Chapter 297

Waver: "That's right, like avoiding villagers accidentally approaching mystery, hiding the barrier of the swamp, etc. Although these seemingly reasonable reasons are given, in the end, it's just simply set to not do anything."

"You knew from the beginning that you couldn't completely trust me, right?"

Zepia: "The thing you first noticed was indeed this."

Waver: "That's right, I noticed it when I talked about the Black-Faced Virgin and Morgan le Fay in the underground temple. Looking back now, you in the first round explicitly stated the clues. Like the Dead Apostle who has a connection with the local family, famous in the world more than two thousand years ago, etc. Next, I just inferred in order. The reason you are here. Why you mentioned the three factors that make up humans and the graveyard in the conversation. However, the shameful thing is that I didn't confirm the inference was correct until I interpreted Heartless's affinity chart."

Zepia: "This was also a gamble for me. I can see many possibility scripts, and I can also explore them. However, there is only one reality... Hmm, but you, don't you ask what the content of the transaction between me and Heartless is?"

Waver: "Mm, I have already confirmed that point."

"Regardless of what you got, Heartless's request is obvious. If Heartless had asked you about the village's formula, there would be no need to find Gray's mother to be the source of information."

"In addition, Heartless is unusually cautious; he would only make one request to you: don't calculate the future about himself, right? Precisely because of this, the scope you can analyze in advance for the series of events he is involved in is also limited; this is one of the reasons why you were passive this time."

Zepia: "Correct answer. In addition, the price he provided was information from the past Holy Grail Wars. Ah, you don't have to worry so much; I don't intend to participate in the Holy Grail War. It's just that the formula that makes up that Holy Grail War is very interesting to me."

"That's right, that formula that can even reproduce souls and summon Heroic Spirits has a connection with the Third Magic I am seeking."

Waver: "Finally, let me ask you one question."

Zepia: "Please feel free."

Waver: "... rom your point of view, is my action the right choice?"

Zepia: "Your question is meaningless. You made a choice that no one else could make, a choice that belongs only to you, Lord."

Kayneth: "This Director of the Atlas Institute is also seeking the Third Magic."

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "The Third Magic, heh..."

Time flew by, and Waver's group had returned to London. As soon as Gray returned, she took some snacks to see Luvia first and told her about this experience.

"So that's it. Although I received the report, I didn't expect that even the seven weapons of Atlas would appear."

Luvia sighed: "One thing after another, although he is a Lord, my brother attracts too many troublesome problems... Sigh, the investigation on my Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side also feels a bit wrong."

Gray: "What happened?"

Luvia: "Because it's the New Year, there are quite a few Clock Tower banquets, so I took this opportunity to try to inquire, and I also contacted people who are well-informed in the three factions of Aristocraticism, Democracy, and Neutralism. Hmm, the news about the Holy Grail War, the range it spread to is indeed too small."

Gray: "News?"

Luvia: "Yes. Originally, I thought that since the El-Melloi Lord Kayneth lost his life in it, the Holy Grail War would still be treated as a border magical ritual. And facing this Fifth Holy Grail War, the Clock Tower specially sent Seal Designation Enforcers to Fuyuki City; despite taking sufficient measures, the rumors hardly spread in the Clock Tower; the gap in intelligence distribution is too large."

"In the world of magi, there is only one organization that can do that, the Department of Law!"

Sola: "Does the Department of Law not want the Holy Grail War to spread?"

Kayneth: "After all, it is an omnipotent wish-granting machine; once it spreads, it will likely bring a lot of trouble."

Gray: "Mr. Zepia also said similar things."

Luvia: "Oh, what is the content?"

Gray: "He said, Heartless is your enemy, but not necessarily the enemy of the Clock Tower."

Luvia: "So that's it. I will also investigate, but if the opponent is the Department of Law, I hope you don't expect any results. Although the Department of Law is not necessarily united."

"By the way, did Zepia only say this?"

Gray: "... -yes."

Actually, Zepia also talked to her alone.

After the battle with the Law Reaction ended, Add fell into a deep sleep again, and Zepia found her when Waver wasn't paying attention.

"As a thank you for this time, here is a piece of advice: it's best not to use the Holy Spear in the future."

Gray: "Eh? Why?"

Zepia: "You released the Holy Spear on the Mystic Eye Collection Train, right? That is indeed a Noble Phantasm qualified to bring the story to an end. The Heroic Spirits who once played the protagonists on the stage also had to bow down to that anchor of the end. However, fortunately, the power of the Noble Phantasm is not complete; if the thirteen seals were all released through the resolution, Add would undoubtedly be destroyed."

