【50】A complete future
When Artoria ran outside the shelter, she happened to bump into Kai and Tony talking about the sword in the stone with serious faces.
A man named Tony Stark claims to come from "a future completely different from the known history and the present." In the history he knew, the new king of Britain and his knights went through twelve battles and finally defeated the Saxon army led by King Bei, drove out all the invaders, and brought Britain to its most glorious period. era. It's just that according to the history he knows, the new king pulled out the Sword in the Stone shortly after the Sword in the Stone appeared, but no one has pulled out the Sword in the Stone yet.
And the new king of Britain is Arthur Pendragon, son of King Uther. He has an unrelated brother, the famous Sir Kaye.
Although he still had doubts about Tony Stark, in fact, Kai mostly believed in Tony.
Artoria's real name is Arthur Artoria Pendragon, something only Kai and his family know.
When Kai himself had very unclear memories of his childhood, the old Knight Ictor returned to Kai's home with such a small child in his arms. Although he was an adopted outsider, Knight Ictor did not treat Arturia harshly. They ate at the same table, and the old knight even intimately gave desserts and comfort to the young Arturia. That kind of love and care once made Kai jealous, but now that he thinks about it, there was something wrong with him from the beginning.
Kai carefully recalled things that he had never noticed at all. Old Knight Ictor was very kind to Artoria, but also very harsh. His attitude towards Artoria always had a vague and almost invisible respect. Although Artoria was a girl, he made her learn swordsmanship, horse riding, etc., even in addition to literature and military affairs. She was often asked to express her opinions on the current situation during her studies.
——This is basically training a person in power who will one day come into contact with politics.
At first, Kai thought that old Ictor adopted Artoria for the future as a prop for marriage. Later, he found that the old knight was too kind to Artoria, and in the end, he felt that Artoria was too pitiful.
She is obviously just a girl. She can learn flower arrangement and etiquette like other women from noble families. She does not need to worry about men fighting and killing her. She can just live happily and marry a considerate husband who can make her live an easy life in the future. ...Obviously this is enough, but my father forced me to learn how to ride a horse and fight, and even the art of war. From the beginning to the end, Arturia never complained or resented a word. This made Kai feel more pity for her and treat her like his own sister.
... Even I had such an idea, so why did old Ictor have to do this?
It's a pity that old Ictor died of a sudden illness when he was out a year ago. Because it happened so suddenly, the family didn't even have time to hear his last words.
However, even so, Kai still remembered that the knight who accompanied old Ictor to the end had told him hesitantly that the old knight seemed to have something to say about Artoria, but gave up in the end.
Kai stared at Artoria's charming and delicate face, frowned for a long time and then slowly said: "Artoria, I think you might have something to tell me?"
Yes, before talking about the "history" Tony Stark knew and the true identity of his adopted sister, Kai was more concerned about another thing...Tony mentioned that he once had an affair with Artoria It was said that "the sword in the stone can only be pulled out by Artoria", but Artoria chose to avoid this matter.
——How incredible.
What kind of person Artoria is, in such a long war against the humble king, all the soldiers can evaluate her. She adheres to the spirit of chivalry, is kind, upright, benevolent, loyal, and polite. Not only that, she is also able to think independently and formulate perfect independent battle plans.
Facing insurmountable difficulties, as long as there is a glimmer of hope - no, it should be said that even if there is no hope, Artoria will work hard to create a hope.
Will such a person escape?
At least in Kai's eyes, if Arturia knew about this, she would have hope again, she would try to shoulder the responsibilities that were too heavy for her, and she would lift the stone that only she could pull out. The sword led the soldiers to defeat King Bei.
How could she escape? ! How could she escape? !
Arturia was unable to say a word in front of Kai's seemingly kind words.
"You don't understand... How could you understand..." Artoria was extremely conflicted. Part of her heart was telling her that if she really did this, it would only bring destruction to Britain and its people, while the other part was telling her that if she really did this, it would only bring destruction to Britain and its people. She scolded her that she should work hard to change now that she had a chance to see the future. At least she had to take responsibility and defeat King Bei first.
