The Dimensional Book of Collapse

The Holy Grail War was over, but Matou Tsuruya did not come to ask Qin Mo and the others when they would leave. As the official head of the Matou family, Matou Tsuruya, who had survived under the oppression of the old bug and had survived to this day, knew very well how to read people's expressions.

Although he did not inherit the family business of magic, he is also considered a member of this circle. If he had some magical talent, he would not allow someone who broke into his house to take over his home. But the sad thing is that the current Matou family does not have any magical talent at all.

Even the heir to the magic field is a little girl adopted from outside.

Although Matou Tsuruno did not come, Qin Mo still found him.

He told her that he was going to place Irisviel in the Matou family, and in return, Irisviel would help teach Matou Sakura how to recreate the Matou family's magic.

This sounds outrageous to an ordinary person. An outsider helps another adopted outsider to restore the glory of his own family?

But this is very normal in the magician's mind.

Because they pay more attention to inheritance than bloodline.

Even though Matou Tsuruno is not a magician, he knows this, and he knows deeply that a large part of his family's industry relies on the identity of a magic family.

If the family's magic declined, other industries would inevitably be affected.

So he agreed to Qin Mo's conditions without hesitation.

Perhaps this was due to considerations of various interests, or perhaps it was because Irisviel was easier to talk to?

Who knows?

In short, Alice's placement was settled. Compared with the domineering Qin Mo, Alice's attitude towards Matou Tsuruno was very good. After all, that was her nature. In her opinion, the other party was willing to take in them, an orphan and a widow, and he was already a good person among magicians. He even allowed her to read the magic books passed down by the Matou family.

Although the magic seals of the Matou family were completely lost because the old bug was torn into pieces, they can still be reproduced bit by bit. After all, each of the three major families is now in decline.

It is worth mentioning that Qin Mo went to the Tohsaka family before leaving Fuyuki.

After the Holy Grail War was over, Toosaka Tokiomi's wife and daughter naturally returned to Fuyuki, because they did not have the experience of being strangled to death by Matou Kariya in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Although Toosaka Aoi was very sad about the death of her childhood sweetheart and husband, she still managed to survive.

However, facing the jackal bandits coming from all directions with the intention of dividing the Toosaka family, Toosaka Aoi, who has no magic circuits, is completely unable to cope with it, because she is a pure Yamato Nadeshiko. Originally, everything in the family was decided by Toosaka Tokiomi, and asking her to resist was as difficult as asking Toosaka Rin to learn how to use electrical appliances.

At this time, Qin Mo came to her house and "helped" her solve some minor troubles.

Although in her opinion, Qin Mo is actually similar to those people.

However, Qin Mo had no intention of interfering directly with their property. He came here for only one purpose, which was the subject of the successive heads of the Tohsaka family, the jewel sword Zelrich.

This weapon can be said to be the pinnacle of limited-function magic equipment. It is a weapon that can use the infinite source of magic power from parallel worlds.

Theoretically, this weapon is useless in a world without parallel worlds.

It can even be said to be limited to the Type-Moon world.

But Qin Mo wanted to take a gamble, because in the world view of Honkai Impact 3, every world bubble can be said to be a parallel world.

Perhaps it was because his youngest daughter was the current heir to the Matou family, or perhaps it was because Irisviel acted as a link between them.

The three great families of Fuyuki City, after a period of decline, actually united again.

Perhaps it was because his mage heir was the youngest daughter of the Tousaka family, or perhaps he had some other idea, but at least for the time being, he was helping the Tousaka family deal with a series of affairs.

As for other things, Qin Mo was too lazy to care about them. At least he helped pave the road.

After getting the design drawing of the jewel sword Zelrich, Qin Mo wrote it down and returned it to the Toosaka family. There was nothing special about this design drawing itself. Although it was a family heirloom of the Toosaka family, it was actually a problem that had never been solved. Qin Mo still remembered that he was able to copy it in the end after relying on Shirou Emiya to see the prototype.

Qin Mo can't see the prototype now, but that doesn't stop him from deducing the composition of this weapon.

After getting the jewel sword, Qin Mo only had one purpose left in this world.

However, he could not achieve this goal for the time being. After getting rid of Matou Tsuruya's help, he took Irisviel and Yulandel all the way to the castle of the two Einzberns.

