Artoria the Big Liar

"Uh...sorry, Mordred...too fast, didn't see... see."

She lowered her head again, not daring to look at me, for fear that I would say something unpleasant.

So she is a silly girl, without much reason, all unrealistic sensibility.

In the past two days, I have said a lot to make her overcome her timidity.Besides, it will make her think that I hate her.I skipped this topic, and I will not be harsh or educate. As long as she is still fulfilling her mission, she will understand it by herself sooner or later.

"Then let's go back to the camp first? Don't you still feel sorry for those clay pots?"

"It's not distressing. If there is no clay pot for cooking in the future, it will be very troublesome, right?"

"Wait until you go to the market and buy metal ones. They are durable and durable. They are much easier to use than clay pots."

"Metal cans...uh..."

Having said that, the fairy Artoria lowered her head again, as if she had something to hide.

I'm not that chump from Panhuman History.I understood her concern immediately.

"Ah, I forgot. You're a fairy and you're afraid of metal, right?"

"...only afraid of iron, especially the steel cast in the furnace. It hurts to hear the sound."

"The elves are no different, right? I think the knights of the dragon army basically wear steel armor, and most of them use steel swords."

"Yes. This is the biggest difference between goblins and elves... Mordred?"

Until this time, the fairy Artoria, who kept her head lowered, realized that I was looking behind her.

That is the sound of the horseshoe colliding with the ground that the elves fear most.The source is a familiar existence, a white war horse and a mature woman wearing sapphire armor like a dark starry night with moonlight on her face.

The girl immediately shrank behind me.And I took the initiative to greet him, pretending to be familiar with the other party.

"Hey, Ithil, it's only been a few minutes, why are you back again? Did you forget to say something?"

"Just now, I received an order from His Majesty—from then on, you need to follow me on your journey. This order has been approved by the head of the legion."

The girl bowed her body and shrank into a ball, completely covering her body.

Sure enough, he was still as timid as before. He obviously confirmed the character of the other party, but he still didn't dare to speak.

However, timid is timid, this matter must not be handled that way.Since she has given me the right to negotiate, I can only resolve this matter according to my own ideas and methods.

"Follow? Are you sure you don't want to be our companion?" I asked.

Hearing what I said, Isil was obviously taken aback: "I thought you meant 'surveillance'."

"Some things, if I don't want you to know, you will never know-it's the basic quality of a politician."

"I don't care. Since His Majesty sent me here, I have already explained my attitude."

Having said that, Isil looked at the fairy Altria beside me.

The weak and silly girl's body shrank a little more, which was exactly the reaction of the little rabbit.

"Your name is Artoria, right? I've heard of you. According to official records, you are the messenger of disaster. It's not that your arrival will bring new disasters, but that you have special abilities. I can establish a good relationship with Calamity. Since it is His Majesty's order, I will help you complete the trip for the time being—but, I don't seem to know what the purpose of your trip is."

No need to think about it, the girl behind me can't make a sound at all now.

I will never forget the oath I made in my heart yesterday - I will never let her become King Arthur.

I will go for any scene that requires her to be forced to grow up.As it was at the fortress, so it is now.

"Six tour bells in Britain. Do you know Ithil?" I spoke very quickly, without any trace of thinking.

"What is that?" Ithir's purple eyes were full of doubts, she really didn't know.

"...Huh? Are you a senior member of the Dragon Legion? Don't you even know?"

"The Dragon Legion is only responsible for matters related to disasters. It does not interfere with the courtiers of the Eternal Queen. They perform their duties. Of course, they will not share information. Before Mordred you said it, I didn't know there was any The existence of those six bells."

"That's it... It seems that we can only talk about it when the time comes." This made me feel relieved a lot.At least she will definitely be on my side against Tonalico's army. "By the way, Ithil, it's getting late now, how are you going to rest?"

The small tent next to me was temporarily built by the girl behind me calling for the spirit, and it can only accommodate me and her.

It seems to be asking if there are sleeping bags and marching tents prepared.It's actually asking if she's used to being in the wild.

However, Isil didn't seem to understand, thinking that I was asking about her ability, so I gave a completely different explanation——

"As an elf, learning to use spells is a necessary skill. The Eternal Queen created a new foundation, named 'Acane', a magic mobilization scheme based on mathematics, calculation and geometry. In When you wake up every day, construct the spell in advance, store it in the body or the medium to form a temporary imprint, and consume it when needed."

