Chapter 694

【Olga Marie: "Old Mr. Rufreus, you don't actually intend to stage this farce at length, do you?"】

【"That's for sure... since you understand the situation, what I want to say is simple."】

【Rufreus said straight to the point: "I, in the name of Lord Yulifeis... oppose the Spirit Tomb Albion redevelopment plan."】

【There was no surprise, but Waver still asked pretentiously: "May I ask the reason?"】

【Rufreus: "Because it's dangerous... is this reason not enough?"】

【Waver: "No, it's enough. As a Lord, one must consider the stability of the magecraft world. If it weren't for a junior like me, that's even more so."】

【Olga Marie: "The Celestial Department has the same view."】

Waver: "Really, it's not surprising at all."

Shishigou Kairi: "However, is it just because of the reason that it's dangerous?"

Fiore: "Who knows about this kind of thing."

【At this time, Rufreus suddenly changed his tone: "However, what if the success of the redevelopment plan can be guaranteed?"】

【Waver raised his eyebrows: "What does this mean?"】

【Rufreus: "Tranbelio's kid would make a proposal, there should be this level of consideration... otherwise, he wouldn't deliberately propose the plan in this situation..."】

【Waver also agreed: "Yes, it's best to assume he has some countermeasures."】

【"Oh oh, of course I will do that."】

【Rufreus said in a low and hoarse voice: "Then... you and Tranbelio seem to be close enough that he would specifically invite you to a gathering... then, wouldn't it be possible for you... to find out Tranbelio's calculations..."】

【"..."】

【Waver's face sank, and the reflection of the light made it difficult to see the eyes hidden under the lenses.】

【However, the terrifying meaning of this sentence made even Gray, who was listening, tremble.】

【Isn't this asking Waver to be a spy for him?】

【To actually ask a Lord to be a spy for oneself, should one call the other party confident or arrogant?】

Waver: "!!!"

Tohsaka Rin: "This old man... is a bit too arrogant!"

Fiore: "Is this trying to force someone to submit?"

Caules: "It feels completely like relying on age to bully others."

Kayneth: "..."

For this situation, what can he say?

It's really ruthless, Teacher, actually letting your successor be a spy for you, letting a Lord be a spy for you, this is really—

It seems that for this teacher and father-in-law of mine, it's better not to get too close in the future.

【Waver didn't get angry, but asked after a moment of silence: "Is there any benefit to be gained?"】

【Rufreus was stunned and said: "Oh, mature enough to ask for a return?"】

【Waver said lightly: "No, I don't mean me. I mean, the benefits that the Aristocratic Faction gains by not redeveloping Albion."】

【One sentence made the old man's face completely stiffen.】

【"... Don't say such things that are too big for your age, young man."】

【Waver: "Please excuse my rudeness. However, since you want me to inquire from Tranbelio, this kind of information is indispensable. The other party isn't naive enough to believe someone who comes empty-handed, right?"】

【Rufreus: "... I understand, let the previous proposal be void."】

Shishigou Kairi: "Hahaha, amazing."

Tohsaka Rin: "That, what happened? How was it resolved in two sentences?"

Extra Feng Xi: "In the end, it's advancing by retreating, and using the trust issue to force the other party to give up, and Yulifeis can't really force a Lord to be a spy for him."

Tohsaka Rin: "???"

Extra Feng Xi: "Simply put, Waver's meaning is, I can be a spy for you, but in this way, I can be considered one of your own, and you should give me some indication. I don't want much, you just tell me, what benefits can your Aristocratic Faction gain by opposing the redevelopment plan."】

Tohsaka Rin: "Benefits!"

Extra Feng Xi: "Hey hey, you don't really think they oppose the Spirit Tomb redevelopment plan because of a ridiculous reason like it's dangerous, right?"

Extra Feng Xi: "These people are all profit-oriented, and there is only one reason for opposition, which is that they oppose it because they can gain higher profits than by agreeing, and this is also their biggest secret now, which absolutely cannot be known by the Democratic Faction."

Extra Feng Xi: "Yulifeis wanted Waver to be a spy for him, and Waver let Yulifeis give an indication first; after all, trust is mutual. Unfortunately, Yulifeis clearly couldn't do it."

Extra Feng Xi: "Since even basic trust can't be achieved, then don't mention the spy matter."

Tohsaka Rin: "So, it's this complicated!"

Extra Feng Xi: "Otherwise, what did you think?"

