To become a king and a magician

Putting everything else aside, isn't Hield a living example? Not to mention that Sajou Rei herself is also a connected person—in another parallel world, she knows perfectly well what Sajou Ayaka and Natsukawa Torato went through back then.

Although Aozaki Aoko interfered in the process in a very unreasonable way.

"Sigh... In short, please be more careful with your words and actions in the future, and be sure not to do anything similar to today. Consider it as a sign that you are thinking about the increasingly crowded apartment."

"How did this get involved with apartments again?"

"Master...sigh~~~~"

With a long sigh, Sajou Rei looked at Ciel, "So, Miss Ciel, what do you plan to do from now on?"

37. Hierre's route investigation

When asked this by Sajou Rei, Hiel was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "At the moment... I don't know."

He felt abandoned by the church and the authorities.

Hier wasn't unable to accept this fact. She was probably like a student who had just finished a long period of review and exams and suddenly had nothing to do. In the past, her mind was full of "exams", but now her mind was suddenly blank, and she didn't know what to do.

After a moment of silence, Hiel looked at Xia Chuanhu: "However, if I had to think of something, it would probably be to repay your favors first. First, you helped me deal with Fu Hailin, and then you saved my life from the Church—I will find a way to repay you for those two favors."

This could be considered as two acts of saving his life, and to be honest, Hier doesn't know how to repay them now.

Hearing what Xier said, Xia Chuanhu waved his hand: "I already said, saving you was just a side thing. You don't need to think about giving me a gift in return. I'm going to take care of Fu Hailin, mainly for this little girl."

Approaching Olga Marie and kneeling down to pat her head, Natsukawa Torama asked, "You didn't encounter any danger, did you, Miss Olga Marie?"

"Well, thanks to this maid—no, don't touch my head!"

Olga Marie quickly slapped Natsukawa Tora's hand away, her face slightly flushed, and crossed her arms, turning her head away: "Has no one told you not to touch people's heads without permission? It's very rude!"

"Sorry, it's just a habit of patting your head..."

At home, Natsukawa Tiger would pat Grey's head almost every day. In addition, there was Mordred, that naughty child, and the women in the family were already used to this level of intimate contact, so Natsukawa Tiger hadn't really paid much attention to this aspect.

Taking Natsukawa Torato's hand and moving it to her head, Sajou Rei smiled and said, "If Master wishes, you can stroke my hair as you like. And if you wish, anywhere else is fine too—"

"Miss Satou!"

Theresa quickly interrupted Sajou Rei, saying, "The young lady is still here. Please don't transmit these things to her too early."

"Hmm~~~ Well then, Master, let's go back to our room first. You've just finished a battle, so it's best to rest for a while. We've prepared some food, so please eat and rest afterward."

"No, I'm still quite energetic, there's no need to go back to my room..."

Intuition told Natsukawa Torama that he absolutely could not go back to his room with Sajou Rei now, or he would really fall into a state of exhaustion!

And it's only noon! Who starts lying in bed at noon?!

As if anticipating his resistance, Sajou Rei leaned close to her master's ear and whispered, "I'd like to discuss Miss Hiel's matter with you again... It's not appropriate to discuss church personnel in front of a magician, is it?"

"Besides, they didn't mean that this time, so please rest assured, Master. They will still let you get a good rest during the day."

"If possible, I hope I can rest tonight too."

"No way. This is a precious honeymoon trip, and neither Zero nor Aika will let their master off the hook."

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A few minutes later, in the room of Natsukawa Torato and Sajou Rei.

It was rare that he wasn't in bed with Sajou Rei, but instead sitting on the sofa in the room with her, enjoying sandwiches and coffee on the table. A relaxed expression appeared on Natsukawa Tora's face.

"Although I don't feel tired at all, it's nice to be able to eat so easily. Thank you both for going to the kitchen to make these for me, Rei and Aika."

"No, Your Highness, there's no need for thanks. This is merely a daily act of kindness from a lover and wife." Sajō Aika, now in her prime, looked at Natsukawa Torami with a blissful expression. "More importantly, how does it taste? Your Highness, is it your preferred flavor?"

"Mmm, it tastes great."

