At the same time, in the Dawn's living module, in Elaine's room.
After finally having some food in his stomach these past few days, the white lion boy lay half-lying on the edge of the bed, rubbing his slightly bulging abdomen.
Eating is definitely not considered full. He just forcefully swallowed the food that tasted as tasteless as sand. But the emptiness in his stomach and intestines these days has finally been filled a little. At least he doesn't have to worry about it for a long time.
The problem of gastrointestinal atrophy due to not eating is gone.
The old mage also left. Lawrence came over and mentioned things like spells. After saying that, he asked Elaine to have a good rest and then left. He was left alone in his room again. The room was empty except for some
In addition to the furniture necessary for daily life, there are piles of books.
In fact, he had only read less than a quarter of the medical books he borrowed from Queen Greenville. A lot of things happened after that, and as a result, he didn't have time to read the books. The books he borrowed to save Leo,
And the surgical knowledge that was forced into his mind turned out to be of no use at all, and the people he wanted to save could not be saved.
Whenever she thinks of this, Elaine feels sad and lonely.
But now...you have to cheer up.
There are still people who want him to save. The plan to save Leo has completely failed, but he can still save someone else, his "father", the dragon demon Bors.
Saving Bors was Elaine's original goal in participating in the Round Table Trial. Now it's just a return to the original goal.
"Eve, can you help me get through to the battleship Britannia?" the white lion boy asked.
"Understood. The communication permission is being obtained. Permission has been obtained to use the military encrypted communication channel XF-510."
"What's the matter, Elaine?" The voice of Knight of the Round Table Cador immediately came from the other side of the communicator, with obvious impatience in it.
"I, I want to talk to His Majesty King Arthur." Elaine bravely applied.
"Your Majesty is busy with other things now and has no time to pay attention to you." Kador said: "If you want to annoy His Majesty, at least wait until the day after tomorrow."
"We need to talk now." The always cowardly White Lion boy insisted rarely: "I am the champion of the Round Table Trial Arena. I have the right to negotiate with the king alone about my wishes.
thing."
As if feeling the unprecedented toughness in Elaine's tone, Kador backed down half a point: "You know the system very well."
"Let's contact His Majesty first." Elaine urged: "Let Your Majesty know that I want to talk to him. Whether you want to negotiate or not is up to Your Majesty to decide."
Kador on the holographic screen showed a slightly angry look: "What you are implying is that I am not qualified to interrupt the conversation between you and the king. Everything must be decided by the king?"
"I never said that." Elaine said without emotion.
"...Forget it. I'll help you take it over, and you can face the king's wrath yourself." Kador hummed and began to transfer the call to Elaine.
"The communication protocol changes to the ultra-secret communication channel SUPREME-711. The communication delay is 0.1 seconds, which is within the acceptable range. Decoding begins." Eve said a series of words that Elaine could not understand.
"Elaine." The low voice of the King of Knights sounded from the other end of the microphone. This communication did not even have a portrait, it was a pure audio communication: "First of all, congratulations on winning the championship in the arena. You did a good job. Then, I guess this time
The negotiation is related to your wish. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
"Yes, yes." The white lion boy replied: "I want to... advance, advance my wish."
"Oh? Advance?" The King of Knights chuckled: "You don't want me to send people to Atlantis right now to help you save Bors?"
"Yes, yes." Elaine said again: "It has been delayed for a long time. If this continues, dad may not be able to be saved."
"Well, what you said is not entirely wrong." King Arthur hummed: "I also heard that Atlantis will soon sink into the deep sea again. It is normal for you to feel anxious for Bors."
But, rules are rules. As long as you have not become an official Knight of the Round Table, it is impossible for the Knights of the Round Table to help you realize your wish. Please understand. The knights of the Knights of the Round Table are also human beings and have their own things to deal with.
They cannot help you as an outsider unconditionally. If the rules can be broken so easily, then the roundtable trial that originally set up many clauses and worked hard to establish it will no longer make sense."
"But, but I have already won the arena competition!" Elaine said anxiously, "I also have my own Holy Spirit! Isn't it just a matter of passing some simple tests, and then I can become a Knight of the Round Table?"
Now I have become a Knight of the Round Table! What is the difference between helping me realize my wish now and helping me realize my wish later?!"
"There is indeed no difference. I also think that you are fully qualified to be a Knight of the Round Table." The King of Knights said: "If possible, I even want to make you a Knight of the Round Table right away and let everyone help you. But -
"How long will it take?" The white lion boy asked again: "How long will it take before I can pass all the trials and become a Knight of the Round Table?!"
