To become a king and a magician

Leaning against a car, Morgan, dressed in casual clothes, waved to Natsukawa Tiger and Arthur.

Arthur instinctively shielded Natsukawa Tora behind him: "Why are you here, Caster?"

"I just came to say hello. Are you satisfied with the gift I prepared for you last night? It was a gift I carefully prepared. I would be very happy if you thought it was good."

Is it a carefully prepared gift?

Arthur's eyes immediately turned cold: "So that's how it is. You've come here to provoke me?"

“How could that be?” Morgan shook his head decisively. “Not to mention a direct confrontation, I, Caster, am no match for you, Saber. The rules of the Holy Grail War do not allow us to fight at this time.”

"The Holy Grail War takes place from sunset to sunrise, it's a war confined to the night. Masters and Servants are not allowed to fight outside of those times—that's the rule those church officials mentioned the night before the war, right? They really went to great lengths to maintain the secrecy of the mystery, huh, making this Holy Grail War seem like child's play."

Seemingly quite dissatisfied with this rule, Morgan chuckled twice before continuing, "So, I just wanted to say hello. It's almost noon now, would you like to have lunch together?"

"Master..."

Arthur turned his head slightly to look at Natsukawa Tora, as if asking for his opinion.

After a moment of silence, Natsukawa Torato asked, "Can I take this as Einzbern's intention?"

"No, this is my own decision. My master is really a very boring person. I don't even have the thought of seducing or playing with a man like that, so naturally I have no intention of communicating with him."

"So, are you trying to seduce us by wanting to communicate with us?"

26. Is the wish in your heart truly real?

Natsukawa Torato did not believe that Morgan's trip was simply to greet him and Arthur. For this witch who was born to take revenge on King Arthur, her reason for coming to meet "King Arthur" was definitely not just to say hello.

She must have a deeper purpose.

Faced with Xia Chuanhu's questioning, Morgan did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at Xia Chuanhu with eyes that seemed to see right through him, and then smiled and said, "If that's what you think, then there's nothing more to say between us."

"I think I should withdraw my request to have lunch together. Eating when you're full of suspicion makes even the best food taste unpalatable."

As Morgan spoke, he opened the door of the car behind him.

"But this was just a casual greeting. Seeing that you are still so energetic, I have already achieved my goal. My lovely little Master."

"See you tonight then."

After saying that, Morgan got into the car and drove away from their sight quickly.

Watching Morgan walk away, Natsukawa Tiger suddenly felt his legs go weak and leaned on Arthur's shoulder.

"Master!"

Arthur immediately stopped craving it.

"Are you OK?"

"It's alright, I just feel a bit weak... Talking to that guy always gives me the feeling that whatever I say will be used against me, which makes me extremely nervous and cautious."

“I’m sorry, I should have been the one to decisively refuse Morgan’s invitation.” Arthur sighed. “Speaking of which, what exactly is Morgan here for? It seems she’s not here to see me, but to see you, Master?”

"I'm relieved to see you still looking so energetic"—what exactly did Morgan mean by this?

(Could it be that Morgan placed some kind of curse on the Master?)

Arthur couldn't help but think about it, but upon closer reflection, Morgan had never had any real contact with the Master, so she had no chance to cast a curse.

Why did she say that?

"Gurgle~~~~~"

Suddenly, the abrupt sound startled Arthur. He looked at Natsukawa Tora, who was clutching his stomach with an embarrassed expression, and couldn't help but laugh: "Alright, let's put Morgan's purpose aside for now. Let's go eat first, Master. Speaking of which, Master hasn't had a proper meal since yesterday noon."

"Okay. Let's go then."

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As the saying goes, life is full of surprises.

Natsukawa Torato only wanted to have lunch with Arthur, only wanted to fill his stomach. He was already surprised to run into Morgan as soon as he stepped out the door, but why did things get even worse after they arrived at the restaurant—

"Oh? Why do you eat so little? Saber's Master, you won't grow tall if you don't eat more at your age."

Across from Natsukawa Tora, a muscular, red-haired man over two meters tall placed several hamburgers on Natsukawa Tora's plate while patting him on the shoulder: "Eat more, kid! Don't be as weak as my little Master!"

"Who are you calling weak and frail! And why are you so nonchalant in inviting our opponents to sit down for dinner? Aren't you afraid of being attacked?"

“Oh, you’re right.” The burly man—Rider Iskandar—looked at Arthur in casual clothes sitting opposite him. “So, would you like to have a match with me here, Saber?”

"I will only wield my sword to protect my Master, and I have no intention of engaging in pointless battles."

"See, little Master, so you don't need to worry about it."

Although his eyes were covered by the sealing cloth and he couldn't see, Natsukawa Torato was still able to make some sense of the situation through the sound—it can only be said that Iskandar is indeed worthy of the name, his way of getting along with Waver is basically the same as in the original work.

(However, I never expected to run into the princess's group. Is that lucky or unlucky?)

Fumbling to pick up a hamburger, Natsukawa Torato unwrapped it, took a bite, and then asked, "It's daytime now, so everyone should be staying put. Why is Rider out with your Master?"

