To become a king and a magician

"What are your orders, my king?"

Just like Kingu back then, Goetia, corrupted by the Demon Eye, is now a puppet that only obeys Natsukawa Torato's orders, as are the Seventy-Two Demon Gods.

Looking up at the sky, Natsukawa Torato didn't see the light strips: "Have they all been dismantled?"

“Yes, but I didn’t dismantle it; Goetia dismantled it itself,” Aozaki Aoko explained. “If I were to do it, it would probably take several months to completely dismantle it. It’s far less efficient than Goetia handling it itself.”

"I see... By the way, where are Ritsuka and the others?"

"They've all gone back."

Because Goetia was controlled by Natsukawa Torato, the Seventy-Two Demon Gods' attack on Chaldea also stopped, allowing Chaldea's main body to land on the Grand Temple of Time and retrieve Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.

However, Aozaki Aoko and Natsukawa Torato could not come to the central area, since the roads leading to the central area had been completely destroyed due to the aftershocks of the Holy Sword, and the two would have to return on their own if they wanted to.

After thinking for a while, Natsukawa Tora said, "Goetia, take Aoko back to Chaldea first, and then summon the seventy-two demons in Chaldea to serve as guards."

"Huh?"

"As ordered."

Aozaki Aoko was only slightly surprised by the sound when Goetia, following Natsukawa Torato's order, opened a passage near Aozaki Aoko that led directly into Chaldea.

Seeing Natsukawa Torama stand up and turn his back to her, Aozaki Aoko frowned: "Torama, you...aren't you going back?"

Natsukawa Tora nodded: "Yes, it seems there are still some things to deal with—during my slumber, just like twenty years ago, I went to the vicinity of the Root and met Shiki there. She told me that after the Human Order Burning was over, there was no need to worry about this world anymore, but I still have things to resolve."

"It's something that needs to be resolved by the [Star Sword Master]."

"Saving the world again?" Aozaki Aoko sighed softly. "Do you need my help? Or should we go back to Chaldea and discuss it with the others first?"

"No, no need. It's not a big problem. I can handle it myself. Besides, I can feel it's coming soon."

Buzz—!

The moment Xia Chuanhu finished speaking, a pitch-black light screen, as smooth as a mirror, suddenly appeared behind him. Its strong attraction immediately caught Xia Chuanhu and pulled him into it.

"Tiger!"

“It’s alright, Aoko, I think I’ll be back soon,” Natsukawa Tora said with a smile. “When you get back, tell the others not to worry. Just like before, I’ll be back in Chaldea soon after I’ve finished dealing with things here. Also, please apologize to Roman for taking his things. I’ll find a way to return them to him when I get back.”

"that's it."

After saying that, Xia Chuanhu plunged into the dark light curtain without looking back.

Seeing this, Aozaki Aoko stamped her foot and sighed helplessly, "Really... He just finished one battle and immediately has to deal with another matter. Is he some kind of busy person who can't spare a single moment of free time?"

"The Fifth Magician".

Goetia spoke up: "The Grand Temple of Time is about to collapse. Please come with me to Chaldea."

"I know."

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At the same moment, the instant Natsukawa Torata passed through the black light curtain—

"Glug~~~~"

He felt as if he had fallen into the ocean.

The surrounding area was a strange space that was empty, yet seemed to be filled with many things.

(Is this... the space between worlds?)

This was Xia Chuanhu's first time in such a space, and for some reason, he instinctively realized the true nature of this space.

"Buzz~~~~~"

A ray of light quietly appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

Xia Chuanhu subconsciously looked towards the light, and then between him and the light, a path vaguely appeared under his feet.

Does this mean he should go towards the light?

Come on over, we're all waiting for you.

Please come and save us, please come and protect us.

Our hope, the world's hope

......

A faint voice echoed in Xia Chuanhu's mind, also coming from the direction of the light.

Something over there was asking him for help, asking the [Star Holy Sword Wielder] for help.

As if guided by some strange force, Natsukawa Tora moved toward the direction where the light was shining—or rather, swam toward it.

However, the moment he began to move...

"Whoaaaaah! I'm going to crash!"

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from the side.

Looking towards the direction of the sound, what came into Xia Chuanhu's view was a white-haired girl dressed as a Japanese woman, with two swords at her waist. As if they had fallen out of somewhere, she was heading straight for him!

No, that's incorrect.

Because she appeared suddenly next to Natsukawa Tiger, by the time Natsukawa Tiger saw her, the two were already at a very close distance where they could kiss.

"Duang——————!"

In a violent collision, Natsukawa Tora and the suddenly appearing white-haired female swordsman fell down the Path of Light together, and immediately broke through some kind of barrier and escaped from the crack in the world!

The light conveying the message of distress quickly receded, and the feeling of being in the sea vanished like the receding tide.

Instead, I felt the touch of the grass behind me and a clear, azure sky.

"what's the situation?"

Even Xia Chuanhu was somewhat stunned at this moment.

What world has he wandered into?!

Strange World

1. Half a year

Kanbuko City, Japan.

Fujimaru family.

As the last Master of humanity, Fujimaru Ritsuka is currently on an unprecedented vacation.

Half a year has passed since the world-destroying incineration incident ended, and she and her companions embarked on a journey to save the world.

In the past six months, many things have happened in Chaldea.

First, there's the matter of the magical world, which is somewhat unfamiliar to Fujimaru Ritsuka. After the Human Order Burning ended, the Clock Tower, one of the organizations in the magical world responsible for managing magicians, quickly sent people to investigate.

