Otherwise, you can find another savior.

So instead of letting the goblins develop on their own, it would be better to let them rule.

The Immortal King takes Britain into his hands and extinguishes the flame of war.

"It's like rebelling against fate." Jian sighed, but there was a sincere smile in his eyes.

"But if it's the Sage or the Witch, no matter what their fate is, it can be overturned." Bawan Xi was the first to express his heartfelt thoughts.

"We are also very encouraged to hear you say that." Xi Jian Zhan Yan said.

Ash nodded. "We are not fighting alone. We have many trustworthy companions with us."

Xijian picked up a white flower from the flower bed and pinned it on the end of Jian's hair.

"Let's talk about the miko next." His expression remained gentle. "Of course, most of this is just speculation based on the current intelligence."

"Go ahead." Jian touched the flowers on his temples.

"According to my theory, the miko is most likely the ancestor of the humans living in Britain today," Shiomi said. "Humans can't reproduce on their own, so after Cernunnos' death, the miko was probably decomposed in some way, but she didn't die. Instead, she became the basis for the fairies to create humans."

The terrifying topic made Bawan Xi's face pale. "So, Britain... and even the humans here were all created in the workshop..."

Because it was a fairy, and because that was what was initially known, Bawan Xi neither realized nor could realize that there was anything wrong with this way of birth.

Only Shiomi could realize it.

Only Ash, who had also performed human acts with Shiomi countless times but had not yet actively chosen to bear children, could understand it immediately.

"Could it be that the 'thing left behind' is actually the miko?"

Bhavan See had read that epic poem many times.

She always thought that the vague parts were because the time was too long ago.

However, this is not the case.

"If that's true, Cernunnos didn't die of exhaustion, but was killed by the first six fairies, and the Beast God's priestess was also used in that way..." Jian felt a little depressed.

It is not enough to murder the gods, but the gods' priestesses are also treated as props.

The original sin of the British fairies was deeper than she had expected.

"It's just speculation after all, although I think this speculation is correct." Xijian said helplessly.

"To rule Britain, we must settle the sin of being a goblin." Ash vaguely realized that the time had come. "Even if we don't express our will, sooner or later the goblins will—"

She knew she had been avoiding her mission, but...a mission was ultimately just something that was given to her.

If the fairies of Paradise didn't choose the missions they were given, but instead gave themselves their own...

"I'll start arranging all the arrangements for the Oxford inspection right away," Bawan Xi immediately replied.

After getting Jian's approval, she turned and quickly left the garden.

"My husband is right. Strength is necessary. If we want to ensure safety in the future, we cannot escape."

A gust of wind blew through the garden, and the clothes of the two people swayed in the wind. Xi Jian held down Jian's messy hair.

"If this is a decision you make from the heart, I will naturally support it."

Chapter 1 A Night for Two ()

After the construction of Londinium, as part of its governance, Shiomi introduced some festival concepts from pan-human history and set up various festivals for the city.

But as time goes by, festivals will become taken for granted in the minds of citizens. They will celebrate when the day comes and go on with their lives as usual if the day doesn't come.

Therefore, in addition to major festivals, what can make the whole city lively in Londinium is the grand celebration ceremony held after the city lord returns victoriously from the expedition.

Not only the soldiers who will participate in the battle, but also the citizens of the entire city will participate.

At night, Londinium is brightly lit everywhere, like a city that never sleeps. The singing and laughter of the celebration can be heard even from the palace terrace at the highest point in the city.

"I was wondering why my husband wasn't at the venue. Turns out he came here alone."

Shiomi was gazing at the brightly lit castle when he heard Ash's voice from behind.

"You are the one who is tired?" Xijian asked.

"This was originally a celebration banquet for the soldiers who fought in the war. All I had to do was announce the start of the celebration." Jian walked over to him. "Besides, the one with the greatest contribution left early."

"Because I know that as long as I leave, Jian will find me immediately, and then leave those noisy guys and come to accompany me alone." Xijian smiled slightly smugly, as if his plan had succeeded.

