【Merlin Roman】As You Like It

At the end of 2016, Merlin walked on the snow-capped mountain with a staff, with a calm expression, and muttered repeatedly: I am familiar with Mount McKinley, and I have to go from here to Chaldea, just like the only way to save points in the game, 17 is coming, the past has come to an end, and a new one is beginning...why hasn't it arrived yet? ?

Unlike others, Merlin knew very well that there were countless eyes staring at the star outside the sky, waiting to see an unprecedented excitement.All high-dimensional creatures are like this, bullying each other.In comparison, Merlin is a case of sojourning in a low dimension. Most of his partners moved to the inner side of the planet, and he is the only one who is still working diligently in this dimension.The elf wrote a letter to Merlin, inviting him to go to Fairy Township for an interview. Merlin tore up the letter and burned it without changing his face. After making sure everything was fine, he let out a sigh of relief: Fortunately, it wasn't Vivienne's new bomb.

Kasparrug, who witnessed the whole process, squatted in his boots and sneezed, yelling Fufufu: Don't spray perfume in your shoes, old man!

It's funny to say that Miss Fufu's life expectancy is longer than that of the continental shelf, but she calls Merlin an old man, which is suspected of laughing at fifty steps.The old lady went to Chaldea first, in order to wait for Merlin to come and put on shoes for him.The relationship between roommates is bad, which once affected innocent people. For example, Fufu sent a message to Merlin: "I met your fan, so honest, I pulled his braids and he praised me for being cute and combed my hair. Are you envious? Tomorrow he won't I will remember Internet idols again, a man can be an idol chef, but in the end he must be a cat slave.” The lines are full of pride, but the next day he runs after Matthew’s skirt, completely forgetting about his little fans.Merlin went to the blog to ask fans if they had a cat, and got a negative answer: "I am a shit shoveler, not worthy of being the owner." For a time, two hearts in different time and space shared similar sorrows.

What do you call Romani when you meet him?Shit shovel officer?True fan?Old colleague?It is not appropriate to say that they are colleagues, strictly speaking, it is the relationship between seniors and seniors at the crown level.

Then call me Senior Solomon.

Merlin tidied up the collar of his collar, pushed open the door and drove straight in, leisurely finding the installation room.

There was a small light on the top of the freezer, and it shone under Merlin's eyes, reflecting a round white spot, which looked like snow falling on the amethyst from a distance.

Romani lay quietly inside without any heaving in his chest.Merlin touched that face through the glass, tapped the glass three times, and called him in a low voice: "Hello, senior."

When Fujimaru remembered Merlin, he had been sitting in the summoning room for three days, his legs and feet were numb.It's not easy to be a fake Heroic Spirit. If you want to get into the Heroic Soul Seat, you have to get out of the Heroic Spirit Seat. God knows when the dark-faced Master will have a five-star Caster.Seeing that Merlin was about to sit like a stone sculpture, a loud roar came: "The last draw of 2016!"

He quickly went out under the golden light, and helped Fujimaru who was fainting on the spot.

"It's me," Merlin patted her on the head, "You've grown taller since you left Uruk."

Fujimaru raised his feet to show him, and it turned out that he was wearing Mash's armed high-heeled shoes.

"The hard days are over," Fujimaru stepped on high heels and rushed out to look for Mash, "Although there is no Kong Ming, we have a father from today——!"

How did you come to Chaldea?

walk.

How were you summoned?

with love.

What do you generally like to eat?

It’s easy to say, 51 Shupyroxene, 51 Magic Stones, 51 Secret Stones, 45 book pages, 45 gears, 33 spirit roots, 30 hearts, 3 inheritance crystals... Don’t be picky!

Fujimaru whispered to Da Vinci, and came back with a pale face: "Master, the elf root is not enough, do you think it will work with walnuts?"

Let it go, Merlin said graciously, but teacher, my shoulders are a little sore. Master, do you think there is any place where you can kill a chicken?

Fujimaru's expression dropped suddenly: "Originally, we have it. We always go to the doctor for neck pain and shoulder pain, but you also know...so now we invite Feathered Serpent to do some Brazilian-style massage."

Is there still a way out for this Rider?Merlin said implicitly, where is Dr. Roman now?

