Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1314 Nakano Miku Magician

The magic circuits in his body had suffered irreversible damage. Those circuits that had once shone brightly like stars were now like extinguished lights, with no possibility of ever being rekindled.

He realized that after leaving Fuyuki City, his fate might only be fixed on the role of a theoretical scholar. Those glorious dreams about the Mineral Department (Kishia), the throne of the monarch that symbolized power and glory, were all like passing clouds, and had nothing to do with him anymore.

However, in this abyss of despair, Luther's appearance was like a ray of light that penetrated the thick darkness.

When Luther mentioned the possibility of restoring Kenneth's magic circuit, the once arrogant and unruly magician now looked like a drowning man grabbing the last piece of driftwood, with a gleam of desire and doubt in his eyes.

"What do you want? Do you want me to become your Master in exchange?"

There was a hint of urgency and vigilance in Kenneth's voice, and his brain was working rapidly, trying to analyze Luther's true intentions.

As an experienced magician, he knows very well that there is no free lunch in the world, and behind any seemingly good opportunity, there is often an unpredictable cost.

"No, Mr. Kenneth, I don't need anything, at least not the kind of needs you imagine."

Luther said.

Kenneth did not believe Luther's words.

Kenneth's brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed deep suspicion and displeasure towards Luther.

"No matter what you propose, there's no way I can refuse it now, right?"

His voice was low and cold, with a hint of helplessness and unwillingness.

He has lost too much in the cruel baptism of this Holy Grail War, and now he seems to have no choice.

"Well, Mr. Kenneth, what I want is for you to become my Master's teacher and impart all your knowledge and resources to me without reservation. Then, I will heal you."

Luther said with a smile.

"Your Master?"

Kenneth frowned. Did this country magician admire the magical knowledge and talent of the Clock Tower Lord?
"You want all my knowledge and resources? That's impossible. My magic seal is to be left to my family, Archibald."

Kenneth said.

Magic Seals are used to pass on the results of a magician's research to the next generation. By marking it, a magician can pass on the research and magic that has been passed down from generation to generation to his successor.

After the Christian era, human history has driven out all mysteries.

Inversely proportional to the expansion of the light of science, the mysterious darkness gradually receded. No matter how much the magicians interfered, they could not reverse this invariance.

The mysteries of the Age of Gods have gone to that distant place, and it is extremely difficult to make them exist even briefly in modern times.

Magical Marks are "fixed mysteries" created by magicians in order to overcome the passage of time.

Magic seals are the mysterious seals that a magician has spent his entire life cultivating and fixing.

It can also be said that it is the magical heritage that makes a family of magi what it is.

Magic seals are "legacy that should be inherited" that contain all the research results from the ancestor of the magician family to the present.

It also contains the regret of successive masters for "not being able to bring magic to its peak."

The Magic Seal, which has a long and ancient history, is not only extremely valuable, but can also be said to be the crystallization of the curse of countless thoughts of magicians of all generations. The Magic Seal of a magic family that has gone through extraordinary years can be regarded as a curse. The Magic Seal itself will inject all its power to keep the magician alive.

As a magus, they are beyond the scope of human beings, and it is impossible to kill them by ordinary means.

In a sense, for a magus' family, the Magic Seal is the true master, and each generation of magus is merely the vessel that passes it on.

"Do you think your magic seal can still be passed down now?"

Luther suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of sarcasm and sympathy, "If I don't take action, the decline of the Archibald family will probably be a foregone conclusion."

His words were like a sharp dagger, piercing Kenneth's heart and making him fall silent instantly.

Kenneth's face turned extremely ugly, he knew that what Luther said was true.

Ever since his fiancée Sora passed away and his magic circuits were destroyed, the future of the Archibald family has become precarious.

If there is no injection of new power and no new hope, then this once glorious family of magicians will most likely decline in his hands.

"I……"

Kenneth was hesitant to speak, his heart full of struggles and contradictions.

On the one hand, he was unwilling to hand over his knowledge and resources to a country magician who he did not think was trustworthy; on the other hand, he knew that he had no choice. If he did not accept Luther's proposal, the future of the Archibald family would be even more worrying.

"Who is your Master?"

Kenneth asked urgently, he wanted to know the other party's identity to see if he could make some arrangements. If it was a man, he could just let him marry into the family, but if it was a woman it would be easier, he could just pick anyone in the family to marry her.

As a country magician, what could be wrong with joining the Archibald family?

"Come out, Master."

Luther said to the person beside him.

Kenneth then saw Nakano Miku who appeared timidly, and Lancelot who appeared with Nakano Miku.

"You, you are Luther's Master? What's this Berserker?"

Kenneth's eyes widened. He never expected that Luther's Master would be a young girl.

"I have stolen the control and command seals of Berserker. It's no big deal. Come on, Mr. Kenneth, sign the self-enforcement certificate."

Luther produced his self-enforced certificate.

The so-called "self-enforced certificate" is a spell contract used by magicians in the "Type-Moon World" when concluding an agreement that cannot be violated. It is the most absolute guarantee made to prevent breach of contract.

The contract is usually carried on a parchment scroll and includes the binding technique, the bound object, the formal content of the oath, the conditions for fulfilling the oath, the signature of the oath-taker (the bound person), etc.

The curse of "Geas" is imposed on the caster using the power of his own magic seal, and in principle, its effect cannot be removed by any means.

Once the magician signs the certificate and fulfills the oath conditions to make the certificate effective, even if the oath-taker is dead, as long as the magic seal is passed on to the next generation, even the soul after death will be bound.

(End of this chapter)