Artoria wants to read people's hearts

'Now, Leah. ' Mikoto covered her chest with her hands, with a bitter taste in her mouth.

'——Some people say that all the cherry blossoms turn into green leaves, and the expectation in the heart hides the flowering period. Then when the green leaves turn yellow and float down, presumably hope will come as scheduled at that time. '

Obviously she was still crying just now, but now because of the extreme pain, she couldn't cry anymore.

There will always be times like this in one's life. It is obvious that your heart has been turned upside down, but in the eyes of others, you are just a little more silent than usual, and no one will find it strange.

Later, a friend asked her how she felt after returning home when she sent Liya away that night.

Whenever at this time, Miqin recalled that it was not loneliness and long roads, nor sadness and sadness, but Artoria's pair of emerald green eyes and the bright stars shining in the sky.

The weather was fine that night, but she drew the curtains, and only a small dim light was turned on in the room.

After calmly taking a bath and lying on the bed, Misaka Mikoto grabbed the blanket and watched a movie about youth on the computer.

In the movie, the beginning of the story is always like that, just in time, caught off guard.

And the ending of the story is always like this, two flowers bloom, each side of the sky.

Looking at the protagonist in the movie, she suddenly understood what her feelings for Liya were.

but.........

It was too late for her to understand, it was like a pardon sent after the execution of the death sentence, no matter how she thought about it, there was no way to redeem it at this moment.

So she let her mind go.

I don't want to think about anything, and I don't want to do anything. There is a cool evening breeze outside, and the room is quiet and warm.

After watching the movie, she tucked into bed silently to sleep, closed her eyes, and fell into a dreamland of nowhere.

So far, a good night's sleep.

Chapter 1 Sudden Dilemma ([-] in [-])

Like falling into the deep sea.

Between half-dream and half-awake, Artoria dreamed that she had sunk into the bottom of the sea.

It sinks deeper and deeper.

The light on the sea above her head was getting dimmer. She wanted to reach out to swim to the sea, but found that she couldn't control her hands and feet at all. In the end, she could only watch the light go farther and farther until it was pitch black.

Huge water pressure hit her, and Artoria woke up suddenly.

In an instant, the darkness faded away, and the light shone into her eyes again.

Blinking her eyes, Artoria looked around, her expression full of bewilderment.

What she is in now is inside a huge palace. The inside of the palace is composed of huge white stone pillars, carved with mysterious and complicated patterns on the stone pillars, which looks extremely solemn and sacred.

Looking up, the ceiling showed a semicircular trend and extended upwards, eventually forming a hemispherical dome, with not only complicated paintings but also exquisite reliefs on the top.

Looking down, I saw that one level after another gradually converged into a high platform.

And at this moment, she was sitting in the most conspicuous place of the entire palace, that is, on a throne carved with golden lacquer and carved dragons at the top of the high platform.

What's happening here?

Arturia froze for a moment.

In her memory, it was clear that not long ago she was saying her final farewell to Misaka Mikoto in Academy City, but she just opened and closed her eyes, floating in the sea like waking up from a dream, and she came to this strange place place.

Sitting on the throne, subconsciously tapping the armrest of the seat with her fingers, Arturia couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

It seemed that she was no longer in the world of Academy City, and this world seemed even weirder than that.

Taking a deep breath tentatively, Arturia sucked the air into her lungs and then exhaled it lightly.

Sure enough, she felt an inexplicable but very awkward feeling from this action.

This feeling is very strange, it is clear that what she breathes is air, but it makes Artoria have a false illusion that she is not breathing anything.

Plus more importantly...  

With her attention shifted slightly, she closed her eyes and carefully felt the flow of magic power in her body.

Weakness, blockage.

Obviously, the magic power that should have been unimpeded, like a vast ocean current, now seems to be suppressed by something invisible and intangible, which is uncomfortable.

With a thought, Arturia began to mobilize the magic power in her body.

However, just like a river being artificially blocked and dammed, if the magic power in her body originally had ten points, now she can mobilize and control less than one point.

However, this does not mean that the power in her body has disappeared. The magic power is still in its original magic circuit, but the only thing that has changed is that it cannot be mobilized and used.

After discovering this situation, Artoria frowned slightly involuntarily, and subconsciously looked at her hands.

If the magic power cannot be used, then what is the situation of the Noble Phantasm?

Thinking of this, she tentatively began to summon her vowed victory sword, but the golden light that was supposed to converge on her hands did not appear this time.

As time passed, Arturia finally admitted the fact in frustration that not only her magic power was sealed, but even the use of Noble Phantasms was prohibited.

She sighed helplessly, after many attempts to no avail, no matter how upset she felt, at this moment she could only resign to her fate for the time being.

How else could it be done?

Occasionally, there would be some problems when switching between worlds. After the previous experience, Arturia had already become very Buddhist by this time.

Originally, she thought about leaving Academy City, and after returning to the Throne of Heroes, she must properly complain to Alaya.

But now...

Helplessly, a sigh overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and Artoria held her forehead with her hands with some headaches.

He complained without even seeing him face to face. Instead of getting angry because of these things, it is more important to quickly find a way to leave the palace.