Fujimaru seemed to want to laugh, and the corners of his mouth twitched, looking half-dead: "I thought you wouldn't go to see it, so I didn't have the nerve to mention it."

The freezer sits quietly in the corner.The body had been cremated a few days ago, and the relics were also divided. Fujimaru's face turned black, and Merlin showed up three days later than expected, just missed it.Merlin sat on the edge of the device and knocked on the piece of glass, thinking to himself: Fortunately, we met first, and I hope that Fujimaru and we will be separated forever.

Touching the scene, Fujimaru fell in love with the scene, hugged Orion and rubbed it into a ball, rubbed it into a ball, and asked in a low voice: "Does the doctor know that you are chatting with him? I think he seems to be very shocked."

"Guess?" Merlin shook his finger, "Fujimaru, how smart do you think Solomon is?"

What it feels like to be extremely intelligent, Fujimaru can't say, she is an ordinary girl, she waved her hand: "How can I understand the world of you smart people."

Merlin smiled and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you ask Solomon himself?"

Fujimaru and Mash looked at each other with a slightly hesitant expression.

"You are different from other heroic spirits, you are not an orderly worker who is always limited to humans." She unconsciously changed her honorific title, "I thought, if there is no good reason, just don't bother him..."

"You are a gentle child, Fujimaru. You are right. The mission entrusted to him by God has ended. Don't overstep the threshold and stop at the duty of a human being. But do you really think he should be like this? What he did really stopped Is it for humans?"

The room was silent for a while.Da Vinci cleared his throat.

"It has already been surpassed."

"That's it," Merlin said, "Whether you like it or not, you can make your own arrangements."

It wasn't a touching thing at first, but after being witnessed by Merlin, it became recognition instead.

Solomon's birth into the world is already a kind of gift, it has ended myths and supported human reason.One can't even talk about Romani Akiman's regrets in life, and the result is ultimately up to Merlin.

"No one is omnipotent (Da Vinci casts an angry look) Except for that one time, what else surprised you about Romani Akiman?"

"One time is enough." Matthew propped his forehead.

Fujimaru's lips moved slightly, but he still asked the question.

——Who is ruling us?

She didn't make a sound, just mouthing.

Who is in charge of everything?

If it is a picture book novel, there will be [-] wonderful answers to this question.But human beings are not creatures that can be dismissed easily, Merlin shook his head.

"There is no such person. You wish with all your heart, and everything changes."

He didn't speak too clearly.In the age of mythology, the gods watched, and in the age of freedom, there were foreign enemies watching. The world has never lacked watchers.But what is fate?The first bolt of lightning that made him walk out of the dream, the power of the age that made elves and giants disappear, and the pull that brought Solomon's ring to Maris Billy's hands?Both are possible.Merlin has never met fate, and knows that the blessing of immortality is one of them.Everything started from the moment of birth, he caused the stars to rise and fall, and the glass-colored lakes turned from white to black.But when people asked about it, he said: It's not even rare.Ask more, and the dream will come - there is no topic he can't avoid.

What is fate?Far beyond the glorious and the ugly.A leaf can fall in the water, or it can fall on the heel of Achilles.For Mei Lin, it was the human voice that came from the wind after clairvoyance awakened.

On days when there were no enemy attacks, Fujimaru took the initiative to attack and was exhausted.One holiday, Merlin walked through the meeting room with his staff, and found that Ma Xiufu was pasting colored strips and artistic words on the wall: Welcome Teacher Meilin to visit and guide!

Nursery rhyme and Jack hung the stars on the ribbons with the stool. "Look," Nursery Rhyme called to him, "Is this character crooked?"

Matthew flew to block the writing on the wall, Merlin let out a long "oh", pretended nothing happened, and walked away quickly.

The welcome party was held with great fanfare, and Mata Hari performed a dance, which made everyone smile.Merlin ate some pretty good food, admired Emiya's craftsmanship, and showed it to Gilgamesh.The food in Uruk was very good, and it was different from Japanese food. When the two were put together, only Gilgamesh sneered with disdain.

That's how they dined before Fujimaru arrived in Uruk, holding golden cups, with sunsets, palaces, and innocuous banter.There is an inhumane connection between clairvoyance, but Gilgamesh's performance is unstable and cannot be compared with Solomon's EX level.

