No one knows King Arthur better than I do

— After all, her appetite remains the same.

Under such circumstances, eating less in the dining hall of the palace allows more knights to eat, and then reduces the cost, and also allows Karl, whose traffic is blocked, to make money.

Artoria felt that this must be the right thing to do!

Eating is justice!

Besides…

Arturia, who secretly changed into a small skirt in her room, frowned slightly troubled as she watched the face reflected in the basin.

"It would have been fine if I didn't listen to Merlin back then, but now that I'm like this, even if I want to drag other knights to the boss's shop to eat, it's no good."

After all, in the eyes of other knights, King Arthur is a man.

Although a little disturbed, when Artoria thought of the delicious food in Karl's shop, she hummed a ditty for a while, sneaked out along the path that no one walked at the back door of the palace, and looked for Karl's shop. .

In the process of fleeing, Arturia seemed to sense something.

But this feeling was fleeting - she also felt this way when Merlin activated clairvoyance before, so she only regarded it as Merlin's problem and didn't pay too much attention to this kind of thing.

so...

The knight Kai covered Lancelot's mouth, and the two hid in the woods next to the path at the back door of the palace. After Artoria walked for a while, Kai let Lancelot go.

"Just now... that's the king, right?"

Knight Kai knew that Artoria was female.

But Lancelot didn't know.

But this did not prevent him from recognizing that the one who just went out was Artoria.

After all, change your clothes, change your hairstyle - you can't find it until you don't associate the two people together, but when Lancelot put the figure of the little girl and King Arthur together, he was in the same place. In an instant, it was confirmed that the two were the same person.

"But how could Wang wear women's clothes..."

Lancelot was still a little dazed looking at the position Arturia left just now.

He was thinking about this question wholeheartedly, so he didn't notice that Kai's face behind him changed to a certain extent.

—Sorry, my friend.

Cavalier Kai has completely regarded Lancelot as a friend, and Lancelot's trust before made him have a tendency to put Lancelot in the position of best friend.

But if it's for Artoria...then he can only be cruel!

In short, knock Lancelot out first!

Then if physical amnestics don't work, then go to Merlin to see if he can use real amnestics to delete Lancelot's memories of this period of time.

As for killing Lancelot... Kay never thought about it.

Even if Merlin wanted to kill Lancelot at that time, he would stop him.

It's just that if Merlin can't help it, and physics can't erase Lancelot's memory—then find a basement in the palace to lock Lancelot in, and then tell him how good Artoria is every day up!

When he understands that King Arthur is the Chosen King even if he is a woman, then he can keep this secret with himself!

"Kai, you said the king..."

Just when Kay was about to make a move, Lancelot suddenly turned around, making Kay's whole body stiff, and at the same time, Lancelot also said the second half of his sentence.

"—Wang doesn't like women's clothing!"

"Kai, you must keep this matter a secret for the king! Otherwise, this matter will definitely affect the majesty of the king. Kai, please promise me that this matter must be kept a secret for the king!"

Forehead…

Seeing that Lancelot had made up all the questions in his head, Kai was a little confused for a while.

And Kai's bewilderment is hesitation in Lancelot's eyes.

So at this moment, relying on himself to be stronger than Kai, he directly grabbed Kai's arms and held him firmly, making him unable to move.

"Kay, you have to understand that our king is the chosen king! We cut taxes during the war, and then led us to victory. After the people came out of the big defeat, now they lead Camelot to prosperity and let Camelot Merlot is richer and stronger!"

"This is definitely not something that an ordinary king can do!"

"So we must not lose such an excellent king just because of a little hobby of the king!"

"Quick, you swear not to tell, or I won't let you go! Until you swear!"

"Kay!"

Looking at Lancelot who was more excited than himself, Kay also reacted now.

"Calm down Lancelot—I, the knight Kai, swear that I will not tell the king's secret. Don't worry, I understand everything. It's just that I didn't react just now, and I was a little scared by you."

★

Merlin's eyes glowed white.

He watched Kai and Lancelot find out about Artoria's women's clothing and their reaction afterwards, hiding in his room and laughing happily.

What Arturia felt just now was indeed his clairvoyance.

And he did it on purpose.

If not...

——Don’t you want to miss such an interesting scene!

Besides…

"It's not necessarily a good thing for Artoria to keep hiding, and I should try to find a way to at least let these knights who have a good relationship with Artoria know about it."

"It's just that I didn't expect Lancelot to have such a big brain..."

"That's right. After all, Arturia was able to fight him for so many rounds. In terms of strength, Artoria's strength is not lost to him at all, and even stronger than him at certain times. No matter what he thinks I don’t think such a guy belongs to a woman.”

Having said that, Merlin smiled and shook his head.

Things here represent at most a failure of his attempt and a simple pleasure.

On the other side, he also needs to get in touch.

"Yesterday, Arturia said that she still needs to ask the last person about the restoration of the Sword in the Stone—but it is impossible for anyone to repair it successfully. After all, the level of the sword is not low, so in Artoria's lost Before I come back, I have to contact the fairy in the lake in advance."

