Whatever the truth was, that was simply how things stood.
Even if people in the real world fell out with each other, it could not change the fact that Artoria in the Light Screen footage held a staff and looked every bit like a mage.
Of course, with Artoria's vivid personality and appearance of sixteen or seventeen, calling her a magical girl would have been more fitting. The only question was whether she would encounter tentacle monsters in the future. If she did, the flavor would become even stronger.
Still, after this exchange, Yun and Artoria's relationship improved as well.
It had not reached the point of romance, but it was clear that the two had truly begun to feel like close friends.
It was then that the nameless little fairy arrived.
This timid little fairy had been assigned by the other fairies in the village to receive the two of them.
It was not for any sort of intimate service. She was simply there to show the two newcomers around the village and help them become familiar with Cornwall Village, which was surrounded by the Forest of No Name.
The whole village was not actually small. More than a hundred fairies lived there, yet they were far from filling all the houses.
That was because Cornwall had originally been a town, and it had once even had its own lord.
However, several hundred years ago, for certain reasons, Cornwall had been subjugated by Fairy Knights sent by Fairy Queen Morgan.
After the Lord of Cornwall died, he left behind a curse, which became the mist that shrouded the Forest of No Name.
The white fog imbued with cursed power stole the memories of anyone who entered the region. That was why Artoria said she had lost her memories, and