In that empty, dim room, the sense of distance was extremely distorted.
It seemed incredibly wide, yet it also felt oppressively narrow. The candle standing in the center dimly illuminated the faces of the men in the room, and everything was blurry. The air in that room with unclear edges was filled with an indescribable depression.
"—Is there only one person coming back?"
There were three people present. One was an old man, short but with a straight back, and wrinkles on his face as shiny as a woodcarving. He summoned the department lord, Locke Belfebon. It was rumored that he had been in office for more than fifty years since he took office, but there was no definite conclusion on this.
After hearing the old man's hoarse voice, a young man agreed:
"I saw the battle... It was a horrible sight, an intolerable one."
He was a handsome red-haired young man. His eyes, which showed a strong and noble will, and his elegant appearance, showed that he was from the upper class. His words revealed a sense of mission.
The man's name is Bram Nusare Sophiali. He is the successor of the Lord of the Spiritual Department and also serves as a first-level lecturer in the Clock Tower.
The old man nodded as if in agreement, and turned his gaze to the last person who remained silent. The man had long, dishevelled hair and frowned unhappily.
"What do you think, Lord El-Melloi?"
Lighting the cigarette between his fingers with the candle flame, the man called El-Melloi slowly turned his head to the side.
"It's II. Although I appreciate your respect for my original intention, please add II to me. Otherwise, the name El-Melloi is really uncomfortable."
"Excuse me. King El-Melloi II, what do you think?"
"... Well, I think we have to change our strategy. After all, we have lost 49 magicians. Although one survived, he is of no use."
Fifty magicians were organized and a thorough operation was established. At the moment the operation began, the situation was moving towards perfection in every sense. However, just one familiar made everything go wrong.
As a result, forty-nine people died, and the last person barely managed to fight back.
"Thanks to him, we have a chance to fight back. If we gather seven masters, we will have a chance of winning."
"But who should we let? Immature magicians will be killed, and Tulifas is their jurisdiction."
After a brief silence, El-Melloi II stated the plain facts in a calm tone.
"We should hire an external magician. This Holy Grail War is of an unprecedented scale that we have never experienced before. Of course, the Clock Tower must also provide one or two talents."
The other two agreed. They had to select seven masters from now on. But the situation was urgent. If they were to select from the famous families of the Clock Tower, it would be a big deal. Due to the inheritance and storage of magic seals, and other factors, it might take more than three months to select. In comparison, those unaffiliated magicians who could be hired at will were much more efficient.
"Then I and King El-Melloi II will gather those who are eyeing this covetously. The remaining person will be sent by the Holy Church. In order to declare our legitimacy, we must ask them to join the war."
"Then I will be responsible for selecting the holy relics. Although I was given this task in a time of crisis, I hope I can gather them together to form a medium that can compete with the enemy in terms of combat power."
After hearing Plum’s words, Belphegorn tapped the ground with the base of his cane and declared:
"This is completely different from the replicas of the Holy Grail War that are held around the world today. In terms of scale alone, it has surpassed the Third Holy Grail War that was once held in Fuyuki. I beg you two to cheer up and make the lunatic who brought disgrace to my Clock Tower regret it as much as possible."
The three of them ignored each other and took steps in their own directions.
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In the UK, it is called the "Clock Tower" of the Magic Association. Based at the British Museum in London, it is a gathering place for those who claim to be the only ones who have dominated the long history of magic, as well as ambitious magicians from all over the world.
It is true that among a thousand people, a thousand give up halfway... Well, one should be free to dream - at least, that is what the former student, Shishi Jiejie, thinks.
There was a slight bump on my shoulder. It seemed that I bumped into a student while thinking about something.
Just apologize. Just as he thought this, the student ran away from him desperately with a livid face.
Sigh. Even though this is already common.
A magician may sometimes change into a strange shape due to the drugs he uses or the magic he performs. This is not a shame, but rather something to be proud of. There is no need to feel inferior. This is common sense among magicians.
—Even so, wasn’t the treatment I received a bit unreasonable, Shizijie thought.
Just walking on the sidewalk, he was physically checked by police officers three times (each time he escaped after giving them a hint). When he arrived at the clock tower, he was questioned four times by the magician on guard duty, and there were countless instances of students passing by him in the corridor looking at him with extremely fearful eyes.
This is racial prejudice and discriminatory treatment. When Lion Jie wants to appeal like this, they will definitely answer like this:
"It's not that, it's you who are so terrible."
