Chapter 3

Because Bedivere didn't know how to use a flint, everyone looked at this person who claimed to be able to cook with suspicion. In fact, if he could make Lily cook, that meant that Lily might be the best cook among the three of them!

However, this matter ended with everyone wolfing down all the food. In fact, because of the delicious food, Guy, who used to look at Bedivere with dagger-like eyes, was now as gentle as throwing stones. That was a good improvement.

"I didn't expect you to really know how to cook. From now on, you'll pay for our meals!"

With Merlin's decision, Guy and Lily both nodded in agreement. Bedivere also didn't have any intention to refuse. Everyone reached a happy consensus on this point.

After the meal, Lily said that she wanted to go to the lake to wash up. The three men were naturally very gentlemanly and said that they would guard the vicinity and definitely wouldn't go near there.

However, Merlin was sleepy after eating and drinking to his heart's content. Guy and Bedivere were guarding very seriously.

"Hey, Bedivere, let me make it clear in advance. Even if the food you cook is delicious, this isn't the reason for you to use delicious food to abduct Lily!"

"Abduct … abduct?"

"In short, you're not allowed to have any ideas about her!"

"Pfft ~ ~"

"Be serious!

I'm saying this very seriously. What's so funny?!

Do you think that Lily isn't attractive to you?! "

"No, sorry, that's not what I meant."

Bedivere looked at Guy who seemed to be really angry from embarrassment and explained, "I didn't mean to laugh at you … I've said this before, right?

I also have a sister, so I just thought that I used to say this to others. Now that I've heard it myself, I'm a little emotional.

I can understand this feeling as an elder brother. "

"Sister … En, Bedivere, you're so handsome. Your sister must be very beautiful too, right?"

Merlin suddenly opened his eyes. His purple pupils seemed to have a flash of light. Under the reflection of the moonlight, he looked particularly enchanting and ghostly. He stared into Bedivere's eyes and spoke with some kind of bewitchment.

"Your parents must be very beautiful to be able to give birth to such a handsome son like you, right?"

"Haha, this might be different from what you think."

Bedivere shook his head and subconsciously touched his face. But when he looked down and saw his long legs, he relaxed a lot.

When he was young, many people would treat him as a girl because of his delicate appearance. Fortunately, he grew to be to grow to be very quickly and gradually, no one would misunderstand him...

'En?

It didn't work?!

Although I don't really use this kind of charm magic, but … It seems that Beediwill's physical fitness is not good, but his mental resistance and tenacity are unexpectedly high!

That's right, his talent in magic is also not bad. '

Merlin's eyes flashed with surprise when he failed to get information out of Leylin. Although he always said that his magic wasn't very good, that he always bit his tongue and preferred to use a sword instead of magic, his so-called 'not good' depended on who he was compared to. At least when it came to ordinary people, his magic had never failed. Even Guy and Gawain had fallen for it before!

Guy, who was very familiar with Merlin's trick, also had a flash in his eyes. He recalled some unpleasant memories of his dark past being dug out like this. At that time, he wasn't able to break it as easily as Bedivere …

No, it couldn't be said that he broke it. He was completely unaware that he was being attacked mentally.

This guy was just subconsciously resisting that kind of bewitching technique.

"En?

Do you want to eat an apple too? "

Bedivere was gnawing on a fruit after dinner when he saw Merlin and Guy looking at him. He couldn't help but raise his head in confusion.

"If you want to eat, isn't there a lot over there?

They've all been washed. "

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Guy reached out and took the apple in front of Bedivere. He gnawed on it while sizing up the seemingly weak and harmless youth in front of him. Was this guy really what he looked like on the surface?

Not to mention his strange aura, just the fact that he could resist Merlin's magic meant that he was definitely not an ordinary person. But he didn't look like he had practiced magic before …

"Oh, right. Do you have a knife?

I'll borrow it. "

"… You didn't even bring such a necessary item when going out?

I really wonder how you got to Camelot. "

"Someone sent me here!

