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"Ah... Artoria, are you okay?"

After canceling the transformation, I turned around and saw that after my king killed the enemy with his hands, he still looked like he was still alive. He lowered his head and couldn't see his face. He kept holding the sword with both hands and let the sword of victory penetrate deeply.

Looking at the body that replicated the metal body, I couldn't help but feel frightened.

There was no response, as if he was still in a blackened state.

However, after a few seconds, her figure suddenly shook a few times, leaning to one side and falling.

I quickly stepped forward, caught Artoria who was about to fall to the ground, and held her in my arms.

"Hug... I'm sorry, Fan, I'm a little exhausted." Looking up from her arms, Arturia looked weak, with sweat dripping from her forehead, and smiled at me.

It suddenly dawned on me that it wasn't that the blackened state was unresolved, but that I couldn't move. It's no wonder. After all, I was at an advanced level in the field and unleashed such a terrifying ultimate move. If I could still be alive and kicking around, that would be great.

Ghost.

"As long as I'm here, you can rest peacefully." I smiled back and quietly stared at the majestic and pretty face in my arms.

Arturia also stared at me quietly, but unfortunately there was no affection as before, but the smile gradually faded. Her green eyes were unblinking, and the corners of her eyebrows were slowly raised again.

Oops...Oops, she must have remembered what happened just now and wants to settle a score with me.

After all, I couldn’t help but raise the wooden sign with a sound of [Puff——!!!] twice.

Just then, a familiar voice came from the distance.

"Your Highness————!!" Amrudina, who was flying from a distance at a very fast speed, seemed to be unable to fully confirm our position and shouted loudly everywhere...

"We are here." I took the opportunity to avoid Artoria's gaze humbly, and turned around to respond.

Artoria, who had recovered a little strength, also left my arms at this time, pulled out the sword of victory from the metal corpse, and took it back.

"Your Majesty the Queen, Your Highness the Prince, your Majesty is late." After hearing the voice, in a few blinks, Amrudina rushed over sweating profusely, knelt down on one knee towards us, and confessed.

"It's okay, thank you for thanking you." Seeing Amrudina's appearance, Artoria and I couldn't bear it. After all, she was not good at speed, so it was really difficult for her to travel such a long way.

"The replicating metal body has been killed by Artoria. This incident is over. Let's go back." Seeing that Artoria seemed reluctant to touch the body of the replicating metal body, I had to put it away on my behalf.

"Yes!" Amrudina responded, looking rather listless and depressed. Although it was a good thing that the replicating metal body was killed, she still felt that she could not help anything, and His Highness must be underestimated.

Woohoo~~

Taking the only loot, the three of them headed back home. When they returned to the border town, Artoria still didn't say a word, which made me quite uneasy.

We were greeted by Caroline who came back to guard us. She seemed to have guessed that we would have a battle, and even had hot water ready. Thank God, there is nothing more comfortable than a hot bath after a battle.

But why do I have the illusion of washing the scaffold around my neck?

After soaking happily in the tub for more than half an hour, I walked out of the bathroom. As soon as I stepped out, Kaluge came to face me.

"Your Highness, is the water temperature suitable?"

"Well, that's just it. Thank you, Caroline." I nodded with satisfaction and looked at the maid in front of me. Did she come here specifically just to ask this?

"This is what I should do." Carole bowed gracefully and finally revealed the purpose of coming here.

Arturia asked me to go back and meet her after taking a shower.

Is it finally here?

I shrank my neck, and led the way back to the tent, led by Carol, and approached step by step. The action of lifting the tent door was like pushing open two huge stone doors weighing 10,000 kilograms with all my strength.

"Artoria, I'm back."

After taking a look inside, Arturia was sitting on a chair by the window, looking out blankly. Her moist blond hair was draped softly on her shoulders, with the charm after bathing, but slightly frowning.

The brows gave this charm a suppressed and solemn aura, as if she had arrived in the palace hall.

"Fan, you came just in time." Looking back, Artoria smiled slightly, but even though she smiled, her brows were furrowed, as if she had some unresolved worries.

Then he looked at me motionless, looking at me who had just taken a shower, and sweat started to form on my forehead again.

Oops, in this case, it’s better to apologize first.

"Feel sorry……"

"Feel sorry……"

In the quiet tent, two apologies sounded at the same time.

"Huh?" I looked at Arturia in surprise, wondering why she was apologizing to me. I should be the one to apologize.

She also looked at me in surprise, confused by the same thing as me.

