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"Fan, it's been an hour." After a while, Artoria said weakly.

"Really? It's only a few minutes." I pretended to be stupid.

"Fan, it's not good to lie." My king said this, but he was not angry. Instead, there was a faint blush on his pretty face.

"Okay, I'll hug you next time." I let go of Artoria, took a few steps back, and looked her up and down.

The spotless pure white King Arthur knight suit, worn on her body, was like a white snow lotus. Even this dark brown land could not stain her with a trace of mud and dust, but instead highlighted her nobility and purity.

beauty.

However, outside of the armor, that delicate face, which is one of the best among the elves, has a touch of earth color, and her bright, willful eyes cannot hide her feeling of fatigue at this time. At first glance,

He seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Seeing this, I felt very sad.

"Artoria, you have lost weight." I reached out and wiped away the dust on her pretty face.

"Really?" The golden hair gently rotated in a circle, and my king tilted his head slightly, as if he didn't realize that he looked a little embarrassed now.

"I don't think so. Although I'm a little tired, apart from worrying about things in the clan, my life has been quite fulfilling during this period." As he said this, my king gently touched his hand to his waist with a hint of excitement.

translucent sword of victory.

"Do you know how long you have been here?" I asked, dumbfounded when I saw my king's completely forgotten state.

"How long has it been?" She frowned slightly, and the golden hair on her forehead turned violently, she said to herself uncertainly.

"Probably... I guess it's been more than half a year."

"This amount of time plus one year is about the same." I pointed out a finger and waved it in front of her eyes.

"Wha...what? A year and a half?" My king was startled, and even his golden hair stood up straight, and he beeped an alarm.

"It's been almost three months since you left me in the third world."

After being stunned for a long time, my king suddenly showed a look of shame.

"Sorry, I must have caused a lot of trouble to everyone and made everyone worried."

"Everyone is quite worried, but seeing you in high spirits now is better than anything else, right? Caroline."

"Yes, it's great that your Majesty is fine." Standing behind her, Carole's eyes were already wet and red. She looked at Arturia as if they were sisters reunited after a long separation.

They were all moved.

"Colgate. Are you okay?"

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'm fine, and everyone is fine too. I just miss you so much." Caroline came to the king and was about to kneel down on one knee to salute, but she was supported by the king and hugged her gently.

"I'm sorry for making you worry." Arturia, who rarely showed her true feelings, gently touched Carol's head, and her voice was choked with sobs.

"As long as your Majesty is fine." Carole kept wiping the corners of her eyes and was speechless.

I quietly watched this heartwarming scene. In terms of emotions, the sisters Artoria and Colgate, who have been together since childhood, must be more profound than my king and I. Therefore, I can especially feel their inner excitement at this time.

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After a while, the master and servant, who had a better relationship than sisters, finally calmed down, and Carolie immediately entered the state of a maid. She kept asking after her, hoping to do something for Her Majesty the Queen, who had been trapped here for a long time.

"Let's talk inside first." Artoria stepped aside and let us enter the cave.

The light in the cave is dim, but under the light of Arturia's magical costume, it feels a bit like a dream. In addition, if conditions permit, my king is not the kind of person who likes to treat me badly.

Therefore, gems are inlaid on the walls of the simple cave, and the light seems to be a little brighter, making it feel better than outside.

After walking diagonally downward for a hundred meters, we finally came to the bottom, a spacious and flat cave, a table, a few chairs, and a bed, that's all, let alone the majesty of the elves, Her Majesty the Queen.

, a level that is difficult for even an ordinary person to accept.

But my king has spent more than a year here, and he seems to be living quite happily. He has even forgotten the time. Thinking of this, I feel even more distressed.

"How do you live here, and how do you solve the food problem?" I asked after glancing at it.

"The food I brought has been eaten up long ago, and I can't find any food source here, but I don't know who will bring me food on time, so I won't be hungry anymore."

"Could it be the Twelve Knights?" I guessed.

"I guess so. Apart from the tests, the only ones left here are the soul fragments of the adults." Arturia nodded in agreement, then showed a confused look.

"But why are they unwilling to show up and meet each other?"

"I'm afraid I think it will disturb the test."