During this period, Qin Mo had been with Youlandel, without hiding anything from her, and even took the initiative to explain some of his purposes to her. Perhaps it was the effect of sincerity itself, or perhaps it was the feeling in the dream that was regained, which made the relationship between the two better.

"Zizi..."

With a surge of magic power like an electric arc, the gem sword that Qin Mo had just constructed in his hand collapsed instantly.

"It still doesn't work. As expected of a top-level magic costume, its complexity is no less than that of a Noble Phantasm."

The jewel sword is a ceremonial item that can only be constructed by applying the Second Law, and it can even allow the Master to fight against the Servants.

Alice, who was across the aisle from Qin Mo, suddenly asked after seeing Qin Mo fail again: "Qin Mo, why are you looking for Aozaki Orange?"

That's right, before Qin Mo left Fuyuki, the thing he asked Matou Tsuruno to do was to find Aozaki Touko. Although Irisviel didn't know much about the world of magicians, she had heard of this person's name. After all, she was the designated seal of the Clock Tower.

Youlandel also looked over. This was one of the few questions that Qin Mo did not take the initiative to explain to her, but she did not ask any further questions. Past experience told her that Qin Mo would tell her if he felt it necessary.

"Well, actually I just wanted to give it a try. Aozaki Touko is a famous puppet magician who is currently active in the Far East. The puppets she makes are absolutely indistinguishable from real people, so I just wanted to learn from her."

Because he was not sure of finding Aozaki Touko, Qin Mo did not explain in detail before, and it was the same now: "Let's talk about the details after we find her. If we can't find her, there is no point in talking about this."

In fact, the reason is very simple. Qin Mo himself can also make puppets, but he discovered the shortcomings of the puppets he made.

That is, he cannot allow other people's souls to attach to him, and can only use the core of the doll rubbed by his hands. Rubbing the core by hand means processing the soul, and this behavior is irreversible.

Qin Mo has no shortage of combat power from puppets, nor does he lack manpower, so he is not very interested in the puppet master's skill tree.

But it is already a career tree, and he doesn't want to waste it. If possible, learning puppet technology from other worlds may allow it to undergo some different changes.

Chapter 53 Aozaki Orange

The process of breaking into Einzbern is simple.

There are no magicians in Einzbern now. They are all artificial humans. Although they can use magic, their spirits are actually much more fragile than those of real people.

After Yulandel blew up the Einzbern's barrier with one punch, Qin Mo used his domineering color and knocked out all the androids like cutting rice.

"Ilia..."

Irisviel hugged Illya, who was wearing a cotton coat, and expressed her gratitude to the two of them.

"No need to thank me. Youlandel and I will be leaving soon. Just remember to do what we agreed to do."

It’s none of my business if you can’t do it.

Qin Mo focuses on self-satisfaction when doing things. He does everything he can, and that's enough.

"Of course. Both Anna and Sakura are very cute, and they will definitely be able to become friends with Illya."

Irisviel placed her hands on Illya's shoulders, held Illya in front of her, and said with a smile.

"Mom...who are Anna and Sakura?"

Illya looked at Irisviel with some confusion.

"They are two lovely children. Illya will definitely become friends with them."

"Ok!"

Anna is Xiao An's current name. After all, the name Qin An was given by Qin Xin, and she is unwilling to use it anymore.

But the name Angora was not suitable for a girl, so Irisviel took the initiative to change her name to Anna, and she accepted it.

Qin Mo didn't care. She was not his daughter anyway. Or rather, Qin Mo felt a little uncomfortable after waking up. After all, Qin An's behavior in the dream had always been very distant from them. If Qin Xin had not changed her cognition, he would not have felt any family affection at all.

Unlike the troublesome time coming here, Qin Mo directly opened the way back.

"Irisviel!!! You!!! This is betrayal!"

Before Irisviel could lead Illya through the passage, an old man with shoulder-length white hair rushed out of the castle.

Eubusta Kuhaid von Einzbern, Ahad, the current head of the Einzbern family, but in fact he is an artificial intelligence created by the disciples of the third magician, and Ahad is the eighth generation humanoid terminal.

They look like humans and have human emotions, but in fact they are just simulating human words and actions through calculations. They don't even have human emotions like the YoRHa troops.

Its ultimate goal is only one, and that is to reproduce the third law.

"Give up, old man. The Holy Grail has been completely dismantled by me. Unless you can build a Greater Holy Grail again, your wish will never be fulfilled."

