The stars and moon were obscured, and there was no lighting in the expansive area, but neither of them were ordinary people, so a little darkness was inconsequential.
Black Lancer Alter walked ahead, her armor replaced by casual clothes. Unlike her aloof demeanor in armor, Black Lancer Alter now exuded an indescribable gentleness.
After walking for a while, Black Lancer Alter suddenly spoke.
"Knight."
"Hmm?"
"How did you know about the situation in this world?"
"Huh?"
Mo Shuying was puzzled, not understanding what Black Lancer Alter meant.
Black Lancer Alter turned around, her golden eyes glowing faintly in the night. She stared at Mo Shuying, a slight smile on her face as she said, "This afternoon, when you caught Fionn, he didn't say anything, yet you knew so much? Why was that?"
Clearly, Mo Shuying's Blame-Shifting Technique had been seen through by Black Lancer Alter. If Black Lancer Alter could see through it, then Karna and Li Shuwen probably couldn't be fooled either. Child Gil, needless to say, would be even easier to trick. Most likely, only Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash still believed he truly learned it from Fionn.
"Well, about that…"
Mo Shuying's eyes darted around, trying to come up with an excuse, but Black Lancer Alter interrupted him.
"If you don't want to say, this King won't force you. Everyone has secrets; you don't need to come up with an excuse to trick this King."
"…Your Majesty is wise."
Mo Shuying gave a wry smile. It seemed he couldn't fool this King.
"You are a mysterious person; this King knew that from the very beginning. You have your secrets, and this King will not ask too many questions. In any case, this King knows that you are this King's knight, and you wouldn't rebel like Sir Lancelot and Mordred, would you?"
Mo Shuying actually detected a teasing tone in her last sentence. After a second of stunned silence, he replied,
"Of course. After all, I am the King's strongest knight; I will definitely protect the King forever."
Mo Shuying answered with a smile. Black Lancer Alter, upon hearing this, actually showed a thoughtful expression.
"You say you're the strongest knight; isn't that a bit of an overstatement? Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, they are all very strong."
Hearing Black Lancer Alter mention those two, Mo Shuying couldn't help but shake his head, clicking his tongue as he said,
"Tsk tsk tsk~ Lancelot is definitely no match for me. I have 100 ways to torment him, and he'd be helpless. As for Gawain… I'll deal with him at night."
Gawain is known as the Sun Knight! He's invincible before the sun sets. Who would fight him during the day? Isn't that just asking for trouble?
"Heh heh heh~ You'd better not let those two hear that, or it'll definitely be interesting."
Black Lancer Alter actually laughed, a very natural laugh, though reserved. It was as if a lotus from an ice mountain had suddenly melted, no longer cold.
Mo Shuying scratched his head. He suddenly wanted to retract something he had said before.
What was that about "You don't know how good Rider is in your youth, mistaking Ahoge for a treasure!"? Saber Artoria aside, Lancer Artoria is truly top-tier!
Just as Mo Shuying was scratching his head, still wanting to say something, suddenly!
"Hmm?"
A powerful presence was rapidly approaching, completely unhidden. It was strong! And fast!
"Who is it?"
Mo Shuying and Black Lancer Alter turned to look at the sky. A green meteor seemed to be rapidly approaching in the sky.
"Boom!"
A burst of flames flew by. Karna frowned, looking at the green light, and said,
"Is that him?"
"Huh? You know each other?"
Mo Shuying was curious. Was there someone Karna knew here? There was Rama, but could Rama fly?
While he was wondering, the meteor rapidly descended. Only when it got closer did Mo Shuying see clearly that it was a chariot pulled by three horses!
"Hahahaha! I've found you! Guests from far away!"
A hearty laugh came from the chariot. Mo Shuying saw a man with green, seaweed-like hair poke his head out from the chariot.
"A-Achilles?!"
Surprise flashed in Mo Shuying's eyes. What was going on? Did this guy have a role in the Fifth Singularity?
"Yo~ Karna, I didn't expect to see you here too."
Achilles landed the chariot and greeted Karna, who was still in the air.
"Hmph."
Karna snorted. He wasn't very fond of Achilles because he was too unrestrained.
"Great hero from Greek mythology, what brings you here? You're not just here to catch up with my Servant, are you?"
Mo Shuying stepped forward and asked.
Achilles looked at Mo Shuying, a flash of light in his eyes. As one of the most outstanding warriors, he instantly sensed Mo Shuying's power.
"You're pretty good."
"And you needed to tell me that?"
"..."
Achilles was stumped. It was the first time anyone had spoken to him like that.
"Hahaha! To be honest, I didn't expect Karna to be here. I came here at my boss's request to invite you to our main base. My boss wants to meet you."
Achilles said with a laugh.
"Boss? Which one?"
Mo Shuying was genuinely confused. Did I walk into the wrong play? Achilles' boss? Who is that?
"You'll know when you get there. Get in the car, I'm really fast, I'll get you back in minutes."
Achilles gave a thumbs up, extremely confident in his speed.
"…What if we don't go?"
Mo Shuying asked after a moment of silence.
To be honest, facing such an unknown invitation, who knew if it was a trap.
"Hmm? Well… my boss did say that if you're unwilling, then I'd have to force you back. But… Boss didn't say Karna was here too. If we fight here, it might cause a huge war. It's too much trouble, so complicated…"
Achilles said this, but his tone wasn't heavy at all, even a bit flippant.
Karna gripped his spear. If Mo Shuying gave the order, he would definitely go and stab that guy's heel a dozen times.
"I think, if you tell me who your boss is, maybe I can consider it."
Mo Shuying spoke again.
This time, Achilles scratched his head, looking troubled for a moment before finally speaking.
"Alright, it's fine if I tell you. My current boss has a lion's head, hehe~ You heard right, it's a man with a lion's head. Heracles would be jealous of his muscles, but this guy insists he's a mage. Seriously, his true name seems to be Edison. I've never heard of him, do you know him??"
"…"
Edison? They knew him all too well.
Mo Shuying nodded thoughtfully. He glanced at Karna, suddenly seeming to understand something.
Karna had been summoned by him!
The Karna who should have been with President Edison had disappeared, but under some kind of suppressive force, Achilles appeared, filling that void.
If that was the case, meeting this lion-headed President wasn't out of the question.
"Alright, I agree to meet your boss. Just a moment, we have a few companions with us."
Mo Shuying said, accepting Achilles' invitation.
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