But how do you know that I'm not a Camelot native? "

"You can tell with one look."

Bedivere didn't ask further. He just thought that it was a problem of his accent. Speaking of which, his English wasn't bad at all, and he didn't have any problems communicating with the people here. It should be quite easy to recognize.

"Kacha kacha kacha …"

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Bedivere find a huge leaf and toss the apple over and over again, Guy was a little curious. Didn't they say that these apples could be eaten directly after being washed?

What was he doing?

"Cutting the apple!

I'll give it to Lily later. "

As Bedivere said so, he carefully cut the apple into six equal pieces. Then, he dug out the core of the apple and peeled the middle part of the apple to form a flat surface. Then, he peeled the apple from bottom to top until it was two-thirds of the apple. Finally, he gently cut a V-shape in the middle of the apple and gently lifted it up with his hand …

"You're peeling the apple?"

"Yes. It would be more convenient if there were scissors. You have to be more careful with the knife. Don't cut it crooked … Okay!"

Bedivere looked at the neatly arranged rabbit apples in a circle with satisfaction. It could be considered perfect. The skill of cutting fruits for his sister was not rusty at all!

Even if it was a knife, he could still use it perfectly!

"Look, aren't these rabbit apples very cute?

Lily should like them. "

"Well … Although it's quite creative … You went through so much trouble just to make this?"

Guy looked at Bedivere, speechless. Although this looked pretty good, what was the point of it?

"It's a waste of time. It's meaningless. The nutritional value of the apple won't change, and the taste won't improve. Also, in order to make the rabbit's ears stand up, you have to leave some pulp on the apple skin when you peel it. This is also a waste … Lily won't like this kind of thing that has no practical value and is meaningless."

"No practical value?

Meaningless? "

Bedivere couldn't help but be stunned. He looked strangely at Guy, who had a natural expression, and Merlin, who had a look of approval. After realizing that both of them had the same attitude, he couldn't help but sigh.

"You guys really don't have any interest in life!"

"Huh?

Interest in life?

What's that? "

"Forget it, I don't want to talk about it with you guys. No matter what you say, generally speaking, girls will like this kind of thing. It's just a matter of whether they like it or not, and whether they suppress themselves … Although it's not that there aren't people who have a different aesthetic, after all, it's still a minority. I think Lily is similar to a normal girl."

In the past, when his sister was tired of eating fruit and didn't want to eat anymore, he learned how to arrange a beautiful platter and cut it into cute shapes. His sister had a lot more appetite after that. It could be seen that most girls were visual biology students … Of course, in this aspect, men were similar.

"I'm back … Hmm?

What are you guys doing? "

Lily, whose hair was still dripping with water, walked back gracefully. At a glance, she saw Merlin and Guy staring at something. She moved closer to take a look and saw that they were six small and cute bunny-shaped apples. The white flesh and the red color of the bunny-ears made them look very cute.

"Could this be …"

"Yes, I peeled these rabbit apples. I hope you like them."

"Of course I like them!

I didn't know that apples could be cut like this … "

Lily's eyes were filled with love. She picked up a rabbit apple and gently touched the rabbit ears. She actually couldn't bear to eat it. It looked so cute!

It was the first time she had seen such a shape.

"Hurry up and eat. It won't taste good if it oxidizes. Next time, I'll cut flowers for you. Or plucked apples?

Hmm, this seems a little difficult. I don't know if there are any ingredients here … "

"Then I won't hold back!"

Lily happily took a bite of the apple. She felt that the apple tasted sweeter than usual. Seeing this, Bedivere also revealed a happy smile, and used his eyes to signal to the two men at the side. See, I told you that most girls would like this kind of apple!

"But this kind of processing method is time-consuming and wasteful, and it won't bring about any changes to the taste …"

Guy looked at Lily who was eating more happily than usual. He was a little conflicted. He didn't want to disturb his sister who was very happy now, but it seemed that if he raised her to eat this kind of exquisite food, it would be very inconvenient for her to march in the army in the future!

