To become a king and a magician

"Sizzle—!"

That's because, for some reason, a large number of golden meteors streaked across the sky above the capital today.

Does this foreshadow the imminent end of this apocalyptic existence?

The residents of the capital city, gazing up at the sky, couldn't help but think this way. After all, since ancient times, shooting stars have been associated with the legend of fulfilling people's wishes. In this era of war, no matter what strange phenomenon it was, the first thing people suffering from the ravages of war could think of was peace.

Of course, the actual situation was not as the people imagined. The golden meteor was not a symbol of peace, nor a harbinger of hope, but merely countless bullets being released from the King's Treasury.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang!"

In the skies above the capital, accompanied by the incessant roar of gunfire, an extremely fierce long-range firefight was raging.

Sitting on the Vimana with Natsukawa Tora, Angelica, who had already used her class card, generously unleashed her treasures, turning them into cannonballs that shot towards the enemy who had triggered this aerial battle.

Normally, there is no Servant who can engage Gilgamesh in a sustained long-range firefight.

There is only one fundamental reason—an overwhelming lack of firepower.

As the oldest king who possesses all the wealth, Gilgamesh's treasures are virtually limitless, and therefore his ammunition is also virtually limitless, eliminating any issue of endurance. Furthermore, the weapons he fires are Noble Phantasms formed from illusionary crystals; even the lowest-level Noble Phantasm has enough power to shatter streets with each shot, let alone higher-level ones.

Therefore, engaging Gilgamesh in a long-range battle was suicidal, no different from courting death; at most, it was just a matter of time before defeat and demise.

But now—

"They really are biting very hard."

Using the spirit's senses to monitor Oda Nobunaga's situation in real time, Natsukawa Torara chuckled softly, "As expected of Japan's most famous Heroic Spirit, the added bonus of legend, plus the boost from local fame... even Gilgamesh wouldn't be able to suppress her without using his highest-level Noble Phantasm."

Oda Nobunaga was a revolutionary hero.

As a changemaker of her era, she was able to transform the old into the new, and based on the various legends surrounding Oda Nobunaga, she became a god-slayer in a certain sense after becoming a heroic spirit.

The higher the opponent's level of divinity and mystery, or the more powerful the Heroic Spirit who is a protector of the system, the greater the advantage one receives. Against Heroic Spirits or Noble Phantasms with extremely high divinity and mystery, Oda Nobunaga possesses an absolute advantage.

Unfortunately, Gilgamesh possesses the highest level of divine aptitude among Heroic Spirits. He himself lived at the end of the Age of Gods and had a huge impact on the end of the Age of Gods. His mystery level is also frighteningly high.

Even though Angelica was only using a class card, which would be somewhat affected, the high divinity and high mystery were indeed facts. Not to mention that the treasures shot out from the King's Treasury at this moment were all high-level Noble Phantasms, so their mystery level was definitely not low.

All these factors combined resulted in Oda Nobunaga receiving a huge power boost! The power of his arquebus was increased to the point where it could rival the Gate of Babylon!

"Hahahaha! Excellent! Very good! It's been a long time since I've seen such a full-scale battle! Golden woman, I'm quite fond of you!"

Standing atop a matchlock musket, Oda Nobunaga, his fighting spirit fully ignited, couldn't help but burst into maniacal laughter as he relentlessly clung to Vimana's tail!

"If it weren't for our differing stances, I would really like to take you under my command! With firepower like that, all the walls of Japan combined wouldn't be enough for me to bomb!"

"wishful thinking!"

Perhaps angered by Oda Nobunaga's sudden outrageous words, or perhaps influenced by Gilgamesh's spirit, Angelica, provoked, turned Vimana around and faced Oda Nobunaga. Then, a large number of missiles poured out from under Vimana's wings like a torrential rain!

As a flying boat described in two major Indian epic poems, and a real aerial weapon from the Indian mythological era, Vimana itself carried a large number of weapons.

For example, nuclear warheads from the mythological era.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!!"

Almost at the instant the barrage of bullets fired by Vimana collided with the volley of musket fire, a deafening explosion and burst of flames appeared over the capital! The shockwave and blast, carrying flames, swept across the entire sky in an instant! The capital city below immediately sounded its air raid sirens!

(They mistook it for an enemy bomber attack.)

Hearing the sounds coming from below, Xia Chuanhu's eyebrows twitched.

(I should have had Angelica throw it down... Oh well, it wasn't necessary. Compared to that, the situation on Oda Nobunaga's side—)

The spirit could not sense Oda Nobunaga's magical reaction at all within its perception range.

They were wiped out?

(No, it probably escaped in spirit form before being impacted; that was quite decisive.)

"They escaped."

"I'm so sorry, Lord Natsukawa, I couldn't defeat him." Angelica immediately knelt down on one knee to apologize upon hearing this.

Xia Chuanhu waved his hand: "It's alright. For both of us, this meeting and battle is just a simple greeting. If it's going to be a fight to the death, that's another story. Since we've both been identified as the great sinners who want to destroy this place, I think we'll definitely have a few more clashes in the future. We'll just take them out then."

"Yes, I understand."

“Very good, then next—we’ll go over there.”

Xia Chuanhu pointed in a certain direction.

That was the location of the Japanese Army Headquarters.

“Since they’ve come knocking on our door, it wouldn’t be right not to go back and return the greeting. This time, it’s our turn to go and say hello to them, Angelica.”

"Just throw a few hundred Noble Phantasms at him and blow him to smithereens!"

77. Even with a mole inside, the game is unplayable!

Army Headquarters.

