An Unknown Fate

Chapter 67: I have to find Ian

“...... It's true? You told me that all the grain was bought with Ian's blood, and you told me that the boy had returned the earth... Do you think, I might believe it? "
　　
With her hands on the round table barely supporting her body, Artoria lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression, her voice trembling slightly, and the sound of heavy breathing made her body rise and fall obviously, as if she could not continue to stand without breathing so hard.
　　
"Even so, it's true."
　　
Merlin stared at the girl with pity, his gaze hanging slightly for a moment, as if sighing.
　　
But Artoria just bowed her head and replied.
　　
“......Take back those words you said earlier. "
　　
Merlin frowned, although he had expected such a reaction from the girl, but continuing was not what the boy wanted, he could only speak again to encourage.

"You have to learn to accept reality, Artoria..."
　　
"I said...TAKE BACK THOSE WORDS!!!!!"

- Boom!
　　
The furious magic power burst out instantly along with the girl's roar, directly shattering the round table in front of him.
　　
Artoria scattered her bangs, covering half of her face, and at some point she pulled out the Holy Sword on her waist, and the brilliant particles gathered on the sword in an instant, and her anger quickly slashed towards the white-robed magician.
　
　- Boom!!!
　　
The violent explosion sound accompanied by the magical light instantly spread, exploding a crack in the Round Table Hall.
　　
In the endless smoke and dust, a figure dressed in white robes was blown into the air in embarrassment, and then rolled down in the courtyard.
　　
Merlin coughed a few times, a streak of blood slowly flowed down from the wound on his forehead, and his flawless magic robe was covered with scorched black holes.

He sat down on the ground, holding a magic staff in one hand and an unknown holy sword in the other, and said with a slightly helpless wry smile.
　　
"Just now, but you seriously want to kill me..."
　　
And at the moment when his words fell, the angry figure of the girl in the smoke screen directly rushed out, kicked him in the chest, and suppressed him to the ground.
　　
The Holy Sword in her hand stabbed forward without hesitation, but just as the blade was about to reach the neck of the white-robed magician, several anxious calls suddenly sounded behind the girl.
　　
" My King, please stop!"
　　
"My King, you must not kill Your Excellency Merlin!"
　　
"My King, please calm down!"
　
　......
　　
However, in the face of the panicked dissuasion of the knights of the Round Table, Artoria just gritted her teeth, looked back at the group of knights with tearful eyes, and said sharply.
　　
"Don't come to me! Whoever dares to come, I will behead whom! "

Stopped by the girl's explosive shout, the knights of the round table opened their mouths one after another, but looking at the tears on the girl's face, they couldn't say anything.
　　
Because they understand that the most painful one in this situation is the girl herself.
　　
"Merlin ——!"
　　
A voice like anger and resentment spit out from Artoria's mouth, looking at the white-robed magician who was stepped on the ground by herself without struggle, the girl swung out the Holy Sword in her hand, staying an inch in front of the opponent's neck, with crystal tears hanging from her slender eyelashes, and pain and anger floating in her holy blue eyes.
　　
But in the end, she didn't wave the holy sword in her hand, just questioned.
　　
"Why tell me until now! Why not tell me about it earlier, or even at the beginning! You've loved to make people guess riddles ever before, and that's what I hate most about you, Merlin!

“...... Tell me, why did you tell Ian about the end of the gods age! You know that the child will definitely not let it go after knowing this, why don't you keep hiding it from him! Why not stop him! Or did you actually think about today, and that's what you want to see?
　　
"—ANSWER ME, MERLIN!!"
　　
Staring at the girl in front of him who was boiling with killing intent and anger, Merlin was silent for a moment and sighed.
　　
“...... Because the kid says he wants to see you smile. He doesn't want Britain to be destroyed in grief, but he wants a better ending that makes you less miserable. "
　　
"What..."
　　
The breath couldn't help but freeze, the holy sword in her hand stiffened in midair, Artoria's brain was blank, and for a moment he felt that he couldn't hear anything, she could only feel a burst of tinnitus.
　　
- Is it because of my wish?

The sight that had been blurred by tears flashed dark in an instant, and the girl did not know what was happening, and it took a long time before she seemed to regain her senses, and the worried and concerned voices of the knights of the Round Table sounded in her ears.
　　
And when she came back to her senses, she found that she was already kneeling on the ground, holding the holy sword with both hands, her eyes could only see the ground, and her body was full of powerlessness.
　　
- Apparently, she almost fainted just now.
　　
"Yes... Is it my fault? If I hadn't had hope for my original destiny, wouldn't Ian have done so? It's all... My fault. Why didn't I find a good harvest at that time, which was inherently strange? Why didn't I realize the truth that he had lost weight?

"Say 'practice new swordsmanship'... Why do I believe that? Obviously that kind of reason, you can see the problem at a glance? Why...... Urgk. "
　　
The girl weakly grabbed her forehead hair, her trembling voice kept self-accountability, gradually dyed with crying, tears ticking on the ground... Finally, at the moment when her emotions were about to reach their limit, Artoria reached out and covered her mouth and couldn't help but vomit.
　　
Stomach acid slipped from the girl's fingertips along with a little incompletely digested food and rolled to the ground.
　　
Thinking that the food she had been enjoying happily was all watered by the boy's blood, it was as if she had "devoured" the boy's existence, and a strong fear and self-blame like regret kept hitting her stomach, making the girl's unbearable behavior completely unstoppable.

However, none of the people present cast strange glances, but simply lowered their heads unbearably.
　　
It wasn't until a long time later that the girl's vomiting finally stopped. And her holy blue eyes, which were still full of anger and pain, had also become a little dull, full of dazed and helpless.
　　
Reluctantly raising her hand to wipe the remaining filth from the corner of her mouth, Artoria slowly raised her head, stared at the air, and spoke to the knights of the round table behind her, her voice carrying unprecedented vulnerability.
　　
“...... Agwen. "
　　
"I am here, my king, what are your orders?"
　　
Agwen, whose face was already a little gloomy, was even heavier at this moment, stepped out of the line, came behind the girl, and asked respectfully.
　　
“...... From this day forward, you are the new King of Britain. "
　　
"What... No way! Never do this, my King! "

Hearing the girl's completely unexpected answer, Agwen was shocked and quickly dissuaded, and the knights of the round table behind him all stepped forward and spoke.
　　
"My King, please think again!"
　　
"King, please calm down, with the current situation in Britain, it is impossible to accept a new king so quickly!"
　　
"My King, what do you want to do when you give up your throne?"
　　......
　　
In the face of the heavy dissuasion of the knights of the Round Table, Artoria just shook her body, slowly stood up, stared blankly at the air, and said to herself.
　　
“...... My mission as King of Britain is over. Next, I'm going to find Ian.
　　
"I don't believe that he just disappeared, he must still be there... Wait for me. "
　　
Ignoring any sounds around her, the girl slowly stepped forward without thinking about herself, dragging the holy sword in her hand, and her steps stumbled.
　　
And looking at this scene, an unimaginable possibility flashed in the hearts of the knights of the round table.

Our King Has Lost Her Mind