"Keep doing what you have to do—Bedivere, someone will find out."

"..."

The conscientious and responsible court steward quickly noticed Ian and Altria's clasped hands.

He felt as if he understood something at that moment, but he didn't seem to fully understand it.

But the man would not give Bedivere the chance to think everything through.

He quickly continued:

"So--"

"I'll take my leave now."

"Bedivere, I hope your future work will be as smooth as it is now."

【Meeting Bedivere is just the beginning.】

[In the coming period, you will want to meet more people.]

"This……"

Gareth blinked, looking surprised.

"Father, are you going out with the king again?"

"Yes."

Ian smiled and nodded, then reached out and touched Gareth's well-maintained short hair - although she was a knight of the most standard standard, she was surprisingly fond of beauty.

"We have to go again."

"So how long will it take this time?"

Gareth asked cautiously.

"You haven't been back for a few years... Brother Gao Wen and I thought you disappeared."

"This one……"

Ian found it difficult to answer this question.

He couldn't possibly tell his daughter Gareth that he would probably never return to Camelot, right?

And at this moment, just as Ian had once "covered" Altria, Altria also began to "cover" for Ian.

"It's impossible to give an accurate conclusion on this kind of thing."

"Gareth, you have to understand that when you're out, anything can happen. It's not surprising to want to give an exact return time. It's a bit too much to ask for."

"This……"

After Altria said this, Gareth felt a little embarrassed.

She nodded, confirming this statement.

"I understand."

"If that's the case, I really shouldn't be asking this kind of question."

"But then again—"

Gareth's gaze fell on Mordred, who was hiding behind Ian and Altria, and his tone was full of curiosity.

"Who is this again?"

"I...why do I remember never seeing this kid before?"

"Eh……"

After being "pointed" by Gareth, Mordred became a little nervous.

It’s not that she is shy - this fearless kid has no such possibility at all.

She just remembered her mother Altria's previous instructions.

"Don't speak without your own permission."

And now, naturally, is the time to fulfill that promise.

Fortunately, upon hearing Gareth's doubts, Artoria quickly spoke directly to Mordred.

"Xiao Mo, come out and see your sister."

"Good~"

Having been holding it in for a while, Mordred certainly couldn't miss the opportunity to speak freely.

She jumped out from behind Altria and then greeted Gareth.

"Hello Sister Gareth! I'm Mordred!"

"Eh……"

This was the first time Gareth had met Modred, and naturally he was immediately deceived by her deceptively cute appearance.

"Mordred."

"you are so cute……"

"Hehe~" Mordred wiped his nose and looked very happy.

"I know I'm cute too!"

"is it?"

Gareth glanced at Mordred, then at Altria, and then sighed.

"Come to think of it, you and the king look alike."

"Of course, because she's mine..."

Halfway through his words, Mordred realized that this seemed to be something that his mother Altria had warned him not to tell anyone, so he quickly stopped.

This made Gareth a little confused.

"what happened?"

"Who is your king?"

"Nothing!" Mordred said quickly, "Sister Gareth, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"This……"

Gareth scratched his face.

To be honest, she felt that it was definitely not a coincidence that they looked so similar, but her father's presence made her afraid to ask too many questions for the time being.

After all, he did say it - if you continue to ask about something when others don't want to talk about it, it means you are ungrateful.

But to Gareth's surprise, although she didn't ask anything, Altria gave an answer at this time.

She bent down, held Modred in her arms, and then kissed her daughter gently on the cheek.

"She's my daughter."

"Eh--!"

For a moment, Gareth thought he had misheard.

"Wang, when did you have a daughter?"

"It was given to me by the Fairy of the Lake." Artoria hugged Modred a little tighter, as if she was holding some extremely important treasure.

"How about it?"

"Will you come hold her?"

"Eh?" Gareth was stunned for a moment. "Can I? Do I have the qualifications?"

"Of course."

"...",

Hearing Altria's decisive answer, Gareth looked at his father beside him.

Obviously, she still didn't dare to do anything too outrageous in front of Ian - this was her heartfelt admiration for her knight father.

The man nodded quickly.

Ever since——

Gareth was also able to hold Mordred.

Just as she imagined, the child was soft all over.

"OMG……"

Gareth rubbed Mordred's cheek, looking quite absorbed.

"It would be great if you were my sister."

"..."

"..."

Ian and Altria looked at each other and then laughed.

Perhaps such a dream has already quietly slipped into my sight without me noticing.

It's just that due to various obstacles, he can't reveal his true identity.

Following a similar arrangement, you and Artoria met with the Knights of the Round Table one after another.

[Basically all the knights expressed their absolute support for the king's choices—except Kai.]

[You and Altria never found him.]

[But neither you nor Altria were surprised by such a thing.]

After all, Kai has always been the type of person who can be sharp-tongued but kind-hearted—another farewell like this is probably the unbearable lightness of life for him.

【Finally, you gave up looking for him.】

This is a respect for him and also a protection for him.

[But this leaves you with only one last person you need to see—Morgan.]

【And this time, Altria still chose to meet her alone. 】

【However, she now has your support. 】

In Morgan's room.

The curtains were tightly closed, not even a ray of sunlight came in.

"elder sister."

"Everything is arranged."

In the pitch darkness, Artoria spoke to her sister.

"Isn't it time to take over this country?"

"..."

There was silence for a while.

Morgan's voice was heard at this moment.

But this time, there was no pride in her tone, nor was there any confidence to compete with Altria.

What was revealed in every word was only a loneliness like despair.

"Altria, isn't this your kingdom? Why were you able to give it up so decisively?"

"I... can't figure it out."

"No need to figure it out." Artoria smiled indifferently.

"Because I don't understand it myself."

"Abandoning the majority of Camelot's people and choosing Ian, who is a minority, would never have been my choice, right?"

"But ah..."

Altria stared into the darkness, and the outline of her sister Morgan gradually became clearer in the process.

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