The evening breeze is gentle, like a sympathetic caress gently brushing the face.

Carrying the breath of the other party, even the air that is used to breathing becomes sweet and moving.

In the depths of Camelot, a series of rhythmic bells rang.

"Gee, is this already the time?" The girl next to her exclaimed, "No, I have to hurry back to deal with government affairs, there must be a lot of documents backlog on the desk......"

However, the girl who was about to take a step was gently grabbed by me.

"Remember what Skaha's predecessor said during the day?"

Looking at the girl's puzzled look, I asked her.

"Today, help me temporarily take charge of government affairs until I come back?" The girl looked up and thought for a moment.

"That's right, anyway, with Skaha's seniors here, it's okay to relax outside today." I smiled and nodded, reaching out to comb her smooth blonde hair.

"But...... That's not good......" The girl opened her mouth slightly, "Skaha-senpai is a guest after all, how can you put all the blame on her......"

"Then this guest has stayed for a long time, and he eats and drinks all day and doesn't do business." I said with some amusement, "So, let's just charge her a little interest." ”

"Besides, didn't our afternoon date go on properly? So let's move on now. I raised my finger to the girl's soft lips and forcibly blocked her words, "No objections, you belong to me tonight." ”

"Whew...... It's really willful......" The girl took two steps back, looked at my face and said helplessly, "If you govern the country like Shirou, sooner or later there will be problems." ”

"Even then, it's much better than giving His Majesty a problem."

I couldn't help but say that I grabbed the girl's slender hand.

"It's only tonight, at least you need to feel for yourself the beauty of the holy city of Camelot, which you have worked so hard to build."

In this way, under my drive, the girl half-pushed and half-followed me into the crowd.

Speaking of which, Camelot's population is really rich.

Perhaps there were only Britons, but after so many things, many Saxons also joined in. Even more Gentiles heard about the prosperity and moved here with their families.

In front of the pedestrian plaza is a long road, flanked by countless shops and storefronts.

Naturally, it is impossible for a store in this era to have modern lighting, and the decoration is simple. However, under the light of the torches, both the shopkeeper and the customers had happy expressions on their faces.

Even the most observant can see that everyone is satisfied with their current life, and there is a happy atmosphere everywhere.

At first, the girl's face was tense, and she looked extremely restrained in the crowd.

After all, she has a quiet personality, and she always likes to stay alone with me on weekdays, so I guess I haven't encountered such a noisy scene for a long time.

But soon, driven by the lively aura around her, as well as the attraction of various strange goods, she quickly removed the wall of her heart.

"Shirou, look, this wood carving is so interesting."

The girl's arms are tightly holding a small horse wood carving, and her green eyes do not hide her affection, and there is a trace of heartfelt nostalgia when you look closely.

Yes...... It suddenly remembered that when Artoria was fostered at Sir Ackert's house as a child, she often took on the task of feeding the horses.

And for the simple reason that she likes to take care of horses.

In my opinion, the craftsmanship of this horse wood carving is not good, and it can even be said that there is a lazy element in it, but for the girl, it should represent that childhood time that can never be returned.

"This young lady, you have a good eye. This is the latest work from Warner, one of the most famous woodcarvers in our hometown, and it took two months to complete. If you want, I can sell it to you at the latest discounted price. ”

The stall owner was a thin, middle-aged man, who was probably not British, judging by his face.

Probably a businessman who had come to live in Camelot from out of town, his eyes gurgling as he spoke.

The merchant, however, was uncomfortable, and in any case he was too much to boast about his goods.

The so-called master's painstaking work is actually nothing more than a toy that the simplest apprentice can carve in an hour.

"So, how much money do you want?"

Looking into the merchant's eyes, I said lightly.

"No more, no less, just five gold coins."

The merchant smiled, and looked very loyal.

- Five gold coins.

That's enough for an average family to live for a whole year!

"That...... Shirou, do you still have any money on you? I didn't bring ...... with me when I went out this time."

But the girl believed it, and hurriedly rummaged through every pocket on her body, and looked at me with a sad face after making sure that she had no money.

"Do you really want this wood carving?"

Seeing the look of hope on the girl's face, I couldn't help but pause when I had planned to expose the merchant on the spot.

"Mm-hmm, I think it's cute!" The girl's eyes lit up as she spoke, but then her voice lowered a little as if she realized something.

“…… Didn't Shirou like it? If that's the case, forget it......"

Although her voice was full of reluctance, the girl was still ready to put the wood carving back.

"Take it, I like it too." Seeing this, my heart softened and I pressed the girl's hand.

Forget it, five gold coins is five gold coins.

If it was a memory of Artoria, then fifty, five hundred, or more gold coins would not be expensive at all.

With the merchant's smug smile, I was ready to pay.

And at this moment-

A strong man of five big and three thick, ignoring the crowd, walked by the stall by himself, and stepped on a pile of wood carvings in front of the merchant impartially.

"Smack-"

Suddenly, except for the horse wood carving in the girl's hand, all the rest of the wood carvings were trampled into a pile of wood chips by the strong man......

What's more, the strong man didn't seem to realize anything, and continued without stopping.

"Y-you stop! Hold it! ”

The merchant was almost vomiting blood, and shouted at him from behind the strong man.

I don't know if the strong man had bad ears or if he was thinking about something else, but the merchant shouted a few times before he stopped.

Turning around impatiently, the strong man showed a full face of thick red beard and red hair, as well as the broadsword at his waist that was completely out of this era.

"Are you making a noise for no reason?" Holding his burly arms, the strong man raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter with this king?" ”