Merlin nodded in agreement and suddenly said, "Lily."

"Oh!

Yes!

I, I'm sorry … "

Lily, who was eating an apple, was startled by Merlin's sudden voice and immediately choked. Bedivere hurriedly passed the kettle to him and looked at Merlin, who had a serious expression on his face, speechless.

Guy didn't have any nerves in his brain. Although he didn't agree or support it, he didn't have any intention of stopping it. However, Merlin this guy … that look, was clearly some kind of warning?!

Lily was just expressing her love for the rabbit apples. Was there a need to go so far?

Bedivere couldn't help but frown. He patted the back of Lily who choked and then said disapprovingly, "Merlin, I think there's something wrong with your attitude."

"Something wrong?

What's wrong with me? "

Merlin raised his eyebrows and looked a little unhappy. He didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his teaching at all.

In order to nurture Lily, he had spent a lot of effort. Not only did he give up the time to chat up the beauties, he also personally entered Lily's dreams every night to teach her. Now, he was even accompanying Lily to travel and learn. It could be considered as relaxing while Lily was still unrestrained.

Of course, he allowed Lily to indulge a little, but he didn't want the king seedling that he had painstakingly nurtured to be led astray.

The rabbit apples were indeed a small matter, but what if Lily developed a habit of living a refined life?

Merlin certainly didn't want Lily to indulge in such meaningless things. Compared to such trivial matters, he would rather Lily go out and fight for justice, beat up a few bullies, or punish some unscrupulous nobles … Well, after all, he wasn't the one who had to deal with the aftermath of those things.

In Merlin's opinion, those things should be done by the trainee Knights and the future King of Great Britain – Artoria Pendragon.

As for indulging in the cute rabbit apples and not even being willing to eat them, and not criticizing some guy who wasted time and resources, forget about it …

Merlin felt lucky that he met Bedivere now and didn't let this guy lead the king astray. Otherwise, it would be too late for him to cry!

— — Even if there was no valet, even if Lily begged for mercy, even if that annoying guy Aggerowen became the king's valet, he absolutely couldn't let Bedivere become the king's valet!

At this time, Merlin set up a flag that said it smelled good, then nonchalantly reached out his hand and took the last piece of rabbit apple under Lily's reluctant gaze. He stuffed it into his mouth and chewed, then came to a conclusion.

"The taste and nutrition content didn't change at all, yep, so changing the appearance is indeed meaningless. I don't think there's anything wrong with my view.

Lily, don't be led astray by this guy, stay away from him — Guy, you think so too, right? "

"Well …" Guy was a little hesitant.

Guy was a bit hesitant. He was actually quite happy to see Lily's happy expression, but … Since Merlin said so, there should be a reason, right?

After all, Lily was the king, and Merlin was a famous almighty, so …

"Yep, Merlin's words are reasonable."

"Heh heh, I said it, right?

I'm the king's instructor.

I'm the king's Maker! "

"I'm talking about you … Eh?

You're … the king's instructor?

King Arthur's?! "

"That's right!

Don't tell me you don't even know this kind of common sense?

You want to be the king's valet, you have no sincerity at all. "

"…" Wasn't Merlin the great hero who helped King Arthur conquer Great Britain?

So they were actually teacher and student?

Bedivere didn't have a deep impression of the legend of King Arthur, and the most vivid memory was probably the memory of reading a fairy tale to his sister, so he really felt quite innocent. At that time, he was basically in the state of "there's no time to explain, get in the car, I'll just give you a general introduction", to the point where he felt that he was already very good to be able to remember some important outlines.

"Ah, I really feel sad for the king … I can already imagine how you taught the king —"

"Huh?

Sad?!

I'm a famous … "

"How pitiful, you're so strict even with a little girl, then King Arthur's childhood must have been even worse, right?

