A true hero marries a man by his appearance [Comprehensive]

Merlin still didn't want to tell anyone what happened last night.

Even more, Merlin didn't want to have another holiday with the man who left him with a certain psychological shadow in a place other than that tavern.

Arturia seemed to sense that something was wrong with the two people who suddenly looked at each other, so she naturally wanted to ask with a pure heart.

However, Merlin, who knew her character earlier, prevented the situation from developing in an undesired direction in time.

"Artoria, are you hungry? Really, why did you forget to eat on time, let's go, let's find a place to have dinner quickly."

In fact, he is a guy who is very good at disguising, even when facing a certain man whose eye circles hurt when he sees it, he can pretend nothing happened and show a very friendly smile.

As expected, Arturia was fooled by him.

She worked at the stall all afternoon, smelling the smell of bread but didn't even eat a soft and sweet bread - the owner wanted to give her food for free, but she claimed that her labor was not enough to compensate for the previous loss She flatly refused—the girl's belly was empty, and she was indeed very hungry.

"Okay ~ Teacher Merlin!"

"Be good, be good, this is my obedient student..."

Merlin secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was hesitating whether to continue pretending that nothing happened, pretending to thank the kind "passer-by" who was a little anxious about Artoria, and then parted ways. Let him recall the horrible dark history.

His obedient student broke the magician's fluke mentality with one sentence and an innocent expression.

"Brother Eddie, it just so happens that you are going to eat with us too?"

Eddie, whose cloak was pulled again: "No."

Arturia: "Hey! But, I really want to know if the bread from Uncle's house can go with wine..."

Eddie: "..."

Arturia: "And, big brother, you didn't have dinner either, in order to thank you for your help! Be sure, please let me use a dinner to thank you!"

Eddie: "You don't need to thank me, I don't have anything... Okay, okay! Don't look at me with this kind of eyes, let me declare first, it's just a meal."

His experience of being touched by porcelain is already quite rich.

Every time the person who came to the door was basically a kid, their personalities were not the same, but the bad premonition that would come beforehand would not change after thousands of years.

This time, he must definitely learn his lesson. He is not interested in repeating the process of bringing up children-Eddie's idea is so simple, and quite firm.

Eddie, however, overlooked a rather important point.

In other words, every time—yes, every time—he was touched by a kid, his inner thoughts were the same, and even after hundreds of years, there was no change at all.

Every time I think this way, every time without exception, I will be entangled by the little devils whose enthusiasm is inexplicable, and I will repeat the same mistakes every time.

No matter how vigilant or impatient, it is useless.

He was presumably doomed to be dragged into the murky waters.

"Yeah! I'm so happy! I made an unexpected friend today."

"When did I become friends with you little girl... Forget it."

Forget it, forget it, it's just a meal, and leave after the rubbing.

"Let's go, hey, Teacher Merlin, why did you—"

"Thank you for finally noticing me, but Artoria!!!"

Merlin, who had been ignored for a long time, could finally speak.

His expression was very serious, perhaps under the influence of a sense of crisis hidden deep in his heart but not superficial, the palm of his hand holding the staff was faintly exerting force.

"Let's not talk about the issue of asking me to pay for your treat. Is it a little...too enthusiastic to be so familiar with a stranger who I haven't known for a long time? It's very impolite to be too familiar. oh."

Listen to this, from the perspective of a teacher who cares about the students, it is well-founded, and it also brings out its own opposition and small doubts without any trace, it is perfect and impeccable.

"Ah, too enthusiastic, too familiar? I thought this level..."

The girl who is easy to be fooled was fooled again, but while being fooled, she blinked, and suddenly her EQ went online, and she asked a question that caught Teacher Meilin off guard.

"Suddenly, Mr. Merlin, your attitude towards big brother is a bit strange. Have you seen it before?"

Merlin: "......?!!"

--No!

He almost blurted out like this, completely destroying his image.

Fortunately, not so excited.

Merlin had never been in such a state of embarrassment, and it was also the first time that his emotions had been so ups and downs.

Soon, he restrained the sluggish stiffness that appeared on his face, and looked at Eddie seemingly calmly: "Well, it can't be regarded as seeing..."

Before the moment when their eyes met, Merlin thought that even if the man who cast a deep shadow on him didn't react as violently as him, he should be able to tell some clues from his expression and eyes.

However, he was wrong again.

Knowing the name, the silver-haired man named Eddie looked at Arturia with golden eyes without any emotional ups and downs because of Arturia's doubts.

"Have you seen it?"

Eddie's perfunctory eyes glanced straight at the magician's face, which is obviously very handsome, but there is no corner of his eye.

Then came the final blow.

"It seems familiar. So, who are you?"

