To become a king and a magician

(The battle between the Fourth Beast and the Grand Servant...it's really intense~~~)

Watching this scene unfold, Natsukawa Tora couldn't help but laugh, then looked at Morgan: "Speaking of which... it's quite a surprise to see you here. You took care of me during the Sixth Singularity, haven't you? How have you been all these years? Morgan, I've caused you quite a bit of trouble, haven't I?"

"It's not exactly troublesome. As a mother, you have to be more tolerant of your child, don't you?" Morgan said with a smile, crossing her legs and revealing a patch of white skin. "If we're talking about troublesome flowers, your side is the one with endless trouble, isn't it?"

"It's alright. A peaceful and uneventful life is nice, but it does get a bit exciting sometimes—I'll tell you more about that later. I also have some questions for you, but before that—"

Pressing down on Meryl's head as she tried to conceal herself from the aura-masking attack, Natsukawa Tora approached her with a friendly expression: "Ready? Meryl."

"Ah ha ha......"

"Thump—!!"

The next second, this scumbag was slammed into the ceiling by Natsukawa Tora's uppercut.

7. Roman, whose secret has been exposed, will probably become a mummy.

After the initial playful fighting ended, everyone sat down around the long table. However, because there wasn't enough space, Xiang Yu had to transform into his spirit form first, while Mashu, Sajou Rei, and Akuta Hinako stood to the side.

Ignoring Mary, who was still stuck in the hole in the ceiling, Merlin cleared his throat and, holding Fou, laughed first.

"Since this is our first meeting, let me introduce myself first. I am Merlin, a Caster-class Servant. I am a parallel universe counterpart to the person currently hanging from the ceiling. Please don't be shy, you can call me Merlin, my big brother."

"How dare you call yourself that?"

Morgan made a sarcastic remark.

“I am Morgan. You have already met Artoria in the Sixth Singularity, haven’t you? I am her half-sister, and like Atalanta from your Chaldea, I am a former Servant who gained a physical body because of the Holy Grail. Nice to meet you.”

Merlin, and Morgan.

[This is truly a dreamlike scene. Merlin and Morgan, how can you two get along so peacefully?]

Roman's voice came from the communication device on Fujimaru Ritsuka's wrist.

Morgan snorted: "I can only tolerate his existence. My personal dislike for him remains unchanged. If he were on the verge of falling off a cliff, I would be happy to kick him off."

"However, considering that he is willing to be here to help restore humanity, I am still willing to work with him."

"Haha~~~ She really is strict." Merlin chuckled wryly. "Well, actually, my situation is pretty much the same. To be honest, before you guys came, I was worried every day about whether she would poison me. Now that you guys are here, it's much better."

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, somewhat puzzled, "Huh? Why?"

Merlin pointed to Natsukawa Tora beside him: "Because Natsukawa is here~~~"

Ah, I see.

Those familiar with Natsukawa Torato's situation immediately understood, and then Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu both gave a somewhat helpless smile.

"Minister, I'm starting to wonder just how extensive your network of connections really is. It seems like you know people everywhere."

"I feel the same way. Also, brother, although it may be a bit late to say this, please be more careful about your interactions with the opposite sex."

That's right, that's right.

Hearing Roman's agreement, Natsukawa Torato's eyebrows twitched: "Ritsuka and Mashu's suggestions are one thing, but Roman, do you have the right to criticize me? Um, Miss Sheba should be here, right? Please check if she has amnesia or is not thinking straight."

[Okay—wait, Sheba, what are you doing? Help!—]

Communication from Chaldea ceased thereafter.

Merlin: "Hmm... Did you Chaldea summon the Queen of Sheba? Hahaha, isn't that a bit too much for Romani? By the way, so that's why he hasn't been watching Magical Merry these past few days."

"Merlin, do you know about Magical Merlin?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, somewhat surprised.

"Because that's him."

Natsukawa Tora bluntly stated his point, causing the Chaldea staff, as well as Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu, and Akuta Hinako, to be collectively taken aback.

Magical Merry is... Merlin?

Pointing to Meryl, who was still hanging there, Natsukawa Tora explained, "Actually, it's a joint operation maintained and run by Meryl and Merlin. Meryl provides the appearance, and Merlin acts as the person in the middle, pretending to be a woman."

"It's surprisingly interesting. Thanks to this, my succubus side is quite satisfied every day," Merlin laughed. "However, after the Burning of Humanity began, this aspect temporarily stopped. Now, I basically just give Romani a good scolding when he's complaining to me."

He cursed...

Fujimaru Ritsuka remembers that when Dr. Roman was watching Magical Merry, he often acted like a fanatic who was solely devoted to that person.

(Hiss... I think I've learned something really shocking about the doctor.)

【Boom! 】

Just then, another loud bang came from Chaldea, followed by Olga Marie's voice.

【Really, that Romani guy... Sorry, because Romani was just dragged away by the Queen of Sheba, so I, Olga Marie, the director of Chaldea, will be in charge of communicating with you from there.】

[First, I'd like to confirm one thing—Xia Chuan previously mentioned that there were several pioneers who went to the singularity in advance to assist in the restoration of humanity, and that was you, right?]

"Boom!"

Meryl, who had pulled her head off the ceiling and floated down, nodded: "Yeah, that's right. Because this singularity is the most troublesome of the seven singularities, I came to help out a little. I was the first one to arrive; Merlin and Morgan only arrived recently."

Thank you very much for your assistance. You three must have learned quite a bit about this singularity. Could you please explain it to us?

"Yes, of course, that's no problem. That was the plan all along."

