“……”

“……”

The atmosphere was completely silent, and the air seemed to freeze because of some kind of atmosphere.

Artoria seemed to be relieved after telling the secret that had been hidden in her heart, her expression was quite calm and calm, as she said, she did not approve of Mordred, this is a fact.

But not out of hatred or prejudice or anything, on the contrary, she had treated Mordred most justly.

Mordred, on the other hand, was completely incredulous, her expression looked stunned and hideous, she couldn't accept such a cruel truth, and her subconscious refused to believe in such a sad fate. But the point of disbelief is not disbelief, but not daring.

In other words, she has actually realized that this is true, but her reason can't accept it, and that's really sad.

"So, if you two had been more honest and hadn't been so awkward, this tragedy would have been avoided......

After a long while, finding that no one was still speaking, Xia Ran finally said slowly, taking the initiative to break the unbearable silence, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the two of them in his heart.

Mordred grew up too fast as an android, and in her short life, everything came and went like the wind. When she was ashamed of her abnormal origins, Morgan not only did not do her duty as a mother, but instead showed a naked attitude of using her as a tool for revenge.

It is probably because of this that she is so eager to be recognized by her father, whom she longs for and admires. But at the same time, Mordred was not able to empathize with her father's distress.

It was King Arthur's tenth and last year on the throne of Camelot.

Abide by morality, protect the people, be fearless, not for your own desires, but for the protection of the country and faith...... Artoria remembered her vows and carried out her ideas straight and without confusion, for no king could rule in a benevolent and indecisive mood.

So when she sits on the throne, she never shows any emotion. No one is more capable of governing the country than the king, conducting affairs without deviation, and punishing his enemies without partiality. Is she like a balance that is accurate to a few decimal places? Calculate the balance of gains and losses.

- "King Arthur? I don't understand people's hearts."

Even if Tristan later regretted that he was just a brain for saying this meaningless nonsense? But presumably he really thought so at the time? It was also the idea of many other knights.

Fearful of Wang's ruthless decision-making, he began to question Wang's impartiality and selflessness? The knights gradually rose to dissent and had more ideas.

The powerful lords who were shocked by the majesty of the king in the past? Are you also maliciously paying attention to Wang's words and deeds? As soon as the king did anything that was considered wrong, he intended to remove her from the throne en masse so that they could gain more......

Originally, Artoria was under a lot of pressure, so she had to be more cautious in her actions? But like fate is maliciously working against her? One after another, however, great troubles arose—that year, the unchaste relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere was revealed.

The huge impact and the subsequent series of developments directly caused the Knights of the Round Table to the brink of collapse.

Mordred took off his helmet again in the meantime, revealing a face that closely resembled Artoria, informing her of her origins? And claim their inheritance. Artoria, who knew nothing about this, was naturally struck by this fact.

From Lancelot to the events of Guinevere? And then to the sudden appearance of Mordred, the illegitimate child, it can be said that everything is fatal.

Maybe something alone wasn't enough to kill her? But if two things erupt at the same time, then even the Knight King will definitely not be able to undo all this? Britain will be ruined.

Can she only focus on the big picture? Discreetly rejected Mordred's request? However, during his expedition, he entrusted Mordred with the responsibility of protecting the kingdom, hoping that through this behavior, she would understand her true attitude. Of course, the Knight King is not really completely insured, and there were Gawain and Kai at the same time at the time, which was enough to rest assured.

It's just that it's still the same sentence, fate seems to be maliciously targeting her.

During that time, Kay left Camelot for some reason, leaving Gawain alone. Mordred also betrayed her trust, and when King Arthur returned to Britain after completing the glorious expedition to Rome, she was surrounded by his own army.

"In fact, it's like a teacher-student conflict, the teacher always feels that the student is contradicting him, and the student always feels that the teacher is targeting him, and they all feel that it is the other party's attitude problem, in fact, as long as it is clear, there is not so much to do."

The magician looked at the two of them, either silently thinking and silent, or with their heads down and their expressions unclear, clenched into fists.

"It's good to be like this now, at least you know what the other person really thinks, and how the other person thinks about you...... Maybe it will be a little embarrassing and unaccustomed at first, but it's better than the relationship between you who hated each other and didn't share the sky. ”

"What does it mean to hate each other? Obviously, she has always hated me unilaterally......"

Artoria couldn't help frowning and complaining, but glanced at Mordred on the side again, and finally didn't continue, just looked at her master coldly: "Forget it, just tell me what you're going to do, Master." ”

"Didn't you say that? Help Xiao Mo inherit the unification ......," Xia Ran replied patiently, "Or to put it more directly, it is to get your approval." ”

"I don't agree." Although she does not hate Mordred, Artoria will not easily shake her decision because of compassion, so she said lightly, "She is not suitable to be a king, and I really can't put Camelot in her hands." ”

"Regarding the previous assessment, Xiao Mo did mess up, but don't say that she didn't react at the time, even if she did, she really couldn't do well......"

