To become a king and a magician

"call......"

Ryougi Shiki let out a long sigh, drew her dagger, opened her Mystic Eyes, stared straight ahead, and then took a step forward—

Whoosh!

As if teleported, Ryougi Shiki, who was nearly ten meters away, suddenly appeared in front of Natsukawa Torata! The deadly dagger swiftly slashed towards his chest!

Immediately leaping backward to dodge the attack, Natsukawa Torato was somewhat surprised: "This speed... were you holding back before?"

"No, it's just that I'm a bit special right now."

With her toes touching the ground again, like a dragonfly skimming the water, Ryougi Shiki instantly flew above Natsukawa Tora's head, her dagger held in reverse and thrusting straight down at his head!

She's serious!

(This murderous intent... he really came here with the intention of killing me.)

Thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Natsukawa Tora stared at the dagger that was being thrust down, and his arm suddenly shot out like a precise scalpel, grabbing Ryougi Shiki's wrist and twisting it forcefully!

The unexpected force caused Ryougi Shiki to lose her grip on the dagger. Catching the dagger that had slipped from her hand, Natsukawa Torama immediately stabbed at Ryougi Shiki with a backhand!

"Clang—!"

With a crisp clang, half of the dagger in Xia Chuanhu's hand flew out.

She looked at Ryougi Shiki, who had fallen not far away, and the other dagger in her hand.

"It's a spare."

“You’re very good at this kind of thing, so I prepared a few extra.”

After several encounters, Ryougi Shiki had roughly determined Natsukawa Tora's area of ​​expertise in close combat—defense and counter-attack.

Because during his training with Meryl, Natsukawa Tora initially received and received the most agility training, learning to dodge or defend and then immediately counterattack. He had long since developed this style, and even after gaining superhuman strength, he couldn't change it.

Discarding the dagger that had already been used to kill, Xia Chuanhu laughed and said, "So, what's wrong with you? Although I know you're very agile, your speed just now was about the same as mine. You weren't on drugs, were you?"

"As I've said, I'm a little special now. It's a change that happened after I killed Araya Sōren two years ago."

Ryougi Shiki doesn't remember how she killed Araya Sōren. Although she knows for sure that she did it, she doesn't know the process in between. She only remembers that she kept attacking under the drive of killing impulse, and when she came to her senses, Araya Sōren was already dead.

After that, one day while fighting with a doll, Ryougi Shiki discovered that her body had undergone some changes.

"My current situation is probably similar to that enhancement magic you used. Although I don't know why my body is like this, as long as I think about it seriously, my body will become like this. It feels like some kind of seal has been broken."

"The seal... Your situation is indeed similar (whispering)."

Xia Chuanhu muttered softly.

(Physical enhancement...is it a fundamental approach?)

The administrator actually intervened, that's really...

"So, shall we continue?"

"What else? How about we fight until before dinner? We still have half an hour."

"Okay, let's treat it as pre-meal exercise."

Taking a stance, Natsukawa Torama waved his hand defiantly at Ryougi Shiki: "Come on. Do as you please."

This guy...

(You're asking for it!)

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Half an hour later.

Aozaki Touko and Gray were both surprised to see Natsukawa Tora and Ryougi Shiki sleeping on his back.

Where did you two go?

"It's nothing, I just played with her for a while, I didn't expect her to get so tired that she fell asleep."

He placed Ryougi Shiki on the sofa, put down the ingredients, and then sat down next to her.

"Well then, even though it's a bit late, let's start eating hot pot."

"What about the format?"

"Not keeping them."

36. The apartment is bustling again

Two days later.

Tokyo, at the entrance of Haneda Airport.

Dragging her suitcase, Natsukawa Tora looked at Aozaki Touko, who had come to see her off: "That's enough, Touko-nee. Shiki. Aren't you going to meet with a client for business?"

"There's still plenty of time. We can make it after you get on the train. But you two have really little luggage. I saw you packed so much stuff yesterday, and you only brought this little?"

“If I take them back now, I’ll have to bring them back next time, which is quite troublesome, so I’ll just leave them here,” Natsukawa Tiger explained. “The blankets, pillows, sheets… Orange Teacher, you have to take them out to air them regularly when I’m not around, the rooftop of our office is a nice spot.”

"You really treat that building like your home."

Aozaki Touko couldn't help but chuckle and nodded: "Let me know before you come back next time, and I'll help you with the sun exposure. It'll be about six months, I think. I'm really looking forward to the day you come back as a Priestess Magician."

