What people feared most was the world suddenly falling silent.
Everyone in Stone Sword Square stared blankly at the two people holding the Swords in the Stone.
Suddenly, Ekte dropped to one knee and tugged at his son Kai.
"Greetings to Arthur Pendragon, son of Youzel Pendragon, student of Merlin, and future King of Britain!"
The magicians hesitated, but when they saw Suye's gaze sweep over them, they reluctantly crouched down.
"Greetings, King Arthur!"
The people present suddenly understood. So he was the previous king's illegitimate son. No wonder he could pull out the sword... Wait, wasn't it not actually him who pulled it out? But...
"Greetings, King Arthur!" One after another, the commoners knelt.
Then most of the commoners knelt, and some flustered minor nobles followed suit, dropping to one knee in salute.
However, some people still stood rigidly, their gazes either puzzled or displeased.
"Hmm?" Suye grunted softly, and a terrifying demigod's pressure swept across Stone Sword Square.
Everyone's knees went weak, and they all fell to their knees.
"Excellent. Congratulations, King Arthur!" Suye nodded with a smile.
The twelve-year-old King Arthur's mind went blank. He slowly turned to look at Suye.
What happened? "Let's go, King Arthur. We..."
Suye released his grip. The Sword in the Stone began to hum and tremble, about to burrow back into the black rock.
Suye glanced at it. Is it trying to make me defy fate and change destiny?
Not a chance!
I, Suye, am going to follow Heaven's will!
He planted one foot on the boulder.
Crack!
The boulder split into countless fragments, and faint white light scattered out.
The Sword in the Stone stopped trembling.
Suye patted King Arthur on the shoulder and said kindly, "This is your first magic sword. From now on, study magic hard, become a