To become a king and a magician

"You damned Orange, go to heaven!"

He turned around and punched the Grand Puppeteer who was taunting him!

Caught off guard, Aozaki Touko was punched in the face and sent flying into the sky like a rocket launch!

Seeing this, Xia Chuanhu quickly used the wall to climb up to the sky and catch her. However, when he caught her and saw her face, which was almost deformed from being beaten, Xia Chuanhu suddenly felt that it was okay not to save her.

(This definitely needs a new body, right?)

15. These two sisters will perish together sooner or later.

Seeing Aozaki Touko knocked down by Aozaki Aoko with a single punch, Beo couldn't help but clap his hands: "Wow, Aoko, that was a really nice punch. Now I can be sure that I really can't beat you."

"Hmph! You could praise me more, Beo. Or why don't you just give up on that idiot Orange and become my familiar?"

Aozaki Aoko laughed smugly, then looked at Natsukawa Tora who was falling down.

"By the way, how's Orange? Is she dead?"

"It feels like he's dead, but he can still be saved."

As he spoke, Natsukawa Tora gently laid Aozaki Touko on the ground.

"However, what I'm struggling with now is that the teacher is basically immortal. He might already be on his way in another body. If I save this teacher, the existence of two teachers at the same time might cause some trouble."

Although Natsukawa Torato doesn't think the two Aozaki Touko will fight over who is the real one.

Upon hearing Natsukawa Torato's words, Beo walked over, sniffed Aozaki Touko, and then said, "Let's save Touko; she's still alive. For her doll to come to life, the one currently in motion must be completely dead."

"Tch, you didn't kill him? Does Orange have such a thick skin?"

Aozaki Aoko believed she had used considerable force in that punch, yet it hadn't killed her.

(I must say, the teacher's doll is of exceptionally high quality.)

He chuckled twice, then placed his hand on his chest. A golden light, as if rising from underwater, gradually emerged from his chest and landed on his hand.

"A scabbard?" Aozaki Aoko frowned. "What's this?"

"Conceptual weapon, Avalon. The legendary scabbard of King Arthur."

This was given to Natsukawa Torata by Merry before he set off for Misaki City, as a gift for his arrival at the shrine, and also as a talisman for him—he said he got it from Morgan—according to Merry, he might encounter life-threatening danger here, and with the scabbard, he wouldn't have to worry.

The scabbard appeared for only a moment before transforming into a golden light and entering Aozaki Touko's body. In the next instant, the face that Aozaki Aoko had smashed into was completely deformed, as if time had reversed, and it repaired itself at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely recovering in just a few breaths.

Opening her eyes and sitting up from the ground, Aozaki Touko looked around somewhat dazedly, but when her gaze fell on Aozaki Aoko—

An arm suddenly rose, and slender fingers swiftly wrote a rune in the air. The scorching flames instantly engulfed Aozaki Aoko, but in the next instant, the erupting magic extinguished the flames.

What are you doing?!

"Tch, the firepower is too weak without a catalyst." Aozaki Touko pouted. "Sorry, my hand slipped. I meant to use a magic trick to refresh myself, but I accidentally used an ignition magic trick instead."

"You bastard...you definitely did this on purpose!"

"You have the nerve to criticize me after punching me right in the face?"

"That's because you provoked me first! Even after all these years, your mouth is still so irritating!" Aozaki Aoko raised her fist again. "Damn it, I shouldn't have watched my junior save you. It would have been so much easier if I had just finished you off."

"Help me... Ah, right, I remember now." Aozaki Touko touched her chest. "What did you use on me, boy? It even healed me."

"Avalon, the scabbard of King Arthur's sword."

"Oh... eh?"

Aozaki Touko was immediately stunned.

For someone who loves collecting artifacts, Avalon was naturally a familiar name, as news of its discovery a few years ago had circulated, and she had even considered acquiring it.

So it's inside my body now?

"Can you take it out?"

"Sure. But you'll have to take it out yourself; no outside interference is possible."

"You gave it to me?"

"How could that be! I'll show you how to take it out when we get to the hotel. I need to use Avalon myself!"

Aozaki Touko glanced at him for a moment, then stood up and dusted herself off: "So you two keep fighting, it's not over yet, is it?"

Still want to fight?

Aozaki Aoko and Natsukawa Torama exchanged a glance, and Natsukawa Torama neatly raised his hands: "Then I surrender. Miss Aoko is really too amazing. I should be able to hold my own against her right now, but I definitely can't beat her."

The quality of the artillery fire is inferior, and in terms of hand-to-hand combat, it's at best a 50/50 split. Although he still has the trump card of Fairy Armor, judging from Aozaki Aoko's effortless demeanor, she definitely hasn't gone all out yet. If the fight continues, Natsukawa Torato's chances of losing will definitely be greater.

"Don't be so modest, junior!"

Aozaki Aoko smiled and patted Natsukawa Tora on the back.

“Your talent is quite similar to mine. If you train seriously, you definitely won’t be much worse than me. By the way, how about you become my apprentice? I’ll teach you my signature magic trick.”

"Huh?"

Natsukawa Tora was taken aback—Aozaki Aoko was going to teach him?

I subconsciously looked in Aozaki Touko's direction, and unsurprisingly, her face was as black as coal.

"Hey, Aoko, I can't pretend I didn't hear that."

Pulling Natsukawa Tora back to her side, Aozaki Touko coldly stared at her younger sister.

