To become a king and a magician

So all I did was turn into a child? Why are these women reacting so strongly? Do you all want to end up in jail?!

"In that case, why don't we just go back to Avalon?"

Suddenly, Meryl suggested.

"After all, there's still the Arcueid matter to deal with. With just the few people on our side, we're not quite up to the task. Avalon has more people, so it'll be easier to handle."

"What the hell are you trying to do?" Natsukawa Tora adopted a resigned look. "Did some strange switch just flip on you?"

"No, I've always been like this, I just wanted to try something different this time."

"Merry said with a smile."

"Well then—I'll leave this place to you for now. The other me will be back before the final battle begins."

After saying this, Merry snatched Natsukawa Tora from Morgan's arms and, together with Sajou Rei, turned into flower petals and disappeared from the room.

With a helpless wry smile, Merlin looked at Morgan: "Oh dear, it seems this is going to be quite a big deal... Do you want to come over too? I can open the door for you. In a sense, this is your last chance, isn't it?"

"Let's talk about it later."

66. Miss Mary, the Super Genius

The Sea Within Stars.

Avalon.

An ideal land accessible only to the innocent, a paradise on the inner side of the world.

It can be said to be the purest place on this planet.

However, now...

"Tiger! Come here and let Big Sister Qingzi give you a hug!"

One of only five magicians in the world, Aozaki Aoko, who is incredibly cool in battle and has become a reliable adult, rushed towards the small figure that appeared not far away without any restraint when she saw it.

The deeply sinful are openly displaying their sins in this innocent world.

Upon seeing Aoko approach, Merry, who was holding Natsukawa Torata, playfully tossed her king out of her arms.

“Merry, you—”

Xia Chuanhu had barely opened his mouth when he was buried in the ravine once again.

While he does like big things, at times like this, he feels that the likes of Artoria and Mordred are actually quite nice, at least he doesn't have to worry about suffocating.

Looking at Natsukawa Tora, who looked like an eight or nine-year-old child in her arms, Aozaki Aoko couldn't help but pinch his cheek: "You've really become so cute! Tora, you were so cute when you were little."

"Don't pinch me, waaaaaah!"

Because of Aozaki Aoko's subsequent face-rubbing attack, Natsukawa Torase's protest was forcibly interrupted—turning into a child, he had no initiative whatsoever in front of this group of women, all of whom were over thirty years old.

Following Aozaki Aoko, a group of other women also surrounded her.

Ayaka Sajou poked Natsukawa Torama's cheek: "You really have turned into a child... You're a bit like your older sister when she was little. Can I tell you about her, Aoko-nee?"

"Okay, sure."

"Hey you guys... don't you feel heavy carrying me? You used to say you couldn't even move a table when you were cleaning."

Natsukawa Tora, who was handed the item by Aozaki Aoko to Sajou Ayaka, said with a helpless expression.

Ayaka Sajou chuckled softly, "You were here back then, brother-in-law—ah!"

"It's my turn to hug you!"

Before Ayaka Sajou could hold him for long, as if they were fighting over some treasure, Mordred suddenly appeared from the side, snatched Natsukawa Tora away, and ran back to Artoria's side: "Mother! I brought Father back!"

"Ugh! Mordred, don't talk nonsense!"

Artoria, her cheeks slightly flushed, glared at her good daughter before taking Natsukawa Torato and putting him down: "I'm sorry, Master, Mordred was a little rude."

"It's alright... Lia, you're so sensible, unlike the others who are crazy."

Seeing that Artoria was still perfectly normal, Natsukawa Tora breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he had only turned into a child, so why were these people all going down the path of mental instability as if they had been bewitched?

Or does he possess some kind of innate charm? A beautiful young man with a captivating allure for women?

"Cough, cough, cough!"

After clearing his throat, Natsukawa Torama looked at Meryl: "Alright, enough of the nonsense, Meryl. Let's get down to business. What are we going to do about Arcueid's condition... What's that thing in your hand?"

"It's nothing."

Naturally, she made the camera disappear from her hand and took the still-sleeping Arcueid from Sajou Rei's hands: "Well, that's true. Although it's interesting to continue watching His Majesty the King being bullied by the girls, we really can't neglect our important business."

"Because some people may not know yet, I'll explain it again. We came back this time mainly for two things. One is to help Tiger and Arcueid restore their original bodies so that they can fight Tiamat later. The other is to resolve Arcueid's vampiric urges."

Seeing that Meryl had begun to explain seriously, Aozaki Aoko and the others also adjusted their attitude.

"The first thing isn't a big problem. With enough magic, we can greatly shorten the tiger's recovery time. With so many of us here, it'll be quick."

"What does 'so many people' mean...?"

