Chapter 182



Oberon almost laughed out loud.

In his mind, Izawa Sugi has always been a calm, upright, kind and tolerant person. Even when Izawa Sugi reorganized his spiritual base and status and acted evilly and eccentrically in the hunter world, he did not spread the trouble he caused to irrelevant people.

Ize Shan is a very principled man, and at that time all his attention and methods were focused on his target Oberon.

It was the first time that Oberon saw that Ize Shan had such a gossipy side.

Ize Shan had no idea what Oberon was thinking. He could only hear it from a distance away from the Emiya mansion.

"To be honest, when Merlin asked me to help raise Artoria, I had no idea that something like this would happen in the future. And I thought that with Artoria's character, she wouldn't get involved in a love triangle."

Perhaps because he finally met someone he could talk to about this, Izawa Sugi couldn't control himself and started chattering non-stop.

"Love is a matter of mutual consent. If you don't like someone, just break up. There are queens in history who married twice or even three times. Guinevere could have divorced Al, or faked her death and left the court, changed her name and married Lancelot."

Oberon was deeply impressed by what he heard.

Fairies have many more tricks than humans - think of the stomach-wrenching relationship between Aurora, Melusina and Percival - because life is so long, being able to stay together for more than a hundred years is considered a particularly good relationship.

Izawa Sugi was still mumbling: "Who could have thought that the Knights of the Round Table would eventually fall apart because of such a terrible thing, and even become the fuse for Mordred to start a rebellion, and in the end, Arthur was seriously injured and on the verge of death."

Regarding this incident, Izawa Sugi could only comment: "It is unreasonable, incomprehensible, and shocking."

Oberon organized his words and noted Ize Shan's doubts. He looked at Arthur in front of him and asked with a malicious but slightly curious tone: "Arthur, since you have participated in the Holy Grail War, it should be okay for me to ask you about your experience, right?"

Although he was seeking Arthur's opinion, after saying this, he asked the question naturally without waiting for Arthur to answer.

"When will I meet King Uther? Why did I agree to help King Uther make you? What benefits do I get?"

As a demigod who knows the future but hasn't started working yet, I'm sure I'd be curious about this, right?

After hearing this, Arthur's expression softened slightly, and there was even a hint of smile in his tone.

"I'm sorry, I don't know why you helped me, but I think you must have been very happy during the days when I was taught by you."

Oberon leaned forward, eyes wide, as if in disbelief. "Really? I'll be happy?"

To the demigods, happiness was food, and if mixing it with the changes in Britain could create a delicious meal, Merlin would certainly intervene given his character.

Perhaps recalling the days when he trained under Merlin's guidance, Arthur's face flashed with nostalgia and reminiscence.

"Well, I see. There is still one problem, Arthur. If it were me, I should have reminded you."

At Izawa Sugi's prompt, Oberon changed his tone and his face became one of hurt.

"As your imperial tutor, and someone who saw the future in advance, I would have told you not to marry Queen Guinevere. You didn't listen to me, and so everything ended as planned."

Arthur's face suddenly stiffened.

Oberon asked maliciously, "Don't you trust my future self?"

The blond young man twisted his body uncomfortably. He said dryly, "No, Merlin, I trust you very much. When I go to war, I will hand over the country to you to manage. If I don't trust you, how can I do this?"

"Oh... so you really love Queen Guinevere? Even if I don't agree, you want to marry her?"

Oberon pressed on, "But since you truly love Queen Guinevere, what's up with Lancelot?"

Arthur: “…”

He was almost fidgeting.

"Uh, Merlin, this is all in the future. It's not good for my future self to make assumptions before it happens, right?"

Arthur tried to struggle.

Ize Shan quickly warned Oberon: "Quick, retreat in order to advance! The half-dream demon cannot sense emotions, use this to soften his heart!"

Oberon sighed in his heart that when it comes to understanding the British people, he still has to look to Ize Shan. At the same time, he accepted Ize Shan's suggestion without hesitation.

"But I'm really curious! You know I can't ask the future little Arthur about the future, so I can only ask you!"

There was a trace of bewilderment and confusion on the girl's face.

"I can't understand such complicated emotional entanglements, and I don't understand why you made such a choice. If I had spent so many years with the future little Arthur, I would definitely not be able to ask directly, right?"

Oberon deliberately leaned over to look at Arthur. "Did my future self ask you about Queen Guinevere and Lancelot? Of course not."

Merlin has locked himself up in the Tower at the End, how could he possibly come out to ask Arthur about such a sad matter?

Merlin is heartless, not tactless.

"Arthur, Artorius, tell me~"

The girl deliberately drew out the last syllable of her words, with a hint of coquettishness and frivolity, which made Arthur's eyes go dark.

Whenever his teacher called him that, big trouble would arise that was hard to deal with.

But the Arthur in front of him is King Arthur who has battled wits and courage with Merlin for many years!

He simply proposed an exchange condition.

"Okay, I'll try my best to answer your questions, but you have to promise me not to interfere in this Holy Grail War."

Oberon blinked and said nonchalantly, "I just thought it was interesting and came here for fun. I can only promise not to attack your suzerain. After all, I don't know whether you and I agree on the meaning of meddling."

Arthur heaved a sigh of relief after hearing that. He took one look at the girl in front of him who had an inhuman aura and dreamy beauty, and thought helplessly, did Merlin never think that even if she just sat here, she would attract Shirou Emiya?

