Artoria the Big Liar

The midsummer sunlight penetrates the unwritten part of the paper, there are no large pieces of transparency, only densely packed small spots.

This made me realize that this piece of paper has been filled with words, and these words are the information Yoshikawa Qingcheng searched for.

At that time, I was just curious, so I used text messages on my mobile phone to ask him to help me find club members.Unexpectedly, he really did this thing seriously, not in a perfunctory way, as if I threatened his life.

"Most of the remaining members of the home club have no intention of coming, and they are the ones who have nothing to talk about. The reason is that they find it troublesome, or that sports clubs are too tiring. There are girls who want to quit the existing clubs. Joined the HEMA department, and there are not a few of them. However, you should be very clear, the minister, right? Even people like me know what you have done today. I am afraid they will also weigh it? Especially Amano-san In excellent circumstances.”

Yoshikawa Qingcheng's voice was still so weak, a bit like he hadn't slept for a long time, and a bit like a habit formed all the time.

As for the second half... I completely ignored it, it didn't even enter my brain, it was just noise.

"In other words, there is no one to choose?" I asked.

"There are two, but they are more troublesome. It's not about their personality, but about their situation. It's even more troublesome than mine. They have encountered problems in their lives. If they don't solve those problems, they won't join any club."

"Let's talk about it first."

Yoshikawa Qingcheng folded the back piece of paper to the front, and it was also covered with densely packed words.

Or there is a second page first, followed by the first page.I just felt that only the second page was not safe enough, so I gathered some information, and usually wrote it temporarily to deal with errands.

I am afraid that the workload of these two people is more than three times that of the first page.

"Saki Arai, girl, Class A, Grade [-]. Her mother passed away when she was nine years old. Her father, Naoto Arai, was originally a policeman. He was shot in the right thigh by a large-caliber slug during the pursuit of a transnational drug dealer. Amputation during the treatment. Later changed to a civilian job, but there are many inconveniences in life. Therefore, Arai Saki needs to leave school early every day to complete trivial things in life, such as shopping for vegetables, buying medicines, etc. .Currently, her grades are average, her personality is quiet, and she doesn't have many friends."

"Courage Takano, male, Class D, first grade. His mother suffers from liver cancer, his father is a truck driver, and he has two younger sisters at home. Because of financial constraints, he spends his time working every afternoon. He found three part-time jobs, They are restaurant cleaners, tutors, and supermarket replenishers. They need to work until eleven o’clock in the evening. He once considered dropping out of school, but he continued to study under the request and encouragement of his parents. His grades are excellent, and the exams are all grades The 14th place, once won the No.3 result in the Mathematical Olympiad in junior high school. Because of his gentle personality and excellent grades, he has a good popularity among girls."

I raised my eyebrows, I didn't expect Yoshikawa Qingcheng to investigate these two candidates so clearly and in detail.

It would be fine if it was only clear and detailed, but he has actually put forward his own solution—the problem with Arai Saki lies in his father, and the problem with Takano Yuki lies in his family background.As long as these two problems are solved, they can join the society.

"Yoshikawa, your intelligence gathering ability is really good." Mordred admired.

"I have my own special channel. And I'm a professional. Outside of school, that's what I do for a living." Yoshikawa Qingcheng has no pride at all. "Actually, the reason why I don't join the club is because club activities take up too much time. I still have a lot of things to do. If I join the club, I won't be able to rest until very late."

"Thank you, Yoshikawa-san." I commented. "If you need anything, just tell me."

"No, and it's not very hard work. In fact, it took a total of two hours. It's not a shocking secret, it's all public information that can be known directly from neighbors and classmates. If it takes a lot of effort, then I You don’t have to do this anymore.”

I nodded.Advances in communication technology have made investigation and verification less difficult.

However, my heart was still full of doubts, and I couldn't help guessing his identity—a high school student who made a living by collecting information, which seemed outrageous no matter how he heard it.

Is it a private detective?But now, 80.00% of the work of private detectives has nothing to do with collecting intelligence. They are all stalking, tailgating and the like for the purpose of catching infidelity, which takes a lot of time.Or a spy planted by an intelligence agency?But this is not the bustling Tokyo, but the declining Misaki town. I really don't think there is any shocking information here worth spying on.

