To be king and magician

......

Tokyo Station, at the entrance.

"Xia Chuan! Miss Qingzi!"

Hearing the shouts coming from behind, Xia Chuanhu and Aozaki Qingzi, who were about to leave with their suitcases in hand, looked back and laughed.

"Ayaka, why are you here? Didn't you say goodbye yesterday?" Aoko Aozaki smiled and hugged Sajo Ayaka, "Want to say goodbye again?"

"I just feel that, as the host here, the guests have to come and see them off in person before they leave."

Sajo Ayaka smiled and said, "Is the train about to start?"

Xia Chuanhu nodded: "It's coming soon. Although I said I've called back, I've been here for almost half a month. If I don't go back, Mordred and Atalanta will kill me for Grey's sake. ——Well, although I said I went back, I should come here often in the future, and there are still many places in Akihabara that I haven’t been to.”

"Ayaka, if you have time, you can also come to Fuyuki City to have a look. Gray and I welcome you to come here."

"Me too, I will always be in this world during this time."

"No, Qingzi, you must be going to another place in a few days, right?" Xia Chuanhu knew Aoqi Qingzi's character, if she could relax in one place, there would be a problem.

Aoko Aozaki, who was exposed, smiled lightly.

"Then, goodbye, Miss Qingzi, Xia Chuan, be careful on the road."

"Well, goodbye—ah yes, I almost forgot one thing."

Just before entering the station, Xia Chuanhu suddenly remembered a very important thing, stopped and looked at Sajo Ayaka again: "Ayaka, although I'm not sure, I'm just guessing, but... ...your sister, presumably still alive."

"Eh?"

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Fuyuki City, Mount Enzo, a large underground cavity.

In a certain node of the spiritual vein, the reenactment device is constantly absorbing the magic power of the spiritual vein in order to activate the built-in Great Holy Grail.

[Is this the thing? 】

In the surge of magic power, a certain existence was connected to the existence of the encore device.

【Fortunately... catch up】

【The second death...】

【This time I'll... let's sleep for a while】

Fifth Holy Grail War

1. Four years later

London, England.

Clock Tower.

The highest school of magic, the magic cave that has cultivated countless magicians, and the base of magic—before coming here, Sajo Ayaka had hardly heard of many good reviews about the clock tower, at best it was mixed, and more It is slander and contempt.

At first, she thought that these evaluations were a bit exaggerated, but now, having been in the Clock Tower for a year, she had to admit that those evaluations from someone were quite pertinent, and even gave her some face.

Factions, disciplines, departments, individuals, groups... Countless conspiracies and tricks are deposited in the clock tower, tainting and swallowing almost every magician here, turning this place into a place full of dirty and poisonous the crucible.

For Sajo Ayaka, the year she came to the Clock Tower was not only a year of learning magic and broadening her horizons, but also a year of suffering from various conspiracies and schemes.

"I knew I wouldn't come to the clock tower after graduating from high school."

In the Mineral Section of the Clock Tower, Lord El-Melloi II sighed unbearably when he heard the complaints from his apprentice: "You are talking like this again, Lady, if you are tired of talking here, why don't you leave early? You can do what you say."

Sajo Ayaka is a celebrity in the Clock Tower.

Part of the reason is her appearance. Since she decided to be independent four years ago after that night that was comparable to the end of the world, she began to change her image little by little. Her hair grew a little longer, and she usually wears light makeup when going out. , Some time ago, she was dragged by the princess of the El-Melloi family to dye her hair blonde - the result of losing the punishment game.

Therefore, her face, which had been sealed away by glasses and a gloomy aura, was inevitably exposed, attracting many suitors and causing her a lot of trouble—this happened half a year ago.

And another reason that made her a celebrity was from half a year ago.Because Sajo Ayaka was admitted by recommendation, there are always people in the clock tower trying to find out who the supporters behind her are, so as to confirm which side she belongs to.

Although it was not as good as what my sister had done, the various intrigues involved made Sajo Ayaka distressed for a while, and she was even forced to ask someone in Japan for help.

Then, after experiencing the commotion that the clock tower was almost demolished, Sajo Ayaka became a celebrity, and she was also marked as a celebrity who could not be separated from the clock tower, and she was released a month ago in advance. Sovereign El-Melloi II was chosen as his apprentice...so much so that there is no magician in the Clock Tower who thinks about her.

After all, no matter who it is, before they want to touch her, they have to weigh whether they can offend the monarch, the magician, and the monster from the far east at the same time.

Therefore, for Sajo Ayaka, the clock tower is actually a place where she can go whenever she wants.

"But wouldn't that be a little sorry for Xia Chuan? It's rare that he helped me enroll in the Clock Tower, and even recommended me as your disciple. I can't just leave here until I produce something that can be said to be meritorious. Just now Just complaining."

"It's good for you to understand—then, speaking of that lord, Lady, I just received a message that that lord came to the clock tower again, and even went to the master's room."

"Sorry, teacher, I applied to leave work early today."

"......"

Seeing his own disciple who had already started to pack his things and planned to run to see that person, the monarch El-Melloi II couldn't help but feel a little helpless—this is what happens every time that His Excellency comes to the clock tower.

Putting down the quill, lit a cigar and turned to look out the window. After carefully calculating the time, El-Melloi II took a puff of cigarette.

"It's been four years, time flies really fast."

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Gem Weng's room is different from other rooms. Although the door to enter the room is indeed located in the clock tower, when stepping through the door, the visitor will be teleported to a certain room whose exact location is unknown.

