"You want me to join King Arthur's camp?"
Hearing this, Cang Ye was stunned for a moment.
He had originally thought that meeting Gawain in this tavern on the front lines was a coincidence, but he didn't expect that he had come looking for him.
And he was here as a representative of the Red Dragon's side.
"Yes. The situation in Britain has reached a critical point. We hope to recruit more and stronger knights to join the fight against the Tyrant King."
Gawain did not try to hide his intentions and frankly stated his purpose.
Beside him, Britomart, who was completely shrouded in a black cloak, was secretly sizing up this famous Sun Knight, who was the ideal type in the hearts of all the young women in Britain.
These days, because Britomart was unwilling to interfere in the secular affairs of humans, she basically did not participate in battles.
Her greatest pleasure was to wear a cloak while Cang Ye was out farming reputation, take the pocket money he gave her, and wander around the towns, then go to the taverns to listen to the bards tell all kinds of stories.
And this knight named Gawain was one of the few protagonists of the stories that the bards told most often, besides Lamorak.
The bards said that he was a warrior blessed by a saint, a good man with countless noble qualities, and also the prince charming that thousands of young women were infatuated with.
In fact, Gawain was indeed the origin of the term "prince charming."
But Britomart held a different view.
After carefully sizing up Gawain, she pouted and looked away with some disappointment.
I thought he was so handsome, but he's not as good-looking as Lamorak...
Gawain looked at the black-cloaked figure beside Cang Ye with some confusion. He felt that the other person seemed to dislike him a little.
How strange.
But Gawain was in no mood to consider other things now. The top priority was to win Lamorak's support.
"How about it, Lamorak? What do you think?"
Gawain urged Cang Ye, who had been silent for a long time.
"Can I ask who sent you to find me?"
Cang Ye did not rush to answer Gawain's question. Instead, he asked him.
"Artorius or Merlin?"
Gawain looked at Cang Ye with some surprise, but he finally nodded.
"It was Merlin. Although the King is also eager for talented people to join, she and Minister Kay have been busy with war affairs and pre-war preparations recently, so Merlin is in charge of recruitment."
Hearing this, Cang Ye raised an eyebrow. Merlin wanting him and Artoria wanting him were two different things. The meaning they represented was different.
"The reason?"
"Merlin said that in his prophetic dream, you will become a member of the Knights of the Round Table and will kill the Tyrant King with us and save Britain."
Gawain answered very directly.
After hearing this, Cang Ye couldn't help but frown.
From the biography of 'Lamorak' that the system had given him, he should indeed join the Knights of the Round Table and become the third-ranked Knight of the Lance.
But this was only the setting of the world before Cang Ye transmigrated. In the setting of the Moonlit World, the records of 'Lamorak' were very few, almost equivalent to being an invisible person.
And now that he had become Lamorak, or rather, it was because of the name Lamorak that this character could appear on the stage of Type-Moon's Britain.
So, facing this predetermined fate, should he choose to obey it?
[Host, do you want to perform a 'Deduction'?]
Hmm? Has the useless system saved up enough energy?
And how did it change from a passive deduction to an active one? Is it that humane?
Sensing the doubt in Cang Ye's heart, the system silently gave an answer.
[You have to understand, Host, that people grow, and I am no exception. The longer the path you take, the more profound the impact, the more energy I can obtain.]
[Now, please call me System 2.0.]
Alright, useless 2.0 system.
After retorting, Cang Ye began to think. Should he take this opportunity to perform a deduction?
Gawain looked at the contemplating Cang Ye and did not urge him, just watched him.
He silently brewed what he was going to do next in his heart.
After a long time, Cang Ye finally looked up.
He still decided not to waste this precious simulation opportunity.
He had his own plans for the matter of the Knights of the Round Table. If he agreed now and followed Merlin's path, the outcome would not necessarily be something he could control.
Most importantly, he hadn't brought his reputation to Morgan yet. So naturally, he would choose to refuse.
And so, Cang Ye no longer hesitated and said.
"Sorry, I still have my own ideals and plans. I will fight against Vortigern, but as for joining you, let's forget it."
"Is that so?"
Although Gawain was a little surprised that Cang Ye would refuse, he did not express any dissatisfaction.
After all, he believed that not everyone had received guidance from the Lady of the Lake (not Morgan) like him, had witnessed that king's seriousness and tenacity, and believed that she could definitely lead Britain to a bright future.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Cang Ye felt that after hearing his refusal, Gawain's facial muscles relaxed slightly, no longer so tense, as if he had completed a mission.
