Otherwise, you can find another savior.

Chapter 100 Reminiscing

Walking through the corridors of the palace, Artoria Pendragon couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"I never thought that you, Tianxi... would become the king." She said with a wry smile, "And on British soil."

Not only that, the palace of Londinium was completely modeled after her Camelot Palace in the sixth singularity.

"I also have a lot of inside information. I don't expect you to understand it immediately, but I will try my best to explain it to you." Xi Jian said, "You appeared here, so you shouldn't appear alone, right?"

"No, I came here with everyone from Chaldea, and then we met Morgan's clone and her companions at the Mist Coast. Now the others are following Morgan's clone to Camelot, and I came to Londinium alone to investigate."

"I see. You must have been riding at full speed all the way. You must have worked hard."

Shiomi was still holding her hand, but Altria didn't mind. Instead, she took off her gauntlets and held his hand more firmly.

Even though they hadn't seen each other for only three months, she felt as if they hadn't seen each other for thousands of years.

Is it an illusion?

"It's more of a shock than hardship," Artoria said. "On my way here on horseback, I saw many goblin corpses hanging in the fields near Londinium City... Was that your doing, too?"

"That's right. After a goblin dies, it turns into soil and trees. To make it a public spectacle, I used magic to delay the process so it can hang for a long time." Shiomi was very calm. "This method is indeed cruel and bloody. It's understandable that you criticize it."

Altria was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "I did think about accusing you. But I've done something similar before, so rather than questioning you for no reason, I'm more concerned about why you did it."

"You are so tolerant of brutal acts and ask for reasons first. You have really become smooth-talking." Xijian teased.

"That's not tact." Altria shook her head.

"That's right, the word 'smooth' is an insult to you." Xijian frowned slightly to express his apology.

Then, Altria looked at Bawan Xi who had been following them.

"Before we talk about anything else, can you tell me about this child?" she asked.

The three of them stopped at the corner of the corridor. Bawan Xi, who had been listening carefully to the conversation and wondering who the visitor was, couldn't help but look at Altria.

"His current name is Fairy Knight Tristan." Shiomi said first.

"Tristan?" Artoria thought she had misheard.

"That was just the name my father gave me to deceive others." Bawan Xi took off her silver mask, held it against her chest and saluted Artoria. "My name is Bawan Xi, the princess of Londinium."

"Father?" Artoria looked at Xijian, "Your child?"

"This child is Morgan and I's daughter." He smiled softly, "But we didn't give birth to her. Instead, for some reason, she inherited Morgan and my blood and was reborn."

After Bawan Xi grew up to the point where she no longer changed, Shiomi told her all the causes and consequences.

Bawan Shi was both surprised and delighted. She became more and more convinced that death was a necessary process for her to become her parents' child, and therefore she did not feel any pain at all.

After all, her father loved and taught her unconditionally, making her the princess who could help him support the country today.

"So that's how it is." Artoria roughly understood the underlying principle.

After all, she was the goddess Longominid, so she could understand mysteries more easily than when she was a human.

"But I also forgot to introduce the guests to my precious daughter." Xijian said again.

Bawan Xi pushed up his glasses and smiled slyly. "Her Majesty Artoria Pendragon, the Knight King of pan-human history, who for some reason was not able to die properly, wielding the Holy Spear Longominyad and transformed into a goddess, and whose heart was restored to her by my father, was my father's lover, right?"

"It's...really clear..." It was Artoria who was embarrassed.

"Sorry, I think I said too much." Xijian also felt helpless, which was rare.

"Don't worry, father. I will keep it a secret for you from mother." Bawan Xi raised her finger.

"Well..." Xi Jian did not comment.

He pulled Altria's hand, and everyone started walking again.

On the way, Shiomi explained the situation of the Fairy Knight and how he was given the name.

Altria understood, but she felt that more questions arose.

More importantly, why has Shiomi kept her eyes closed until now?

It seems like he cannot see, but his movements are not restricted by his inability to see. Instead, he looks more alert.

Besides this, there was another question that puzzled her from the beginning.

