"You could end your life on this journey...... Knight Galahad. Merlin looked at the knights who were gone, and kept babbling. Regardless of his status as a national teacher, Merlin himself was Britain's greatest prophet.

It is said that many prophecies were made at a young age. One of the prophecies that made Merlin's name widely known was that after the two dragons sleeping under Snowden's Peak, he described the two dragons fighting each other after waking up. Known as Merlin's prophecy that has been passed down to later generations, is that the red dragon symbolizes Britain, the white dragon symbolizes Saxony, and that Britain will work together under the leadership of a great king to eventually rule Gaul and Rome. He also left behind many other prophecies, many of which were related to the death of the king.

But she saw uncertainty in Mordred, as if everything in fate could change. The tragic ending that was already doomed, the result of King Arthur and the rebel knights dying together, became ethereal. It wasn't until Mordred returned from a trip to Ireland that her fate turned completely chaotic.

But the fate of Galahad, the pure knight, Merlin saw clearly. Not surprisingly, this young being will "ascend to heaven" with the Holy Grail after finding it because of his own desirelessness.

Merlin was hiding from the knights. As Mordred said, the Holy Grail is the being that fulfills wishes. Merlin had hoped to put an end to the seeds of division in the Knights of the Round Table's absurd pursuit of the miracle of the Holy Grail for personal gain by concealing the circumstances of the Holy Grail. Because she knew that this hidden danger would lead to the fragmentation of the Knights of the Round Table and ultimately the end of the Arthurian legend when Lancelot and Gneville's forbidden love affair was revealed.

The immutability of fate, Merlin deeply understands this. [Really, it's clear that Mordred can get that "possibility". 】

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"Galahad, why are you in such a hurry? Are you in a hurry to find death?! At the gate of the palace, Mordred called out to Galahad, who had left in a hurry. Mordred may say something a little ugly, but that's pretty much the way it is. If there were no variables, Galahad might have died.

“？？？” Galahad couldn't figure out why Mordred was saying this. His movements were not in a hurry, as most of the knights who had been sent out to find the Holy Grail were nervously preparing, and Galahad's movements were already slow.

"It just so happens that things are almost planned in my territory, and it's the same with or without me. I've been bored lately, and you wouldn't mind taking a powerful and reliable knight like me on your journey to find the Holy Grail? Mordred introduced herself. Mordred was genuinely worried about Galahad, so she was going to go with him. Merlin didn't believe a word about the Holy Grail, Mordred knew exactly what it was.

Mordred wants to go with Galahad in search of the Holy Grail to prevent this pure (stupid) friend from ascending to heaven because of his own desirelessness.

"Yo~ Mordred, when did you talk so well?" Galahad laughed, no one would have believed that a proud knight like Mordred would take the initiative to embark on a journey with others. Not to mention finding the Holy Grail that can impress King Arthur.

"No, no, no, I'm not worried about your safety? You see, you are so pure, you don't even have pants left when you go out alone and let others pit you. Mordred explained.

……………… Galahad gave Mordred a blank look. He's known for his purity, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. I've lived for so many years, and I haven't seen anyone who has been pitted with "no pants left". Galahad said Mordred's concerns were unfounded.

"No matter, anyway, let's go together, you're still not my good friend?" Mordred asked.

"What does this 'good friend' mean?" Galahad didn't understand the unfamiliar word in Mordred's mouth.

"This ...... I don't think it's better for you to know, just think of it as a good friend. Mordred said embarrassedly, always feeling that it was not good to tell Galahad about it. Besides, how boring it is to go on the road alone, of course, it is good to have someone to accompany you. ”

"I don't mean to question your motives, and I think it's better to be together." Galahad acceded to Mordred's request.

————— in the main hall of the royal palace—————

After the knights had left, Merlin whispered something. Artoria was a little far away from Merlin and didn't hear clearly, but Merlin stared at Galahad until Galahad left, and Artoria could see clearly. Merlin must have hidden something from her.

"Master Merlin, what were you muttering just now?" Artoria voiced the question in her mind.

"How would you feel if I said that the great Lord of Britain would lose a reliable knight this time?" Merlin told the truth. She is truthful to Artoria, and although she dies in front of Artoria every day, she always treats Artoria as her own child. As Artoria's father, King Uther, who reigned during the reign of King Uther, after King Uther entrusted Artoria to her, Artoria was almost taught by her to grow up.

"Is it Galahad?" Judging from Merlin's performance just now, Artoria was almost able to determine who the knight was in Merlin's mouth. "But Galahad was still young. And...... What about Lancelot? ”

"Oh, my king, you don't have to worry about that." Merlin's tone changed suddenly.

"Huh?" Artoria didn't know what she said.

"You don't have to worry about that, I can't see through Galahad's fate again." Merlin said comfortingly, her eyes glowing faintly as she looked at the palace hall [because, Mordred was mixed in. 】