To become a king and a magician

It will surely be destroyed.

Before Morgan and Natsukawa Tora lay countless paths leading to despair. They tried to find a way out, but failed. They tried to forge a path to victory, but failed again.

Even so, they persevered, holding on for two thousand years as before, and now—Natsukawa Tora has reached his limit.

He said he wanted Chaldea to do everything in their power to stop him, but in reality, he was asking for help.

"He has been on the wrong path for 2,400 years. He wants to give up, but he can't give up anymore, so he needs someone to force him to give up."

Mary looked down at everyone.

"You all probably know this, right? He saved our world once before, and now he needs us to save him—he's even revealed all the key to winning us over. If we don't save him now, who will?"

30. Daily Moonset

An unfamiliar, ornate ceiling.

This is the first thing Fujimaru Ritsuka saw after waking up.

"Mmm~~~!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stretched her somewhat stiff body and sat up. Only after sitting up did she realize that she was sitting on a huge bed that was probably five or six meters long.

Moreover, the room where this king-size bed is located is also the kind of super luxurious one, making you feel as if you have stepped into some noble castle.

No, wait.

castle?

And am I awake right now?

Fujimaru Ritsuka remembered being ambushed from behind by Natsukawa Torato and sealed inside a crystal block. Now, not only has she woken up, but she's lying on a large bed in this luxurious room, which means...

(Have we been released by the minister?)

Just like what Mary said.

(They'll release us, but that minister probably doesn't actually...)

"Well......"

A hesitant voice sounded beside Fujimaru Ritsuka.

Turning her head, or rather, looking down at the side, Fujimaru Ritsuka saw a whole row of familiar faces lying on the bed.

Mashu, Atalanta, Ayaka Sajou... almost everyone shared a bed with her!

"We've all been put together? It seems the others haven't woken up yet."

Looking at Mashu, who was still asleep beside her, Fujimaru Ritsuka breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as everyone was alright, that was good. Although they had been severely punished and beaten badly, it was good that no one was hurt.

(Just like Ms. Meryl said, although the minister only left behind an empty shell of memories, he still remembers us... That's the best news, isn't it?)

The next step is to get the minister and everyone back to pan-human history.

However, considering the difficulty...

"Haa..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka let out a long sigh and looked up at the ten rings on her hands.

King Solomon's Ten Commandments contain the ring of Goetia, the strongest familiar. In the previous battle, Fujimaru Ritsuka did not summon Goetia—no, rather than saying she didn't, it's more accurate to say she couldn't.

She had no idea how to summon Goetia, and calling out to it in her mind had no effect. Even though it had chosen her, it didn't seem to want to give her its power.

(But... it's probably a good thing I didn't summon it back then, right? If I had summoned it, but the minister had taken it away in the end, the situation would have been completely hopeless.)

Two Beast-level enemies are simply impossible to deal with.

So, in hindsight, it was really good that we didn't summon Goetia back then.

"Speaking of which, where exactly is this place? It looks like the interior of Camelot City, but..."

"Crack!"

Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was thinking this, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from the doorway not far away. A figure that Fujimaru Ritsuka recognized walked in from the doorway and was slightly taken aback when he saw Fujimaru Ritsuka sitting up.

"Has he already woken up? Master of Chaldea."

"You are... the Fairy Knight Gawain?"

The person who entered was Bagst.

Bagst nodded: "The name Your Majesty bestowed upon me is indeed Gawain, and my real name is Bagst. You can call me whatever you like; I personally don't care much about it."

"Yes... then... Miss Bagst, may I ask...?"

(Oops, I'm a little nervous.)

Looking at Bagst, who was far more muscular than any of the other Servants she had seen before, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but feel tense. This was compounded by her memories of witnessing Bagst wielding flames and instantly defeating everyone...

"There's no need to be nervous, Master of Chaldea."

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's state, Bagst's voice and expression softened slightly: "Although the previous two meetings were not very pleasant, I was following His Majesty's orders at the time. Now His Majesty's orders are for us fairy knights to treat you as guests, so I will not do anything excessive to you now."

"The minister said...we are guests?"

"Yes. I have heard the details from His Majesty. You are His Majesty's companions and lovers in the history of humankind, right? You came to our world to win back His Majesty. Regardless of the reasons, I have great respect for your feelings."

Bagst smiled and said, "However, please allow me to emphasize one point: His Majesty is our Majesty, and he has left Pan-Human History and will not return with you—this is also what His Majesty and the Queen asked me to convey."

"......"

Fujimaru Ritsuka fell silent.

And the next moment—

"Boom—!"

