To become a king and a magician

"Ash, do you think it's necessary to involve the royal clan in the war between humans and fairies... Edinburgh?" Natsukawa Torato asked. "As far as I remember, it's the only region where humans and fairies have basically achieved coexistence? They even fall in love with each other."

“That’s true.” Ash nodded slightly. “However, that was about 1,600 years ago. I don’t know what the situation is like in Edinburgh now. Whether or not to intervene there, we can only wait and see… I think that’s at least a month or two away.”

There's a lot going on in Lentini, and just getting things going will take a long time.

Xia Chuanhu smiled and said, "It's alright, Ash, just follow your plan. I'm not in a hurry. I was just letting you know."

"Let's go up north after you've finished dealing with everything there."

"Ah."

39. Half a year

After that, Natsukawa Tora's life in the Fairy Kingdom gradually stabilized.

Every morning, Yuther undergoes combat training, starting with the basics and gradually developing him into a warrior.

After completing the handover with Ash in the afternoon, he took on the role of the chief logistics officer of Lentinion and used his high mobility to fly outside Lentinion to find edible things for Lentinion.

Of course, he doesn't go out every day; he usually goes out once a week. When he's not going out, he stays with the people in the logistics department who are responsible for cooking, and teaches the humans here about various culinary knowledge from pan-human history.

Because they have been dominated by fairies for a long time, the humans in this Lostbelt have almost no concept of cooking. They understand cooking as roasting over fire or boiling in water, and they at least know how to use some cooking utensils such as pots and spatulas.

In order to change this situation and improve the overall food in Lentinion, Natsukawa Tiger became a cooking instructor, spending his afternoons in Lentinion's main kitchen teaching humans how to cook.

Incidentally, this world has no seasonings, but fortunately, it has spice raw materials similar to those in Pan-Human History. After spending two days searching for them, Natsukawa Tiger finally managed to prepare some basic seasonings.

Thanks to this, Lentinion's diet has improved almost every day. From the initial mixed grains that were no different from animal feed, it has now become a meal that is close to normal. Even though there are still many shortcomings, it can at least be said to have returned to the lower limit that a normal human should have.

It's like farming and building a primitive tribe in another world!

However, even though Lentinion's diet has improved considerably, Natsukawa Tiger still prepares meals for Ash, Tertrol, and Hector himself—especially for Ash.

Even though she would occasionally show her face at the public dining area during meals and try a little of the day's food, she would always return home afterwards to eat the meal that Natsukawa Tiger had prepared for her.

Between "average" and "delicious," Ash follows her body's choices and preferences.

Training Youse in the morning, teaching people to cook or going out to find food in the afternoon, and doing whatever he wants in the evening—that's basically how Natsukawa Tora spends his day in Lentinion.

And so, time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, Xia Chuanhu had lived in Lentinion for half a year.

.......

"Haa!"

In the morning, a gentle breeze was blowing across the training field.

Yuther, holding a wooden sword, continued his combat training with Natsukawa Tora as always.

Unlike the child with no combat experience six months ago, Yuther has received extensive training under Natsukawa Tiger in the past six months, from the initial evasion training to the later resistance training, and now to the accuracy training.

Even though Natsukawa Tora could only use strength indistinguishable from that of a human during their training, Yuse still had a very difficult time. He was covered in dirt from being hit by stones, was beaten so badly during the impact resistance training that he couldn't move, and was toyed with by Natsukawa Tora during the accuracy training, unable to launch any effective attacks...

For Uther, the past six months have been the most difficult six months he has ever experienced, and the result is that he is now completely different from six months ago.

Previously, Natsukawa Tora had invited some human knights to spar with the current Yuther. Even though he could only barely win one out of ten matches, he couldn't have won a single one in the past. Not to mention that he is only twelve years old now and has a promising future.

"Snapped!"

Using his wooden sword to block Yuther's attack, Natsukawa Tora raised his hand to signal Yuther to stop: "Alright, that's enough for today."

"Whoo~~~~"

After letting out a slight sigh of relief, Yuther sheathed his sword: "Thank you for your help today, Merlin. Please continue to teach me tomorrow as well."

"Ah... tomorrow probably won't work, or rather, it probably won't work for about a month. I need to go on a long trip with Ash."

"Huh?"

Yuther was somewhat surprised: "So suddenly? You're leaving tomorrow?"

Xia Chuanhu shook his head: "No, we're leaving today. After lunch, I'll leave with Chen. This time we're going to the north."

north.

That was a place Yuther had never been before. Although he had heard some things about the North from Ash, the Southern Fairies and the Northern Fairies had never gotten along well, and the Northern Royal Clan had always been at odds with the other five clans, so they didn't spread much about each other's affairs.

"That's really far. What are you going there for?"

"The war between humans and fairies is escalating, but that is only directed at the five major clans in the south. In fact, the royal clan in the north has never expressed its opinion on this war. I am going to go there to see what is going on, that is, to negotiate."

Natsukawa Tora explained.

"I want to go to the lake district. There are some things there that I'm interested in, and also the Mirror Clan... Well, you probably wouldn't understand these things anyway."

After ruffling Yuther's hair, Natsukawa Tiger said with a smile, "Anyway, that's it for today's training. Ash and I will be leaving this afternoon, so the magic training this afternoon is canceled. Before we come back, you need to be conscientious and not neglect your training. If I come back and find that you have become weaker..."

Snapped!

Feeling Natsukawa Tora's hand pressing firmly on his shoulder, Yuther nodded hurriedly: "I understand, Merlin-nii-san, I will train hard!"

