To become a king and a magician

The sudden attack and the loss of half of his vision plunged Mawajin into terror, but before he could even cry out in pain, Natsukawa Torama had already shoved his own eyeballs into his mouth.

"Don't scream. It's just that one of your eyes was gouged out. What's there to scream about? As a member of the honorable Yamato race, for the sake of your empire, you can grit your teeth and bear this little injury, right?"

"If you dare make another sound, I'll gouge out your other eye and stuff it into your asshole—no, that's too disgusting. I'm not interested in men's butts. I'll just keep stuffing it in your mouth."

"Mmm... Mmm..."

Because his hands and feet were bound by Natsukawa Torato's chains and he was hanging in mid-air, Mawajin couldn't even cover his mouth. He could only grit his teeth and swallow the pain.

"Yes, that's more like it—then have another one."

"Wa ...

“I told you not to scream, it’s just that your eyes were gouged out.” Natsukawa Tora sighed helplessly, washed his hands with the Water Spirit, and then lifted Magatsu’s face, which was covered in blood and tears: “Alright, you can talk now—where is the thing that Oda Nobunaga developed with the Holy Grail?”

"Ugh... Ugh... Ugh..."

The nausea and vomiting caused by the eyeballs falling into his stomach left Mawajin vomiting continuously, unable to utter a single word.

"What a coward! Those soldiers I killed didn't even let out a scream. As a major, you should at least set an example for your subordinates and show your indomitable spirit."

"Ugh... Ugh... You..."

"Ah, sorry, I forgot. You don't have any subordinates now. As for Ms. Asama... well, that's true. It's better for girls not to look at this kind of thing." After saying that, Natsukawa Tora covered Asama Kaname's eyes with his palm. Almost instantly, Asama Kaname's head tilted to the side and she fell asleep on the spot.

Reaching out to catch her as she collapsed to the ground, Natsukawa Tora sighed, "Her mental state is unexpectedly fragile. Being around a bunch of mentally unstable and fanatical people like you must have put a lot of pressure on her."

"Sizzle—!"

As the sound faded, Mawajin's head fell directly off his neck, and as it fell, it was meticulously torn into countless pieces along with his body, until not a single trace remained, as if it had never existed at all.

After placing the unconscious Asama on the command seat, Natsukawa Torama took off his glasses and glanced at the spot where Mawazu had been. The power of his demonic eye forcibly retained his soul, which had not yet ascended to heaven, and twisted it into an evil spirit.

"Lead the way. You know where the Holy Grail Bomb is, right?"

"Waaaaaahh ...

Like a weeping, or perhaps a roar, the spirit of Mawajin cried out twice before drifting off in a certain direction.

87. Oda Nobunaga: I went out to clear a minion wave, and my crystal was gone.

The Holy Grail bomb was hidden in the Army's magic research institute.

Inside a warehouse located near the sea in Beijing.

As mentioned earlier, in order to win this war, Japan used every available resource, from cutting-edge technology to previously enigmatic mysteries. Anything within Japan's borders was dedicated to the future of Japan.

The Magic Research Institute was founded based on this concept.

But despite saying that, those bigwigs didn't really understand what magic was. They only knew it was a spell that could cause all sorts of magical phenomena. But since it was something useful, they figured they might as well use it.

Therefore, in order to get the magic research institute up and running, all the major magic families in Japan were invited, and some magicians joined the institute to start developing various new war weapons for the Japanese army.

The study of the Holy Grail was actually conducted here.

——【Army Fourth Magic Research Institute】

That's the full name.

"This is it."

Looking at the tightly closed warehouse door in front of him, after waving his hand to dispel and send away the spirit of the deceased Mawajin who was following him, Natsukawa Torata kicked the warehouse door to pieces.

Seeing this, Okita Souji became a little nervous: "Master, isn't this making too much noise?"

"It's alright. There's no one around within a kilometer, so no one can come. Besides, there aren't any magical barriers or physical traps here. Apart from being in a slightly off-center location, it's completely undefended."

"Natsukawa Tora said."

"But this is also a kind of blind spot. This place is not far from the main battlefield, and it's really a good thing that nothing has happened here yet."

Even standing here, Natsukawa Torato could hear the deafening roar of artillery fire coming from the distant battlefield. This was not only due to the clash of modern technology and weapons, but also because Oda Nobunaga was still there.

Japan is already in a state of collapse on the main battlefield, with defeats in the Pacific theater and the collapse of its naval defenses. Soon the battle lines will be completely unbalanced, and it will be a foregone conclusion that Japan will be invaded inland. The decisive battle in the interior is inevitable.

As a heroic spirit who saved the country, Oda Nobunaga obviously would not allow such a thing to happen, so at this moment, she is doing her best to eliminate the invading foreign enemies for the sake of the country behind her.

"Trying to pull back the setting sun... You should know that it's pointless, Oda Nobunaga. Once this singularity collapses, everything you do will be in vain."

Even so, should we still go and wipe out the foreign enemies who have invaded our homeland?

It's truly a moving story of a patriotic hero.

"But I'm sorry, I can't let you have your way."

Xia Chuanhu walked into the warehouse where he had kicked open the door.

What came into view was a large bomber.

Natsukawa Torato also knew the origins of this bomber. Before the war escalated to this point, Japan had a plan called the "Inevitable Victory Air Defense Plan," which aimed to build a large, long-range strategic bomber—the later "Japanese Fugaku Bomber."

This project was once terminated, but it has now been restarted by Oda Nobunaga. According to her personal wishes, it has been redesigned and developed into a super weapon that can be called a flying fortress, named "Azuchi".