"Young man, you are now my disciple. Isn't it a bit much for you to suddenly snatch him from my hands?"

“But Orange, you’re not a practical magician, are you? If this drags on any longer, your talent might miss its prime development period, and it’ll be harder to train then,” Aozaki Aoko laughed. “Well, I’m too lazy to argue with you, Orange. Neither of us will back down anyway, so why don’t we just let him decide for himself?”

In an instant, Natsukawa Tora felt the death stare from Aozaki Touko.

"Young man..."

Like a vise, Aozaki Touko's hand gripped Natsukawa Torato's shoulder tightly.

Which side do you choose?

"Teacher, how little do you trust me?" Natsukawa Tora sighed helplessly, then said to Aozaki Aoko, "I'm sorry, Miss Aoko, I have no plans to leave your tutelage for the time being. Please allow me to decline your invitation."

"I see... You really are a good child."

Aozaki Aoko couldn't help but feel a little regretful; she really wanted to teach Natsukawa Tora, this magician who was almost exactly like her younger self. But since he refused, there was nothing she could do—

Ah!

Aozaki Touko's cold smile, which combined boasting and mockery, came directly into her field of vision.

"Let's just kill Orange and then snatch him away—Orange, what are you so smug about!"

"Really? I was just smiling because my son is so thoughtful."

"Teacher...please don't go dancing in the minefield."

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Meanwhile, in a small alley in Misaki City.

Looking at the several corpses, their bodies extremely shriveled as if they had been drained of blood, Ryougi Shiki couldn't help but laugh.

"Interesting... vampires?"

16. Vampire: What have I done to deserve this?

"vampire?"

The next morning, in the hotel restaurant, as Ryougi Shiki mentioned what had happened in the alley, Natsukawa Tora licked the bread crumbs from the corner of his mouth.

"I was wondering why you didn't get back until after midnight last night. Did you go to investigate the vampires? Did you find anything out?"

"Nothing."

As if she was a little annoyed, Ryougi Shiki shoved the bread in front of her hard.

"Although we have found some clues, they are only a tiny bit, like a rat that has run into the sewer and we have no idea where it went."

"It seems that vampire is very cautious. But... it's been quite a while since I've encountered a vampire."

The last time I encountered a vampire was in Paris, when I first met Lydia.

(If it's about vampires... could it be Tohno Shiki, or Roa, starting to take action? No, it's not clear yet whether this is the Tsukihime worldline I know of. It's best to investigate further.)

Tonight, after Grey falls asleep, I'll go out with Ryougi Shiki to check on the situation.

Just as Natsukawa Torama was thinking this, Aozaki Aoko, carrying a plate of breakfast, sat down directly opposite him: "Excuse me, is it alright for me to sit here, junior?"

"Hmm... speaking of which, [junior]?"

“You and I are quite similar, aren’t we? You called me ‘senpai’ last night too, so I’ll call you ‘junior-kun’ then.” Aozaki Aoko laughed. “How did you sleep last night? You went to bed so late, are you still energetic?”

"Grey and the teacher are still asleep, and I'm fine now. Also, I forgot to mention last night that I want to thank Ms. Aoko for helping us find the hotel."

The hotel where Natsukawa Tora and the others are currently staying was recommended by Aozaki Aoko. Originally, Aozaki Toko planned to find a hotel after meeting up with Natsukawa Tora and Gray, but because she ran into Aozaki Aoko and they had a fight, she almost couldn't find a hotel and had to sleep on the streets when she went to look for one.

Thankfully, Aozaki Aoko was still there and brought a few people to stay here—incidentally, this was also why Aozaki Touko was still asleep. The fact that her sister had to find her a place to stay seemed to have upset her; she drank and complained until dawn before finally falling into a deep sleep.

Xia Chuanhu didn't even dare to think about how much the bill would cost.

Upon hearing Natsukawa Torato's thanks, Aozaki Aoko simply waved her hand dismissively: "No need to thank me, it was nothing. I don't care about Touko, but wouldn't it be too pitiful for Gray and you to be sleeping on the streets? Also, who is this over here—"

"Let me introduce you. This is Ryougi Shiki. She is an employee of Garan no Do like me, but she is not a student of the teacher," Natsukawa Torato introduced. "Shiki, this is Ms. Aozaki Aoko, the teacher's younger sister."

"Orange's sister?"

Ryougi Shiki frowned upon hearing this, her sharp gaze sweeping over Aozaki Aoko several times before she looked away: "Indeed, she looks a lot like Touko."

"Your comment really hurts..."

With a wry smile, Aozaki Aoko took a sip of coffee and asked, "Speaking of which, have you seen the news? Misaki City seems to be in a bit of trouble lately; a vampire has actually appeared."

“Shiki and I were just talking about this. Shiki accidentally discovered the bodies of several people who had been attacked by vampires last night. I plan to investigate that a bit,” Natsukawa Tora said.

"An investigation? What, are you interested in vampires?"

"I wouldn't call it interest, but 80% of the reason I came to Misaki City is because of vampires—or rather, Dead Apostles and Ancestors."

Over the past few years, Natsukawa Torama has become certain that the world he is in is not one of the world lines he knows, but a new world with subtle differences in various aspects. For example, Kenneth's survival, Morgan's appearance, Kokutou Mikiya's disappearance, Araya Souren's premature death, and so on. It is likely that the Tsukihime in this world will also be somewhat different from what he knows.