"You...... Why did you crush me...... What do I sell wood carvings? ”

Under the loud shouts of the red-haired and red-bearded strong man, the merchant's originally menacing momentum involuntarily subsided a lot, and the original sharp questioning turned into a cautious squirrel.

"Oh? It turns out that this pile of rubbish that you put on the ground is to be sold to others. The strong man's eyes widened in surprise, "Hahaha, I'm sorry because I was so stumbling that this king ignored their existence." ”

"You ——!" The merchant was so angry that his face turned red and he stammered and couldn't say a word.

Speaking of which, the strong man didn't say anything about crushing all his things, but he actually said that those were rags, and it is estimated that no matter how good his temper is, he can't help but get angry......

And if it were a normal situation, I would probably have stood up for this businessman and sought justice.

Provided, of course, that I don't know the businessman for what he is, and that I don't know the red-haired man.

Now, unfortunately, neither of these premises holds.

Not only did I see clearly the mercenary and despicable appearance of the mercenary, but there was no doubt that this strong man was an acquaintance.

“…… Iskander, why are you here? ”

Well, it seems that there is no need to introduce it anymore, and the girl next to her has already called out the name of the strong man in surprise.

"Huh? Is it actually a knight king? A pair of majestic tiger eyes from Iskandar fell on the girl, and there was a look of surprise and joy on her face.

Presumably he couldn't have imagined that with the character of a girl would appear in such a downtown area, right?

But as soon as he saw me beside the girl, Iskander's expression became teasing.

"Ho ho ho, I'll just say that the Knight King, why are you so interested today, it turns out that you are secretly dating a little ghost!"

Iskandar raised his hand to pinch his angular chin and let out a series of bold and clear smiles.

Iskandar's voice and demeanor were unpretentious, and it was clear that he was genuinely happy to see me and the girl together.

It's just that......

He's got a little too loud!

The entire street market was densely packed with people, and the noise could not hide Iskandar's loud noise.

And as a direct result of this, everyone around looked at him in astonishment.

Then when they saw me and the girl, they all stepped back in unison, bowing their heads respectfully.

"I've seen my king and Lord Weigong."

"Ahh

I sighed half helplessly, half speechlessly.

It seems that next time you specify a date plan, the first thing to do is to make sure to avoid Iskandar anyway.

"Hey, hey, don't ignore this king! This king is the famous conqueror king Iskandar, and his reputation is higher than that of the knight king......"

And the culprit also unconsciously crossed his hands on his hips, looked around the audience and said again and again with an unhappy face.

Looking back, the merchant was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

After thinking about it, I rummaged through my pockets and came up with about five or six silver coins.

"You have this money, it should be enough to compensate for all the losses today." I shoved the silver coin into the merchant's stiff palm, "And don't do anything like this again in the future." You may not know it when you first visit Camelot, but the market here is patrolled by knights on weekdays, and if they find a problematic transaction, they will never look at it. ”

"Artoria, go back."

I grabbed the girl's hand again.

Although it is a pity that the rare warm date was suddenly interrupted like this, it is impossible to continue it today.

"Well, I'm really happy to be with Shirou today." The girl nodded obediently, and prepared to take a step to leave with me.

"Wait a minute—imp, knight king!"

However, at this moment, the loud voice in the rear sounded again.

"I mean, what are you going to do?"

After a pause, I reluctantly turned my head to look at Iskander.

"Ahem...... It's going to be the dance party soon, and now that you're here, it's not too late to wait until you're done. ”

Iskandar smiled slightly, then turned to face the people around him.

"O loyal subjects of Britain, how about we have the Knight King and your Lord Guard lead a dance today?"

He waved his arms, his voice gruff and powerful.

Every night in Camelot, there is a regular open-air ball, but all citizens of Camelot can participate, regardless of status.

In order to maximize the participation of the public, the general dance venue will simply choose the vicinity of the downtown area, so that the citizens who are loitering can go directly to it later.

Wow –

There is no doubt that Iskandar's proposal caused an uproar among the population.

"Oh my God, this guy is crazy, he dares to let our king come up and lead the dance......"

"It's crazy, but I haven't really seen the king appear at any public celebration until now. I wish the king would appear more, and then our faith would be much greater......"

“…… I don't know if the king dances well or not, but it's really exciting. ”

The voices of the people were loud all around.

"Iskandar, can you stop adding to the chaos?" With a sigh, I frowned and looked at the strong man with the red beard in front of me.

Although I think my personality is quite good, I don't get into trouble with people easily. However, that doesn't mean I won't be angry.

Iskander's repeated teasing made me feel like a fire was slowly accumulating in my heart.

A person like Iskander who is so presumptuous will not have any effect if he is not given a serious warning.

Rather, it is better to say that fundamentally his qualities are very different from those of Britain.

"Oh, don't be angry, little ghost." Iskandar must have seen that something was wrong, touched his nose and sneered, "Isn't it fun for me, of course you don't want to forget it." ”

"You don't have the right to make decisions for others, let alone interfere in other people's affairs." I looked him in the eye and raised a finger and said seriously, "If you can play tricks on Artoria for fun, I can banish you from Camelot for a moment of fun." ”

"Uh...... Well, this time it's the king's fault, and it won't be next time. Iskandar scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.

Without saying a word, I took the girl's hand and prepared to leave.

However, at the arm, I unexpectedly felt a slight resistance.

"Shirou...... Even if I stay and lead the dance, I don't have to do it if I'm with you......"

The girl bowed her head slightly and said in a soft voice.