"Come to think of it, when I arrived at the city of Londinium, the soldiers guarding the city addressed me as 'Your Highness Altria', and no one even stopped me from entering the palace. Did you make special preparations in advance for my possible arrival?" she asked.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to have a smooth journey.

"Well..." Bawan Xi didn't know how to explain.

"It's a bit complicated, so it's better to show you directly rather than explain it here."

Then he brought Altria to the corridor on the side of the palace's back garden.

Among the flowers in the garden, there was a girl sitting and playing.

No one was more familiar with the girl's appearance than Artoria, and she even thought it was herself sleeping in another history of Avalon.

The only difference is that this girl is full of innocence, as if she has never been bound by the burden of responsibility or the like, as if she has never had the possibility of drawing the sword of the king.

"she is--"

"Altria Caster," Shiomi said. "Seventeen years ago, a fairy from the paradise of Avalon drifted to Britain. The Mirror Clan, not wanting to attract trouble, placed her in a basin as a baby and let it drift out to sea. She was found by the fairies of Caster Village in Cornwall, who, for their own protection, gave her to me during my conquest there. That's how her last name came about."

"The fairy of paradise..." Artoria showed a thoughtful expression.

"The name was given by Paradise. I didn't change it." Shiomi explained methodically, "But since this child is not King Uther's child and doesn't have the blood of the red dragon, he won't be named Pendragon."

"You adopted this child, but you didn't teach her. Instead, you let her live a carefree life, clothed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food. She has no ability to fight or shoulder responsibilities at all."

Altria solved the previous problem, but immediately had the next question.

After all, why did Shiomi do this?

Chapter 101 Altria

When Xi Jian and the others appeared in the corridor on one side of the garden, Artoria Caster, who was playing in the garden, did not immediately notice their arrival. She was still concentrating on identifying the flowers in front of her with the picture book.

Until Bawanshi came nearby, she came back to her senses from her concentration and greeted Bawanshi happily:

"Ah, Miss Bawan See, you're here. Do you want any flowers today?"

"You're not a flower girl in the city, there's no need to do this kind of thing." Bawan Xi shook her head. She turned her head to look at Xi Jian and used this gesture to signal Caster.

"His Majesty the God King."

Caster hurriedly got up from the flowers, not even having time to shake off the grass leaves hanging on her skirt. She stood up and walked to the steps under the corridor, and gave Xi Jian a not-so-precise skirt-lifting salute.

"I remember I told you that you should call me father." Xi Jian smiled.

This made Caster a little embarrassed: "I, after all, I was just adopted by His Majesty in the palace, unlike Miss Bawan Xi..."

And she noticed that there were guests today, so she subconsciously wanted to be more well-behaved.

Even in this palace, Caster is the one who is least required to follow the rules.

"It has nothing to do with whether you adopt or not. If you feel you can't accept it, I won't force you." Xi Jian didn't force it.

"...I'm sorry, I just didn't want to embarrass you, Your Majesty...Father." Caster apologized with a red face and immediately changed back to the title he had been reminded of.

She now looked at the knight beside Shiomi, with his majestic armor, pure white cloak, and helmet that looked like a fantasy creature.

Although it was their first meeting, Custer felt as if they were not strangers, as if they were supposed to know each other.

"I have an old friend to entertain today, so you can spend your time as you please. If you want to leave the palace and go out to play, you can do so," Xijian said. "Just like usual. If there is anything, I will send someone to find you. Remember to bring your maid with you when you go out."

"Okay, I understand." Custer agreed obediently.

In fact, she had just gone out to play yesterday, so she didn't want to go anywhere today. It was boring to go out of town. Besides, the weather was good today, perfect for basking in the sun in the garden and taking a nap.

Seeing that Xi Jian did not intend to introduce the guest immediately, and the guest just nodded in greeting, Caster turned around and went back to the garden after greeting.

"My father will probably need some time alone with his guests, so I won't disturb you." Bawan Xi showed a mischievous yet well-behaved expression. "I'll excuse myself for now."

Then, she also turned and walked towards Caster instead of continuing to follow Shiomi and Altria.

Looking at the girls who started chatting in the garden, Shiomi laughed helplessly: "Why did you put on the helmet all of a sudden?"