They are all people who have seen the scene, and they are not shy about talking about the dead. The nursery rhyme is curious, and Merlin uses Gilgamesh's golden cup as an example: "King Solomon's eyes see through the past and the present. If he sees the sunset at the bottom of the cup, he can see it." Read about the mysteries of Uruk that are not in the book."

When it comes to clairvoyance, vocabulary is scarce.Most people don't understand that seeing is seeing all the sensations, and it's even more difficult to explain.Merlin carried the nursery rhyme around his neck and took her to see the snow on the top of the mountain. With a flick of his fingers, the snowman piled up by himself as if alive.As the girl screamed, Merlin pointed to the largest yeti: "This is Gilgamesh," a medium-sized snowman with a crown, "this is Solomon," a statue of Fufu made of snow, "this is brother Me. We both have magic eyes."

"I know, you are not from the same era."

"But there are Santa Clauses in every age, right? Some things are not so disciplined."

Nursery Rhyme lay on top of Merlin's head and patted his head lightly: "Well, well, well, you convinced me. So you are all Santa Clauses. Will the big Santa Claus give gifts to the little Santa Claus?"

How smart the child is, seeing the problem so clearly.Merlin suddenly laughed and patted Tong Yao's hand.

"Yes."

"What did you get?" Tong Yao touched his petal-shaped earrings, "Tell me, tell me, I also want-"

Merlin lifted her down and put her back on the ground, straightening her little hat. "Just wait until the nursery rhymes have clairvoyance. Solomon just sneaked into my mind and taught me how to control clairvoyance."

"I've never been treated so preciously before. If you treat me like this, I will like you very, very much," Nursery Rhyme held his hat and looked expectantly, "Do you also like Solomon very much?"

"Guess?" Merlin smiled smartly, "The sunset in Uruk and the spring in Wales are both beautiful, and you can take a look with your clairvoyance."

Merlin often has a backhand.Clairvoyance is the tip of the iceberg of his many methods, and it is also the most mysterious one.

Occasionally he thinks about the past. When he "met" Solomon, Merlin was still very young, and his magic was not as good as it is now. When his eyes were different, he first chose to look at all the things he was interested in.

Summer is approaching, and unknown new fruits appear on the branches. Meilin climbs up the tree to find a good position, and starts a journey without touching the ground.He leaned against the trunk, biting the fruit, but all he saw were steep mountains and unmelted ice.

The world is flattened and then brought back to life.Nothing was out of reach, and he sat there forgetting to eat and sleep, until the servant shouted to get down.From that day on, he found something more interesting than walking.

Merlin goes to many places.Clairvoyance grants him privileges that greatly increase the accuracy of his future blueprints.In Merlin's eyes, the world is a piece of paper, and when it is folded repeatedly, stories are born along the creases.But he can't control this piece of paper, sometimes his vision shifts, sometimes his whole person shifts.No one could tell how it happened, he just fell somewhere else in the blink of an eye.In other time and space, Merlin is a fictional concept, an unstable phantom, and he will not get wet even if the cold and dry snow falls on the cracked ground.People couldn't see him, he was alone on this road, walking uncontrollably, more hazy than a dream, like swimming on clouds.

The rules are complicated and confusing, and there is no way to find them.One day, Merlin was sitting in his old place and "saw" a river.Soon, his whole body and mind are there, wandering freely.A large piece of stone palace remains is located here, and the terrain is quite different from Wales.The vegetation is sparse, the soil is dry and hard and red, and the place where the river flows is slightly better.Looking far away, there is still a blue sea, but the sky and the earth are like two curtains, converging in this ruins.Just as he was about to step in, the wind suddenly blew up around him.

Thinking back now, that wind was like a pair of hands smoothing Merlin's messy hair.The wind brought a sound, more abrupt than thunder, but gentle as rain falling into his head.

"The new clairvoyance... What a coincidence. You haven't learned how to use it correctly. Go back to your homeland, find a pool of clean water to soak your feet, and see the abundant fruits. When the moon rises, it will become your extended hands .”

"who are you?"

Merlin tried to reach out and grab something from the wind, but there was really an invisible person there. The moment they touched each other, they saw each other's faces.The man had rare golden eyes and white hair, his arms were covered with totems, and there were five gold rings on the hand holding Merlin.Merlin knew at a glance that he didn't exist here, but they were on the outside of the same axis, and they were lucky enough to meet each other because of this special.

