To Become a King and a Magician

A few minutes later, in front of Naoki's house in Miyama-cho.

Since the Shinto building base had been discovered by Morgan, it might be dangerous to return, so Naoki asked Arthur to take him directly back to Miyama City. He hadn't returned even once since the Holy Grail War began, so this place should still be undiscovered.

But—

Seeing Misaya following behind him and Naoki, Arthur couldn't help but frown: "Misaya, what are you doing?"

"Huh? What's wrong? Open the door."

"No, so that's why you came back with me and Arthur?"

Hearing Naoki's question, Misaya answered as if it were the most natural thing: "Aren't we allies? In this case, as allies, we should stick together and advance and retreat together, right?"

"Is that why you followed me?"

"Isn't that possible?" Misaya smiled, "Besides, I'm now a wanderer with no money and no purpose. As an ally, I think it's only fair that you help me a little."

"In that case, you should find a cardboard box and squat next to a telephone pole. After I finish shaving, I'll come find you."

Naoki finally realized that he hadn't found an ally, but rather a young woman who was dependent on him and whom he couldn't shake off.

Sighing helplessly, Naoki said, "Forget it, come in. I just remembered there's something I want to discuss with you."

"What a coincidence. I also have something I want to discuss with you, but I think we're thinking of the same thing." Misaya laughed.

Seeing that his Master had already made an agreement with the other party, Arthur could no longer stop them. He could only take out the key on behalf of the blind Naoki, open the door, and then lead the two of them inside.

Naoki's house didn't have a living room, or a guest room, and the kitchen and bedroom were actually connected, so you could see the entire house clearly as soon as you entered the doorway.

As a former rich girl, Misaya, who was used to living in a large house like her family's, was momentarily stunned when she saw the apartment in front of her, which wasn't even as big as her own bedroom.

"You...you live in a place like this?"

"What else?"

"Isn't this too small? Don't you feel cramped?"

"What can I do if I don't have money? I can only survive."

After groping his way to the table and sitting down, Naoki said, "Alright, please sit down first. Arthur will go and boil a pot of hot water."

"No black tea?"

"What's your family's condition, young lady? You still drink black tea?" Naoki sighed helplessly, "I don't know what your life was like before, but I don't have a house so big that it's empty, nor do I have tea that can bankrupt someone after one sip. All I have is a house that can accommodate three people and boiled water."

"Hmm..."

Honestly, Misaya found it hard to accept this situation, but now that she had insisted on coming here, and in a sense, she also needed Naoki's help—

"Forget it, I'll just bear with it."

Misaya came and sat on the floor across from Naoki.

As if sensing her movement, Naoki also sat up straight and asked, "Then let's continue with the previous topic. Although we are going to kill Manaka, how do we do it specifically? I've never met him directly, but from Arthur's experience, he seems to be an enemy who is not only unkillable but also very strong."

"If I knew how to kill him, would I still come to you to form an alliance?"

"..."

"..."

After taking a deep breath, Naoki raised his middle finger towards Misaya: "S·H·I·T!"

"What are you talking about?" Misaya frowned in confusion, then sighed, "This is what I wanted to discuss with you, how to kill Manaka."

"Can Arthur do it?" Naoki asked, "Arthur is the owner of the Holy Sword of the Star. If the opponent is Manaka, he should be able to exert his full power, right?"

"That would be worse, Master."

Arthur answered from the kitchen.

"The Holy Sword is not enough to completely kill Manaka. If it were, I wouldn't be here. If you want to kill him completely, you can't rely on the Holy Sword alone. The Holy Sword can only destroy his body, but his soul requires another method. Master, I think your Mystic Eyes should be able to do it."

Mystic Eyes.

Misaya looked at the seal on Naoki's eye: "By the way, I've always wanted to ask, is that a Mystic Code to suppress your Mystic Eyes? Why are you wearing this? Can't you control your Mystic Eyes yourself?"

"I just awakened my Mystic Eyes last night, and before I had a chance to learn how to control them, I was attacked by Caster's group."

"Then, it doesn't need to be sealed, right? Could your Mystic Eyes be of a very dangerous type?"

"Master's Mystic Eyes can corrode spirits." Arthur answered, "Servants, evil spirits, fairies, souls... As long as they are seen by Master's Mystic Eyes, no matter what kind of spirit it is, they will be corroded and destroyed. By modern standards, they seem to be rated as Jewel Rank."

Jewel Rank Mystic Eyes!

Misaya's gaze towards Naoki suddenly changed. As a modern Magus, she fully understood the value of the phrase "Jewel Rank Mystic Eyes." It was a mystery that modern Magecraft could never achieve, and it was an extremely rare treasure even in the Age of Gods!

"First of all, let me explain one thing, Misaya." Naoki placed his hand on the sealing cloth, "Arthur is watching right beside you. If you make any wrong moves, your head will fall to the ground a second later. Besides, I always have a field of vision that can vaguely see your movements."

Although only slightly, Naoki now truly had a slit-like vision. Until now, he had been observing Misaya's movements through this vision—and admiring her legs wrapped in black stockings.

Pursing her lips, Misaya smiled bitterly: "I really am not trusted by others."

"Of course, the most useless thing among Magus is trust, right?"

"You still understand, that's good, this way I can cooperate with you without worry." Misaya sat down again and said: "Since you have a pair of Mystic Eyes, we have actually gathered two trump cards to face Manaka."

Arthur's Holy Sword, Naoki's Mystic Eyes.

The former destroys the Beast's body, while the latter erodes the Beast's soul.

"I think we can kill Manaka right now."

"No, there's another problem that needs to be solved if we want to face Manaka." Arthur interrupted Misaya's proposal, "Last time I fought Manaka, Manaka summoned back dead Servants as Shadow Servants."

"You mean, this time, Manaka might also..."

Naoki understood what Arthur meant, and at the same time he realized one thing—Manaka is now at Mount Enzou, where the Holy Grail is.

In every Holy Grail War, the souls of every Servant who dies are absorbed by the Lesser Grail, then used by the Greater Grail to open a path to the Root. This can actually be seen as the Holy Grail having a record of all Servants summoned in the past, and with Manaka's power, if these Servants can be recreated as Shadow Servants through this record...

"Is it possible to face nearly thirty Servants at once?"

"I think so." Arthur nodded.

Naoki suddenly felt numb.