I'm really not an old sword

The young man with pigtails smiled gently.

If you only look at his appearance, no one would have thought that this harmless-looking man is actually one of the twelve famous families in the Clock Tower, the monarch of the Astronomy Department, and his own strength has reached the level of color.

However, compared with these, his other identity attracted Lin Qingsu's attention more - the founder and first director of Chaldea.

"Your Excellency is the legendary King Arthur, right?"

"it's me."

After a brief greeting, the lady took Brunhilde away on the pretext of something.

"I heard that this shop allows customers to grind their own coffee and make their own cakes."

Using this kind of reason, Sha Tiao Ai Ge and Lin Qingsu were left sitting opposite Maris Billy.

"The Clock Tower sent me here this time to investigate Nigel's death."

Nigel Seyward, Clock Tower Color Magician and Lancer's Master.

"Is there any progress?" Lin Qingsu asked with concern.

"After a brief investigation, it seems to be an accident."

"pity."

Regarding Nigel's death, both parties briefly expressed their regret and nostalgia and then stopped talking.

Although this was the reason why they met at the cafe today.

Although he is a magician at the color level, he has no family background and his life span is about to end, so he only has a few years left to live.

This kind of magician is dead and gone.

The Clock Tower would send someone to investigate, but sending the monarch to investigate was pure joke.

Taking a sip of coffee.

Lin Qingsu suddenly thought of Weber's teacher, the current leader of the Minerals Department, Kenneth, who was teaching her in real life.

The head of a large family with pure bloodline and nearly a thousand years of inheritance, and the monarch of the El-Melloi Clan, died in Fuyuki. The cause of death was clear and it caused great losses to the family and the monarch's lineage. It was strange that the El-Melloi Clan did not kill Kiritsugu Emiya.

Aren’t they and other monarchs and families worried that it will happen again and again?

"Actually, I came here this time to ask you something."

There wasn't a trace of the magician's arrogance in Marisbury's tone, but rather an unusual respect.

This has to do with his personality and also with Lin Qingsu's identity.

Arthur Pendragon, although he had nothing to do with modern Britain except that they lived in the same place for more than a thousand years, they still recognized him as their ancestor.

On the contrary, if it’s a heroic spirit like Brunhilde, what does it have to do with me, no matter how you are a Nordic Valkyrie?

I'm a magician!

"If I knew."

Then Lin Qingsu watched Marisbury take out a rose from his arms and hand it to him.

"...?"

To be honest, even seeing his wife's big belly, Lin Qingsu had a moment of doubt whether he had inherited the British ancestral skill of being a troublemaker (physical).

On the other hand, Aika Sajo, who looked like a servant, was also staring at the other party with dangerous eyes.

Not only that, because these guys are so good looking, waiters and some guests would look over here from time to time, and see the handsome white-haired guy with a braided hairstyle giving a rose to the handsome blond guy opposite him with his sister with a gentle smile on his face.

"A lady gave it to me."

Marisbilly smiled slightly, not feeling awkward at all: "She said that when you see this flower, you will tell me her identity."

"Merry?"

Without even looking at the flower carefully, Lin Qingsu almost blurted out the answer just by feeling the extremely awkward atmosphere.

Apart from her, he really couldn't think of anyone else that "Old Sword" knew who could do such a thing.

"and many more."

After thinking about it, he reached out and took the rose from Marisbury's hand.

"let me see."

Feeling the strange looks around him and Marisbilly's still calm expression.

Lin Qingsu realized that she had to continue practicing.

The moment he took the flower, a delicate fragrance came to him, and he could feel the terrifyingly rich magic contained in the rose.

Absorbed a little bit of that unique magic.

Avalon

Lin Qingsu's mind was like a black and white film being played back, with blurry images emerging one after another.

It is a world full of flowers and has all the beautiful scenery you can imagine in nature, but it is an isolated place with no human habitation.

"This land is uninhabited and is the island at the end of a land that is forever forbidden."

"In mythology, this small world is also known as the Land of Evergreen or Ringo Island."

"An utopia where intelligent beasts cannot fulfill their wishes and cannot reach."

Unlike the place where the lake fairy lives, it is on the other side of the planet, the inner sea.

The place where humans would explode if they breathed.

Only there can you find plants with such rich magical power.

And a woman who was like a flower, who made him feel very beautiful, but he could not remember what she looked like, appeared in his memory along with that world.

