In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

The reason why the democratic faction was able to rival the aristocratic faction during this period was because they controlled more spiritual veins than the aristocratic faction.

Therefore, the importance of the spiritual veins to the Clock Tower and to each family line is self-evident.

Because they were so close, Kenneth and Lydia noticed that Rowe was channeling magic power into their underground ley lines.

At first, they thought that Luo Wei was really doing some kind of magical research in the Age of Gods, which was why he needed to use such a huge amount of magic power. So they didn't pay too much attention to it and just waited to see what kind of results he could bring on the seventh day and whether he could bring them any different surprises.

however……

As time slowly passed and magic continued to flow, they felt the ground beneath their feet, and even the entire land of London, wailing and experiencing small earthquakes in various places. Only then did they realize that something was wrong.

Just like the saying in the East that "the earth dragon turns over," spiritual veins are actually dragon veins. When they are having their marrow extracted by Luo Wei, they will naturally tremble due to pain, and the earthquakes at that time are the most direct manifestation of this.

If it were just one, that would be fine.

It's just a spiritual vein; he can manage to suppress it. At worst, he'll just have to pay compensation. He's already lost so much, so what's a little more?

Moreover, he had recently obtained a pair of "gem" level magic eyes, and his confidence was soaring. What does a monarch of the Mineral Department and a magic prodigy plus a pair of "gems" equal?

It can be said that as long as he doesn't suddenly die an accident, he will definitely be able to advance to the "Grand Rank". At that time, even the three major noble families will have to give way to him. He might even be able to make El-Melloi the fourth major noble family within two generations.

However, the seriousness of what happened this time far exceeded Kenneth's expectations.

The spiritual veins that Lowe moved were not just a few, but dozens, hundreds, or even more—an absolute number that nearly covered the entire London area!

The amount of magic power that can be extracted from this amount of spiritual veins can truly be called 'massive'. It is likely that a sea of ​​magic power has already condensed beneath the land beneath their feet.

If it's just excessive exploitation of the earth's veins to extract magic, then there's still a chance for things to turn around. But if it causes disturbances in the spiritual veins, or even a terrible situation like the earth dragon turning over, then it means that Luo Wei isn't extracting the blood from the spiritual veins, but rather extracting their marrow.

The quality of all the ley lines is declining at a visible rate, covering the entire London area!

After so many years, the foundation upon which the Clock Tower stands at the pinnacle of the magical world has been breached! And it was breached right under the noses of all the monarchs.

The thought that all the spiritual veins in the London area had suffered irreparable damage, possibly not recovering naturally for centuries, filled Kenneth with dread. The Clock Tower might even be expelled from the three major departments, its assets seized, and gradually disintegrated, its magical lineages forced to spread and multiply across the world, its existence fading until it vanished completely.

This time, Luo Wei is declaring war on the entire world of magic.

He clenched his fist and took a step forward in that instant, the terrifying magic power emanating from him shattering the floor tiles beneath his feet.

"Now I'm giving you one last warning, Miss Aozaki, get out of my way, or let that unfilial son of yours come out here!"

This is the final piece of advice; Kenneth is no longer planning to wait.

Because he could still feel the ground beneath his feet like a bottomless pit, constantly devouring endless magic power. Although he didn't know where that kid was using the magic power, he had to stop him now.

"Hey, didn't you hear what I just said? Lemonhead, I told you to wait a little longer, Luo Wei will be out soon."

Despite Kenneth's threat, Aozaki Touko remained unmoved and simply replied.

"Keep waiting? Sorry, I can't wait any longer. Miss Aozaki, I'm begging you this once, please step aside right now, and take that brat with you and leave this place, and never show your face in front of me again... okay?"

At the last moment, Kenneth still didn't make a move directly. Instead, he took a deep breath and solemnly addressed Aozaki Touko in front of him. Anyone could hear the pleading in his voice.

This scene startled May Lydelle Archerlot, who was standing behind her.

It's hard to imagine that the proud monarch of the Mineral Department would actually be willing to bow down to Aozaki Touko for the sake of his student, and even go so far as to protect him.

How much must they like that student?

Lydia glanced at Kenneth, who had already abandoned his dignity and attitude and was pleading with Aozaki Touko, and probably already knew the answer in her heart.

Magicians place great importance on passing on their skills and knowledge.

In other words, Kenneth did indeed regard Rowe as someone he valued even more than his own descendants.

"...You really are putting me in a difficult position."

Seeing Kenneth bow down to her as a teacher for the sake of his student, Aozaki Touko couldn't help but recall the old woman who, out of personal grudges and jealousy, had personally sent her to the designated seal.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little envious of Luo Wei's good fortune.

After all, he always manages to meet the right people, and each of them is genuinely kind and loving towards him.

If my teacher back then had been someone like Kenneth, then...

Things didn't have to turn out this way.

But there's no point in saying more; it was precisely that experience that shaped who I am today.

Besides, she's actually quite lucky, isn't she?

After all, she met the right person.

“I said no in, and that means no in. But don’t worry, Luo Wei isn’t the type to act recklessly. He’ll definitely have a way to clean things up. He might even have some big surprise for you. And…”

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Aozaki Touko's face: "Even if I can't handle it, I will definitely escape with him. I'm an expert in this area."

