"Uh, sorry, old man, I didn't hear you clearly, can you say it again?"
"Old man" is how Shinji calls "Jeweler", because the latter is indeed an old man and has a good relationship with his master. Calling him "old man" is neither disrespectful nor strange.
Of course, the leader of aristocracy, the current Lord Barthelmero, objected to this, but since the person concerned did not care about it, he could only let it go in the end.
Right now Shinji is in the second workshop on the basement floor of his home, staring at this new old man - Shinji has big eyes, while "Jewel Man" has small eyes, and his bald head makes his eyes look big.
Although the world-famous old man had a powerful aura, he was not arrogant. He laughed and said in a voice as powerful as his aura: "You should have heard it clearly, and so did Yustisa."
"Yes, Kishua."
There is another person in the workshop, an old friend of "Jewel Man" who has known him for more than 200 years and whose fate is linked to Shinji's. What "Jewel Man" wants to do requires the strength of more than one person, and both of them are indispensable.
"But even I find it weird, going to a parallel world or something."
"That's right." Shinji quickly agreed, "Although there are rumors that you control the second magic and have traveled to various parallel worlds, we have never heard that you have brought other people to parallel worlds."
"Just because I haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist." The old man's smile remained unchanged. "It's just that in order to protect the normal operation of each world from being disturbed, I usually don't carry people or objects across the world."
"In other words, as long as you are willing, it is possible to bring people through?"
"Right, so what is your answer?"
"May I ask you a few more questions?"
This incident is more exaggerated than any previous one, so Shinji has to be cautious.
"you say."
"First, what do we need to do to go to the parallel world?"
"That's exactly what I'm going to say next."
After a period of contact, Shinji also had a certain degree of understanding of "Jewel Man".
This is an old man full of vitality. There is no trace of old age about him, which is completely different from most Dead Apostles.
This is also a very interesting old man, who does not stick to conventions or conclusions, and has unique views on many things. Even if his words are unorthodox, they have a special meaning. It is not wrong to say that he is "indignant at evil and laughs at good".
This is also an old man who pursues efficiency and results. He likes to give a direction and goal, and then let people achieve it. He lets you play freely in the process. He only looks at the results. If you can't do it, you are a fool or a mediocre person. It is said that many of his disciples have become useless because of him.
This kind of personality is also reflected in his daily conversations. The old man likes to first throw out the core part of the conversation, and then slowly complete it. This time is no exception. As soon as the workshop conversation turned to the main topic, he threw out the words "I hope you go to a parallel world", which directly scared Shinji and Yustisa, and they didn't even bother to ask the reason.
Now, the old man is finally going to unveil the journey to this parallel world.
"This time I am sending you to a parallel world because I hope you will participate in the Holy Grail War in that world and obtain the Holy Grail."
"The Holy Grail War in a parallel world? The Holy Grail?" Yustisa and Shinji looked at each other, unable to grasp the old man's true meaning.
The old man continued, "You all know that the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City has been contaminated. The colorless magic has been dyed into the color of the curse. I also know that you have been trying to purify the Holy Grail, but have made no progress. Because the Holy Grail only appears once every 60 years, you don't have enough time to study it, and there is only one Holy Grail in this world."
"So, you want us to go to other worlds to get samples?" Shinji understood a little.
"Yes, there are also Holy Grails in parallel worlds. Some worlds have more than one, and many are uncontaminated. Right now, one world is about to start a Holy Grail War to fight for the Holy Grail that has not been contaminated."
"Is this Holy Grail the same as the Holy Grail in our Fuyuki City?" asked Yustisa.
"They are exactly the same, because they are the same thing. Do you know the theory of parallel worlds?"
Shinji nodded and said, "I know a little bit. It is said that different choices at a certain node lead to different branches, and these branches are parallel worlds to each other."
"That's a good summary." The old man's eyes showed a hint of approval. "The difference between that world and this world is the Third Holy Grail War. The Third Holy Grail War in this world ended with Einzbern illegally summoning the eighth job, Avenger, which caused the Holy Grail to be contaminated. In the other world, Einzbern summoned another job, Ruler, and successfully avoided the Holy Grail from being contaminated. However, the three great families in that world still did not get the Holy Grail, because the entire Holy Grail system was taken away by foreign magicians and finally hidden in Romania. After 60 years of accumulation of magic power, a completely different and true Holy Grail War is about to begin."
Hearing this, Shinji would understand that "Jewel Master" was talking about the world of "Fate Apocrypha". Indeed, the Holy Grail of that world was made by the three great families, and it was perfect, clean, and uncontaminated. Using the Holy Grail of that world as a sample, it is indeed very feasible to research a method to purify the Holy Grail of this world.
"I understand. Then the second question is, what benefit will the Holy Grail that purifies this world bring to you?" This is clearly a matter between Shinji and Yustisa. What does it have to do with you, the second magician
"I can't tell you the specific reason. If I tell you, it might be affected by the restraining force. I can only tell you that the Holy Grail must exist and cannot be contaminated. As for who has it and how to use it, I will not interfere."
Although it did not answer Shinji's doubts, it also showed that the old man had no need for the Holy Grail. All he needed was the fact that the Holy Grail existed.
"The third question is, why do we have to go there? With your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to just take the Holy Grail and bring it here."
"Things are not as simple as you think." The old man shook his head. "Magicians are the enemies of the world. Their every move will affect the world. Therefore, magicians cannot interfere too much with the world, otherwise it will cause the obstruction of the restraining force, and the world line itself will be affected. Maybe the world will be destroyed directly because of it."
"Besides, the Holy Grail is a creation of the Third Magic after all. I don't know much about the Third Magic, so even if I get it, I may not be able to bring it to this world. In comparison, it would be more appropriate for the Holy Grail itself to take it directly."
"I see. Fourth question - are there any risks if we travel across worlds without knowing the second magic?"
"If it were anyone else, even with me leading them, there would still be great risks, but you don't. Yustisa has a contract with you and can possess your soul, and you - your soul is special, it will not change with the flesh, and it will not be affected by the changes in time and space. This is how I brought you into this world six years ago!"
"!!!!!!"