lost narrative poem

Chapter 703 "Father" and "Son"

"BB..." Xia Ran twitched the corners of her mouth, and suddenly realized.

This makes sense, after all, he doesn't pay much attention to the ubiquitous spirit particle signals in the air, just like ordinary people in the modern world are concerned about the various electromagnetic waves in the surrounding atmosphere. It's never felt normal.

Even if Xia Ran can perceive and see it exactly, he can read the information flow in the Lingzi network just like reading the information carried in the electromagnetic wave.But it's pointless, because there's no need.

And even though the current Lingzi network is still very simple, unlike the Internet of later generations, it is a "magic" network covering the entire European region, and it has recently begun to open the lower link to the public starting from the British mainland. , the Lingzi network is becoming popular in the civilian field...

And because the central host is set up here at the Tower of Glory, even the entire tower itself can be regarded as a huge spiritual signal transmission tower that can cover the whole world. A large amount of information is gathered, and data throughput such as various processing and calculations is carried out.

So, even if BB just undisguisedly started data transmission near Xia Ran's room, and broadcast what happened to Artoria directly, it would be difficult for the person involved to find out——

Magicians can perceive the information flow in the spiritual network around them, but they just habitually feel that it is normal. It is the spiritual calculation device that receives massive amounts of information from all over Europe, and sends feedback back after the calculation is completed... …was completely defenseless after all, so no attempt was made to read those messages.

Sure enough, the real Sakura is much more cute and cute...

Xia Ran pressed her forehead with one hand, raised her head and sighed: "Sure enough, I shouldn't be soft-hearted..."

"No, I can't settle it like this...I'm going to settle the score with her now!" After a short pause, he slapped his palm and said this seriously, before turning around and leaving from the other side of the corridor.

"This matter is not urgent, Master... let's talk about the current matter first, have you forgotten what you promised me?" Arturia, who was so angry, stepped forward and grabbed the woman who wanted to This guy who took the opportunity to slip away.

"Ah? What?" Xia Ran blinked her eyes and looked at her innocently, "I didn't promise anything. I didn't say anything at the time, but Miss Medea came..."

"You...!!" The girl was anxious, is this the problem?

"..." On the other side, Mordred looked at the interaction between the two with a gloomy face, feeling that his own existence seemed superfluous, and suddenly his whole body became ill, and some faint signs began to emanate from behind him. A kind of low air pressure, the black air visible to the naked eye spreads in all directions.

Artoria calmed down a little, she took a deep breath, and stared at her Master with very stern eyes: "If I don't come now, Master, what are you going to do?"

"...Help Xiao Mo inherit the throne." The magician answered honestly.

"I'm not dead yet!" The King of Knights raised his voice angrily.

"Ahem, that's not what I meant. As long as the throne is passed normally, she can inherit the throne of Camelot..." Xia Ran raised her finger and scratched her cheek, explaining.

Artoria tried very hard to resist the urge to stab him with the sword. The Holy Sword of the Stars was lost and recovered, but she hadn't used it for so long, and she was a little unfamiliar and unaccustomed to it: "In short, I'm not ready to admit it. Give up your heart!"

As soon as this sentence came out, it was like a sharp sword. The expression of Mordred beside her changed instantly. She felt that her heart was bleeding, and she was so painful that she couldn't breathe.

It was like when Morgan arranged for her to hide her identity and sharpen her minions, but she didn't obey at all, but directly disclosed all this to King Arthur.It is because her yearning and admiration for her father far surpasses her mother's obsession and ambition. She hopes to be recognized by her father and be proud of her father.

So she didn't act according to Morgan's intention, but wanted to become a noble knight recognized by her father, but on that day, Artoria rejected her equally ruthlessly.

"Why... why can't you admit me! Isn't King Arthur always known for being honest, upright, and impartial? Why should I be treated differently in my affairs?!"

A deep voice sounded, and it was not the magician who asked the question, but the rebellious girl knight. She clenched her fists angrily, gritted her teeth and asked, staring at her father with fierce hatred in her eyes: "Do I ...As Morgan's avatar, should I be so disgusted by you?"

That was both hatred for Arturia and loathing for such a self.

Why not give up the throne to yourself?
Why don't you recognize yourself as a Son?

Why, would I be born in this form?

How intense her love for her father was, and how intense her hatred turned into. She believed that "father" did not recognize her as a "son", and that she was dissatisfied with Morgan on herself, and hated her. The elder sister uses magic to imitate and copy the artificial human based on her!

But this is not fair at all!This is obviously not my fault!
"..."

"..."

Arturia frowned and turned her head away. Facing the furious Mordred, she was silent for a while, and then replied with a blank face:
"...I have never hated you, and the same sentence, there is only one reason for not saying that the king is in your place - you don't have the capacity to be a king, that's all."

