To become a king and a magician

In other words, right after this burning of humanity ended?

Arthur smiled and said, "Then I'll wish you a happy marriage in advance, since I won't be able to attend... Although it might be too late to say it now, Mary is a very troublesome woman, and I'm quite afraid of her, so you'd better be careful."

"Of course I know, you can go back to your Avalon and sleep soundly."

41. The Holy Grail that wasn't smashed

As a result, the banquet continued until nightfall.

For Natsukawa Tora, his last memory ended when he was drinking with Arthur.

And now, "Ugh...it's so heavy..."

Waking up from a daze, feeling the weight pressing down on him, Natsukawa Tiger subconsciously pushed it—as usual, it was a soft spot.

Is Lingyi still not up?

"Ugh... I can't eat anymore... Father..."

I heard a faint murmur.

Father?

Not zero-clothes?

"No... something's not right!"

Suddenly snapping out of his daze, Xia Chuanhu immediately recognized who was lying on top of him.

It's Mordred.

The child, dressed in the same casual clothes he wore in Tulifas more than a decade ago—a tube top and denim shorts—was now lying on Natsukawa Tora's body, drool dripping from his mouth, with a blissful expression on his face.

What sweet dream is this kid having? Judging from what he just said, is he still eating in his dream?

(Is the stomach ailment of this family of idiots really incurable?)

With a helpless sigh, Xia Chuanhu pushed Mordred off him, letting her lie down to continue sleeping before getting out of bed himself.

The house was the one Artoria had prepared for him and Gray. Since he had no memory of drinking with Arthur last night, it was unlikely that he had walked back on his own.

(Grey probably helped me back, and then Mordred... sneaked over here in the middle of the night?)

There was no one else in the room besides the two of them, and Grey was nowhere to be seen.

Could it be outside?

Pushing open the wooden door and stepping out of the house, what came into Natsukawa Tiger's view was the stronghold street that had already begun to bustle.

Perhaps because Voodoo had been defeated yesterday and the dragon calamity had disappeared, the pedestrians who had been full of sorrow when Natsukawa Tiger first arrived were now all full of energy, looking like they were earnestly trying to live their lives.

Judging from the sun's altitude, it's almost noon now.

"This is the first time in all these years that I've gotten up this late without Rei around. I've been too relaxed... Well, it's not so bad, is it?"

After a battle, you need to rest well and recharge your energy so you can face the next battle.

The battle at this singularity is over. The next step is to conserve our strength and prepare to face an even more powerful enemy at the seventh singularity.

The second beast is Tiamat, the creator goddess.

That would be the most powerful enemy Natsukawa Torama had ever faced, and one that he absolutely could not defeat.

"Forget it, now is not the time to think about this."

After stretching vigorously in front of the sun, Natsukawa Tora did not lower his head, but continued to look up at the sky.

The huge band of light can still be seen in the clear sky.

(A day has passed, and there's still no sign of the singularity collapsing... What could be wrong?)

"Ah? Minister, you're awake."

Just as Natsukawa Toramaru was thinking this, Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice suddenly rang out from the side. Turning around, he saw her walking towards them with Mash and Gray, carrying some things. A Fou was perched on Mash's shoulder.

Good afternoon, elder brother.

"You got up a little late today, brother."

Natsukawa Tora smiled and said, "You probably drank a bit too much yesterday. More importantly, did you go shopping?"

“Ah, this was a gift from the residents here, as a thank you for protecting them yesterday,” Fujimaru Ritsuka explained. “Since we were thinking it was almost lunchtime, and we ran into Grey-senpai on the way, we thought we’d come straight to you, Captain.”

"Also, the doctor said there was something they needed to tell us."

Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her wrist.

Does Roman have something to say?

"Alright, come on in then—by the way, where's Senior Akuta? Aren't you guys together?"

"Senior Jie doesn't like crowded places, and he's still staying indoors and refusing to come out."

"..."

It really is the same as always.

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The lunch break lasted for more than forty minutes.

Although for Natsukawa Torato and Mordred, who was woken up halfway by the aroma, this meal was actually breakfast.

After the meal, Mash cleared the table and made room. She placed her shield on the ground and unfolded a round table. With a flash of blue light, a projection from the Chaldea control room appeared clearly in front of them.

Including Roman's face.

"Eh... Can you see clearly? Fujimaru, Mashu?"

"I can even see how many pores are on your face," Natsukawa Tiger joked. "Enough with the small talk, let's get down to business. Roman, Fujimaru said you have something to report?"

Roman said seriously, "Yes, it's the analysis results regarding the Sixth Singularity. The current situation on your side is that Vortigern and the Holy Grail have both been destroyed, right?"

Natsukawa Torato: "At least I don't think the Holy Grail can survive Moonfall's attack."

"However, according to past experience, if the Holy Grail, which is the source of the Singularity, is destroyed or retrieved by us, the Singularity itself will immediately begin to collapse. But the Sixth Singularity shows no signs of this at all... So, although we think it's impossible, we still analyzed the area where we fought Vortigern."

