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How long ago did that happen?The span of memory is very ambiguous and difficult to locate accurately.At that time, Britain was still under the coercion of the humble king Vortigern. The Saxons not only invaded every year, but even had a tendency to take root in Britain with the cooperation of Vortigerm.

It was an autumn with a good harvest, and it was a small or heavy episode in the cultivation path of a young king who was fledgling.

Wilshire is a small town on the southeast coast of Britain. Every year during the harvest season, the Saxons would go south from the north to land on the eastern coast to plunder grain. This has almost become a practice in recent years. Given the location of Wilshire, it should have It became one of the first towns to suffer, but the fact is that it was very lucky to escape the catastrophe, and instead became a rare refuge in the coastal area.

"This is because there are sea people not far from the sea area where Wilshire is facing."

Merlin, whose alias was Irisviel for the convenience of concealing her identity—the name Arturia blurted out that made her feel very familiar could just be used as an alias—and Artoria, who used her real name And accompanied by Kai, the three of them are on the practice journey of Arturia towards the king, and the next destination is the seaside town of Wisher, which is called "a pure land in troubled times". Alice Fear, who has a lot of experience, naturally took on the role of commentary.

"Sea clan?"

"Ah, Artoria hasn't seen it yet, has she? This mythical creature." With the end of another myth in Britain, most of the mythical creatures have disappeared, and the few remaining are also living in inaccessible places. Artoria grew up Living in the countryside, I have never seen it before. "That is a general term for mythical creatures that live in the sea—that being said, there are only sea people living in the sea near Wilshire. Most of the sea people have most of their bodies. They retain the characteristics of aquatic creatures, but they can be regarded as amphibians. There used to be sea tribes in human form, but they have all disappeared now. The current leader of sea tribes is King Hisa, who is a descendant of the water dragon god. One of the most virtuous kings in this world is also the goal of your trip, Artoria." Saying so, Alice Feier turned her head and smiled at Artoria, "The sea people are all beautiful and have a gentle personality. , Artoria, you will definitely like it."

The wind blew across Irisviel's cheeks, and the long silvery white hair on her back fluttered. Under the sun, her always gentle eyes shone with excitement, and her whole person felt more lively than usual.

There would be no one more beautiful than Irisviel, Arturia made such an assertive conclusion and firmly believed in it.

"The virtuous king... is it..." So pondering, his hand involuntarily reached behind him and touched the package on the horse's back. The fine metal fragments rubbed against each other as the horse bumped and made a "rustling" sound. Ya's expression immediately became lost.

Irisviel watched the change in her expression, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes, and then disappeared, she took a few steps forward, looked ahead, turned her head and raised her voice: "I saw Wilshire. "

As far as the eye can see, it is close to the vast coastline, and a town that is much larger than ordinary towns is located there. The smoke from the blacksmith's furnace adds a pleasantly otherworldly atmosphere.

It happened to be noon when the group entered the town. They found a tavern to rest. The tavern was full of people, many of whom were knights or hunters with good or bad weapons.

"Because Wilshire is a rare refuge in the coastal area, many people come here to take refuge. Of course, some people come here to reorganize equipment and recruit people." The lady proprietress of the tavern explained while preparing the things ordered by the guests. "Here, a glass of wine and two glasses of juice." Putting the wine in front of Kai, and the juice in front of Artoria and Irisviel, the proprietress stopped and stared at Arturia who was sipping the juice for a while. , "I didn't find out just now, are you the romantic knight Princess Artoria?"

"Huh?" As if frightened, Artoria blushed and muttered, "Romantic or something..."

"How did the proprietress recognize it?" Irisviel chatted with the proprietress from the side.

"The legendary knight Ji, I heard that although she is petite and cute, she is righteous and awe-inspiring. She has eyes like green emeralds, and she is accompanied by the magician Irisviel and brother Kai," the proprietress said to Al with a smile. Toria's deeds are very rare, "You are the magician Irisviel, right?"

"Yes." Irisviel tilted her head with a smile, "It's a great honor to be remembered by the proprietress."