It's not so much that Natsukawa Tora likes the taste, but rather that Sajou Aika's cooking skills are so good that even though Natsukawa Tora didn't like the taste before, he now likes it—of course, there are also things that he just can't eat, like wasabi.

If Ayaka Sajou added wasabi, he probably would only take one bite and never eat it again.

After watching Natsukawa Torama devour the entire basket of sandwiches, Sajou Aika used a tissue to wipe the sauce off his lips: "So, what do you plan to do about the fox... Siel, Your Highness? Will you let her stay in the apartment like the Tsuru who came before?"

"Hmm... I'll ask her about it later—speaking of Crane, I wonder if I'll be able to see her when I get back this time."

Natsukawa Tora returned to London a week ago, but when he came back, he did not see Tsuru in the apartment. At that time, Tsuru had locked herself in the deepest room on the second floor, weaving spirit clothes day and night. It seemed that after seeing so many lovely girls in the apartment, her inspiration was greatly stimulated, and her thoughts flowed like a spring and she could not stop!

According to Meli, Tsuru doesn't plan to leave the house until she has made a spirit garment for everyone.

Well... dedicated! No wonder he's the fanatical leader who managed to create an idol singularity using the Holy Grail!

To be honest, Natsukawa Torato was quite looking forward to seeing what kind of spirit garment Tsuru would create. All the girls in his family were natural clothes hangers; they looked stunning even with just a little dressing up. Imagine them wearing custom-made spirit garments...

(I hope I won't be so captivated that I lose my sense of direction?)

Thinking this way, Natsukawa Tora wasn't very confident. He could handle the others, but he probably wouldn't be able to control himself if it came to Meryl and Sajou Rei.

We shouldn't underestimate his composure, but we also shouldn't overestimate it.

"However, if we're going to let Hierre move into the apartment, there aren't enough rooms. I think there are only a few storage rooms left, right?"

"In that case, how about Miss Hield goes to Morgan and Mordred? It would be good for His Highness to visit them there as well. Wasn't the last time he went there at the beginning of last month? Should he bring Leah and Grey along this time?"

Like Atalanta and Ryougi Shiki, Morgan and Mordred did not move into the Camelot Apartments. Although Mordred really wanted to move in, Morgan eventually dragged her away. However, they did not live very far away; compared to Atalanta and Ryougi Shiki, who were in Japan, at least they were still in England.

Occasionally, Natsukawa Torato would take Artoria and Gray there.

Should we send Hierle to their side?

"Forget it, let's not talk about that for now. I'll have a proper talk with Hiel later. I can't decide where she goes next."

As they spoke, the still scenery outside the window gradually began to move backward.

The Demon Eye Collection Train, which had stopped moving due to being trapped in the Fu Hai Lin, has now resumed operation after the Fu Hai Lin was defeated by Xia Chuan Hu.

It's the third day of the Magic Eye Collection Train.

The auction is tomorrow.

(Tomorrow... I should go see her; it's been a long time since I've seen her.)

On this train, Natsukawa Torato sensed that Hier was not the only familiar face he knew.

There's also someone I haven't seen for two years.

38. Slander! This is pure slander!

The journey of the Magic Eye Collection Train is four days and three nights. After some events in the previous days, the journey has finally come to its last day.

And this last day is, as is customary, the day of the Mystic Eye auction. Having seen the displayed Mystic Eyes or read the list of Mystic Eyes on the train in the past few days, the magicians on this train must have already found the Mystic Eyes they want to buy.

Of course, there are also magicians who already possess the Mystic Eyes and want to sell them through this auction—these magicians have probably already completed the surgery to remove their Mystic Eyes.

As for Natsukawa Tora, he doesn't belong to either side.

He had no interest in the Mystic Eyes. Not only did he already possess a pair of Mystic Eyes that were at least of the Gem grade, but having seen Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception so often, he had no interest in buying the Mystic Eyes that were only of the Gold grade, which were the highest grade available on the Mystic Eye Collection Train.

Naturally, he had no intention of selling his Demon Eye. It was his most important trump card besides the Holy Sword, and he would never do something as foolish as throwing away his trump card.

Therefore, not belonging to either side, he naturally did not go to the auction with the other magicians when the auction started. Instead, he sent Sajou Rei as his representative to accompany Olga Marie.

With Sha Tiao Lingyi around, it wouldn't matter even if another Death Apostle's ancestor came.

