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[You look at your student, who is being held captive by Guinevere, and scrutinize him from head to toe. After confirming that Shiro Emiya hasn't been mistreated and even looks rather plump, you can't help but smile and begin to explain your relationship with Guinevere to your student.]
Upon hearing you admit that Guinevere was an old acquaintance, Shiro Emiya seemed dazed, but she quickly accepted the fact. After all, in her eyes, you had always been a mysterious and powerful person. However, she hadn't expected that you and Guinevere seemed to be so close that you could hold hands.
[You acted quite naturally in the face of your student's questions. You confided some of your little secrets to her, with Guinevere listening in. You explained in detail your ability to travel through history, recounting all the things you had done on British soil, especially those related to Guinevere.]
[While Shiro Emiya was taken aback by your story and the true value of the secrets hidden in your words, Guinevere blushed slightly. As you recounted those stories, her memory of meeting you became clearer. This late-night conversation, which resembled a storytelling session, lasted for a full hour.]
[When you explained that you returned to Britain to bring your family back to the modern world, Guinevere's gaze towards you was already strained, simply because you had made a promise to her.]
"Once we resolve that nightmare and Mordred's issues, I will take you with me, Guinevere. This world cannot last forever. I will not let you disappear with it. I promised your father that in addition to the status I promised your family, I would also take good care of you."
As soon as she uttered those words, Guinevere could no longer suppress her emotions. If Shiro Emiya hadn't been there, she would have already cupped Quinn's face and offered him a kiss, or even gone further.
Meanwhile, Shiro Shiro instinctively swallowed, sizing up Quinn, who was completely different from the mature and steady teacher she remembered. She was astonished by Quinn's shamelessness in speaking sweet nothings as if no one else was around. As a woman herself, she couldn't imagine how Guinevere could resist such temptation, but at the same time, as a magician's apprentice, she was even more astonished that Quinn dared to confess his secret to her.
It allows one to freely travel through history and alter human history...
This is beyond the realm of magic; it is something that only the "magic" sought by magicians could achieve. If this secret were to spread in the Clock Tower... Shiro Emiya dared not even imagine what those monarchs would do. Yet now, you have revealed your secret to her face, which has moved Shiro Emiya deeply.
In contrast, Quinn simply wanted her help to save his family members connected to him in this collapsing world, something she couldn't refuse.
After all, becoming a partner of justice was her wish, and now, the opportunity to realize that wish has arrived.
[A simple confession was enough to gain the trust of both Guinevere and Shiro. Even though you haven't used such tricks in a long time, you haven't forgotten your old ways. In this situation, when you said you planned to overthrow your beloved daughter's throne and needed Guinevere's assistance, this queen who once regarded you as the moonlight in her life had no way to refuse you.]
You've successfully recruited Guinevere, and your good student has agreed to fully support all your actions and keep your secrets from everyone else.
Thus, the Kingdom of Ireland became your safe haven.
With Guinevere's support, the tower that was once used to imprison Shiro Emiya has become a safe house for your rebellion plans. In the days that follow, you begin to work with Morgan to set up magical defenses in the tower to resist the invasion of a nightmare lurking somewhere unknown, while also establishing a fixed communication channel with Chaldea.
With these preliminary preparations completed, you contacted Chaldea again, reported that you had found Emiya Haku, and requested resources for another Servant summoning, so that Emiya Haku could gather new Servants to gain more advantages.
[Due to the special circumstances, your request for supplies was quickly approved. Given the situation where you summoned Mordred, you do not intend to interfere with Shiro Emiya's Servant summoning this time. After all, she is not a succubus who can contract multiple Servants at the same time. The Servant that Shiro Emiya summons this time is likely to be her long-term partner in the future.]
In any case, the Servant that "Emiya Shirou" can summon is mostly "King Arthur," after all, this guy is also an unconventional "holy widow."
Standing beside Shiro Emiya, Quinn watched his good student's summoning ceremony with a mix of schadenfreude and anticipation. He wondered what Artoria from Pan-Human History would think of Britannia if she were here. But as Shiro Emiya's summoning was completed, Quinn knew that something even more interesting was about to happen.
"Servant Archer, responding to the summons and reporting for duty."
