To become a king and a magician

His eyes trembled.

A mental tremor.

Goetia slightly misled the angle and managed to catch a glimpse of what was happening behind him.

"!"

An unbelievable, even dreamlike vision appeared before its eyes.

Natsukawa Torato, who should have been completely killed by its third Noble Phantasm, "The Time of Birth Has Arrived, With This, All Things Are Corrected (Ars Almadel Salomonis)", and whose death occurred just tens of seconds ago, is now standing perfectly intact behind Goetia?!

"Hey!"

With a downward slash, starting from the head, Natsukawa Tiger cleaved Goetia in two on the spot!

Thick black mist spread out from the cut surface, and the feeling of being corroded made Natsukawa Tiger quickly leap high and return to Aozaki Aoko's side.

"Tiger!"

Aozaki Aoko instinctively exclaimed in surprise, "You—"

"The explanation will be given later. For now, focus on using magic to dismantle that."

"..."

With her thoughts completely shut down, Aozaki Aoko could only glare fiercely at this heartless man.

Not far away, Getia, who had recovered his body, seemed to be re-examining Natsukawa Torato, his eyes constantly scanning him.

"I see."

As if understanding something, Goetia raised her right fist and said, "[Exit]".

"Buzz—!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Aozaki Aoko, who was closest to Natsukawa Torato, suddenly felt that the man beside her had changed. To be specific... it was as if he had turned back to his old self.

Goetia stared at Natsukawa Torato: "Summoning magic—a summoning ritual established through human hands. In the instant before my Noble Phantasm struck you, you completed the summoning of [Time], becoming a spirit of time, and escaping death by transferring yourself to the [Future]."

Time travel.

This undoubtedly represents the ability to reach the realm of the Second Law.

Just now, Xia Chuanhu used the infinite magic power brought by the planet as a foundation to reproduce the miracle he achieved in the Seventh Singularity, defined [time], simulated the [spirit that controls time], and merged with it, becoming an existence that can reproduce the Second Law to a certain extent.

"A very good summoning technique. Although it was created by foolish humans, the excellent basic system, and the way you used and developed it, has finally brought it into the realm of magic—a remarkable achievement."

Goetia was lavish in his praise.

"But there won't be a second time. Using [Summoning] in front of me was the most foolish thing you could have done."

Goetia is the collective name for the magical spells created by King Solomon, namely the Summoning Spell of the Seventy-Two Demons. It is the most advanced Summoning Spell of all time, and therefore, it has the right to interfere with and destroy other Summoning Spells.

If the target is a Servant, then it is possible to negate and destroy the attack originating from the Servant, and abolish all Noble Phantasms that serve as symbols of Heroic Spirits.

The current situation is that Natsukawa Tora's summoning magic has been completely sealed off, the completed summoning and fusion have been forcibly undone, and the entity within Natsukawa Tora's body has been returned.

Goetia is the natural enemy and greatest nemesis of summoning magic.

The reason why Natsukawa Torama did not use summoning magic to strengthen himself from the beginning was precisely because of this. That was his trump card for self-preservation, and it was definitely not something he would use from the start.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz~~~~~~~~"

The destructive light band started operating again.

"Goetia declared indifferently."

"Although there is some deviation from the plan, what you have done has only delayed your death. What you have arrived at is not a future where you will live, but a future where you will still die."

"You won't get a second chance—disappear."

The third Noble Phantasm is unleashed once more.

This time there was no escape. Xia Chuanhu had lost his means of defense. If he took another hit, he would definitely die!

"Tiger......."

"Don't worry, Aoko, it'll be alright."

Natsukawa Torama smiled and patted Aozaki Aoko's hair: "His Noble Phantasm can no longer be used on me."

Unable to use Noble Phantasms?

What does it mean?

Aozaki Aoko was puzzled for a moment, but when she saw Natsukawa Torama's eyes, she immediately understood.

At the same time, just as Goetia was about to unleash her third Noble Phantasm—

[Swish, swish, swish——]

Suddenly, a scene of snowflakes fluttering in its mind flashed through its mind, and the existence of Natsukawa Tiger also flashed in Goetia's consciousness for a moment.

Then, as if something was wrong with her body, black spots appeared on Goetia's body, and a slight feeling of weakness gradually spread throughout her body. As a result, the third Noble Phantasm that she had prepared stopped!

"This is...my body is..."

"It barely worked."

Natsukawa Torama, carrying the Holy Sword, approached Goetia: "Merry's illusion is as effective as ever. I wasn't wearing my glasses from the beginning, and I was using my Magic Eye on you from the start, yet you didn't notice at all."

Magic Eye! ?