"That's the only way to explain it. It's a pity. Apart from guessing that there may be the soul of the Knight of Blue Larohe here, I still don't know who else is there."

"When the test is completed, they will definitely show up."

"At that time, we can only see each other for the last time." Artoria looked a little sad. Probably like me, she thought of the wife knight and bear spirit lolita she met during the first test.

"Don't be sad, they must have disappeared with smiles on their faces. This can be considered a relief for them." Facing the sad Arturia, I could only comfort her with words like this.

"That's right, I should cheer up." My king's eyes were determined.

"Well, let's complete the test as soon as possible and let them fulfill their wishes." I nodded in agreement, and told my king some of the current situation of the elves. After letting her put aside her inner worries, I finally asked about the content of this test.

But before that, first, I need to understand something.

"Artoria, how did you find the entrance to the test?" I looked at my king with admiration, and even had the idea of ​​giving her the golden title of Maze Runner.

"That is indeed a waste of effort." Hearing this, even my king, who had never cried tiredly, showed a bitter smile.

"But it's okay. With the guidance of the Sword of Victory, it took me nearly half a month to find the right place." As she spoke, she gently stroked the translucent knight's sword in her hand, full of gratitude.

It turned out to be guided by the Sword of Victory. Let me tell you, with so few clues, how did she get to the right place?

With tears in my eyes at the time, I complained to Artoria about the crimes of the Little King. It was this little guy who was so confused that he couldn’t even remember the test place he set up, which left me in debt. Go to

In the third world, I still don’t know how to be manipulated by Raphael like a cow or a horse.

"Lord King Arthur is here too?"

"Well, if she doesn't come, we can't get in. After all, the sword of victory is the only key."

"That's right." My king suddenly nodded.

"Then where is Lord King Arthur now?"

"She went to find the souls of the other twelve knights guarding here. Let her go and reminisce about the past."

"Um."

Thinking of the deep relationship between King Arthur and her twelve knights, and also thinking that the twelve knights actually left their master who was like a relative in this way. Arturia and I both sighed for a while, and then at the same time, we cast our sharp eyes on

On Caroline.

This kind of thing will never be allowed to happen a second time!

Even if she was determined in her heart, she couldn't help but feel restless when faced with the "malicious" gazes of the two masters at the same time, as if she was like a little frog being stared at by two snakes at the same time, trembling.

"By the way, Artoria. What happened to your test? What went wrong? Is it really that difficult? It can trap you for more than a year." After reminiscing about old times, we finally got to the point.

"There seems to be something wrong." Hearing this, my king's brows furrowed slightly.

"As far as I know, the final level of this test should be the gatekeeper of the Stoneman King's City."

"Little King Arthur also said this to me. Isn't it?"

"But, I already tried every means to defeat it half a year ago."

"In that case, haven't you already cleared the level already?"

"It stands to reason. But..."

"But what, what happened?"

"However, after defeating the giant stone man, the stone man king appeared."

Caroline and I were stunned at the time.

Then, I wanted to find the Little Little King immediately, roll her petite and cute figure body into a ball, and play bowling or something. I also said that I would not cheat my heir, and that the final test would be just a stone giant.

Jiang, he deceived us in the blink of an eye.

I was so frightened that I quickly came to Artoria, squeezed her arm, and looked at her whole body. It wasn't until my king turned red and embarrassed that I woke up and smiled.

"I'm afraid that something will happen to you. According to the little king, the Stoneman King is the strongest person in the world. How could she take such a deceptive opponent as the final test?"

"Fan, I understand your worries." Arturia nodded gratefully, her golden hair gently spinning with tenderness, and then she frowned.

"The most powerful person in the world is an invincible enemy to me now. Does King Arthur have any deep meaning in this move?"

"No, no, no, there's no deep meaning. She's just trying to catch one by one." I immediately waved my hand and responded with a lot of resentment towards the opponent figure king.

After thinking about it, I asked again: "By the way, when did you pass the level of the giant stone man?"

"I can't remember clearly." My king tilted his head slightly. After all, she didn't even know how long she had been here. She thought it was only half a year.

"About half of the current time." She said with certainty after recalling for a moment.
To be continued...