To become a king and a magician

As they walked in, Ash immediately said this to Natsukawa Tora.

"It cooperates well with me, but for some reason, it's a little different with other people..."

“It’s okay, I don’t mind, and I can understand why he did it.”

Even though it was their first meeting, Natsukawa Torato already had a general understanding of the werewolf named Lenek—he often did similar things, so he knew a lot about him and could understand him well.

Ash frowned slightly: "Is that so? That's good. Lenek is someone I trust very much, and you are someone I've been waiting for. If possible, I hope the two of you can get along well."

"Well...it mainly depends on his side, right? And I think his favorability towards me has completely plummeted." Natsukawa Torama gave a wry smile. "So, does that explain it?"

"Please wait a moment, I need to set up a barrier."

After speaking, Chen tapped the ground with his staff, and a blue ripple spread out from the end, instantly spreading throughout the entire tent and forming a thin curtain of light.

"That's enough. I've set up a soundproof barrier."

"You're really cautious. Aren't you afraid I'll have ulterior motives towards you?"

“You’re not the kind of person who would do that,” Ash said. “Even though it’s just something I know from a third-person perspective, I know you’re the kind of person in the world who would never lay a hand on me and would definitely stand by my side.”

“I have been waiting for you for over 3600 years, Natsukawa Torato.”

"Waiting for you, the one who can join me in saving Britain and the world."

28. Please join me in saving Britain.

Before we begin, let's review the situation regarding the Lostbelt where Natsukawa Torato is currently located.

The whole thing started 14,000 years ago when a being called the "Predatory Planet" passed by Earth and deployed planetary vanguards to destroy all civilizations on Earth.

That aerospace vanguard is named [Sefarlu].

Its arrival nearly destroyed everything on Earth; no god could stand against it. However, before it could completely destroy everything, someone wielding a holy sword forged from the planet defeated it.

That was the first Holy Sword Wielder before Natsukawa Tora, before Arthur, their predecessor.

This is the case in pan-human history.

However, in this Lostbelt, Sephalus, who should have been defeated by the Holy Sword Wielder 14,000 years ago, was not defeated. This is because the six primordial fairies responsible for forging the Holy Sword did not perform their duties at the last moment, but instead slacked off.

This fatal mistake prevented the Holy Sword from being created in time, thus allowing Sefalu to escape defeat and destroy everything on Earth.

This is the fundamental reason why this Lostbelt came into being.

After that, the original six fairies lived on a vast, empty sea with the Celtic horned god Cornunus, who had returned from the Inner Sea of ​​Stars, and the human witches he brought with him.

Cornunos, returning from the Inner Sea, carried the mission of making the six goblins realize their mistakes, and thus, he constantly urged them to reflect on their actions. Initially, the six goblins did indeed reflect, but as time went on, they grew impatient, and having lived on the ocean for so long, they began to yearn for land.

So they poisoned Cornunus, using his corpse to form the land, and killed the human witch, using her as a model to create humans, who then lived together with their offspring.

This is the beginning of the Lostbelt's journey from destruction to reopening after its initial destruction.

Leaving aside what happened over the next few thousand years, the focus is on what happened around 4000 BC, according to pan-human history.

Because the original six fairies committed sins that could never be washed away, and they themselves did not even acknowledge their sins, their descendants were also cursed and burdened with sins.

In order to make the fairies realize their sins, the Starry Sea, also known as Paradise, sent a Paradise Fairy to Earth to save the fairies of Britain who were burdened with original sin and to encourage them to atone for their sins.

That is Ash, whose original name was Vivian.

Ash first arrived at the northernmost point of what is now the Lostbelt of Britain, where a tribe called the Rain Clan took her in and gave her a wonderful childhood. After learning about the original sins committed by herself and her ancestors, the entire clan expressed their understanding and were willing to accept any punishment.

Therefore, Ash spent her childhood in a warm and happy environment, which led her to develop ideas different from her own mission—she did not dream of fulfilling the mission of a fairy in the park, but rather to create a fairy tale kingdom where anyone could live peacefully.

However, tragedy still occurred. Because the fairies of Paradise were burdened with the mission of making the fairies of Britain atone for their sins, the fairies of Britain had an innate hatred for the fairies of Paradise. Furthermore, the Rain Clan did not inform the other tribes about their adoption of the fairies of Paradise. Therefore, after the matter was exposed, the entire Rain Clan was wiped out.

Ash was also killed on that day.

This is what would have happened in the very beginning of history, the initial history that occurred within this Lostbelt.

But after that—

"I, from the pan-human history, have arrived here."

Ash explained.

"From the memories I have, the me in the pan-human history came from 2,400 years in the future using a technology called spirit particle transfer. She seems to have planned to do this from the beginning and knew everything about what was happening in this world from the start."

Xia Chuanhu could tell that "梣" referred to Morgan.

After the events at the Seventh Singularity concluded, Natsukawa Torama never saw Morgan again; she seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth.

