Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"impossible!"

"...Why not?"

Weber was a little surprised when he saw the other party immediately refute his words.

"I know something about the last Holy Grail War... I only remember that the Master from the Clock Tower in the Fourth Holy Grail War was a monarch named Kenneth. As for you, I don't remember..."

"Oh!? It seems that you do know a lot about the Holy Grail War, but you are indeed wrong this time... In addition to Mr. Kenneth, there was another young man from the Clock Tower who also participated in the Holy Grail War."

"?"

Kenneth...teacher?

Wait! He remembered that Elmero seemed to be the name of Kenneth!

Could this Elmero II in front of me be...

"You are... Weber?"

"Yes, I am one of the Masters in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Waver Velvet."

"!"

It really is!

Shinji was really shocked. He looked up and down at the man in front of him who was taller than him and had a serious face. He didn't look like the Waver who had been bullied before...

"Hahaha! No need to act so surprised. After all, it's been ten years, so my appearance will naturally change a bit."

"...This is more than just some."

But now that he said that, it seemed that apart from the longer hair, the face shape and facial features were indeed somewhat similar to Weber. No wonder he felt that this face was familiar at the time.

"It seems that Mr. Matou is more familiar with me from ten years ago, but I don't have much impression of it. Have we met before?"

"...No, I haven't...I was just a little kid when you were fighting the Holy Grail War."

Shinji's eyes kept scanning Waver's body, still looking a little bit unbelieving.

After all, I didn't expect that little guy Weber would actually have a second growth spurt and become like this... Is it true that girls change a lot when they grow up?

"...Okay, I now understand your identity, but why are you telling me this?"

"In fact, it is because we don't know much about the Fifth Holy Grail War that happened this time, coupled with some other reasons, that the destructive power caused by this Holy Grail War is even greater."

"Even the Holy Grail disappeared in the end. In order to prevent a worse situation from happening, we must find the missing places..."

"...So, you came to me?"

"Yes."

"..."

Shinji thought for a while, then looked at Waver and said:

"It's okay for me to tell you, but I'll make it clear first, there are some things I can't tell you, so you can explain it to those people yourself when the time comes."

"This is natural! As long as you are willing to trust us, then it is the best answer."

"No! Make no mistake."

"I never said I was willing to trust you. My trust is only in you. As for other people... I may not have much good feelings towards them..."

"?"

Hearing this, Weber scratched his head in confusion.

Why does this sound weird?

But since you are willing to believe him, it seems to be a good thing!

"Ahem, then I have one last thing...or a deal to tell you."

"But it doesn't matter."

"It's not a very important thing... We just hope that you can register in the Clock Tower and become a magician of the Clock Tower."

"...Are you trying to win over someone?"

"You can understand it that way. After all, you and your sister are still intruders in an irregular capacity, so in order to prevent the trouble that follows, you still need a formal identity."

"Formal identity? That's..."

"A student of the Clock Tower... and also my student..."

"...Hoo~?"

Seeing Shinji's questioning look, the originally serious Waver also felt a little embarrassed. He raised his hands to cover his face and even started to complain before Shinji:

"I understand that you may be confused about this. In fact, even I am very confused..."

Waver said to Shinji with a wry smile.

"...From the beginning, this matter was not within my jurisdiction. In the end, those guys said that you were using alchemy and it was very suitable for you to stay in the Mineral Department to study..."

"I have heard this lame excuse so many times this year..."

Having said this, Weber leaned back on the sofa with a look of despair and looked up at the ceiling.

I don't know if it's because he's inexperienced or what, but he always gets forced into some troublesome things for no apparent reason.

Especially the group of students he led, they were the most difficult to deal with in the Clock Tower...

Even though many of them are geniuses, they still cannot change the nature of those problem children.

Now he has been given an even more difficult problem... It turns out that if he is asked to attend a meeting in the future, he should just take sick leave and turn it down.

Otherwise, every time would bring him a lot of surprises.

"Wait a moment. I remember that magicians who register with the Clock Tower will receive a lot of restrictions."

"You can rest assured about this. It's just an empty title. The purpose is to give you a legitimate identity in the magic world in the future... During this period, as long as you don't violate or destroy the regulations of the Clock Tower, you can decide all your actions on your own."

"..."

"Students..."

Shinji thought about this suggestion. The identity of a student seemed to be quite useful indeed... This identity meant that if he encountered any problems outside, he would contact the teacher first.

It wouldn't do much for him, but it might be a good option for Sakura.

And it seems that Nizi and Rin have a pretty good relationship. She was waiting for him and couldn't come to the clock tower. Now she can enter and exit here normally...

"I will consider this matter carefully, but you also said that this is a deal. At present, I only see what I get... So, what do I need to pay?"

"Don't worry about this. It is our response to your request for information. Even if you no longer need this identity, you can discard it at any time."

"..."

Phew~ I’m finally done.

Waver looked at Shinji who was still thinking, took a deep breath and slowly stood up:

"You don't need to give an answer right away. Rin knows my office. Once you make your choice, just come to me directly."

"Well... that's all for today. Goodbye."

After saying this, Weber stood up and left the room. After relaxing in the corridor for a while, he walked back to his office...