"My intuition tells me that abruptly letting her see her past selves will cause unnecessary confusion." Artoria turned her head to look at Xijian, "I just didn't expect you to let her call you father..."

"After all, raising her in the palace requires a certain status." Shiomi resumed her pace. "Even if she is also 'Altria', I can't raise her as a concubine or something like that."

"That's true." Artoria understood what he meant.

There is only one "Alto-Maria" whom he is attracted to, so Shiomi does not need to use other historical equivalents as a substitute.

"But I find it strange to see a girl who seems like another version of myself calling you father," Altria said softly, her tone full of intimate joking.

Shiomi nodded in agreement: "Well, think about it from another perspective. Just think of her as your and my child? After all, Caster looks exactly like you."

"Our...child?" Artoria was speechless.

She actually felt a little envious just now because Xijian and Morgan had a blood-related child.

But, this statement is still strange.

"I think I went too far as a joke. Sorry." Shiomi held her hand again. "Just thinking about Mordred, I'm afraid having children isn't such an easy thing for you."

Altria responded softly, "As you said. I did have a biological father and an adoptive father, but I never raised a child as a parent in the true sense. In fact..."

When Mordred confessed his identity in person, Altria also refused to let Mordred become the successor.

But at that time, as a pure and perfect king, she wasn't thinking about personal matters like parent-child relationships, but rather whether Mordred had the qualities to be king.

As King Arthur, her answer is no.

"Well, let's put this topic aside for now." Shiomi deliberately used a more flirtatious tone. "Rather than being a parent who can raise a child, it's better to be a pure lover, right?"

"Tianxi..." Altria couldn't help but clear her throat to hide her embarrassment.

"But as I said earlier, I didn't teach Custer any combat skills, and the reason is very simple," Shiomi said. "She's a fairy from Paradise, a successor sent by Paradise to continue Morgan's mission after they determined he had refused."

So after Shiomi learned about this through his spies planted in the Mirror Clan, he spread the war to the southwest Cornwall area, where he received Caster, who was floated down the sea in a wooden basin by the Mirror Clan.

Erasing her would only encourage Avalon to send the next fairy. In that case, adopting her as a simple child, giving her a good life, and not requiring Caster to become any kind of fairy would delay the process.

If there is a third fairy in the paradise in the future, just do the same.

Even he couldn't bear to kill the innocent Paradise Fairy baby.

That's all he can do.

"To protect Morgan...?" Altria understood his intention.

"Rather than protection, it's more about maintaining a dynamic balance for Britain," Shiomi said, clutching her chest slightly. "However, some things may not go smoothly."

"Are you okay, Tianxi?" Altria pulled out her hand and supported Xijian.

She had noticed that Shiomi looked paler than when she had known him, but he acted so composed that even Artoria thought it was simply because he stayed away from the public that his complexion had changed.

"It's hard to say, but it's not a big deal at the moment." Shiomi did not break free from Altria's hand.

"It seems you have many secrets in this place." Artoria said, "Am I qualified to listen?"

"Of course, but after hearing this, you're free to do whatever you want." Xi Jian smiled. "I'm sure you've noticed that I can't see anymore. But that's not a problem. Let me cook for you first."

Chapter 102: Talking and laughing as before

Being unable to see is a serious problem.

However, Shiomi proved to Altria with his actions that even though he couldn't see, his daily life was not hindered.

In his words, after losing vision, other senses become more acute.

For him, whose five senses already surpassed those of most Servants and Heroic Spirits, it was indeed not a hindrance.

What's more, he is also good at magic, which can serve as a good supplement.

As she ate the meal that was even more exquisitely prepared than before, Artoria felt complicated.

"You can also try the sauce here. The situation in Britain is quite special, and many products are different from pan-human history. This sauce is made with the meat of small fantasy species. I personally think the taste is normal." He raised his hand to indicate the sauce served next to a certain dish.

Artoria picked up the food with a fork and dipped it in the sauce.

The taste was indeed very delicious, making the already soft and juicy meat even more delicious, and her expression unconsciously brightened.