To become a king and a magician

Alaya took a step forward: "The inheritance of the Star Holy Sword is complete. Congratulations, Natsukawa Tora. From now on, you will be the third Holy Sword Wielder."

"Do you want me to save the world from now on?"

"It's not necessary."

"Whether you want to save the world or watch it be destroyed, we have no right to interfere, as we have said before."

"Use the power of the Holy Sword as you please, Third Holy Sword Wielder."

45. The White Nightmare's Spinning Assault!

The moment Natsukawa Torato opened his eyes again, he saw Merry looking down at him.

"You're awake. Looks like you had a good dream."

"A sweet dream... well, let's just say that."

Sitting up from Meryl's lap, Natsukawa Tora clenched his hands, then made a drawing motion as if pulling out a sword, and a golden, gleaming holy sword instantly appeared in his hands.

Excalibur, the Star Sword.

"It's really become mine now..."

Previously, as a half-Servant, Natsukawa Torara had the right to use the Holy Sword, but in essence, the ownership of the Holy Sword still belonged to Arthur. He could only borrow it, and only while possessing Arthur. But now, he can materialize the Holy Sword anytime, anywhere, without that awkward feeling of borrowing it.

The third Holy Sword Wielder, plus a half-elf.

Ten years ago, I was just myself with a rather special demonic eye, but now I'm almost no longer human.

"How does it feel to not be human?" Meryl asked with a smile.

"I don't feel anything special... By the way, do you know about my situation?"

“After all, they left a spell on you, so they can sense some of what you’ve been through.” Meryl pointed to the bright red flower pattern on Natsukawa Tora’s chest. “I never expected you to officially become a Holy Sword Wielder… This really is beyond my expectations.”

In this way, Arthur will return to Avalon and fall into a deep sleep after the Holy Grail War ends, never to wake up again. His mission will be completed, and if he is to save the world, that will be Natsukawa Tora's task.

Where is that guy?

"It's lying not far away. I don't know if it has regained consciousness. Although it's unlikely to disappear like this, it's definitely not going to be able to fight again."

Standing up, Xia Chuanhu quickly walked to the dark figure lying on the ground not far away, looking at him who had slightly opened his eyes: "Isn't he awake now?"

"Oh? Really? I thought it would be a while longer."

"I'm surprised," Meryl said.

"How are you feeling, Arthur? Can you still speak?"

“No problem, the effects of Berserk and Command Seals have been temporarily suppressed.” Arthur said, getting up from the ground. “No, to be precise, I’m barely able to maintain my presence anymore, so these abilities are about to expire. I was forced into the Berserker class anyway, so I couldn’t keep it indefinitely. More than that…”

His gaze shifted to the holy sword in Natsukawa Tora's hand. Arthur remained silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh as if he had put something down, revealing the sunny smile that both of them knew so well—the smile of the prince charming.

"I see. It seems my mission ends here."

That's what he said, but there was no regret in Arthur's tone. Like Natsukawa Tora, he himself was not too fascinated by the power of the Holy Sword. If it weren't for saving Britain, he would not have picked up the Holy Sword back then.

"You're going to have a tough time from now on, Natsukawa."

"It doesn't matter, the Counter Force said I don't need to do any work... although I think there will definitely be all sorts of unexpected situations that will force me to do some work."

Just like the previous Holy Grail War, because Jeanne d'Arc possessed Gray, Natsukawa Torato had no choice but to participate in the Holy Grail War. Even though he originally intended to participate, he was basically forced to go in the end.

The inhibitory force is very adept at this; by the time the person realizes it, they've already been tricked.

“However, if it really came down to me saving the world, I wouldn’t refuse. After all, I’ve done it quite a few times in the past ten years, and I’m almost used to it.” Natsukawa Tiger said with a smile, and punched Arthur in the chest. “So, you can go to Avalon and sleep soundly until the end of time, until the world is destroyed. You’ve been waiting for this sleep for a thousand years, haven’t you?”

"That's true, it's time to go back to Avalon."

Arthur sighed.

"Ending my mission in this way isn't so bad. And being able to meet a Master like you at the end is probably one of the few lucky things in my life—Merlin."

“Yes, yes, I’m here.” Meryl knelt down with a grin. “What are your orders, King Arthur?”

"I am no longer King Arthur, there's no need for you to bow to me like that."

"I'm used to it."

Looking at the grinning Merlin, Arthur gave a wry smile, then said seriously, "From now on, could you please continue to assist Xia Chuan as you once did for me? Xia Chuan, as you can see, although Merlin did something very outrageous this time and is usually a very wicked woman, please still take good care of her."

Is this considered a will?

Natsukawa Torato and Meryl exchanged a glance, then burst out laughing.

"No problem. Besides, even if someone wants to run away, the tiger won't let them get away."

“Including this incident, be prepared to be bedridden for a month afterward—I mean, I’ll break all your limbs, physically rendering you unable to get out of bed.”

"I'm slipping away—wait?"

Before Mary could even make a move, dozens of sturdy chains appeared out of thin air, binding her tightly like a caterpillar, leaving only her head sticking out to breathe.

Grabbing the extra chain that was left at her feet, and with a dumbfounded Arthur as witness, Natsukawa Tiger swung Merry around, spinning her around a dozen times before slamming her against a pillar!

