Although Atram was badly hit by Orange and El-Melloi's classroom, he quickly recovered from the blow and made an arrogant declaration after Waver's reasoning show ended.
"Although the Bodhi Leaf has been destroyed, it's not like I can't find other holy relics. I've prepared a replacement plan - since the dragon slayer is not working, I'll summon one that can use a dragon. Although the job profile is not very satisfactory."
Thinking about Atram's alternative plan and looking at the box in Shinji's hand, Lorelaia felt a little sympathy for the confident magician for the first time in her life.
Isn't it courting death for a hero who uses dragons to meet Siegfried, who is at the top of the dragon-slaying system
"Sure enough, you are the biggest winner." Her Majesty the Queen repeated her words once again.
Shinji just chuckled at this.
Loreleija thought he was gloating, but she didn't know that the boy opposite her had already secretly sentenced Atram to death.
All he wanted was the words "with a dragon", which meant that Atram still had his sights set on Medea, and that was enough.
As for Siegfried, Shinji has no plans to summon him for the time being. Although Phineas is strong, he is still inferior to Scathach, Karna, and the fully-equipped enhanced version of Altria that Shinji has reserved. For the time being, he will be stored away, and it will not be too late to activate him in case of any unexpected situation.
The incident with Atram was just a minor episode. Neither Lorelaia nor Shinji took him and the Kali Astra family behind him seriously. In contrast, Lorelaia was more concerned about the effect of using the Bodhi leaf as a spell body.
"Because such a precious cursed body is used, the fake Golden Princess will be more beautiful than the real Golden Princess?"
"This is just one of the reasons. In addition, there is the skill of the Grand Puppet Master, and most importantly, people who see beautiful things will become beautiful."
This is not some idealistic philosophy, but a definition of the role of beauty in magic. It is also one of the concepts of the Creative Department headed by Baruyereta. Barthelmero, who has been fighting openly and secretly with Baruyereta for so many years, understands this very well.
The art of beauty is a kind of empathetic spell, and the feeling of purifying the soul and spirit of the observer through appreciation is the true face of beauty. The so-called ultimate beauty can even allow the observer himself to sublimate to a higher dimension.
This kind of observation must be witnessed directly, and any indirect means, including looking in the mirror, will lead to the loss of beauty. The mutual reflection, complementation and sublimation of Golden Princess and Silver Princess are also based on this concept.
"However, Golden Princess can't see her own face, and Silver Princess is the same, so when the reflections reach the end, a third person needs to be added. This is Golden Princess. No, what Karina said, Byron took the wrong path."
"Yes."
Shinji affirmed Lorelei's analysis.
"Of course, Byron, who was anxious about his upcoming appearance at the banquet, didn't know this. He was just anxious about losing Golden Princess and desperately wanted to fill this gap. Even so, the ritual was established with the addition of a third person. Through the person who had been watching Golden Princess and Silver Princess, the maid Kalina, she gained the same beauty and reached a higher level."
The ritual that was originally stable with the presence of the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess as a pair, underwent a decisive change with the addition of Kalina, who was able to rival the two and whose inner changes had occurred as a result of watching them. Although it was only for a short period of time, Kalina was indeed extremely close to the "root".
As the implementer of Cinderella's ritual, Orange had thought of this possibility from the beginning. How could this interest-oriented person be tempted by a simple plastic surgery? The reason why he used the Bodhi leaf as the body of the spell was to achieve a higher level of beauty. Although he lost his memory after the ritual was completed, he was also used as a gun by Baiyin Ji out of curiosity.
No matter who it is, they will feel dissatisfied when encountering such a situation. Orange is no exception. Therefore, after listening to Weber's reasoning, she immediately sold out her client - well, who asked you to cheat me first, this is revenge.
As for why the completion of Silver Princess Estella, who is also a member of the Trinity, did not improve, the reason is simple - because Silver Princess can't see. The reflection between her and Golden Princess is due to the special nature of the spiritual place where Izeluma is located and the adjustment and synchronization over the years. The sudden addition of the third person, Karina, did not affect her.
However, because the completion of Princess Silver was not low, and because Princess Gold appeared first, which caused a shocking effect, most magicians ignored this point. Only Shinji, Weber, Orange, Inole and others noticed the clues. Inole also acquiesced to Atram's invasion, and she also had this consideration. She had to find out what Byron tried hard to hide.
As a result, Atram returned empty-handed. Inole achieved his goal, but was also implicated by the scandal. Byron failed to gain anything, and was imprisoned and his territory was frozen, and the path to beauty pursued by his family was completely cut off. Even if the magic seal was still there, Izeluma would only end in ruin.
Although this outcome was favorable to the Law and Politics Department, Loreleija still saw several suspicious points.
"Where did Bailon get the money from the auction of the Bodhi leaves? Even the lord family may not be able to compare with Gariasta in terms of liquidity."
"How can Bailon contact the elusive Aozaki Touko?"
"Did Byron really come up with the idea of finding someone to disguise himself?"
"Thinking more deeply, Aozaki Touko saw that the Trinity could elevate beauty, and thus changed the technique to bring beauty to a higher level. Is this really a coincidence caused by an accident?"
Shinji cannot answer these questions because the answers are not given in the original work. The only person who may know the truth, Byron, has also lost his memory in this regard due to a similar memory impairment as Orange, which is obviously a means of secrecy by the mastermind behind the scenes.
Once, Shinji believed that it was the Law and Politics Department that was secretly planning this. They had sufficient motivation and the ability to put it into practice, and they also had enough understanding of Orange, but Lorelaia's reaction made him dispel this doubt.
It wasn't the Law and Politics Department, at least not Lorelaya's department. If it was, she wouldn't have needed to ask Shinji to slap him in the face. Besides, this kind of watertight conspiracy was not in line with Lorelaya's usual style. She preferred open conspiracy to direct confrontation.
"It seems that there is a deep undercurrent in the Clock Tower."
Her Majesty the Queen and the Hand of Darkness clenched their fists at the same time, and they seemed to hear a gloomy laughter coming from afar.
PS: In fact, the person who directly commissioned Orange to attack El-Melloi's classroom was the maid Regina, but considering that Princess Shirogane has the highest status and was the one who directly decided on the escape, I won't go around in circles - if you are interested, you can read the original work.
PS2: Yesterday's chapter talked about the issue of merit. Please, besides the famous twelve, how many names can you name in the Round Table? The legend of King Arthur doesn't list all the names of the knights, okay? In comparison, every servant in FGO has a basis to follow, at least there is a separate story, even if the strength itself is not very good, but it is well-known. Take the latest Hokusai Katsushika in the Japanese server as an example. I'm afraid that most Chinese players' first reaction when they see her is, damn, who is this? In fact, this person can be said to be the ancestor of the Japanese 18X painting world (President Takeuchi Takashi is also a spiritual successor, don't forget what Type-Moon started with), a real giant! Many paintings have been handed down.