Chapter 10

In the end, the matter was resolved perfectly. It was not because of Guy's identity or strength, nor was it because of Bedivere's eloquence, nor was it because of Lily's sudden outburst that made the other party bow down to her. Instead, it was because of … Merlin's charm magic.

Merlin, who had a hunch that something was wrong, took the initiative to activate his Clairvoyance and saw some interesting scenes in the future. Originally, he intended to treat this matter as a whetstone and let Lily make her own decision, but he still intervened. The woman did not matter, but the little girl was very important.

The group successfully bought the "mother and daughter" from the man at a reasonable price, and temporarily took the two burdens with them. It was a good ending, but Bedivere found that from that day onwards, Lily's expression was not as bright as before. Instead, it was somewhat … gloomy?

"Lily, how about some warm milk?"

"Ah, thank you."

Bedivere looked at Lily, who was staring at the little girl and the woman in a daze, and helplessly stuffed a cup of warm milk into her hand. He could not figure out how the little girl had changed so much in just one night.

Although they had indeed seen the dark side of the world, Lily should have encountered a similar situation before, right?

Even if it was a blow, the little girl's expression should be depressed and sad, not this … how should he put it?

It was as if she was carrying a heavy burden but could not get rid of it. There was also an indescribable irritation in it.

Probably because she had kept it in her heart for too long, Lily finally could not help but reveal her inner thoughts when she saw Bedivere's worried gaze.

"I … actually took care of a lot of similar things before, but in fact, I took it for granted!

I thought I saved them, but in fact, I may have pushed them deeper into the abyss. And this country is so big, what I did was meaningless at all … "

"Who said so?!"

Bedivere frowned, held Lily's cold hand, and then said seriously, "Look at that woman, and then look at the little girl. Do you still think what you did was meaningless?"

Lily couldn't help but look up at the tired but grateful woman, as well as the little girl who had been looking at them calmly from the beginning to the end with a pair of round eyes. Her heart couldn't help but soften, and she felt a little sad.

"But … I may … not be able to save everyone."

"But you saved the people you met, didn't you?"

Bedivere frowned. He did not know who instilled this idea in Lily. It was not that saving others was wrong, but in this case, even if King Arthur came in person, he would not be able to solve the social problem, right?

Even if his knowledge of history was not very good, he knew that this had nothing to do with one's will or ability. It was purely the limitations of the development of the times.

"Lily, do you know?

There was once a little boy who lived by the sea. He saw the fish on the beach being trapped on the beach because the tide was low, so he picked up the fish and threw them back into the sea one by one.

At this time, an old man passed by, and he said something similar to what you just said — 'There are so many fish, and the strength of one person is so small, so what's the point of doing all this?' … "

"What happened after that?"

Lily was obviously attracted by Bedivere's story. She blinked and asked curiously, "Did the little boy continue?"

"Of course, the little boy put the fish back into the sea one by one, saying, 'I can't save all the fish, but I care about this one, and this one too …' Even if he couldn't save all the fish, he did what he could. I think this is already a very great thing, isn't it?"

"Thank you, Beckham."

Lily's expression relaxed a lot. She took a sip of the hot milk in her hand and finally showed a little smile.

Not far away, Guy saw this and finally nodded in satisfaction. He also breathed a sigh of relief. He was not the type who was good at expressing himself, so he did not know how to comfort Lily who was depressed and worried about the country. However, Bedivere knew how to!

That kid's mouth was very good, and his thoughts were also very good. At least now Lily had the thought of "just do your best", and the pressure did not seem as great as before.

Bedivere saw this and was very pleased. He rubbed Lily's head.

"So, a little girl like you shouldn't be worried about what dress to wear or what headdress to wear, right?

Even if you want to help, you just have to do your best. Saving the country is a heavy matter, and only people like Lord Merlin, Kay, and the king need to think about it!

You just have to be happy … Eh?

Why are you all looking at me like that? "

"…"

"…"

"…"

The Little Prince of Awkward Silence once again displayed his prowess. Lily, who was originally a little relaxed, became serious again. Guy, on the other hand, could not help but cover his face with his hands. He actually believed in Bedivere's nonsense. How foolish!

Then the words after were completely unnecessary!

Unnecessary!

