To become a king and a magician

Tiger Number Two smiled and asked in return.

"You should know that this island is an island of sin, with no value in its continued existence. From the very beginning, we never intended for this island to exist; in fact, we wanted to destroy it completely and make it disappear entirely."

"However... you probably don't think that way anymore, right?"

Tiger Number Two stood up from the ground, enduring the immense pressure of the magic.

"Because you threw all this idea at me, everything you don't need, everything that will hinder you from achieving Morgan's wish."

Two thousand four hundred years ago, Xia Chuanhu decided to split himself not only because of the contract with the planet, but also for another purpose.

That is, he wanted to solidify his conviction.

Although he was supposed to work with Morgan to save Britain, he knew that he had no intention of saving Britain whatsoever. The island should have been destroyed from the beginning; it should never have existed.

This was not the idea that Natsukawa Torato needed at the time. He wanted to save Britain with Morgan, so he didn't need the idea of ​​destroying Britain.

Therefore, he also split off this idea.

[The self that wants to destroy Britain] and [The self that wants to save Britain].

Two thousand four hundred years ago, Xia Chuanhu became two beings with completely different ideas, but after the split was completed, he himself did not realize this, and even the second tiger who carried that idea did not realize this.

It wasn't until the Naraku Insect, after its second incarnation was destroyed, sought out the Second Tiger in order to manifest for the third time.

“I want to destroy this island, to follow our original intention, to destroy the island and the fairies together—so I chose the most wicked fairy and used it as the core to awaken Cornunus. Then, under Cornunus’s influence, all the fairies in Britain will turn into Morse.”

"Then, [the curse summoned the beast, and the beast summoned the flames], and the two calamities you raised by your side, even if they hide and are protected, will gradually lose control under the influence of the curse—"

Pfft!

The piercing sound interrupted Tiger Two's self-talk.

The lightning bolt that shot from Xia Chuanhu's fingertips pierced his heart.

"Shut up, my other self."

Puff puff puff!

Three bolts of lightning shot out in succession, creating three more holes in Tiger Number Two's body.

Heart, abdomen, neck, and forehead.

The four beams of light struck the four most fatal spots, instantly turning Tiger Number Two's body into a corpse.

Without looking at the end of his other self, Natsukawa Tiger knocked on the throne, turning it 180 degrees so that it faced the great void instead of the gate.

Gazing at the pitch-black curse rising from the great void, a terrifying infinite proliferation magic circuit, like a towering tree, appeared behind Natsukawa Torato. Dense [branches] instantly covered the entire throne and extended along the floor, walls, and ceiling, covering the entire throne area in the blink of an eye!

"Circuit link".

"Release the magic that maintains the barrier, release the magic that suppresses the curse, release the magic that purifies the curse—all restrictions lifted, the source of magic, Camelot Royal City, is operating at full power."

The calamity of curses will summon the calamity of beasts, and the calamity of beasts will summon the calamity of fire.

This was the prophecy that was originally going to happen, for Bagst and Melusin after Cornunos awoke. Bagst would transform into a black hound that devoured magic and ravage Britain, while Melusin would reveal her true form as the dragon Albion and continue to bombard Britain.

Until both were finally eliminated.

"I won't let that happen."

Surrounded by countless magic circuits, Natsukawa Torama made this declaration to the empty throne room.

"At this very moment, there is only one calamity befalling Britain, which I rule."

"The curse of calamity, the Celtic horned god Cornunus."

"Today I will completely annihilate you, leaving you not even a trace."

Spirit Vein Blockage Type Weapon: Holy Lance Lungominiad.

start up!

"Holy Lance, pull anchor!"

51. The real opponent

Inside a room in Camelot.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Continuously bombarding the door in front of her with her magic cannon, Aozaki Aoko looked at the undamaged door and pouted: "Really... what's going on here? Suddenly letting us leave, and then imprisoning us in here—what is Torato trying to do? And what's the situation outside?"

"Judging from what just happened, it seems to be a rather unfavorable situation for us."

Atalanta leaned against the window, gazing at the view outside.

Although this room faces the back gate of Camelot City and cannot directly see the situation at the front gate, even without seeing it directly, Shier can roughly guess what is happening at the front gate based on the current effects outside.

Curse.

An incredibly powerful curse was spreading in all directions, and the thick black mist almost obscured the sky, turning it a blood-red hue.

Looking into the distance, wherever the black mist reached, the flames spread rapidly as if they had been amplified. In just the few dozen seconds that Atalanta was watching, the flames had already spread several kilometers, and if she was not mistaken, they were spreading outwards from Camelot City in all directions.

In other words, the entire United Kingdom would be engulfed in flames and burned.

"It must be related to what's in that big hole, right? Before Tiger threw me here, I sensed some ominous energy coming from that big hole behind him."

"The remains of the horned god... Cornunos?"

Aozaki Aoko muttered to herself for a moment, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Ritsuka, can you get in touch with Merry? She should know some inside information about this situation, right? Let her explain it to us properly."

Could you please stop putting all the blame on them? Even if they're used to being the culprit, it's not like they're the ones who do the dirty work every time.

