Chapter 384

【Reines: "It means that it's not just Kalg and Jorek, Hartless's five disciples may have had other purposes from the beginning. This situation, I'm afraid it was long before they became Hartless's disciples."】

【"Eh, long before becoming disciples?"】

【Gray was surprised: "That's not very strange, because Hartless's disciples are all survivors, right? If it were only Mr. Kalg and Mr. Jorek, I could understand. But, everyone else has been staying in Albion for many years. However, how could they all have other purposes earlier?"】

Waver: "Indeed, this speculation makes sense in logic, but only logic makes sense."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Kalg and Jorek may have entered Albion from the beginning to establish a connection to the Burial Agency, but not everyone is like this, right?"】

Kayneth: "This matter can never be determined by guessing alone. The only ones who know all this are Hartless, and that missing Ashira."】

【"Of course, exactly so, it's very reasonable for you to have such a question, Gray."】

【Reines nodded: "I also investigated later, Jorek and Kalg entered Albion and stayed for four years, Gesherz for nine years, as for Ashira and Kuro, it is said that they were born in Albion. And, that team seems to have changed members many times before a few people formed it."】

【"But Gray, regarding this point, the Clock Tower can provide a very simple answer."】

【"Brother, you came to me to confirm whether that speculation fits reality, right? Even if it holds as an inference, paper talk has no meaning. Because this is not something like the criminal being intelligent, or having amazing connections behind the scenes, but a problem of environment, about whether this kind of behavior is a common occurrence in this environment."】

【"The possibility Brother just hinted at is far more despicable and low-level than you thought. It's so roundabout and useless that it's a bit crazy. I think this will give you a correct understanding of the Clock Tower, and at the same time completely disillusion you. Although a bit regrettable, I think it should be so."】

Rin Tohsaka: "What does it mean?"】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "... see, it really has patience."】

Shishigou Kairi: "No, rather than saying it has patience, it's better to say it's done casually, as for whether the final result succeeds or not, it doesn't matter, just treat it as an investment."】

Waver: "It's really a simple method."】

Rin Tohsaka: "What are you talking about?"】

Feng Xi: "Alright, watch carefully, it will be revealed soon."】

【Gray had a bad feeling in her heart and asked: "What does that mean..."】

【"You think it's wrong that only Kalg and Jorek happened to hold this intention."】

【El-Melloi II interrupted her: "Speaking of which, how do you know that Kalg and Jorek were really unaffiliated magi before entering Albion? Bringing information from the Burial Agency out, the benefits that can be obtained are not much. It is more natural to think that there are other organizations that want to obtain that information and ordered them to go to the Burial Agency as spies."】

【"In the case of this speculation, it is strange to think that only Kalg and Jorek are engaged in espionage. Because they were able to become survivors, it was a particularly lucky result. If they accidentally died in Albion, it would be over."】

【"Without making much achievement, not being favored by the Burial Agency is useless. Action requires patience, but the plan is too unstable."】

【"In other words, the factions of the Clock Tower sent dozens of people, maybe more, into the Spirit Tomb Albion from the beginning, using them as consumable spies."】

【"The purpose is mostly to investigate Albion while avoiding the eyes and ears of the Burial Agency. After all, to enter Albion through official channels, one must go through the Burial Agency, and the scope and content that can be investigated are limited; it is a very normal idea to want to send spies under one's sphere of influence into there to bypass monitoring, right? Even if it requires spending ten or twenty years, or even a lifetime, for this."】

【"Among Hartless's disciples, Kalg and Jorek brothers, no, maybe there are spies sent into Albion by Clock Tower factions among other disciples."】

【"In short, this possibility is very high, right, Reines?"】

【"Hmm, there is sufficient possibility."】

【Reines nodded: "After you said it, I should indeed have thought in this direction."】

【"Although the El-Melloi faction has rarely been involved in Albion's affairs since the family fell, lacking information in this regard, but this should count as my incompetence."】

【"Ah, so unwilling. Although I don't know when they started sending this kind of spy, the scale of the conception is incomparable."】

Rin Tohsaka: "To think it's like this..."】

Rin Tohsaka: "However, isn't the Burial Agency an agency of the Magecraft Association? Why do such troublesome behavior?"】

Feng Xi: "Idiot, to put it bluntly, it's profit, profit."】

Feng Xi: "Although the Burial Agency is an agency of the Magecraft Association, it is not under their control, right? If you explore Albion through the channels of the Burial Agency, regardless of the problem of restrictions, whatever is discovered in the end will be reported and made public."】

Feng Xi: "People are selfish, especially these self-proclaimed ancient families."】

Feng Xi: "In ZG, we call this kind of existence a family, they have brought selfishness to the extreme."】

Zhang Jiao: "Family clans, can be called national tumors."】

Rin Tohsaka: "..."

