Five years later.
Camelot.
In the study, Merlin looked far older than he had in the past.
The truth was, he had worked himself far too hard over the past five years.
Not only did he have to watch over Arthur under the command of Lucifer and the other angels, he also had to fend off the infiltration of Camelot by all manner of evil gods.
Compared to the former, the latter drained far more of his energy.
For instance, two years ago, Gareth, one of the Knights of the Round Table, had inexplicably accepted a task from Miss Lynette to challenge some Black Knight, Green Knight, Blue Knight, Brown Knight, and Red Knight in order to rescue her sister.
It was only after Lucifer reminded him that Merlin realized it was a scheme by the Aesir.
Lynette's sister was actually a Valkyrie. She had attempted to use this method to deepen her relationship with Gareth and win over the Knight of the Round Table.
Fortunately, the King of Angels thwarted the plot. At the end of the mission, he replaced the Valkyrie who was supposed to be rescued with a female angel, then had Arthur step in to settle the matter.
Then there was Gawain, who had long been suspected of being a divine child of the Danu Pantheon. Even his wife was a fairy woman, and there were signs that she might be connected to the goddess Morrigan.
Investigating the matter had cost Merlin a great deal of effort, yet he had found no conclusive evidence even now. Moreover, Sir Gawain's conduct was beyond reproach, so Merlin could not persuade Arthur to remove him from the Round Table.
Then last year, Tristan had his knightly creed shattered by a girl named Isolde due to a scheme by Aphrodite,