Chapter 192

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh! The carriage and the coachman are both toys!"]

Kayneth: "They are dolls, specially made magic dolls; the Creation Department is best at researching this kind of thing."]

Waver: "So, the Grand Magus invited to this banquet, could it be..."]

Kayneth: "That's right, that woman, the Grand Puppeteer, Aozaki Touko."]

Kayneth: "It seems you met her here in the future."]

["As expected of the orthodox branch of the Creation Department, they are very good at this kind of trick, right?"]

[Reines looked at the two dolls on the ground and smiled.]

["Thank you for the compliment; it's truly an honor."]

[A gentleman with a mustache, about forty-five years old, greeted them at the entrance, bowed respectfully to Reines, and said: "Welcome, Miss El-Melloi."]

[This person had brown hair and wore a vermilion suit; perhaps because of leg inconvenience, he had been leaning on a cane.]

["I am 'Byron Balaleta Izelma'; thank you for coming from afar."]

[Reines: "The head of Izelma? Forgive me for not greeting you in time."]

[Byron: "It's okay; please come in, the banquet has already started."]

[The two women walked into the hall of the Moon Tower under Byron's guidance.]

[The ceiling of the hall was very high, full of solemn radiance, and the floor was covered with a velvet carpet that felt like you would sink to your ankles if you stepped on it; it looked very comfortable.]

[Individual mechanical dolls were responsible for playing music; the piece played was "In the Mood," a jazz classic composed by composer "Joe Garland" in 1939.]

[At this time, the invited magi had almost all arrived, looking at each other and laughing, looking incredibly harmonious.]

[But under this harmonious scene, how much hypocrisy and malice were hidden?]

["It's like a pile of shit; I don't know they stacked shit that high!"]

[Trimmau, who had been released, whispered.]

[Reines's face was full of black lines; this must have been taught by that bastard Flat again.]

Feng Xi: "Pfft!"]

Gilgamesh: "Hahaha, this way of saying it is interesting."]

Red Hare: "What's wrong? What does that English mean?"]

Feng Xi: "I don't know they stacked shit that high."]

Zhang Jiao: "Heh, it's truly fitting."]

Darnic: "Hahaha, that's right; this description couldn't be more appropriate."]

Shishigou Kairi: "But he really dares to say it; if he were heard, he would probably be asked to destroy it."]

Kayneth: "Waver, it seems you didn't teach the doll you made well in the future."]

Waver: "What does it have to do with me? Shouldn't you be looking for Reines for this?"]

[Subsequently, Reines scanned the participants; 60% of the attendees were from the Trambelio faction, 30% were from the Miasthia faction, and 10% were from the Barthomeloi faction.]

[Gray: "Are these the names of the factions?"]

[Reines: "You could say that; the representative of democracy is Trambelio, the representative of aristocracy is Barthomeloi, and the neutral faction that doesn't care about anything as long as they can do research is Miasthia."]

Darnic: "Heh, democracy."]

[Having seen the ugliness of the Jewel Jewel Mage's Association, Darnic only felt that this word was quite ridiculous when applied to them.]

["Oh? Do you delusionally think that with that shallow bloodline, you can leave any trace in the noble history of magic?"]

["Do you think that now that magic has declined to this point, you can maintain magic by yourself? When will you wake up and realize that it is an unrecoverable illusion?"]

["Do you want to say that the Clock Tower can be maintained without the new generation?"]

["Hahaha, the Clock Tower was originally built for the nobility; do you think you are great just because you got a few sips of soup?"]

[The hypocritical peace really couldn't last long; look, the dispute started.]

[After a few glasses of wine, the young people who didn't like each other started attacking each other.]

[And with the two as the center, the atmosphere of both factions slowly became tense.]

Darnic: "Heh, sure enough, it's a hypocritical peace."]

Shishigou Kairi: "Young people really can't hold their breath; they can't do it after drinking a little wine."]

Kayneth: "Hmph, making such a scene on this kind of occasion is simply shameful."]

["Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch... sorry, sorry."]

[Just as both sides were at daggers drawn, a figure swayed and stood between them.]

[The young man, who seemed drunk, spun around dizzily, the wine glass in his hand flew into the air, and he fell to the ground in a spread-eagle position.]

[The strong smell of alcohol directly forced the arguing parties to retreat several steps.]

[The banquet had only just begun; how much alcohol did this guy drink?]

["Sorry, I apologize to everyone..."]