"He is an extremely precise Mystic Code; to a certain extent, he can repair himself. However, that has also reached the limit. Although incomplete, the burden caused by the Holy Spear that released the thirteen seals is so heavy."

"It's no wonder; for the prototype, that opponent must also be somewhat troublesome."

Gray: "Prototype?"

Zepia: "Hmm, didn't you notice? Of course, Add's memory is restricted, but when he barely manifested Sir Kay's mental model, the fact was obvious, right? What's more, constructing a hypothetical Noble Phantasm—there is only one possibility. Of course, that is a stunt that can only be achieved in the prototype's calculation space."

"As a sealing Mystic Code, Add's core is a replica of the Law Reaction."

This sentence pierced Gray's chest like an unremovable thorn; Waver might have discovered this too, but he was just considerate of Gray's feelings and didn't tell her.

Rin Tohsaka: "Wait a minute, how did Add get involved with the Law Reaction again?"

Waver: "However, wanting all thirteen seals to be released is probably not an easy thing."

The next day, everything returned to normal, and Gray became Waver's nanny again.

Gray looked at the bottles and jars on the table and asked: "Are these medicines all sent by Mr. Melvin?"

Waver: "Yes, he came to the door on the day I returned to London and forced me to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take fatigue-recovery magic medicine, canned food, and wine. Because I was hungry, I accepted the magic medicine and canned food first."

Gray: "... aster, you said in the second round, 'I don't have the courage to meet you who don't know me'."

Waver: "There's no need to remember such things."

Gray: "Master, do you have the courage to meet that King who doesn't remember you?"

Waver: "..."

Gray: "Teacher probably has made up his mind, because you said on the Mystic Eye Collection Train that the happiness of both keeping memories cannot be repaid by one's own life. However, even if you have made up your mind, do you have that courage? What should you do to have such courage?"

Waver: "... ince I gave up participating in the Fifth Holy Grail War, we can't meet, right? However, I have also been thinking at this moment: if such a miracle happened, how would I talk to him at that time?"

"So, I don't have that courage yet either. But when that moment comes, regardless of whether I have courage or not, I hope that even if I make a mistake, I can still move forward; that's probably all."

The video ends here.

Conqueror: "Haha, kid, you think too much; just do what you have to do."

Waver: "That's your style."

Rin Tohsaka: "However, this video can be considered to have finished explaining Gray's background."

Shishigou: "Yes, it was really full of twists and turns, actually involving the seven weapons of the Atlas Institute."

【The second question is over, now starting the last question of the day.】

【This question is a multiple-choice question; please watch the following 4 pictures and choose the Heroic Spirit whose Class is Caster.】

【Answering time is 5 minutes; choosing 1 correctly rewards 1 Saint Quartz, choosing 1 incorrectly deducts 1 Saint Quartz.】

【If all are chosen correctly, reward 5 Saint Quartz.】

Kayneth: "Sure enough, this time it's our turn to distinguish Caster."

Waver: "I hope there won't be any Servants whose Class is completely unrecognizable."

【A: The picture shows a woman with braided hair and purple pupils, looking noble and gentle. She holds a silver cross staff and wears a red papal robe.】

Risei Kotomine: "!!!"

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "Uh, this is interesting..."

Rin Tohsaka: "What's wrong, why are your reactions so big?"

Shishigou: "... f I'm not mistaken, the clothing of this lady in the picture is the Pope's clothing, right?"

Waver: "Pope!"

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey! Are there female Popes?"

Risei Kotomine: "There is indeed one..."

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "According to records, from 853 to 855 AD, a YG woman named 'Johannes Anglicus' served as Pope, but she was actually a fictional Pope created around the 13th century; she was a target of controversy for Rank Rank Anti-papal and Rank Rank Anti-church activists, and it wasn't until after the 19th century that it was completely proven that she did not exist."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "In other words, a Heroic Spirit who never existed in history and was fictionalized by others?"

Kayneth: "The premise is that this is really Joan, and not some gender-bent Servant."

Risei Kotomine: "This is absolutely impossible!"

Waver: "I have to say, Heroic Spirits are truly magical existences."

Rin Tohsaka: "If it's the Pope, it should be Caster, right?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Don't rush to conclusions."

【B: This picture shows a young man wearing Chinese-style single-layered clothing, with long black hair, and his body is covered with Bagua symbols, except for his hands, which look somewhat uncoordinated.】

Waver: "This should be a ZG Servant, right?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Brother Feng Xi, do you know who this is?"

Feng Xi: "Hey, hey, this has no obvious features at all; how could I possibly know."