Chapter 68: Artoria's Super Idea!
Those were leisurely days. They were also the last leisurely days on this island.
The Round Table Knights—these heroes who stood at the pinnacle of humanity, proved to the world that their virtuous names were by no means false. Gawain, known as the "King's Arm," lived up to his loyalty and bravery. In just one month, he launched ten battles against the Picts. With continuous victories, he had become the most prominent knight on the Isle of Britain, the "Prince Charming" in the hearts of countless women.
The iron-faced, impartial Agravain once again took charge of the criminal justice system, becoming the chief justice of the kingdom of Camelot. His judgments were incomparably just, and every sentence could be traced back to its source. Both the plaintiff and the defendant were convinced and shouted in agreement.
Gareth, on the other hand, together with Kay, who was in charge of the royal palace's inner treasury, went back to her old job—of course, not cooking the big pot, but being in charge of all the miscellaneous items in the royal palace, considered the head of all the other miscellaneous servants, the Lord Chamberlain who was deeply trusted by the king.
"Even Mordred, because of her outstanding performance in the magical beast hunting operations, has become a hero in everyone's eyes. Especially those experienced old hunters, they like to drink and eat meat with her even more."
This was intelligence from Mash. This little one, who was the only one not assigned a job by Artoria, because she had volunteered herself, had become an "assistant"—she could go to any department to help as she pleased, but Guinevere would not grade her work at all.
In this one month of life, Mash had improved rapidly. From a workplace newcomer who knew nothing, she had quickly grown into a capable worker. The place she went to most often was the kingdom's confidential office, where she would help Bedivere collect intelligence from various departments, or pass on the king's instructions to the lower levels, and do some simple errands. Occasionally, she would also go to help Agravain, helping to sort out the cases that had already been judged, and categorizing them... Agravain seemed to be preparing to revise the laws of this kingdom, to make it more mature and easier to be applied by the most grassroots law enforcers.
"Everyone is so amazing."
For Mash, this one month was a very busy month, but also a very happy one. She had never experienced such a fulfilling and rewarding life. Although this sense of accomplishment mainly came from the carry of twelve top-tier bosses—but as a participant in these great works, she, this little transparent, also had a share of the glory, right?
However, just as she naively thought that this beautiful life would continue until these outstanding knights decided a real winner—
"Mmm, everyone's scores are very high. It seems everyone has worked very hard this month. I am very pleased that everyone is so outstanding... but this won't do. There can only be one winning group. We have to find a way to pull apart the gap! How about this, why don't you all switch jobs and do another month?"
The king sitting on the throne announced the new royal decree in a consulting tone. The king's "conspiracy" had begun.
...
Three days after the knights had switched jobs, in the chalk-white city, in the Shrine of Light,
"Yo, a rare guest—"
"Come in, come in. Why didn't you go to work for free today?"
Looking at Mash, who was dawdling at the door but had not yet come in, Vena, who was almost bored to death, quickly invited her in and poured her a cup of refreshing sour fruit juice.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp—"
Mash almost subconsciously picked up the cup with her hand and, without even smelling what the juice tasted like, sent it to her mouth.
"Ah, so sour—"
The extremely sour taste exploded in her mouth, making her shiver, and she almost spat out the juice in her mouth. But it did indeed reawaken her spirit, making her realize where she was.
"Ah, I actually came here without realizing it?"
"Mmm, Fou, good afternoon—"
Mash greeted the cute little white beast. Fou also poked out its head and rubbed against her cheek. This was a very comforting scene. The cute little animal made her let out a light laugh. But in the next instant, as if she had thought of something, she became negative again. She directly lay on the stone table, showing a very unmotivated look.
"Hey, hey, it's only been a few days. How did you become like this? Cheer up! You're only fifteen. How can you be in a daze here like a thirty-something old woman like me! I told you, there's no good end to working for free—you should at least ask that stingy king for some wages!"
...
Mash had indeed lost interest in work. But the reason she had lost interest was by no means "working for free." It was because the originally extremely smooth work had suddenly become chaotic, filled with obstacles everywhere.
"The king transferred Agravain to the confidential office, replacing Bedivere... I don't know why, but it was a very simple matter, yet he made a mess of it. The staff of other departments have a lot of complaints about him, saying he's using a feather as a warrant and so on."
"Bedivere was transferred to the tribunal, but I heard that the situation on his side is also not very smooth. It was just a small case, but he dragged it on for three days and still couldn't solve it. The plaintiff and the defendant chose to settle on their own."
"Mordred went to the internal affairs office... let's not talk about it, that was a disaster. She almost tore down the royal palace!"
"Lancelot was in charge of the inner treasury... but I heard that on the second day of his tenure, he had spent all the previous savings and was also in a lot of debt. Sir Kay was so angry that he was about to draw his sword and have a duel with him."
Mash reported what she had seen and heard in these three days listlessly. To sum it up in one sentence: in just three days, a prosperous kingdom actually showed faint signs of collapse?
"What on earth does the king want to do?"
Mash didn't understand—everyone was at their own post, playing their own talents. Wasn't that good enough? Why suddenly have a "major work adjustment"? And those Round Table Knights too. If you're not good at something, just leave it to your subordinates to do! Why do you have to force yourself and mess things up!
Mash pouted. For the first time, she experienced the difficulty of being a worker.
However, it was at this very moment—
"Do you really not know why?"
Not far away, Shiroryu's voice suddenly sounded. The voice was not loud, but it directly hit the girl's soul.
"If you really don't understand, you might as well ask your heart. It will tell you the answer."
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