To become a king and a magician

As for dealing with children... a combination of carrot and stick will do.

"In short, there's no need to rush to deal with Tatali. Our fighting strength is more than enough. We just need to wait for the night he fully reveals himself. Until then, let's relax and wait."

"However, be careful, the Tatali will use the information left in the city itself to construct false existences, such as imposters posing as someone you know. Orange, Hiel, be careful if you encounter them."

Pretending to be someone you know?

Aozaki Touko sneered: "I'd really like to see what it will disguise itself as. I have a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction with most of the people I know."

Normally, people are reluctant to fight because of each other's pride, but when they are pretending, they don't have to worry about so much. In fact, if Tatari were to disguise herself as Aozaki Aoko, Aozaki Aoko would be even more delighted—if magic is not considered, Aoko might not be able to beat her.

Hier remained calm: "I understand. I'll be careful when I go out to investigate tonight."

"That's good—it's getting late, everyone should get some rest." Natsukawa Tora said as he sat up from the sofa. "But the room assignments might have to be changed. There's no room for Ayaka alone... Ayaka, are you going to sleep on the sofa, or will you share with someone?"

The apartment only has four bedrooms, which was originally just enough for one person, but now that there's an extra Ayaka Sajou, someone has to squeeze in.

"Orange and Hield, can you squeeze in with Ayaka?"

By asking this question, Natsukawa Tora consciously excluded himself from the discussion.

Ayaka Sajou felt a little disappointed, then said, "I'll just sleep on the sofa. There are blankets here that I can use as a quilt."

“No need, Miss Sajou, you can sleep with me.” Hiel shook his head. “Although it’s summer, it’s still possible to catch a cold if the air conditioning is on in the living room all the time, and it’s also impolite to let a guest sleep in the living room. If you don’t mind, you can sleep in the same room as me.”

"Well... then I'll take my leave."

(Sleeping with my senior, I've never had that in the other world... but she disappeared after that, so I really haven't had the chance.)

Ayaka Sajou doesn't actually have many memories of Chiel, since she and Chiel hadn't known each other for very long, only a year or two. Shortly after the major incident orchestrated by her sister, Chiel disappeared. The church's explanation was a job reassignment, with Chiel being assigned to govern another region.

Now that she can see this senior again in a parallel world, Ayaka Sajou feels a little nostalgic.

"Looks like the assignments have been made," Natsukawa Tora said with a smile. "Then go back to your rooms and get some sleep. See you tomorrow."

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At the same time.

London, England, on the other side of the world.

Inside the Camelot Apartments.

"I wonder how things are going for Master in Japan right now."

As she cleaned Natsukawa Torami's room with Gray, Sajou Rei sighed with some unease.

Although she had secretly contacted Hiel before leaving, asking her to keep an eye on her master's behavior to prevent him from doing anything reckless without her knowledge, for some reason, starting today, Sajou Rei suddenly had a very strange feeling.

She had a feeling that something big would happen after Xia Chuanhu returned.

Seeing her like this, Grey suggested, "Sister Zero, why don't you go ask Sister Meryl? Sister Meryl has all the clairvoyance these days, so even if she's in London, she can see what's going on with Brother, right?"

"I don't really want to ask that nightmare for help... It would be difficult to repay the favor I owe her."

"Then I'll go ask for you."

"If it's possible, I'd appreciate it."

Within the Camelot apartment complex, Grey essentially acts as a mediator. As the darling of the residents, it's undoubtedly the most appropriate person for anyone who gets along well with Grey to ask Meryl questions.

Grey left quickly and returned quickly, within about a minute she was back beside Sajou Rei.

"So? Grey, what did Meryl say?"

"Sister Meryl said that my brother is doing well, but because of Mr. Gemstone, he is temporarily taking care of Sister Ayaka over there."

"That's good... Eh? Gray, who did you just say Master was taking care of?"

"Ayaka-neechan, I remember that's Rei-neechan's younger sister, right?"

Shatiao Lingyi: "..."

(Why did Ayaka come to this world?!)

53. Arcueid, who holds a grudge.

Xia Chuanhu had gotten used to waking up to find a woman lying next to him.

