*WUZZZ!*
Along with the magic circle that reappeared on the ground, Naoki and the others once again returned from the Mirror World to the real world.
Taking out the five Class Cards they had already obtained from his card case, Rin unconsciously laughed: "I didn't expect it to actually be possible to finish in one night. If you count Saber in your hand, Naoki, that means only the last Berserker remains!"
"Anyway, hand over Saber to me first, then we'll continue by car to the location of the last Class Card."
After saying that, Rin looked at Naoki, but found him still looking at the Saber Class Card in his hand.
"Naoki, what's wrong? You've been looking at the card for a while now."
"It's nothing, just thinking about a few things." Naoki shook the Class Card, "I told you guys before that there are two ways to use a Class Card, right? One is the Limited Deployment you know, and the other is Dream Summon, which turns oneself into a Heroic Spirit."
"Although the Heroic Spirit corresponding to each Class Card remains the same, due to the difference in users, the form of the Heroic Spirit that appears will also be different."
Rin nodded: "So, what do you want to do?"
"I have a connection with the Heroic Spirit corresponding to this card, so I was thinking that if I use it, maybe I can..."
Make himself able to use Arthur's power without using Heroic Spirit Armament.
However, just as Naoki thought that, Manaka's voice once again sounded in his mind, and this time she shouted so loudly that it almost made his head spin!
[Absolutely not! Absolutely not allowed! Immediately discard such a dangerous idea!]
"I told you not to shout in my head!"
"Huh? Shout? I didn't shout?"
Rin, who was suddenly snapped at by Naoki, unconsciously blinked her eyes innocently.
Naoki waved his hand: "Not you—sorry, I'll be over there for a moment, I'll be back soon, you guys wait here."
"Oh... okay."
Watching Naoki walk towards the riverbank, Rin and the others showed confused expressions, then looked at Gray, who was closest to Naoki: "Gray, what's wrong with your brother? It doesn't seem like we did anything to make him angry."
"I don't think so. As for Big Brother now..."
Mid-sentence, Gray hesitated and pursed her lips.
"Just think of Big Brother as having a mild split personality."
"Split personality... does he have mental problems?"
"Hmm... maybe..."
Maybe?
Rin and the others became even more confused. Maybe he had mental problems? So did he actually have them or not?
[Well, this must concern Young Master's own secrets, I think it's better not to bring it up.] Ruby said.
[Everyone has little secrets, like the perverted books that pubescent boys hide under their beds]
"Big Brother doesn't have things like that, the space under his bed is clean!"
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Arriving at the riverbank, leaning against the railing by the shore, Naoki massaged his temples: "What's wrong with you? Suddenly shouting, my head almost spun because of you. Don't tell me you caught the Arthur virus again."
[It's all because you started daydreaming again]
Manaka said coldly.
[How dare you plan to use the Prince's power through such a card? The card itself steals the Prince's power. Using it is the same as you stealing the Prince's power. I absolutely do not allow such an action!]
This was a lie.
No, saying it was a lie wasn't quite accurate. Manaka's reason for preventing Naoki from using the card did have that consideration, but that wasn't the main reason. The real reason was—
(If this vixen uses the card, won't he turn into the Prince again?)
Naoki currently had about a seventy percent resemblance to Arthur, and in Heroic Spirit Armament condition, about ninety percent. Although she didn't know how much the Class Card could increase Naoki's resemblance to Arthur, it would definitely exceed his current condition.
Previously, although her judgment was impaired due to extreme anger, Manaka still ultimately mistook Naoki for Arthur. If it happened again...
'There can only be one Prince. The same facial resemblance and the same power... I cannot accept it! The Prince's existence is unique, it must not... I must not let this vixen tarnish the Prince's image again!'
Thinking that, Manaka said again: [Besides, there is already the Prince's power within your body. There is absolutely no need to use any Class Card. The power that can be borrowed from such a card is at most only about seventy or eighty percent. It's impossible to completely replace it, whereas within your body is one hundred percent of the Prince's power...]
"Hmm? Why are you silent?"
[It's nothing, just a little annoyed. You, a vixen, are actually so valued by the Prince... damn it... why won't the Prince look at me like that?]
'It's all because you're too yandere.'
Naoki sighed softly: "So, you don't want me to use the Class Card?"
[That's right, and...]
"And?"
[The Prince's power within your body, you are also not allowed to use it. I pretended not to see it a few times before, but from now on, you are absolutely not allowed to use it again!]
"Why—oh, I understand. If I'm not allowed to use Arthur's power, then next time you come out, I won't be able to defeat you. Is that your plan?"
Naoki understood everything, then laughed coldly twice, and put the Saber Class Card into his pocket: "In that case, I'll have to keep this card. For Rin and the others' task later, just go to Ainsworth and take any Saber as a replacement."
[You—]
[How dare you threaten me with the Prince's power... despicable villain!]
"Who exactly is despicable..."
Manaka was the one with bad intentions first, so why was he the one in the wrong? This woman was really good at twisting facts.
"Alright, don't have so many bad thoughts. According to you, if you don't want me to use Arthur's power anymore, then just stay quietly inside my body. If you don't cause trouble, I won't casually use Arthur's power either... Of course, if it's not to fight you, I can't use it anyway."
'That means... I have to compromise with this person?'
'If I want to reunite with the Prince, I have to release his seal. But if the seal is released, I have to watch him reunite with the Prince, watch him repeatedly transform into the Prince's form...'
Through the soul space, looking at Naoki, Manaka bit her lip in annoyance.
Damn it.