To become a king and a magician

Upon hearing this voice, both Natsukawa Torato and Sajou Ayaka were stunned for a moment.

It's not just because of the presence of a third party, but also because of this voice.

With Ayaka Sajo behind him, Natsukawa Torama looked in the direction from which the sound came—the direction from which the two people, who had been alone just seconds before, had now appeared, shrouded in thick black mist.

"Oh, this is our first time meeting, isn't it, Natsukawa Tora?"

The shadowy figure greeted him in a voice reminiscent of a troublemaking school bully.

"I never expected our first meeting would be in a cemetery. What a fantastic place! It's the perfect spot to rip you off, and then I won't even have to worry about moving your ashes afterwards."

This person.....

Ayaka Sajou heard the voice and then looked at Torakawa Natsukawa.

Did I hear wrong? But the voice definitely sounded like that...

"You're wondering why you can't use magic, right? The reason is simple: because I'm here!"

boom!

The ground trembled violently, and a burst of violent magic erupted from the black mist, blowing it away in one breath. The feeling of a door being suddenly opened was projected into the minds of Natsukawa Torato and Sajou Ayaka.

"boom----!"

The dazzling firelight instantly dispelled the darkness of the cemetery and illuminated the face of the figure that emerged from the black mist.

That's... [Natsukawa Tora].

Another one: [Natsukawa Tora].

"Boom—!"

Unleashing the fairy flames that swirled around him with abandon, [Natsukawa Torato] made no attempt to conceal his inner joy: "There are two reasons why you can't use magic. One of them, which is insignificant, is that Tokyo itself is a forbidden area for magic. Unless you have that person's permission, no one can use magic."

"But for you, the second reason is more important—because I'm here!"

Thump—!

Flames instantly engulfed the surroundings, and a crimson sea of ​​fire filled Natsukawa Tiger's entire field of vision! Using the intense firepower as propulsion, [Natsukawa Tiger] charged directly in front of his alter ego!

"boom!"

The two fists collided! The terrifying impact instantly crushed all the surrounding tombstones!

Looking at himself with considerable surprise, [Natsukawa Tiger] sneered, "You actually managed to block it? You really live up to your reputation as the [real deal]!"

"Don't you think this is an insult to the deceased?" Natsukawa Tora glanced at the mess around him.

"Ha! Who cares about those dead people! Anyway, you'll be blown to bits with them soon!"

With a swift movement, he pulled back his fist, raised his foot, and unleashed a powerful kick, crackling with flames, aimed directly at Natsukawa Tiger's head! The scorching flames grazed Natsukawa Tiger's chest and face with the slightest distance!

After taking two steps back, Natsukawa Tora sighed softly.

(It really is... a complicated feeling. I have indeed considered this scenario, but...)

As early as after realizing the principle behind Mordred's Shadow Followers, Natsukawa Torato had this conjecture—could his own information have also been recorded by the spiritual veins and used by someone to create another version of himself?

If that's the case, then that would be the worst-case scenario.

And now, this worst-case scenario has become a reality.

"As expected of someone trained by that scumbag, you're quite the expert at escaping!" Catching up with Natsukawa Tiger, [Natsukawa Tiger] conjured dozens of flaming greatswords behind him. "Well—let's see how this goes!"

"Boom—!"

The flaming sword fell.

A raging inferno, like a storm, instantly engulfed everything!

109. A foul-mouthed chatterbox with a mouth full of flying horses.

This was the first time Natsukawa Tora had ever been hit by his own moves like this.

"So this is what it feels like for those guys I used to beat up?"

Surrounded by a raging inferno and enduring extreme heat that could burn him to ashes, Xia Chuanhu barely managed to clench his already burned and mangled fist and slam it hard into the ground!

"Bang----!"

The cemetery trembled, and the resulting shockwave immediately whipped up a fierce wind that spread in all directions! It actually created a vacuum zone in the sea of ​​fire!

Is this the limit?

(If I used a summoning spell, I could probably blow them all away...)

Staggering to his feet, Natsukawa Tora looked at his other self, wiping the blood from his face: "Couldn't you have kept it a little quieter? Such a big commotion, have you forgotten the rules of magic concealment?"

"As if you've ever actually followed any rules?" [Natsukawa Tiger] sneered. "How does it feel to be burned alive by these flames?"

"Huh? You call this a flame? It's not very strong, but it's perfect as a small fire to dispel the chill of the night."

That stubborn bastard!

He was clearly burning to death just now, if it weren't for...

Wait, why...?

"Why are you still alive?" [Xia Chuanhu] realized something was wrong. He definitely hadn't held back in that attack. Xia Chuanhu, who could only rely on his body to hold on, could not possibly have survived from there.

