CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

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[You selected the trait "Toughness", your Bravery stat +2, and your Favorability Attraction +5]

With the selection of traits, a surge of energy welled up from Quinn's limbs and bones, giving him a sudden illusion of omnipotence. He looked down at his current body, and under the cover of his coat, the muscle lines of his body became distinct and powerful, with a touch of the beauty of ancient Greek sculpture.

But more importantly, Quinn clearly felt that the magic circuits that were originally possessed by modern magicians within his body had disappeared. This situation would be an unacceptable disaster for any modern magician, but Quinn didn't care.

Because his magic circuits weren't originally his own, but rather transplanted later, their quantity and quality weren't particularly outstanding; they were just average. Frankly speaking...

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He wasn't heartbroken that the words were gone; in fact, he felt like he'd gained something from them, because they had replaced his feelings with something else.

It was something completely different from magic circuits, special organs that magicians had gradually evolved after the disappearance of mystery. Quinn could clearly feel a certain power flowing through his blood throughout his body, strengthening his modern human body with each pump of his heart, making it stronger and stronger.

"Indeed, this trait is related to the Age of Gods."

Quinn licked his lips, knowing he had made the right bet.

Before actually redeeming this trait, he guessed that it was definitely not just a simple +2 Bravery, because just like his innate [Heroic Demeanor], [Toughness] is also an innate trait that is superior, can be upgraded, and can be inherited through bloodlines.

The next stage after "Tough" is "Robust," and the final stage is called "Hercules." If Quinn weren't in the Type-Moon world, he probably wouldn't have any connection to this, but now that he's in Type-Moon and has a heritable trait called "Hercules," he can't help but think about it.

After all, the one who completed the twelve trials and was hailed as the great hero Hercules, who was also known as Heracles, was one of only two kinds of heroes in Greece: ordinary heroes and great heroes like Heracles.

Now, Quinn has personally experienced the changes in himself and is even more convinced that the final state of this trait probably refers to the physical state of that great Greek hero. Simply put, Quinn has now transcended the realm of modern magicians and entered the realm of gods and humans. He no longer needs to rely on such pitiful things as magic circuits to use magic, but can directly utilize the magic power inherent in the world itself.

This is a significant improvement for a magician.

Quinn looked at his evaluation again: [Bravery Value 24 (22+2)]. Sure enough, his base bravery value had changed due to the change in his physique.

[Your mood has improved. You've discovered the core gap between yourself and humanity in this era. The 'world' casts an approving glance your way. You can now proudly call yourself a lunar person, and strictly speaking, you're a noble extraterrestrial being. Now, you have only one thought: capture Merlin and make that beast realize what he's done to offend everyone around him.]

[You begin to calmly consider why Merlin, being a half-dream demon, who could freely enter other people's dreams, chose Gawain to deliver a message to you instead of entering your dream himself.]

[You've concluded that he's afraid. Of course, he's not afraid of you, since you're not that powerful right now. So, who is he afraid of?]

"Morgan."

Quinn's face contorted in rage. He should have realized this sooner. He had been sleeping with Morgan all this time. If Merlin entered his dream, Morgan, who was sleeping intimately with him, would not have been unaware. Even if it wasn't the Lostbelt version of Morgan in her full form, but the Type-Moon canon version, she would still be able to restrict many of Merlin's actions.

Merlin specifically sent Gawain to deliver a message to him instead of directly warning Morgan, mostly out of fear of meeting Morgan. As for whether this fear stemmed from the irreparable damage that his and King Uther's plan had caused Morgan, or simply from fear of Morgan's retaliation, Quinn didn't care at all.

Because, Merlin, you've already been targeted by someone even more troublesome.

In the past, Quinn called Merlin a monster because he disliked the half-dream demon's actions in the Type-Moon universe. But now, Quinn has truly added Merlin to his list of grudges. If he doesn't get his revenge, Quinn won't be able to sleep soundly.

