Chapter 706

Kayneth: "His emotions have changed. It seems that young man really has a major problem."

Waver: "But I truly admire Miss Touko Aozaki. Even though Heartless erased all the intelligence, she was still able to track it down."

【"... That said, I didn't expect you to appear either."】

【After a moment of silence, Heartless changed the subject directly.】

【"Whose commission did you accept? Some person who specifically sought out a Grand Puppeteer?"】

【Touko Aozaki: "It's not that dramatic. Having received a plea out of human sentiment, I once displayed some puppet works in a corner of an exhibition. This time, too, I was entrusted by that kind of boring human connection... Ah, starting from the past where I wanted to become some sort of immortal, I've really come a long way."】

【Heartless: "But choosing this timing, the other party should be someone related to the Grand Resolution, right?"】

【Touko Aozaki: "I have no obligation to answer that question."】

Rin Tohsaka: "These two, you don't say, and I won't say either."

Kayneth: "However, it is highly likely to be Inorai. This woman is not simple."

Waver: "Indeed, if it is a participant in the Grand Resolution, then Lord Valuareta is the most likely candidate. After all, she is Miss Aozaki's teacher."

【Heartless was silent for another moment, then slowly said: "This is a bit troublesome. Depending on the situation, the new Department Head might shake off the countermeasures I set and come rushing over... I had thought so, but running into you was unexpected. Since you refuse to answer, I cannot reveal the cards in my hand."】

【"Oh, oh, has the negotiation broken down?"】

【Touko Aozaki shrugged and was about to turn and leave, but she stopped, looked back, and said: "You don't intend to let me go back, do you?"】

【Heartless: "You are joking, and you are too clever. To me, you are too important and too dangerous; one person is equivalent to the entire Clock Tower. If it is convenient, I would like to ask you to say a little more."】

【Hephaestion: "That's right, let me test this so-called modern mage."】

【"Then, it can't be helped."】

【Touko Aozaki looked up at the ceiling and shook her head, seemingly very helpless.】

【A 'click' sound rang out at the same time Touko Aozaki shook her head.】

【A large number of Lu En talismans suddenly surrounded Heartless and the other person, exceeding one thousand in an instant. And the trajectory of the talismans' appearance was exactly the route Touko Aozaki had walked previously.】

【She had actually deployed the talismans with her ankles while walking.】

【Because she did not chant, Heartless and Hephaestion were caught off guard.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Using her feet, as expected of a Grand Mage!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "So this is the Lu En talisman!"

Kayneth: "Many of these Lu En talismans were lost long ago; she re-analyzed and reconstructed them."

Fuxi: "Oh, so this is the Western magic spell—"

Feng Xi: "This talisman is a Lu En, said to have been created by the Great God Odin of Northern Europe."

Fuxi: "In other words, the writing of the gods."

Waver: "Does this count as taking the lead?"

Iskandar: "Kid, she isn't that easy to deal with. After all, she is a mage from the Age of Gods."

【Touko Aozaki: "I applied the production talismans I made in the past. Ever since I returned to London, I have carried a few more talismans with me."】

【Heartless was unhurried and said faintly: "Faker."】

【Hephaestion: "Podarge (a harpy in Greek mythology)."】

【Immediately, a sinister wind blew through the underground, and thousands of talisman flames were extinguished on the spot.】

【Hephaestion: "The idea of burning Heroic Spirits in the name of God is good, and the quantity is impeccable. However, for that technique, don't you think it would be more advantageous for me, who directly evokes a fragment of God?"】

【Because Faker's language is different from modern mages, she is a mage of the Age of Gods who can directly borrow the power of sporadic deities.】

【Even after leaving the Age of Mythology, many natural phenomena have lost their forms as gods, but mages of the Age of Gods who have concluded contracts can still exercise that power today.】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "To think it was broken so easily!"

Kayneth: "And her incantations are very short; this is—"

【Hephaestion: "Pteris (a general term for water goddesses in Greek mythology)."】

【The moisture in the air solidified on the spot, directly binding Touko Aozaki's limbs.】