Xia Ran blinked, "You rejected her request because you thought she lacked the most critical education as a king, and then you directly handed over the responsibility of protecting the kingdom to her, and let her prove herself...... Don't you think it's unfair to her. ”

"But at that time, there was Gao Wenqing and they helped govern the country together, as long as she humbly asked for advice and studied hard, there would be no problems, that was her opportunity......"

"Isn't that what it is now? Gawain: They're still there, too. Xia Ran nodded, as if she was waiting for this sentence, "It's just that this time you can be open and honest, and if she still can't prove herself, then she can't blame you...... Xiao Mo thinks so too, right? ”

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“……”

Mordred looked at him stunned, subconsciously opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything, just like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, her eyes burst into flames, and she nodded vigorously in fear and hope.

At the same time, she instinctively turned her head to look at her father, but as soon as her eyes met, she looked away in a panic, and she didn't dare to look at each other at all. Perhaps guilt and remorse, all kinds of complex emotions intersect, and the truth of her realization made her frightened at the moment, but her eyes were still full of pleading and despair.

The rebellious girl is afraid of being directly denied by her father, for fear that this last straw will also break, completely destroying her hopes, this is her last dawn.

Artoria wanted to refuse mercilessly and directly, but she was stabbed by Mordred's panicked and frightened gaze, and she couldn't say it anymore.

"Then come as you want, Master, what are you going to do?" In the end, she sighed helplessly and made a concession.

As the Lord said, the truth will not change, and she and Morgan are both unqualified parents, and Mordred has a great responsibility for developing such a distorted and deformed concept...... It could have been treated coldly before, but after the matter was said, she had no way to ignore the problem of this "illegitimate child", and she had no way to abandon it.

The most important thing is that she finally remembered the most crucial point, that is, like the master, she can't stay in this world forever.

"Recognize her identity and let her learn from the Knights of the Round Table and you, and learn how to govern the country......"

The magician smiled.

"As for the judging criteria for whether she can pass the test, it will be judged according to the selection you went through at the beginning, how about that?"

The selection you experienced at the beginning? Artoria was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted: "Sword in the stone? But it broke a long time ago, and I don't know where the broken sword ended up now. ”

"Then it's enough to create another sword of the king, anyway, the materials are not ready-made, aren't they?" [3Q Chinese] Xia Ran looked at the saber at Mordred's waist.

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……

It was early the next morning.

“…… To sum up, the main reason for summoning the ministers here this time is to ...... this matter"

In the palace of King Camelot, in the spacious and bright conference hall, Lancelot and other knights of the round table sat around the round table, and Artoria was under their gaze, with a calm and calm expression and tone, giving her speech.

The round table is modeled after the old system, meaning "equality" and "unity", because at the same round table, where there is no distinction between superior and inferior, there is no difference in status and between kings and ministers, and everyone is allowed to speak freely and discuss domestic affairs, even if the knights may have differences and contradictions due to political differences or disagreements.

But at least at this table, all are equal.

It's just that for the time being, there is no way to reproduce the style of the past, and the Knights of the Round Table here are not even half of what they once were...... Of course, Artoria and others felt that they couldn't expect too much, after all, the past is the past, and the present is the point.

“…… Presumably, I will not be able to stay in this world for long, so it is necessary to determine the successor to the throne until then, I hope you will understand. If you have any opinions or opinions, you can say them at this time. ”

Artoria looked around, carefully observing the expressions and changes in the eyes of each person, she hoped to be able to confirm the true thoughts of each knight, and did not want to be the ununderstanding king of the past.

“……”

“……”

After a moment of silence, Gawain was the first to speak: "Is the king preparing to leave this world?" ”

He felt very uncomfortable, and the first thing he paid attention to was this, obviously a sinner like himself had only been redeemed for a short time, but was this dream about to wake up? Is there no way to follow the king anymore, no way to be loyal to the king and fulfill the loyalty of the courtiers?

"That's true, but ...... It's not like leaving forever and never coming back. ”

Artoria said in a language organization.

"It is understandable that I will not be able to remain in this world for long, but I will continue to watch you in other worlds, and I will try to keep in touch with you, and if I have the chance, I will come back to the earth again...... However, in that case, the rule will inevitably be unstable, so it is necessary to first determine the candidate of a new king. ”

"Is it because of the Holy Spear, King?"

Lancelot was a little stunned, "Because you have reached the realm of gods, there is no way to stay on the earth for a long time, and you have to move to the outside of the world?" ”

“…… Let's just say that. ”

Artoria hesitated slightly, but finally nodded.

