116 True Woman of Pendragon?

"Artorius~ Are you being a good boy~"

Completely carefree and treating herself as his mother without reservations, X simply pushed open the door without any regard for the lock.

And then, she was hit in the face by the room full of pheromones and instantly fell down.

"W-W-W-What?!"

Seeing something she shouldn't have seen, it seemed like X had to bear a burden she couldn't handle at her age.

In an instant, she transformed into an innocent maiden—her delicate, fair thighs giving way beneath her. While shouting and screaming, she unconsciously waved her hands as if trying to drive away something filthy in front of her.

Then, she plopped herself down on the ground, her face turning as red as a monkey's butt. Tears welled up in her eyes.

If someone who didn't know the situation saw this, they might think that Artorius had bullied her.

"..."

"Really useless..."

As Artorius said this, he snapped his fingers.

Following that, a set of frost-silver royal attire appeared on him, and the excessive pheromones in the air vanished.

A large curtain dropped from the center of the sleeping chamber, covering several women. Some appeared to be unconscious or dazed, while others were in an 'ahegao' state, unable to even lift a finger.

In truth, Artorius could have done all this without snapping his fingers, but who wouldn't do it?

After completing all this, Artorius walked over to the girl who claimed to be the Mysterious Heroine as well as his mother.

"Hiks... hiks... hiks..."

She even started crying, really pitiful. Where did all the enthusiasm for causing mischief and attempting to eliminate Saber go?

Also, was this girl only targeting the Saber-class or specifically the Artoria Species?

If it was Saber, then perhaps someone like Caesar, could be included in her target range.

If it was Artoria Species, she seemed to hold a great deal of resentment toward the busty Artoria, claiming them to be unforgivable.

So, which was it?

'I have enough of this.' At this point, Artorius knocked his own head. 'To be conflicted over such foolish things.'

'Perhaps this self-proclaimed mother can't even figure it out herself.'

'After all, she's supposed to be a comedy character in the world of comedy. Always causing trouble.'

"..."

Though he said that in his mind, watching the cute girl sitting like a duck on the ground, rubbing her eyes while sobbing, Artorius couldn't help but feel a bit restless.

He kept reminding himself that this girl only resembled his mother on the surface and wasn't truly her. She was simply Artoria from a parallel world, and their connection was nonexistent.

But...

A golden-haired beauty.

Incredibly powerful.

Though her personality was somewhat disappointing.

Somehow, she was close to Mordred, maybe even more unreliable.

If Artoria hadn't gone through Merlin's rigorous teaching and hadn't been burdened with the fate and responsibility of saving Britain, would she ultimately have grown into this kind of half-hearted, disappointing girl?

Considering Mordred's personality, then looking at X. And thinking about Morgan... Could it be that this disappointing girl was supposed to be the true Artoria, the true woman of the Pendragon? Were Pendragon women supposed to be like this?

With this idea in mind, Artorius crouched down and offered X a handkerchief as she continued to sob.

Being treated so gently, X looked at Artorius with surprise in her eyes.

The reason she cried was that she felt wronged.

The reason for feeling wronged wasn't just because Artorius had been playing around with the Einzbern maids in various ways; it was also due to the recent days of him neglecting her.

Ever since they traveled through time to the late 20th century on Earth, Artorius had been immersed in the tender embrace of the Einzbern maids. He changed their traditional conservative maid attire into cat-eared gothic maid outfits, and so on. Meanwhile, he treated her, his mother, like air.

Although their first meeting wasn't too pleasant, X also remembered and heard the sound of Artorius's nasal bone cracking when she crashed into him. But that wasn't entirely her fault, at least not entirely! Her hip also hurt!

Even though her Dun Stallion II had smashed his palace, it was out of motherly love. In the end, it was Artorius who sought her help, and then she came to assist!

Even the usual activity of hunting down Sabers was halted!

Though it might not be appropriate, who could blame her? Artorius was her most beloved son.

But who would have thought that this unfilial son, Artorius, would show no interest in his most beloved mother?!

Every time she enthusiastically wanted to play with Artorius, he ignored her.

Really, just thinking about it made her feel miserable.

Today, he went even further, relentlessly bullying his own mother. He showed her that horrific and NSFW scene. If he were Mordred, that rebellious child, she would have brandished her Secret-Calibur against him without hesitation long ago.

But unfortunately, it was her most beloved son who did all this.

So, X couldn't do anything and had no choice but to cry.

"Sniff...sniff..."

"Enough already, you're so helpless."

"Sniff...sniff...sniff..."

The more she continued, the more he was disappointed with this self-proclaimed mother figure. In the end, Artorius resisted the urge to knock her on the head and instead opened his arms, embracing her.

"It's alright, it's all in the past now, don't be sad, okay?"

Even though X always acted foolishly and was somewhat disappointing if compared to his real mother, when Artorius saw X's face, which resembled his mother's, it melted his heart.

Before becoming an admirer of Scathach, he had been an admirer of Artoria above all else, even before his reincarnation. His love for Artoria intensified, especially after his birth in this chaotic world. She had raised him with love in her own unique way, from infancy until now.

Without further ado, Artorius hugged X.

X: "..."

Being held in Artorius's embrace, in his cute and attractive boy form, X looked at him with a helpless expression, and instantly, her attitude softened.

'Truly, he is my son...With such a cute and attractive appearance, it feels like anything he does can be forgiven!'

Speaking of which, X wasn't very experienced when it came to love or intimacy, so she didn't have many thoughts about that.

But looking at Artorius, her normal teenage reactions that were suppressed by her own foolishness unconsciously surged up, causing her heart to beat faster.

'A-A-Ahh! This is bad, what is this feeling?! I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!'

With this thought in mind, X instinctively wanted to hug Artorius in various ways—but of course, she couldn't actually do it.

Perhaps it was a one-in-a-million chance, X somehow awakened Artoria's serious factor a bit. She put on a stern face and pretended to be serious as she said to Artorius.

"F-From now on, when I talk to you, you can't pretend not to hear me."

"Yeah, yeah, I know..." Artorius replied indifferently.

"A-Also, you can't mess around with the maids from the Einzbern anymore."

"I know, I know..." Artorius's attitude remained indifferent. It's just a matter of quantity over quality. After all, the maids only take about 5 minutes on average, so it doesn't really matter. He could finish the activity before X realized anything.

"Lastly..."

Having made two conditions in one breath, the so-called Artoria's serious factor in X's mind disappeared as Artorius gently knocked her head in the next moment...

"I want you to join me in defeating the Evil Saber and Artoria Species! Ow..."

X said these words with her head held high, even though Artorius knocked her on the head not too hard, she immediately switched to a teary-eyed state again.

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Author's Note:

Artorius as a Servant possesses a Noble Phantasm called 'Legacy of Artoria' EX, which grants access to the complete arsenal of the Artorias. This includes but is not limited to various types of Rhongomyniad, Excalibur, and more.