To become a king and a magician

Jeanne Alter is currently being assimilated and does not possess any magic she can use as she pleases. Even something as simple as igniting a flame is impossible for her, because every wisp of flame she ignites now is burning away the little life she has left.

Starting a fire is tantamount to committing slow suicide.

Jeanne Alter's pale face was due to this; even a moment of that pain was unbearable. But now, the flames she had ignited not only did not extinguish instantly, but burned even more fiercely!

"Are you out of your mind?"

"Ha! You don't care about your life? I don't have any lives to use anyway! If I'm going to die anyway, I'd rather drag this disgusting fleshy pillar down to hell with me!"

Bathed in the raging flames, and enduring the agony of her own collapse, Jeanne d'Arc Alter almost screamed the true name of her Noble Phantasm—

"Feel this, you bastard! This is the roar of my soul, tormented by hatred! [Roar, my wrath (LaGrondementDuHaine)]!!"

57. This should be the location of a nuclear explosion anthem.

outside world.

The suddenly ignited crimson karmic fire instantly enveloped the entire Demon God Pillar! It fiercely scorched the surface of the Demon God Pillar with unbelievable high temperatures!

The Demon Pillar's body began to turn charred black.

The chunks of meat that made up the whole piece were carbonized, decomposed, and collapsed bit by bit in the raging flames. The raging flames were like a fiery demon, visibly gnawing at this ominous pillar of flesh.

"Ughh ...

Floros's agonizing screams immediately echoed from within the sea of ​​fire.

"Impossible! Impossible! This Noble Phantasm is... a fake! That fake! Even at this point, it still wants to get in my way! You hypocritical saintess!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Floros's roar, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, who were already puzzled by the sudden flames, were stunned for another moment.

A hypocritical witch?

"Jeanne d'Arc the Witch?!" Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Jeanne d'Arc in disbelief. "Was this flame started by the Witch Jeanne d'Arc?"

[I'm afraid so. Well, after all, it's Jeanne Alter. First she was ambushed, then she was devoured. She must be furious right now, probably thinking of dragging the other person down with her.]

[Regardless, this is a good opportunity. With Jeanne Alter inside self-destructing, Aoko only needs to provide massive damage from the outside to completely destroy the Demon Pillar—isn't your magic charging up yet, Aoko?]

"Didn't you say you wanted it to be as powerful as possible? Of course I need to prepare properly."

As she said this, the number of magic seals overlapping in front of Aozaki Aoko's fist had increased to a point that was terrifying to look at. If it were converted into status bars and buffs, the number would be close to one hundred.

Inside the control room, watching the magic power values ​​on the observation screen soar, all the staff subconsciously looked at Natsukawa Tiger. The last time such abnormal magic power values ​​appeared was when Natsukawa Tiger fought against King Solomon, at which time he was undoubtedly a true god-level being.

And now, Aozaki Aoko, this human, is approaching that realm.

(It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together. Whether it's Natsukawa or Aozaki.)

If you were to ask who is the most fortunate person right now, it would undoubtedly be Roman. Ten years ago, the last thing his clairvoyant eyes observed was a future where everything was burned to ashes. In order to avoid such a future, he has been doing his best to learn everything he can in the past ten years, hoping that it will come in handy in the future.

But now... he doesn't feel much pressure. It should be a crisis that destroys the world, but he doesn't feel much pressure at all.

The reason is the person sitting next to him right now.

"Natsukawa... thank you."

"Huh? Roman, why are you suddenly thanking me?"

"It's nothing, I just thought of saying it for a moment."

Roman smiled slightly.

Just then—

"That should be about right..."

With her arms supporting the layers of magic array stacked above her head like a giant cannon barrel, Aozaki Aoko took a deep breath and channeled her magic power into the magic seal closest to her hands.

next moment--

"Buzz——————————!"

Under the watchful eyes of Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, a blue sun gradually rose from below the horizon!

The overwhelming magical power immediately attracted Floros's attention. Although he had intended to stop Aozaki Aoko when he learned that she was about to use magic, the flames ignited by Jeanne d'Arc Alter within him made it impossible for him to concentrate his magical power to obstruct her.

Now, the magic cannon that Aozaki Aoko is about to unleash is something that her single demon god pillar cannot withstand!

"Impossible...impossible...We, the Pillars...! We, the Seventy-Two Demon Gods...! Could we really lose to mere human Masters and Servants...? This is impossible...! Absolutely impossible!!!"

Floros's heart-wrenching screams and roars echoed violently in the sea of ​​fire.

But no matter how much he disbelieved, Aozaki Aoko would not give him any chance to resist, and the flames burning his body would not be extinguished.

"Holy crap!"

Facing the demonic pillar that was already engulfed in flames, Aozaki Aoko threw the incredibly heavy demonic bullet in her hand with all her might!

"BOOM——————————————!!"

In an instant, an extremely intense white light and a deafening roar swept across the entire world.

The dazzling light, almost blinding, caused Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others to quickly hide behind Mashu, while Mashu raised her shield to protect them from the incoming impact.

"Thump—!"

Like being hit by a speeding, fully loaded truck, the violent impact almost made Mashu feel like her shield was about to slip from her grasp. But this feeling only lasted for a moment, like a swift wind that came and went without a trace. The impact and the light both lasted only a moment before completely disappearing from everyone's sight.

Only a huge crater remained in the ground in front of everyone.

Looking at the scene that resembled a meteorite impact, and then glancing at Aozaki Aoko beside her, after a brief moment of silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka was the first to burst out laughing: "Hahaha... This is too..."

