Artoria the Big Liar

Mordred, Mei Lin and Miss Wang were all silent.

My wish power turns this passage into a fact that must happen, and becomes the beginning of this endless cycle.

But now, this fact is reconfirmed by Jeanne, karma and cause and effect are condensed and nirvana at this moment and here, turning into a mutual confirmation lock, binding my fate and her fate together.No matter what the future direction is, no matter what difficulties and misfortunes we encounter, we will never be separated again, but face and bear together.

Until this moment, bound by fate, the world and the restraining force finally confirmed this fact.

The corners of my mouth were lifted into a smile, and my mood was as light as it was floating.I held Jeanna's hand, felt the pulse of the future, and unconsciously drew a happy smile on the corner of my mouth, as if the actor's wages owed for 22 years in the King Arthur era were finally paid.

"It's nothing, it's just because of some coincidence that Sister Wang and the others are so nervous." I explained roughly.

"Coincidence? What kind of coincidence?" Jeanna asked curiously, completely devoid of other thoughts.

"What I said before was confirmed like a prophecy." I explained.

"Prophecy?" Jeanna followed my habit and started blinking when she was confused.

"That's right, it's the prophecy." The person who said this turned out to be Faust on the opposite side, his tone was calm, but at the same time, he was faintly proud: "Ms. Morgan, it seems that I won the final prophecy competition. .Although it can’t change the overall losing situation, the predicted outcome is like checkmate in chess, it can be regarded as killing the game, right?”

The corners of Sister Wang's mouth twitched, she sighed, and had to admit: "You made a mistake—but, indeed, Mei Lin's ability to predict was the strongest, but she made a mistake, and since then she has been Don't believe in your own prophecies anymore—then, prophecy is the most difficult and uncontrollable form of magic. You win this time, Faust."

"Then, please accept my servant's spiritual core—we will meet soon." Saying that, Faust's body began to wither, decay, turn into dust, and go away with the sea wind.

"Is this a prophecy?" Sister Wang frowned slightly.

"No, it's just my personal judgment. Things are not that simple, and there are still a few difficulties ahead... Please be prepared. Whether it's business preparations or psychological preparations."

Before the words fell, Faust's voice disappeared.

However, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but before he disappeared, he deliberately stared at the earl.

It seems to say "you are next", but it seems to mean something else.

Chapter Fourteen: I'm Really a Sinful Woman

◆Artoria◆

Faust's spiritual core is very special. He is regarded as one body with two souls. He is both the magician Faust and the great devil Mephistopheles【}}

Jeanna didn't refuse, she reached out and grabbed Faust's spiritual core, and swallowed it into her stomach.

After that, it was routine greetings and polite words.Talk about recent events, and talk about the changes in my mentality.

Because it's all about private life, I can't express it bluntly, and Illya and the others can't understand it, so it turns out to be meaningless garbage time.

But it's not without gains.For example, why does Illya miss me so much.It seemed to her that within her was the Lesser Grail, an offering to me.From a very early age, she was prepared to sacrifice. Twenty years ago, I sacrificed my spiritual foundation at the last moment, which had a profound impact on her, making her firmly believe that one day she would be wiped out by me too.

Just now, I told her personally that the little Holy Grail is Jeanne, and she can continue to live by herself.It both excited and disappointed her—hope had been gained, but most of the meaning of her life over the past 20 years had been lost.What to do next, she didn't know.As a cyborg, she doesn't know how to live in the future at the age of 28.

Fortunately, the current Emiya Kiritsugu is a qualified father.He can handle Illya's affairs by himself, so I don't need to worry about it.

"Then, let's say goodbye, Illya. You have to move forward with your own life. You are an artificial human from the Einzbern family, and your lifespan is limited. There is no solution. Mordred's physical problem After I solve it, I will tell you the method." After a pause, I felt that this was too much, so I added: "However, the price may be very high. It depends on your own intentions."

Elijah smiled slightly.Combined with her body that stayed at the age of 12, combined with her psychology that has grown to be comparable to mine, there is an inexplicably magical feeling.

For a moment, her appearance overlapped with someone I had long forgotten, creating a feeling of deja vu.

"Artoria. I know this. Although we will meet again in the future, we will see each other very rarely after all, right?"

"so……?"

"Artoria...can you kiss me at the end?"

