"Tousaka Tokiomi, why did you entrust Sakura to Zouken?"
“Is this something you should be concerned about right now?”
"Answer me, Tokiomi!"
"You should know it without asking. I just hope my beloved daughter can have a happy future."
"What?"
"Magicians who have twins will have a problem, that is, their family secrets can only be passed on to one of them. This is a dilemma that one of the children will always become mediocre."
"mediocre?"
"Yes, especially my wife, who is an excellent mother. Both Rin and Sakura were born with the same rare talent. As a father, no one would want such a tragedy to happen to take away the potential of one for the future of the other. Therefore, I need to let them both be blessed by the famous magic family."
"Are you going to pit the two sisters against each other?!"
"Even if it leads to such a situation, it is still happiness for the descendants of our clan. If we win, the glory will belong to us. Even if we lose, the glory will belong to our ancestors. Such a worry-free duel is what every magus dreams of."
"You've gone crazy!"
"As expected, it's a waste of effort to tell you. You don't understand the nobility of the magic way at all. You were once a heretic."
“Stop talking nonsense! I won’t let you off, you despicable magician! I’m going to kill you! And Zouken too! I’m going to kill them all without leaving a single one alive!!”
As Matou Kariya spoke, he summoned a large number of beetles. These creatures, called winged blade insects, are the strongest killing move of the insect magic users.
In response, Tōsaka Tokiomi simply said calmly:
"A magician is a person with power from the moment he is born, and one day he will gain greater power. Before he realizes this destiny, this responsibility flows in his blood. Since you refused to inherit the family business, Matou's magic was handed over to Sakura. I have to thank you for this. However, I will never forgive you. Evading the responsibility of blood is a weakness that can never be compensated for."
"Stop talking nonsense! You are such an inhuman guy!"
“You are wrong. Being responsible for yourself is the first requirement for being a human being. If you can’t even do this, you are not worthy of being a human being, but a dog. Do you understand, Kariya?”
"I kill you!"
Facing the anger of Matou Kariya, Tōsaka Tokiomi raised his staff with great nonchalance.
The blazing flames instantly burned all the attacking insects to ashes.
…
The exchange between Matou Kariya and Tōsaka Tokiomi left all the audience stunned.
No one expected that Toosaka Tokiomi would hand over his daughter to the Matou family for such a reason.
Thinking back to the beginning of the story and the pain Sakura suffered, people couldn't help but curse Tōsaka Tokiomi. After all, no normal person could accept such an outrageous view.
Of course, there are also people who see the reality clearly and make relatively objective comments.
"Tousaka Tokiomi has not investigated the truth about the Matou family. If he knew the abuse his daughter had gone through, he probably would not forgive the Matou family."
"But in the final analysis, it's still Tōsaka Tokiomi's fault. He handed his daughter over to another magician so easily. Didn't he think about the possible consequences?"
“Magicians think differently from ordinary people.”
"Matou Kariya is still too stubborn. If he had told Tōsaka Tokiomi the truth, he wouldn't have been ridiculed like this."
"Could it be that Matou Kariya himself had his own selfish motives and hoped to save Sakura himself, so he didn't tell Tōsaka Tokiomi the truth?"
"Alas, I can only say that this tragedy is not just the fault of one person, but Tōsaka Tokiomi and Matou Zouken are definitely the ones who should be judged the most."
As the discussion extended, it became clear that most people were able to discern the truth of the matter.
Everyone is also very clear that the development of this story to its current state is not simply the fault of one person.
In contrast, Knight Commander Wycliffe, who was sitting in the cinema, said angrily:
"These magicians are all immoral guys. If there are such people with no bottom line in reality, I will definitely wipe them out!"
General Wilhelm could only smile awkwardly at Knight Commander Wycliffe's remarks.
His age prevented him from speaking as stubbornly as the other party, but fortunately, the magicians in this world were indeed different from the magicians in the story.
Due to the essential difference between magic and conjuring, the things in the story are unlikely to happen in the real world.
…
The people who were most deeply moved by the debate in the movie were the magicians in the Imperial Academy of Magic.
The basic education that the magicians in this world had received made it completely impossible for them to accept Tōsaka Tokiomi's statement, and they even instinctively rejected it.