"Fan... why do you need to apologize?"

"You are the one, why are you so politely apologizing to me?" I asked in return.

"Actually..." Artoria finally moved her gaze away from my face and looked outside the window again.

"I'm reflecting."

"Reflection?"

"Yes, after the battle, I have been thinking about it, recalling what happened today over and over again."

"Is there anything wrong?" I looked at Arturia curiously, and at the same time I admired it very much. It's good to think three times a day. Unlike me, I forget about it in the blink of an eye after getting into trouble. I don't know what introspection is.

.

But, what is she reflecting on? I also recalled it. I didn’t find that Artoria did anything wrong?

"I was too impatient and irritable today. This should not have been the result. If it were me as usual, I would never kill the replicating metal body in the end."

"Is that so? I don't think there's any problem." I wiped my head, not really understanding Artoria's current thoughts.

If I were to stand in Artoria's shoes, the majestic queen of the clan and the extremely arrogant queen of elves, was actually copied by a replica metal body, and even sought her own death by creating a ragdoll bear suit, a ragdoll.

Even if it's in the form of a bear's head, I'd get angry and kill it, there's nothing wrong with it.

I tried to analyze the reason with Artoria, hoping that she would be relieved.

"That's not right." After thinking for a while, Artoria shook her head.

"The wanton behavior of replicating the metal body is just an inducement. The real reason is not here. I just reflected over and over again, and I vaguely realized that maybe when we heard the noise outside the town and chased the replicating metal body, from

From then on, I started to act a little abnormal."

"Really?" I tilted my head and thought about it, but I had no impression at all. Arturia was completely normal at that time.

"Yes."

"Didn't find the reason?" Looking at Artoria's still frowning, I felt very sad.

"No."

"If you can't figure it out, forget it. Occasionally I do some inexplicable things. This is normal. As a human being, who can guarantee that I will be absolutely calm at all times and will not be confused." I said.

Keep your head up and your chest up, making a proud gesture.

"As the king of the elves, everything I say and do will affect everyone, how can I ignore it?" Looking at my silly and optimistic look, Artoria smiled happily, but shook her head.

"Then I am also an elder of the alliance and a prince of the elves. My words and deeds may affect the two clans. Why do you condone me?" I asked pretending to be confused, and then without waiting for Artoria to answer,

I gave the answer myself.

"Because, there are many powerful people around me, such as you, Artoria. When I do something wrong and it affects everyone, you will tell me and help me correct it, right?"

Artoria nodded thoughtfully.

"So, Artoria, do you think there is no one around you who can be entrusted and trusted? Of course I will forget it, as long as I don't give you bad ideas, but Carole, and Arlandan

Aren’t grandma, and the other twelve knights, reliable partners?”

"That's right." Artoria thought for a moment, then relaxed her frown slightly.

"A person's ability is limited after all, that's why the relationship of partnership was born. Artoria, how about you try to rely on the people around you and stop frowning." I stretched out my hand and gently touched it with my thumb.

The last frown between Artoria's eyebrows was smoothed down gently.

"Obviously this is a completely wrong answer to the question, but I still seem to be convinced by Fan." Artoria finally gave up her hard thinking and smiled perfectly.

"That's it. This smile is our Majesty the Queen and my wife. As long as this smile is there, everyone will be full of confidence and hope." I looked at Artoria's smile with fascination, sighed, and couldn't help but admire her.

In my arms.

The moist smell on the blond hair, the fragrance after bathing, and the body fragrance of the delicate body in her arms, these smells and fragrances blend together perfectly, like a love potion, making people unable to help but become obsessed with it.

, holding on and unwilling to let go.

"Fan, you are lying." Arturia did not resist the hug, but stretched out her slender arms and wrapped them around my waist, letting out a cute snort of comfort.

"What are you lying about?" I asked curiously, squinting my eyes intoxicated and gently stroking the soft, moist blond hair with my chin.

"The words I just said should obviously be given to Fan. As long as you are here, everyone will have energy, confidence, and hope." Artoria murmured, and continued without waiting for me to argue.

"Just like now, I don't know why, being held by Fan like this, the restlessness that has never left my heart suddenly disappeared. Fan is really a magical person."

"Oh? Is it really that magical? If that's the case, then I have a better way."

Seeing that Arturia was extremely gentle now, I bravely said this, then reached out and pinched her chin. I lifted the face in my arms and kissed her moist and attractive lips.
To be continued...