To become a king and a magician

The angel's voice came through the colorful light. At the same time, Xia Chuanhu felt the seven-colored light in front of him become even stronger. Although Avalon's defense had not been breached, the enormous impact made it impossible for him to stand steadily. He was forced to retreat step by step.

If this continues, we'll retreat to the new capital!

"Master! Try to deflect this attack!"

"You make it sound so easy... I'll give it my all!"

To deflect it, does that mean to change the trajectory of this beam? It can't be to the left, nor to the right, or down... ideally it should be up, but how do you do that? Just trying to withstand the impact of this beam is already making him unsteady. If it weren't for Avalon's absolute defense, he would probably have been blasted away by now!

"If only something could suddenly appear under its feet to lift it up."

"Bang----!"

Just as Xia Chuanhu had this idea, in the Weiyuan River beneath the angel's feet, a huge stone pillar suddenly and inexplicably rose from the bottom of the river, which had been swept away by the seven-colored light and turned into a deep ditch!

The sudden change in terrain caused the angel to lose his balance, and the beam of light that was shooting straight at Natsukawa Tiger was deflected at least thirty degrees upwards!

opportunity!

"Buzz buzz buzz~~~~~Bang——————!"

Without a second thought, Natsukawa Tiger decisively dispelled the barrier and unfolded his back armor, with the thrusters hidden inside operating at maximum power!

A burst of blue light erupted from behind the Holy Sword Armor, and like a lightning-fast shooting star, the Holy Sword Armor arrived before the angel in the blink of an eye! Its clenched right arm shone with golden light, and it delivered a punch that transformed into a palm strike towards the bird's head!

[A fleeting glimpse, the Silver Arm (DeadEndAgateram)!]

(This is... Lord Bedivere's?)

Silver Arm – a special weapon wielded by Bedivere, one of the Knights of the Round Table under her command. Because he was one-armed, Merlin gave him a replica of a mythical god to compensate for his lack of combat power. By injecting a large amount of magic into it, he could unleash a strike comparable to his own Noble Phantasm in an instant.

Why was the Master able to unleash this attack using the Holy Sword Armor? No... how did he know? If it were the original Master, even if he knew, Artoria wouldn't be surprised, but shouldn't the current Master's memories be sealed?

(No, now is not the time to think about that. Defeating the monster is the most important thing!)

"Zheng————————!"

The Hand of Light swiftly and heavily struck the angel's bird head! The overwhelming force of the blow caused a deep dent in the bird's head!

No, not just the head; the angel's entire body was visibly dented from the chop, like a water balloon being squeezed. Although it appeared severely deformed, but—

"It didn't cause any damage at all?!"

[Attack pattern confirmed, harmless]

[Counterattack mode selection in progress - announced, it is Rainbow Meteor]

"Ding ding ding ding ding—!"

Countless points of light lit up in the tiny gap between the angel and Natsukawa Torato, then transformed into an incredibly dense meteor shower, all of which struck the Holy Sword Armor at point-blank range!

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

The sensation of being hit by a bullet instantly spread throughout Xia Chuanhu's body. Along with the intense pain, the explosive force sent the Holy Sword Armor flying, and he staggered back more than ten steps before regaining his footing.

[Warning, damage level: 20%, please be cautious]

"It hurts, it hurts..."

Barely recovering from the excruciating pain, Xia Chuanhu clutched his chest and gritted his teeth: "One blow and the damage reached 20%? If it reaches 100%, our fusion will be forcibly dispelled, right?"

"I think so. Please be careful, Master."

"How can I take it down if I'm too careful? Besides, it's completely unharmed!"

Just as Xia Chuanhu said, even though he was directly hit by the artillery fire and took the hand chop head-on, Angel did not have any injuries. In fact, Xia Chuanhu did not even feel the impact of the attack.

It's like striking a puddle of water; no matter what attack you make, it seems to be neutralized by its unique body structure, so that it can't cause any damage.

【sword】

Such a word suddenly appeared in the eyes of Natsukawa Torato and Artoria.

"Sword? What does this mean? Does it mean we need to use swords?"

"I think so—let me see, we should have weapons other than cannons."

So why wouldn't you, a spirit, know what's in this armor? Has it been buried in the ground for so long that you've completely forgotten?

[Pursuit Mode - Announcement, Rainbow Impact]

Just then, the angel's voice came again, but unlike the last time, this time the rainbow light that came into view was not a simple beam of light, but the angel itself, which was wrapped in layers of rainbow light and rushed straight towards them!

"Thump—!"

The impact was far more intense than before, making Xia Chuanhu feel like his entire body was about to fall apart!

[Announcement, Rainbow Meteor]

(Here we go again!?)

Particles of light gathered around the angel, giving Xia Chuanhu no time to break free or dodge. Just like dozens of seconds ago, the rainbow meteor shower once again pounded on Xia Chuanhu!

(Not even a chance to deploy Avalon... Damn it, if this continues...)