"Don't care about my name. You are still young, you must control your eyes as soon as possible, and don't be burdened by it."

"Why don't you say something cheerful? I'm Merlin," said Merlin, holding his hand. "You must be a magician, too."

The man had no expression on his face, the five fingers of his right hand intertwined with Merlin's, and the metal ring touched the soft flesh between the fingers.

Merlin more or less guessed his name, and secretly struggled until he heard the man say: I am King Solomon, and then he let go in satisfaction.

Under the sky, Solomon looked like a delicate sculpture, looking down at the uninvited guest who only reached his chest.

"It's probably only once in this life for you and me to meet like this. But you are extremely talented, good is great good, evil is great evil."

Merlin didn't ask what good and evil are.He didn't care about that at all, holding Solomon's right hand tightly, because if they were released, they would return to their respective axes.

"Have a bath."

I don't know when most of the ruins have been restored. Under the wall, there is a spring gushing water.Solomon scooped up water with his left hand and sprinkled it on the top of Merlin's hair, reciting some magical blessings that Merlin could not yet understand.The two have nothing in common, but they have also become the only soul in the world during this long moment.Merlin felt a great friendship urging his heart to sink to the bottom of the pool, and Solomon's greetings were promoted to anchor his soul. At the moment they looked at each other just now, he had a premonition of the truth told by that voice: Thousands of waterways, Merlin Sooner or later, you have to choose a boat to live in, and with this anchor, you will land one day.

The frozen time flickered faintly, and Solomon moved Merlin's right hand slightly.On the distant coastline, the waves are surging and crashing on the shore.The water droplets splashed and fell, and scattered all over the ground with a very light sound.

Snapped.

Merlin suddenly opened his eyes, fell off the top of the tree without paying attention, and landed firmly on the Welsh land.When I raised my head, I just saw the startled sparrow fluttering away, and a new dewdrop hung on the branch.

Before arriving in Chaldea, Merlin was lucky enough to find the ruins where they met in Jerusalem, without a trace of the city walls, and he could barely conclude that the place was located in the south of the city by virtue of his senses.He saw the withered spring, which was so withered that it could not see its original shape, clearly accusing time of being ruthless, and before leaving, he put a stone brought by Wales on it.

Think of it and take a look from a distance.The old city is still at night, as quiet as ever.

Merlin leaned against the window, and the snow began to fall again, blowing past the three snowmen.He rubbed his hands and went out, made an ice crown wrapped in flower buds, which tasted bland in his mouth, and was just right on top of Solomon the snowman.

Merlin broke off the snowman's face and filled it in again, muttering softly: "Your time is always a bit short."

Recently, Fujimaru's sense of time has improved again.Merlin sometimes looked at the top of his head in a mysterious way, and when someone asked him, he would say: "Oh, what can I say, the age of mythology is over, and the age of goblins is also here. Although the age of humans will come next, it will be sooner or later." It will end too, and then the question will move to the planets. [1] It sounded like Star Wars was going to be played, and Fujimaru was so frightened that he lost 25 hairs in one night, and took Matthew out to practice before dawn.After a few weeks, Matthew has been able to proficiently shout "The Force is with you".Merlin had no regrets about it.He doesn't intend to reveal anything about the future, after all, no one can dominate, and the root of all romance lies in the unknowable.

Fujimaru read aloud the weekly diary to Matthew in cadence: "The only certainty in our universe is the uncertainty of the future. Every step we take is on a fork, and every node may meet old or new partners , as Einstein said..."

Matthew's tears were about to come down, and she still held the teacup until the end.This is a trial. She deeply understands that there must be supplies before a big battle. Opening a new level means a major version update. In addition to Galahad’s shield, the shield of Captain America is reliable on the road of life. For this, I will support my seniors until the end moment!

For a long time, Fujimaru forgot what twists and turns he had experienced at the end of last year.Looking back on such a magnificent battlefield, there is no sense of reality. Like many people, Fujimaru felt that Romani was just on vacation.He has a full 11 years of annual leave, and he will return naturally after the leave.She dared not tell anyone this, she could only mutter a few words in her dream.

