To become a king and a magician

That's what they said, but Natsukawa Tora was relieved that Grey was willing to leave with him.

(Then there's Merry's side.)

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"Huh? To a parallel world?"

In the restaurant, while listening to Natsukawa Tora's explanation on the other end of the phone, Meryl glanced at Lydia, who was drunk and passed out on the table due to overwork.

"People thought that after that night, you finally called to express your love, but it turned out to be an invitation to go on your honeymoon together, and to a parallel world at that. Your Majesty, you can be quite bold sometimes."

If I were to confess my feelings, my life would basically be over.

"Oh, didn't you say something in my dream before—"

Shut up! That was a dream, so it doesn't count!

"But she remembers it very clearly. She said those words to him so affectionately, although they were a bit corny as sweet talk. Your Majesty, you still need to learn more about how to coax girls."

I hung up.

"No, no, no!" Mary quickly stopped her. "I just haven't teased you in a long time, and I wanted to play a joke on you. You didn't call me once after that night, and I thought you didn't want me anymore."

【You're so dramatic. And it's only been a few days? Three days?】

"For a girl in love, not seeing her sweetheart for even a second feels like a long time!" Meryl casually uttered words that could petrify Lydel, who was now completely drunk and fast asleep.

So, do you want to come with me to a parallel world?

Let's go to a parallel world.

Mary fiddled with the ends of her hair. "Hmm... I won't disturb your time alone with little Grey. I hope you two have fun. But Your Majesty, I don't want little Grey to come back carrying a child."

Who would do something like that?!

Hmph, is this book accurate? After all, in terms of order, Grey was the first one, wasn't she?

"Well, actually, I mainly just wanted to leave you a home to come back to. If I went with you, this apartment would probably be gone when you come back next time. I have to keep this 'home' for you, you don't want to come back home homeless, do you?"

"So, she stays at home and is a good wife, keeping the house spotless and waiting for you to come home. Isn't that thoughtful? Aren't you touched?"

[If you hadn't added that last sentence, I would have actually been a little more touched. To be honest, I'm not used to you being so self-aware.]

"Oh, don't think so badly of them. They sometimes want to do good deeds too."

Meryl glanced at Lydel again, and after confirming that she was still asleep, continued, "Oh right, the spell I set up in your body before is still working, so if you miss me, just whisper my name before you fall asleep, and I'll immediately run into your dreams to give you a comfortable and sweet dream."

What are you saying...? Okay then, see you later, take care of yourself. Also, please tell Waver and Lydia I won't be calling.

"Okay, okay~"

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The next day, noon.

It's still in that park.

Looking at Natsukawa Tiger and Gray, who were carrying large suitcases, Gemstone Talking said with a smile, "I thought there would be more people."

“Yes, it’s just the two of us, Grey. Everyone else has their own things to do, and they don’t have the time to leave with me for five years.” Natsukawa Tora looked at Grey. “Besides, to be honest, it would be fine for Grey and me to be together.”

"Me too, as long as I can be with my brother, that's enough."

"What a touching brother-sister relationship—let's begin."

As soon as Gemstone finished speaking, a magic circle appeared beneath Natsukawa Tiger and Gray's feet, and the increasingly intense light gradually enveloped them until it completely engulfed their figures.

As the light faded, the park was completely deserted.

Parallel world

1. Saving the world doesn't necessarily mean being a magical girl.

What's the surprise?

Generally speaking, a surprise refers to something that exceeds one's expectations and brings joy.

However, in certain unusual circumstances, "surprise" can also be used in completely opposite situations after being enclosed in quotation marks.

For example, right now.

"That damned old bastard Gemstone Elder—!!"

About a thousand meters above Fuyuki City, Natsukawa Tora, dragging a suitcase, was roaring at the top of his lungs. Beside him, Gray looked completely bewildered and hadn't yet realized what was going on.

About a minute before their physical perception time, the two received the magic spell that transported them to a parallel world from the Jewel King. However, after regaining consciousness, they were immediately confronted with the scene before them.

That old man with the gemstone teleported them directly to a height of one thousand meters and put them in freefall!

[Hahaha! This is truly an incredibly exciting event! It's so thrilling right from the start!]

While hanging under Grey's cloak, Yad gleefully made sarcastic remarks.

However, the next moment, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew up, lifting Gray, who was falling rapidly, into the air.

Holding Grey's hand and pulling her into his arms, Natsukawa Torato, who had somehow completed his possession by the wind fairy, breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew~~~~ Are you alright? Grey? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"No...no, it's just that there are some..."

