To become a king and a magician

And what Morgan just said...

"Intrusion? Barrier?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka recalled those two words: "The barrier that the Minister and Miss Morgan set up around the Great Hollow was broken by someone, which led to Kornunos's awakening... That must be it?"

"That's the only possibility, the question is who would do it."

Sitting on the throne, listening to the conversation among the people below, Morgan and Natsukawa Torato exchanged a glance, then coldly questioned, "You... surely know nothing about the insect that destroyed the Great Void Barrier?"

“Why would you assume we know?” Aozaki Aoko retorted. “And you just said we’re here to stall for time… Could it be that you think we’re working with someone outside?”

"Are there any other possibilities besides these?"

Morgan said coldly.

That's right. Considering the current situation, this is the only possibility. Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence that the barrier was interfered with from the outside just when Aozaki Aoko and the others arrived in their wedding dresses. This is not something that can be dismissed as a mere "coincidence."

but.......

"They were indeed unaware of it."

Before Aozaki Aoko could continue to argue, Natsukawa Torara explained to them in advance: "I checked with my mind reading. No one knew that someone had just invaded the barrier from the outside—maybe they were kept in the dark themselves, or maybe it really had nothing to do with them. In any case, at least at this moment, they have nothing to do with what's happening outside."

"Since you put it that way, then I'll take that view as well."

After a moment of silence, Morgan sighed softly.

"Compared to that, how is Kornunos? That attack should have caused it considerable damage, enough to knock it back into slumber, right?"

"According to the analysis results, the Holy Lance's strike damaged 20% of the divine body, but as usual, it has now completed regeneration, and the curse concentration is decreasing normally. It should return to its original level in another ten minutes."

Natsukawa Tora recounted the results of his magic analysis.

The result was not much different from usual. In previous years, after summoning fairies to use the squeezed magic to bombard Kornunos, the analysis results were similar to this one. The only difference was that the bombardment was brought forward this time, which wasted some of the magic stored in the throne.

"That means it was suppressed normally."

"Yes, so far everything is normal, don't worry."

What Natsukawa Tora said made Morgan's serious expression relax slightly.

The three calamities that were prophesied to destroy Britain—the Calamity of the Beast and the Calamity of the Flame—have always been well controlled by the two of them. However, the Calamity of the Curse, represented by Cornunos, is the only one that Morgan is very worried about.

She needs the divine body of Cornunus to continue suppressing the Naraku Worm, but she cannot allow it to awaken and spread the curse across Britain. To be honest, it is a very troublesome thing to deal with, and bombarding it once a year like this is only a temporary measure.

However, just as Morgan breathed a sigh of relief...

"Huh?"

Xia Chuanhu's sudden shout made her raise an eyebrow.

"What's wrong, Tiger?"

"No...this number..."

Xia Chuanhu stared intently at the results of the magic analysis. What had been a normal value before now left him speechless and stunned, eventually falling into astonishment and seriousness.

The reason is very simple.

Because in the analysis results, the value representing the level of Kornunos's physical activity is now soaring, and with this soaring value, the concentration of the curse is also rapidly increasing!

at the same time--

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz——————————————!"

It was as if the earth was beginning to tremble, or as if space itself was being constantly rubbed and squeezed.

A dull, piercing, and oppressive vibration suddenly rang out from outside the city!

Aozaki Aoko and the others instinctively covered their ears.

What is that sound?

"It's so jarring...and it sounds nauseating..."

"And it also carries the pressure and pollution of magic... Ugh!"

As pure magicians, Aozaki Touko, Ciel, and Sajo Ayaka were the first to feel the change brought about by the tremor. All three of their magic circuits felt like they were being burned by flames, and the waves of pain made their brows furrow tightly!

This is a rejection reaction.

The magic in the air has been contaminated, resulting in a rejection that is incompatible with one's personal magic circuits.

"Crack!"

After glancing at the three, Natsukawa Toramah locked them back into the crystal cage, shrunk them to the size of his palm, and handed them to Aozaki Aoko: "Take them away, Aozaki Aoko, and you all do the same. Everyone leave here and set up a barrier to protect yourselves from the curse."

"Also, Morgan, go find Leah, Bavan Shi, Bagst, and Melusin. You all go into the court to protect yourselves. Do not come out without my orders. Leave only me in the royal city. I will handle everything else."

"......"

No response.

Morgan simply stared at Natsukawa Tora's profile before disappearing from the throne using spatial teleportation.

Below, after carefully storing the crystal block protecting Aozaki Touko and the other two, Aozaki Aoko asked, "So... something big has happened, Tora?"

"This is not something you need to know. You just need to go back to the room I prepared for you and do everything you can to protect yourselves. With the mage and the true ancestor here, it won't be difficult."

