To become a king and a magician

It was an artificial life form created in 2000 as the prototype for the Heroic Spirit Fusion Project.

In the future, after the incineration of humanity, she became the only fighting force of Chaldea and the last Master of humanity, completing the restoration of humanity and inheriting the power of the Heroic Spirit Galahad.

Of course, she hasn't merged with the Heroic Spirit yet, and she's still just a child of seven years old.

"Let me introduce you. This is Mash Kyrielight, the patient that Marisbury entrusted to me. — I think you already know what kind of patient she is, right, Natsukawa?"

Roman addressed the two, then turned to Mash, who was still a child: "Mash, these two are acquaintances of mine, Natsukawa Tora and Gray. Let's get to know each other."

“Mr. Natsukawa and Ms. Grey, is that right? Nice to meet you. I am Mash Kyrielight.”

Mashu seemed quite shy, and when she spoke, she didn't look Natsukawa Tora and Gray in the eye, but leaned against Roman, as if she relied on him a lot.

Looking at Mashu like this, Natsukawa Torama took a slight breath: "Hoo... You wanted me to bestow the blessing of the spirit upon this child?"

"Yes. She was created as a test-tube baby for the Heroic Spirit Fusion Experiment. Her physical condition was already quite fragile. If she didn't stay in this isolation room, she would easily get sick in the outside world, and her mind is also not mature enough."

Roman explained, "Marisbury doesn't want anyone to know she exists, so she was secretly entrusted to me in the hope that I can adjust her physical condition to the point where she can move freely. With your help, this process should be able to be completed a little earlier..."

That's what he said, but that wasn't Roman's original idea. He simply hoped that Natsukawa Tora's blessing would help Mashu's health improve. As a doctor, that was a natural thought.

"elder brother......"

Grey suddenly tugged at Natsukawa Torato's sleeve: "This child... looks a bit like me when I was little..."

"Ok, I know."

Mash was created for the Heroic Spirit Fusion Project, while Gray was created to resurrect King Arthur—both were vessels created for a specific purpose.

That's why Grey felt a connection; after all, the girl before her was, in a sense, another version of herself. Fortunately, she had been rescued when she was very young, taken away from that isolated village by her brother, and escaped the predetermined fate of becoming a vessel.

"Can you help this child, brother?"

"I didn't say I wouldn't help."

After ruffling Grey's hair, Natsukawa Tora looked at Roman: "Can I come in? I'm currently under a protective spell that allows for physical contact."

"Sure, but we need to disinfect it first, as Mashu's immune system is very weak."

"It's up to you now. Grey, come in too."

"Ok."

After being disinfected with Roman's help, Natsukawa Tora and Gray entered the isolation room where Mashu was.

Upon seeing the two enter, Mashu clearly showed some fear—unfamiliar strangers had come in, but they were acquaintances of Dr. Roman, so they shouldn't be bad people—just by looking at her expression, Natsukawa Torato could guess what she was thinking.

Children's thoughts are so easy to understand.

"Let me go first, brother."

Grey knelt down in front of Mash and extended her hand: "Hello, Mash, I'm Grey. Can we be friends?"

"Friends?" Mash looked at Gray's outstretched hand with some confusion. "Friends, what are they?"

"Someone who can come and stay with you and take care of you often, just like Dr. Roman."

"Like a doctor?"

Looking towards Roman, Mashu saw a smile on his face and tried to reach out her hand, but she quickly withdrew it—she didn't trust a stranger she had just met.

“Mashu.”

This time it was Xia Chuanhu's turn to squat down. He opened his palm, and a small ball of water condensed and took shape in his hand, gradually transforming into a flying bird. Then it transformed into a kitten, a puppy, and a pony... all sorts of shapes were constantly displayed in Xia Chuanhu's hand.

Children are naturally playful, and Mashu is no exception. Even though she is quite shy, she couldn't help but be curious about such a new thing: "What... what is this?"

"A little magic trick, consider it a gift for our first meeting, little princess," Natsukawa Torama said with a smile. "I am Natsukawa Torama, nice to meet you, Mashu."

“Natsukawa… um, hello, Mr. Natsukawa. And… Miss Grey.”

"You can call us 'brother' and 'sister' as you like."

"Brother? Sister?"

Mashu, still not understanding the meaning of these words, tilted her head. Outside, Roman, speaking through a loudspeaker, said anxiously, "Don't teach Mashu any unnecessary knowledge, Natsukawa! Protect her!"

"I know, I know, don't rush me."

With a wave of his hand, Natsukawa Tora handed the water sphere in his palm to Mashu. As a little bit of aquamarine light appeared, the water sphere visibly transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into Mashu's brow.

"Huh? The water balloon... is gone?"

"This is a blessing, Mash, a blessing from the water spirit. May you grow up healthy and strong, and may you truly see the world beyond Chaldea."

Previously, Mashu had visited various singularities and Lostbelts, experiencing many exciting legends and adventures, but she had never been to the real outside world.

Mashu has no idea what the outside world is like, or what the present state of human history is like.

Therefore, Natsukawa Torato will definitely take her out this time.

"Protection?"

Mashu touched her brow, a deep question appearing in her large eyes.

The things this suddenly appearing older brother said and did were things she didn't know, things Dr. Roman had never told her. However, Mashu didn't dislike these new things, nor did she dislike the two older brothers and sisters in front of her.

[When someone helps you or gives you a gift, you should say thank you. This is very important etiquette. Remember that, Mashu?]

Roman had said this to Mash before, so Mash bowed slightly to Natsukawa Torama and Gray.

"Thank you, Brother Xia Chuan, Sister Grey."

18. Merlin, the top kindergarten teacher

"...The physical examination showed no abnormalities, and her health condition is even better than before."

