I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Preface: I didn’t want to post this chapter originally, but the animation cut out a lot of content, and the text still showed better, so I revised it and posted it. If you have read it, you can scroll to the end and just read the last two sentences.

In that dark, empty room, the sense of distance was extremely distorted.

It looks incredibly broad, yet feels oppressively narrow. The candle standing in the center dimly illuminates the faces of the men in the room, making everything blurry. The air in that ill-defined room was filled with unspeakable anguish.

"—Is there only one person who came back?"

There were three people present. One is an old man, his back is straight despite his short stature, and the wrinkles on his face are as shiny as wood carvings of art. Summoning the department lord, Locke Bellfebon, it is rumored that he has been in office for more than fifty years since he became the department head, but there is no conclusion on this.

After listening to what the old man said in a hoarse voice, a young man agreed and said:

"I've seen that battle... It's an unpleasant sight, it's intolerable."

It was a red-haired young man with delicate features. With his eyes containing a strong and noble will, and his elegant appearance, you can tell at a glance that he belongs to the upper class. There was a sense of mission in his words.

The man’s name is Bram Nusare Sofiali. He is not only the successor of the Lord of the Spirituality Department, but also serves as a first-level lecturer in the Clock Tower.

The old man nodded as if in agreement and turned his attention to the last person who remained silent. The man had long, disheveled hair and frowned in displeasure.

"What's your opinion? Lord El-Meloy."

Lighting the cigarette held between his fingertips with a candle, the man named Al-Meloy slowly turned his head to the side.

"It's the second life. Although I'm grateful that you want to respect my original intention, but add the second life to me. Otherwise, the name El-Meloy would be really uncomfortable."

"I'm sorry. El-Melloi II, what do you think?"

"...Well, we probably have to change our policy. After all, we have lost forty-nine magicians. Although one survived, he is of no use."

Fifty magicians were organized and a careful operation was established. The moment the battle began, the situation was moving toward perfection in every sense of the word. However, just one familiar made everything go wrong.

Forty-nine people died as a result, with the last person reluctantly fighting back.

"Thanks to him, we also have a chance to counterattack. If we gather seven masters, we can also see a chance of victory."

"But who should come? If an immature magician will be killed instead, Tulifas is their jurisdiction."

After a brief silence, El-Melloi II spoke the clear truth in a calm tone.

"It's better to hire external magicians. This Holy Grail War is on an unprecedented scale that we have never experienced before. Of course, the Clock Tower must also provide one or two people."

The other two agreed. They must choose seven masters from now on. But the situation is urgent. If you were to sift through the famous families in the Clock Tower, it would be a big deal. Due to inheritance, storage, and other factors of the magic seal, it may take more than three months to make the selection. In comparison, those unattached magicians who can be hired casually are much more efficient.

"Then it's up to me and El-Melloi II to gather those who are eyeing this. Let the Holy Church send the remaining one. In order to prove our legitimacy, we must invite them to join the war."

"Then, I will be responsible for the selection of the holy relics. Although I was asked to do so at a critical moment, let's see how I can assemble a medium that can compete with the opponent's combat power."

After listening to Bram's words, Belphebon struck the ground with the heel of his cane and declared:

"This is completely different from the replicas of the Holy Grail War being held around the world today in every aspect. Just in terms of scale, it has surpassed the Third Holy Grail War that was once held in Fuyuki. I implore you two nobles to cheer up and let The fanatics who disgraced my Clock Tower will regret it as much as they want."

The three of them ignored each other and took steps in their own directions.

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in England. It is also known as the "Clock Tower" of the Magic Association Headquarters. With the British Museum in London as its base, here are gathered people from all over the world who claim to have dominated the long history of magic, as well as ambitious magicians.

Among a thousand people, a thousand give up halfway, although it is true... Well, dreaming should be free - at least, that is what the former student Shishi Jieli thinks.

There was a slight shock on my shoulder. It seemed that he bumped into a student because he was thinking about something.

Apologize. As soon as he thought this, the student ran away from him with a livid face.

sigh. Although this has become commonplace.

Due to the drugs they use or the magic they perform, magicians sometimes transform into what can be called alien forms. This is not a shame, but rather something worth bragging about. There is no need to feel inferior. This is common sense among magicians.

——This is obviously the case, isn’t the treatment he received a bit unreasonable, Lion Jie thought.

Just walking normally on the sidewalk, I was physically checked by the police three times (each time I ran away after giving hints). As soon as he arrived at the clock tower, he was questioned four times by the magician who was on guard. There were countless times when the students passing by him in the corridor looked at him with extremely frightened eyes.