"Are you going to handle everything alone again?" Aozaki Aoko frowned, handing the crystal block to Fujimaru Ritsuka. "Ritsuka, you take Touko and the others and leave. I'll stay here—"

Before Aozaki Aoko could finish speaking, she suddenly vanished from her spot. Then, before anyone else could say anything, they disappeared one by one from the throne room.

Within seconds, only Natsukawa Tora remained between the thrones.

"Did they use spatial displacement to move everyone away?"

However, strangely enough, in the space where he should have been the only person, another person's voice was heard.

A voice that was almost identical to his.

Natsukawa Tora stared at the space in front of him: "Come out, stop playing tricks, [me]."

"It's been two thousand four hundred years."

Emerging from the empty space, Tiger Number Two smiled as he looked at his other self sitting on the throne.

"I've come to return your things, Your Excellency."

50. Holy Lance, Anchors Pulled

Two thousand four hundred years.

This is the time when Natsukawa Tiger and Tiger No. 2 did not meet.

From the day the two separated 2,400 years ago, from the day Natsukawa Tiger told Tiger Number Two to stay on the Isle of Ends to guard the Holy Sword.

Two thousand four hundred years have passed since then.

They should be the people who know each other best in the world, because they are originally one person, so they should be extremely familiar with each other.

But at this moment, Natsukawa Torato felt a pure sense of unfamiliarity from another version of himself.

Aren't you going to say anything?

Tiger Number Two laughed.

"After all, it's been 2,400 years since our last meeting. I think it's appropriate to have a hug to celebrate our reunion."

"Before that, answer a few questions," Natsukawa Torato said coldly. "Did you do it?"

A question without a clear answer.

Natsukawa Tiger didn't specify which matter it was, but Tiger Number Two knew what he wanted to ask.

"Hmm...that depends on which one you're asking about."

"If you're talking about summoning our lovers from the pan-human history, that was indeed my doing. And transferring them all to Camelot City through spatial displacement and inciting them to start a war against you, that was also my doing."

"Or are you asking who caused this awakening of the Horned God?"

Tiger Number Two displayed the smile that Natsukawa Tiger was very familiar with.

"Then my answer is affirmative; it was indeed I who awakened the horned god Cornunos—are you satisfied with this answer?"

"boom--------!"

The answer to Tiger Number Two was a terrifying magical pressure from Tiger Natsukawa that nearly crushed and flattened his entire body!

It was as if a giant mountain had suddenly pressed down on him, and Tiger Number Two immediately knelt down! His knees even left two small dents in the floor between the thrones!

"Ouch, that hurts! You hit yourself like that right from the start."

However, Tiger No. 2 did not change in any way. His tone of voice, facial expression, and the emotion in his eyes remained calm and relaxed, as if Xia Chuanhu's suppression of him was just like a neighbor greeting each other.

Natsukawa Torato looked down at his other self: "Give me an explanation."

“An explanation… Hmm, do you think now is the time to listen to my explanation?” Tiger Number Two gestured behind Natsukawa Tiger with his chin. “Cornunus is almost crawling out. As the Elven King who rules Britain, shouldn’t you go and defeat it?”

"..."

Even without Tiger Number Two's reminder, Natsukawa Tiger had already sensed it. In the large void behind him, a terrifying curse, so intense that even he could not bear it, had spread out. The magic power in the air was completely altered under the influence of this curse, causing some abnormalities to appear in the huge magic circuits he carried.

The horned god Cernunus has awakened.

But this should have been impossible, because Kornunus's heart had been pierced, and even if its body remained alive, it couldn't possibly move again, unless—

"Did you fill Kornunos with a divine core?"

"Otherwise, do you think there's any other way to get it moving again?" Tiger Number Two laughed. "However, the one we used to fill the divine core was the fairy we hate the most, and also the fairy we hate the most among all fairies, Aurora—during this week in Salisbury, I used all the flirting techniques that Mary taught us to make her happy."

Although she is the clan leader, Aurora is surprisingly simple-minded. All her actions are solely for the purpose of becoming the most beautiful and popular fairy in Britain, and she has no other reason for doing so.

"I just said you contacted me and asked me to take her to the capital to give her the title of the most beautiful fairy in Britain. She was like an idiot and stupidly let me take her to the edge of the Great Hollow. She didn't realize she had been tricked until I pushed her down."

"......"

Xia Chuanhu fell silent.

He hates fairies, he despises fairies, and that's true of what Tiger Number Two said. He also hates Aurora. In the end, he was quite satisfied with what Tiger Number Two had done.

However, if the goal was simply to kill Aurora, there seemed to be countless ways to do so. Why did he choose to offer Aurora as a sacrifice to Cornunos?

"You... want to destroy this island?"

"Or rather, why do you want to protect this island?"