(Looking back now, Morgan must have already left Panhuman History back then and transferred herself to this Lostbelt via spirit particle transfer, right?)

As for why Morgan came here... Natsukawa Tora didn't know, but he had some clues as to why she knew about this place.

It was probably Melly who pushed for it.

Because Merry frequently enters his dreams, Natsukawa Torama knows that she has seen all his memories. In every sense, Merry is the person who knows him best in the world; she knows everything about him.

This naturally included what she knew about the British Lostbelt. After learning about it, Mary probably backed up those memories without him noticing and then handed them over to Morgan.

The reason she did this was probably... no, it was definitely for fun.

Then, as she thought, Morgan came to this Lostbelt after the events of the Seventh Singularity ended. With ten years, it was not impossible for Morgan to figure out a way to travel to the Lostbelt.

"On the night before the extermination, I obtained all of my pan-human history, and she left two preserved messages in my memory."

"One section is for me."

Ash paused slightly, trying his best to mimic Morgan's tone.

"[I am the Lostbelt, I am you from the Pan-Human History. I know everything you have experienced, and I know everything you will experience. You will walk a different path from mine, a thorny path filled with suffering and betrayal. I hope that what I have spent ten years preparing for you can alleviate some of your troubles.]"

ten years.

Natsukawa Tiger noticed this time.

That was roughly the time when Morgan and Mordred went missing. So, those ten years she was away were to prepare for her Lostbelt self?

"And the other part is for you, or rather, to introduce you to me," Ash continued. "[Furthermore, according to my preparations, he will one day arrive in your world. He is the Star Sword Master who will save your world, someone who doesn't exist in your world. Although the timing is uncertain, he will definitely reach your side. When that time comes, ask him for help.]"

"[He's a man who can't say no; if it's to save the world, he'll definitely respond to your request.]"

"—These are the two passages that I, from the perspective of pan-human history, have left for myself."

At this point, a slight wavering appeared on Ash's face: "That was more than 3,600 years ago... In the time that followed, I was constantly on the move to resolve the calamity, while also searching for you and waiting for your arrival."

"And now, I've been waiting for you."

A hope bestowed upon him 3,600 years ago, a promise made in the distant past that had no real effect, has finally become a reality before Ash.

"Natsukawa Torato, the Star Sword Wielder who does not exist in my world, please heed my request."

"Please join me in saving Britain, which is destined for destruction."

"Please join me in saving this world that is destined for destruction."

29. I will save your world.

Save Britain.

Save this fairy world.

Upon hearing this request from Ash, Natsukawa Torato's first reaction was to refuse.

Over the past twenty years, he has forgotten many things that happened before he came into this world, especially the things that Chaldea should have experienced.

However, there were a few parts he hadn't forgotten.

The Absolute Demonic Front, where humans and gods part ways; the Grand Temple of Time, which ended the burning of human reason; and... this fairy kingdom filled with sin and despair.

Fairies are beyond redemption.

Fairies are not worth dying for.

To give a classic example—if all the fairies in the Fairy Kingdom were to be executed, killing them all might result in some innocent people being wrongly accused, but killing every other one would ensure that all of them would escape.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Natsukawa Torato had no intention of saving this place. In fact, if he could, he would want to send countless moons down on this island of sin right now! And he would use his imagination to create an earthquake that would sink the entire island!

This is something he truly wants to do.

but.......

Before him stood a person who had waited for him for 3,600 years, earnestly pleading with him to save the world.

“You should already know, right, Ash?” Natsukawa Torato said. “You, the author of Pan-Human History, have already told you everything. If you choose to save Britain, you should also know what your fate will be.”

Ash will die because of the fairies' habitual betrayal, and Britain will be destroyed because of the fairies' foolishness.

These people should already know this.

"Under these circumstances, do you still want to save Britain?"

"Ah."

Ash answered without the slightest hesitation or pause; her reply was decisive.

Even knowing that fairies are hard to change, even knowing that the future is only despair and that the future she hoped for would never come, she still wanted to do it.

Because she deeply loved Britain.

Her childhood was spent in the love Britain showed her, and she fell hopelessly in love with the island from then on, and even more so after receiving Morgan's memories from Pan-Human History.

Ash understood Morgan's obsession with the British Isles, and Ash himself deeply loved Britain.

Therefore, she wants to protect the world she loves so much.

Therefore, she needs Natsukawa Tora's power, the strongest power that can solve all difficulties and crises with her, and that can defeat all calamities head-on.

"Is it worth it?" Natsukawa Torato continued to ask. "Your efforts will not be rewarded in any way. The fairies will not be grateful to you, and Lostbelts are worlds that have been abandoned. In the end, everything you have done is in vain."

"—Do you really think this world is worth saving like this?"

"worth."

Ash nodded firmly.

This is the will she has upheld for 3,600 years. She has protected Britain for 3,600 years and will continue to do so in the future.

Natsukawa Tora fell into a long silence, and Ash didn't say anything more.

She was waiting for Natsukawa Tora's reply.