Cinderella, also known as the fairy tale "Cinderella", was collected and compiled by French writer Charles Perrault and German Brothers Grimm and is one of the most well-known fairy tales in the world.
Cinderella is the name of some versions of the story, and is also the name of the protagonist in Cinderella. Although the versions are different, the main storyline and the elements involved are similar.
Cinderella is a kind but unfortunate girl. Her mother passed away, and she was bullied by her new family members. She was forced to do heavy work and was often covered in dust, so she was nicknamed "Cinderella". One day, with the help of a magical force (maybe a witch or a wishing tree), Cinderella transformed herself into a rich lady that even her family could not recognize, attended the prince's ball, and finally found happiness.
For ordinary people who have nothing to do with mystery, this is just a fairy tale with a beautiful moral. But in the world of magic, this magical power has a new definition. Makeup and dressing up are originally magic, which is a kind of change. Karina's transformation from a maid to a golden princess perfectly fits this process.
Of course, due to the special nature of the Golden Princess, a simple Cinderella ritual is not enough, and a special curse body is needed. This curse body is the source of the dispute between Galiasta and Izeluma, and the secret treasure auctioned at the underground auction - the Bodhi leaf stained with dragon blood. It was the one that Siegfried accidentally stained on his back when he bathed in dragon blood after killing Fafner.
Because of this Bodhi leaf, Siegfried's immortal body was left with only one flaw, and this Bodhi leaf was also tainted with Siegfried's concept of bathing in dragon blood to gain immortality.
As Loreleija said:
"Siegfried bathed in dragon blood, symbolizing his rebirth from a human to an immortal hero. This transformation is enough to elevate Cinderella's spell to the most perfect form. However, after all, it has been soaked in dragon blood, and it is impossible to extract the concept from the spell using ordinary methods, at least Izeluma can't do it. The only ones who can do it here are probably Lord Baru Yereta and Aozaki Touko."
In fact, Shinji should also be included, but Shinji has never shown his ability to extract concepts in front of Lorelaia, so he is not included.
"Lord Baru Yereta, as the biggest loser in the incident, obviously would not do something that would damage Baru Yereta's reputation."
Because of Atram's attack, the fact of "Golden Princess's death" could no longer be concealed, and the Izeluma fraud incident also spread throughout the Clock Tower. As the head of Izeluma, Baruyereta was also implicated and his reputation was damaged.
The only two vested interests are the El-Melloi classroom, which successfully showed off its power and reaped some benefits from Baruyereta, and the aristocracy, which is opposed to democracy - the enemy's loss is our gain.
In the end, only Aozaki Touko is left, a puppet who is also a master of the human body.
"If I remember correctly, Aozaki Touko has been won over by you a long time ago. Are you acting with her? Are you playing a role in this incident?"
"I'm not, I didn't." Shinji shook his head.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Lorelaia continued, "That means you and her have fallen out. You risked your entire rune system for her, and you even owed a favor to the Second Magician. What happened to cause your breakup?"
"Why do I feel like you're gloating?" Shinji frowned.
Lorelaia imitated what Shinji had done just now and shook her head to deny it: "I'm not, I didn't."
Shinji rolled his eyes helplessly: "We haven't broken up. We're fine. If you check the entry and exit records, you'll know that she boarded a flight from London to Osaka a few hours ago. My father will send someone to meet her at the airport. Sakura and Fujino are probably already cleaning up their rooms."
"What's going on? She can't have lost her memory."
"Miss, you really should be a detective. You'll definitely be better than Weber."
Hearing what Shinji said, Lorelaia was stunned on the spot, and after a while she asked doubtfully.
"Really amnesia? I just guessed."
"To be precise, I was hindered by the drugs and I don't remember anything."
"... "
Loreleija was silent again. There are many ways to interfere with memory. Among Izeluma's collaborators, there is a very high-level pharmacist, and there are also many talents in this field in the Law and Politics Department. But no matter which method is used, one principle must be followed. The higher the target's magic level, the less likely it is to be effective. The more vigilant the target is, the more difficult it is to interfere. The Grand Puppet Master who has escaped the Executor's pursuit many times is undoubtedly the most difficult target. How did he achieve this
Noticing that Her Majesty was getting a little too picky, Shinji quickly revealed the answer:
"It's not what you think. She drank the medicine voluntarily. This was one of the conditions of the commission. The reason was, of course, to conceal the news that 'Golden Princess' was dead. As long as she could be resurrected, Bailon was willing to pay any price, including becoming an enemy of Galiasta and fighting for the Bodhi leaf stained with dragon blood."
"What a stupid obsession. You know it's impossible to reach the 'root', so why do you still do it?"
"For the honor of Izeroma. Apart from that illusory goal, the only thing a magus cares about is the continuation of his family line. Without the reputation of Golden Princess and Silver Princess, the fall of Izeroma is only a matter of time. You should know this best."
Her Majesty the Queen sighed. As the oldest family in the Clock Tower, Barthomello had seen the rise and fall of many magician families along the way. As for the right and wrong of this, even Lorelaia, who stood on the top of the Clock Tower and overlooked the entire magic world, didn't know how to judge.
"Why would Aozaki Touko agree to this? She must have known how risky it was to hinder her memory."
"She knew, but risk was never a problem for her. As long as the commission was interesting enough, she wouldn't frown even if she had to cut open her own brain. She was such an incorrigible person. Let me tell you one more thing. The Bodhi leaf stained with dragon blood was actually Orange's commission. Because she felt that relying on the funds and materials prepared by Byron would lower the standard of her work, she had to ensure the standard of her work even if she had to sacrifice the reward. As a result, even she herself didn't realize that the Golden Princess at the dinner was a fake. When Weber took out the Bodhi leaf ashes that were collected in Golden Princess' room and burned in a special way, Byron and Atram's expressions were so wonderful."
Interest comes first, work comes first, and everything else is secondary, this is Orange's belief. It is this attitude of not sticking to conventions and doing whatever she wants that has allowed her to reach the top and stand at the pinnacle of modern magicians.
Of course, it also inevitably made family and friends worried. Because of this incident, Shinji used the coercive power of the contract certificate for the first time and taught Orange a lesson. As for what it was, it is not for outsiders to know, please use your imagination freely.
PS: Ah, what a great opportunity to write, but now is the most strictly controlled time. An author wrote about the White Lotus Sect, and then it was a tragedy, and many overseas UP hosts on Bilibili were directly banned for fear that they would talk nonsense - I originally wanted to do a Type-Moon remake, but what kind of tool is Orange