The world is backward. The transmission of knowledge here is in the hands of a few. And these few people are the aristocracy.

The supernatural system of this world, in addition to being more like the cultivation of knowledge inheritance in Zheng Ming's film and television works in his previous life, is more of a way close to physical exercise.

So there is no shortage of strong people from civilian backgrounds in this world. As long as you are talented enough, serious enough, and lucky enough not to choose too wrong ways and not practice yourself, you can theoretically catch up with or even surpass those nobles who have more reasonable training methods and knowledge inheritance.

But this does not enhance one's knowledge, way of thinking, or wisdom. So no matter how strong they become, they will be easily misled, deceived, and used.

Most people in this world lack access to knowledge and wisdom.

Climbing to the top of the roof, looking at the dirty street and the sporadic lights, Zheng Ming slowly exhaled the smoke in his mouth.

Through the moonlit smoke, the streets below were hazy, like a veil draped. Under the veil, the filth caused by the explosion of population seems to hide its traces, and the town's streetscape becomes dreamy and beautiful.

Just when Zheng Ming was lazily half-lying and enjoying the scenery, a slight thought came to his ears.

"Coming?"

"Hmm."

"It's a little slower than expected."

"Because it is necessary to appease the generals, as well as those noble officials who came to apologize."

It was Arthur who came. She saw that Zheng Ming was no longer silent, and sat down silently in the sound of metal crashing.

"So it's inconvenient, why don't you take it off?"

"You know why."

In response to Zheng Ming's implicit inquiry, Arthur also replied with an ambiguous answer.

Glancing back at Arthur's Zheng Ming, he saw her staring at the cigarette in her hand without blinking, and the slowly fading circular lines, and chuckled.

"What's wrong? Interested? It's a thing called a cigarette. ”

As he spoke, Zheng Ming flipped through his hand and took out a brand new cigarette and threw it to Arthur.

Arthur looked at the stick in his hand, put it to his lips in the same way as Zheng Ming, and inhaled deeply.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Zheng Ming looked at Arthur, who was coughing violently, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised, revealing the white canines under him.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey......"

Zheng Ming's continuous ridicule made Arthur frown, thinking that he had been tricked by Zheng Ming, he threw the cigarette in his hand into Zheng Ming's arms.

"Hey, that's good stuff. It took a lot of effort for me to get it there. ”

Seeing Zheng Ming hurriedly taking the cigarette and putting it away with the appearance of a rich slave, Arthur's eyes also turned into a beautiful crescent shape, which was full of smiles.

In this way, after some simple ridicule and farce, the two, who have become more and more awkward in the atmosphere for a while, seem to have returned to the comfortable state of joking casually as close friends.

"The scenery here is even better~. I guess it's Shuraba, and now two young men are scuffling together over a girl. ”

Seeing Zheng Ming patting his side and moving out of position slightly, Arthur felt as if he had returned to his youth, when the two climbed onto the roof in the middle of the night, watching the unknown scenes that happened at night, blushing, angry, and even arguing about it.

She smiled slightly, leaned in, and looked down in the direction he was pointing like Zheng Ming, half-lying on his side.

Under the silent gaze of Zheng Ming and Arthur, the farce that was being staged in the house hundreds of meters away ended hastily under the accidental intrusion of a Chinese man.

Zheng Ming, who was not watching the farce, boredly cocked Erlang's legs and looked at the unexpectedly bright galaxy in the sky, while Arthur looked at the looming crescent moon.

In this quiet environment, the two silently enjoyed the night view, and time passed quietly in the eyes of the two.

After a long time, Zheng Ming, who realized that there would be no change in the slightest if the two sides avoided it so deliberately, finally spoke casually.

"How does it feel to be insulted and misunderstood by the people you have always loved? Do you still cling to your old beliefs? ”

"In a sense, they're not wrong. I did deceive the whole kingdom. Nor did they fulfill their responsibilities. They have indeed lost their homes, their loved ones, and their lives have become worse than before because of the war. ”

"It's not like you haven't seen civilians in those defeated countries. Compared to them, who have abandoned even their dignity as human beings, those people in the daytime are simply living in Gensokyo! And they are not satisfied......"

"Naru! The plight of others is no excuse for our failure to protect the suffering of our people. They have made me king, and they have fought with me, and they have offered me riches, and food, and clothing, and even their own children. It's all because they trust me, and I have failed to live up to their trust and have failed to do my duty as a king. ”

Zheng Ming scoffed at Arthur's words. Rather than trust, it is those people who are afraid of the nobility and the army, and dare not support the supplies.

