To become a king and a magician

Aozaki Aoko shook her head: "No, those two dream demons helped me with this magic trick. I used this magic trick the previous times I went to the singularities, so there won't be any problems."

"Then the problem lies with the singularity?" Hiel, who was also standing nearby, said, "If there's no problem on your end, it can only be the singularity—"

"Yes, that's it."

Suddenly, Merlin's voice came from behind, which startled Hierle slightly.

Merlin, carrying his staff, approached Aozaki Aoko and carefully examined the magic he had helped develop. He said, "Hmm, there's nothing wrong with the spell itself. Aozaki-sama's inability to enter the Sixth Singularity is indeed a problem there. In fact, I just lost contact with Ria."

Merlin left a magic spell on Artoria, and after Artoria investigated there, she used this magic spell to send the information back to Chaldea—this was originally the intended way to provide information to Chaldea.

But just now, the contact from Artoria was lost.

"Has something happened to Sister Liya?"

"I don't think so. With the Knights of the Round Table around, and Artoria herself and Avalon, even if they are no match for the enemies they need to face, they can retreat."

Merlin explained.

(Moreover, rather than feeling that Artoria is in trouble, this feels more like someone has erased my magic... The other side also has a magician of considerable skill, so even if they summon the Knights of the Round Table, Artoria's side will still be at a disadvantage.)

However, even at a disadvantage, she was sure she would be alright—Merlin had such faith in her king.

In the past, the Knights of the Round Table had faced disadvantageous situations countless times, and each time they ultimately turned the situation around. This time would likely be the same, and with Chaldea also on their way soon, there was no need for him to worry about it further.

"Well, since you can't go, Lord Aozaki, you can rest here for now. You've fought five singularities in a row so far, so take a break for a while. This will help you better prepare for the final battle."

"The final battle...the Seventh Singularity?"

Merlin winked mysteriously: "Perhaps~~~ Then I'll leave this place in the care of the three of you for the time being. I'll be going out for a while."

Is this shut-in going out?

When Merlin said this, the three of them, including Ayaka Sajou, were all a little surprised. He had been in seclusion in the Confinement Tower for a thousand years. Why was he suddenly going out now?

As if he could see through their thoughts, Merlin laughed and said, "Haha, it's not really going out, but I'm just being summoned as a Servant. The Overwork King at the Seventh Singularity needs some manpower, so I'm going to help out and also relieve some pressure on my other self, and prepare a way out for her."

"After all, I don't really like BadEnd right now."

8. The Triple Round Table Myth, now open!

Two days later.

The fifth day since returning from the Fifth Singularity.

Inside the control room.

Da Vinci injected the magical costume he had created into Natsukawa Torato's body with a syringe, then patted him on the shoulder: "Well, that's fine. As long as this tracking device is still on you, Natsukawa, we can accurately pinpoint your location."

"While observing the Sixth Singularity remains impossible, Chaldea can manage it if it's not the Singularity being observed, but rather you. Be careful not to let this thing break."

Looking at the healed needle marks on his wrist, Natsukawa Tora said, "I thought you would make those portable Mystic Codes, but I didn't expect you to make these ultra-small Mystic Codes that can be implanted into the body."

“After all, nobody knows what might happen over there. It would be bad if it got damaged in battle. If it's implanted in your body like this, you won't have to worry about it getting damaged, and it'll save you some energy, right?” Da Vinci laughed. “Well, that's all for my work. I should go back and continue operating on Angelica. There are still quite a few problems piling up... and I don't even know if I can improve it a bit more, hehehe.”

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Leonardo."

Watching Leonardo da Vinci jog away, Roman looked at Natsukawa Tiger: "Are you feeling unwell? Natsukawa, if so, I'll give you another physical examination. Your health is the most important thing right now; we can't afford any problems."

Xia Chuanhu waved his hand: "No need, I know my own body very well. Although I feel a little uncomfortable, I will get used to it in a while. It's nothing serious."

