Ambition of the King of Knights

"King, do you know that the blood of a unicorn can extend life. Of course, if it is stolen, it will be cursed, and the blood must be donated voluntarily to be useful. I don't think there will be any problem if it is you."

Merlin's purple eyes are as clear as crystals, which often simply reflect the scenery of this world, but at this time, only the figure of the blond king is reflected in his pupils.

"Also, mermaid meat has the effect of immortality. Of course, not just any mermaid will do, but that Princess Ariel is a pure royal family and has a heart of admiration for you. There are also rumors among the elves..."

"Okay, that's fine. Merlin, you know my choice."

"Yes, yes, that's why I told your knights that there is no way to save you."

"Are you telling the truth? Merlin, tell me, what exactly did you say to Mordred, she is not a reckless child, she shouldn't be at this time..."

"Arthur, maybe you can read people's hearts, but you don't understand people's hearts."

Merlin looked at the slightly anxious king, and sighed faintly. This kind of situation was something he could develop, but when he really found that his king knew nothing about a certain aspect, he couldn't help worrying. Is his education policy wrong?

"Merlin!"

Arthur's complexion changed, he can accept any accusations from others - except for this, after all, the tragedy caused by the original Artoria's ignorance of people's hearts is too impressive, although he claims that although he is not particularly high in EQ, But it's not too low to be horrible, right?

So……

Why did Merlin make such an evaluation?Did he overlook something?Or is Great Britain destined to perish? !

This terrible consequence made him dizzy for a while, and even created a deeper fear than death.

If he can't escape that fate of destruction, that endless loop, then what's the point of everything he does? !

"Arthur... Arthur? Are you all right?"

Merlin's voice seemed to be coming from the sky, and it seemed to be echoing in his ears. When Arthur recovered from the emptiness of his thoughts, he was almost half-embraced by Merlin, and the rust smell in his mouth reminded him Looking at him just now, under his mood swings, he even expressed his depression by vomiting blood.

"Tell me, Merlin."

"what?"

"Anything."

Arthur used a strong tone for the first time, and gave orders to his teacher who was also a teacher and friend, because he remembered that Merlin was the real owner of the power of prophecy, and Merlin could see the end from the beginning.

"Tell me everything, Merlin, in the name of the king, this is an order."

"……Feel sorry."

"Merlin!"

"I'm sorry Arthur, my king, since you pulled out the sword in the stone, the original destiny has been distorted. I have no way to see the future of you and this country."

"Then answer me, Xiao Mo..."

"I will not tell you about that, king."

Not 'can't', but 'won't'?

Arthur confronted Merlin in silence for a long time, knowing that the other party didn't want to let go, turned around and left, even if Merlin didn't say anything, he was just going to be more troublesome to get the answer.

"Merlin, this is Great Britain and my country. As long as I think about it, there is nothing I cannot know."

"Yes, my king."

Merlin bowed in a rare respectful manner, evoking a gentle smile: "However, I don't want to tell you, if you must be persistent and need to find the answer, I'm afraid you will have to figure it out yourself."

Arthur can't deny this, he doesn't think he needs to think of many ways, Merlin can only say that it was an accident, Great Britain is capable, and there are only two people who refuse his order, one is Morgan, one is Merlin, and the others... …hehe.

"Merlin, you only need to arrange those non-human beings, and you don't need to point fingers at others."

Wang rarely reprimanded his great sage and teacher, and left Merlin's room with firm steps. In fact, although he looked as decisive and steady as ever, he knew in his heart that he was shaken and weak. No one would know about him, would he?

Looking at Wang Yuanqu's back, Merlin, who wanted to laugh heartlessly, rarely restrained his smile, and looked at Wang's back deeply, his empty eyes seemed to see through the distant future.

"Arthur, you really don't understand people's hearts - love is a kind of poison, whether it is the love of love, the love of loyalty, the love of friendship, the love of family affection..."

"You won't understand, when these are fermented to the extreme, how crazy are the people who yearn for it, and how desperately they pay to keep it."

