Chapter 21: Original Sin
The city of Camelot, the former capital of England and the beginning of the legend of King Arthur's life, is a city of considerable legend. Although people still haven't been able to find the exact location of the former Camelot City, this has not affected people's yearning for it in the slightest.
On December 23rd, the weather was clear, there were few clouds in the sky, and the sun's rays shone on this cold land without any obstruction, bringing a trace of warmth to the people who had suffered from the wind and snow for a long time.
The morning sun, warm and soft, is as addictive as a mother's embrace. Leah and Kay were walking the streets of Camelot, where they had been here yesterday and, after a night's rest, were now on their way to St. Paul's Cathedral, where the Sword of the Elect was placed.
For the knightly contest and the king-electing ceremony in the past few days, Leah wore a gorgeous robe specially prepared for him at the request of Sir Hector, wearing a white cylindrical dress that reached to her chest inside, and a blue tight-fitting narrow cuffed tunic on the outside, the cuffs and neckline were embroidered with simple ornaments, and a blue headband was used to fix the hip-length hair behind her head, and her petite body was hidden in the knight's armor to hide Leah's daughter. Leah's long hair was proposed by herself, and Sir Hettor thought it would be easy for people to see through it and objected, but she compromised at Leah's insistence. (Don't you think my king, who has long hair, loves him more?)
"Really, Arthur, are you really a boy, why do you look so pretty?" Kay said with amusement as she looked at Leah's delicate face, her dusty temperament, and the constant stares of girls on the street.
"Kai, jealousy is the original sin. Leah glanced at him and said something that made him not calm.
"Arthur, you're slandering, you know? I'm jealous? How can it be? I'm just worried about you, if you look like this, if you're mistaken for a daughter, you won't even be eligible to participate in the competition, I care about you, you say I'm jealous?" Kay looked quite angry, as if he was really angry because of Leah's words.
"Kai" took a step in Kai's direction, forcing his eyes. "What's wrong?" asked Kai, swallowing his saliva, a little nervous. 'How long has it been?' How long has it been since I've seen Arthur's expression like this? ’
"What is the first rule of a knight?"
"Honesty"
"Then why are you lying? Are you right about what your rebel father expects from you? Are you right about this armor on your body? Are you right about your oath?" Leah looked at Kai with a sad look and looked at Kai sweating. He just asked, is there such a big problem? Although he is a little nostalgic for Leah to be able to play him like he did when he was a child, he is not a super M, and he has no love for this kind of thing.
"No, I'm not lying, okay? I'm really not jealous of you, please believe me. Kai looked like she was about to cry, like Leah begging for mercy.
"But why don't you just tell me to cover my face, but ask me if I'm a girl, don't you want me to admit that I'm a girl, so you don't have to worry about it?" said Lia, seeing Kai's crying look, and continued to walk forward without any ups and downs.
"What don't you worry about anymore?"
Stopping his progress and turning his head to look at Kai on the side, the holy green pupils stared at him, making Kai uncomfortable for a while, and just when he was about to take it anymore, Leah said something that made him cry. "Don't worry about finding girls anymore, because if I were a girl, those girls wouldn't focus on me, who is better than you, but on you, right?"
"What are you kidding, how is it possible, how can I care about such a thing?" Kai suddenly became anxious when he heard this, and cried out as if to cover up.
"But I don't know who it is, when I was at the banquet held by the family, I looked at me like that, what is it called? Oh, by the way, it seems to be envy, jealousy and hatred. Leah glanced at Kai faintly and said jokingly.
"And that's not because" Kai was about to say something, but suddenly stopped.
"That's because those lovely sisters snubbed our knights, it's a pity. ”
"How is that possible, how could I be angry about such a thing?" Kai quickly waved his hand in denial.
"Don't you admit it? After that, Liya imitated Kai's appearance and said in a weird manner. "Ah, why doesn't anyone pay attention to me as a knight who is so good? What is so good about Arthur's little white face, isn't it just a little better? There is the masculinity of my knight? Alas, there is no confidant in life!!!"