"Why do Tōsaka Tokiomi's words sound so much like the magicians of the magic enlightenment era before the establishment of the empire? Magicians at that time were like this. All magic was passed down from one person to another, and they were completely unwilling to share knowledge with other magicians. If you wanted to learn magic, you even had to worship under a magician and become his disciple in order to inherit the magic."
"Yes, the inefficient way of spreading magic at the beginning made the progress of human magic very slow. It took hundreds of years for a new fifth-level magic to be produced. It was not until the later imperial era that the establishment of the Mage Tower completely improved this situation. As long as one has talent, everyone has the qualifications to learn magic."
"Human wisdom can only be passed down through dissemination and sharing. Sixth-order forbidden spells did appear in the Age of Enlightenment, but they all disappeared with the passage of time. Even the names of those who first stepped into the realm of great sages have not been passed down. It is really sad and lamentable."
"It's the same in the world of Fate Zero. Magic is inherited by only one person. Once the life of a certain inheritor ends, the inheritance also comes to an end. Although the organization called Clock Tower seems to be collecting magic that has lost its inheritors, it seems that they don't want to make it public. It's such a waste."
"The magic in the world view of "Fate Zero" seems to be different from the magic in our world. Their magic heritage seems to be so secretive and cannot be shared at all."
"What's the difference between this and the so-called mysterious spells in reality? Things that lack spreadability and pioneering spirit are destined to disappear sooner or later. There is no future or progress at all. It's better to throw it directly into the garbage dump of history!"
"No wonder the magicians in Fate Zero are so weak. The strongest magic currently seems to be only at the level of Tousaka Tokiomi, which is not even up to par."
"If a great magician from our world were to go there, he might not be a match for the Heroic Spirits, but he would have no problem beating the magicians there."
"The movie's expressiveness is also very low. A forbidden spell from the Great Sage is enough to destroy a large town. The Holy Grail War has been going on for so long, but Fuyuki City has not been destroyed yet. It's really weird."
The magicians were talking among themselves, and it was obvious that most of them looked down on the magicians described in the movies.
After all, the magic system in this world and the magic system in Fate are completely different things. The former is more like science than magic. It is a basic theory that needs to be continuously explored and dug deeper.
The more magic spreads, the more magicians appear, and the more new theories are born, making the whole more powerful.
The magic in Fate is a kind of special ability that must remain secret and can only be possessed by a small number of people. Once it spreads too widely, it may even cause the magic to become completely ineffective.
This essential difference is naturally the main reason why the magicians in this world cannot understand magic.
…
Compared with ordinary magicians, the great sages at the top of the Mage Tower obviously have a deeper understanding.
Moreover, they had seen through the nature of magic as early as the first chapter of "Fate Zero" and were genuinely confused about this setting.
After all, this special power that only a very small number of people can possess has never been lost. This is something that the magicians in this world cannot understand.
As for Tōsaka Tokiomi's statement, the great sages saw nothing wrong with it.
He was just saying these words from his own standpoint, and there was basically nothing wrong with them. It was just that he misunderstood the fact that Zouken Matou was not a normal magus at all.
Chapter 164: The second chapter of "Fate Zero" is released! (Part 6)
Chapter 164
In the movie, the plot continues.
On the bridge in Fuyuki City, Ryunosuke Uryu was so excited that he was screaming and dancing.
"Awesome! That's really amazing!"
"Go ahead, Lord Bluebeard! Defeat them! Kill them! This is the god's toy box!"
"No more boredom, no more wasting time and effort on killing people. From now on, I won't have to do it. People will die one after another, ground into paste, chopped into pulp, blasted into pieces, chewed up, dying, dying, dying, until they are extinct."
"What color are the intestines of blond humans? What does the liver of black people feel like? I'm sure I'll see the internal organs I haven't seen yet! Every day, every day, every day, countless interesting things happen all over the world!"
Ryunosuke danced and cheered for the victory in his life, while supporting his ally who had turned into a giant beast and was rushing around.
But in the next moment, he felt his body being pushed far away by an invisible hand.
Not only that, when the people around made eye contact with Ryunosuke, they screamed and stepped back, as if the strange phenomena in the river and in the air were happening right before their eyes.
