To become a king and a magician

Although the girls connected to the origins didn't care about this impersonation.

"I only gradually developed a sense of reality after I came here," Natsukawa Tora said. "Rather than an experience, I think I went through the entire Human Order Burning from the perspective of a player. It's like playing a computer game. I played the role of the protagonist and experienced a series of events such as Human Order Burning in the future, and finally ended it. That's what I said, but in reality, it was just going through a story level."

"A game... Ah. So that means you know everything?"

"You can't say that. There are definitely still questions and unsolved mysteries, but we still remember what we should know."

"Oh~~~~~~"

Without asking any further questions, Meryl didn't care how Natsukawa Tiger was doing in his original world, nor did she intend to investigate what happened there. After all, no matter what, it was a past that Natsukawa Tiger could never return to, and it could be said that he had completely severed ties with it.

Since that's the case, there's no need to investigate further.

"They'll keep this a secret forever, right? The same goes for little sister Aika and little sister Zero, and for that important person too."

[We all know this without the nightmare saying it—the other me is the same.]

Sajou Aika's voice echoed in Natsukawa Torato's mind.

[Speaking of which, have you thought about how to deal with King Solomon? Even with your Mystic Eyes, I don't believe a Grand Servant would be helpless simply because of a pair of Mystic Eyes. Now that you've already experienced it once, you should know how to defeat him, right?]

"No, I don't know." Natsukawa Tora shook his head decisively.

【Huh? Then what are you going to do—】

"There will always be a way, and... I don't think my battle with King Solomon will escalate to the point where we have to kill each other. I have a feeling that way."

King Solomon had previously stated that the outcome of their battle would be absolutely acceptable to the Counter Force, and that the defeat and death of either side would be unacceptable to the Counter Force.

Therefore, the final outcome is unlikely to be a lose-lose situation or a single-sided victory; it is more likely to be a win-win situation or a draw.

Considering the situations of Natsukawa Tiger and Marisbury, a draw is more likely.

"A draw...?"

"Does that mean that a future will ultimately be achieved where Chaldea is successfully established and the burning of humanity will not happen?"

"If only that were the case."

In that case, Natsukawa Torara would be quite happy to accept Marisbury's invitation to join Chaldea—after all, he had to find a job; he couldn't stay unemployed forever.

And just then, behind the two of them—

“Merry, all the nodes are set up—it seems I’ve come at a bad time.”

Seeing the two embracing, Morgan tightened his grip on his staff: "Pushing all the work away from home to enjoy some alone time with this kid, you've got a good plan, court magician?"

"Morgan, calm down, don't release the Star Rain, we're talking about serious business."

"Then get out of his arms first."

"No! If I come out, I'll be killed instantly by your magic! Your Majesty, save me!"

"Stop fooling around..."

Natsukawa Tora patted Meryl's head wearily, then looked at Morgan: "I just got back too. Did you get everything sorted out over there, Morgan? By the way, what happened to Leah?"

Beside Morgan, Artoria looked somewhat disheveled and pale, as if she had been violated by someone.

"It's nothing, just some minor friction with her, and it was mostly caused by her being overly wary of me. I didn't do anything to her."

Morgan licked her lips as she spoke, and Artoria shuddered at her gesture.

This is definitely a reaction that has been done.

Glancing at Meryl, who was trying not to laugh, Natsukawa Torama knew that it was definitely her arrangement for the two of them to get together, and that she had notified both of them separately, otherwise Artoria would never have agreed to act with Morgan.

"Are you alright, Lia? I'm sorry, I should have kept you with me."

"I...I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Master. I can adjust on my own."

“Being stubborn isn’t good, Leah.” Melly stood up with a smile. “Well then, now that the nodes are set up, let’s get to work—next is the storytelling segment, so please listen carefully.”

73. Wife’s former fan

Meili said she had handed over the work of constructing the barrier to others, but in reality, she still had to activate the barrier herself, since only she could support the illusion that covered the entire city.

As the flowers began to flutter around Merry, countless imperceptible beams of light rose up throughout Fuyuki City, connecting with the countless flying flowers to gradually form a network covering the entire city.

Then, the large net slowly descended, like a thin film, completely covering the entire city of Fuyuki on the other side.

"That's fine."

Only after the light and petals had dissipated did Merry put away her staff.

"The transformation is complete. From now on, as long as the person is still alive, or the magic has not been dispelled, any destruction that occurs in Fuyuki City will eventually be neutralized by their illusion."

"I thought the scale would be bigger, but the commotion was surprisingly small."

"Hmph, that's because their skills are superb. You can praise them even more."

Seeing Mary getting cocky again, Natsukawa Tora couldn't help but smile wryly and tapped her on the head: "Tone it down, or people will think you're... Hey! Mary!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mary suddenly fell off the bridge like a kite with a broken string, startling Natsukawa Tiger, who quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her back into his arms.

"Well....."

"Merry, are you alright? How did you collapse so suddenly?"

“The side effects of magic,” Morgan said after thinking for a moment. “Even with some preparation, she would have to pay a price to perform a magic spell that affects an entire city.”

