To become a king and a magician

"It's okay! I feel like I have inexhaustible strength!" Natsukawa Tora shouted as he ran. "Speaking of which, how exactly are we supposed to defeat the monster? I just rushed over without thinking, and now that I've calmed down, I realize, how are the two of us supposed to defeat such a huge monster?!"

The monster was over sixty meters tall, and it was definitely not something a human could defeat. Natsukawa Tiger estimated that he could punch it without it even reacting.

"I have no idea!"

"Huh?!"

The momentum of his run came to an abrupt halt, and Natsukawa Torama looked at Artoria with disbelief: "You didn't know?!"

"Um, I don't know."

"Then why did you say you wanted us to defeat the monster?!"

"Because that's something only we can do, without a doubt—no, to be precise, it's something only you, Master, can do. I came to this world to help you. It's just that I don't know exactly how to do it."

We don't know either. After all, the only interference we can provide is in mundane matters like sending Lia there and forging her identity. We're powerless when it comes to combat.

Meryl also surrendered.

"What should we do then?!"

"Anyway—Master! Watch out! Behind you!"

Before Artoria could finish speaking, an intensely scorching heat suddenly assaulted Natsukawa Torato's back! Whether intentional or accidental, one of the dozens of fireballs spewed from the monster's mouth flew straight toward where the two were!

(No, I can't dodge it!)

The flight speed was too fast. Even if they avoided the direct hit, the aftershocks would be enough to burn the two of them to death in the sea of ​​fire!

"If only we had the Holy Sword—"

"If only we had the Holy Sword—"

As the fireball rapidly approached, and they were on the verge of death, without any hesitation, Natsukawa Torama and Artoria simultaneously shouted the same words. And the instant their words fell...

"Zheng—!"

A dazzling golden light suddenly shot into the sky from not far away! Then, like a shooting star, it flew towards the two of them with incredible speed!

"Sizzle—!"

The golden meteor that fell from the sky instantly split the fireball in two! It crashed heavily into the ground in front of the two of them!

The dazzling light made Xia Chuanhu instinctively raise his hand to shield his eyes, but when his eyes saw the true form of the light, he was stunned.

"King Arthur's...sacred sword?"

That was the golden sword that his parents had sent back from England, the one that had been gathering dust in the corner of his room, supposedly King Arthur's holy sword. Now, it lay embedded in the ground in front of Natsukawa Torato and Artoria, like the legendary sword in the stone waiting to be pulled out.

"Master! Draw your sword!"

"Huh? Should I pull it out?"

"I think this way we can fight the monster—probably!"

"perhaps?!"

Take responsibility for your words!

However, given the current situation, drawing the sword is indeed the only option; otherwise, one can only wait to be killed by the monster.

With a nervous grip on the hilt, Natsukawa Tora took a deep breath: "If I'm going to die anyway, then I'll take a gamble. This sword of yours is truly a holy sword that can be used!"

[Summoning elements confirmed, ritual activated – Begin constructing the summoning ritual]

[Summoning Target - King Arthur]

"Clang—!"

The Holy Sword was pulled out by Natsukawa Tiger with great ease, and at the same time, an incredibly dazzling light instantly enveloped both Natsukawa Tiger and Artoria!

The next moment, a huge beam of light shot straight into the sky and rose directly into the city, which had been turned into a sea of ​​fire and ruins!

"Thump—!"

With a deafening roar and a cloud of dust rising like an earthquake, a giant of light, radiating brilliant golden light, emerged from the pillar of light and landed in the city.

9. Who protected the city?

The intense light gradually faded from view.

After gradually adjusting to the change in brightness in his eyes, Natsukawa Torama quickly glanced around, and then—

"What's going on?! Why is it so high?! Aaaaaaaah!"

high!

This was the first thing Natsukawa Tiger could think of. In his eyes, he could see all the way to the end of Fuyuki City, as if he were standing on the top of a tall building—and the key was that the floor of this tall building was transparent!

Xia Chuanhu naturally doesn't have a fear of heights, but this sudden change in perspective still made him a little uneasy; he was practically floating in the air!

"Master!"

As the voice came from behind, Artoria quickly appeared beside Natsukawa Torato: "Don't stand there, get ready to fight the monster."

"Oh—why don't you put on some clothes?! And why are my clothes all gone too?!"

The conversation, which seemed familiar but whose order and perspectives were completely reversed, made Artoria pause for a moment. She wondered why merging consciousness in the consciousness space would turn out like this. If she hadn't already experienced it once, she probably would have had the same reaction as Natsukawa Tora.