Seeing that his simulator still hadn't displayed the message "[The Legendary Magician has arrived in Camelot]", Quinn pondered for a moment and then left the Camelot court. Carrying his sword, he rode alone away from Camelot, intending to give Merlin a chance to meet him.

He left Camelot and headed towards the lake where he had lent his armor to Artoria. Upon arriving at his destination, he dismounted, found a tree by the lake, leaned against it, closed his eyes, and waited for Merlin's reaction.

Since Merlin could send him a message through Gawain, Quinn believed that the other party must be paying attention to him at all times. As for how he wanted to meet him, Quinn could accept it. After all, he was in a simulation, so whether it was in a dream or in reality, he was not afraid, since he would not die anyway.

As time passed, Quinn finally opened his eyes, and a notification sounded in his ear.

The legendary magician has arrived. Let him know what a time traveler really is. Cheer up, don't embarrass yourself, well done!

Seemingly sensing Quinn's mood, the simulator became amiable and offered him the three-piece set of encouragement. With the simulator doing this, Quinn also got excited. Without the slightest hesitation, he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and spoke to the empty surroundings.

"Come out, Nightmare, didn't you want to see me?"

All around remained silent, save for the rustling of the wind through the woods, which seemed to mock Quinn's soliloquy.

Quinn wasn't annoyed by the situation. He opened the simulator, glanced at the map, and confirmed that he was within the territory of the Kingdom of Camelot. He then opened the army interface and moved the troop assembly point, which was originally fixed next to Camelot City, to the vicinity of the lake.

[You have re-established the troop assembly point. The new troop assembly point is located within the Kingdom of Camelot. Moving the assembly point is permitted.]

"Stop wasting each other's time. You just want to see me, don't you? Morgan doesn't know I'm here, but if you keep wasting your time, she will find out."

The notification sounded like heavenly music, making Quinn even happier. His urging voice became much calmer. After the threatening voice rang out, Quinn's surroundings finally changed. The wind stopped, and a figure, not very tall, dressed in a pure white robe, emerged from the forest.

"Sir Quinn, I've heard so much about you..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Quinn stopped hiding his intentions, drew his sword, and slashed horizontally at the throat of the newcomer. The sharp blade reflected the moonlight and shattered the silence. The sudden attack startled the newcomer, who let out a "whoosh" and then awkwardly bent backward, dodging Quinn's slash with an extremely graceful backbend.

"Merlin! I'm at 8 AM!"

Quinn completely let loose, cursing as he continued to swing his sword, perfectly replicating Lancelot's swordsmanship like a mechanical copy.

The relentless, fierce slashes forced the white-robed mage to constantly dodge, and he cried out in panic, "Wait, I didn't provoke you, did I? Who starts attacking right away?!"

"You half-breed, white-haired beast, how dare you utter such nonsense! You actually dared to throw my son off the tower! Die!"

"That was just a dream, just a dream! Isn't Xiao Gaowen perfectly fine? I was just testing his courage in advance. What hero throughout history wasn't brave?"

Watching the mage in front of him nimbly dodge his attacks with ease, while muttering incessantly trying to prove himself right, Quinn immediately used the fairy magic he had just begun to learn. The technique that Lancelot had used in the tournament not long ago flashed through Quinn's mind.

The essence of fairy magic is to transform widely circulated stories and legends from history into reality through magic. Now, Quinn has taken a step back and is replicating what he has seen with his own eyes through magic. The magic in the air flows into his veins with his breath and finally forms a magic replica on the sword in Quinn's hand.

The next second, Quinn activated magic, and Lancelot's martial arts were restored to their former state in a short period of time, causing Quinn's martial arts to suddenly improve.

The white-robed mage fell silent. He sensed that Quinn's martial arts had suddenly changed; the power of his strikes, the speed of his sword swings, and even the angles of his cuts had all become more skillful and practiced.

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The master could no longer dodge with ease, and he immediately raised his staff to face Quinn's slash head-on.

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The sound of clashing weapons sent a chill down the mage's spine. He realized the true nature of Quinn's sudden change: "Morgan has even entrusted you with fairy magic?"

