Type-Moon Simulation: Starting with Conquering a Greek Goddess!-Chapter 137 - : The Thrice-Missed Love

"Foolish! What dissatisfaction could you have with the perfect king? You're nothing but a loser who couldn't overcome greed, who couldn't even conquer yourself. With such a radiant light shining upon you, how could you still be ungrateful?"

[The chaste knight's armor was stained with blood]

[Through the gaps in her helmet, her disdain and contempt were evident. She flicked her sword, splattering blood onto the walls]

[She was willing to defend King Arthur's reign]

[Though she despised the greedy lords and nobles, she herself was also beyond human]

[Thus, she believed the problem lay with the lords who could not endure]

[She never considered that this was simply human nature]

[Having long been bathed in the holy light of Camelot and always gazing upon the figure of the Pure Knight]

[The girl's perception had long diverged from that of ordinary people]

[In her mind, as long as she could live a peaceful life with her father, the nation was beautiful]

[She would spare no effort to defend it]

[It was the ninth year since the founding of Camelot, the White City]

[You were handling administrative affairs with Guinevere]

[Artoria was outside training troops, preparing for a campaign across the sea to an enemy nation]

[This was a war unlike any before]

[It was a holy war to defend the glory of Britain]

[Returning to Guinevere]

[Since becoming King Arthur's queen four years ago, Guinevere had performed her role flawlessly]

[Though the relationship between king and queen was false, the friendship between them was real. Their trust in each other made them appear like a loving couple to others]

[However, Artoria still had one concern]

[She felt indebted to Guinevere]

[She had married this woman in name, depriving her of the freedom to choose love]

[Setting aside the facade of their marriage]

[Artoria considered Guinevere a close friend and genuinely wished for her happiness]

[She didn't need to suffer for Artoria's dream]

[With this sincere thought in mind]

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[Artoria noticed Guinevere's attitude toward you was somewhat subtle]

[After several nights of heartfelt conversations between close friends]

[From the shy queen's mouth, a certain story was revealed—a tale of the past between the Pure Knight and a young girl]

[After hearing it, Artoria's expression became complicated]

"Moran is too much of a flirt! Even back when he was traveling across Britain, he was already toying with the hearts of innocent girls!?"

"It's not Moran's fault... If he hadn't intervened back then... my fate at the hands of the Saxons would have been far worse..."

"Guinevere, do you... like Moran?"

"Ah, ah... this, this!?"

Guinevere shyly turned her head away.

Her eyes darted around, avoiding Artoria's gaze.

[Artoria learned that before you met her, you had already formed a deep connection with Guinevere]

[At first, she felt a pang of jealousy]

[Adding to that, the thought of your ambiguous relationship with her sister Morgan made her feel even more conflicted after years of ruling]

[But then, she reconsidered]

[Looking at Guinevere, who was lying on the bed, dressed in elegant attire, her skin flushed with shyness]

[Artoria couldn't help but sigh]

[Even though she felt jealous, she still wished for her dear friend to find love, at least as a form of compensation]

[At this thought, a sudden idea struck her]

[Guinevere had never complained]

[That was because of the noble upbringing she had received, which taught her not to complain about her life]

[She had no sense of being a woman]

[She believed that the relationship between king and queen was built on ideals]

[Convinced that humans only came together for noble ideals, she couldn't imagine anything else that could draw people together]

[—Until she met the Pure Knight]

[Just a week of companionship and adventure had left a lasting impression on this noble girl for over a decade]

[It even changed her life]

[She couldn't help but reach out to touch such a dazzling aurora]

[Carrying feelings she had never experienced, she later shook her head and sighed—]

"I've fallen hopelessly in love with him."

[The girl declared with a sorrowful tone, as if passing judgment on herself]

[The scene shifted to the day she watched the parade of knights in Camelot from a high tower]

[She was deeply drawn to that familiar face]

[One that had appeared countless times in her dreams]

"Guinevere, you will marry King Arthur!"

[King Leodegrance made the decision]

[The girl nodded as usual, as if trying to extinguish the flames of love in her heart]

[She didn't complain about her life]

[Besides, how could that knight possibly remember her?]

[The knight didn't even know Guinevere's name]

[Nearly fifteen years had passed, and the knight was two or three decades older than her. If, as King Arthur's queen, she still harbored this love in her heart]

[She would surely be scorned by the world]

[It was time to give up]

[Just as Guinevere was about to let go, she learned the truth about King Arthur's gender]

[How ironic, how absurd]

[At first, Guinevere felt a sense of absurdity. She had prepared to sacrifice everything, only to be told it wasn't necessary—all that was needed was the appearance of a marriage]

[She didn't need to give everything]

[And so, the girl became the queen of Camelot]

[She also formed a deep friendship with the King of Knights, sensing that the other also had feelings for the Pure Knight]

[Of course, this was just her speculation]

[Staying in this holy city filled with the Knights of the Round Table, she was closer than ever before. Seeing the Pure Knight walking through the halls, it felt as if she had been transported back fifteen years]

[It seemed as if nothing had changed]

[Except that the girl had become a queen]

[She tried hard to suppress the anxiety gnawing at her heart, not letting her gaze linger on you]

[Even so, she once tried to reveal the dagger you had given her, but the knight didn't seem to recognize it]

[This left Guinevere heartbroken]

[But the feelings in her heart couldn't be suppressed. Over a decade of accumulated emotions wouldn't easily fade]

[The queen had fallen in love with a knight under King Arthur]

[This was undoubtedly a scandalous affair]