Artoria wants to read people's hearts

At that time, I worked hard for a long time to make little sister Kunti let go of my guard!

How can it be repaired! ! o(╥﹏╥)o

"Then, as I said just now, I'm here to rescue you, Miss Kundy."

"So——" Artoria walked to the little girl and squatted down, then stretched out her left hand towards her, "——lovely Miss Kundy, no matter what happens next, please Don't leave my side, okay?"

Twitchy, the little girl with blushing cheeks nodded, and then gently put her little hand in the opponent's palm.

"I, I know."

Although her voice was a little weak due to shyness, Artoria, who had excellent hearing, could still hear clearly.

There was a bright smile on the corner of his mouth, and everyone present couldn't help being stunned by that smile.

It can only be said that the title of Sunshine Beauty King is really not covered!

There was no sense of shame that such a big person would play tricks on a child. Arturia took the little girl's hand and stood up, then walked to the side of the animal-eared girl with a silly face on her face.

"Miss Natalie, it's time for us to go out."

Completely different from the attitude she had when coaxing the child just now, Arturia's face now showed a little seriousness.

"I've heard...your orc companions are coming soon."

So what the hell is going on here?

Let's turn the clock back a few minutes.

Orcs of different fur colors were scattered not far from the cave. They sat around in twos and threes, some were chatting, some were cooking a cauldron on the campfire, exuding an indescribable smell... ....

And their identities are the tribal guards who are in charge of patrolling and guarding today.

Their scope of work is very wide, but the number of people is really small. Ten orcs every day is already the limit of this small tribe.

Therefore, rather than sticking to one place, they are more inclined to work in a way of inspecting and checking from time to time.

This kind of labor-intensive work can easily lead to hunger, and this group of orcs just finished inspecting the cave where the food reserves were stored half an hour ago, so they decided to find a place to eat and rest near the cave.

It was nothing, although it was unintentional, but Arturia and the others did perfectly avoid this group of patrolling personnel.

However.........

Maybe it was because the kick was a little too loud, and the orcs already had good ears and eyes...

All in all, this group of orcs immediately noticed that something was wrong.

"!!!"

The orc girl Natalie couldn't help being startled for a moment after hearing Arturia's words. She quickly closed her eyes, listened carefully, and her expression gradually became serious.

Indeed, as she said just now, only a few minutes later, she already heard the sound of hurried footsteps not far from the cave.

I have to say that the orc really runs fast.

Opening her eyes, Natalie's expression became visibly flustered.

"My lord, what should we do now?"

Her tone was so rapid that the ears on the top of her head were frightened out of airplane ears.

How to do?

What else can I do!

Arturia clenched the Sword of Oath of Victory in her hand, and a killing intent flashed in her eyes.

Without answering the other party's words, she turned her head and said another thing to the panicked orc girl.

"Your identity is sensitive, so don't follow us out, wait until everything is over and we leave..." She paused here, then quietly moved her eyes away. "...It's not too late for you to go out again."

"hiss--"

The other party's performance and words made Natalie take a breath.

She is not a fool, the inner meaning of the blond girl just hinted, it is obvious that the rhythm of killing is going to follow.

"No, I can't."

At this moment, she didn't care about the hostage's fear of the kidnapper, and subconsciously grabbed the other's arm.

Seeing Artoria looking back at her, the cold sweat on Natalie's forehead began to flow out uncontrollably.

"I, the guards in our tribe are all good at picking, you can't beat them."

"Why don't you." For some unknown reason, she suddenly reminded the other party, "I'll go out and lure them away. How about you and Kundy taking the opportunity to leave."

She herself was surprised that she would say such a thing, but for some reason, subconsciously, she didn't want Artoria to confront the orcs in her tribe.

Because it always feels like... something bad is going to happen.

This is indeed a method, however......

"Sorry, it's too late."

Shaking her head, Artoria pointed out, "They have reached the entrance of the cave now."

"... Already here?" Natalie's pupils shrank slightly.

Hearing this question, she glanced at the orc girl slightly, that look seemed to say - "Otherwise".

Seeing Artoria's determined expression, Natalie's expression changed, and she suddenly felt a little depressed, "...This is bad, I'm fine on my own, but if you want to Leading people away right under their noses...it's so hard!"

"There's no need to run away."

The blond knight replied, "If they want to stop me, then just fight with a sword."

Raising the sword of vowed victory in her hand, she said the words with a face of reason, "After all, I am very strong."

No, I don't care if you are strong or not.

All I care about is if anyone gets hurt by it.

"Really, can't we coexist peacefully and honestly?!"

Annoyed, she pulled her hair with her hands, and she walked up and down the ramp anxiously while talking.

Artoria: "......"

"Time is running out, just follow my method." She sighed and said again, "You stay here quietly, and we will go out first."