"What's wrong? Hey! What's wrong?"
Unable to understand all this, just as Ryunosuke was expectantly asking the people around him what strange thing had happened, he suddenly felt a warm and slippery feeling in the palm of his hand that was touching his abdomen.
“Wow!”
See the pure red without any other color mixed in.
A smile instinctively appeared on Ryunosuke Uesugi's pale lips.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't find it."
"It turns out that what I have been looking for is not somewhere else, but in my intestines..."
"Finally found it..."
"Really? If you were in my body, you should have told me earlier..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bullet shot from hundreds of meters away shot directly through his head.
Although the part from the bridge of his nose upwards was blown away without a trace, a happy smile still remained at the corner of his mouth.
On the other side, Emiya Kiritsugu, who was hiding in the cabin, retracted the gun in his hand. He turned his head to look at the huge sea monster that was still there and even became more violent, and slowly turned on the communicator.
"I have destroyed the caster's master, but the monster that caster summoned has not disappeared. This means that its magic power comes from itself. We must completely destroy it as a whole."
"And to destroy it, ordinary Noble Phantasms, or even Anti-Military Noble Phantasms, cannot do it. It must be completely destroyed in an instant, and it must rely on the power of Anti-City Noble Phantasms."
"Currently, the only one who possesses this ability is our Saber, but Saber's Noble Phantasm cannot be used because her right hand was injured by Lancer's Noble Phantasm."
"There is only one way."
"Let us see what they call chivalry!"
…
The scenes that appeared one after another on the screen suddenly made the audience's nerves tense.
The fierce battle that was originally taking place suddenly switched back to Emiya Kiritsugu's snake-like perspective. In addition to feeling extremely refreshed to see the evil Ryunosuke die, everyone instinctively felt a chill.
"Uzumaki Ryunosuke is finally dead. This kind of guy without a normal conscience seems to be more suitable to be thrown into the set of "Kara no Kyoukai" next door. He still looks too pale in Fate."
"Anyway, I feel sick when I see this kind of guy. It would be great if he were dead."
"But this guy really died with satisfaction. It feels like few people in this movie can die as satisfied as he did."
"By the way, what's Kiritsugu Emiya's plan? He also said that Saber has a Noble Phantasm that can fight against a city. What is that? Isn't Saber's Noble Phantasm the sword in her hand?"
"I don't know, but you'll know once you read on."
The audience's appetite is now whetted. The extremely fierce battle scenes from the beginning of the movie to now have given everyone a visual feast.
On the other side of the cinema, Knight Commander Wycliffe said disdainfully:
"Chivalry? Haha, what's the point of this spirit invented by corrupt nobles in ancient times? General, do you believe it?"
In response to Knight Commander Wycliffe’s words, General Wilhelm smiled bitterly and said:
"I don't believe it either, but that doesn't stop me from respecting it."
"Haha, what's there to respect? Enemies on the battlefield won't respect you when they kill you."
"Times are different, and thinking is naturally different. We should still adapt to local conditions. This is the rule for the imperial army to win forever."
"That's true, but I think it's a stupid idea."
The two highest-ranking generals of the empire spoke like this.
Naturally, the other knights around them could not say anything about this.
Although Leah wanted to argue, her status as deputy leader prevented her from speaking actively, so she could only lower her head.
However, His Majesty Hubbard was very interested in this and had a conversation with General Wilhelm.
…
In the corner of the cinema.
The orc prophet looked at the screen and recalled the plot so far.
Although he wanted to view this movie as a pure entertainment, his identity as a prophet of the Orc Kingdom prevented him from relaxing at all, and he tried his best to imagine the content of the movie with his own ideas.
In the plot, whether it is the summoning of heroic servants or the struggle between magicians, they all seem to be illusory and false, but he vaguely sees the reality behind them.
This reality is revealed in various small details in the movie. Whether it is the magicians' way of thinking, which is quite similar to modern warfare, or the powerful appearance of the Heroic Servants in their confrontation, they all make him feel indescribably panicked.
"Speaking of which, how can we defeat such a terrifying demon?"
Whispering like this.
The orc prophet understood that all his confusions would be explained the moment this question was answered.