The morning sun shone brightly over the Kingdom of Logres.
On a forest path paved with stones, three riders galloped at full speed.
Lancelot was leading Yuan Shikai and Yustiza toward the village where Gawain was staying.
All of a sudden, a vast sea of flowers appeared within the once-uniform forest.
Before long, a strong gust of wind rose, carrying several petals into the sky.
The next moment, more and more petals filled the air, completely blocking the trio's vision. Even the horses were startled into stopping.
When the petals scattered, a girl in white came walking over barefoot, wearing a doting grin.
Lancelot said, "Great Caster, why have you come personally?"
The visitor was none other than Merlin herself.
Merlin said, "Lancelot, there's no need to be so tense. I merely came to see these outsiders for myself."
Merlin's gaze shifted back and forth between Yuan Shikai and Yustiza before finally settling on Yuan Shikai.
Her eyes practically sparkled with little stars. Then she lifted her skirt and gave him a curtsy.
About five years ago, the first pair of outsiders had arrived. This time, however, they had been an ordinary married couple.
They had possessed no power whatsoever. They might not even have been able to defeat an ordinary farmer here.
The couple called themselves the Fujimaru couple. While traveling around the British Isles, they had somehow ended up here.
As the first visitors in over fifteen hundred years, perhaps their arrival had been arranged by fate.
Merlin had seen a power of fate entwined around them.
This power of fate could generally only be seen on the family members of certain children of fate.
For example, King Uther was Lia's biological father.
Then there was Sir Ector. He had raised Lia and taught her the skills and