Cang Ye realized that Gawain still had something to say, so the words of farewell he was about to say did not come out.
Sure enough, Gawain's mouth opened slightly, and he spoke again.
"Since the mission Merlin gave me to invite you to join the Knights of the Round Table is complete, I should ask about our private matter."
"Private matter?"
Cang Ye's internal alarm bells went off, and his hand subconsciously reached for a silver-white cross-shaped sword at his waist.
That was the unreleased True Name form of the 『Magic Wind's Piercing Roar』 that Britomart had now half-gifted to him.
Does Gawain know about my relationship with Morgan? Does he know that I am his father's killer?
Cang Ye's thoughts ran wild, and a look of vigilance appeared in his eyes.
But Gawain seemed not to have noticed this. He continued to speak to himself, his eyes even showing a hint of admiration.
"To solve the problem of bandits and nobles for the common people without taking any reward, and to give them the wealth obtained."
"To defeat the giants and Afancs that harm the region and protect the local residents."
"To fight against the Tyrant King's army and give respect and sincerity to the enemy."
Cang Ye looked at Gawain, who had listed his deeds in a row, with some confusion, not understanding what he was trying to do.
Britomart, who was beside him, also leaned over to his ear with a puzzled expression and asked.
"Is this golden-haired gorilla-like guy also a bard?"
She had only heard these words from the mouths of bards.
At this moment, Gawain did not notice the strange looks from Cang Ye and Britomart at all.
After finishing listing Cang Ye's deeds and praising him, he finally looked at the latter.
"Such a noble and glorious character, worthy of being my dear brother, Lamorak!"
?
Large question marks appeared above the small heads of Cang Ye and Britomart.
After a long time, he finally came to his senses and said with a bit of a toothache, "What are you talking about? I'm your brother?"
Hearing this, Britomart, who was beside him, also came back from her daze and showed an expression of someone who had found some gossip.
"You may not have felt it yet, but I have the same aura as you. It's just that because of some differences, it's not particularly obvious."
Hearing this, Cang Ye was stunned.
His mind spun rapidly, and combining it with the information he knew about Gawain, he immediately understood what was going on.
"You mean, the Queen's... no, Morgan's aura?"
Hearing this name, Gawain's smile faded slightly, and his expression became complicated.
But he still nodded and replied.
"Yes. A long time ago, when I heard about your deeds, I felt that you were very likely to be one of the people created by Morgan, just like my brothers and sisters."
"And after joining my king's camp, I also confirmed the truth of this news from Merlin. That's why I took the initiative to take this mission from Merlin and come to find you."
Listening to Gawain's words, Cang Ye also understood the whole story.
As mentioned before, when he was Incarnated, he had absorbed a large amount of Morgan's blood. This blood later merged with his life energy, which is how Lamorak came to be.
And in the Type-Moon setting, Gawain and several other Knights of the Round Table were artificial life forms created by Morgan using her own blood combined with the blood of the British royal family through magecraft.
Although the two were not the same, they had similarities. It was normal for Gawain to be mistaken.
But, I'm not your brother. Strictly speaking, given my relationship with Morgan, I should be your stepfather...
Cang Ye thought with some malicious glee.
A Type-Moon comedy of recognizing fathers, how about that...
Just as Cang Ye was still thinking about how to tell Gawain that he had misunderstood, the latter's next sentence changed his expression.
"Lamorak, I know you are in pain because of this shameful aura and its origin. We are the same as you. But even if we have that adulteress's blood flowing in us, we cannot lose our inherent virtue and confidence because of it."
Gawain said with some earnestness, his tone full of persuasion and resentment and other complex emotions.
"Although our existence is proof of her lewdness, it also makes us brothers and sisters more united. You don't need to hide and feel inferior, Lamorak."
"We are your real family."
For some reason, perhaps because he was emotional when mentioning Morgan, the woman who had abandoned him at birth and had 'shamelessly' fornicated with other men to create more pathetic children like him.
Gawain did not notice that Cang Ye's expression was getting colder and colder, and a chill had appeared in his eyes.
"Enough! Gawain."
Suddenly, Cang Ye's cold voice interrupted Gawain's resentful speech, causing the latter to be stunned.
Gawain looked at Cang Ye with some bewilderment, but unexpectedly found that his eyes were terrifyingly scary. There was no excitement or joy in seeing him, his 'brother'.
Instead, there was disgust and anger, as if he had been greatly insulted.
"Lamorak?"
