Chapter 885
Artoria and Oberon followed suit, looking in confusion.
The human guards present, along with Aurora's adjutant, also looked over.
Something blew away the clouds in the sky and fell rapidly towards us.
The sight made one doubt their own eyes, but the guards of the Great Cathedral immediately understood what it was—
"Lord Lancelot!!"
The Fae Knight Lancelot landed lightly on the ground; she wasn't wearing a mask today.
"Lord Lancelot has shown his face...!?"
The guards gasped in astonishment, as if they had witnessed something extraordinary.
"We usually only get to see this during ceremonies...! How lucky we are!"
With her silver hair and crystal-like golden eyes, she is truly unique—a dragon fairy soaring through the skies...!
Coral looked at the Faerie Knight with confusion and asked, "Lord Lancelot, what brings you here...?"
"Shirou!!"
Ignoring everyone else, Lancelot lunged straight at Shirou.
"Oh, it's been a long time, Lancelot." Shirou caught her petite body.
"Honestly, they didn't even say goodbye before leaving. That's so unfair!"
"I'm sorry, the situation was urgent at the time..."
Lancelot narrowed one eye slyly. "Just saying 'sorry' isn't enough to easily forgive you, you know?"
"Then when it's just the two of us left... make it up to me then?"
"Understood." Shirou nodded in agreement.
Artoria, standing beside him, was already dumbfounded.
"Wait... wait a minute... is this girl Lancelot?"
The Britain strongest Faerie Knight in Britain? By the way, why is she with Shirou...?
Coral, his face contorted with anger, coldly asked, "Lord Lancelot, what's going on? Why are you sticking to a human like this?"
"Hoo hoo, Coral, let me introduce you..."
Lancelot, with his arm around Shirou's, said, "Shirou is my lover."
"... ah?"
Coral wore an expression as if a great calamity had befallen him.
Shirou didn't take Lancelot's declaration of love to heart and asked instead.
Lancelot, what brings you here?
"I sensed my lover's presence, Shirou. You were in trouble, weren't you? That's why I came to help you out~"
"Thank you, Lancelot. But I don't recall ever having radar installed on you."
"Whew... This is driven by love~"
Lancelot placed his hand on his chest, deflecting the question.
In fact, she did know in advance that Shirou would be coming today.
The traveling Theater Company led by humans was already a household name in the Salisbury area, and naturally, word of it reached Lancelot's ears as well.
It was only a matter of time before such a popular Theater Company caught Aurora's eye.
However, this is not something to worry about.
Aurora probably doesn't have any ill intentions towards Shirou; on the contrary, she should like Shirou very much.
Because Shirou didn't break any of her rules; on the contrary, he was praising her in just the right way.
The more famous and popular Shirou's Theater Company becomes, the more Aurora's support will increase.
Lancelot knew very well that Aurora loved herself more than anyone else.
That was the "goal" she was supposed to achieve as a fairy.
The fairies of Britain are beings who cannot resist their innate "purpose," and Aurora is a fairy who is particularly loyal to her "purpose."
Therefore, Shirou's existence must be something Aurora desperately wants.
Of course, Lancelot was also well aware of this.
Given Aurora's limited capacity for understanding, she simply couldn't possibly control Shirou...
On the contrary, she'll probably be used by Shirou instead.
"Well then, I'm leaving."
The dragon fairy released Shirou's arm, and the latter asked in confusion.
"Hmm? Lancelot, aren't you coming with me to see Aurora?"
"No, no, if His Majesty Morgan knew I was with you, he would be furious."
"That's true. See you later then."
This was just her excuse, Shirou realized.
Lancelot was probably trying to avoid seeing Aurora getting too close to her...
Hmph, still trying to hide it from me...
I've heard about your business from Tristan so many times I'm sick of it.
After bidding farewell to the Faerie Knight, the group went to the second floor of the Grand Cathedral.
As soon as they stepped into the reception room, a woman of the Wind Clan with long golden hair came to greet them.
