Stray Chapter 73: “Father” and “Son”

   "BB..." Xia Ran twitched the corners of his mouth, and suddenly realized it.

   This makes sense, after all, he doesn't care much about the ubiquitous spiritual signal in the air, just like ordinary people in the modern world are concerned about the various The electromagnetic waves have never felt anything in general.

   Even if Xia Ran can perceive it and see it exactly, he can read the information flow in the spiritual network just like reading the information carried in the electromagnetic wave. But it doesn't make any sense, because there is no need.

   And even though the current Lingzi network is still very simple, it is not as large as the Internet of later generations, but it is still a "magic" network covering the entire European region, and it has recently started from the British mainland, trying to open the lower chain Road to the public, Lingzi network is beginning to spread to the civilian field...

   And because the central host is set up here in the Tower of Glory, even the entire tower itself can be regarded as a huge spiritual signal transmission tower that can cover the whole world. Massive amounts of information from all over Europe are gathered, and various data throughputs such as processing and computing are carried out.

  So, even if BB just unabashedly started data transmission near Xia Ran's room and broadcasted what happened directly to Arturia, it would be difficult for the parties to find out

  The magician can perceive the flow of information in the spiritual network around him, but he just thinks it is normal. Feedback back... completely defenseless after all, so no attempt was made to read that information.

   As expected, 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..."

   "No, it can't be done like this... I'll settle the account with her now!" After a short pause, he slapped his palm and said this very seriously, then turned around and left on the other side of the corridor .

   "This matter is not in a hurry, Master... Let's talk about the current matter first, you forgot what you promised me?" Artoria, who was furious, stepped forward and grabbed it. For this guy who wanted to take the opportunity to sneak out.

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

  "You...!!" The girl was in a hurry, is this the problem?

  "..." On the other side, Mordred looked at the interaction between the two with a gloomy expression, feeling that his existence seemed to be superfluous, and suddenly the whole person was not well, and there seemed to be a beginning behind him. A certain kind of low air pressure is emitted, and the 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, what are you going to do, Master?"

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

   "I'm not dead yet!" The King of Knights raised the decibel angrily.

   "Cough, I didn't mean that either, as long as the normal succession allows her to inherit Camelot's throne..." Xia Ran explained as she raised her finger and scratched her cheek.

  Artoria tried very hard to resist the urge to draw a sword and stab him. The Holy Sword of the Star was lost and found, but it has not been used for so long, and it has become a little strange and unaccustomed: "All in all, I am not ready to admit this matter, you guys. Die this heart!"

   When this sentence came out, it was like a sharp sword, Mordred's expression changed instantly, she felt that her heart was bleeding and she couldn't breathe.

   is like when Morgan arranged for her to hide her identity and sharpen her minions, but she did not obey at all and disclosed all this directly to King Arthur. It is because her longing and admiration for her father far exceeds her mother's obsession and ambition. She hopes to be recognized by her father and is 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 on that day, Artoria rejected her equally ruthlessly.

   "Why...why can't you just admit me! Isn't King Arthur always known for his integrity and impartiality? Why should I treat me differently?!"

   The low voice sounded and asked not the magician, but the rebellious maiden knight. She clenched her fists in anger, gritted her teeth and asked, staring at her father with fierce hatred in her eyes: " Am I... as Morgan's avatar, should I be so disgusted by you?"

   That is not only a hatred of Arturia, but also a hatred of such a self.

  Why don't you cede the throne to yourself?

  Why don't you recognize yourself as a child?

  Why, I was born in this form?

   How fiery her love for her father was, the more intense her hatred was. She believed that "Father" did not recognize her "son", and she was taking her anger towards Morgan on herself. Disgusted by her sister's use of magic to copy the androids based on her!

   But that's not fair at all! It's clearly not my fault!

  “…”

  “…”

  Artoria frowned and turned her head, facing the infuriated Mordred, she was silent for a while, and then she answered blankly:

  "...I have never hated you, or that sentence, the only reason not to say that the king is yours is that you have no measure of being king, that's all."

   Mordred was stunned for a moment. She remembered this sentence, because this was the last sentence Artoria said to her before her death, and it was the last answer she gave to her at the sword bar.

