Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

Although she was grateful to this person for letting her stay, she also hated her. A few years ago, she went crazy for some unknown reason and turned from the loving mother Cocolia into a madwoman. So, unable to bear it any longer, she left Matou and gained her freedom.

"I heard you've taken in another little girl. What are you planning to do? Are you going to follow in that old devil's footsteps and preserve some of the magician's genes for the Matou bloodline?"

Hearing Bronya Matou's questioning tone, Cocolia Matou frowned deeply.

"Interrogate me? You dare to challenge me? In the end, who was it that refused to cooperate with me, leading to the decline of the Matou family?"

“Bronya, you should know that the pure-blooded Matou family of mages has died out in this generation. This world has natural disasters like Honkai, and only those with the aptitude of a mage can survive in Honkai. You are clearly more talented than your sisters. If you had just cooperated with me, you could have saved more children, but you chose to run away…”

Matou Cocolia was getting into her long-winded speech, but Matou Bronya had no interest in listening to it.

"Tell me, where is Seele? I want to see her!"

Bronya Matou and Seele are best friends. It was after hearing the news that Seele had been taken by Cocolia that Bronya returned.

"You mean Seele? She's a new daughter she adopted a few months ago. Her parents died in the Honkai because they didn't have the aptitude for magicians, but Seele has a natural magic crest. So she's the best candidate to replace you in the X-10 experiment. If Seele succeeds, then all the children who don't have the aptitude for magicians will be able to obtain the aptitude for magicians and Honkai resistance!"

At this point, Cocolia became somewhat enthusiastic, because if she succeeded, all those children would have the potential to become magicians, and she would be able to bring glory to the Matou family.

"No, I have to see Seele!"

Upon hearing this, Bronya began to worry about Seele. Later, at Bronya's pleading, Cocolia took Bronya to her magic workshop and began the X-10 experiment in front of her.

The so-called X-10 experiment, simply put, was a collaborative research project between Cocolia and a group of magicians from the Wandering Sea.

They believe that through special quantum magic, they can find a way to enable the body to fully adapt to Honkai energy, allowing the children in the orphanage to acquire magical aptitude and become a new kind of human who can survive in the Honkai.

Of course, conducting magic experiments requires test subjects, and some magicians in the Wandering Sea wanted orphans from Cocolia's orphanage to be their test subjects.

Cocolia initially dismissed the proposal, not believing it necessary for the children in her orphanage to suffer such pain.

However, those orphans without magical talent died because of Honkai energy, so Cocolia had no choice but to start the X-10 experiment.

Initially, Bronya, who had the best magical talent, was chosen, but she ran away, which made Cocolia hesitate and stop for several years before starting again a few months ago.

Under Bronya's watchful eye, the experiment began, but it was clear that Seele herself would become a sacrifice in the X-10 experiment.

The substance, during the experiment, was transformed into a quantum state and completely disappeared.

Cocolia felt extremely angry and pained, but was powerless to do anything about it.

Bronya, who failed to save Seele, volunteered to participate in the subsequent X-10 experiment in an attempt to bring Seele back. However, this resulted in her legs being damaged by Honkai energy and her emotional center collapsing. At the same time, she was unable to save Seele, who had been quantized.

The sacrifice of her two children devastated Cocolia, at which point she turned her attention to the Holy Grail.

"The sixty-year cycle is coming soon, and the Holy Grail will be activated. However, in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Matou has no one to fight. My magic power is not enough to command Servants, but Bronya, you can. Only if we obtain the Holy Grail can we wish to bring Seele back and restore you to your original form."

"If we can obtain the Holy Grail, can we save Seele?"

Bronya spoke expressionlessly because her emotional center was malfunctioning.

"Yes, as long as I get the Holy Grail, that's enough! But because you haven't trained for over ten years, Bronya, you've fallen behind. So, you want to become a Servant's Master this year? I need to help you with some preparations. Can you tolerate that?"

Cocolia understood Bronya's determination and sighed with deep emotion.

"I'm willing to pay any price to save Seele!"

"Is that so? Then let's go. There are many opponents in this Holy Grail War, so we need to prepare as soon as possible! And there is one person I am determined to send to the underworld with my own hands."

"Ryoma Tohsaka..."

As the head of the Tohsaka family, one of the three founding families, he must have already obtained the Command Seals. Cocolia still has a score to settle with him.

