To become a king and a magician

Natsukawa Tora stood up, and just as he turned around to give his seat to Ryougi Shiki, the sight of Ryougi Shiki, who had been standing behind him, stunned him.

When she went out, her kimono, which she had been wearing properly, was now tattered and torn. Numerous bruises were visible on her exposed skin, and there were traces of blood that had been wiped away from the corner of her mouth.

Are you injured?

And he was seriously injured.

"Mode......"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Natsukawa Torama tightened his grip on Ryougi Shiki's wrist slightly and took a deep breath: "I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing? I fought with someone myself, not because of that damned apostle you mentioned." Ryougi Shiki slid down into a chair, then gently nudged Natsukawa Tora with her foot. "Dinner, hurry up. After you finish eating, carry me upstairs. I want to sleep for a while."

"Okay, wait here for a bit. Arcueid, please take care of Shiki."

"it is good!"

Watching Natsukawa Tora leave, Arcueid, who had responded, looked at Ryougi Shiki and couldn't help but smile slightly: "You actually got beaten up like this?"

Ryougi Shiki frowned: "What do you mean? Are you surprised that I was beaten up like this?"

"Indeed, normally you should... no, never mind, since the person doesn't want to, I won't say anything, otherwise I feel like I won't be able to sleep peacefully."

"baffling."

Leaning back in her chair, Ryougi Shiki clutched her stomach, subconsciously recalling her recent encounter with that person.

(Even though I was stabbed, it felt like I was hit with a hammer... Damn, he's got some skill.)

(Hiel...is that his name again?)

"Just you wait... Hield..."

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"So, you were beaten up like this by a church member named Hier?"

Several tens of minutes later, inside the hotel.

As he combed Ryougi Shiki's hair, Natsukawa Torato couldn't help but ask in surprise, "How did you end up fighting with Hiel?"

"I ran into her in the park this afternoon. Well... we were both a bit heated, and then we started fighting. Plus, some dark-skinned wild animals showed up and bothered us. We were fighting as we walked, and that's how it turned out. Of course, she wasn't having an easy time either. I stabbed her a few times, though I didn't manage to kill her."

Ryougi Shiki touched her bandaged arm.

"Speaking of which, your tone... do you know that guy named Hiel?"

"I guess we know each other. We've met a few times, so you could say we're colleagues."

My companion.

Ryougi Shiki suddenly frowned: "Why don't you just die twice?"

Why?

Putting down the comb, Natsukawa Tiger got off the bed: "Alright, all done. Now get a good night's sleep."

Ryougi Shiki picked up the mirror beside her and looked at herself, somewhat surprised: "Your hair-combing skills are pretty good?"

I would occasionally comb Grey's hair, mostly after she took a shower, when she would ask me to do it.

Although it was initially Mary who encouraged Grey to ask him to help comb her hair... Natsukawa Torato really couldn't refuse his own sister's request.

Helping Ryougi Shiki lie down and tucking her in, Natsukawa Tora said, "Well then, goodnight. We can talk about it when you wake up tomorrow. Get some rest now."

"Isn't it all because you're bossing me around... Oh right, there's something else—"

"Alright, go to sleep. Your health is important."

"Are you my mom...?"

After giving Natsukawa Torato one last glare, Ryougi Shiki obediently closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

He gently closed the door and left, then looked at Aozaki Aoko standing outside: "Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Aoko."

"No, it's alright. How is the girl?"

"Fortunately, most of them are just superficial injuries; they'll be fine after some rest. More importantly, let's get going, tonight's patrol—"

Ring ring ring ring ————————————!

Before Xia Chuanhu could finish speaking, a sudden, urgent alarm blared throughout the entire hotel!

"Tiger----!"

Arquette rushed out of the next room, looking nervously at Natsukawa Torato and Aozaki Aoko: "First floor! A Dead Apostle is here!"

"Okay—Miss Aoko!"

"Take the stairs!" Before Aozaki Aoko could finish speaking, she had already jumped down the stairs.

"Arquette, you stay here and protect her!" Natsukawa Tora said as he followed closely behind, knocking on the door next door as well. "Teacher! Please protect Gray! Miss Aoko and I are going downstairs!"