"Okay, that's good—now let's begin the strategy guide for the Sixth Singularity."

The lights in the control room suddenly dimmed, and a three-dimensional image of Chaldea appeared out of thin air in the air between Roman and Natsukawa, zooming in to the vicinity of Palestine.

"The Sixth Singularity is located near present-day Palestine, or more specifically, Jerusalem. Because we cannot observe the situation there from our side, we cannot explain its era. Therefore, I will directly state the information transmitted by a kind person."

The sixth singularity is located in Jerusalem, and its era is the same as that of Natsukawa Torato, which is 1273 AD.

However, the situation there is not a three-way standoff. There is neither the Sun King Osmandis nor the Hassan's followers, only the Knights of the Round Table.

"According to the intelligence, there is a castle in the center of the Sixth Singularity that does not belong to that era. It is surrounded by several walls, and the force guarding the castle and stationed outside the walls is a force that calls itself the Knights of the Round Table. Unfortunately, as of the latest intelligence update, there is no information on whether they are real Knights of the Round Table, what their real names are, or how many there are."

"Besides that, there are only ordinary people who originally lived there within the singularity. They are divided into two groups: those living inside the city walls and those living outside the city walls. The situation of these two groups has not yet been investigated."

"--This is all the information about the singularity itself after removing all the meaningless embellishments."

"Next, I'll explain about our helpers. About five kilometers south of the city walls, some pioneers have already gone ahead to establish a base. Once you arrive at the singularity, you can go there directly, and they will provide all the assistance."

After recounting the intelligence he had compiled, Roman breathed a slight sigh of relief.

(That's what I say, but in reality, Natsukawa probably knows more about the situation there than I do. Given his close relationship with the Round Table, he is indeed, as Merlin said, the most suitable person to resolve this singularity.)

After recounting this part of the information, Roman changed the subject: "Speaking of which, where is your assistant? Didn't you say yesterday that you wouldn't be going alone this time?"

I'll be bringing other people with me this time—this is something Natsukawa Tora and Roman mentioned during dinner yesterday.

It would be a good thing to have someone keep an eye on this bastard, so Roman immediately agreed.

"Ah, um, I think it should be here soon."

"Forgive me for being late!"

No sooner had Natsukawa Tiger finished speaking than Gray's voice came from the doorway of the control room, and Gray immediately jogged over to the two of them.

"Miss He said she would modify the design of my combat uniform, which took a little time."

The outfit Gray is wearing now is not the casual clothes she has always worn, but a black uniform with a similar style, but with a more combat-ready look—the short skirt is still the same.

Yes, it is Gray who will be traveling to the Sixth Singularity with Natsukawa Torato this time.

Perhaps it was because she had become Jeanne d'Arc Alter's Demi-Servant, or perhaps it was because she wanted to keep an eye on Natsukawa Toramaru, but yesterday afternoon Gray took the initiative to ask Natsukawa Toramaru to travel with her. After being begged for an afternoon, and with the persuasion of Sajou Rei and Atalanta, Natsukawa Toramaru decided to take Gray with him.

In terms of actual combat strength, Gray is definitely not weak. In the ten years she has lived with Artoria and Okita Souji, she has sparred with the two of them quite a bit. Mash can't beat Gray now, not to mention that there is also Jeanne Alter. At least Gray's safety is definitely not a concern.

Natsukawa Tora smiled and said, "It's alright, you've come at just the right time. We just finished exchanging information and were about to set off as soon as you arrived. So, Roman, Grey and I will head straight to the Sixth Singularity."

"As for Fujimaru and Mashu, once they return, they can start the attack on the Seventh Singularity as I instructed. I'll join them after I've finished this, so don't worry about me. If you feel your fighting strength is insufficient, I think Zero and the others will be happy to help."

Roman rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "I'm not worried about you at all. I'm just afraid that you won't be back by the time we resolve the Seventh Singularity. That would be the most troublesome thing. If you don't want us to worry, then come back sooner rather than later."

