Chapter 105: Noah's True Name
Early the next morning, looking at the morning sun, Noah felt a wave of refreshment.
At this moment, 'Morgan' was still asleep, and even in slumber, a trace of fatigue lingered on her face. Seeing Morgan like this, Noah placed his hand on her head and transferred a large amount of life force to her, aiding her recovery.
As the life force flowed in, Noah noticed the tuft of hair on her head still twitching continuously even while she slept, as if delighted by this gesture.
"Even the tuft of hair is exactly the same as Artoria's... How is this even possible? Was it recreated using Magecraft?"
Noah was particularly proficient only in Alchemy when it came to Magecraft, and not in other areas, so he couldn't figure it out. Moreover, in such matters, he couldn't possibly ask Mary.
"Hmm... I'll ask Morgan after she wakes up."
Noah murmured softly. After healing 'Morgan,' he headed toward the study.
"Judging by Morgan's state yesterday, she must still have a lot of work to do—well, that can't be helped. After all, the north has just signed an agreement with Camelot, and now that she knows I control the Fruit Tree and have the ability to create Fairies, Morgan also needs to finalize the specific plans for the Fairy Knights."
"And with so much work on her plate, she probably came to surprise me last night because of my issues..."
Thinking this, Noah pushed open the door to the study.
"I may not be able to help her refine the plans for the Fairy Knights, but I can still handle the other tasks..."
As Noah opened the door, he saw Morgan sitting in the study, tirelessly dealing with all sorts of miscellaneous affairs.
Huh!?
Seeing Morgan sitting there, Noah was visibly taken aback.
Morgan, hearing the sound of the door opening and noticing it was Noah, greeted him with a smile.
"As punctual as ever, waking up at this hour... Though I thought you'd have breakfast first before coming here. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."
Well...
Originally, he had planned to come early to help 'Morgan' handle all the work.
But now...
"Morgan, let me ask you something—have you been working in the study all night?"
"Yes."
Hearing Noah's question, Morgan felt a bit puzzled but still gave her answer.
Upon hearing this, Noah felt momentarily confused.
If Morgan had been sitting here all night... then the one last night must have been the real Artoria... But why would Artoria's movements be so similar to Morgan's?
No... it couldn'tt just be described as similar—it was practically identical!
Thinking this, though Noah found it unlikely, he still leaned closer to Morgan and whispered his question.
"Morgan, have you been in contact with Artoria recently?"
"No... Recently, my foolish little sister has been shutting herself in her room, studying all sorts of random knowledge from the books I gave her earlier... I went to see her in the middle of it..."
"I wanted to have a proper talk, but she seemed determined to learn everything from those books and outright refused me..."
Hearing Morgan say this, Noah looked over.
"What kind of books are they?"
Since Noah asked, Morgan, who had just recalled the contents of those books again, blushed slightly.
She was too embarrassed to say what the books were about, so she simply waved her hand and took out copies of the books she had lent to Artoria.
Feeling a bit awkward, Morgan watched as Noah picked up each book one by one and flipped through them.
They were... just theoretical knowledge, and very vague at that—like the kind of romance novels written by authors who had never been in a relationship in his previous life...…
Just reading these things... there was no way they could have allowed Morgan to replicate those movements so accurately.
That meant...
———Artoria must have known about him and Morgan, and had even been peeking!
And she had observed quite meticulously, not missing a single movement, even learning all those small details!
Ah...…
The thought that there had been a little spectator watching him and Morgan interact made Noah decide that next time, he must remember to scan the area with Observation Haki beforehand!
As for now...
"...Morgan, sorry to disturb your work, but I have something to attend to—I need to head back. It's about Artoria."
Morgan had been a bit resigned that Noah had come to the study only to dump his work on her, but when she heard it was about Artoria, she froze for a moment.
"Artoria? Come to think of it, her vacation should end today, right? She should be arriving soon... What's wrong with her?"
"That..."
Noah took a deep breath and told Morgan everything that had happened the previous night.
What Noah could figure out, Morgan naturally could too.
Although Morgan was initially surprised that Artoria had taken the initiative to make a move, she quickly shifted her focus to the fact that Artoria had been peeking at her and Noah's interactions!
...
Not only had she peeked, but she had also learned from it—not only learned, but learned in great detail!
This, this, this...…
Even though Morgan had been spending so much time with Noah these past few days and was clearly less shy than before, her ears still flushed red at this moment.
Then she stopped asking questions altogether, simply lowering her head with a red face, as if trying to immerse herself completely in her work, and waved Noah off.
"Well, then you should hurry and go. Goodbye!"
Seeing Morgan like this, Noah silently nodded and went back to find Artoria!
There were some things he still wanted to ask Artoria about.
And...
Even though Morgan had previously said she wanted it all, now that things had unfolded this way, Noah still needed to have a clear talk with Artoria.
Noah was handling his family affairs on his side, while in Rome, White was reviewing the documents before her, preparing to return to Camelot and report.
"The tasks assigned by the King have been completed."
"Suppressing the Fairies is done, and investigating the King's origins... this task is also finished."
White looked at the documents she had copied from the Roman Senate. She now fully understood the surname of the clan that had been expelled from Rome back then.
She even knew why this clan was exiled after Sword Emperor Lucius was decided as the next emperor, and why they were ambushed by Romans during their exile.
It wasn't because this clan had done anything wrong.
Nor was it about taking sides or not.
The decision to make the current Sword Emperor Lucius the emperor involved extremely complex reasons. At the time, Lucius was the only candidate who aligned with the interests of all factions, so she was pushed onto the throne.
As for what this clan had done...
It was simply because after bringing the King into the world, they took him to the Pantheon for blessings, which triggered a miracle of the Pantheon. Before the King was even given a name, he was bestowed one.
That name—the King's true name—was Noah Mulius.
If translated into the Roman accent of the King's homeland, when the given name and surname were combined, its pronunciation would become identical to another name.
And that name was...
—Romulus!
The name bestowed upon the King by the miracle of the Roman Pantheon was the same as that of Rome's founding emperor!
In other words, compared to the current Sword Emperor Lucius, the King should have been the true emperor of this era, chosen by the Pantheon!