Three-day moon in Wang Caili [Comprehensive]

The days passed happily in the harmony of the partners and the polite mutual pits between two "elderly people".

Of course, for Nightmare and Sword Man, more than a year is not too long, and it will not leave any traces on them.

But it was different for Artorius.

Anyway, he is the new king of England, and he spent his 16th birthday in the countryside where there are no other beautiful scenery except wild trees and mountain flowers.

"Not bad, 'birthday', it's a memorable day."

Sankayue Zongjin first congratulated him. Although he has not yet reached the normal maturity stage of human beings, the changes that Artorius has undergone during this year are obvious to all those who have been following him during this period.

"Well, your swordsmanship has improved a lot. It seems that the tempering that His Excellency Merlin specially left for you is still very effective. Then, when you grow taller, Al, you are just a little bit taller, and you will surpass me—hahaha, It’s just that, whether you can surpass it or not depends on your luck.”

The most obvious change in Artorius' body was not the more obvious nobleness and justice in his temperament, but the simplest change in height.

When we first met, the blond boy who pulled out the "Sword in the Stone" was particularly thin against the burly knights around him, as if there was no muscle under his clothes.

—Actually, there are, but you can’t see them.

Now, a year has passed.

As if unknowingly, Artorius suddenly raised a long length, from the thin boy before, he suddenly became tall and straight.

"I can't figure it out, unless I find a bigger stone."

Hotaru seemed slightly troubled.

Even if he stood on the rock now and wanted to touch Artorius' head, he would have to spend some effort, raising his arms as high as he could.

Don't force it, Hotaru—really, don't force it.

In just one year, Artorius has grown to 1.7 meters [-], which probably has something to do with his huge amount of exercise.

He has grown so tall at the age of 16, and he will definitely grow a little taller in the future. If there is no accident, one meter should be no problem.

"Because what Artorius drew was not the real Sword in the Stone."

Suddenly an insider interrupted, but the tone seemed a little subtle: "If it was Caliburn, the moment Arthur pulled it out, his body functions would stagnate, and no matter how many years passed in the future, he would still look like he was when he was 15 years old. .”

Artorius: "Is that so!"

His reaction was strong.

This is unavoidable, no matter how broad-minded young people are, they don't mind their height at all - they almost have to maintain a height of 1.6 meters for decades, and it is much better to be tall than short.

Very risky.

In this way, after learning the shocking truth, Artoris looked at the smiling Grandpa Sanriyue, with piercing green eyes, the light flickering in them was astonishing.

"Grandpa! Thank you very much!"

Mikazuki Zongjin accepted this thank you quite calmly, and seemed to be very useful: "Oh, no thanks. Please work harder, Al."

"I will—hey, what kind of support are you referring to?"

Sanri Yuezong said: "Of course it's about height."

He continued to laugh.

"Grow another centimeter, and you will be as tall as Lord Merlin. If you grow another two centimeters, you will be taller than Lord Merlin—"

Merlin caught off guard and was targeted again: "..."

"Ah, hahaha, I'm joking. I can't say any more. Your Excellency Merlin is probably not in a good mood."

"..."

Merlin took a deep breath secretly, and the mask-like smile that habitually hung on his face almost burst into cracks.

Nightmare, who was heartless and cold-eyed, met this kind of person—no, a knife!It is impossible to be calm and carry out the words "no heart" to the end.

Of course, the Magician of Flowers hadn't noticed it yet. He was no longer a mere bystander and manipulator long ago. The impact of Artoria's death on him was much greater than he expected.It is only because it has rarely been in close contact with humans that it has not stood out.

Well now, non-human beings like his mortal enemy appeared, and he had to get in close contact.

Merlin hasn't been pissed off yet, which is pretty good.

Do not want to join this topic.

So he just pretended he didn't hear it, his expression remained unchanged, and he only said calmly that he had something to solve, so he left for a while.

Then he really left.

"I'm really angry."

Don't get me wrong, the person who uttered this heart-pounding exclamation was not the bad friend Sankai Yuezongjin who the magician hadn't admitted yet, but his natural disciple with extremely accurate intuition.

Only then did the bad friend speak: "It's okay, it's okay, Your Excellency Merlin won't be so stingy. If you say you have to do something, let's really do it."

They all believed in the noble character of the Flower Magician.

At the same time, they are very relieved of him.

So they continued their journey with confidence.

Originally—the journey of self-cultivation of the immature King Arthur should have been longer.However, due to some troublesome changes, the journey had to be ended ahead of schedule.

