To become a king and a magician

Recycling complete.

12. Sajō Aika: Come at me if you dare!

"Om-"

As the circular magic circle reappeared on the ground, Natsukawa and his companions returned to the real world from the mirror world once again.

Taking out the five class cards she had already acquired from the card box, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't expect that I could actually get them all done in one night. Counting the Saber card you have, Natsukawa, that means there's only one Berserker card left!"

"Anyway, let me handle Saber first, and then we'll continue our journey to the location of the last class card."

After saying that, Rin Tohsaka looked at Torakawa, only to find that he was staring at the Saber class card in his hand.

"Natsukawa, what's wrong? You keep staring at the class card."

"Nothing, just thinking about some things." Natsukawa Torato waved his Class Card. "I told you before that there are two ways to use Class Cards, right? One is the limited deployment you know, and the other is the dream summon that turns you into a Heroic Spirit."

"Although the Servant corresponding to each class card is fixed, the appearance of the Servant will vary depending on the user."

Rin Tohsaka nodded: "So, what do you want to do?"

"I have some kind of connection with the Servant corresponding to this card, so I thought that if I were to use it, perhaps..."

To enable myself to use Arthur's power without using Heroic Spirit Armor.

However, the instant Natsukawa Torara thought this, Sajou Aika's voice rang in his mind again, and this time it was especially loud! So loud that it almost made Natsukawa Torara's head spin!

No! Absolutely not! Get rid of that dangerous idea immediately!

"I told you not to shout it out in my head!"

"Huh? Shout? I didn't shout?"

Rin Tohsaka, who had just been yelled at by Natsukawa Tora, blinked innocently.

Xia Chuanhu waved his hand: "I didn't mean you—sorry, I'll go stand over there for a while and come right back. You guys wait here."

"oh oh."

Seeing Natsukawa Torama walk towards the river, Rin Tohsaka and the others looked puzzled, then turned to Gray, who was closest to Natsukawa Torama: "Gray, what's wrong with your brother? We didn't do anything to upset him, did we?"

"I think not, as for my brother now..."

Halfway through her sentence, Grey hesitated and pursed her lips.

"Just think of it as my brother having a mild form of split personality."

"Dual personality...Does he have mental health issues?"

"Hmm...probably..."

perhaps?

Rin Tohsaka and the others were even more confused. Was there some kind of mental problem? Or not?

Well, this probably involves my brother's own secrets, so I think it's best not to pursue it further.

Ruby said.

Everyone has some little secrets, like the dirty books that teenage boys hide under their beds.

"My brother doesn't have anything like that. His bed is very clean!"

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Reaching the riverbank, Xia Chuanhu leaned against the handrail and pressed his temples: "What are you doing? You suddenly started yelling, and it's making my head spin. Don't tell me you've had another Arthur virus attack."

It's all because you've started indulging in wishful thinking again.

Sajo Aika said coldly.

[You actually intend to use the Prince's power through this kind of card! This card is essentially stealing the Prince's power. Using it is tantamount to you stealing the Prince's power as well. I absolutely will not allow this!]

This is a lie.

No, calling it a lie isn't quite right. While Ayaka Sajou did have this consideration in mind when she stopped Natsukawa Torato from using the card, it wasn't the main reason. The real reason was—

(If this vixen were to use the card, wouldn't he turn into a prince again?)

Natsukawa Tora and Arthur already share a similarity of about 70%, and in their Heroic Spirit Armored state, it's about 90%. Although it's unknown how much the Class Card can increase the similarity between Natsukawa Tora and Arthur, it will definitely surpass the current situation.

Previously, although her extreme anger caused her to lose her judgment, Ayaka Sajou still mistook Natsukawa Torato for Arthur. If it happened again...

(There can only be one prince. Whether he looks similar or has the same power... I cannot accept it! The prince's existence is unique, and we cannot... we cannot let this vixen tarnish the prince's image!)

Thinking of this, Ayaka Sajou said again: "In the end, you already possess the Prince's power within you, so there's no need to use any class cards. These cards can only borrow about 70% or 80% of the power at most; they can't completely replace it. But you possess the Prince's full power within you..."

"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little angry. How dare the prince value you so much, you vixen... How infuriating... Why doesn't the prince look at me the same way?"

It's all because you're too much of a yandere.

Natsukawa Tora sighed softly: "So, you don't want me to use the class card?"

That's right, and...

"and?"

You are not allowed to use the prince's power within you. I've ignored the previous times, but you are absolutely forbidden from using it again!

"Why—oh, I see. If you don't let me use Arthur's power, I won't be able to deal with you next time you come out. Is that what you're planning?"

Natsukawa Torama understood completely, then chuckled coldly twice and put the Saber class card into his pocket: "Then I'll have to keep this card with me at all times. As for Rin Tohsaka and the others' missions, I can just pick up any Saber card from Einzworth later."