"What does it have to do with you?"

Quinn, whose attack was interrupted, did not continue swinging his sword. He saw that the sword in his hand had already cracked slightly. Using his rudimentary fairy magic to enchant mortal objects was still too damaging to the weapon. He needed to find a better weapon as soon as possible.

But even after the attack stopped, Quinn had no intention of letting Merlin off so easily. After venting his anger, he carefully observed the other's appearance. Just like the FGO character's illustration, he was a white-haired man who looked like a person and could be considered an older brother.

"Oh dear, I only came here out of kindness to remind you to stay away from Morgan as soon as possible. That woman isn't as good as you think. Once she sets her sights on you, you'll never have any good luck in your life." Seeing that Quinn had stopped attacking, Merlin seemed to feel safe, and his words became annoying again. "You learned magic from her, and she will definitely make you pay a thousand times over in the future. I'm a sage, after all, so listen to me."

"..."

Quinn finally understood why everyone who had met Merlin, no matter how good their initial impression of him was, would eventually want to kill him.

“I know you’re angry, but I was telling Gawain the truth. Not every fairy is suitable to be a teacher. You’d be better off having Gawain learn from a fairy than from me. I know a few basic sword techniques and I can definitely teach Gawain to be a sword master. As for you, I’ve heard of your legend. You’re a very capable person. It’s a real shame that you’re following Morgan. That woman is destined not to become the Queen of Camelot. You should break up with her as soon as possible and stop being a sucker who’s being strung along by a woman.”

Merlin continued to chatter on, which actually calmed Quinn's anger.

I was so stupid, why did I get angry at such a beast?

Thinking this through, Quinn realized that meeting Merlin was a mistake. There was only one way to deal with this shrewish and annoying nightmare.

"you are right."

"Oh, you actually listened to advice like that?" Merlin blinked in surprise.

"I admit, I've been tricked by you, so now I have to make up for my mistake."

After saying that, Quinn looked at the CK interface on the simulator, at the option that symbolized victory.

You have assembled your army.

The next moment, the sound of hooves echoed all around. Merlin's expression changed. He sensed that the cavalry that had suddenly appeared around him, as if emerging from another dimension, were rushing towards this place. He was about to run away when he heard a familiar shout.

"Sir Quinn, I'm here to help you!"

A golden ahoge suddenly appeared at the edge of the half-dream demon's vision, behind which was a cavalry legion with hooves thundering like thunder.

Artoria! Why did you betray us?!

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The moment Merlin saw Artoria leading the armored paladins charging towards him, his mind went blank, and he almost lost his composure. He had clearly scouted the surroundings and made sure there were no ambushes within a kilometer or two before showing himself to Quinn.

Wasn't this cavalry unit just near Camelot City a while ago? How did they get here so quickly? And why are you helping others capture me, Artoria?

Shocked, Merlin instinctively wanted to use magic to escape, but the increasingly close golden ahoge in his eyes made him hesitate. He had come to Camelot to protect Artoria. Ever since Artoria and Kai came to Camelot to participate in the tournament some time ago, Merlin found that he could no longer "see" Artoria.

This is a very unusual situation, because Merlin is not an ordinary magician. He possesses a special magical eye called Clairvoyance. This magical eye is his capital as a candidate for Grand Caster, because this top-level Clairvoyance gives him the ability to see everything that is happening in the world now, which in turn allows him to observe future events that have not yet occurred.

But ever since Artoria entered Camelot, his abilities have stopped working. He can neither see what Artoria is doing nor the current situation in Camelot, so he cannot even predict Camelot's future. This feeling of things getting out of control forced him to drop everything and rush to Camelot to see if the child he had raised with such difficulty was safe.

As a result, halfway there, Merlin heard about the legend of Quinn.

As he made his way to Camelot, he heard more and more legends, and his image of Quinn became more and more vivid in his mind.

