To become a king and a magician

"Well... Father, see you later."

Artoria was the first to approach Sajou Rei.

Bagst and Bavan Shi then followed.

"Your Majesty, I will always await your return in Pan-Human History."

"Father, please come back!"

"Oh, definitely." Natsukawa Tora smiled and waved, then looked at the two people who remained by his side. "Alright, Melissa, Morgan, you two go too. Don't keep everyone waiting for you two."

Upon hearing Xia Chuanhu's words, Mei Luxin tightened her grip on Xia Chuanhu's arm even more, then raised her head and said, "I...I understand, I will go, but—give me a kiss, Tiger."

"Huh?"

“A farewell kiss... That’s how lovers say goodbye, right? Tiger, you mentioned it in the knowledge of pan-human history you shared with me—so, now kiss me again, the kind where lips meet lips, no perfunctory kiss on the cheek.”

"......"

Silently watching Meilushin staring at him, Xia Chuanhu placed his hands on her shoulders, bent down, and gently touched her lips: "Is this alright?"

"Well, it'll be passable." Melusin laughed. "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll have you finish the rest all at once when Tiger comes back."

"Yes, yes, yes~~~~"

After ruffling Melishin's hair and pushing her next to Sajou Rei, Natsukawa Torama finally looked at Morgan: "Then, you should too—uh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Morgan silenced Xia Chuanhu's mouth with his own lips, as if trying to suck all the air out of his body. Morgan greedily plundered the air from Xia Chuanhu's mouth.

This kiss was a hundred times more intense than the one Natsukawa Tora had given Mirusin earlier.

After ending the deep kiss, Morgan wiped the residue from the corner of his mouth, backed up to Sajou Rei and looked at Natsukawa Tora.

"Have a safe journey. I'll be waiting for you at home over there, Tiger."

"Ah."

Natsukawa Tora nodded slightly.

Then, centered on Rei Sajou, a burst of intense light enveloped everyone, taking them all away from the Lostbelt and towards the Pan-Human History.

As a result, Natsukawa Torato became the last living being on the entire Lostbelt and the entire planet.

"Begin preparations, Goetia."

Natsukawa Tora raised his hands, which were adorned with the Ten Commandments.

"Go back 14,000 years to save the world."

"Let it be reborn."

74. The dust has settled.

"It's over."

Avalon, the Sea within the Stars.

Merlin turned off the magic projector in front of him and turned to face Roman, with whom he was having a video call.

In the end, they got nothing out of it.

This naturally refers to the plan that Merry and the others wanted to bring Natsukawa Tora back for marriage.

Originally, the reason why Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others started the Lostbelt exploration journey was to find Natsukawa Tora, who had been living away from home and neglecting his family, and to marry all of them. This had been delayed for ten years, and because of the incident at the Seventh Singularity, the number of people involved had increased significantly.

but......

"Natsukawa-kun has a new goal and a new wish in the Lostbelt. He wants to save the world for just one person, and even decides to go back to 14,000 years ago alone for this purpose. I never thought of this kind of development. It's really interesting."

[Interesting... Huh? That's all you can do, isn't it?]

Roman looked at this nightmare demon, who was just as hopeless as Meryl, with a sense of helplessness.

[It seems a bit ironic to me. Just over half a year ago, we did everything in our power to stop the burning of this human reason, but now we have to take the initiative to burn this strange tale... It just goes to show how unpredictable life is; all sorts of strange things can happen.]

“That’s true—but is this really a good idea, Romani?”

What do you mean?

"The ring, the ring."

Merlin said, "In that case, the Ten Commandments and Goetia will all belong to Natsukawa-kun, right? Do you think that's okay?"

[I thought you were going to say something... Well, I don't care. I already abandoned these Ten Commandments in my previous life, so abandoning them again is no big deal. Besides, they were already Natsukawa's spoils of war, so giving them to him is only natural.]

"Hmm~~~ Since you've said so yourself, then so be it—alright, that's enough chit-chat. I'm going to update Magical Merry's blog now. Remember to come back and give me a good review later!"

[Hey, don't use Magical Merry's voice at a time like this!]

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"Huh? Leave?"

Inside the central control room of Chaldea.

Not long after Sajou Rei returned from the Lostbelt.

