In the Light Screen footage, the long-awaited, thrilling moment had finally arrived—the scene many in the real world had been anticipating ever since they saw Tristan being summoned.
Tristan did not disappoint. His closed eyes flew wide open, as though he had seen the most shocking thing in the world.
Unable to contain himself, Tristan called out in a trembling voice with the title the Knights of the Round Table used for King Arthur.
"King!"
Artoria was taken aback. She instinctively looked around, then pointed at herself with one finger and asked timidly, "Um, Sir Tristan, were you calling me? Uh, wh-why are you calling me King?"
Those timid words stunned Tristan again. Then, the sorrowful knight lamented, "How sad, my King. Have you lost your memories? Ah~ how very sad."
"But this is the punishment I deserve. I once uttered such treasonous words and caused you pain and sorrow. This is only fitting..."
As he spoke, an air of sorrow washed over them. Tristan instinctively raised his bow and plucked its strings, producing a clear, mournful melody.
Faced with this, Artoria awkwardly said, "Um, Sir Tristan, I know this may be difficult for you to understand, but I'm not the King you know."
"Um, I'm Artoria Caster. I lived in the Land of Fairies, and I have no connection to the main world."
At once, Tristan stopped moving, his expression freezing.
Oberon had been watching cheerfully from the side, simply enjoying the spectacle without saying a word.
Cloud spoke up instead. "Sir Tristan, Artoria truly isn't from the main world. But from the sound of it, does that legendary King Arthur look exactly like Artoria?"
After a pause, he could not help asking, "So... King Arthur was a woman?"
Wow~ It had been a long time since anyone had