Having said that, Merlin slowly laughed.

"Speaking of which, those fairies in the lake seem to have been waiting for the appearance of the Holy Sword of the Stars for a long time... In this case, if I succeed in finding a qualified person for them, then it would be impossible not to give them some benefits. ~"

"I can bring them the day after tomorrow, but I will accept the good wine hidden by Vivian today."

"By the way, in order to prevent them from not believing me, let's make a contract. Anyway, this time it's not a lie, so let's make a more serious contract."

Just like that, Merlin, who made the contract, seemed to think of the taste of the good wine that Vivian had hidden, and the smile on his face gradually became obvious.

After that, holding the contract, he turned into countless petals in his messy room full of various ancient books, disappeared directly, and went to the fairy in the pit lake.

……

22. World Famous Paintings: Merlin Signing the Contract

Karl is no stranger to Artoria's arrival.

She will definitely come at noon these days.

Moreover, since Arturia came here, she just ate, and she basically didn't say anything. Carl still felt good about such a loyal restaurant customer.

"Boss, here I come."

"Is it still the same?"

"Well, it's the same as before—bread for six people, salad for six people, steak for six people, a small pot of soup, and a large portion of fish and chips—well, two more glasses of barley, I have a little something to think about today Talk to the boss."

If it was Moore and Meckkin who said so, then Karl would probably simply deal with it and be done.

But for Al, a big customer, Karl nodded quite seriously, and while thinking about what was wrong with her, he made the food she usually ate according to her needs.

If there is a crown selection, Karl is already a well-deserved crown chef.

So if he makes some dishes that are not even luminous dishes, even if he is a little distracted, it will not have much effect.

"Your meal is ready."

Karl first brought up all the dishes that Artoria wanted, and then went to make two glasses of ale in the barrel he had prepared. One was placed on Artoria's side, and the other was made according to Artoria's order. Liya's request was placed on her side.

I have been busy in the kitchen just now, let alone, although Carl is not tired, his throat is a bit dry.

After taking a sip of beer, he also asked about Artoria.

"What the hell is going on?"

Hearing Karl's question, Arturia sorted out her language a bit.

"You should have heard that the king's sword broke during a confrontation, right?"

Although Karl had never heard of it, there was a legend about the broken sword in the stone of King Arthur, so Karl was not too entangled.

Seeing that Karl accepted the matter, Arturia continued to talk.

"The king's sword was broken, so now the king is calling craftsmen from all over the country to repair the sword - our family is a traveling merchant, and we do all kinds of businesses. So this matter naturally fell to our family on the head."

"But the king's sword is not ordinary, so my blacksmith failed to restore the sword... Sister Moore said before that you can ask the boss if you have any troubles. I want to ask if you know any good blacksmiths. , can you introduce me?"

Hearing what Arturia said, Karl understood.

He knew about King Arthur's sword in the stone being broken. If the sword hadn't been broken, then there might not be another sword given by the fairy of the lake in the future.

Legend has it that this is a lesson and warning to arrogant Arthur.

But Arthur didn't care, and when he went to the fairy in the lake, he still chose to pay attention to the sword and not the sword, so so many things happened later.

Recalling the relevant legends, Karl nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Miss Al, can you show me Wang's broken sword first?"

As far as blacksmithing is concerned, Karl who has drawn the forging skill is of course an excellent blacksmith.

But his forging skills are not up to par, so he still has to see how the sword is damaged and the level of the sword itself to see if he can take over this task.

If you can, then the big customers in your store have entrusted you, and you can help as much as you can.

If you can't, then you can't help yourself.

"I just had it with me!"

Karl originally planned to ask Al to bring him the broken sword tomorrow, but since Al is carrying it with him now, it doesn't matter for him to take a look first.

When Arturia took out the broken sword from her special package, Karl was also lucky enough to see the sword in the stone.

The sword itself is very delicate.

Because of his forging skills, Karl knew that the sword was absolutely extremely sharp just by tapping on the blade.

The sword itself is not particularly different from other swords.

If I have to say, the sword has such a line of inscriptions on its body:

——ONLY THE KING CAN TAKE THE SWORD FROM THE STONE (only the king can take the sword from the stone)

This is a good sword.

But now, a crack appeared in the middle of the sword, which split the sword into two.

Normally, a sword of this level would not break easily.

According to legend, there are several reasons why this sword broke, and it is not known whether it is true or not.

But it doesn't matter...

"If it's this sword, I can repair it."

If Karl was to forge a sword of this level, it would still be a bit of a stretch for him.But if he were to repair such a sword, there would be no problem.

The core reason for this is the skill pit given by the system.

The '+' in Karl's Blacksmithing (B+) is for the repair skill contained in this skill.

After a careful conversion, repairing skills may have an A, while normal forging skills may be B-. Under such pulls, it is finally fixed as a B+.

However, this calculation method is speculated by Karl himself, and he does not know whether it is true or not.

"Can you fix it!?"