To become a king and a magician

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Countless Noble Phantasms pierced through the clouds behind Natsukawa Torata like a torrential downpour, hurtling toward his back with incredible speed!

"Boom—!"

Without a doubt, it hit the target directly, and a magnificent firework instantly bloomed in the sky above Fuyuki City!

A figure appeared in the air behind Natsukawa Tora, Gilgamesh, seated on Vimana, stared at the firework, his brows slightly furrowed—

"Whoosh—!"

A figure appeared beside him without warning, and before Gilgamesh could react, Natsukawa Torato's flaming fist landed directly on his face! Gilgamesh, who was sitting on the throne just a second ago, was sent flying like a meteor the next second!

A pair of wings extended from his golden boots, and Gilgamesh quickly steadied himself in mid-air. But just as he raised his head, a huge fiery star hurtled towards him!

"Bang------!"

The golden figure was instantly engulfed by the flames, and then a firework even more spectacular than before exploded in the sky above Fuyuki City!

60. Gilgamesh exits the stage.

"The fighting over there is really intense."

In a coffee shop in a shopping mall in Shinto, Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki sat by the window, leisurely watching the sky. Thanks to the telescope magic, even from here, the two could clearly see what was happening in the sky.

"It did have some effect in letting Lydel know some information about the boy and Aoko. This should be enough to eliminate one of them, although it doesn't really matter whether they are eliminated or not."

Aozaki Touko took a sip of coffee: "Berserker was already taken care of by the boy last night, and with Archer possibly coming tonight, are there four competitors left? Rider, in your opinion, who's next?"

"Caster".

At a table behind Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki, Odysseus, dressed in plain clothes and disguised as an ordinary person, answered in this way.

"This is just my intuition, but after meeting all the Servants, Caster and Archer pose the strongest threat to me. Eliminating them first might not be the best option, but it certainly won't be a wrong one. Of course, how to do it specifically depends on Master's decision."

"What about the style?"

"I don't care, anyone is fine." Ryougi Shiki casually brushed it off, and in fact, that was indeed the case for her. In her eyes, enemies were only divided into two categories: those who could be killed and those who could not, and the vast majority of them were those who could be killed.

For Ryougi Shiki, it makes no difference as long as she can kill someone; she wins as long as she lands a hit. With Odysseus providing cover, she can fight anyone—of course, she's not afraid of one-on-one combat either.

"In that case... let's go with Rider's idea. You're an expert in war, so we two laymen won't interfere."

Odysseus was a strategist capable of conquering Troy, and a renowned military advisor in mythology. He was an expert, and his decisions were generally left uninterrupted by Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki, who were not experts in the field.

Odysseus nodded gratefully at his master who was so obedient to his wishes. If he had had such a trustworthy commander during the Trojan War, the war probably wouldn't have lasted more than ten years.

After finishing her coffee, Aozaki Touko stood up: "Alright, let's go. There's no need to keep watching tonight's situation. Let's get back to the campaign against Caster. The first thing we need to do is gather information."

The most important thing is to determine Caster's true name. Although we have seen Caster from afar, it is really difficult to determine which region or mythology he is a Servant from based on his appearance alone. It would be best to let him show his fighting style and abilities.

(Considering this...)

After having some ideas, Aozaki Touko took out her phone and made a call.

"Hello? Is this Merry? As the supervisor of this Holy Grail War, I have a proposal you might be interested in—wait, you're not interested? Don't hang up..."

Aozaki Touko looked at the phone she had just hung up and tilted her head in confusion.

Has Mary... reformed?

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Just as Aozaki Touko was preparing to take action against Caster, on the battlefield between Natsukawa Torama and Gilgamesh...

"Bang------!"

Slammed heavily to the ground from the air, Gilgamesh, his golden armor shattered beyond recognition, staggered to his feet, looking up at Natsukawa Tora who was still flying in the air, and burst into uncontrollable laughter of joy.

"Hahahaha! Interesting! Truly interesting! This time you've given me even more enjoyment than on the first night, Spirit Master!"

The battle between the two can be described simply—Gilgamesh could hardly hide his decline.

Although the two were able to fight back and forth at the beginning, as time went by, Gilgamesh could feel the pressure from Natsukawa Torato more and more clearly, especially after the battlefield shifted to the air!

One of the key reasons why Gilgamesh was able to fight Natsukawa Torata to a standstill was that Natsukawa Torata did not use the Illusion Manifestation. Because the two were in the city at that time, even if it could be repaired, the Illusion Manifestation would still cause huge damage to the streets.

But it's different in the air.

"laugh......."

Gilgamesh heard a barely perceptible tearing sound, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately left the spot at full speed!

next moment--

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The ground he was standing on was instantly sliced ​​open and shattered into countless fragments!

Realizing Imagination: The Vacuum Realm

Through countless vacuum fractures, everything within it was shredded to the point of being unshredded. If Gilgamesh had remained in the same spot, he would have been cut into a pool of blood by now.

Landing on the rooftop that he had repaired, his gaze fell upon Gilgamesh. He didn't know when he had removed the Mystic Eyes, and Natsukawa Torato's Mystic Eyes, now completely unprotected, once again fell upon Gilgamesh.

This is the second reason.