The cause of the accident was a certain "love affair" of Artorius.

Alas, so to speak, in fact, "Aventure" did not bring positive feelings to the young Wang, but made him very helpless.

The witch who lived in the forest fell in love with King Arthur at first sight, brought gold and silver treasures, and wooed him passionately.

But it turned out that even though he was exhausted from being entangled, Artorius still refused her uprightly.

Then, he was cursed by the angry witch.

Not long after leaving the sight of the witch, Artorius encountered a powerful knight on the only way.

The knight Perinoa is so powerful that no one has ever defeated him.He blocked the way forward for Artorius, requiring him to fight with himself on horseback, and he could only move forward if he won.

This is the first time that a duel with life and death as the wager, and the opponent is so strong.

A qualified knight cannot refuse another knight's request for a duel, so even though the fatigue from being entangled still remains, Artorius cannot refuse and has no choice but to accept the challenge.

Well, the problem is coming.

When fighting on horseback, the conventional weapon is a spear.

Perinoa wanted to lend him a gun, but before Arthur could reply, he and Hotaru, who suddenly regained his energy, were pressed down with a smile on his head.

"No, it doesn't matter if you let the ordinary things be active, now it's my turn to play."

Hotaru: "...Oh."

After speaking to Hotaru, he turned to Artorius: "Are you going to use another weapon, Al?"

Artorius stared at him solemnly. After seeing the usual gentle smile on the lips of the blue-haired young man, he was relieved and smiled: "Of course not."

Perinoa didn't know, so he felt that the three people, including the blond knight, were very inexplicable.

And this foolish daze inevitably deepened after learning that the blond knight had decided to use a knife instead of a gun to fight him.

"Knight Artorius, are you sure?!"

Perinoa has even seen people fighting with bare hands, but he has never seen one fighting on horseback with a strange knife instead of a gun-this knife is still "human".

When he saw the scene where the man changed into a knife, he calmly looked around and wondered if there was a magician casting spells in the dark to confuse him.

The answer is of course no.

Artorius answered decisively: "I'm sure. Let's start like this, Knight Perinoa, I will do my best to defeat you."

A fierce battle officially kicked off.

At first, the two were evenly matched.

Although Artorius was young, his momentum and strength were not inferior at all. The knife used as a gun was very smooth for him. Perinoa was startled by the light of the knife and almost lost control.

However, soon, the disadvantages of young people are exposed.

He is not used to fighting immediately, and his physical strength and energy have been exhausted beforehand. The opponent he faces is not a good one, so he naturally quickly fell into adversity.

A momentary mistake, Perinoa seized the opportunity to swing his gun to hold his strange long knife, and the burst of power was so huge that Artorius' body was unstable, his face was shocked, and he was about to be killed in the next moment. Get off your horse—

……

Miraculously, both sides of the battle stopped at the same time.

Not counting the sudden freeze in time.

This can be classified as a type of illusion.

In the minds of the two, the battle was still going on, and the magician who stepped in silently could only maintain this state for a relatively short period of time.

Can only say a few words briefly.

It was a bit hasty, but for the parties involved, it was almost enough.

"Looking at your calm expression, what will happen next, I guess I've already guessed it?"

Asked by the magus who quietly appeared here while claiming to be on an errand, the meaning was unclear.

"Haha, how do you guess, I don't have the ability to see the future." The young man who regained his human form smiled unchanged, "What will happen? Can Your Excellency Merlin explain it to me?"

If it was normal, Merlin would definitely say something like a squinting old fox at this time, but at this time, he actually said it directly.

"Because King Arthur broke the agreement of 'only fighting on horseback', he lost his integrity and purity, and his Caliburn will be broken immediately."

In this world, the effectiveness of the agreement is real, and it is especially powerful.

And, most importantly:

Merlin said, "The sword in the stone is destined to break."

Because King Arthur lost the Sword in the Stone, Merlin will lead him to obtain the Holy Sword of the Star in the lake which is higher than the Sword in the Stone.

This is an important "trajectory" that must be carried out and must not be changed.

"You suddenly came here and replaced Caliburn, the sword in the stone. It wasn't simply that it was pulled out by Arthur, but—you replaced the concept of Caliburn, and the world acquiesced that you were Caliburn, and the original holy sword no longer existed. gone."

"Ah, is that so?"

"so--"

"Ok?"

"...Don't play dumb! I mean, you should understand very well."

Merlin looked surprisingly serious.

He seemed to have said the word "destined" countless times.

Arthur was destined to be King Arthur.

The sword in the stone is destined to break.

——You are destined to break.