"I would not dare to flaunt my rank in front of someone of your rank."

Shrug and look at Ryougi Shiki beside him: "Shiki, can you take care of yourself after I'm gone? Don't just eat whatever you need for three meals a day. Remember to come back to the office for meals on time. Whether you order takeout or cook for yourself, you have to eat."

"None of your business."

Although she was scathing in her words, Ryougi Shiki's expression and eyes were not as cold as usual.

I've remembered the time I lost to you the day before yesterday. I'll beat you next time.

"So you're not planning to let me go until you beat me?" Xia Chuanhu said with a wry smile. "Then should I just let you win this time?"

Upon hearing this, Ryougi Shiki grabbed his collar immediately, her eyes sharp as knives.

"you dare?"

I really dare to say that—if I really did, Natsukawa Tiger would probably turn this airport into a battlefield in no time.

Removing Ryougi Shiki's hand, Natsukawa Torama smiled leisurely: "Then you should do your best. I hope that when you come back next time, you won't fall asleep in the middle of the game."

"you--"

"That was close!"

He quickly jumped back to dodge Ryougi Shiki's sneak attack, took the large bag from Gray's hand, and smiled at the two of them: "Then I'll be going back to London for the time being. I'll probably be back in about six months. See you then. Orange-sensei, Shiki."

"Well, be careful on the road."

“…”

"Shiki, say something too."

"Bon Voyage."

Seeing Ryougi Shiki blush as she said those words, Natsukawa Torato and Grey couldn't help but laugh. They waved to the two of them and then dragged their luggage into the airport.

Staring at their retreating figures until they were swallowed up by the crowd, Aozaki Touko gently pushed up her glasses: "They're going back... I guess the Clock Tower will be in for another storm in the next six months."

A half-servant who has fused with the power of a Heroic Spirit, the mystery surrounding his existence completely surpasses that of the entire modern magic society. For the Clock Tower, which has always been a stagnant pool, Natsukawa Torato is undoubtedly a bomb dropped into the pool.

In the past two years, Aozaki Touko has occasionally heard rumors about major events that have occurred in the magic world.

There are dozens of items scattered around, including a black dog fairy for Halloween and a blue dragon from Paris.

Although uncertain, Aozaki Touko felt that her cheap student was definitely involved in most of these things.

"A storm of a new era...?"

"What are you muttering about, Orange? Aren't you going back?"

"Ah, coming right away."

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Meanwhile, in Britain.

At eight o'clock in the morning London time, Weber woke up to the sound of his alarm clock and yawned as he went downstairs to the second floor.

"Oh, Weber, good morning."

"Hmm... Good morning, Ms. Lillian."

Watching Mary busy in the kitchen, Weber sat down at the dining table, and when he saw the large bag of groceries still on the table, he couldn't help but pause for a moment: "Ms. Lillian, are we having guests today?"

No, that's not it.

"And these are...?"

“I received a message last night saying that Xia Chuan and Grey will be back today, arriving at the airport around this afternoon,” Mei Li said with a smile. “So, to welcome them, I went to the supermarket and bought all this stuff, and I’ve only been back for a few minutes.”

Are Natsukawa Tora and Grey coming back?

Weber's face, which was tired from working overtime all night, couldn't help but show a hint of joy: "That guy... is finally coming back. He skipped the entire first semester of the third year of school. Only he could do something so absurd."

"It seems like you have a lot to say to him?"

"Yes, there are so many complaints I want to tell him, it would probably take a week to say them all."

However, in a way, Weber was quite grateful to Natsukawa Tora. After all, for the past six months, he had been tormented by the affairs of the El-Melloi School and the tasks assigned by Kenneth. If Natsukawa Tora were still around, he would probably cause him trouble every now and then, making his blood pressure soar.

Thank goodness he's been away for the past six months!

While Weber was reflecting on how he was still alive and well to this day...

"Ding-dong—Bang!"

The doorbell rang suddenly, and before Mary and Webber could open the door, a loud bang indicated that the door had been opened by the person who rang the bell.

Boom boom boom!

Accompanied by hurried footsteps, a pink figure quickly appeared in their field of vision.

"Mei! Is it true that that bastard Xia Chuan is coming back?!"

She is none other than the plant-based idol, Lady Monarch.

Seeing Lydia panting heavily, Meryl couldn't help but chuckle, "Miss Lydia, your information network is truly impressive. I only received his contact last night."