"I hope you don't hate me in the future, Arthur..."

——In the end, when can’t you let go?

The moonlit palace was a bit colder than in the daytime, just like his master's heart shrouded in clouds, filled with an imperceptible but real tension.

He asked all the way before. Ordinary knights didn't know where Mordred was going at all. They only knew that she had gone far away, but didn't know the specific direction. This gave him an ominous premonition.

In particular, every time he touched the amulet tied to him, which contained Mordred's blond hair, he couldn't help but feel a little dazed, and his instinct told him that Xiao Mo was in danger, and perhaps he was suffering unimaginable pain.

With a heavy heart, Arthur dragged his tired body to find his deputy. He never revealed his weakness and hesitation in front of anyone, let alone his weakness. Perhaps because of this, even if everyone They all knew that Wang's health was in trouble, but they still subconsciously didn't think of arranging babysitters and so on, which was a lot more convenient.

"My king?"

"Gao Wen, it's really you who are patrolling tonight." Arthur smiled slightly, the defense of the entire palace was in his mind, so he couldn't find the wrong person, "I want to know where Xiao Mo is going."

"This..." Gawain hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "We only know that Mordred said he found a way to save you, and he needs to leave for a while, but we don't know the details."

"Look up, Gawain." Arthur's voice was not high, but it was undeniably tough, "Look into my eyes, and then tell me your answer."

"King, I..."

Gao Wen's face that always only had a bright smile on his face froze at this moment. He firmly believed that he had concealed it for the sake of the king. After all, he did not lie, but only concealed part of the truth. However, he still could not tell any lie to the king confidently.

"My king, Gawain, are you coming to appreciate the beautiful moonlight too?" Lancelot stepped out of the shadows at some point, and the watery moonlight flowed on his face, bringing a somewhat feminine beauty. There was some kind of disapproval in his voice, "Wang, considering your current body, you should lie on the bed and rest, and Gao Wen, it's not your style to slacken your patrol duties like this."

"You're right, Lancelot." Gawain breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had found an excellent excuse, "I'm very sorry, my king, I still have to patrol the city, so let Lancelot escort you back , I will take my leave first."

Arthur didn't stop him, he never broke the rules for private affairs, let alone affect the knights to perform their duties, isn't there one left after one left?No one would believe that Lancelot's appearance at this moment would be such a coincidence.

"Since you chose to send Gawain away and stay by yourself, have you thought about what to say to me? Lancelot."

The king's tone was casually determined, his gaze swept over Lancelot's resolute face, flickered slightly, he sighed inwardly, and opened his mouth lightly.

"Do you know when I first made up my mind to recruit you as my knight?"

"?"

Lancelot, who was waiting for Wang's questioning and prepared to keep his mouth shut, was stunned. He didn't expect Wang to recall the past.

"It wasn't because you drew your sword to help during that chaotic battle, nor was it because of your neat skills and strong sense of justice."

Arthur's eyes fell on Lancelot who was a little dazed, as if seeing the scene of the young man climbing the tree in a hurry, the corners of his lips could not help but curl up.

"Before that, we once passed each other in the forest, and I happened to see you catch the chicks that accidentally fell from the huge green tree, and send them back carefully-seriously, a tall knight The combination with the immature little thing is a bit subtle, but it convinced me that this strange knight must have a gentle heart, so I decided to pull him into my knight order after finishing the business."

"..."

"Death is fair to everyone. I have always regarded him as the beginning of the other end of the journey. This is the end that everyone cannot avoid. I may regret it, but I will never resent or escape—more I will not use the crooked ways of sacrificing others to live on, that is unfair to others, and it is also cruel to others, no matter who they are."

Arthur's eyes were sharp, and he also suspected that Mordred might be instigated by Morgan to use some dangerous place to die, to steal the holy relics of the elves?Or catch the royal family of the mermaid clan and let the blood out?Go silly with unicorns? ! ...There were so many possibilities that he couldn't determine Xiao Mo's whereabouts, so he had to press his knight, even if it was a mandatory order.

