At this dinner, Artoria ate with satisfaction.
Shen He seemed to see the sign of +1 favorability appearing above her head.
As expected, she only needed to be fed.
Until the end of the dinner, when Shen He took her to her room, he packed a lot of food.
If she wasn't a Heroic Spirit, she would be fat as a pig if she was so greedy.
"Anyway, thank you for the treat tonight."
Artoria stood at the door and held Shen He's hand with gratitude.
She hadn't had a full meal like this for a long time.
"This will be your home in the future. What's there to thank you for?" Shen He smiled, "Don't be restrained here. Wait until tomorrow we take you to the real world to have a good time."
"Master is really a good person." Artoria said with emotion, "It's my honor to serve a master like you."
"Uh." Shen He was stunned, smiled, and said nothing more.
Now, even the white hair who has not experienced the fourth war still has the rigor and rigidity of the Knight King.
Take your time.
However... the fourth war that is happening in the Type-Moon world is indeed a bit of a headache for him.
Originally, according to Shen He's thoughts, he would rush over, snatch Luoli and run away.
But now Artoria is still obsessed with the Holy Grail.
When Shen He returned to his room, he lay on the bed with his eyes open, thinking about how to make proper arrangements in his mind.
"What are you worried about?"
Jeanne squeezed over, and under the soft light, her smiling face could be clearly seen.
"Thinking about Artoria."
Shen He thought about it, and simply told her about the King of Daimao.
"That is to say." Jeanne groped and held Shen He's palm, "Because Artoria was able to free herself from the regret of self-denial in her original destiny and accept herself as a failed king, the Master also hopes that she can get the same redemption from us, right."
"Yes, that's it." Shen He was a little surprised.
Because Jeanne had completely summed up his thoughts.
Artoria's fate began to be cut off from him.
If Shirou Emiya could do something that he couldn't do, it would undoubtedly make him feel uncomfortable.
Jeanne lay on top of him, smiling, looking down at Shen He and asking:
"Master, what do you think of my current life compared to the fate you know?"
"It's definitely better." Shen He answered without thinking, "A thousand times better."
"That's right."
Jeanne lowered her head and buried her little head beside Shen He's neck, her voice coming into his ears along with the sound of exhalation.
"Master, you should have this confidence. Altria... She does have many similarities with me, so I can understand her feelings. When you abandon everything to pursue your goal, it's hard to accept failure, but Master, just let her slowly experience your feelings, that's enough..."
"If there is more time." Shen He was a little helpless, "Of course I hope to take it slow."
But now, the Fourth War is imminent.
Shen He is not Shirou Emiya, and it is impossible for him to be Shirou Emiya, so it is hard to say that he can make Altria feel the emotions of being a human being in such a short time, rather than the obsession of being a king now.
"Then, use your own method to help her." Jeanne suddenly said.
"My method?"
"Yes, forget the fate you know, use your method to bring her a new fate, no matter what that fate is, we will accompany her..."
Jeanne's voice became softer and softer, as if someone was humming a ballad in her ear, but it flowed all the way to Shen He's heart.
Shen He realized that he was indeed a little obsessed with Altria's original fate.
Why must I compare it with Shirou Emiya, why can't I do better than him.
The thoughts in my mind gradually became clear.
Shen He couldn't help but sigh, as expected, if you are alone, your thoughts are more likely to fall into stubbornness, and if there are people around, you can be more open.
Sleep and sleep.
On the second day, Shen He fulfilled his promise.
He took Altria, Jeanne, and Violet to the busy city streets to experience the modern city.
"Although I got the modern only from the contract, I really didn't expect..."
Altria was wearing a fitted women's suit, but she was holding a child's ice cream in her hand, looking around with a novel expression.
Such a gesture should have attracted everyone's attention.
But under the effect of magic, the few people were able to stroll around like ordinary people.
"Did you rarely go shopping before, Altria?" Jeanne held her arm like a close friend.
Shen He followed them holding Violet's hand, keeping a short distance.
"Yes." Altria nodded, "Before becoming king, I was always receiving the king's education, at most riding a horse and patrolling the city, and after becoming king... time was also very tight."
"That's too cruel." Jeanne stared, seeming a little indignant, "How could you do that to a girl."
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that." Altria licked a mouthful of ice cream, and she also missed her previous life, "Those days were the most fulfilling time I've ever spent."
Although it was hard, she could feel her own growth every day, and she was very fulfilled spiritually.
"As for me, before I was sixteen, I lived the life of an ordinary country girl." Joan of Arc counted on her fingers. "Every day I did farm chores, took care of my younger brothers and sisters, and sometimes rolled around in the straw. If the British hadn't invaded...ah, I'm not blaming your country."
"I know." Altria's voice was a little low. "Even when I was in power, I invaded other countries for my own country."
"Is this also the education you received from the king?" Joan of Arc asked.
"Yeah." Artoria responded softly.
"I think it's wrong to do this." Joan's tone was casual, as if she was just chatting. "When I was on the battlefield, even many of the enemy soldiers didn't want war. They were no different from us. They all had parents and families and were attached to life, so... why did humans hurt each other?"
Artoria licked the ice cream silently.
She thought of the final destruction of her kingdom. Until the last moment, she didn't understand why those soldiers would rebel against her.
"Maybe it's because of interests." She thought of Mordred's last question.
"Yes, interests." Joan nodded, "But, it can also be said that it's the human heart. Whether it's desire, emotion, joy, or pain, they are all part of the human heart, so I've been thinking that the king must not understand the human heart."