A deafening clap of thunder suddenly rang out from outside the window, and then Fujimaru Ritsuka felt the whole room shake as if an earthquake had occurred.

"Huh? What happened?"

"Is it starting again?"

Unlike Fujimaru Ritsuka's surprise, Bagst showed a helpless expression: "She really doesn't learn a lesson at all. She comes here every day. Even after being beaten down by His Majesty so many times, she is still so persistent."

"Is someone fighting with the minister?" Fujimaru Ritsuka roughly understood this implication.

Bagst explained, “Yes. Although you were originally scheduled to be released today, five days ago, two of your companions broke through His Majesty's seal on their own and came to the outside world. One of them then attacked His Majesty. Even though he was defeated on the spot, he came back the next day….”

"Buzz——————————!"

As Bagst spoke, a sudden burst of crimson moonlight shone through the window, and a strong trembling sound filled everyone's ears.

(That commotion...it must be Sister Er, right?!)

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the scene outside the window with some surprise.

As expected, a crimson moon was gradually descending from the sky—Arquette directly smashed it down with Moonfall!

"This is too reckless, Sister Aier!"

“Don’t worry, Master of Chaldea.” Bagst came to the window. “This attack cannot possibly harm His Majesty in the slightest. For the past few days, that True Ancestor has been dealing with His Majesty like this every day, but not once has it actually caused His Majesty any real harm. Today will be the same.”

(Ugh... Even Moonfall couldn't defeat the minister?)

"Instead of that, could you please wake up your companions? His Majesty and the Queen have ordered me to wake you all and bring you to the throne room for an audience."

31. Heartless bastard

For Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, their current situation is somewhat unbelievable.

Logically speaking, as intruders in the Lostbelt and those who actively provoked the battle, they should have no problem being imprisoned after their defeat.

People imagined all sorts of scenarios: hands and feet bound by chains, hands nailed to the wall, or being stripped naked for humiliation.

But the current situation of gathering together for a peaceful meal, and even being treated as a guest, is absolutely beyond anyone's expectations.

According to Bagst, she was ordered by Natsukawa Torama to lead them to the Throne Room after waking them all up. However, because Fujimaru Ritsuka accidentally mentioned that she was hungry, Bagst, after reporting back to Natsukawa Torama, led them to the dining room first.

His Majesty is considerate of your situation; it is indeed difficult to go without food and water for seven days without feeling hungry. Therefore, let us meet and talk at the dinner table later.

These are Natsukawa Torato's exact words, which Bagst relayed to him afterward.

The excessively lenient arrangement surprised everyone, yet it seemed quite reasonable, as it was indeed something Natsukawa Torato would do.

So now—

"Delicious, damn it, this is delicious too, everything is delicious..."

Mordred devoured the food in front of him with a stern face.

Because she had been almost instantly killed by Morgan, she had been harboring a lot of resentment in her heart—mainly because of her own lack of self-confidence. So now she turned her grief and anger into appetite and gave full play to the British royal stomach.

Artoria, who was sitting next to her, looked calm, but she ate at a completely different pace, even faster than Mordred, which could be described as elegant and fast.

"It smells like my master."

After taking a small bite, Sajou Rei showed a somewhat nostalgic expression: "Although it has changed a lot from before, it is indeed Master's special dish - Miss Bagst, could it be that Master made all of these?"

“If you’re talking about His Majesty, then that’s certainly true,” Bagst said. “Basically, His Majesty prepares breakfast every day because he’s the first person to wake up in Camelot… no, I should say His Majesty never closes his eyes, does he?”

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Bagst's words, everyone who was eating was momentarily stunned.

Aozaki Touko raised her eyebrows: "Never closed his eyes...do you mean the boy never sleeps?"

"At least in the thousand years I have followed His Majesty, I have never seen His Majesty asleep. No matter what day it is, His Majesty is already awake when I wake up, and he wakes up very early."

These words made everyone slow down their eating.

Sajou Rei pondered for a moment: "Could it be... that Master hasn't slept for the past two thousand four hundred years?"

"Zero, are you serious?" Hiel asked incredulously. "Two thousand four hundred years... No matter how inhuman he is, he shouldn't have been awake for that long, right? Won't he go crazy?"

"I'm just guessing, who knows what the actual situation is? Why don't we just ask Master later?" Sajou Rei said with a smile. "Anyway, we all have a lot of things we want to ask Master, don't we?"

"That's true."

"indeed."

Everyone present nodded, and soon, just a few dozen seconds later, accompanied by footsteps and the sound of a door being pushed open, four figures walked in from outside.