Quinn's eyes twitched violently as he stared at the white-haired, dark-skinned, red-shirted gym student with a cynical expression who appeared in the summoning circle.
Chapter 186 The Nightmare's Whereabouts
Quinn didn't care what the Red Archer, whose real name was Emiya Shirou, thought when he saw Emiya Haku. He just glanced at the astonished Red Archer and left his good student's side. He believed that Emiya Haku, after his tutelage, was fully capable of gaining the Red Archer's trust.
As for why this guardian of Alaya would appear here, Quinn could guess with his own eyes: it's simply because the Counter Force wants to resolve the issue of Britannia, this independent world, and Mordred, who could transform into a beast at any time.
Given that they share roughly the same goal, Quinn wouldn't mind cooperating with this red archer.
But now, he has more important things to do.
With the arrival of yet another Servant, the burden on your shoulders has been lightened considerably. You assigned tasks to the newly arrived Emiya duo, requiring them to begin searching for Nightmare's whereabouts in Ireland, while you yourself focused more on eliminating your good daughter's spies planted in Ireland.
[Therefore, you began to frequently contact Guinevere, obtaining much information from her regarding the "Fairy Knight".]
Just like the Fairy Queen Morgan created the "Fairy Knights of the Round Table" in the Britannia Lostbelt in FGO 2.0 to consolidate her power, Mordred also recruited the same fairies into her ranks. Apart from the black dog fairy who had already arrived in the mortal world with Gawain, fairies named Bavan Shi and Melyuchina have appeared in Britannia and replaced Tristan and Lancelot in their duties, leading armies to roam the territory of the Britannian Empire.
The Fairy Knight Bavan Shi's mission is to find the missing Artoria. The current emperor is certain that his beloved godmother is still alive, and therefore has never stopped searching for her.
[After each of these fairy knights has completed a tour of the entire empire's territory, he will come to Ireland to rest and resupply his troops. Based on his past patrol schedule, this fairy knight will arrive in Ireland in about a month.]
"Barvan Sheehan is Mordred's favorite and the commander of the Cavalry of the Righteous. She is very good at uncovering secrets. If you are not confident in defeating her directly after she arrives in Ireland, I suggest that you and Morgan stay in the tower and not come out."
Speaking of this fairy knight, Guinevere's face turned somewhat serious, and she unusually offered her advice to Quinn.
Chapter 193
Her serious tone, coupled with her pure white, gold-patterned fitted dress and the crown on her head, made her look quite like a queen, if... she weren't currently nestled in Quinn's arms.
It was afternoon, and the warm winter sunlight shone directly into the back garden, where there were no other people, only Guinevere and Quinn.
Since Quinn made the Irish court his base, it became the place where he spent the most time each day. As soon as the morning court session ended, Guinevere would come here to complain to Quinn about all the annoying things that had happened to her that day, relying on Quinn's comfort to relieve her distress, while enjoying a privilege she had never had before—being alone with Quinn.
At first, Guinevere was somewhat reserved and afraid of being caught by Morgan trying to meet with Quinn in secret. But soon, when she found that Morgan rarely appeared in her palace gardens, Guinevere let loose. At first, she just sat close to Quinn, but now she simply sat on Quinn's lap, leaning her entire weight against the man's chest.
Quinn himself didn't dislike Guinevere's boldness. Rather, if Guinevere were to act the same way as before, he would be the one to suffer. After all, he had paid a considerable price to barely quell his jealous wife's jealousy in order to persuade Morgan to agree to his plan to bring Guinevere on board.
Yes, in order to prevent Morgan from stopping his plan to win over Guinevere and make her completely break with her beloved daughter, he had to spend two or three hours almost every night silencing his jealous wife and making her realize that she couldn't possibly drain him dry on her own.
In the past, this method of persuasion, which only worked between long-married couples, would definitely not have succeeded, but for Quinn, who now possesses the power of Hercules, this is no problem at all.
Therefore, he felt confident and bold enough to unleash all his skills.
“The fairy knights are not the problem. What I care about is Artoria’s whereabouts, and news of the magician who persuaded her to overthrow Mordred.”
Stroking the queen's long, platinum-blonde hair in his arms, Quinn whispered in Guinevere's ear. His magnetic voice and the warm breath so close to her neck made Guinevere's heart race. The long-single woman's breathing quickened slightly.
