"Kai, let's go to town today. I know what you're thinking, the sword is still firmly embedded in the stone. In the study, Ektor, who was looking through an ancient history of Britain, said to Kai, who had just opened the door.

"Well, Dad, you still understand me! But why didn't you let me go yesterday? Kai touched the back of his head and looked at his dad with a grin.

"What about yesterday? How about going today? ”

Ektor slowly uttered something that made Kai completely confused.

"Why do you have to give it a try, how can you say that you are not qualified if you haven't tried it?"

Kai also thought that his father did not believe that he could draw his sword and become the rightful heir to the throne. As everyone knows, like Merlin, Ektor is one of the few people who has known the truth for a long time.

Flipping through the book, Ektor glanced at his son: "If you want to give it a try, then go, you are already a mature knight, remember to close the door when you go out." ”

"Daddy, don't you need to call Artoria?"

Kai looked at Ektor with some confusion, but only received silence from the other party.

"Well, forget it, Dad, I'm leaving."

Come to think of it, although Artoria is indeed a powerful knight, but from that girlish and small physique, she really does not look like a king who can lead an army in battle.

With that in mind, Kai left Ektor's room. He couldn't wait for the sword drawn, and he didn't sleep all night last night because of the excitement.

After some unknown time, Ektor closed the book and walked towards the backyard with a complicated and heavy heart.

Even if she overslept, Artoria should have woken up at this time.

Waking up from the haystack in the stable, Artoria fell asleep in the stable because she was worried about her newborn pony last night.

"Oh no, Ektor should be in a hurry, right?" Aking from her sleep, Artoria saw the sun already hanging high in the sky.

I tidied up my clothes as usual, and added fodder to the horses. Thinking of her father's serious face for more than ten years, Artoria hurried to the backyard, at this time Actor should be waiting for her to give her morning training.

"Your Excellency Artoria, you are late." With a wooden sword in his hand, Actor watched as Artoria hurried to the backyard.

"I'm sorry, Actor, I'm late." There's no need to explain anything, being late is being late.

"Then let's start training!"

As the words fell, Actor took a stance.

Artoria picked up the wooden sword, and Ektor seemed to have some preoccupations lately, so much so that his attitude towards her was much more relaxed. If it is in the past, such a thing as being late will be admonished.

"I'm on! Your Excellency Ektor! ”

Artoria rushed with her sword in hand.

Moments later......

"Your Excellency Artoria, it is indeed a very good swordsmanship, it seems that you have mastered everything that Your Excellency has been taught."

After all, he was old, and after resting on the ground for a long time to calm his breath, Héctor stood up and praised Artoria.

"In terms of swordsmanship, you are already a qualified knight."

'Do you actually say I'm qualified?' ’

Looking at Ektor in disbelief, Artoria could hardly imagine that the usually serious Ektor would say such a thing, which was too abnormal.

"Ector, is there something troublesome lately? I do everything but reduce the amount of meals! (A classic sentence in the Court of Avalon)

"Well, I'm just worrying about the king." Ektor answered Artoria's question lightly, and he was indeed bothered by it.

Is there really a salvation for this country?

This question has plagued Ektor's mind countless times, but he can always suppress it. Until recently, when the day of the election of the king finally came, the countless suppressed questions never left his mind like a nightmare.

It's ridiculous to say that Britain has so many powerful knights, but in the end, the fate of this country can only be saved by a little girl.

Looking at Artoria, Actor felt guilty. Who would have thought that this girl who was raised by him since he was a child was actually just a tool man who was made for the fate of the country?

Tool man.

This description is not wrong at all, he trains martial arts and knightly etiquette during the day, and even at night he receives Merlin's teachings on the royal way in his dreams.

At the end of the day, how much time did Artoria really rest? Because of the desire to save the country, Artoria was taught that she did not even have the childhood that an ordinary child should have.

Although he is never allowed to call himself his father, his feelings for Artoria are undoubtedly the same as his own son, Kai.

"Artoria, if the king ......"

Some questions were already on his lips, but Ektor couldn't go on anyway.

"What's wrong, Ektor?" Artoria looked at her adoptive father suspiciously.

"It's nothing, it's just that Kai forgot to bring that spear, and when breakfast is over, you can go to town and get it for him." Casually making an excuse, Ektor put his mind on the sidelines.

"Is it really Brother Kai's problem? Inevitably a little too careless, as a knight, he even forgot to bring an important gun. Artoria was disgruntled, muttering about the careless Kai.

"Anyway, that's it, wait until you get the spear to town and give it to Kai, and then your work at home will be done." There was something in Ector's words, but Artoria didn't hear them at all.

After dinner, Artoria borrowed a horse from the stable from Actor and placed all of Kai's belongings on the horse, and Artoria set off for the town.

The endless countryside is something that you are tired of seeing, and you can't even let Artoria stop and rest.

Burdened with a heavy task, Artoria made her way to the town and discovered the striking sword in the stone.

"Isn't this an Altorius Cadet Knight? Don't you want to go up and give it a try? Even a trainee knight is a knight, and as long as you are a knight, everyone has an equal chance. ”

A young knight who knew Artoria took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Artoria.

"I'll give it a try later, I still have to bring things to Brother Kai first." Artoria declined the acquaintance's offer.

"You're looking for Kai! It's over there, the bunch of knights, Kai should be there. ”

After thanking her, Artoria followed the knight's direction.