To become a king and a magician

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A few minutes later, inside the modern magic department of the Clock Tower, in the academic city.

Inside an outdoor coffee shop.

"Huh? Are you leaving already?"

Ayaka Sajou, who had been lured back by Natsukawa Torata with an afternoon tea, looked at the two people in front of her with some surprise.

Why so suddenly?

"Not really. I was only going to be here for five years. Because of what happened four years ago, there was a time difference between the two places, so I'm actually a little surprised that I can go back earlier now."

Natsukawa Tora fed Gray cake as he spoke.

"Of course, I'm not going back right away. I want to say goodbye to my friends here before I leave. Rin Tohsaka and the others have taken good care of me over the years, and I can't just leave without saying a word."

Is the street-smart behavior of Aozaki Aoko acceptable?

Ayaka Sajou tightened her grip on the coffee cup slightly: "Then... will you come back?"

"Who knows? I don't have the means to travel between parallel worlds. If I want to come back, I'll probably have to ask the old man with the gem, but I think it should be fine. I have a good relationship with him."

"Look at that clock tower that's still under reconstruction, and say it again?" Ayaka Sajou said with a hint of exasperation.

Xia Chuanhu spread his hands, looking completely innocent: "That time, wasn't it because you said you were in super trouble that I rushed over? Besides, I didn't even fight with the old man Gem, we just bumped into each other."

You almost dismantled the clock tower just by touching it?

Ayaka Sajou herself uses the Summoning Magic, but she can't achieve the same level of influence as Natsukawa Torato. She mostly uses those fairies as familiars.

Furthermore, after gaining a deeper understanding of the magic world, Ayaka Sajou realized just how powerful Natsukawa Torato truly was; calling him a monster would be an understatement.

But... it's good that he can come back.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Ayaka Sajou then asked, "If you're going back... is there something you need to do over there? Something particularly important?"

"Yes, I'm going back to get married."

"Huh?"

Ayaka Sajou felt that her ears were fine and that she hadn't misheard, but the content still left her somewhat...unable to believe it.

"Then... then may I wish you a happy marriage in advance?"

“It doesn’t have to be so early. Actually, I won’t get married this soon. I’m just going back to confirm our relationship so that that bastard can’t escape.” Natsukawa Tiger stroked Grey’s head. “I still have Grey to take care of. I don’t plan to get married for the time being. It will probably be another ten years before I get married.”

"Then you probably won't need to get married for the rest of your life," Ayaka Sajou thought to herself.

3. Shatiao Lingyi

After continuing her conversation with Natsukawa Tora—or rather, after venting some frustrations—Sajō Ayaka left. Although she still had a lot to say, it wasn't the right time for her to say it yet.

There's no rush to talk about it when he comes back next time.

After watching her leave, Natsukawa Torato and Grey got up and prepared to stroll along the street on their way to the airport.

"Speaking of which, brother, regarding the Fifth Holy Grail War... have you decided which Servant you want to summon?"

On the way to the airport, Grey suddenly asked this question.

This left Natsukawa Torato somewhat speechless. It wasn't because he didn't know who to summon, but rather because he had far too many Servant-level combatants at his disposal, to the point that he felt there was no need to summon any Servants at all.

Even if he were a Servant, he would be considered top-tier, if not exceptionally so. Mordred would be the same if she were holding a scabbard, and with Atalanta ready to unleash a hail of arrows at any moment, and Gray who had been training for the past four years, even as a second-rate Servant, she could still put up a fight.

Furthermore, four years ago, she would collapse from exhaustion after just one liberation of the Holy Lance, but now she can liberate it safely.

However, considering that the Holy Lance would gradually deify the user, Natsukawa Torato did not intend to let Gray use the Holy Lance casually, and had only used it once in the past four years.

In other words, Natsukawa Torama doesn't need to summon any powerful Servants right now; even those with little fame would be fine—he can already tear apart Masters with his bare hands, so why not just pull cards out of wish fulfillment?

"Hmm, let's summon King Arthur instead."

After thinking for a while, Natsukawa Tiger replied, "Of course, I'm not talking about the guy I'm connected with, but the King Arthur who's connected to Grey—Artoria Pendragon."

"That King Arthur? Why? Brother, aren't you...?"

Grey was puzzled. Based on her understanding of her brother, he should have been looking forward to seeing the King Arthur from another world again. Why was it someone else now?

“Because Artoria is related to you, Grey. Your problems should be resolved by now, right?” Natsukawa Torama said, looking at Grey’s face. “Although I don’t think you’re still resisting your appearance after all these years, I think it would be better for you to meet her.”

"And then there's Xiao Mo."

Mordred decided to remain in the world in order to wake Artoria up. This time when she returns to that world, she will definitely go back with her. In that case, since it is uncertain who will summon Artoria, it would be better for Natsukawa Torato to summon her himself.

Of course, the most important reason is Grey.

"Or is it that, Grey, you don't want me to summon King Arthur?"

"No, brother, it doesn't matter what kind of Servant you want to summon, but King Arthur... might be better."

Grey had heard from Mary that if King Arthur were to appear in the world, her body would be further affected, and in addition to her appearance, her body would gradually resemble King Arthur's, gradually deviating from the realm of humanity.

You will become someone else.

But Grey thought it was better this way; with the same body as King Arthur, she would be able to better support her brother.

[Hehehe! I'm going to summon that girl Leah. I'm starting to wonder how she'll react when she sees so many familiar faces in the real world. I bet she'll be so scared she'll crash her computer!]

