To become a king and a magician

"Yes."

Originally, Akuta Hinako was going to mock him, saying that such a height was nothing to worry about and that he could be resurrected after dying. But after Xiang Yu said that, she immediately gave up the idea and obediently hugged Xiang Yu.

At that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka also hugged Mashu. However, before the four of them could land in their own ways, a strong wind suddenly gathered from all directions and lifted them all up, making them float in mid-air.

Natsukawa Tora, who emerged from a portal of light and floated alongside Sajou Rei, laughed and said, "Hmm, looks like we made it in time. Now we can land safely."

"Whoo~~~~~~"

Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a sigh of relief, then, like a curious child, lightly stepped on the wind beneath her feet: "This wind... is this also an effect of your magic trick, Captain?"

"Well, it's a combination of elemental magic and my specialty, summoning magic. In reality, it's about using wind fairies as laborers at will, which is very convenient for everyday use."

"whispering sound!"

Suddenly, a disdainful sneer came from Hinako's side.

(Mind your own business! You could have been embracing Lord Xiang Yu... You'll remember this, junior!)

Natsukawa Torara, who could roughly guess what Akuta Hinako was thinking, sighed helplessly.

After floating in the air for about several tens of seconds, everyone's feet finally touched the ground again.

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked around: "This is... the Seventh Singularity? The land of Mesopotamia? Does this mean the spirit particle transfer was successful?"

[Yes, the spirit particle transfer is complete.]

Roman's voice came through the communicator.

However, our original plan was to transfer you to Uruk, but...

"Because Uruk has a barrier."

Still floating in the air and gazing in a certain direction, Natsukawa Tora explained, "Although the distance is quite far, I can sense that Uruk in that direction is shrouded in a huge barrier, which basically blocks the possibility of teleporting in. That's why you were bounced here."

There is a barrier in place.

This suggests that a crisis may have occurred in Uruk.

"So now the only option is to walk to Uruk, right? How far is it?"

"Oh? No need, I'll take you there."

Under Mashu's somewhat puzzled gaze, Natsukawa Tora snapped his fingers, and a huge portal of light appeared in front of them.

“I’ve linked a space on a plain near Uruk to our space. We can go directly there by going through this door—it would take more than a day to walk there, which is a waste of time. This way it’s faster.”

Spatial transfer...

Throughout their previous singularity journeys, Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others had always progressed on foot. This was their first time working with Natsukawa Torata on human restoration, and unexpectedly, they didn't even need to walk; they could move directly using spatial teleportation...

"Minister, it would have been so much better if you had come back sooner. That way we wouldn't have had to travel across the country so tiringly during that trip to the United States."

"Let's just consider it physical training—let's go, it's still morning, we'll have plenty of time to get things done when we get there. Okay?"

With that, Natsukawa Torato and Sajou Rei were the first to step into the portal, and the other four hurriedly followed.

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The next moment after passing through the light gate, what came into everyone's view was a huge city gate covered with a large number of gorgeous reliefs, and many donkey carts loaded with goods parked outside the city gate.

Near the city gate, dozens of soldiers armed with long spears stood, searching each person trying to enter the city.

Because Natsukawa Tora chose a relatively far-away spot for the portal, the situation on this side was not detected by the other side.

"They got here in no time at all... Minister, you're amazing!"

"Indeed, brother's ability has already entered the realm of magic, hasn't it?"

Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu's praise, Natsukawa Torama smiled smugly: "No, at best it's only close. Although I'm quite familiar with the old man with the gem, and I do know a little about the second magic, I don't know a single second magic. What I just did was just the effect of illusion materialization and magic."

“Even so, your abilities are already quite remarkable,” Xiang Yu exclaimed. “If there had been someone as capable as you back then, the world would have been at peace much sooner.”

"Perhaps—let's not talk about that. Let's prepare to enter the city. I think Merlin and Meryl are already waiting for us inside. Let's meet up with them first, and then we'll know the general situation of this singularity."

"That being said, getting into the city won't be easy." Hinako looked at the city gate. "It seems they'll search us. Based on past experience, this situation is very likely to escalate into a verbal argument and then into a fight."

"I understand, I understand~~~"

Fujimaru Ritsuka highly approved of it.

Her experiences in the five singularities have now given her a fixed impression of this: entering the city = getting into a dispute = unnecessary fighting. Although she can explain it all away afterward, it's still exhausting to do it every time.

"In that case... Lingyi is yours."

"Yes, I understand."

After responding, to the astonishment of the other four, Sajou Rei's appearance quickly transformed into that of Merry, even changing her clothes to the same style!

After spinning around in place, [Merry] laughed and said, "This should work. Merry arrived here a long time ago, and I think she's already quite well-known here. Using this image should allow her to enter the city smoothly."

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "..."

Mashu: "..."

Hinako Akuta and Xiang Yu: "..."

Is there really such a method? First, there's the ultra-long-distance teleportation portal, then the perfect disguise to infiltrate as someone else...