That's really an exaggeration. I can admit that I look a bit scary. I can admit that my clothes are slightly different from those of ordinary magicians. But I never forget to keep smiling.
Thinking like this, Shishi Jie didn't understand his own horror at all. The scars on his face, the razor-like eyes, the bulging flesh, the black jacket made of the skin of monsters. In addition, because he was a free man who lived on bounty, his whole body was filled with the strong smell of blood and gunpowder. In this way, even a magician without normal ethics would still be afraid of terrible things.
"You are really scary when you laugh."
The old man laughed in a high-pitched voice while trying to appease the unconvinced Lion Jie. This is the office of Locke Belfebon, the head of the summoning department, in the Clock Tower.
In the display stand on the wall of the room, there is a skull of a beast that looks like a combination of an ape and an elephant. Next to it, there is a scroll that is obviously more than a thousand years old and is not kept strictly, but is placed aside. In a glass bottle that seems to be extremely heavy, there is a small snake with a nine-part head soaked in formalin.
"It's still the same here. There's everything."
If my eyes were right, the snake soaked in formalin might be the only one in the world. Thinking this, Shizijie sank into the reception sofa.
"Nothing. Although they are rare, they are all known to exist, so it is not wrong to say that they are valuable."
"The larva of Hydra was actually soaked in formalin. Is this the level of preciousness?"
"It's a fake."
Gurgle, gurgle, Belfebon laughed as if he had played a trick on someone.
Shizijie glanced at him, not intending to argue with him, and silently sipped the medicine. Although it was very spicy, he drank it willingly because it had a restorative effect.
"Let's get back to the point. I asked you here for no other reason. Do you know about the 'Holy Grail War' in 'Fuyuki'?"
Lion Jie frowned slightly.
"I guess I know."
"So, do you know the real purpose of Fuyuki's Holy Grail War?"
"I don't know."
Belphebon opened his mouth and revealed a hateful smile.
"—It's to reach the Root Vortex and punch through the hole."
"What?"
Lion Jie was speechless at this unexpected answer. According to Belfebon, what was really necessary in that ceremony was not the Master, but the Servant. In other words, the soul of the Heroic Spirit.
Using the Small Holy Grail to temporarily prevent their souls from returning to the "seat", and using the powerful souls of the seven heroic spirits to open the path to the root. That is the real purpose of the "Fuyuki" Holy Grail War.
"Does this mean that the subspecies Holy Grail Wars that are held everywhere are different?"
"Well," Belfebonken said, "something is wrong at the fundamental level. Those are just forgeries that only imitate the superficial purpose of "granting all wishes"."
The realization of all wishes is just a simple lamp to lure moths. Even the killing of fellow servants is actually meaningless. It is only because it is too good in form that this part is hidden in secret. But the irony is that even the three great families who know the real purpose must participate fairly.
Shishi Jie was indeed surprised. Although he was surprised, what could he do? It was true that the true meaning of "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War might be like that. However, the people who knew the true Holy Grail War no longer existed. The three great families whose Greater Holy Grail was seized did not fight the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Shishi Jie is undoubtedly a first-rate magician, but it is impossible to recreate the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki. Even among the instructors in the Clock Tower of the Magic Association headquarters, how many people can completely imitate that system
In other words, although this is valuable knowledge, it has no value as intelligence.
"So, old man. What do you want from me?"
"Don't be impatient." Belphegorn stopped the urging Lion Jie, "Next, let's get to the point. You know that the most important foundation of the Holy Grail in "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War disappeared after the Third Holy Grail War?... Three months ago, it was finally discovered. It's better to say that we knew it was hidden."
"...Where is it?"
"Located in the city of Tolifas, in the Transylvania region of Romania. Seems to be set in the city's oldest building, the Mirenia Fortress."
"Do you want me to secure that?"
"Yes. The purpose of the request is indeed similar, but - before that, there is another troublesome matter. The one who leaked the information to me was Danic, the patriarch of the Thousand World Tree Clan."
"'Eight Tongues'; Danic?"
"Yes, that's the Darnik."
Danic Preston Thousand World Trees—It is said that he has lived for nearly a hundred years, and is the patriarch of the Thousand World Trees Clan. He ascended to the highest rank of the Clock Tower, the "Crown", and taught element conversion as a second-level lecturer, but his students had a very low opinion of him. However, his true value is more in "politics" than in lecturer.