Although she was sleeping alone, she was sure Merlin could hear her.

"I don't like to be nosy, and the trajectory of my life is actually like this," Merlin once chatted with Mozart in the lounge, with a cup of coffee in each hand, "When the master is mature, he will also be my student."

Mozart laughed at him as a person in the house, but things happen in the sky, and they fall from the sky, which is impossible to guard against.It is unknown when the friendship between the two began, and it seems that they have a common language somewhere.When Fujimaru asked, Merlin said, "Probably he doesn't like to watch farewell scenes." Fujimaru looked at him blankly as he walked away, and next to him Mozart tapped the keys and played the song "Little Star". [2]

At the meeting a few weeks later, Da Vinci gave a new financial report.In addition to the regular values, a list of rare materials is also attached.Among them, there are more than 600 stones of various colors, nearly [-] pages of books, and more than [-] statues of elf roots and beetles.Da Vinci proudly announced that she has kept all the materials for her own use, and these can be supplied to the public. With the accumulated seed fire, we can give away a five-star Caster full of broken pieces at a time!

That night, Merlin took Fujimaru's weekly diary and read it carefully.Master's Japanese-style English composition is very dog-climbing. After reading it, Merlin took up a pen and commented: "Good attitude, persistence. Physical education teacher." Early the next day, Fujimaru was woken up. The corridor was extremely noisy. Look, colleagues are all yelling.Ma Xiu called her to get up, her cheeks were flushed with joy, and she jumped on the spot with her hands clasped together: "Senior, the spirit foundation has been compiled again! We are all looking for the holy relic, so let's join together, senior!"

Fujimaru yawned and slowly turned over: "Holy relic...Whose holy relic? I don't have a heroic spirit..."

"It's the doctor's holy relic!" Matthew's eyes sparkled, "Quickly see who has distributed the things."

For the record, Romani's sheep teacup was given to David, the manual notes and computer were given to Da Vinci, the Halloween costume was in Mathina, and the slippers were in Fujimaru's house.After pulling out the list, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to say whether this could be considered a holy relic.The original King Solomon was different from the current Romani Akiman, and the Chaldeans could not afford to make any mistakes.

In less than 5 minutes, Da Vinci's hearty laughter came from the office in full swing, and a whole page on the laptop screen was full of records transferred from Romani's assets.The payee was very suspicious. After checking, it turned out that the account was opened in the UK.Fujimaru was doing the accounting for Romani when Merlin opened the door and came in, holding a check in his hand.

"You took money from him?" Da Vinci laughed and burst into tears, "Why? What name?"

"Pay for a heart-to-heart talk, idols have to live." Merlin raised two fingers.

Two hundred dollars an hour was what Merlin had paid for Romani's heart-to-heart talk, which happened to be between too expensive and affordable.Although distressed, Romani, who has no other consumption in his life, is still willing to do so.There is one and only one paying VIP reader on the Magic Meili blog, for him, it can be updated continuously after the destruction of humanity.As a blogger, Merlin never asked Romani how he was feeling.Thinking in another way, two hundred dollars can allow a person to live until the world is destroyed, and to talk to you in a blank world, and movies dare not do this.The money was well spent.

Nor did he ask Romani if ​​he was playing dumb.Since the first meeting, they have always played their respective roles tacitly.Maybe Romani did have years of ignorance, but it is impossible for him to be unaware of the daily conversations.Even so, no words were mentioned, in order to never give up the opportunity to say hello, I have to say, cold-blooded and gentle.

"It's all here, use it." Merlin put the check in front of Da Vinci.

Romani's life is as short as a shooting star, and the greatest joy is chatting with Merlin.No matter what he thinks, all the secrets are entrusted to this distant clairvoyant colleague.Romani has been a human being for 11 years. He has friends, colleagues, and work. If there is anything similar to love or sustenance, it is mostly reflected in this check.

And when people talked about the holy relic, Merlin pulled out another piece of paper.

"The payment system I provided must be confirmed with my own signature. This is Akiman's signature document. Is it qualified enough to be a holy relic?"

Da Vinci illuminated it with ultraviolet light for a long time, reluctantly nodded: "It's authentic."

There is also a box.Romani sent chocolates for Valentine's Day to his idol. According to his gender, he should return the gift in March, and somehow it was sent in February.This one is Romani's gift for Valentine's Day this year.