This is racial prejudice and differential treatment. As soon as Shishi Jie thinks about complaining like this, they will definitely answer like this:

"That's not the case, it's you who is too terrible."

These are really outrageous words. Indeed, I can admit that I look a bit scary. My clothes are slightly different from those of ordinary magicians, and I can admit this. However, I have never forgotten to keep smiling——

Lion Tribulation, who was thinking like this, completely failed to understand his own terror. The flaws on his face, his razor-like eyes, his bulging flesh, and the black jacket sewn from the skin of a monster. In addition, because he was galloping on the battlefield as a free man eating bounty rice, his whole body was filled with the strong smell of blood and gunpowder. In this way, even a magician without normal ethics will still be afraid of scary things.

"You look really scary when you smile."

The old man chuckled in a sharp voice while comforting the dissatisfied Lion Jie. This is the Clock Tower, the office of Locke Bellfebon, the head of the Department of Summoning.

In the display booth set up on the wall of the room, there are skulls of beasts that look like a fusion of an ape and an elephant. The scroll next to it, which was obviously more than a thousand years old, was not carefully guarded and was placed aside casually. In the seemingly heavy glass bottle above, a small snake with a head divided into nine parts is soaked in formalin.

"It's really the same here. We have everything."

The snake soaked in formalin, if my identification is correct, may be a unique thing in this world. Lion Jie thought so and let his body sink into the reception sofa.

"Nothing. Although they are rare, they are all known to exist. It is true to say they are valuable."

"The larvae of Hydra (Hydra) are actually soaked in that formalin. Is this the so-called preciousness?"

"That's a fake."

Gurgling, Belphebon laughed sullenly, as if he had tricked someone.

Shishi Jie glanced at him, not intending to argue with him, and silently sipped the medicinal soup. Although it was quite spicy, I still drank it willingly because of its healing effect.

"Let's get back to the point, I invited you here for nothing else. Do you know about the 'Fuyuki's' Holy Grail War?"

Lion Jie frowned slightly.

"So I know."

"So, do you know the true purpose of Fuyuki's Holy Grail War?"

"I don't know."

Belferbon grinned in a disgusting smile.

"——It's to make a hole in order to reach the "Vortex of Roots"."

"What?"

Lion Jie couldn't help being speechless at this unexpected answer. According to Belphebon, what is really necessary in that ceremony is not the Master, but the Servant. That is, the soul of the heroic spirit.

Use the Small Holy Grail to temporarily prevent his soul from returning to the "seat", and use the powerful souls possessed by the seven heroic spirits to open the way to the source. That was the true purpose of "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War.

"Does this mean that the Subspecies Holy Grail War is different everywhere?"

"Yes." Belfebunken said, "There is a fundamental deviation. Those are just forgeries that imitate the superficial purpose of "fulfilling all wishes."

The fulfillment of all wishes is but a mere light that attracts moths. Even if fellow servants kill each other, it is essentially meaningless. This part was kept secret only because it was too good for the form. But the irony is that even the Yusan family, who know the true purpose, must participate fairly.

Lion Jie was indeed surprised. Although surprised - so what? It is true that the true meaning of "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War may really be that. However, there is no one who knows the true Holy Grail War. The three imperial families whose Great Holy Grail was taken away did not engage in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

There is no doubt that Shishi Kai is a first-class magician, but it is impossible to recreate Fuyuki's Holy Grail War. Even among the lecturers at the Clock Tower of the Magic Association's headquarters, how many people can completely imitate that system?

In other words, although this is valuable knowledge, it has no value as intelligence at all.

"So, old man. What do you want me to do?"

"Don't worry." Belphebon stopped the urging lion. "The next step is the main topic. The most important foundation in the "Fuyuki" Holy Grail War disappeared after the third Holy Grail War. This You know, right? ... Three months ago, this thing was finally discovered. It wasn't so much discovery as knowing that it was hidden."

"...Where is the location?"

"It is located in Tulifas, a city on the outskirts of Transylvania, Romania. It seems to be set in the Milenian Fortress, the oldest building in the city."

"Do you want me to secure that thing?"

"Yes. The purpose of the commission is indeed very similar, but - before that, there is another troublesome matter. The person who leaked the information to me was Danik, the patriarch of the Thousand World Tree clan."

"'Eight Tongues' Darnic?"

"Yes, it's that Darnic."