"You just don't want to celebrate with everyone, right?" Jian stood beside him. "I heard you replaced the soldiers guarding the city gate tonight with humans?"

Shiomi nodded. "At this rate, the celebration should last until dawn. Do you think the goblin soldiers will remain dedicated to their duties all night long, even if offered a reward?"

"...It's such a harsh criticism, I can't even refute it." Jian smiled bitterly.

His concerns are reasonable.

If there were goblins among the soldiers on duty, sooner or later they would become unable to bear the loneliness of not being able to participate in the celebration in the second half of the night, and would think, "It's okay if I just take a break, Londinium has always been peaceful anyway," and would abandon their guard duty and sneak into the celebration.

Based on a whim, people can ignore the importance of the matter at hand and do anything careless, even if they will face severe punishment later.

"Even if all four gates are guarded, if the opposing forces gather and launch a surprise attack on the city, we won't be able to stop them with the few troops we have on the city walls." Xi Jian added, "So let them celebrate, I will protect our city."

"Our...city." Jian's heart moved slightly as he repeated the word, then he said, "In that case, I'll go with you."

"It's obviously boring like this." Xijian picked up the wine jug on the terrace table, poured two glasses of wine, and handed one to Jian.

"Not necessarily." Jian took the wine glass and smiled.

What she didn't say was that even if Londinium achieved prosperity and stability in their hands, and humans and fairies lived together in harmony, it would be difficult for her to feel any closeness to the citizens.

Just as the British fairies instinctively disliked the Paradise fairies, the Paradise fairies now could not like the British fairies.

The only ones you can trust are those few companions.

The only person who could make her smile without worries was her husband.

"Say something?" Shiomi suggested with a smile.

Jian held up the wine glass. In the transparent glass, the moonlight passed through the amber wine liquid and reflected into his eyes.

"A toast to us? To victory? To survival?" Ash put down his glass. "Whichever it is, we've said it countless times. I can't think of anything original to say right now."

"What a pity." Xijian teased with a warm smile.

Jian raised the wine glass and took a sip. The soft yet mellow taste slowly flowed down his throat and into his stomach.

"Then let's change our thinking? I haven't heard you say sweet words in a long time. Why not take advantage of the atmosphere tonight?"

"Which one do you want to hear?" Xijian asked.

"What am I to you?" Jian asked this question that no longer needed to be asked.

What is being tested now is not the intention but the rhetoric, which is their little game.

"You are the spring rain that nourishes the earth after the ice and snow melt; you are the morning light of summer dawn that awakens my sleeping heart; you are the cool breeze dancing among the fallen leaves in autumn, blowing away the diffuse fog; you are the sparks of flint colliding in the winter snow, dispelling the biting cold."

Xijian placed the wine glass in front of Zhi and gently clinked it with hers, making a crisp low sound.

"A new excuse indeed..."

Jian felt her face getting hot, and she thought it must be the alcohol that was taking effect.

We have been together for so many years, how can I be embarrassed by such nice words?

"Then don't talk about it anymore?" Xi Jian asked.

"I didn't tell you to stop." Jian tried to put on a serious expression.

"If you were a song, I would never stop singing; if you were a hymn, I would never stop praying—"

Before he finished speaking, Jian kissed him with the scent of wine.

In this way, she ended the little game with Shiomi.

"As expected, I still can't beat you. I shouldn't have humiliated myself earlier." When Jian said this, her slightly shaking body revealed the fact that she was in a good mood.

"It was you who proposed it, and now you say you regret it." Xi Jian sat down, supporting his chin with one hand, and leaned lazily on the edge of the table. "Madam, you can't go back on your word."

"Anyway, I haven't set any rules, nor have I stipulated any rewards or punishments for winning or losing." Jian tried to act cunning, but he didn't realize how seductive his expression had become.

Xijian suddenly realized: "Oh, that's right, how could I forget such a crucial part."

Immediately, the two of them laughed out loud together. Their voices floated out from the terrace and quickly blended into the noise of the city, so that no one could notice them.