Factional struggles, power struggles, and budget struggles are commonplace within the Clock Tower, but he uses his outstanding skills as a politician to naturally betray and defect, and he can manipulate not only those who trust him, but even those who don't trust him and keep them in the dark - he is indeed a first-class fraudster.
"So, Darnik is the problem?"
Because he was such a person, he might be involved in some kind of transaction related to the Holy Grail. But Belfebon shook his head, showing an expression that was extremely rare for the old man - his face was twisted with displeasure and showed anger.
"The problem is not with Danic, but with the Thousand World Tree Clan."
"What's the meaning?"
"The lord of Mirenia Fortress is the Thousand World Tree Clan, and they rebelled against the Clock Tower."
This news, in a sense, was even more shocking than the real purpose of "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War just now. Because this was probably something that could not possibly come to mind.
Among magicians, there are a few who have defected from the association because they are heretics or are so powerful that they must be sealed. Defection itself is not uncommon, but it is another matter if the entire clan does so.
"The whole clan rebelled? What on earth is going on?"
"You know, the Thousand World Tree Clan is not aristocracy."
The quality of a magician is affected by the length of history. It is said that the nobles who have studied magic since ancient times have been there for more than two thousand years.
There are three great noble families and twenty families that are equivalent to kinship. The Thousand World Tree Clan neither belongs to any of the above parties nor has any connection with them, although its history is by no means short.
Some say that this is due to their failure in the power struggle in the past, some say it is due to the bad relationship with the three noble families, and some say it is because of the bad nature of the magic circuits that they are kept away from, but the reasons are unknown. In any case, they have always been rejected by the famous magic families.
However, the Chikaiju clan had no intention of associating with the famous magic families. They abandoned the usual practice of "accumulating from generation to generation, making the bloodline of magicians thicker, and exhausting the magic system chosen by the first generation". Instead, they gathered together magicians who had extensive but shallow connections with the clan.
The targets include families with a short history and a lack of magic circuits. There are also families that have begun to decline and have been depleted of magic circuits from generation to generation. There are also families that have been punished by the Magic Association and are wanted by people with a bounty. In other words, they are a group of people who have not completely given up on reaching the root even if they have left the center of the Magic Association.
The middle names of the Thousand World Trees are all the names of the families that were absorbed in this way in the past. They haven't even unified the magic seals yet. They inherited the seals of their former families intact.
The magic systems they learned also covered a wide range, including Western alchemy, black magic, witchcraft, astrology, Kabbalah, runes, and even Japanese Onmyoji.
Even so, it was nothing more than an alliance of declining families and families with a short history. Their magic was just a mediocre thing that would be laughed at by the nobles and not be appreciated by them.
The average level is second-rate, with occasional first-rate people, but that's all. Although there are many of them, they are not a threat. Of course, they were not held accountable, in large part because of Danik's political tactics. After all, this tribe only has the advantage of "large numbers" - it should be so.
"Maybe because they were frustrated by this, one day they announced that they would leave the Clock Tower. They also said that they would establish a new association centered around their own clan."
This is really surprising, Belfebon sighed. Lion Jie had the same feeling. Clearly declaring his departure from the Clock Tower was like declaring war. It was like throwing a glove at someone and spitting in their face.
Indeed, as long as they were still in the Clock Tower, the Thousand World Tree Clan had almost no chance of being granted the title of nobles (lords). Whether it was a hundred years or a thousand years, as long as there was no major coup d'état, they could not escape their inferior status.
However, rebellion is another matter. If one does not possess something of considerable value, it is impossible for the entire clan to rebellion.
On the other hand, as long as there is something of considerable weight, there may be a sufficient opportunity for rebellion. Yes, for example - the universal wish-granting machine, the Holy Grail that points the way to the root.
Looking at the expression on Lionzhe's face, Belfebon felt that he had come to a conclusion and nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes. They seem to want to use the Greater Holy Grail as the symbol of the association. That's what the surviving magus said."
"...surviving magician?"
Belfebon scratched his head, took out the parchment, and tapped it with his fingers. The magic he activated reproduced the images of the past. Lion Jie thought that there was nothing wrong with using photos and cameras. However, if he reached Belfebon's age, he would not be able to tolerate even the technology of cameras.
The image that appeared was probably commonplace to Shizijie. A man with obvious signs of torture sat on a chair, staring blankly into space, muttering something.