Darnic Prestone Thousand World Tree——is the leader of the Thousand World Tree clan who is rumored to have lived for nearly a hundred years. He ascended to the "Crown", the highest rank in the Clock Tower, and taught elemental transformation as a second-level lecturer. However, his students rated him extremely low. However, his real value is more in the "political" aspect than as a lecturer.

Although factional struggles, power struggles, and budget struggles in the Clock Tower are commonplace, he uses his excellent skills as a politician to betray and defect as a matter of course, not only those who trust him, but even those who do not trust him. Manipulating and keeping him in the dark - he was truly a first-class deceiver.

"So Darnik is the problem?"

Because he is such a person, he may be involved in some kind of transaction related to the Holy Grail. But Belferbon shook his head, showing an expression that was extremely rare for this old man - his face was twisted with displeasure, showing anger.

"The problem is not with Darnic, but with the Thousand World Tree clan."

"What's the meaning?"

"The city lord of Mirennia City is from the Thousand World Tree clan, and they rebelled against the Clock Tower."

In a sense, this news is even more shocking than the real purpose of "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War just now. Because these are words that are probably impossible to come up in my mind.

Among mages, there are a few who betray the association because they are heretics or because they are so powerful that they must be sealed. The act of rebellion itself is not unusual, but it would be a different story if it happened to all members of the same clan.

"A whole family rebelled? What on earth is going on?"

"You know, the Thousand World Tree clan are not nobles."

The quality of a magician will be affected by the length of history. Among the nobles who have been learning magic since ancient times, the longest one is said to have been more than two thousand years ago.

There are three great noble families, and there are twenty families that are equivalent to relatives. The Thousand World Tree clan neither belongs to nor is connected to any of the above, although its history is by no means short-lived.

Some people say that it became like this because of its failure in the power struggle in the past. Some people say that it is due to the discord with the three noble families. Some people say that it is due to the bad nature of the magic circuit and it is kept at a distance. However, its personality The reason is unknown. In any case, they have always been ostracized by famous magic families.

However, the Thousand World Tree clan has no intention of associating with famous magic families. They abandoned the usual practice of "accumulating from generation to generation, thickening the bloodline of magicians, and perfecting the magic system chosen by the first generation." Instead, mages with extensive but superficial connections to the clan were gathered together.

Those targeted include families with a short history and poor magic circuits. There are also families that have begun to decline and whose magic circuits are becoming increasingly impoverished from generation to generation. There are also families who are punished by the Magic Association and have bounties on their heads. They are a group of people who, even though they have left the center of the Magic Association, still have not given up completely on reaching the source.

The middle names of Thousand World Trees are all the names of families that relied on this method to absorb them in the past. They haven't even unified their magic seals yet. They will inherit the imprint of their former family intact.

The magic system they learned also covers a wide range of areas. Western alchemy, black magic, witchcraft, astrology, Kabbalah, runes, and even Japanese Onmyodo are all studied by some people in the clan.

Even so, in the end it is just an alliance-like organization formed by declining families and families with a short history. Their magic is just a mediocre thing that will be ridiculed by the nobles and cannot be judged by them.

Average second rate, with the occasional first rate character, but that's about it. Although there are many, they are not a threat. Of course, they were not held accountable. A large part of the reason was due to Darnik's political methods. After all, this clan only had the advantage of having "large numbers of people" - that's how it should be.

"I don't know if they were depressed about this, but one day they announced their departure from the Clock Tower. They also said that they would establish a new association centered on their own clan in the future."

What a surprise, Belferbon sighed. Lion Tribulation also feels the same way. An explicit declaration of departure from the Clock Tower is tantamount to a declaration of war. It's like throwing a glove over and spitting in your face.

Indeed, as long as they are still in the clock tower, the Thousand World Tree clan has almost no possibility of being named a noble (lord). No matter whether it is a hundred years or a thousand years, as long as there is no large-scale coup, there is no way to get rid of the inferior situation.

But defection is a different matter. If there is not something of considerable weight, it is impossible for the whole family to rebel.

On the other hand, as long as there is something of considerable weight, there may be sufficient opportunities for rebellion. Yes, for example - the omnipotent wish machine, the Great Holy Grail that points the way to the source.

Looking at Lion Zed's expression, Belphebon felt that he had come to a conclusion and nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes. They seem to want to use the Great Holy Grail as the symbol of the association. This is how the surviving magicians spread the word."

"...The surviving magician?"

