To become a king and a magician

Glancing sideways at the profile of Ayaka Sajou beside him, Torara Natsukawa suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, when is the school trip?"

"Hey? Tiger, why are you suddenly asking this?"

"I just wanted to ask, did you go to Okinawa last year? I wonder where you're going this year."

Where does the tiger want to go?

"Kyoto. Kiyomizu Stage." Still a bit groggy from lack of sleep, Natsukawa Tora blurted out his thoughts without thinking, "They say it's quite effective there."

Qingshui stage?

Sajō Aika frowned in confusion—what kind of magic could be so effective over there?

Curiosity led her to take out her phone and search, and when she saw the various information that popped up, Aika Sajou was stunned for a moment.

(Would it be easy to succeed if he confessed over there? Huh? Is that why Tora wants to go to the Kiyomizu stage? Who is he planning to confess to?)

Slowing her pace, Ayaka Sajou leaned close to Artoria, who was following behind, and whispered, "Pendragon, um... just wondering, you didn't tell Tiger about what we said yesterday, did you?"

"I already said that."

"Huh?!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Ayaka Sajou exclaimed loudly!

Xia Chuanhu, who was walking ahead, immediately turned around and asked, "What's wrong? Aika, why did you suddenly yell? Is there a bug?"

"No, no, it's nothing, I was just talking to Pendragon about something."

"Oh, by the way, you guys hurry up, or you'll be late."

"Know it!"

After dealing with Natsukawa Torama for a moment, Sajou Aika leaned close to Artoria's ear again: "You... why did you tell Torama? Pendragon-kun!"

"Because after you left last night, Natsukawa asked me what I had talked to you about, and since you didn't say I couldn't tell, I did... Did I cause you any trouble?"

"Well, it's not exactly troublesome... it's just that it's a bit..."

The fact that Natsukawa Torama learned of her feelings was still too shocking for Sajou Aika. Although the result was something that made her very happy, she still wished that she could have said it herself.

Moreover, Aika Sajou was actually quite worried that if Natsukawa Torama knew her thoughts, would the close relationship between the two of them change? She really liked the way she was with Natsukawa Torama.

If things can continue like this, she'll accept it even if I don't confess my feelings.

But now Artoria had told everyone everything. It wasn't that Sajō Aika said she had done anything wrong; on the contrary, she wanted to say she had done a great job, but...

"By the way, Natsukawa said he likes you too."

"..."

"..."

“Pendragon, what did you just say?”

Sajou Aika thought she might be hallucinating. She pinched her arm hard and felt pain, which meant she wasn't dreaming. But if she wasn't dreaming, how could she have heard that sentence just now?

Seeing that Aika Sajou seemed a little doubtful, Artoria repeated, "Natsukawa-kun said that he likes you too, and that you like him—"

"Wait, wait a minute, Pendragon, please wait a moment!"

Sajō Aika quickly covered Artoria's mouth. If she continued talking, Sajō Aika was afraid that she would lose control and do something irreversible—or rather, she already wanted to do it!

The fact that Tiger likes her is even more shocking than the fact that Artoria just said he already knows she likes Tiger!

If the impact just now was on the scale of Mars hitting Earth, then this is on the scale of a galactic explosion!

With her gaze uncontrollably fixed on the front, Ayaka Sajou could feel her heart pounding wildly. Her expression was probably just as overjoyed as she was inside.

After taking a few quick deep breaths to calm herself down and regain her composure, Ayaka Sajou released her hand from Artoria's mouth: "Excuse me, Pendragon-kun, I was a bit rude to you... Um, about Tora saying he likes me... you're not lying to me, are you?"

“I have no reason to lie to you, Sajou-kun,” Artoria said with a smile. “Everything I said was exactly what Natsukawa-kun said last night, without a doubt. But please don’t let him know that I’ve already told you. He probably wants to keep it a secret for a while longer—you two are quite in sync in this regard.”

"Is that so? Hmm, that's true. There are some similarities between me and Tora." Ayaka Sajou, her heart in turmoil, kept touching her hair. "Tora wants to keep hiding it... I understand. I'll try my best to act as usual."

Maintaining a calm mind is quite simple for Ayaka Sajou, after all, it's something she's always been learning. Otherwise, given her past close encounters with Natsukawa Tora, she would have lost her composure countless times without a calm mind.

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The real world.

Watching Artoria's actions on TV, Mary and Morgan exchanged a glance, then Morgan smiled wryly and said, "Is yours... like that too?"

"No, he might understand some things, but this... [King Arthur's lack of understanding of human nature] is actually true?"

"Although there are some slight discrepancies, it's about the same. Lia has always been very straightforward."

"Hmmmm, how about we have Leah as our wingman in the future?"

"I think it's okay."

18. Who wants to be shoved into the toilet?

"Angel?"

