To become a king and a magician

The other part is the consciousness of Aika Sajou, who has been living with Artoria during this time, and her childhood friend.

Now, with the shallow consciousness defeated by the angel and unable to resist, the deep consciousness forcefully broke through the influence of Sajou Aika's magic, reuniting the two consciousnesses into one.

After reviewing the ten years of fabricated memories from a third-person perspective, Natsukawa Tora sighed softly, "You really go through a lot of roundabout ways, Aika, making something so simple so complicated... Childhood friends, huh?"

It's surprising that Aika Sajou likes this style, although considering their ten years of symbiosis, they can indeed be considered childhood sweethearts in a certain sense.

[Hostile target confirmed]

[Holy Sword Wielder, Annihilate, Execute Annihilation Procedure]

Staring at Xia Chuanhu bathed in the pillar of light, as if stimulated by something, the angel, who had previously appeared completely at ease, instantly retreated dozens of meters away! The seven-colored wings of light rapidly extended to a length of nearly a thousand meters! Like two divine swords, they slashed down at Xia Chuanhu's head!

"Master——"

"Crack!"

Amidst Artoria's exclamation, Natsukawa Torama reached out and grabbed the falling wings of light. As he caught the wing blades, he squeezed them tightly—the wings, composed of pure light, were as fragile as glass, and Natsukawa Torama crushed them into countless fragments!

Realizing the fantasy – solidifying the space.

What was crushed was not the light wings, but the space itself where the light wings were located. Even though it was not the main body, Natsukawa Tiger was still an elf, not to mention that this place was part of his own consciousness world. Here, he could use the illusion manifestation more recklessly!

"This design is really hard for me to look at. An angel... well, you could say that, but—so-so-so is no good. Just looking at it makes me uncomfortable. Get back in the toilet!"

With a single step, he instantly covered hundreds of meters to stand before the angel's bird head. Facing that infuriating-looking head, Natsukawa Tiger stomped down with all his might!

"Boom--!"

This kick sent the angel sprawling to the ground. As it fell, Natsukawa Tiger swiftly swung his arms a few times, and the angel's otherwise unharmed body immediately began to show visible cracks.

Realizing the Imagination – The Field of Vacuum Faults.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!"

The death zone, formed by countless invisible vacuum faults, completely enveloped the angel, and then—

One second, it really was just one second, there was absolutely no room for resistance, no room for error to dodge.

In a single second, the angel vanished completely from its spot. Within the countless vacuum rifts, no matter how enormous its body, it could not possibly exist—its existence depended on how long Natsukawa Tiger wished it to exist.

Unfortunately, due to his aversion to the angelic appearance, Natsukawa Torato did not intend to let it exist for more than a second.

An overwhelming victory!

Seeing this scene before her, Artoria, nestled in Natsukawa Torato's arms, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief—this was the Master she knew, a half-elf, a holy swordsman, a being capable of defeating all enemies and evil.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master. And welcome back."

22. Pour your love into me.

The rooftop of a building near the school.

Carrying Artoria, Natsukawa Torama descended from the sky and looked towards Miwakawa: "The previous monsters, plus this angel... that makes two monsters defeated. There shouldn't be many monsters left."

"Huh? Not many left?"

Lying in Natsukawa Torato's arms, Artoria frowned in confusion: "Master, do you know the exact number of monsters?"

"How could I possibly know? It's just speculation. The monster is a manifestation of Ayaka's power fragments. The degree of power it possesses determines how much of Ayaka's power it occupies. The one from the day before yesterday was probably around 20%, while today's one is even higher."

"In order to ensure that they can kill me, the monsters will only become stronger and stronger, but their total strength is limited, and there can only be three at most."

Three.

Are there at most three monsters stronger than that angel? Artoria's mood became slightly more serious. She was still quite impressed by the scene where the Holy Sword Armor was almost powerless against it.

However, now that the Master's memories have been awakened, the battles ahead should be much easier, right?

Thinking of this, Artoria's solemn expression eased a bit: "By the way, Master, um... could you please put me down?"

"Huh? Why?"

Natsukawa Tora chuckled and countered, "Don't you like being held by me like this? Or would you like me to hold you tighter?"

"Master! Please don't joke like that!"

Artoria blushed, looking quite girlish. Although she was the King of Knights, since being summoned, with the constant teasing from Meli and Morgan, and her time with Mordred, Artoria's girlish side has undoubtedly become more and more apparent compared to the past when she almost never had any free time or rest.

Everyone would be quite happy to see this happen.

He bent down and put her down, then flicked her forehead: "Okay, okay, no jokes, no jokes. But seriously, Lia, you look really cute when you blush. By the way, I think Mary and Morgan must have been watching this live stream, right?"

"That must be it... Ah—!"

Realizing what was happening, Artoria quickly made contact with the outside world in her mind: "Merry! Morgan! You—"

[I'm really asking for too much here, actually sending him photos of Leah blushing and looking shy. What a pervert!]

[You're talking as if you're not the same person. Aren't you two essentially the same person?]

"Oh, Miss Morgan, could you please remove the tissue that's stuck in your nose and causing the blood to flow?"

.......

Without needing to ask any questions, everyone knew that their appearance had been completely witnessed by their elder sister, Merlin, and that the two of them had even used magic to create a photo to send to Merlin!

If this continues, where will her dignity as the King of Knights be?

"Don't worry, Lia, in their eyes, you're more like a little sister than the Knight King, really," Natsukawa Tora laughed. "And it's not just them, there's someone else who I think saw it too—peeping isn't a good habit, Aika, or did staying inside me for so long develop this bad habit?"

