Chapter 203 Clock Tower in 1994
In the dazzling afternoon sun, wearing black clothes and white underwear, he tried to act as a mature and handsome boy, smiling as he walked through the ancient streets.
The climate in the UK is drier than in Japan. Because the humidity is not heavy, people will not feel uncomfortable or sweat easily even if the sun is strong.
Along the way are streets built of bricks and stones. The streets are crowded with people, and the smell of greasy grilled fish and fried potato chips comes from the streets. The characteristic double-decker buses spew out bursts of exhaust from time to time. Gentlemen in suits and ladies with scarves are constantly coming and going, and children are clamoring to get on the bus...
The 12th-century buildings are still well preserved here, and there is a mixture of medieval and modern scenes everywhere.
"Hum~hum~hum~hum~hum~~" Ignoring the surprised eyes of the people around him, the boy sang a European melody that does not exist in this world, walked on the red brick viaduct, and then walked into Druid Street, turning into a fork in the road.
As if he had strayed into Platform 9 3/4, there were no pedestrians around him. However, the boy did not care because he knew what kind of "mystery" caused this.
Continuing forward, more than 40 student dormitories, more than 100 academic buildings, and shops that brought convenience to the residents here together formed a block - the magicians respectfully called this area and the first teaching building standing in the center the "Clock Tower".
As we all know, there are two major forces in the mysterious world of Type-Moon, namely the "Cathedral Church", a large armed organization established as a secret organization of Christianity to manage mysteries and hunt heretics. And the "Magic Association", a self-defense group formed by people who study magic regardless of nationality or school.
The Magic Association consists of three major departments, namely the Clock Tower in London, the Wandering Sea (Mobile Coffin) in the North Atlantic, and the Atlas Court (Giant Cellar) in Egypt. Among them, the Clock Tower, which is the headquarters, is the youngest, but it is still established longer than the name "London". Today, the Clock Tower has become the highest institution of learning in the magic world, gathering a large number of magicians.
"Then, let me flap my wings and stir up a storm." Shuoyue took out a well-preserved contract paper from his pocket and shook it open. The handwriting on it, signed in red font, shone like blood in the sun.
That was the indenture signed by the incompetent and genius Sir Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald. In order to survive, he mortgaged his soul to the devil, but because of the uneven distribution of the spoils among the devils, the contract took effect but the man could not survive.
"Even so, Mr. Devil still came to collect the debt." Putting away the contract, Shuoyue stepped up and climbed the stairs of the Clock Tower.
"Are you ready, Archibald family?"
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A storm quietly swept inside the already chaotic Clock Tower.
The cause was a mysterious boy who showed the Archibald family, one of the twelve lords, the "self-enforced essay" signed by their head.
[Oath: Magician Sakutsuki will be permanently prohibited from killing and harming Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelud and Solau Nazelle Sofiali, and will prevent any malicious acts against them by any participant in the Holy Grail War.]
[Conditions: Sakutsuki has the second control over the Archipelud family, and Kenneth and his servants win two battles.]
The signed contract is undoubtedly successful, and the signature of Kenneth has his own magical aura, which no one can copy.
However——this does not mean that the Archipelud family will listen to Sakutsuki's words, because the news of Kenneth's death reached the clock tower not long ago, and the elders and branch family heads who have their own ulterior motives will naturally not agree to be inferior to a little devil. Even if he proves that the contract is correct and even takes out the source mark of Kenneth that has been damaged to only 10%, he can only become a clown and be played around by a group of old foxes.
Yes...it should be like this.
"Swish!" The long sword cut the magician's flesh without any hindrance. The screams of pain did not last long before the next sword took his life. The splattered blood seemed to be revenged on the murderer, but he was ruthlessly thrown away.
"I am the bone of my sword."
Although the spell was only one section, it condensed thousands of blades. The weapon shining with iron light turned into the most loyal hound, following the master's instructions and hunting every designated prey.
So, under the baptism of the overwhelming sword blades, the chanted magic formula was broken, the treasured magic costumes were destroyed, and the proud and arrogant magicians ushered in their own end in regret.
"Boom!" It seemed that a magician activated the revenge spell after death. The storm of flames rose into the sky, burning all the surrounding materials. However, no matter how many weapons were destroyed by the fire storm, more killing weapons rose into the sky and bit the defeated magicians.
The light of the fire reflected the calm face of the young man. The figure standing on the ruins was extremely tall, with white hair fluttering, and the golden eyes were filled with the fire that burned the world.
"Sorry, my time is limited, so let's end this house party."
The young man who destroyed the most lively branch family with lightning speed and nominally inherited the name of Lord 'El-Melloi' and became the acting head of the Archibald family announced to the horrified survivors:
"Submit or perish - you only have these two options."
In the face of absolute strength, everything is illusory.
On that night, the members of the Archibald family deeply understood this truth, especially after the request for assistance from other lords was rejected, the stubborn magicians finally realized that no one could save them except themselves.
They must unite.
Having said that, even though the mysterious boy was silent after making the announcement, just like the new students in the clock tower, wandering around the library, classroom and laboratory every day, the magicians still spent several months to integrate their strength, and even among them, many self-confident magicians left their names and betrayed the precarious Archibald family.
After months of negotiations and conflicts, the remnants of the Archibald family will finally be quickly unified in the hands of a little girl. Under the planning of that girl, the members of the Archibald family found a third option from the two dangerous options of "surrender" and "destruction" -
So, a week later, on the morning, Waver Velvet, who received an urgent letter from his teacher's family and hurried back from the pilgrimage of the King of Conquerors, was ambushed as soon as he stepped into the clock tower. He was kidnapped by several burly men in formal suits and disappeared.
Little did they know that the secret counterattack of the Archibald family was just an interesting dying struggle for a boy who was absorbing magic knowledge all day long.
"Well, the last actor has appeared, let's start the performance of the second act."
In the text, the song that Sakutsuki hummed was the soundtrack "Closing the Case" in "Lord El-Melloi II Case Book Magic Eye Collection Train Grace Note", composed by Yuki Kajiura.