To become a king and a magician

but--

[All the fairies of Salisbury warmly welcome His Majesty the Elf King and His Highness Princess Artoria, the most adorable princess in all of Britain!]

Also coming into view is a huge banner, more than 20 meters long, hanging on the city wall!

"This... Caster?"

"It's probably Aunt Aurora's doing..."

Artoria blushed deeply.

Then, at the city gate, a troop of fully armed knights, led by a pink fairy, filed out. Upon seeing Artoria, they immediately ran to her and knelt down to pay their respects.

“We have been waiting here for a long time, Princess Artoria.”

“I am Coral, a servant of Lady Aurora. I have come on Lady Aurora’s orders to welcome you and His Majesty the Elf King into the city. The carriage is ready, please get in.”

Looking at the grand welcoming procession of dozens of people in front of them, the five of them were stunned.

As the only one who understood, Artoria immediately learned the inside story.

(Father, you idiot! You must have secretly talked to Aunt Aurora beforehand!)

40. Aurora, whose brain has broken down

Let's rewind to a dozen minutes earlier.

Camelot.

After seeing Artoria off, Natsukawa Torama, sitting on the throne, hesitated for quite some time before using a special communication magic that he hadn't used much in over two thousand years.

When the Fairy Kingdom was first established, in order to contact the people of the six major clans, Natsukawa Torato placed a communication magic costume in the residences of each of the six clans so that he could summon them directly.

Although it was only used once at the very beginning and never used again after that, since each line was unique, meaning that one could only communicate privately with one clan chief at a time, and Natsukawa Tiger had no desire to communicate with the clan chiefs at all, so he would broadcast his messages to the whole of Britain.

But now that my daughter is going to Salisbury, although I'm reluctant, I still have to go and say hello first.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~~~"

With a crackling sound, a screen of light quietly unfolded in front of Xia Chuanhu, reflecting the figure of a beautiful female fairy.

Judging from her appearance, this fairy should be around twenty-five years old in human years. She has long, bright golden hair, and wears luxurious jewelry around her neck and on her head. She is wearing a tight-fitting, off-the-shoulder dress.

What's most eye-catching are the pairs of pink wings with blue edges behind her.

It is quite beautiful from any angle.

However, looking at this person, Xia Chuanhu felt no emotion. Five hundred years ago, he might have felt disgust, but this demon had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable by him every year for the past fifteen hundred years. By now, he had long since lost all feelings for her.

Including that feeling of disgust.

"I never expected His Majesty to use this private line to contact me."

The beautiful fairy—Aurora, the clan chief of the Wind Clan—knelt down before Natsukawa Torama through the image, like a devout believer.

"This is the first time in two thousand years. Is there some private matter at hand, or is it simply the annual time for my execution?"

"No, that's still two months away... Come to think of it, is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like you seem to be looking forward to the execution?"

Aurora smiled and said, "Because that is the only chance His Majesty will look me in the eye once a year. Although I will die immediately after that, as long as I can gain His Majesty's favor, it is only right to die countless times."

"Is that so? Then kill yourself now."

"Pfft!"

No sooner had Xia Chuanhu finished speaking than Aurora grabbed a kitchen knife from the table in the room and plunged it into her neck. But even a fool could see that a mere knife could not possibly kill a fairy of the clan chief level. The next second, Aurora's neck returned to normal, and the knife was forced out.

"I am very sorry, Your Majesty, it seems I cannot immediately devise a method to kill myself. If possible, please wait a moment while I prepare the lethal poison."

"..."

Xia Chuanhu was somewhat speechless.

Because of his intervention, the fairy kingdom he knew is now quite different from the fairy kingdom he knew.

For example, the Fang Clan's Lenec did not die in the war against King Morse, but has lived to this day, becoming an incredibly old man. Naturally, Woodworth was never born, Percival never appeared, and the orphanage for the artificially created prophesied child was never established in the first place.

For example, the Mirror Clan and the Winged Clan, because Melsin was taken in by him 2,400 years ago, and the Fang Clan was completely loyal to him because of his relationship with Leneck, these two clans did not perish and lived well in the fairy kingdom.

The same goes for Aurora.

Although she is essentially still that scumbag fairy, a piece of trash who does inhuman things to fulfill her persona as the "most popular fairy," in a sense, she is also one of the fairies most loyal to Natsukawa Tora.

Because, during the more than two thousand years of being executed by Xia Chuanhu, she gradually became a submissive who obeyed him completely.

Just like before, if Xia Chuanhu wanted her to die, she would die without hesitation. The annual fairy exploitation and execution was actually what she looked forward to the most.

As for the reason why she is popular... the fact that she is valued by Natsukawa Tora is actually a standard for her popularity. After all, she is the only person valued by the King of Britain and is chosen as the "King's Chosen" every year. Isn't that proof of her popularity?

So now she's become like this, making Xia Chuanhu, who realized this hundreds of years ago, wonder if he really tormented her brain to death. After all, she's died a million times already, so it's normal for her brain to be damaged.

"I have no objection if you want to take poison to death, but before that, let me finish what I have to say."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please speak."

