Chapter 24: Winter Sunshine

After the meeting, Tatsuya went to the courtyard to find Morgan.

This British witch clearly had a lot of patience to play with children. As Tatsuya walked through the soft green and yellow grass, Sakura and Caren were using magic to awaken the blooming flowers and put the woven wreath on Morgan's head.

A coronation ceremony that looked like playtime at home.

"It's not what I wanted. It was their own idea," Morgan said, sitting on the blanket, as if explaining to Tatsuya.

Tatsuya laughed dryly and said, "I haven't said anything yet."

Morgan was at a loss and changed the subject without showing any emotion, "Are you done talking?"

"Didn't I share my five senses with you during the meeting with Einzbern?" Tatsuya sat down slowly. The blanket warmed by the sun gave off an aura that eased the fatigue that accompanied the pain. He looked at Sakura, who was showing magic to Caren, and continued:

"I thought you would object to the alliance with the Saber team."

"The Holy Grail War is not a game of single-soldier combat. When necessary, forming an alliance with one party to deal with the other is also a reasonable tactical and strategic option," Morgan smiled faintly. "I don't have any obsession with Artoria Pendragon. I'm just a little curious."

Tatsuya thought what she said was strange, but didn't know how to pursue it further.

The person in front of him had personally witnessed the existence of that legend, so how could he, a latecomer, explain it clearly?

In the end, Tatsuya chose to believe Morgan's attitude.

Anyway, the alliance was only temporary. Once the current crisis was resolved, the hostility would inevitably resume and the war would begin again. Tatsuya was fully prepared for this.

"But when I told them Archer's real name, they all found it hard to believe." Tatsuya lay down slightly on his side and said lazily, "...Hero King Gilgamesh, the hero recorded in the oldest epic of mankind... He is also the king who led mankind to bid farewell to the gods and opened the curtain of the decline of the Age of Gods."

From the beginning of the Hero King until about 1,500 to 1,600 years later, when the Magic King Solomon returned God's grace to Heaven, the Age of Gods began to decline worldwide.

In short, no matter from which angle you look at it, Tatsuya knows that Gilgamesh will become the most difficult enemy in this Holy Grail War.

But he still descended as an Archer, with the ability to act independently, and can continue to act even if he loses his Master.

Even if the contract between Tokiomi and Gilgamesh was severed, he would have enough time to find a new contractor and continue to participate in the war.

"You are good at history," Morgan made a joke.

Tatsuya rolled his eyes, thinking she was praising herself. "But I don't understand one thing. How could you recognize that heroic king? The end of the British Age of Gods was nearly two thousand years after the Fifth Dynasty of Uruk."

"There are some reasons, and we have met a few times," Morgan explained ambiguously.

She did not want to explain too much of the inside story to Tatsuya, especially since it would touch upon the future, causing the originally determined quantum records to fluctuate and lean towards results that no one could know for sure.

"It's good to live longer; you can see all this." Tatsuya didn't ask any more questions.

After all, the ritual of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War was officially established 200 years ago, but in the records of the Holy Church, it was only the "726th Holy Grail."

If there had been a ceremony similar to the Holy Grail War before the Age of Gods faded away, it would not be surprising that Morgan had seen the King of Heroes. Tatsuya thought so.

Even without Morgan, he could get Archer's real name, but it was hard to explain.

[Additional mission: Teach that arrogant man a lesson no matter where he is.

Reward: Archer's real name information.]

This is what Tatsuya was notified of after Gilgamesh showed up last night.

Having failed to communicate with Morgan in time, he didn't know that Morgan had such important information. So at that time, Tatsuya felt helpless but had to go and test Archer.

Of course, this is also because Tatsuya is confident that he can retreat smoothly even if the opponent is incredibly strong.

The fact that Morgan was able to discover Archer's real name was both a good thing and a bad thing for Tatsuya.

The bad thing about it is that it is useless.

"You seem to be in a depressed mood. Knowing the identity of your opponent, you are worried about the future of the Holy Grail War? In that case, it is permissible for you to sever your contract with me now."

"Don't use this kind of provocation. Although I didn't intend to participate in the Holy Grail War, I'm not so cowardly as to retreat." Tatsuya bared his teeth and refuted Morgan's provocation.

Morgan nodded slightly, "That's right. That's how my husband should behave and act."

"...I tell you, how long are you going to keep playing house like a couple? Until the end of the Holy Grail War?" Tatsuya was still not used to the way Morgan treated him.

"Does being my husband make you so unhappy?" Morgan looked thoughtful.

"Ahhh, whatever you want. I won't suffer any loss anyway."

Tatsuya finally gave up thinking, moved his body, used Morgan's thigh as a pillow, and lay down.

After all, Morgan is a stunningly beautiful woman, so Tatsuya doesn't feel at a disadvantage even if she is just playing house.

It shouldn't be a problem to take advantage of it a little and use a lap pillow.

"Are you ready for bed? That will set a bad example for your children," Morgan did not rejecting his behavior but teased him leisurely.

"Regain your strength. Einzbern will contact you at night. If Caster really insists on mistaking King Arthur's identity and launching a surprise attack—" Tatsuya closed his eyes, not wanting to see Morgan's expression, "we can set up an ambush and attack the enemy halfway across the river."

"Isn't there only forest over there?"

"…"

Morgan's complaints were unexpectedly sharp, which made Tatsuya, who was secretly excited about the heroes in the story and wanted to imitate the ancients in marching and fighting, suffer a severe setback.

"In your opinion, will Lancer's Master really go to the Einzbern Forest instead of attacking this place directly?" Morgan suddenly changed her tone, as if she was a lord asking for advice from her adviser.

"It's hard to say, so I'll take Sakura and Caren with me," Tatsuya said. "I don't want them to be dragged into the Holy Grail War. Besides, we need to be vigilant even with our allies, and we can't easily trust our enemies."

"Human magicians just never learn their lesson," Morgan commented scathingly.

Tatsuya smiled with his eyes closed, "According to what you said, I am also a human magician. Should I also be classified as a stubborn person?"

"It's hard to say." Morgan was still perfunctory, "You should be classified as the kind of person who never learns but has the ability to never learn."

"...You are really merciless."

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