【Merlin Roman】As You Like It

Warning: Contains spoilers.

Merlin was going to Chaldea, standing in the house dressed up.

It's been a long time since such a grand event, he paid great attention to it, specially browsed various outfit suggestions, lingered in the runway section for a long time, and chose a British three-piece suit.This is the most popular style in recent years. He fancied a set for himself, tied his hair high with ribbons, wore a gray-and-white bow tie and gold-rimmed glasses.It was said that it was raining in this world, and Merlin had an umbrella in one hand and a suitcase in the other. When he walked out, he found that the suitcase was still empty.

A little friendship, I should bring souvenirs to those guys.Special products were given as gifts, and Merlin filled a whole box of golden apples with satisfaction.

"It's all materials/QP/blocks!" imagine the scream.

He stood under the apple tree and smelled the fragrance of the branches.Avalon does not distinguish between four seasons, and the apples are piled up under the spring light, which is dazzling.The flowing water passed through the cracks in the stone, just like the time he spent, slow and endless.

Merlin sat by the stream for a while.

He doesn't hate it at all.If the person who invited him here wanted to make him resent, he might be disappointed.He was never bothered except for BadEnding.

"I've lived here for so long, I really don't want to leave now." Merlin dipped his hands in the water, "You don't have to wait for me to eat."

Although no one in Avalon has ever called him to eat.

Appearing alone is a new trick that Merlin has just developed recently, and it can amaze the whole world with just one use.What would Gilgamesh look like if he knew?Merlin used his real body to ask the girl in Uruk—either to spurn or to praise.Both are possible.Either way, it made Merlin very proud.

No one knew how he did it, and Merlin came into this world in the blink of an eye.It was 2016, an extraordinary year, with a calm sea and a turbulent undercurrent.

Merlin knew very well what kind of year 2016 was—at the end of February in a certain world line, the actor with the same name as Da Vinci won the statuette. It had nothing to do with Merlin, but he shed tears for it.That's just the way history has changed. It's nothing to accompany running, as long as the ending is good.Wiping away his tears, he thought: everyone likes a story that everyone likes, and I want to bless the world.So on a certain day of the month, Gilgamesh recruited workers, and Merlin was obliged to go, with some love and gratitude that he didn't understand.When the King of Uruk asked the reason, Merlin replied: "It is only by saving you that you will have a future, and the No. 80 eighth Oscar. Tonight, you can use clairvoyance to help me see, who is the best director awarded to?"

Gilgamesh, of course, ignored it.I later learned that it was The Revenant.Compared with the movie itself, it is even more moving that the leading actor won the trophy.It's the kind of Happy Ending that Merlin loves to watch.

At the end of 2016, Merlin assisted in the great cause of saving the world.When he arrived in this world, the new year had not yet come.Merlin disguised himself as Ian McKellen and passed the security check.Gandalf appeared at the Tokyo airport, and there will be headlines tomorrow.Besides the world, he also saved the media industry.

He's going to Alaska.

Most of the other people on the same flight were dressed thickly, and Merlin inevitably attracted attention, so he simply added some work to the spectators to make them think that Ian McKellen was wearing a three-layer jacket.The temperature at the destination was nearly minus 6000, and Merlin kept going forward.Without the AirTaxi, he climbed the mountain empty-handed.Heroic spirits are not afraid of severe cold, and the altitude of [-] meters is just a piece of cake for King Arthur's mentor-all of the above are wrong.Merlin, a caster who was not dead yet pretending to be a heroic spirit, really suffered retribution. When he arrived in Chaldea, it was already late and his body was covered in snow. After entering the door, he went to the summoning room.He will fulfill his promise, come out of the summoning pool, give out five stars, and let Fujimaru have a good year.

"So, you were born in 05." Merlin was eating a cup of freshly baked soufflé. "A lot of movies appeared in that year...Ah, this cake is delicious."

"Weimiya's craftsmanship is so good," Romani said after eating happily, "You don't want to eat it for me."