He must have been given a lot of homework by you, torturing both his body and mind. He couldn't have anything that he liked to spend time with, and even if he wanted to relax, he had to find something meaningful to do … Hmm, if it was more serious, he might not even have time to rest, not the kind where he didn't let anyone comfort him when he slept at night. "

"…"

"…"

"…"

She was really right!

Not to mention Lily and Guy, even the person involved, Merlin, was a little stunned, and looked suspiciously at Bedivere. He now seriously suspected that this guy was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, and that he might have some kind of clairvoyant ability, or else only Guy would know that he had entered Lily's dream at night to teach her, how did this guy know?

"Now, I seem to understand what my mission is a little … It must be like this, right?"

"Mission?"

"Compared to this, if you're the king's instructor, why are you so free to take risks with us?

Shouldn't you be teaching the king?!

And Uncle also said that Prince Arthur is in the middle of cultivation … It can't be, right?! "

Bedivere suddenly looked up at the crowd, and there was some disbelief in his eyes. In his memory, some kings and princes liked to travel incognito. Could it be …

"Guy, you're not His Highness Prince Arthur, are you?"

"Pfft —"

Guy, who was drinking tea, spat out a mouthful of water, shook his head and said, "How can it be?

But I'm indeed a member of the Royal Knights. "

"Phew, I think so too. If you are, I feel a little disappointed …"

"Hey!"

"Guy, do you want me to praise you for having the temperament of a king?"

Bedivere blinked, and added, "You don't have the temperament of a king at all!

Lily is more like a king than you. "

"Cough, cough cough cough …"

At this time, Lily, who had also been scared and was drinking water to calm herself down, felt that she was scared again — had her identity been exposed?

No, it can't be, this tone is more like a joke, right?

"Is Lily more like a king than Guy?"

Merlin looked at Bedivere meaningfully, and his mood was a little better. King Arthur was his proudest work, and he was naturally happy that others praised Lily.

"You have a good eye."

"What a pity."

Bedivere felt a little regretful. He felt that Lily had a very special and attractive quality, and this kind of aura was actually very suitable for leading people, but in this era, it seemed that not everyone could accept it.

"Merlin is the king's instructor, and Guy is also the Royal Knights, so Lily should also be a princess, right?

But now it's hard for people to accept a girl being called a king, or else I'd really like Lily. "

"…"

Lily silently wiped her mouth, and her heart was slightly touched as if it was being scratched by a cat's paw.

In fact, the words she heard the most were at the same time affirming her qualifications as a king, "It's a pity that she's not a man." But this was the first time that someone had affirmed her qualifications as a king, and then regretted not her gender, but the regret that "women can't be recognized".

The problem was not her gender, but the problem was more narrow-minded people … This kind of recognition made Lily feel a little warm in her heart, there was one more person who recognized her!

Even if the other person did not know her true identity, she was still very happy.

Merlin just raised his eyelids and saw the smile on Lily's face, and he faintly felt that something was wrong. This little goblin called Bedivere, not only did he not make a fool of himself and appear incompetent and be hated by Lily, but he was also using sweet words to capture Lily's heart!

That was not good!

That night, Merlin arranged the time for the night shift. He arranged more time for Bedivere on the grounds that his physical strength was too weak, and successfully made Bedivere a little surprised that he was a guy with a cold face but a warm heart, and perfectly avoided a small talk against him.

"Khai, if this goes on, I think this Bedivere is very dangerous in many ways."

"Dangerous?

Is he going to harm Lily?! "

"No, it's not that, but … Forget it, anyway, we have to find out more about him first. Tomorrow, I'll take out my collection of fine wine made by goblins to drink with everyone. When the time comes, cooperate with me, and then we'll do this …"

"…"

"What's with that look?"

"Erm, I just feel that, Lord Merlin, you … are very similar to those evil people with bad intentions!

Moreover, you're using tricks like getting him drunk and then using charm magic … "

"Don't say that ~ Isn't this all for Lily's safety?

I'm not doing it for myself! "