Gawain's consciousness became a little more normal. He frowned, his tone full of doubt and incomprehension.
But Cang Ye was in no mood to give him a good face. He said coldly.
"Have you tried to understand the truth of the matter? Just based on your own subjective views, you insult and resent the person who brought you into this world."
"Is the so-called gentle and radiant knight like the sun really this kind of person?"
Gawain's expression became a little ugly.
"Does this still need to be confirmed? If she wasn't promiscuous, how were we children born? If she had a sense of responsibility, why was she unwilling to look at us for so many years?"
"And."
At this point, Gawain's face became even uglier, and there was a hint of pain in his eyes.
"If she really had a heart, why would she kill my father and then occupy the throne of Camelot and declare herself king!"
"Lamorak, why are you defending her? Have you been put under a bewitching spell by her?"
Listening to Gawain's words, Cang Ye somewhat understood why Gawain, who according to the original records, still had some resentment towards Morgan but did not particularly hate her, had become like this now.
It was probably because he had killed the King of Orkney, who had raised Gawain and the others and was their only elder, which led to the heartbroken Gawain, who had lost his loved one, to become a little darker when facing Morgan, turning from a gentle sun.
Speaking of which, this was Cang Ye's fault.
But so what?
Cang Ye longed to become a saint, but Lamorak would not be a saint.
In this history that had actually happened, there were countless bad people. So why couldn't he be one?
Besides, was killing the King of Orkney really entirely his fault?
It was the King of Orkney's greed that prompted him to come to the capital, and it was his greed that led to his and those knights' demise.
And if Cang Ye and Morgan had not resisted him, they would have been the ones killed instead.
In this world, the most difficult thing to argue about is good and evil.
Cang Ye was not a perfect person, and a saint was not a perfect person before becoming a saint.
Do not evade, do not regret, recognize one's own sins and responsibilities, and walk the path of the saint that must be walked.
When that day comes, the Lord's scales will judge his good and evil.
This was Cang Ye's path to sainthood.
And so, Cang Ye did not choose to continue arguing with Gawain. Instead, he took out a white handkerchief and threw it on the table in front of him.
"Let's duel, Sir Gawain. A knight's weapon will express our hearts."
Now he was a knight.
And a knight's honor is the same as his lord's honor. When the lord is insulted, the knight must use his sword and blood to erase the insult.
Gawain frowned tightly and looked at Cang Ye.
In his heart, he still believed that Cang Ye was his brother, just bewitched by Morgan.
And the emotional Gawain did not want to be his enemy.
But the other party did not directly attack but challenged him with the etiquette of a knight. So he had no reason to refuse, either emotionally or rationally.
"Lamorak, you have to think clearly. Although you are very strong, it is now noon, my strongest state. With my three-fold enhancement, you are no match for me."
At the last moment, Gawain couldn't help but remind him.
"No need to hold back, Sir Gawain."
Cang Ye just replied faintly and at the same time turned to look at Britomart.
The latter immediately understood what he meant and immediately put her hand into Cang Ye's clothes, transferring a brand to his chest.
"Lamorak, you have to be careful. I can feel the aura of a fae's blessing on him too."
Britomart reminded Cang Ye with some solemnity.
She was talking about Gawain's talent, 『Numeral of the Saint (EX)』.
[Numeral of the Saint (EX): A special constitution possessed by Gawain. For 3 hours from 9 am to noon, and for 3 hours from 3 pm to sunset, his strength becomes 3 times stronger. This also represents the sacred Celtic number '3'.]
"Don't worry, I have confidence. And I also urgently need a powerful battle."
Cang Ye patted Britomart's little head and then looked at Gawain.
At this moment, the other party had already drawn his sword. It was a silver-white longsword with blue accents, and a sun pattern was engraved on it.
A holy sword from the same source as King Arthur's 'Caliburn', 『Excalibur Galatine』.
"Lamorak, if I win this duel, I hope you will come back with me to my king's White Chalk Castle. There, Merlin will help you break Morgan's bewitching spell."
Gawain held his sword with both hands, his face serious.
"Then if you lose, I hope you will publicly apologize to Morgan and acknowledge her as the heir to the Kingdom of Camelot."
Cang Ye took out the cross-shaped magic spear, his face expressionless.
And Gawain, after hearing his request, was stunned for a moment, and then he agreed to this request with some gritted teeth.
"Alright!!!"
Then, surrounded by the attracted crowd of onlookers, the two of them came to the open space by the stream at the town entrance.
The next moment, after taking their positions, the two of them charged at each other without another word.
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