"..." Artoria suddenly stopped.
Joan's words were different from her education and her oath.
She believed that a king could not rule a country full of human emotions.
"This is just my complaint as a country girl." Jeanne stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly, "Commoners like me have all thought that it would be nice if the high and mighty king could know people's hearts."
"People's hearts?" Altria was a little confused.
"Okay, okay, I know there's a cat cafe here, let's go together." Jeanne pulled Altria forward, and didn't forget to wave to Shen He behind her.
Although there was a distance between them.
But with Shen He's hearing, he could actually hear their conversation clearly.
When he first heard Jeanne say that the British had invaded, he was shocked.
However, looking at Altria's appearance.
The words of Jeanne, a saint respected by the people, still had some effect.
The king needs to know the people's hearts.
It has to be said that the British education of the king at that time was a bit low-end, and they actually believed that the king needed to be ruthless. Perhaps
Altria should be allowed to see the Chinese emperor's mind.
Well, there is a bookstore in front.
When Shen He arrived at the cafe, he was carrying a thick bag of books in his hand and piled them in front of Altria.
"This is my gift for you."
"Gift?"
Altria's eyes lit up at first, and then she found that it was not a food magazine, and she was a little disappointed.
But her perfect upbringing made her put it away solemnly and apologize to Shen He.
"I thought about how to save your country yesterday." Shen He pretended to be talking about business.
"..." Altria blinked.
"I said that in that era, no one could do better than you, but you still failed. In other words, the only way is to make yourself do better." Shen He patted these books, "These books have gathered the history of countries all over the world for thousands of years. I believe that after reading them, you should have sufficient knowledge of how to be a good king, and then-we will go to grab the Holy Grail and let you go back to the time before you pulled out the sword in the stone."
"I see..." Altria looked at the pile of books, and her eyes suddenly felt a little hot.
All she had been thinking about was to use the Holy Grail to erase the history of her becoming a king, and she had never thought about what would happen to the kingdom after that.
Shen He was right.
She did fail, but if she wanted to go back to the past and change everything, she should at least understand the reasons for her failure.
"You can ask me if you don't understand anything." Shen He smiled, "If I don't understand, I will invite the best teacher of this era for you, so come on."
"Please rest assured, Master."
Altria felt like she had returned to her childhood, when she was studying hard . She
even opened the first book in the bookstore and started reading.
She naturally knew English. Although she knew ancient English, she could quickly learn the usage of modern English.
Shen He looked at her and suddenly realized that he might have made the most correct decision.
Let King Arthur have modern knowledge and vision.
"Tony." He secretly sent a message to Tony, "Help me gather some of the best professors, including sociology, history, psychology, and political science, quickly."
"No problem." Tony replied directly without asking why, "In the past, the SHIELD Academy had many of the best scholars in the world."
After the demise of SHIELD, those professors of the SHIELD Academy basically went to teach in major universities.
The biggest advantage of letting them come is that they all understand the confidentiality regulations.
So, when Shen He and others went back, they saw that some old scholars had been taken to the Sky Garden.
"This is your student." Shen He pushed Altria out, "She is the legendary King Arthur in British history, summoned as a heroic spirit. My requirement is to make her understand the reason for her failure within five days."
"This is impossible!"
A gray-haired scholar among the scholars shouted directly.
"I have been looking for evidence that King Arthur is real, but how could he be a girl?"
"I am just hiding my true identity." Artoria still respected the scholar very much. "If the people knew that I was a woman, I would lose trust and prestige."
"Even so..."
The scholar from Britain blushed. Compared with the person who appeared in front of him 1,500 years ago, the fact that King Arthur was a woman seemed even more unacceptable to him.
"Okay." Shen He waved his hand, "Artoria is not the King Arthur of this world. The specific situation involves the secrets of Chaldea. In short, you have all signed a confidentiality agreement, and I will continue to audit the entire teaching process."
He estimated that in about five days, everyone in the Fourth Holy Grail War would gather together and officially start fighting.
So time is still very tight.
The reason for asking to audit was that he did not want to miss the process of Artoria's transformation.
He hoped to witness it with his own eyes.
The entire "King Arthur's Reeducation" began with Altria telling her own history, from a harsh childhood to pulling out the sword in the stone, to establishing brilliant achievements, and finally the civil war.
Although Shen He had known this general process for a long time, he could also feel the magnificent life and some unknown things when listening to the girl's story.
For example, at the moment of pulling out the sword in the stone.
She was still afraid in her heart.
Because the magician in the dream made a prophecy that she would face a tragic death under the hatred of the people.
She was not afraid of the end, but she was afraid that she could not bring a real future to the country and the people.
For example, when she knew that her nominal princess Guinevere had an affair with the Knight of the Round Table Lancelot, she just thought that this was just a choice made by Guinevere to protect her gender secret. Even if she understood and appreciated it, she still pushed Guinevere to the gallows according to the code of conduct that the king should have.
It must be said that compared to the story in the legend of King Arthur, Altria's version is more shocking.
After pulling out the sword in the stone, she is no longer a human, her appearance is frozen, and she is invincible.
The only one who can defeat her is her clone, Mordred.
"In this case." After Altria finished speaking, the scholars discussed for a while, "Let's start with the basics of social psychology. In the feudal era of the West, if people were bullied by powerful enemies, they would need a strong king to guide them. This is what people desire, but when they settle down..."
Shen He was also listening.
These scholars are indeed the best mentors. The process of explanation is easy to understand and deeply rooted in people's hearts.