Hearing that, Arthur looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka's wrist and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? The person on the other side seems strangely excited."
"Hahaha, don't mind him. Romani is a huge fan of Lady Merlin. He even used his own salary to donate to her."
Da Vinci's laughter rang out. She knew all about that.
Merlin held back a laugh when he heard that. He had been the one running the magical-girl Lady Merlin account, so the Lady Merlin Romani idolized didn't actually exist as a separate person. She wasn't the Lady Merlin from Arthur's world.
Romani was a fan of Lady Merlin, and Lady Merlin's real identity could basically be said to be Merlin.
Therefore, the conclusion was simple: Romani was Merlin's loyal fan.
"Ah?"
Arthur's eye twitched. There were actually people who were fans of that Lady Merlin? That really took courage.
Did they not know what kind of personality she had? That awful person had practically no empathy at all.
"Mm... Lady Merlin has that kind of account too?" Arthur muttered softly to himself.
He didn't remember Lady Merlin ever having an online account, so unless...
Very quickly, he thought of a certain possibility and cast Merlin a long, meaningful look.
Since this world didn't have Lady Merlin, then Merlin was definitely capable of playing that role. And the fan over there was probably a man.
What a pitiful soul.
If he ever found out Lady Merlin was actually Merlin, would he break down on the spot?
So-called Lady Merlin was most likely Merlin's handiwork. The odds were extremely high.
...
As Kings Arthur, whether male or female, both were enormous eaters with astonishing appetites. All the food Koji had taken out was completely devoured, leaving nothing behind.
"Thank you for the meal. It was all delicious," Arthur said politely. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with these Teyvat dishes.
"So, was Britain eaten into ruin by you two?" Lumine couldn't resist teasing them.
"Ah?"
Artoria and Arthur both froze for a moment, then showed helpless, bitter smiles. That one was really hard to respond to.
Neither of them had expected to hear something like that.
It really wasn't that bad.
"Hahaha, you're absolutely right. According to unofficial history, Britain was eaten into extinction by the King of Knights. The king could really eat, after all~" Merlin burst out laughing.
"Merlin, your 'unofficial history' is just pure crap at this point, isn't it?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka shot back. No matter how much someone ate, there was no way they could eat a country into poverty, let alone eat it into collapse.
"It's just that I've never had food this delicious before," Artoria said.
If Britain had really disappeared because she ate too much, she definitely would not have wanted to use the Holy Grail to make that kind of wish.
"So that's why I sensed a strange presence flickering within my domain. It turns out it's you, wielder of the holy sword."
Wise King Gilgamesh walked over. Even though this version of him had never met Arthur before, other versions of Gilgamesh had.
"The King of Heroes?"
Arthur looked at Gilgamesh, clearly not expecting him to be this sort of king.
"The holy sword of the stars. This time, perhaps your power may be of use," Gilgamesh said calmly.
"..."
"I am a Servant summoned by my Master."
Arthur looked in a certain direction. There, an unimaginably vast aura slept in silence. If it awakened, civilization itself would probably be overturned.
Right now, he was merely a Servant summoned by Koji, so there was no way he would act on his own.
Besides, he did not think he could deal with that kind of existence by himself.
It was probably something aligned with good.
"Mm. I understand. One male and one female King of Knights..."
Gilgamesh looked at the two of them and found the sight quite astonishing.
This really was interesting.
"Gilgamesh..." Artoria looked at this king, shock appearing on her face.
"Don't pin that idiot's actions onto me," Gilgamesh said, curling his lip as he saw what Artoria was thinking.
That King of Heroes had wanted to make this female King of Knights his wife. He truly had too much free time. He really had been the kind to do whatever he pleased, whenever he pleased.
"Uh..."
Artoria was stunned as well. She hadn't expected this Gilgamesh to say something like that. It was almost as if he deeply despised that version of the King of Heroes.
"Gilgamesh's personality is different at different stages of his life. If you divide him into childhood, youth, and maturity..."
"Then both child Gilgamesh and mature Gilgamesh would despise the youthful Gilgamesh. The one you met was the youthful version."
Artoria nodded as if she understood.
She more or less got it now.
"Koji is right. Whether it's the present me or the younger me, we would both despise the me from that period," Gilgamesh said with a nod, fully agreeing with Koji's description.
Even though they were all the same person, he still couldn't understand the things his past self had done. Looking back on it was simply maddening.
If he ever met that golden, flashy younger version of himself, he definitely would not be able to stop himself from throwing hands.
"Well... I've learned something new. Hating your own self," Artoria said, smiling helplessly.
No matter how you looked at it, this version of Gilgamesh was much easier to talk to.
He truly was a Wise King.
"Don't look so surprised. There are countless examples like this. It's not just me," Gilgamesh said calmly, waving his hand.
A true Type-Moon specialty: people hating themselves, or even killing themselves.
If a future self met their past self, they would definitely make a move.
Because that past self would be carrying the kind of black history they never wanted to remember again.
Just seeing it would make them want to beat them up.
"..."
Artoria hadn't personally seen other examples, but when she put herself in that position and thought about it, it did seem true.
If she ever met her past self, she would probably teach that version of herself a lesson too.
This really was...
hating your own self for real.
"So, what exactly did the young King of Heroes do to make Artoria react like that?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked curiously.
Gilgamesh's expression instantly stiffened, and he stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka in silence.
If you don't know how to talk, then don't.
He had almost forgotten that black history, and now it had been dragged back into his mind again.
Artoria also found it difficult to speak of. It was practically humiliating, especially for a king.
Though, to be fair, Gilgamesh had mostly just been trying to amuse himself at the time.
"To put it simply, the Gilgamesh from that period wanted Artoria to become his wife," Koji said, directly selling both of them out.
Gilgamesh and Artoria both wore expressions of complete social death.
"Ah?"
Hearing such an absurd story, everyone's mouths fell open.
How to put it...
It wasn't that either of them lacked looks. It was just that, in terms of temperament, they really didn't match at all.
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