To become a king and a magician

And it wasn't just him; everyone else in the control room was the same.

As for why...

“I never imagined that the Indian Lostbelt would be like that. It’s truly an eye-opener,” Meryl said with interest. “Having witnessed the cruelty of the Kurukshetra War, the divinely inspired hero Arjuna decided to end all the suffering in the world. After devouring all the Hindu gods, he became the omnipotent and one true god, and continues to reincarnate in order to reach the perfect world.”

"—Such a future does exist."

In Hindu mythology, there is a concept called "Yugha," which can also be described as an era. There are four yugha in total, lasting for 1728000 years, 1296000 years, 864000 years, and 432000 years respectively.

Once all four Yugas have passed, the world will have completed a cycle, and everything will return to the first Yugas, starting a new cycle anew.

This should have been a natural process, but in order to reach the perfect world, Arjuna, who became an omnipotent god, artificially interfered with the progress of reincarnation, accelerated the speed of reincarnation, and continuously created and destroyed worlds. In this process, he eliminated what he considered to be imperfect, unnecessary, and evil.

He believed that this would allow him to reach the most perfect world, a perfect world without any suffering.

When Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash arrived at that Lostbelt, they happened to be caught in the cycle of creation and destruction that Arjuna was carrying out. The power of the omnipotent god left the two of them with no time to care about finding people. They fled back to Chaldea in less than a day because of the cycle.

That's why the two of them looked pale and like they had just survived a disaster when they returned.

"Almighty God, Arjuna... No wonder that world became a Lostbelt. If it continues like that, the world itself will collapse due to the constant cycle. There is indeed no future to speak of. Oh dear, it makes me want to go there and experience it for myself."

Hearing Meryl's sarcastic remarks, Roman sighed wearily, "Don't talk like that, Meryl... By the way, shouldn't this confirm that Natsukawa isn't in this Lostbelt?"

This is a Lostbelt that is constantly in a cycle. Each time a cycle occurs, all beings within the Lostbelt except Arjuna are completely destroyed. Even someone as strong as Natsukawa Torato could not survive under such circumstances.

Therefore, like the first three Lostbelts, Natsukawa Tora is not present in this fourth Lostbelt.

"That's true... Sigh, which Lostbelt did he run off to? Our king really knows how to run."

Even Mary was getting fed up. She had said she would come back on her own after a while, but more than half a year had passed and she showed no sign of coming back!

Perhaps he's truly enjoying himself here and has forgotten all about home.

"Alright, complaints aside, we still have to keep searching—start the search and investigation for the next transferable Lostbelt immediately, King Solomon."

"I told you not to call me that, that's all in the past."

Roman had a crying face.

Even though the human race has already finished its incense burning, why is he still working overtime here day and night? He wished to become human so that he could experience a life he never had in his previous life, and in a sense, he had been experiencing this kind of life of working overtime every day all along in his previous life!

He wants to go out and experience a free life!

(Xia Chuan, you just wait... when you get back, I'll settle all the scores with you for all the overtime I've been working lately!)

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At the same time.

In some distant, unknown Lostbelt.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, a meteor fell from the gray sky and crashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Coughing as he climbed out of the pit, Natsukawa Tora brushed the dust off his clothes: "Damn it, which supernatural zone have I wandered into this time?"

To be honest, Natsukawa Tora really thought Miyamoto Musashi's physique was ridiculous. One second the three of them were walking in the forest, and the next second they were brought to the cracks of the world because of Miyamoto Musashi's physique. When he came to his senses, he found himself in the air, freefalling.

The altitude is approximately three thousand meters.

If he weren't an elf, he would probably be dead by now.

"By the way, where are Musashi and Aba?"

Natsukawa Tora looked around.

He remembered that he had been holding hands with Tomoe Gozen and Miyamoto Musashi the whole time, but now, within his perception range, he could not sense the two of them at all, and the contractual connection between him and Tomoe Gozen was also quite weak, as if the distance between the two of them was incredibly far.

It's not about spatial distance, but rather...

"Hey! Here! Here! Ash!"

Just then, a voice came from not far away. Xia Chuanhu looked up and saw a short figure standing on the edge of the pit, waving his hand behind her, as if calling for someone.

As the figure called out, another figure appeared at the edge of the pit.

In that instant, Natsukawa Tora realized what was happening.

He knew which Lostbelt he had entered, and he also knew roughly where he was.

"Should I say it's been a long time? Or is it our first time meeting?"