The actual reason is that this "world" has unfolded within the main body, and the master has replaced this grand concept outside the world...... However, it is clear that this kind of thing is too fanciful to explain it clearly.

For Lancelot, it is enough to use their easier to understand statement, that is, King Arthur, whose nature has been transformed into a goddess because of the holy lance, has no way to stay in the world for a long time, and can only go to a higher dimension like other gods.

Anyway, in essence, that's exactly what happened.

"Damn! It must be because of that group of Chaldeans who destroyed Lord Xia Ran's technique! Gawain pounded the table in annoyance, and the huge force made the whole hall shake, and the stone round table that was integrated with the foundation was almost knocked over by him.

He felt that it must be the fault of that group of people, who were all good before, and the whole world was in the order of the gods, and people and gods could coexist.

However, after the group of people made a fuss in the tower, they obviously disrupted a huge ritual, causing a terrible vision to appear in the whole world not long ago, and although it eventually stabilized, there must have been something that changed.

For example, now, the king suddenly said that she was leaving, which was definitely one of the influences.

"It's not important, it's useless to talk about it at this point......" Artoria didn't know what to say, so she could only drag the topic back to normal, "What do you think of Mordred, if you have any opinions, you can say it, don't keep it." ”

Mordred is not here now.

The main reason is that they are worried that the contradictions between the two sides are still too serious to be put down, and not to mention the impact on the outcome of the vote, and that there may be a fight in the end. Therefore, she did not let Mordred participate in today's round table, and she did not hope that Gao Wenqing and others would have any scruples because of the latter's presence or something, and they would not be able to reveal their true thoughts.

After all, if they all object, it would be useless to force it, but it would increase the risk, such as repeating history during her absence.

It's just—

"I'm okay with that." Tristan was the first to say with his eyes closed and a sad expression.

Although he had always been like this, Artoria still looked at him with some suspicion, a little unsure whether he really thought so, or if he was not right.

"I don't have a problem either."

Gawain and Lancelot nodded in agreement, looking really unmindful of what had happened.

"Is Zhu Qing sincere? I don't want you to be reluctant. Artoria frowned slightly, she didn't believe that there would be such a smooth result, could it be that they all agreed with Mordred, or was she really biased and did not find Mordred's king qualifications?

"Of course not."

"Not at all."

Gao Wen and the others nodded again and again as if they had no opinion, but they did not seem to have any opinions.

And looking at the performance of Gawain and Lancelot, Artoria suddenly came to her senses. Originally, Gawain should have hated Lancelot the most, and when he was alive, he also swore to hold the latter responsible, and did not forgive Lancelot for his betrayal, and was hostile to the latter until the end.

But now, he seems to have completely forgotten about it......

But not for any other reason, but because of Artoria, Gawain hated his stupidity and impulsiveness, which led to the king's demise. Therefore, this time he wants to serve his master as a more perfect "knight", and understands "helping the monarch to the end" as an absolute mission.

The other two are the same, they only want to be the sword in Artoria's hands, the cornerstone under her feet.

As long as it is the will of the king, then it is their wish, and for this they can let go of everything they have insisted on, everything they have been proud of, including the disputes of the past, which are naturally even more insignificant.

Zhuqing, what kind of virtue can I do...... The girl felt a little stunned, a little joy, and a little trepidation, feeling that this was actually a glory that she did not deserve.

"King, if you want to admit Mordred's identity, does that mean...... Are you going to be reinstated as King Arthur too? At this time, Knight Gawain thought of something and asked with confirmation.

Mordred is a former Knight of the Round Table and a prominent figure, and if her identity is revealed, there will be more to explain.

You must know that even the current ones are using false identities to return to this kingdom and assist the "Lion King" in governing the country, and the people will not know that they are the undead of the past.

"No, I'm the Lion King now...... Only with this identity can I declare and admit that she is my daughter. ”

Artoria shook her head, she did give in, but this was the limit. She is not King Arthur now, but the Lion King, so Mordred can be her daughter.

She never hated the latter, it was true; But if you really don't have any mustard in your heart, and you can accept this matter as a matter of course, then this is absolutely fake.

"I see......"

Gawain nodded, and then he hesitated for a long time, seeing that Artoria did not speak, and stopped talking.

"What's the matter, Gao Wenqing? Just say what you have to say. ”

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“……”

"That's right, King, even if the current identity of the Lion King comes to announce this matter to the public, it is feasible to recognize Mordred's inheritance......" Gawain pondered, and said cautiously, "but who should her father be?" How should this be declared to the people? ”

“……！！”

Artoria was stunned for a moment, she naturally wanted to escape, she felt that she had found a way to get the best of both worlds, but she didn't think about it.