Her beauty was impeccable, her wings shimmered and radiant, and even her voice was melodious.
She must be Aurora, the lord of Salisbury.
Although Aurora spoke to Shirou when she met Morgan, Shirou was preoccupied with Morgan at the time and didn't pay attention to her appearance.
Looking at it this way, Britain's most dazzling fairy truly lives up to her name.
But...
Shirou sensed an unusual atmosphere emanating from her, not because of any preconceived notions stemming from Tristan's bad words.
Aurora walked up with a smile.
"Oh dear... It's been so long, Shirou. I've been wanting to see you for a long time."
However, I guess you probably don't remember me anymore.
haven't seen you for a long time?
Artoria frowned slightly.
The Fae Knight Lancelot did the same thing, and now the Wind Clan Chief is doing the same thing...
How come they all know Shirou?
Could there be many hidden details about Shirou that I'm unaware of?
Seeing her confused expression, Oberon grinned mischievously, "Artoria, you don't know?"
Shirou lived in Camelot for a while... and was once a guest of Her Majesty the Queen.
"Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey!?!?!?"
The screams of a young girl Britain from the Ash's Great Cathedral, Britain's second most sacred site after Camelot.
Aurora and Shirou turned to her at the same time.
"Wait... wait a minute! Shirou! Did you already meet Morgan before you met me!?"
Artoria rushed up and grabbed Shirou's collar.
Shirou nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Yes."
Why didn't you tell me about something so important?!
You didn't ask me, did you?
"Gurgle...!"
Stop joking!!!
Artoria was speechless: Just how many secrets does Shirou hold that I don't know about!?
Although I have many of these traits myself, I don't seem to have the right to criticize them... the girl thought.
Shirou turns
"Nice to meet you—that's a joke."
That's not what you're saying, Aurora... I remember you.
It is my greatest honor to see you again.
Shirou took Aurora's hand, bowed his head, and respectfully and solemnly greeted her.
He made it clear to Aurora and those around her that he held a position of respect.
She caught a glimpse of Artoria's face out of the corner of her eye, and she almost cried out, "Whoa!"
I understand how you feel, but I'll hold back here, Shirou thought to himself.
"That's an exaggeration, Shirou."
Aurora didn't notice Artoria's reaction, or rather, she simply didn't care about anyone other than Shirou.
The clan chief of the Wind Clan was flattered and said:
Please don't be so formal... I've always wanted to express my gratitude to you in person.
Thank you and your Theater Company for adding such beauty to Salisbury.
Aurora was in a good mood, and the butterfly wings behind her shimmered and glowed.
Shirou continued to flatter him.
"No, for a mere mortal like me, looking directly at Aurora's beautiful face is far too dazzling."
Please forgive my rudeness, as an immature man from out of town.
Oberon tried to suppress his laughter, but he couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into laughter, slapping his thigh.
Aurora said, "Hehe, you're quite the smooth talker... Are all humans from outside like this?"
Despite being so unruly in front of His Majesty Morgan...
Because Shirou behaved so respectfully, everyone around him, including his adjutant Coral, remained quiet.
"No, I'm not that good at speaking. Truly eloquent people speak much more fluently."
Wow! I really want to hear it once!
"Yes, like Oberon, he's the most eloquent person I've ever met."
Shirou gave Oberon a sharp look, and Oberon, who had been grinning since the beginning, immediately stopped smiling when Oberon was called out.
"Yes, he is quite talkative. But don't you think it's a bit boring for humans to talk like that?"
Shirou instantly understood what Aurora meant.
In the Fae Kingdom, humans are on par with slaves, livestock, and pets, so they would never be as frivolous as him.
This Aurora... Shirou thought to himself.
Although she outwardly appears to be a kind person who treats fairies and humans equally, in reality, she is just like other fairies and doesn't really care about humans.
Shirou was probably treated as a particularly rare beast by her only because of his special status as a "human from outside".