Didn't you see that Lily's expression was serious again?

Bedivere: … (Why do I feel like I've done something wrong?

But what did I do wrong?)

"Pfft ~ ~ ~"

Probably because Bedivere's expression was too blank and innocent, Merlin finally could not help but laugh out loud. It was rare for him to be kind enough to smooth things over.

"Haha, I'm thinking, the little boy in this story is so wasteful!

So many fish were released just like that. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to keep them for fish fillets?

Grilled fish, grilled fish fillets, or braised fish would be fine! "

These ways of eating were all new delicacies that Bedivere came up with. At the mention of this, everyone's thoughts could not help but go astray. Even Lily's throat moved subconsciously.

"Indeed … It's too wasteful …"

"…"

Bedivere's attention was the only one present who did not stray. He paid attention to Lily's expression. Seeing that she was serious for a while, smiling for a while, then gloomy for a while, and now relaxed for a while, he suddenly thought of something … Wasn't this emotional change too fast?

And there seemed to be no reason for many of these emotional changes. In this situation …

Lily looked to be at least 15 or 16 years old, and the ancients were precocious. Therefore, perhaps it was not an external factor, but a problem with her own body?

As a good brother who cared about his sister, Bedivere of course knew that women would have a few days a month when their bodies were not feeling well and their emotions were not normal, so … Bedivere, who thought that he had figured it out, suddenly came to a realization. Once again, he looked at Lily who was about to drink the cold milk in her hand and snatched it from her without allowing her to say anything.

"Girls need to take care of themselves!

Your body … When it's not convenient, how can you drink something cold? "

"Eh?"

"Wait a moment, I'll heat it up for you …"

Unfortunately, the environment was limited, and they could not find brown sugar, ginger, or red dates for the time being. They could only make do with wild honey.

Bedivere stuffed the warm milk with honey back into Lily's hand. He did not forget to share some with the woman and the little girl who was still a little wary. Then, he said earnestly, "Don't think that you can't pay attention because you're young. You'll suffer in the future!

Isn't Kay Lily's adopted brother?

You need to pay attention to this kind of thing. You can't let her do whatever she wants. "

"What?"

Kay was at a loss. What did Bedivere mean?

But immediately, he saw Bedivere remind Lily to pay attention to keeping warm, especially her stomach. During this time, it was best to change out of her skirt and wear pants to keep warm. He suddenly understood … It seemed that ordinary women did need to pay attention to it. But as a king, Lily's body had stopped the moment she pulled out her sword. Moreover, she had also abandoned her identity as a woman. So, he had never considered this kind of problem for his sister.

As a butterfly who shuttled back and forth among women, Merlin naturally knew about it. But he did not expect that Bedivere, this seemingly innocent guy, would actually know about this kind of thing. His expression could not help but become strange.

"You even know about this …"

"I said, I have a sister. At that time, I also went to find out more about this kind of thing!

And it included buying … In short, I know. "

"You're definitely being treated as a pervert, right?"

"No, it's worse than that …"

"Hm?"

"Cough, weren't we just discussing the problem of Lily not paying attention to her own body?"

"Don't be like this. I hate it when you don't finish your sentence. Don't you know that curiosity can make a nightmare unable to sleep?" Merlin's eyes burst out with the light of gossip. "Be careful, I'll look for you at night!"

"If you can do it, Lord Merlin, you're welcome to try." Bedivere was not afraid when he saw this and revealed a smile. "If you can do it."

"…" It's because I can't do it!

Merlin pursed his lips. Generally speaking, he was unobstructed in his sleep, as long as he did not have a strong sense of rejection or vigilance. And Bedivere himself was actually not a very vigilant guy.

However, the strange thing was that every time he wanted to sneak into this guy's dream, he would fail. This was also why he was always curious and vigilant towards Bedivere.

"How about this, you tell me what happened later, and I'll tell you the king's preferences?"

Merlin rolled his eyes and had an idea. "If you want to be the king's valet, you have to like the king's preferences, right?"

"That's true."

Bedivere nodded and was a little hesitant. "But if you tell me the king's information so casually …"

"It's okay!

The king's temper is very good! "

Merlin said with a smile. "Besides, this level of information is known to all well-informed nobles, but you don't have the corresponding information channels, do you?"

