Chapter 748: · Is the Zhong Ta for Everyone, or for the Twelve Lords?

【("—Alright, alright, before you stop Hartless, you want me to buy time at the Grand Resolution, right? I will try as much as possible.")】

【After listening to Waver's request, Reines temporarily interrupted the telepathy.】

【Passing through the straight passage extending from the rift, the group soon entered an open space.】

【This is a spacious room with a round table of unknown material placed in the center. Light gathers on the dome-shaped ceiling, flowing at different paces, lighting up star-like brilliance in the distant underground darkness, just like the starry sky of a new world.】

【Heh, this is imitating the Round Table Conference.】

【Reines took her seat with the others; the participants of this Grand Resolution had already gathered.】

【On Reines's left hand side were the two Lords of the Democratic Faction, Inorai and Magdaniel. And on the right hand side were naturally the Lords and agents of the Aristocratic Faction, Lufrueus and Olga Marie.】

【The Neutral Faction was absent as expected before.】

【Reines thought for a while and still walked to the right.】

【Even if she accepted Olga Marie's proposal and agreed with the Albion redevelopment plan, the fact that El-Melloi belongs to the Aristocratic Faction would not change.】

Caules: "It's really a simple meeting room."

Because the Grand Resolution Hall in the video, except for a round table and twelve chairs, had nothing else, not even a decoration, it was indeed a very simple meeting room.

Fiore: "This kind of place might not be used once in a few years, so there is no need to make it fancy. However, the light on this ceiling doesn't seem to be magic, but something that already exists."

Gordes: "Is it the brilliance of Albion's magic circuits? Hmph, the Mage's Association really knows how to pick a place."

【Watching everyone take their seats, Magdaniel said kindly: "It seems the preparations are all complete."】

【"Usually, the ones attending are old faces that don't change much; this time it is truly refreshing. Although they are mages, it is better to have new metabolism in this regard."】

【Inorai teased: "However, according to this theory, I and Lufrueus would be the first ones to be kicked out."】

【Lufrueus was expressionless: "Hmph, boring to the extreme..."】

【Olga Marie stood up and bowed, saying: "Father entrusted the voting rights of the Astronomy Department to me and told me not to be disrespectful to everyone."】

【"Damn it, she did better than me, who is older, in this regard."】

【Reines thought secretly in her heart, she actually took a step slower.】

【Now she was the only one who hadn't spoken, and the gazes of the other Lords naturally cast toward her at the same time.】

【Damn it, just because of this, she hated being the last one. Whether it was casual coping or witty remarks, it was too conspicuous.】

【Helplessly, Reines could only summarize briefly: "Please allow me to sit at the end with my immature self, please take care of me."】

【Ah, my stomach hurts.】

【Woo woo, she only wanted to give this feeling to her brother, not experience it herself.】

【Magdaniel: "Alright, then, let's convene the Grand Resolution."】

Waver: "(ーー゛)..."

Conqueror King: "Hahaha, kid, this fiancée of yours is truly cute."

Kayneth: "Hmph, it's just throwing things to others and lacking self-tempering, that's why she was beaten to the punch by that girl from the Animusphere family."

【Magdaniel: "Before this, I would like to introduce someone to everyone."】

【As soon as the voice fell, a brown-skinned woman walked out of the darkness and introduced herself: "Hello everyone, I am Ashira Mistras from the Materials Department of the Department of Sealing Designation."】

【Seeing the suddenly appearing Ashira, Reines was naturally a little surprised.】

【"Everyone should already know that the topic this time is to discuss the right and wrong of the Albion redevelopment plan, right?"】

【Magdaniel smiled: "To discuss this matter, the opinion of the Department of Sealing Designation should be indispensable. Therefore, I found her to be a witness."】

【"Ah, by the way, to avoid misunderstanding, I will explain first, she is my adopted daughter."】

【Olga Marie: "What!"】

【Reines: "!!!"】

【She was also hearing this information for the first time; Hartless's apprentice was actually Magdaniel's adopted daughter and served in an important department of the Department of Sealing Designation?】

【They were played.】

【("—Hey, hey, brother...")】

【("—Hmm, the situation has become completely different. Although I had heard before that Magdaniel has more than a dozen daughters, I didn't expect...")】

Shishigou Kairi: "What a beautiful strike, catching everyone off guard."

Tohsaka Rin: "Hehe, that old man's face is almost gloomy enough to drip water."

【Magdaniel: "Hahaha, even so, the Sealing Designation Bureau will not provide information that is only beneficial to me, but explaining the situation afterward will become very complicated, right?"】

【Magdaniel intends to end the discussion with the first strike.】

【Since Olga Marie's relationship with the Aristocratic Faction is not very close, as long as this point is broken through, this meeting will easily end.】

【Looking at Lufrueus again, his thin, dry hands gripped the armrests tightly, as if wanting to crush them.】

【Reines thought secretly: "The reaction here is also very bad. If I defected as if nothing happened, he might get furious on the spot and attack regardless of everything in the meeting. Of course, I don't believe Magdaniel would risk his life to protect me."】

Tohsaka Rin: "Attacking and killing people! This is the highest meeting, can such a thing happen?"

Kayneth: "According to the regulations, of course not, but—"

He knew his teacher's personality very well; such a thing was very likely to happen.

There is no way, who told the future El-Melloi to be a soft persimmon.

Fiore: "Heh, angry from embarrassment, this is the so-called Lord of the Aristocratic Faction."

Gordes: "Really don't even want their faces."

【Olga Marie: "I heard that the topic of the meeting is the Albion redevelopment plan."】

【Magdaniel: "Of course. Is it okay, Ashira?"】

【Ashira: "Yes, Dad—no, Lord Trembelio."】

【Ashira directly transformed into Magdaniel's secretary and placed several sheets of paper in front of everyone.】

【Is this to emphasize the relationship between them to us?】

【Magdaniel: "Because Lady Inorai also asked me to provide detailed information on Albion, I asked her to prepare it."】

【Inorai: "Hmm. Thank you for your hard work, little brother Magdaniel."】

【"Although modern photocopy paper is used, this is the style of the Department of Sealing Designation, I hope everyone will forgive me."】

【Magdaniel began to explain: "As shown in the data, the number of spell bodies that can be mined from Albion has been continuously decreasing recently. If we want to maintain the Zhong Ta, now is the time to make a decision."】

【"If this continues, with the decay of mystery, the possibility of us achieving our goals as mages will also continue to decrease. If this continues, we will lose our meaning of existence."】

【Lufrueus interrupted: "You mentioned... maintaining the Zhong Ta... then... what do you think the maintained Zhong Ta is?"】

【Magdaniel: "I think it is the future of mages."】

【"... Hahaha... How ridiculous..."】

【Lufrueus looked disdainful: "Listen well... the so-called Zhong Ta is... us... since you say spell bodies are insufficient, then just reduce that group of new generation... if that is still not enough... then reduce the boring branch families... where is the need to further invest manpower and magical energy."】