Infinite Tsukuyomi? (Continued)

"Are you here to see the King? You two seem to have a really good relationship..."

Meanwhile, Gawain, who was working hard, was very happy, and Knights of the Round Table present turned their attention to him.

The person sitting on the throne smiled with concern when he saw Artoria: "What happened? Guinevere, what brings you here today?"

"Guinevere? Me?"

"Otherwise what? My muddle-headed queen, are you still half asleep? Or should I call you Lily?"

The young man on the throne looked rather helpless and continued, "But didn't you say that Lily was being too disrespectful? It's fine to call you that in private, but in front of the knights you should be called Guinevere?"

"Ah... I see."

"Yes, Mother, didn't you specifically emphasize that last time?"

Looking at the familiar figures in the palace, Mordred's happy smile, and the young man's eyes as bright as stars on the throne, Artoria stammered, unable to speak.

"Rovey, you..."

Seeing that Artoria's condition was a bit strange, the man put down the memorial in his hand, stepped down from the throne and came to her side. He reached out and rubbed her head, then gave her a warm hug and said gently.

"I'm sorry, Lily, I just drove the Saxons out, finished the fixed Magecraft of the Age of Gods, and I also have to take over Uncle Vortigern's territory and Sister Morgan's territory, so I have a lot of work to do."

"But please believe me, I will come to be with you after I finish these tasks."

When Artoria looked at Rovey's face and those bright eyes that were like warm flames, she didn't know what to say.

"Ah—! Mordred!?"

At that moment, Mordred secretly took out a sword and stuck it into Merlin's buttocks.

"Mordred..."

Looking at the two who were bickering again, Rovey said helplessly, "Stop fooling around. Take your mother to the back to change your clothes. As the queen, what kind of talk is it to be dirty like this?"

Because she had run all the way here, Artoria's clothes were a bit dirty.

"Okay, Father!"

Mordred's eyes lit up, and she skipped over to Artoria, took her hand, and led her back to change her clothes.

"Mordred, what is this...?"

From the moment she returned here until Mordred started dealing with her, Artoria's head was spinning.

"Illusion... illusion... this is an illusion."

Artoria warned herself.

She adjusted her mindset and scoffed at such childish illusions.

Although the reunion with the Knights of the Round Table brought her some nostalgia, she couldn't afford to immerse herself in such a false world.

Artoria twisted her arm hard, but she still couldn't wake up.

After--

Because of the knights' suggestion and Artoria's appearance, today's meeting ended early. The remaining work was imposed on Merlin by Rovey despite his protests, while Mordred, carrying his sword, supervised him to complete all the memorials.

Rovey led her out and sat her down at a stone table by the lake.

A sumptuous feast was already laid out on the table.

"What's wrong, Lily? Did someone upset you? Was it Merlin?"

Rovey's eyes suddenly sharpened.

"No, it's not..."

Artoria shook her head decisively. She had already adjusted her mindset, and no matter what else was in this illusion, she would no longer be swayed.

We must find a way to leave this place now.

"Oh, I have a surprise for you today too."

Rovey smiled mysteriously, then gently waved his hand.

Artoria looked into the distance and saw several different figures walking out.

Kai, at the head of the group, placed the cake in front of Artoria, followed by the other Knights of the Round Table, and...

"Sister Wang? What are you doing here?"

Artoria looked surprised when she saw the white-haired woman who looked almost exactly like her.

The flickering candlelight illuminated the astonishment in Artoria's eyes, for not only Morgan, but also her uncle, Vortigern, was there.

"Why am I here? Have you eaten too much and gotten confused?"

Morgan feigned confusion and said, "Today is your birthday, Artoria. As your older sister, why shouldn't I be here? Or perhaps—"

Morgan, as the older sister, grabbed Rovey's collar and asked, "Did this guy dare to bully you?"

Rovey looked completely innocent. "Huh?"

However, everyone could tell that Morgan was just joking with him.

"Alright, don't worry, Artoria, happy birthday."

Merlin, with a sword on his head, suddenly emerged from the bushes not far away.

"My birthday?"

"Isn't this your thirty-sixth birthday? It also happens to be the day that Britain was completely Britannia and stabilized, so the King has arranged a family banquet for you to celebrate."

"Don't you like it?"

The group looked at Artoria in front of them with suspicion.

After all, this darling of Britannia loves eating the most, and she has no appetite for such a sumptuous family dinner today.

No, that's not right.

If it weren't for the fact that it's impossible for Rovey to mistake his bedmate, he would have considered whether Artoria had been switched.

Thirty-six years old...

Upon hearing this age, Artoria couldn't help but recall her own past.

Yes.

She remembered.

She...

He lost everything he had at the age of thirty-six.

It was in this year that the Round Table fell into turmoil, Camlann erupted, and everything came to an end.

Her Avalon was shattered, and she never returned.

So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although she says she has long since let go, is that memory really so easy to let go of? It's just been buried deep in her heart.

Looking at the familiar faces before her, especially Morgan who was scolding Mordred and Merlin for their foolishness, two lines of tears streamed down Artoria's face.

"Why are you crying, Lily?"

"You've cried your eyes out," Rovey asked with a worried expression. He wiped away the tears from Artoria's eyes with his sleeve, gently pulled her into his arms, and said softly, "You've cried your eyes out. Merlin must have played another prank on you, right? Tell me, and I'll have Mordred get revenge for you."

Morgan and Mordred's eyes immediately sharpened, and they tied Merlin to a marble pillar. The two began to vent their anger for Artoria, and Merlin cried out, "Injustice!" because of this prejudice. But no Knights of the Round Table paid him any attention; everyone was used to Merlin's annoying behavior.

