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"Artorius, who is that bastard?"

Kai crossed his arms and looked at Artorius in front of him with an angry look.

"Why can he touch your head so easily?"

Facing Kai's questioning, Artorius changed his usual gentle demeanor.

"Brother, that's Mr. Ian, please don't describe him as a bastard."

"This is too much!"

Hearing this tone, Ian realized that Artorius was not entirely gentle.

"Ian?"

Kai's attitude became even more unhappy.

"Is that the man who bought all your apples at once after you entered Camelot last time?"

"Yes, that's him."

"Artorius! Father clearly said this is the wrong method, right?" Kai insisted, "He wants you to get to know more people and gain more experience in this process."

"But brother, I actually got to know more people."

Artorius was not flustered.

"Mr. Ian took me around Camelot and showed me things I had never seen before."

"If you think about it this way, I have done everything my father asked me to do, right?"

So that's what happened.

Ian, hiding behind the tree, had a deeper understanding of the fact that Artorius set out alone to Camelot to sell apples.

This is an excellent way to educate.

"This……"

Kai was speechless for a moment, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a word.

"Then this isn't the reason why he touches your head! Does it make sense that he can touch your head if he buys a few apples?"

"Are you part of Apple?"

"..."

Artorius turned his face away, as if he was considering whether to say something.

Finally, she spoke again:

"Brother, it seems that there are some things that I think I need to explain to you clearly."

"What's the matter?" Kai's expression was still unhappy.

"You're not thinking that patting the head is actually your way of selling apples?"

"of course not!"

Artorius directly denied Kai's statement.

"What I want to say is that Mr. Ian is my savior."

【Kai was extremely surprised by this.】

[Apparently, Artorius had never mentioned it before—perhaps it was not a glorious thing for him to almost fall off the city wall because of excessive excitement.]

【Kai confirmed the authenticity of this matter again and again.】

【Artorius promised that he had never lied. 】

"..."

Although he did rescue Artorius from the city wall, Ian didn't really admit it in his heart.

He saved him;

But at the same time, I had thought about killing him before that;

Strictly speaking, this was just an attempted murder.

So Ian didn’t think of himself as a savior - if he had to say something, he was more like a killer who acted on impulse and had poor psychological quality.

"this--"

Kai's expression became extremely complicated.

"That doesn't seem right, Artorius."

"Even if he is your savior, your actions just now were too intimate. If father knew, he would definitely blame you!"

"Then my brother."

Artorius raised his head and looked directly at Kai in front of him.

"What do you think I should do? Should I just shake Mr. Ian's hand away? Or should I just tell him 'You shouldn't put your hand on my head'?"

"Brother, if I do this, father will blame me even more for my rudeness, right?"

"…You are right."

Kai, who learned the unexpected fact, slowed down his tone a little.

"But Artorius, the way you were just now really made me feel that something was very wrong."

"Although I can understand that at your age you have more or less the same thoughts."

"But it's still not suitable for this kind of thing, right?"

You noticed the word "idea" in Kai's words.

[You realize that Artorius may have some secrets that you don't know.]

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Artorius was a little angry.

"What do you mean by 'I'm not cut out for this kind of thing'?"

"Artorius, don't be angry with me." Kai was not afraid of Artorius's anger at all, "You know what's going on better than me."

"You should know how your father wants to train you!"

"He taught you swordsmanship and etiquette in order to make you more suitable for the development of a knight!"

"You should know that if ..."

Kai glanced at Artorius and hesitated to speak.

Artorius was silent for a while, then spoke again:

"Brother...I understand what you mean, and I know you care about me."

"But, within the scope of my ability and control, I think I should have the right to make my own choices, right?"

"You!" Kai was a little anxious, "Artorius! It's wrong for you to think like that!"

"Right or not, I have to wait for myself to practice."

Artorius turned back.

"I have my own way of solving problems."

"See you later, brother."

"I have to get back to Mr. Ian."

[After hearing what Artorius said, you realized that you had to go back first.]

【But before that, you noticed that Kai was still worried about his sister. 】

[You know he will be watching you and Artorius from behind.]

[It's just that you have something more important than this. ]

[Artorius seems to be hiding a bigger secret. 】

[You realize that you may have to get in touch with Artorius again in a deeper way.]

44. Artorius and the War Horse

[You returned to the knights' resting place earlier than Artorius.]

[He didn't notice anything unusual about you and greeted you. ]

"Mr. Ian!"

"Oh... Artorius, are you back?" Ian pretended nothing had happened and started chatting.

"How was it? You weren't scolded by your brother, were you?"

"This..." Artorius showed a slightly embarrassed expression, "No, my brother is a very good person, he would not blame others casually."

Although there were some minor unpleasantness between me and Kai just now.

But in front of outsiders, Artorius still protects his family very much.

Ian could fully understand this behavior - just like King Uther, although he did not want Morgan to succeed to the throne, he still retained the last dignity for her in front of the soldiers.

An exiled princess and a princess guarding Camelot are two completely different concepts.

but--

Ian observed his surroundings calmly and soon noticed Kai hiding nearby.

Just as previously guessed.

Despite the quarrel with Artorius, Kai still cares about him.

It would be inconvenient to ask anything if he kept staring at me like this - I had to get Kai out of the way first.

After thinking for a while, Ian had an idea.

"Yes, indeed. Although your brother seems to be a little impatient, he must care about you very much."

"Even now, he is still guarding you every step of the way."

Artorius is not stupid.

When Ian said this, he immediately realized something.

He turned around following Ian's gaze, and then saw Kai not far away.

"Mr. Ian, please wait for me for a moment."

【Artorius stood up.】

[As Artorius stood up, so did the ahoge on top of his head that he couldn't suppress no matter how hard he tried. 】

[You watched him walk up to Kai, put his hands on his waist and started arguing with his brother.]

[Kai seemed to know that he was in the wrong, and finally he could only compromise and leave. ]

[Artorius returns to your side once again. ]

"Why did he leave?" Ian asked knowingly.

"Are you angry?"

"No." Artorius calmed down a little, "He had unfinished business, and now he just went back to finish it."

"That's it..."

Ian smiled.

"But then again, you were really impressive in the debate just now."

"I've never seen you like that before."

"This!" Artorius blushed, "Mr. Ian, I didn't mean to hide that look from you!"

"Don't be nervous."

Ian patted Artorius' head.