Lost Narrative Poetry

"BB..." Xia Ran twitched the corner of his mouth and suddenly realized what he was saying.

This makes sense. After all, he doesn't pay much attention to the ubiquitous spiritual signals in the air, just like ordinary people in the modern world pay attention to the various electromagnetic waves filled in the surrounding atmosphere. There has never been any normal feeling.

Even if Xia Ran can detect it and see it accurately, he can also read the flow of information in the spirit network just like reading the information carried in electromagnetic waves. But it doesn't make any sense, because there is no need.

And even though the current Lingzi network is still very crude and not as large as the Internet of later generations, it is still a "magic" network that covers the entire European region, and it has recently started from Britain to try to open the lower links to the public. , Lingzi network is beginning to spread towards the civilian field...

And because the central host is set up here in the Tower of Glory, the entire tower itself can be regarded as a huge spiritual signal transmission tower that can cover the whole world. Basically, there are signals from all over Europe all the time. Massive amounts of information are gathered, and data throughput such as various processing and calculations are performed.

Therefore, even if BB just unabashedly started data transmission near Xia Ran's room and broadcast what happened directly to Artoria, it would be difficult for the person involved to find out——

The magician can detect the information flow in the spirit network around him, but he just thinks it is normal out of habit. The spirit calculation device is receiving massive information from all over Europe, and after completing the calculation and processing, it has to send feedback... ...After all, I was completely unprepared, so I didn’t try to read the information.

Sure enough, the real Sakura is much more cute and cute...

Xia Ran pressed her forehead with one hand, raised her head and sighed: "Sure enough, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted at that time..."

"No, we can't let it go like this... I'm going to settle the score with her right now!" After a slight pause, he slapped his palm and said seriously, and then turned around and left from the other side of the corridor.

"This matter is not urgent, Master... let's talk about the current matter first. Have you forgotten what you promised me?" Arturia, who was very angry, had quick eyes and quick hands, stepped forward, and directly grabbed the wanted This guy took the opportunity to slip away.

"Ah? What?" Xia Ran blinked and looked at her innocently, "I didn't promise anything. I didn't say anything at that time, but Miss Medea came..."

"You...!!" The girl was furious. Is this the problem?

"..." On the other side, Mordred looked at the interaction between the two with a gloomy face. He felt that his presence seemed to be very unnecessary. Suddenly, his whole body felt bad, and a certain vagueness began to emit from behind him. There is a low air pressure, and black air visible to the naked eye is emitted in all directions.

Artoria calmed down a little. She took a deep breath and stared at her Master with very stern eyes: "If I don't come now, Master, what are you going to do?"

"...Help Xiao Mo inherit the throne." The magician answered honestly.

"I'm not dead yet!" The King of Knights raised his voice angrily.

"Ahem, that's not what I meant. As long as she inherits the throne of Camelot through the normal succession..." Xia Ran raised her finger to scratch her cheek and explained.

Artoria tried very hard to resist the urge to draw her sword and stab him. The Holy Sword of the Star was recovered, but it had not been used for so long, and it was already a little unfamiliar and unaccustomed: "In short, I am not ready to admit this matter. You should give up on this idea!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a sharp sword. Mordred's expression changed instantly. She felt that her heart was bleeding and she was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe.

Just like when Morgan arranged for her to hide her identity and sharpen her minions, she did not comply at all, but directly disclosed all this to King Arthur. It is because her longing and admiration for her father far exceed her mother's obsession and ambition. She hopes to be recognized by her father and be proud of her father.

So she did not act according to Morgan's intention, but wanted to become a noble knight recognized by her father, but that day, Artoria rejected her equally ruthlessly.

"Why... why can't you admit me! Isn't King Arthur always known for his integrity, impartiality and selflessness? Why should I be treated differently in my matter?!"

A low voice sounded, and it was not the magician who asked, but the rebellious girl knight. She clenched her fists angrily, gritted her teeth and asked, staring at her father with eyes full of fierce hatred: "Could it be that I ...As Morgan’s clone, should I be so disgusted by you?”

That was both hatred for Artoria and disgust for myself.

Why not give up the throne to yourself?

Why don't you recognize yourself as your son?

Why was he born in this form?

How passionate her love for her father was, how strong the hatred turned into. She believed that "father" did not recognize her as his "son" because he was taking his dissatisfaction with Morgan onto herself and hated her. My sister used magic to copy an android based on her!

But this is not fair at all! This is obviously not my fault!

"..."

"..."

Arturia frowned and turned her head, facing the furious Mordred, she remained silent for a moment, and then replied expressionlessly:

"...I have never hated you. As I said before, there is only one reason for not passing the throne to you - you don't have the ability to be a king, that's all."