"This is the magician who brought the news to us. This was his condition when he was first discovered. Now that his treatment has been successful, he has fallen into a deep sleep. It may take half a year to cleanse his brain."
"What is this guy talking about?"
"'We, the Thousand World Trees, will break away from the petty political struggles of the Magic Association and form a new association in Romania that seeks the true path of magic. When the seven heroic spirits activate the Greater Holy Grail, we will take a firm step towards the path of glory';... and so on."
Number 726 - That is the Holy Grail that was rumored to have been observed in Fuyuki. If the Greater Holy Grail is activated, it is conservatively estimated that it can freely use the huge amount of magic power that cannot be consumed even after hundreds of years. If so, it may be possible to reach the source.
"... Can I ask you a question? You just said the surviving magician, right? Does that mean there are magicians who died?"
"certainly"
"How many people died?"
Belfebon hesitated in response to this question, but still told the actual number.
"Forty-nine people. Fifty magi trained in 'hunting' attacked, but only one survived."
"—"
A sigh was heard in the house, but no one knew who made it.
They were trained in hunting, which meant they were all Lion Jie's colleagues. Of course, they were not free men but belonged to the Magic Association, but even so, fifty people were still too many. In other words, from this point, it can be seen that the original plan was to completely annihilate the opponent.
It was reasonable, after all, it was a rebellion of such a large scale. If we just laughed it off, it would damage the reputation of the association - more importantly, if we didn't punish them cruelly, the shame of being trampled over for two thousand years would be a bit unworthy. If we were to punish them, fifty people would be a suitable number.
But is that still not enough
"Not just enough. It's a world of difference! Those guys were so crazy that they used their Servants to fight back!"
Belfebon's words were indeed a reasonable reason for the annihilation of fifty people.
"I see. No wonder."
Even if the number of people was increased from fifty to one hundred, the result would be the same. Since they were all beings that could be called Heroic Spirits, modern magi were no different from children to them.
"The familiar that was sent over had seen everything. The Servant suddenly appeared in front of the magician, smiled, waved his hand - and that was it. In the blink of an eye, all but one were pierced by the rafters and died."
"'Romania' and 'rafters'," the lion thought thoughtfully.
Anyway, the Servant seems to have been summoned. Then, isn't this a good opportunity
"Old man, since the Thousand Worlds Tree has summoned servants, why don't we also join the battle as masters?"
The Greater Holy Grail has been activated, so other magicians should also be qualified to be masters. Sending magicians and summoning servants will be able to compete with it.
"It's too late. Those guys have already gathered seven Masters. Although they may not have been summoned, the possibility of the magicians sent over to manifest the Command Seals is basically zero."
"Do they want to kill each other?"
"Perhaps, or he could make someone from the clan the leader and have the other servants commit suicide immediately. In any case, we can't do anything."
"I've made it clear beforehand. I won't fight with a Servant."
Although he felt it was impossible, Lion Jie still declared so just in case.
Even if you refine your strategy, formulate tactics, and have luck and miracles in your hands, the odds of "one person defeating a Servant" are extremely low. What's more, there are seven people on the other side, which is equivalent to a miracle. To achieve it, you have to ask the Holy Grail, "Please kill the Servant for me."
"Don't say that. My request is for you to summon a Servant to fight."
"ha?"
What nonsense, thought Shishi Jie. If we use the Holy Grail War system of "Fuyuki", there can be a maximum of seven Servants and seven Masters.
"This is what makes this Holy Grail War interesting. The number of Servants that can be summoned is doubled to fourteen."
"What... ?"
"The last surviving magician discovered the Greater Holy Grail sleeping beneath the Mirenia Fortress. He then successfully opened the reserve system."
"Preparation system..."
"The Greater Holy Grail will perform assistance related to the Holy Grail War, such as redistributing the Command Seals, depending on the situation. Although the possibility is almost zero, when all seven Servants are unified by one force, the reserve system will be activated to find a countermeasure. It is set up in this way."
"Is this what you mean by making it possible to summon seven more Servants in order to fight against the seven Servants?"
There were fourteen in total. Even Shizijie could understand what this number meant.
"That's right. Tulifas is one of the few places in Romania with spiritual veins. I'm afraid it has been storing magic power at a faster rate than Fuyuki. Even if seven Servants are summoned, there is still inexhaustible magic power."
If this happened in Fuyuki, emergency measures would have been taken long ago. If things go wrong, the spiritual vein itself could be completely exhausted.