“To buy this thing—oh, I forgot you can’t see it because your eyes are covered. Anyway, it’s to buy this game called Grand Strategy.” Rider said, holding up the large game box beside him. “I think this game can play a significant role in my path to reconquering the world.”

Simulate conquering the world through games?

Are you a Paradox Interactive (P社) player?

"Speaking of which, Saber, since we've run into you here, I might as well ask you a question." Iskandar suddenly said seriously, "The Holy Grail War is a war centered around the omnipotent wish-granting machine. Everyone who participates in this war, whether they are mages or Servants, must have a wish that they want to fulfill."

"I yearn for a physical body, Saber, and to conquer the world once more after being reborn in this era. What about you?"

A wish?

Arthur didn't think too much about it and answered quite simply, "I have no more wishes to fulfill. This is my third time participating in the Holy Grail War, and I already knew in the first Holy Grail War that what I craved was a wrong, impossible wish."

"An impossible wish... then why continue participating in the Holy Grail War?"

“To atone for the mistake I made in the first Holy Grail War,” Arthur replied, “I led a naive young girl astray because of that wrong wish. I will not stop until I save that girl and destroy the evil she brought.”

Stroking his long beard, Iskandar listened to Arthur's "wish" and nodded with a smile: "Yes, not for personal desire, but for redemption. Isn't that a rather beautiful wish! Saber! I, Iskandar, express my respect to you!"

"You flatter me, King of Conquerors."

"And you, Saber's Master, tell us your wish."

"Huh? Me?"

Natsukawa Tora, who was eating a hamburger and slacking off on the side, thinking of an excuse to flirt with Webber, was taken aback. How did the topic turn to him?

"My wish... I don't really have any wishes."

"How could that be? You were chosen as the Master. The Holy Grail must have chosen you based on your inner desires. Perhaps you have a wish in your heart that you are not even aware of."

Is it a subconscious desire?

(To be honest, I did wonder why the Holy Grail chose me.)

Natsukawa Torato's Master identity was taken over from Uryu Ryunosuke. In other words, the Holy Grail believed that his subconscious desires were stronger than Uryu Ryunosuke's murderous urges.

What is my heart yearning for?

Xia Chuanhu placed his hand on his chest and asked himself a question.

It has been half a year since I traveled through time.

From the initial excitement, thinking that his luck had finally turned and he could begin his second life as the protagonist.

After a long period of silence, I was oppressed by the pressures of life and reality, living a daily routine that was the same as, or even more boring than, my previous life.

From the excitement of summoning Arthur, to the unease about the Holy Grail War, to the fear of whether he could survive, to the frustration and anger at being persecuted by Ayaka Sajou... what kind of desire is hidden behind this series of emotional changes and all the actions he has taken so far?

“I don’t know.” Natsukawa Torara touched his Mystic Eye. “But… my reason for participating in the Holy Grail War was simply to—survive. Survive to see the sun rise the next day, survive to see the classmates I’ve made, survive to eat a hot meal again…”

"To survive and see a tomorrow that may be wonderful or not."

That's probably why Natsukawa Tora is still sitting here.

A fairly ordinary idea.

"You two are quite an interesting Master and Servant pair."

Iskandar laughed.

"Servants are driven by redemption, while Masters are driven by survival. Very well, noble desires and mundane desires—perhaps this contrast is why you met without any relics. —Look at Waver, you're getting all worked up too!"

"Ugh, so annoying! Mind your own business, Rider!"

......

After lunch, Iskandar and the Queen left, seemingly wanting to linger in this era. Waver must have had a tough time having such a headstrong Servant.

On the other hand, it is precisely because Iskandar's personal will was so strong, and because he showed Webber his personal charisma, that Webber followed him for decades and wanted to devote his life to serving him.

“Arthur,” Natsukawa Torato suddenly spoke, “Kenneth told me a concept that is crucial for magicians.”

"Magicians are all egoists; everything they do is for their own desires, which often leads to conflicts with the desires of other magicians."

"[To achieve your own desires, you must throw other people's desires into the furnace] - that's what Kenneth said."

His own wish seemed to be nothing more than to survive, while the wishes of the others participating in this Holy Grail War were far heavier and greater than his.

The long-cherished wish of all magicians, the tragic desire to save the world, revenge driven by love...

After burning all these wishes, can he really return to his former life and live well again?

27. The Revival of Misaya at the Reiko-kan

Can the dead be brought back to life?

If Misaya Reirōkan were to answer, her answer would be no.

There are many ways to bring a corpse to life: necromancy, puppetry, or conversion into a Dead Apostle... But to bring a dead person back to life, without converting them into a Dead Apostle or treating them as an empty shell, is something that, at least within Reiryukan Misaya's understanding, is impossible, no matter how skilled the magician.

Therefore, she never imagined that she, who had long since died, would one day open her eyes again.

"Oh, you're awake."

The voice of a woman, as beautiful as an angel, rang in my ears.

Slowly sitting up, she glanced at the strange, black, mud-like substance that had soaked her beneath her and looked in the direction of the voice. Just as she saw who was speaking, her body trembled.

"You are... Sajou... Aika?"