"Is that so?"

Bedivere's gaze swept across the unreliable Merlin and fell on Guy, who had a righteous face. Seeing that Guy nodded, he agreed to Merlin's deal.

He felt a little helpless when he thought of the situation at that time, but compared to the king's information, it seemed that the dark history was nothing to hide.

"At that time, it was a few years ago. My sister had just arrived … Well, so she didn't know anything. My parents happened to be away, so I was so scared that I took my sister to the hospital emergency room to find a doctor …"

Now that he thought about it, Bedivere wanted to cover his face. In fact, there were physiological classes in Japan, and that level of knowledge was taught as early as elementary school. Then he was picked up by his parents when he was about ten years old. Later, he went directly to junior high school, so he didn't learn the basic education classes. He went directly to biology classes later, where he studied cell walls, cell nuclei, and so on. That was why he made such a joke.

At that time, his sister tried her best to explain that she was fine and told him not to worry. However, her secretive attitude and her face that was as red as an apple made Bedivere think that she had a fever and was still trying to avoid treatment. Naturally, he brought her to the hospital without any explanation.

"That's it?"

Merlin looked a little disappointed. He raised his eyebrows at Bedivere, who wanted to dig a hole and hide in it. "Nothing else?"

"…"

Bedivere looked at Merlin's eyes and hesitated for a moment. In the end, his conscience prevailed. After all, he knew that Merlin actually just wanted to hear him make a fool of himself.

However, since the other party gave him such a big intelligence package, he couldn't hide it.

"Not only that, because I wasn't that tall at that time, and my appearance was relatively delicate, I was mistaken for a girl who hadn't been enlightened and didn't study well in physiology classes."

Bedivere's expression was a little subtle when he said this. "At that time, my sister said coquettishly … She wanted a gentle, considerate, and cute little sister, so I … I …"

"What?"

"I wore women's clothes, tied my hair in pigtails, and accompanied my sister to a women's store to buy things."

"Pfft ~ Hahaha!

Women's clothes … "

Merlin laughed and suddenly paused. He looked up and down at Bedivere again. His cheeks were red, his skin was delicate, and his appearance was beautiful with a neutral temperament. He actually nodded regretfully.

"It should be very suitable, right?"

"That's what my sister said … Cough!

Don't look at me like that!

Anyway, even if I were to fight Areknos one-on-one, no matter how poor I am, and no matter how much I want information about the King, I will never wear women's clothes again! "

"(﹏?

̄ ~)

Tsk ~ ~ "

Merlin pursed his lips. He was even more regretful that he couldn't sneak into Bedivere's dream. He could only secretly remember this dream. Bedivere must look good in women's clothes, right?

"I've already told you about my dark history, Lord Merlin, you won't go back on your word, right?"

Bedivere stared unblinkingly at Merlin. In Merlin's eyes, this Bedivere was like a little kitten, as if he would reach out and scratch him if he went back on his word. He couldn't help but smile.

"The King … likes good food. If you cook more delicious food, that person will be very happy."

"… That's it?"

"That's it!"

"…" Didn't I already reveal this to you guys when you were eating the food I made?!

Bedivere stared at Merlin with round eyes. With the current level of cooking in Great Britain, anyone with a normal sense of taste would love his food!

This was too shameless!

"Alright, alright, then I'll add one more thing … Hmm, the King likes lions. What do you think of this news?"

"Lions …"

"You're not thinking of catching a lion, are you?

I think it's better not, because the King … "

"No, I'm just troubled. I've never cooked a lion before!

How do I prepare this kind of ingredient?

Braised lion's head?

No, it doesn't seem like that … "

“！！！”

Lily couldn't help but stiffen when she heard that. She thought of the cute little lion she was raising in the palace, and her heart couldn't help but tremble a little. Could anything really become an ingredient in Bedivere's hands?!

She thought of her beloved pet being beheaded and braised on the dining table …

Her heart ached!

But she was also curious. What would lion meat taste like?

No, no, no, that would be too unfair to her pet …

Merlin looked at the conflicted Lily and Bedivere, who was vexed and muttering about how to cook a lion. Was this guy poisonous?

Who would eat a lion under normal circumstances?!

Shouldn't they be kept as pets?!