Chapter 1066: No Tsundere Furries
During his dazed state, he felt a light descend before his eyes.
It was a gentle light, like ripples on water, yet it carried an inexplicably overbearing presence akin to a tsunami.
Suddenly.
Woodwose jolted awake.
He abruptly sat up from the ground, frantically feeling around his chest.
But contrary to his expectations.
The deep sword wound that had pierced his internal organs had somehow vanished without a trace?
Aside from his magic power not yet recovering, he felt incredibly energetic all over!
It was as if the severe injuries he had sustained earlier were all an illusion!
"What happened to me…"
"Awake now?"
A calm voice sounded by his ear.
Woodwose instantly became alert, adopting a defensive posture on all fours like a bristling animal.
"Relax, we're in the camp."
The person spoke again.
Only then did Woodwose realize.
Tents of various sizes were set up around them, fairy knights moved about busily, and bonfires burned on stands throughout the area.
"You?"
Woodwose was taken aback.
Sitting beside him was a man wearing a cloak.
His attire was all too familiar—this was none other than the so-called Queen Consort he viewed as a thorn in his side!
"Why are you here?"
"Here to support you, of course."
Eiji spread his hands.
"Who knew you'd be so useless? When your soldiers found you, you were barely breathing."
"You!"
Woodwose immediately flew into a rage.
Being called useless was what he hated most right now!
"Wait, you said you came to support me? Don't tell me you're leading the reinforcements?"
He suddenly realized, looking at Eiji with disbelief.
"Who else?"
Eiji spread his hands again.
"Melusine has a secret mission, and Barghest comes and goes as she pleases, so I had to come."
Morgan actually had very few capable people at her disposal.
Aurora wasn't a combat-type fairy, Muram stubbornly defended Gloucester and only cared about her own territory while maintaining a neutral stance, and Spriggan was trash.
Among the clan leaders, some were incompetent, some harbored ulterior motives, and some simply didn't follow orders. Only Woodwose and the two fairy knights firmly stood by Morgan's side.
Similarly, Baobhan Sith was also useless, so Morgan's approach with her was to let her do whatever she wanted alone.
"No other choice, so I had to come."
"Is that alright?"
Morgan at the time was surprised by his voluntary request.
She deeply understood that making Eiji take sides was already pushing it. If she then had him hunt down the Chaldea group, it wouldn't just be unreasonable—it would be downright cruel.
So she had never considered having Eiji intervene in dealing with the rebel army, planning to handle it herself.
She never expected him to offer voluntarily?
"I won't kill anyone."
Eiji stated his bottom line first.
"Moreover, if Woodwose tries to kill someone in front of me, I'll actually save them instead. The best outcome would be just capturing them. Is that acceptable?"
That's right.
These words came from genuine intent.
At this moment, he truly intended to capture Gudao and Artoria's entire group!
The rebel army was just a game for the Chaldea group.
In Eiji's eyes, it was never a necessity.
If he could ensure their safety, Eiji wouldn't even bat an eye at capturing them all!
Because what came after...
He would take full responsibility!
Then, Morgan sent him over.
She also dispatched someone to deliver a wind message to Woodwiss, instructing all the Queen's Army to follow Eiji's command once he arrived.
Including Woodwiss and the Fang Soldiers!
But who could have known that Woodwiss would fly into a rage over this and launch a full-scale assault on Londinium ahead of schedule.
"There's hardly anyone left in Londinium now. They probably relocated their headquarters," Eiji remarked, his gaze fixed intently on Woodwiss. "Because of your mistake alone, this encirclement operation has failed."
This turn of events was quite unexpected for Eiji.
He had been fully prepared to capture Gudao and the others, only to have a foolish ally ruin everything.
However, Eiji didn't really care about the outcome.
It would be best if they were captured, but if not, it didn't matter.
He had no intention of going out of his way to pursue them.
"...I will apologize to the Queen," Woodwiss said, clenching his fists tightly.
He desperately didn't want to show weakness in front of Eiji, but the reality was that his recklessness had led to defeat. No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to admit his mistake.
"Still, even though I failed, there's no guarantee you would have succeeded even if you had been here!" Woodwiss sneered.
"Is this how you treat your savior?"
"Shut up! I never asked you to save me!" Woodwiss roared in fury, his face flushed with humiliation.
"Fine, I'll thank you—but mark my words, this is absolutely not a gesture of goodwill. Sooner or later, I will drag you down from your position as the Queen's consort. Only I am worthy of the Queen!"
"Gag!"
"What the hell do you mean by that?!"
"Nothing, I just find it disgusting that a furry like you can be so tsundere."
"You %&￥#!" Woodwiss spat out a string of asterisk-laden curses.
"Don't be so immature," Eiji said condescendingly, pointing a finger. "Hurry up and return to the capital with me to report the battle situation to the Queen!"
...
Camelot, the royal palace.
"Your Majesty."
The spacious council hall felt unusually desolate at that moment.
Barghest knelt on the floor, the cold surface sending a chill through her knees.
But she paid no mind to such trivial discomfort.
At that moment, she hung her head in shame, her face filled with unspoken guilt.
"Your bestowed name was shattered?" Morgan asked, reclining lazily on her jade throne.
The bestowed names of the Fairy Knights were granted by her personally, so she could naturally sense their condition.
The bestowed name on Barghest had now completely vanished.
"I have no excuse, Your Majesty."
"What happened?"
"It was in the Welsh Forest..."
Somehow, the rebels had obtained intelligence.
After Barghest burned down the Welsh Forest and exterminated all the insect-type fairies within, she unexpectedly encountered the foreign traveler, the Child of Prophecy, and their companions, who had come to stop her.
After a fierce battle, she was defeated.
A complete and utter defeat, resulting in the total shattering of her bestowed name.
"I see. Eiji warned me not to underestimate that group. I wondered what level they had reached, but it seems even you were no match for them?" Morgan let out an ambiguous hum.
"Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
"What need is there to punish you?"
"I failed to properly preserve the bestowed name..."
"Such matters are of little consequence. What truly matters is the task I assigned you. Complete it, and you will have fulfilled your duty. According to protocol, I should be rewarding you."
"This..."
Bagst was momentarily at a loss.
A bestowed name cannot be granted a second time.
Moreover, a name that has been used once cannot be reused.