She was defeated by her own heart in the conflicts and entanglements, and even her body started to sway. A scene from a dream seemed to appear before her eyes: the sky and the earth were dyed red, and she was the only one in the world still breathing. Her eyes were empty, and her emerald-like pupils were covered with blood from the war.
This coverage was so obvious that Kai immediately noticed Artoria's pale face and couldn't help but feel frightened.
Kai held Artoria's shoulders to stabilize her, then gently patted her face and asked calmly: "What's going on...Lily, tell me, what did you see?!"
Arturia closed her eyes in pain, her body was still trembling slightly, her lips opened and closed.
Tony, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly interrupted.
He said: "King Arthur will be called the 'Eternal King' in later generations. He is a legendary hero that is almost a myth."
He looked at Artoria with a complicated expression, with understanding, respect and admiration in his eyes. But he kept talking: "King Arthur is an upright and selfless king. His justice makes the knights willing to guard him and makes the people see hope in their endurance of poverty. His road to kingship It does not exist to lead a few strong people, but to lead more powerless people."
He looked at Artoria with sparkling eyes: "What are you worried about? What are you confused about?"
Kai's eyes also lit up after hearing Tony's words. If only Arturia could pull out the Sword in the Stone, and only the one who pulled out the Sword in the Stone could defeat King Bei, it was not unacceptable to him. However, as an older brother, he is willing to help Artoria, but as a knight, he hopes to be loyal to a king who can bring hope. If Arturia can really become an honest and upright king as this man says, then Kai - no, not only Kai, but also many, many knights will be willing to serve him.
But Artoria continued expressionlessly: "However, that was only the last prosperity of Britain. His knights abandoned him when he was at his most glorious and left, calling him 'the king who doesn't understand people'. His illegitimate son With his trust in him, most of the knights who believed in him died in battle. Camelot was divided after his death. Many years later, it would even be completely invaded by the Saxons. There would be no Britain at that time. Only Britain."
Tony was startled and looked over in disbelief. He doesn't even know now whether the blonde future king in front of him has the memory after being summoned to the future, because what she said is the fact of the future.
After discovering that the heroic spirit called King Arthur was summoned, the Avengers all made up for the legend of King Arthur. What Arturia just said is exactly what is in "Legend of King Arthur". And because King Arthur didn't mention going to England to see the old site, no one told Artoria that in fact, your Britain had completely disappeared long ago, and the British who respect her now are her enemies - —Saxon.
Now she's telling all the things she wasn't supposed to know.
"And this is all because of me." Artoria did not take into account the mood of Tony and Kai who were shocked by the big information she reported, but said solemnly: "If it weren't for me...as long as I am called the king... ...As long as the person called the leader is not me, but someone more suitable, then Britain will definitely not end up like me..." As she spoke, a light that seemed to be self-deceiving flashed in her eyes.
Kai fell silent. He glanced at Tony secretly and saw the disbelief on his face. He was completely convinced of the correctness of Arturia's words. His reason told him that what Artoria said was right. If Artoria's future as queen would be like this, it would be better to change to someone better... But his emotions wanted to reject Artoria's future. From Ya's point of view, I want to say that you have done a good job... He doesn't understand why he has such thoughts, but now he can only remain silent.
"So, do you think I can do better?"
It was another person who broke the silence.
The silver-armored Sun Knight had been standing aside for some time, and no one among the three excited people noticed him.
Gawain lowered his head, his fingers caressing the hilt of the sword at his waist unconsciously. His face was dark, and he spoke again after a while: "So... do you think that if it were me who became the leader, I would definitely be able to do better and develop more perfectly than you see when you become the king in the future?"
He seemed to want to sneer and almost roar: "So... you just handed me the Sword in the Stone?!"
These words were like thunder, causing everyone to look up at him uncontrollably.