Arthur was raised by Merlin. Although he was fostered in Sir Hector's house, he received Merlin's dream teachings every night.

It was okay when he was a kid, but when he entered puberty, especially when he had sex for the first time and soiled the sheets, Merlin's ridicule and teasing made Arthur so angry that he turned into a tomato and a pepper.

Arthur's feelings towards Merlin are very complicated. Merlin is like his mother, his teacher, and his subject, but she is also the guide of destiny and the guardian of Avalon.

But after being betrayed and his country falling apart, Arthur, exhausted both physically and mentally, took a small boat to try to enter Avalon to have a good rest. When he was faced with Merlin's smiling words, "Oh, Arthur, you still have the mission of saving the world, you can't rest yet," Arthur felt not only anger but also sadness in his heart.

If it weren't for this so-called mission of saving the world, would Merlin really see him again?

Does Merlin have no affection for Arthur at all and just treats him as a tool?

But... Arthur looked at the girl in front of him who seemed very curious, and the thousands of complicated thoughts in his mind turned into relief.

In any case, he has received more than 20 years of care and education, and he has gained a lot from Merlin. What Merlin thinks is her business, but from Arthur's point of view, Merlin is his important teacher and guide.

It's okay to satisfy the teacher's curiosity a little, even if it's your own ugly deeds, right?

Moreover, it had been so long since the incident happened that Arthur felt a little calmer when he recalled the events of that year.

"Guinelle...I am sorry for her."

Arthur sighed. Being a kind and honest person by nature, he would not blame the queen.

"I decided to marry her as my queen for several important reasons."

Oberon perked up. "Oh? What do you mean?"

"One is your obstruction. You said she would bring destruction." Arthur smiled bitterly, "Merlin, I don't doubt your prophecy, but it is precisely because you are so accurate that I want to try to break the prophecy."

Oberon and Ize Shan who was eavesdropping were both stunned.

"I know there is no eternal dynasty, but, but when I, the founder of the Round Table Dynasty, am still alive, the dynasty collapses. This is really..."

If it wasn't Merlin who asked the question, Arthur would never have revealed his most secret thoughts.

"As long as it is passed on and extended for a little while so that the people can have more stable lives, that's enough. My requirements are not high."

A flash of pain appeared in Arthur's emerald eyes.

"If your prediction proves to be wrong, perhaps Britain still has a glimmer of hope. So when you opposed me marrying Guinevere, I, I was determined to marry her."

Oberon remained silent.

Arthur did not look up at Oberon. He looked down at the strawberries on the table and murmured, "And Guinelle's father brought a lot of dowry, not only food, weapons and a round table, but also a hundred soldiers."

"At that time, I had just managed to suppress the lords around Camelot. I was short of food and weapons, and my sister Morgan was looking for trouble. I urgently needed my wife's family with background and strength to balance the power of the court faction with ulterior motives."

"I already have a magician and a sister who has close ties with an ancient sect. As King Arthur, I cannot favor one over the other. The queen must be a Christian in order to balance the religious power in the country. In addition, she must be of the right age..."

Arthur reached out and picked up a big, red strawberry from the plate, looking a little dazed.

"After the final selection, only Guinie met all the requirements."

Oberon commented objectively: "Ah, tearing open the sweet fairy tale of dreams and dreams, the dark reality is indeed inside."

Arthur shook his head and continued, "Guinea is really good. She is beautiful, kind, innocent and pure. She has fulfilled her duties as a queen very well, although there are some frictions between her and the Queen..."

"But I also understand that it is the forces behind them, their beliefs and the people who pursue power who are playing tricks. This kind of struggle is within the scope of my permission and it originally appeared because of my marriage."

Oberon and Izeshan listened and thought there was no problem. After all, Arthur's ideas were very consistent with the attitude and cognition of a king.

Oberon couldn't help but ask the question in Izeshan's mind: "What about Lancelot?"

Arthur said patiently, "Because of the religious issues between the Queen and the Princess, I can't ask the old nobles in the country to send people to guard the palace. In fact, I don't trust them. But I can't use the guards brought by Guinel either. That would be handing my life over to a neighboring country. It's too dangerous."

"Lanstell is a Christian, but he grew up in a natural religious sanctuary, so he is naturally related to both religions. He is also a free knight from France who has little connection with domestic forces."

In addition, Lancelot was very powerful and overwhelmed the Knights of the Round Table. After a period of fighting, Lancelot was respected and admired by many Camelot Knights. Under such circumstances, Lancelot naturally became the best guard of Camelot Palace.

"But I never thought that, due to guarding the palace for so long, Lancelot would actually be with Guinelle..."

At this point, Arthur's expression is indescribable.

From the king's perspective, his choice of Lancelot to guard the palace was a stroke of genius, but from the perspective of men and women, it was like inviting a wolf into the house!

Their brain circuits are not on the same line at all!

"Because of Guinelle's faith, I married her in Canterbury Cathedral under the gaze of the Lord. We cannot divorce, not to mention that Lancelot is also a believer and he has his own family..."

The kings and nobles in the Middle Ages had a relatively open relationship with each other. Apart from not allowing divorce, it was not uncommon for everyone to get what they wanted.

The premise is that this matter is not brought to the surface.


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