Tiamat, I'm going to find a girlfriend!

Artoria greeted them very casually, as if she didn't care at all why they were there.

"It's so late, aren't you going to rest?"

"Eh?!"

Mei Liuqina suddenly turned around.

Her movements were somewhat stiff, and she seemed completely unprepared to see Artoria at this moment.

"How did you come?"

"Shouldn't you not be coming back tonight?"

"So that's exactly what I thought."

Artoria didn't try to hide anything.

"but……"

The mature Wang smiled slightly, as if she were still that naive young girl from back then.

"I missed him a lot today, so I came back."

"Mei Liuqina, am I being a bit willful by doing this?"

"This one……"

Melyuchina's gaze was somewhat unfocused, glancing frequently towards Ian and Artoria's room, as if she were particularly concerned about it.

"..."

Artoria, of course, couldn't possibly ignore such an obvious action.

She quickly asked again, but this time the question was much sharper.

"What? Melyuchina, don't you want to see me come back?"

"Or--"

"Is there anything you need that you can only do when I'm not around?"

“No such thing!” Melyuchina immediately denied the possibility mentioned by Artoria. “I…have no such idea.”

"Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Artoria took the initiative to hold Melyuchina's hand.

"Let's go——"

"Since you're still here at this hour, it means you must also want to see him, right?"

"Uh, no, I..."

Before she could say more, Melyuchina was forcibly dragged away by Artoria.

hum.

The room door was pushed open and then closed again.

There was no sound in the corridor.

Inside the room.

As soon as she entered, Mei Liuqina looked around.

Artoria didn't know what had happened, but she understood it perfectly!

Bawanshi is in the room right now!

That's right.

Just like how Bavanshi "helped" herself meet Ian before, the "help" that Melyuchina gave to Bavanshi was the same kind of behavior.

That meant letting her in on her own, while Meiliuqina would act as a "gatekeeper".

This is not a difficult thing.

After all, both Bavanshi and Melyuchina had reasons to come to see Ian as Knights of the Round Table.

But the problem is-

Artoria is back!

I'm fine!

If she saw Bavanshi here, who knows what she would think of.

but……

Meliuchina looked around and discovered a rather frightening problem.

That is-

Bawanshi has disappeared.

Yes.

Bavanshi, who had been with Ian, vanished from the room as if by magic.

"How did you do it……"

Mei Liuqina couldn't help but have this question.

"what happened again?"

Artoria looked at Melyuchina beside her.

Like her, this British king also had many doubts, only the points of doubt were different.

“You’re acting very strangely today, Melyuchina.”

"..."

"Yes, really?" Mei Liuqina asked somewhat guiltily.

"I think it's perfectly normal."

"..."

Artoria hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

However, in the end, she didn't pursue the matter further.

Artoria walked straight toward Ian and sat down next to him.

"really miss you."

The King of Britain spoke his mind freely, seemingly not wanting to waste a single moment.

Ian didn't say much. He just glanced back at Melyuchina and then pounced on Artoria onto the bed.

Dragons never mind showing off their eating in front of others.

Not to mention the Meryuchina here, which he also thought tasted very good.

only--

The latter's thoughts were not on Ian at the moment.

She only has one thing on her mind right now.

That was Bavanshi who was here not long ago. Where has she gone now?

They can't just disappear into thin air, can they?

hiss……

It is not impossible.

After all, she was Morgan's daughter, and Morgan had taught her a great deal of magic, and personally recognized her as a magician who could work independently in his absence.

However, if he really leaves like this, that would be quite impressive.

Isn't it possible to find Ian just by wanting to?

Her circumstances were much better than mine were back then!

As Mei Liuqina thought this, she couldn't help but feel a little envious.

only--

This envy didn't last long.

While Ian and Artoria were doing certain things in front of Melyuchina, she herself sensed something.

That is……

The scent of Bavanshi.

Very close.

It's incredibly close.

Meiliuqina suddenly realized something.

She took a few steps back and looked under the bed, where she met Bavanshi's gaze.

She was hiding there, like a shadow.

"..."

"No, you're really hiding here..."

174. Bavanshi: Melyuchina, how did you get involved too!

"..."

The resentful gaze emanating from under the bed allowed Meliuchina to pinpoint Bavanshi's presence with uncanny accuracy.

That's right.

At that moment, she lay there, motionless.

That resentful gaze seemed to say one thing:

"Why did you bring Artoria in here?!"

"..."

Meliuchina's throat moved slightly.

She felt sorry for Bavanshi, but at the same time... she found it very funny!

"You really did hide it here... You're something else."

"I don't care, just get Artoria out of here right now!"

Bawanshi looked at Meiliuqina in front of her with a resentful expression.

"Didn't you promise to help me?"

"How can I help you with this..."

Even so, seeing Bavanshi lying there motionless, Meliuchina couldn't help but feel a little pity.

After all, I've been in such a sorry state myself.

"Well, I'll give it my best."

"But let me make this clear first, you'd better not get your hopes up too high—I have no idea what Artoria will think."

"Try it first and then we'll talk."

"Yeah, too."

Melyuchina responded to Bavanshi in this way, and then walked towards where Artoria and Ian were.

At this moment, the King of Camelot, whose packaging had been torn open by the dragon, now appeared dazed.

However, upon seeing Melyuchina arrive, Artoria paused slightly.

"What's wrong, Melyuchina?"

Being stared at like that by Artoria, the petite swordsman, whose mind was already in a state of confusion, suddenly felt an even more terrifying impact.

She felt a little guilty.