   But in the eyes of Mordred, who was blinded by resentment at the time, such a frivolous sentence was completely unconvincing. It was simply that the king did not want to admit her perfunctory remarks... Of course, it is also now Same.

   Mordred was bent on gaining Arturia's approval, and her eyes could only see that. So once this matter fails to come true, or is denied, she will not be able to think about other things calmly.

How could    admit that he didn't have the power to be a king? Naturally, she would only feel that no matter how hard she worked, even if she was better than anyone else, at the moment she was born, she was despised by King Arthur as the reason why she had tarnished her life.

  "Alright, alright, calm down...after all, we're all a family, why can't we sit down and talk about it?"

   Seeing the strong smell of gunpowder between the two knight girls, it seemed that history was about to repeat itself, Xia Ran hurriedly inserted between the two to prevent a possible collision.

   "Who is your family!" Mordred, whose hatred was burning in his heart, didn't appreciate it at all and glared at him with gnashing teeth.

   "I mean that you and Artoria are a family, father and son, mother and daughter, this fact will never change..." Xia Ran didn't care, and calmly corrected the rebellious period girl's words. The fastest computer update::/

   "Who is with her...she is, is..." The rebellious knight blurted out, instinctively about to refute, but he reacted halfway through the words, and he seemed to be stuck, his face flushed red.

  I want to deny it but I don’t want to say it, but if I don’t deny it, I feel weak.

   All in all, let’s not mention how uncomfortable it is to hold back.

   "Master, please don't meddle in your own business..." Artoria also frowned angrily, that is, years of feelings and honed nerves were able to keep her calm.

   In exchange for someone else's death again and again, and constantly provoking her sensitive nerves, it is estimated that she has been pierced by the holy spear...

   "I also want not to be meddlesome, but isn't your business mine? How could it be ignored? Do you understand what I mean?" The magician also said somewhat helplessly, "And in the end, , the characters of the two of you are too awkward, it's obviously a very simple thing, I really can't stand it..."

   It is impossible to say that this matter can be delayed indefinitely. Sooner or later, Artoria and herself will leave, even if she has already cut this world line from the quantum record fixed belt of the entire universe, and set it up. Re-expanding it inside of itself doesn't change anything.

   Xia Ran also cannot say that he unfolds the world inside himself, and then hides himself in his own inner universe world, so that he can disappear from the whole external cause and effect.

   There may be hope in the future, but not now.

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

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

  “…”

   Your business is mine? Arturia opened her mouth, but in the end she turned her face away silently and said nothing.

   It seems that she clearly understood what she meant, and Xia Ran felt a little relieved. It was not that he could not understand Arturia, probably because the other party had been subconsciously denying Mordred, so She never thought about it at all, and ignored the fact that she would let go sooner or later.

  "..." Mordred on the side also opened his mouth, but he also didn't know what to say, but his eyes on the magician had become vigilant and complicated.

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

   Or is it because he thinks so, that he has such an attitude towards himself, and that he will help himself for this reason? Does he think of himself... as his daughter? No, no, it's so disgusting, I absolutely can't accept it!

  The rebellious maiden knight subconsciously thought about it in her mind, she felt a mess in her head, and her expression was just like her mood, which was unprecedentedly complicated. She instinctively resisted such a thing, and even just thinking about it, she felt that she was absolutely unacceptable!

  But...but...

  If this person can make his father recognize and accept him...

  Mordred bit his lip tightly, his fists clenched and loosened continuously, repeating this several times, obviously he was fighting between heaven and man. She instinctively hates such a thing, but the possible result of this event is what she has always hoped for, so reason and selfish desires are constantly fighting in her heart, and it is difficult to make up her mind.

  "...Let's be more honest. Just say what you think in your heart. Don't always play dumb riddles and let the other party think about it. That's how tragedies often happen."

   At this time, Xia Ran was also talking eloquently, seizing this rare opportunity, and taking advantage of the fact that both Arturia and Mordred were clearly thinking about something, he expressed his opinions without interjecting.

  "Mordred's thoughts are best understood. To put it simply, deep down in her heart, she simply wants to get your approval from Arturia, and I hope you can recognize her as a child with your bloodline. She is extremely lacking in fatherly love, your status is almost equal to God..."

   He stretched out his hand and pointed to Mordred, and in a flat and straightforward tone, he mercilessly revealed the girl's inner thoughts and visions.