Lin Qingsu didn't care too much.

Perhaps it was because he had replaced an incomplete identity. Although he had the old sword's memories, those memories were so vague that they couldn't be more vague. Not to mention the face, he couldn't even remember most of what "he" had done. He mainly had to rely on his impression of the old sword in his previous life to judge.

"is her."

Chapter 19: Is Saber so powerful?

"Thank you." Marisbury stood up and said, "I won't bother you anymore."

"If you or the Sajo family need anything in the future, you can contact me. I have some influence in the Clock Tower and the magic world. Here is my phone number."

Lin Qingsu thanked him and took the business card.

It's useless to him.

However, when Ayaka grows up and goes to the Clock Tower for further studies, it would be very helpful for her if she could get close to the Clock Tower Lord.

Wait, that's not right.

Lin Qingsu suddenly fell into deep thought.

Let’s not say this is a dream.

Even in a parallel world, if Sajo Ayaka followed Marisbilly and there was no Chaldea, it would be fine. But what if there was Chaldea, and she even made it to Group A...? Hiss!

Forget it, I'll take it if I can.

At worst, I can just go back and warn Ayaka not to enter the astronomy department when she goes to the clock tower next time.

“Saber.”

"what happened?"

"Can you give me that rose?"

"Do you want it?"

Seeing that Shatiao Aige didn't seem jealous, Lin Qingsu thought about it and still didn't understand why, so she simply gave it to Aige.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you."

...

Outside the cafe, a white-haired couple walked along the street.

The people around them walked past without looking at them as if they didn't see them.

"How about it?"

"Confirmed." Marisbil thought for a moment and then instructed, "When you return, you will personally take care of her adopted son."

"Is that child important?" the lady asked curiously.

If it were someone else, she wouldn't say such a thing.

But the woman who could easily prove her identity, yet deliberately gave her new monarch and extremely busy husband a bright red rose, causing him to travel all the way from Britain to Tokyo to personally hand over the flower that symbolizes "love" to another man, can be said to be a bad woman to the extreme.

Even though she was a meek girl trained by her family for marriage, she still felt a little resentful.

She seriously suspected that the other party just wanted to raise a child for fun on a whim, and might abandon the child and run away one day when he found it boring.

"I can't explain it, but when I saw him just now, I suddenly felt that they were a little..."

"what?"

Then, Marisbilly smiled and shook his head.

"Nothing, just consider it a favor. Now that her identity has been proven, we have to do our best to meet her request."

"I see. Where are we going now?"

"Go back to London."

"Aren't you going to see the Greater Holy Grail?"

"No, she said there's something wrong with the Holy Grail. Since she's proven to be the Flower Magician, there's no need to waste time." Marisbilly said, "By the way, I saw you chatting happily with her just now?"

"Yeah." She smiled. "She asked me how to be a good wife."

"Being a good wife?"

Marisbury's expression was a little strange.

"Yeah, but I didn't say much until I saw you were done talking, so I told her that she could find some related works to study."

At this point, she looked a little uneasy again: "Did I say anything wrong?"

"Maybe?"

...

After parting with Maris Billy, Lin Qingsu took the two of them out for a barbecue.

Mainly because Lin Qingsu wanted to eat it.

I found a barbecue restaurant and ate there from noon until almost dark, and finally left as the boss looked at me like an alien.

He originally wanted to call Ayaka as well.

However, considering the possibility of a parallel world, he gave up this idea for the sake of Ayaka's safety after he left.

After having a good meal and a good drink, the three of them went to see a movie and played in the video game store for a while before they set out on their way home.

As for the Holy Grail War, no one mentioned it.

Although Lin Qingsu's ability to move has almost recovered, he has not yet returned to his full strength.

The main reason was that the previous battle consumed too much energy.

In addition, Ai Ge made a contract with Brunhilde to split her magic power into two, and Lin Qingsu was even unwilling to do the "saliva exchange" method of replenishing magic, which led to his magic power recovering slowly.

However, Lin Qingsu and Sajo Aika are not in a hurry to end the Holy Grail War quickly.

In order to facilitate concealment, the Shajo family's mansion is located in a remote area of the city.

With the intention of taking a relaxing walk, the three of them walked home and unknowingly walked on a small path along the river with one side facing the mountain.

The hillsides are steep, the trees are dense, and the river is vast and boundless.

Lin Qingsu couldn't help but chuckle.