Merlin held the spoon in his mouth, and said in an ambiguous tone, "Okay. So we are the kind of friends who can exchange leftover snacks."

"I'm not your friend," Romani said helplessly, "I'm..."

"fan."

"No! Don't talk nonsense!"

Merlin pushed half a glass of orange souffle across the table.

Romani's protests cut off abruptly, and he took a spoonful.He must be a chef's favorite type of guy who can ooze ecstasy over a cake.Merlin watched him take one spoonful after another, and somewhat understood Emiya.

"The movie in 05, do you like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?"

Romani was pleasantly surprised: "How do you know?"

Because the screen is full of sweets.

"...I haven't watched many movies from 05," Romani argued in a low voice, "It's only the first year, and I can't understand it even after watching it."

It is said that he has just become a human being and cannot understand human minds.

"Who said you can't watch movies without feelings?" Merlin objected, "Brokeback Mountain is also an old movie from 2005, did you cry?"

No matter how Romani explained that he hadn't read it, Merlin didn't take it to heart.He loves movies, and movies are a human drama within a drama.Watching a hundred stories of no more than 120 minutes, you can always meet Happy Ending.As long as the ending is good, Romani must like these too.

Merlin took a sip of tea leisurely: "You were one year old in 05, you should watch fairy tales if you don't watch movies. Do you like Andersen?"

Romani is not convinced: "I write poetry myself."

On the last day of the year, Chaldea was exhausted. Fujimaru and Mash didn't know what they were busy with, and they came to the summoning room after eleven o'clock in the evening.Meilin was getting old, squatting at the bottom of the pool until his feet were numb. Just as Fujimaru came in, the colorful lights had already flown up before the stone hit the ground.The artificial special effects are confusing, and the sky is full of feathers. He holds a golden frame and slowly turns around: "Hello, Master of Chaldea, I am Merlin, known as the Magician of Flowers. Don't be restrained, just call me Merlin."

Fujimaru didn't yell.She looked at Merlin, as if she didn't know what to say, and she didn't even have any desire to brew.She just looked at him and didn't move for a long time.

It's just after Christmas and the decorations haven't been taken down yet.The sock hung by the door with a note inside that said, "Lucky as Barabbas!" Because of Jesus, the robber Barabbas was freed from being crucified.Lucky indeed.

"Who wrote it?" Merlin asked. "Didn't the readers of the Old Testament protest?"

Fujimaru finally reacted.

"That's right, I didn't even think about this," Fujimaru stretched out his right hand, "Merlin, welcome to Chaldea. There are too many things today, and I'm so dull."

After eating the cake, Romani immersed himself in searching for fairy tale materials.He has read many books, but fairy tales are not the main one.Merlin knew that Romani was pessimistic in his bones, so he found Ben Wilde for him.

"Not my taste, but well written and you'll like it."

"I've seen it," Romani smiled, "...I really like it."

Romani sat on the lounge sofa with a book.He looked at Wilde again, his expression changed from indifference to helplessness.Merlin looked at his face from the opposite side, with countless details, it was more like a mortal than a born mortal.

"As long as the ending is good, you can't demand too much from the story."

"Have you seen this? When spring comes, angels come to this city and take away the two most beautiful things - the lead heart and the swallow's corpse." Romani frowned, "Is this considered HE?"

"Of course. They met in heaven."

"Merlin, where is heaven is still a question."

"The Welsh people don't care about this, let's go to the other world." The tone was cheerful, "If you are interested, I would be happy to take you to Avalon."

Romani's face creased suspiciously.There is no doubt that he is struggling, because it is unknown whether he is shy or disgusted.

Merlin waited for a long time before he heard him say sullenly: "...Isn't that heaven, who wants to be with you in heaven."

"I'm glad you came," Fujimaru shook Merlin's hand, "When did you arrive?"

"After you threw the stone. Oops, the summoning scene really changes in a blink of an eye."