Before Fujimaru Ritsuka could speak, Merry's voice came through the communication device on her wrist.

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her hand: "Merry-sensei, given the current situation..."

[It's probably Tiger Two who made the move, right? Although I was certain he would cooperate with us in his own way, I didn't expect him to do this... no, I should say I don't believe him. It seems we still don't know him well enough.]

“Don’t be a riddle teller now, Meryl,” Grey urged. “Please tell us everything you know. We can’t just be locked up here doing nothing.”

“Grey is right, who could possibly sit still in this situation?”

[I understand, I understand. Please don't rush us. Things aren't as dire as they seem yet, so please calm down.]

Mary sighed.

Let's start from when we met Tiger Number Two again a week ago in Salisbury—he said back then that since we couldn't take down a tiger head-on, we had to attack from the side, right?

"Yes, that's right, he said that."

[This is a kind of tacit understanding between us. I believe he has his own methods, so we provide cover for him from the front, allowing him to act in the shadows to achieve our goal of returning the Holy Sword to Tiger.]

[This was part of the reason we commissioned you to order wedding dresses, and in fact, the result was perfect. While we distracted Tiger and Morgan with the wedding dress issue, Tiger Number Two successfully accomplished what he wanted to do.]

As for what he did... he probably invaded the barrier that shrouded the Great Void, awakened the corpse of Cornunos, who should have been sleeping, and revived the Horned God by offering a suitable sacrifice as a divine core, thus triggering a great calamity that swept across Britain.

After Mei Li's explanation, Aozaki Aoko and the others understood the whole story.

"So... what will happen to Britain next?" Mash asked.

Nothing will happen. Britain will be fine. Don't forget who's sitting between the thrones.

Meryl reminded her.

The reason why the royal city of Camelot was designed with its main gate facing the direction of the Great Hollow was so that it could be suppressed as soon as it revived. And now, standing between the thrones, on the front line against the Horned God, is undoubtedly the strongest force in Britain.

Natsukawa Tora, the Elf King who has ruled Britain for over two thousand years and possesses an infinite reserve of magic.

With the tiger around, Cornunos doesn't need to worry. At most, a large number of the Britannian fairies will die. By the time the Great Calamity ends, who knows if even a tenth of them will survive?

"One-tenth... are there only so many fairies left to survive?"

The unexpectedly high number startled Mash: "Isn't there any way to fix this?"

No, and there's really no need for that. After all, all the fairies in that Lostbelt are the kind who deserve to die—what you need to care about is what happens after that.

What happened after that?

This caused everyone to frown, and then Fujimaru Ritsuka asked uncertainly, "Is it... the Naraku Insect?"

[That's right. The final calamity that truly threatened the survival of Britain, suppressed by the corpse of Cornunus, was the Naraku worm, known in our pan-human history as the Vortigern dragon.]

Now that Cornunos has revived and emerged from the Great Hollow, its full manifestation should only be a matter of time, at which point the entire island of Britain will be devoured by the insects.

That is the most important thing we need to pay attention to, and it is also the biggest enemy we need to face.

Yes, the enemy.

Whether for this Lostbelt or for everyone from Pan-Human History, the dragon Vortigern is undoubtedly an enemy.

Although whatever happens in that Lostbelt will ultimately not affect the Pan-Human History side, even if the island of Britain is destroyed, it will have nothing to do with us.

But Tiger will surely not stand idly by. After all, he has lived there for two thousand four hundred years. If he wants to save the Elf King of that island, he will definitely fight the Naraku Insects to protect Britain.

"So, the Master's enemy is our enemy, right?" Artoria laughed. "That's for the best. However, even without this connection, I would still fight the dragon Vortigern after it appears, after all, I am King Arthur, and this is Britain."

Vortigern was the final device born from Britain, while King Arthur was the man-made savior of Britain, a fact that will not change even in Lostbelt.

If Vortigern were to appear, regardless of Natsukawa Torato's intentions, Artoria would be the first to assist him in fighting against him.

“If Mother is going, then I will go too,” Mordred chimed in.

“I think everyone here shares the same thought,” Aozaki Aoko smiled. “But before that, we need to figure out a way to get out of this room… My magic cannon is completely useless. Arcueid, would you like to give it a try?”

“No need to try, I can't break through it either.” Arcueid waved his hand. “The entire room is enshrined with hundreds of protective spells; it's very difficult to break through from either the inside or the outside—”

"Crack!"

Before Arcueid could finish speaking, the locked doors were opened from the outside.

Shaking the keys in her hand, Rei Sajo walked in from outside and said with a smile, "I heard everything outside. Do you need Angelica and me to lend you a hand?"

52. Mass Extinction

This day was like the end of the world for all the fairies of Britain.

Dark fog rose from the great void in the very center of Britain, staining the sky blood red in the black mist, like the twilight of the end of everything. The earth trembled continuously, as if something was churning and struggling underground.

Then all the fairies saw it, even the royal clans furthest from Camelot saw it.

A colossal being crawled out of the great void.