As for Natsukawa Torato himself—

Is this the place?

In front of a door in the guest room of the Magic Eye Collection Train, Natsukawa Tora glanced at the tightly closed door and knocked.

"The door's unlocked, come in."

Such a sound came from inside the door.

Pushing open the door and walking in, Natsukawa Tiger saw a red-haired woman sitting on the sofa by the window, holding a cup of coffee in her hand, seemingly having been waiting there for a long time.

Compared to how she looked two years ago, she hasn't changed much, and the voice I just heard was the same. However, since she is a doll, there shouldn't be any issue of her aging over time.

Looking at Natsukawa Tora standing at the door, Aozaki Touko put down her coffee and smiled, "Long time no see, it's been two years, Tora. You seem to have had a good time these past two years?"

"Yes, it's pretty good, but it hasn't been so good these past two days."

As he spoke, Natsukawa Tora sat down opposite Aozaki Touko, picked up the kettle and poured himself a cup of coffee—that's how it is at Garan no To; you make a pot of coffee and pour it yourself if you want.

Hearing what Natsukawa Torato said, Aozaki Touko also thought of what happened yesterday: "One of the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostles, being among them means you can't use magic through the Great Source—you could say he's a natural enemy of magicians, but that's not a problem for you, is it?"

Aozaki Touko had complete confidence and trust in the strength of her cheap apprentice. If she ever heard news of her apprentice being killed while she was wandering around, she would know without a doubt that it was false.

Is it possible to expect someone in this era to kill the Holy Sword Wielder?

Instead, we should consider how to avoid the world's destruction predicted by the Atlas Institute.

"It's not that kind of problem. It was just a bit of stretching... Well, Orange, you can think of it as me focusing on taming beasts lately."

“Oh, the maid with you.” Aozaki Touko immediately understood, and her gaze toward Natsukawa Torato became meaningful. “Turning your dolls into maids, you have quite a few tricks up your sleeve. No wonder you said you wanted to learn doll making before for that purpose.”

Without being ashamed, it was for male desire—that was the reason Natsukawa Tora gave when he became an apprentice and wanted to learn doll making. Now it seems he's perfectly achieved his goal, having a doll whose appearance he can change as he pleases.

That Sajou Rei would probably change his image to whatever Natsukawa Torama wanted with just a word.

"Just asking, you didn't do anything to that doll, did you?"

"Orange, you asked that wrong. You should ask if she laid a hand on me, her master." Xia Chuanhu looked a little embarrassed. In terms of initiative, he was basically being suppressed by Lingyi and Aika. They didn't take his authority as their master seriously at all.

After a moment of silence, Aozaki Touko took a sip of coffee to compose herself: "You really are a bit... well, you don't seem to have any complaints about this situation, so I won't say anything more."

"Moreover, although I thought you might come looking for me after I found out you were on this train, aren't you going to the auction at this hour?"

"I'm not really interested in that. If someone hadn't asked me to do something, I wouldn't have even come on this train. But I'm still glad I came, because I ran into you, Orange, whom I haven't seen for two years."

Over the past two years, the Aozaki sisters have spent the least amount of time with Natsukawa Tora. Aoko at least had a dozen or so interactions, but Touko hasn't had a single one. It's as if she's vanished into thin air, and there's not even a whisper of her.

"Where have you been these past two years, Orange?"

“I didn’t go anywhere. I just wandered around the world like before, staying in each place for about a week or two before moving on to the next place,” Aozaki Touko explained. “Well, compared to before, since Beo is gone, I can’t go to some of the more interesting places.”

Beo the Golden Wolf, a fantasy species with a history of two thousand years, should still be living in Misaki City.

Back when she first signed the contract with Beo, relying on having a top-tier fantasy species as her bodyguard, Aozaki Touko did quite a few things that seem incredibly daring now: the giant ancient species in the North Sea, the Sea of ​​No Return leading to another world, and this Mystic Eye Train—that was probably Aozaki Touko's most thrilling experience besides the Holy Grail War.

Upon hearing what Aozaki Touko said, Natsukawa Torato immediately added, "Then why don't you just give me a call? If I'm here, I'll go with you, Touko, whether it's the underground of the pyramids or the ancient jungle."

"..."