Chapter 76: This Merlin Must Be A Singularity!
The communication with these magical beasts went surprisingly smoothly.
Noah had originally thought he would need to expend considerable effort—using threats combined with favors—just to accomplish a fraction of what he wanted. Yet now, merely speaking a few words had achieved everything.
These magical beasts wouldn't refuse his inquiries, so no matter what he asked, they would provide answers.
They also wouldn't reject his requests for help, meaning whatever tasks he assigned them, they would comply with Noah's wishes.
This resulted in the situation feeling less like requesting assistance and more like Noah coming here to issue several commands, which the group of magical beasts then proceeded to execute.
The process was so smooth that it felt somewhat unreal to Noah.
After reaching the agreement with these magical beasts, Noah asked Mary to keep watch over this area using her Clairvoyance.
Naturally, Mary agreed to Noah's request.
However, compared to Noah's unusual request, Mary was clearly more curious about another matter.
"Just now, how did you do that?"
"You seemed to casually say something to those magical beasts, and then they obediently followed your orders... Though your ability to communicate with magical beasts is already astonishing enough, what you just did didn't seem like communication—it was more like commanding them..."
Hearing Mary's question, Noah shook his head slightly.
"I'm not entirely clear myself. But whether it's communicating with magical beasts or making them obey, it seems to be because I'm something called a Star Performer... All I currently know about this so-called Star Performer is that they're the most ancient poets, remembered by the gods, even connected to the primordial goddess, and capable of commanding magical beasts... Have you heard anything about Star Performers?"
Hearing Noah's words, Mary shook her head.
"I don't know. Before meeting you, I didn't even believe magical beasts could be communicated with."
Mary wasn't lying—she truly knew nothing about Star Performers.
Noah didn't dwell on it either. Since Mary didn't know, he let the matter drop.
His current understanding of Star Performers was too limited, and available information was scarce. Under such circumstances, since investigation wasn't possible, he might as well let things take their natural course.
When the time came to know, he would naturally find out.
"Alright then. Though I never expected this matter to go so smoothly. Anyway, let's head back—while I already had clear plans for dealing with the remaining five northern kings and northern nobles, now that we've arranged for these magical beasts, things have obviously become much simpler."
Hearing Noah say this, Mary suddenly recalled Noah during the southern conflict resolution.
Back then, Noah had relied on his special connection with the island of Britain to persuade Vortigern, the White Dragon... By first subduing Vortigern before handling the southern matters, he had already secured an unbeatable position.
Now it seemed like the previous scenario was repeating itself.
When these magical beasts gathered in large numbers, he used an identity he himself hadn't fully understood to so smoothly gain their assistance...
Even if all this were to happen in a story, Mary felt it was just too coincidental.
However, the moment she remembered that Noah also possessed the highest level of Clairvoyance, she felt that everything might be progressing according to his will.
But...
There was one undeniable fact.
That was, while this man was steering fate, fate was also sheltering him.
Chosen by the heavens while being beloved by the world.
This might be the meaning of the Chosen King.
After persuading the Magical Beasts, Noah returned to Selkirk Territory. Instead of waiting there, he took Rivalen, White, and the others toward the location of the five kings, once Mary confirmed where they had brought Merlin.
These locations were all chosen by him.
The five kings had previously gathered in King Pellinore's territory, and now they had moved near King Mark's territory, where they coincidentally encountered Noah's group. Naturally, they shifted their gathering place from Selkirk Territory to King Mark's territory.
Regarding this matter, Noah claimed it was all a coincidence.
Regarding this matter, A claimed it was all fitting.
But the other five kings were skeptical. However, after questioning Rivalen and hearing him affirm it was a coincidence—even stating that even if they knew their location, it would be impossible to meet so precisely—they finally accepted it as mere chance.
After King Mark, as the local lord, made some arrangements and welcomed them,
Merlin returned to Noah's group, while Rivalen naturally reunited with the other five kings.
At this point, the other five kings were asking Rivalen how Noah had defeated the Picts, and Merlin was inquiring about the same from Noah.
"My king, you truly surprised me this time. When I learned that so many Picts were invading Selkirk Territory, I once thought it would be destroyed, and it would be an unprecedented bitter battle. But I never expected the outcome to be like this."
"So, would you mind telling me what exactly happened?"
Merlin acted as if he knew nothing at all, and at that moment, Mary was internally ranting about Merlin to Noah...
After all, they possessed similar abilities.
Everyone had Clairvoyance that could see the present, so Mary knew very well that if Merlin had truly been attentive to this country, he would have long been aware of the Picts' situation, the Great Beast Tide in the north, and even the Saxon Barbarians' attacks, as well as the issues with the nobles.
But the most infuriating thing about this old charlatan Merlin wasn't that he knew but didn't speak.
It was...
—He genuinely didn't know!
He possessed such Clairvoyance, yet he never looked at these things!
This self-proclaimed spectator, much like a reader following a story, kept his focus on the protagonist's perspective, occasionally glancing at the supporting characters, and nothing else.
As for crises, he might mention them if he guessed, but if not, he simply ignored them!
After all, to him, knowing these things in advance would be like getting spoilers while reading a story!
It was this very Merlin that Mary despised from the bottom of her heart.
The more she understood him, the more she detested him.
Even now, she kept insisting to Noah that this Merlin must be a distortion—that Merlin shouldn't be like this at all.
She didn't just raise such claims but even presented them with compelling reasoning.
Had Noah not been familiar with the Type-Moon storyline, he might have believed her.
Even someone like Noah, a transmigrator, was half-convinced by Mary's possibilities.
Still, he didn't show it and merely answered Merlin's inquiries by explaining matters concerning the Picts.
When Noah described how he had crushed the Picts, Merlin personally experienced Noah's Conqueror's Haki.
Even he was shaken by Noah's kingly authority.
After pondering briefly, Merlin revealed one of the tasks Noah had assigned him—believing it would make the story more interesting.
As for the intelligence he shared...
"Your Majesty, I've discovered the location of Rhongomyniad, the pillar upholding the world's surface!"
At this moment, still completely unaware that the Queen of the Land of Shadows had already become Noah's knight, Merlin thought to himself—it was time to unveil the most perilous chapter of the King Arthur legend:
"The Land of Shadows Arc!"
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