Outside the isolation room, looking at Mashu's latest physical examination report displayed on the computer, Roman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "It seems that your protection is indeed taking effect. Thank you, Xia Chuan, for making you agree to this request."

"It's nothing, just a small favor. But Roman, blessings can only play a supporting role in the end, and they'll probably be useless once she grows up, since the blessing I gave her is only of average quality in terms of level."

“Yes, I know. I will keep a close eye on Mash’s health from now on. As for you… if you have time, would you like to come and see her more often?” Roman asked. “If possible, I hope she can interact with more people other than me. You’re always out and about, so I imagine you can tell Mash something interesting every time you come over?”

Interesting things happening outside?

Natsukawa Tora chuckled: "What I went through wasn't exactly interesting, at least not the kind of bedtime story you'd tell a child. Are you sure telling it to Mashu won't give her nightmares?"

"Then try to choose some normal topics to talk about."

"I think Merlin is probably a bit better than me?"

"Please, please don't do this! I beg you, Mashu is innocent!"

What a joke! If Merlin or Merlin were to tell Mash a bedtime story, wouldn't that be pushing Mash into a fire pit? Those two scumbags with brains full of nonsense would definitely feed Mash, who is still a blank sheet of paper, all kinds of bad information and even garbage information, making her, who is a blank sheet of paper, filthy!

Roman would absolutely not allow that!

Seeing how nervous he was, Natsukawa Tora quickly waved his hand: "OK, OK, if we don't look for them... then I'll just take some photos while I'm traveling all over the world? Is that alright?"

"Okay, that's fine. If possible, photos of buildings and scenery would be best, like Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, or the Arc de Triomphe."

"Okay, I'll bring it back next time I come if I have the chance."

Anyway, he'll be traveling all over the world sooner or later. Not to mention Ryougi Shiki and Atalanta, who have settled in Japan, or the others who live with him in England, even just finding the sisters Aoko and Touko would take Natsukawa Torama halfway around the world, since no one knows where they might end up.

They might be in Africa today, but tomorrow they could be in South America.

These two were also the people Xia Chuanhu had seen the least in the past two years. Qingzi was actually alright; she would come back every now and then to urge him to pay the grain tax. But Chengzi was someone he hadn't seen even once in the past two years. However, since she was immortal in a certain way, Xia Chuanhu wasn't worried about anything happening to his teacher.

After receiving Natsukawa Tora's promise, Roman put away the report in his hand and said to Mashu, "Well then, Mashu, we'll be going now. See you tomorrow. Take good rest today, and tell me immediately if you feel unwell."

“I understand, Dr. Roman.” Mashu nodded, then looked at Natsukawa Tora and Gray, “Goodbye, Natsukawa-nii, Gray-nee.”

"Well, see you next time, Mashu."

It must have been a long time since she had a "little sister." Gray waved enthusiastically, and seeing her like this, Natsukawa Tora felt that he would have to bring her along no matter what when he came to Chaldea in the future.

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After returning from the quarantined area to the general area of ​​Chaldea.

Although it was getting late, Roman took Natsukawa Tiger and Gray to the Chaldea dining hall since they hadn't had lunch yet.

Chaldea currently has only about fifty employees, which isn't a large number, but the cafeteria occupies a considerable area, almost the size of a restaurant.

“Marisbury said that Chaldea will probably have more than 300 employees in the future. In order to ensure the food supply for so many people, the canteen is of utmost importance. Therefore, even if it is not needed now, a huge area must be set up and windows that can meet everyone’s preferences.”

Roman explained as he ate a plate of curry rice.

As Roman said, Chaldea's dining hall does not only offer one type of cuisine. Even though it is not open yet, it already includes Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and other cuisines. Basically, you can see a separate window for any dish you can name.

Moreover, it's not just formal cuisine; fast food, cakes, hamburgers, and other similar food types also exist. However, since Chaldea has only just begun to get on track, they haven't been able to recruit all the chefs yet.

"It seems that Chaldea is still quite short of manpower. Marisbury said that they have already started recruiting people from all over the world."

"Well, it will probably take another year or two before all the facilities are fully operational. And the combat department that you will be managing will be even later. After all, the combat department will be the most important department in Chaldea in some sense, and the manpower will probably not be easy to recruit."

Chaldea was founded to ensure the survival of humanity. If any events in the past could have harmed humanity, then spiritual transfer would be used to travel back in time and resolve those events. This task is handled by Natsukawa Toraga's operations department.

Spirit transfer adaptability, combat ability, magical aptitude, ability to command Servants, special abilities in certain areas... In terms of joining conditions, the combat department is probably the one with the highest threshold in Chaldea. Therefore, it is not easy to recruit people.

but--

“I think Marisbury should be able to give me some candidates, right? Since he has been planning to establish Chaldea for so long, it means he has considered all aspects, including the matter of the spirit particle transfer personnel.”

"Yes, that's exactly right."

Suddenly, a response came from behind them. The three of them stopped eating and looked at Natsukawa Tora's back. There, Maris Billy was walking towards them with a smile.

"Good afternoon, Roman, Mr. Natsukawa, and Miss Grey. Have you forgotten to eat lunch again because you're overworked, Doctor?"

"After all, there are quite a few things to handle," Roman said with a smile. "Is there anything you need, Director?"

"Yes, I have some things I'd like to discuss with Lord Natsukawa."

Marisbury looked at Natsukawa Torato: "Do you have time after the meal? I'd like to speak with you privately, Mr. Natsukawa."

19. Though late, it has arrived: the Magic Eye Collection Train

After the meal, in Maris Billy's private office.

Entering the room, Natsukawa Tora looked at him sitting behind the desk: "So, what are the business and personal matters you want to discuss with me?"

"You're certainly getting straight to the point. Is Mr. Natsukawa always this straightforward?"