So, I pretended to be hesitant to choose these two candidates, trying to figure out Yoshikawa Aosari's identity.

After thinking about it for a long time, I really couldn't figure it out, so I had to use this topic as a temporary prevarication.

"I want both... Yoshikawa-san, what do you think?"

"If it were me, I wouldn't choose either. Because I don't have the ability to improve their status quo."

"Under adversity, people can surpass their limits and grow rapidly in a short period of time. It's just that they overestimate the difficulty of the current situation and use the wrong coping method in the wrong identity. Arai-san should be the best to deal with it. Yes, because she did this based on her own expectations and judgments, which is not in line with her father's own expectations. You only need to ask for her father's consent, and then persuade her, and it should be fine. Takano-san's side is more complicated, We have to provide some kind of financial support here - not necessarily cash, a part-time job that pays more and doesn't take up too much time, a long-term loan with less stress, or simply reduce medical costs, these are all fine, There are various solutions.”

I thought about it for a while, analyzed and weighed it, and quickly came up with a plan.

"So—tonight, let's visit Arai-san together. I've thought about the reason, and I'll say this is part of the practice of chivalry. Arai-san's father is a policeman, so he can understand the meaning. Arai-san looks forward to and Respecting her father, starting from this angle, it will be easier to persuade...Tomorrow, I will look for ways to provide financial support. The day after tomorrow I will persuade Takano-san according to the situation. If everything goes well, the day after tomorrow【#"

After speaking, I glanced at the expressions of the people around me, trying to see their reactions.

Mordred is normal, she has no thoughts of her own, but is thinking about my words, trying to learn experience and skills from them, exactly the same as in the past.

The witch kept blinking to hide the blankness in her eyes—this reaction was almost exactly the same as when I first saw her.

On the contrary, Yoshikawa's eyes were very surprised, and his expression was hesitant to speak.

"Yoshikawa-san, is there a question?" I asked.

"That... I would like to ask. Minister, are you a high school freshman who just transferred from another school? According to the British school system, you should have just graduated from junior high school. What have you... experienced? Your words, It sounds more like someone who is over 25 years old can say it. And it is not an ordinary person, at least he has been the management of a large enterprise. He is thoughtful, well-planned, and can quickly find ways to deal with and solve problems. And... "

Yoshikawa didn't continue talking.Because the next words are all his guesses, and he also knows that his guesses are not reliable.

This is impossible.No one would have guessed that an ordinary... well, not so ordinary high school transfer student, was actually King Arthur who once led his subordinates to conquer half of Europe and weave a prosperous Britain?

If it was before, I should be very upset immediately, and regard these knowledge and skills as part of King Arthur.But... I glanced at Jeanna, seeing her bewildered and desperately blinking to cover up, my mood was unexpectedly calm, so calm that I no longer refused or denied it, but tried to face it.

So, with a gentle smile on the corner of my mouth, I said to Yoshikawa with a maturity that was not in Gao Yisheng: "Student Yoshikawa, if there is a suitable opportunity in the future, I will tell you. There is only one sentence in the whole thing, as long as I say it , you will understand immediately. It's just that it's not the time to say it yet, please wait a little bit."

"I thought you'd just come up with some excuse to get over it, like your parents are business executives or something."

"Unless reality forces me, I will not adopt any plan to reduce the trust of my companions."

"Then make an appointment?"

"Does Yoshikawa-san have any plans for the summer vacation?"

"There are a few troublesome things to do, and I have to do them by myself. It should be busy all summer."

"Then let's say it when school starts...that's what you say, whether you will believe it or not at that time, let's talk about it."

"Minister, do you know? I have a lot of outrageous speculations in my mind right now. Like aliens, ancient people, biochemical warriors, reincarnation from another world, etc., all messed up. It's hard for me to believe that the reality is more serious than those ideas. Outrageous. But I have a hunch that the answer you give me will be even more outrageous than these."

At this point in the conversation, a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth involuntarily.

