Ch. 107 ChaArtoria nearly fell to the ground. "Brother Kay?!" She exclaimed, subconsciously turning her head. She thought Kay had pushed her. But to her surprise, Kay had also just recovered from his own s

“That, specifically, is your flaw!” Merlin picked up his staff and said with inexplicable seriousness, “You really should learn to distinguish between jokes and sincere words.”

“…So it was a joke.” Artoria pursed her lips, feeling a bit dejected.

“Ah,” after a moment, she let out a breath. “I understand! This must be part of growing up.”

“Mhm, as long as you know that.”

Merlin nodded pretentiously, like a great teacher.

He looked in Mia’s direction. “If it weren’t for the vast difference in temperament, I would have thought you were Morgan.”

“Morgan?”

This wasn’t the first time Artoria had heard that name from Merlin.

Morgan was her sister, but they had never met.

“It’s nothing, nothing at all.” Realizing he had let something slip, Merlin hurriedly corrected himself.

Then, holding his staff carelessly, he smiled as brightly as a flower and introduced himself to Mia.

“As you can see, I am Merlin, the great magus who once served King Uther! Although there are many rumors among the common folk, I must clarify one thing: I am not a wizard, but a magus!”

Mia was well aware of the difference between magecraft and magic in the Type-Moon World.

Magic is what cannot be achieved with the technology of the current era, no matter how much time or cost is invested.

Conversely, magecraft is what can be achieved as long as one is willing to invest the time and cost, no matter how incredible it may seem.

“Mhm.” In order to avoid raising unnecessary suspicions in this world with such deep waters.

Mia nodded and looked toward Merlin’s side, pretending not to understand. “If you are Merlin, then this person is…”

“That’s right!” Merlin nodded. “The one who drew the sword of selecting kings and is destined to become the King of Britain!”

“Hey!”

As soon as Merlin’s words left his mouth, they drew the attention of Artoria and Kay.

“Didn’t we agree to keep this quiet?”

This was something they had agreed upon beforehand.

After drawing the sword of selecting kings.

Artoria discovered that she could not use the power within this sword at all.

In other words, although this sword in the stone, named ‘Caliburn,’ looked beautiful and magnificent, exuding an extraordinary aura.

For the time being.

It was merely a sword that was sharper and harder than an ordinary weapon.

And in order for Artoria to be able to use this sword and become the true King of Britain.

The training began.

In short.

Artoria is currently still in her internship period.

As for before she drew the sword…

Artoria’s daily schedule was that of a hard worker; not only did she have to shoulder some of the household chores as an adopted child, but she also had to undergo various courses carefully arranged by Merlin.

She was busy every day from morning until the early hours of the morning.

Occasionally, she would even receive tutoring from Merlin in her dreams.

After all, Merlin is a half-incubus, half-human, so intruding into dreams to teach knowledge is something he can do with ease.

As for Artoria, with such a lack of sleep, one shouldn’t expect her to have much contact with the complex outside world.

Her natural personality and simple thoughts were all thanks to her previous life of hard work.

Having just set out on her journey, it was easy to see at a glance that she was out of place with the ordinary people around her.

Merlin whispered to the two people beside him, “Although it’s our first meeting, I don’t even know why she knows my name… but she seems like someone who can be trusted.”

“I feel like Merlin is a bit unreliable; is that just an illusion?”

Artoria muttered.

“It is not.”

Kay replied expressionlessly.

“Ahem…” Merlin coughed twice in embarrassment.

There was one more thing Merlin didn’t explicitly state.

He possessed Mystic Eyes capable of seeing anything happening in this world at the present moment.

And just a short while ago.

That is, this morning.

He had not discovered any traces of Mia.

It wasn’t until just now in the village, when he heard the hunter and the elder arguing about the Spirit Wolf, that out of pure curiosity, Merlin used the power of his Mystic Eyes, wanting to see what that so-called ghost giant wolf really looked like.

Merlin was born from the union of a human and a ‘Phantasmal Species’ incubus.

Wanting to see a ‘Phantasmal Species’ peer that he hadn’t seen before was naturally a reasonable thing.

Then, he noticed Mia.

“She seems to be a very formidable person.”

Merlin said mysteriously, “My intuition tells me that getting to know her won’t do any harm.”

“Intuition, huh…”

Since Merlin decided to trust his intuition.

Then Artoria also decided to trust her own intuition.

Which was—Merlin is very unreliable.

On the other side.

Ever since she showed that she understood this world very well.

Melina began tugging on her sleeve.

“Do you know this world very well?”

“Yes.” Mia nodded.

The Type-Moon World is a fantasy world established with the real-life Earth as its background.

Having been born on Earth, Mia was naturally as familiar with her homeland as one could possibly be.

“Compared to The Lands Between…” She thought for a moment. “It is truly an existence like a Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.”

Even though there are wars, conflicts, and contradictions among people on Earth.

There is also peace, tranquility, and happiness.

It’s not that it only existed in the past; happiness exists alongside suffering.

In this regard,

It is something that The Lands Between, which only had happiness in the past, cannot compare to.

Whether it is the land that can support countless people, the interactions between people that seem as if they will never tire, or even death.

These are all things that The Lands Between, currently descending into decay amidst chaos, does not have.

Mia noticed that Melina was looking at her with a strange gaze.

Combining this with what she had said earlier, Mia had already guessed why.

Melina had one eye closed, while the other was open.

Those golden, watery eyes staring at Mia were just like a stray kitten, pleading for someone’s care.

Although there wasn’t much expression on Melina’s face…

No, it was precisely because she had no expression that she looked even more like a kitten.

“Don’t worry,” Mia smiled, holding Melina’s hand tightly and unobtrusively. “The reason I came here is to find a way to make The Lands Between prosper once again.”

“After all, The Lands Between is our home.”

When looking at Melina, Mia had to tilt her head up slightly.

Correspondingly, Melina actively lowered her head.

There was a height difference of about twenty centimeters between them.

Although her face was merely that of a young girl, Melina’s figure could be considered tall in the era of Mia’s past life.

She was definitely at least one meter seventy-five.

The only thing supporting Mia now from not being twisted by jealousy was her status as an elder…

“I believe in your ideal.” Melina responded in a voice that only Mia could hear.

Mia’s smile became a little brighter.

“Mhm.” She nodded vigorously.

Then she cast her gaze toward the small group not far away.

“Mr. Merlin!” Mia called out politely.

Although she was very familiar with him, he wasn’t familiar with her at all.

“There’s a village nearby, right? Could I trouble you to lead the way?”

“After all, it’s almost dark.”

“Hmm,” Merlin said. “That’s true.”

He discovered that he was being stared at by Red.

He felt a wave of discomfort.

Then he flashed a smile that he thought could captivate thousands of young girls and resolve any crisis.

But he seemed to have forgotten that the one in front of him was a wolf.

Red looked at him with a look of disdain.

Merlin:…So frustrated.

“Although we’ve just met by chance, as fellow travelers, please take care of me!” he said cheerfully.

Looking at him now, he really was a young man with no hidden agenda, possessing both cuteness and handsomeness.

“Please take care of me too.”

Mia replied.

“Ah, please take care of me.”

Seeing this, Artoria also politely bowed slightly: “I am truly sorry for earlier, there was a misunderstanding…”

“It’s fine, it’s fine~”

Mia beckoned to the Spirit Wolf, and the two teams merged into one.