Mordred was slightly stunned. She remembered this sentence, because it was the last sentence Arturia said to her before she was alive, and it was the last answer she gave to her at the sword fence.

However, in the eyes of Mordred, who was blinded by resentment at the time, such a frivolous sentence was completely unconvincing. It was simply a perfunctory statement made by his father who did not want to admit her... Of course, it is the same now.

Mordred only wanted to be recognized by Artoria, and this was all she could see with her eyes. So once this matter failed to go as planned or was denied, she would not be able to think about other things calmly.

How could he admit that he was not worthy of being a king? Naturally, she would only think that no matter how hard she worked, even if she was better than anyone else, the moment she was born, she was despised by King Arthur as the evil son who had stained her life.

"Okay, okay, you all should calm down...after all, we are all a family, what's the problem that we can't sit down and talk about?"

Seeing the strong smell of gunpowder between the two knight girls, as if history was about to repeat itself, Xia Ran quickly intervened between the two to stop the possible collision.

"Who is your family?" Mordred, who was burning with hatred in his heart, didn't appreciate it at all and glared at him through gritted teeth.

"I mean you and Artoria are a family, whether father and son, mother and daughter, this fact will never change..." Xia Ran didn't care and calmly corrected the rebellious girl. .

"Who and her...she is, is..." the rebel knight blurted out, instinctively wanting to refute, but he reacted mid-sentence, and suddenly seemed to be stuck, and his face turned red from holding back.

I want to deny it but I don't mean it, but if I don't deny it, I feel weak.

All in all, let alone how uncomfortable it was to hold it in.

"Master, please stop meddling in other people's business..." Arturia also frowned in annoyance. It was only years of relationships and tempered nerves that kept her calm.

If it were someone else who tried to commit suicide over and over again, constantly arousing her sensitive nerves, she would have been pierced by the holy spear long ago...

"I also want to stop meddling in other people's business, but isn't your business my business? How could I not care about it? Do you understand what I mean?" The magician also said helplessly, "And after all, you two My personality is really awkward, and I really can’t stand it even though it is a very simple thing..."

It is impossible to say that this matter can be delayed indefinitely. Sooner or later, both Arturia and himself will have to leave, even if he has cut this world line from the quantum record fixed belt of the entire universe and placed it inside himself. Re-expanding it won't change anything.

It is impossible for Xia Ran to say that he expands the world inside himself, and then hides in his own inner universe, and then disappears from the cause and effect of the entire outside world.

Maybe there will be hope in the future, but it is impossible now.

Therefore, the result of returning is inevitable, so Artoria must let go. She needs to establish a successor before then... Is there any other choice? Everyone knows that Mordred is really the only candidate.

Unless the King of Knights can seize the opportunity to have another one before leaving, in this case, there will be additional options.

"..."

Your business is my business? Arturia opened her mouth, but finally turned away silently without saying anything.

It seemed that she understood what she meant. Xia Ran felt somewhat relieved. It was not that he couldn't understand Artoria. It was probably because the other party had been subconsciously denying Mordred, so he didn't think about it at all. After this, she also ignored the fact that she would let go sooner or later.

"..." Mordred beside him also opened his mouth, but he also didn't know what to say, but his eyes towards the magician became wary and complicated.

What is the relationship between this man and his father? Shouldn't he have an extra guardian?

Or is it just because he thinks so that he has such an attitude towards himself and helps him for this reason? Does he regard herself as... his daughter? No, no, it’s too disgusting, I absolutely can’t accept it!

The rebellious girl knight was subconsciously thinking so wildly in her mind. She felt that her mind was in a mess, and her expression, like her mood, was unprecedentedly complicated. She instinctively resisted such a thing, and even just thinking about it felt that she would never accept it!

But... but...

If this person can get his father to accept him...

Mordred bit his lip tightly and clenched and relaxed his fists repeatedly several times. It was obvious that there was a war between heaven and man in his heart. She instinctively hates such things, but the possible outcome of this matter is what she has always hoped for. Therefore, rationality and selfish desires are constantly fighting in her heart, making it difficult to make a decision.

"... Let's all be honest. Just say what you are thinking directly. Don't always play riddles and let the other person think about it. Tragedies often happen like this."

At this time, Xia Ran was also chatting, seizing this rare opportunity to express his opinions while Arturia and Mordred were obviously deep in thought and did not interrupt.

"It's best to understand what Mordred thinks. To put it simply, deep down in her heart, she simply wants to gain your approval, Artoria, and hopes that you can recognize her as a child with your blood. She has extremely lacked a father since she was a child. Love her, your status is simply equal to God..."

He reached out and pointed at Mordred, and in a straightforward tone, he mercilessly revealed the girl's innermost thoughts and visions.

"You guy..."