"You mean, you know arcane arts, so rest and everything are prepared in advance?"

"Exactly. Because the Golden Week is the fastest war horse in Britain, I need to undertake the transmission of key information, so I need to prepare the spells related to rest in advance. Don't worry about me, Mordred. You need to worry about you more Own."

golden week?The name of this horse is quite special, and it reminds me of those strange racehorse names in reality.

From the appearance, it feels somewhat similar to the father's Dongstaley or Ramlai.But I don't understand horses, and I just use war horses as tools, so I can't start a dialogue from this point.

So, I turned the topic to "arcana".

"This foundation is quite interesting. You don't need to spend a lot of time on far-fetched mysticism, as long as you are smart enough...Isir, can you teach me this?"

"Yes, yes. But arcane art is based on knowledge and logical ability, and the difficulty of formula generation is the same as that of magic. It takes a lot of time to accumulate, try and verify. Elves do not lack this time, but Mordred , Are you a human being? Your sense of time is different from that of an elf, can you calm down...I'm not sure."

"Let's learn it first. Maybe I'm a genius, and I will be fully learned the arcane soon?"

I smiled lightly and spoke lighthearted words.

I really think so.I have only spent eight years in my life, and being able to have the current reserve of knowledge shows that I have a strong learning ability.Besides, I'm still a dragon, and it's very difficult for dragons to perform arcane magic in the magic theory of pan-human history, but this lorebelt is different.

Isir is straightforward.If I dare to learn, she dares to teach, and the reason is quite reasonable——

"Okay... It just so happens that traveling is quite boring, so it's just a way to pass the time on the road."

"Artoria, what do you think?" I turned to look at the girl who was still hiding behind me.

"Huh? Me? My magic is not like this, it's a very ancient technique..."

"I know you are using a druid warlock. What I want to ask is, do you agree with Isil joining?"

"...Didn't you already join?"

A silly girl indeed.She can ask such a rhetorical question, which means that in her opinion, she has completely transferred the power in the team to me, and her responsibility is only to ensure logistics and ring the tour bell.This is tantamount to handing over the identity of "savior" to me.

This is not acceptable.I can be the savior, but she must not be the savior.She was so created with such a mission.If the road goes astray in the future and experiences huge setbacks, it is very likely to become King Arthur.

——King Arthur doesn't need my protection, the only thing I can protect is Artoria, an ordinary girl.

"Artoria, you are the one who fulfills the mission, not me. I can give advice, and I can protect your safety, but things like this are ultimately up to you to decide. Because this tour is originally for you to do Yes, Isil and I are just your companions. The authority is in your hands and cannot be transferred. The mission is on your shoulders and cannot be handed over... Artoria, even if you have experienced various failures before, you understand What am I talking about?"

"I... I have some..."

Her eyelids drooped, her emerald green pupils flickered, and she was as weak as a rabbit.

It is fear, it is fear, it is the inferiority complex accumulated by failure and death.

It's the opposite of the invincible father king, but I really like this kind of girl.

... really like it.

"...It's okay, Arturia, I'm here for everything." Before I knew it, I said these words.When I realized what I said, I didn't regret it and continued to follow the sentence. "It's normal to be afraid, and it's okay to run away. If you can't make a decision, I will make it for you. If you can't bear the responsibility, I will take it for you. You are a carefree fairy, just keep it like this. The mission is not suitable for you. Although you can’t transfer it, you can shift your body to the companions around you—although I am not talented, I think I can be such a companion.”

"Mordred..."

She murmured my name like a whisper.

In those erratic eyes, I saw her almost dreamlike state.

This made me somewhat understand why the father and Jeanna had such a deep relationship in such a short period of time.

Events are the nodes that reflect each other's hearts, and experience is the process of perceiving each other's mind.

Events and experiences are not so important when each other's hearts reflect each other, when each knows the other's mind.

Then, I looked at Ithil.She has been watching me and the fairy Arturia with scrutiny eyes, but she has not spoken.

"Ithil, you must be full of doubts in your heart, right? This is normal. In fact, I don't quite understand what happened. I just came to the present with the inertia of the past. Many things, you have to know in the process of traveling. Understand and understand."