"After all, the two of you are in a good mood, and it's not right for someone to be so insensitive as to interfere."

On one side of the roof, amidst the churning of some black mud, Aika Sajou's figure suddenly appeared. However, unlike her playful tone, her expression and eyes clearly showed something unusual.

Natsukawa Torato recognized that look. Back when he and Arthur were master and servant, she used to look at him with the same gaze, only it was much stronger then. Now it was much lighter, and she was looking at Artoria, who was standing next to him.

(Is this... jealousy and envy?)

After a moment of silence, Sajou Aika withdrew her gaze and turned to Natsukawa Torama: "Did you have a good sleep? Fox... Torama, I didn't expect you to wake up at this time."

"Since your fragments of power formed such an excessive monster, if I couldn't defeat it ten years ago, then I guess I had to bring on the present me, ten years from now?"

Because his memories were sealed, Natsukawa Tiger in the past was actually similar to Natsukawa Tiger ten years ago, and he still hadn't met Arthur. However, as an ordinary person, even if Natsukawa Tiger obtained the Holy Sword, his combat power couldn't really be said to be very high.

The reason I was able to win the day before yesterday was probably because of the newbie protection period.

"By the way, was it really necessary for you to seal my memories? Even if you didn't, I still—"

“I think this is necessary.”

Sajou Aika interrupted Natsukawa Tora.

"Whether my love for you stems from my love for the prince, or whether it arose from the rebirth of my own will—I think it's necessary to find out."

Understanding the true nature of her own love was another purpose for Aika Sajou, who had Rei Sajou orchestrate this whole affair.

She fell in love with Natsukawa Tora. This should have been impossible; her love for the prince should have been eternal.

But at some point, Aika Sajou realized that her love for Arthur was not pure, and that Natsukawa Tora was mixed in with that impurity.

Perhaps it was witnessing the tacit understanding between Natsukawa Torato and Arthur, perhaps it was after witnessing their multiple connections across time and space, or perhaps it was the result of unconsciously conflating him with Arthur...

In short, from a certain point in time, Aika Sajou's feelings changed, not only her love for Arthur, but also her hatred for Torakawa.

"The fact that you could fall in love with me is still hard to believe, even though I had a vague idea of ​​it. Could it be love that turned from hate?"

"Not entirely. Perhaps part of it stemmed from hatred and jealousy towards you, but I think the main reason was that I was attracted to your personality and actions—"

Ten years ago, he had no power other than a pair of demonic eyes. Even though she tormented him countless times in his dreams and caused him to have mental breakdowns countless times, he still stood in front of her and mustered the courage to perish together with her.

At that time, she felt only hatred and jealousy towards him. She hated him for hindering her reunion with Arthur, and she was jealous of how close he could be to Arthur.

But in the ten years that followed—the first Servant transformation, the destruction of the Class Cards that stole Arthur's power, overcoming the obstacles of the world to become a Servant and fight against another version of himself... and finally, in this Holy Grail War, defeating the berserk Arthur head-on and freeing him to become the third Holy Sword Wielder.

[It was my complete defeat]

This was the only thought that Sajou Aika had after Natsukawa Torama became the Holy Sword Wielder and realized that Arthur was in a permanent slumber.

“Fox spirit—no, tiger, my prince.”

Approaching Natsukawa Torato, Sajou Aika shoved Artoria aside and placed her hand on his chest: "I have one monster left that I can create. After defeating it, my power as the omniscient and omnipotent Root Daughter will disappear."

"At that time, when you are no longer a beast, will you still be able to shower me with the same love you had for that nightmare?"

23. Three? Four? No, five!

Sajou Aika is professing love to herself.

After realizing that she had truly fallen in love with him from scratch, she made this decision—a very characteristic move of hers. Sajō Aika is that kind of person who will express her love directly.

"Answer me one question before that."

Instead of taking Sajou Ayaka's hand, Natsukawa Torato asked, "The monsters are fragments of your power. Every time I defeat one, your power weakens, right?"

"Yes, that's correct."

"The reason I sealed you away for ten years is not because I didn't want to get rid of you completely, but because your power was too great, so great that even my Demon Eye couldn't completely destroy you after ten years."

"That's true."

"So, after I defeat all the monsters, what will happen to you, who are within my demonic eye?"

Natsukawa Torato didn't mind accepting Sajou Aika's advances. He was a scumbag anyway, and it didn't matter whether he was seeing three or four women at the same time. Besides, Sajou Aika had lived with him for ten years, and he could say he was used to her presence.

After a moment of silence, Ayaka Sajou laughed and said, "I'll probably disappear. Since I've lost all my power, I'm just an ordinary soul with no power to fight against the Mystic Eyes. I'll probably be completely decomposed by the Mystic Eyes in four or five seconds and become your magic power."

"Oh, I see. Then I'm relieved."

The expected words relieved Natsukawa Tora.

It wasn't that Natsukawa Tora felt relieved after confirming that Aika Sajou would definitely disappear, but rather that her answer convinced him that she would not disappear.

Four or five seconds—that's the time it takes for the Mystic Eyes to break down Ayaka Sajou, and it's also the time she can use to escape. She's prepared to escape from the seal of the Mystic Eyes within those four or five seconds.

(It must be Rei... Rei is the one who brought me here; the two of them must have conspired together long ago.)

According to her own logic, it's necessary to punish her for doing these things behind his back, her master's back.

Holding Aika Sajou's hand which was placed on his chest, Natsukawa Tora sighed softly: "If you don't mind that I'm a womanizer who's already having affairs with three women, I'd be happy to reciprocate your feelings for me, Aika."

(Only three?)

Sajou Aika couldn't help but laugh.