"I, Druid Wu Fan, hereby swear..."

After brewing in my mind for a while, after a few unscrupulous adventurers who understood my character snickered and glared at the sea of ​​people, I continued.

"From now on, the person in front of me, Arturia, and I will become husband and wife. I will fulfill the duties of a husband, respect and love each other, share weal and woe with her, and... listen up, you bastards.

…”

Huh?

Oops, I accidentally let it slip!!

It was probably because I was following the script seriously, but it was really interesting. Those restless adventurers finally couldn't help holding their bellies and letting out wanton laughter, which seemed particularly harsh in the quiet square.

So, while Kane was covering his face and wailing, I pointed at those guys naturally and cursed out the words I was holding in my heart.

Forget it, now is the time to take advantage of our adaptability.

"You guys who are singles, please listen to me!!"

Staring at the group of arrogant bachelors who were laughing the most, I held Artoria in one hand and took a majestic step forward. With a very superior gaze, my other hand pointed straight at the sky at a 45-degree angle as a target.

Far-reaching shape.

"Artoria and I, our love will save the world!!"

"..."

The whole place fell silent, and even the wanton laughter seemed to be suddenly blocked by something, and was interrupted in shock.

After a while, more enthusiastic applause broke out than before.

Huh~, it seemed to have gotten over it, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

After looking at the reactions below, I secretly wiped my body in cold sweat and thought to myself.

Kane behind him also let out a long breath.

Akara is right, this kid Wu just likes to play with heartbeats at critical moments.

But what I didn’t expect was that the phrase “Our love will save the world” would become popular in the end. Is this the so-called celebrity effect?

In this case, let this secret rot in my heart forever - in fact, at that time, I almost wanted to shout the words "Our singing will save the world"...

After the oath-taking ceremony, tokens are exchanged. The tokens here are relatively personal things. In other words, they are not prepared for us by the elves and the alliance, but are things we think are important.

"Fan, you did a good job."

Artoria expressed her appreciation for my improvised response just now, and seemed to be...well, very satisfied with my heroic declaration. I couldn't tell that Artoria also liked "Save the world with love"

"Such an emotional side.

Saying this, a crystal statue appeared in Artoria's hand and handed it to me.

No, it's not crystal. This brilliance... could it be the wood of the Crystal Tree?

Arturia nodded, confirming my thoughts, and looked at her hands with a look of nostalgia.

"This is a gift given to me by Queen Attis when I was little."

Queen Attis, Beja's mother, was the previous elf queen above Artoria.

"Artoria, I would like to ask, Beja's mother...Queen Attis, now..."

I couldn't help but feel curious. It is understood that when Arturia became the queen of the elves, it should have been earlier than when I first came to the Dark Continent, a full ten years ago.

In other words, when Artoria was in her teens, she became the Queen of the Elf Clan, responsible for the lives of hundreds of millions of elves. But it is a bit strange that no matter how outstanding Artoria is, she became the queen of the elves when she was only in her teens.

This kind of important task is too reluctant, right? What about Queen Attis? Judging from the age of her daughter Beja, she should not be too old. Why not renew her position for a few more years and let Artoria

Can you take on such a heavy responsibility at a more appropriate age?

"She has been summoned by the Forest Goddess..."

The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Arturia gave an answer that I could vaguely guess, but immediately dismissed because I thought it was ridiculous.

died?

The Elf Queen is dead?

This is no joke. Even though Queen Attis is a powerless woman, as a queen, she should have enough protection around her. Even our alliance’s base camp, Rogge Camp, is

In every village, there are super masters like the old drunkard and the miser, and at the next level there are hidden masters such as Warev.

Even the elves are protected by the magic circle of the royal city. To put it bluntly, as long as the elf queen is not stupid and bold enough to wander around in front of the house of the four demon kings and three demon gods in the third world, even a giant dragon will not harm her.

to her.

"Because, the holy land where my clan's artifact is placed is the secret of the entire elven clan. The heir of the artifact must enter the holy land on his sixth birthday to obtain the recognition of the artifact. The key to entering the holy land is held by the elves.

The key in the Queen's hand...is the Queen's life."

"Why is this? It must be opened with the Queen's life. Is the guy who created the Holy Land an idiot?"