Seeing that Aozaki Aoko had already packed her luggage, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked with some surprise, "Are you all leaving so soon? Aren't you going to stay a little longer?"

"After all, there's no reason to stay."

Aozaki Aoko, carrying a suitcase, laughed and said, "We came here to bring Tiger back. Now that we've finished our business, there's no need to stay any longer. Besides, there are still some things to take care of."

"matter?"

"Well, it's all sorts of follow-up work. After this incident, Chaldea's international situation will definitely become troublesome again."

Aozaki Aoko smiled bitterly.

Previously, Chaldea was somewhat like an independent country, because it was protected by the seventy-two demon gods. Neither the United Nations nor the Mage's Association could interfere with Chaldea, not to mention that Aozaki Aoko and others were constantly putting pressure on it from the outside.

However, now that Natsukawa Tora has taken the Ten Commandments away, and the Seventy-Two Demon Pillars have also disappeared around Chaldea, Chaldea has suddenly become completely undefended.

The Clock Tower is probably in a similar situation. They were too intimidated by Artoria and the others to make any moves before, but now they've had about three weeks to catch their breath. They're probably already plotting some kind of conspiracy.

“We’ll deal with those guys who have ulterior motives towards Chaldea outside, consider it a cleanup—well, that’s not something you need to worry about, Ritsuka. You have your own things to do, don’t you?”

"It's my own business..."

“For example, going to school—things like that.” Aozaki Aoko said with a smile, “I remember you’re only seventeen this year, right? Still a high school student. Putting aside the special circumstances like the Humanity Burning Down, you really took a long leave of absence to come and help this time, right? Are your studies okay?”

"what!!"

After Aozaki Aoko said that, Fujimaru Ritsuka remembered everything.

That's right, academics.

Even though she is a hero who has participated in battles to save the world, Fujimaru Ritsuka is still a beautiful 17-year-old high school girl in her prime. What she should be doing most is her studies!

Studying, taking exams, and then going on to university—that's what a normal high school student should be doing.

Because of this incident, both she and Mashu took an indefinite leave of absence from school and have been away for three or four months now...

(I'm definitely going to have to repeat a year!!)

Repeating a grade.

For a student, this is one of the most terrifying things, along with failing a course.

"No, I also need to talk to Ms. Meryl. We need to go back to school with Mashu as soon as possible in the next couple of days, in case we have to repeat a grade—oh right, I also need to call my parents to let them know I'm safe, and contact the school too..."

"Don't rush, don't rush, take your time, Ritsuka." Aozaki Aoko patted Fujimaru Ritsuka's shoulder. "Well then, I'll be going now."

"Ah, okay, be careful on the road, Aoko-nee."

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Japan.

Visit Buzi City.

The Two Elements House.

Sitting in the courtyard, gazing at the distant sky, Ryougi Shiki—no, it should be called Root Shiki—seemed to have confirmed something, her lips curving slightly upward before falling back down.

"You still made this choice, Natsukawa-kun."

As for what happened in the Lostbelt, Root already knew about it when she last met Natsukawa Torama. However, in order not to influence Natsukawa Torama's choice, she concealed the matter and expressed it in a subtle way instead.

As a result, Natsukawa Tora made the same decision as she knew.

Root Style sighed softly.

"Sigh... In that case, Shiki will have to wait for several more years. Although it's nothing compared to the time you need to spend, but... making a girl wait for you for more than twenty years, you'll have to give Natsukawa-kun a good talking-to next time you meet."

"but......"

The gaze pierced through the sky, through time and space, and through the world.

He gazed intently at the figure who had embarked on the path to save the world, his hands slightly clasped together, as if praying for him.

Before that, let me send you my best wishes first.

"May the path of the Holy Sword of the Stars be filled with hope and light, and may he fulfill his wish to save the world that was once destroyed."

Wang and the Magician

1. Female college student Ritsuka Fujimaru

Tokyo, Japan.

Inside a university.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

As the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class, a teacher who was lecturing at the podium stopped what he was doing: "Well then, that's it for this class. You're all about to graduate, so hurry up and finish your graduation theses. Time is running out."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, teacher!"

The teacher left the classroom amidst the students' voices.

Immediately afterwards, all the students began packing their schoolbags. It was 11:40 a.m., and that was the last class of the morning. They had to hurry to the cafeteria to grab a seat for lunch.