Belphebon scratched his head, took out the parchment, and patted it gently with his fingers. The magic activated recreates images from the past. Shishi Jie felt that there was nothing wrong with using photos and cameras. But it seems that if you reach Belphebon's age, you won't even be able to tolerate technology like a camera.

The images that appeared were probably commonplace for Lion Tribulation. A man with obvious signs of torture sat on a chair, staring blankly into space, and kept mumbling something.

"This is the magician who conveyed the news to us. This is the state he was in when he was first discovered. Now that the 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, want to get rid of the despicable political struggle of the Magic Association, and form a new association in Romania to explore the true path of magic. When we activate the Great Holy Grail with seven heroic spirits, we will take a solid step towards the road to glory. 's step'...and so on."

No. 726——That is the Holy Grail that is rumored to have been observed in Fuyuki. If the Great Holy Grail is activated, it is conservatively estimated that the huge magic resources that cannot be consumed even after hundreds of years can be used at will. If so, it might be possible to get to the source.

"...Can I ask a question? Surviving magicians, is that what you said just now? Does it mean that any magicians died?"

"certainly"

"How many died?"

Faced with this question, Belferbon hesitated somewhat, but still informed the actual number.

"Forty-nine people. Attacked by fifty magicians who were specialized in 'hunting'. Only one person survived."

"——"

There was a sigh in the room, and I didn't know who it was.

Being specialized in hunting means that they are all companions of Lion Tribulation. Of course, they are not free people but belong to the Magic Association. Even so, fifty people are still too many. In other words, it can be seen from this that the original plan was to completely annihilate the opponent.

It makes sense, since it is such a large-scale rebellion drama. If they just laugh it off, it will damage the reputation of the association - more importantly, if they are not brutally punished, the shame of being trampled on for two thousand years is really not worth it. If you want to punish them, fifty people is a suitable number.

But is it still not enough?

"It's not just not enough. It's a huge difference! Those guys are so crazy that they use their followers to attack!"

Belferbon's words were indeed justified as a reason for fifty people to be annihilated.

"I see, that's no wonder."

Even if the number of people is increased from fifty to one hundred, the result will be the same. Since they are all beings who can be called heroic spirits, modern magicians are no different from children to them.

"The familiar who was sent over had already seen everything. The servant suddenly appeared in front of the magician, smiled and waved his hand - and that was the end. In the blink of an eye, all but one person were staked. Interspersed with death.”

"'Romania' and 'Rafter Piles'..." Lion Jie thought thoughtfully

Anyway, it seems that the Servant has been summoned. So, isn't this a good opportunity?

"Old man. Since the Thousand World Tree has summoned the servants, wouldn't it be great if we also participated in the battle as masters?"

The Great Holy Grail has been activated, so other magicians should also be qualified as masters. Dispatch a magician and summon a servant 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 magician sent there manifesting the command spell is basically zero."

"Do they want to kill each other?"

"Maybe, or make someone of the clan the leader and let the other followers commit suicide immediately. No matter what, we can't take action."

"I promised you in advance. I won't fight with the servants."

Although he thought it was impossible, he still declared this just in case of a lion calamity.

Even if you refine your strategy, formulate tactics, and hold on to luck and miracles, "defeating a Servant alone" is a gamble with extremely low odds of winning. What's more, there are still seven people on the other side, which is even more like a miracle. To achieve it——you have to say to the Holy Grail, "Please kill the servant for me."

"Don't say that. My request is to ask you to summon your servants to fight."

"ha?"

What nonsense are you talking about, Lion Jie thought. If the "Fuyuki" Holy Grail War system is used, there can be up to seven servants and up to seven masters.

"This is the interesting part of this Holy Grail War. The number of servants that can be summoned is actually twice as many as fourteen."

"What……?"

"The last surviving magician discovered the Great Holy Grail sleeping underground in Milenia Fortress. As a result, he successfully opened the preparation system."

"Preparatory system..."

"The Great Holy Grail will provide assistance related to the Holy Grail War, such as the redistribution of Command Seals, depending on the situation. Although the possibility is almost zero, when all seven Servants are unified by one force, in order to find a countermeasure, The preparation system will start. It is set up as such."

"In order to fight against the seven servants, it makes it possible to summon the other seven servants. Is this what you mean?"

Fourteen in total. Even Lion Tribulation can understand what this quantity means.

"Exactly. Tulifas is originally one of the few lands in Romania that has spiritual veins. I'm afraid it has been storing magic power faster than Fuyuki. Even if seven servants are summoned, there is still magic power that will never be exhausted. of magic.”

