To become a king and a magician

"To save the world she loved, and to save the world she lived in."

"Zheng——————————————!"

The golden starlight shone like the rising sun.

58. The final moment has finally arrived.

what happened?

This was the thought that Aozaki Aoko and the others had when their vision was obscured by the light after they finally broke through the many walls and arrived at the throne room.

Why is there such a strong light? What happened here?

"Buzz~~~~~Boom——————————!"

Just then, accompanied by a tremor in the air and a tremor in the ground, the light that filled everyone's vision suddenly contracted, converging back towards the center from all directions like a river flowing backwards, before suddenly shooting into the sky!

"Crack...crack—!"

The dome between the thrones was instantly pierced by the golden pillar of light, and the infinite magic circuits that occupied every corner between the thrones, as dense as a golden tree, also dissipated and disintegrated into countless streams of light, rushing into the sky along with the golden pillar of light.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

"Is this... an overflow of magic?"

Sajou Rei felt somewhat familiar with the scene before her. After all, when she was infused with the magical power of three Holy Grails in one go, the magical power she couldn't contain dissipated and was lost in the same way.

However, compared to her situation, the amount of magic power that has been lost is simply too great.

Why is so much magic being lost? And who exactly lost so much magic?

(The scene just now was the master being pierced through the chest by the second master with a holy sword... Could it be that—)

A certain conjecture that surfaced in her mind caused Sajou Rei's eyes to tremble uncontrollably.

Simultaneously.

As if it had finally all dissipated, the golden light that shot straight into the sky, along with the golden tree circuit, completely disappeared from the throne room, leaving only golden rain that poured into everyone's eyes.

In everyone's eyes, a figure bathed in golden rain appeared before the shattered throne.

Golden hair like the sun, eyes the color of the sky, silver armor covering his entire body, and a golden holy sword held in his hand.

"minister?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka asked softly, her face full of astonishment.

(It should be...Minister, right?)

Upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice, Natsukawa Toramaru turned slightly to look at the people behind him. His cold gaze softened a little, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if he had seen something he missed dearly.

"Long time no see, everyone, I'm back."

I am back.

With just that one sentence, everyone was completely certain of the person's identity.

It's not the Elf King, nor the Second Tiger, but the real Natsukawa Tiger that exists only after the two are combined into one, the Natsukawa Tiger they know.

"Hoo~~~~" After a moment of silence, Aozaki Aoko took a deep breath and rushed over to Natsukawa Tora. "Although I have a lot to say, I have a lot of complaints to make about you from every angle, and I even want to pin you to the ground and beat you up without mercy. But first, I want to say to you—welcome back."

"Yes, welcome back, brother."

"Has it finally turned back to normal, Father?"

"It's good that you're back, Master."

......

After Aozaki Aoko started it, the others followed suit and spoke up.

Looking at the people who had suddenly surrounded him, Natsukawa Tora felt a strange sensation rising within him—a long-lost feeling, as if he had taken it for granted long ago.

(By the way, I used to live this kind of life... but I gave it all up, so I forgot about it...)

Gray and Rei, who are always by her side in daily life; Aoko and Touko, who are always running around; Atalanta, whom she can only see on weekends; Siel and Ayaka, who live in the same apartment with her; Lia, Okita, and Mordred, who have always been her Servants; and Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, Arcueid, Angelica...

Welcome back

Merry's voice reached Natsukawa Tora's ears.

【You really made us worry for a long time, Tiger. You'd better make it up to all of us who were here later.】

"Yes, I know. I'm sorry to have made you worry about me." Xia Chuanhu raised his hand, paused slightly, and then, still somewhat unaccustomed, patted Gray's head. Then, as if sensing something, he turned to look at the distance.

Five figures appeared at the entrance to the passage that had been smashed open where Aozaki Aoko and the others had come in.

Morgan, Artoria Caster, Melusin, Bagst, and Bavan Shi.

Taking a deep breath, Natsukawa Tora gently pushed aside the people surrounding him and stepped forward to stand in front of Morgan.

Morgan's eyes flickered as he looked at the holy sword held by Natsukawa Torato, then he sighed, "Alas, in the end... I still failed. As for you now, I should say, 'Long time no see—'"

Xia Chuanhu reached out and hugged her tightly, interrupting her words, and pressed his hand against the back of her head.

"Tiger?"

"sorry......."

A slightly trembling voice sounded in Morgan's ear.

"I'm sorry, Ash, I couldn't keep my promise to you... I'm sorry."

Even though he has regained everything that was abandoned, the memories of the two thousand four hundred years he spent with Morgan still remain in Natsukawa Tiger's body, influencing his emotions and behavior.