"Oh, the knight princess is helping others and repelling foreign enemies. Everyone appreciates it. I am treating you to this meal today. Please enjoy it to your heart's content."

"What an embarrassment," Arturia responded hastily, "I don't get rewarded for nothing, and I'm sorry to trouble you like this."

"Please don't say that," the proprietress lowered her eyes, "The hometown of my husband and I was also invaded by foreign enemies. I will never forget the nightmare scene at that time. Those who repelled the foreign enemies are our benefactors, and so are the treats. It should."

Even though she was talking about the sad past, the eyes of the proprietress were full of hope for the future and gratitude to Arturia and the others, which made Arturia unable to refuse, and was sincerely happy for what she had done—— She has always been this kind of person, soft-hearted, happy for what she can do for others, innocent and full of longing for the future.

Irisviel's eyes softened, "Arturia," she softly called her name, "Look, they remember you because of your deeds, your actions have made your image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. .It won't change because you have that sword or not." It was rare for her to speak so bluntly, in order to adjust back to the girl's emotions.

"But Irisviel, Caliburn is the sword for choosing a king. Does its break mean that I don't have the ability to become a king?" Thinking of the broken golden sword, Artoria became depressed.

"Arturia, people won't submit to you because of a sword, but what you do can convince people." Irisviel gently wrapped Artoria's neck and held her in her arms Caressing her hair, the golden hair is just like her person, as if it can illuminate the future of Britain, "Please believe in yourself more."

Artoria buried her head in Irisviel's arms, and closed her eyes in thought.

After learning from the proprietress that Wilshire will hold a bonfire party to thank the sea tribe tonight and got an invitation to attend the party, Alice Feier decided to visit the king of the sea tribe, Hisa, in the afternoon.

"It's a rare opportunity to be able to attend the bonfire party when I come back. If you miss it, you will regret it for life." Looking at Alice Faier who said joking words in a brisk tone, Kay will never forget that she is also one of the many people on the trip. One of the triggers of the incident—the other was Arturia.A magician who will do it excitedly once he gets interested, and then becomes confused because of his own lack of common sense, plus a knight girl who is keen on seeing injustices and draws his sword to help. It was Kai who wiped his ass all the way so as to lay a solid foundation for becoming the palace chief in the future.

"I leave it to you to take care of the luggage, Kai." After leaving these words, Irisviel and Artoria left.

The Sea Clan lives in the sea, so of course it is impossible to be very close to the coastline. In fact, if you want to go to the Sea Clan's palace, you need to cross a large area of ​​the ocean.

"Speaking of which, Artoria and Hisa are still distant relatives." On the way to the beach, Irisviel suddenly mentioned this matter.

"Huh? Really?" Artoria looked at Irisviel suspiciously. The person beside her was still dressed in pure white even after the dusty journey, and her good manners made her walk as if The noble princess roams the court.

"Yes. The dragon gods create elements, and the elemental dragon gods born from the major elements are like brothers and sisters. Hisa is the descendant of the water dragon god, and Artoria, your red dragon bloodline comes from Flame Dragon God."

Although it is actually very strange, King Uther does not have the blood of the red dragon. Why does Artoria, the daughter of King Uther, have the blood of the red dragon? Incomprehensibly, they were subconsciously ignored.

When they arrived at the beach, looking at the endless sea level, there was not even a single fishing boat. Then they remembered that because the Saxons plundered from the sea, the villages along the coast of Britain no longer go fishing in the sea, and although this sea area It is calm because of the existence of the sea tribe, but there are few fishermen because of the existence of the sea tribe.

"Arturia can't swim yet, right?" Irisviel thought for a while and turned to ask Arturia.

"Yes, I'm sorry, although I have the experience of practicing swords in the river, but I was very young at that time, and the river was only up to my waist." Artoria said distressedly, in fact, people who don't live near large water sources Children can't learn to swim.

But swimming across this coast is not something normal people would think of, is it?Although neither of them realized this, after all, Lian Kai once lamented that he was the only one among the three who was a normal person—in various senses.