Let's just use the Master's previous explanation here—Artoria thought to herself and replied, "Because we are ideologies now, and ideologies can't wear clothes."

"Some parts of this explanation seem reasonable, but upon closer inspection, they don't quite make sense!"

"I don't know the details either, but that's not the point right now, Master, the monster is coming!"

"GGGGGGGGaaaaaaaa——————————!"

A wild roar reached Natsukawa Torato's ears. Because of the pillar of light and the shock of the giant's landing, the monster that was wreaking havoc in the city had completely focused its attention on Natsukawa Torato, and scorching flames continued to gather in its mouth.

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

Like a barrage of bullets, several fireballs were suddenly and continuously shot out! From his current perspective, Xia Chuanhu realized that the fireballs that had seemed enormous to him just moments before now looked about the size of his head.

"Master! Charge straight in!"

"Oh!"

Although he wasn't very confident, since Artoria had said so, Natsukawa Torato didn't mind giving it a try!

Clenching his right fist and gathering his strength, Xia Chuanhu punched the fireball closest to him!

"Bang—Boom—!"

The sensation of putting your hand into hot water traveled through your arm. Just a moment ago, the fireball was so powerful that you were sure you would be burned to death, but now it seemed to have no power at all!

The moment the fireball was hit, it expanded rapidly like a bursting water balloon before exploding completely! The shockwave ignited the surrounding fireballs as well!

A spectacular display of fireworks suddenly appeared above Wei Yuanchuan, though the fireworks were somewhat excessively dangerous.

"It seems like it might work?"

Clenching his fist, Xia Chuanhu's uncertain heart began to feel more at ease. He stared at the monster in front of him, then surrendered everything to his pounding heart and his body that was almost overwhelmed by impulse!

"Then—let's go! Leah! Let's defeat it before the damage spreads further!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Thump—!"

The earth trembled violently, and as Natsukawa Torami and Artoria advanced, the giant standing on the ground burst forth, instantly appearing before the monster and delivering a powerful uppercut to its excessively long neck! Then, it leaped into the air and unleashed a swift spinning kick that slammed into the monster's horned head!

"Bang------!"

The monster's neck visibly bent at a terrifying angle, but in the next moment, the almost broken neck rapidly split into segments, extending to three or four times its original length, like a venomous snake pouncing!

(So ​​slow!)

The instant his mind raced, Natsukawa Tiger's body moved first, dodging the sudden attack while simultaneously grabbing the monster's extended head with both hands, wrapping it around his arms several times, and then wedging it tightly under his armpits—

"Drink! Ahh ...

Amidst Xia Chuanhu's roar, the monster whose neck was bound was slowly lifted into the air by him, and as Xia Chuanhu spun around, it rapidly spun into a huge disc!

"Throw it into the sky, Master!"

"Oh! Fly away, you bastard!"

After spinning until he was almost dizzy, Natsukawa Tora suddenly hurled the monster in his hand into the air with all his might! He threw it directly into a place higher than any building in Fuyuki City!

Right now—for some reason, this thought appeared in both Natsukawa Torato's and Artoria's minds at the same time.

Without needing to look at each other or take any further action, the two, their consciousnesses synchronized, simultaneously raised their hands, gripping them tightly as if to grasp something. At the same moment, the Giant of Light also raised his hands high, and countless particles of light gathered in his hands like a storm, instantly forming a radiant holy sword!

Now, Natsukawa Torama can remember, or rather, know, what he should do in this state, what he is capable of, and the power of the thing he holds (the Holy Sword)!

"Get out of this city!"

"True Name Release! Finishing Beam!"

"【Excalibur —!!】"

The holy sword swung down at the monster that was still flying in the air! The torrent of light that erupted instantly engulfed and devoured its entire existence!

At that moment, everyone in Fuyuki City saw the beam of starlight that defeated the monster and saved them all.

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"Have they been defeated?"

In a corner of Fukayama Town, watching the rays of light shooting into the sky, someone leaning against the door of the Natsukawa family couldn't help but chuckle.

"Yes, that's good. Tiger, just keep defeating each monster that appears one by one. Each of them is a manifestation of my power, a part of my power. As long as you defeat them one by one, I will gradually become powerless."

"Only then will I be truly with you..."

Facing the giant of light standing in the city, the blonde girl wore a sickly smile and stretched out her hands as if to hug him.

"Let's wait a little longer, until the day you defeat me again, then we can truly be together."

"Wait for me a little longer, my... [Prince]!"

10. Who is the person you will fight alongside?

On the second floor of the Xia Chuan family home, in Xia Chuan Hu's room.