Inside one of its innermost rooms.

"Well--!"

The moment he emerged from his spiritual form, Oda Nobunaga quickly grabbed the wall beside him to prevent himself from falling.

After sitting down at her desk and catching her breath, Oda Nobunaga patted the crystal ball on her desk—a gift left to her by the witch who had come here not long ago and then left quickly.

After flashing a few times, the crystal ball emitted a soft light, and a figure was instantly projected into the center of the dimly lit room.

"what?"

Seemingly unaware of what was happening, the woman eating there paused for a moment before turning to look at Oda Nobunaga: "Hmm~~~ That's quite sudden. Contacting me this way, do you miss me?"

"Or perhaps—I've finally met the one for me?"

Looking at the white-haired girl in the video, who was talking and eating buttered bread, and who looked like a flower, Oda Nobunaga smiled and nodded: "Ah, I have seen her, the witch."

"So, how did it feel after the fight? Judging from your appearance... you must have been utterly thrashed, right?"

Is it like fallen flowers drifting on flowing water?

Oda Nobunaga shook his head with a cold laugh: "That man didn't make a move; it was the woman with him who did. She rode in a golden airship, tossing her treasures around like trash—I was so envious! If I had been that rich in my lifetime, I would have dominated the Warring States period long ago! I would have bombed as many Tokugawas as they came! And the Uesugi clan wouldn't be a threat at all!"

Golden spaceship?

Randomly throwing away powerful artifacts?

"Ah~~~ It's Angelica, right? Tiger is on this mission with her."

"What? You know that woman?"

The White Witch—Merry—nodded: "I suppose I'm the closest person to her, even though it was a long time ago. But it's really surprising, Angelica should be working as a maid and butler for that noble person now... Could it be that the doll fetishist is finally going to make his move?"

"What are you talking about? Speak in a way I can understand!" Oda Nobunaga slammed his hand on the table in obvious displeasure. "And since you know who that woman is, hurry up and spill the beans about her! I'm going to fight her again and avenge my defeat!"

"Fight again? Nobu, you got taken down? Then can you come and help them right away? This place is perfect for you to shine! It'll also relieve some pressure for them."

"I'm still alive and well! It's still a long way off before I go to your place!"

"Yes, yes, yes... Sigh, looks like I'll have to keep working overtime. Seriously, I hate working overtime the most."

After quickly finishing the buttered bread in her hand, Mary licked the crumbs off her fingers and said, "There are two things to watch out for when dealing with Angelica. One is her most proficient displacement magic, which is simply magic that allows her to swap all sorts of things. However, Angelica can even do spatial displacement, which involves the second realm of magic."

"Oh, space displacement... I'll find a notebook to write it down first."

Taking a notebook from the drawer beside him, Oda Nobunaga quickly flipped to the last page and wrote down what Merry had said. Then he urged, "What about the other one?"

"Class Card - Angelica possesses a Mystic Code, similar to divine possession, which allows her to bestow the power of a Servant upon herself, thereby unleashing combat power equal to that of the Servant. Incidentally, the Servant Angelica can transform into is Gilgamesh."

"Gilgamesh? Who is that? I've never heard of him before."

"..."

Looking at Oda Nobunaga's blank expression, as if he had never heard of him before, Merry suddenly wanted to record the video and show it to Kinpika, who always ordered her around to do his work. She felt she would see a very interesting reaction.

—In fact, she did just that.

After saving this part of the image into her brain's memory, Meli explained: "Gilgamesh... in short, he is the oldest hero-king, the oldest nouveau riche of mankind who possesses all the treasures on earth, the golden Pikachu who shines from head to toe."

"monkey?"

"correct!"

(Save this sentence too~~~)

"But jokes aside, that king's power is indeed formidable, among the top of all Servants, especially since he has collected the original texts of all the world's treasures. He can use methods to counter any enemy, making him a natural enemy to Servants."

"But Nobu, I think you can go toe-to-toe with her! After all, King Gilgamesh has a high degree of divinity and mystery, and his attack style is similar to yours, waa ...

Before Mary could finish speaking, she was suddenly buried under a huge boulder that fell from the sky, and a gleaming golden spear was stuck on top of the pile of boulders.

Oda Nobunaga: "He's dead already?"

No~~~ no~~~

Meryl's deep voice came from the pile of stones.

"Hahaha, looks like I can't keep gossiping behind her back, or I'll really get pricked like a hedgehog next time—anyway, that's all the information I have about Angelica, is that enough?"

"Yes, that's more than enough. Thank you for your hard work! That woman is doomed now!"

"Nobu, you'll definitely be here to report to them right away after that." After struggling to climb out of the rubble and pulling the gun out of her head, Meryl smiled and said, "That's enough for this call. I'm going to file a complaint against some irresponsible citizen who litters. You can ask me again if you don't know anything next time."

Seeing that Merry was about to leave, Oda Nobunaga quickly reached out his hand: "Wait a moment! I haven't asked about the most important man yet!"

"Tiger?"

Stopping her movement, Meryl thought for a moment: "Ah~~~~ That would be useless for you, Nobu, right? Even if I told you, you still wouldn't be able to beat Tiger."

"Hehe~~~~ You really dare to say that."

"After all, it's the truth. If Nobu wants to fight Tiger, he has to become a true Demon King first. Also, here's some additional information: you'd better leave that place as soon as possible, or it'll be turned into ruins soon."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because their king is very vengeful~~~"

After saying this, Merry's image disappeared from Oda Nobunaga's sight, and almost in the next instant—

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!”