided on the dishes for dinner. It is your favorite 'hot and sour soup with lamb, mushrooms, fungus and tofu'. But for the sake of nutrition, I still need to add some Spinach. These spinach have to be eaten clean, not picky eaters, understand?"

"Uh...that...father, don't you need my help?"

"It's just cooking chowder, no need to help, I'll just take my time."

It's really just chowder, and it's so easy to make.

Cut the ingredients, throw them into the pot according to the order and time, and stir the pot occasionally, and finally add salt, soy sauce, a lot of pepper, Zhenjiang vinegar, thirteen spices and chopped spinach, thicken the juice with flour , a meal of "mutton hot and sour soup" with excellent flavor is completed.

Finally tasted it.

To my great surprise, dinner was unexpectedly delicious.

The aroma of the lamb, the sourness of the balsamic vinegar, the spiciness of the pepper, and the umami of the table salt combine in a beautiful balance.And because the stewing time is relatively long, the ingredients other than spinach are soft and refreshing, and the taste is excellent.Because of the differences in salt, pepper and condiments, this pot of soup in the 21st century is much more delicious than it was in the 5th century.I believe that even Mr. Tristan, who has a picky taste, will find this soup very delicious.

Think about it carefully, maybe the way of learning recipes is different?

In previous recipes, how much condiment to put and how much salt to put would only be blurred by the word "appropriate amount".

However, 2014 has already entered the Internet age, and cooking tutorials can be seen everywhere. Even if it is "appropriate amount", just compare the weight in the video and combine it with your own taste, you can roughly draw a conclusion, let Food tastes better.

Moreover, this chowder soup is called by this name. Obviously, there is no difficult part. You don’t need to pay too much attention to the heat, and you don’t need to accurately grasp the time. It’s just that the cooking time will be longer. It’s the simplest kind of meal, and it’s nothing at all technical content.It is very rare that even such chowder can be made to taste bad.

Because Mordred and I both have a big appetite, and this is soup after all, so I’m not very hungry, so I made a whole pot—the kind of high pot specially used for cooking noodles and soup, almost It weighs twenty kilograms.

After serving the thick soup and putting it on the dining table in the living room, Mordred and I finally started to eat dinner at seven o'clock in the evening.

Savoring this chowder carefully, I felt relaxed all over, and sighed in my heart at the modern convenience and the development of the modern food industry.Even a novice like me, who has never cooked at all, can make delicious food very conveniently.

Then, I glanced at Mordred.I thought Mordred would be indulging in the food too, but she was still absent-minded, not paying attention to the meal-even if it was a meal I cooked myself.

It seems that even after crying for so long, she still has all kinds of emotions in her heart. The words I said only suppressed the symptoms temporarily, but did not eradicate the root cause of the disease—only when she really grew up and had her own Only by taking responsibility can we come out completely, right?

So, I didn't speak, and let her continue to be absent-minded.

Until I wiped out most of the big pot of chowder, and ate eight bowls, and she just started to eat the third bowl, she finally came out of the absent-minded state, raised her head, looked at me, and looked at me. I ask.

"Father, tell me, where is mother now?"

"Should be in Avalon, right? Letting go of Morgan's identity, she is the queen of Avalon. It is the 21st century, and the connection between the sea of ​​stars and the present world has long been severed. Maybe Merlin has a way to leave Avalon, but as the queen There should be no way for her to leave...Sorry, Mordred, I don't know much about these mysterious knowledge, so I can only guess like this."

"That is to say, in the next few years, will only me and my father live here together?"

"I can't tell... After all, our school is not ordinary."

Hearing me say that, Mordred's eyes lit up like a cat that found a toy.

"What did the father find?"

"Have you noticed Rie Katagiri's eyes?"

"Is it the head teacher?"

"is her."

"...It doesn't seem like there's anything special?"

"Light blue pupils are the physical characteristics of Nordic people. However, she is definitely Japanese..."

Having said that, it is impossible for Mordred not to understand what I mean.

She froze for a moment, and immediately made a guess——

"Magic eye?"