23. Unforgivable

It only takes ten seconds to jump down the stairs from the fifth floor to the first floor instead of taking the elevator.

In those ten seconds, Natsukawa Tora's world was plunged into a sea of ​​blood.

Blood was everywhere, along with corpses that looked like they had been gnawed on, limbs with all the muscle gone, and bodies scattered across most of the first-floor lobby.

This is what Natsukawa Torato saw the moment he arrived on the first floor.

Unforgivable

The voice suddenly rang in my mind, and my heart felt as if it had been set on fire, bursting forth with a scalding sensation that filled my chest.

Although he couldn't see it without a mirror, Natsukawa Torato was certain that his expression was now completely distorted with anger.

"What a tragic scene..."

Aozaki Aoko's voice also conveyed anger, suggesting that she felt the same way as Natsukawa Torato.

Anyone with a normal personality and sound character would probably have the same reaction upon seeing this scene.

The culprit behind this hellish scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood is—

"There are still living people."

As if enveloped in darkness, the burly man in a black coat turned his gaze toward Natsukawa Tora and Aozaki Aoko.

His body was as strong and powerful as steel, and his face was as resolute and cold as rock. Even from a distance of nearly ten meters, Xia Chuanhu felt as if he were facing a wall.

Nero Chaos!

"A bunch of useless trash, can't even finish two slices of meat?"

Sliced ​​meat?

Xia Chuanhu glanced around at the hellish scene before him. This guy called the current situation, these people who died so tragically, "meat slices"?

(Ah... come to think of it, that's true...)

Unforgivable

(This guy is a Dead Apostle, a bastard who treats ordinary people like blood bags...)

Unforgivable

(In these guys' perception, life other than themselves is not considered life, but rather tools, supplies, food...)

Unforgivable

"We have to kill him, right?"

A voice, like the allure of a devil, rang in my ears—it was Ayaka Sajou's voice.

Like a game guide, Aika Sajou spoke softly into Torato Natsukawa's ear: "Your goal in life is to help people as much as possible, in other words, to save them, but the actions of this Dead Apostle have trampled on your ideals."

Yes, he trampled on it.

"Then, what you need to do is quite clear, right?"

Yes, that's clear.

Why did Ayaka Sajou's voice suddenly appear? Why would she, who had always ignored him, take the initiative to talk to him? What was her purpose in saying these things? Natsukawa Torato no longer wanted to think about these questions, because what she said was not wrong; she was simply conveying his inner thoughts.

And what she was about to say was his most genuine impulse at that moment!

“Kill him, you vixen.”

—Kill him!

"Bang--------------!"

With all magic circuits activated and magic output at maximum power, all that's left to do now is to cast aside all thoughts and unleash all my killing intent and rage!

Thump!

Like a rocket being launched, the violent magic blasted Xia Chuanhu away!

The distance to zero is just a blink of an eye!

The golden fist, gleaming in the light of gold, landed on Nero Chaos's face the instant his eyes caught it, and then, like an exploding bomb, a burst of brilliant golden light erupted!

"boom--------!"

The golden magic surged and instantly engulfed Nero Chaos's body! Not only his head, but his entire body was smashed away, crashing through the ceiling and walls like a home run before being sent flying outside!

Aozaki Aoko didn't react in time.

No, it should be said that she only realized it at this moment, after all, only a few seconds had passed since she and Xia Chuanhu arrived on the first floor. She never expected that in just a few seconds, Xia Chuanhu would go berserk.

Just like she was ten years ago.

"Miss Aoko, I'm leaving this to you. Please provide first aid to those who haven't completely died yet. There should be... no, there absolutely are! There are definitely still people who haven't died, absolutely!"

"Then I'll leave that to you. Be careful."

Needless to say, Natsukawa Torato understood, and his eyes had already seen it—the beastly gaze conveyed through the holes in the ceiling and walls!

(Let's go, you vixen)

Sajou Aika's alluring voice rang out again, so soft it sounded as if she were hugging him from behind and whispering in his ear.