The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

but--

Ian didn't mind these bards making various artistic additions of their own while reciting poems.

On the one hand, this can enhance the fame of Artoria as King Arthur;

on the other hand……

He also really wanted to know how far human imagination could evolve.

And it turns out that this seems to be a problem with no upper limit.

"Good morning, Mr. Ian."

"Well, good morning."

"Mr. Ian, you've worked hard today."

"Yeah, so do you."

Such greetings came one after another on the street, but Ian didn't have the heart to answer them.

At this moment, he was still struggling with what Artoria had just said - if Artoria's female identity was really revealed, what a terrible shock it would cause.

Ian couldn't imagine what the outcome would be, and he had no idea how to think in order to get the right answer.

And at this moment, he once again met someone he didn't want to see.

That's Merlin.

Although he is a court magician, Merlin does not behave in a way that matches his status.

[On the contrary, his life (especially his private life) can be said to be a mess.]

[That situation is no longer something that can be described as promiscuous; it is sheer absurdity.]

【but--】

No one dared to say anything more about this.

The reason is simple. As a minister entrusted by King Uther, Merlin's position is second only to the king.

[And it seems that because of this special identity, no one dares to say anything about his behavior.]

After all, if Merlin got angry and told Altria about the matter, he would most likely be killed in turn.

[The opposite, turning a blind eye, is clearly a safer approach—though perhaps a bit indulgent of Merlin.]

[But since Artoria has tacitly allowed this to happen, naturally no one would be the first to do so.]

[And you naturally don't want to be an exception, not to mention that you are thinking about other things right now.]

"Just pretend you didn't see anything. He can do whatever he wants. It has nothing to do with you."

Thinking so, Ian decided to avoid the flower magician in front of him in a quiet way.

In fact, he did so.

But the result seems to be a little unsatisfactory.

Just as Ian was about to take a detour to avoid Merlin, he patted the shoulders of his two female companions in a very unusual way.

"Okay, that's enough for today."

"I have other things to do—I'll show you something even more powerful next time. Shouldn't that be a problem?"

Merlin's promise quickly made his two female companions nod in agreement.

They were already somewhat bewildered by the flower magician, so naturally they followed his instructions.

"Goodbye~"

After a simple farewell, Merlin took his staff and walked towards Ian step by step.

"Chief Knight of the Round Table, why did you choose to leave in such a hurry after seeing me?"

"Shouldn't there be a friendly greeting between us?"

"Or... are you eager to kill me now?"

"..."

Ian actually wanted to respond to Merlin directly - he really wanted to kill this guy.

If it weren't for him, Artoria wouldn't have suffered such a fate.

And yet he can still say such words so brazenly, as if he were joking.

"Did you say those things on purpose to irritate me? If so, I admit you did."

"But I suggest you think about how you're going to get away from me before that."

A buzzing sound.

Ian pulled the Excalibur Gallatin from his waist.

"I'm not as polite as you think, nor as good-tempered as you think."

"Perhaps in the next moment, my sword will appear at your throat."

The threat in Ian's words was extremely strong.

But Merlin didn't feel the slightest bit of fear.

In contrast, he seemed quite interested and even laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha!"

"As expected of you, Ian Pendragon, Chief Knight of the Round Table. You're the only one who dares to point your sword at someone like me, right?"

"But, unfortunately, I don't plan to leave you."

"because--"

Merlin's eyes flashed with wisdom, as if he knew something.

Or rather, he seemed to be intentionally guiding things in a certain direction.

"I'm here to tell you what you should do next."

"Of course, whether you want to listen or not is another matter."

"..."

"You know Merlin would never joke about something like this."

[This carefree court magician actually becomes a little more serious at times like this.]

You realize that he, just like before, seems to have learned something that you didn't.

[Then it's only right that you listen to what he has to say next.]

Although he still had a lot of resentment in his heart, after weighing the pros and cons, Ian chose to put his sword back on his waist.

For him, killing Merlin was not the most important thing at this moment.

The more appropriate option is to obtain more information from him.

Of course, you will definitely suffer more or less during this process.

but……

If all this can help Altria, then it doesn't seem unacceptable.

"Then tell me. I'd like to know... what answer you will give me."

“There’s really no such thing as an answer.”

Merlin looked out into the distance at the streets of Camelot.

"You... must be feeling that something is wrong with Altria like this, right?"

"But what would you think if I told you that this is how he should be?"

"..."

Ian was not a slow person. He immediately understood what Merlin said.

"...Are you trying to say that Altria was supposed to look like this?"

"Is this the life she was supposed to have?"

"I never said anything like that..." Merlin waved his hands, looking like he didn't want to take such responsibility.

"You know better than me what kind of life Altria should have, don't you?"

"After all..."

Merlin patted Ian's shoulder gently.

"How Altria views her future has a lot to do with you."

"Every decision you make will, at some point in the future, turn into an obsession with her, leading Britain to a completely different outcome."

"Well... this sounds really interesting."

"..."

"Are you leaving all the problems to me?" Ian quickly realized Merlin's intention. "And then you plan to just sit back and do nothing?"

"You're right, but not quite right."

Merlin responded to Ian's words calmly.

"In fact, being able to inform you of this possibility like now is already an act of interference, right?"

"It's hard to say whether this kind of interference will have any impact on me."

"And if you really think about it—don't you like seeing Altria in her wedding dress?"

"..."

Almost instantly, Ian felt some imaginative images appear in his mind.

That was Altria standing in front of him in a white wedding dress.

But he quickly shook his head and drove all of this out of his mind.

Merlin also saw this scene - he seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago.

However, he did not smile like before. Instead, he spoke with a very serious expression:

"Perhaps what I said might make you a little angry - but perhaps your vision is a little short-sighted."

"A bit short-sighted?"

Ian was not angry at Merlin's comments. On the contrary, he wanted to find out why the other party said such words for no reason.

The best way, of course, is to get straight to the point.

"Merlin, why did you suddenly say such a thing?"

"Nothing." The Flower Magician Merlin chuckled, a gesture that only comes when one knows something inside out.

"You are worried about the huge turmoil that will be caused if Altria's identity as a girl is exposed."

"But in fact—"

"Is it possible that Britain would never have refused the birth of a Queen?"

622. Morgan smells something is wrong with him / The Different Way of Camelot (4k)

"Britain never refuses the Queen?"

The moment he heard this, Ian's eyes lit up.

"Merlin…what do you mean?"

"You should know best what I mean." Merlin's expression was still that of a smile.

"There's never been any rule that states that the king must be male, right?"

"..."

If someone else had said this, Ian felt that he would more or less consider its authenticity.

But once it becomes Merlin's words, then no matter what it is, you have to weigh it carefully.