Aurora immediately sat up straight.

"Is there anything particularly important that you need to discuss privately?"

"I suppose so... My daughter, Artoria, will be visiting you today with some of my guests. Please keep an eye on her—if I notice anything even slightly displeased with her, I'll kill you, understand?"

“I understand. Since it is His Majesty’s order, the entire Wind Clan will naturally greet them with the highest honors.”

"Ah That's good."

After finishing speaking, Natsukawa Tora unilaterally cut off the magic communication, giving Aurora no time to continue speaking.

After the communication ended, a soft touch landed on Natsukawa Tora from behind.

Reaching out to grasp the hand hanging down from behind, Natsukawa Tora leaned against the person behind him: "Is the examination over, Morgan?"

"Hmm, the activity of Kornunos has increased by ten percent compared to the same period last year, and the Naraku Insects are not moving—how is the situation in Autumn Forest?"

“As always, nothing unusual.” Natsukawa Tora looked at a forest in the west on the map of Britain in front of him.

That was the Autumn Forest where Oberon used to appear.

This may also be one of the mutations he caused—Oberon did not appear in the Autumn Forest, and no one related to Oberon appeared in Britain.

"The third one is coming soon. I really hope we can find it quickly and nip it in the bud."

"It'll be fine." Morgan gently rubbed Xia Chuanhu's temples. "You haven't slept all night again, have you? Do you need to rest for a while?"

"No, no need. I don't feel sleepy right now. I don't need sleep. Besides, what if something happens to Britain while I'm asleep? I need to be aware of the situation at all times."

"......"

Morgan watched as Natsukawa Torato continued to receive a massive amount of information from the Surveillance Magic, and then sighed almost imperceptibly—

"I'll go prepare lunch for you."

"Ah."

41. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land

Inside the Great Cathedral in Salisbury.

Led by a fairy girl named Coral and a large group of knights who were a mix of humans and fairies, Artoria and her party went directly to the most important place in Salisbury.

At the entrance of the Great Cathedral, after dismissing all the knights, Coral led the five men to a reception room.

The moment they stepped through the door, Aurora's figure, seated gracefully in the reception room, came into everyone's view.

"Lady Aurora."

Coral bowed to Aurora.

"Princess Artoria and His Majesty the Elf King's distinguished guests have now been brought in."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Coral. I'm really sorry to have suddenly put you in charge of preparing for the welcome. Go and rest for a bit."

"Yes!"

After responding, Coral left the reception room quietly, leaving the space to Artoria and her group, as well as Aurora.

Looking at Artoria, Aurora stood up from the sofa and bowed deeply to her: "Aurora, the clan chief of the Wind Clan, greets Her Highness the Second Princess. Please forgive me for not being able to prepare a more substantial welcoming ceremony due to the time constraints."

Artoria quickly waved her hand: "No, no, it's alright. We didn't give any notice before we came. Your sudden visit must have caused you some trouble, right? And we even rushed to make such a big banner."

"I'm glad Your Highness is pleased," Aurora said with a smile, then looked at the four people behind Artoria, including Fujimaru Ritsuka, "So, are these four Your Majesty's distinguished guests?"

"Yes."

As the most reliable adult present, Grey nodded slightly and greeted them: "Nice to meet you, Ms. Aurora. We are members of Chaldea from Pan-Human History."

"Well, welcome to Salisbury, the most beautiful and bustling city in Britain. I hope you have a wonderful time here."

(Pan-human history...Is it a place I've never heard of, outside of Britain?)

Despite the welcome, Aurora naturally had these questions in her mind.

Because of Natsukawa Torato's information manipulation, the fairies in this Britain know nothing about the world outside the island of Britain. In addition, there are no drifting objects from Pan-Human History here, so they naturally have no understanding of Pan-Human History.

"So, may I ask what brings Your Highness and these distinguished guests here today?" Aurora asked. "His Majesty's order only mentioned that you were coming, but did not specify the purpose of your visit."

"Regarding this... it's actually about finding someone."

Artoria said, "Aunt Aurora, have any outsiders visited your place in the last two weeks? For example, a man who looks very much like my father?"

"Um... I haven't received any such report."

If it were a man who resembled the Elf King, his entry into the city would certainly cause a sensation. After all, everyone in Britain knows that His Majesty the Elf King has never left the royal city in over two thousand years. All his orders are issued directly from the royal city to all of Britain through magic, and he never leaves.

(In other words, the second minister did not enter the city in the original manner.)

(It changed his appearance...Illusion? Or is it just a simple disguise?)

“However, speaking of outsiders, as Your Highness said, two strange people did indeed come to Salisbury two weeks ago,” Aurora added. “They were two oddly dressed girls, both carrying weapons, and they initially had a minor conflict with my knight.”

A strangely dressed woman?

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others frowned, and Gray pressed further, "Could you please explain in more detail?"

"Hmm... Instead of me explaining, why don't you all go and see for yourselves? Those two are still in the city, and according to Coral and the knight's reports, they seem to be holding some rather interesting events and gatherings."