"It should be." I said affirmatively, "and it can't stop actively, and keeps opening the magic eye from time to time. As for the purpose...it shouldn't be a high-level magic eye. I didn't feel anything abnormal, and neither did you. Maybe it's just an ordinary magic eye that detects magic power. The magic eye of traces. Otherwise, in the office, you and I, the dragons of Britain, should have felt something."

"Then... what about the other students? Are there magicians too?"

"I don't know... However, it doesn't matter if there are magicians or not. This is the 21st century, the source is completely cut off, and the connection between the world and the mystery has long been lost. Even if there are modern magicians, their abilities and levels are not comparable to those of our era. Compared with Morgan and Merlin, the gap between the moon and the firefly is even greater. Now, our physical fitness is still maintained at the level of the fifth century, and we can still release magic power. Modern magicians have no threat to us at all. .”

Hearing what I said, Mordred showed a disdainful smile: "Father is right, modern people are indeed poor and weak. Those students, who eat so well every day, run 500 meters Just panting like that, it's so weak. It's nothing more than panting, and the running speed is so slow, if you go to the wild, I'm afraid you won't even be able to catch a pheasant!"

"Cough...they just live in a good living condition and lack exercise. They don't really pant for breath after running."

I would like to defend the modern people, but a living example happened today, and I really have no evidence or basis for the defense—after all, what Mordred said is the truth.Residents living in modern cities do lack sports and exercise.Not to mention running, the most basic physical work such as digging trenches and setting up camps may not be able to do well.

However, judging by the way I adapt to modern life, I guess I was also a modern person in my previous life.Based on this identity recognition, and in order to allow Mordred to better integrate into modern times, I have to say a few more words.

"Actually, if you keep exercising, you can still reach the level of ordinary civilians in our time. Rather, the abilities of ordinary humans have not changed significantly since the birth of human history—or they are stronger, because modern people The diet has improved a lot. As long as you exercise for a month, the quality of modern civilians must be better than that of the civilians who never had enough food in the fifth century."

Mordred still had a look of disdain, and didn't listen to my words at all.

However, even after saying these words, Mordred still looked absent-minded, and he had just started eating the fourth bowl.

Although there is still a lot of soup in the pot【-_

"Mordred, what were you thinking just now?"

"... I miss my mother a little bit."

"Morgan... no wonder you asked that question."

"It's just... I'm worried about my mother. My mother's mind is actually very sensitive. If she is really imprisoned in Avalon for fifteen hundred years, I really don't know what she will become... It must be very painful and very painful. Are you uncomfortable?"

"So, what do you want to do?"

"I want to contact some modern magicians to see if there is a way to find a way to Avalon. Even if I can't find it, at least I have worked hard, right? Maybe I can really help my mother unintentionally Maybe."

"What about the HEMA department? You can't just give up when you propose to build a department, right?"

"Father, tell me, what should I do?"

If it is really closed in the paradise of Avalon for fifteen hundred years, it will indeed be a very painful thing.

But I don't think so.Whether Morgan or Merlin, they are not weak existences.Moreover, the speed of time in the Sea of ​​Stars is different from that of the present world, and Avalon is Morgan's domain. In theory, it is impossible for them to do nothing and wait for fifteen hundred years in Avalon—they are all Make a difference, have a bond, and leave a name in the legend of King Arthur.

Thinking of this, my words changed from guidance to explanation: "I trust Morgan. I also trust Merlin. If they act alone, they may not be able to find us. But if they cooperate, there will be no problems in the world Can stump them—it just so happens that in this matter, I think they will cooperate."

"But... the relationship between mother and that temptress is not good, right? Every time we meet, I feel that they are going to fight."

"Ahem... they actually did fight, but in a way we couldn't observe."

Mordred froze again, but soon understood what I meant.

Morgan and Merlin's intentions have been clearly expressed, and I understand them all.Many times in the past, it was only one step away, and Mordred was even born as an artificial human... However, some things can only end here, and it is impossible and should not have results.It's not that there is something wrong with each individual's mind, but that the objective reality can only go so far.