What rights come with responsibility. These are all meaningless empty words. How many aristocrats can do this? In a world where the people are the property of the lord, in a world where slavery has not been completely abandoned, these words are more like idealistic empty talk.

However, Zheng Ming, who knew that Arthur could not be convinced, did not continue on the topic of arguing for many years.

"Alright, alright. Got it. But why are you pretending to be a man? It can't be that your father knew from you when you were a child that you would be favored by the king, so he kept hiding your identity as a woman, right? ”

Facing Zheng Ming's question, Arthur sighed lightly with a complicated expression. After a long hesitation in silence, he made up his mind and gritted his teeth.

"Of course, my father could not have had the ability to prophesy. He's just a weak, lonely man with thin blood, no lovers, weak, downcast. ”

Speaking of this, Arthur showed a look of remembrance, and a rare weakness and helplessness appeared in his eyebrows.

The hereditary title he unexpectedly received not only did not make him successful, but pushed him into the abyss. When he found out that I had a strong dragonborn bloodline, he began to block the matter about my baby girl. Fortunately, he had not yet been called a duke at that time, and he was extremely inconspicuous, so not many people knew about it.

Then he began to sternly train me to be an heir. In his opinion, I am rich in blood and talented, and I am the hope of revitalizing my family and getting out of trouble.

I don't resent him. Even later, under the covetousness and danger of many parties, he chose to compromise.

Then my father died, and he entrusted me to my best friend when I was younger. And according to his instructions, he did not dare to relax in the slightest, and finally went to the royal capital to inherit the name of the duke when he became an adult.

You also know what happened after that, I couldn't accept it at that time when I was given a marriage by the old king, let alone refuse. Eventually, after discussing it with Gwynna, I agreed to the marriage. At this point, the matter of my daughterhood has become a secret enough to shake the kingdom. I can't stop, I have to continue. ”

Zheng Ming, who was listening quietly on the side, waited until Arthur took a long breath of relief and stopped, then rubbed his eyebrows and asked the question in his heart.

"You said you had talked to Gwena about it, and then you decided to accept the marriage. So Gwenna knew it at the time? ”

"Yes. Even though my body wasn't fully developed at the time, and I had the magic to change my voice. But where do you think I got my knowledge about women when I was raised as a man? ”

"You mean...... Gwynna found out who you were long ago? And also teach you about the dos and don'ts of girls? ”

Arthur nodded at Zheng Ming, who had a strange face.

"Maybe when I was a hunter before, because I was far away from the crowd and I was still young, I could not show my feet. But after entering the royal capital and getting acquainted with the princess, it didn't take long for what I thought was a very hidden secret to be discovered by her.

After that, she took me in and out of her boudoir and taught me by hand. It was also during that time that she was rumored to be a naughty princess with a good heart.

I am grateful to her. She has endured so much for me over the years, and I owe her so much. It was because of this that when I learned that she no longer loved me, but couldn't help but fall in love with Lancelot, I also acquiesced to their actions.

It was only right for Morred to inherit the throne in the future. Whoever his father was, he was Gwynna's child, with the blood of the royal family in his veins, and this was supposed to be his kingdom. All I can do is to end this chaos before he grows up, and leave him a peaceful and stable kingdom. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Ming only felt incredible. Ignoring Arthur's thoughts that Zheng Ming couldn't understand, what shocked him was Arthur's hurried sentence "She doesn't love me anymore".

"You mean...... Did Gwynna love you before? Even if she knows you're a daughter? ”

It's not that Zheng Ming opposes two women falling in love, but in this world, this concept of not being tolerated by the world is too advanced, and its unacceptance is almost more serious than the habit of breaking sleeves between men and men.

"Yes. We used to be very much in love. But I don't blame her for betraying our relationship, after all, ......"

Speaking of this, Arthur glanced at Zheng Ming vaguely, and Zheng Ming, who had been struck by lightning and scorched on the outside and tender on the inside since before, didn't notice Arthur's strange eyes at all.

So in Zheng Ming's confused state, Arthur, who finally confided everything to Zheng Ming after hiding it for more than ten years, took a much easier step and left.

He left Zheng Ming, who looked sluggish, stunned in place.

Until the dawn first appears, the morning sun rises into the sky, and the sky lights up. Zheng Ming, who didn't know what to think of, showed a hint of a smirk, and then came back to his senses. He raised his hand to cover his eyes, glanced at the town that was gradually waking from its slumber in the harsh sunlight, and chuckled, twisted his slightly stiff body, and jumped off the house.

(End of chapter)