To become a king and a magician

"Hmm... I didn't even know I was that powerful. And what is a Dyson sphere?" Miyamoto Musashi scratched his head. "Well, although I am indeed much stronger than the average person because of the Tiger's blessing, I am not that powerful yet. Moreover, I haven't even touched the Void Realm yet, and I haven't even mastered using the Heavenly Eye."

"If you want me to chop, of course I can chop, but whether I can actually rescue the tiger, I can't guarantee at all."

Miyamoto Musashi's words silenced everyone once again.

You can try, but success cannot be guaranteed.

【Aoko, it's your turn to appear】

"Huh?"

Startled by Meryl's question, Aozaki Aoko was taken aback: "What do you want me to do?"

“Use your magic. You obtained power from your future self while keeping your present self unchanged, right? Now use your magic on Miyamoto Musashi to transfer her future power to her present self—you should be able to do that, right?”

The future Miyamoto Musashi.

Aozaki Aoko nodded: "I understand, that's fine—so let's begin, Miyamoto Musashi. Don't resist at all. I will transfer your future power to you, and I'll leave the rest to you."

"Oh...oh, I understand."

Less than two minutes remain, hurry!

Urged on by Meryl, Aozaki Aoko took a deep breath and began chanting her magic loudly. As she chanted, everyone present felt a strange aura emanating from her and Miyamoto Musashi.

It had a special atmosphere reminiscent of a roller coaster, with people bobbing up and down, as if the two people were floating in space, sometimes high and sometimes low.

Then—

"Whoosh—!"

Under everyone's gaze, Miyamoto Musashi's hair visibly grew longer, reaching his waist before stopping. The immature feeling he previously possessed disappeared at this moment, replaced by... a motherly feeling?

Yes, it's like that feeling of a rebellious young girl who, after more than a decade, becomes a mature housewife.

Slowly opening his eyes, Miyamoto Musashi looked at his hands with some surprise.

"This is...me?"

She could clearly feel that she was in a completely different dimension from herself just tens of seconds ago, just like the absolute difference in experience between an adult and a child.

“I’ve projected your future self from ten years in onto you,” Aozaki Aoko explained. “Please, Miyamoto Musashi, you can definitely do it from ten years in the future, right?”

"of course."

Without any hesitation, as if it were already a habit, Miyamoto Musashi readily agreed and then drew his two beloved swords from his waist.

A powerful sword aura was released from her body at that moment.

Upon sensing her presence, Angelica and Atalanta both frowned.

(This aura is.......)

(A deity?)

Although not very strong, the aura surrounding Miyamoto Musashi was clearly that of a deity—was Miyamoto Musashi, ten years later, connected to the gods? Was it protection? Or a blessing? Or perhaps the power she possessed?

No, that's not the point right now.

The important question is whether Miyamoto Musashi can now slay the Naraku Insect.

"Namo, Tenman Mahesvara Deva—"

Miyamoto Musashi began chanting some kind of incantation.

As the chanting-like sound began, a colossal statue of Guanyin suddenly appeared in the air behind Miyamoto Musashi, each of its four arms holding a divine sword that radiated a different kind of light.

"Two Arhats, Minor Celestial Phenomena!"

As if directing the statue of Kannon, at Miyamoto Musashi's command, the giant Kannon statue raised the four divine swords it held high and slashed at the Naraku Insects as if in divine punishment!

Four beams of sword light, as if splitting the heavens and earth, fell from the sky.

And then—

"Sword flash, blade drawn!"

With her twin swords raised, Miyamoto Musashi held her breath and focused her mind. Five-colored divine light erupted from her blades like a storm soaring into the sky, instantly growing into a giant light sword nearly a hundred meters long!

"Ishana, the Great Celestial Phenomenon!"

With the final incantation, Miyamoto Musashi slashed down the giant light sword in his hand with all his might!

In an instant, the five slashes merged into one, forming a single slash of light that seemed to tear the world apart! The moment it struck the Naraku Insect, it ripped its massive body to shreds, creating a rift several kilometers long!

It worked!

[A crack has been confirmed in the Naraku Insect itself, and it's widening—excellent, this means Tora should be able to return!]

Mary's words instantly lifted everyone's spirits.

then--

"Zheng————————————!"

Inside the torn Naraku Insect, everyone saw a radiance, like a star from a distant cosmos, rising slowly from the infinite darkness of Naraku. And as time passed, that radiance grew ever brighter.

He is on his way back.