"You went too far, mage..." Hinako Akuta sighed and rubbed her forehead. "While you did destroy the Demon Pillar, your attack completely altered the terrain... a massive crater over a hundred meters in diameter. I can't believe you did that."

What impact will this have on history?

I don't think so. Even if it were, it would probably be revised to make the situation plausible, such as being hit by a meteorite or experiencing a natural gas explosion.

Natsukawa Tora explained.

【However... even so, you've still gone too far, Aoko. Don't you know what restraint is?】

"Huh?" Aozaki Aoko raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Didn't you tell me to use as much firepower as possible to take him down? I painstakingly crafted such a huge magic bullet, and now I'm almost out of magic power. Instead of comforting me, you, the spectator, are lecturing me?"

[I did say that... Sigh, never mind, I really don't have the right to say anything to you, since if I were there, I probably would have gone even further than you. Sorry, and also... thank you for your hard work, Aoko.]

"Hmph! That's more like it!"

Aozaki Aoko put her hands on her hips and snorted coldly: "So, is this really the end? This singularity thing? It's surprisingly quick."

"Yes, the Demon Pillar has been destroyed. With the firepower you just used, the Holy Grail probably went up in flames too. Now that the source of the Singularity is gone, I think it will collapse over there soon. Roman, go prepare for the spirit particle transfer to bring Fujimaru and the others back—I understand."

We can go back to Chaldea now.

Realizing Natsukawa Toramaru's meaning, Fujimaru Ritsuka let out a long sigh of relief, her shoulders slumping: "That's great..."

[You've worked hard, Fujimaru. Get some rest when you get back.]

"Um......."

[That concludes the communication. See you later, Fujimaru, Mashu, and Akuta-senpai. Also, Aoko...]

“Just come find me when you have time,” Aozaki Aoko said. “You have things to do, right? You can wait until you’re done. I’m not in a rush.”

【it is good】

58. Jeanne Alter was picked up while drunk.

After the communication with Chaldea temporarily ended.

Fujimaru Ritsuka plopped down on the ground and looked up at the sky: "Is this how you resolve a singularity?"

“Thank you for your hard work, senior.” Mashu sat down as well and said, “However, in fact, it hasn’t been that long. It’s only been about two hours since we arrived at this singularity. This is all thanks to Miss Aoko, who did a lot of work before we arrived.”

"It's alright, compared to this..."

Aozaki Aoko looked at Jeanne d'Arc, who was standing to the side staring at the crater: "Jeanne d'Arc, you... as far as I know, you should be disappearing soon, right?"

Jeanne turned around and nodded: "Yes. The singularity has ended, and as a Servant summoned by the Holy Grail, I will indeed be returning to the Throne of Heroes soon... Thank you, Aoko, Fujimaru, Mash, and Akuta."

"If it weren't for your arrival, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to resolve this incident so quickly on my own. Thank you so much."

"No, actually we didn't do anything..." Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly waved her hand. "In fact, the real hero should be Aoko-san. I basically didn't do anything in the end, so I'm really a little embarrassed..."

Smiling and shaking her head, Jeanne said, "No, Fujimaru, just the fact that you're standing here is already quite remarkable. Servants need their Masters to unleash their full potential. If it weren't for you supporting Mash here, we would have already been defeated by Fafnir's breath."

"Is that so?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka touched her hair somewhat embarrassedly.

At that moment, Joan of Arc's body suddenly emitted a burst of light particles.

Watching her body gradually dissipate, Jeanne sighed softly: "It seems it's time for me to leave. Well then, I hope we'll meet again someday, everyone. Also, if possible, please tell Mr. Natsukawa that I'd like to express my gratitude on behalf of my parallel world self, since back then, my parallel world self wasn't able to say that."

Fourteen years ago, during the Holy Grail War in a parallel world, Jeanne d'Arc didn't have time to express her gratitude to Natsukawa Torato before she hastily left the scene. It was clearly her duty as the Ruler to handle unexpected situations in the Holy Grail War, but in the end, Natsukawa Torato took care of everything.

Therefore, Joan of Arc had always wanted to thank him, and now, through the shared memories with her parallel self, Joan of Arc spoke those words on behalf of that other self.

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded slightly: "I understand, I will pass it on to the captain."

"Well then, goodbye, and I wish you all the best on your journey ahead."

After saying those last words, Jeanne completely vanished before Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others. In the very last moment, just before leaving, Jeanne turned her head slightly and looked once more at the place where the Demon Pillar had been.

(The other me... in that case, we definitely won't see each other again.)

Jeanne Alter was gradually assimilated by the Demon Pillars at the time, and now that the Demon Pillars have been destroyed by Aozaki Aoko's maximum firepower, it is impossible for her to continue to exist in this world.

(Even at the very end, I still couldn't fully understand her.)

(Even though I can no longer hear you, I hope you rest in peace, my other self.)

After watching Jeanne leave the singularity, Aozaki Aoko stretched her body and waved to Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other two, saying, "Then it's about time for me to leave too."

“Miss Aoko…that’s true, Miss Aoko isn’t a native of this singularity. But how are you going to leave? You didn’t come to this singularity through spirit particle transfer, did you?” Mash frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Aozaki Aoko smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that. I have my own way of going back. If there's a chance, I think we'll meet again in the Singularity. Please continue to guide me then, lovely girls—oh right, Akuta isn't a girl."

"Are you trying to pick a fight with me?" Hinako Akuta glared at Aoko Aozaki with annoyance. "If you're going to leave, then leave already. It's not like we're never going to see each other again. You're acting like it's a matter of life and death. You humans are always so indecisive."

"That's just how emotional we humans are, isn't it? By the way, Fujimaru, come here for a moment, I need to talk to you about something."