"Tell me, where is Xiao Mo."

"...No, I'm sorry, my king..."

There was a momentary struggle on Lancelot's face, but he was immediately suppressed by him, and he pursed his lips tightly without saying a word. He didn't want to deceive the king, but he wanted to save the king, so , he could only keep silent-at this moment, the admiration for the king suppressed the chivalry in his heart, or he was deceiving himself, this is another sense of loyalty to the king, right?

"It's in the castle."

"!"

"Baby?!"

"Shut up! Do you want to—"

"I obey the king's wishes."

Interrupting Lancelot's desperate growl, Bedivere came out slowly, behind him stood the remaining knights, Gawain, Kai, Geraint, Gareth, Galaha De, Gachris, Bowes, Lanmallock, Percival, Tristan...these backbones are actually relied on by the king, and they would not leave their posts easily, but they are all gathered here at this moment.

"After all, it is a major event that is closely related to Wang's life! Wang once said that we are a whole, so we all have the right to make our own choices, don't we?"

Bedivere's immature face was clearly visible with firmness, his eyes were full of sadness, but they also contained eternal support for the king.

"My king, I support your decision, and everyone thinks the same as me, so we stand up." Bedivere's clear voice was hoarse, "You have always been as sharp as you have not noticed us The act of not covering up, this is already very explaining the problem...however..."

"Wait! Gawain, Bedivere, and everyone, why—" Lancelot gritted his teeth, a powerless anger welled up in his heart, "Why, obviously we..."

"Although we are concerned about your long-term existence, we are even more unwilling to go against your will." Gawain stood up with a wry smile, and took the lead in kneeling, "Mordred is at Lord Morgan's place, right at the gate of this castle. In the basement, she successfully persuaded us to conceal your facts on the grounds that she could save you, and even laid clues for her to go to the Fountain of Immortality."

Hearing Gao Wen's words, everyone fell into silence. Lancelot knelt down powerlessly on the ground. Should he still watch the king go to the end? !

"If possible, we are naturally willing to exchange our lives for the king." Bedivere smiled with difficulty, "However, you don't want to, don't you, the king?"

"You are right, Xiaobei, I am very relieved." Arthur finally showed his first smile without any haze tonight, his eyes were soft, and he touched Bedivere's head with his hand, "Thank you To be honest, I really did not expect it to be dark under the lights.”

Perhaps, subconsciously, he hoped that Morgan was not responsible for some kind of black hand this time, so he subconsciously ruled out this possibility!No matter what, he had to stop this ridiculous move...

Seeing the back of the king turning back without mercy, Lancelot knew that the king was really angry this time, but what made him suffer was not the king's estrangement, but this departure, Morgan's idea It must not be possible, so the king will...

"Obviously, you... Mordred and I, our feelings are the same!"

Kneeling on the ground and muttering to himself about Lancelot, he turned his head to look at the sad crowd, his tone full of unconcealable pain and confusion.

"Xiao Mo also voluntarily sacrificed for the king! Don't we feel the same?! As far as the king is concerned, since we can sacrifice our lives at any time, then—"

"Enough! Lancelot!" Gawain couldn't stand his friend's ugliness, and looked at Lancelot, who was almost insane and his face was almost distorted, with pity. "Our moods may be similar, but we can't be the same."

"Don't forget, we are the king's knights, and the king's will comes first. Someone like you who violates the king's wishes because of your own selfish desires... can no longer be called the king's knights."

"You are out of line, Lancelot."

The author has something to say: No Responsibility Small Theater:

Gao Wen: You are out of line, Lancelot.

Xiaolan: Huh?I'm out of court?I do not know how?Who am I going to marry?

Wang: ...So Xiaolan, you... are you ready to get married?

Xiaolan: QAQ Wang, please listen to my explanation

PS "Chuge" is a folk term for a woman's marriage and marriage.