To become a king and a magician

Well, the shock of her older sister, whom she hadn't seen for years, suddenly becoming her sister-in-law is quite significant for the idiot Grey.

From beneath Grey's cloak, Yad's sly voice rang out.

[Another issue is the girl's own mindset; she hesitated to make a move, which led to her position being taken away. Sigh, I told you to be more decisive—]

"Yad, don't talk nonsense!"

Grey quickly stopped Yard's nonsense, but what Yard had revealed was enough for Lydia to understand Grey's thoughts. She smiled slightly and said, "Hmm, is that what little Grey thinks?"

"No, it's all just Yad talking nonsense."

"Alright, alright, stop being stubborn. Your silly brother might not realize it, but we women can probably all tell. Although I had a feeling about it when you left, I didn't expect you to actually grow up like this..."

"Grey, you like your brother, right?"

Grey: "!"

65. The one who tied the knot must untie it.

Grey was immediately alarmed when Lydia so directly exposed her inner thoughts.

"Um, Sister Lydel, I...I'm not..."

"Hmm? Lying isn't good, little Grey." Lydel tapped Grey's head. "Do you think I'll scold you? Because you like your brother?"

"Yes, because Sister Lydia is Brother's...wife, right?"

Lydia shook her head: "It's not settled yet. Right now, he's just a potential candidate, but he wouldn't dare not marry me even if he had a hundred lives. — Getting back to your own situation, liking your brother isn't anything special, so why do you think I should blame you?"

"Because... well... I always feel like what I'm doing is wrong. I'm my brother's sister, and I like him and stuff..."

“That’s a common occurrence. Well, little Grey, you’re not a magician, and like your brother, you don’t have the typical thoughts of a magician. Your thinking is closer to that of a normal person… I don’t really care.”

"Huh?" Grey was taken aback. "Does Sister Lydel think this is right?"

"It's not so much a question of right or wrong, but rather a question of whether one dares to do it. I can't speak for the average person, but among magicians, sibling marriage is not a rare occurrence. Some families, in order to ensure the purity of their bloodline, usually practice endogamy. Therefore, there are many examples of siblings or cousins ​​becoming husband and wife, although most of them don't have the same pure feelings for their brother as you do."

It may sound a bit far-fetched, but what Lydel is describing is the current state of some magic families. These magic families are nothing more than ancient and rather conservative clans that believe their bloodline is supreme and cannot be tainted by outside bloodlines. Therefore, they have always maintained the tradition of incestuous marriage.

Of course, most of them are now barely surviving, and a small portion have even declined or disappeared.

"Ahem, we've gone off on a tangent." Lydia coughed twice to steer the conversation back on track. "Speaking of which, does your brother know that you like him?"

Do you really think someone who's completely oblivious to women confessing their feelings would be able to tell the difference?

Yad spoke with a helpless tone.

Lydia deeply sympathized with this, after all, she herself had experienced this situation firsthand. If she hadn't been so direct yesterday, Natsukawa Torama probably would never have understood her thoughts.

“I don’t dare tell my brother…that’s one reason, and another reason is that I feel…it’s okay to stay like this,” Grey explained. “Whether my brother knows what I’m thinking or not doesn’t matter to me, as long as I can stay with him.”

Grey has always thought this way. The past ten years of living together have made Grey used to being with Natsukawa Tiger. Even though Natsukawa Tiger once said that he would leave her one day, Grey could not accept it.

But now, because of Lydia's sudden arrival, Grey suddenly has a feeling—a feeling that her brother might leave her, a feeling that she can't always be with her brother.

(Did she feel threatened because of my arrival? Was she afraid I would take the tiger away from her?)

Lydia could read Grey's mind, or rather, Grey's thoughts were written all over her face, just like her brother; she couldn't hide her important ideas at all.

With a somewhat helpless sigh, Lydel patted Grey's head and said, "Don't worry, Grey, I won't take your brother away from you. You don't need to be afraid at all. No matter what happens in the future, you two will always be together. I can promise you that."

"Really, really?"

"Really, really, in the end, I had no reason to take your brother away from you. He's not the kind of person who would stay in one place forever, just like Orange and Aoko."

Those whose magical attribute is wind are mostly wanderers who are not bound by place and drift freely to any location. Even if Lydia can keep him here for a while, he will surely run off to a place she can't keep up with for various reasons afterward.

“At that time, you will be the only one who can take care of him, Grey. So you don’t need to worry about that at all.”

"I understand."

Grey nodded slightly: "Thank you, Sister Lydel, I... I think I understand what to do from now on."

“I’m glad I could help. Also, regarding your feelings for your brother, this is just my personal suggestion. It would be better to find an opportunity to talk to him about it later,” Lydia said. “It’s very painful to keep suppressing your feelings. I’ve been through it myself, so I can empathize with you to some extent.”

"Ugh... I... I'll try my best, but I need to be mentally prepared."

"No rush, you have plenty of time to spend together—I'll go down first, you should come down quickly too, the lunch I painstakingly prepared is about to get cold."

After saying that, Lydia jogged down to the second floor.

After she left, Ad, who was under the cloak, shook violently.

[Looks like the final battle is almost here, you silly Grey. How about I give you some advice on what to wear to make a man's heart flutter? I'm an expert in this! Or you could ask that damned succubus, she'd definitely be happy to!"]

“Sister Meryl…it’s too early now. My brother has to participate in the Holy Grail War. I can’t let him be distracted by my affairs.”

Grey shook her head: "I'll talk to him about it when he's done what he wants to do and has some free time. For now, let me be patient a little longer."

Fine, do as you please. I'll always be on your side.

"Thank you, Yad."

After putting away the cage, Grey followed Lydel back down to the first floor.

