"You are … my most perfect creation."

The Goddess's voice was filled with motherly compassion and gentleness.

The clay figurine, which did not have any intelligence, was confused. It was simply happy that she was happy.

"God's Creation."

Yes, God's Creation.

It could not even be considered a human. It existed only as an "item."

"You must forget your humanity."

When they met again, the clay figurine no longer looked like a beast. However, the Mother Goddess who gave him a gentle smile looked at him with the same gaze as before. It was not the gaze of a human but the gaze of a dazzling weapon.

She had always understood his "essence."

"You must understand your mission."

Do you understand … your mission? "

Enkidu opened his five fingers. His slender and fair fingers completely replicated the beauty of Shamhat's life force. However, the difference was that he didn't have any blood vessels. No matter how well he imitated Shamhat's fingers, the essence of his body was still different.

"Yes, I am God's Creation."

Enkidu spoke calmly as he stared at the Goddess in the lake. Vivian's face was full of smiles. She raised her head, and her mysterious green eyes were filled with thousands of words.

"You should not exist in this era."

Enkidu's expression changed slightly.

After leaving the Constellation of Heroes, he signed an agreement with that consciousness and wandered around every world with the goal of fulfilling Gozhu's wish.

If there were no other interference, fate would always move forward according to its predetermined ending. However, Enkidu, who was tainted by divinity, could mess up the rhythm of fate. This was also the most important reason why he was chosen.

Vivian's words were correct.

If he did not make a choice and continued to stay in the dimension that Gaia saved for him, he naturally would not appear beside Arthur.

"I think that I should have a reason to exist."

Enkidu's essence was the essence of a weapon. As long as he was needed and used, he would be satisfied.

Since he came to fulfill Gozhu's wish, his appearance was not without meaning.

"Yes, you allowed me to see a different future."

The Goddess in the lake turned her gaze from God's Creation to another person.

This was something he had foreseen countless times. It was different from the current young and inexperienced expression on his face. A few years later, the king had long since become accustomed to restraining his emotions and keeping a distance from others.

He was a little early.

She gazed lovingly at the blond boy

[In that case, this child's fate must have undergone an unexpected change.]

Caretakers always had special privileges.

She could see the fates of the future owners of the weapons she guarded. Unfortunately, powerful weapons could not bring about a good fate for their owners. Almost every owner of a weapon had a sad ending.

Including her "adopted son".

But what was the use of such a privilege?

He could not interfere, nor could he participate. He could only be a bystander.

Compared to a certain magician who had the ability but did nothing, Vivian was simply powerless. If it wasn't for the fact that she truly liked and admired them, she wouldn't have given them the legendary weapon.

"Arthur."

Vivian called the name of the trainee Knights.

Before Arthur had time to think clearly about the "different future" that the Goddess mentioned, his body suddenly straightened out of reflex.

Vivian couldn't help but smile. Her eyes were especially bright when she didn't smile.

"You're much more likable now than when you'll be serious in the future."

Compared to the king who was suffocated by heavy burdens, his current state of innocence without worry was more worthy of being cherished.

"I'll become a serious … person?"

Fairies all had some prophetic abilities. Arthur would not doubt Vivian's words.

In fact, when she pointed out that Enkidu did not belong to this era, Arthur had already believed the Goddess in the lake's words.

Thinking of a serious and old-fashioned person, the first image that came to Arthur's mind was the image of his adoptive father.

Would he become like Aikto in the future?

Although he had always respected him, why did he feel that it was a little scary?

"Yes, very serious. He's a person who even his closest subordinates are afraid of."

Rather than being serious, it was more like being perfect.

Perfect to the extreme. Being harsh on oneself also became a measure for others to measure oneself. Because one couldn't do it, there was confusion and resentment.

Neither of them realized that what they were thinking about was not the same story.

Only Enkidu observed their expressions and tilted his head in confusion.

Soon, the confusion disappeared. He saw a few fairies who were originally hiding at the bottom of the water surface. The girls he heard playing around were their voices.