Leaving aside distant examples, let's talk about the most recent one. Before, on the train that collects magical eyes, Sajou Rei was almost always by his side. It would be strange if he woke up and couldn't see her.

But that's because she's been with him all along. Xia Chuanhu remembers that there was no one beside him before he fell asleep last night, so why is there still a woman beside him when he wakes up now?

and--

Why are you staring at me, Arcueid?

At this moment, lying next to Natsukawa Tora was undoubtedly Arcueid herself. However, rather than lying down, it was more like she was leaning over the bed, staring at him as if she were examining him, with her usual innocent and carefree girlish smile on her face.

“Observing you,” Arcueid said matter-of-factly. “I am a True Ancestor, and in nature, I am an individual of the same race as you. However, compared to the tiger, who is destined to become a complete elf, I am an individual with flaws.”

That flaw is the bloodlust, a flaw that every True Ancestor possesses, and Arcueid is no exception.

"So, I want to observe real elves to see how to make up for my flaws, so that I don't have to sleep in the Thousand-Year City all the time and can run out to play with you anytime, anywhere."

As she said this, Arcueid reached out and groped Natsukawa Tora's body without any hesitation, as if trying to find the differences between the two.

However, as Arcueid moved, Natsukawa Torama could clearly feel her hands reaching towards a rather dangerous place. He quickly jumped off the bed and shoved her hands away, saying, "Okay, okay, that's enough. No more than that."

"Huh? Why? Did I hurt you?"

"No, not at all. Rather, it feels quite nice to be touched by you... Anyway, it's not your problem, it's my own. Unlike you, who are naturally shy, we humans have some sense of shame, and there are certain places we don't want to be touched."

"Is that so?" Arcueid asked, somewhat puzzled. "Well, if that's what you're saying, then it must be true. I see. Shame... you need to be aware of that if you want to live in the modern world."

Although Arcueid can learn all sorts of knowledge from Gaia, she basically only uses it to find out where Roya is and to learn basic common sense about modern society. She doesn't care about anything else, since in the past she was only thinking about how to kill Roya and didn't care about anything else.

Seeing Arcueid's thoughtful expression, Natsukawa Torama suddenly felt that she might have misunderstood something, but probably hadn't.

(Well, it's good that they stopped anyway. I'll have to be more careful if Lingyi and the others aren't around.)

Xia Chuanhu is no automatic planting machine.

Getting out of bed, Natsukawa Torama changed into the clothes draped over the chair: "Speaking of which, Arcueid, when did you get back? Although I sensed you'd been here for a few days, you came back very late last night, didn't you?"

"It's all your fault, you stupid tiger!"

Arcueid, who was as quiet and gentle as a literature major just a moment ago, suddenly transformed into a cat-like girl who was furious: "Do you know how long I've been waiting for you at the factory? Because we haven't seen each other for so long, I specially went to find out the best way to meet after such a long separation, thinking of having a memorable reunion with you, Tiger!"

"I picked a spot and waited under the moon for hours, but instead of you, I was met with a bunch of lowly minions who weren't even ghouls. After dealing with them with some effort, I thought I'd come back and get some sleep, but I didn't expect you to be fast asleep!"

Arcueid grew angrier and angrier, cornering Natsukawa Tiger against the wall in a few quick steps: "I'm angry! I'm really angry right now! You idiot Tiger! I specifically tried to contact you through our senses, and you didn't respond at all! You could at least answer the phone!"

"Or do you want me to split you into eighteen pieces?!"

(That would really kill you, wouldn't it!)

Xia Chuanhu is now a Holy Sword Wielder, and the scabbard within his body can quickly heal any injury, as long as it's not fatal or just a minor wound—but that doesn't mean he can be resurrected after being divided into eighteen pieces, since the Holy Sword can't revive him.

"Arquette, calm down. I had a reason for not seeing you last night, really, I'm not lying to you!"

"Hmm~?" Arcueid's eyebrows twitched. "Tell me your reasons, and if you don't have one that I can believe, I'll send you to the Mariana Trench."

(Isn't that the deepest ocean trench in the world!)