An emotion called "anticipation" began to spread and expand in everyone's heart, and in the end...

"Boom!"

A platinum meteor of light descended upon Vimana's deck, and the figure of the Star Swordsman, clad in platinum armor, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Xia Chuanhu smiled slightly as his gaze swept over everyone present.

"I am back."

70. Her one and only savior

Natsukawa Tora has returned from Naraku.

Standing on the deck of Vimana and watching the figure descend from the sky, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that it succeeded..."

"He's finally back. What a worrying guy."

"Haven't he always been like this?"

......

Everyone present had known Xia Chuanhu for at least ten years. They were used to him putting himself in danger and making others worry about him, so they weren't particularly upset.

More than feeling fortunate, I felt a sense of ease and relief.

As for the reasons...

Welcome back.

Morgan came up to Natsukawa Tora, put her arms around him, and hugged him tightly: "You've worked hard, Tora."

"Yes, I'm back." Natsukawa Tora raised his hand to comb Morgan's slightly messy hair, then looked at the others: "Is everyone alright?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, we have no casualties."

Bagst responded.

"But Britain... the current situation is far from peaceful."

"I know."

Xia Chuanhu turned his head to look at the surrounding situation.

Vortigern has already been destroyed by him, and now that the core has disappeared, coupled with the blow from Miyamoto Musashi, the Naraku Insect is visibly collapsing.

In addition, there is Cornunus, who was destroyed after the Holy Lance shattered his divine core.

In fact, the crisis that Britain was facing has already come to an end.

But as a price to pay...

All the fairies were wiped out by Natsukawa Torato. Now that he has lost his infinite magic power, Natsukawa Torato is no longer able to summon them and revive them. Under the influence of the Naraku Insects, Britain has also been completely destroyed, leaving only a small part at the southernmost tip, which is less than one-twentieth of its original size.

The fairy kingdom of Britain has been completely destroyed.

“We failed.” Morgan said with a hint of dejection. “I… have been thinking about protecting this island and the fairies since six thousand years ago. I gave up on the fairies two thousand four hundred years ago, wanting only to protect this island with you.”

Morgan devoted six thousand years of effort and sacrifice to this island simply because it was protected by the Rain Clan for a little over ten years six thousand years ago.

What seemed like an unprofitable exchange to outsiders, Morgan persisted with for millennia, but now, such persistence is no longer necessary.

The thing we were trying to protect has been destroyed, and the object we were trying to protect has disappeared.

From the moment Cornunos appeared until the end of all the battles, it actually only took about an hour.

"Tiger, I... am ready to complete my mission."

Morgan suddenly said.

Natsukawa Torato was stunned for a moment: "Mission... the mission of the fairies of Paradise?"

"Yes, it's been delayed for six thousand years, and now it's time to finish it."

The fairies of Paradise have two missions: one is to ring the six pilgrimage bells, making the fairies aware of their sins. Morgan had already accomplished this countless times long before Natsukawa Torato came to this world.

The second is to forge the Star Holy Sword.

To travel to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars, to use everything one has experienced as material, and to forge the Holy Sword of Stars after sacrificing everything—this is not simply about forging a sword, but about starting to forge the Holy Sword from the concept itself.

Because this Lostbelt lacks the concept of a Holy Sword, even after Natsukawa Torato arrived and offered the Holy Sword to the world, it has now been returned to him, and the Lostbelt has returned to a state without a Holy Sword.

Therefore, the concept of the Holy Sword must be established first before it can be forged. As the price for establishing the concept, Morgan will disappear completely.

"For two thousand four hundred years, you've had a tough time, Tiger, always by my side." Morgan grasped Tiger's hand. "I've always known you hate this island, hate fairies, and have ravaged and slaughtered them countless times—these seemingly cruel and heartless things are actually what you truly want to do. If you could even stand by and watch when disaster strikes, wouldn't you?"

"But because of my request, you still stood on the side of protecting this island, even abandoning your past self and the Holy Sword... I really thank you, thank you for everything you've done for me, Tiger."

None of those present could fully comprehend Morgan's feelings, could they?

The two thousand four hundred years she and Natsukawa Tora spent together in this Lostbelt is something only the two of them can fully understand—not even Melsin, who has lived through the same era as them.

“No, you don’t need to do that, Morgan.” Natsukawa Tora squeezed Morgan’s hand. “It’s not over yet, Morgan. We’re not finished yet. Everything can still be salvaged.”

Raising the holy sword he held in his hand, Xia Chuanhu looked at it with a complicated expression.