To become a king and a magician

"Hmm~~~~~ By using illusion magic to transfer the spell of that crossroads to any crossroads, it will automatically activate as long as the time comes and the arrival of Xia Chuan is sensed—although it's a bit of a mess in theory, the result seems pretty good."

"However, although this can summon the Wild Hunt, its strength will be a bit weaker because it doesn't have the Storm Field magic bonus. I wonder if it can serve as a test? Should I add some more ingredients?"

click-

Just as Meryl was considering whether to increase the difficulty of the game for Natsukawa Tiger, the rooftop door behind her suddenly opened, and someone walked in and naturally sat down next to Meryl.

"Watching a show? Can I have some popcorn?"

“Okay, Director Morgan.”

Meryl pulled out another bag of popcorn from who-knows-where and tossed it to Morgan, saying with a smile, "I've slightly modified your magic trick, you shouldn't mind, right?"

"Of course not. I did this to test him anyway, so you've actually helped me out. But if you're going to continue what you just did, I'll be very concerned."

"Oh? For tests, isn't it better if the difficulty is higher?"

“If he does as I plan, I won’t stop you, but he’s still too weak right now.”

Morgan looked at Natsukawa Tora and Grey: "Now that his magic eyes have failed, all he can rely on is his half-baked elemental magic, plus that little girl as a burden. If we make things more difficult for him, he'll really die."

"Our actions inherently carry a connotation of wanting him dead—or is it that you feel sorry for him?"

No.

“Hmm~~~~~” Meryl chuckled meaningfully, then grabbed a few kernels of popcorn and popped them into her mouth. “Alright then, let’s keep it at this difficulty level. Let’s see how much power Natsukawa Tiger can unleash now.”

"Oh, by the way, do you want a Coke?"

"want."

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Seeing the black dog, now two heads taller than him, reappear in front of him, Natsukawa Torato subconsciously looked at Gray behind him.

As expected, a look of terror appeared on her face.

(She's just a six-year-old girl, after all. Although she can fight against Servants in the Case Files, right now...)

After taking a deep breath, Xia Chuanhu handed the bag to Gray: "Gray, take these things and leave first. Although we don't know if we can get out of this barrier, run as far as you can and make sure you are safe."

"I...I know—wait, brother, what about you?"

"I'm just stalling for time here. Don't worry, nothing will happen to me."

Patting Grey's head, Natsukawa Tiger said to Yad, "Yad, keep an eye on Grey, don't let her get lost. I don't want to have to go to some alley to look for her after we're done fighting."

"Dude, you're so annoying!"

"It's good to be annoyed."

Xia Chuanhu smiled, then stood up and turned to the black dog that was glaring at them from a distance. Xia Chuanhu wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the black dog's magic seemed to have weakened compared to a week ago.

(Even so, it seems like I'd have a hard time fighting it...)

With the Mystic Eyes ineffective, all that's left to rely on are physical skills, elemental magic, and Gandra, whose effectiveness is uncertain.

“GAYAAAAAAA——————————!!”

The wild roar abruptly interrupted Xia Chuanhu's thoughts, and the sonic waves filled with magic interfered with the physical plane. The raging winds stirred up by the sonic waves shattered the ground in an instant, carrying countless fragments of stone like shockwaves that blasted towards Xia Chuanhu!

"[Earth, rise up!]"

He slammed his palms on the ground, his magic circuits connecting to the earth, and an earthen wall instantly rose up in front of Natsukawa Torato. But the very next second after the wall appeared—

"Bang------!"

The impact, like a battering ram, shattered the earthen wall! In an instant, it enveloped Xia Chuanhu, and countless pebbles rained down on him, leaving numerous bloody wounds from the sharp edges of the pebbles. The raging wind even blew Xia Chuanhu high into the air!

(Are you kidding me?! This is some kind of cheat code!)

After a moment of surprise, Natsukawa Torama raised his hands to the ground again: "[Wind—]"

Under Natsukawa Torato's command, the atmosphere scattered throughout the surrounding space immediately converged beneath him. Although he couldn't float, it did mitigate the impact of his descent—

"GAAAAAA——————!"

The black dog's roar rang out once more! And the instant the roar was heard, Natsukawa Torama's magic circuits mysteriously stopped functioning for a fleeting moment! Although they quickly recovered, this brief pause caused the elemental magic, which was only half-activated, to completely fail!

The roar of the beast can exorcise demons, causing the magic power that has been transformed through magic circuits to dissipate and interrupting the casting of spells.

(Oh no!)

Falling from a height of five meters without any protection would be fatal, if not death!

Elemental magic activated again—no, it's too late!

As the ground drew ever closer, Natsukawa Tiger instinctively tried to close his eyes. But just then, the massive figure of the black dog suddenly appeared in his field of vision, followed by a jet-black claw that rapidly enlarged before his eyes!

—This thing can press down on you!

"Bang------!!"