"The result was that a magical reaction resembling the Holy Grail was detected over there."

As soon as Roman said this, all four people in the room turned to look at Xia Chuanhu.

Natsukawa Tora pondered for a moment, resting his chin on his hand: "The power of Moonfall should be enough to smash the Holy Grail... You mean something unusual might have happened over there, causing the Holy Grail to still exist? Roman."

"At this stage, this is the only speculation we can make. If we want the Sixth Singularity to collapse, we need to retrieve the Holy Grail. In addition, we also detected a considerable number of magical reactions over there. They are very weak compared to the Holy Grail, and they should be enemies formed from some magical remnants. Be careful when you go to retrieve them."

“Okay, I understand.” After nodding, Natsukawa Tora looked at the group in the room. “Then, let’s treat this as an after-dinner walk. Let’s go tell Artoria first, and then head over there to retrieve the Holy Grail.”

"Ah."

42. A series of attacks under the setting moon is not a dream.

On the way to the crater created by the moonfall.

"Boom!"

With a single blow, Mash shattered the low-level monster formed from magical remnants in front of her. She breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's it, Master."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mashu."

"Your movements are much cleaner and more efficient than before. It seems you've been training a lot."

Like Fujimaru Ritsuka, Natsukawa Tora, who was floating in mid-air, commented with a smile.

Because Gray wanted to stay at the base to help Artoria, and Mordred also wanted to strengthen her relationship with her former colleagues, in the end, only Natsukawa Torato, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash set off to retrieve the Holy Grail.

Mash was slightly pleased to receive Natsukawa Torama's praise: "Yes. During the rest period after the Singularity was over, apart from accompanying my Master back to Kanbu City, I spent the rest of the time receiving combat training from Ms. Atalanta and Ms. Zero. Gray-senpai would also give me guidance occasionally."

As a Demi-Servant, Mash has only been around for about half a year. Even with the power and combat abilities left behind by Galahad, it is not an easy task to master them all.

Through Atalanta and Rei Sajou's training, Mash was able to significantly shorten this process—although, given Rei Sajou's situation, Mash probably suffered quite a bit.

“I’ve been receiving training too.” Fujimaru Ritsuka puffed out her chest. “Now I can activate my magic circuits and use some simple magic tricks, thanks to the director’s teaching.”

Olga Marie has been teaching Fujimaru Ritsuka magic for the past six months.

Natsukawa Tora raised an eyebrow: "That's really impressive. You've already mastered the basics in just six months? What specific magic tricks have you mastered?"

"Simple enhancement magic, and then there's the Gandri Magic Bullet. The director said my magic circuits are super mediocre, and I can only learn these simple ones."

Like Natsukawa Toraka, Fujimaru Ritsuka was a first-generation magician, born with a complete magic circuit within her body.

However, compared to genius-level first-generation magicians like Natsukawa Tora, Fujimaru Ritsuka's talent is the lowest level. If she were placed in the Clock Tower, she would definitely be labeled as a mediocre talent—but even so, she is still better than Waver and belongs to the "ordinary" level among magicians.

"In addition, Miss Orange also taught me runes, but I am still in the learning stage and can only use one or two of them, such as for starting fires and lighting."

“This is good enough,” Natsukawa Tora laughed. “Learning magic is not something that can be rushed. Apart from a very small number of geniuses, long-term study is inevitable to become an excellent magician.”

"Just like you, Minister?"

"No, I'm an exception. In reality, I'm just a third-rate magician. If you asked me to seriously fight other magicians using magic, I would most likely be the one who gets crushed."

This is the truth from Natsukawa Tora.

In terms of magic alone, he is roughly equivalent to the rank of the Clock Tower's Master, the third rank from top to bottom, and this rank is based on summoning magic; if you take that out away, it would be even lower.

"However, magic itself is not a technique for fighting. No matter what kind of magic it is, the ultimate goal is to reach the root. The magic used for attack is just a side effect in the process."

"By the way, Fujimaru, if you're interested in becoming a magician after everything is over, I can introduce you to a teacher. Although he's terrible at being a magician, he has unparalleled talent when it comes to teaching others. I was taught by him back then."

Did the teacher produce a minister?

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment: "I'll consider it..."

"Well, it's okay if you don't want to be a magician. Personally, I don't recommend you become a magician either."

Furthermore, Fujimaru Ritsuka is not suited to be a magician; in essence, she is more suited to be a magician.

.......

Time passed by in the midst of their occasional chats and skirmishes.

After walking for about an hour (Natsukawa Tora was floating), the three finally arrived at the huge crater created by the moonfall.

Standing on the edge, looking down at the huge crater in front of her, Fujimaru Ritsuka shrank back in fear: "Although I saw it from afar yesterday, seeing it up close like this is still... Captain, you're really amazing. To be able to pull down such a big moon in one go, that must be your ultimate move, right?"