Knocking on the door a few times, before the old man inside could respond, Xia Chuanhu and Grey walked in together. After a moment of weightlessness, the two were already in a rather dim room lit only by candles inside.

He walked to the table and turned on the lamp on the table. After dispelling the darkness for a while, Xia Chuanhu turned his back to the old man in front of him and said: "Every time I come to your place, what's the matter with turning on the light? It's so dark every day. Be careful not to become blind while reading in your room, old jeweler."

"I've got my sight all right, boy—that's exactly on time."

"Didn't you ask me to come? Tell me, what's the big deal?"

In the past four years, being called to the clock tower by the gemstone man like this happened occasionally, and there were about four times in total. Every time, some troublesome things happened somewhere, and Xia Chuanhu needed to solve them.

Of course, it’s troublesome, but it’s not really troublesome. At most, it’s about the same level as the rank card incident, and there’s no big shady scene like Eindsworth behind it, so every time something like this happens, Xia Chuanhu Think of it as a government-funded trip, and I will bring Gray with me every time.

"Don't worry, young man, the matter is not so urgent. I've called you here this time, and I want to talk more about you." Gemstone Weng smiled, "After all, you have been here for four years, right?" ?”

"Well, indeed. But because there have been basically no major events in the past four years, I don't have much real feeling."

This is the truth, except for the first six months of his arrival, when he solved the class card, the Holy Grail War, and the world's freshmen, Xia Chuanhu was not involved in any particularly important incidents for the next three years. , It has been a few years of stability.

On the contrary, Aoko Aozaki has had a lot of fun here in the past few years.

"Why, do people start feeling the passage of time when they get old?"

"You should know that time is meaningless to me. I just think it's incredible that you can spend four years safely in your situation."

"It seems that you really hope that I will give you some big news every day? Then I will smash Big Ben now-it hurts, Grey, don't hit me. Where did you get the paper fan?"

Holding a paper fan and standing behind Xia Chuanhu, Gray knocked his brother on the head again: "Please don't make jokes, brother."

"I just want to control him like this, girl Gray, well done." Gemstone Weng cheered cheerfully, "However, this is also very good. If you don't make trouble for me, I will be happy and quiet, and I can be in the In the end, I happily send you back."

"Be happy, boy, you can go back to the world over there."

2. You probably don’t need to get married for the rest of your life

——Back to the world over there.

When Gemstone Weng said this, Gray remembered that there was still such a stubble, because the past few years have been so comfortable here that she almost forgot that she was going back.

Of course, Xia Chuanhu still remembers it—why can't he remember clearly when it's about getting married?

"I can go back now? I remember that it will take five years? It's only been more than four years?" Xia Chuanhu frowned, "Why, someone releases me on bail so that I can be released from prison early? The sentence is reduced?"

"That's not true, it's just that there are some differences in the time between the two sides. After all, in the incident four years ago, the girl from the Aoqi family used magic to greatly affect the time."

(Oh, Aoko used magic to throw the impact of the new world into the distant future.)

"Because of that incident, there have been some changes in the time here and there. Five years have passed over there—to be precise, Fuyuki City over there is about to start the Fifth Holy Grail War."

Gem Weng smiled and said: "You are going to participate in the Holy Grail War. If you don't go back, the quota may be gone. It just so happens that the time is up, so I don't need to keep you here."

The Fifth Holy Grail War is about to begin.

Xia Chuanhu couldn't help thinking about the Fourth Holy Grail War.

(Has it been almost ten years since then? How time flies...)

"Can I go back now?"

"Theoretically, you can go back whenever you want. How should I say it? Do you want to go back now?"

Do you want to go back now?

After pondering for a while, Xia Chuanhu shook his head: "No, there is no rush. If you want to leave, you have to say goodbye to all the people you know here before leaving. By the way, does Qingzi know the situation?"

"She came to me last week and asked me to send her back, saying that she was preparing for the Holy Grail War."

"what?"

Xia Chuanhu was stunned for a moment——Aoko Aozaki, is she going to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War?How come he never heard from her?By the way, why did she leave without telling him?

"It's really Sister Qingzi's style." Gray smiled wryly, "Every time I just disappear without paying attention, and only leave a note or something when I leave."

"She is such a person. I think she will be better after she gets married...Well, since she has gone back, forget it. I will say hello to everyone I know before leaving. When the time comes I'll say hello to you."

"can."

Gem Weng nodded and then patted the table. Xia Chuanhu and Gray just blinked and found themselves in a certain corridor of the clock tower.

It's like this again—Xia Chuanhu scratched his head, went to the window to look at the situation outside, and after confirming his location, he said to Gray: "It seems that I'm all right here in London, I'll go back to Japan directly... .Is it too rushed?"

"We just got off the plane an hour ago, brother," Gray said.

"That's right, the next flight probably hasn't arrived yet... Anyway, how about walking around first? I haven't been to London for a while, so I'll go check on Ayaka's situation by the way."

Because she doesn't come to London many times, Xia Chuanhu can only know about Sajo Ayaka through her letters or phone calls, and the last contact was half a month ago, and the last time I met was half a year ago .

I haven't seen her for half a year, and I don't know what has changed in her.

But when Xia Chuanhu was thinking about finding Sajo Ayaka, there was a somewhat dissatisfied voice not far away.

"Well, I just came here by the way." Carrying the same schoolbag as in high school, Sajo Ayaka stood not far away and saw the siblings, "Then it seems that I came at the wrong time." .”