As Xia Chuanhu walked into the classroom, put down his schoolbag, and sat down, he overheard the conversation taking place in the classroom.

A small group near the back door of the classroom turned around after hearing Xia Chuanhu's voice: "Xia Chuan, don't you know? About what happened last night."

"Ah, that really bright light? What's wrong?"

"The thing emitting that light looks like an angel. Last night, someone near my house saw something in that light, which looked like an angel."

Are those glowing angels?

Natsukawa Torato and Artoria exchanged glances, then Natsukawa Torato asked, "Could you tell me more about that angel?"

"Sure, it seems like it wasn't just the person from my neighborhood who saw it; quite a few other people did too. Apparently, it was an angel with seven-colored wings, who even asked people if they wanted their wishes granted."

"Granting wishes? It's an angel that can grant people's wishes?"

"Who knows? I've only heard about it from the neighbors, I don't know the details—what, Xia Chuan, are you interested in that angel?"

"A little bit, I suppose."

Shrugging, Natsukawa Torama returned to his seat and lowered his voice to Artoria behind him, saying, "Hey, Pendragon, is this also a type of monster?"

"I think so, but I can only judge after seeing it in person."

Is it a monster that looks like an angel and can grant people's wishes?

According to the usual formula, the angel's appearance should be fake, and the inside should be a monster that gains power by granting wishes, or the so-called wish-granting is actually a deception, essentially a dream, illusion, or mind manipulation—that's probably the situation.

Natsukawa Tora had seen too many similar cases; after all, examples could be seen on television.

"If a monster appears, it will be our turn to act. Please be ready to strike at any time, Master."

"Yeah, I know. But if it were to turn like that, the Holy Sword... it's still at home."

Although it's just speculation, the Holy Sword is essential for merging and transforming with Artoria. It might fly over on its own, but if it doesn't, you'll have to go back and get it.

Or should I just carry the Holy Sword with me from now on? Or put it in my tennis bag?

And at that very moment—

"Hey! Look outside! That light is back in the sky!"

Such a sound suddenly rang out in the classroom, and then the whole class rushed to the window. Just as the sound had said, the same seven-colored rainbow light that appeared in the sky at dawn appeared once again!

Logically speaking, after half a day, any kind of brilliance should appear much dimmer, since sunlight can indeed overshadow almost all other light.

Light can be swallowed up by light that is stronger than itself.

But now, the seven-colored rainbow light shining in the sky is so bright that it almost overshadows the sunlight, and as the seven-colored rainbow light becomes more and more dazzling, a huge figure gradually appears in the red light.

"Angel......"

I don't know who is whispering like that.

No one doubted his statement, because the being floating in the air at that moment truly gave people the feeling of an angel.

Wings of light radiating seven colors, resembling a pure white body formed by several strange spheres joined together—this individual, now bathed in the seven-colored light, gradually descended from the sky.

[Announcement]

Such a voice suddenly projected into the minds of everyone looking at the angel, as if splitting their heads open and shoving the words directly inside. The overly vivid words made everyone cover their heads in disbelief.

[Beginning the announcement]

With both hands raised high, like a messenger delivering a divine message, the angel looked down upon the city below.

[This is the beginning of the announcement]

[To bring destruction to this world, to bring ruin to this world, to bring purification to this world]

Rainbow light bloomed on the wings of light behind the angel, as if it were filled. The pair of seven-colored wings immediately extended rapidly, reaching the end of the sky in the blink of an eye, like a boundary line that divided the entire Fuyuki City in two.

Then—

"Boom—!"

A shattering light descended from the sky, and a seven-colored rainbow instantly poured down from the wings of light. Everything within the area touched by that light—centered on the Fuyuki Bridge and extending to the south and north—was completely pulverized in the rainbow light!

The boundary line that divides Fuyuki City in two—what was previously just a descriptive phrase has now become a reality in the blink of an eye.

In a real, physical, and practical sense, Fuyuki City was divided in two!

"..."

A deathly silence filled the classroom, and indeed the entire school.

And after the silence dissipated, what followed was...

"Aaaaaaaahh ...

"What...what is that?!"

"Monster! Monster! That's a monster!!"

"Run! Run!"

Fear, panic, and dread... such emotions instantly filled everyone's hearts. The students who had been excitedly watching the angels not long ago had now become a group of people completely dominated by fear, only thinking about desperately trying to escape!

Unparalleled chaos filled every corner of the classroom. Almost all the students were packing their bags and preparing to run away. Even though they didn't know where they were going, their instincts told them that they had to escape under these circumstances, or they would surely die when the rainbow light shone down again!

But before everyone could escape, a band of light, like a mark, extended out from under everyone's feet without warning. In the air, the angel with seven-colored wings turned its direction, and the huge wings also shifted accordingly. Whether by chance or by design, the wings were directly below Homurahara Academy.