Mordred was slightly taken aback, she remembered this sentence, because it was the last sentence Artoria said to her before she was alive, and it was the last answer she gave her at the sword fence.

However, in the eyes of Mordred, who was blinded by resentment at the time, such a flirtatious sentence has no convincing force at all. It is simply a perfunctory rhetoric that the king does not want to admit to her... Of course, it is the same now.

Mordred wanted Artoria's approval with all her heart, and her eyes could only see this.So once this matter fails to come true, or is denied, she will not be able to calmly think about other things.

How could he admit that he didn't have the capacity to be a king?Naturally, she would only feel that no matter how hard she worked, even if she was better than anyone else, at the moment she was born, she was despised by King Arthur as the reason for the evil son who had polluted her life.

"Okay, okay, you all calm down... After all, we are a family, what problems can't we sit down and talk about?"

Seeing the strong smell of gunpowder between the two knight girls, as if history was about to repeat itself, Xia Ran hurriedly intervened between the two to prevent possible collisions.

"Who is your family!" Mordred, who was burning with hatred in his heart, didn't appreciate it at all, and glared at him through gritted teeth.

"I mean you and Artoria are a family, whether father and son, mother or daughter, this fact will never change..." Xia Ran didn't care, and calmly corrected the rebellious girl's statement .

"Who and her... She is, is..." The rebellious knight blurted out, instinctively wanting to refute, but he reacted in the middle of the sentence, suddenly stuck, his face flushed red.

I want to deny it but my words are wrong, but if I don't deny it, I feel weak.

All in all, don't mention how uncomfortable it is to hold back.

"Master, please don't meddle in other people's business..." Artoria frowned angrily, it was years of relationship and honed nerves that kept her calm.

If it were someone else who tried to kill her again and again, constantly provoking her sensitive nerves, she would have been pierced by the Holy Lance long ago...

"I also want to stop meddling in my own business, but isn't your business my business? How can I not care about it? Do you understand what I mean?" The magician also said helplessly, "And in the final analysis, the two of you Personal personality is really too awkward, it is obviously a very simple thing, I really can't stand it..."

It is impossible to say that this matter can be delayed indefinitely. Sooner or later, Artoria and herself will leave, even if she has already cut this world line from the quantum record fixed belt of the entire universe, and put it inside herself Reopening doesn't change anything.

It is also impossible for Xia Ran to say that he unfolds the world inside himself, and then hides in his own inner universe world, so that he can disappear from the entire external cause and effect.

Maybe there will be hope in the future, but it is impossible now.

So returning to this result is also inevitable, so Arturia must let go, she needs to establish a successor before that... Is there any other choice?Everyone knows that Mordred is really the only candidate.

Unless the Knight King can seize the opportunity to regenerate one before leaving, in this case, there is still an additional choice.

"..."

Your business is my business?Arturia opened her mouth, but in the end she turned her face away silently, without saying anything.

It seems that she understood what she meant, and Xia Ran felt a little relieved. It's not that he can't understand Arturia, probably because the other party has been subconsciously denying Mordred, so he didn't think about it at all. After going through this episode, she also ignored the fact that she will let go sooner or later.

"..." Mordred on the side also opened his mouth, but he also didn't know what to say, but his gaze towards the magician had become vigilant and complicated.

What is the relationship between this man and his father?Shouldn't I have an extra guardian?

Or is it because he thinks so, that's why he has such an attitude towards himself, and it's also because of this reason that he helps himself?Could it be that he regards himself... as his daughter?No, no, it's too disgusting, I absolutely can't accept it!

The rebellious girl knight was subconsciously thinking so wildly in her mind, feeling that her mind was in a mess, and her expression was just like her mood, which was unprecedentedly complicated.She was instinctively resisting such a thing, even just thinking about it, she felt absolutely unacceptable!

But...but...

If this person can get his father to accept him...

Mordred bit his lips tightly, clenched and relaxed his fists, and repeated this several times, obviously he was at war with heaven and man in his heart.She instinctively hates such things, but the possible outcome of this matter is what she has always hoped for, so reason and selfish desires are constantly fighting in her heart, and it is difficult to make up her mind.

"...Let's all be honest. Just say what you think in your heart. Don't always play charades and let the other party think wildly. This is how tragedies often happen."

At this time, Xia Ran was also talking eloquently, seizing this rare opportunity, taking advantage of the fact that Artoria and Mordred were obviously thinking about something and did not interrupt to express their opinions.

"It's best to understand Mordred's thoughts. To put it simply, deep down in her heart, she simply wants to be recognized by you, Artoria, and hopes that you can recognize her as a child with your blood. Dear her, your status is almost equal to God..."

He pointed at Mordred, and mercilessly revealed the girl's deepest thoughts and visions in a straightforward tone.