Two of the fairies were the girls who dragged Arthur into the water half a year ago to play with him.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about this."

Probably because of the joy of meeting for the first time, the Goddess in the lake almost forgot why she decided to meet Arthur.

"Some time ago, my family sneaked out to play. They didn't understand humans and thought that humans could breathe underwater like them. They hurt you."

Speaking of this, Vivian's face carried a hint of anger. Sneaking out without permission, and doing things so brazenly. If the other party wasn't Arthur, but a normal human, they would have drowned long ago.

After they came back and told her the whole story, she mercilessly punished them.

Arthur also remembered the unpleasantness that had happened before.

"I didn't get hurt."

He really didn't like being in the water and even being controlled. But thinking that it was an unintentional mistake, he couldn't blame them. "I just hope that they won't be so reckless next time."

"This is my fault. In the future, I will teach them about the common sense of humans."

Rather than a fault, it was better to confess. That was a compromise.

The space occupied by humans was getting bigger and bigger, and the space left for them was getting smaller and smaller. Moreover, the "mystery" was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye. They were once the "leaders" and now the "important part", but in the future, they might become an uncertain legend.

In the past, with the pride of the Goddess, she would never say such a thing.

"I heard them say that you are afraid of water."

The Goddess in the lake paused, and the topic suddenly changed to a strange angle.

For her, it was very interesting to know the interesting past of the future king, which was contrary to his image.

Arthur's body began to stiffen.

It was related to the dignity of the Knights, so he forced himself to explain.

"I'm not afraid of water, but I was a little shocked."

Vivian's expression showed that she didn't believe him at all. The smile that had been on her lips turned into a malicious one.

"They said that you don't seem to know how to swim. You kept struggling in the water and your body was shaking violently. Even if your friends didn't come out to save you, they would have sent you back to the shore."

Was it really that embarrassing?

Arthur stole a glance at one of the people involved, Enkidu, who was looking at him with some worry. Enkidu didn't think so much when he saved Gozhu, so he naturally didn't know how helpless he was at that time.

Gozhu must have been very scared, but when he reached the shore, he acted as if nothing had happened.

Enkidu's memory was very good, but it was completely different from Arthur's imagination. He didn't remember Arthur's embarrassing appearance.

In his memory, there was only a young man who was injured but still worked hard to practice swordsmanship, and his incomparably tenacious soul.

"Since you're afraid of water, in order to express my apology, I'll give you the ability to walk on water."

In fact, Vivian just wanted to give a gift to the future owner of the Holy Sword.

It was too easy to say it like this.

She knew that she wouldn't have a chance to see King Arthur again in the next few years. If she didn't tease him and see how the young King changed his face, the lonely time would lose a lot of fun.

Unfortunately, her "adopted son" was traveling around and training his ability, so he couldn't see the interesting face of the person he was about to serve.

The elves chanted obscure magic, and layers of wind runes surged on Arthur's body. He used the law of wind to walk on the lake. In an instant, Arthur, who didn't understand magic, understood the use of wind.

Even if it was only a part of it, it was still a precious gift for Arthur.

"Thank you for your generosity, Madam Vivian."

The ability to walk on water was very suitable for Arthur. Great Britain was a maritime country surrounded by water, so he wouldn't have to worry about fighting on water in the future.

"I don't need your thanks."

Just like the Holy Sword that didn't need to be returned.

She really hoped that she could see a different color of the future.

The fairy's eyes gently fell on Enkidu's body.

Even if she had lived for so long, even if she was in charge of countless treasures that ordinary people couldn't imagine, it was the first time she saw a "noble artifact" with an independent consciousness.

It really made her sigh and feel sad.

She sighed because this uniqueness made her envious, and she felt sad because she saw the other party's restraint on himself. He was cautious and didn't cross the boundary of becoming a "human".

She didn't know how long it would take for him to understand.

He could change the original route of others, so naturally, he could change his own destiny.

The soul of a God's creation was fixed, but with the support of her magic, she had found that the soul that wouldn't grow was slowly increasing in thickness.