(Do you know how oppressive the atmosphere is all the time when you're not in Chaldea?)

After waving with a smile, Xia Chuanhu wrapped his arm around Gray's waist and disappeared into the control room in the blink of an eye.

Roman sighed helplessly, then sat back down in the command seat: "Now we will continue to observe the Seventh Singularity. Fujimaru and Mashu will be back tomorrow. We will try to start the operation strategy for the Seventh Singularity tomorrow afternoon."

"Yes!"

9. Just defeat the boss and you'll clear the game, right? Skip the story!

The horizontal altitude is three thousand meters.

This is where Natsukawa Torato and Gray are right now.

The moment they arrived at this singularity, the howling wind rushed into their ears.

Subconsciously, Gray reached out and wrapped her arms around Natsukawa Tora's neck, asking with a hint of helplessness, "Again, in the air? Brother, you always like to make your entrance this way."

"This time it really wasn't intentional. Who knew this singularity would resist so strongly? I had no choice but to force my way in and find a vulnerable spot."

Natsukawa Tora explained.

This singularity is different from previous singularities. When he tried to enter, it seemed as if he was blocked by something, making it very difficult to enter. The only relatively vulnerable part was the air section, but even so, it took him a great deal of effort to get in.

This alone makes it quite different from other singularities.

Just as Xia Chuanhu's gaze inadvertently swept across the sky, an even bigger problem caught his attention.

The sky above this singularity is unusually bright.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the sky; the sky here is actually quite normal right now, with no clouds and a clear blue sky—but this normalcy is abnormal at this time.

It's during the period of human incineration, so theoretically, that giant halo should be visible from any singularity. But Natsukawa Torato hasn't seen it in the air.

"Just as Merlin said, there are just too many problems..."

Turning his gaze away, Natsukawa Tora looked down.

Because they were more than 3,000 meters in the air, Natsukawa Tiger could now clearly see the scenery over a considerable area, and the first thing he saw was the castle that Roman had mentioned, which occupied the central position of the singularity.

It was a white castle, its exterior resembling a giant dragon coiled atop a mountain peak, and its interior layout, viewed from above, also resembled a dragon with outstretched wings. Surrounding it were several layers of walls, which, structurally speaking, must have been dragon wings.

"It really is a magnificent building."

"Is it... a kingdom?"

kingdom.

Hearing Grey's description, Natsukawa Tiger smiled: "It's a very apt description. Grey, Roman said that there are heavy troops guarding outside the city walls. Thinking about it this way, it's even more like a kingdom. I wonder which king lives inside."

(The guards are Knights of the Round Table... surely not?)

Xia Chuanhu had some vague suspicions in his mind.

Just then, a beam of platinum light suddenly shone from the top of the pure white castle below, and then, as if it had spotted the two of them, it rushed straight toward them!

Sniping?!

Without thinking twice, Xia Chuanhu simply picked up Gray and pulled her a considerable distance apart.

"boom------!"

Once the obstruction was gone, the thick clouds were instantly pierced by the beam of light, creating a huge hole in the air!

Although the distance was still quite far, seeing this scene, Natsukawa Tora couldn't help but frown: "Is the diameter a hundred meters? That's really an incredible magic trick. Neither Aoko nor I could do that."

This place is three thousand meters in the air. To attack here, and with an attack range of over a hundred meters, even if he didn't know the power, Xia Chuanhu knew from his intuition that if he went to take it, he probably wouldn't come out unscathed under normal circumstances.

“Interesting. Looks like they’ve prepared a big gift for us right from the start—hurry up, Grey, let’s go return the favor.”

"Huh? Brother, what do you mean by this?"

"It means to strike at the heart of the enemy!"

He scooped Gray up in his arms and swooped down at full speed towards the direction from which the light cannon was coming.

Grey was already used to her brother's behavior, and immediately placed her hand on her waist where she could easily touch Ad.

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At the same time.

Inside the throne room of the castle.