To be king and magician

Located next to the Great Hollow, in Camelot, the royal city that ruled all of Britain.

Gawain was leading Artoria, whose hands were handcuffed, on the way to meet the Elf King and Queen.

"Ah~~~ Are you back? My lovely sister?"

Just before entering the throne hall, in front of the closed door, such a voice came to the ears of the two of them, and Artoria's body trembled slightly, as if she looked at the voice with some fear incoming direction.

On the edge of the corridor leading to the throne room, a beautiful red-haired girl in a bright red dress was leaning against the wall, waving at her with a smile on her face.

"Tristan..."

"No~~~"

The girl named Tristan came in front of Artoria, stretched out her hand and rubbed Artoria's round face vigorously several times: "I want to call [Master Elder Sister] oh~~~Sister Liya."

"Hmm... so rough~~~ Jiajia Omori~~~"

"Well, that's right!"

Fairy Knight Tristan, whose real name is Bavan Xi, let go of Artoria's face and looked at Gawain contentedly after hearing the name he liked: "Big Bagster also Thank you for your hard work, it is troublesome to be an old mother and bring back my sister who ran away, right?"

"No, nothing, Your Highness the First Princess."

Gao Wen respectfully saluted Tristan.

In terms of order, among the three existing fairy knights, Lancelot is the most senior, followed by Gawain, and Tristan is the last. The same is true in terms of strength. Bavan Xi is not a powerful Fairies, even if they put on a shell, they can barely reach the upper-middle level of fairies.

Moreover, she did not accept the protection from the Elf King.

What No. [-] Xia Chuanhu said [only two fairy knights can fight] is because of this reason. Compared with the opponents that really need to be faced, Tristan is not an object that needs to be paid attention to.

But in terms of status, Tristan is ranked second among the elf knights, except for Meluxen, who has been following the elf king since 400 years ago and can almost be regarded as the second queen today. It belongs to Bawan Xi, the [Daughter of the Elven King].

Gawain—Bagster—was the lowest of the bunch.

Of course, this is the case, but the relationship between the three elf knights will not change because of this order and difference. In essence, the relationship between the three is very good, not just because of the [Serving the Elf King] Such a common goal is due to various boosts from the Elf King and Queen.

After more than a thousand years of thinking, the three goblin knights can already be said to be an iron triangle.

Only the rigid and serious Bagster would use honorifics to Bawan Xi and Meluxin in public.

Bawan Xi smiled: "After dealing with Liya's affairs later, how about asking Miss Mei Luxin to hold a pajama party? Liya's words... well, she should be left alone by Father." Punishment, so we can only wait until the next time, right?"

"Hmm~~~~!"

Arturia immediately became frightened when she heard the words.

"That... my lord, Ba Gezi, can you be a little..."

"Don't worry, I'll help you say something nice." Bawan Xi smiled, "But Father likes you very much, so he won't give you too severe a punishment if you think about it, at most it will punish you for a few days Lock it tightly, we will accompany you secretly when the time comes."

"Your Highness, this is not something that can be said in front of the throne room."

Bagster reminded with some embarrassment.

Although they have a good relationship in private, Artoria is also guilty now, so it is not very good to communicate with each other like this.

"Oh, that's true." Bawan Xi clapped his hands, "Then let's say it like this, I'll go to see my lord father and lord mother first, and then the two of you will come in—"

【Come in together】

Before Bawan Xi finished speaking, a majestic voice was suddenly projected into the minds of the three of them.

Bawan Xi and Bagster immediately looked serious.

Directly conveying one's own voice to other people's minds, this is the same as the surveillance magic all over Britain, it is a great feat achieved by the Elf King with magic. Your own orders are conveyed directly to the minds of others.

(Yes, Father)

(Yes, Your Majesty)

After responding in their minds one after another, Bavan Xi and Bagster never communicated with Artoria privately, and led her into a place not far away that was already open to the three of them quite formally. Inside the gate of the throne room.

Unlike the gorgeously decorated exterior, which looks like a fairyland in a dream and the city above the clouds, the interior of the Throne Hall is quite empty, with almost no decorations. There is only a throne that is huge enough for two people to sit on together, and a Facing the gate, facing the [Back Door] with a big hole in the back.

And in the throne room, there were not too many people.

This is also a matter of course. What the Elf King implements is tyranny and dictatorship. All kinds of orders and laws he promulgates are always discussed with the queen who is his beloved wife. There is no need for ministers and the like , all you need is a microphone for sending messages.

Therefore, in the huge throne room, after counting Bawan Xi, Bagster and Artoria, there are only five people.

Bringing Arturia to the front of the throne, Bagster bowed his head and knelt on one knee facing the two kings on the throne in front of him.

"The elf knight Gawain is here to report that following His Majesty the Elf King's order, he has brought back the second princess, Her Highness Artoria Custer, who fled the royal city a few days ago, from the island of the End."

[Well done, Fairy Knight Gawain, step down for now, and I will discuss with you the rewards that should be given to you personally later]

on the throne.