"After the Cairo Arena is over, we will return to Great Britain and begin training for the final selected elites to summon the Holy Spirit and control the Holy Spirit. It will take about a month. After that, if the trial proves your Holy Spirit
If you are strong enough and you have the ability to control your own Holy Spirit, you will be named a Knight of the Round Table."
So, Elaine was really anxious: "One month... is too, too long! Dad can't wait that long!"
"...But rules are rules." The King of Knights said quietly.
The white lion boy was completely angry. He got up from the bed and even took off the infusion needle on his arm: "Stop saying any more rules! Human life is at stake, rules are nothing!"
Arthur retorted without emotion: "Then, the lives of the Knights of the Round Table who took risks to help you realize your wish are not their lives?"
Elaine grinned angrily, revealing the white canine teeth that were almost an equilateral triangle on the upper jaw of the little lion.
"...You knew it from the beginning." He whispered.
"What?"
"You knew from the beginning that the round table trial would take so long. You knew that if you dragged it on like this, you might miss the last chance to save my father." The white lion man muttered: "But you kept silent and let me participate in the round table."
Trial, delaying my time. You...you gave me a false hope! Big liar!"
"Elaine..."
"You bastard, you don't care at all, right?! Because dad, because Bors is just a golem, you don't treat him as a human being at all, right?" Elaine became more and more annoyed: "You didn't from the beginning.
You plan to save my father, but you just want to get my power and trick me into becoming a Knight of the Round Table, right?!"
There was a deep silence from King Arthur's side. The silence meant that Elaine had guessed part of it. At least part of it.
"Sure enough...it's the same as what Mr. Bedivere said. It's better to ask for yourself than to ask for others." Elaine's temperament changed drastically and she continued to mutter nervously: "Ah...ahhhh! Why am I stupid enough to believe you!"
"
"Elaine, control your emotions." King Arthur had realized what Elaine wanted to do and warned sternly: "Don't do anything stupid."
"I won't play anymore." The white lion boy said, "I'm quitting this round table trial that is nothing but bullshit."
"Elaine!"
"Who. What. So rare are the Knights of the Round Table?" Elaine started to giggle, quite crazy: "Reputation? Power? Wealth? I don't need anything?! - Help me, save me.
Just dad! Am I asking too much?
——You can’t even fulfill a little boy’s wish! You can’t even save a mere person!
What nonsense are you talking about to save the world?!"
At this moment, the face of King Arthur on the other end of the microphone must be very ugly.
"Elaine, do you really plan to withdraw from the Round Table Trial? This is not a joke, right?" King Arthur said quietly, with a threat in his tone: "I can pretend that I didn't hear what you just insulted the Knights of the Round Table.
But if you withdraw from the trial like this, you will forever lose the qualification to participate in the trial again. Please think carefully before doing so."
"You can't save Leo, and you can't save my father. You are not as omnipotent as people boast. In the end, you are just a group of self-righteous mortals." Elaine hummed:
"So yes. I quit the Round Table Trial. When I recover from my injuries, I will go to save my father immediately. I don't want to rely on your power anymore. Even if my father and I die in Atlantis, it has nothing to do with you!"
"Eli——"
"Eve, cut off the communication!" Elaine ordered before King Arthur could say anything else. The communication was cut off instantly.
The room returned to calmness and deathly silence.
Only then did Elaine realize that he was quarreling with the King of Knights just now. He had a quarrel with the King of Great Britain. Apart from those extremely vicious villains, there are probably only people in the world who dare to quarrel with the King of Knights in that tone.
Elaine is the only one. Doesn't he get into a big trouble by doing this?
However, why?
There is an inexplicable... feeling of comfort in my heart?
It was as if the doubts that had been buried deep in his heart for a long time, and the resentment that had been held in for a long time, were all released in an instant. It was not that he had no doubts, he just didn't have the courage to admit this doubts in the past.
——Participating in the round table trial here is a waste of time.
The Knights of the Round Table couldn't help at all with the people he was really eager to save. Whoever he wanted to save or protect couldn't do it himself. In the end, it was better to seek help from others than to seek help from yourself.
Elaine sat on the bed and cried quietly for about ten minutes. Then he put a few leftover egg rolls on the bedside table and stuffed them into his mouth desperately.
It was unpalatable. It was as unpalatable as pig food. It was so unpalatable that he shed tears while eating it. But he still swallowed the food with great perseverance. His stomach seemed to be in spasm, and he was going to drink too much.
He was protesting because of his gluttony, but he suffered the pain silently. He forced himself to regain his strength as soon as possible, he had to do this.
You have to risk your life to protect important people. If you don't do this, no one can save them.