43. Things you should do at this age

　　[Artolis's words quickly made you realize the identity of the person in front of you. ]

　　[That is the brother named Kay whom he mentioned in previous exchanges. ]

　　[Judging from the other party's tone, he doesn't seem to like you very much when you appear next to Artolis. ]

　　[But you know, now is not the time to have a conflict with him. ]

　　Ian retracted his hand, smiled at Artoris, and then patted his shoulder.

　　"Artolis, go, your brother is calling you."

　　"But Mr. Ian, it took a lot of effort for you to get here." Artolis looked a little embarrassed, "Isn't this a bit..."

　　"It doesn't matter."

　　Ian glanced at Kay who was not far away and answered very generously.

　　"It's still pretty early, I guess we can talk about this later."

　　"...Okay."

　　Having said this, Artolis knew that this was not a situation that he should persist in.

　　"Okay, see you later, Mr. Ian."

　　"Um."

　　[Of course you are not that honest. ]

　　[After Artolis and Kay left for a while, you also found a reason to leave the place where the knights rested. ]

　　[You follow the two of them secretly, preparing to find out what they want to talk about. ]

　　[You finally arrived at the forest outside the village. ]

　　[You hide behind a big tree and silently pay attention to their conversation. ]

　　"Artolis, who is that bastard?"

　　Kay crossed his arms and looked at Artolis in front of him with an angry expression.

　　"Why can he touch your head so easily?"

　　Facing Kay's questioning, Artolis changed his usual gentle demeanor.

　　"Brother, that's Mr. Ian, please don't describe him as a bastard."

　　"This is too much!"

　　Hearing this tone, Ian realized that Artolis was not entirely gentle.

　　"Ian?"

　　Kay's attitude became even more unhappy.

　　"Is he the man who bought all your apples in one go after you entered Camelot last time?"

　　"Yes, that's him."

　　"Artolis! Father clearly said that this is the wrong method, right?" Kai said reluctantly, "He wants you to get to know more people and gain experience during this process."

　　"But brother, I have actually met more people."

　　Artolis didn't panic.

　　"Mr. Ian took me around Camelot and showed me things I had never seen before."

　　"If you think about it this way, I have done everything my father has asked me to do, right?"

　　So that's what happened.

　　Ian, who was hiding behind a tree, had a deeper understanding of the fact that Artolis set out alone to sell apples in the city of Camelot.

　　This is an excellent way to teach.

　　"This..."

　　Kai was speechless for a moment because of the argument, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence.

　　"Then that's not a reason why he touched your head! Is it reasonable to buy a few apples and then touch your head?"

　　"Is it possible that you are also part of Apple?"

　　"..."

　　Artolis looked away, as if he was debating whether to say something.

　　Finally, she spoke again:

　　"Brother, it seems that there are some things that I need to make clear to you."

　　"What happened?" Kay's expression was still unhappy.

　　"You don't want to say that touching your head is how you sell apples, do you?"

　　"Of course not!"

　　Artolis directly denied Kai's statement.

　　"What I want to say is that Mr. Ian is my savior."

　　[Kay was extremely surprised by this. ]

　　[Obviously, Artolis has never mentioned it before - probably for him, almost falling off the city wall because of excessive excitement is not a glorious thing. ]

　　[Kay confirmed the authenticity of this matter again and again. ]

　　[Artolis promises that he has never lied. ]

　　"..."

　　Although he did rescue Artoris on the city wall, Ian didn't really admit it in his heart.

　　He saved him;

　　But at the same time, he had the idea of killing him before that;

　　Strictly speaking, this was just an attempted murder.

　　So Ian doesn't think of himself as a lifesaver - if I have to say it, he is more like a killer with a single thought and poor psychological quality.

　　"This--"

　　Kay's expression became extremely complicated.

　　"That's not quite right either, Artolis."

　　"Even if he is your savior, what you did just now was too intimate. If father knew about it, he would definitely blame you!"

　　"Then brother."

　　Artoris raised his head and looked directly at Kay in front of him.

　　"What do you think I should do? Is it possible to throw Mr. Ian's hand away? Or just tell him, 'You shouldn't put your hands on my head'?"

　　"Brother, if I do this, my father will blame me even more for my rudeness, right?"

　　"...It's true what you said."

　　Kay, who learned the unexpected truth, softened his tone slightly.

　　"But Artolis, the way you acted just now really made me feel that something was very wrong."

　　"Although I can understand that you have more or less thoughts in this regard at your age."

　　"But it's still not suitable for this kind of thing, right?"

[You noticed the word 'idea' mentioned in Kai's words. ]

　　[You realize that there may be secrets about Artolis that you don't know about. ]

　　"Brother, where are you thinking?"

　　Artolis was a little angry.

　　"What does 'I'm not suitable for this kind of thing' mean?"

　　"Artolis, don't be impatient with me." Kay was not afraid of Artolis' anger at all. "You know what this is about better than I do."

　　"You should know how your father wants to train you!"

　　"He taught you swordsmanship and etiquette to make you more suitable for the development of a knight!"

　　"You should know if..."

　　Kay glanced at Artoris and hesitated to speak.

　　Artolis was silent for a while, then spoke again:

　　"Brother...I understand what you mean, and I also know that you care about me."

　　"But within the scope of what I can do and control, I think I should have the power to choose, right?"

　　"You!" Kai was a little anxious, "Artolis! It's wrong for you to think like this!"

　　"Isn't that right? I have to wait until I practice it myself."

　　Artolis turned back.

　　"I have my own way of solving problems."

　　"See you later, brother."

　　"I have to go back to see Mr. Ian."

　　[Hearing what Artolis said, you realized that you had to rush back first. ]

　　[But before that, you noticed that Kai was still worried about his brother. ]

　　[You know he will be secretly watching you and Artolis later. ]

　　[It's just that you have other things you care about more than this. ]

　　[There seems to be a bigger secret hidden in Artolis. ]

[You realize that you may have to get in touch with Artoris once again, in every sense of the word. ]

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