The same applies to the United Nations.

The investigation did not yield good results, as Chaldea's spirit transfer technology was deemed potentially harmful to past human history. Furthermore, the revelation that Mash was a half-Servant exposed many of Chaldea's technologies. Ultimately, the United Nations banned Chaldea from conducting any experiments related to spirit transfer, while the Clock Tower demanded that Chaldea submit all experimental results to date.

Everyone in Chaldea agreed with the former, since according to the message brought back by Aozaki Aoko, there would be no more major crises in the world in the future, and the technology of spirit particle transfer would naturally be unnecessary.

However, Chaldea unanimously voted against the latter request, which was put forward by the Clock Tower... no, it should be said that it was put forward by the Department of Law and Politics.

According to numerous insiders within Chaldea who are well-informed about the world of magic, this is the consistent practice of the Department of Law and Politics and even the Clock Tower: they remain silent when trouble arises, only to emerge arrogantly after the incident is completely over, demanding all the magical gains.

Naturally, Director Olga Marie joined forces with Lydel to lodge a protest—it was then that Fujimaru Ritsuka learned that Miss Lydel, like Director Olga Marie, was one of the highest-ranking monarchs within the Clock Tower.

The fact that the two monarchs jointly opposed the actions of the Department of Law and Politics seemed to have caused quite a stir at the Clock Tower. In order to resolve this matter, Olga Marie and Lydel returned to the Clock Tower to participate in a meeting called the "Grand Decree".

It was a meeting that transcended the barriers between disciplines and factions to review the operation of the Clock Tower; it could also be said to be the highest decision-making body of the Clock Tower.

The specifics of what happened at that meeting are unknown to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was still in Chaldea at the time. All she knows is that shortly after Olga Marie and Lydel set off, Aozaki Aoko and Aozaki Touko each made an excuse to go to the Clock Tower, taking Gray, Artoria, and Okita Souji with them.

The Grand Order decision lasted about a week, and Olga Marie returned to Chaldea ten days after her departure, bringing back a reply that everything had been resolved, the Clock Tower's decision on Chaldea would be withdrawn, and the Legal Affairs Department would no longer interfere with Chaldea.

Incidentally, Fujimaru Ritsuka later learned from the internet that an old clock tower in London had collapsed, supposedly due to years of disrepair, but the news was quickly deleted, so it's unclear whether it's true or not.

In short, within six months of the end of the Human Order Burning, after a series of behind-the-scenes events that Fujimaru Ritsuka was not entirely aware of, Chaldea and the whole world returned to a peaceful atmosphere.

The only change that could be considered significant was the personnel reshuffle at Chaldea.

Like Fujimaru Ritsuka, Hinako Akuta, who was also a Chaldea Master, left Chaldea with Xiang Yu. After all, the reason she joined Chaldea was to see Xiang Yu again. Now that her goal has been achieved and her contract with Natsukawa Tora has been completed, there is naturally no reason for her to stay any longer.

Therefore, during the Grand Order decision, Hinako Akuta and Xiang Yu left without notifying either of them, leaving only a letter in their personal rooms.

Then there were the many women who remained in Chaldea and had a relationship with Natsukawa Torato. Most of them returned to London, England, and reportedly settled in an apartment building. The others went their separate ways. Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't know much about them, but she knew it wasn't something she needed to worry about.

Everyone has their own ideas.

In addition, many staff members also left Chaldea. They couldn't leave before because of the Burning of Humanity, but now that the world has returned to normal, they naturally left immediately. After all, the Burning of Humanity was not a pleasant memory, and they wanted to stay as far away from Chaldea as possible from the past.

Olga Marie expressed her understanding, approved the resignations of most of the departing employees, and began preparations to recruit new staff.

However, Olga Marie did not approve the resignations of a few individuals—such as the head of the medical department, Romani Archman.

With Tiger and the others absent, you're the only one who can command those Demon Pillars and this human cultivator! Stay here!

Olga Marie used this reason to reject Roman's resignation.

This is understandable.

Because of Natsukawa Torami's final order, all seventy-two demon gods are now stationed in Antarctica, surrounding Chaldea like guards and deterring threats from the outside world.

After the Grand Order decision, some monarchs and magicians who were still unwilling to give up secretly sent people to infiltrate Chaldea. However, the moment they set foot on Antarctica, the Demon Pillars sensed their malice and threw them all into the sea to die on their own.

As for Goetia, who is the unifying demon god, she follows her original master within Chaldea.

[The king did not appoint a representative for me before he departed, so in terms of priority, Romani Archimonde is the king's representative.]

This is Goetia's original statement, and he returned all ten commandments to Roman—which directly led to Roman's complete exposure as Solomon, causing considerable chaos within Chaldea.

Therefore, Roman remains in Chaldea as the head of the medical department, inheriting the spirit and will of Natsukawa Tora along with the Queen of Sheba, and spending his days showering Chaldea with displays of affection and flirtatious moments.

Fujimaru Ritsuka learned all of this through email.

After the Grand Order decision, Fujimaru Ritsuka was told that she could leave Chaldea, nominally on an "indefinite paid leave," until she received Chaldea's recall order.

Therefore, after saying goodbye to her many friends, Fujimaru Ritsuka returned to Kanbuko City with Mashu. Under the arrangement of the Ryougi family, Fujimaru Ritsuka became a high school student again, and Mashu also transferred to her school as a transfer student. The two of them attended school together in the class taught by Atalanta, enjoying their long-lost youthful daily life.