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When Asher closed his eyes, he instinctively thought about what would happen next. This scene was far too familiar; Morgan Le Fay had done something similar before.
This must be the method Morgan taught Lily, right?
Feeling the girl's hand on his face, Asher didn't know whether to be happy or sad. Logically, shouldn't he be the one doing this? Yet, apart from the time with his Shishou, everything else had been passively accepted.
Artoria carefully watched Asher, leaning in slightly, making a motion as if to kiss him. But just as her lips were about to meet Asher's, she stopped short, a strand of golden hair lightly brushing Asher's face. Artoria gazed at Asher's face with a complex expression.
Wouldn't doing this be taking advantage of him? It seems a bit wrong to make him close his eyes and then secretly do something bad.
"You can open your eyes," Artoria said. Looking at Asher, whose eyes were now open, staring into those dark pupils, and at the handsome face beneath his soft hair that seemed not yet fully matured, Artoria silently covered her face.
This makes it even more impossible to do that!
But even if his eyes were closed, if she kissed him, Ash would very likely open his eyes.
I really should have blindfolded him earlier!
Thinking this, Artoria removed her hands from her face, her gaze scanning left and right, suddenly fixing on the stockings she had just taken off.
If I blindfold him, I wouldn't have to worry about him seeing, right?
But this completely contradicted the spirit of a righteous knight. As a knight, one should express their feelings openly and do what they want openly. But this also felt very embarrassing...
So annoying, this emotion is truly unpleasant.
"Lily?" Asher cautiously called Artoria's name. For some
reason, he felt that the oppressive aura Artoria was currently emitting was quite astonishing.
"What's wrong?" Artoria frowned slightly. In reality, she didn't want to frown, but she instinctively wanted to use this method to hide her shyness.
"No, I thought you were spacing out just now, so I tried calling you..." Artoria didn't speak, and Asher looked at her twice, then continued, "I think you look quite good in a dress. I didn't expect Sister Morgan's dressing room to have clothes that suit you."
"Is this her childhood clothes?" Artoria's eyelids twitched slightly.
Does he mean I'm still too young?
Asher immediately sensed that the atmosphere was off, so he quickly changed the subject: "Let's go back quickly. We've been here a bit long. I'm afraid Sister Morgan will start looking for us soon."
Sister Morgan, Sister Morgan... as expected, Ash only has Royal Sister in his eyes.
Artoria lightly bit her lip. She was already secretly annoyed by her earlier hesitation, and upon hearing Asher's words, her heart immediately filled with more anger. She suppressed the rage in her heart, keeping her gaze as calm as possible: "Then you go change your clothes, and we'll leave."
"Change clothes here?" Asher thought, Are you planning on making me cross-dress?
"Royal Sister and I have been here before. There are men's clothes here. Just pick one," Artoria said. She had been here with Morgan Le Fay a few months ago and was a bit puzzled when she saw some men's clothing, but later she figured it out. Clearly, all of Royal Sister's men's clothes were prepared for Ash, and many of them probably mixed in Royal Sister's personal preferences and interests.
Asher nodded gently and walked to the wardrobe. When he opened it, he indeed saw many men's clothes. He picked one. Artoria silently turned her head, waiting for Asher to change. In her leisure, her gaze scanned the surroundings, sniffing the unique fragrance in the room.
Although she had been here several times with Royal Sister, she rarely had the chance to observe her surroundings because Morgan wouldn't let her move around and strictly forbade her from touching anything in the room, except clothes.
The room's decor and layout gave off a very warm feeling. There were many cabinets around, and a small table. On the table were several miniature bottles, stoppered, but without liquid inside.
They seemed to be the source of the room's fragrance. Artoria walked over, picked up one of the miniature bottles, and gently sniffed it at her nose. Indeed, the room's fragrance emanated from here; the miniature bottle had a very strong scent. It was a floral scent, with a cool undertone. Artoria couldn't say what kind of flower it was, it might be the combined scent of several flowers.
"What is it?" Just then, Asher finished changing, walked
behind Artoria, and leaned over to look. Unprepared, Artoria instinctively flinched, and the miniature bottle slipped from her hand. Asher reacted quickly, leaning down to catch the small bottle, but he was still a step too late.
Cracks appeared on the small bottle, and soon, with a pleasant cracking sound, the bottle broke open.
"Oh no..." Asher quickly knelt down to pick up the glass shards. Seeing Artoria also kneeling to help tidy up, he softly said, "Sorry."
"I didn't even notice you were behind me. This is my
fault; I was careless," Artoria shook her head, not blaming Asher, but her tone was much more distant than before, because her own actions just now made her feel foolish. She picked up the broken small bottle in her hand, looked at it, and sniffed it again.
She felt that the moment she inhaled the scent, her mind immediately cleared a lot. "Something to clear the mind?" she murmured to herself. Artoria couldn't help but sniff again gently. She had a very strange feeling when she first smelled this fragrance. Although there was a mint-like coolness, this coolness also had a wonderful feeling that made her blood boil.
Is it not something to clear the mind? Artoria thought to herself.
"Sorry... I'll tell Sister Morgan later that I broke it," Asher said.
Artoria shook her head: "No, I brought you in. I'll explain to Royal Sister later."
Asher couldn't help but look at Artoria twice. He felt like Lily was sulking... But he couldn't ask too many questions now. Asking more questions would only add fuel to the fire. So, he just nodded and said, "Let's leave here first."
Artoria nodded absently, picked up her dress and white stockings from the chair, and was about to leave the room with Asher, but as soon as she took the first step, she felt her mind become hazy. The mind-clearing floral scent from before now revealed its true colors. It seemed to emit a sweet, rosy fragrance that plunged Artoria's mind into confusion.
When Artoria looked up at Asher again, she felt a certain emotion quietly flowing deep within her. Her gaze fixed tightly on Asher's back, and a sudden impulse arose in her heart. The impulse to hold him tightly. ...And another feeling of jealousy. Even though it was her and Ash in this room, he was still thinking about Royal Sister.
Just thinking about it, an inexplicable jealousy burned within her, making her want to pin him to the ground and retaliate. But she couldn't do that, because she felt completely powerless, as if something had drained her
Asher also seemed to sense something was amiss and turned to look at Artoria. "Lily?"
"I'm fine. The scent just now must have been problematic. Let's leave here first," Artoria said in a very low, deep voice. Despite saying this, her mind felt increasingly confused. Asher nodded gently, then looked at the swaying Artoria. He walked forward, squatted down with his back to her, and said,
"I'll carry you." But after a moment, the girl behind him remained motionless. Asher turned back, about to say something more, but found the girl's head bowed, as if she had fallen asleep.
"Lily?" Asher tried to call out. Artoria still didn't respond.
"Was there something wrong with the scent just now?!"
Asher's heart skipped a beat. He leaned closer to see if she was really asleep, but as soon as he leaned in, he saw Artoria raise her head. Her emerald green eyes had turned a brilliant gold, and sparks, like those from blacksmithing, seemed to scatter within her pupils.
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