To become a king and a magician

First was Natsukawa Tora, still dressed as the Elf King, and Morgan standing beside him, followed by...

"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh!"

Arcueid, bound by countless chains and magic, her mouth covered, was struggling, along with Aozaki Aoko who was with her.

The two people who broke the seal on their own, as mentioned by Bagst earlier, were those two.

After glancing at everyone seated, Natsukawa Torato and Morgan took their seats at the head of the table.

"Clang—!"

While Mordred was eating, he suddenly drew the King's Sword and slashed at Xia Chuanhu!

"clang----!"

With a metallic clang, Mordred's blade was blocked by Bagst's own blade, which was then violently struck, sending Mordred flying against the wall.

"You're in great spirits, Mordred." Natsukawa Tora looked at Mordred, who had jumped up from the ground and was still full of energy, waved for Bagst to leave, and laughed, "I'm relieved that you're still so energetic."

"Don't talk like you still recognize us now, Father."

Mordred, with a sour face, sat back down in her chair and took a big bite of her bread. "What are you doing here? We have nothing more to say to each other, right?"

"That may seem like it to you, but from my perspective, there are still a few things I need to explain to you—and I think you also have things to explain, right? After all, we weren't able to properly explain things to each other a week ago."

"Natsukawa Tiger said with a smile."

Upon hearing his words, everyone exchanged glances before finally handing over the reins of the conversation to Sajou Rei, the person most suitable to negotiate with Natsukawa Torato.

"Yes, that makes sense. Even disregarding everything else, we are complete strangers to each other. Before we get down to business, it would be better if we got to know each other a bit more."

There's no need for that.

Xia Chuanhu shook his head.

"There is no need for me to continue our in-depth exchanges with you. Although it may seem cruel and heartless to you, our interactions end today."

“We have completed the preparations for the spiritual transfer to Chaldea. After this breakfast, I will send all of you back to Chaldea in the Pan-Human History.”

"At the same time, I will completely erase all memories of you and me. From now on, we will no longer be—"

"boom!"

Before Xia Chuanhu could finish speaking, everyone slammed their hands on the table and stood up, all glaring at him with the same angry eyes.

"Try saying that half-sentence, Tiger!"

Aozaki Aoko stared at him coldly.

"If you have the guts, say those words that you want to ruin our memories, our past, and our feelings, you heartless bastard!"

32. Believing

Natsukawa Tora said something that everyone present wanted to hear.

Erase the memories of him.

Aozaki Aoko and the others did not doubt that Natsukawa Torato could do it. He had been studying magic for 2,400 years, and no one knew what kind of magic he could use. It wouldn't be surprising if he had magic that could erase memories.

However, they absolutely could not accept him using this magic on them.

That means he wants to completely sever himself from them, abandon everything from the past, and stay wholeheartedly in this Lostbelt.

This is the most disheartening thing they've ever done.

"Is there a reason, Master?"

Sajou Rei asked, both dissatisfied and puzzled.

"Do you have some reason that forces you to erase our memories?"

"It's just for your own good, I personally believe it's for your own good." Xia Chuanhu explained after a moment of silence, "I voluntarily gave up my memories related to you, leaving only the empty shell of those memories. It doesn't mean I still have any attachment to you. Perhaps some remained at the moment of separation, but it's mostly for the purpose of using you."

Two thousand four hundred years ago.

When Britain was destroyed, Natsukawa Torato sacrificed his memories and the Holy Sword in order to obtain the magic to revive all of Britain and as a symbol of his oath.

That was his determination.

But even then, he knew that the people of Pan-Human History would inevitably arrive at this Lostbelt in the future. Although there was no concrete evidence, only an intuition, Natsukawa Torara knew that he must have believed it back then.

At that time, he will be able to use the power of those people to determine the distance, even the conceptual direction and coordinates, between Pan-Human History and Lostbelt, thereby confirming the destination of the reverse spiritual transfer.

From that time onward, he took advantage of the feelings that Aozaki Aoko and others had for him.

“I took advantage of you while trusting you. To you, I am an irredeemable traitor who betrayed your trust and the feelings between us. So instead of keeping me in your hearts, it would be easier for you to just erase all memories of me, wouldn’t it?”

"......"

Natsukawa Tora's explanation silenced everyone.

Anger, confusion, doubt, dissatisfaction... everyone's heart is filled with all sorts of emotions.

then--

"I'm really happy."

Suddenly, Sajou Rei said something that left everyone puzzled.

Happy?

Now?

"Ah, speaking of which, it's true. It's both infuriating and exhilarating. This man has always been like this."

Realizing what was going on, Aozaki Aoko gave a wry smile.

Seeing that both Sajou Rei and Aozaki Aoko had acted so unusually, the others also fell into thought. After repeating Natsukawa Tora's words several times, like the two before them, the others couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then showed expressions that seemed somewhat helpless.

Natsukawa Tora frowned: "What...is there to be funny?"