However, I don't want to reveal it now.Although the conversation went smoothly and seemed to get along well, I still know too little about Yoshikawa Qingcheng, and my trust is not enough, so it is impossible to say those words here.

"No." "Well, neither do I." Mordred and the Witch replied one after another.

I was supposed to say goodbye at this time, but I suddenly remembered something, so I asked Yoshikawa Qingcheng: "Yoshikawa-san, do you have formal clothes?"

I use the word "suit" in English, which has a subtle difference from the meaning of "" in Japanese.

Yoshikawa Aosari's English level is not bad, and he knows the specific meaning of this word.

But, even so, he still couldn't help asking: "Huh? Do you want to change into a formal suit? Is this necessary?"

"Necessary." I replied. "If we put on formal clothes, it will make us look more mature, and it should give Arai-san's father a lot of points in his heart. After all, he is a righteous man who risked his life to arrest villains. Even if we are students, we should Be more polite."

"I really have this formal dress, but..." Yoshikawa Qingcheng closed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, finally sighed, and said, "Forget it, one size is one size. I'll just go home. Now It’s not that hot anymore, and I’ll feel better in formal clothes.”

"Don't be so anxious, just meet at the school gate at 07:30 pm after eating."

"Got it, Minister."

After that, the three of us separated from Yoshikawa Qingcheng.

On the way back, before we had gone far, the witch couldn't help but started whispering to me.

"Tsk, this man is not simple...it's basically suspicion, and some kind of tense feeling. It's like he's not talking to you, but walking on a tightrope. It's just that he's a professional acrobat, You can keep calm on the wire. Pretend not to care... It seems that you put a lot of pressure on Arthur."

"Everyone has more or less their own secrets. Some of them even use their secrets as a disguise, using smaller secrets to cover up larger secrets. In this way, even if they are exposed, they can cover up what they really want. The masking part. This is a normal thing, just a means necessary to survive, just like many animals in nature."

"You see it quite openly! It seems that I think too much?" There was a slight dissatisfaction in the witch's voice.

"If you have met many people, you can understand this kind of necessity." I patiently explained to her, "Besides, we are not qualified to criticize him. It was we who first hid our identities, and then he was caught by us. Forced to join the club. No matter what his identity is, whether he is a killer or a magician, anyway, his current identity is just an ordinary student of the private Jialiang Academy."

The witch curled her lips, then raised her head, stopped, stared up at me, and said solemnly in a coquettish tone: "In short, I don't care what you think, anyway, there is one thing, I want to directly Statement——Arthur, if I have any secrets, I will definitely tell you, and I will never hide anything. Bet my life, bet my soul, I will do what I say!"

A moment of astonishment flashed through my mind, and I finally realized it.

He does not mean that.On the surface, she was asking Yoshikawa Qingcheng, but she was actually asking about my attitude towards her.

As she said, the progress of our relationship is so fast that both I and she feel like we are in a dream.This sense of unreality arouses people's doubts. I doubt in my heart, and she also doubts in my heart.And once a person starts to doubt, it is easy for people to dig into the horns and do stupid things—just like the witch is doing now.

If it is not me who is talking to her, but someone else, I am afraid that her words will only have the opposite effect.

But, I'm different...yes, I'm different.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon. In midsummer, the sun was still suspended above the blue sky, so it wasn't evening yet.

I stared at her golden pupils, at the corner of her mouth, and stretched out my hand.

Fingertips touched her face, then fingers, then palms.

Even though she was a little bit taller than me, I did have complete control.

"Why don't you read minds? Obviously, as long as you use mind reading, you can know my feelings?" I follow the temptation, and I use words to guide. "Are you worried that I will be angry, or that the feelings you read are not true? Or, are you afraid of something else? Fear of those unknown memories that can't tell whether they are real or false?"

"me……"

She has no way to answer, the eyes that can be seen at a glance are full of girl's feelings.

then……

Immediately my right hand changed shape, scraping her nose quickly and lightly.

In an instant, that overly fair face was dyed red, shining brightly under the sunlight.

"You... you you you! What are you doing!"