Waver: "So, that's why I don't like participating in political struggles; it's too troublesome."

【Waver: "I'm very sorry for failing to meet your expectations."】

【Rufreus: "No, I can understand... I see, this is the reason why El-Melloi didn't disappear directly from the Clock Tower. Looking back... you and that guy Heartless... also have similarities."】

【Waver: "Did the Modern Magecraft Department in Dr. Heartless's era belong to the Aristocratic Faction?"】

【"No... he didn't join any faction. If I have to say... it should be Neutralism... but he also didn't wag his tail and beg for pity from Meastria..."】

【Rufreus said in a deep voice: "The Grand Resolution is in three days... remember it well..."】

【After speaking, he raised his index finger, a gemstone was dyed with a strange color, and the old man's figure disappeared in an instant.】

Tohsaka Rin: "He left really decisively."

Extra Feng Xi: "After all, the words have been spoken, so there is no need to be hypocritical."

Caules: "Rather than a negotiation, it's more like coming to issue an ultimatum."

Shishigou Kairi: "That girl from the Animusphere family is just here to go through the motions."

【Olga Marie talked to Gray for a few words, and her fingers moved and she disappeared without a trace.】

【The next moment, a large number of pedestrians inexplicably returned to the road, and the whole street became extremely noisy.】

【Sure enough, one cannot underestimate any Lord family.】

【Waver explained: "Whether it's old Mr. Rufreus or Olga Marie, they aren't physical entities, right? They just slightly shifted the coordinates of this street, creating a simulated field that others cannot see. In this way, the existence in the shifted field does not need to be a physical entity. Let alone me, this kind of magic should be as simple as child's play for old Mr. Rufreus and Olga Marie."】

Tohsaka Rin: "I see, I thought it was some kind of space magic."

Extra Feng Xi: "You think too highly of them."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Space magic cannot be used casually."

【Yvette: "By the way, was the counterattack just now thought up by the teacher?"】

【Waver: "No, as you imagined, it was Reines's idea. She said that if we encounter a situation where the other party suddenly contacts us, they have a high probability of asking us to inquire about information from Tranbelio, at which point we must grasp the handle and ask for the benefits that the Aristocratic Faction or Yulifeis gains from it. In case El-Melloi wants to defect to the Democratic Faction, that information is indispensable, and after Lord Yulifeis hears this layer of meaning in the speech, he should also make some adjustments."】

【"In old Mr. Rufreus's eyes, he should hope that I, who have an unclear position and am difficult to deal with, would simply join the Democratic Faction and then be eliminated together, but he should think it's not worth revealing the cards he holds for this matter."】

【Gray: "So that's how it is?"】

【Waver: "Hmph. Honestly, I can't keep up with that kind of confrontation. Let alone magecraft, politics is not my specialty."】

Waver: "So Reines had already guessed and set a response strategy."

Kayneth: "Hmm, Reines did well."

Sola: "It seems that in terms of politics, Reines is more capable than you, Waver."

Waver: "Yeah..."

【Waver: "Yvette, you should head back here."】

【Yvette: "Eh eh! Isn't the matter only half-discussed? Rather, isn't the next step the time to take a cute mistress to a fun place!"】

【Waver: "You go back."】

【Yvette pouted and said with some dissatisfaction: "I understand. However, the teacher must tell me the details later."】

【After Yvette left, Gray asked: "Teacher, what happened?"】

【Waver: "According to what was just discussed, the Lord of the Aristocratic Faction also exists with that possibility."】

【Gray: "In other words, the matter of the Lord being Heartless's accomplice—"】

【Waver: "Yes. We haven't thoroughly investigated the reason why Lord Yulifeis—old Mr. Rufreus—refused to redevelop Albion. Of course, the superficial reason he mentioned just now is very likely everything, but that also cannot exclude the possibility of Heartless's intervention in the middle."】

【"As for Olga Marie, it's even more so. Let alone whether she herself has contacted Heartless, her father, the current Lord of the Celestial Department, Marisbury, originally entrusted Heartless to investigate the Holy Grail War."】

【"He said the convening date is in three days."】

【Gray: "February 2nd, the Grand Resolution will be held..."】

Waver: "February 2nd! Finally, there is an accurate date."

Kayneth: "This is indeed an important piece of information."

Now, not only is the date of the Grand Resolution determined, but the time range for the start of the Fifth War is also determined.