Grey could feel her heart pounding. Although she was used to being taken by Natsukawa Tiger to do urban parkour at high altitudes, suddenly falling from a height of 1,000 meters was something that Natsukawa Tiger might not be able to handle, but she, a twelve-year-old child, really couldn't take it.

My heart felt like it was about to jump out of my throat.

Natsukawa Tora hugged Gray tightly: "It's good that you're alright. Honestly, that damn old man with the gem couldn't even set a decent location for me to teleport. If I didn't know how to summon magic, I would have definitely fallen to my death!"

"So, in that case, the old man must have been sure you wouldn't die from the fall, which is why he set up your landing spot here, right?"

"I'd rather not have that kind of trust."

With a helpless sigh, Natsukawa Tiger gripped Grey's hand tightly: "Let's go down first, it's not good to keep floating like this. Grey, bear with it for a bit, I'll speed up."

"Ah."

Changing the wind direction below them, Natsukawa Tora glided downwards with Gray in his arms. Although they could simply fall like this and catch each other with the wind just before hitting the ground, Gray probably wouldn't be able to withstand that.

Falling from a height of one thousand meters doesn't take much time, especially with Natsukawa Tiger deliberately accelerating; it would probably only take ten seconds to reach the ground.

After passing through the thick clouds and gaining a clear view of the scenery below, Natsukawa Tora's eyes almost immediately spotted a very iconic building.

Below is a city divided in two by a long river, and between the two cities, a conspicuous red bridge spans the distance.

Natsukawa Tiger recognized the bridge and the urban structure below it.

"Fuyuki City!?"

There's no mistake, the city below is Fuyuki City, where Natsukawa Tora lived for two years.

Did Gemstone send them directly to Fuyuki City in a parallel world?

(It really is a standard plot location.)

Natsukawa Tora couldn't help but smile wryly. Fuyuki City, how should I put it... it was both somewhat unexpected and completely unsurprising to him.

However, at this very moment—

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar suddenly came from behind Xia Chuanhu! Immediately afterwards, an incredibly powerful storm mixed with magical energy surged directly onto Xia Chuanhu! A dazzling light also burst forth in the sky!

After tumbling a few times in the air, Xia Chuanhu steadied himself and quickly looked behind him: "Chao! Which bastard attacked me!"

"Boom—!"

No one answered Xia Chuanhu. Instead, there was another loud roar and a magic bullet flying rapidly toward him.

"Sizzle—!"

A longsword made of raging wind appeared in his hand, and Natsukawa Tiger cleaved the magic bullet in two with a single strike, his brow furrowing slightly: "What's going on? Are there still people conducting ace aerial combat in Fuyuki City at night?"

"Brother, those look like two women?"

【Huh? Women fighting? Great! I love watching women fight!】

Ignoring Yad's strange aversion to fantasy, Natsukawa Torato became rather curious: whose crazy woman was out throwing magic bullets at each other late at night instead of sleeping in?

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

Another explosion rang out, and a storm of magic swept out once more. Immediately afterwards, a figure seemed to be blown away, flying straight towards Natsukawa Tora.

Without a second thought, Xia Chuanhu raised his hand and blew a gust of wind, sending the person flying towards him flying back.

"Oh dear, there are other people here?"

Along with a voice, another figure who had just triggered the continuous magical storms also appeared in front of Natsukawa Tora.

As Grey said, the visitor was a woman of exceptional beauty, with eyes like amber gems and golden, flowing curls adorned with azure ribbons, as if crafted by the hand of nature.

She is undoubtedly a beautiful woman.

Moreover, Natsukawa Torato did recognize her, but what surprised him and made him lose his composure was that she was wearing a blue dress that looked like something out of a children's magical girl dress.

Just as Xia Chuanhu was sizing up the "familiar face" in front of him, the other person was also sizing up Xia Chuanhu and Gray in his arms.

"Carrying a little girl and a suitcase, and flying through the air... I don't remember such a stable flying magic trick ever being performed, right? At first, I thought it was just an ordinary person who got caught up in it, but judging from the looks of it—"

"I'd say I'm a half-baked magician. Nice to meet you, Luvia Celinta Edfeldt."

"You know me?"

“Miss of a prestigious Finnish family, although I don’t follow the magic world much, I’ve heard of the Edelfelt family’s reputation.” Natsukawa Tiger laughed, “But it really surprises me that the young lady of the Hound family would appear in a place like this, and even engage in aerial magic battles late at night. Your nightlife is certainly quite exciting.”

"I do apologize for dragging you into this, but—"

Before Luvia could finish speaking, a magic cannon shot flying from the side blasted her away!

Natsukawa Torato: "......"

Well, it seems best to let the other young lady calm down before we start talking.

2. This is not about money.

Five minutes later, in the square of Fuyuki City's new town.