Merlin: "..."

Literally, "every time".

The nightmare that was shown to humans in a gentle and elegant shell almost swears not so nice words.

……

So, what's the point.

Drunk and molested a dangerous person who was forbidden to touch, so he was beaten up by the dangerous person—to sum it up, it seemed, probably, that it was all Merlin's own fault, no wonder the person who was molested.

Merlin himself understood this truth.

But, that is, not reconciled. Ah.

As mentioned above, he has never lost such a big face and suffered such a painful deflation at the hands of others.

If they won't see each other again after that night, Merlin can only hold back his breath and slowly comfort himself that soft and soft girls are more to his liking, after that, continue to happily linger among the girls' flowers .

Artoria caught a passer-by casually on the street and could just catch the teacher's "enemy". This luck made Merlin regret not using clairvoyance to see clearly how many bad things were going on ahead.

When words like "Brother Eddie" and "Big Brother" and "Ah, that's amazing" came out of the students' mouths, the mood of the magician who was sitting silently in the corner had already undergone a subtle change.

Artoria still lacks experience, she is too naive to entrust her trust to a dangerous person with a beautiful appearance...

While Merlin was delicate, he decided to further strengthen Artoria's ideological education.

He can forgive Arturia, after all, this child has such a personality, and a teacher can't stop it abruptly because he has to hide his guilt.

Then, Kai, whom he expected a certain amount of——

The "betrayal" of the mature and steady young knight is a development completely unexpected by the magician!

"Damn... Is there any man who can resist the temptation of fists, blood, sweat and incomparable power, even me who thinks I'm not that impulsive!!!"

"Wait, Kay, you—"

"Brother Eddie! If you can take the time to teach me about swordsmanship, and teach me the secrets of melee combat, then...it's perfect!"

Merlin: "..."

Counting from the face-to-face meeting to the 180-degree change in attitude, it only took a mere meal.

It's similar to the routine of making Artoria feel good about a man who just passed by with just one glance. Her foster brother Kai also only took one glance to see the "contemptuous coercion" in the man that cannot be concealed. the breath of the

Well, Merlin really felt the so-called "strong man's breath" very clearly.

Not only feeling, he also used personal experience mixed with blood and tears to deeply experience the strength of a man.

He will probably never be able to understand why such a dangerous person who can't see through can easily dismantle the vigilance of Artoria and Kai, and become a "big brother" existence in one fell swoop.

It can almost stand shoulder to shoulder with his teacher... No, this is already surpassed!

Merlin's mood became more and more complicated.

He and Kai had already eaten, but before they knew it, they had another meal with the two who hadn't eaten.

He hardly spoke the whole time, his expression was indifferent, but in fact he was always paying attention to the noisy conversation between the three people.Of course, it was those two brats who were arguing, and the man who was being targeted all the time kept talking casually.

When Arturia mentioned that she was on a training trip to take risks, challenge and punish monsters that endangered people's lives all over the country, the man said: "I'm actually traveling, the kind of monsters you mentioned, It seems that several of them were killed along the way."

Kai took the perfect moment to jump in, asking with a touch of excitement what weapon he was using.There was no extra expression on the man's face, and he was very cold, but the faint voice that sounded from his mouth seemed to have an arrogance that was so domineering that it was almost arrogant.

"Those little gadgets? Not enough for me to use a weapon. Just have fists."

Artoria: "..."

Kai: "..."

Deathly silence.

1 minute later.

"Wow! It's amazing!!!"

"It's—too strong! If you don't have to take care of Arturia, a careless girl, Brother Eddie, I must follow you!"

He pricked up his ears to overhear Merlin at this moment: "..."

No.

No, no, no, it's time for him to stand up and interrupt this dangerous topic!

"Stop, stop, stop getting excited, you two."

There was still a smile on the magician's face that made people feel like he was basking in the spring breeze, and his helplessness towards the boys and girls seemed to appear in his eyes.

"The food is cold, how long are you going to make trouble?"

He didn't show any trace——he kept his eyes on the face of the man sitting opposite him for a while, and another inappropriate thought entered his mind, but he still said: "You have to eat well and rest well tonight." , I have found for you a good goal that you can use to hone yourself tomorrow."

"A magic dragon that often attacks nearby villages seems to be of a high level, and there will be an evil..."

"Wow, that's great!"

Merlin choked before he finished speaking.

Before he could speak again, someone had already clenched their fists excitedly and stood up.

"It's just right, brother Eddie, come with us to fight the dragon!"

"Ah! Speaking of which, can I ask Brother Eddie to demonstrate...just using fists..."

"Great, Kay! I'm looking forward to it now."

"That's right, Artoria! It's rare for me to agree with you once."

