To become a king and a magician

"I will not protect this world."

After a long while, Natsukawa Tora said this.

“Like Morgan, I knew from the very beginning that this world neither needs nor deserves to be saved. My holy sword will not be wielded for this world. This world has no value for me to fight for.”

"But you do."

Like a knight, Natsukawa Tora knelt on one knee and took Ash's hand: "Ash, Morgan, Vivian. I respect you, I respect your will that has lasted for three thousand six hundred years, I respect your belief that you still want to uphold even after knowing everything."

"You are already a slave to this island, Ash. To protect this island, to protect this world, you have made yourself a slave to this world. I will not protect the world that has made you its slave—but I will protect your world."

"In the name of the Star Swordsman, and with the holy sword in my hand, I swear an oath to you here."

"I will save the world you want to save, I will protect the world you want to protect, and I will eliminate anything that threatens this world."

"I will accompany you to the place where your hope lies, and I will respond to your 3,600-year wait."

Natsukawa Tora's mindset remained unchanged: he would not save this sinful world.

But if Ash wants to save the world, then he will do everything in his power to save her entire world for Ash's wish.

The Star Sword Wielder will wield his sword this time solely to save one person's world.

A kiss of vows gently landed on the back of Ash's hand.

Xia Chuanhu looked up and met Ash's gaze.

(Exactly the same.)

Ash's understanding of Natsukawa Tiger was limited to his own knowledge from pan-human history. This was the first meeting between Ash and Natsukawa Tiger.

However, at this moment, the image of Natsukawa Tiger in her eyes overlapped with the image in her memory.

The savior she had waited for for 3,600 years had indeed appeared before her eyes, had indeed appeared in her world.

"Thank you."

Ash spoke with slightly red cheeks and eyes.

"Thank you for accepting my request, Natsukawa Torato."

“Tiger is fine.” Natsukawa Tiger smiled and stood up. “We’ll be spending a lot of time together from now on, so calling me by my full name would be too formal. Just call me Tiger. Similarly, I hope you’ll let me call you Morgan.”

"Ah."

Ash nodded: "Well then, now that we've finished talking, let's go out. I need to tell everyone that you've also become one of our partners."

As he said this, Ash immediately removed the soundproof barrier, lifted the curtain, and came outside.

By the campfire, upon seeing Ash emerge, Lenek was the first to stand up: "Ash! You're alright... Why are your eyes red? Did that bastard do something to you—"

“I’m fine, Lenek.” Ash shook his head and pulled Natsukawa Tora in front of the crowd.

"I have something to tell you all. I just reached an agreement with him. From now on, he will act as our partner."

Xia Chuanhu smiled and nodded slightly: "Hello everyone, I am Xia Chuanhu. Please take care of me from now on."

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A beach somewhere.

"Ugh... Haa!"

Having struggled to climb out of the sea, Miyamoto Musashi coughed several times while kneeling and looked around: "I finally swam across. Tomoe-sama, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Tomoe Gozen shook her head. "More than that, we're..."

The two looked at a lush forest not far away.

"It seems we've entered a new world."

Miyamoto Musashi sighed.

30. The arrogant dog and the witch who doesn't understand human nature

Natsukawa Tora wanted to be a companion to everyone present.

The three of them reacted differently to Ash's words.

"Hmm! I see. Then we'll have to get along even better from now on, Natsukawa!" Tertrol laughed. "Well, although in my opinion, you, who fell from the sky, seem like an extremely suspicious person, if Ash is willing to believe you, then we'll believe you halfway too."

"..."

The Black Knight Hector made no move. He was covered in incredibly heavy armor, and his expression was obscured. However, judging from his indifferent attitude of neither opposing nor accepting, he was probably still observing.

And Lenek...

"I disagree!"

Renek strode up to Ash and Natsukawa, glaring fiercely at Natsukawa: "You actually want to accept this guy of unknown origin, Ash! This is your first time meeting him, isn't it? You're just handing over your trust to him like this? Haven't you suffered enough yet?!"

"Think carefully about how many times you've been betrayed, Ash!"

betray.

This is what Ash has experienced the most.

Ever since she began her pilgrimage and her mission to save Britain, she has been betrayed time and again. Even though she has saved the fairies from once-in-a-century and once-in-a-millennium calamities time and time again, the fairies have never shown her any gratitude, but have betrayed her trust countless times.

In this situation, it would be normal for her to distrust everyone, and the fact that she still trusts others is actually a sign that she can't escape the status quo.

