"Kaiqing, Lancelot, what are you talking about?"

The girl who had finished playing with me looked at the two who were whispering with a curious look.

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“…… Nothing, my king. We're just talking, it's not a big deal. Kay turned around and said casually.

Lancelot lowered his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"That's right." The girl did not doubt it and agreed with this statement.

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"Mordred's thing...... Please understand that I have never considered her my child, let alone intended her to inherit the throne. Pressing her back against my chest, the girl adjusted her breathing before speaking.

Suddenly, the two knights were silent.

Because I promised to support the girl's idea no matter what, I persuaded myself to listen with a frown and didn't interrupt, despite feeling a little uncomfortable in my heart.

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"Because...... Mordred should be a free, knight who belongs entirely to himself, not a man who is desperately running for some kind of mission. There was a little sadness in the girl's eyes, "It's enough to try to find your own life, why do you have to live a pre-arranged life?" ”

The meaning of these words is clear.

Mordred, who has always longed for the king's recognition as a qualified heir to the throne.

But to the king's maiden, this ideal was nothing more than a complacent, borrowed by Mordred from elsewhere, not a heartfelt desire.

So what the girl has always refused to admit is not Mordred's identity, but the target that she doesn't think is necessary to chase at all.

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“…… Nevertheless, O Knight King of Britain, that is Mordred's own choice, so why should you interfere? ”

As soon as the girl's voice fell, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Who is it?!" Kay and Lancelot drew their swords in unison, staring warily at the figure in front of them.

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"I said that the two knight brothers, you shouldn't be so wary of me as an unarmed little magician with little magic power, right?"

With an innocent expression, Ios spread out his empty hands.

He didn't seem to realize that it had shrunk, and the pocket ice dragon standing on his shoulder slowly flapped its wings and took on a posture of confrontation with the two knights.

And that's where the two knights focused.

That's the legendary dragon species, the existence that stands at the apex of the fantasy species. One carelessness, the consequences will be unimaginable!

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"Forget it, if you're not tired, you can just hold your sword." Facing the two swords that flashed with cold light and pointed at his chest, Ios just shrugged his shoulders and set his eyes on the girl I was holding in my arms.

"Your Majesty the Knight King, although the internal affairs of the round table are not for me as an outsider to intervene. But as Shirou's friend, I had a position where I had to speak. Ios said loudly.

Quietly leaving my embrace, the girl looked at the young man in front of her, waiting for him to continue.

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"Perhaps you are right, Mordred is not obliged to be the successor of Britain, but she has worked hard to sharpen her mood in order to achieve this ideal, have you not been moved by it once? I want to ask, do you really understand what she wants? What you've been doing all this time is just trying to force your own views into Mordred's mind and try to change her rock-solid beliefs. Ios's words were surprisingly fierce, and the spearhead was directed at the girl.

"Don't have that kind of faith! Thinking that you can become the king of a country in that way, people who have this kind of thinking can be said to be extremely naïve! And what ordinary people pursue is nothing but the power and wealth of the king, how can they bear the obligations and responsibilities? If you do not find until the end that the end of your ideal is an emptiness, and tears of remorse are left, is this all that your Excellency desires? With a mighty wave of her hand, the girl shot back without giving up a step.

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In the face of the fierce verbal exchange between the two, the two knights just watched quietly and did not stop Ios.

From this, the teenagers undoubtedly said the words that they had been hiding in their hearts all along.

The king, who was too self-dedicated, took all the responsibilities and obligations on himself.

Faced with such a leader, the knights were often at a loss.

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"So, Your Majesty the Knight King, you don't understand what Mordred wants." Ios shook his head, "If I'm right, the last thing Mordred said when you fought Kamran was definitely asking why you didn't pass on the throne to her." ”

"So what? Mordred didn't have the power to be king at all. What's the point of being the last lament of the loser's life? ”

"You are wrong. Mordred's last sentence was not at all lamenting the failure of the struggle for power. Mordred has always wanted to be the rightful heir, but because this way, she can rightfully call you Father! ”

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The girl bit her lip and was speechless for a long time.

"Your Majesty the Knight King, I'm really worried that if you and Shirou have a child in the future, will you use a similar method to force him to become the second Mordred." Ios sneered.

"I ...... How can it be? The girl was completely stunned, and even forgot to refute for a moment.

"Wouldn't it? Have you ever been prejudiced against Mordred before? That's the scariest part. Yes, you really won't. Not a decent child, you can force it to that extent. If it is my own biological child, your moral kidnapping, and then mixed with motherhood, I am really very worried about that person's future! ”

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The girl's slender hands were clenched, and her knuckles began to turn white.

"Ios, don't say any more!" Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, I hurriedly opened my mouth to stop the boy.

"yes, I forgot about Shirou." The boy didn't mean to stop at all, "This time I came to the Land of Shadows, and when I met Shirou, he told me that he was here to find his lover. At that time, I wondered what kind of girl would completely ignore her lover's mood and go to the country of shadows alone. Now I get it all. What you think is the right solution will not only not guarantee Shirou's safety, but will make him alone and increase the danger factor countless times in the process of desperately searching for you! ”

The girl's eyes widened, trying to find the words to counter Ios's claims.

However, everything Ios says is either impossible to contradict the slightest established fact, or the logic is so rigorous that it is irrefutable reasoning.

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"Your Majesty the Knight King, your exploits as a hero are enough to be passed down through the ages, but from a human point of view, let alone the King of Britain, you can't even play the most basic role as a lover and parent. It's really ......"

As he spoke, the boy shook his head again and again.