No one would like to be exposed like this, so the rebellious knight who woke up instantly blushed and his arms trembled as if he was about to pull out the magic sword.

Arturia was obviously moved for a moment. She didn't know that she had such a transcendent position in Mordred's heart, but she quickly stabilized her emotions and said calmly: "I didn't listen. It was said that there are such believers who want to overthrow their own gods..."

"Love is deep, hate is deep, and it is obvious that neither you nor Morgan set a good example as parents." Xia Ran replied calmly, "Morgan gave birth to her just to get a tool for revenge, and you know After her existence, I was never willing to acknowledge her..."

Plus, Mordred is still just a child.

Because they are artificial humans made by magic, they grow at a much faster rate than human beings, and their life cycles are correspondingly short. Compared with his peers, when those babies who could not yet speak or walk could only cry, Mordred was already working hard to wield his sword and train himself to become a truly noble knight.

By the time those peers actually reached adulthood, she was probably close to decline... Considering that King Arthur's reign was only about ten years, Mordred's age was probably ten years or less.

"If you continue to be entangled, this matter will be endless after all. If you really don't want to admit her, just be more decisive and cruel..." Xia Ran narrowed her eyes and looked at Artoria, "What do you think about Mo?" How do you think about Dredd’s existence, even if it’s just once, tell me honestly.”

"snort……"

Mordred snorted coldly and turned to look elsewhere. It seemed that she had put down what she had just done and did not want to argue with the magician. Although she tried her best to appear nonchalant, everyone could tell that she The moment was filled with tension and fear.

Arturia was silent and didn't speak for a long time.

Or she could directly solve the problem by saying some harsh words, but she couldn't say it at all...and she really didn't think that way.

She let out a long sigh, hesitated, and then said: "I really don't have any hatred for her. This is not her fault in the first place..."

"Then why don't you acknowledge me!"

Mordred seemed to be relieved for an instant, and there was an ecstatic look in her eyes, but then she turned to suspicion and vigilance. She was heartbroken and would no longer easily believe such unfounded claims. .

"Because you don't have the temperament to be a king..." After making a start, Arturia seemed to feel calmer. She looked at her "child" calmly and said, "I am well aware of Britain's rough fate. I will inherit this The throne means endless disasters, it should not be your responsibility..."

"Wha, what?!" Mordred felt like he was completely shocked.

Artoria did not stop, but continued to speak:

"I have been preparing for this since I was young. I have been studying day and night for fifteen years, even in my sleep... And Mordred, you lack the most important education as a king, because you You are not qualified, so I will not recognize your inheritance."

That's all.

"No, it's impossible! You obviously hate Morgan, and you are worried that the identity of my "illegitimate son" who appeared out of nowhere will be exposed, slandering your reputation and weakening your authority, so you refuse to acknowledge me! "The rebellious knight's face suddenly turned ferocious, and she roared like this.

"I admit that I had such worries. I was worried that your appearance would trigger a breakup and civil war in Britain, and the kingdom would be destroyed. Because of the situation at that time, you also know that under a lot of pressure, I had to act more... Be careful."

The King of Knights nodded and admitted, then hesitated for a moment——

"But I have considered that if you can prove your ability and can truly match the throne, then I will recognize you and help you pave the way..."

"You didn't give me any chance at all! How can I prove myself! I will always be at the bottom of the round table, right?!" Mordred suddenly laughed angrily. She was really deceiving herself.

"I have."

Arturia still looked at her calmly: "During the expedition, I entrusted you, the bottom of the round table, with the responsibility of protecting the kingdom, not anyone else."

"..."

"..."

Mordred was stunned as if struck by lightning.

She suddenly remembered that it was for this reason that she was able to take the opportunity to lead a rebellion, contact the princes and lords who had always had evil intentions, and instigate them to join her. Otherwise, she would not have been able to do all this easily. .

When he was rejected by his father and thought that his father hated and despised him, he was entrusted with the important task of protecting the kingdom. There was obviously Gawain, known as the king's right hand, and the king's brother Kai... but he chose He was the last Knight of the Round Table...

But because of the rejection, she had become extremely vicious and could no longer think calmly.

Mordred betrayed the king's trust and did not seize the opportunity to prove his worthiness for the throne. Instead, he raised the flag of rebellion and launched a rebellion, destroying Britain...

Is this the meaning of what my father said to me expressionlessly at the end of his return? There is only one reason for not passing the throne to myself...

At this moment, the rebellious girl could not describe the frustration and regret she felt.

I have been pursuing continuously, and I feel that I will never get the glory in my life. I have already been granted it, but I have unknowingly ruined it with my own hands.

He is the stupidest knight in the world. He hates King Arthur and is convinced that he is worthy of the throne...

Such a mistake, and she had the audacity to believe it was right.