"cost?"

"It's not the kind of life-stripping price you're thinking of. It's just that her magic will be used to maintain the barrier, and her tolerance to external shocks will be very low. After all, she has to focus all her energy on maintaining the illusion and has no time to pay attention to external matters."

Mary nodded somewhat reluctantly: "Um...it's not that serious, I can still talk..."

"Alright, don't say anything. I'll take you back now. You'll just need to stay in bed for a while." Xia Chuanhu picked up Meili in his arms. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have helped you create this barrier. I should have told you earlier that you would be this weak."

"Hehehe~~~ It's rare for me to ask you to take care of me, since I'm always the one taking care of you."

"Shut up!"

As soon as they stepped into the spatial displacement portal that appeared beside them, Natsukawa Tiger and Merry immediately disappeared from their original spot.

Watching the two leave, Morgan couldn't help but sigh, then laughed and said, "Concern makes one lose their composure—but she really did act quite well, don't you think, Leah?"

"It's about half and half. I think it's true that Merlin is weaker than before, but not to that extent. He'll seize any opportunity to cause trouble, no matter which Merlin it is—so I'm going back too."

"Wait a mininute."

Morgan grabbed Artoria's shoulder, and she immediately stiffened.

"W-What are you doing? The task that Mary assigned me is over. I have nothing to say to you, Morgan."

"It really hurts me to hear that. I really wanted to get along with you, [the father of my child]."

"Uh—you...you shouldn't say that, I'm a little..."

Even though, with Natsukawa Tora's mediation, Artoria had begun to acknowledge Mordred as her child, she still found it hard to accept when Morgan pointed it out so pointedly.

"Speaking of which, on the way here, I saw a cake shop that seemed to be doing quite well. Let's go sit down there and have a good chat. You must really like cake, right? My treat."

“Ugh… look, look at the cake—no, I refuse, Morgan.”

"Eat as much as you want, I have enough money. We can go to a buffet later," Morgan laughed. "Now that we're both followers, even if your situation is a bit special, you're still a dying man. Let's not talk about what happened before or after death. Let's get along well now." [The child's father]

"Please don't say that, Morgan... I'll go with you."

Artoria surrendered. She had a premonition that if things continued like this, Morgan would definitely say something even more hurtful to her. Since Morgan only wanted to improve their relationship and hadn't actually done anything to her along the way, only said a few words, Artoria would believe him for now.

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Inside the base.

After tucking Merry in, Sajou Rei gave her a meaningful look, then got up and said to Natsukawa Tora, "She's just a little weak, Master. You don't need to worry too much. If she lies here and doesn't move around, there won't be any major problems."

(Your acting is really good, Miss Meryl. Your master didn't suspect anything at all. You did a good job preparing beforehand. Since I won't say anything about the other one, I won't say anything more either.)

"Please take care of her, Lingyi."

“It’s nothing. I will do my best to complete the task assigned by Master.” Sajou Rei smiled. “However, please leave the caregiving work to Gray this time. Actually, I have some things I would like to discuss with you, Master.”

"Discuss with me? What's it about?"

Sajou Rei pursed her lips: "Actually... regarding the upcoming battle with King Solomon, I hope I can accompany you, Master."

"You mean... you want to fight alongside me?"

"Ah."

"why?"

"This is a way I've come up with to deal with King Solomon. King Solomon can nullify magic performed by human hands, and he also possesses extremely strong summoning magic. If the master himself were to use summoning magic, it would probably be useless against him."

Upon hearing this, Natsukawa Tora nodded in agreement. Therefore, in his battle against King Solomon, he only intended to use the Illusion Manifestation, the Mystic Eyes, and the Holy Sword.

but--

“Even if it doesn’t work, King Solomon will inevitably be distracted to invalidate the summoning magic. Therefore, in the upcoming battle, I will use summoning magic to distract King Solomon as much as possible, thereby assisting Master in the battle—what do you think, Master?”

"It would definitely relieve some of the pressure on my end, but are you alright?"

"Master, I was once connected to the Root, and my current body is only made of Philosopher's Stone. For me, there is no such thing as injury or death. As long as you give me enough magic power, I can recreate my body countless times. Please don't worry about my safety."

Sajou Rei smiled and explained, "However, I can't use summoning magic right now. After all, my physique isn't like my master's. In order to unleash the same power as my master, I need to make preparations in two aspects. I hope my master can assist me."

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"One aspect is the analysis of the master's physique, which is to better unleash the abilities of elves and fairies. The other aspect is to broaden the magic circuits between the master and me, which are currently somewhat insufficient."

"Hmm, how exactly do I do it?"

"It's very simple, Master, you'll like it very much."

Like a girl who had just gotten her way, Sajou Rei approached Natsukawa Tora with a slightly wicked smile, stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed his lips.

[Your other self! You've gone too far!]

Sajou Aika immediately cried out.

Meanwhile, Mary, who was pretending to be very weak, watched this scene and couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly.

(This... this is definitely intentional! Being so affectionate in front of others... Rei, you really know how to play games!)