"Boom--!"

With a muffled thud, Mary, along with her chains, was embedded in the pillar—head facing inward.

"Okay, that's fine. Let's leave her there for a few days, and then hang her up on the fan to air dry later."

"Xia Chuan, aren't you being a little...?"

“You have to be ruthless when dealing with a repeat offender like her, otherwise she won’t learn her lesson. There’s still more to come after she’s been dried out. I told you, I won’t let her get out of bed for a month.”

The inhuman and subtly meaningful statement made Arthur look at Natsukawa Tora with new respect. According to Mary, for the past ten years he had basically let her pranks go unpunished, at most giving her a verbal reprimand. This time, however, he was so ruthless...

(You're really angry, Natsukawa. You brought this on yourself, so you'd better accept it, Merlin.)

"Buzz~~~~~"

Suddenly, specks of light floated up from Arthur's body—a sign that the servant was about to leave.

Are we going back?

"Hmm, in the clash just now, the spirit core was damaged to the point that it could no longer maintain its physical form... It's quite embarrassing to be eliminated after just one night. But fortunately, the final opponent was you, Natsukawa. I have no regrets about losing to you. You have truly grown to a very high level."

In a burst of increasingly dazzling light, Arthur's body completely transformed into countless specks of light that scattered into the air.

"Goodbye, Master, may your future be bright."

Following the direction in which the light spot drifted, Natsukawa Tora stood up and reached out to grab it, but in the end, he put his hand down.

"Well, goodbye, Arthur."

"I was your best friend at first too."

46. ​​Your days of teleporting away so easily are over, Morgan.

Is it over?

A few seconds after Arthur disappeared, such a sound came from behind Natsukawa Tora.

Turning around to look behind him, Morgan's somewhat disheveled figure came into Xia Chuanhu's view. She had now returned to her Caster outfit, but she had quite a few wounds on her body.

"Yes, it's over. You're too late, Morgan."

Arthur has left.

Even without Xia Chuanhu saying it, Morgan could see the situation clearly. Arthur was nowhere to be seen, and there was a piece of trash stuck in the pillar next to him. Anyone could tell what the final outcome would be.

Morgan sighed slightly: "I didn't expect that you could defeat Arthur, who was enhanced by me and Merry, even in that state. It really surprised me. Even without relying on a Servant, you have that level of power."

"She's completely different from how she was ten years ago."

"So, you teamed up with Meryl and made such a big show of things just to confirm my strength?"

“Part of it is this, of course, Meryl definitely isn’t.” Morgan said as he walked toward Natsukawa Tora, and casually tapped Meryl, who was stuck in a pillar, with his staff, causing the latter to jump up and down.

"The main reason she plotted against you was to see the miserable state of you and Arthur after your deadly battle, and to see how pathetic you looked. She also wanted to see what you could do under such circumstances. She quite enjoys watching the so-called 'glory of humanity'."

In the end, she did see it, right? She actually defeated Arthur in that state head-on with human abilities.

"Judging from your expression, you won quite easily."

"If walking a tightrope all the time is considered easy."

The battle with Arthur was by no means easy; a single mistake could lead to utter defeat and death. Even with Arthur's will fighting against him and intervening, Natsukawa Tora had countless brushes with death, his life hanging by a thread.

Xia Chuanhu raised his holy sword and aimed it at Morgan.

"Alright, it's time to settle accounts, Morgan. You tricked me so badly this time, and then you turned Arthur into that grotesque mess. He himself doesn't seem to mind, but I do. All things considered... it's time for us to settle accounts."

"You can't escape."

"You're certainly confident," Morgan sneered. "You think you can stop us in our current state—"

"Bang------!"

Before he could finish speaking, a heavy blow to his chin rendered Morgan speechless and sent him flying into the ceiling, smashing through the ceiling that had just been repaired!

Flames spewed from his palm as Xia Chuanhu flew to Morgan, who was smashed and embedded in the wall on the second floor.

Whether or not I can stop them is up to me now.

“I told you, you can’t escape, Morgan.”

The flaming fist descended, but just before it hit Morgan, a barrier suddenly appeared in front of it, blocking the attack.

Staggering to his feet, Morgan rubbed his chin. "That was a powerful blow. I really can't believe you just finished a fierce battle. And..."

His gaze swept over the holy sword in Natsukawa Tora's hand, and he pouted with some disappointment: "A holy sword... and it's not even in a possessed state... It's really unbelievable, but it seems that's the only explanation."

"You have become the third Holy Sword Wielder, Natsukawa."

"Crack!"

The barrier shattered, and the Flame Fist landed squarely on Morgan's chest, sending him flying once more! Half of the guest rooms along the entire corridor were smashed right through it!

As a magician, Morgan's close-combat abilities are not outstanding. Unlike Merlin, Solomon, and Gilgamesh, who appear to be mages but are actually masters of melee combat, she can only defend herself with all her might after being approached by Natsukawa Tora.

Unfortunately, Xia Chuanhu is not someone she can easily stop in a short time.

Lying on the bed in a room, Morgan barely managed to get up and glance at Natsukawa Tora walking towards him before suddenly lying back down.