Goetia and Natsukawa Tiger's eyes met—and at that moment, a sudden clarity appeared in Goetia's eyes, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun. At the same time, Natsukawa Tiger's azure-colored demonic eyes entered Goetia's perception.

"The Soul-Eroding Demon Eye, a demon eye that erodes the soul, spirit body, and spiritual foundation."

"Although your essence is magic, you do indeed possess your own spirit origin, which is of the Beast type. Therefore, my Mystic Eyes will naturally take effect—why do you think I would engage in what appears to be a [waste of time] brawl with you?"

Even the Soul-Eating Eyes would find it extremely difficult to corrupt Goetia, given the Beast's exceptionally large and powerful Spirit Origin. The Soul-Eating Eyes had almost no effect on Tiamat in the past.

However, by continuously inflicting damage on Goetia and prioritizing the wound, the rate of erosion will be significantly increased—that is, starting from the weakness to destroy the whole.

As the saying goes, "A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole."

"I'm sorry, Solomon."

Natsukawa Tora gripped the Holy Sword tightly and spoke to Roman, who was currently in Chaldea, through a distance that Roman could not hear.

"The most powerful summoning technique you have created, I am now going to make it mine."

"This is how I save the world—by evil means, dishonorable means, and underhanded means."

12. A strategic retreat is also not an option.

This is a reenactment of a scene from ten years ago.

Through the Sheba lens, Roman could clearly see the changes in Goetia's spiritual foundation.

"This is... being corrupted by Natsukawa's Demon Eye."

Indeed, considering all the methods Chaldea currently employs, Natsukawa Torato's Mystic Eyes are the only way to defeat Goetia.

Goetia is a magical artifact created by Solomon. As long as King Solomon exists in this world, it possesses absolute immortality. There is only one way to break this immortality: to use King Solomon's first Noble Phantasm.

In a sense, the most important reason why Solomon became a Grand Magician was not only because he had EX-level clairvoyance and unparalleled magical skills, but also because he had such means to deal with Goetia.

Grand Servants are Servants specifically designed to counter Beasts; the ability to effectively counter Beasts is the top priority for selecting Grand Servants.

Whether it's Merlin's illusion that can trap Tiamat, Solomon's first Noble Phantasm, or Orion's absolute special attack against beasts.

The same applies to Natsukawa Torato's Demon Eye.

Twenty years ago, he sealed away the juvenile form of the Sixth Beast; now, twenty years later, he is eroding the complete form of the First Beast; and with the Star Sword, he can be considered the most powerful candidate for Grand Saber.

That being said—

"I really have mixed feelings..."

Roman sighed with a hint of helplessness.

As a human, [Romani Archman] approves of Natsukawa Tora's approach. It is indeed one of only two methods, alongside Aozaki Aoko's Fifth Magic, that can save humanity. If Natsukawa Tora can eventually transform Goetia into his magic formula, that would be the best outcome.

However, if he wasn't considered human, Solomon still felt somewhat aggrieved. After all, it was a magic formula he had created, a magic formula that had governed the country with him and observed humanity. In his current mindset, it was his friend, or even his son.

Now, he is being corrupted and degenerated by Natsukawa Toramaru's evil methods, which rely heavily on reason and force.

There's no way he'd be happy watching this!

(I'm in a bad mood.)

Sheba, floating behind Roman, watched Roman's expression with amusement: "Why don't you try to stop them?"

"Forget it, I reckon I'd be knocked out by Xia Chuan the moment I get there... Besides, there's no point in me going."

Roman has said many times that there is nothing he can do anymore; all he can do is watch from here.

(Go and win, Natsukawa... please.)

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“Bang bang bang bang bang bang——————————!!”

The central area of ​​the temple.

The scene was now like the center of a battlefield amidst a hail of bullets. Goetia was pouring out his magic almost recklessly, even frantically, causing his countless eyes to flash continuously, releasing countless dazzling meteor-like rays!

"Vanish! Vanish! Vanish from our temple, you holy sword wielder with those repulsive eyes!"

Amidst the deafening roar of cannon fire, Goetia's voice, filled with anger and disgust, rang out.

No, I should say he was roaring.

It is all-knowing and all-powerful, yet it wasted so much time in this meaningless final battle!

"Disappear!"

The eye on its chest flashed, and Goetia roared, unleashing the magic power it had been storing! A dazzling beam of light blasted towards Natsukawa Torato in the distance!

Then--

"Snap—!"

Space shattering.

The Holy Sword's strike, imbued with the power of the manifestation of illusion, shattered and tore apart both space itself and the light cannon! The next moment, facing the barrage of demonic eye beams raining down on him, Natsukawa Torama simply spread his five fingers, creating countless diamond-shaped voids around himself!