The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 264: There is a traitor in your secret party, terminate the deal!

When the old man in the black suit came over to say hello, Emiya probably thought that this was his first formal meeting with the so-called secret party principal of Kassel Academy, Hilbert Jean Ange.

But the other party said that they had met before.

what?
This feels quite déjà vu - just like the clichéd routine of saying, "Oh, have I seen you somewhere?" when chatting up people in daily life.

This opening line might as well be "What a nice weather today—?"

Uh……

Emiya looked at the heavy rain outside. Well, he almost forgot.

Now a large area here, from Japan to the southeast coast of China and even to Southeast Asia, will be raining non-stop for the next few months... There is no way to talk about the weather.

"...Let me introduce this person. She's my friend who came with me. We were in the crowd just now and didn't get to meet each other. She admires your great feat of killing gods...very much."

Ange didn't continue the awkward conversation, but instead introduced the woman who was obviously with him. "Ms. Elizabeth Laurent, the eldest daughter of our school's director Laurent, is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Arts in Britain."

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman whose face could not be seen clearly under a black veil bowed politely to Emiya. He could only see that the suit and high heels the lady was wearing were very expensive.

She's the school director's daughter, that's normal.

So the starting point of the conversation became comparing the lineup of female companions?
Emiya then raised his hand and began to introduce Nono, Eri... the maid Shami, and finally the two new... little followers whose positions he hadn't figured out yet, Helver and Orluen.

Wow, sorry, it suddenly became an overwhelming lineup.

A sneer came from somewhere. Emiya rolled his eyes and immediately saw an old man with a beer belly and a cowboy hat not far away, who was laughing at Ange's embarrassment without any concealment.

“Seeing young people full of energy gather together, I feel like I’ve become younger myself.”

Ange didn't show any embarrassment at all. He raised his glass and clinked it with Emiya out of courtesy.

Emiya couldn't empathize with old man Ange's feelings. He felt that he and Ange were completely different. "...I wonder if Miss Laurent has anything else to say?"

He looked at Elizabeth, who was wearing a black veil. She didn't seem to have any intention of leaving after saying hello, as if she was really paying attention to him... But Emiya didn't believe what admirers said. The other party's temperament was also very mature, and she couldn't be compared with that childish sister.

"Yes, Lord Emiya, I heard... Charlotte also participated in the Holy Grail War."

Elizabeth spoke slowly, "She's the daughter of the director of Gottingen. I heard she ran away from home and went to study abroad at the Clock Tower. To be honest, I was very worried about her... Unfortunately, I was still in school at the time, and only recently received this news."

"Huh? Charlotte is also a member of your secret party?"

Emiya was suddenly shocked. He had always been curious about what family this little sister came from and why she was always afraid of being beaten by her grandfather all day long. It turned out that she was also a member of this so-called secret party?
He always felt that the secret party organization that suddenly emerged in this world line development that he had never known before was highly suspicious.

The organizations behind Odin have influence all over the world. So, could the equally powerful Secret Party be the umbrella that provides Odin's organization with cover?
"That alchemical genius, Miss Charlotte?"

Ange smiled. "Strictly speaking, not really. Although Miss Charlotte is the daughter of a school director's family, she has the right to freely choose her own school. If she wants to study at the Clock Tower, we, the Secret Party, have no right to stop her."

...Of course, probably except her own parents.

Once Charlotte dares to go home, she will definitely be warmly received by her grandfather, and then a fierce PK between the grandfather and granddaughter is not impossible.

"So that's how it is. To be honest, it was indeed dangerous for her to participate in the Holy Grail War, but fortunately, the Servant she summoned lent her his power."

"Charlotte herself seemed to be aware of the dangers of the Holy Grail War and took cautious action to survive."

Elizabeth was incredulous. "Can humans also gain the power of Heroic Spirits? By modern standards, wouldn't that mean we could mass-produce living Heroic Spirits, making them invincible?"

Emiya corrected him, "It's not that simple! The prerequisite for becoming someone with the power of a Servant—or a Pseudo-Servant—is that the Heroic Spirit itself gives up emerging consciousness and lends its power to the object. This is the first limitation; it's not something you can just wish for."