Aozaki Aoko seemed to realize something: "Hey, Merry, you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

"Okay, let's replenish Tiger's mana together," Melie laughed. "Although we've already obtained the Holy Grail from Gilgamesh, it only restores Tiger to two-thirds of his original peak strength. That's still a bit insufficient to face Tiamat, isn't it?"

"So, we'll make up the rest for him—and there's also Arcueid's share."

Natsukawa Tora isn't the only one who turned into a child.

Aozaki Aoko rubbed her temples: "So... it's right here?"

"Ah."

"Me, you, Zero, and Lydia?"

"Everyone."

Bang! Crack!

The words that came out of Meryl's mouth caused everyone to stumble and knock over many things placed in Avalon. They then looked at Meryl with eyes full of surprise and embarrassment.

"Everyone!?"

Even Natsukawa Tora was somewhat surprised.

"Merry, are you serious?"

“Yeah, some people have really dragged it out for far too long,” Meryl laughed. “Take Ayaka for example, she and Tora met about fourteen years ago, right? Don’t you think it’s a bit unfair to her to wait until now? Besides, she chased him all the way from a parallel world to here.”

Ayaka Sajou blushed slightly and leaned closer to her older sister.

"And then there's Hiel, well... I don't need to tell you, do I?"

“I don’t care.” Hiel said with a clear mind. “After all, he’s the one who saved me, the one who took me in when I was useless, and the one who raised me for so many years. It’s only natural to help him now.”

As expected of a former agent from the Holy Church, he is truly efficient and decisive in this regard.

"Besides, I already have so much magic power that I don't know what to do with it, so giving it to him is just right."

In terms of total magical power, Ciel is exceptional. If a normal magician's magical power is set at 20, Ciel's magical power is around 5000. As she said, she usually has more than she can use.

"As for Lia and Mo... you can decide for yourself."

"Hey!!"

"Natsukawa Tiger couldn't help but shout."

Completely ignoring his protests, Meryl continued, "In addition, this is also to resolve Arcueid's situation."

"The urge to drink blood is an innate flaw that cannot be completely eradicated except by using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Even with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, it is probably only when that noble person takes action that it can be truly killed. Ryougi Shiki is still a bit lacking."

"So, if we want to solve this now, we can only resort to a twist of the concept."

A fallacy of equivocation?

Rei Sajou frowned: "You mean... replacing the vampire urge with another urge?"

“Yes, it’s possible with their illusion magic, for example… [Drinking Magic Impulse].” Meryl laughed, “They can use illusion magic to twist Arcueid’s urge to drink blood into an urge to drink magic, so all they need to do is provide her with magic.”

Indeed, in this way, even without deliberate suppression, Arcueid will not become a bloodthirsty monster. And with Arcueid's self-control, even just providing her with a little magic each month would be more than enough. In fact, given her status as an elf, the magic that the planet constantly provides her with would be sufficient, right?

(Indeed, this way we can resolve the vampire urge without going through the trouble. No, wait a minute, Meryl just said, "There's also Arcueid's share...")

Natsukawa Tora's eyebrows twitched violently: "Merry, I'm saying you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

"Yes, that's exactly what you think."

"First, we'll use the Holy Grail and the magic we provide to Tiger to help him return to his original form. Then, Tiger will provide magic to Arcueid to resolve his vampiric urges and help Arcueid return to his original form. We'll also satisfy Princess Arcueid's little feelings in the process—it'll all be resolved in one go."

Mary felt like she was a super genius.

Then--

"Bang------!"

This genius was kicked hard by Xia Chuanhu, sending him flying from the top of Avalon all the way outside.

67. There is no one here who doesn't like you.

After kicking Melie out of Avalon, Natsukawa Tora sat down on a sofa inside the tower and sighed helplessly.

"Sigh... That idiot, I shouldn't have believed she could pull off anything serious for me."

“Indeed, only someone like Merry, whose mind is full of color waste, could come up with something like this,” Aozaki Aoko laughed as she sat down next to Natsukawa Torato.

Nightmares and succubi are essentially races that excel in this area, as clearly stated in the legends. They live by absorbing the life essence of the opposite sex, and Merlin, that old snake spirit, even frequented the Princess's Court in Uruk.

So, what's your opinion? Should we do it? Or not?

Lydia asked, "You need a lot of magic to recover, right? Otherwise you won't be able to keep up in the battle later."

Natsukawa Torato rested his chin on his hand: "I had already obtained the Holy Grail from Gilgamesh. With the power of the Holy Grail, two days would have been enough for me to recover most of my strength... Tsk, I should have taken out the Holy Grail before kicking her down."

“Based on my understanding of her, she has probably hidden the Holy Grail in a place you absolutely cannot find within two days.” Aozaki Aoko shrugged. “So what’s your decision? Let me state my opinion first… I have no objection to separating.”

"Separately?"

"Didn't you have the idea of ​​materializing things? You could create a lot of individual rooms in here, right?"

Does that mean using multiple spaces to separate each person individually?