I blinked and looked at Illya's smiling face, extremely bewildered.

A shy blush appeared on Elijah's face.

"It's... just the kind of kiss in the movie. Artoria... is it okay?"

"...Illya, I don't quite understand why."

As I said that, I looked behind Illya, her family members.

Emiya Kiritsugu was not surprised at all.Emiya Shirou was a little puzzled, but didn't ask further.Matou Sakura was shocked, but suddenly realized.

And I am completely afraid to look at the people around me.It's not that I have a guilty conscience, it's just that I'm afraid they might misunderstand.

My waist was pushed up.According to the previous position, it was Jeanna who did it.She urged me to hurry over.

However, I am a very principled person.Even though the other party was Illya, kissing or something was too outrageous.

!【+,

"Illya...I'm afraid it won't work."

The blush subsided, and Ilya's little face quickly turned pale, which made me feel a little distressed.

Illya longed for me, and I only gave her countless disappointments and pains in this Holy Grail War.

Even for her sake, I couldn't just refuse so bluntly—after all, Jeanne pushed me twice again.

Taking a deep breath, I stepped forward, hugged Ilya, and pressed my lips close to Ilya's forehead.

As before, Illya was a little happy and a little disappointed.Joy flickered in his pupils, and disappointment reflected on his face.

"I'm sorry, Illya. That's all I can give you."

After finishing speaking, I let go of this too petite body and took two steps back.

Feelings are like wine, the longer it is stored, the more different it is from the original.However, this wine was the result of unintentional planting. At first, I just regarded it as water and didn't pay much attention to it.When the bottle was opened again, I was already somewhat allergic to alcohol, so I could only taste it symbolically, and it was impossible to really treat the wine as water.

Probably a step down for both parties, right?In short time, I can't think of a better solution.

However, it seemed that Ilya could accept this result, because a relieved smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Sure enough, Artoria is still as gentle as before..." Closing her eyes, Illya said again: "That's fine. The body is like a child, and it's only natural to be treated like a child. Just like Altria Mordred of Toria, whose body has reached the stage of a young girl, of course must be treated as a young girl—this is something that cannot be helped.”

Opening her eyes, Illya looked up at me, smiling unabated: "Then I wish Arturia a smooth journey in the future. Although we will meet again in the future, this time we should say goodbye, right? The Holy Grail War is over, The past is also over."

"So, Illya, you have to find your own future, just like Artoria is now, just like Shirou." The old man's voice sounded here, with earnestness. "However, the Holy Grail War is not over yet, at least not yet with results. Even though the contract relationship has been severed, the beings of the restraining force still need our help—it's time to continue working, Illya."

Saying that, Emiya Kiritsugu took Illya's hand, and left the battlefield just like 20 years ago.

Illya turned around, Emiya Shirou turned around, Matou Sakura also turned around, and walked towards her home.

I always felt that I should say something, but after thinking about it again and again, I still didn't say anything.

The Holy Grail War 20 years ago was actually not very important to me, because I had the mentality of a passerby the whole time.

Since Matou Kariya was abandoned by the Matou family from the very beginning, after Emiya Kiritsugu and I searched for him, we directly used coercive means to break the contract between him and Mr. Lancelot, and sent Lancelot Your Master was changed to Irisviel.

Things in the future are proved by the present, and things in the present are influenced by the future and are intertwined with each other.

Sir Lancelot did not resist at all, and was as dull as a doll.Only when the contract was changed and this self-loathing knight regained his rationality for a short time, did he make the most humble request to me as a king. His wish was to be my sharp sword, without emotion or reason , is just the purest tool.

At that time, I didn't know what was going to happen in the future, and I was still as brilliant as Saber at that time.

So, Sir Lancelot thought that I chose to forget and self-denial at the end of my life. This tall knight, who was nearly two meters tall, knelt on the ground and cried like a child. State, want to commit suicide in apology.

As a last resort, I had no choice but to agree to Sir Lancelot's request.Afterwards, Sir Lancelot erupted with powerful combat power, even stronger than in his lifetime. Even if he became mad, he could still understand my words and understand my instructions-at that time, Sir Lancelot was more powerful than the living one. More like a war dog who only fights for his master, because he really asks for my petting like a war dog.

