[152] Waver’s Clock Tower

Over a year ago, at that time, only the Joestar family's mansion was about halfway completed.

The rest of the buildings had yet to be finished, and even with this, it still caused quite a sensation.

Soon, this complex of buildings would be thoroughly completed, costing him several billion dollars, which was equivalent to several hundred billion yen in this era. If it weren't for his increasing wealth... he wasn't sure how he managed it, as he spent however much money, it slowly came back.

He spent billions, and then he had more billions...

Even the recent sales of JoJo manga in Japan broke through two million copies for a single volume. At this point in time, only "Fate" managed to surpass three million... To be honest, he didn't know if this was JoJo's inherent strength or if his "Golden Rule" was passively earning him money.

In this era, JoJo should have sold perhaps 200,000 copies...

But now...

However, at long last, this 5-square-kilometer JoJo theme park was about to be completed...

Even though it was technically only halfway done, the other half remained as blank buildings to be finished in the future.

To have completed this in just over two years, he had significantly shortened construction time, considering rising land and labor costs...

Even so, only half was done. The rest had to wait for the successive serialization of JoJo's manga and his efforts to complete it.

But the largest area was the enormous artificial lake he had dug out and Air Supplena Island built on top of it.

He had created all this during a time of rapid land and labor cost inflation in Japan.

If he had waited another two years to build it, he could have saved several times the cost.

Nonetheless, it wasn't necessary.

In terms of personal wealth, he might even be the world's richest person.

Because...

The newly established JoJo company and the under-construction JoJo theme park were not going public, and all the authority was in his hands.

With Golden Rule A-Rank.

He could do whatever he pleased.

...

"Ugh..." Waver Velvet, the new star of the Clock Tower, stood in front of the door of this classroom, swallowed hard and shivered.

'Keep... Keep calm, Waver, it's not a big deal.' Waver encouraged himself in his heart.

The Clock Tower's new star, the victor of the Holy Grail War, the Lord future candidate.

All of this rested on the shoulders of this young man, whose magus level at the Clock Tower was only at the second-to-last level, known as the "Count."

Even before, his evaluation was that of the last "Frame," and it was through his performance in the Holy Grail War that he rose to the "Count" status. The Clock Tower's magus rankings consist of seven levels, from "Brand" to "Frame," and he now held the second-to-last position, which was quite weak!

He knew that, barring any unexpected occurrences, his magus level in this lifetime would likely only reach the "Cause" level.

So—

He chose the path similar to "El-Melloi II" from that manga.

He embarked on the path of a lecturer!

He had to achieve significant accomplishments to boast about in front of that king.

This was his goal.

Although the current environment at the Clock Tower subjected him to immense pressure, both praising and oppressing him, countless times.

But!

Such an environment provided him with possibilities!

For example, on the other side of the door...

Under normal circumstances, there should only be a few bored magus, like a couple of cats, listening to his lecture.

But it wasn't the case now.

The people on the other side of the door... were probably all seated!

In other words, this class had to be a success! A great success!

It had to be this way... for him to become a "Lord"! Not as "El-Melloi II" but as "Waver Velvet."

However, even then, he might only receive the evaluation of an "Fes" at best...

"Fes" was a unique position within the Mage's Association.

Half of the magus could skip this rank and directly become "Pride."

Only a few special individuals could obtain the "Fes" evaluation.

The "Fes" was unique as the abilities of magus varied greatly at this level. Sometimes, magus at this level even surpassed "Brand."

For example, someone with a specific lineage containing the curse of a certain Demon God.

For instance, a certain person who can easily regenerate damaged Magic Crest.

Furthermore, for the sake of simplifying the analogy, individuals like Bazett Fraga McRemitz are considered "Fes."

And if a user of Mystic Eyes at the level of Shiki Ryougi were to join the association, they would also be considered "Fes."

"El-Melloi II" is rated as "Fes" due to his teaching skills.

Waver planned to follow a similar path because, with his magical level that barely reached the third generation, and his aptitude, it was almost impossible for him to receive any other evaluation.

It had to be this way... it had to be this way...

The next time he faced that king...

The next Holy Grail War, he was planning to participate, but not the next one, the one after that.

As a participant in this Holy Grail War, he had the privilege of knowing some inside information.

For instance, the next Holy Grail War was expected to officially begin between 1990 and 1995.

The location was London.

All participants would be magus from the Clock Tower.

After summoning the Heroic Spirits, they would immediately use a command spell to force them to commit suicide, fill the Holy Grail, and make a wish to sustain the Leylines.

So, he wouldn't participate in this Holy Grail War because he couldn't make that king commit suicide, nor did he want to summon other Heroic Spirits.

Therefore, the one after the next... the one after the next would be a fair competition.

Within the Mage's Association, some slots would be distributed internally, some would be auctioned at a high price, and then the Holy Grail War would be held in a city with fewer people. Whether there would be a winner in the end didn't matter.

That was the Mage's Association's plan.

But there were only a total of six slots, three digested internally within the Mage's Association, three auctioned, and the seventh slot was in the hands of Einzbern.

Waver's goal was exactly the Holy Grail War after the next one! He needed to achieve enough merit to secure one of the three slots digested within the Mage's Association.

So... he had to become a Lord before that!

Coincidentally, the current head of the "Modern Magecraft" department had disappeared, and no one knew where he went. So he had to demonstrate his worth in front of everyone! To secure this position!

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