"It's really the most relaxing thing to be with you. I don't have to act like the city lord's wife or the savior." Jian sat in his arms.

"are you tired?"

Ash lowered her head and gazed into his eyes, which reflected the night stars. "It's not that I'm tired. It's just the difference between having something on my shoulders and not having something to carry. Only by your side can I be Ash again, the fairy of paradise named Morgan le Fay again."

"Do you want to be more thorough and return to your true nature?" Xijian put his arm around her waist.

Through physical contact, his magic power broke into her magic circuits, and Ash's breathing suddenly became faster.

"Didn't we agree to watch over Londinium?"

"It's just perfect that we don't delay either."

"That's right."

Jian felt her waist was too weak to control, so she leaned softly on Xijian's shoulder and bit his earlobe affectionately.

Chapter 2 A Night for Two ()

"Water or wine, which one should I drink?"

When Xi Jian asked this, Jian was casually wrapped in a sheet, sitting on the big bed in the bedroom.

"Water." Jian fanned himself casually with his palms. "My mouth feels a little dry."

"This is inevitable..." Xijian handed over a glass of sweet water.

Jian lowered her head and looked at her bare legs. Her feet were placed on the velvet blanket beside the bed. The touch was so soft that her toes almost sank into it, which made her fantasize a lot.

"My husband is really not hiding anything. He's like a beast that hasn't eaten for a long time." Jian tilted her head back and drank up the water in the cup.

The refreshing taste moistened the dry throat.

"We've been apart for three months this time, a full three months." Xijian raised three fingers with a very frank attitude.

"You're not always thinking about these things on the battlefield, are you?" asked Jian.

"That's too weird." Xijian waved his hands repeatedly, "Even I wouldn't reach that level."

Ash raised his empty glass and handed it to Shiomi: "Another one."

He brought the kettle over and refilled it.

"More and more goblins are seeking to enter Londinium and become its subjects." Ash gazed out the window at the sky. The city lights were still shining, but the color at the end of the sky heralded the arrival of a new day. "They are all goblins from various clans."

"Don't worry about it." Xijian shook his head.

"If we leave it alone, the goblins' admiration for Londinion will eventually turn into hostility towards him." Ash pondered for a moment and guessed, "Are you deliberately using this method to force the goblins to reveal their true nature?"

"No, I simply believe that if the proportion of fairies increases, the cost of city management will skyrocket." Shiomi raised a hand to smooth her sweat-soaked hair from her forehead. "The current prosperity and stability of Londinium is the result of a limited number of fairies and a majority population of humans."

Jian thought for a moment and asked, "Should we continue to adhere to this policy?"

"It's hard to say." Xijian shook his head.

"Ok?"

"After the autumn war is over, whether I want to or not, I will be crowned King of Britain in Londinium. It is inevitable," Shiomi said. "If we continue to delay until then, it will only lead to complications."

"You mean—" Ash understood, "Once the date of the coronation ceremony is set, all the fairies in Britain will flock here, and then the original ban will be difficult to enforce."

At this point, she shook her head again: "No, perhaps it can be enforced to prohibit any foreign fairies from participating in the coronation ceremony, but the result will be no different from forced expulsion."

The goblins, who are already dishonest, will immediately come up with new ideas and transform themselves into a new opposition force.

"No, I guess this is giving them a chance." Xi Jian shook his head. "The remains of the beast god in the Great Void and the constant disasters all proclaim the original sin of the British fairies."

He looked her in the eye. "The goblins continue to exist, yet they are unable to acknowledge this sin. This is the source of Britain's ongoing suffering."

"My husband wants to say——"

"It wouldn't be a bad thing if the fairies of Britain could accept the Millennium Kingdom we established in Londinium, let this peace extend to the entire island, and then begin to accept and acknowledge the mistakes of their ancestors." Shiomi said this in a very calm manner.

By then, Ash's mission—"righting Britain's wrongs"—will be successfully accomplished.

But Jian knew very well that what Xiomi said was just the best ideal state.