Darius stood up suddenly, walked towards Fujimaru and Mash, chattering.

"This is the servant my stone invited." Fujimaru held Darius by the arm, with a complicated expression, "Tell me, what did you do?"

It would be too boastful to say this alone.Merlin waved his hand and took out the ticket.

"It's not easy to climb a mountain."

One word is full of hardships.

"'The next day he sat on the prince's shoulders all day long, and told him what he had seen and heard and experienced in foreign lands. He also told the prince about the red ibis, which stood in a long row of the banks of the Nile, to catch goldfish with their beaks; and of the Sphinx, which is as old as the world, and dwells in the desert, and knows everything in it; Walking slowly, feeling the rosary beads made by the wolf; he talked about the king of Moon Mountain, whose skin was as black as ebony, and worshiped a huge crystal; The snake, who had twenty monks to feed it with cakes made of honey; and he told of the dwarfs, who rode to and from the lakes on great flat leaves, and were always at war with the butterflies.'”

After reading a long paragraph, Romani put down the book sadly.

"Every time I read it, I feel so sad. The prince can only listen to other people's stories, and he can't go anywhere by himself."

Merlin shook his head: "That's because he is like a puppet. How can a puppet leave the base and run around? Just stand obediently."

Romani's expression darkened. "Perhaps. The prince died after all."

He was silent for a while.

"The prince died in the end." Romani repeated, "Isn't the death of a human being considered dead? He is not human."

"Why not? Life is an actor, and death is a curtain call. It is not often said that being able to die is a good ending." Merlin shrugged. Just want to have fun."

Romani was instantly relieved. "That's true."

Fujimaru takes Merlin on a tour of Chaldea.Some staff members passed by and cast surprised glances.Merlin smiled back.

"This is the dining room, this is the conference room, this is the combat command, and this is...you probably know all of them."

"Indeed. They are all familiar." Merlin has visited many times in his dreams.

"How do you feel about leaving Avalon?"

Merlin tilted his head and thought for a while.

"How should you feel in general?"

Fujimaru kept his hands in his pockets and smiled helplessly.

"Shocked, if you ask me. Chaldea has been in disarray since you left Avalon. See for yourself?"

She opened the lounge door.The other Merlin and Romany Akiman are curled up on the couch, reading Wilde head to head.

Fujimaru looked like he was in an ice cellar.

"Have you enjoyed reading with dead people?"

Laughing is the norm for Merlin.It's hard to explain what that means.Most of the time, a smile doesn't mean anything, it's just the first human expression he learned.

You really don't know why people laugh?Emotions, we have emotions, secret joy, carnival, embarrassment, bitterness, whatever, you have to give a reason.

But Merlin is afraid of trouble.Ugh, I don't want to think about that.I just want to make expressions that a human would make.

He must have thought so at first.It's hard to say about the next 1000 years.If you imitate a lot, you will gain insights. Merlin can no longer say that he has no emotion at all, at least he can understand what means what.

Smiles represent joy, tears represent sadness.Matthew was crying, Fujimaru was laughing, maybe they were happy and sad.

"Accidentally used illusion, sorry sorry."

Merlin waved his hand, and the illusion disappeared.He walked around the lounge.Cake, Wilde and Romani, none.

"Where's Romani?"

Romani Akiman was parked in one of the vacant houses.Everyone looked at him with solemn expressions.Merlin followed behind the two girls, feeling calm.The ending of the story has already been decided, not the one he likes.But out of a certain promise, he had to be there, so he entrusted Fujimaru with a dream, asking her to stay with Romani for a few more days.Finally, a few days after Romani's death, Merlin saw him.

There is a terminal on the table.Romani secretly recorded a video to illustrate Chaldea's follow-up work.Da Vinci is good enough to be alone, but he is still used to making preparations.It has to be said that Romani, like usual, is a strategic commander who can protect and never sacrifice, advocating the best of both worlds.Only when there is no way out can he choose misfortune.