"My position is still with the dragon army. Before His Majesty gives orders, I will act as your companion. However, you better have a steelyard in your heart. I am different from you. When Your Majesty asked me to destroy Artoria, I will never hesitate, and I will do it immediately. You don't need to explain to me, let alone prove to me. What you should consider is the matter itself. "

"I understand. If you can't tell the difference between this kind of thing, then I'm not worthy to be the heir to my father."

Then, I looked at Arturia again.Because of Isil's joining, the fairy Altria no longer smiled as before.

There was no way around this, only when she got to know Ishir well and trusted Ishir, could she show her star-like smile again.

"Arturia, take a deep breath, relax, and don't think too much. Just continue to travel as you should. You know my strength, and Isil is also a very strong knight. Your companion Much stronger than any of your previous trips. This tour will not fail, Isir and I can assure you."

"But... Mordred, I don't understand."

"What don't you understand? Tell me? Maybe I can answer your doubts."

"Why is Mordred so nice to me? We... have only known each other for two days, right?"

"Such a question, have I answered it before? Do you need me to repeat it?"

"What I want to know is the real reason."

"Exactly, I don't know what the real reason is. I walked in the wilderness, unknowingly entered that fairyland, and then followed the footprints to find you—Artoria knew why her mission was to ring that fairyland. Six pilgrimage bells? Don't know? We'll find out as we travel."

"Maybe I did see it before, but I forgot it. Or maybe the future pilgrimage has affected the past and passed on the feelings of that time to the present." Isir's statement made my eyes shine, and this is indeed a very reasonable explanation. "In the final analysis, time and space are just a river. When an event reaches a certain magnitude, it will affect or even overwrite the trajectory of the past and the future. Even for elves, this is a normal phenomenon. Don't doubt, and don't panic .Everything happens for a reason, it's just that the person involved doesn't know it."

"Ithil, have you adapted to the role of companion so quickly?" I smiled and said to the elf knight.

The elf knight raised his eyebrows, brighter than the moon in the sky: "How I acted when I was in the dragon army is still the same now. It would be too immature if my judgment was affected just because of my confusion about the future."

Having said that, I looked at the girl behind me.

"Arturia, do you understand now?"

"I... I see. Mordred... thank you, really appreciate you..."

"We are already in this relationship, do we still need to thank you?"

The girl's face was flushed with blush, and the corner of her mouth naturally raised a familiar smile.

She took the initiative to hold my hand, took a deep breath, and said——

"Then... I will give you more advice in the future, Mordred, Ithil. This time, I will definitely persevere to the end... I will definitely not let you down."

Picture: "Elf Rider【[

(Due to the limitation of the AI's own operation method, the shape of the armor is slightly different from the picture in Chapter 47 of this volume. The picture in Chapter 47 shall prevail.)

Chapter 51: Own Mission

◆Mordred◆

Back in the tent, lying on the bed, I looked up at the bright moon in the sky with the girl beside me.

After Isil used space magic to return to her arcane workshop hidden in the imaginary space, the girl obviously relaxed a lot.

She has been worried and frightened all day, and it is time to go to sleep again, so it is inevitable that she wants to say something to me.

"Mordred...I..."

In the end, she couldn't speak out, she just lowered her eyes and pursed her lips, feeling inferior and lost, blaming herself and powerless.

The reason can be imagined, she couldn't speak today, and she kept hiding behind me, probably felt that she was useless?

"Sorry, Artoria, I didn't ask you about today's actions in advance."

"No, Mordred's way of handling it is the most correct. If it were me... I would probably be killed."

"If it weren't for me, you would still be staying in the swamp, and Bagster will protect you, so you don't need to take risks like today."

"I actually know it myself. Sooner or later, I will have such a day. After all, this is my mission..."

Having such a mission, but not having the power to complete the mission.This is the crux of the girl's heart.

Power is hard to come by, however.Especially for magicians.As a result, you can only continue to witness the death of your companions.

Lying in the same tent, I reached out and interlaced her fingers.She was very cooperative and didn't resist, and she got used to it after only two days.

"It's a good thing I'm here. Otherwise, you don't know how many times you have to fail before you reach the possibility of success."

"If there is no Mordred... I will regard my life as a punishment, right? In name, it is the existence of saving the goblins, but in fact it is an unfortunate person who was exiled here by the paradise. I don't know that I am in the paradise What kind of sins did you commit in order to be treated like this, and only when you complete this mission can you return to Paradise."