Natsukawa Tora felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't think Arcueid was joking, because she could truly do it—not send him into a real trench, but dig one out on the spot. Although it would take a considerable amount of time, conjuring up a trench from imagination was still achievable.

perhaps.

"Listen to me, Arcueid, actually something happened to me last night..."

In order to avoid the possibility of being sent to Mount Fuji to soak in lava tomorrow, Natsukawa Tora recounted in detail his encounter with Tatari last night, and of course, the same thing about Sajou Ayaka.

After hearing Natsukawa Toramaru's explanation, Arcueid, who had her arms crossed, remained silent for a moment before dropping her fierce expression and beaming with joy: "Hmm, I can accept this reason. Toramaru didn't intentionally avoid seeing me, and I'm satisfied knowing that."

"But according to Tiger, did you really not feel me calling you at all last night?"

Natsukawa Tiger nodded: "Not at all. I think there are two reasons. One is the interference of Tatari. Although I don't know the specific principle, it not only hindered the connection between you and me, but also my ability to sense things as an elf."

"As for the other side, that should be a problem from parallel worlds. The old man with the gem said that the axes of the two worlds are now malfunctioning, causing them to overlap, which may be the reason for this situation."

"I see..."

After thinking for a moment, Arcueid clapped his hands: "Okay, let's go take care of that deadling named Tatali, Tiger."

"How dare you interfere with my reunion with Tiger, and last night you even went to such lengths to create a bunch of counterfeits. Although you are an ancestor, you are extremely lowly. I dislike you very much."

"So Tiger, let's go take down that Tataly!"

54. Arcueid develops new attributes

An hour later, on the streets of Misaki City.

As Ayaka Sajo walked out of a women's clothing store, carrying a bag of new clothes, she looked at the two people waiting at the door.

"Sorry to trouble you to come with me to buy clothes."

Ayaka Sajou didn't come to Misaki City unprepared, but all her preparations—including her luggage—were left in the alleys of another world's Misaki City. As a result, Ayaka Sajou didn't have any personal belongings in this world. The pajamas she wore after taking a shower last night belonged to Torama Natsukawa, and the clothes she was wearing now belonged to Touko Aozaki.

To avoid causing trouble for others, after breakfast, Ayaka Sajo suggested going to the street to buy clothes.

And the one who followed was naturally Natsukawa Tora, since Aozaki Touko was too lazy to move, and Shier had to prepare to deal with Tatari.

“It’s alright, no trouble at all. We’re going to come out anyway, right, Arcueid?”

As he leaned against the roadside, Natsukawa Tora spoke, glancing at Arcueid beside him.

After deciding to eliminate Tatari, who had ruined her plans, Arcueid met with Aozaki Touko and the others under Natsukawa Torata's guidance. Although they knew each other, Aozaki Touko and Chiel were both involved in the incident in Misaki City, while Sajou Ayaka had met him once in a parallel world.

Although the goal is to defeat Tatali, Tatali does not appear during the day, but only at night. Furthermore, it is merely a phenomenon that only temporarily appears for the entire night on the night of a full moon, so attacking it before that is futile.

So, before the night of the full moon, especially during the safe daytime, the group could only wander around Misaki City to pass the time.

However, for Arcueid, who was unaware of the current state of human society, the more time she spent walking on the streets, the better. In addition, she was with Natsukawa Tora, so she was willing to continue strolling around like this.

Arcueid jumped down from the railing, put her hands behind her back, and said with a smile, "So, now that Ayaka has bought new clothes, where should we go next?"

"I don't care, I'm going to spend all my time with you guys today anyway." Natsukawa Tora shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't into entertainment. If it weren't for Sajou Ayaka and Arcueid coming out, he would have planned to stay in the living room all day watching TV and using his phone, or playing computer games.

That's all he has to do.

Ayaka Sajou's reply was similar: "Miss Arcueid, go wherever you want to go. Natsukawa and I will go with you."

Originally, Ayaka Sajou's trip was just to buy clothes. Now that she has the clothes, she really has nothing to do. Although it would be nice to go back to the apartment with Torakawa to kill time, since Arcueid has also come to keep her company, her thoughts should be taken into consideration.