To become a king and a magician

That time on the plane definitely doesn't count.

So, that means five years have passed.

"The moon is really beautiful tonight, don't you think so, you vixen?"

Because of Ayaka Sajou's forced manifestation, Natsukawa Torato, whose soul realm had been severely impacted, had already lost consciousness and was naturally unable to respond to her.

But that doesn't matter; it won't stop Aika Sajou from taking revenge on him.

"Pfft—!"

With a gentle lift of her small hand, countless thorns suddenly sprang up from the Chaos Tide, piercing Xia Chuanhu's body and placing him on a bizarre cross made of black thorns.

Lifting his chin, Aika Sajou gazed at the face that bore a striking resemblance to both her sister and her prince.

"I used to really like Ayaka. Although it was a bit annoying that she was always following me around, she was very obedient. Unfortunately, she spoke to Saber without my permission, and after that, I hated her to the extreme."

"So, I hate you too, you vixen. I hate that you look like Ayaka. I hate that your appearance is becoming more and more like Saber's. I hate that you took Saber away from me and were favored, cared for, and trusted by Saber."

Even if she didn't want to admit it, Ayaka Sajou couldn't deny that Arthur seemed happier and more carefree when he was with Natsukawa Tora than when he was with her. Rather than saying that the two were master and servant, it would be more accurate to say that they were partners who could trust each other.

Sajō Aika is jealous of this relationship; she won't allow anyone to be closer to Arthur than she is.

and so--

"That was your oversight. Goodbye, you vixen."

She placed her hand on Natsukawa Torato's chest; with just a little force, his heart would be shattered by Sajou Aika, and she would truly regain her freedom.

"Bang------!"

A magic cannon suddenly hurtled from the side, and Sajou Aika's arm, which was pressed against Natsukawa Torato's chest, was instantly pulverized and disappeared.

Glancing to the side, Ayaka Sajou looked at Aoko Aozaki with a hint of helplessness: "A mage of this world? Since you're an outsider, I don't intend to bother with you. Just stand aside quietly without saying a word or making a move, and you'll be able to save your life."

"Why step forward and risk your life?"

In an instant, the chaotic tide surged, and a headless giant over forty meters tall crawled out of the black mud. Its massive arm, as huge as a skyscraper, clenched its fist and slammed down on Aozaki Aoko!

This scene made Ayaka Sajou frown: "With the current output scale, can we only create one?"

【The Monster Queen】—A barrier that materializes the primordial goddess's maternal power over all beasts.

Normally, its use would cause an erosion of the world equivalent to the existing barrier, but now, it is already exerting its maximum power by having only one monster exist at the same time, and it cannot even form a barrier normally.

This was also why Sajō Aika had previously wanted Natsukawa Toratari to kill Nero. In her view, Nero's Reality Marble was simply an inferior imitation of hers, so ugly and disgusting that it was unbearable to look at. The existence of [Chaos], which even a divine beast level could not create, was a defilement.

Faced with the headless giant's powerful punch, Aozaki Aoko didn't take it head-on. Instead, she immediately accelerated away from where she stood, and dozens of magic circles appeared and circled around her arms—

"【dissipate--】"

Before the magic cannon could even be fired, and before the magic power could even be compressed, Aozaki Aoko's magic formula vanished into thin air simply because of a single sentence from Sajou Ayaka!

A magic counterattack?!

Aozaki Aoko was only subconsciously surprised for a moment before the shadow of the giant's fist completely enveloped her.

"Thump—!"

With a single punch, the already crumbling ground shattered completely! The entire intersection collapsed on the spot!

Looking at Aozaki Aoko falling and being buried by a large number of rocks, Sajou Aika sneered twice: "If it were magic, even the real me couldn't eliminate it, but it's just a low-level magic like Magic Bullet. Isn't that underestimating me? [Magician]."

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

As if in response to Ayaka Sajou's sarcastic remarks, a large magic cannon with a diameter of five meters suddenly shot out from the ground, blasting all the falling rocks away in one go!

Dragging her body, covered in wounds of all sizes, Aozaki Aoko staggered to her feet again—

"Resilient... [Fall down]."

Before she could regain her footing, Ayaka Sajou's voice rang out again, and a gravity force dozens of times stronger immediately descended upon Aoko Aozaki! Her injured body, which hadn't even regained its footing yet, collapsed uncontrollably!

(Is this a magician? Unexpected—)

Very weak.

Sajō Aika's thought only lasted a second, and in the next moment—

"Buzz buzz buzz——————!"

An incredibly violent vibration suddenly reached Ayaka Sajou's ears.

This is... a sound wave? What's vibrating? Judging from the source...

When her gaze shifted to Aozaki Aoko, Sajou Aika's eyes widened slightly.

"what is this?"

Incredible magical power was continuously being released from Aozaki Aoko's body, flowing like a river within her magic circuits at a speed even faster than the flow of blood! The vibrations that Sajō Aika heard were caused by the flow of Aozaki Aoko's magical power!

Is this guy even human? Even if he's a mage, the speed at which his magic flows is just too—

"Ugh...uh...ahhhhhh..."

Just as Ayaka Sajou was in shock, Aoko Aozaki, whose body was shrouded in magic, braced herself on the ground with both hands and slowly stood up despite Ayaka Sajou's suppression magic!

