To become a king and a magician

"The Trojan Horse—this is Rider, Odysseus's Noble Phantasm... Seeing it in person is truly more magnificent and awe-inspiring than I ever imagined!"

Unlike the two men's shock, Natsukawa Tora seemed quite excited.

Which man doesn't dream of piloting a Gundam? Natsukawa Tora even discussed with Odysseus about piloting a Gundam!

only......

"Your appearance at this time doesn't mean you're planning to wipe us out while we're weakened after the great battle, does it, Orange-sensei?"

What do you think?

Aozaki Touko's voice came from inside the rocking horse.

If so, what are you planning to do?

90. I am Gundam.

"Rider, what is your wish?"

This was the first question Aozaki Touko asked Odysseus after he was summoned.

All Servants summoned by the Holy Grail respond to its call because they have a wish they want to fulfill. This wish may require the Holy Grail to fulfill, or it may be a wish that can be fulfilled without the Holy Grail.

Regardless of the form, Servants will always have wishes.

The same applies to Masters. Deep within their own thoughts, which they may not even be aware of, there must be a desire to entrust something to the Holy Grail. This is the mechanism of the Holy Grail selection; those without such desires are virtually impossible to be chosen by the Holy Grail.

And this is how Odysseus answered.

"I don't have any desires to entrust to the Holy Grail. After all, I lived a perfect life and have no regrets. Even if I did, I wouldn't think about making up for them, since regrets are also a part of life."

"The reason I answered the summons is because you used my artifact, Master. I thought you might need my help, so I answered the summons."

The reason Odysseus appeared in the world is that simple: if you have to say, he appeared in the world to respond to Aozaki Touko's various requests.

After learning about Odysseus's situation, Aozaki Touko responded as follows—

"Help me obtain the Holy Grail. Now is the time for you to grant my request."

Because legend has it that a large number of Achaean soldiers hid inside, the interior space is quite large, roughly equivalent to the capacity of several transport planes.

Aozaki Touko and the others are inside now.

Hearing her older sister say this, Aozaki Aoko frowned: "Touko, do you have a wish that you want to fulfill through the Holy Grail? That's unexpected."

"There's no reason to let go of the possibility of leading to the root, as the magician has said."

"That's true."

"Another reason is that I want to give my lovely student a final exam. As a teacher, I really want to know how much he has learned and grown in the past five years in another world."

"Then, Merry said that Tiger might get into trouble in this Holy Grail War, and she wanted to see what the situation was... although it's no longer necessary."

Once a student surpasses a teacher, the teacher can no longer call himself a teacher.

Natsukawa Tora always called her "teacher," which pleased Aozaki Touko. However, if her disciple had already surpassed her, then continuing to be called "teacher" by him would only make her feel ashamed.

Aozaki Touko never needed anyone's respect or understanding.

After hearing Aozaki Touko's explanation, Aozaki Aoko, Mordred, and Atalanta all fell silent. Even Mordred, who was always quick to read the atmosphere, could now understand Aozaki Touko's thoughts. In a sense, this was the same as the so-called knight's pride.

If it were her, and she were to be defeated in a one-on-one duel by someone holding back, and then be told by the other person that they were very strong, she would also be furious.

[Your appearance at this time doesn't mean you're planning to wipe us out while we're weakened after the great battle, does it, Orange-sensei?]

Natsukawa Tora's voice was transmitted from outside to the space where the group was through the loudspeaker.

Aozaki Touko smiled, gestured for Odysseus to activate the external communication function, and then replied, "What do you think? If so, what are you going to do?"

[Not done much]

A light screen unfolded in front of them, and the situation outside appeared before their eyes simultaneously.

On the banks of the Weiyuan River, Natsukawa Toramaru and Artoria, each holding a holy sword, stood side by side, gazing up at the towering wooden horse. Their eyes and expressions silently revealed their thoughts.

If you want to fight, then fight, even if the enemy is your teacher.

[By the way, are you free later, teacher? I had a welcome banquet when I came back, but you couldn't attend. I'd like to make up for it later.]

"You really don't seem nervous at all—by Command Spell, Rider, go and defeat Saber and her Master!"

"As ordered!"

"Zheng—!"

As Odysseus responded, a bright light suddenly shone from the head of the massive wooden horse armor, or rather, from its eyes, and its already enormous body also burst forth with an incomparably dazzling brilliance!

"Click—click-click-click-click-click!"

