Once seated, Baye expertly lifted the teapot on the table and filled the teacups in front of the two of us.

"My lord, this is a very famous black tea in our area, which is sweeter than the traditional flavor. Although it's too late for me to introduce it now, because you must have tasted it before. Baye took a natural sip from his teacup and smiled at me.

"Well, although I rarely drink black tea, I don't hate the taste."

As a courtesy, I also took a sip of black tea and gently put the cup back in its place.

"It's a city too, it's not as good as Camelot, but it makes things a lot easier in many ways, doesn't it?" With a glint in the depths of his eyes, Baye lowered his voice and said.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows slightly.

"How do you know I'm from Camelot?"

"Have you ever known that every city has its own unique soul?" Baye leaned back slightly and said, "But those who have lived in it for a long time will naturally absorb a small part of it in their bodies. You may not have noticed it yourself, but it seems to me that your every movement, every word, and even every look in your eyes reveals the fact that you are an outsider. ”

"Is it because of the subconscious?" I nodded, "So, how did you locate Camelot?" ”

"My lord, it's exactly the same thing." Baye smiled and continued, "Although you and your lover have different personalities, one thing they have in common is that they are full of righteousness and light, as if their hearts will be full of hope when they see your existence. I can't think of a city in Britain that can make people feel this kind of holiness, except for the famous holy city of Camelot. ”

"Yes, your perspective is unique." I laughed.

"And I can be sure that your lover is definitely a knight of the highest rank." Baye lowered his voice and said, "Even if you are not a member of the Round Table today, you must be far beyond my level back then. ”

"Oh? You were also once a knight of Camelot? I asked with interest.

"My lord, I'm ashamed to say that I was the captain of the Camero West Gate Guard ten years ago, when I had just passed the official knighthood ceremony." As he spoke, Baye's eyes flashed with a look of remembrance.

"In other words, you're a knight with a formal establishment." I nodded, "So, what made you leave Camelot?" ”

In this era, the British knights, excluding the "squire knights" in the apprenticeship stage, had a formal establishment and their names were recorded by a special clerk.

The reason why this is so is because every knight of the "official knight" and above is a person who has undergone hard training and baptism in battle, and can be described as a warrior who has been trained for a hundred years.

Each of them is a valuable combat resource, and even if a casualty is a great loss for the entire country, the detailed organization is also to better protect them.

Generally speaking, Camelot would provide the knights with the best living conditions and meet all their needs as much as possible. Accordingly, the knights had to swear allegiance to the king, pledging to give their allegiance to Camelot until the very end of his life.

A knight who has broken his oath and betrayed his country and the king will not only be banished, but even the surrounding countries will despise him, and let him live under the spurning and white eyes of the people around him for the rest of his life.

The severe punishment for deviating from the oath, combined with the knights' own glorious spirituality, made it so rare for the knights to abandon their identity.

"Your Excellency...... This ......" Baye smiled bitterly, his expression a little hesitant, and he looked like he wanted to say something.

"Rest assured, I won't hold you accountable for breaking your oath, I know you must have something unspeakable." I shook my head and said, "Of course, it's your freedom, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it." ”

"No, my lord, I believe you." But as if he had made up his mind, Baye took a deep breath and looked into my eyes.

"The reason why I left Camelot was because I couldn't stand the corruption of the middle and lower officials and knights there."

"Go on." I nodded.

"As we all know, the holy city of Camelot was founded by the Knight King. The knight king is honest and honest, hoeing the strong and helping the weak, which can be said to be a model of chivalry. The Knights of the Round Table, who were under his command, were impartial, brave and fearless, spreading hope and light to every corner of Britain. No matter how you look at it, the Knight King and his Knights of the Round Table are undeniably great men. ”

However, contrary to the glorious selflessness of the high-ranking knights, the lower-middle knights are narrow-minded and selfish. Unlike the Knights of the Round Table, most of them came from commoner or even poor families, and suffered a lot from childhood. After becoming knights, many of them would pursue a life of luxury and malaise out of compensation. ”

"It stands to reason that Camelot's monthly salary is enough for them and their families to live a very comfortable life, not to mention the extra allowance for holidays and happy events. But those people will not be satisfied at all, and the better the state treats them, the more unscrupulous they become, and in the end they actually reach out to military expenses and handouts that should have been given to the poor! ”

“——！” My heart struck.

I remembered the discrepancy I had noticed when I was working with Artoria on government affairs before.

……

"It's strange that last month, when there was enough money for the poor people of Joseph to live on for three months, why did they use it all up so quickly?"

Looking at the paperwork in my hand urging Camelot to distribute the relief money, I wondered.

"Maybe they're going to need more money than they thought, and that's happened in the last decade." The blonde girl beside me said quickly without raising her head, "This kind of relief money, like military spending, can be used very quickly, and there will never be enough time." ”

"Wait...... Isn't this kind of thing strange? No matter how fast you use it, the estimated time of use should always be correct. I asked, suspiciously.

"This kind of thing doesn't matter, hurry up and give them approval and then transfer it to the treasury for appropriation." The girl shook her head, "We have more important things to deal with. If you always focus on suspicious subordinates, you won't be able to complete the scheduled task. ”

"But...... "What else do I want to say?"

"Shirou, I have never doubted my subordinates over the years, and I have always trusted them 100 percent. That's why Camelot was able to be so united. The girl looked up abruptly and looked at my face with serious eyes, "So, I hope you can do the same." ”

“…… I understand. ”

……

At that time, I had no choice but to give up at the girl's insistence.

But I've always kept this anomaly in my mind and waited for a chance to investigate it myself.

And now, everything is clear and straightforward!