Fate: Hero Simulator

[The Sword in the Stone was pulled out. You sense the change in the era and begin your journey of training.]

[You dealt with a group of mountain bandits and earned some money.]

[You punished a noble who bullied the weak and gradually gained a bit of a reputation.]

[You encountered a group of Vortigern's soldiers, single-handedly wiped them out with your own strength, earned a lot of money, and gradually gained a bit of fame.]

...

"A mug of ale."

Kyouya entered a tavern.

Even though it wasn't his first time, the feeling of taking a life still made him uncomfortable.

He needed some alcohol to numb himself.

Before Kyouya could take a drink, a loud commotion interrupted the tavern's atmosphere.

It seemed that someone was causing trouble.

[The noise inside the tavern disrupts your thoughts, and some sharp and unpleasant words reach your ears, making them feel strangely familiar.]

[You looked toward the noise and saw three people surrounded. One was a somewhat familiar girl knight in a white dress, another was a white-robed magician with a smug smile and a flower effect, and the last one was your acquaintance, Kay.]

[You feel that the girl looks familiar, but you can't remember where you'd seen her before.]

A girl?

Kyouya stared at the girl whose hair flicked in the wind and the familiar feeling gnawed at him.

What's with this sense of déjà vu?

Artorius!

He suddenly remembered Artorius, whom he had considered his nemesis, rival, the one who pulled the Sword from the Stone, King Arthur.

This girl had the same golden hair, the same green eyes, and even the same stray hair… could she be... Artorius' sister?

Kyouya's mind suddenly made a sharp turn, likely due to Merlin's illusionary magic that separated the concepts of Artoria and Artorius.

Even though Artoria appeared as a girl, no one would recognize her as King Arthur. Similarly, when Artoria appears as King Arthur, no one would suspect she is a girl.

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This was the signature technique of the world's greatest illusionist, Merlin.

A magic that can deceive even the world itself.

Since she was the sister of his rivals, there was no reason not to help her.

He has never considered himself a hero, and his life principles have always been to help family over reason.

It doesn't matter why they've gotten into conflict with these people.

However, this was Vortigern's territory, and if her identity was exposed, it would become a trump card against her brother, Artorius.

For that reason, Kyouya had no choice but to step in and save her.

"You little brat, I'm going to let you regret the day you were born with that mouth of yours."

The scar-faced man glared menacingly, holding a sharp longsword in his hand.

He had been in a great mood today and was lucky enough to find such a young girl in this shabby tavern.

The scar-faced man was prepared and eagerly anticipating the "hit," but an annoying brat completely ruined his excitement.

"I'm definitely going to—"

"Bang~"

A loud sound came from the back of the scar-faced man's head. With the powerful impact, he immediately collapsed to the ground, eyes rolling back in his head.

It was only then that everyone noticed a black-haired knight standing behind the scar-faced man, holding a large wooden stick with bloodstains on it.

"I'm going for the sneak attack."

You've already done the sneak attack, buddy.

Even someone like Merlin couldn't help but silently complain.

He had no idea why the handsome young knight in front of him seemed so calm while using such a sneaky move.

Obviously, this guy is stronger than that scar-faced man.

"Lloyd?"

"Let's go, it's not safe to stay here."

He glanced around at the crowd.

They were going to call the guards soon, and in the end, the whole city would be looking for them.

This didn't pose much of a threat, but once the White Dragon noticed them, it would become much harder for them to leave.

"What about Artorius? He's not with you?"

He wasn't sure where King Arthur went, but the connection was obvious since Kay was Artorius's brother, and the girl was clearly closely related to him as well.

Kay glanced at Artoria. He couldn't think of anything else to say besides being amazed by Merlin's incredible illusions.

"Forget it, let's leave quickly."

Kay didn't answer, and Kyouya didn't ask any more questions.

After all, there were many people probably looking for King Arthur, and that was their problem if they didn't believe him.

The most important thing right now was to get out of there.

"Get in position, brothers, let's go!"

As the conversation continued, the people around finally realize what happened.

Seeing their boss knocked down, they prepared to rush forward all at once.

After all, how strong could a knight who relied on sneak attacks really be?

It was a reasonable thought, but there were two flaws.

First, Kyouya's strength was unquestionable because nobody could go toe-to-toe with King Arthur.

Second, they seemed to have overestimated his bottom line.

Kyouya gave them a cold glance, and a cloud of white smoke erupted in front of them with a quick wave of his hand blinding them instantly.

"A quicklime powder? A knight using… this?"

Artoria stared at him in shock.

She had sparred with him more than once, and his swordsmanship was always honorable and elegant. She never imagined this person would be the kind to use sneaky tactics like throwing quicklime.

"Why bother with knightly honour when dealing with these evil scum?"

Kyouya never really had any knightly principles. He just came from a knight family, and they naturally assumed he was a knight.

However, that worked to his advantage.

Who would expect a knight to resort to sneaky tactics like hitting with a stick and throwing quicklime?

This provided the perfect cover for him to strike from the shadows using his Ryūka.

"What about you before?"

"Fighting is different from training. The goal of fighting is to survive, while the goal of training is to get stronger. You will ultimately hurt yourself using sneaky tactics while training. "

The blonde girl in front of him seemed to know about him and Artorius's training but that didn't surprise him much.

At this moment, he could already imagine Artorius bragging to his sister about his victory.

'I will keep this grudge for now.'

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

...

The true nature of humanity revealed itself at that moment as everyone seemed to turn into a repeating machine, and the large crowd inevitably attracted the attention of the soldiers in the city.

[Your actions have attracted the attention of the soldiers.]

[You and your companions broke through the encirclement, and a force of hundreds couldn't stop you, and this makes your name famous.]

[Your name has reached Vortigern's ears.]

To be continued...