Although most of the battles ended with Emiya Kiritsugu's assassination, Mr. Lancelot still relied on his own strength to solve Gilgamesh, the biggest threat.

When there were only me and his two servants left, he chose to exit on his own initiative.At that time, he was smiling, happy like a child, as if his wish had been fulfilled - looking back now, I can understand why.

In the eyes of the knights, I am absolutely invincible, and that rebellion is nothing but XXXX.But I ended up dying in Camlann, and was killed by Mordred.Sir Lancelot, who got the news, immediately understood what happened, so he attributed the fault to himself.Hatred and remorse burned in his heart, making him miserable, driving him crazy, and soon committed suicide in his own territory.

From this point of view, it seems that all knights have the qualifications of berserkers—they must all be in extreme pain, right?

If I have the opportunity to meet Mr. Lancelot in the form of a servant again, I will definitely apologize... I did go too far in the past.

I recalled it for a long, long time.It was only when I finally came to consciousness that I felt surrounded.Sister Wang held my left arm, Jeanna held my right arm, and Merlin hugged my waist behind me.Time seems to go back to about two weeks ago, when Jeanne asked me to call back Sister Wang and Mei Lin, they reacted and acted like this.

Only Mordred stood beside me, and because of our relationship, he neither dared to approach nor speak out.

"It's nothing, I just remembered the last Holy Grail War... Sir Lancelot really blamed himself. He would rather be a pure tool than a knight in his own right. Everyone blamed themselves too. This is enough to prove that, I was really immature in the past." After speaking, everyone's expressions immediately relaxed, and my mood also relaxed.

"Who made that guy so stupid that he was deceived by Guinevere!" Mordred said in a very ruthless tone, "Become a pure tool—that guy is too embarrassed? Give me a good atonement! When the mind appears When you oppose the father's idea, it means that the guy is hopeless, and it's better for everyone to get out early!"

"Mordred..." I called out her name helplessly.I wanted to explain something, but then I realized that now is not the time. "Ah, forget it. Anyway, the past is almost over... Shall we go back?"

However, none of the three reacted, as they did back then.

This annoys me quite a bit—the situation is different, I could still use some mana back then, but now I can't do it at all, and I don't even dare to use too much force, because it will make the muscles instinctively consume mana to enhance performance.I can't drag the three of them now.

In desperation, I had no choice but to ask Mordred for help.But Mordred didn't seem to notice, and still hated Lancelot.

So, I didn't speak or resist, just like a sculpture for Sister Wang and the others to snuggle and hug.After all, it's still early, but it's past eight o'clock.Although the ground nearby was a mess, looking up at the stars really got me through the time.

After an unknown period of time, Sister Wang let go first.She rubbed her eyes, not knowing whether she was cleaning her eye sockets or wiping away her tears.She looked down at me, the stars in the sky reflected in her light blue pupils.

"Artoria, have you seen it? I am very strong, and I will not lose to you in all aspects. Even the most powerful enemy, I can protect you. So, don't use magic power in the future, let alone force yourself to fight OK, okay?"

"Okay. These are all agreed before, and I will definitely abide by them."

"And me, I'm amazing now, I just haven't shown it." Jeanna smiled and kissed my face between words. "...Anyway, Arthur, you just need to know that no matter what stage the Black Flame King evolves to, I am twice as strong as her. The me now is the big devil among the big devils, almost the same as the gods before. "

Only Mei Lin didn't speak, she just hugged my waist and didn't even move.

I can probably guess why.Sister Wang said that because of what happened in the past, Mei Lin no longer believed in prophecies.On the one hand, it may be the wish that made me become Mithra, and on the other hand, it may be the incident back then-she believed in the prophecy, so she was moved to kill me.And this has become her heart disease, and even has the tendency to evolve into a heart demon, which needs time to heal.

Thinking of this, I gently patted Merlin's hands.

"It's okay, Meilin. You don't need to fight in the future. As long as you can continue to provide advice and support for everyone. This is what you are best at. When it is really necessary, don't you still have sword skills? Believe it Not much worse than me, right?"

To my surprise, Merlin's hands were trembling uncontrollably, her breathing was also increasing, and cold sweat was breaking out on the back of her hands.

"...Melin?"

I turned around and saw that Mei Lin's eyes were tightly closed, her complexion was paler than mine, as if she was seriously ill.

