In the world of Type-Moon, it all begins with becoming Morgan's husband!

"Gawain, you are an excellent knight."

"So--"

Atolis took the sword from his waist and handed it to the other man.

"Use this sword to duel with me."

"..."

Gawain never expected Artorius to do this.

"Is this your sword? To duel with your own sword, doesn't that seem a bit illogical?"

“Yes.” Artorius did not deny Gawain’s words.

"This is indeed my sword."

"but--"

"It was also a sword that your father gave me."

"what?"

Gao Wen never expected this to happen.

"Is this the sword your father gave you?"

“Yes.” Artorius nodded. “That way, you shouldn’t feel any more pressure, right?”

"..."

Gawain glanced at Artorius, then at Ian in the crowd.

He realized that this might actually be true.

The relationship between the person in front of him, Artorias, and his father was far from ordinary.

"I understand."

Gawain took the blade from Artorius's hand.

"So--"

"I'm going to start."

"bring it on."

Atolis held the sword in his hands.

This is how she appears when she's serious.

You could sense that the moment she drew that sword, it imbued her with an extremely heavy sense of understanding, making her seem like a completely different person to others.

You realize that Gawain is about to face a tough battle.

"Father's sword..."

As Gao Wen gripped the sword blade, a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, often including nostalgia or reflection) welled up within him.

However, the feeling of being moved did not last long.

He noticed that the sun was only a short distance away from reaching the high point in the sky, which symbolizes noon.

"I am coming!"

Gawain announced his attack intentions directly and then began his attack.

This time, Atolis did not wait as he had before.

She also launched an attack forward.

With a clang sound!

Despite it being broad daylight, the sparks from the clash of the two swords were clearly visible.

This is a visually stunning image.

Gawain, whose body was several times stronger than Atolis', was actually locked in a stalemate with his opponent!

The onlookers began to discuss the matter.

"Did you see that? That person looks so thin and weak, yet he's able to go toe-to-toe with Lord Gawain?!"

"Yeah... how much strength does that take?"

"That's terrifying! They were even able to stop a gorilla!"

"Hey! What are you saying?! Be careful, Lord Gawain will come after you later!"

However, Gao Wen had no time to dwell on those matters.

His attention was now completely focused on the clash of swords before him.

This was the first time he had encountered something like this.

but--

But he felt he had found something.

That's right.

This is the strength a king should possess!

If you can't even compare to yourself, what right do you have to call yourself a king!

The king's sword strike should be as powerful as this!

"Drink——!"

Gawain raised his father's sword and slashed it down with tremendous force!

With a clang sound!

The sword from the father clashed with the sword in the stone.

Everyone felt the impact of the collision in that instant, and some children even started to cry.

However, the result was quite obvious.

Dark clouds drifted by.

Click——

Click——

Cracks appeared on the blade of the sword in Gawain's hand, and then spread outwards like snakes across the blade.

The mark is broken.

The sword broke.

All that remained in Gawain's hands was a small piece of the sword blade.

The onlookers were deathly silent.

It's important to understand that in a knight's duel, shattering the opponent's blade, especially a blade like the one that just came down with a heavy slash, signifies a superior level of strength.

Gawain lost the duel.

"I lost." Gao Wen magnanimously admitted his defeat.

“You are indeed amazing.”

“It’s alright.” Artorius stared coldly at the other party.

"As a knight, the ability to unleash such powerful strikes is already incredibly impressive to me."

"However—failure is failure."

“Then kill me.” Gawain said calmly. “Just now it wasn’t that I couldn’t kill a knight, but now that I’m a knight, you should be able to do it.”

"Kill you?"

Artorius retrieved the sword from the stone.

“I have no interest in such things.”

"I just want to prove that I am not afraid of your challenges."

Give me back that sword.

"Huh?" Gawain looked at the broken half of his sword in his hand.

"But it has already become like this."

"It's okay, just give it back to me."

"……Understood."

Artorius took the broken half of the sword and gripped it.

Just as Gawain was wondering what he was going to do with it.

Artorius walked directly toward Ian, who was standing to the side, right under Gawain's gaze.

Then——

He pointed to the small piece of the sword in his hand, said something to Ian, and after receiving a reply, hugged him tightly.

Gao Wen was stunned.

Just a moment ago, Artoria was as majestic as a lion, but the next second she nestled meekly in her father's arms like a young girl.

Just considering the gender alone, isn't this already quite odd?!

What exactly did Father say?!

64. The Last Emotion in a Young Girl's Heart (4,000-word chapter)

Gawain was one of the most skilled knights in Camelot.

His defeat, in a way, proved Atolis's strength.

If anyone is truly qualified to challenge him, it's you, Gawain's father.

But seeing how close you and Artorias are, everyone realizes that this is absolutely impossible.