This world gave her a very uncomfortable feeling, like looking at flowers in the fog, giving people a sense of ambiguity and illusion.

Slightly squinting her eyes, she focused her gaze on the gate of the palace not far away, with an indiscernible thoughtfulness in her eyes.

"........."

After getting up to leave the throne, Artoria reached out and caressed the wrinkled white shirt on her body.

Her movements were unhurried, even with a touch of grace.

After arranging her clothes, she walked slowly towards the door.

Arriving at the gate of the palace, Arturia raised her head and roughly estimated the height of the gate, she couldn't help but secretly marveled.

The gate seems to be more than four meters high, with inverted bell-shaped flowers carved on it, the calyx is pure white, the petals glow with crystal white luster, and the top is a circle of pale gold of different shades, which seems to be dyed and natural.

Arturia, who is King Arthur, knows better than anyone that the throne and the palace represent a status symbol, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can use as long as they have money.

After a little contemplation, she had already made a decision in her heart, no matter what, the mysteries of this world can only be solved after she goes out, right?

Having settled down in her heart, Arturia stretched out her hand and gently pushed the door.

However.........

Frowning, she couldn't help being a little surprised.

Originally, I thought that I could easily push the door open with my own strength, but now it seems that this matter is not so easy.

but.......

One hand won't work, so the two hands can go to the head office together.

Stretching out her other hand to put it on the door, Artoria took a deep breath, and became serious.

"drink!"

With a low snort, she suddenly began to use her strength. King Arthur's mighty power from the red dragon made her use all of it this time.

"Squeak~"

A heavy but piercing sound came to my ears, and the huge gate finally opened slowly this time. At this moment, for the first time, this world revealed the tip of the iceberg to the king from another world.

Outside is a deep corridor, which looks a little creepy because of the lack of light.

Artoria stood at the door, relying on her good eyesight to look into the distance, but helplessly found that the corridor extended in all directions, and she didn't know where it led.

But one thing is certain, whether it is the corridors or the palace outside, they don't seem to be located in the empty space outside.

If you want to know why.....

Looking up at the top of her head, Artoria could clearly find that her top was covered by rocks, and the sunlight couldn't shine in at all, which was why this place looked so dark.

After carefully observing the surroundings, she already had a rough judgment in her mind.

It looks like this is the inside of a huge cave, or you can think about it from another angle, maybe boldly guess that this is an underground labyrinth.

After all, based on the situation and the situation, it is really hard to make a judgment about which one the answer is.

How could I be in such a place?

The doubts in her heart deepened, Arturia carefully looked at the situation outside, and after finding that she could not get any new information for the time being, she directly lifted her foot and wanted to leave the palace.

However, a good start does not necessarily lead to a good result.

"Boom!"

With a dull sound, Artoria's head collided with an invisible barrier, and she fell backwards uncontrollably.

If she hadn't reacted in time and hurriedly took two steps back, perhaps she would have already slumped on the ground like a fool and doubted life by now.

No, in fact, Artoria has already begun to doubt her life now!

"!!!"

What just happened?

Did I hit something?

There was a veil-like mist in the emerald green eyes of the blond king. She raised her head and stared blankly at the open door. She really didn't know what happened just now.

Pursing her lips, she resolutely took two steps forward to the edge of the door.

Her eyes blinked slightly, this time Artoria learned to be smart, she didn't just lift her foot and go out like last time, but stretched out a hand and tentatively probed outside.

In an instant, the strange touch from her hand made her heart sink suddenly.

It's like touching a solid but invisible barrier. The entire gate is sealed by this barrier. In this state of affairs, it is impossible for even a fly to fly out.

——I was trapped.

After realizing this fact, the expression on Artoria's face involuntarily became serious.

What the hell is this?

Could it be said to be an enchantment?

Thinking of this, her face darkened slightly, and the eyes that were originally as clear as lakes slowly became colder.

"........"

If the mountain doesn't come, it's me, and I will go to the mountain.

Since the door cannot go out, she will find another exit. After all, people always have to adapt to any unexpected situation.

Taking a deep look at the direction of the gate, Arturia turned around and began to explore the entire palace like a carpet.

According to her experience of living in the palace for so many years, generally speaking, such a magnificent building must have more than one exit, as long as she finds another door, she can go out by herself.

How much confidence Artoria had in the fact that there were other exits, how disappointed Arturia was after a few minutes.

"How could there be no?!"

She kept pacing in the empty hall, and she felt a little bad all over.

Originally full of confidence, she was sure that there would be another secret door, but at this moment, she was actually slapped/slapped in the face by reality. This incident really made her feel a little depressed.

Reluctantly walking around the hall twice, Artoria finally returned to the original point helplessly.

Subconsciously gave a slight 'tsk', she was finally defeated by reality and gave up her original naive idea.

Taking a deep breath, after looking around the palace, she once again fixed her gaze on the white gate.

Good guy, it looks like this time I'm going to turn into a tank no matter what, and force my way out!

Because she didn't have a weapon in her hand, and she couldn't even manifest the armor, all she could rely on now was her powerful body and the magic power that could only be used a little.

The situation is really not optimistic, relying on these simple conditions to get out of the predicament, even Arturia herself is not sure whether she can really succeed.