【"Please, please wait a moment!"】

【Gray didn't understand: "Did everyone accept that kind of order? That's not just a problem of danger! If the conditions are not met, you can't leave Albion! In that case, it's possible they can't go back at all!"】

【"They will accept it, after all, magi have convenient and easy-to-use branch families."】

【Reines picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Branch families cannot resist; after all, in modern times, if they are left alone, they will slowly decline and perish."】

【"Families related to the Three Great Nobles can do small things like using delicious bait to force children with no future to sell themselves. If they can't do it, they can't survive in the Clock Tower."】

【"They will indifferently instruct people to stay in Albion for ten years, and depending on the situation, order people to Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take root there until the generation of their children or grandchildren."】

【"That's right, it's not strange at all. Basically, a high proportion of branch families of magi assigned to settle in remote places far from the main family are in this situation."】

【Reines calmly revealed the cruel truth of the Clock Tower, which is also the cruel truth of the magus world.】

【Unlike the families of ordinary people, the branch families of magus families have no hope of turning over.】

Rin Tohsaka: "How could it be like this..."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "... his is reality, Rin."】

Who told magus imprints to be passed down in a single line?

If they could be passed down to more people, he wouldn't have to worry about passing Sakura to another family.

【Gray: "Then Miss Ashira and Mr. Kuro are also?"】

【"As I just said, there is sufficient possibility."】

【Reines nodded: "Even if they have been staying in Albion since birth, it is impossible to guarantee that they are outside the Clock Tower's conspiracy."】

【Gray: "This is... criminal motive."】

【El-Melloi II: "Exactly, this is the criminal motive of the people around Hartless. At least Aozaki Touko should have already reached this conclusion."】

【"Exactly. I really admit defeat!"】

【Reines recalled the conversation between Aozaki Touko and Hartless before: "So at that time, Aozaki Touko asked Hartless 'Whose disciple were your disciples actually?' such a question. Damn it, I should have understood the meaning of the question at that timing."】

【"If so, the meaning of the disappearance case will also become completely different."】

【El-Melloi II said seriously: "If the disappearance case is not aimed at the disciples, but is signaling to the people behind the disciples?"】

【Gray: "Signaling?"】

【El-Melloi II: "Before that murder case occurred, Hartless probably tried to commit the crime in secret."】

【Reines: "That's how it is. If so, it is a very brilliant technique to exert pressure on the other party by letting the relevant people disappear one after another while leaving as little evidence as possible. Rather, isn't this exactly the method commonly used by criminal organizations?"】

【"No, wait a moment. Does this mean that this attack also belongs to one of them?"】

【Gray: "But, if he just wants to go to Albion, after killing Kalg in the Burial Agency, he can also directly Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take the elevator to Albion."】

【El-Melloi II: "Of course, the possibility that he purely couldn't deceive the defensive measures to that extent is also very high, but he committed crimes continuously, which means this is closer to the plan set from the beginning."】

【"Standing from Hartless's perspective, attacking the Slur is very convenient. As a settlement for a series of disappearance cases, he simultaneously achieved two things: heading to Albion and exerting pressure on the mastermind hiding behind the disciples."】

Waver: "Either Hartless feels the plan is almost done, so he doesn't hide anymore. Or something went wrong when killing Kalg, and he can only choose to walk on the bright Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side."】

Shishigou Kairi: "I think the former is more likely."】

Waver: "Yes, since he dares to break into the Burial Agency to kill, it means he is very likely not intending to hide anymore."】

【"..."】

【After listening to all this, Gray fell into deep silence.】

【Reines teased: "Why, do you hate me?"】

【Gray hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, how could I hate Miss Reines."】

【"Is that so, that's good."】

【After drinking the cold black tea, Reines took out the gold coin from the drawer and threw it to El-Melloi II.】

【"By the way, I forgot to give this to you before."】

【El-Melloi II took it and wondered: "Gold coin?"】

【Reines: "This is what fell from Faker's chariot during our final underground battle. If it's Brother, you should be able to see what it is, right?"】

【Hearing the origin, El-Melloi II immediately became interested, put on gloves, and examined it cautiously.】

【"This is... Stater gold coin, the portrait on it is... Iskandar?"】