To become a king and a magician

"It's completely hopeless." Arcueid sighed helplessly.

Humanity is evil, the sixth beast.

It's unbelievable that such a being would appear here.

[It must have received its information from me and managed to awaken a portion of its power. Its manifestation is incomplete, and it probably won't attack proactively, but that mage is below.]

"Aoko—oh right, I was wondering why I could smell Aoko's scent on Natsukawa, so Aoko was here too... But this scent is a bit strange, do you know what happened between the two of them?"

Don't ask me! I don't know anything! If you ask me again, I'll cry!

"Huh? Crying? Why are you crying?" Arcueid was confused. What's wrong with Sajou Ayaka? And what's with this faint scent that reminds one of "a sad and crying golden retriever"?

(Could it be that Natsukawa is suffering from some kind of mental interference?)

"Boom!"

A strong tremor accompanied by a rumbling sound came from underground, and Arcueid's wild thoughts immediately stopped: "No, I can't think like that. The most important thing right now is that thing underground—that one, it's called Ayaka Sajou, right? You have to leave here right now. It's going to be very dangerous. I can't take you with me."

"Are we going to my sister's?! If so, please take me with you!" Ayaka Sajou shook her head vigorously. "My sister did this because of me. I have to go and explain my thoughts to her. Please, Miss Arcueid, take me with you!"

137. The Return of the Knight King

Xia Chuanhu looked at the figure in front of him with mixed feelings.

"Ah... well..."

The figure was shrouded in bright light, obscuring his features and build, but that didn't stop Natsukawa Tiger from recognizing him.

"It's been three or four years since we last met, right? I mean, meeting like this, without your consciousness being transmitted to me... isn't it a bit embarrassing, coming to meet you after being beaten up like that... I've lost all face."

The figure in the light seemed to smile slightly and said, "How could that be? In that case, I was once beaten so badly that I couldn't stand up, just like you, Master. It was just a defeat, nothing to be ashamed of."

"Is that so... Well, even so, I still feel a little frustrated, losing to myself and all that..."

Natsukawa Tora didn't want to lose from the bottom of his heart, but in the end, he not only lost, but he lost so badly. Although his opponent suddenly cheated, he lost without even being able to put up a fight... When he woke up, he could already imagine Sajou Aika mocking him.

(Speaking of which, Arcueid is using my body now... I hope she can give her a silencing ban before she leaves.)

"It seems you and Aigo get along very well," the figure in the light said with a smile.

Xia Chuanhu's face immediately fell: "Which eye of yours saw me getting along well with her? Even if things have gotten a bit better recently, she still criticizes me whenever she can. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been dragged into this. She also makes fun of me all the time—and you call that a harmonious relationship?"

"Isn't that right? At least I think that a girl Aika should be this lively at her age. Also, I think that when she's with you, Master, Aika is more open, her emotions are more varied, and she starts to consider other things."

"Does it...?"

Natsukawa Torato reflected on his time with Sajou Aika over the past few years, wondering how he hadn't noticed these changes in her.

"Well then, let's end our reminiscing here, Master—actually, something very bad happened to you. You should know about it, right? The beast that Aika once tried to awaken."

"Um, what's wrong with that?"

"Another love song has already summoned a part of it as insurance to ensure the complete birth of the new world. If it is not stopped, the world you live in, Master, will face irreversible destruction, and the new world will also be buried with the hidden danger of destruction."

Is it the sixth beast summoned by Ayaka Sajou?

Natsukawa Torara looked at the figure before him: "I see. It's because that ferocious beast awakened that you..."

"Yes, that's why I'm here to meet you, Master. The situation is beyond our control from the outside, but it's not entirely hopeless—Master, would you please fight alongside me again?"

Fighting side by side.

The enemy is the evil of humanity that is destroying the world; it is indeed time to use his power.

With his hand on his chest, Natsukawa Tiger felt his heart pounding: "Can you please stop asking such pointless questions? Like, 'Can I fight alongside you?' You really love asking these kinds of trashy questions."

"No matter when or what the circumstances, I'll always respond to your request, so..."

Reaching out his hand to the figure in the light, Natsukawa Tora laughed, "Welcome back, Saber—Arthur."

"Thank you, Master."

"Servant Saber, true name [Arthur Pendragon], has answered your call."

In the bright light, the Knight King of the Otherworld grasped Natsukawa Torato's hand.

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In a large underground cave.

If hell truly exists, it must look like this.

The raging flames of karma, the towering, surging waves, the enormous thorns spreading in every corner... Centered on that seven-headed, ten-crowned beast, the entire environment of the Great Void is being visibly transformed.

"Do you want to replace this space with the hell described in the Bible?"

“No, this is merely a manifestation of its power.” [Sajō Aika] refuted Aozaki Aoko’s conjecture. “Besides, do you think you still have the energy to make conjectures? If you don’t exert all your strength, death will soon catch up with you.”

As if in response to [Sajō Aika], the ten crowns floating above the beast's head suddenly shone brightly, and the thorns that covered the ground surged and rolled in an instant, causing the entire underground to tremble and shatter, and surging towards Aozaki Aoko along with the towering tsunami!

(This is an attack I can't withstand!)

No special abilities are needed at all; the overwhelming mass alone is enough to crush Aozaki Aoko. Any form of protection would be as fragile as paper in the face of this pure mass crushing!

