Chapter 18: The Sword and the Way Home
"Electing a king? ------”
Qing sat on the wall by the sea, his legs crossed, looking at the sea in the distance. The sea breeze was blowing his long hair, and his waist-length ponytail was fluttering like a pennant in the wind, and it was already approaching evening
"Yes, a new message just a few days ago. Since the death of the king, the situation in the country has begun to be turbulent, and one after another lord archduke has emerged to compete for the golden crown of the king of Britain. Later, His Majesty the Pope was also alarmed, and led the self-proclaimed prophet to hold a ceremony to elect a king in the cathedral on the outskirts of Camelot. It is rumored that the process of choosing a king all revolves around a sword inserted in a boulder. On that day, the archbishop stood before all the lords and knights and swore that whoever drew the sword of this stone would be the king of all the lands of Britain-----"
Ake looked at Qing with longing eyes, his eyes were incomparably clear, and his voice was incomparably excited
"Uh---- why - tell me these ---"
Qing was puzzled by this
"Of course I have to tell you! You're the strongest knight in the world! If it's you, if it's you! You're definitely the one who pulled out that sword."
"---, Ake, actually--I don't think I'm --- fit to be a king----"
"Why! No matter how strong you are, is there anyone stronger than the warrior who slays the dragon-----"
"If I had to say if there were, I don't know. But the king! It is not that force alone can decide. Courage, justice, faith, sincerity, wisdom, and strength. This is indispensable to be a king! Speaking of which--- if it were her, maybe ---"
Ake, who was beside Qing, was a little surprised
"He? ------“
Qing touched it lightly, and the sword on his knee seemed to touch his lover
"Yes! She! The one I can chase for the rest of my life!. She is not tall, but she has extremely lofty ideals and practices them. Compared to her, my dreams seem so selfish and small------"
"Please don't! In our hearts, you are the greatest hero! “
It was obvious that Ake could see Qing's self-deprecation and the admiration in his eyes. However, he still firmly believes in his beliefs, the man in front of him
"Thank you-----"
"Huh?! Why, why, thank me---"
Ake was blue, a clueless thanks, a little blind
"No, it's nothing, it's just a feeling, it's good to have friends to care about it----"
With that, Qing stood up, hung the sword back on her waist, and patted the dust off her body. Turning around, he patted Aker on the shoulder
"It's getting late, and it's almost time to go back. Regarding the matter of choosing a king--- I will go no matter what, thank you today! “
Ake looked at Qing, who was slowly walking home, and stood there in a daze. When he couldn't see Qing's back clearly, he suddenly jumped up in surprise
"Ahhhh ---------------------“
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A few days later
In front of the city gate, the townspeople were bustling, and they all carried their bags on their backs, as if they were going to travel far away. This was Morgan's suggestion, because the town was no longer safe because of the approaching time of war, when all sorts of invaders would come to sea. It just so happened that Qing was also going to Camelot, the capital of the empire, so Morgan suggested that Qing lead the townspeople with him. Later, after questioning the townspeople, Qing exercised this plan
"I'm sorry to be sorry-----"
Ake and the other 300 soldiers bowed deeply to Qing
"Ahh Slowly, slowly. This is also my business, after all, I don't worry about leaving you here like this, if I leave alone, I will be condemned by my own conscience---"
"Okay, okay~ I got goosebumps when I heard it, so let's go---"
Morgan walked over to Qing, threw a large bag of things into Qing's hand, and said in a very cool tone
"Yes, I have to be quite numb, hehehe. Yes! By the way, what is this? ”
"Didn't you say you were going to buy a gift for the most important person when you came, and forgot?"
Morgan crossed his waist a little angrily, put his face close to Qing's face, stared at Qing's eyes and said
"I haven't forgotten--- it's just that there have been a lot of things that have happened recently, and I haven't had time to think about it------"
Qing scratched her face and looked at the sky, beads of sweat slowly sliding down her sideburns
"As expected, I really forgot about it--- hehehe"
The girl covered her mouth with a very esoteric look and laughed at Qing
"Ahhh~ I'll admit it, I forgot. But, thank you, Morgan------"
"Humph! ------”