"Yeah, of course it's funny. I'm also a little happy. You say you've abandoned us all a long time ago, but deep down you've never abandoned us, have you?"

What are you saying—

“【You believe in us】.” Ayaka Sajo interrupted Torama Natsukawa, “You said that yourself, Torama, right? You believe we will come here, so you want to use us to achieve some goal of yours. In other words, you have always believed in us, and have believed in us for two thousand four hundred years.”

Ayaka Sajou revealed a fact that Natsukawa Torama had hidden in his words, a fact that even he himself was unaware of.

He always believed that someone from the other side of Pan-Human History would come.

“It seems that some things are impossible to discard no matter how much you want to,” Aozaki Touko laughed. “You think you’ve discarded the memories related to us, but the most important part seems to have always remained in your heart, boy.”

"Two thousand four hundred years have passed, and you really haven't changed at all. You're still a good-for-nothing magician."

"It's just a residual instinct of the body."

After a brief silence, Natsukawa Tora defended himself, but upon hearing this, Aozaki Aoko laughed and said, "Isn't that even better? It means that even after two thousand four hundred years, your trust in us hasn't been worn away."

"..."

Natsukawa Tora remained silent for a long time.

Standing to the side, watching Natsukawa Tora fall silent and the Pan-Human History group relax, Bagst gritted his teeth, about to say something, when a sharp gaze immediately fell upon him.

(Queen?)

(Don't say anything, Gawain... Tiger's past is not something we have the right to interfere with.)

(Yes, ma'am.)

"but--"

After a long silence that seemed to stretch on for everyone, Natsukawa Torata finally spoke slowly: "Even so, I will not rescind my decision to erase your memories. This is for—"

"Don't unilaterally decide our thoughts, okay?" Atalanta frowned and pointed her fork at Natsukawa Tora. "You think this is a good thing for us, but we don't think it's a good thing. It would be better if we forgot about you than if you had killed us a week ago. It would be better to die at your hands."

I completely agree with that.

"Me too."

"Dying in your master's arms is a kind of romance, although it's best to avoid that kind of ending."

"Have you all been reading too many shoujo manga?"

Aozaki Aoko sighed helplessly and turned to Natsukawa Torato: "Torato, it's about time you told us what you're thinking of doing, right? You wouldn't say anything when we asked you before. We've already said from the beginning that we're not enemies. If you have something you want to do, we can help you. You don't necessarily have to sever ties with us and just blindly rush in like an idiot."

"We are not just lovers, but also family and companions, aren't we?"

"Lover, family, companions...?"

Xia Chuanhu couldn't help but laugh: "When I hear this now, the first thing that comes to mind is Morgan and the others... When I think back on things related to you, all I feel is emptiness."

"Alright, I'll tell you, but after I hear it, you'll definitely try to stop me, right?"

33. Find Tiger Number Two

Natsukawa Tora made no attempt to conceal anything from those present, truthfully revealing his plan to replace the Pan-Human History of Britain.

Similarly, he also said that he would officially begin implementing this plan a year later, and after arriving at Pan-Human History, he would also defeat all the magicians, churches, and even military nations that were his enemies in order to protect the island.

After saying all this, Natsukawa Torama left with Morgan and Bagst, leaving the time and space for reflection to the people of Pan-Human History present.

Of course, before leaving, he also returned Fujimaru Ritsuka's communication device to her.

After Natsukawa Tora and the others left, Aozaki Aoko rested her chin on her hands and pondered for a long time before letting out a soft sigh: "No wonder he said those things before..."

"Those kinds of words? What words?"

Hier asked, frowning.

“When we fought with our master before, he said that if we wanted to help him, we should first go back to the Pan-Human History and get the consent of all mankind before replying to him…” Sajou Rei explained, “Although we thought that our master wanted to do something big, we didn’t expect it to be this big.”

All the fairies in the Fairy Kingdom, except for Camelot City, were killed until they could no longer give birth to the next generation. Then, through spirit particle transfer, the empty island was transferred to the Pan-Human History, replacing the original existence of Britain in the Pan-Human History.

"This is an absolutely insane plan."

"Ultimately, can this plan really succeed?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked doubtfully. "To move such a large island to Pan-Human History... theoretically, it's impossible, isn't it?"

Sajou Rei shook her head: "No, theoretically... it should be possible, right? Theoretically speaking, it's feasible from the perspective of spirit particle transfer, but the magical power required would be astronomical."

According to Natsukawa Torama himself, the fairy tyranny he began in the first year of the Elf Calendar was actually a preparation for collecting magic power. He repeatedly squeezed the enormous magic power obtained from the fairies after they died, of which only 20% was used to suppress Kornunos and the Naraku Insects, and the remaining 80% was stored away by him.

With two thousand years of accumulated magic power, plus Natsukawa Torato's own limitless magic power, it is not impossible for him to carry out a spiritual particle transfer throughout Britain.