The Undying Death Knight failed to achieve the ending of the Heroic Spirit

Based on what he had seen in other people’s dreams before, the content of his dream must be a regrettable memory from his lifetime.

"So doesn't that mean there might be another Minako appearing in my dream?"

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Calm down. The more critical the situation, the calmer you need to be!"

Arthur reminded himself repeatedly in his heart and took several deep breaths. His heart was beating uncontrollably. The danger he was facing at this moment was no less than the one he had suffered when he was stabbed in the back by his rebellious son in Camlann.

Yes, although the timeline cannot be changed, he can control the location - he can completely leave the castle and go outside to avoid the limelight.

With determination, Arthur opened the door, but as soon as he opened it, a warm body crawled into his arms.

"Hey, you found me."

Arthur's body visibly stiffened, and his head slowly tilted downward, just in time to meet a pair of sparkling ruby-like pupils.

"Arthur, you're back."

The familiar voice had a strange yet familiar coquettish tone. How long had it been since he saw Minanako speaking to him in this manner?

The memory was too old, Arthur himself had forgotten that he and she had such a time in the distant past. Although he knew that the girl in front of him was just a memory projection in his dream, Arthur still felt dazed.

But this insignificant recollection was quickly suppressed by the uneasiness rising in my heart... Since this is Minanako's treasure, there is no guarantee that my dream will not be tampered with, so it is better to be cautious.

He looked at the girl in front of him with doubt, and the girl was puzzled by his gaze. She asked, "What's wrong? Do you need to use my power again?"

Through those flawless pupils filled with pure warmth, Arthur saw his own reflection in the other's pupils. That was the perfect king, King Arthur.

But Arthur himself knew that he was not perfect.

His indecision not only hurt himself and ruined his ideals, but also pushed the girl in front of him to another extreme.

He felt ashamed and embarrassed for his hesitation just now.

He suddenly reached out and touched Minako's cheek, his fingers rubbing across her eyelids tenderly.

"Are you okay?"

“What do you mean nothing?” Minanako looked very confused. She tilted her head, but she enjoyed Arthur's touch very much.

"I heard that the power of fairies will make humans lose their vision. When that time comes, you can only see the world that fairies can see."

That is a world of only emotions.

When he learned about this in Chaldea, he had wondered what kind of emotion Minako saw in him during the last moments of her life, during that dark time when she was surrounded by emotions all day long? Was it guilt? Or fear?

"That doesn't matter. As long as I have you, it's enough." Minako raised her face proudly: "Anyway, the emotions coming from you, Arthur, are as warm as the sun, right?"

Arthur did not answer.

Minako didn't blink. She opened her eyes and asked again, "Are you right?"

"I'm sorry." Arthur lowered his head, took a few steps back and sat down on the edge of the bed: "Really, I'm sorry."

He knew that when Minanako needed him the most, he would not have such emotions.

He lowered his head and repeated his apology over and over again.

"Don't be sorry. You'll be sorry next time anyway."

Arthur's apology paused at the unexpected words.

Minako's face was gloomy. She pursed her lips and her eyes were uncertain: "Why did you appear in my dream?"

"Ah?" Arthur's pupils trembled.

Could it be that he was not actually the master of the dream—but a spectator occupying a special seat?

I feel like I have lost my life. This plot can end now.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 283 The Witch's Dream

2023-07-29

The stone platform in front of her was moved away, and the bright moonlight seemed to be blocked by someone.

The girl, whose hands and feet were tied to the cross with iron chains, raised her head, revealing a pair of lifeless eyes under her dirty and messy black hair. She saw the true face of the person who climbed onto the stone platform. It was a boy about her age.

"who are you?"

She had seen him before, he was the lord's guest, and she was caught by the guards because she tried to steal his food. When she saw him again, she felt that he had an inexplicably reassuring aura - perhaps she was attracted by this illusion and stole the bread.

"Shh, don't talk." The boy lowered his voice and gestured to her to keep quiet: "I am Arthur, you should still remember me, I am here to save you."

"Save me? Did the lord ask you to come?"

Drinking the blood of a witch who died from sun exposure can inherit the witch's power. How could the lord, who was bewitched by such a ridiculous lie, give up the only witch-like body at hand?

"I came here secretly." Arthur untied the chain around the girl's wrist and explained in a low voice: "If you make too much noise, we will both be arrested."

She said "oh" softly and said no more.

The chains dug into her skin so tightly that the rust in them almost merged with her flesh.

"You suddenly jumped out at that time. Did you want bread?"

He kept moving his hands, trying to divert attention by talking.

"It seems like I drifted for a long time and then I got hungry."

Contrary to Arthur's expectations, the girl's voice was calm without any change, and she seemed unaffected by the pain.

The restraints on her hands were quickly removed, and Arthur bent down and began to remove the shackles on her feet.

Suddenly, the sound of Sasha's footsteps was heard in the distance, and then large swathes of light from torches shone towards this side, making Arthur's body freeze. He lowered his head and tried to hide in the shadows, but he never expected the fire to spread quickly towards this side.

"do not move."

He suddenly heard the girl's whisper in his ear, and then he felt his head being grabbed by a pair of hands, and then pressed against the soft body. The girl's smell was not good, perhaps because she had not washed for too long.

The fire spread over, but the guard just glanced casually and left. Only when the footsteps were completely gone did the girl release her hand that was holding Arthur's head.

"Can you do magic?" He originally thought that the so-called witch by Lord Goren was just a casual title, but he never thought that the girl in front of him could really do magic.

"Then why didn't you use magic to escape?" He then raised a new question.

"My magic power was exhausted when I was captured, and I have only recently recovered a little." She paused, and then said, "There is a strong magic reaction here. I can't beat her."

