Chapter 285

Shishigou Kairi: "The Second seems to have seen something, but the screen doesn't show it at all."】

Waver: "But who would leave this affinity chart here?"】

Kayneth: "Did you forget? Another purpose for your future self returning to this village."】

Waver: "Hartless!"】

【The Second's gaze fell on the edge of the notebook, saying: "It seems that the person who made this affinity chart attaches great importance to the three factors of humanity, and the content almost follows the hypothesis I have conceived so far... No, the precision is far superior to mine. The other party saw that Gray is King Arthur's physical body, the possibility of King Arthur's spirit existing underground, and further examined it."】

【Kay: "Such an amazing examination record, it was really placed out without any defense."】

【The Second: "The other party probably didn't intend to hide it. According to the rules of that village, no one would come to the other Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side of the swamp, and he might have set up a barrier if needed. We were washed here by a flash flood and suddenly popped out from underground as aliens."】

【Kay: "I see, that makes sense."】

【The Second: "Another possibility is that there was no energy left to hide it. There are some ground coffee beans left in the kitchen over there; he should have intended to use them after returning. He doesn't grind the beans until he's about to drink coffee, which means he is a rationalist, doesn't care about the flavor of the coffee becoming inferior, and thinks it's easier to grind all the coffee beans at once. In other words, I think he intended to return immediately, but couldn't do so."】

【As he spoke, he flipped through several documents stacked together, and his body stiffened.】

【Gray: "Master, what's wrong?"】

【The Second didn't respond immediately, and only after a long while said: "... s that so? Ah, is that so? Damn it, Fuck!"】

【The Second swore for the first time and punched the wall heavily to show his current anger.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Did he discover Hartless's identity? But it shouldn't make him this angry."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "No, he should have discovered other things in that document, and I'm afraid it's very bad information, which is why he is so angry."】

Emiya Kiritsugu: "I'm afraid it has to do with the King Arthur resurrection ritual in this village, or rather, with Gray."】

【Gray: "Ma, Master?"】

【The Second: "At that time, Reines and I didn't notice that there was another person here that we know of now. Unfortunately, he seems to have left before we were involved in the reproduction."】

【Gray: "Another person we know of?"】

【The Second flipped through the documents again, and only spoke after a while: "It's Hartless."】

【Gray: "Eh?"】

【Hearing this name made Gray freeze.】

【She had forgotten that the Second returned to this village to find clues about Hartless. After all, from the moment they entered the village, they encountered a series of absurd situations. It's just that she didn't expect to accidentally complete this initial goal.】

【The Second: "I see. Zepia said he made a deal with Hartless, but the villagers never talked about anyone like Hartless. If Hartless never approached the village, the answer is simple. He never contacted the village, it seems he was just observing here for a long time."】

【Gray: "P, please wait a moment, what is the reason for Hartless investigating my village for such a long time? And what exactly is written on this affinity chart?"】

【"... t seems to be a thesis and magic spell."】

【The Second looked at the affinity chart again, touched his chin and said: "Hartless tried to interfere with the magic spell of King Arthur in this village."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Interfere? That guy can make big moves every time he appears."】

Waver: "Then, did he succeed?"】

Kayneth: "He shouldn't have; judging from the situation of him leaving in a hurry, something must have happened."】

【Gray: "Interfere! Like Flat?"】

【The Second: "No, Flat's method basically relies on talent and sensibility for Tapping and Counter, while Hartless spent time far more meticulously and carefully than him..."】

【Speaking of this, the Second stepped forward to touch the affinity chart on the wall, let his gaze wander for a long time, and then lowered his head in contemplation.】

【"No, I can't interpret it."】

【Gray: "Sigh! Master can't do it?"】

【The Second: "I can see the general direction; the original spell here was written by Celtic magic and Witchcraft, while the interfering spell is based on modern magic and Witchcraft, and completed by mixing in Atlas Academy's alchemy. The way the spells are intertwined is too delicate, making it difficult to judge what the specific intention is."】

【The Second flipped through the affinity chart on the wall, where notebooks with exquisite patterns were layered and pasted, with as many as dozens of sheets of paper, each with completely different patterns and scribbled drawings. Some were like angel wings, some were ancient crowns, some were pentagrams, hexagrams, hendecagrams, and dodecagrams, and there were strange shapes composed of multiple figures.】