At the dining table, seeing Grey smiling again and no longer looking preoccupied, Natsukawa Tora finally felt relieved—it seemed he had been worrying too much; Grey was fine and could adjust on her own.

"Are you alright, Grey?"

"Yes, I'm sorry for making you worry, brother."

"I told you long ago that Grey is fine. You're just worrying too much, Master."

Seeing that Gray seemed to have figured something out, Sajou Rei probably understood as well, and subtly gave Lydel a gesture of thanks.

(The one who tied the knot must untie it, that's the idea, right? But this is only temporary. To truly solve the problem once and for all, the master and Grey need to have a genuine conversation... But before that, we need to work on the master's mindset first.)

66. Full Moon Queen Morgan Fog

At the same time, on the other side—

What level of skill does the magician of the Age of Gods possess, and what is it like to face an opponent who is prepared?

Previously, Aozaki Touko didn't have much of a sense of reality. The only magician she knew, the Shindai magician Merry, had only used illusion magic, and her combat abilities had not been fully revealed.

But now, Aozaki Touko can understand.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz——————!"

Within the simulated barrier created by illusion, a huge magic circle occupied the entire area above, with countless points of light shining brilliantly within it. Each node of the magic circle was like a star, and if you looked up, it would appear as an incomparably exquisite star map.

However, no one would be captivated by the beauty of such a starry sky, because while it radiates beautiful brilliance, anyone who looks at it can feel the shadow of death looming over them.

"Ding--!"

Below the star chart, floating in the air, Morgan gently tapped the void with his staff. The next moment, as if activated, all the stars shining in the magic circle suddenly shone even brighter and then fell from the star chart!

Celestial Magic: Starfall.

Over the past decade, Morgan has not been idle. Relying on his magical talents from the Divine Realm, and in order to pass the time, he has created all sorts of magic spells, one of which is the Creation Star Rain.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz————————!"

Countless meteors fell from the sky, a veritable meteor shower that instantly filled the entire illusionary realm, giving the impression that the entire sky was collapsing, and in reality, that was exactly what the eyes could see.

On the ground, gazing up at the falling meteor shower, Meryl couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise: "Wow~~~~ Morgan is really amazing, developing such a super magic without telling me a word... If this were in the Age of Gods, it would probably be an even more astonishing sight."

The illusion barrier is a spherical field with a radius of one hundred meters. The fact that it can cover the dome, especially in the modern era when the Great Source is weakened, already proves the ability of the magicians of the Age of Gods.

If this were in the age of gods, it would be comparable to a miracle.

"Orange, my suggestion is to have Rider activate Aegis's shield to its maximum. Although the power of each meteor is only equivalent to a magic cannon, the cumulative power of hundreds or thousands of meteors is still terrifying."

Even without Meryl's reminder, Aozaki Touko had already instructed Odysseus to do so. The futuristic protective barrier was stretched to its maximum, shielding Aozaki Touko and the other two behind it.

next moment--

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

The deafening roar of a meteor strike echoed throughout the illusion barrier! In an instant, the azure flames coalesced and expanded into an enormous firework, engulfing and submerging everything on the ground!

A vast blue sea of ​​fire completely replaced the original ground!

While desperately maintaining the protective barrier, Odysseus looked back at his Master and Ryougi Shiki, battling the meteors: "Are you holding on, Master? Ryougi-san?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

Because of the excessive noise, Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki couldn't hear what Odysseus was saying at all, and could only judge that he was speaking from his lip movements.

(This is not good. Although I am fine, Master and Ryougi-san will not be able to stand it.)

With the conceptual weapon Aegis protecting him, Odysseus could even directly withstand the Starfall to defeat Morgan without any problem. However, compared to defeating Morgan, what's more important now is to protect Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki. If the Master dies, it will be a complete loss.

(Speaking of which, their magic skills are truly unbelievable. With such a level of magic, why did the Berserker team get eliminated so easily the night before last?)

Was it because they were caught off guard? Or was Saber's Master really powerful enough to defeat Morgan like this?

(Keep holding on, Rider. This kind of grand magic can't last forever; it has to have a limited duration. When the magic ends, that's when we can launch a counterattack.)

Just then, Aozaki Touko's command suddenly came into Odysseus's mind. Even though the sound of the meteor bombardment drowned out his voice, the communication between the Master and Servant would not be affected.

(Understood, Master.)

Aozaki Touko was right. The Starfall spell is not a magic that can be used indefinitely. Its magic power consumption is quite severe. Even Morgan cannot maintain it indefinitely. As long as you wait for the moment the Starfall ends and start your counterattack, Morgan, who has temporarily overused his magic power, will not be able to withstand it.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang -"

The meteor shower suddenly weakened, and a few seconds later, as the last meteor in sight disappeared along with the protective barrier, Odysseus immediately deactivated his defensive mode. Several rocket-like devices suddenly protruded from the back of his armor, and the blue flames that erupted from them propelled him into the sky at lightning speed!

(The timing was excellent, and the actions were decisive, but—)

A dazzling light suddenly shone from the tip of Morgan's staff, and the star map magic circle that had been breaking and scattering in the air immediately transformed into countless streams of magic power, flowing like rivers into the sea and converging in front of the staff to form a brand new magic circle.

An overwhelming surge of magical energy erupted from the staff, layer upon layer, and then—

"Thud!"

A beam of magic cannon shot descended like a comet from the sky! In an instant, it filled Odysseus's entire field of vision!

Odysseus instinctively wanted to turn around and dodge, but at the same time, he realized the consequences of doing so and stopped himself, directly facing the incoming comet magic cannon with his body dressed as Aegis!

"Thump—!"

Without any suspense, Odysseus was instantly blasted back to the ground by the magic cannon!