Chapter 55: Kuudere on the Surface, Actually a Closet Pervert
That was a face that should absolutely not have appeared here. In this Tower of Brilliance, where knights gathered, and loyalty and honor had almost condensed into substance.
Let alone others, even this little girl herself felt that she was out of place with everyone else.
"Um... I... am Ma, Mash..."
"Mash Kyrielight."
"I don't know why I came here... When I woke up, I found that I was already here..."
Feeling the gazes of the surrounding people gathering on her, this girl who had no idea what was going on almost subconsciously reported her true name.
"Oh—"
The proud knights, hearing this unfamiliar name, looked at each other. There was surprise, there was realization, there was contemplation, there was a mischievous smile—and on one person's face, there was a flustered expression as if they had seen a ghost.
"Well, we don't know you."
"But since you were able to come here, it proves your connection with us. Perhaps, in the future, you will become a Round Table Knight."
The gorilla—or rather, Sir Gawain, the Round Table Knight most trusted and relied upon by the King, showed a relieved and somewhat meaningful smile on his face.
He already knew what was going on. No, it should be said that most of the Round Table Knights already understood what was going on. But no one spoke the truth—this was out of respect for that noble knight, and even more so, out of respect for this girl named [Mash Kyrielight].
"In short, my King."
"Under your summons, the Round Table Knights have assembled."
"Please declare your royal decree!"
Shiroryu looked at the King who was surrounded by the knights. He could feel that Artoria's current state should be a bit dizzy.
—Although she didn't know what had happened, her intuition told her that this should be a good thing. So there was no need to have any scruples, just accept the current situation with an open mind. This was probably Artoria's current psychological state.
This state was maintained until they left the Tower at the End of the World and returned to the real world, only then did it ease a little.
"To speak of a royal decree is a bit too serious. It's probably just one thing that I need your sirs' help with. But that matter is not too urgent. Before that, please first explain the general situation to me, and also allow me to host a banquet for you, my sirs who have come from afar."
Breathing in the fresh air of the outside world, Artoria's consciousness gradually became clear. The style of the perfect king was revealed—no one could find even a single flaw in her words and actions.
Very good, it seems she has successfully adapted to her current role.
—Shiroryu thought so in his heart. While being silent, he also prepared to leave this place. He was not interested in these knights, nor was he interested in the Holy Grail War that was about to unfold on this island—let alone finding the Holy Grail. So what if he couldn't find it? As long as he was still standing here, the greatest miracle of this world still existed on this island, and this island would never fall into any apocalypse or despair again.
However,
"Wait a minute—"
Just as he was about to turn and leave, Artoria, who had been focusing on the knights, suddenly called out to him.
"Um... the following matters are probably not suitable for this child to participate in. Can I trouble you to take care of this child? Show her around and so on."
As she spoke, she reached out her hand and gently pushed out the purple-haired girl whose face was filled with questions like "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?".
"..."
He subconsciously reached out his hand and steadied the staggering Mash. But his eyes were always on Artoria—to be precise, on her face, in her pair of emerald eyes. He seemed to want to see something from them. But she acted very frankly, not at all like she was planning something.
"Alright."
Slowly withdrawing his gaze, he patted the little girl's shoulder and parted ways with the knights whose eyes were bursting with strong curiosity.
"Remember to come for dinner tonight—"
"..."
Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eat! The investigation team is here, and you're still eating!
...
He led Mash and wandered around this prosperous chalk-white city. It was a slightly silent, but by no means dull, leisure activity.
Although his personality was indeed a bit introverted, and he didn't like to talk to people much, even when he had to speak, he would try his best to express his intentions with the simplest language. But this seemingly very quiet purple-haired girl was a genuine optimist + activist.
After the initial panic, having realized that she didn't seem to be in any danger, she had almost instantly abandoned those doubts—next, what was presented before him was a natural girl who looked timid and cowardly on the surface, but was actually full of strong curiosity about everything here.
"Are those people bards? What are they singing?"
"What are those golden inscriptions drawn on the wall? What do they do?"
"Wow, a magus's trading market, so there's a place like this?"
"What kind of animal is this little white beast? I've never seen it in a textbook... but it's so cute."
—Note, all the above words were what the girl was thinking in her heart.
On the surface, she showed a slightly cold attitude, and there was almost no major change in her expression throughout the whole process. Only after seeing Fou did a slightly surprised expression appear on her face—and then she smiled and reached out her hand, trying to touch this cute little white beast.
In ACG culture, there is probably a special word to describe a girl like her: pseudo-sanmu. But he was more willing to call her performance a closet pervert.
"Although she looks very serious on the surface, she is actually just a child who has never experienced anything, and has not even come into contact with the outside world. Now, she probably doesn't even know how to properly express her own emotions, right?"
With just one glance, he had already understood the girl's current situation: a test-tube baby "created" specifically for the purpose of saving the Human Order, and the summoning of a Heroic Spirit had already been completed. But due to his extreme dissatisfaction with this anti-humanitarian act, the pure knight who had possessed this girl's body refused to provide any help to the salvation organization named "Chaldea"—he just stayed in the girl's body, ensuring that she, as a vessel, would not die because of his departure.
This was also the reason why she, who was clearly just an ordinary person, could be summoned to this era. Just as the gorilla had said—in the future, she would indeed become a true "Round Table" "Knight".
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