Chapter 30: Volume 1: Chapter 30 - The Humiliation of Morgan
—Morgan?
Hearing this name, Aozaki Rin couldn't help but freeze for a moment, subconsciously recalling what Merlin had said during their journey in the past.
That is, besides his adoptive sister Artoria, the former King Uther actually had another daughter, and her name was Morgan le Fay, the current master of Orkney County.
However, back then, Merlin had said that to avoid any extra trouble, they had only stayed in Orkney for half a day before leaving.
So, although Aozaki Rin now understood her identity, he couldn't comprehend why she had come looking for him.
But more importantly, his sister's secret had been exposed.
"...What do you want?"
Not believing that she had come all this way just to take him away, Aozaki Rin felt that there must be some hidden conspiracy behind Morgan's actions. After all, even though he couldn't see her, the sinister aura emanating from her gave him a bad feeling.
"Nothing much. Just want to teach my dear, annoying little sister a lesson."
Gazing at the boy who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and, due to being suspended in the air, had his sleeve slip down to reveal his smooth, fair, and tender underarm, Morgan's fine brows raised slightly. Only then did she notice that the boy seemed to possess a special kind of allure.
However, as a witch who had inherited the "Power of the Island," she quickly realized that his constitution was quite special. In terms of raw potential, perhaps only her uncle—Vortigern—could compare.
"This is truly an unexpected delight..."
She murmured softly. She had thought that by sneaking in here while Merlin was away, the most she could do was kidnap the boy to annoy that woman, Arthur.
She had never expected that, from the perspective of aptitude, the boy was even more outstanding than her own son, Gawain.
In that case, it's a one-for-one trade. A complete win.
But before her joy could fully blossom, Aozaki Rin's confused voice sounded again.
"Why would you do that?"
To be honest, Aozaki Rin couldn't quite understand. In his eyes, since they were sisters, they were family. There was no need for things to escalate to this point.
Although his sisters in the real world, Aoko Aozaki and Touko Aozaki, also had their disagreements, those were just playful squabbles between family members.
However, from the word "lesson" that had come from her mouth, Aozaki Rin could clearly feel that this was far beyond the level of a joke.
"Why?" Morgan asked, as if she were the one who couldn't understand the boy's confusion. She sneered and continued.
"If there was something that you and another person were both qualified to obtain, and you were even more qualified, but in the end, that thing fell into the other person's hands, how would you feel?"
Aozaki Rin fell silent. The jealousy and resentment conveyed in the woman's words instantly made him understand her reasons.
Is it for the throne...?
He didn't think that sort of thing was anything special.
But what he didn't care about at all might be incredibly precious to others. Aozaki Rin couldn't empathize from that perspective, and thus couldn't dissuade her on those grounds.
But he couldn't just let Morgan's unknown conspiracy succeed and allow his sister to be harmed.
"I'm sorry. Although I know you're doing this because of an injustice, I also have a position I cannot yield. Therefore, I will not go with you."
Aozaki Rin shook his head and said solemnly.
The boy's earnest demeanor, however, made Morgan, whose heart had been filled with jealousy and hatred, let out a soft laugh.
"Is that so... But even if you say that, what can you do? Just be a good boy and come back with your sister."
Her finger lightly tapped the air, as if tracing some kind of mysterious symbol. However, before Morgan's spell could be completed, the boy, who had been bound by the magic rope, simply flexed his slender, small wrists, and the rope instantly snapped and fell apart.
"What?!"
A cry of shock escaped her lips, but before Morgan could react further, the boy had already vanished from her sight.
In the next second, the witch who had inherited the "Power of the Island," a magus who was on par with Merlin in this era, was directly suppressed and slammed onto the floor by an immense force from behind, her pretty face pressed hard against the ground.
At the same time, a sharp longsword grazed past her neck and plunged into the floorboards.
"Please don't resist, or you'll get hurt."
Using his knee and one hand to pin Morgan's hands, while half-kneeling on the small of her back, Aozaki Rin held Durandal with his other hand, his body pressing down firmly, his small face serious.
"What a joke! I, the great master of Orkney, the legitimate heir of Britain, am actually..."
...I really can't break free?!
Reacting instantly, she began to resist, but Morgan found that no matter how hard she struggled, the boy pinning her down didn't budge an inch, as if the reinforcement magic she had cast on herself before coming here wasn't working at all.
Having never been treated this way before, in a panic, Morgan subconsciously opened her mouth slightly, and a series of strange and wondrous syllables rapidly tumbled out.
Aozaki Rin realized she was casting a spell. He immediately let go of Durandal, snatched a sheet from the bed, and with a powerful flick, twisted it into a rope-like shape.
Then, with a clean motion, he freed his other hand, wrapped the sheet around her mouth, and pulled it tight, gagging her. The sudden restraint forced her to arch her long, fair neck upward like a galloping steed suddenly yanked back by the reins. Her pearly teeth bit down hard on the sheet, and a trickle of saliva seeped from the corner of her mouth.
"Mmph... bas... mmph..."
She struggled, her words muffled, her ample chest heaving up and down against the floor.
Morgan had never suffered such humiliation. She was about to curse him out loud, but her words were all blocked by the rope-like sheet in her mouth, and her body arched backward tightly like a shrimp.
"Miss Morgan, please stop struggling. You'll really get hurt if you continue. Please rest assured, after I hand you over to Sister, I'll put in a good word for you."
They're all family, after all, Aozaki Rin thought, believing there might still be room for reconciliation.
What he didn't know, however, was that this very sentence only served to further provoke the woman beneath him.
Hand me over to that woman Arthur... What a joke! If that "fake" sees me like this, what dignity and face will I have left in the future!?
No, absolutely not!
Beginning to truly panic for the first time, Morgan admitted that she had underestimated the boy.
She had thought he was just outstanding at swordsmanship, with some talent in martial arts, which was why she had come alone to kidnap him. She had never expected that not only would she fail, but she would end up being captured herself.
If word of this got out, she would become the laughingstock of Britain!
Sensing the woman beneath him still struggling fiercely, and considering that her skin would soon be rubbed raw if this continued, Aozaki Rin didn't want the situation to get ugly and slightly loosened his grip.
And at that exact moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door, followed by Artoria's dignified yet concerned voice.
"En, are you asleep? May I come in?"
Aozaki Rin was just about to answer when Morgan, who had been struggling just moments before, suddenly had an idea. A scheming light flashed in her eyes.
She forced her red lips open, took a deep breath, and her throat moved.
In the next second, an incomparably charming and tender moan echoed through the room.
"Ah~?!"
The girl outside the door suddenly froze.
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