Maybe teenage kids have unrealistic fantasies about such things, but for mature adults, especially at my stage and position, there are so many things that have to be compromised, and Not just rushing forward blindly.

But as luck would have it, Mordred really wanted to dig deeper into this issue.

"Speaking of which, how does that temptress feel about her father?"

"... Mordred, have you finished your meal? Are you so interested in inquiring about this matter? When do you plan to eat until 09:30? Or do you want to keep the soup in the pot for tomorrow? breakfast?"

I'm still quite dignified.hear me【*

"...I have the same feelings as your mother." There is nothing to hide now, so I think it's better to say it. "It wasn't like this at the beginning. When it became like this, I don't know very well. It's just that before the expedition to Rome, she seemed to sense something and said some hints to me. I didn't understand her thoughts until then. .”

Mordred opened his eyes wide, with a look of incredulity on his face: "...Ah? It turned out to be true! No wonder mother always regards that temptress as an enemy! It's mother who is so powerful, she has long seen that that temptress has something to do with my father. Attempt! Really, a Guinevere has already made my mother very embarrassed, I didn't expect my mother to have more enemies than I imagined!"

"However, this kind of feeling will not bear fruit. The same is true of Morgan's feeling for me. About this, we are each very clear. So even if it is from Camlan to Avalon, this kind of feeling is almost impossible I suppressed it, but I still couldn't say it—that's why I said that no matter how hostile their relationship was before, they will definitely spare no effort to cooperate sincerely in finding us. With their abilities, we have come to the world of the 21st century On the first day, they will find out... So, Mordred, don't worry about them. They are actually quite strong women."

Chapter Nine Competition

(This chapter is the first perspective of Artoria.)

Through the visor, my eyes watched Mordred's sword thrust straight.

No matter which country's swordsmanship, straight thrusts are the most powerful and profitable attacks.Even in order to specialize in stabbing, the swift sword quickly eliminated the long sword among the citizens and became the most widely used daily self-defense weapon.

However, an all-out thrust isn't a great option for a longsword.

I didn't back down, didn't evade, but faced the tip of the sword and raised it diagonally.

The sword tangled around the sword, and the thrust instantly changed direction, slanting upward.Mordred's sword quickly sank into the heel of mine and was blocked by the curved English gauntlet.The potential energy of the stabbing is difficult to restrain, and the sudden change made Mordred lose control of her sword. I just slightly changed the direction of force, and her sword was immediately locked, and the original stabbing immediately changed. Because of the completely inaccurate slanting, the long sword passed directly over my head.

Then, like a spiral, the tip of the longsword immediately went down, precisely hitting Mordred's mask.

This blow happened between lightning and flint, and almost no ordinary people could react to it.

"Hit!"

The referee of this match—Matsui Satoshi, who is also the head of the Hyundai Fencing Department, shouted loudly, Mordred and I retreated to our original positions and re-arranged our posture. This round of confrontation is over.

Although Mordred has received the best education, due to age and experience, Mordred's swordsmanship is still too immature - as long as I use false moves, she will definitely fall for it.As long as I change the moves, it will be difficult for her to deal with it in an instant.As long as I lock her sword with the blade and guard, she is bound to lose control of the sword.

When she was still in Britain, in the competitions of the knights' meeting, she always relied on her super strength and unreasonable magic power to forcefully win.Although he would be defeated by Lancelot, who possessed extraordinary sword skills, at least he could drag Gawain under the sun into a war of attrition and force a tie by overtime.Therefore, she didn't pay much attention to the study of swordsmanship, and her interest was not even as great as that of mathematics. She only learned it under the compulsion of the course.

Now, she can't release her magic power, and her muscle strength needs to be restrained, so her swordsmanship level is fully exposed.

I'm not disappointed.After all, she is only eight years old, and it is impossible to think about having mature swordsmanship like me.It is also because she is only eight years old that she still has a lot of room for improvement in the future, and maybe she can surpass me only by practicing and tempering.