At the edge of the crater, a blonde girl holding a staff looked down at Natsukawa Torato.

"I am Ash."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, you who will save the world."

27.3600 years of waiting

梣。

Natsukawa Tora knew this name.

This was merely a pseudonym, the pseudonym used by the first savior within the British Lostbelt.

Its real name is—

Morgan.

Natsukawa Torama revealed the real name of the girl in front of him who looked exactly like Artoria.

"Or would it be better to call you Vivian?"

"It's all my name, call me whatever you like, I have no objection."

Sliding down the ditch, Ash came to Natsukawa Torato: "However, I hope that in public places—that is, when there is a third person present besides you and me—you will still call me Ash."

This is a pseudonym that Ash has used since it began to walk on this land thousands of years ago, and it has now become another of her real names.

"However... just as I've learned, you're someone who can see everything immediately."

"The knowledge gained..."

Xia Chuanhu frowned: "Could it be—"

"Let's talk about this later. I hope that only you and I can know about this in the world. There are other people here who cannot be told."

As Ash spoke, the short, even tiny, figure that had been calling out from the edge of the pit earlier had already come to their side.

"Yo! You're the one Ash has been waiting for? I'm Tetrot, nice to meet you in the future!"

The petite girl, who was only about fifty centimeters tall, greeted him, while her eyes were constantly scanning Natsukawa Tora up and down: "Hmm... I didn't notice it from a distance, but now that I look at him... Ash, doesn't he look a bit like Yuse?"

"No, I should say it's almost exactly what Uther would look like as an adult, right?"

Yuther?

Natsukawa Tora raised an eyebrow: "Uh... Ash, could it be that now it's...?"

"This is one of the things I'll explain to you later. I'm sorry, I know you're new here and have a lot to ask, but this isn't the place to talk. My camp is not far away, let's go there first and then continue."

After saying that, Ash waved his staff, causing himself to float up and fly out of the crater with Tetrot.

Seeing this, Xia Chuanhu immediately gave chase.

(Ash, Trotland, Uther who looks just like me... Have I really arrived in this Lostbelt? And Morgan...)

In the short span of a single step, a wealth of information about his location flashed through Xia Chuanhu's mind.

"Hey, what are you doing? Aren't you coming up with me?"

From above, Totolot waved to Natsukawa Tora.

With a slight kick, Natsukawa Tiger leaped down to their side: "Sorry, I was thinking about something."

"Let's go then, the camp is not far ahead."

Ash pointed to the forest in front of him.

After following Ash through the forest for a while, a cluster of firelight pierced through the trees and entered Natsukawa Tiger's vision. A simple campsite had been set up in the cleared forest ground, with three tents surrounding it and a campfire burning in the center, with pieces of animal meat stuck to the outside. And beside the campfire—

"You're back?"

"Pretty fast."

A knight, as large as a small mountain, dressed entirely in black armor, and a man who looked like a werewolf sat on either side of the campfire. They greeted Ash and Tertrol as they returned, and then turned their gaze to Natsukawa Tora behind them.

He is...

The werewolf frowned: "Is he the one you've been waiting for, Ash?"

Ash nodded: "You could say that. He's the person I've mentioned to you many times before, the one who can grant my wishes. His name is..."

"Tiger."

"Natsukawa Tora said."

"My name is Natsukawa Tora. Nice to meet you."

“Lenec. Hector of this iron lump.”

The werewolf named Lenek seemed to have a grudge against Natsukawa Tora, and even though it was their first meeting, his tone was completely devoid of friendliness. The black knight named Hector, on the other hand, nodded slightly to Natsukawa Tora.

Lenek looked at Ash: "Now that we've found the person, let's head back. Isn't Lentinion still busy?"

“No, it’s alright to go back a little later. I still have some things to explain to Natsukawa Tora. Please wait for me a bit longer.” After saying this, Ash lifted the tent flap and went inside. “Come with me, Natsukawa Tora.”

"Hello--!"

Upon hearing that Ash wanted Natsukawa Tiger to enter the tent with her, Lenek couldn't contain himself. However, before he could get up, Hector grabbed his shoulder and said, "Calm down, Lenek. Ash knows what she's doing."

"Tsk!"

After pouting in annoyance, Reinek sat down again and glared at Natsukawa Tora: "Watch your mouth, newbie. If you dare to lay a hand on Ash, I'll kill you right now."

"Only if you can kill me."

After responding in this way, Natsukawa Tora followed Ash into her tent.

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“I’m sorry, Leneck is a little xenophobic.”