Then--

"Snap—!"

The sheer output of magic power shattered the very magic that was suppressing Aozaki Aoko! The backlash from the destruction of the spell caused Sajō Aika's hand to twitch involuntarily!

(He actually neutralized my language magic with pure magic?! One fox spirit is annoying enough, how come there's another one just as annoying!)

"Smash her, giant!"

That's enough. She's not my target. I'll use the giant to buy time. Just a few seconds is enough to let her kill Natsukawa Tora!

Having received the order, the headless giant once again swung its fist at Aozaki Aoko!

"That giant—damn it! If we hide now, it'll be too late for my junior to get there!"

However, Aozaki Aoko didn't believe her body could withstand a giant's punch if she didn't dodge.

What to do? Should we just let the junior die once and then use magic to bring him back to life?

(No, that won't do!)

Although it was just a gut feeling, Aozaki Aoko had a strong feeling that Natsukawa Torato absolutely could not die, not even once! If he died, it would definitely cause an extremely terrible disaster!

But what else is there besides magic now—

"Click-click ...

In an instant, hundreds of chains appeared out of thin air without warning! They instantly bound the headless giant and Sajō Ayaka firmly to the spot! Then, a white figure swiftly appeared beside Natsukawa Toramaru, shattering all the black thorns with a wave of his hand—

"Phew, thank goodness I made it!"

Arcueid!

Aozaki Aoko exclaimed the name of the person who had just arrived in surprise!

44. Have you had enough?

Arcueid caught Natsukawa Tora and put him on the ground, then patched up all the wounds on his body before letting out a slight sigh of relief.

"That's fine, then you can rest for a day."

Although it looked terrible, Natsukawa Tora was not seriously injured as expected. Was it because he was physically strong or just lucky? The thorns pierced only in insignificant parts, all within Arcueid's range of treatment.

And then—

Looking at Sajō Ayaka, who was bound by chains she had conjured from her imagination, Arcueid's crimson eyes revealed utter fury: "How dare you beat a tiger like this! Even if you weren't a beast, I would never forgive you!"

"Princess Tsukihime..."

Glancing at Arcueid, Sajou Aika snapped her fingers with her bound hands, and the dozens of iron chains binding her body instantly turned into a puddle of black mud.

Sajo Aika stretched her arms and legs: "They tied me up with ten iron chains that weigh a hundred tons right from the start. My arms and legs are about to break."

"But it's not broken, is it? For you who don't have a physical form right now, physical interference is meaningless."

"No, it does have a slight effect, about half the effect," Aika Sajou laughed. "First the Fifth Magician, then the princess of the True Ancestor, this fox spirit has really seduced quite a few outstanding women. Although I don't care what he did, I at least hope he doesn't use Saber's face to swindle and deceive people outside."

"Seduction—what are you talking about, you brat!"

Jumping out of the pit and standing next to Arcueid, Aozaki Aoko glared at Sajou Aika with annoyance: "You're so young and already have such bad thoughts. Didn't your family teach you that girls should be more reserved in your words and actions?"

“That’s right, that’s right! Tiger didn’t seduce anyone!” Arcueid nodded as well. “By the way, Aoko, what do you mean by seduce?”

"You do not know?"

"I know the general meaning, but I'm not sure if that's the correct meaning in this context."

Ah, this kid's not quite right in the head.

Seeing this unexpected turn of events, Sajou Aika couldn't help but laugh: "Hehehe, you two older sisters are really interesting. If it weren't for this situation, I would be happy to have a tea party with you. It would definitely be very interesting to spend time with you, but unfortunately..."

"Snap!"

The giant standing behind Ayaka Sajou suddenly broke its chains, and black flames ignited on its massive upper body, while its lower body, in contact with the ground, released unparalleled extreme cold air, instantly freezing the ground within a radius of at least two kilometers with pure black frost.

Seeing this, Arcueid quickly warned, "Aoko! Be careful, that giant has absorbed all the remaining information from Flov that hasn't dissipated yet!"

"As expected of Tsukihime, she understands so quickly."

Lightly leaping onto the giant's shoulder, Aika Sajou sneered, "Alright, crush them, [Titan Flov]."

"Bang------!"

Within the chaotic tide that covered the entire crossroads, a black steel spear, similar in appearance to Flov's giant steel spear, was pulled out by the Titan with one hand and thrust at the two tiny figures on the ground, who looked like ants!

The massive steel spear fell like a meteorite. Regardless of its actual destructive power, its sheer mass alone would likely cause the ground to collapse further after just one hit!

After exchanging a glance, Aozaki Aoko immediately leaped away from where she stood, while Arcueid, who remained behind, stretched out her hands directly towards the falling Black Steel Spear—

"Thump—!"

The earth trembled violently! Countless cracks spread in all directions!

This was a sure-kill blow—that's what Sajō Ayaka thought, but she also knew that such a blow wouldn't kill the True Ancestor's princess.

"Ugh...it's so heavy..."

As expected, Arcueid stood unharmed on the ground after taking the blow head-on, his arms tightly wrapped around the spear tip along with countless steel chains, as if trying to restrain the giant!