After naturally sitting on Natsukawa Torato's lap, Merry began to recount the events that had occurred in the six months since she arrived at this Seventh Singularity.

The relentless attacks on Uruk by the monster army, the alliance of the three goddesses that emerged to destroy Uruk, Gilgamesh's various countermeasures... except for the final matter concerning Tiamat, Merry recounted most of the events.

"So, in terms of the outcome, Uruk is currently at war. One of the pillars of the Three Goddesses Alliance, the Beast Goddess, has created countless monsters in an attempt to destroy the entire Uruk."

"As for the other two goddesses, they haven't made any moves yet. They're probably planning to sit on the sidelines and watch from the sidelines, or they might have their own agendas. But in any case, they're definitely enemies."

"Uruk has always been at a disadvantage in the war. Even though the situation has improved somewhat because King Gilgamesh summoned a Servant and the other side also brought in an outsider, it can be said that the situation is now even. But this is only because the other side's goddess has not yet personally taken action. If they join the battlefield, the situation will be reversed in an instant."

At this point, Meryl smiled and hugged Natsukawa Tora's arm: "But that's not a problem now. If those goddesses come, our King will easily send them flying, right?"

"Can you please stop portraying the goddess as some kind of lowly soldier?"

"But at most, it will just make a health bar appear at the bottom of the screen, right? It might pose a certain threat to you, but that's about it."

Jumping off Natsukawa Tiger, Meryl smiled and said, "Well then, that's enough about the situation. Now let's go meet the local king. We might be living here for quite some time, so it's better to make our first impression on the local tyrant."

Local bullies...

That's a very apt description.

8. Stop the dragon cart with a big stick!

Gilgamesh is located in the center of Uruk, at the top of the Divine Tower in the heart of the fortress city.

Led by Merry, Natsukawa Torato and the others, excluding Sajou Rei, have now arrived here.

And once inside—

"Are you busy, King Gilgamesh? If you are, could you spare a little time? The magician Merry has brought some guests to see you."

Just as Gilgamesh on the throne finished one task and was preparing to start the next, Merry pulled Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others directly in front of him.

Gilgamesh, who was reading the clay tablet in his hand, heard the sound and quickly raised his scarlet eyes to land on Natsukawa and his group.

Meanwhile, the priestess named Siduri stepped forward slightly and said, "Good morning, Lady Meryl. I'm sorry, but the King is still dealing with state affairs. If you have anything to discuss, please wait three hours."

"That would be too much trouble. It's okay, just take two or three minutes. Please be lenient with me, Siduri. Afterwards, I'll give you a thousand flowers," Meryl said with a smile.

"Your Excellency Meryl..."

Siduri, her face clearly showing some helplessness, seemed about to say something, but before she could, Gilgamesh, seated on his throne, spoke first—

"Siduly, pass on the message: all business is delayed by five minutes."

"Huh?"

"Oh my god~~~~ Your Majesty is so understanding. But it didn't really need to be five minutes long. I just came to report the situation to you and introduce these people."

Gilgamesh snorted coldly: "No need, I already have a general idea of ​​the situation of those people over there—they really are slow to arrive, Holy Sword Wielder, are you lying on a woman's stomach and can't get up?"

"Oh?" Natsukawa Torama was somewhat surprised. "You're still in your previous life, right? How do you know about me? Can your clairvoyance see so far into the future?"

"Hmph! Stupid question."

(Another person the minister knows? Does the minister even know people from the Shindai era?)

(Regarding this, these two are actually old acquaintances. Twenty years ago, during the Holy Grail War, the King met King Gilgamesh once, and then ten years ago, he defeated him.)

"I wasn't blown to bits! You nightmare over there, if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll sentence you to death."

Gilgamesh glared at her immediately upon hearing Merry's whispered words.

"Well, that's true, but my defeat is also a fact. Although I'm not happy about it, since you are indeed a useful person right now, let me take a good look at the brilliance of your holy sword, Holy Sword Wielder."

Even the proud Gilgamesh had to admit that Natsukawa Torato was indeed very strong. With this power, the absolute magical beast front, which had been barely maintained at a balance with the help of several Servants and his own treasure, would surely be able to launch a great counterattack.

But besides that—

Gilgamesh glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu, and Akuta Hinako, as well as the spirit form of Xiang Yu, and sighed slightly: "What kind of shoddy work is the rest? Is this all you've accomplished after crossing six singularities? It would be better to just rework them all. I don't have that much time to deal with you all."

"Well......."

The unexpectedly low rating made Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu feel a little embarrassed, while Akuta Hinako felt a surge of anger!

He actually said that Lord Xiang Yu was a poorly made thing.

He himself is clearly a mixed-race golden retriever!

(Calm down, Yu, don't act impulsively)

(I understand, Lord Xiang Yu, such verbal provocation is useless against me.)

"That's enough. You think five minutes is too much? In that time, I could handle at least ten government affairs. The Chaldea arrangements are in your hands. Meryl, if you need anything, go to Siduri. My time is extremely precious and I won't waste it on idle people. If you weren't Holy Sword Wielders, I wouldn't have given you even a minute."

"Alright, alright, I know you're magnanimous."

Mary smiled helplessly.

(Sorry, Ritsuka, Mashu, Akuta, that's just how he is. It's best to wait until we have more confidence before trying to get him to talk properly. Let's leave now.)

(Hmm...so you need to have [capital] first, right?)

(That's how it is. Little Ritsuka has learned a lot. After we take down one of the pillars of the Three Goddesses Alliance, he won't be able to avoid talking to us anymore.)

To get to that level...