[Warning: The body is 50% damaged. Please note that the body will be forcibly deactivated once the damage reaches 70%.]

Not 100%? That's really thoughtful. Are they afraid that the pilot and the machine will be completely destroyed together?

"Boom--!"

Because of the two violent, point-blank impacts, Natsukawa Tiger could no longer even stand, his knees slamming heavily into the water. And not far ahead of him, the Rainbow Meteor lit up for the third time.

If he gets hit again, the combination will be forcibly broken. And judging from what just happened, the injuries the machine received will be reflected back to Natsukawa Torato.

This attack absolutely cannot be hit! And we can't drag this out any longer, or we'll definitely lose!

【sword】

The words appeared before Natsukawa Tora's eyes once again.

[Draw your sword, draw your sword!]

"Draw your sword? So where's the sword?"

The Holy Sword Armor doesn't have a sword; it only has two gun barrels stored on its back. Where would it find a sword?

[Command: Draw your sword]

"Instructions? Uh... like calling out those two gun barrels? Pendragon, where are you?"

“I’ve been here with you, Master. I’m sorry, I was just trying to find information related to the sword.” Artoria replied immediately. “Drawing the sword… if it’s a command, I think it should be like a gun barrel, requiring you, Master, to give the command for the sword to appear.”

"Is that so? Let me try..."

[Announcement - Rainbow Meteor]

However, before Natsukawa Tiger could utter the command, the angel had already issued the judgment. Countless rainbow meteors almost completely occupied the space in front of Natsukawa Tiger, forming a dense curtain of light! Like a tsunami, they pressed down on the direction where the Holy Sword Armor was located!

That's too late!

This thought simultaneously crossed the minds of everyone watching the battle.

When the giant appeared and shot the angel down from the sky, everyone felt a sense of surprise, because it meant that someone would stop the angel from destroying the city.

However, as the giants' attacks were all blocked by the angels, and the angels easily knocked the giants to the ground, the little bit of surprise and hope in people's hearts quickly disappeared. Now, watching the meteor shower that had twice severely injured the giants launch again, a feeling called despair inevitably rose from the depths of their hearts!

The giants will be defeated!

But at this moment when despair was creeping into everyone's heart to some extent—

"Clang—!"

A clear, sharp sound of a sword being drawn suddenly rang out.

21. Is Roya probably in the toilet too?

On the playground of Suigunhara Academy.

In the group of refugees, Ayaka Sajou, who was supposed to go to safety with the others, suddenly stopped, turned around and looked in the direction of the distant Miwa River. Then, as if she had seen something interesting, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"He's awake? His memory... he managed to break through the final spell I set up under the pressure of the crisis... It seems this game of make-believe can't continue."

"Satiao-kun? What are you doing over there?"

Seeing that Ayaka Sajou was standing there motionless, a student couldn't help but step forward and say, "It's dangerous here, let's go to a safe place first."

“Refuge? There’s no need for that anymore.” Sajō Aika shook her head with a smile. “The battle is about to end, he will win.”

Xia Chuanhu will definitely win; there's no doubt about it. Although he's not invincible, at least in a battle of this caliber, there's no possibility of him losing. Not to mention that his memories have now been unlocked, and the Holy Sword Armor's performance will likely be at its full potential.

Even if it was just something he had imagined on the spot, it was more than enough to deal with the fragments of his own power.

"If the second one is defeated... will there be one left? It'll be soon, the end of this world."

"Satiao-kun... what are you talking about?"

The students nearby stared blankly at the seemingly erratic Ayaka Sajou, wondering if the intense shock had caused her to lose her mind. And to make matters worse, Natsukawa wasn't around...

"Zheng————————!"

Suddenly, in the direction that Ayaka Sajou was looking, a beam of light shot straight into the sky, instantly drawing everyone's attention!

Looking at that beam of light, Aika Sajou couldn't help but blush on both sides of her cheeks.

"Ahhh~~~ Tiger, my prince~~~~"

"Has she finally woken up?"

.......

Artoria stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

The Holy Sword Armor had vanished without a trace, and the rainbow meteors that were supposed to strike had dissolved and dissipated under the light. And he, who was inside the armor just a moment ago, was now—

"I really had a rather unusual dream."

With one arm around Artoria, Natsukawa Tora looked at the scene before him with some emotion, as if he had just woken up. Then he looked at Artoria in his arms and said, "Good morning, Lia. It seems that I caused you some trouble in the past."

"Master... your memories have returned?"

"It's less about recovery and more about being asleep all along. Only my superficial consciousness was active; my deep consciousness had been dormant and has just woken up now."

In reality, after being swallowed by the darkness overflowing from Ayaka Sajou's body, Natsukawa Torato's consciousness was still awake, but only for a few tens of minutes. After his first encounter with Ayaka Sajou in this world of consciousness, his consciousness was divided into two parts under the influence of Ayaka Sajou's magic.

Part of it is a deep consciousness carrying memories, which has been dormant.