Chapter 96: I've Memorized Every Move of the Royal Sister
Once again arriving at his study from Morgan's side, Noah saw Artoria come to request leave, saying she wanted to take some time off to focus on improving herself.
If anyone else had given such a reason, Noah would never have agreed.
After all, taking leave to improve oneself... even a ghost wouldn't believe that!
But since it was Artoria who said it, Noah simply nodded and granted permission.
After all, Artoria could be stubborn to the point of rigidity in certain aspects. Normally, she wouldn't lie about such things, and even if she did, there must have been an unavoidable reason.
That was just the kind of person Artoria was.
There was nothing to worry about with her.
And besides...
If he had felt fine about what happened the night before last after Morgan explained the details, then last night... shudder, thank goodness Artoria didn't know!
Noah felt a bit guilty, so when Artoria requested leave, he agreed without hesitation.
What he didn't know, however, was that after her leave was approved, Artoria immediately returned to her own room, which she hadn't used in a while, and took out all the books Morgan had given her. As she read, she took notes.
And...
"Although I'm not as clever as my elder sister, as Merlin said, I have my own strengths!"
Thinking this, the ahoge on Artoria's head twitched slightly. Though her face was slightly flushed, she smiled with great confidence.
"My elder sister's knowledge is impressive, but she is a mage, while I am a knight. Though I may lag behind in knowledge, last night, I memorized all of my elder sister's movements!"
"Hmph~ If my elder sister, as a mage, can perform those movements, there's no reason I, as a knight, can't do the same!"
Completely unaware that Noah was still relieved she didn't know about last night's events, Artoria had already made up her mind to take the initiative and perfectly replicate the advanced techniques she had learned the previous night once her self-improvement was complete!
She could already imagine the king's astonishment upon seeing how perfectly she could replicate her elder sister's techniques!
Perhaps she might even earn the king's praise!
The thought filled Artoria with even more motivation.
Then, as she studied the contents of the books, her face flushed, she mentally replayed Morgan's movements from the previous night over and over again.
Some of these movements were a bit complex, but for a knight like her—it was no problem at all!
This only boosted her confidence further!
Completely unaware that the little genius Artoria was preparing something bold, Noah first signed the agreement between Camelot and the North and hosted the Northern Six Kings.
He was busy with Northern affairs until the afternoon, and it wasn't until Morgan, who had already gotten up, came to find him that they began discussing matters related to the Fairy Forest.
Due to their interactions over the past two days, when Noah and Morgan exchanged glances, it was clear there was something between them.
However, both Morgan and Noah kept their composure well.
So aside from being closer and having more intimate contact, when the two of them discussed matters, they still focused on serious business.
"Noah, when I just woke up, I received news from the Fairy Forest. This time when we go to the Fairy Forest, those fairies might have something important to entrust to us."
Noah, who originally only wanted to clarify the misunderstanding about the Land of Shadows and thought about visiting other magical realms along the way, frowned upon hearing Morgan say this.
"The Fairy Forest is a magical realm with a long history... Generally, if they really had a problem, they would only entrust it to other magical realms. Why would they come to us?"
As for the magical realms, Noah was no longer unfamiliar with them now.
The Land of Shadows was a magical realm.
Moreover, after Noah became a god, the Pillar of Light magical realm, which originally carried the Rhongomyniad, now completely belonged to him personally.
As someone who alone possessed a magical realm of his own, Noah's understanding of magical realms had indeed deepened further.
These magical realms would continue to exist even after Britain perished.
Each magical realm, if one had to say, was equivalent to an independent small world.
Noah even suspected that in the Sixth Singularity, the Lion King was able to travel through worlds with her people by storing them in the Rhongomyniad magical realm, then using the Holy Lance to carry the magical realm, and after pulling anchor, they could all travel through worlds together.
Magical realms were such transcendent things.
So for those fairies who had lived in the magical realm for a long time—who could be considered residents of another world—to suddenly say they had something to entrust to him...
Noah still had some thoughts about this.
Because he felt that the important matter the fairies spoke of might not be for Britain... but for the Land of Shadows.
"I can't make decisions on behalf of Scáthach, so if the fairies have such intentions, I'm afraid they'll be disappointed."
Hearing Noah say this, Morgan nodded.
Both of them tacitly felt that the fairies probably had something to do with Scáthach, and both tacitly did not suggest bringing Scáthach along to the Fairy Forest.
Only the two of them would set off for the Fairy Forest tomorrow.
For the two of them, who had just established a certain relationship not long ago, this visit could also be considered a date or a honeymoon trip.
And...
If those fairies really had any ill intentions, with just the two of them, the fairies would absolutely not be able to keep them.
Morgan had the power of the island of Britain, and Noah had already become a god.
In terms of combat ability, Morgan could fully protect herself, while Noah's combat ability was quite strong.
In terms of knowledge and Magecraft, Noah was only exceptionally skilled in Alchemy, but Morgan was quite formidable in this area.
So no matter what methods the fairies had, they would not be able to keep the two of them.
This as a secondary reason, the date as the primary reason—then Noah and Morgan tacitly agreed that only the two of them would go together this time, and directly began to finalize the details of this visit.
...
Fairy Forest.
Many fairies with pointed ears, who otherwise appeared as a group of youthful and handsome humans, gathered around a massive tree deep within the forest.
The vitality of this tree was remarkably formidable, yet all these fairies knew.
———The tree was dying.
This giant tree, known as the World Tree, was the core of the entire Fairy Forest realm.
As the tree died, its area of influence shrank, and the entire Fairy Forest realm continued to wither.
If the World Tree were to die completely, then the realm known as Fairy Forest would vanish.
And these fairies would be forced onto the land of Britain, where they would join that land in facing the fate carved into destiny—the inevitable demise.
"Elder... must we truly seek help from those humans this time?"
Some young fairies directed their questions toward the fairy at the front of the group, clad in white robes.
Fairies, who never aged, looked no different from humans in their twenties even after living for thousands of years—yet this fairy elder sighed softly.
"What else can we do..."
Her voice was utterly feeble.
"The tree is about to die... or rather, the great realm known as Fairy Forest, which coexists with the tree, has over these many years approached its end."
"Under such circumstances, unless we can find another great realm that has never been used before to transplant the tree, the death of the tree, like the inevitable fate of Britain, is certain..."
"Such a great realm cannot possibly exist, so we have no other choice, do we?"
Hearing the elder speak this way, the other fairies fell silent.
For they all knew the elder was right.
They...
Had no choice!
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