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43. Things you should do at this age

The way Artoria addressed him quickly made you aware of the person in front of you.

That was his older brother named Kai, whom he had mentioned in their previous conversation.

Judging from his tone, he doesn't seem to like you being around Artoria.

But you know, now is not the time to have a conflict with him.

Ian withdrew his hand, smiled slightly at Artorius, and then patted him on the shoulder.

“Artorias, go forth, your brother is calling you.”

“But Mr. Ian, you’ve gone to so much trouble to get here.” Atorius looked somewhat troubled. “Isn’t this a bit…”

"It's ok."

Ian glanced at Kay not far away and answered very generously.

"There's still plenty of time. I think we can talk about this later."

"okay."

Having said all that, Artorius knew this wasn't the time to persist.

"Okay, see you later, Mr. Ian."

"Ah."

Of course you're not that honest.

[After Artorias and Kay had been gone for some time, you also found an excuse to leave the knights' resting place.]

You secretly follow the two of them, intending to find out what they want to talk about.

You finally arrived in the forest outside the village.

You hide behind a large tree, silently observing their conversation.

"Artorius, who is that bastard?"

Kai crossed his arms and glared angrily at Artoria.

Why can he touch your head so easily?

Faced with Kai's questioning, Atolis was quite different from his usual gentle demeanor.

“Brother, that’s Mr. Ian. Please don’t call him a bastard.”

"This is too much!"

Hearing this tone, Ian realized that Artorius wasn't entirely gentle.

"Ian?"

Kai's attitude became even more displeased.

"Is he the man who bought all your apples after you went into Camelot last time?"

"Yes, that's him."

“Artoria! Father clearly said this was the wrong way, didn’t he?” Kay persisted. “He wanted you to meet more people and broaden your experience in the process.”

“But brother, I have actually met many more people.”

Artorius remained calm.

“Mr. Ian took me around Camelot and showed me things I had never seen before.”

"If you think about it that way, then I've done everything my father asked me to do, haven't I?"

So that's what happened.

Hiding behind the tree, Ian gained a deeper understanding of Artorius's solo journey to Camelot to sell apples.

This is an excellent educational approach.

"This……"

Kai was momentarily speechless after the debate, and it took him a long time to finally manage to squeeze out a sentence.

"That's not the reason he patted your head! Does it make sense that buying a few apples would give him the right to pat your head?"

"Are you perhaps part of Apple too?"

"..."

Atolis turned his face away, as if he was considering whether to say something.

Finally, she spoke again:

"Brother, it seems there are some things I need to make clear to you."

"What is it?" Kai's expression remained displeased.

"You're not trying to say that patting someone's head is actually your way of selling apples, are you?"

"of course not!"

Artorius directly refuted Kay's statement.

"What I want to say is that Mr. Ian is my savior."

Kai was utterly astonished by this.

Clearly, Artorias had never mentioned it before—presumably, for him, nearly falling off the city wall due to excessive excitement was not a glorious thing.

Kai confirmed the authenticity of this matter multiple times.

Artorius swore he had never lied.

"..."

Although Ian did indeed rescue Atolis from the city wall, he didn't really acknowledge it.

He saved him;

But at the same time, he had also considered killing him before this;

Strictly speaking, this was merely an attempted murder.

Therefore, Ian doesn't see himself as a savior—if he had to say, he's more like a killer who acted on impulse and lacked the necessary mental fortitude.

"this--"

Kai's expression became incredibly complicated.

“That doesn’t seem right either, Artorius.”

"Even if he is your savior, that action just now was far too intimate. If Father finds out, he will definitely scold you!"

“Then, elder brother.”

Atolis raised his head and looked directly at Kai.

“What do you think I should do? Shake Mr. Ian’s hand off? Or just tell him, ‘You shouldn’t have your hand on my head’?”

"Brother, if I do this, Father will scold me even more for my rudeness, won't he?"

"...What you say is indeed true."

Upon learning the unexpected truth, Kai softened his tone slightly.

“But Artorius, the way you were just now really struck me as very strange.”

"Although I can understand that people your age have these thoughts to some extent."

"But I'm still not really suited to do this kind of thing, am I?"

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You realize that there might be secrets about Artorias that you are unaware of.

"Brother, what are you thinking?"

Artorius was somewhat angry.

What do you mean by 'I'm not suited to do this kind of thing'?

“Artoria, don’t get angry with me.” Kay was completely unfazed by Artoria’s anger. “You know better than I do what’s going on.”

"You should know how your father wants to raise you!"

"He taught you swordsmanship and etiquette so that you could better develop into a knight!"

"You should know what would happen if..."

Kai glanced at Artorius, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

After a moment of silence, Artorius spoke again:

“Brother… I understand what you mean, and I know you care about me.”

"But within the scope of my power and control, I think I should have the right to make my own choices, right?"

"You!" Kai exclaimed, growing impatient. "Artoria! You're wrong to think like that!"

Whether it's right or wrong, I'll have to try it myself.

Artorius turned around.

"I have my own way of solving problems."

"See you later, brother."

"I have to go back to see Mr. Ian."

Hearing Artorias's words, you realized you had to get back first.

[However, before that, you noticed that Kai was still worried about his younger brother.]

You know he'll definitely be watching you and Artorius from the shadows later.

[But there are things you care about more than that.]

[A greater secret seems to be hidden within Artoria.]