A Roman prince who came from the Mediterranean crossed the ocean to Britain in pursuit of Morgan. He led his army to defeat the Saxons, forcing France and Camelot to sign a treaty of mutual defense. He also weakened the Saxons, preventing them from waging war this year. The tournament he held attracted knights from all over Europe, which in turn boosted the economy of Camelot...

Such a person would be regarded as the savior of any country beset by internal and external troubles and would be deeply loved by the people, but Merlin only felt fear.

Because in the popular narrative, Quinn's image was so saintly that it made him doubt whether the other person was even a normal human being. He was 100% certain that Quinn was not of Roman royal lineage, because it was impossible for Romans to have such a sage descendant. Rather than saying that the other person might be of Roman royal lineage, Merlin thought that the other person was probably another saint who was guided to be born by the Catholic God.

After all, in his mind, only the Catholic God could cultivate such talents. This conjecture was shattered when he learned about the composition of Quinn's army.

A heavy cavalry regiment fully clad in armor and armed with weapons, calling themselves the "Ironclad Holy Cavalry".

Are you kidding me? Your Merlin brother has seen it all. How could something that wouldn't appear in the Byzantine Empire for centuries be appearing in this time period? Where did you get this crazy bunch of monsters who are supposed to be among the most powerful fighters in all of Europe centuries from now? It would be a miracle if Vortigern's Saxons could defeat this kind of thing!

There is a problem, absolutely there is a problem.

The more Merlin learned about Quinn's legend, the greater his fear became. He had realized that this suddenly appearing Quinn was probably not normal. This was not a character that should appear in the current European environment. After thinking it over, he finally concluded that this Quinn was probably not a native species, but an invader from another world.

The last foreign invader was a star-riding vanguard that directly shattered the entire Age of Gods and left the gods in a sorry state. Now another one has suddenly appeared. Are they trying to kill us?

If Merlin hadn't been preoccupied with his own child, he would have wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible. But Artoria was still in Camelot, so he had no choice but to come. Fortunately, the closer he got to Camelot, the better the Camelot people thought of Quinn. Almost everyone regarded Quinn as the future king of Camelot and thought that he and Morgan were a match made in heaven. These voices from the most grassroots Camelot people calmed Merlin's restless heart a little.

Then, he used his illusion magic to infiltrate the dreams of the Camelots, observing everything that had recently happened in Camelot that he could not see with his clairvoyance, one by one, through the minds of the people. After taking a large number of samples for observation, Merlin's heart was finally at ease.

He witnessed firsthand everything Quinn had done for the Kingdom of Camelot, seeing how he maintained city security and handled kingdom affairs. Frankly, if Merlin hadn't spoken with Yu beforehand...

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King Uther had agreed to groom Artoria to become the Queen of Camelot. He was even starting to have feelings for Quinn and wanted to find a different candidate, but he couldn't break his promise to King Uther, and he had to make Artoria the queen.

So he began racking his brains to try to contact Quinn, intending to persuade him to stay away from Camelot and pave the way for Artoria. However, he found that Quinn did not give him any chance to enter the dream. This man would always stick to Morgan when he was sleeping, and Merlin was not entirely sure that he could enter Quinn's dream in front of Morgan without being discovered.

Merlin wouldn't trust just any guard to deliver the message, because Morgan was, after all, the princess of Camelot. If he sent someone randomly, the message would likely reach Morgan's ears the very next day. Given the rumors of their relationship among the people, if Morgan found out that he wanted to persuade Quinn to leave Camelot, Merlin would probably be hunted down to death for the rest of his life.

It wasn't until Gawain's birth that Merlin seized the opportunity, leading to their current meeting.

To be honest, even though Merlin realized that Quinn was a good person, he was still very cautious about this meeting. However, he really didn't expect that Artoria, whom he had painstakingly tried to protect, had already defected to the enemy and was even leading another army to capture him...

Merlin was tired and didn't want to run anymore, so he stopped.

A few seconds after Merlin opened his arms, Artoria, who had been rushing for a long time, also saw Quinn's figure. Seeing that Quinn seemed to be unharmed, she smiled, but when she saw the white figure not far from Quinn, her face immediately fell.