To become a king and a magician

"So... will the minister succeed? What about the Pan-Human History side...?"

We cannot accept such conditions.

Suddenly, Mary's voice rang in everyone's ears.

Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly raised her hand, placed the communication device on the table, and switched it to video call mode, allowing Merry's image to appear in front of everyone.

[Yay~~~ Good morning everyone! It's been a week since we last met. How are you all feeling?]

"Tsk, are you blind?" Mordred glared at her, annoyed. "By the way, why did you suddenly contact me? Is it urgent?"

"Hmm, it's about what you just mentioned regarding Tiger's purpose. It seems Tiger has already told you."

Mashu asked, "Did Miss Merry already know?"

"I suppose so. Shortly after you were imprisoned, I had some dealings with him, and then he told me his purpose. This past week I've been trying to find out more about things, like immigration intentions, the situation with the Magic Association and the Church, the UN's reaction..."

Hearing what Merry said, Aozaki Aoko crossed her arms and asked, "So, what was the result?"

[They all refused. Just think about it with your chest, Aoko, right? How could anyone accept Tiger's unreasonable demands? Some of the leaders even threatened to execute anyone who made such a joke. It's hilarious!]

Mary's answer was exactly what everyone expected.

Even if Natsukawa Torama gives Pan-Human History ample time to react and migrate, Pan-Human History will absolutely not accept this situation, after all, this is a super event that could directly rewrite the world order!

"So, the Pan-Human History faction has already decided to go to war, is that right?"

Who knows? But if Tiger really moves that island over here, the countries of the world won't stand idly by. It might even trigger World War IV. That sounds quite interesting.

"Merry, whose side are you on?" Aozaki Aoko glared at Mary. "This is no joke, be serious!"

[They've been very serious all along; otherwise, they wouldn't have contacted you proactively—during the week you were sealed away, I actually came up with a solution, shouldn't you thank me?]

Solution?!

Hearing what Meryl said, everyone's eyes trembled.

Rei Sajou couldn't help but laugh: "Oh my, as expected of Merry, she's always so enthusiastic about things she's interested in."

Well, while it's interesting to watch His Majesty fight the entire world single-handedly, the world might be destroyed afterward, which would be a huge loss.

"Stop wasting time, just tell me your solution," Artoria urged.

The Tiger's Throne

"That's what Mary said."

[He previously revealed to me that all the magic he had accumulated over the past two thousand years was stored in that throne. If that throne were destroyed, then the large-scale transfer of spiritual particles would not be able to proceed smoothly.]

However, since it's something so important, it's obvious that Tiger will protect it closely. So the question still comes back to 'how to defeat Tiger, Morgan, and the Fairy Knight.' Without defeating them, nothing else can be discussed.

Defeat Natsukawa Tiger, Morgan, and the Fairy Knight.

This was the group's original purpose.

"But we just can't defeat them now! Didn't you see we were all wiped out?" Mordred said, somewhat frustrated. "Father, my Lostbelt mother, and those two fairies with the names Gawain and Lancelot are all incredibly strong. How are we supposed to fight them?!"

Regarding this, Morgan, the fairy knight Gawain, and the fairy knight Lancelot are actually relatively easy to deal with. The most troublesome one is Tiger. As long as he is still alive, we won't even be able to touch the throne.

"Then how exactly do we defeat Father?!"

[Of course, we need to find that person who claims to be able to weaken the tiger. Haven't you noticed yet? Someone who was supposed to enter Camelot City with you, but disappeared without a trace after arriving...]

"Those who are with us..."

"Someone... Ah——————!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately remembered.

"Could it be—"

Yes, it's Tiger Number Two.

Only after finding him will we have a chance of winning against the tiger.

34. Differences in Paths and Opinions

No. 2 Natsukawa Tiger.

The memory fragments split off by Natsukawa Tora.

It was only after Merry and Fujimaru Ritsuka mentioned it that everyone realized he had disappeared sometime earlier, and upon closer reflection, it seemed he had already disappeared during the previous battle.

"Has no one noticed he's missing?"

[You definitely wouldn't have noticed, since you were all fighting at the time. In fact, they didn't notice it at the time either; they only realized it while organizing intelligence. To escape right under so many people's noses, and even without being discovered by Tiger, it seems like Tiger Number Two is hiding a lot of things.]

Natsukawa Torato possesses surveillance magic capable of monitoring every inch of Britain, and apart from the Isle of Ends, he can know everything that happens on this British island.

However, he didn't raise any questions about the disappearance of Number Two, Natsukawa Tiger...

"Does Tiger Number Two have a way to conceal itself?"

[Who knows? But at least ordinary invisibility magic wouldn't work, right? I don't believe Tiger's surveillance magic would be fooled by mere invisibility magic—well, let's not talk about that now, we'll interrogate him properly when we catch him later.]

The key point is what he mentioned before—the contract between the tiger and the world.

