"C-can you put me down?"
Pei Dailami's face was flushed on Su Xiao's shoulder. She had never been so close to a man before.
After putting Pei Dailami down, Su Xiao walked out of the church, with the Old Sage following close behind. Pei Dailami glanced at the four unconscious maids, bit her lip, then closed the church door and followed Su Xiao.
Seeing this, Saber felt a knot in her chest. Clearly, she had meddled in someone else's business just now. The girl had been willing, after all. What position they used had nothing to do with her.
"I'll assist you, but only with that matter."
After surviving in the Black Abyss for so long, Saber's greatest growth had not been in combat power, but in understanding the meaning behind an old acquaintance's words: King Arthur doesn't understand the human heart.
Back then, Britain had been torn apart by barbarians. Saber had to quell external unrest while governing her territory fairly and impartially. The fact that she had not worked herself to death was already impressive. Yet even so, she had not won everyone's approval and had even been betrayed by her own people.
In the Black Abyss, Saber had pondered why this was. She concluded that she had done everything herself, intending to ensure that everyone received fair and just treatment.
But she was no longer a king, nor could she return to the Britain of the past. After learning the principles behind the Holy Grail from the Toad, Saber had sulked for several days. It was all a deception concocted by the Magus.
"Assist me?"
Su Xiao turned his head toward Saber. Saber lowered the hood over her head.
"Yes. If I'm not mistaken, you're involved in a struggle for the throne, and that person is among