Chapter 905
"Artoria, I hope you can think this through..."
"What is truly most important to me?"
"..."
Artoria looked up, revealing an expression of displeasure as if she were being treated like a child.
Shirou continued, "Don't take this for granted."
"Artoria, you don't even know why you haven't given up on your mission yet, do you?"
"That's because..."
The girl hesitated, which Shirou noticed.
In reality, Artoria was more serious, gentler, and more determined than she imagined.
Because of her past experiences, she felt inferior and therefore failed to recognize her own strengths.
"You are more capable than you think, so you should acknowledge your strengths to truly face yourself."
In that case, she would definitely be able to make various choices with more confidence than she is now.
Then, just find a reason that you can accept.
Shirou concluded, then removed the pot and placed the kettle on the empty fire pit.
Artoria closed her eyes and began to think silently.
For a long time, the only sound that echoed around was the boiling water in the kettle.
After the water boiled, the kettle made a whistling sound, and at the same time, Artoria opened her eyes and sighed deeply.
"... Although it's difficult to do immediately, I will try to think about it more."
Shirou brewed coffee with boiling water and poured it into their respective cups.
Then, he filled the Paradise Fae's cup with milk and sugar and handed it to her.
"That's good. There's no need to rush. Because you're not alone anymore."
Artoria smiled slightly as she took the cup and quietly replied, "Mmm."
After that, they didn't talk about anything complicated, but instead gazed at the night sky and chatted about trivial things.
For example, the disgusting quirks of fairies.
Conversely, sometimes you'll encounter incredibly kind fairies, which can be quite a surprise.
Then they started talking about the distinctive fairies in the Theater Company.
The fairies of the Nameless Forest have become more energetic than before, and even the somewhat sarcastic Coral has recently become completely integrated into the group.
Finally, Shirou and Artoria talked about their impressions of the various cities in the Fae Kingdom they had visited so far.
The girl suddenly suggested that Shirou talk about his past adventures.
"Want to hear?"
"... no?"
The Paradise Fae cast a pitiful glance at him.
Shirou replied with a smile, "Of course not."
The key question is, where should we begin...?
Sometimes, having too many complicated life experiences isn't a good thing.
Shirou: "Is there any story that Artoria would particularly like to hear?"
Artoria: "I want to hear any story about Shirou."
Shirou tilted his head and thought for a while.
"Alright, let's start with the Fourth Holy Grail War."
"The Holy Grail War? What's that? It sounds really intense!"
Perhaps it was the instinctive impulse brought about by the name "Artoria" that made the Paradise Fae's eyes Gilgamesh up when she heard the word "Holy Grail".
As a result, it took quite a while just to explain the background setting of the Holy Grail War.
Saber didn't appear until half an hour after the show had started.
" In the Pan-Human History... King Arthur... his name was also Artoria."
The blonde girl asked, "Is she also Shirou's apprentice, like me?"
"How could that be? We're people who can trust each other completely."
"Didn't Shirou and I do it too... back in Norwich!"
"Was that a last resort?"
"Stop nagging!"
The Paradise Fae puffed out her cheeks, then listened with even greater fascination.
This was an unremarkable daily occurrence on a quiet night before arriving in the Wales forest.
Perhaps it was the fresh air, or the absence of wild animals or Mors, but they chatted happily until dawn.
When she came to her senses, the sky was already turning white, and Artoria realized that she had been listening to Shirou tell stories all night.
The two sat beside the burnt-out firewood, looked at each other and smiled.
Afterwards, they woke Redra Bitt, boarded the departing carriage, and snuggled together to sleep in the bumpy back seats.
Volume 11: Chapter 530 The Fairy of the Holy Sword Appears
A very, very long time has passed since he was discovered by His Majesty Morgan and became the Fae Knight Gawain.
Despite the ongoing conflicts between clans and the recurring calamities, the Fae Kingdom has managed to survive without any major problems.
This has been true for the past few millennia, and it will likely be true for the next few millennia.
Gawain had always thought that the world would continue unchanged forever, but recently there have been signs of change.
First, there's the number of Mors. Even disregarding the impending catastrophe that comes only once every thousand years, their numbers are starting to increase abnormally. And then there's another thing.
The prophecy left by the Mirror Clan is about to come.
Camelot employed various strategies to hunt down the 16-year-old Child of Prophecy, but given that the prophecy of the Mirror Clan was said to be infallible, the fairies still discussed the topic of the Child of Prophecy with anticipation.