Armament included 16 20mm autocannons, a maximum bomb load of 25 tons, and engines made of rare magic ore, enabling it to fly independently to the United States for bombing missions.

If this were to be put into actual combat, the current situation would likely be easily reversed. The United States, which is currently launching a major offensive against Japan, would be forced to the defensive by just one air fortress, giving Japan invaluable breathing room.

After catching their breath, they will inevitably face an even more terrifying counterattack from the world.

but--

"Click—click! Click, click, click!"

Xia Chuanhu gently placed his hand on the surface of the bomber. The next moment, the entire aircraft was as if it had been gripped by an invisible giant hand, and it visibly twisted and wrinkled, like a plastic bottle being constantly crushed.

Amidst the ear-piercing scraping and cracking sounds, in just a dozen seconds, this culmination of Japanese technology and magic was reduced to a massive piece of scrap metal.

"That's fine. We'll let Oda Nobunaga, who discovered this situation, handle it later. Let's continue down underground, Souji."

“The thing underground is much more troublesome than this piece of scrap metal.”

As he said this, Natsukawa Tora stomped a huge hole in the ground and jumped down into it, much to Okita Souji's dismay.

After glancing at the stairs not far away and hesitating for a moment, Okita Souji also jumped down.

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The underground space is not much larger than the warehouse above ground; it is at most half the size of the above-ground space.

Because of the dim lighting, it took Okita Souji a moment to adjust when he arrived here. After getting used to the environment and getting up to look in the direction of his Master, Okita Souji subconsciously froze on the spot.

In the not-so-large underground space, there is currently a huge machine. Okita Souji does not know what the machine is used for, but she can understand the thing placed on it.

"Is that... the Holy Grail?"

The area at the very center of the machine looked like a cultivation chamber where something was being nurtured. Inside that chamber, a piece of flesh was writhing and continuously releasing a chilling magical power.

The Holy Grail is a golden cup that can grant any wish—but this thing in front of me doesn't match the description of the Holy Grail at all!

"Yes, this is the Holy Grail."

Natsukawa Tora gave an affirmative answer.

"This magical power... just the amount that has leaked out is comparable to a magic core. If it were fully released, as I said before, it could indeed blow the entire capital city to the sky."

"Looking at this thing in front of me, I'm not sure whether Oda Nobunaga wanted to save the country or destroy it."

If this thing were used in the inland decisive battle, both sides would be wiped out, the damage would be unimaginable, and the subsequent impact would be far beyond that scope.

After pondering for a while with a calm expression, Xia Chuanhu put his hand to his ear and activated a communication spell.

"Hey, Angelica? Come here right now, I need to store something in your treasury."

88. It's almost like they wiped it out in a single day.

Night fell once again over the capital city.

An hour after Natsukawa and his companions stole the Holy Grail bomb.

Inside the hotel that served as a base.

Looking at the culture tube containing the indescribable substance placed on the tatami mat, Natsukawa Tora wrapped his arms around it as if embracing it, and chains extended from his palms, wrapping around the culture tube dozens of times before stopping.

“Okay, that’s fine. Put it away, Angelica. Unless I remove these chains, this thing will never detonate.”

"I understand, Lord Natsukawa."

Angelica, still in her dream summoning mode, opened the treasure vault and put away the Holy Grail Bomb.

This resolves one of the possible scenarios that could lead to this singularity.

Although Natsukawa Tora wanted to deal with this dangerous object as soon as possible, unfortunately, even he couldn't think of a way to dispose of this Holy Grail bomb without causing a huge impact.

After all, this is a Holy Grail bomb with enough power to annihilate an entire imperial capital. If it were to detonate accidentally during handling...

"Let's keep it like this for now and take it back, then let Da Vinci analyze the Orange."

After all, he is an all-powerful genius and a Grand Magician. It should be no problem to deal with this hot potato in a while. If all else fails, there are still Rei and Aika. Although it is absolutely impossible for the two of them to return to their original omniscient and omnipotent state, in terms of knowledge, the two of them have indeed been gradually recovering over the past ten years.

The Holy Grail is ultimately just a crystallization of magic; analyzing it and rendering it harmless is not a difficult task.

"So, let's take stock of the current situation."

"There are two reasons for the formation of this singularity: the Holy Grail and the inexplicable Holy Grail War. Now that the Holy Grail is in our hands, all we need to do is end this Holy Grail War."

Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker.

If all six Servants except Okita Souji are defeated, this Holy Grail War can be ended.

“The remaining Servants should be five, right?” Okita Souji said. “Me, Archer, Lancer and Rider who haven’t shown up yet, and Caster, whom you said wouldn’t die now.”

"Perhaps it's four riders. Maybe Assassin has already taken down Caster's Master?"

Assassin Okada Izou was severely wounded by a sword strike from an enhanced version of Okita Souji. He was then transformed into an evil spirit by Natsukawa Torato and returned to the German base to begin a killing spree.

Berserker Morinaga – Originally, Mawazu, in order to ensure his control, fitted him with a restraining Mystic Code obtained from the German army and stored it underground in the Ministry of the Army. But now that Mawazu has completely disappeared from the world, Morinaga, having lost his Master, will naturally return to the Throne of Heroes.

Caster Maxwell's Demon – Although it cannot die, its Master has likely been killed by the rampaging Okada Izo and has probably returned to its seat. Even if it were still alive, it wouldn't pose much of a threat.

Based on this calculation, there are only three Servants left to face.

Archer Oda Nobunaga, Lancer Li Shuwen (who did not appear), and Rider Sakamoto Ryoma (who also did not appear).

"Should we take the initiative, Master?"