(Aren't the Minister and Ms. Zero a bit too powerful?!)

In comparison, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt that what she had experienced before was hellish difficulty, while what she was experiencing now was super easy.

That's too easy!

6. Fou, go! Give Merlin a kick!

Meryl's identity proved surprisingly useful. Sajou Rei simply stood there with her people, casually mentioned their nonexistent origins, and described them as refugees. The guards at the gate easily let them all pass.

During her five-month journey through the singularity, Fujimaru Ritsuka has seen many cities.

Despite the differences in time and region, under the broader context of the burning of human settlements, the internal landscape of any city lacked vitality.

And this time, the moment they stepped into Uruk—

"Waaaaaah~~~~~"

What came into Fujimaru Ritsuka's view was a bustling main street full of vitality, with everyone wearing a smile on their face, and it seemed to have a hint of modernity.

Street vendors enthusiastically hawk their wares, and children can often be seen playing and frolicking in the alleys... It's truly a rare and harmonious scene.

As she walked and observed the surrounding streets, Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes gradually brightened: "A city from before the Common Era... I thought it would be very backward, but this one seems..."

“Apart from the appearance, it’s basically no different from modern times, right?” Natsukawa Torato continued, “Well, Gilga Beauty King himself has the ability to see the future, so he probably used some things from the future when managing it. Although I think even without them, this city would still be very prosperous.”

Even so, this place is a bit too prosperous. It's still around 2600 BC.

Hinako Akuta frowned.

She had already appeared on the land of China at this time, but even China's level of civilization development at this time could not compare with that of this fortified city.

Beside Akuta, Xiang Yu's usually placid face showed a look of satisfaction: "It is truly a scene of peace and prosperity; there is no greater peace in the world than this."

"That's not entirely true."

Xia Chuanhu pointed to the workshop where weapons were being forged on the side of the street: "They are forging weapons in there. We don't need these in a peaceful and prosperous world. Besides, this place is a singularity now, a place that has absolutely no connection with peace."

"Hmm, that makes sense." Xiang Yu nodded slightly. "Then, Your Excellency, where are the pioneers you spoke of now?"

"Come with me, over here."

After saying that, Xia Chuanhu walked in one direction.

He had already sensed a familiar presence in that direction.

Following Natsukawa Tora's footsteps, the group traversed several streets and alleys in Uruk before arriving at a residential area of ​​the city.

Compared to the bustling streets near the city gate, this area was much quieter, and most of the people here were children and the elderly. They all showed some curiosity when they saw the large group of people walking towards them.

"Should we change our outfits to suit the local situation from now on?" Mashu looked at her armor. "I feel like this makes us stand out too much."

Hearing Mashu say that, Sajou Rei glanced at the outfits of the local women around her, then silently memorized them into her wardrobe data. Based on her understanding of her master, this kind of outfit, with a little modification, would immediately become the decisive Saint Cloth that would boost his fighting spirit.

"!"

For some reason, Natsukawa Tiger suddenly shuddered.

(Why do I feel a chill down my spine...? Is someone talking about me?)

Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly pointed ahead: "Hey... Captain, could it be over there?"

"Ok?"

Following the direction pointed out by Fujimaru Ritsuka, the group saw a simple sign made of wooden planks hanging on the wall outside a house not far ahead, with a line of words carved on it.

"Chaldea's Embassy in Uruk...?"

The entire line of text was marked in red paint, and a chibi-style Merry was carved in the corner of the sign.

No matter how you look at it, this is...

"It can only be this place." Xia Chuanhu smiled wryly, then took the lead in approaching the embassy, ​​lifted the curtain and went inside.

"what......"

Meryl, Merlin, and Morgan, who were sitting around a long wooden table eating bread and ale, turned around when they heard the noise behind them. They were all stunned when they saw the six people who walked into the room one after another.

A few seconds later—

After eating the bread crumbs in her hand and licking the bits of bread off her fingers, Mary stood up with a smile: "Finally, you've arrived, my dear King! I've been waiting for so long! My heart was almost withered!"

“But you have countless flowers in your heart, don’t you?” Natsukawa Tiger glared at her. “Also, you said you wanted me to come sooner, but weren’t you the one who trapped me in the Tokyo Singularity for more than five months? I’ll give you a good beating later, so remember that.”

"Ah ...

Meryl lunged at Morgan beside her, but the latter just kicked her away with disgust: "Just open it then. You need a hard hit more than Merlin."

"Yes, yes, I wholeheartedly agree." Merlin didn't hold back in adding insult to injury, "Natsukawa, when you're fighting, remember to include me too—"

"Fri (Merlin deserves to die)!"

Before Merlin could finish speaking, Fou suddenly emerged from Fujimaru Ritsuka's clothes, her eyes sharpening. She then spun around and charged forward, striking Merlin before Natsukawa Tora could hit Merlin!

"Snapped!"

Merlin fell backward, chair and all, and after landing on his face, Fou didn't think one stomp was enough, and continued to stomp on him several more times.