If this was Fuyuki, emergency measures would have been taken long ago. If one fails, the spiritual vein itself may completely dry up.

"Anyway, Thousand World Tree gathered seven masters and servants. Then——"

"That's right. We must also gather seven masters and servants. Fight against the Thousand World Tree and win."

"What will happen to the Great Holy Grail if we win?"

"Of course, we will ensure victory after victory. The thing that can easily reach the source is right in front of us. I don't know if the surviving magician can keep calm."

I see. Does it mean "you will bear all the responsibility for anything that happens after annihilating the Thousand Realms Tree"?

It doesn't matter if it makes the wish come true, it doesn't matter if it prevents the wish, or it doesn't matter if it destroys everything. Of course, the old fox in front of him must have some countermeasures. Recovery troops will probably be dispatched as soon as the war ends.

But, but! If you can successfully get a head start - you will definitely have a chance to achieve your wish! Tremors of excitement ran down Lion Jie's back. Perhaps he had indeed observed the excitement. The old man nodded as he expected:

"Can the commission be accepted?"

Still, don't reply right away. If you respond immediately, your weakness will be seen.

"I have a few questions. Let's talk about it later if you can accept it."

"Speaking."

"First, about our Master."

"Ah, the remaining six people have already been decided and sent to the local area. "Silver Lizard" Lotwell Berzinski, "Wind Wheel" Kim Ram, and "United Twins" Pantier brothers , and the first-level lecturer of the Clock Tower, Finder Wall Senbelen. These are the five people we are sending.”

Lion Tribulation also agreed with these candidates. No matter which one is a magician, he is famous all over the world. They are all monsters that have been specialized for battle and will eliminate the enemy without mercy. In addition to Sembelen, Shizi Jie has experience working with them. There seems to be no problem in fighting side by side.

"The remaining person is the supervisor and master sent by the Holy Church."

"Concurrently serving as supervisor and master?"

"Yes."

The Holy Grail War, because of its name, will inevitably attract one force. That is the only force that can compete with the Magic Association - the "Temple Church". Even if the Holy Grail is basically a fake, they cannot silently let the magicians compete for the Noble Phantasm with this name. Therefore, it is said that the Mission Church once intervened in Fuyuki's Third Holy Grail War. One theory is that their intervention was not due to anything else but because they were entrusted by the Fuyuki Gosan family - but the truth has never been revealed.

"But, do we need any supervisors for this war?"

The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki requires fair judgment for the three masters and foreign masters. Therefore, it makes sense that the Holy Temple Church, which does not take sides, would be chosen.

But this time it was different. It was a battle between the Magic Association and its rival forces. There was no need for a supervisor to neutrally judge the battles between fellow magicians. If I had to say it, I would at best do some covert work, but the Magic Association has no shortage of talents in this field.

"What are you talking about? If they rashly exclude the Church and they favor the Thousand Realm Tree instead, we will be in trouble. The first thing is to publicize the fact that we are an orthodox magic organization."

Judging from the situation described by Belphebon, it seems that the Holy Church this time is on the side of the Magic Association, which is temporarily considered an ally. But in the eyes of the Holy Church, this is just a check on the Magic Association.

"Second. Summoning a servant requires a holy relic as a catalyst. Are you ready for that?"

Belphebon nodded. Strictly speaking, a catalyst is not necessarily required. When summoned without the help of a catalyst, the chosen spirit will be a heroic spirit similar to the practitioner's spirituality, regardless of its strength or weakness. However, in order to avoid this situation, many Masters will use holy relics as a medium to summon the target Servant.

Of course, even with a catalyst, it may not be possible to draw the expected Servant. For example, suppose that the wreckage of the Argonauts, which carried the Greek heroes, was used as a catalyst to summon. Was it the unparalleled hero Hercules who was summoned? Is it Captain Jason? Is it Medea, the witch of betrayal? Or Asclepius, who was praised as the god of medicine? The jury is still out until the call is made. It is also possible to limit it. But that requires using a catalyst that is only related to one heroic spirit in the world - for example, if you use the shed of the snake that first shed its skin in the world, or the fragments of the cloak that was once worn by a certain king, the summoned heroic spirit can communicate with Regardless of phase, it is basically limited to a certain person.

Summoning without a catalyst is not without its advantages. Because the spirit of the Heroic Spirit is similar to that of the summoner, it can easily build a trusting relationship between the servants in a short period of time. In the "Fuyuki's" Holy Grail War, the Master and the Servant had bad compatibility, just like they were carrying deadly bombs. It often happens that we cannot completely trust each other until the very end, leading to tragedy. But if you make the wrong move, you may also show distrust because you dislike the other person being similar to you.