As Natsukawa Tora, number two, once said, the reason why Natsukawa Tora possesses almost limitless magic power is because he signed a contract with the world, exchanging the Holy Sword and his past self for almost limitless magic power.

However, if Natsukawa Torama regains the Holy Sword and retrieves the Pan-Human History self that he separated from, he will be weakened back to a normal state.

That is, the Natsukawa Tiger they usually see the most.

Even so, Natsukawa Tora's power was still equivalent to that of a god, but it was much, much weaker than it is now, weak enough to be defeated, and only a few people working together could defeat him.

The Holy Sword is carried by Tiger Number Two, who is himself the individual separated from Tiger. All we need to do is find him and reunite him with Tiger.

Only after that can the act of destroying the throne proceed smoothly.

"So, we need to find him first... but where is he?"

Why don't you just ask them directly?

"Ask...you mean ask Tiger?" Aozaki Aoko frowned. "Will Tiger tell us?"

Don't worry, he wouldn't keep something like this a secret. Besides, I think he's quite curious about the whereabouts of his other self.

Mei Li's solution made everyone laugh helplessly, but she was right. At least judging from Xia Chuanhu's attitude, this level of help should be fine, as long as they kept their original thoughts hidden.

“No, that’s not right. Hiding our thoughts is pointless, isn’t it?” Okita Souji raised his hand. “Master seems to have been using mind-reading magic all along. Even if we don’t tell the truth, he’ll see through us immediately, right?”

Don't worry about that. Actually, all of you have the magical mark I left on you. I'll use illusion magic to hide it for you.

Mary smiled and said something that made everyone's blood pressure rise a little.

Magic Mark?

Or does everyone have it?

Aozaki Aoko: "You really have done a lot without anyone noticing, Merry!"

Hehe, you're used to it, right? They'll help you remove it later. Keep it for now, it might come in handy.

"Tsk! I'll deal with you properly when we get back!"

"Then... I won't participate in this operation."

Just then, Sajou Rei suddenly raised her hand and said this.

Upon hearing this, everyone else was taken aback.

"Sister, why...why are you suddenly saying this?" Ayaka Sajou asked, puzzled. "Is Tiger going to—"

"So, that has nothing to do with me."

Sajou Rei laughed and said, "I am my master's puppet, given life by my master. My purpose in coming to this Lostbelt is to take my master back to the Pan-Human History. But now, even if I do nothing, I can return to the Pan-Human History with my master, so naturally I don't need to take any action."

"Are you serious?" Aozaki Aoko frowned deeply. "Tiger is planning to destroy the entire United States."

"Yeah, I know, but that has nothing to do with me, right?" Sajou Rei said matter-of-factly. "Aoko, is it because we've been together for so long that you've forgotten? I was originally a woman who was prepared to murder all of humanity for Ayaka's sake. A mere island has nothing to do with me."

"you--!"

"Furthermore, the memory erasure that Master mentioned is ineffective against me. After all, my essence is that of a puppet, and backing up my memories is not difficult. As for marrying Master, it seems even easier to achieve in my opinion. In conclusion, Aika and I both believe there is no need to destroy the throne, and we will not participate in this operation."

After saying this, Sajou Rei stood up and walked towards the exit.

"Oh right, of course, I won't help my master deal with you. After all, we've been sisters for so many years. I'll observe from the sidelines as an outsider. Well then, goodbye."

"Wait, sister, wait for me!"

Ayaka Sajou quickly got up and chased after her.

After a moment of deathly silence in the room as the Sajō sisters left, Angelica also stood up and walked towards the door.

“Wait a minute, Angelica, are you like Rei?” Aozaki Aoko called out to her, “You guys… you really aren’t suited to our world—”

I think it's okay.

Angelica responded.

"I am a doll who has lost more than 90% of my emotions. It was Lord Natsukawa who preserved me, so following Lord Natsukawa is my only reason for living, even if he wants to erase my memories—I'm not going to play along, everyone."

"..."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Angelica also left the room.

This means two people have left. Ayaka Sajou will likely return, but without Rei Sajou and Angelica, two important fighting forces, things might get...

"I hope no one is leaving."

“I did want to.” Arcueid, who hadn’t spoken until now, raised her hand, causing everyone present to pause for a moment. But Arcueid quickly lowered her hand with a smile. “However, I won’t really leave. Although I’m not interested in your idea of ​​protecting the Pan-Human History Society, I want to give the current Tiger a good beating, so I will help you.”

"If you leave, then we really have to surrender." Aozaki Aoko broke out in a cold sweat. "So, let me confirm one last time, everyone here, except Arcueid, wants to stop Tora, right?"

Stop the tigers, protect Britain throughout human history.

Ultimately, this is what they want to do: even if it's someone they love, they can't just stand by and watch him destroy Britain and then turn against the world.

Seeing that everyone nodded slightly, Aozaki Aoko breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then let's start preparing now."

"The sooner the better, lest things get complicated."