“That magician…” Hearing those familiar, confident words, Guinevere suppressed the burning desire within her. “She once visited my court. It was she who told me the secret of Artoria’s attempted rebellion. Are you concerned about that woman?”
“Yes, she is very likely to ruin my plans, which will take me a lot of time to get you out of here. That wasted time is like lighting a lamp in broad daylight. You have already worked too hard for me, and I don’t want you to continue to work so hard, caught between me and Mordred.”
These words, seemingly an invitation to elope, made Guinevere's already passionate heart even more restless. Having experienced the passage of time, Guinevere was no longer the girl who was easily bewitched by Quinn's appearance. A mature woman who had recognized reality was even more unable to resist these heartwarming words that lured her to abandon worldly troubles.
Guinevere became even more agitated when she thought that Quinn was not her husband, but Morgan's husband and Artoria's lover. If she weren't timid and lacked real strength, she would have rushed up to Morgan and challenged the empress.
Unfortunately, she knew very well that this would only turn everything into a pipe dream.
So she simply buried her head in Quinn's neck, greedily inhaling the distinctive Morgan perfume emanating from the man.
"That's too much of a coincidence. I know even better where that magician is. She's hiding right next to Bavan Shi. She's currently the accompanying magician of the Knights of the Righteousness. Every time Bavan Shi comes to Ireland for supplies, I'll lure her to the palace to give you a chance to meet her. Capture her and don't let her stop you from taking me away."
Chapter 187 Can you let me go?
The fairy knight Bavan Shee arrived in Ireland much faster than Quinn had anticipated.
One week after agreeing to the collaboration with Guinevere, the bells in the Irish capital rang out to welcome the arrival of the Knights of the Righteousness. Quinn, who was awakened by the bells early in the morning, had just climbed out of bed and reached the top of the tower when he saw the rolling dust on the horizon.
At a glance, a cavalry unit of roughly several hundred men had appeared on the outskirts of the Irish capital. Seeing the familiar bright silver fully armored knights, Quinn's still somewhat drowsy mind immediately cleared, and he began to check the tower's anti-reconnaissance magic. After confirming that all the defensive magic was functioning properly, he returned to his bedroom and pulled his clothes out from under Morgan.
"Hmm... what's wrong?"
After a long night's work, Morgan, her face flushed, looked at the man who had disturbed her sweet dreams.
"The fairy knight has arrived, and that nightmare should be here too."
With just one sentence, Morgan immediately sobered up. She quickly put on the clothes she had thrown under the bed and followed Quinn to rigorously examine the magic she had painstakingly set up. Although she had always looked down on Merlin, she had to admit that Merlin was an outstanding magician. As Merlin's counterpart, Nightmare, who called herself Lady Avalon, must also have made remarkable achievements in the field of magic.
The first step to capturing this nightmare is to make her unaware of their presence.
With the arrival of the Fairy Knight, you have already detected Nightmare's whereabouts. To ensure the plan goes smoothly, you summon Morgan, along with Shiro Emiya and Lily, to search for all the magic prepared to capture Nightmare. Your Servant and a certain red archer are kept as backup.
After all, the Nightmare you're trying to capture is a top-tier magician, and the kind who specializes in escaping. Considering the possibility that he might break the capture spell and escape, it's necessary for two Servants to capture him using physical means.
No one objected to your plan; even the red archers agreed. The entire tower became much livelier overnight. Once you've reviewed all the measures and confirmed they're foolproof, all you need to do is wait for Guinevere to lure the nightmare here.
[This wait lasted for almost half a day, until after noon, when the sun was high in the sky, Guinevere's figure finally appeared in the back garden where the tower was located.]
A petite figure draped in a pure white cloak followed Guinevere. When the two arrived at the garden where no servants were present, the petite figure removed her hood, revealing a lovely, flower-like face beneath long, white hair. Her non-human ears, resembling flower petals and similar to Merlin's, confirmed her identity.
[Half-Nightmare, Merry]
The magic you and Morgan set up to prevent the Nightmare from spying on you worked. Even though it was only a dozen meters away from you, the seemingly charming and lovely Nightmare did not notice your presence. You looked down at this Nightmare who had caused so much turmoil in Britannia, watching as it unknowingly stepped into a deadly encirclement.