Such an appalling way shocked me for a moment.

"If you want to get anything, you have to pay a price. Our ancestors did this just to let us cherish them and protect them. If we don't set such harsh conditions and open the holy land frequently, accidents will happen to the holy land sooner or later."

Artoria's expression was gloomy. It wasn't that she couldn't understand, but she couldn't accept it.

"Therefore, in hundreds of thousands of years, including this time, the Holy Land has only been opened twice."

"Twice? And once? Didn't it mean that you are the first successor after King Arthur?" I was even more confused.

"Yes, it's not wrong, because the last time it was opened, that person failed to get the recognition of the artifact."

"..."

At this moment, I was deeply shocked.

I couldn't express my feeling. What kind of mood did Queen Attis have in sacrificing herself so that Artoria could have the chance to inherit the artifact? For a moment, I felt sorry for this queen I had never met before.

Full of respect.

At the same time, I also understood why Artoria had such strict requirements on herself. I am afraid that in addition to her own character and ideals, as well as her consciousness as a king, she also carried Attis' life in it.

There is also the elf Beja, that little girl who was willful and arrogant in her own mind. Now she has changed her mind slightly. Her mother sacrificed for Arturia. Now, she can hold this positive attitude.

His mentality when facing Artoria, if nothing else, this mind alone is worthy of praise.

"After being recognized by the artifact, I did not have enough prestige and ability to inherit the throne at a young age. Queen Attis dragged her body that was about to end. After persisting for several years, she was finally summoned by the forest goddess. Then, Ya

Grandma Randlan will manage it on your behalf..."

Finally speaking slowly, Artoria's eyes gradually became firm.

"Because of me, Queen Attis, I sacrificed myself, because of me, Grandma Yalandlan, I broke my thousand-year oath, and my body became extremely old. I'm afraid... all I can do is to keep working hard, for

My own ideals, in order to live up to their sacrifice..."

Listening quietly and watching Arturia regain her confident and determined smile at the end of the sentence, I was finally able to understand how much she carried and how much sweat she shed behind her meticulous expression.

That stupid hair was not born, but was born under endless pressure, responsibility, ideals and efforts. The only place she could return to when her soul was tired was her "Utopia".

Okay, I admit that this way of explaining it is a bit funny, although what I want to express is a heavy atmosphere.

Because of this accidental question, the veil that originally separated Arturia and me has been almost completely lifted. The person standing in front of me now is no longer the enigmatic queen of the elves, but a flesh-and-blood one.

, the real Arturia, her childhood, her important memories, her side as a king, her side as a girl, and... uh, her side as an idiot, I have completely understood it,

No more doubts.

When I took Artoria's token from her hand, I deeply realized the weight of what was in my hand. This was Queen Attis who gave her full trust and did not hesitate to sacrifice herself to make Artoria what she is today.

important gift.

"Artoria!"

I called her name softly, and she raised her head and stared at me with her beautiful dark green pupils.

"Queen Attis and Grandma Arlandan play the two most important roles in your life. I hope... no, it is definitely that I will become the third one."

I said these words not because of the influence of Arturia's story. I felt deep love at this moment. Of course, it was not pity, but a deep respect. This girl deserved it.

happiness.

"Really? Then we have to see your token."

Arturia said this, showing a rare playful smile.

"..."

No... that's not good, Artoria's token is too valuable, and I can't get anything comparable to her.

I have a lot of equipment, gems, etc., but unfortunately these are valuable items and I always feel like I can’t get them.

Apart from these, there are only a few valuable things on my body. The bug amulet is definitely impossible. Although I have transformed into a blood bear and moon wolf, the role of the bug amulet has been further reduced, but Xiaoxue and the others still want to

Thanks to its bonus, as well as the girls who are linked to their souls, bug protection is also crucial to them.

As for the Bug Sword, if I can get it, I have no problem giving it to Artoria. Anyway, I don’t know how long it will take to reach the level of 99. The problem is that now it is lying in the storage box, and I can’t pick it up at all!

The remaining components of the Tarasha artifact set will be used to resurrect Tarasha in the future. Akara asked me to keep them on my behalf. The microwave oven is also borrowed. I will have to return it to the Horadric tribe when I retire one day.

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To be continued...