With a loud bang, Xia Chuanhu was slammed into the ground by a claw and slid a long distance to the side of the road, leaving a trench more than ten meters long in the street!

Upon hearing the loud bang, Grey, who hadn't run far, instinctively turned her head to look—

"elder brother!!"

A scream that was almost a wail came from her mouth, and without thinking twice, she immediately turned around to go back!

"Hey, hey, hey Gray! Don't do anything stupid and go back to give away your life! It's one thing for him to be an idiot, but why are you acting like an idiot too?!"

"But my brother—"

"So he's an idiot!!" Yad practically roared. "Hey buddy! Have you been out of shape for too long? To get hit by that slow, limp slap, you really are incredibly stupid!"

"Still don't you have a proper understanding of your own power, King Arthur?!"

43. Aozaki Aoko thinks it's great.

It hurts so much—although Natsukawa Tiger really wanted to think that way, incredibly, even though he dug a deep trench in the ground with his body, he didn't feel any pain anywhere on his body, only a little itchy.

Yes, it's just itchy.

"Uh... ah..."

After climbing out of the ditch, Xia Chuanhu dusted himself off and tugged at his tattered clothes: "I quite liked these clothes, but they're completely ruined now... Well, being alive is the best thing, more important than clothes."

"But it's really strange, how am I still alive after taking that hit?"

First, it was blown five meters high, then it was hit by countless pebbles and was covered in wounds. Next, it was slapped away by a blow comparable to that of a truck, and finally, it made negative contact with the ground and dug a tunnel out.

Normally he should be completely dead, right?

He stretched his arms and legs, then twisted his neck and touched his back—he wasn't injured at all.

Xia Chuanhu couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What... what's going on here?

“GA————————!”

The black dog fairy roared once again, and its true form followed the sound closely to Natsukawa Tora, its blood-red maw full of sharp teeth biting directly at his head!

From an outsider's perspective, the black dog fairy's speed was so fast that it was almost like teleportation, covering a distance of more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.

"elder brother!"

Grey instinctively gasped in surprise.

Seeing the black dog charging straight at him, Natsukawa Tiger immediately wanted to use elemental magic to deal with it, but given the distance, it would be too late if he had elemental magic.

(I can only try using Gandra at full power!)

The instant this thought arose, Natsukawa Torama channeled all his magic power into his fingertips, and then—

"BOOM——————————————!!"

The magic bullet—no, the one unleashed from Xia Chuanhu's fingertips had long surpassed the scope of a bullet—was like a cannonball, a torrent of magic power that swept across the entire street in front of Xia Chuanhu like a burst dam! The black dog, which was almost within arm's reach, was instantly engulfed by this cannonball-like magic power and was immediately blasted away in the opposite direction of its original trajectory!

Upon seeing this scene, Natsukawa Tiger was immediately stunned.

"Huh? Huh?"

Raising his fingertips, still retaining a trace of magic, and glancing at the ground before him, which resembled a dried-up riverbed, Xia Chuanhu tilted his head—this was, he did it?

(No way! I just wanted to use Gandr, didn't I? Even though I poured all my magic into it at once, is Gandr really that powerful?! Isn't that a curse-type magic?!)

No matter how powerful Gandr's effects are, at most it can only curse the other party, causing them physical discomfort, such as illness or bad luck; its physical interference is minimal.

But look at this scene—is this what you call insufficient intervention?!

"Bang------!"

The ground trembled slightly. Not far from Natsukawa Tiger's field of vision, the black dog fairy that had just been blasted away had stood up again. However, perhaps because it had been hit by Gandr, its body was clearly blurred and even became somewhat translucent.

(Was the attack just now so powerful that the spirit core was impacted and unable to maintain its current state?)

This is truly an unexpected delight.

"Let's fire a few more Gandras then. This time we should be able to really kill it, right?"

Natsukawa Tora raised his finger again and pointed it at the black dog fairy.

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Meryl and Morgan were already looking like "old people, subway, cell phone," after all, this development was something neither of them had expected, so they were so surprised that they didn't even notice that the popcorn in their hands had fallen.

After finally calming down, Mary immediately took a big gulp of cola from the bottle.

"Well------!"

Letting out a loud burp, Melly patted her chest: "That just now... it must have been Gandr, right? It must have been Gandr, right?"

“Judging from the spell and the flow of magic, it’s definitely Gandr. But…” Morgan pinched the bridge of her nose, “that power is truly unheard of. Does Gandr really have that much power?”

"How would I know? I was shocked when I saw it too."

Mary shrugged, indicating that it was none of her business.

"However, I can roughly understand the principle behind it."

"What's the principle behind it?"

"Natsukawa's magic is characterized by transformation and release. This means he's more adept at using simple spells that don't require complex processes, only the transformation of magical forms or the flow of magical energy, and these spells can even be more effective. Furthermore, he has also fused with Arthur's spirit origin, granting him a high-level magical release skill. The combination of these two elements..."