Looking at Hubbard who was running towards the few people, Qin Mo directly told him the ending of the Holy Grail.

"What……"

Perhaps because no one survived under the Great Void, no one else knew that the Holy Grail had been disintegrated.

If Weber, who was thrown out by Qin Mo at the critical moment, returned there, he might know, but Qin Mo never saw him and didn't know what happened to the talented kid now.

As Qin Mo spoke, Ahad seemed to have lost all his strength.

"Is the Greater Holy Grail gone?"

He looked at Irisviel: "Irisviel, is this true?"

“Master…” Alice nodded.

Just such a simple action made Ahad's dejection even worse.

"I will send someone to Fuyuki to check. If the Holy Grail really doesn't exist..."

Ahad looked at Irisviel and said, "Go live the life you want, Einzbern, and let's end it now."

In other words, if the Greater Holy Grail was still there, Ahad would continue to pursue her and her daughter.

But everyone present knew that the Holy Grail was truly gone.

Qin Mo remembered that this guy seemed to have turned off his own power directly after Illya failed.

The Einzbern family thus completely withdrew from the stage of history.

After thinking for a while and leaving a mark in the forest of Einzbern's castle, Qin Mo brought three people back to Fuyuki City.

And after coming back, Qin Mo got good news.

That is, a puppeteer passed through Fuyuki City. He might have come here for the Holy Grail War, or it might just be a coincidence.

Although his name was not revealed, Qin Mo still took Youlandel to the other party's location.

According to the information provided by Matou Tsuruno, the other party was just passing by here.

"I'm sorry, Youlandel, I've made you follow me around these past few days."

Only Qin Mo and Youlandel were on this trip, and everything in Dongmu City had been settled.

He also received a large sum of money from the Matou family and the Tohsaka family.

Although the Tohsaka family invested almost all of their liquid funds into the Holy Grail War because Tohsaka Tokiomi had given everything he had.

But even so, there are still enough equivalents in the Tohsaka family, that is...

Tōsaka Tokiomi prepared a large number of gems in preparation for the Holy Grail War.

The Tohsaka family excels in gem magic, the simplest of which is to store magic power in gems, extract it when needed, or use it directly as a means of attack.

Originally, Tōsaka Tokiomi had prepared a stockpile of gems for many years in order to ensure that there would be enough magic power to support Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm output in the future.

But all this became meaningless because of Gilgamesh's sudden exit.

But because of his own self-destruction and the betrayal of his disciples, all his plans were in vain, and the accumulated gems became wealth that could not be used.

Qin Mo took some gems from the inventory, and Toosaka Aoi didn't say anything, or rather, she didn't dare to say anything.

It’s not that she didn’t secretly ask someone to investigate Qin Mo, but the result was that they found nothing.

It can be said that the barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. As an orphan and a widow, she naturally did not dare to go against Qin Mo, who was so powerful and had a "follower" with him. As long as the other party did not go too far, she would give him some property.

In this way, relying on the support of the Matou family and the Tohsaka family, Qin Mo found a traveling puppeteer with a large sum of money.

Looking at the beautiful lady with orange hair and glasses in front of him, Qin Mo was sure that he had not found the wrong person.

Aozaki Touko didn't know what method she used. It was clearly a seal, but it was swaggering around. Qin Mo remembered that after Kenneth was injured in the original work, he bought the prosthetic limb from a puppeteer in Japan.

In other words, Aozaki Touko could have been found at the clock tower, but they didn't capture her.

Perhaps it was because her ability to escape was so strong. As the top puppeteer, she prepared a spare body for herself. As long as her original body died, her memories would be transferred to the spare body.

As to whether this is a memory or a soul, it is unknown. At least in Qin Mo's eyes, the person in front of him has a complete soul.

"Hello, Miss Aozaki Touko. Let me introduce myself. My name is Qin Mo, and I'm a novice puppeteer. And this... is my wife."

Chapter 54: Qin Mo's Purpose

Qin Mo's purpose of looking for Aozaki Touko was not to buy the finished product she made, but to learn how to make a body that can accommodate the soul. Although there are very powerful cloning and genetic technologies in the world of Honkai Impact 3, Qin Mo always feels that it has flaws.

This can be seen from the fact that Otto tried every possible way but failed to recover Kallen's soul and revive her.

Of course, it may also be because this is the reason why the world is set up like this.

"Don't teach."