“I know you’re worried about me, Lenek,” Ash said with a smile. “But I can assure you—he is the kind of person who would never betray me.”

"!"

absolute.

Ash spoke with absolute certainty; she truly regarded Xia Chuanhu as the most trustworthy person.

"Hey."

Reinek nudged Natsukawa Tiger's head with his own: "You bastard, what disgusting tricks did you use on Ash? She can't possibly trust someone she just met. What did you do to her?"

“I didn’t do anything.” Xia Chuanhu took two steps back to distance himself from Lenek. “As you said, this is the first time I’ve met everyone here. Although it’s a bit boastful to say that, I can be broadly categorized as a ‘good person’ and I wouldn’t harm someone I’ve just met for no reason.”

"Fragrant Ash hoped I could be her helper, and I agreed. That was the only thing we talked about in the tent. Nothing else was done."

A helping hand? This bean sprout in front of me?

Renek clenched his fists: "The Ash doesn't need a weakling like you. Know your place and get out of here. Don't make me beat you to a pulp."

(They just beat him up...it's just a beating up. Considering the Fang Clan's nature, that's actually quite lenient.)

On this continent of Britain, the fairies are divided into six clans.

Wind, wings, earth, mirror, king, tooth.

Renek is the head of the Fang Clan, the strongest race in Britain, and he himself is the patriarch of the Fang Clan. It is not unreasonable to regard him as the strongest person in all of Britain. Even though he lost to Ash after meeting him, he only dropped from first to second place at most. In fact, because Ash would fall into a deep sleep from time to time, he was still the number one in reality.

Therefore, he truly has the right to call everyone weak, not to mention that his own strength is enough to support such a claim.

Natsukawa Tora is an elf, the end of the planet, similar to a child of Earth.

Renek, on the other hand, is a special individual born from Ariana, incredibly close to the original six fairies, and is regarded as the planet's own heat dissipation organ.

In a sense, the two can be considered brothers who are related by blood.

“Have a fight with Lenek, Tiger,” Ash suddenly said. “Lennek and I didn’t get along at first either, but after we fought, we became friends.”

"Friend...stop talking to yourself, Ash, you and I are not friends!" Leneck yelled irritably. "I only reluctantly acknowledge you because of the countless times you've saved Britain! Don't try to get close to me!"

"Really? I thought we were already friends..."

Ash couldn't help but show a hint of dejection, and seeing this, Lenek felt even worse.

Seeing the situation of the two, Xia Chuanhu couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

(Sigh, one is arrogant, and the other doesn't understand people's hearts...)

"So, Ash, you think that after I fight Lenek, we'll recognize each other and become friends who fight side by side, right?"

"Yes."

Ash's response caused Tetrot and Hector, who were not far away, to sigh. Both of them had been Ash's friends for over a thousand years, so they were not too surprised by her actions.

No, I should say that doing this is Ash's style.

"I have no objection."

Xia Chuanhu stretched his arms and legs on a patch of grass a short distance away: "If this can eliminate the rift between us, I'd be happy to. Although it's not my style, there's a saying that goes, 'Men's problems can be resolved with a fistfight.'"

"I quite like this sentence."

Lenek stood opposite Natsukawa Tiger and revealed his claws.

"Unfortunately, I don't have fists. If we're going to fight, be prepared to be beaten half to death, you weakling."

"I'll say that when you can beat me—and consider this a spoiler for my future comrades, I'll use this from the very beginning."

Golden light gathered in Xia Chuanhu's hand, and a shining holy sword appeared before the four of them.

This is the Star Holy Sword, which does not exist in this world.

Lenek frowned. "That's quite a flashy weapon. The humans of Lentenion would be very happy to see it, but in front of me—"

The figure of Lenek in Xia Chuanhu's eyes vanished in an instant.

(They're moving very fast, as expected of the Fang Clan, but it still seems too slow to me.)

Almost at the same time that Lenek set off, Natsukawa Torama had already swung the holy sword.

"Boom—!"

The burst of golden crescent moon landed right in front of Renek, who had reappeared! The unexpected attack left Renek with no time to dodge, especially since it was a point-blank attack!

"Bang------------!"

Renek was blasted away by the golden crescent strike! Along with it, a large area of ​​forest in front of Natsukawa Tiger was also completely leveled by this attack!

Xia Chuanhu lowered his holy sword: "That's why I said those words after you've beaten me."

31. The British entertainment industry is really messy!

An hour later.