At this moment, only two emotions remained in Natsukawa Tora's heart.

Guilt over failing to keep his promise to Morgan, anger over Tiger Two and Vortigern for ruining his plans, and even the joy and longing of reuniting with his former lover vanished.

"I'm so... sorry... it's all my fault... I'm so sorry..."

The trembling voice made Morgan's eyes widen slightly.

(No, that's not right. You're the one who should apologize; I should apologize to you...)

Morgan bit her lip and reached out to hug Natsukawa Tora: "Two thousand four hundred years... It's been so hard for you to stay with me, help me, and sacrifice for my willfulness all this time, Tora... Thank you."

"I will deal with the last Naraku Insect. You should go back to where you belong with the person who came to take you home."

Morgan's fingers traced subtle lines on Natsukawa Tora's back.

Now, Britain exists in name only, and when the Naraku Insect appears, it will completely collapse, and all the efforts of Natsukawa Torami and Morgan will have been in vain. As the Queen of Britain, Morgan must at least stay with it to the very end, using all her strength to fight against the crisis that will destroy Britain.

That's what she should do.

Natsukawa Torato has already done enough for her; he shouldn't stay any longer. Pan-Human History is where he should go back; this Lostbelt doesn't need him to give any more.

No, I will stay.

Natsukawa Tora said this.

“I will stay with you to fight the Naraku Insects—although I no longer have the power I once had, I am still the Elf King of this Britain, Queen Morgan’s only husband, and I have no reason to leave you... or any of you here.”

Looking up at Melousin, Bagst, Bavan Hill, and Castor, Natsukawa Torato said, "Did Morgan explain everything to you? Everything."

“Yes, that explains it all.” Baggett nodded. “His Majesty’s background, the current situation in Britain, and even my relationship with Lancelot… are all quite unbelievable.”

“I don’t find it hard to accept at all. After all, our current fate is completely different from what you said, isn’t it?” Meilushin said with a smile.

“Bawan Xi did not grow into a cruel and ruthless fairy, Bagzi did not fall into depravity and lose control, I am still safe and sound, and Liya has been protected since childhood, and has never even rung a bell.”

Everyone avoided the original outcome, achieving a situation where everyone survived at a point in time when they should have been wiped out.

"But to be honest, it's still a bit hard to imagine. What happened to me that made me so cruel and ruthless?" Bawan Shi frowned. "Although I can be a little unreasonable at times, I'm pretty normal most of the time, right?"

“Sister, I think you become a bit abnormal whenever you get involved with Father. Well, I still want to thank Father and Mother. At least the ending I was always worried about—becoming a holy sword—has always been helping me avoid it.”

Caster revealed the same carefree smile that Natsukawa Torato remembered, a smile that seemed straight out of a CG animation.

"So... Father, there's no need to do any more ideological work with us now, is there? You changed our fate, so if you want to change Britain's fate now, we'll help you."

"Um... thank you."

Xia Chuanhu ruffled his second daughter's hair.

Not far away, watching the harmonious family, Sajou Rei rarely showed a hint of envy: "Shouldn't we join them too?"

“There will definitely be opportunities later. Compared to this… I don’t think anyone wants to leave, right?” Aozaki Aoko asked with a smile.

This is obviously nonsense.

There is only one battle left. As long as the Naraku Insect is defeated, everything in this Lostbelt will be over. At this critical juncture, no one present will leave.

The shared connection between Pan-Human History and Lostbelts, through Natsukawa Torata, will lead them to fight against the Naraku Insects.

After turning to check on Aozaki Aoko's situation, Natsukawa Torara smiled slightly, and then—

[Ugh, what a touching scene! It's so touching it makes me want to vomit. Can you please keep this kind of nauseatingly heartwarming drama private? Bringing it into the public eye is just disgusting.]

Words filled with pure malice echoed within the throne room.

59. The Naraku Insect, Appears

coming.

This thought arose in everyone's mind at the same time.

The appearance of this sound signifies that the final enemy everyone will face is about to appear.

And the next moment—

"Goooooooooo!"

The shadow beneath Xia Chuanhu's feet seemed to stretch out, extending dozens of meters in an instant. Then, accompanied by a sound effect like boiling water, the shadow rose up, and countless dark substances crawled out of it, gradually combining to form the image of a woman.

"Whoosh—!"

A pair of colorful black wings unfolded behind the woman, and her long, gray-white hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

The woman, her body clad in a black gown, raised her bloodless face, scanned everyone present, and finally fixed her gaze on Xia Chuanhu.

It was a face quite similar to Natsukawa Torato's, but much more feminine, like Natsukawa Torato who had undergone a gender reassignment.

"Nice to meet you, or rather, it's finally time to meet you."