Merlin: "..."

Compared with the sluggishness of the white-haired magician with a little bit of abacus, Eddie's reaction was even more shocking.

"Wait. You two brats wait for me."

Eddie said: "When did I say that I would act together with you, and when did I want to fight the dragon with you—eh, dragon?"

"It seems like I haven't slaughtered a dragon for a long time, and suddenly I feel a little itchy...No, if I didn't agree, I didn't agree. Don't give me acquiescence!"

……

So, how did things end up like this.

—and finally came back to this question.

Merlin's mood was already extremely delicate.

He has really confirmed it now, and the man is also really, erasing his supposedly strong sense of existence to a level equal to zero.

It can't be said to be indifferent, but to be more precise, it means not caring about him at all.

It was as if they had never met at all that day, and it didn't matter whether Merlin was shaking in front of his eyes or not.

Well.

If this is the attitude, it seems to be quite good?Both of them acted as if nothing happened, so Merlin no longer needed to be embarrassed and continued to worry about it...

wrong.

The truth is, men don't care anymore, only Merlin is still brooding.

The reason is as simple as that, repeated countless times.A half-nightmare, born magician of the highest rank, he had never been beaten by anyone.

The more the man ignored him, the more he wanted to delve deeper, and he must find his way back.

Not to mention.

——And that scene.

It is very hateful, as long as I think about it, there will be shame, anger and shame in my heart.But at the same time, there is still the "heartbeat" that cannot be regarded as non-existent, even if he himself has suffered a heavy blow, he can't help but immerse himself in it.

It's really beautiful.

Pushing him down, slowly getting closer, the face became clearer and more vivid in the wide-open eyes.And the aura and mystery that kept seducing him also aroused the dormant desire to conquer in his heart.

So, anyway.

Merlin made up his mind again.

He will never be reconciled if he doesn't answer this sentence at his home court.

*****

The wind was not strong, and the force on his face was just right, perhaps because someone helped him cover it.

The sunlight was also blocked, but the only ones that sprinkled on his body could still bring him the warmth that made him relax all over, lazily unwilling to move.

The head is resting on someone's lap, lying carelessly, and one leg can be lifted, and it is arrogantly placed on the body of another person sitting next to him.

"Take it away quickly."

The man didn't even raise his eyelids, so he said coldly: "If you're bored, talk to Enkidu, don't disturb the king's business."

"You came out to bask in the sun with us. If you have nothing to do, you still take a pile of slates out to do something. If you're exhausted, forget it."

Eddie answered him curtly.

The specific time is like this.

Because the weather was fine, he had a sudden whim, and he didn't want a close friend to huddle in the palace all day long and get moldy with the endless stone slabs, so he called Enkidu, and they dragged Gilgamesh out together.

Letting the inexplicably wise King of Uruk spread his bad luck is only one of the goals, and Eddie has already planned it.

En Qidu is the sweetheart he is pursuing relentlessly, and he reluctantly ignores Jin Glittering's best friend. Like now, he lay down on the lap of the sweetheart he is chasing openly—

"Ah, it's really beautiful."

Not only the comfortable taste, but also the angle he saw when he raised his eyes, it can be called perfect.

Enkidu and Gilgamesh, who was watching slowly while holding a slate, were sitting on one side, concentrating on weaving a wreath.

His gaze was slightly lowered, and his head was also lowered a little, so that Eddie, who was lying between his legs, could see more clearly the holy and beautiful face bathed in the faint sunlight.

The unbraided branches hung down, just barely touching the tip of Eddie's nose.

He obviously didn't get touched, but he already felt a little itchy - it's the apex of his heart.

So Eddie raised his hand, wanting to gently touch Enkidu's cheek while he was concentrating.

"Don't make trouble."

Then he was blocked.

Enkidu lowered his gaze further, and turned around, stroking Eddie's hair with one free hand.

"Sleep for a while? I'll call you when I'm done."

"Oh." Eddie sighed.

"Forget it, you're all busy."

He also has things to do, such as teasing Lucas who finally flew down.

"Lucas, where did you get so many things! Idiot, your tail hair is no longer enough for me to pluck!"

Lucas still had the same virtue, he didn't take his threats seriously at all, and landed brazenly, jumping next to him.

Eddie made a gesture to hit it, but he raised his hand, shook it and put it back.

Gilgamesh's slate hadn't been finished yet, and the blond king disliked him, but he still let his legs rest there.

Enkidu's wreath hadn't been finished yet, and Eddie saw that the corners of his lips curled up slightly, his brows and eyes were gentle, and he didn't know who was thinking in his heart when he was weaving the wreath.