【you--】

That despicable vixen!

[How dare you use the prince's power to threaten me... You despicable person!]

"Which side is really despicable...?"

It was clearly Sajou Aika who messed things up first, so how did it become that he was on the wrong side? This woman really knows how to twist the facts.

"Alright, stop with your bad ideas. According to you, if you don't want me to use Arthur's power again, then you'd better stay quietly inside me. If you don't cause trouble, I won't use Arthur's power casually... Of course, if it's not against you, I can't use it either."

(So... we have to compromise with this guy?)

If she wants to reunite with the prince, she must break free from his seal. But breaking free means watching him merge with the prince again, watching him transform into the prince's form time and time again...

Looking at Natsukawa Torami through the soul space, Sajo Aika bit her lip in resentment.

hateful.

13. Berserker without Illya

The last class card, Berserker.

The mirrored boundary it exists in is the top of a building. When we drove there, it was almost 3 a.m.

Looking at Natsukawa Torama, who seemed quite relaxed, Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but ask, even though she had repeated it many times, "This is the last one. Are you sure you can still fight? We have two weeks. We don't need to rush like this."

"This is the fifth time you've asked this question tonight. Why are you so worried about me?"

"You've been fighting continuously with Servants, no matter how strong you are, you'll definitely get tired... Also, don't you have a dual personality? It would be bad if it affected the battle."

Multiple personality disorder?

Xia Chuanhu blinked in confusion: "Dual personality? What dual personality?"

"Huh? Don't you have a dual personality?"

Where did you hear that from?

Rin Tohsaka pointed at Gray.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Gray scratched her face. Facing Natsukawa Torato's questioning gaze, Gray leaned close to his ear and recounted the conversation they had just had during his internal conflict with Sajou Aika.

After hearing this, Natsukawa Tora was somewhat amused and exasperated. He could understand Grey's thoughts, but using dual personality as an excuse... Sajou Aika would probably be furious—no, she's already angry again. This girl is really fickle; she was crying her heart out a moment ago, then suddenly became emotional and fell silent, and now she's angry again.

Is this what they mean by a woman's heart being as unfathomable as a needle at the bottom of the sea? Xia Chuanhu said he completely couldn't understand it.

"I'm sorry, brother, it seems I've caused you trouble by saying this."

"It's alright." Natsukawa Tora patted Gray's hair, then looked at Rin Tohsaka and the others. "Well, Gray misunderstood this. I don't have a split personality. I just occasionally hear some strange voices after returning from the Root. It's fine now."

Upon hearing this, the two magicians immediately frowned.

"Can these aftereffects still occur after returning from the source?"

“Because there’s never been a case of returning to the source, it’s no wonder you don’t know… but I always feel like you’re talking nonsense?” Rin Tohsaka stared at Torakawa with suspicion in her eyes. “Don’t you have a lot of secrets?”

"I'm not bragging, but I personally feel it's true," Natsukawa Torato laughed. "More importantly, shouldn't the class cards be recycled?"

"Grey, Miyu, please."

Although Rin Tohsaka still had many questions about what Natsukawa Tora said, she also knew that everyone had secrets they didn't want others to know, and it would be impolite to continue asking. Moreover, the most important thing right now was to collect the class cards.

A circular magic circle unfolded, and the flash of light gradually engulfed everyone. After a few seconds, the light disappeared from their sight, and the group returned to the world where the sky looked like a mirror.

"Does this place feel... a bit small?"

“After all, there’s only one class card left. The Mirror World also has boundaries. It would be fine with so many class cards, but now that there’s only one left, the space will definitely shrink a lot.” Rin Tohsaka explained, “Then, Natsukawa, I’ll leave this place to you. We’ll retreat to the edge and wait for you to finish the battle.”

Looking at the four people who had retreated to the edge of the roof, Natsukawa Tora couldn't help but sigh.

(They are very self-aware.)

But this is for the best. If they were too close, the upcoming battle would easily affect them, after all—

"Thump—!"

A violent tremor suddenly came from above.

Looking up at the rooftop not far away, what came into Natsukawa Torato's view was a tall giant whose body looked like it had been carved from rock.

Disheveled black hair, muscular build, armored battle skirt, bare body and feet... The only difference between him and the image that Natsukawa Torato was familiar with was that he wasn't holding that weapon that resembled both a greatsword and a giant axe.

Of course, if it's placed here, that's exactly how it should be.

"roar--------!"

A roar like that of a wild beast suddenly rang out, and a fierce light flashed in the chaotic eyes of the fake Hercules. As the roof beneath his feet shattered, his rock-like body charged toward Natsukawa Tora like a cannonball being launched!