"Bronya, your sister Seele didn't just fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta like that, did she?!"

Theresa was speechless after seeing Cocolia's behavior. If she said it was good for the child, it was good, and she genuinely cared about the child. But if she said it was bad for the child, it was bad, and she was using the child as an experiment.

"That's pretty much it. I never expected that Seele from a parallel world would also fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta!"

Bronya was also surprised that her experience in the parallel world was so similar to her own. She wondered if Seele in other parallel worlds had also fallen into the Sea of ​​Quanta in the same way.

Chapter 91 Early Stages of the Holy Grail War

"Ryoma, it seems that Cocolia is also at odds with you in the parallel world?"

"Yeah! I don't know how I in the parallel world offended that woman Cocolia."

Raiden Ryoma couldn't understand either. Cocolia was participating in the Holy Grail War, so why did he say he wanted revenge?

Regardless of the questions the people in the space had, the video continued.

And so time passed, and within the clock tower, no one could comprehend the talent of Himeko Velvet.

As a magician, she did not come from a prestigious family, nor did she encounter any master to guide her. After arriving at the Clock Tower, this girl relied almost entirely on her own continuous self-study and practice.

However, the Velvet family's magician lineage has only been passed down for three generations.

Therefore, Himeko is indeed somewhat inferior to the descendants of those famous magic families in terms of both the density of magic markings accumulated through generations and the number of magic circuits that need to be gradually developed through generations.

Among the scholarship students in the Clock Tower, it is not uncommon to find scions of prestigious families with more than six generations of magician blood.

The essence of magic cannot be mastered in one generation; it requires the passing down of the fruits of a lifetime of training from one generation to the next, who then further develop and expand upon them.

The longer a family has existed, the stronger its descendants become, and the greater their resistance to Honkai. This is the reason why.

However, Himeko did not think so.

Historical differences can be overcome through experience. Even if the opponent possesses far superior magical circuits, a deeper understanding of spells and more efficient use of magic can completely eliminate the differences in talent.

Himeko firmly believed this, and she actively showcased her talents to show others that she was a good example.

However, reality is cruel. Bloodline supremacy is the mainstream in the Clock Tower, and it is also the attitude of the Magic Association, even the lecturers are no exception.

In low-class families like Himeko's, all they'd tell you to go back and ask your father or go to the library to read books; you wouldn't get a good education at all.

These unfair treatments also drove Himeko to take action.

In order to question the old system under the Magic Association, Himeko wrote a paper.

This paper, titled "Where Lies the Path of Magic in the New Century?", is the culmination of three years of conceiving and a year of writing. She believes that if this paper is submitted to the review committee, it will undoubtedly cause a huge stir within the Mage's Association.

"Himeko-sensei, you seem a bit immature in this parallel world!"

Mei also realized what the rules were in the parallel world of magic in the video. It was a world where bloodlines were paramount, and Himeko-sensei's thoughts in that parallel world wouldn't make any waves at all.

"Yes! It seems that I was still a bit naive in that world and didn't realize how cruel it was. I hope nothing bad happens."

Himeko also thought that her parallel world self was a bit naive. She couldn't possibly shake the unspoken rules of the magic world in that parallel world by herself. If that paper were actually published, her parallel world self would probably be in trouble.

However, as fate would have it, her thesis was torn up after being glanced at by a necrology lecturer.

This person is none other than Otto El-Melloi Archibald, an alter ego of Otto who stayed at the Clock Tower to learn magic. Of course, because the resemblance is only somewhat similar, and because Otto has been carefully concealing it for five hundred years, no one knows his relationship with the original.

He was already known as Sir El-Melloi by those around him, an elite among elites who had become lecturers at a young age, and he tore up Himeko's thesis immediately upon seeing it.

"Himeko, this paper is truly wishful thinking. It's completely useless for exploring magic. You shouldn't publish this kind of erotic paper again!"

Otto didn't lecture Himeko in public, but instead educated her privately. However, his condescending attitude and pitying voice were something Himeko would never forget.

In her nineteen years of life, there had been no greater humiliation than this.

Of course, this wasn't something Otto wanted to do, because if he didn't suppress Himeko, she might still publish such a deadly paper. He spared Himeko's life out of consideration for the fact that she was friends with his granddaughter.