Lucas was still beside him, squawking and picking up a strand of his hair in his mouth.

Sure enough, he was lazy by the sun.

I don't want to move, I really don't want to move.

It didn't seem long before the corners of his mouth curled up, and the ice and snow melted in the depths of his golden pupils, his eyes were so gentle that he couldn't show them.

However, he is indeed so happy...

……

and many more.

……

Eddie's gentle expression suddenly froze on his face.

……

thump.

thump.

thump.

There seemed to be such a complicated sound knocking on my ears.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, and Enkidu, who was comfortably on his pillow, put him down at this moment, without leaving any words, and left with his unfinished garland.

Then, Lucas rubbed his hand and flew away.

Finally, Gilgamesh stood up.

Before leaving, he seemed to turn his head to look at him, and the red color could not hide the darkness in his eyes.

Just for a while.

They are all gone.

Eddie, who was left alone, lay on the land covered with green grass, staring blankly at the blue sky where the sun was still bright.

Slowly, slowly.

"..."

Silently, he raised an arm to cover his eyes, and just like that, he continued to lie down.

……

……

Silence.

Suddenly, the half of the face that was not covered by the arms slowly became stiff.

The atmosphere that was originally just silent, condensed into a sharp chill the moment he stood up suddenly.

Caught off guard——

Eddie seemed to just raise his hand and grabbed a figure that didn't belong here from the empty space.

At this moment, his eyes were suddenly like a blizzard, icy cold, and revealed endless murderous intent.

He grabbed the man by the neck and dragged him abruptly to his eyes.

There is no room for mercy, because at this time, he has completely fallen into the vortex of rage, and even wants to tear this nightmare that broke into his dream without authorization.

... No, "even" can be removed.

Being strangled tightly by the neck, the nightmare who could no longer breathe clearly recognized his current situation.

As long as it can still obtain energy from the human spiritual world, Nightmare can obtain eternal life.

There is only one way to kill him.

That is to say, in the dreamland that has been silently interfered with, grasp the body of the nightmare hidden in the dream.

Nightmare's body is fragile and has almost no ability to resist.

There was a strange blood red on Merlin's pale face, which was the color of death brought about by suffocation.

He also firmly grasped the man's hand strangling his neck, even if he was powerless to resist, he still tried his best to open his eyes and look directly at the man's more dazzling eyes under the wrath.

At such a dangerous moment, he still has the leisure to observe...

will die.

If this man wants to kill him, he will die.

At a certain moment when Merlin was bathed in the killing intent that made his blood coagulate, he was still thinking:

——Ah... ah, should I say it was a fluke... This guy, it seems...

Want to kill him, because he has touched a forbidden place that he will never allow anyone to set foot on.

However, amidst the anger and madness that drained his sanity, he... was enduring again.

Forcibly endure.

Merlin saw that the man's eyes were red, and his face was also flushed.The arm that strangled the neck.The extremely tense muscles were also trembling.

He didn't speak, because all his will and energy were spent on restraining the killing intent, and he didn't have the slightest chance to speak.

At last.

It was the man who didn't speak from the beginning to the end, holding the neck of Nightmare who was about to suffocate, and violently threw him out of the dream.

Escaping from birth... To be precise, Merlin, who had saved his life, fell to the ground in embarrassment, covered his neck, and began to cough desperately.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!"

"Almost... just... this time, I still lost so badly..."

He should have been unwilling to reconcile, and was enraged by this sinister experience, and continued to plan how to take revenge.

however.

Merlin, who was clutching his neck and coughing for a long time, finally stood up with difficulty, but what he thought of was still the last scene in his eyes before he was thrown out of the dream.

An angry man is like a lion who finds his territory encroached upon.

On the surface it is so.

But, why do you feel that...

— that man.

——Rather than defending the territory, he is more like a lonely beast that was broken by outsiders and licked its wounds in the dark alone.

Merlin's heart sank inexplicably.

"…………No way."

"What is this strange emotion? Is it possible that it is the so-called guilt?!"

Merlin did not admit that he would also have emotions similar to "guilt". He is not a human being, and naturally it is impossible to have such complex emotions as humans.

So, just a little... Guilty?

Day two.

Since Eddie was forced to stay by Artoria and Kai with strange means, as soon as he came out in the morning, Merlin bumped into a dangerous person who almost killed him at the door of the hotel where he was temporarily staying.

He is guilty.Inexplicably guilty.

So, he raised his hand and greeted with a slightly unsteady breath: "Hey, silver-haired brave man, good morning."

After saying hello, he was not beaten, nor was he pinched by the neck again.

The man ignored him.

Deeper and heavier than yesterday's—

Merlin's already weak sense of existence has been completely reduced to non-existent zero.