To Become a King and a Magician

Upon hearing this name from Misaya, Naoki immediately trembled, and Arthur's gaze sharpened: "Do you know where Manaka is?"

"Why, you're chasing her, but you don't even know where she is?" Misaya pointed to Mount Enzou, "Over there. Although the beast's body was destroyed by you, its spirit remains intact. It has been floating in a space close to the Root Vortex. To bring you back, it expended magical power equivalent to the Holy Grail and rushed here. Now it's sleeping. How about you go and sing a lullaby for it?"

Is Manaka now in this world? Right at Mount Enzou?

"Hmm!"

Memories of the countless tortures and abuses by Manaka in that dream suddenly surfaced in his mind, and his stomach churned violently. Naoki hurriedly covered his mouth, but the next moment he was still clutching the wall and vomiting wildly.

Seeing Naoki like this, Misaya couldn't help but take a few steps back, her face showing disgust: "What's wrong? Are you so scared that you vomit just from hearing that woman's name?"

"What's it to you? I was cursed by that woman. I was tortured to death every night..."

"A curse? Ah, come to think of it, she did mention that. She said you were some kind of hussy who stole her lover or something." At this point, Misaya couldn't hold back her laughter. "I almost died laughing when I heard it. A woman actually being jealous of a man and even wanting to steal him away. Although Magi don't have much in the way of moral concepts, this situation is extremely rare in the world."

"Get out of here, hussy..."

"Oh, of course, since you've made me happy for the first time."

It seemed she laughed so hard that tears came out. Misaya wiped the corner of her eye and said, "But before I leave, I must finish what Manaka asked of me. After all, this is the condition she set for me after reviving me. Although I despise her, as a Magus, I must abide by the contract I made, even if I was forced into it."

As she said this, Misaya raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

*WHOOSH!*

A small burst of electric light exploded at her fingertip, then instantly expanded into a dazzling beam of lightning, shooting towards Naoki like a lightning serpent!

"—!"

The sudden attack momentarily stunned Naoki, but he was even more surprised when, as the lightning approached, a hand blocked its path and extinguished it in mid-air.

Staring at Misaya, with an invisible blade at her neck, Arthur asked coldly: "What do you mean by this?"

"As you can see, I'm just fulfilling the contract." Misaya said with a cold sweat, "As the price for my revival, Manaka asked me to bring Natsukawa Naoki to her. I was just fulfilling the contract earlier, that's all."

Misaya said this while raising her hand in a French salute.

Seeing this, Naoki understood: "I see. Put away your sword, Arthur, she's not an enemy. At least she's not foolish enough to do something stupid like attacking someone in front of you."

After hearing Naoki's words, Arthur immediately understood, but he still didn't withdraw his holy sword: "I more or less understand the reason, but just to be safe, let me keep pressing her like this."

"You're really cautious, but that's fine. If you were so quick to trust me, I wouldn't dare to cooperate with you."

Cooperate.

After hearing what Misaya said, Naoki was sure his guess was correct.

"Just as I thought, you attacked me earlier to fulfill the contract's condition so you're no longer bound by it."

"Yes, that's right. To prevent me from betraying her, Manaka forced me to sign a contract to capture you. Additionally, the contract stated that every time I saw you, I would think of capturing you, and she also gave me a strong mental hint. However, because of the attack earlier, the restrictions on me have loosened somewhat, so I can finally talk to you about business."

Misaya said firmly: "Natsukawa Naoki, Saber, can you kill me?"

"If you want to commit suicide, please move to the VIP seat on the roof."

"It would be great if I could commit suicide, but the problem is I might not be able to die now." Misaya laughed, "In terms of category, I am now a kind of familiar. As long as my master is still Manaka, then as her subordinate, I won't die. Even if I am killed, I will be revived after some time."

"So, when you say you want to kill you, you actually want me and Arthur to kill Manaka?"

Misaya nodded: "How about it, can you help me?"

After pausing for a moment while holding his chin, Naoki continued to ask: "Although in my situation, I have to face Manaka no matter what, and fighting her is unavoidable, and the result might also be your death, but please give me a reason to help you."

"It's very simple. Once dead, that's it. There's no reason to come back to life after death." Misaya smiled, "When a person is killed, they die. Once a person dies, they can't be revived. This is the truth of this world. As a Magus, is there anything wrong with me pursuing the truth?"

"..."

"Besides, I think helping me is not only beneficial to you, but at least the benefits outweigh the losses, right? Or do you want to live in fear of being kidnapped by me at any time?"

"You think you can outwit Arthur?"

"In the Holy Grail War, there are plenty of opportunities. I don't think it's difficult to kidnap you while Saber is fighting an enemy Servant. After all, I can't die now. If it doesn't work once, I can try a few more times."

"Are you a nympho?"

"Then I must tell you with regret that even if I were a nympho, you wouldn't be the object of my obsession. You're not my type at all. It's better to say that I feel uncomfortable just looking at you. What's your answer? Do you want to cooperate? Or not cooperate?"

Hearing this, Naoki couldn't help but fall silent and weigh the pros and cons of the matter.

'If I don't cooperate, as she said, I might become someone else's target, and I'll be restless all day... I'll eventually be mentally exhausted.'

'If we cooperate... it's possible to avoid unnecessary trouble, and...'

After roughly organizing the plan in his mind and confirming the main points, Naoki took a deep breath.

"Alright, happy to cooperate, Misaya."