Zwei means "second" in German.
Zwei, the second generation of Lunar Marrow Fluid, is named because it requires chanting German spells to drive it.
By the way, the name did not come from Shinji or Scathach, but was given by Kariya himself.
Some people may ask, even if a Japanese has European ancestors, there is no need to give him such a bilingual name, isn't it better to call him "Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid Type 2"? Isn't it a bit too childish to use German
Yes, it is quite a chuunibyou, because Kariya was a serious chuunibyou when he was young. Not only did he think he had the "evil eye", he also wrote a series of novels with himself as the protagonist, "The Dark Swordsman Kalia", which was later secretly hidden by Zouken and is still stored in the secret compartment of the Matou family library.
Kariya himself regards this as the most shameful part of his youth. Although he has claimed that he has graduated from Chuunibyou, in fact, there are still a lot of Chuunibyou factors left in his heart. This "Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid·Zwei" is the embodiment of these factors.
However, whether the owner is a middle school student or not has nothing to do with the effect of the costume. The "Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid" that has been processed by Scathach is definitely worthy of the suffix "Zwei".
Not only was a new ritual incorporated, allowing Kariya, who only had the pure "water" attribute, to be controlled, but the original ritual structure was also optimized, greatly improving the magic power conductivity and the speed of mercury change.
In addition, the mercury solution used by Scathach as a carrier was further processed, making the volume of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid smaller after compression and allowing it to evolve into more diverse forms.
Taking into account Kariya's magic power and level of magic, Scathach reduced the original ten liters of mercury to eight liters, and the remaining two liters were made into two mercury skin bags, which were hung around Shinji and Sakura's necks respectively.
As the saying goes, "If you don't have enough level, you can make up for it with equipment." With the help of the second-generation Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, Kariya's combat power has been improved by several levels, and Tōsaka Tokiomi has finally put aside his contempt.
The Mercury Whip may seem small in size, but due to its density it contains enormous kinetic energy, and the defense system set up by Toosaka Tokiomi was easily torn apart.
At the moment before the Mercury Whip arrived, Tokiomi retreated in time and avoided Kariya's counterattack.
After missing the target with his strike, Kariya did not continue his attack. Instead, he retracted the magic mercury and blurted out the spell that he had memorized by heart.
"Automatoportumdefensio (Autonomy of defense)."
"Dilecursio (Auto Attack)."
The steady and cautious tactics showed his attitude. Kariya had no pursuit of the Holy Grail, so it was okay for him to stay here until dawn.
In comparison, Tokiomi didn't have that much time to waste.
He originally thought that he could kill Kariya easily, so he stayed with him for a few more words as a bit of mercy to a fellow member of the Three Great Families. He didn't expect that this fellow who had turned away from the path of evil would be so difficult to deal with.
This arrogant attitude was exactly the same as Gilgamesh's a few minutes ago. The only difference was that Tokiomi was a rational magician who would go all out without hesitation when it was time to be serious.
Now is the time to get serious.
After only two changes of form, Tokiomi was able to tell the material of Kariya's ceremonial attire.
"Magic Mercury, huh? It's indeed an excellent costume suitable for the Matou family. It must be the masterpiece of that old man. But—"
Tokiomi flicked his left wrist and took out three obsidians from the secret pocket of his shirt.
"Gewicht,umzuVerdoppelung—"
As the chant sounded, the obsidian left Tokiomi's left hand and flew towards Kariya, then suddenly exploded before entering the defense circle of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid.
The Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, which was attached with a self-defense spell, automatically opened a defense membrane to block the dense obsidian powder.
However, the powder that seemed light and had little offensive power caused Yanye's defense membrane to collapse.
The tactile feedback from the mercury told Kariya that the mass of the mercury had instantly increased threefold, and that the obsidian powder contained magic related to gravity.
The increased mass exceeded the pressure that Kariya had imparted through his magic power, crushing the mercury defense membrane.
Understanding the opponent's tactics, Kariya quickly thought of a solution. The "EIHWAZ" rune stone made by Scathach was activated, and the original rune symbolizing "protection" expelled the gravity magic attached to the obsidian powder, and the flow of mercury immediately returned to normal.
"Stil, schiet, BesErsg!" (All in, destroy the enemy completely!)
The second round of attacks followed, and Tokiomi activated three times as many gems as before.
Ruby, sapphire, cat's eye, lapis lazuli, turquoise... ... every gemstone is different.
The quality of these gems may not be as high as the obsidian just now, and the level of magic sealed in them may not be as good as gravity magic, but the combined effect produced by activating them at the same time far exceeds that of simple gravity magic.
Kariya showed great concern for Tokiomi's attack, and the second and third original runes were activated to strengthen the "EIHWAZ" attached to the mercury.
Born from the World Tree, the magic power from the Age of Gods was infused into the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, propping up a solid shield that even Kenneth, the creator of the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, had never imagined.
No matter what kind of gem it is, or what kind of magic it contains, it cannot break through the composite defense formed by modern magic and magic from the Age of Gods.
Of course, constructing such a defense was also a huge burden on Kariya's magic power, and he had to draw out the magic power of three rune stones in one breath to restore himself.
Just as Kariya was about to regroup and launch a counterattack, he suddenly realized that the distance between him and Tokiomi was getting farther and farther, and the height difference between them was getting bigger and bigger.
"Damn it! This guy actually ran away. Where is your pride and your demeanor?"
Realizing what had happened, Kariya couldn't help but curse in his heart.
One has to admit that Tokiomi's decision to leave the battlefield was a very smart one.
This not only avoids wasting limited gems, but also poses a difficult problem for Kariya.
Without chasing, Tokiomi left smoothly and continued to fight for the Holy Grail.
If he chased after him, he would have to give up Kariya's greatest advantage, the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid that could be used for both offense and defense. The high density of mercury was both an advantage and a weakness. It gave Kariya powerful attacks and solid defenses, but it inevitably slowed him down.
As long as he had the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, Kariya would not be able to catch up with Tōsaka Tokiomi.
If he didn't bring the Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid, even if he caught up with him, it would be much easier for Tokiomi to deal with Kariya.
What would you choose? Kariya.
As Tokiomi climbed the mountain, he was calculating in his mind.
Kariya's choice once again exceeded Tokiomi's expectations. He chose neither of the two options, but the third.
On Kariya’s left wrist, an inconspicuous wristband glowed with golden light.
A strangely shaped spear with black as the main color and gold as the secondary color appeared out of thin air. The huge magical power emanating from the spear blade made Tokiomi immediately think of the Servant's Noble Phantasm.
"That's--"
Kariya held the spear in his right hand, with his arm bent, as if throwing it.
"Stop right there!"
The spear fell out of his hand.
The treasure flies into the sky.
PS: The ancestors of the Matou family are European, so it is normal to draw four-star and five-star gold cards (Scathach, Lancelot). On the contrary, the Tohsaka family, who are pure Asians, can only change their fate by spending money. Tokiomi spent most of the Tohsaka family's savings to draw Golden Shining, and Tohsaka Rin also paid the most precious gem necklace to get the chance to draw Red A, while Sakura, who did not spend money, could only draw three-star Sister R. This is the difference in bloodline.
PS2: Kariya is the one who has reached a new level of chuunibana. In comparison, "Darkframemaster (Togashi Yuuta)", "Evil King's True Eyes (Takanashi Rikka)", and "Magical Demon Girl (Nanamiya Tomoon)" are all weak. For specific content, please refer to the radio drama of "Fatezero".
PS3: We novel writers probably all have some remnants of the middle school mentality.