This may also be related to the extremely strict nature of His Majesty Morgan's rule.
His Majesty has done Gawain a great favor. Although Gawain doesn't consciously think about it, he sometimes acknowledges it in his heart.
His Majesty Morgan's reign was for the survival of the Fae Kingdom, not for the sake of the fairies.
However, even disregarding the Queen's favor, she is still the Fae Knight Gawain.
As a knight worthy of the name "Gawain," he must remain loyal to the very end.
Despite some minor unease and dissatisfaction, as well as signs of change, she still believed that the Fae Kingdom would continue to exist as before.
But that day came suddenly and without warning.
Camelot's spear of light pierced the Britain sky, its thunderous echo reverberating in the distance.
The Manchester fairies under Gawain's rule were uneasy, and all sorts of speculations were circulating in the streets.
Under these circumstances, she received an order from Morgan.
"A visitor from the outside world has appeared in the Fae Kingdom... Gawain, bring him to me."
Under the Queen's arrangement, Gawain was the first to meet that man.
Despite being human, he possessed a handsome appearance that rivaled any fairy, making him a truly beautiful man.
His white hair was streaked with red, his Kohaku eyes conveyed a strong will, and his expression was somewhat unpredictable.
Upon seeing him, Gawain felt a strong sense of unease.
She didn't understand the cause of this wavering until she led the man to Camelot as instructed by the Queen.
"I've already given my name, and you all still have this dismissive attitude? That's incredibly disrespectful."
"My name is Shirou, Shirou Amamiya..."
"Shouldn't every fairy living on this land deeply understand the meaning of this name?"
"Yes, that's the name I left behind when I passed through your world... Hmm, I feel a little nostalgic."
In Camelot's throne room, before the Queen, the man proudly proclaimed himself the reincarnation of the patriarch of Britain.
Woodwose and he had a heated argument.
He didn't believe that human souls could be reincarnated; that was a life system unique to fairies.
His Majesty Morgan's attitude was quite subtle.
She neither acknowledged the other person's statement nor denied their identity.
After inquiring about the man's purpose, Morgan agreed to allow him to stay in Camelot temporarily—as a guest.
The implication is:
This country is now a land of fairies, and whether you were the one who founded Britain 2000 years ago or not, it's no longer relevant to you.
Speaking of which, Gawain had also heard that rumor before.
Before becoming the Fae Queen, Her Majesty Morgan was merely a witch serving a human.
She inherited the human's legacy and launched the "Winter War," forcing the fairies to acknowledge her as Queen.
The statement "I've heard rumors" is actually not entirely accurate.
It is said that Gawain himself was a witness to that period of history.
Gawain's ancestors, ancestors of ancestors, ancestors of ancestors of ancestors... once served the same lord as Morgan, and were his knights-in-waiting.
But--
Gawain remembers nothing at all.
Although fairies live long lives, they are not immortal.
Fairies continue their lives through reincarnation.
However, there are very few cases where one can inherit the memories of the previous generation.
Even the clan chiefs of the Six Great Clans cannot fully inherit the memories of their predecessors, let alone Gawain.
So when the topic was being hotly debated in the throne room, she couldn't say a word and had no chance to interject.
The man she brought back to the Queen's court naturally proclaimed himself the return of the creator king of Britain.
But to Gawain, it sounded like listening to some distant legend.
After that, Morgan asked Gawain to take care of the men.
During the few days that Gawain spent with Shirou, many unbelievable things happened around him.
For absolutely no reason, Tristan and Lancelot seemed to have fallen for this man.
Judging from Lancelot's furtive manner, it seems that this man's claim of being someone's reincarnation is not entirely unfounded.
However, although Gawain felt a certain throbbing in his chest, he still couldn't remember anything.
She could only follow the Queen's instructions and treat Shirou as a guest of the Fae Kingdom.
During this time, Gawain got along quite well with him, and they even became friends who could joke around with each other.
Until he fled Camelot for attempting to assassinate the Queen --
"Um, we have intelligence that the man has brought Theater Company of fairies into Salisbury..."
When the Queen Knight reluctantly told Morgan the truth, the latter looked stunned and tilted his head.
Gawain happened to be there at the time, and was dumbfounded, thinking, "So His Majesty can make this kind of expression too."
"Theater Company? Why Theater Company?"
Although it was very small, Gawain, as a member of the Fang Clan, clearly heard the Queen's confused Gawain.