"I see..."

Seeing that Aozaki Touko still hadn't moved aside, Kenneth sighed softly.

"—Boiling, my blood (Fervor, mei sanguis.)!!"

The incantation is instantly activated.

Since he couldn't reason with her, Kenneth didn't say anything more. As if by magic, several vials filled with mercury-like silver liquid suddenly appeared between his fingers, and he threw them at Aozaki Touko without any hesitation.

His actions were decisive, and the timing of his attack was completely unexpected, clearly indicating that he had prepared for the battle in advance, which enabled him to carry out this sneak attack.

But at this point, he couldn't care less about whether it was despicable or not.

Aozaki Touko had naturally made preparations in advance for this.

Clearly, her ability to guard the door for Luo Wei demonstrates her absolute confidence in her abilities.

Even if she's not a Grand Rank specialist in attack, she's still a Grand Rank magician. Kenneth is just a joke if she tries to break through her head-on today.

Just like right now—

Aozaki Touko stared at the container thrown at her from mid-air, then a glint flashed in her eyes, and the effects of her Mystic Eyes struck first.

All I heard was…

—Bang bang bang! !

With a series of muffled thuds, several test tubes in mid-air exploded simultaneously, and silvery liquid scattered down like water droplets.

"..."

When the test tube broke, Kenneth showed no surprise, as if he had expected it all along.

After all, a Grand Magician like him couldn't possibly be tricked by his own petty tricks, and his Moon Spirit Essence Liquid was far more complex than it seemed.

"Kai!!"

With a shout, the Moon Spirit Essence that was splashing in mid-air suddenly seemed to come alive, turning into silver steel needles that shot towards Aozaki Touko from different directions on the ground and in mid-air like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, intending to turn her into a hedgehog.

Clearly, he's thinking of breaking through from the front.

Countless silver liquids shot through the air like a thousand knives, each gleaming with a chilling light.

"Tsk, Moon Spirit Essence Liquid again? Even Luo Wei hasn't used this kind of trick anymore, and you still want to use it against me?"

Seeing this, Aozaki Touko raised an eyebrow. Facing the incoming Moon Spirit Essence Liquid, she did not flinch. One of her arms moved rapidly in front of her. Unlike the red one used by Luo Wei, a dark purple "Sun" rune rose directly in front of her and hung above her head.

Bear! Bear! Bear! Bear!

Just as water droplets dried by the scorching sun, the Moon Spirit Essence Liquid that swept in was instantly burned to ashes by the primordial fire, making it impossible for it to get close.

"...Is it a rune? No, can runes really have this power?"

Kenneth could certainly recognize Aozaki Touko's unique technique, the Rune runes.

However, he didn't recall that Aozaki Touko's revived modern version of the runes had such power.

The miniature magical sun just now possessed power comparable to a grand magic spell; otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to burn away his Moon Spirit Essence Liquid in one go!

"Magic of the Age of Gods?"

Just then, May Lydel Archerot, as a witch, also seemed to sense something. Rather, due to the peculiarities of witches, she sensed it more directly than Kenneth.

The runes that Aozaki Touko just used were actually Shindai's magic, which means...

"Primordial Runes! You actually deduced the primordial runes?!"

May Lydia Acherlot exclaimed in surprise.

"This is impossible! It's neither scientific nor mysterious! After all, you're not Odin, nor do you possess the Well of Wisdom, and it's impossible for humans to deduce the original runes—the world's writing system!!"

Despite the facts before her, she absolutely refused to believe that Aozaki Touko had used her talent to deduce the primordial runes that the great god Odin had initially comprehended by mortgaging one of his eyes and his life.

Because that was a realm that no human could reach, she preferred to believe that Aozaki Touko had received the inheritance in some ancient ruin.

And indeed, things turned out exactly as she had predicted.

"Was it...Love who taught you?"

Unlike Lydia, Kenneth had already guessed the answer.

After all, it's impossible for human wisdom to rival that of the great god Odin, so Aozaki Touko's runes must be from elsewhere. Where can one learn the primordial runes?

Kenneth immediately thought of the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom that Lovi had summoned. After all, besides the great god Odin, the figure of the dead kingdom was also one of the controllers of the primordial runes. And the only place Aozaki Touko could obtain the primordial runes was Scáthach.

In other words... that little rascal was secretly hiding a Primal Rune from me, right?!

Thinking of this, Kenneth's face grew even more gloomy.

He immediately felt that he had been betrayed by Luo Wei for the third time.

“Acherot Lord, I’ll deal with Aozaki Touko. You go inside and find Rowe.”

Realizing he might not be able to get past this point today, Kenneth called out the name of Lydia, who had been watching the commotion from behind, his voice filled with determination.

"...Lord Kenneth, I think, could we skip it?"

Lydia, standing behind him, hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"what?"

Kenneth was somewhat surprised, clearly because he was too anxious and had obviously forgotten something extremely important.

Seeing this, Aozaki Touko smiled, and Lydel sighed helplessly before speaking to Kenneth.

"Let's retreat, we can't win."

"Leaving aside Aozaki Touko, this is in her magic workshop... We weren't prepared at all this time, and starting a battle in someone else's magic workshop, isn't this just suicide?"

That's right, that's exactly what he overlooked.