"Secondly, becoming a Pseudo-Servant yourself, like commanding a Servant operating outside, requires a huge expenditure of magical energy. Without a sufficient energy source, this won't work."

Of course, this is just talk, just idle chat in the form of theoretical discussions. There is no holy grail, so don't fantasize about these things or take them too seriously.

After Angers and Elizabeth finished their long conversation, their wine glasses were empty, so they had to take a break and refill their glasses themselves. The staff of the Snake Clan had all been taken out to clean up the mess outside the venue, so there were hardly any people left in the venue to serve the Secret Party lords.

Emiya wasn't hindered, it didn't matter. The attentive maid Xia Mi would take care of everything. She even bossed around and unceremoniously called the two newcomers, Helvil and Orluen, to work together, serving tea and water to Nono Eri and herself...

In a sense, it can be said that she has finally made it through. Xia Mi finally regained the style of the big boss who once called the shots and manipulated everything in the Holy Grail War from people of lower status than herself.

Emiya looked at her energetic appearance speechlessly. How could this be all she could do?
He turned around and chatted quietly with Nuonuo, explaining a few things, "Is the secret party's influence very large? Do you think it's related to Odin and the others?"

“Maybe, but I can’t be sure.”

Nuonuo tilted her head and thought for a moment, "How about we try it out later? Let's use the information we collected previously, and oh, the backgrounds of the two new maids, and try that Ange. He's the principal, there's no way he doesn't know those things."

"Okay, then remember to profile them and monitor their status and reactions."

After a while, Angers and his party came back again. Like a plaster that couldn't be shaken off, they seemed to be trying hard to gain favor, and all kinds of polite words came out of their mouths.

One moment, he said, "Oh, the ski resort at Mont Blanc in France is open for limited hours this year. If Emiya is interested, why not make an appointment to go there during the winter?" Then, he said, "It's so hot and humid right now, and there's a private summer estate in Bergen, Norway. How about going there in a few days?" ...

Angers is undoubtedly a master at enjoying travel. He is familiar with famous scenic spots around the world and even private vacation spots. He can easily bring up various topics and talk about them.

Emiya had no choice but to interrupt and get the conversation back on track. "Regarding the Holy Grail War, there are still some unclear points. I'm actually quite puzzled by this. I wonder if your secret party knows anything."

Ange smelled something unusual, "For example?"

"The Sheqi Eight Clan and I once wanted to investigate a suspicious gang codenamed 'Aoi House.' They were suspected of being responsible for the human trade transit from overseas, but before we could investigate, their executives vanished."

"The only result is that Aoiya's overseas trade client calls himself 'Boar Neo'. Do you know what that means?"

While speaking, Emiya and Nono beside him closely watched the reactions of Ange and Elizabeth.

Finally, Ange spoke up. He sighed and said, "Yes, some people knew about the Boar Neo incident, but we kept it a secret within our secret party, so the news was only circulated among the top leaders."

“Why the blockade?”

"Neo the Boar, he used to be a student of the secret party, but was expelled because he seriously violated the rules of Kassel Academy." Ange looked very secretive and didn't want to mention his own scandal.

"Oh, that's how it is."

It was really your secret party that exiled him.

Emiya didn't believe that the secret party would not have any surveillance on such students.

After all, the boar Neo was openly engaged in the human trafficking business.

"So, do you know Vincent?"

"Vincent?"

"It's said he's a strange person who believes in the Saint and has spent his life pursuing the gate to the Kingdom of God. It seems he's trying to constantly solicit investment and trade with others to achieve this goal."

Ange thought about it for a moment, and surprisingly, he actually remembered something.

"...There really were people like this in the history of the Secret Party. I remember it was several centuries ago."

Ange is quite knowledgeable about history. He even teaches in school and is responsible for history course tutorials.

"That organization is called the Twilight Creed. They're said to believe in and worship Ragnarok, the Pantheon, and Odin... They can't really be considered followers of Odin. Their true deity seems to be that mythological era."

"They firmly believed that mythology was real, worthy of a lifetime's pursuit, and that Ragnarok had arrived... Ultimately, the Secret Party deemed this doctrine too grandiose, and the Twilight Doctrine split off."

Emiya's eyes were sharp. How come all of them are from your secret party? Could there really be a traitor?

(End of this chapter)