"Ah...... It's pretty ruthless. When Merlin heard this, his whole body immediately became nervous, "Don't worry, I swear by my dignity as a magician...... I don't have any dignity though...... I'm not going to give the imp a chance to touch Emperor Nero. I can even close his gaze if Artoria feels the need. ”

"Hey, it's too much, I can't even see it, how can I talk." I said helplessly, "Merlin, it's okay for you to go with you, but don't go into the city of Rome." Otherwise, I think it might trigger a bad repercussion. ”

Even Camelot, who was in Britain and was known for his strict manners, Merlin could leave a wandering impression in later generations, and if he arrived in the open city of Rome, what might happen......

"Cut, anyway, I'm definitely going to follow you, even if it's for the happiness of the rest of my life." Merlin patted me on the shoulder, "Little ghost, with Artoria, don't think about other women, it's not a good thing to be dissatisfied." ”

"Mr. Merlin, only this time I agree with what you said from the bottom of my heart."

Artoria nodded her head in agreement.

"You guys...... Why can't you trust me properly? ”

Looking at the performative behavior of the two people in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh.

"Then it was happily decided, I will arrange for the army to be stationed in place, and tomorrow I will ask Merlin and Shirou to go to Rome."

But the girl didn't give me a chance to continue to plead, and ran away as soon as she smoked.

——

Night.

"Whew...... Go to bed early, I'll be leaving for Rome early tomorrow morning. ”

Lying alone in the tent, I closed my eyes and tried to sink my consciousness into the depths.

When you go out to fight, you don't have so many feelings to be willful. Artoria seems to have been deploying troops tonight, so it was impossible to ask her to come and sleep with her as usual.

However, there is still a slight discomfort in my heart.

To a large extent, that comes from her attitude during the day.

If the position is reversed and she needs to be alone with the opposite sex, I probably won't feel anything.

Because, from the very beginning I never doubted her, past, now and will be.

There is no beginning, and it is naturally impossible to develop into subtle jealousy and other emotions in the future.

However, to her side......

Could it be that I've been paying more attention to things lately, and I'm no longer as pure as before, and I only have her in my heart?

Maybe that's how the estrangement comes about.

However, the situation is different now. If I were to be as single-minded as I had been, completely ignoring the situation outside and focusing on my lover......

Then I'm afraid, we can't even bring our lives to the present, and now we don't even have the opportunity to make such an awkward scene.

So—

Sure enough, it's my fault, I'm too weak to handle everything?

The situation on the Roman side was uncertain, and Artoria was indescribable.

"Alas......"

In the darkness of the night, I let out a faint sigh.

Looks like it's going to be a sleepless night tonight.

Whew—

Suddenly, there was the sound of rustling footsteps outside the account.

It seems that someone is deliberately hiding his tracks.

…… The sound is becoming more and more obvious, and the target is me here.

"Who is it?"

I immediately became alert and quickly sat up.

Because defense is mainly based on external relations, the military is relatively lax.

If someone sneaks in, the consequences are unimaginable!

As my mind raced, I wondered about the identity of the outsiders and some countermeasures......

"Shirou, it's me."

The familiar sound in my ears made my tense nerves relax immediately.

Lifting the tent door, Artoria's figure came into view.

"Really, why are you so sneaky, I thought there was a spy getting in."

While I was relieved, I also complained.

At the same time, I also felt a little puzzled about her deliberately hiding her behavior like this.

"Shh......h Let me in first. ”

But the girl didn't say much, looked left and right a few times, and then quickly got into the tent from my side.

I had no choice but to enter the tent and close the outside door.

In the dimly lit tent, the two of us looked at each other.

This kind of rest tent is no more than the command room during the battle, and the internal space is quite small. That's the size of a double bed.

So at this moment, the two of us are so close that we can touch each other as soon as we reach out, and we can hear both of our breaths clearly.

"So, what the hell is going on? And your clothes......"

When the girl came in, I realized that she was not wearing the hard armor of the day, but instead had a soft blue silk skirt.

The white and slender neck, along with the snow-white skin of the shoulders, the delicate collarbones are beautiful and lovable, and the slender arms are unimaginable to use the sword.

“……”

My face flushed.

No matter how many times Artoria appears in front of me, she always gives a whole new meaning to beauty.

"That...... I snuck out......" Probably sensing my hot gaze, the girl lowered her head a little shyly, "I left all the work outside to Lancelot and them, and saw that there didn't seem to be much need for me, so I quickly changed my clothes and came to Shirou for you." Don't make a noise, if the soldiers outside find out, I, the king, will die of shame......"

"You...... Why do you want to do this......"

Looking at the embarrassed look of the girl in front of me, I couldn't help but open my mouth slightly.

Artoria's behavior is already a complete skipping shift......

This kind of thing, if it had been put on her before, it should have been completely impossible to happen. After all, she values her responsibilities and obligations as extremely important.

"I ...... I also know it's bad, but I just can't help it, I want to come to Shirou and fall asleep with you. The girl's head was buried lower, "You won't ...... Think I'm annoying, right? If that's the case...... I'm going back to my post now......"

"What kind of stupid thing are you talking about, since you're here, don't go."

I smiled and shook my head, then stretched out my arms towards the girl.

"Well, yes, my Emiya-sama."

The girl's face showed a heartfelt happy expression, and she stepped forward and threw herself into my arms.

The warm body temperature, accompanied by the fresh aroma, heals the tired spirit together.

"Chirp—"

In the darkness, we hugged and kissed each other, confirming each other's presence with a gentle touch.

At this moment, we don't even have any other thoughts in our hearts, just again and again, pouring overflowing love into each other's bodies with our lips.