I looked at Sister Wang, hoping to get clues from her.

Sister Wang sighed heavily, put her hands on Mei Lin's shoulders, and said, "Okay, Mei Lin. Didn't you hear Arturia's words? The past is over. She is willing to eat what I give you. Ken took the food I picked up with chopsticks. It means that she has really come out of the past, and we have to do the same."

"No, it's different...it's really different." Mei Lin trembled and cried.But her fairy degree is too high, and she has no way to shed tears. "Morgan, you don't understand...you won't understand..."

I gently grasped Mei Lin's wrist and moved her hands up.

After being banned from using magic power, my strength has decreased too much.As long as Meilin resists a little bit, it is absolutely impossible for me to succeed—but in the end, I succeeded.Her slender hands rested on my neck.At this time, not only her hands, but her entire arm and entire body were shaking violently.

Beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.I opened my eyes, the pink pupils were constricted, and I wanted to look at my face, but my eyes kept moving down.Like a nightmare, life in Britain continued during the 500 years of waiting.

Failed prophecies, failed murders, failed palace duties, failed confessions, until the end are all failed solutions.I attribute my childhood misfortune to my own mistakes, and attribute my efforts when I was a king to my own incompetence.Every night in my dreams, I repeat my death, my self-certification, and my pain.I tried everything possible to forget the feeling of love, but whenever I saw mine, love was reborn like a phoenix. After experiencing such a life and living such a life, Meilin's illness is the most serious.

think【".

Then, I hugged Merlin.It's a pity that I'm a little shorter than her, which makes this action not very convincing.

Mei Lin's body gradually returned to calm.But the arms on the shoulders were still trembling, uncontrollable and uncontrollable.

"Melin, don't be afraid, hold my head. Cling to me, adjust your breathing, and let your body relax." Following my instructions, the poor female magician was still trembling only with her hands hanging in the air.

"Put your hands on your arms, touch my hair, and stroke it lightly. It's like sleeping, not only your arms and hands, but your body also relaxes and falls to me. Don't worry, even if I can't use magic, my strength can't I'm bigger than normal, and I won't fall." Hearing me say this, and following the instructions, Mei Lin's PSTD finally eased, but her breathing was still as short as crying.

"It's okay, Meilin. It's okay... This is not a deal, it's not about giving up the bottom line and dignity. Don't think so. At that time, I was just begging you as a lover, not using myself as a commodity. Not only did Jeanna , with me, with Sister Wang, with Mordred, and more importantly, with you by my side—how can there be no Magician of Flowers when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom?"

Pausing, feeling the tears dripping down my shoulders, hearing the whimper in Merlin's throat, I continued, "I don't hate you, I like you, Merlin. I like you very, very much. You As beautiful as a flower, as beautiful as a dream. I am happy to be with you - so please stop hating yourself and start loving yourself, okay? The sad past is over , the prophesied future is waiting for us. Don't cry, smile, laugh. This is a happy time, now is the time of happiness, we have to smile - smile, Merlin. You are so beautiful, you will smile when you smile. More beautiful."

"Woo... woo waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"

Merlin cried, for the first time, and loudly, like a child.

In line with her crying, I patted her on the back lightly, like coaxing a child.

Tears are like spring water, reality is like a dream.

Under the starry night all over the sky, I comforted the heart that had already been scarred.

Chapter Fifteen: Different Potentials of Offense and Defense

◆Artoria◆

Mei Lin cried for a long time, and her tears not only wet my shoulders, but also wet my back with gravity.

But, unlike what I expected, Mei Lin's crying stopped abruptly at the end.She let go of me suddenly, holding my shoulders with both hands, seriousness on her face full of tears, and calmness in her pink eyes glistening with tears—not really serious, not really calm, but she was sick Otherwise, the change of mood could not be so rapid.

"Artoria, you are so kind...I can't say so good! Just by your side, I am very happy, really very happy, a happiness that I can't even dream of in my dreams. As if this The life of the succubus has meaning..." As she spoke, Mei Lin smiled, a forced smile, because her pain was only relieved, not ended. "Now, I finally know that the happiest thing in life is not that my expectations have been answered, but that my waiting and hard work have finally been rewarded... Sure enough, it is best to be a human being...Really! Really Such!"