"Yes, that's more like it. Let's go eat then. I should go back and prepare lunch for Ash, Tertrol, and Hector. It'll probably be another month before we meet again."

"Yes, be careful on the road, Brother Merlin."

After saying that, Yuther jogged away from the training ground.

Shortly after Yuther left, Ash's figure appeared in Natsukawa Tora's sight.

"Where is Yusser?"

"Just left, went to have lunch. Have you taken care of everything on your end?"

Ash nodded: "Yes, I've already arranged everything, big and small, for the next month. I've only sent an agent while I'm away, so there shouldn't be any worries about Lentinion's internal affairs until we return."

"That's good. Let's go home first. I'll make you lunch. After you eat, we'll wait for Hector to return from the blacksmith's shop, and then we'll head to the Lake District. Do you want to take a carriage drawn by goblins, or should I fly there with you?"

"Regarding this..." Ash paused, "Actually, considering the defense of Lentinion, I wanted to have Tertrol and Hector stay."

"So that means...it's just the two of us going?"

"Ah."

40. Air travel

In fact, there wasn't much time that Natsukawa Tora and Ash spent together over the past six months.

After all, their schedules are basically different, and the only time they spend together throughout the day is during meals; they rarely see each other at other times.

Therefore, it is indeed rare for the two of them to go out together like this.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~~~"

High in the sky, above the Fairy Kingdom.

Because they wanted to end the trip as quickly as possible, Natsukawa Torama and Ash did not choose to ride in the fairy carriage. Instead, Natsukawa Torama took them flying and flew directly through the air in a straight line.

Ash, who was being carried by the wind and floating in the sky, covered her skirt and said, "What a novel way to travel."

"Ash, can't you fly?"

"No, I can fly. It's easy to do with magic, but my way of flying is a little different from yours."

Ash's flight magic, specifically, is about making himself float, which is a magic spell cast on himself, while Natsukawa Torato's flight is about controlling the atmosphere, so they are different in nature.

"Why can you use this flying magic, Tiger?"

"It's more of a byproduct than a learning experience."

As he spoke, Natsukawa Torama conjured a flame in his palm: "I know a kind of magic called summoning magic, which is magic that can summon fairies, elves, celestial spirits... and the like, and have them possess me."

"I used to use this magic trick to command fairies that represent the elements. Before I knew it, I had learned how to use it and by now I was a pro."

That's what they say, but Natsukawa Tora doesn't use his summoning magic much these days. What he used to need to be armed with spirit weapons to do, he can do easily now. It's more of an extra skill now. He only used his summoning magic again when facing Tiamat and Goetia.

It's rarely used in daily life; the versatility of the "Imagination Manifestation" is far superior to that of the "Summoning Magic."

Hearing Natsukawa Torato's explanation, Ash raised an eyebrow slightly: "There's that kind of magic trick... Can you teach me?"

"Huh? I'll teach you?"

"Ah."

"Why...why are you learning this magic trick?"

Ash is a fairy who has lived for 3,600 years. She possesses all of Morgan's knowledge. If Natsukawa Tora remembers correctly, she also summoned the sage Grimm, who can be said to be a part of Odin, the chief god of Norse mythology, as her companion... Does someone like her still need to learn summoning magic?

Ash explained, "I have a feeling this magic trick might come in handy later. Of course, it's okay if you don't want to teach it."

"I didn't say I wouldn't teach, but let's wait until we get back. If we start teaching from scratch, we'll need to prepare some materials. For now, let's focus our energy on what we need to do next."

As Xia Chuanhu spoke, he lowered their altitude slightly, and as their vision cleared, the scene ahead gradually came into view.

Londinion is located in the southeast of Britain, while the Lake District is in the northwest, near the far north. The journey between the two places almost crosses the entire island of Britain, and normally it would take four or five days to traverse this route.

But now, judging by the naked eye, there should only be about two-thirds of the distance left.

"Thump..."

That feeling of resonating with something resonated in Natsukawa Tora's chest.

For the past six months, every time he came near this area, Xia Chuanhu could vaguely feel this resonance. He also realized that the resonance was not directed at him, but rather that something was continuously releasing this resonance there, which he happened to sense.

It's more appropriate to say that it's connected to a certain network.

And if I'm not mistaken, the source of this resonance should be...

"The Dragon of Albion".

Gazing at the area that was faintly visible in his field of vision, its outline already discernible, Natsukawa Tora recalled the story of the dragon.

——【The Dragon of Albion】.

A life form that existed since the birth of Earth, possessing nearly 46 billion years of life information, an extremely primitive super-being, and also the ancestor of all dragon species in a sense. Its status among dragon species is similar to that of the [Grand] rank among Heroic Spirits.

In the pan-human history, the dragon Albion was one that chose to remain on the island of Britain even after the Age of Gods had ended.

Historically, with the end of the Age of Gods and the disappearance of mystery, many fantasy species, including dragons, chose to migrate to the inner world. However, the dragon Albion chose to remain on the surface of the world. After the road to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars was completely closed, Albion chose to burrow underground, attempting to travel to the inner world by physical means, but ultimately died from exhaustion.

Its dragon remains are now buried beneath the clock tower, known as the "Albion Tomb," and have been continuously excavated as the greatest treasure in the history of magic.

In the Lostbelt, because the world was destroyed by Sephalus more than 10,000 years ago, the entire Earth became the Sea of ​​Nothingness, and the dragon Albion could only fly in the sky until it finally exhausted itself.