After finishing speaking, she took little Quinty's hand, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, after Natalie bit her back lip a little bit awkwardly, she suddenly called out to the other party.

"grown ups!"

Seeing Artoria turning her head in response, she opened her mouth in bewilderment, and finally mustered up the courage to speak out her request.

"My lord, I look forward to your being able to leave here with Kunti, but...if possible, please don't hurt my people, okay?"

Regardless of whether the knight girl can win or not, it is better for her to ask for a promise from the opponent before the battle begins.

"......"

After a moment of silence, Artoria replied softly, "I am not a person who creates and kills evil, but your people feed on human beings. I will never let you go if you do this."

"But! There are very few cannibals in our tribe, are you going to kill them all because of such unnecessary things?!"

Asked angrily, the orc girl clenched her fists angrily.

Seeing Natalie's angry look, Arturia couldn't help but frown slightly after being taken aback for a moment.

"...What you said is true."

"Of course it's true!" He replied righteously.

Patting herself on the chest, she continued to say to Artoria, "There are only a few radicals who cannibalize. The other orcs in our tribe are very disgusted with this kind of behavior!"

Looking at the blond girl in deep thought, Natalie walked two steps forward with her neck stuck in her heart.

"If you really want to attack my people, then I don't need to live anymore. If you want to kill me, kill me first."

After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes directly, and the generous look on her face made Artoria feel a little helpless in her heart.

"ok, I get it."

Nodding her head, she finally agreed to the other party's request.

"The next battle... I can promise you that I will not harm your people."

After saying this, she suddenly paused, and her green eyes looked deeply at the orc girl who was relieved by her words just now.

"However, I hope you can keep one thing in mind."

The girl's clear eyes are as clear as frost and snow, her back is straight, humble and noble.

"I don't know if the truth is really what you said, but I am willing to agree to this request only because I am willing to believe you."

After the handsome blond knight finished speaking, she turned and left again, and her last awe-inspiring voice drifted into Natalie's ears along the breeze.

"Natalie, I hope you will not betray my trust."

An intelligent population is always rich in diversity, just like human beings. There are people with high moral character in society, so there will also be people who are humble and bad.

If you want to judge the merits and demerits of something, it is the most undesirable way to generalize.

And this is also one of the reasons why Arturia was able to agree to Natalie's request in the end.

After all... Being able to raise kind-hearted orcs like Natalie is enough to show from the side that this population is not hopeless yet, right?

Taking a deep breath, she asked Kundy to hide at the entrance of the cave to avoid light, and then stepped out of the cave.

Looking up, the orcs who came into view were a little restless because of her appearance.

The equipment on their bodies was no different from that of the group of orcs they met before, the only difference was that they did not wear that ugly mask on their heads.

"Humanity?"

With a puzzled tone, this sentence came from an orc who looked like a little leader.

"Yes." Arturia nodded, "Although I am a heroic spirit, I was indeed a human being in my lifetime."

After all, Artoria's body suddenly froze, and she faced the orcs with a long sword in both hands.

The flowing wind covered the blade of the sword, making it difficult to see the true face of the long sword under the distorted airflow.

"I came here this time to take away the child imprisoned by you, how about it?" She asked coldly, "Aren't you trying to stop me?!"

Although she just promised Natalie that she would not hurt them, it didn't mean that her attitude would become kinder because of this.

Guaranteeing their lives was Artoria's last tolerance for them.

However, her tugging attitude caused the word "well" to appear above the heads of all the orc guards present.

After all, they have grown up so big, and they have never encountered a human being who has such an attitude towards them.

"Oh——" the tone was drawn out, and a white fur orc said with a half-smile, "—Human, who gave you the courage to talk to us orcs like this?"

In response, the girl's blue eyes flickered for a moment.

Although she still wanted to piss them off, she didn't think it was necessary.

So after her eyes drifted away for a moment, she finally decided to stop her mouth output.

Artoria just continued to ask her own question again, "So, what is your answer?"

"Answer?" With a sneer, the group of orcs immediately showed their claws, "The answer is that none of you can leave, even you have to stay here today!"

After finishing speaking, following the order from the little leader on the opposite side, they all jumped up and attacked Artoria.

Seeing this, Arturia was unhurried, waving the sword of vowed victory in her hand, and went up to meet her.

————Pingling, Bangling (fight dividing line)—————

When it was completely dark and there was no sound from outside.

Natalie finally walked out of the cave trembling and cautiously.

While walking, she also made psychological preparations for herself. She was afraid that the other party would not keep his promise, and let her see corpses all over the ground as soon as she came out of the cave.

However.........

Except for the ten orcs at the entrance of the cave who were beaten and fainted, her tribe was still peaceful as usual, which made her feel relieved.

It seems that the knight lord not only took Kundy away safely, but also kept his promise.

This is really....... great.