"Then, this is also my first experience." Irisviel stretched out her hand to Artoria as she said so, and Artoria put her hand on Irisviel's in doubt, about the same size. The palms of the two hands meet, as if they were connected together by nature.

The light green light shrouded the two of them. This was Irisviel using magic. Artoria had seen such a scene countless times, but she still sighed at the vigorous vitality between the light green. This is The power of the dragon god of the earth is also the power of Irisviel, tough and gentle, tolerant of all things, and healing of all beings.

"Okay, we're leaving now."

"Eh?!"

"One-two-run!"

"Love, Irisviel? The sea is ahead!"

In Arturia's surprised voice, being pulled by Irisviel, the feet of the two touched the surface of the sea, and then, like a miracle, they stepped firmly on the sea water. "Pa-ta" sounded one after another, and the two held hands tightly. Irisviel in front ran wildly and unsteadily, and occasionally turned her back. The light blue sky and the deep blue sea set off Among them, Zhang Yang's smile bloomed in the sun, as if even the sun wanted to avoid it. Infected by her smile, Arturia also laughed. She felt as if she was in a dream at the moment, so happy.

But after a while, the situation was reversed, Irisviel stopped to rest panting, her physical strength had already bottomed out due to her unrestrained vitality, while Artoria beside her was not blushing or panting .

"Irisviel, are you alright?" Artoria asked with concern, patting Irisviel's back.

"I'm sorry, I can't run anymore." Irisviel smiled apologetically, and finally recovered.

"Your physical strength is very problematic, and I strongly recommend that you increase your exercise program every day."

"Well, magicians should be such weak characters, shouldn't they?"

Listening to Irisviel's slapstick words, Artoria indulged her helplessly.

Irisviel, she can be very childish sometimes.

Kneeling down with his back to Irisviel, Arturia signaled her to come up, but Irisviel didn't refuse, and obediently lay on her back.Carrying Irisviel on her back, she walked unhurriedly on the endless sea, her heart was different from the high-spirited peace just now, but it was also what Artoria enjoyed.

"I'm so weak that I'm being carried by my own students. I'm really an incompetent teacher."

"Please don't say that," Arturia looked at the front without looking back, "Irisviel is a very good teacher."

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Irisviel tightened some arms around Artoria's neck, rubbed her face lightly against Artoria's slender neck, and said nothing.

No competent teacher would have... that kind of affection for a student...

On a sea island far away from the coast, Arturia met the legendary Sea Clan for the first time.

It is a female sea tribe with a long snake tail, human form from body parts upwards but with scales instead of skin, and long hair composed of slender snakes. Her level should be very high , Arturia could feel the oppression of a strong person coming from her, but her facial features were very soft, making her look very approachable.

And that Sea Clan was really easy-going and hospitable. If time didn't allow it, she even wanted to keep them for a cup of afternoon tea.

The palace of the sea clan is under the deep sea. Before going to the palace, the sea clan thoughtfully arranged a round air bubble for them. They can breathe inside, and the water will not come in. The bubble can block the water pressure and keep the water away. They were successfully delivered to the palace.

As the bubbles continued to dive, the light was gradually unable to reach such a deep seabed, and the surroundings were pitch black, and the silence was palpitating.Arturia felt a strong coercion, she held Irisviel's hand tightly, and was surprised to find that an eye slowly appeared out of thin air in front of her, with golden vertical pupils looking at her coldly, but it seemed that she was not Not reflected in that huge pupil.

Soon, when they arrived at the Sea Clan's palace, the surroundings became brighter, and Artoria discovered that the owner of the pupil was Hisa, the king of the sea, a huge blue sea dragon.

In this age when the mysteries of Britain are gradually disappearing, dragons have become almost non-existent legends, and there are very few dragons left in the world, and Artoria is not immediately rejected by the knights when she pulls out the sword in the stone. Most of it is because of its extremely rare and noble blood of the red dragon.

"Hisa, the king of the sea, we follow our agreement and come to visit, please give victory and glory to the future king of mankind." Irisviel calmly looked at the huge sea dragon, calmly as if facing an ordinary person.

