[206] Other Masters
"Is this okay?" Ambrose Conant looked at Kotomine Kirei, who had the snake fossil with him, and asked Alvin.
"What does it matter?" Alvin smiled. "Isn't it more interesting this way?"
"Well... if that Heroic Spirit charms Kotomine Kirei, it might be problematic."
"Wouldn't that be even more interesting?" Alvin laughed, his eyes nearly disappearing, his entire eye almost entirely white. "That's what makes it interesting! In the conflict between the holy and the magical, who will Kotomine Kirei follow?"
Ambrose Conant didn't say anything more.
The Mage's Association's goal is to perpetuate the leylines, while the Church's purpose is the opposite.
The leylines was cut off, and it had no impact on them.
In the world of "Fate/Extra," in 1970, the leylines of the world was severed, and the Western European conglomerates took control of the world. The Mage's Association disbanded... but the Church still existed.
Whether they held an equal position with the Western European conglomerates, or if the conglomerates were their puppets, or even if the Church was slightly weaker, it didn't matter.
The disappearance of the leylines did not affect most magus significantly. They would lose access to mystery abilities, but the Church was different!
This was akin to directly eliminating a major adversary. That's why Ambrose Conant thought that way.
Alvin watched the executor and smiled. After all, compared to the strength of the Burial Agency, they might be strong, but their devotion to the Holy Church was mediocre.
In their eyes, the splendor of the Church overshadowed everything else. They were more concerned with their own power. Perhaps, in their view, continuing the leylines was even more important.
In any case, they couldn't let them interfere in this matter. And... they had Barthomeloi, even if they went too far.
Alvin looked at the executor and laughed. Maybe they should anticipate that Heroic Spirit...
The most elite Heroic Spirit, Gilgamesh, was present.
No matter who their opponent was, they should be able to handle it easily.
...
"Haha... an spell? I..." Matou Kariya looked at the Command Spell on his hand and suddenly his face became unpleasant.
"Again—ugh..."
Matou Kariya covered his chest and fell on the bed.
On top of it, the Matou family's magic crest was glowing.
He had planned to find Sakura when he crossed into the Clock Tower... at least find Tohsaka... anyone from Tohsaka Tokiomi would be fine.
Give Sakura this magic crest.
In that case, there shouldn't be any problems for Sakura.
But... he failed.
He couldn't find the location of the Clock Tower, and the Tohsaka family in Fuyuki had completely disappeared. He had distanced himself from magecraft before and had no acquaintances now.
He couldn't find any mages he knew.
It would be even worse to rashly approach those he didn't know. After all, he had the magic crest of the Matou family on him. Reckless action would only lead to having the magic crest seized, especially since his magecraft was far from proficient.
Moreover, his magic crest often acted up. Sometimes for a day, sometimes for a week, and sometimes for a month. He was experiencing a reaction like now.
But... until now, he had managed to use the magic crest a bit. He could use it somewhat.
After the pain passed, Matou Kariya sat up and looked at the Command Spell on his hand, clenching his fist.
...
Germany.
"That's amazing!" The man with light golden hair enthusiastically said, his hands supporting the TV in front of him with an exaggerated expression. "This anime is really amazing! I can't just watch it alone; everyone must see it—all the JOJO fans!"
He—Louis Schmidt.
He liked anime, manga, and tokusatsu dramas.
Of course, he could speak Japanese.
So, even if this JOJO that just aired was in Japanese only, he could easily understand it.
"Oh, this opening is so cool..."
The JOJO he most looked forward to being animated was the current one.
The animation of JOJO Part 2—although Part 3 with the Stand setting was interesting, Jotaro Kujo was handsome.
But Part 2 was still the most atmospheric!
Especially now.
The cool opening and the character Joseph Joestar's personality matched so well.
"But... I still like Dio after all... I don't know when Part 3 of JOJO will come out. Dio is really..."
As he said that, he shook his hand suddenly.
"This... this is—pain!" Covering his right arm, he clearly saw traces appearing little by little on the back of his right hand.
Two lines formed a heart shape, and then there was a circle in the middle.
"This... is a Command Spell!"
In an instant, his eyes lit up.
"I didn't expect... that I actually have a Command Spell?" Louis Schmidt said in amazement.
He knew about the Holy Grail War.
Even his family was a magus.
The magecraft of his family reached its peak around 1938, and then it declined after the end of World War II.
Now, he was the only one left in the entire family.
At that time, Germany could be said to have the most advanced technology in the world.
Both science and magecraft were so.
And—even declared war on the entire world! At that time, Germany was unrivaled in both technology and magecraft. Even the Mage's Association could not be compared to it. Even the advanced dead apostles served Germany, and even more than half of the members of the Burial Agency of the Church died here—
But after the war, it began to rapidly decline.
Coming to the magecraft land of Germany, there was actually a Command Spell in his hand—
"Holy Grail War..."
He knew about the Holy Grail War; the reason he knew was because of that manga by Kurogawa Kazuya.
"Should I participate?"
As he said that, he laughed. His eyes began to redden.
"So interesting... the Holy Grail War. Right, if that's the case... let's try this. It must be fun. Hahaha—"
He already wanted to try. At that time, summoning what and using what relic, he would try when the time came. If it succeeded, it would be the best, and if it failed... it didn't matter!
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