The Elf King, who was bathed in platinum radiance, responded in this way, and after waving his hand to signal Bagster to step back from his front, the Elf King looked at Artoria not far away.

At this moment, Artoria trembled involuntarily at the projected gaze.

【Eleven days, this is the time for you to leave the royal city】

【Welcome home again, Artoria Castor】

【My Beloved Daughter, My Beloved Son of Prophecy】

"Yes."

Arturia bit her lip.

"I'm back... [Father]."

11. One of my arms

Father.

Hearing Arturia call herself that, and considering that everyone present was his own, Xia Chuanhu, who was sitting on the throne, also put away the platinum radiance he used to support the scene, revealing his real body.

Just like 400 years ago, even if he gave up his identity as the Holy Sword of the Stars and all his memories, Xia Chuanhu's appearance did not change at all. As an elf, he wanted to change his appearance naturally. possible things.

Therefore, even after 400 years, Xia Chuanhu still looks like that seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, only a little old-fashioned demeanor from his eyebrows can make people really feel to the time he spent.

"From your tone, I can hear some tension."

Xia Chuanhu looked at Artoria.

"Are you thinking about how I will punish you? Liya."

"Could it be that you want to let me go? Father."

This is impossible.

Artoria is very aware of the character of her father in front of her. Even though he treats her with a gentle attitude most of the time, only when she makes a mistake, he will become a strict and dying person .

Xia Chuanhu in that situation was the main factor that made Artoria call him "that bastard".

"You should know that I'm not the kind of person who pampers you." Xia Chuanhu said.

"Leaving the king's city without permission, ignoring the recall order of me and Morgan, conflicting with Bagster who went to bring you back, setting foot on the island of the end that I forbid you to step into - because one by one to separate The liquidation is more troublesome, this time I will treat the four things as one and punish you."

While saying this, three doors that appeared to be composed of countless silver prismatic squares appeared in front of Artoria.

Spatial displacement.

Because Artoria was also forced to learn this magic, she can recognize it now.

"Just use your mother's [court] for punishment."

Xia Chuanhu issued the punishment for Artoria.

"I randomly selected three from all the courts. You can choose one to go in according to your preference, and spend a week in it alone facing the wall. If you have anything to say, wait until you come out and I will listen to you carefully. "

"Whether it's your feelings about running away from home this time, or the people you made friends with outside - even if you don't say it, I will pry your mouth open and let you say it, keep this in your heart. "

Listening to Xia Chuanhu's words and looking at the three light gates in front of her at the same time, Arturia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

【Ting】——It is one of the several great magics that Arturia's nominal mother-in-law Morgan is good at. ], [The Innocence], etc., to put it bluntly, they are enchantments with various attributes.

When Artoria made mistakes when she was a child, or when she couldn't learn magic tricks, Xia Chuanhu and Morgan would use the court to punish her, which can be regarded as a special punishment for her since she was a child.

(Will use this method to punish me, it means that it is still within the normal range... that's good.)

After choosing a light door at random, Artoria walked in directly.

And just after the gate of light disappeared, and Artoria was indeed locked in the courtyard——

"Father~~~~~!"

As if she had lost some suppression, Bawan Xi, who had been standing below, immediately flew towards Xia Chuanhu on the throne, but just before she was about to meet her father, a door of light stood in front of her , and sent her back to her original position.

Looking at his adopted daughter who couldn't hold back, Xia Chuanhu sighed slightly: "The official business is not finished yet, please be patient, Bawan Xi. Alright, let's discuss your reward next, Bagster."

Xia Chuanhu looked at his most loyal knight on the other side.

"Tell me, what reward do you want, as long as I can give it, no matter what. I saw through magic, you were thrown into the sea by Liya, right? Did her mischievousness cause you trouble? As her father and your king, I need to apologize to you in every way."

"No, please don't say that, Your Majesty."

Bagster immediately dropped to one knee.

"As long as it is His Majesty's order, no matter what it is, I, Gao Wen, will complete it. The troubles I have experienced during this period are not worth mentioning. Your Majesty does not need to apologize to me."

"In addition, I would also like to thank Your Majesty for being willing to give His Highness Artoria such a lenient treatment."

"Which parent would really beat and scold their child so hard?" Xia Chuanhu helped his forehead helplessly, "It's just a run away from home, just take it as a way to let her go out to relax, if it wasn't because she has been Orkney, and I won't let you go and bring her back."

Orkney, the island of the Endless.

This British Altria can go wherever she wants, but she can't go anywhere.

"Bagster, have you seen the Guardian?"

"Yes. As usual, the Guardian didn't behave abnormally, it's just...someone other than the Guardian appeared on the island this time."

Xia Chuanhu frowned: "Is it a girl with red hair and a girl with a big shield?"

"As expected of His Majesty, indeed."

Orkney is not within the scope of monitoring magic. Xia Chuanhu, who is in the royal city of Camelot, should not know about Orkney, but now he has accurately stated the characteristics of Fujimaru Tachika and Mash— —Bagster's inner reverence for my king is even stronger.

There is nothing on this British island that my king does not know. My king is the elf king who knows everything and is omniscient.

"It's finally here."