The receipt shows that he ordered this chocolate gift box in late December, and the scheduled delivery time is February 2 this year.

People are gone, but they don't forget about it.

"Hey, I don't like bonbon chocolate very much, please share it with everyone." Merlin smiled before walking away, "Everything is ready, remember to call me when you call."

As soon as he reached the corner, Matthew chased him out, holding the box, stammering nervously: "I, I think the doctor always knows who is on the other end of the network! This is what he gave you, and it shouldn't be given to us. .”

Merlin opened the box and took out one.Liquor chocolate in the shape of a five-petal flower, filled with cherry aroma.Take a bite and a smile will appear on your face.

"How can we use such a sweet and greasy thing to define between me and him? Chocolate is a girl's romance, Matthew, do you like sweets?"

Matthew was taken aback, only to hear Merlin say again: "He really likes it."

The great magician rolled up his sleeves, hummed a song, happily opened the door and went out to build a snowman on the hillside.

Merlin didn't like to help others, but only occasionally remembered Solomon's words.Good is great good, evil is great evil, in fact, there is no such absolute.Nor did he think Romani needed to say goodbye, as Solomon hadn't said goodbye to him in the first place.He wanted to give it a shot, to see if that non-existent farewell was worthwhile.

He is with him outside the axis, that is the silent realm of both the stars and the sea.They meet in the eternal torrent, and they can see the end of the story with just one glance. They can see the burial of King Solomon, the towering claustrophobic tower on the Golden Apple Island, and the bright star rain at the end of time.

Give me blessings and repay you with new life.Romani, you should know by now that this is what people call fate.

At ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, all the staff of Chaldea gathered at the door of the summoning room.Fujimaru changed into a formal attire, and walked in holding the holy relic and the holy crystal.Everyone looked solemn, as if they were back in December last year.

There is no gunpowder today, and people are here to welcome their return after a long war.The karma that was born due to human beings must also be returned in the human realm.

Fujimaru took out a small book and prepared to recite the mantra, there was no need for it, she just missed it once.This world line has only had one Holy Grail War. Unlike the summoning system under the name of Animsfia, the magicians choose an older and more destiny-proof ritual.She asked El-Melloi II to come and revise the incantation slightly, intending to have a showdown.

"Our system is different from theirs... Is it really okay?" Matthew held Fujimaru's shoulder worriedly, "Senior, please be careful!"

"Don't worry." Merlin said, hold your head up and say these words like a hero.

There were several chairs in the summoning room, and Merlin, Matthew, Da Vinci and the others sat down one by one.Fujimaru took a deep breath, raised his right arm, and opened his palm.

"Rising, rising, rising, rising, rising, with the element of tranquility as the base, falling at the highest point, picking up the intersections of the stars, connecting with the supreme door, and bestowing on us the face of knowledge."[3]

"My lord, your body is under me, and my destiny is your sword. If you obey the call of the Holy Grail, this will, this principle, then respond—"

The golden light flickered in the summoning array, and the hurricane suddenly rose, blowing everyone's hair.In the dark room, a group of light appeared in rotation, as bright as electricity.

"I swear here that I will drive out all the evil in the world for all the good in the world; you are drawn and called by people's thoughts, and come from the wheel of restraint--the one who guards the scales!"

The torrents of spiritual particles intertwined and intertwined, weaving a ring of thorns, the core expanded more and more, and unprecedented glare bloomed from the depths.As if all the splendor in the world condensed, the thunder and lightning flashed and stopped, and in the middle of the smoke, a figure slowly descended, and the hem of the robe fell gently to the ground.

After a brief silence, deafening yells erupted in the room.

Those eyes opened slowly, scanning every face slowly as if they were seeing each other for the first time.When meeting Merlin, he blinked slightly and laughed.

At the edge of the crowd, Merlin narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Hello, Romani."

Finish

Note:

1. From GOA

2. It refers to the little star that Mozart played best when he met Marie Antoinette in his childhood. In FGO, both Mozart and Merlin avoided a farewell. The previous article "I don't like to watch parting scenes" also said this.

3. Based on the summoning spell, some modifications have been made. The first paragraph is edited. Please forgive me if there are any mistakes...