"Don't think too much, silly girl." I smiled softly, my heart was filled with the warmth of a hot spring enveloping my whole body. "You don't even have the heart to use mind reading on me, how can I have the heart to doubt you? You are the 'Dragon Witch', I am your evil dragon, you are my witch, what can we not talk about? Why do you keep thinking about it?"

The red clouds are smudged, just like red ink dripping into the water.

The pupils flickered, like brilliant diamonds shining in the sun.

She opened her lips, with all kinds of emotions in her heart, unable to speak or express.

Just looking at me, just me looking at her, we just staring at each other in the brilliant sunlight.

"Cough cough cough cough cough..." Mordred on the side made a voice, interrupting our conversation. "Well... Father, I feel a little hungry. I should eat earlier? If it is delayed, the meal will be delayed until seven or eight o'clock in the evening. Didn't I make an appointment with Yoshikawa to have a round at 07:30? I should compare it earlier All right?"

"Well, that's true...then let's go shopping."

As I said that, I took the initiative to hold the witch's hand, connected to her heart, and walked with her on the streets of this small town.

Just like yesterday, just like the future, our hearts will never be apart again.

Chapter 27: Bubble Dream (5K2)

The witch's hand grasped my wrist and put my hand down.

She smiled, warmer than the sun, and brighter than the sun.

Just like she exudes the breath of ashes, like a bonfire, it reflects the light in my heart.

The lips covered with light pink lipstick moved slightly, and words that were half reproachful and half gentle came out of his mouth.

"No wonder so many people are in love with you, Arthur. The people around you are all in love with you like this, right? Regardless of other people's reactions, just show your tenderness blindly. Everyone around you is in love with you You, but you couldn’t respond to this liking. As a result, the person who liked you reluctantly ended this relationship with regret and remorse. And you, you went to the end on your own, making the living even more sad—God Down below, there is no one more exaggerated than this."

I opened my mouth, wanting to refute.But there is no corresponding vocabulary in my mind.

She's absolutely right, and I really can't give anyone a response.I was then, King Arthur first, and myself second.I have to think a lot, and I have to take care of more people.Under the layers of confinement and heavy pressure, there is really nothing that can be done other than rejection and silence.

I opened my mouth, wanting to answer the witch's question.

But Mordred interrupted first.

"But father and king can tell the difference! Who should be gentle and who should be strict, she knows better than anyone else! First of all, the people around her, followed by Britons, and then people from other places in Albion, The last is the enemy. If you are gentle with everyone, doesn't that mean you are not gentle with anyone?" Mordred said, his tone became stricter, and the more he looked at the witch, the more unpleasant he became. "Hmph! You witch! If the father is not such a person, where would you have any chance? Not to mention you, neither mother nor Merlin will have a chance. In the end, only Guinevere can win—— Or she can't win, no one can win!"

I rubbed my forehead and felt a little headache.

As for the witch, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and her smile became dangerous.

"Oh... Mordred, it seems you hate me?"

"I don't really hate it, it's just that I don't like it that much." Mordred also narrowed his eyes, and his smile became equally dangerous. "I just want to tell you, don't think you are special. You don't have the beauty of Guinevere, the gentleness of your mother, or the wisdom of Merlin. You just met her when your father needed her the most, that's all! So, don't think too highly of yourself, you are just a demagogic witch!"

The witch did not answer, but her smile became brighter and more dangerous, as if a bonfire of hatred was burning.

They looked at each other, and their eyes collided with each other, as if there were flames crackling, as if thunder were roaring.And I, the poor client, was just caught in the middle, burned, bombarded, and tortured by flames and thunder, like a villain who had done unforgivable evil deeds and was banished to the fire. Only after victory or defeat can one be freed.

But I am not only a villain, I am also a dragon.I have the ability and the ability to end this dispute.

So, after I couldn't take it anymore, I finally spoke.

"Okay, okay, you can say whatever you want in private. I'm still here, please at least estimate how I feel, don't make things so rigid, and we will live together for a long time in the future."

"Hmph!" "Hmph..."

They turned their heads away, not looking at each other, and at the same time not looking at me, the living sulked.

I feel like my head hurts more.But I had no other choice, so I walked silently on the way to the supermarket.