As I hit Mordred on the wrist with a simple three-way change of direction, I ended this extremely unbalanced match with a score of 15 to 6-because the referee is the head of the fencing department, so here The rules of fencing are temporarily adopted, and the first strike is scored, and a total of 15 points is won.

So Mordred and I took off our protective masks and bowed to the students who were watching.

Every student who watched was applauding. This applause was not only out of courtesy, but also a recognition of the competition between me and Mordred.

When the applause was almost over, I walked up to an audience member.This talent is my goal today.

"How about it, Yoshikawa-san? This time, are you willing to join the HEMA club?"

"...I always find it troublesome."

The male spectator rolled his eyes, looking rather distressed.

The audience who responded to me was named Yoshikawa Qingcheng, 1.8 meters tall, wearing a cheap collarless T-shirt and denim trousers, with a rather casual hairstyle and a sloppy standing posture. Just by looking at these, you can tell that he is not the kind students in class.And indeed it is.He is one of the 1 students who have not joined any clubs. He is currently a sophomore in high school with a low-medium grade. It is said that he has vague connections with the local ruffians outside, and his reputation is not very good—at least in the first grade C This is what the girls in the class said.

But I had no choice, he had the best physical fitness among the nineteen students.In order to make up 5 heads, I can only invite him to join me and Mordred's HEMA department.

This competition was performed for him.As long as he has read it and approved it, he will be the No.3 member of the HEMA department.

Time is limited and preparations are hasty. Mordred and I have to borrow armor from the modern fencing department. The venue is the activity room of the Kendo department. The swords in our hands are also made of plastic—I have actually ordered both armor and weapons. Yes, but the delivery address is Texas, and it will take more than a month for the goods to arrive. That's all after the end of the summer vacation.

"Since there is no objection, then I will be Yoshikawa-san, do you agree?"

"...Forget it, let's do it like this. It's really unlucky, how did this happen to me."

He spoke in a low voice, but everyone around him could hear what he was saying clearly.

This naturally caused dissatisfaction among others.The director of the Kendo Department, Narita Yuki, walked over immediately, grabbed his clothes without saying a word, and threatened in a loud voice: "Yoshikawa Qingcheng, you trash, what is your attitude? Let me tell you, let you Joining the HEMA club is to flatter you, so don’t think you’re good at it! Youya can beat ten of you just because of your little bastard’s dirty tricks! I advise you not to be ignorant of flattery, and don’t show shame. shameless!"

Narita Yuki's words confuse me a little.He is more like a member of my club than the head of the kendo department who is alone.

Maybe it's because I saw my swordsmanship, so I admire it from the bottom of my heart?But it doesn't seem right, it feels like he has some other purpose.Or maybe it's just an old grudge with Yoshikawa Qingcheng, and it's just for him personally.

"Tsk, Narita Yuki, that's it for you." Yoshikawa Qingcheng mocked, "Yuya-san didn't say anything, why are you worrying for her? You're not a member of the HEMA club, are you? Do a good job in your Kendo club Can't the minister?"

"You bastard...!"

Narita Yuki immediately raised his fist, ready to punch him.

Naturally, it's not what I want to see the good recruiting competition become like this.

Of course I want to stop them.But before that, Satoma Matsui, the head of the modern fencing department who was also an audience member, put his hand on Narita Yuki's arm, squinted his eyes, smiled, and stepped forward to be a peacemaker.

"Oh, oh, don't be so angry, Narita-san! Even if Yoshikawa-san has 1 wrongdoers, you can't treat him like this. I have plenty of time to clean up after school, but this is the recruiting site for the HEMA department after all! Even if you don't give it to Yoshikawa-san Face, you have to give classmate Youya face, right? Narita-san, calm down first..."

That's a really weird way to say it.It seems that Matsui Satoshi also has a big opinion on Yoshikawa Qingcheng.

The reaction of the two club ministers made me a little curious. What did Yoshikawa Qingcheng do to be so targeted by the two club ministers?Judging from the reactions of the people around me, this kind of targeting is not only not wrong, but even feels that it is not targeted enough.