Morgan, Mordred.

Both of these individuals are quite troublesome for Artoria, not to mention the even more wicked Merlin, the vessel that resurrected her, the Mystic Code that simulated Sir Kay's personality, and another half-Servant of the King of Knights...

With so many people involved, Yad doesn't know about the others, but Mary is probably ecstatic—a huge wave of joy is on its way!

"By the way, speaking of containers... we need to get that back before we go back. It's been four years, so it should be fine this time."

What Natsukawa Tora was referring to was the re-enactment device.

Previously, in order to accumulate magical power for the Greater Grail within him, he borrowed the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City and placed it inside. More than four years have passed since then, so it should have accumulated enough magical power by now.

After such a long delay, it's time for that thing to be completely finished.

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At the same time, in Fuyuki City, Japan.

Yuanzang Mountain.

Four years have passed, and Rin Tohsaka, now twenty-one years old and looking much more mature, is standing at the entrance of the Great Hollow, seemingly waiting anxiously for someone.

She didn't have to wait long. A few minutes later, accompanied by the sound of trees being pushed aside, the two of them emerged from the woods.

Luvia, and Shirou Emiya (the Great Hero).

"You're taking forever to get here. Was there a traffic jam on the way?"

"I have my own things to do too, okay? Rin Tohsaka, do you think I'm some kind of country bumpkin from the countryside?"

Just like years ago, even though both of them have grown considerably in the past four years and can be considered reliable adults, once they meet, they immediately revert to the old ways, arguing and even fighting at the slightest disagreement. This kind of relationship will probably not change until they grow old.

Meanwhile, seeing the two arguing again, Shirou Emiya (the Great Hero) skillfully stepped in as a peacemaker.

"Ms. Tohsaka, Ms. Luvia, please calm down. We can argue later. What's more important now is the matter of the spiritual veins."

"Well, since you're a vice minister... I'll let you off this time, Rin Tohsaka."

Watching Luvia cuddling with her butler, Rin Tohsaka felt a pang of frustration, as if she'd punched a pillow. She sighed and said, "Fine—just like the Chamberlain said, I called you here about the spiritual veins. I originally wanted to see Natsukawa, but he happened to be in London..."

"So, what exactly happened? Did the spiritual veins riot?"

"If that were the case, would you still be standing here unharmed? It's just that something similar to what happened four years ago occurred."

four years ago.

Emiya Shirou (the Great Hero) frowned slightly: "Class Cards... no, Einzworth has already been destroyed, so it shouldn't be a matter of Class Cards."

"Well, actually, the place where the problem occurred is where Xia Chuan buried the thing before, which is inside the large cavity. Although theoretically there shouldn't be any problem, just in case..."

Luvia was asked to bring Emiya Shirou (the Great Hero) to deal with potential dangers, since Rin Tohsaka could only summon him when the others from the Natsukawa family were unresponsive.

While the two were talking, inside the entrance to the vast void—

"As for the abnormality of the spiritual vein, I think you no longer need to worry about it, Ms. Tohsaka."

A girl's voice came from inside.

Emiya Shirou (the Great Hero) immediately appeared in front of the two, projecting Gan Jiang and Mo Xie into the empty space: "Who goes there? Come out."

"Is that how you are...? You don't need to be so wary, I don't mean any harm."

As soon as the words were spoken, in the eyes of Rin Tohsaka and the other two, a girl with long blonde hair, wearing the uniform of some unknown school, walked out of the entrance, lifted her skirt, and gave the three of them a slight bow.

"Nice to meet you, Rin Tohsaka, Luvia Celinta Edelfelt, and Shirou Emiya. It may be presumptuous of me to say this, but could you please answer some of my questions? I have just awakened from my slumber, and due to my limited abilities, I cannot know much."

"Who are you?"

"My name?" The girl smiled slightly. "Aika... no, since I've already died twice, and with another version of myself existing, it doesn't seem quite right to use my original name."

"Then... [Zero]."

This was the name that the original owner of this body had chosen.

“You may call me—【Sajō Rei】.”

4. First of all, I'm not a doll enthusiast, and then I forgot...

"Welcome back, Master. Would you like to have a meal first, or a bath, or perhaps—eat me?"

Carrying his suitcase, Natsukawa Tora returned from London with Grey, and upon stepping into the house, the first thing he heard was this sentence.

At first, Natsukawa Tora thought that Angelica was playing some pranks again at Mordred's instigation. This kind of thing had happened more than once in the past four years. Mordred was like a delinquent girl who had maxed out her delinquent traits. She was always up to no good and causing trouble for him. Angelica and Pandora were always the first victims.

So, Xia Chuanhu initially didn't intend to pay any attention, but the next moment, when his eyes clearly saw who was standing in front of him, he was instantly shocked beyond words.

"You...you...you..."

Overwhelmed with shock, Natsukawa Tora stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence. Beside him, Gray was equally astonished as she looked at the figure standing at the entrance to greet them.

Dressed in a maid outfit, Sajou Rei lifted her skirt and smiled, "What's wrong, Master? Are you not used to this kind of welcome? Or are you so surprised that you can't even speak because you can't believe I'm here?"

Even the savior of the world can have such embarrassing moments.

This isn't a matter of embarrassment or not; Natsukawa Torato certainly recognized the maid in front of him—the very same re-enactment device he'd thrown into the spiritual vein to absorb magic power. But the key question is: why is it here in this form?! And in this image at that!