Even with a Noble Phantasm prepared to counter the Mystic Eyes, it was no match for Natsukawa Torara's Mystic Eyes—

"Crack!"

The necklace hanging around Gilgamesh's neck, already riddled with cracks, shattered completely. He hastily retrieved a new Noble Phantasm from his treasury. Gilgamesh scoffed, "What an unpleasant Mystic Eyes! To look directly at me without respect is a capital offense, punishable by death! Spirit Master!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

Dozens of ripples instantly surrounded Xia Chuanhu, and a large number of Noble Phantasms bombarded and smashed down!

but--

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz——————!"

Countless prism-shaped light mirrors quietly unfolded around Xia Chuanhu, and after the Noble Phantasm came into contact with the light mirrors, they all disappeared into the light mirrors!

Then, behind Gilgamesh, an equal number of light mirrors suddenly appeared, and all the Noble Phantasms hidden within them poured out at once!

Displacement magic.

Eindsworth's signature magic trick.

Gilgamesh, having stored all his treasures back in his vault, looked at Natsukawa Torato with a hint of exasperation: "One trick after another..."

"It was just something I came up with at the last minute. If I had to say, it was a clumsy imitation," Natsukawa Tiger laughed. "Instead of that, let me remind you, King Gilgamesh, you can only exchange for three more Noble Phantasms to guard against my Mystic Eyes."

"..."

Even with a Noble Phantasm to guard against the Mystic Eyes, there will inevitably be a time gap between when one breaks and when a new one is taken out. Natsukawa Torara's Mystic Eyes will not miss these time gaps; it will seize them and keep greedily attacking, cutting Gilgamesh's health bar (Spirit Core) piece by piece.

"Click..."

The Noble Phantasm that had been taken out less than two minutes ago shattered once again, and the power of the Mystic Eyes fell on Gilgamesh once more.

Feeling the waves of erosion coming his way, Gilgamesh sighed helplessly: "Just as I keep using my Noble Phantasms against elves and fairies to deal with you, your Mystic Eyes are also constantly returning the favor to me."

Both attacks were targeted, but in terms of results, Natsukawa Torato's team clearly had the upper hand.

"Om..."

A ripple appeared beside Gilgamesh's hand. He grasped the golden hilt and drew the sword—a sword composed of three cylindrical sections.

"Ea, the sword of discord. Use your treasure here."

Looking at the sword, Natsukawa Torama shook his head with a hint of regret: "I am deeply honored that you are willing to regard me as a true enemy, King Gilgamesh, but unfortunately, you can no longer use that sword now."

"Your spiritual core has reached its limit."

Clang—!

As Natsukawa Tora's voice fell, the sword Ea also slipped from Gilgamesh's hand and fell to the ground. Countless black spots began to appear on his body, and a feeling of being constantly gnawed at came over his entire body.

"Pfft!"

The golden blade suddenly pierced Gilgamesh's chest.

Gilgamesh glanced at the weapon that had pierced him and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "He only pulled it out at the last moment... Damn the Holy Sword Wielder, he's really audacious."

“I have won, King Gilgamesh.”

The third night of the Holy Grail War.

Archer, the King of Heroes Gilgamesh, exits the stage.

61. The third night is only halfway over!

Gilgamesh has left the stage.

King Solomon turned his gaze from the window to Marisbury behind him: "There weren't actually that many accidents, were there?"

"It was somewhat unexpected."

Maris Billy gave a wry smile.

"It was expected that Lord Natsukawa would fight the King of Heroes. To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if either of them won, but judging from what you've observed... he was almost unharmed?"

King Solomon nodded: "If it's a Servant-level Spirit Origin, then the King of Heroes' defeat is to be expected. That would be quite fatal to us with the Mystic Eyes, but the Mystic Eyes are ultimately a form of magic, and I will not be injured."

This is probably the only good news here. King Solomon, with the Ten Commandments in hand, will not be affected by magic. Natsukawa Torama's greatest trump card, the Mystic Eye, is essentially sealed, as is his summoning magic.

But there was also bad news.

"Imaginary materialization, the same ability as that True Ancestor, is not easy to deal with. I just don't know what its limit is."

“But Your Majesty, you have a very good chance of winning, don’t you?” Marisbury laughed. “That’s enough. And, depending on the situation, we don’t actually have any reason to fight with Lord Xia Chuan. Negotiation is possible.”

Although he was far from the power struggle center of the Clock Tower, he was still one of the monarchs. Maris knew very well how to use his power to maximize his own interests. Sometimes, victory was not only achieved through force, nor was it necessary to have the victory recognized.

As long as you get what you want and achieve your goal, that's considered a victory.

The Holy Grail War is the same.

The one who obtains the Holy Grail is not necessarily the one who wins in the end. Even if you lose, you can still obtain the Holy Grail and make a wish. To achieve this, the negotiation between Natsukawa Torato and Maris Billy is a crucial point.

(The key to getting him to agree to negotiations is what I can offer, and what the Astronomical Sciences can offer right now is...)

Watching Marisbury meticulously calculating the gains and losses of the future, King Solomon hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not tell him what he saw of the future—in the future, no matter what the outcome, he and Natsukawa Torato would definitely have a battle.