"Dear magician, the darling of the dragon god of the earth." The deafening voice echoed all around, and the blue sea dragon slowly swam past them, "According to the agreement, I agree, please accept the person to follow my entourage."

A sea tribe appeared not far away. Artoria looked at Irisviel, and with her nodding in agreement, she let go of their clenched hands, and followed the sea tribe to the distance.

Watching Arturia walk away, Irisviel's eyes were stained with worry, she turned her head to look at Hisa who was about to go in the direction of Artoria's departure, and said slowly, "O king of the sea, the child's heart If you have any doubts, please guide her a little bit if you can."

Hisa looked at Irisviel for a while, and then slowly walked away: "Beloved of the Dragon God, I accept your request."

"Only a king can teach a king." Irisviel murmured, her expression a little lonely, "I can teach her how to behave in the world, and the abilities that a king must have, but what is a king and how to be a king are all important things. Only the king can teach."

The purpose of Artoria's trip is to find a sword to replace the broken sword in the stone. It is a golden sword created by the gods, left by the dragon god of water, and sealed in the palace under the sea. She vows to win Sword - Excalibur.

When Xisa took over Excalibur from the Sea Clan guarding the Excalibur, Artoria actually thought about whether the Excalibur would accept her.Although Irisviel said that the sword in the stone would shatter because she used the power that the sword in the stone can only bear once, it is undeniable that she also violated the knight's code at that time, which is also the reason why the sword in the stone shattered. One of the indelible factors of cracking.

Because the sword in the stone shattered because of her wrongdoing, does the shattering of the Kingchosen Sword mean that it doesn't recognize her as king?What is a king?What does it mean to be a king?She has no concept of these.Since traveling all the way, she has seen a lot from the leader of the tribe to the lord who unified an area, but that is not a king. Since her "father" King Uther died, Britain has not had anyone who can be called a king for a long time. The image of the king gradually blurred, even if someone told her the definition of a king, she couldn't conceive a clear image of the king in her heart.

But she was born to be the king.

What should she do to become a good king, a better king, a king who can put smiles on people's faces?

The sword of choosing the king is broken, has she done something wrong?

And Excalibur accepted her again, what does this mean?

With all kinds of doubts in her heart, Arturia had a rare lack of confidence in herself.She turned her head to look at Hisa, the king of the sea who was on the return journey with her, the virtuous king that Irisviel said, must be a very good king, right?

"That, the king of the sea?" Arturia hesitated. She didn't know how to address this king. Although she was also a king, she thought she didn't have the ability to become a king, so she probably didn't call him directly. Qualifications for the name.

Hisa glanced at Arturia, said nothing, and motioned her to continue.

"How... can you be considered a qualified king?" Artoria asked the doubts in her heart, looking at the Excalibur in her hand, a little confused.

Only then did Hisa turn his huge head to look at Artoria, and he circled around her before stopping in front of her: "An immature king of humans." With such a straightforward definition, he didn't look at it. With a disappointed expression, Arturia turned around and continued to swim, "Every king has its own answer to this question." His solemn and steady voice calmed Artoria's heart inexplicably, "King of humanity, you How did you become king?"

How did you become king yourself?She was born with the destiny of being a king, and became a king by pulling out the sword of choosing the king, and she knew that the so-called sword of choosing the king was just a trick of Irisviel, and no one but her could pull out that sword. Of the golden sword—although Irisviel also said that if she didn't have enough determination at that time, it would be impossible to draw the sword.

But with such a self, how can he guarantee that he can become the king that people expect?

"I'm ashamed to say that since I became king, the blood of the dragon god has been passed down to me, but I still can't transform into a human form. In this respect, I'm not a qualified sea dragon." Hisa didn't wait for Artoria to answer, He said to himself, "But at least I am a qualified king, and I have maintained the sea tribe to survive in the current environment." He suddenly swam back and stopped in front of Artoria, the huge head was far away from Artoria. His face was very close, and Artoria could even see the gloomy light emanating from his sharp back-bending rows of sharp teeth, "As a king, you must at least believe in yourself, and only if you believe in yourself will your subjects believe in it." you."