【"There are thousands of numbers here; as long as one number or one pattern as thin as a hair is interpreted incorrectly, it will become something completely different."】

【The Second sighed: "It's like adding the minimum number of strokes to a landscape painting to create an exotic scene. There is no uniformity in technique and pigments; it should have been impossible to achieve, yet he forcibly achieved it with terrible persistence and exquisite means."】

【"Ah, this should be the true ability of Dr. Hartless, who supports the modern magic department without a Lord."】

Kayneth: "That guy, actually able to interweave so many different magic spells. Hartless, really worthy of the name of a genius."】

Rin Tohsaka: "I feel dizzy just looking at it."】

Waver: "Master, can you understand it?"】

Kayneth: "What do you Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take me for! I am a human, not a computer; even if I could translate it, it would Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take at least several days."】

Shishigou Kairi: "It's a pity, the Second and the others don't have that much time."】

Kayneth: "If he carried the El-Melloi family's calculator with him, he could finish the translation in two strokes, what a pity..."】

Rin Tohsaka: "Calculator? What is that?"】

Kayneth: "Hmph, this is a secret of my El-Melloi family."】

【"Although I know the direction, it's a pity that my brain and magic circuits cannot complete such large-scale calculations."】

【The Second said annoyedly: "If Volumen Hydrargyrum were here..."】

【"Looking for me?"】

【Just then, a figure suddenly stood by the door, startling the three people in the room.】

【"Whoa!"】

【The one with the biggest reaction was Kay, who exclaimed and almost fell. Because he had been responsible for vigilance by the door, he didn't notice someone coming behind him.】

【"Trimmau!"】

【Looking at the silver figure that suddenly appeared, both the Second and Gray widened their eyes.】

【"Here's looking at you, kid."】

【The mercury maid said the classic line from 'Casablanca, 1942' with a blank expression.】

Mordred: "Hahaha! Kay is really too funny! What kind of reaction is this!"】

Artoria: "..."】

How embarrassing, her brother Kay was indeed corrupted by that old rascal Merlin.】

Lancelot: "But he didn't seem to notice the visitor, because it's a Mystic Code?"】

Rin Tohsaka: "Wait a minute, shouldn't we be concerned about how she got here at this time?"】

【The Second: "... ow did you get here?"】

【Trimmau: "Yesterday, Lady Reines instructed me to return to the village on the way back to London. The order was 'Try to hide in a position where your brother won't find you, and when he encounters danger, put on enough airs before stepping in to save him, using a pestering attitude to sell him a favor to the greatest extent.' But because I couldn't find you, I waited nearby, and just now I finally captured your reaction and found you."】

【"..."】

【The Second was speechless for a moment, and then laughed happily.】

【"Hahaha, does this mean that guy has done this kind of thing since the first round?"】

【Gray: "Very much Reines's style."】

Waver: "Reines, this guy is really a little devil."】

Kayneth: "No, no, this shouldn't be..."

Waver: "What's wrong, Master?"】

Kayneth: "If this Trimmau is real, doesn't that mean this is really the past! This is completely inconsistent with the previous situation!"】

"Hiss..."

Everyone then reacted and fell into deep thought.】

Is this really the past? But if it's true, how could Flat and Svin interfere from the outside.】

But if it's fake, how to explain this Trimmau?"】

Regarding the truth of this world, the Skeleton King seems to know the inside story, but she went crazy directly after knowing this was the second round and did not explain.】

【Gray: "But, with Trimmau here, what can be done?"】

【The Second: "Volumen Hydrargyrum is a Mystic Code personally made by my teacher Kayneth when he was in his twenties, and the reason it is praised as the supreme Mystic Code of El-Melloi is not because its combat ability is excellent, but because it is also one of the best calculators of the El-Melloi faction."】

【Trimmau's right hand evaporated, forming several number dials in mid-air.】

【The Second: "However, if I control it, I can only unleash a very small number of functions, but it's already enough."】

Rin Tohsaka: "So Volumen Hydrargyrum is the calculator you mentioned!"】

Shishigou Kairi: "This thing feels a bit like a magic version of a computer."】

Kayneth: "This is the crystallization of my El-Melloi family's heritage, naturally it must be well preserved."】

Rin Tohsaka: "So you changed its appearance and brought it to people's attention so blatantly. How should I put it, the most dangerous place is the safest place."】