Tiamat, I'm going to find a girlfriend!

"but--"

"What about others?"

"Mei Liuqina, please bring him here for me."

"that……"

"It might not be convenient for the time being."

"because……"

Meliuchina recalled Ian's incredibly strong and undisguised body after he transformed back into human form.

Artoria came to her senses.

She coughed twice, her face slightly flushed.

"It's ok."

"I'll go find him."

"Mei Liuqina, lead the way."

"no problem!"

62. Artoria: What did you and Ian talk about...?

"Did he actually fall asleep?"

Inside a hotel in Camelot, Melyuchina looked at Ian, who was sleeping on Artoria's lap.

Ian, who had already taken human form, draped himself in the king's cloak and fell asleep on her lap.

"He was so active in the air before."

"Because that's how he transformed himself, with all his might—"

Artoria said this while stroking Ian's head.

“Meliuqina, that’s not a simple matter.”

"..."

The petite swordsman could not deny this.

She had at least seen what Ian looked like in his illusions.

The sight of someone radiating heat is something most people can't achieve.

but--

Mei Liuqina became somewhat curious.

She sat down next to Artoria and asked softly:

“Your Majesty, you seem to know him very well.”

"You don't need to call me that in private, Meliuchina."

Artoria smiled slightly.

"You and I are no different."

"Really……"

"And Artoria—"

Mei Liuqina glanced at him, who was still resting on her lap.

How did you meet Ian?

"Hey, this..."

At this point, Artoria blushed.

That was a completely different look from the dashing King Arthur of the past.

Melyuchina was already curious, and seeing Artoria's expression only fueled her desire to know the answer.

She raised her Aroundight and, as if swearing an oath of allegiance, said:

"I swear by this sword that I will never tell anyone!"

“Artoria, Ian is the first friend I’ve made since I came to Camelot, and I really want to know about his past.”

"I didn't mean anything by it! I just wanted to know!"

Meiliuqina's attitude was so firm and serious.

Altria nodded.

"I understand."

"Since that's the case, I'll tell you."

“Meliuchina, he actually looks a bit like you—”

"resemblance?"

The petite swordsman looked at Ian, who remained motionless.

"Well, if it's about personality, please allow me to decline that assessment."

"I... still think his personality is a bit strange."

"Of course not."

Artoria laughed.

"I mean the way we came to Britain."

"You flew here from across the sea, right?"

"he……"

Artoria looked out the hotel window at the sky.

"It fell from the sky."

"what?"

She had imagined many outlandish explanations, but Meryuchina had never expected such a simple yet unbelievable reason as falling from the sky.

However, Artoria seemed to have anticipated that Melyuchina would react this way.

"Surprised?"

"I was also surprised at the time."

"However, the days I spent with him were indeed very interesting."

"I... still miss those days sometimes."

"This……"

Melyuchina nodded.

"No wonder you chose him as your Knight of the Round Table even though he looked—no, I should say he was so strange."

"But then again—"

Mei Liuqina smelled the blood in the air.

Even though a large number of soldiers had been organized to clean up the dragon skeletons that Ian had torn into pieces, the enormous chunks of flesh and skeletons still inevitably emitted a strong odor under the blazing sun.

If even this hotel, far from the center, is like this, then the areas around the landing point are even more like it.

"Your Majesty, where do you think those dragons came from?"

“When I arrived in Britain, I saw nothing like them except for Ian—”

"This is indeed a question worth considering."

Artoria's expression became complicated.

"According to Lord Merlin, it is unlikely that any more dragons will be born in Britain."

"But now... it seems that's not the case at all."

"I have a feeling that something unknown is happening on British soil."

"..."

Sensing Artoria's worry, Melyuchina did not hesitate.

She drew the other sword as well.

"If that's the case—"

"Should I begin a tour around the entire country of Britain?"

"Whenever I discover such enemies, I will use Aroundight to wipe them out!"

"Do not."

Artoria shook her head.

"If you do that, you'll eventually collapse from exhaustion."

“Meliuchina, I don’t want to see that happen. You are also one of the Knights of the Round Table that I have chosen, aren’t you?”

"We can't just do nothing, can we?"

Meiliuqina, who had failed to volunteer, pouted.

"I don't like to sit and wait to die."

“I already have an idea, Melyuchina,” Artoria reassured her other knight. “I will go to my sister. She knows Britain so well, she must have something in mind.”

"Hey, this..."

Mei Liuqina stammered.

Although she had just gone through a battle, she hadn't forgotten the voices she'd heard from Morgan!

"what happened?"

Artoria looked at Melyuchina in front of her with a puzzled expression.

Is there anything you don't like about it?

"You can tell me."

"No, no!"

Mei Liuqina quickly waved her hand.

"What Artoria thinks is definitely the best!"

"How could I dare to have any objections!"

"is it?"

Melyuchina's slightly flustered appearance made Artoria even more concerned.

"Speaking of which, you and Ian met before the dragons arrived, right?"

"Could you tell me what you talked about?"

"..."

Meiliuqina was now even more speechless.

If Artoria knew that she originally intended to teach Ian how to win her heart, but instead ended up with an experience that could be considered a confession, she would be disappointed.

I'll definitely have to sit at the same table as Morgan!

"inconvenient!"

"It's really inconvenient!"

"..."

Artoria was about to say something when Ian, who had been sleeping silently, suddenly turned over.

"So thirsty..."