"No... no one bullied me... no one..."

Artoria lowered her head and desperately stuffed food into her mouth.

Tears streamed down her face.

Yes.

This is an illusion, a dream.

But what's wrong with the world of dreams?

"Lily, once I've raised Mordred, let's travel together. We'll go to Rome, Egypt, Babylon, and all over the world. Would you like to?"

Seeing Artoria wolfing down her food, Rovey smiled helplessly and then asked gently.

"I, I..."

Artoria smiled and said, "I do!"

"I don't want to!"

Before Rovey, the Lion King once again earnestly invited him, hoping that he could join him on his journey to the ends of the earth. Rovey's response was straightforward and firm, just like before, without the slightest hesitation or evasion.

"To actually make a fuss about the most beautiful things in humankind, your actions are truly beyond words, Lion King."

"Your so-called Avalon, like your plan, is utterly hypocritical and so fragile that it would crumble at the slightest touch."

Looking at everything swallowed by the endless white, and the long-vanished Artoria and Bedivere.

Rovey rubbed his head, then looked at the Pure White King who had stepped down from his throne and gave this evaluation from the bottom of his heart.

Although that boundless pure white continued to wash over his consciousness, the hazy and dreamlike feeling could very well assimilate the human soul and lead him into that most beautiful illusion, with the Astral Soul power and vitality that Rovey currently possessed, such an illusionary world could not play a decisive role for him, who had already reached the final realm. Therefore, after using some special methods, he broke free from another illusory world.

Although he had broken free, he had to admit that the Lion King's method was indeed cunning.

He originally thought that The Lion King's "Avalon" was just an empty name, meant to fit her actions; as long as human souls were contained in the tower and not destroyed, it could be called Avalon.

However, experiencing it firsthand reveals that her Avalon is not just a name, but an ideal world built by the Lion King himself.

This is an Avalon for souls. Any soul taken into this tower enters a unique dreamscape designed by the caster. In this world, all desires are fulfilled, and people are immersed in beautiful fantasies, unable to extricate themselves. This illusion, which doesn't exist in this world, is the Avalon the Lion King spoke of. They are not cold, lifeless specimens, but rather perpetually immersed in the ideal world longed for in everyone's heart.

—What is this Infinite Tsukuyomi?

Having just broken free from it, Rovey couldn't help but ask a question.

At the same time, he felt extremely disgusted by the Lion King's psychological attack of manipulating other people's fond memories.

Not only Artoria, but in that fleeting moment of confusion, he saw the future he had been longing for.

It must be admitted that it was indeed a very beautiful picture, and it was also the unique future that he had always pursued and worked hard for.

In that blinding light, he saw himself entering the tower at the end of the tower, successfully defeating the Lion King with Bedivere and Artoria before Goetia arrived, resolving the Sixth Singularity in time, and completing this adventure perfectly.

After doing everything he could, he bid farewell to his friends in this Singularity and, using the Jewel Magician's ability to travel between parallel worlds, returned hand in hand with his lover to the world he came from.

Then, with Artoria's return and the mastery of the Anchor of the Planet, the Tower of the End, constructed by the Holy Lance, successfully fixed the fabric on the surface of that world, successfully replacing the role of the Fantasy Tree, completely stabilizing this world that belonged to them, and resolving the worry of being judged by the Counter Force from the Root. Everyone began to move towards a new future.

With the return of the Age of Gods, many lost mysteries have returned to the earth. Magic and science have both become important fields of study in the world, and humanity has begun to strive for the future in its own way.

Under his dedicated leadership, Magus and scientists from all over the world worked together and finally created a brand new future for that world one day in the future.

When science and the mysticism converge, everyone can shine on the world stage. The humanities, mysticism, and many new developments in wisdom have truly reached their peak.

That truly is an incredibly bright future...

Humanity has reached a golden age that only existed in our ideals.

Having achieved a great leap forward in both technology and magic, humanity, with its unstoppable momentum, drove the Dead Apostle and other primate threats to the Starry Sky. All other enemies in the world, whether the legendary UO, the ORT, or many other threats, were driven away or resolved by humanity in its own way.

Then humanity began to venture beyond the stars.

At that time, after accomplishing everything, he gracefully stepped down from his high position and began to devote himself wholeheartedly to his family.

Artoria, Nitocris, Reines, and Aoko...

Although there were indeed quite a few people in his family, and there were quite a few arguments among them, it was indeed the world he loved, the future he longed for, and true happiness.

Sakura, whose personality is a bit eccentric due to her environment, constantly teases Kenneth- sensei with Gray at the Clock Tower, leaving everyone both exasperated and amused. Meanwhile, her junior apprentice, Weber, who also serves as a tool, seems to have even more pronounced dark circles under his eyes since taking over her position. But he truly has become a big shot.

Similarly, in that ideal world, there is no Humanity Incineration, nor is there Human Order Freezing.

Further away on the Steel Earth, the fate of the Moon Coral has been prevented, leaving only a piece of land belonging to humanity— the Golden Dawn.

A golden age for humanity, a unique era freed from the constraints of planetary Counter Force, where everyone can have an unlimited future.

"What a wonderful future..."

Having witnessed the achievement of his ideal, Rovey had no intention of leaving that wonderful world.

As for how he left—

Ordinary impacts and methods to break illusions are ineffective. This world is equivalent to a special small world, so an extreme approach must be taken. The silver-white Lance of Longinus piercing through the chest is the best proof of this.

"It really hurt so much, I thought I was going to Heaven for a moment."