For a moment, Kai's face flushed, and he tried to refute it, but he couldn't, because these were facts. Whenever there is a banquet at home, the invited outside ladies and the maids at home always gather next to Liya, which makes Kai, who wanted to show his charm in front of those ladies, resentful, and directly makes him list Liya as the biggest enemy in his life. Well, find your wife's worst enemy.
"So, you want me to be a girl, right? That way, those cute older sisters will pay attention to you, right?" Leah said with certainty as she stepped forward and looked at Kai.
"Kai, how can you do this, you curse me like this for your own benefit, you're too vicious, aren't you?" Leah's voice suddenly lowered, as if she had been hit hard.
"No, it's not like that, really, how could I be such a person? You have to believe me, I'm just talking casually, really just casually. Looking at Leah's appearance, Kai panicked directly. Indeed, if it were someone else, it would be normal for him to feel sad about his titular brother, but Leah's words
"Knight's Code" glanced at Kai, and Leah said quietly.
"I'm just thinking about it, don't take it seriously, haha. Kai knew that he couldn't fool his goblin's younger brother, so he had to confess and ask for leniency.
Looking at Kai's silly appearance, Lia shook her head helplessly, turned around and continued walking towards her destination. "Brother Kai, don't worry, I won't rob you of my wife. ”
And after hearing Leah's name, Kai really wondered if he was dreaming, how many years? how many years had he been looking forward to it? After so many years, he finally waited for this brother? This made him stand on the spot.
And what he didn't know was that this was the first time Leah called him brother, maybe it was the last time, maybe it was the last time
Today's Camelot City, unlike the hustle and bustle of the past, the whole town presents a sacred and solemn appearance.
St. Paul's Cathedral, where the Sword of the Chosen King is placed, has been drawn by countless knights and nobles since the Sword of the Chosen King (Sword in the Stone) descended on the altar of the church, hoping to stand at the top of the imperial pyramid. But since it is the sword of the chosen one, then only the destined can pull it out. After all the people who came to draw the sword were fruitless, people firmly believed that only the true king could pull out the sword, and as a king, he must be the most powerful and invincible existence. That's why on New Year's Day, a knightly contest is held in the church, and then the final victor is sent to draw his sword, and then the new king will definitely appear and lead the people out of the darkness, and they have always believed in this. The reason why the king selection ceremony was chosen in the New Year is also to represent that the new king will bring the empire to a new life in the new year.
"That's a lot of people, Arthur. Kay looked at the dense crowd around him and said to Leah.
"Of course, there are so many people who want to draw the sword of the king, how can they let go of this opportunity?" Leah and the others are now standing at the gate of the church, surrounded by knights who have come to participate in the knightly contest just like them. These knights are now in a competitive relationship, and the natural atmosphere is extremely tense, and everyone wants to give others a dismount before the official start of the competition. If it weren't for the church door, I'm afraid it would be even more chaotic.
"That's right. "Kai isn't stupid, this kind of thing can be figured out with a little thought.
"Stop talking, someone is coming out. Leah pulled Rakai and pointed to the church door.
At this time, a priest who looked very old walked out of the church, and all the knights were silent at the moment of seeing the priest, after all, in this era when divine power is greater than imperial power, the priest of the church is still very respected by the people.
"Knights, our church has been entrusted by King Uther to keep the Chosen Sword of the chosen new king, because no one has been able to draw the Chosen Sword a few days ago, and we can't keep delaying it like this, the country is already in danger, and we urgently need the appearance of the new king to lead the people and the country out of the predicament, so after consulting with the nobles, we decided to choose the strongest of all the knights in the form of a competition. And as the strongest knight, she must be the chosen one we need, she will definitely be able to pull out the sword of the king, and only the strongest knight can protect our country. So if you want to participate, try to improve your condition and gather at the prepared school field tomorrow. Where to witness the strongest, witness the emergence of a new king of our country!, and the victor will remain an epic forever!!" The priest said enthusiastically, bringing the blood of the knights below to the boil, and even Leah felt a little excited.
The knights below "Oh" all erupted into earth-shattering cries, showing their excitement.
Who doesn't want to be the strongest? Adored by all people? Who doesn't want to be a king? Standing at the top of the country? Who doesn't want to go down in history and be worshiped by future generations? Although some are false names, they are fatal temptations.
These are original sins, but without them, then the world would not be progressing.