The phone call from London, England, the way of speaking that addressed Shinji by name, and the voice of a man who had just entered adolescence, the three clues converged into one point, pointing out the identity of the person on the other end of the phone - Waver Velvet.
The Fourth Holy Grail War allowed two people to experience tremendous growth that could be described as a transformation: one was Shinji, who met a famous teacher, and the other was Waver, who met a helpful friend.
Weber, who was taught by Iskandar what it means to be a man and what it means to conquer, and who had received a lifetime of glory in advance, made a gorgeous transformation in a short period of time. His frivolity, innocence, and immaturity all disappeared, and were replaced by maturity, stability, and responsibility. It is no exaggeration to say that he has become a completely different person.
The fact that he said "something bad is happening" in such an anxious tone shows that the situation is indeed urgent.
"What's going on?"
"The connection between me and Teacher Kenneth has been discovered."
"What?"
Waver's words gave Shinji a start, and his sleepiness disappeared.
"How did you get discovered? Did you reveal any flaws?"
"I don't know. Apart from inheriting the El-Melloi classroom as you said, I haven't done anything related to the El-Melloi nuclear project."
Shinji knew that Waver was not lying. Kiritsugu had an intelligence network in the Clock Tower, and Waver was a key surveillance target. He had indeed not done anything suspicious.
"That's strange. It's been nearly a year since you officially inherited the El-Melloi School. This can't be the reason. So someone is deceiving you? Tell me in detail what happened."
"Just this afternoon after class, I found someone waiting for me at the door of my rented apartment. The first thing she said was that she wanted to see the teacher. I said I didn't know, but she didn't believe me and said I must know."
"Then what?"
"I insisted that I didn't know, and she insisted that I must know. We were at a standstill for half an hour. Finally, she said she would come again and make me admit it."
After hearing Waver's description, a picture immediately appeared in Shinji's mind.
The two people stood in front of the old apartment, repeating "I know, I don't know, I know, I don't know, I know, I don't know"... for half an hour. What a weird scene. Passersby must think that these two people are fools.
Suddenly, Shinji remembered a word Waver had used.
"You just mentioned her? The one who approached you was a woman? Do you know her identity?"
"I know that. Her name is Lanis Archizolti."
It was indeed her.
The moment he realized that the person in the stalemate with Waver was a girl, Shinji had a vague feeling that it was her, a girl who was destined to be involved with Waver for the rest of her life.
Lanis Archizolti, although only 8 or 9 years old, is another key surveillance target of Shinji, and her level is equivalent to Waver.
From her last name, we can tell that she is related to the Archipolud family where Kayneth is from. Archipolud is a branch family of Archipolud, and Lanis is the next heir of the Archipolud family. However, Archipolud is on the fringe of the El-Melloi faction and Shinji values Lanis herself.
As we all know, the Type-Moon world has multiple world lines, but in all known world lines, Lanis will inherit the name of Lord El-Melloi and carry the banner of the El-Melloi faction. And Kayneth will die for various reasons, regardless of whether he participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Although Shinji has ensured Kenneth's safety, he doesn't know when Kenneth will die. Following the principle of "not putting all your eggs in one basket", he made other arrangements. Monitoring Lanis is one, and investing in Weber is the other.
No matter which world line it is, Renishaw will appoint Weber as her guardian and give him the name "El-Melloi II". Before Renishaw comes of age, Weber will exercise her rights and the title of Lord.
Lanis is a true genius. She grew up in the Clock Tower, where various power struggles and factions were fighting each other. This gave her extraordinary political wisdom and intuition. She was the first person to see the potential of the El-Melloi classroom, and also the first person to see the potential of Weber. I'm afraid that like other world lines, she has been secretly paying attention to Weber and collecting information about him for a long time. It is understandable that she has discovered something.
Thinking of this, Shinji said to Waver, "Just pretend that nothing has happened and continue living your life as usual. I will go home and discuss it with your teacher. His injury has almost healed, so I will see if I should take this opportunity to return to the Clock Tower."
"Well, it's time for the teacher to come back. If you don't come back, the El-Melloi faction will really fall."
"I or your teacher will contact you before your class tomorrow. Remember to keep the phone open. That's it."
After saying that, Shinji hung up the phone, got up and dressed, and called the housekeeper of the villa in Guanbuzi City to ask him to arrange a vehicle.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Shinji rushed back home. When he got out of the car, Tsuru was just about to go out.
"Shinji?"
"Father, Mother."
Mother refers to Nishijo Elsa, no, now it should be called Matou Elsa. Two years ago, Matou Tsuru, a well-known "playboy" in the business world, finally turned back and married his confidante Nishijo Elsa who had been with him for many years. After marriage, he no longer lingered in the world of women, and the couple lived in harmony and happily. Shinji and Sakura also officially upgraded the title from aunt to mother.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" Elsa asked affectionately, "Have you had breakfast? I'll ask someone to prepare it for you."
"Don't bother." Shinji waved his hand, "I'll do it myself later. You and father can go to work. I have something urgent to do with Mr. Kenneth. Where is he?"
"Mr. Kenneth, after breakfast he went to the workshop, it seems -"
Before Erza could finish her words, Shinji had already run into the corridor, leaving only one sentence behind.
"Thank you, mother."
"This bastard." He Ye cursed in the direction his son left, "You are so rude."
"Don't blame him. He must have something urgent to do." Erza excused Shinji. "It takes half a day to drive from Guanbuzi City to here. He rushed back overnight."
"Yeah." Heye crossed his arms and nodded thoughtfully.
"What happened?" Elsa asked.
"I don't know, but it is definitely related to that world, and it is not our business. All we can do is run this company well and provide them with strong support. Let's go to our battlefield."
He was also very charming at this time. Elsa was moved by him and chose to follow him for ten years.
Today, she is still following behind him, and will follow him for the next decade, and the next decade, until he is old and can no longer walk, and then they will look back on their lives together.