"Ah, that's Teacher Meili." Arthur finally violently removed the shackles, and his tone became relaxed: "She won't go along with Lord Goren."

And if we really talk about a witch, Teacher Meili is the real witch.

He wiped the sweat from his face and said, "I've said so much, what's your name?"

"I don't recall. But you should leave. Meat Mountain is coming, and he used magic on my fetters."

Arthur was stunned for a moment before he realized that the Meat Mountain was talking about Lord Goren.

"We'll talk about the name later." Arthur grabbed the girl's hand and picked her up: "We should run."

The guards' shouts could be heard, and the fire in the manor was brightly lit, as if it was a state of high alert.

"If this state could be used to deal with the Saxons, Britain would not be in such a mess!" Seeing this, Arthur said angrily: "When I become king, lords like him should be liquidated."

"You can't run away, put me down."

She felt that it would be good if only one of them survived, and her chance of surviving by sneaking away using magic was obviously much higher than if Arthur took him with him to die.

"Don't move." Arthur lowered his head and jumped around in the shadows between the torches, but there were too few gaps left for him and he was gradually forced into a dead end.

In order to delay her own death, she could only use her limited magic power to form a thin film to barely wrap herself and Arthur, but the film was pierced by a hand the next moment it was formed. The hand grabbed Arthur's collar at a dazzling speed and quickly pulled the two away from the spot.

"I told you not to run around."

A gentle female voice sounded, and Arthur looked up in surprise at the pink-haired woman standing suddenly next to him: "Teacher Meili."

"Although this fat dog lord was rewarded by King Uther himself, he is not loyal. I suspect that if he couldn't beat me, he would probably hang me at the door as a witch pendant."

In response to the woman's scolding, Arthur just smiled shyly and said nothing.

Merry then glanced at the witch pendant that Arthur had just stolen. He only glanced at her casually, but her eyes froze in an instant. But her abnormality only lasted for a moment, and the woman changed to a teacher's tone and warned Arthur: "Don't run around in the future. Your life is the treasure of this country. Besides, refugees like her are dying every day in the corners you can see and can't see. Only if you become the new king can you really save them."

"But I can save them. Even if I am not the king now, there should be something I can do. If I let my people die in front of my eyes without doing anything, I think it will be difficult for me to think of this moment again even if I become the king."

But the unforgettable scene of that day was her first encounter with him.

……

"Arthur, Arthur, go out and play."

"Sorry, I'm practicing the etiquette of a king."

"King Cheng, is it so strict?"

"Well, a king without etiquette has no prestige. He will not be recognized."

"Prestige - I heard from Teacher Mary that it is something more important than life... Arthur, what if one day, your other subjects want to sacrifice me for your prestige?" She remembered what Teacher Mary said.

Arthur was stunned for a moment, then he stopped and said in an extremely serious tone: "That means there is something wrong with my kingdom... If that day really comes, I will take you away and then we will create a new kingdom."

"Like the first time you rescued me?"

“Just like that!”

……

"Your Majesty, we have already investigated clearly. It was she who cast the love spell on the queen, and it was she who spread the news of Lancelot's secret meeting with the queen."

The man sitting on the throne did not speak, so his close ministers persuaded him again: "If you don't execute her, it will be a big blow to the king's prestige and will be detrimental to the next expedition to France."

She stood at the steps, looking at the king sitting high up, and she wanted to explain.

——No, that's not right, love spell... News, that's not right, although there are memories, but that was definitely not done by her!

"King, please understand."

The minister spoke again.

King Arthur nodded in an imperceptible arc.

The words of her defense got stuck in her throat.

This is the past of Shumi that you want.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 284 Fairy Dream

2023-07-29

Dark purple chains stretched out from the void and tied Arthur's hands on the left and right. The shackles with heavy iron balls also restricted his movements.

Arthur's body was locked tightly in the room and a heavy stone platform popped out in front of him at the right time.

"When did you use the magic?"

He had not felt any magical fluctuations just now, and these things seemed to appear out of thin air. This phenomenon beyond common sense made Arthur inexplicably think of the "influence on reality" mentioned by Teacher Meili.

"This is my treasure, my dream. Of course, it changes according to my needs." In front of him, the girl with silver-white hair floated onto the stone platform. The smile on her face was morbid. Minako reached out her hand and gently stroked Arthur's face. Her expression made her voice softer. "You seem a little confused? Do you still remember this place?"

Her scarlet eyes carefully examined the man in front of her who was trying to break free from the chains, and her eyes dimmed. After a moment, a strange golden and blue light burst out from her eyes, and she said in a cold voice: "This is actually my room."

"Your room? Then...why am I in--"

Arthur's eyes suddenly widened in the middle of his words, and he opened his mouth as if he remembered something, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"Did you remember?" Looking at Arthur's expression, she let out a low laugh.

In the palace, he did reserve a room for the court magician, and when Minako inherited the position, he gave it to her, leaving it for the court magician to study magic.

But Arthur had never been to Minako's room except that day.

"Yes, it was on this day that you broke into my room alone and captured me the moment I hugged you."

"So, why are you here now?" Minako looked at Arthur, the sarcasm in her voice could no longer be hidden: "Are you regretting not killing me right now?"

Arthur gritted his teeth and said nothing. He found that his magic power was gradually being absorbed by the chains that bound his hands and feet.

"Why don't you want to believe me? Is the so-called prestige of the king so important? Love spell, love spell! You trust your sister, your queen so much, you believe everything they say!" She pinched Arthur's neck hard, her face showing a bit of hideousness due to excessive anger: "I...I didn't do it!"

"This is what I regret most, this is how this dream came about, not being able to... kill you when you were alone!"