A series of sounds, like joints loosening, rang out. Under Natsukawa Torato's childlike gaze, the giant Trojan horse suddenly leaped into the air, its limbs extending to a parallel angle to its body, before rotating and unfolding segment by segment—

The hind limbs formed two feet, the forelimbs became two hands, and the horse's head, which was in front, extended for a while before retreating and fitting back against the back. From the cross-section of the horse and the body, a head resembling a human head slowly rose up.

[Aegis Link! Proceeding from the Noble Phantasm Hangar, multiple buffs connect simultaneously, magical power amplified, unleashing an annihilation form attack!]

As Odysseus's command fell.

"Boom--!"

White feet pounded the earth heavily.

The embodiment of fate, the incarnation of ravages, the annihilating force that had utterly crushed a city in mythology, now descended upon Natsukawa and his companions in its strongest form.

The massive mount clad in divine steel armor, the Trojan Horse, now stands on the earth in its annihilation form!

"This...this is Rider's Noble Phantasm...it's so enormous..."

Artoria's tone was full of shock and disbelief. Rider's Noble Phantasms were mostly mounts, so Artoria had thought that Odysseus's Noble Phantasm would probably be something that could be ridden, such as a divine beast or a mythical creature.

But, I never expected it to be such a huge thing. Can it really be called a mount?

"Master, please give instructions—Eh? Master?"

Just as Artoria was about to ask Natsukawa Torama for advice, she turned around and saw Natsukawa Torama with shining eyes, as excited as a child who had seen Ultraman.

Mecha! Transformation! Gundam!

To put it bluntly, Natsukawa Tora is now extremely envious of Odysseus, and also thinks that the huge being in front of him is incredibly cool! And he really wants to shout it out!

Gundam is truly a man's romance!

"Wow, that's so cool... The transforming Gundam and all that, I'm so envious."

"Master?"

"So... even if it's just imitation, let me experience what it's like to pilot a Gundam—Ria!"

"Oh? Yes! I'm here!"

He grabbed Artoria's hand and pulled her into his arms, giving the blushing Artoria no time to feel shy. Natsukawa Torama immediately set up the largest summoning ritual array to date at his feet.

Magic circuits fully activated!

The summoning ritual begins!

Colossal entities, mechs, conceptual weaponry—hostile elements confirmed!

Colossal existence, mechs, conceptual weaponry—elements replicated, red dragon attributes added, summoning conditions confirmed, using the above four as a medium to construct a summoning ritual!

"Open the gate to the Sea within the Stars."

"Countless spirits from the other world, answer my call and come forth! You are giants of light who will support the sky and pave the way for the future! You are also crimson dragons that will tear the earth apart and roar throughout the heavens!"

A massive ritual array with a diameter of over one hundred meters appeared on the ground, and at the center of the array, a fountain of light erupted and swallowed both Natsukawa Tora and Artoria!

next moment--

"Zheng————————!"

Within the suddenly expanding pillar of light, a grotesque crimson armored arm shot out and swung forcefully as if to shatter the pillar of light, instantly breaking the pillar of light that shot straight into the sky into countless points of light!

Under the falling rain of light, a suit of armor, entirely crimson and shaped like a dragon, stood tall!

Summoning Magic, Spirit Summoning, Chain Dragon Summoning, Giant Spirit Armor—

Vortigern Special Armor: King Arthur!

appear!

91. Switch Princess Artoria

Artoria slowly opened her eyes, and what she saw was an endless expanse of crimson. Through her skin, she could feel as if she were in the ocean, but the temperature she felt was like being in flames.

Where is this...?

"Right, I remember I was taken by my Master..."

The last memory in my mind was that I was held in Natsukawa Torato's arms and then swallowed by light in a ritual.

Although my heart was racing at the time, now that I think about it, it must have been some kind of magic that required her power to fight that giant white giant.

Thinking about it this way makes it understandable.

"Speaking of which, where is the Master? And where exactly is this place?"

"Up here, over here, Lia."

Suddenly, Natsukawa Tiger's voice came from above. When Artoria looked up, she saw Natsukawa Tiger floating above her—for some reason, he wasn't wearing any clothes.

"Master!? What...does this mean?"

"Let me state upfront that this is not something I intentionally wanted to do. It's just that the effect of the summoning magic has forced me into this situation. After all, we are now considered consciousness entities, not our physical bodies, so we can't wear clothes."

us?

Consciousness entity?

Artoria quickly glanced at herself—as expected, she was in the same situation as Natsukawa Tora.

Even after disguising herself as a man for many years, in this situation, Artoria's feminine side still made her feel a sense of shame and indignation!

"Master—please explain what's going on here! Why are you and I appearing in this bizarre place in such a shameless manner!"

"What do you mean by a strange place? This is inside both of our bodies."