At this moment, this nightmare is still chatting with Guinevere, and thanks to your exceptional hearing, you can clearly hear their conversation.
"Bavan Sheehan is really hard to take care of. If only all these fairies were as understanding as Guinevere, I would tell her that capturing those stowaways to Britain is the most important thing, rather than searching for Artoria. She could also get a reward from His Majesty the Emperor for it, but she completely ignores me."
Nightmare exhales fragrant orchids, lamenting its own fate.
Chapter 194
The failure of his new plan.
"The stowaways...you mean those enemies from outside the world that you told me about last time?" Guinevere's acting was quite good. She asked the question knowingly, playing the role of a close confidante without letting Nightmare see through her act.
“Yes, speaking of which, there is actually a stowaway in your territory, and he is the kind that is most likely to attract His Majesty the Emperor. You can also look for him.”
"Is she a girl who looks a lot like Morgan?"
"Hmm? You've already found it?"
A look of astonishment crossed Nightmare's face as she glanced at Guinevere. She hadn't expected that the Irish Queen, whom she hadn't paid attention to for a while, would bring her good news before the goblin knights.
“After all, that face is exactly like Morgan’s. It’s impossible not to cause a commotion. Even when I first saw her, I thought Morgan had left London. To prevent that outsider from causing a disturbance, I specifically put her in jail. Ms. Avalon, would you like to see her?”
Guinevere's face showed a genuine look of distress. This kind of pretense might seem fake to someone with the eyes of a fairy, but to Nightmare, who does not have the ability to read minds, it was already a pretty perfect performance.
[The Nightmare, unsuspecting of Guinevere, fell into your trap. Lured by Guinevere, she cast her gaze toward the tower where you were. You, inside the tower, immediately sensed a magical force sweeping across the entire structure. The magic you and Morgan had set up instantly reacted, and illusory projections replaced your presence, sending false messages back to the Nightmare's eyes.]
[The anti-illusion magic, specifically designed to target Merlin, was remarkably effective. Even Merlin's counterpart, Merlin, couldn't see through the illusion to the reality beneath the veil. What she saw was a projection of Shiro Emiya, imprisoned at the top of the tower.]
Faced with the illusion she had witnessed and Guinevere's invitation, Nightmare's wariness vanished completely. She no longer believed Guinevere was capable of deceiving her, and thus boldly entered the tower.
However, the moment she stepped through the tower's doors, the Nightmare inside immediately sensed the countless magics hidden within. But it was too late for her to be wary; she saw the greeters you had arranged at the tower's entrance.
“…Morgan LeFeuy?”
Upon seeing the witch who appeared before her, her body surging with powerful true ether and her face lightly veiled, Mary instinctively shuddered.
Clearly, Merlin from any world would feel a chill run down his spine upon seeing Morgan; this is what is meant by a natural enemy. At this moment, the Nightmare Girl also realized that she had fallen into a trap. She turned to look at Guinevere but found that there was another person next to the Queen of Ireland, who should have been standing behind her.
He was a handsome man with a figure like a sculpted work of art.
hum.
The nightmare girl's heart nearly stopped. She knew the identity of the person in front of her, so she flashed a charming, sweet smile.
"Gu, can you let me go?"
Chapter 188 You weren't like this before
You've caught the nightmare.
Quinn casually closed the pop-up window and calmly looked at the white-haired girl who was still grinning despite being firmly bound by a chain that could prevent her from using magic. A hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
He had thought that capturing this nightmare would be very exhausting, but he didn't expect that the other party would surrender on its own after seeing him.
This is not normal, and there must be something fishy about such an abnormal situation.
"Ugh, Lily, you're tying me up too tight. I can hardly breathe. Can you loosen it a little? I don't have your figure. It's making me very uncomfortable."
With her hands behind her back and her waist tightly bound by chains, Nightmare sat on the ground in a duck-like posture. This awkward position perfectly accentuated her exquisite figure, showcasing the curves of her chest to the fullest. Coupled with her slightly provocative moans and complaints, it immediately caused the Paradise Fairy, whose figure was far inferior to Nightmare's, to twitch at the corners of her mouth and have veins popping out on her forehead.