  "You guy..."

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

   Artoria was obviously moved for a moment. She didn't know that she had such a detached position in Mordred's heart, but she quickly stabilized her emotions and said calmly: "I But I have never heard of such believers who would want to overthrow their gods..."

   "Love is deep, hate is deep, and it's clear that neither you nor Morgan have set an example for parents." Xia Ran replied calmly, "Morgan gave birth to her just to get a tool for revenge, and You were never willing to admit her after you knew she existed..."

   Plus, Mordred was still a child at all.

   Because it is an artificial human made of magic, its growth rate is much faster than that of natural human beings, and its life cycle is correspondingly short. Compared with his peers, when those babies who could not talk or walk only knew how to cry, Mordred was already trying to become a truly noble knight, wielding his sword and training himself.

   When those peers are really grown up, she is probably close to dying... Considering that King Arthur's rule was only about ten years old, Mordred's age is probably ten years or not at all. .

   "Continue to entangle, this matter is endless after all, if you really don't want to admit her, be more decisive and cruel..." Xia Ran narrowed her eyes and stared at Arturia, " What do you think about Mordred's existence, even if it's only once, tell me frankly."

  "Hum..."

   Mordred snorted coldly, turned her head to look elsewhere, seemed to have put aside what had just happened, and didn't want to bother with the magician. Although she tried her best to show indifference, everyone could see it. When she came out, she was full of tension and fear at the moment.

   Artoria was silent and did not speak for a long time.

   Or say something cruel, you can directly solve this problem, but she can't say it at all... Moreover, she really doesn't think that way.

   She took a long sigh, hesitated for a while, and then said: "I really don't have any hatred for her, it's not her fault..."

  "Then why don't you admit me!"

  Mordred seemed to be relieved in an instant, and there was a look of ecstasy in her eyes, but then she turned suspicious and vigilant. She was heartbroken, and she would not easily believe such a baseless the statement.

   "Because you don't have what it takes to be a king..." After opening her head, Artoria also seemed to calm down, she calmly looked at her "child" and said, "I know Britain's rough fate. , inheriting this throne means endless disaster, it should not be your responsibility..."

   "What, what?!" Mordred felt shocked.

  Artoria did not stop, but continued to speak to herself:

  "I have been sensible since I was a child, and I have been preparing for this. I have been studying day and night for fifteen years, even in my sleep... And Mordred, you lack the most crucial education as a king. , because you are not eligible, 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 child" who appeared inexplicably will be exposed, smear your reputation, and weaken your authority, so you refuse to admit me! "The rebellious knight's face suddenly turned hideous, she roared like this.

  "I admit that I have had such worries, that because of your presence, it will trigger a rupture and civil war in Britain, and the kingdom will be destroyed, because you know the situation at that time, under a lot of pressure, my One must act with greater caution."

  Knight King 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 admit you and help you pave the way..."

   "You didn't give me any chance at all! How can I prove myself! I'll always be at the bottom of the round table, right?!" Mordred burst into laughter, she really was deceiving Own.

  "I have."

  Artoria still looked at her very calmly: "During my expedition, I entrusted the important task of protecting the kingdom to you, the last seat of the round table, not others."

  “…”

  “…”

   Mordred froze as if struck by lightning.

   She suddenly remembered that the reason why she was able to take the opportunity to lead a rebellion, contact those lords and lords who have always been unruly, and instigate them to join her subordinates is for this reason, otherwise, she would not be able to do it easily make it all.

  When he was rejected by his father, he thought that when his father hated and despised him, he was entrusted with the important task of protecting the kingdom. Obviously, there was Gao Wen, who was called the right hand of the king, and the king's brother Kai... But he chose himself as the knight of the round table at the end of the table...

   And because she was rejected, she had become extremely vicious and could no longer think calmly.

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

  Is this what the father said to himself with an expressionless face at the end of his return? There is only one reason not to pass the throne to me...

   At this moment, the rebellious girl couldn't describe the frustration and remorse she felt.

  I once pursued constantly, and felt that the glory that I would never get in my entire life, I have been awarded it tomorrow, but I was unknowingly destroyed by myself.

  I am the stupidest knight in the world, hating King Arthur, and believing that I fit the throne...

   That mistake, she had the audacity to believe it was right.