[The man crawled like a caterpillar, his speech was already slurred, and he even covered his mouth with nausea.]

[Because it was too unsightly, both factions felt extremely disappointed and dispersed one after another.]

["That..."]

[Gray caught the wine glass that the man had thrown earlier; not a drop of wine spilled out.]

["Caught it just right."]

[Reines took the glass and handed it to the young man who was swaying as he stood up.]

["Sorry."]

[The young man's face turned pale, and he gripped the glass tightly with trembling fingers.]

[Reines: "You're welcome; this kind of method is quite effective for calming down disputes."]

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "This young man is still quite clever, using this method to resolve the anger of both sides."]

Sola: "It seems to be someone from the neutral faction, but choosing this way of self-defilement is really not sticking to trifles."]

[Young man: "Haha, do I look very deliberate?"]

[Reines: "No, it's fine. Because most magi have strong self-esteem and can't think of exposing their own ugliness."]

["Your acting is indeed at the level of a bit-part player, but the performance is fine."]

["However, are you really drunk? How did you do it?"]

["This is a pill that makes you instantly drunk."]

[The young man took a small pill from his suit inner pocket, then turned his palm over, and clamped another pill between his index and middle fingers.]

["Then, this is a sobering pill."]

[After taking that pill, the young man no longer smelled of alcohol in less than ten seconds.]

Rin Tohsaka: "There's actually this kind of medicine?"]

Waver: "The Botany Department has developed many strange medicines, but most of them are useless; however, if you find the right timing, you can still exert miraculous effects like in the video."]

Illya: "Then what kind of medicines are there?"]

Waver: "Hmm, as far as I know, there are medicines that make you have cold symptoms after taking them, medicines that give you a feeling of fullness when you are hungry, medicines that make you feel greasy after eating meat, and so on."]

Shishigou Kairi: "There are also medicines that make you unable to enter sleep no matter how sleepy you are; it is said to be used for interrogation."]

Emiya Kiritsugu: "This medicine is indeed quite suitable for interrogation."]

Rin Tohsaka: "It's really a pile of strange medicines."]

[Reines: "You really have a way."]

[The young man scratched his cheek shyly and said: "I am also a pharmacist, after all."]

[Reines: "Oh, are you from the Botany Department?"]

[Young man: "No, I am from the Lore Department's Brishisan; my name is 'Maiou Brishisan Kleinels'."]

[Reines: "Oh, you are from Brishisan."]

[Brishisan is one of the famous families of the neutral faction; although it doesn't have the power of the three great noble families, it is not inferior in history and research achievements.]

[The name in the middle means he is a family member or under the protection of a member; he is mostly a branch family member.]

[Maiou also recognized that Reines was from the El-Melloi faction, and at the same time showed extremely high interest in Trimmau.]

["Amazing, the concept of a non-decaying imitation body, only adopting the most suitable form as a result of 'fluid operation' and 'personality endowment.' Although it is contradictory for the container to follow the content, it is correct as magic. In order to maintain the minimum mana, it also forms an overall circulation mechanism..."]

[Maiou asked: "Is this your achievement?"]

[Reines: "Mm-hmm, but my brother provided suggestions."]

[Maiou: "Brother! Then, you are..."]

["Maiou."]

[At this time, an oriental woman wearing glasses walked over and said softly: "It's good to be keen on research, but it's better to be more careful when touching magic artifacts of other families; even if you lose your life like this, you can't complain."]

[This woman had dull red hair; although it was a rare color for an oriental person, it looked very natural and was probably not dyed.]

[The red pupils, although different from others, felt closer to the essence of this woman.]

[Maiou: "Oh, sorry, Miss Aozaki."]

["You're welcome; I think your method of persuading the fight just now was quite good."]

[The woman looked at Reines and Gray and said: "Nice to meet you; my name is Aozaki Touko."]

Rin Tohsaka: "Sigh, this is the Grand Magus?"]

Kayneth: "That's right, it's her."]

Rin Tohsaka: "I always thought she was a very old person; I didn't expect her to be so young."]

Illya: "She wouldn't be some old monster with a secret to eternal youth, right?"]

Kayneth: "No, she is indeed very young; when she became a Grand Magus a few years ago, she was just over twenty years old."]

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Just over twenty!"]

Kayneth: "Yeah, this woman is a true genius that everyone envies."]

Kayneth: "According to the time in the video, she should only be in her thirties in the video."]