However, Himeko didn't know that, in her opinion, a lecturer with such talent should not be unaware of the significance of Himeko's paper, so he must be jealous of her talent to do this.

But no one echoed Himeko's anger; in Himeko Velvet's eyes, this Mage's Association was rotten to the core.

However, during the days when Himeko had nowhere to vent her anger, she also heard a rumor.

The once-famous Otto recently had some inside information that he would be going to the Far East to participate in a magic competition called the Holy Grail War, which Himeko happened to learn about.

After investigating the details of the competition called the Holy Grail War all night, Himeko was immediately captivated by its amazing content.

In order to obtain the Holy Grail, which is filled with immense magical power, one must summon Heroic Spirit clones to fight for them in a life-or-death elimination battle.

Titles and authority are meaningless; true strength will determine victory or defeat. It may be brutal, but it will determine the winner in a simple and unambiguous way.

This is simply the perfect stage for a fallen genius to showcase his true abilities.

Himeko, caught up in her excitement, was once again blessed with good fortune.

The reason was the negligence of the logistics department, which resulted in the arrival of the relic related to a certain hero that Otto had requested, which was supposed to be a special mail that Otto himself would open in person.

Himeko obtained it, which made her ecstatic. This was a catalyst used to summon Servants in the Holy Grail War, and she was now facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With Otto's skills, this relic was definitely not weak.

So, thinking that ten years was too long and that she should seize the day, Himeko took the relic and boarded a plane bound for the island nation in the Far East, leaving the Clock Tower. After all, she believed that the Clock Tower would soon discover that she had stolen the package, so she had to leave quickly.

In her eyes, the corrupt clock tower was no longer worth her lingering over; the glory of the Far East Grail was what she truly desired. When Himeko Velvet returned victorious from the war, the countless useless members of the Mage's Association would grovel at her feet. She would prove herself right, demonstrating that magical talent was not everything.

"Himeko... I never thought you'd be so childish! Hahaha!" Theresa burst into laughter at the sight. "Your performance reminds me of a line from the Houmu series, 'Houmu Sky'!"

Chapter 92 Participants in the Holy Grail War

"I remember this, it seems to be..." Kiana thought for a moment and said, "It's called 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate Houmu's poverty'!"

"Everyone has their embarrassing moments, I'm not angry!" Himeko was very calm and didn't seem angry at all, but her next sentence revealed that she wasn't so calm after all. "Theresa, you'll have to do your own work documents from now on. And Kiana, if you don't pass your cultural test this month, just wait and see!"

"What! No, Himeko (teacher)!"

[After Himeko took a plane to the outskirts of Changkong City, in a farmhouse in the dead of winter on the land of destiny, Himeko wrapped herself in a blanket on the bed, trying her best to suppress the smile that welled up in her heart.]

When she saw the back of her hand, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. With the holy relic in hand, in Changkong City, and possessing sufficient magical skills, she met all the requirements of the Holy Grail.

The three Command Seals were clearly visible on Himeko's hand last night.

After learning that she had obtained a Command Seal, Himeko was overjoyed and immediately began to search for offerings for the summoning ritual after finishing breakfast. However, she did not expect that it would be difficult to even find a chicken farm nearby.

After spending half a day finding the place where the chickens were raised, it took almost an hour to catch three chickens before I finally made it home under the morning sun.

The ceremony will be held tonight, and those poor chickens are facing certain death.

Afterwards, Himeko will obtain the strongest Servant, a relic hidden in the closet of her second-floor bedroom. Himeko also already knows just how great a Heroic Spirit it can summon as a catalyst.

A dry, half-rotten piece of cloth, taken from the cloak of a king who conquered Persia under the rule of the Achaemenis dynasty and established the world's first super-empire, whose territory stretched from the Balkans to northwestern India. He was the legendary Conqueror King.

This heroic spirit will be summoned by Himeko tonight and pledge allegiance to her, guiding her to the glorious Holy Grail.

While Himeko waited for the appropriate time to be summoned, Siegfried and Cecilia were once again summoned by the clan chief to the chapel of Einzbern Castle.

"The relic I've been searching for for so long has finally been obtained today."

Siegfried looked in the direction Otto was gesturing to, and there was a long, tightly bound, black box on the altar.

"Using this as a medium, we should be able to summon the strongest Servant known among the Heroic Spirits of the Sword, Siegfried. Remember, this is the greatest aid Einzbern can offer you."