But why is he still alive?

When did he become completely unharmed? Just seconds ago he was indistinguishable from a charred corpse, wasn't he? Avalon wasn't even on him.

(Whatever, who cares!)

"It's good that you're alive! Come, let me kill you one more time! Let me feel your power again!"

The flames roared like a volcanic eruption, and a storm of flames enveloped [Natsukawa Tiger]'s entire body, charging out at lightning speed like a truck with the accelerator floored!

In terms of power, it should be about the same as a meteorite impact.

The blazing flames streaked across the land like a meteor, arriving before Xia Chuanhu in an instant! His right foot, burning with fierce flames, landed directly on Xia Chuanhu's chest!

"Thump—!"

Without any suspense, with that kick that could have shattered a mountaintop, even though he raised his arm to block in time, Xia Chuanhu was still sent flying more than a hundred meters away, like a bullet, smashing straight through several walls at the end!

(Blocked again?)

(He didn't dodge it again.)

Completely different thoughts surfaced in their minds simultaneously. Without stopping, the instant he broke free from the pile of rubble, Xia Chuanhu leaped away from his spot, and the next moment, his foot, like a falling meteorite, landed again!

"Thump—!"

Another dent was created in the ground by being stepped on!

Hearing a noise from his side, [Natsukawa Tiger] didn't even turn his head before throwing a punch at the side!

"Bang----!"

Their fists collided once again.

As if mocking the ignorance of another version of himself, [Natsukawa Tiger] clenched his fist into a palm and said forcefully, "In this state, we are essentially the same as fairies and elves. Any movement around us will be immediately relayed to us—have you forgotten, you idiot!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly raising his foot and kicking out, Xia Chuanhu was sent flying again with a muffled thud. But this time, just before he flew out, Xia Chuanhu grabbed his head and slammed it to the ground with all his might!

"Snap—!"

The ground was immediately smashed!

Blood was scattered all over the ground like blooming flowers.

That's enough to smash his entire head—[Natsukawa Tora] was absolutely certain of it.

However......

"Hey!"

A sudden pain in his ankle made him frown. Looking down, he saw that Xia Chuanhu was gripping his foot tightly, so tightly that he almost broke it! He then pulled hard, and before Xia Chuanhu could break free, he was tripped and fell to the ground!

He flipped over and straddled him, pressing his knee firmly against his chest. Xia Chuanhu didn't care at all about the face that looked exactly like his own, and kept punching Xia Chuanhu's head!

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Blood splattered continuously under Xia Chuanhu's fists. Even though Xia Chuanhu had already covered his face with his hands, Xia Chuanhu broke both of his hands and then continued to beat him mercilessly, both hands and face at the same time!

Although there are a lot of things I want to know, and this other self is obviously in the know, I have to beat him half to death before I can get any information out of him!

That's what Natsukawa Tora thought, so he didn't hold back at all when he threw those dozens, even hundreds, of punches!

However, just as he was completely focused on suppressing [Natsukawa Tiger], above his head...

"Xia Chuan! Above!"

Ayaka Sajou's scream reached his ears, and at the same time, dozens of enormous flame spears suddenly fell from the sky! They pierced through the two men's bodies, pinning them to the ground like crosses!

"Cough..."

He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The flames from the spear slowly dissipated, and Xia Chuanhu, whose body was riddled with several huge holes, immediately collapsed to his knees.

Chest, shoulders, abdomen, legs... there's almost no intact area to be seen!

Standing up and looking at the bloody hole that was constantly being repaired on Natsukawa Torato's body, [Natsukawa Torato] raised his burning hand: "Is that all? Although you still retain the body of a Servant, the gap between you and me, who cannot use magic, is like an insurmountable chasm!"

In fact, [Natsukawa Tiger] was quite surprised. In his mind, he should have been the one to unilaterally tyrannize him the whole time, instead of fighting back and forth like this.

"Just die like this. I'll throw your ashes into the pigsty, provided that you leave some ashes behind."

The fist, burning with flames, swung down mercilessly, but just before it could smash Natsukawa Tiger's head, countless crow feathers rained down on Natsukawa Tiger's body.

He paused, his gaze sweeping contemptuously over Ayaka Sajou, who was trembling and staring directly at him.

"If you want to die, there's no need to rush to cut in line, you old hag. Don't think you can provoke me just because you have a get-out-of-jail-free card!"

"Leave him..."

Ayaka Sajou's voice was filled with fear and trembling. In fact, she was filled with regret, regretting why she had done what she had just done. Wasn't she just throwing her life away?

But she's already done it, so now all she can do is...

"Well--"