Chapter 67: New Wings
In the chalk-white city, in the Shrine of Light, the temple that had been very lively yesterday was suddenly quiet today.
No one came to disturb, no one came to pray, and no one made any more reprimands like "get out"—
"So boring."
Vena lay on the stone table in the garden, lazily sunbathing on one side, and gently tapping the surface of the stone table with her fingers on the other, making a crisp sound.
"That little girl is really stupid enough... that was clearly a trap, yet she jumped in with joy."
Recalling the excited scene of Mash rushing out with a "wow—" as if there was a piece of gold waiting for her to pick up, Vena couldn't help but sigh at the vitality of young people, and the fact that she was indeed old.
No money, working for free, just to experience the joy of work—even the other Round Table Knights, when faced with such an energetic little girl, couldn't help but shake their heads and exclaim in their hearts, "too much competition."
And Shiroryu was a little surprised.
"You can actually see that this is a trap?"
He looked at this only "vassal" of his—he hadn't seen it, that this woman who had dared to cut Scáthach with a knife before had unknowingly grown into a "strategist" type of character?
"Please, Lord Dragon God. I'm just not as smart as you guys—but that absolutely doesn't mean I'm a fool, okay."
Vena, lying on the table, raised her head slightly and rolled her eyes at him.
"Clearly, this is that king disciplining her vassals... hmph hmph, what a bunch of stupid knights. Just for that completely worthless title, they are being played around, and are even going to fight to the death."
Vena saw through the mystery in one sentence.
Yes, a title—or rather, "honor."
This thing that was worthless in her eyes was more important than their lives to those Round Table Knights. No one wanted to lose, especially those Round Table Knights who had grudges with each other. They wished they could step on their mortal enemy and never let him get up again.
Of course, Artoria's ultimate goal was definitely not to let these Round Table Knights decide a real winner. As a king, her purpose had always been only one—that is, to maintain the stability of the entire knightly order and the entire country.
Vena knew this very well, so even if she didn't understand Artoria's methods, she could still know that this was a trap, and that those Round Table Knights would be played around by their king.
—But this was actually not important.
That was a matter between Artoria and her vassals. Vena didn't care, and it was absolutely not her place to care. Now, the only thing that could really make her care was actually only one.
"Lord Dragon God."
Vena's body left the stone table, no longer maintaining that lazy appearance from before. Instead, she sat upright, showing a very serious, and at the same time, a very sad look.
"Did something happen, which is why you are preparing to leave?"
...
This time, he was really surprised. He swore that he had never revealed any thought of "I'm leaving" to her—he hadn't even mentioned it. But she had very keenly sensed it.
Who had revealed this matter to her? Or had she comprehended it from some minor details herself?
"Just think about it and you'll know, right? Those Heroic Spirits wouldn't appear in this world for no reason. And their relationship with Morgan is so close—yet this world has no trace of their existence at all. And what Mash said, those things that happened one thousand five hundred years later. Connecting these things... even Fou would know that there's a problem with this era, this country, right?"
Vena looked at the little white beast on his shoulder and greeted it a little impolitely.
"Fou! (Stupid woman)—"
"Fou fou fou fou! (I knew about this long ago!)"
Fou barked at her with some dissatisfaction. In fact, this little white beast had known about the problem with him long ago—second only to Merlin. But what could it do? It couldn't talk!
...
Ignoring the little white beast's protest, he and Vena looked at each other. Vena stared at his eyes, as if she wanted to see something from them—but those eyes were too deep, and the soul power contained within was too powerful. After just staring for a few seconds, she felt a little dizzy.
"To dare to look directly at the majesty of a god, just this alone is enough to send you to hell."
He deliberately taught this only subordinate of his a lesson in a very serious tone. But there was not a trace of fear on her face, only full of excitement.
"So, you are planning to go to hell. So you are sending me to scout out the situation there for you in advance, right?"
"You wish! I'm planning to go to heaven. You can go to hell by yourself!"
"Ah? Don't, you've already harmed one hell. Don't tell me you're planning to turn heaven into hell too?"
A boring bickering session. This was not the first time, nor would it be the last. But only this time, she really heard what she wanted to hear from him—
"I don't know what happened, and I don't know why you are suddenly preparing to leave. But whether it's heaven or hell, you will take me with you, right? You definitely won't leave me behind, right?" she asked with some urgency. She raised her head again and looked into his eyes.
The divine might was still vast. But at the same time, a blue light also bloomed in her eyes, making her not have to avoid the god's majesty. Yes, she didn't have to avoid this majesty in the first place. Because she herself was a servant under a god—the god's will had long been integrated into her soul, becoming a part of her life that could never be separated.
"Ah."
Looking at her in this state, he was silent for a long time, and finally nodded. "My wings also carry your future."
He promised solemnly. At the same time, in a place that no one could see, on the white dragon that was fighting against the curse and despair, a brand new, pure white wing was slowly unfolding, bringing some new changes to the white dragon that seemed to have completely merged with these ominous things.
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