Believe that what you are doing is right, that you will become a qualified king, that you can save Britain from fire and water, and bring laughter to the people.If you don't even believe in yourself, how can people believe that you can lead them to a future?

Always be like a sharp sword, unswervingly open up a bright future, this is what Arturia should be like, and what the King of Britain should be like, instead of shrinking here and being hesitant, shaken by things outside of him own will.

At some point, when Arturia came back to her senses, she realized that they had returned to the place where they came back, and Irisviel could be seen waving to her from a distance.

As if there was a warmth flowing through her heart, Artoria relaxed, her eyes were as firm as the moment she pulled out the sword from the stone, and she walked towards Irisviel.

When she was about to leave, Alice Feil asked Hisa something: "Most of Artoria's enemies come from the sea, can you give her a blessing to walk on water?"

"No problem." The blue sea dragon raised its head, and the long and leisurely dragon chant resounded throughout the world. The melodious melody seemed to be the most beautiful song in the world, making people intoxicated.

"You have a very good teacher." Suddenly, Hisa said such an evaluation to Artoria.

"Yes." Looking at Irisviel, Arturia's eyes were soft.

Iris Fell has been the best teacher ever.

Since the Saxons invaded Britain and Wilshire survived due to the presence of the Sea Race, Wilshire would have a grand bonfire party every year to celebrate the peace of the Sea Race and thank the Sea Race for protecting the peace here. Young and old, locals or outsiders, can party all night together.

The cold touch brought back Artoria's thoughts of letting go. She turned her head and saw Irisviel standing beside her, holding a cup of hot milk in one hand and a glass of juice in the other—it was the thing that had been pasted on her cheek just now . "Thank you." She reached out to take the juice and sipped it carefully.

Irisviel sat down next to Artoria, and Kay went somewhere to talk to the girls. There were only the two of them in this place, and it was a bit far from the center of the bonfire party, and even the fire didn't shine much.

Irisviel was very worried about Artoria, although she could feel the changes in Arturia after returning from the Sea Clan Palace, she was no longer confused, her high spirit was like a sharp sword going straight into the sky, and she was full of energy .But now she is sitting here again, away from people's carnival, just quietly watching people's laughter.

Artoria likes to eat very much. This is something that everyone who has been with her for a while knows. It is even more unusual for her not to participate in the carnival and eat at this time.

"Did something happen?" Irisviel looked at Artoria's cheek illuminated by the fire, and asked softly, "If you have any questions, you can tell me."

Artoria turned her head and looked directly into Irisviel's eyes. Irisviel saw that her familiar emerald eyes contained a stability that did not match her age at this time. Her girl It seemed that she had become more mature and more reliable overnight, and she was in a trance for a moment—as if...where...she had seen such a look in her eyes.

"Irisviel, will I become a better person in the future you see?"

When she heard her asking softly like this, her consciousness seemed to be clear and hazy, and suddenly she seemed to see something... the Holy Grail? saber?

She felt that she started to say something, but she couldn't hear her own voice, the surrounding was silent, and she saw that Artoria's eyes were gradually losing sight in front of her.

Without warning, the two lost consciousness at the same time and fell forward, leaning into the arms of a dark figure.

No one knew who she was, where she came from, and when she appeared. She seemed to appear out of thin air, and she seized the right moment to catch the two of them.

This person has long hair that is darker than Ziye, and a pair of blood-colored dark eyes.

She slowly lowered her head to Irisviel's face, and the words she said were like affectionate whispers: "This can't be said, it's not the time yet." Raging madly, "I won't let you die, you will definitely live, Irisviel."

When Kai came back from the carnival, what he saw was a golden head and a silver head leaning against each other, and the two of them were sleeping soundly while cuddling each other.

"Really," Kay sighed helplessly after touching his head, "Who was so excited to attend the party before."

That being said, he ended up moving the two guys who were too heavy sleepers back to the hotel room.