Weber Velvet stayed at the Matou family for a whole day until sunset, when he was sent back to the Mackenzie family by the Matou family.
For the next week, Waver reported to the Matou family's workshop at 8 o'clock every day and returned home at 6 o'clock in the evening, just like when he was studying in the "Clock Tower".
The time spent at the Matou household was not much different from that in the "Clock Tower", with four classes in the morning and three classes in the afternoon, and the schedule was very tight.
A week later, Waver left Fuyuki City and took a morning flight from F Airport to leave Japan.
Come alone and leave alone.
I was ignorant when I came and mature when I left.
Although it was only a short period of more than ten days, the boy was completely transformed into a different person.
The boy's teacher, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, was also changed by these ten days.
"Weber, you must be on the plane now." Kenneth, sitting in a wheelchair, stared at the western sky in a daze.
Shinji, who was standing next to him, nodded and said, "If you are so worried, why don't you go and see him off?"
"As you said, from now on I am a missing person. Missing people cannot appear in densely populated public places. Moreover, I have never liked Weber as a student. I did so in the past, I do so now, and I will never change in the future. Similarly, he does not like me as a teacher, I am sure."
Hearing Kenneth's words, Shinji shook his head helplessly: "Really, why can't you two be more frank? You both clearly recognize each other's abilities."
"Agreement does not mean liking."
Kenneth reached out and closed the curtains. Ever since he was locked up in the basement by Shinji for a few days, he liked dark environments more and more.
"I admit that he has first-class insight, analysis, induction and summary abilities, but his background determines that he has no qualifications to practice magic. No matter how high he can reach in theory, he cannot transform it into results. Such a person can hardly be called a good magician."
"But he can be a good magic teacher. In seven days, he recorded many of your achievements, which are knowledge that others may not be able to master even after several months. You have also listened to his lessons, which are simple and easy to understand, and the key points are clear. To be honest, in this aspect, you are far worse than him, even though you are a 'color position' magician."
If it were Kenneth before the Holy Grail War, he would definitely be angry about Shinji's words, but after experiencing several blows, Kenneth had long lost his previous pride and became much more stable.
"I admit that he would be a good teacher, but that is exactly why he is so pathetic. Every magician has the belief of seeking the truth of magic, but Weber can only send others on the path to the truth, while he can only watch his students surpass him one by one and go further than him. I cannot accept such a path, and this is also the difference between me and Weber."
"What a contradiction in values." Shinji sighed and said no more.
"I have done what I should do, what about you?"
"It's all arranged. Weber will first go to India, then to Persia, and finally to Macedonia. This is the route that the conquering king Iskandar once took. During this journey, Weber will summarize and organize the knowledge you taught him into a system in preparation for publication."
"During this time, the news of your disappearance should have spread. The magicians gathered under El-Melloi will gradually split into various factions. Some will continue to be loyal to you, some will secretly form cliques, and some will join other families. This is a good opportunity to discern people's hearts."
"Those who are loyal to you will become the core members of El-Melloi in the future. Those who have ulterior motives will be gradually marginalized, and those who have ill intentions towards the Archibald family must be liquidated. As for how to distinguish them, Emiya Kiritsugu will keep an eye on them for us in the Magician's Association."
Hearing the name that had brought him to this state, Kenneth could not help but snort. Although he had accepted the reality, he still had a grudge against Emiya Kiritsugu.
Shinji glanced at Kenneth and continued.
"Because you are just missing, no one knows whether you are really dead or not, so the enemy won't be too embarrassed. As long as they don't know your true situation, the Archibald family will not be in danger of collapse. Of course, there will be damage, but as long as you can recover in time and return to the Clock Tower, all crises will be solved."
"What if we can't recover in time?" Kenneth asked coldly.
"That's hard to say. Although we have made arrangements similar to publishing your new research results to reassure people, we don't know how effective it will be. It is possible that the Archibald family will suffer serious damage."
Shinji didn't say anything nice, just told the truth.
But this is much better than the ending in the original world line, where Kenneth died in Fuyuki City, the origin magic seal inherited for nine generations was damaged by 90%, the Archibald family fell into poverty within a few years, owed astronomical foreign debts, and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Because the core of a magus family is people, as long as people are there, the Archibald family will exist, and the banner of El-Melloi will not fall.
"So, you have to recover as soon as possible. The sooner you recover, the less loss the Archibald family will suffer."
"I understand. I will cooperate with the treatment." Kenneth nodded as if he had made some kind of decision.
"Then sign this." Shinji opened a piece of parchment in front of Kenneth.
To ordinary people, the contents of the parchment must look like a series of unclear plates and symbols. But to the magician, it is a contract that cannot be violated - a self-enforced document.
In a society full of intrigues and schemes, this is one of the most demanding spell contracts, and it is only used when making an agreement that will never be reneged on.
The magic circuits of the magician are used to force the spell on the caster, and in principle, it is impossible to remove its effect by any means. It is said that even if one wants to exchange his life, as long as the magic mark is still there, the soul will be bound, which is a very dangerous magic. For a magician, showing such a certificate means the greatest sincerity.
The certificate was very long, detailing the various terms and prohibitions that Kenneth and the Matou family should fulfill. Kenneth read it word by word, and after a while he looked up and looked at Shinji in surprise.
"You, the Matou family, really don't want to take advantage of this opportunity to secretly control the Archibald family?"
The conditions were not too harsh, but too generous, so generous that even Kenneth couldn't believe it.
"No." Shinji shook his head. "As you can see, the Matou family is so small, with so few people. Compared with the Archibald family, which has a lot of power, my family is too small. A python may be able to swallow a sheep, but it can't swallow an elephant. Greediness can easily kill itself. Therefore, an equal and trustworthy partnership is more appropriate. In fact, I have already taken a big advantage. If it was before the Holy Grail War, a family like the Matou family might not even be able to enter the door of the Archibald family."
"You—" Kenneth looked at Shinji's eyes without any hypocrisy, and then looked at the genuine certificate in his hand, and sighed sincerely, "—you are really a little monster."
"Thanks for the compliment."
"I really don't know how I will look back on this period of time in 20 years."
"No one can predict what will happen 20 years from now, so people should focus on the present."
"You are right."
Kenneth bit his finger and signed his name on the contract with a special feather pen dipped in blood.
"Here, the contract is concluded."
"It's been a pleasure working with you."
PS: I want to emphasize that Magic Marks are essentially the stable crystallization of a magician's knowledge and achievements. In other words, as long as a magician is a magician, regardless of whether he has transplanted his previous generations, he will have his own crystallization of knowledge and achievements, that is, his own Magic Marks or his predecessors that are not qualified to be called marks. Therefore, Jian Shao believes that the self-compulsory certificate is valid for all magicians.