"We've seen it many times, it's just a description, no easter eggs." Fujimaru sighed, "It's just... saying goodbye, so what's the point of doing this?"

"I haven't said goodbye to him yet," Merlin gently touched Romani in the image, "I have to make up one."

Like all movies, the story reaches its climax and people come together.Romani came out from the image and stood firmly in the room.Every step is full of strength, and it is by no means comparable to the soft ghost.Merlin watched from the side with a soft expression.

The room was less than ten square meters, and Romani stood in the middle and explained all the precautions.Fifteen minutes and 42 seconds long, not short at all.He explained every detail carefully, as usual.He talked so deeply that he didn't even realize that Mash's tears fell on the ground.He walked back and forth, the toes of his shoes stepping on the drop.

Merlin grabbed him suddenly, and Romani was taken aback.This section is not in the video, but this section is very realistic.The expression of surprise is too in place, Romani seems to be alive.

"A good movie should give the audience a sense that it will end when it's time to end. Goodbye, Romani."

Romani's brows, which had always been tensed, relaxed a little, as if he had something to say.But he is dead, and others' endorsement is blasphemy.So Merlin only made him smile, and as soon as he let go, Romani disappeared immediately.

The terminal is still on.At the end of the video playback, Romani freezes as a still frame.

Merlin read to him:

""Bring me the two most precious things in the city," said God to one of his angels. So the angel brought back to God the lead heart and the dead bird."

"You don't want to go to Avalon, so I have to come here. We met. The year is over, the disaster will stay in 2016, and new stories will come. Just a happy ending."

The prince and princess held a grand wedding and lived happily together.When the kneels were bowed, everyone said goodbye.A good ending is probably like this, and there are traces of joy, anger, sorrow and joy.But Merlin just likes a good ending, and this time is no exception.The property is returned to its original owner, the soul is reset, the disaster subsides, the world is saved, and he gets a good ending again. Everyone is happy.The ending this time is more important than any story, so important that Merlin is willing to go to the scene to perform the last scene in person.

In the story, there is Romani and himself—it’s been a long time since such a grand event, he attaches great importance to it, and even dressed up before going out.For this ceremony, people began to believe that 2017 would be a smooth year.

Finish

In this article, Chaldea is set at Mount McKinley, with an altitude of 6194 meters; it is set that Merlin manifests in the real world after appearing alone, lands in Japan, and takes a plane to North America.

Ian McKellen is a Gandalf terrier.

"'The next day he sat on the prince's shoulders all day long, and told him what he had seen and heard and experienced in foreign lands. He also told the prince about the red ibis, which stood in a long row of the banks of the Nile, to catch goldfish with their beaks; and of the Sphinx, which is as old as the world, and dwells in the desert, and knows everything in it; Walking slowly, feeling the rosary beads made by the wolf; he talked about the king of Moon Mountain, whose skin was as black as ebony, and worshiped a huge crystal; The snake, who had twenty monks to feed it with cakes made of honey; and he told of the dwarfs, who rode to and from the lakes on great flat leaves, and were always at war with the butterflies.'”

Wilde "The Happy Prince"

When the kneels were bowed, everyone said goodbye.

Adapted from a line in Shakespeare's "Asyoulikeit".Original: AndIamsure,asmanyahavegoodbeards,orgoodfaces,orsweetbreathwillformykindoffer,whenImakecurtsy,bidmefarewell.

Writing this article was inspired by Merlin's skill description.

〇Illusion: A

Deceptive magic.It generally refers to the intervention of the spirit, the projection of virtual images on the real world, etc.Once it reaches "Rank A", it will not only stop at creating nightmares on the spiritual level, but even in reality, it can easily create illusions of the level of an entire village to deceive people.

〇Single appearance: A

In order to realize this interest, he acquired a skill that can only be possessed by a certain special class by himself, and pretended that he was summoned as a "Servant".