Boom!
That calm voice from beyond the door rang out like an explosion in rlin's ears, causing his entire body to jolt involuntarily.
The first thing that crossed the Flower Magus's mind was that he must've misheard.
The second was a strange sense of pride at how much Artoria had grown.
And the third thought was
"Shit. Ti to start planning my escape route?"
rlin knew exactly what kind of person Artoria was.
After all, he was her teacher and one of the few who truly understood her.
And yet, even he didn't expect that the King would stealthily trail him all the way here without giving off the slightest presence.
Sure, this was just one of his projections, but to mask her aura to this extent…
To be honest, if she were summoned as a Servant, she could probably qualify for the Assassin class no problem.
As rlin was marveling at this, he suddenly noticed Alvin casting him a very pointed look.
The man hadn't said a word since that voice rang out, but his expression practically scread. "Dude. Are you kidding right now?"
In Alvin's mind, rlin, despite being flaky and eccentric at tis, was soone he could rely on.
And yet… this ti he actually failed to notice soone tailing him?
As if he could read Alvin's inner complaints, rlin gave a helpless shrug.
"Didn't I tell you? The current King isn't the sa as she used to be.
And besides, my projection's sensing abilities aren't exactly top-tier."
"But don't worry, as long as I don't want her to, she'll never sense your presence."
Saying that, rlin slowly took out his staff and smiled. "Now, it's ti for a question, do you know what Big Brother rlin's signature magic is?"
As if answering himself, his gentle voice echoed through the room:
"Illusions, Alvin."
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Artoria stood silently at the doorway, gazing at the tightly shut door before her.
She had only spoken once since arriving, but even a complete amateur could sense the growing frost in her aura.
From the mont rlin used clairvoyance, and even more so when he volunteered to help, she had felt sothing was off.
In the past, she would've trusted her teacher without question.
But ever since that catastrophic "White Dragon Incident" that shook all of Calot, her trust in rlin had plumted off a cliff.
And then there were Alvin's dying words, which had planted a final seed of doubt…
Now, while Artoria might still heed rlin's advice on grand strategy, she no longer placed her trust in him.
And judging by what she had just walked in on, it seed her instincts were right all along.
rlin wasn't just untrustworthy.
He'd actively colluded with the transmigrators.
And now… she had caught him red-handed.
Even though she was unwilling to believe this fact, the blonde girl downstairs was obviously a transmigrator.
And the person currently discussing a plan with rlin inside the room was undoubtedly a transmigrator as well.
All of this already proved rlin's betrayal.
Well… maybe not betrayal exactly.
But even so, secretly colluding with transmigrators was still a serious cri in the Calot Empire.
Seeing that there was no sound from inside the room, Artoria's expression remained calm as she pushed open the door."I'm coming in."
Creaaak.
A soft sound of the door opening rang out, and the scene inside the room ca fully into view.
rlin sat on a sowhat old wooden chair, leaning against the backrest, still wearing that gentle, sunlit smile as he raised a hand in greeting and said,
"My king, you've co here yourself? Are you still not at ease with ?"
Artoria glanced indifferently around the empty room, then walked over and sat on the edge of the windowsill.
"I just went out to clear my mind, and happened to stop by for a look."
Soon, the woman's calm and pleasant voice sounded in his ears.
"I just didn't expect to see such an interesting scene the mont I arrived… That girl downstairs, she's a transmigrator, right?"
As she said this, Artoria lifted her gaze and quietly stared into the white-haired mage's eyes.
"Yes."Without any attempt to deny it, rlin said with a smile, "Her na is Reines, also a student of the Clock Tower. It's just that she's a bit special—she ca into this world wearing her original body."
Artoria lightly pressed her red lips together and softly said, "There was probably another transmigrator in this room just now, right?"
"With your level of magecraft, catching a few transmigrators isn't exactly difficult. Should I say you were just in the mood today… or is it that you have other intentions, rlin?"
The mont these words were spoken, the smile on rlin's face seed to slightly diminish.
'I must admit, Lily's perception now is really amazing…'
Even though he had already set up a barrier in advance, she still noticed.
"My king, perhaps you don't believe , but everything I've done is for the sake of the Calot Empire."
Very soon, rlin revealed a helpless expression, his fingertips lightly tapping the desk. "The appearance of transmigrators is not necessarily an absolute disadvantage to the Calot Empire. I want to understand more about the reason behind their arrival…"
Although rlin had not appeared in the public eye for so ti, even while he was in the 'Tower,' he had been paying attention to these transmigrators.
Transmigrators from different eras… In the eyes of the people of the Calot Empire, these transmigrators might be considered heretics.
But in rlin's eyes, this might turn into a very interesting shift in the situation.
"Then you should have told first, instead of making decisions on your own."
Artoria fixed her gaze on rlin's eyes, her expression gradually turning dangerous. "Do you have anything you want to explain?"
With the evidence solid and the culprit caught red-handed, with rlin's eloquence, he could have still tried to defend himself.
However, the white-haired mage only let out a light sigh and said,
"There's nothing to say. Just as you said, I did indeed et with the transmigrators without permission."
"…Why?"
Artoria's cold voice carried a hint of disappointnt.
Even though she had already been disappointed by rlin once before, deep in the heart of this King Arthur, she still held onto a sliver of hope.
Before coming here, she had thought maybe rlin had his reasons.
Yet… he had simply admitted it, just like that.
"The appearance of transmigrators might be the great upheaval that changes the future of the Calot Empire."
rlin spoke slowly: "My king, with all due respect, you should not simply be capturing these transmigrators blindly."
"I'm not trying to kill them. Just like you, I want to know why they're appearing," Artoria said.
rlin sighed lightly. "But your thods are too extre."
"I know that in your eyes, transmigrators who wear the bodies of the dead are despicable beings who defile the souls of the deceased.*
Hearing his words, Artoria frowned slightly, but before she could say more, rlin slowly lifted his head to look at her.
"Then what if among these transmigrators…there is soone you miss?"
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