"You guy..."

No one would like to be exposed like this, so the rebellious knight who woke up instantly blushed, his arms trembling as if he was about to draw out the magic sword.

Artoria was obviously moved for a moment, she didn't know that she had such a detached position in Mordred's heart, but she soon stabilized her emotions, and said calmly: "I didn't listen I said that there are such believers who want to overthrow their gods..."

"Love is deep, hate is deep, and it is obvious that you and Morgan have not set an example as parents." Xia Ran replied calmly, "Morgan gave birth to her just to get a tool for revenge, and you know After she existed, she was never willing to admit her..."

Plus, Mordred was still a child at all.

Because artificial humans made by magic grow faster than natural humans, and their life cycle is correspondingly short.Compared with his peers, when those babies who could not speak or walk only knew how to cry, Mordred was already trying to swing his sword and exercise himself in order to become a truly noble knight.

When those peers really came of age, she was probably close to dying... Considering that King Arthur's reign was only about ten years old, Mordred's age was probably ten years or less.

"Continue to entangle, this matter is endless after all, if you really don't want to admit her, then be more decisive and cruel..." Xia Ran narrowed her eyes and stared at Artoria, "What do you think of Mo Mo? What do you think about the existence of Dredd, even if it is only once, tell me frankly."

"Humph……"

Mordred snorted coldly, turned his head and looked elsewhere, as if he had put aside the matter just now, and didn't want to argue with the magician. Although she tried her best to show indifference, anyone could see that she The moment is full of tension and fear.

Arturia was silent and did not speak for a long time.

Or by saying some harsh words, the problem could be solved directly, but she couldn't say it at all... Besides, she really didn't think that way.

She sighed a long time, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I really don't have any hatred for her, it's not her fault..."

"Then why don't you admit me!"

Mordred seemed to be relieved for an instant, and the look of ecstasy appeared in his eyes, but then turned into suspicion and vigilance. She was heartbroken, and she would not easily believe such baseless statements. .

"Because you don't have the capacity to be a king..." After opening her head, Arturia seemed to calm down, and she calmly looked at her "child" and said, "I know the fate of Britain is full of hardships. The throne means endless disaster, it should not be your responsibility..."

"What?!" Mordred felt shocked.

Artoria didn't stop, but just continued on her own:
"I have been preparing for this since I was a child and sensible. I have been studying day and night for 15 years, even in my sleep... and Mordred, you lack the most critical education to be a king, because you have not qualifications, so I will not recognize your inheritance."

That's it.

"No, it's impossible! You obviously hate Morgan, and you are worried that my identity as an "illegitimate child" who appeared out of nowhere will be exposed, which will tarnish your reputation and weaken your authority, so you refuse to admit me! "The face of the rebellious knight suddenly became ferocious, she roared like this.

"I admit that I have had such worries, worried that because of your appearance, Britain will break up and civil war will be triggered, and the kingdom will be destroyed. Because you know the situation at that time, under a lot of pressure, my actions must be more serious. Be careful."

The King of Knights nodded, admitted, and then hesitated for a moment——

"But I have thought about it. If you can prove your ability and truly match that throne, then I will admit you and pave the way for you..."

"You never gave me any chance! How can I prove myself! I will always be at the bottom of the round table, won't I?!" Mordred laughed angrily, she was really deceiving herself.

"I have."

Arturia still looked at her calmly: "During the expedition, I entrusted you, the last seat of the round table, with the task of protecting the kingdom, not anyone else."

"..."

"..."

Mordred was stunned as if struck by lightning.

She suddenly remembered that the reason why she was able to take the opportunity to lead a rebellion, contact those princes and lords who had always been mischievous, and instigate them to join her, was for this reason, otherwise, she could not have done all this easily .

When I was rejected by my father, thinking that my father loathed and despised me, I was entrusted with the important task of guarding the kingdom. Obviously there was Gao Wen, who was called the king's right hand, and the king's elder brother Kai...but he chose I became the last knight of the round table...

And because of the reason she was rejected at that time, she had become vicious and could no longer think calmly.

Mordred failed the king's trust and did not seize the opportunity to prove his ability to match the throne. Instead, he raised the flag of rebellion, launched a rebellion, and destroyed Britain...

Is this the meaning of what the father said to himself with a blank face at the end of his return?There is only one reason for not passing on the throne to yourself...

At this moment, the rebellious girl couldn't describe the frustration and regret she felt.

The brilliance that I had pursued constantly, and felt that I would probably never get it in my lifetime, I had already been granted it, but it was ruined by myself without knowing it.

I am the most stupid knight in the world, I hate King Arthur, I am convinced that I am worthy of the throne...

Such a mistake, she had the audacity to believe that it was right.

(End of this chapter)