The only thing that can rival it is a monster of equal quality or of the same size.

That's right.

For example--

"Bang------!"

A white figure suddenly descended from the sky! An impact comparable to a direct meteorite strike erupted instantly within the massive crater! The thorns and tsunami surging towards Aozaki Aoko were shattered and destroyed in an instant by the impact! Not even a single fragment remained; it vanished completely, along with its roots, in the shockwave!

Shielding herself from the oncoming impact and gale, amidst a swirling sand and stones, Aozaki Aoko watched the falling figure with surprise, but even more so with delight.

"Junior—"

"No, it's me, Arcueid!"

With a wave of his hand, Arcueid, who was using Natsukawa Torato's body, turned to Aozaki Aoko and smiled, "Long time no see, Aoko. It's great that you're alright and in such good spirits!"

"Eh... eh?"

The unexpected visitor startled Aozaki Aoko. How could her junior have changed so much in such a short time? Speaking of which...

"You... eh? Arcueid?"

"Yes! It's me! Because Xia Chuan was beaten up badly before, I'm using his body now!"

After briefly explaining her situation, Arcueid's gaze shifted to the Sixth Beast and [Sajō Ayaka] not far away. On her back, Sajō Ayaka, whom she was carrying, also made eye contact with her older sister.

"You are...the older sister?"

The fact that her older sister was so beautiful that she was beyond Ayaka Sajou's imagination made her feel somewhat unfamiliar, but for some reason, the sensation coming from within her made her absolutely certain that it was her older sister.

We've finally arrived, sister.

"Ayaka..."

【Sajō Aika】looked at her younger sister with a complicated expression. The omniscient and omnipotent Aika already knew her sister would come; the whole story was within her understanding. She wasn't surprised that Ayaka would be here.

Even so, the changes in her inner feelings still made her sigh.

“You shouldn’t have come here, Ayaka.”

"Just stay home and wait for it all to be over."

138. This is actually a transformation of different heat sources into one!

[Sajō Aika] knows what her younger sister is thinking; she wants to stop her and doesn't believe that what she's giving her is happiness.

She knew all of this.

But she felt it didn't matter. Just like she said before, people always try to understand the unknown with the known. Ayaka couldn't understand how happy the new world was. Only she, who was omniscient and omnipotent, could understand that the new world she created was absolutely happy for Ayaka Sajou.

"Sister, could you please stop?"

After dismounting from Arcueid's back, Ayaka Sajou said to her older sister, "A world where magic doesn't exist is a happy world in my eyes, but right now I just want you to come back. Since you're not completely dead, please come back."

For me, happiness is having my sister back in my life.

【Sajō Aika】knows what Sajō Ayaka wants to say. Her younger sister relies on her so much, and as the older sister, she is really happy. If it were a different occasion, 【Sajō Aika】would definitely be overjoyed.

But not now. To complete the final step, she must continue, even if Ayaka misunderstands her.

“I’m sorry, Ayaka, but I can’t give up halfway.” [Sajō Aika]’s expression was somewhat sad. “The world’s rebirth has begun. In twelve hours, the entire world will be completely replaced by the new world—this speed is not comparable to the automatic mode of the past two days.”

"I promise you, Ayaka, in that new world, I will come back to your side and live with you forever."

"elder sister......"

Ayaka Sajou didn't know what to say. She wanted to say that this was wrong, that her sister was wrong, that she didn't yearn for that kind of world at all... but the heavy emotions conveyed by Ayaka Sajou made it impossible for her to say these words.

His older sister had always been thinking of him; this sisterly love was so profound and magnificent that it could even overturn the world.

Her older sister's will was like a tsunami, a mountain, a storm, suffocating Ayaka Sajou. Before setting off, she had vowed to refute her sister, but now she was speechless.

“AAAAAAaaaaaaaaa——————————!”

A soaring, song-like voice resounded from all seven heads of the Sixth Beast, and golden ripples spread through the space, enveloping the Holy Grail directly above, which was emitting an incomparably dazzling holy light.

The wish has been made, and the new magic that will emanate from the world will gradually influence the entire world along the spiritual veins. No one can stop [Sajō Ayaka] now. Destroying the Holy Grail may be the only way, but that ripple-like barrier is definitely not just for show. To break it—

"Buzz—!"

Suddenly, a huge crack was torn open at the top of the great void, and crimson moonlight poured in.

Arcueid stared at the broken barrier before her: "Barriers? Watch me smash them to pieces with a single Moonfall! Incomplete beasts can't stop me!"

Under the crimson moonlight, the destructive celestial body slowly fell from the crack, and a terrifying pressure descended instantly, with an oppressive feeling like Mount Tai pressing down on everyone!

With her back against the wall bearing the weight, Aozaki Aoko hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Arcueid! Using that move in such a small space, not only will you be crushed to death, but Ayaka and I will be crushed to death!"

"Huh?"

Arcueid was jolted awake by Aozaki Aoko's shout and hurriedly stuffed the moon, which was about to fully appear, back into the crack and closed it!

The crushing pressure that had almost crushed their bodies suddenly receded from Aozaki Aoko and Sajo Ayaka's shoulders.

Seeing this scene, [Sajō Aika] smiled slightly. Just as she thought, even the strongest True Ancestor Princess lost the only reliable means to interfere with her own side when there were other people around. She patted one of the heads of the beast beneath her.

Let's go do some light exercise.