Although the quality of compatibility is by no means something that can be ignored casually, the disadvantages of high-risk gambling without a catalyst are really huge.

No matter what, as long as there is a catalyst, there will be no problem. As expected of the Magic Association, we can prepare holy relics that are related to most heroic spirits.

Belphebon stood up, took out an ebony box from the drawer of the table, and opened it carefully.

Inside is a wood chip with traces of processing. It's nothing special. Just as Shishi Jie was about to speak, he found that his voice became inexplicably excited. That piece of wood had a certain heat to it.

"This is?"

"This is a fragment of the round table. The knights who once rode against thousands of knights talked at this round table. In order to protect their motherland, Britain, they fought not with swords but with words."

"The Round Table of Britain...is it King Arthur!?"

Lion Jie couldn't help but want to reach out and take it, but he restrained himself with difficulty.

The Knights of the Round Table... Needless to say, they are the knights under King Arthur. It is said that King Arthur designed a round table of equals in order not to show the difference between his master and his subordinates.

Each of the knights sitting around the round table is a hero praised in legends. Not to mention King Arthur himself, Lancelot, Galahad, Gawain, Tristan, Percival... In any case, as the summoned servants, they all boast of their unquestionable popularity and strength.

"It's just that we don't know which knight will be summoned when it comes to the round table. I'm afraid it will undoubtedly be a heroic spirit that is compatible with your spirituality."

"No problem. As long as he is a Knight of the Round Table, no matter who is summoned, he will be qualified as a Servant."

"Well...can I take this as my agreement to accept the commission?"

Lion Tribulation thought for a moment. Preparations for the summoning of servants are ready. Thousand World Tree may be able to draw the strongest servant in Romania by taking advantage of Romanian customs. But is this an overwhelming disadvantage? the answer is negative.

Seven against seven, numerically fair. The most important thing is that for Lion Tribulation, there are wishes that must be realized by relying on the omnipotent wish machine. Belphebon knew about this.

--Decided.

Shishi Jie nodded and lit the cigarette. Inhale the purple smoke into your chest, temporarily enjoying the feeling of the poison filling your lungs.

Belferbon had a look on his face that looked displeased—he hated tobacco.

"In this way, there are seven masters. There are seven masters from the Thousand World Tree, and there are also seven masters sent by the Magic Association. In other words, fourteen servants will appear in this world. I'm afraid , this will be an unprecedented scale. At this point, rather than saying it is a war, it is more appropriate to call it a 'war'."

"Holy Grail War——"

Seven against seven. Until now, it has been a battle of seven people fighting each other to survive until the end. And this time it is indeed an all-out war among the heroic spirits. People don’t want to imagine what Tulifas, the city that became the stage, will look like after the war.

"Pay me half of the reward in advance. If you are willing to nod, come and sign the contract."

Belphebon frowned after hearing what Lion Jie said.

"The reward for success is already very generous, right?"

"This is a job with a low survival rate. I want to get whatever I can get now."

"Hey, is there anything you want?"

Shishi Jie stood up from the sofa and without any confusion took over the formalin stains of the young Hydra displayed on the display shelf.

"Give me this"

"...That's a fake, does it matter?"

To this sentence, Shishi Jie agreed without a trace of confusion.

In an instant, Belphebon's face immediately darkened. It's no wonder, because this stain is a genuine guy. Even if all the Shishi Jie family's property were sold, it would probably still be less than three-tenths of the selling price of this thing.

"Okay, I'll accept this."

With a look of joy on his face, Lion Jie put it under his arm 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 contact you immediately."

"Ah, that's right. Old man, what is the supervisor's name?"

When he was about to leave, Lion Jie suddenly asked Belphebon. If it is related to this war, it is likely to be sent by the Eighth Secret Society. Maybe he is still a famous person.

"I haven't met him directly. I remember... he was a priest named Shirou."

Sorry, it's an unimpressive name.

PS: Because it is a parallel world, the structure of the clock tower departments is slightly different. For example, this department should not exist in the thirteenth department.

PS2: The biggest highlight of the animation is the appearance of Frate, the protagonist of FSF and one of the important characters in "The Second Event Book". The choice of Matsuoka as the CV is also great.

PS3: It is really not an easy task to revise the original text. At this time, one chapter is published, and it is very troublesome not to post it, because after all, FA does not need FZ or FSN, and not many people have read it.