[He shrugs. Economic, then, had Watanuki been born a century ago, and Merlin spares his student details like inheriting the family trade, contributing his talent to another line, and so on and so forth.

(Oh boy, those offers. Merlin will scrutinize each and every one, look at how Watanuki's progressing in his lessons, and deem that any match will only occur once his student's gotten ahold of himself and not a second earlier. So maybe Watanuki won't have to contend with the adolescent phase of the disaster bi vibe.]

Oh, there's nothing backhanded about that - any beauty you find yourself drawn to shall be able to sleep well at night, knowing that they've entrusted their heart to a kind young man.

[Now, were he more aware of the link between Watanuki's kindness and predilection towards self-erasure, Merlin might've added something else to that last part that highlights his pupil needing to maintain his existence as a natural prerequisite..!]

With that disposition of yours, you may as well hang up your apprentice robes [surprise trailer material, that mention] and replace them with armor instead. How agreeable is chivalry to you?