"In short, the Thousand Worlds Tree has gathered seven Masters and Servants. And then—"
"That's right. We must also gather seven Masters and Servants. Fight against the Thousand Worlds Tree and win."
"What will happen to the Greater Grail if we win?"
"Of course, we will ensure victory. The thing that can easily reach the root is right in front of us. I don't know if the surviving magi can keep calm."
I see. Does this mean "you will be solely responsible for anything that happens after destroying the Thousand Worlds Tree"
It doesn't matter if it can make the wish come true, or prevent the wish, or - destroy everything. Of course, this old fox in front of me must have a countermeasure. He will probably send out the recovery troops immediately when the war ends.
But, but! If I can successfully get ahead of others, I will definitely have the opportunity to achieve my wish! The excitement trembled on the lion's back. Perhaps he really observed the excitement, and the old man nodded as if everything was as he expected:
"Can you accept the commission?"
However, don't respond right away. If you do, it will show your weakness.
"I have a few questions. I'll tell you later if you can accept them."
"Speaking."
"First, about our Master."
"Ah, the remaining six have already been decided and sent to the local area. "Silver Lizard" Lotwell Berzinski, "Windwheel" Kim Ram, "Combined Twins" Pantier brothers, and Clock Tower First Class Instructor Finder Woll Sembelen. These are the five people we are sending."
Lion Jie also agreed with these candidates. All of them were world-famous magicians. They were all monsters specialized for fighting who would ruthlessly eliminate the enemy. Except for Senbelon, Lion Jie had worked with them before. It seemed that there would be no problem for them to fight side by side.
"The remaining person is the supervisor and master sent by the Cathedral Church."
"Both supervisor and master?"
"Yes."
The Holy Grail War, due to its name, will inevitably attract a force. That is the unique force that can fight against the Magic Association - the "Church of the Holy Grail". Even if the Holy Grail is basically a fake, they cannot quietly let the magicians who fight for the treasure with this name. Therefore, it is said that the church once intervened in the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki. One theory is that their intervention was not due to anything else, but because they were commissioned by the three families of Fuyuki - but the truth has never been revealed.
"But does this war need any supervisor?"
The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki requires fair judgment for the three major families and the external masters. Therefore, it is reasonable that the Holy Church, which does not favor any party, would be chosen.
But this time it was different, it was a fight between the Magic Association and its opposing forces, there was no need for a supervisor to neutrally judge the fight between magicians. If you had to say it, at most they could do some covert work, but the Magic Association had no shortage of talent in this area.
"What are you talking about? If we rashly exclude the Church, it will be troublesome if they favor the Thousand Worlds Tree. First and foremost, we must spread the word that we are an orthodox mage organization."
Judging from what Belfebon said, the Cathedral Church seemed to be on the side of the Magic Association, which was considered an ally for the time being. However, in the eyes of the Cathedral Church, this was just a constraint on the Magic Association.
"Second, summoning a servant requires a holy relic as a catalyst. Is that ready?"
Belfebon nodded. Strictly speaking, a catalyst is not necessarily required. In the case of summoning without a catalyst, the chosen one will be a Heroic Spirit with similar spirituality to the caster, regardless of their strength. However, in order to avoid this situation, many Masters will use a Holy Relic as a medium to summon the target Servant.
Of course, even with a catalyst, it is not certain that the expected Servant will be drawn. For example, suppose the wreckage of the Argo, which once carried Greek heroes, is used as a catalyst for summoning. Will the summoned Servant be the unparalleled hero Hercules? Captain Jason? Medea, the witch of betrayal? Or Asclepius, who is praised as the god of medicine? Nothing is determined before the summoning. It is also possible to limit it. But then you have to use a catalyst that is only related to one Heroic Spirit in the world - for example, if you use the slough of the first molting snake in the world, or a fragment of a cloak that was once worn by a king, the summoned Heroic Spirit can be basically limited to one person regardless of affinity.
Summoning without a catalyst is not without its advantages. Because the spirits of the Heroic Spirits are similar to those of the summoners, it is easy to build a trusting relationship with the Servant in a short period of time. In the Holy Grail War of "Fuyuki", the bad compatibility between the Master and the Servant is like holding a deadly bomb. There are also cases where they cannot fully trust each other until the very end, leading to tragedy. However, if you take a wrong step, you may also show distrust because you hate the other party for being similar to you.
Although the quality of compatibility is by no means a matter that can be ignored, the disadvantages of taking a high-risk gamble without a catalyst are really too great.
In any case, there will be no problem with the catalyst. As expected of the Magic Association, they can prepare relics that have a connection with most Heroic Spirits.
Belfebon stood up, took out an ebony box from the drawer of the table, and opened it carefully.
Inside was a piece of wood with traces of processing. There was nothing special about it. When Shi Zijie was about to speak, he found that his voice became inexplicably excited. That piece of wood had some kind of heat.
"This is?"
"This is a fragment of the Round Table. The knights who once fought against thousands of knights talked around this round table. To protect their homeland, Britain, they fought not with swords but with words."
"The Round Table of Britain... Could it be, King Arthur!?"
Shizijie couldn't help but want to reach out and take it, but he managed to restrain himself with great difficulty.
The Knights of the Round Table... Needless to say, they are the knights under King Arthur. It is said that King Arthur designed the round table for equality in order to avoid showing the difference between the lord and his subordinates.
The knights sitting around the round table were all heroes praised in legends. King Arthur himself was a must, but so were Lancelot, Galahad, Gawain, Tristan, Percival... In any case, as summoned Servants, they all boasted of their unquestionable fame and strength.
"However, as for the Round Table, it is still unknown which knight will be summoned. I am afraid that it will undoubtedly be a Heroic Spirit that matches your spirituality."
"No problem. As long as they are Knights of the Round Table, anyone who is summoned will qualify as a Servant."
"Hmm... Can I take this as your agreement to take on the commission?"
Shishi Jie thought for a moment. The preparations for the Servant Summoning were ready. Qianjieshu could probably draw the strongest Servant in Romania by taking advantage of Romanian customs. But was this an overwhelming disadvantage? The answer was no.
Seven to seven, it was fair in terms of numbers. Most importantly, for Lion Jie, there was a wish that could only be fulfilled with the omnipotent wish-granting machine. Belfebon knew this.
—It’s decided.
Shizijie nodded and lit the cigarette. He inhaled the purple smoke to fill his chest, temporarily enjoying the feeling of the poison filling his lungs.
Belfebon looked unhappy—he hated tobacco.
"This way, there will be seven Masters. There are seven Masters of the Thousand Worlds Tree, and there are seven Masters sent by the Magic Association. That means there will be fourteen Servants appearing in this world. I'm afraid this will be an unprecedented scale. At this point, it's more appropriate to call it a 'Great War' rather than a war."
"Holy Grail War?"
Seven versus seven. Until now, it has been a battle between seven people, with the last one standing. But this time, it is truly an all-out war among the Heroic Spirits. It is hard to imagine what the city of Tolifas, which serves as the stage, will become after the war.
"Pay me half of the fee in advance. If you agree, come and sign the contract."
After hearing what Lion Jie said, Belfebon frowned.
"The reward for success is already very generous."
"This is a job with a very low survival rate, so I want to get what I can get now."
"Hey, is there anything you want?"
Lion Jie stood up from the sofa and took the formalin-stained specimen of young Hydra on the display stand without any hesitation.
"Give me this"
"... it's a fake, is that okay?"
To this statement, Lion Jie nodded without any hesitation.
Instantly, Belfebon's face darkened. It was no wonder, because this item was the real thing. Even if all the property of the Lion Robber family was sold, it would probably not be worth even one-tenth of the price of this thing.
"Okay, I'll take this."
With a look of delight, Lion Jie tucked it under his armpit and picked up the box containing the catalyst.
"Then please fly to Romania as soon as possible. I will contact the supervisor and other masters. After entering the country, the other side should get in touch with you immediately."
"Oh, yes. Old man, what is the supervisor's name?"
When he was about to leave, Lion Jie suddenly asked Belfebon, "If this person is related to this war, he is most likely sent by the Eighth Secret Society. He might even be a famous person."
"I have never met him in person, but I remember... he was a priest named Shirou."
Unfortunately, it's a name that I don't remember.
PS: Because it is a parallel world, the department structure of Clock Tower is slightly different, such as this department that should not exist in the thirteen departments.
PS2: The biggest highlight of the animation is the appearance of Flat, the protagonist of FSF and one of the important characters in "Nisei Case Files". Choosing Matsuoka as the CV is also great.
PS3: Revising the original text is really not an easy task. I have time to publish every chapter, but it would be troublesome if I don't post it, because FA is not as important as FZ and FSN, and not many people have read it.