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

The wise old man, who was rarely seen and was the dean of the Clock Tower, asked this question.

Unlike the other grandmasters who remained aloof and indifferent, he was, after all, in charge of the Clock Tower, so he had to pay attention to its affairs. Furthermore, the severity of this incident far exceeded his expectations, thus piquing his curiosity.

Although he knew that the guys in the Clock Tower were not as capable as those in the other two departments, and he had considered that they might make a mess, he never expected them to make a mess of this magnitude.

For these reclusive grandmasters, the deaths of a few monarchs or the annihilation of several families at the Clock Tower were probably as trivial as deciding what to eat for dinner. Even if the Holy Church attacked, they wouldn't care. Only events like the burning of humanity or the resurrection of the Moon King would make them seriously consider countermeasures. But a situation like this—provoking a magician from the realm of gods to the point of nuclearly bombing the Clock Tower—was something they had never seen before, nor had they ever imagined.

So he was genuinely curious: what had the Clock Tower done to provoke such a being?

"I do not know either."

Barthezmero was completely dumbfounded when he heard this question.

From the moment she became the acting dean of the Clock Tower, she worked diligently to maintain order in the Western European magic world. Although the Department of Law and Politics and the Clock Tower did indeed offend many magicians and cause a lot of killings in the process, she really didn't remember offending such a being.

A magician from the realm of gods?

When exactly did the Clock Tower offend such a being?

They're too busy searching for beings of that level to possibly offend them.

Or is it that some forbidden magicians have returned to the Root specifically for revenge?

So, who could the other party be?

Aozaki Touko? Or... something else?

"—"

As she lowered her head in deep thought, the monarchs beside her confirmed that Barthezmello had indeed returned and knew nothing at all; this whole affair was truly the work of the idiots in their legal department.

Although they wanted to surround Barthez and give him a good scolding right now, this was the Dean's office, and no one wanted Barthez to get involved in this matter any further, lest they be implicated by that person. So none of them were going to give him the answer, but instead told Barthez to find out for himself.

With her abilities, she'll understand everything in a few minutes, and then they'll wait for Barthezmello to give an explanation.

As Barthezmello kept reviewing exactly when she had offended that person, she called her subordinates to bring her the dossier, and then lowered her head to carefully read through all the remaining suspicious documents from the Clock Tower, both recent and past.

After eliminating some impossible options, Barthemello finally found the most suspicious location.

—Chaldea.

According to the records, during her business trip, the Clock Tower dispatched an expedition to Chaldea, intending to occupy and detain Chaldea under the guise of the Legal Affairs Department, and then dismiss the magicians and staff within Chaldea, thereby achieving the goal of control and occupation.

However, during that operation, Chaldea used an unknown curse magic to kill a first-class investigator from the Legal Affairs Department, thus earning them the reputation of traitors.

The interim head of the Legal and Political Affairs Department decided that Chaldea must be severely punished.

Refusing to cooperate and harming law enforcement personnel is undoubtedly an extremely heinous act.

Therefore, the temporary head she appointed directly dispatched dozens of designated agents to obtain the Chaldea access key from the Celestial Science Department and devised a meticulous plan to attack Chaldea, aiming to arrest all the traitors as quickly as possible.

"—"

Barthezmero's first thought was that it was just a routine operation.

Under normal circumstances, such a matter would be commonplace in the Clock Tower or the Department of Law and Politics. However, it is worth noting that Chaldea, as an institution that safeguards human order, has a very special significance, and there are rumors about gods that appeared when the first expedition returned.

Barthezmero is not a fool.

Based on current analysis, the answer is undoubtedly that an institution like Chaldea attracted the attention of that magician from the realm of gods.

Is it because of the Legal Affairs Department's actions that they angered the gods?

After thinking carefully for a moment, she immediately had the answer in her heart.

"Hmph, have you finished reading, Lord Barthemello?"

The moment this answer appeared, the gazes of the monarchs behind them became exceptionally piercing.

"Do we have an answer now? Lord Barthemello, speaking of which, this whole affair really owes a lot to certain people..."

The democrats, who have always been at odds with Barthezmer, were in a terrible mood this time because they were implicated in his misfortune. Seeing that the time was right, they immediately started to speak sarcastically.

"By the way, which department planned this thorough investigation of Chaldea?"

"Heh, of course it's the Department of Law and Politics. After all, besides that department, who else in the entire Clock Tower has such great power? I don't know what the Department of Law and Politics is thinking, being so obsessed with an observatory. It's just that a useless person with the Golden Demon Eye died, yet they made such a fuss. Now, they've got what they wanted, haven't they?"

"—"

Barthesmer endured the disdain and sarcastic remarks of a group of monarchs. At this moment, the proud Barthesmer was speechless when she learned that it was actually her subordinates who had caused all this trouble. She could only awkwardly try to contact the designated agent of the seal who had been sent out.

Drop drop-

After dozens of attempts to establish communication, her contact was finally connected.

The other party is—the leader of this operation team, Hideaki Hideaki.

Seeing that the communication was finally connected, Barthes's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. However, at this moment, the ruthless and powerful Heroka, known as the Serpent of the Law and Politics Department, seemed to be in a somewhat unstable mood. She even spoke with a hint of sobbing and despair.

"Yes, is it... Lord Barthemello?"

"It's me, over there..."

Barthez was about to ask a question when he was interrupted by a voice from the other side.

"Waaaaah, they're all dead! Everyone's dead except for me and Bazett! Lord, it seems we messed with the wrong people. There really are gods there! And they just came to the Legal Affairs Department headquarters seeking revenge, saying it was punishment, and then they just... just blew up half of the Clock Tower! They even specifically demanded that you all come here to give them an explanation, or they'd make the Clock Tower disappear completely! Waaaaah..."

Judging from the trembling voice, it was clear that Ryori Adashino was quite frightened.

Upon hearing this, Barthezmello sighed helplessly.

The problem did indeed lie with Chaldea...

"Himeko Adashino, calm down first. I have a general understanding of the situation. Now, continue to report to me on the situation over there and answer my question: Who is the god who destroyed the clock tower?"

After thinking for a moment, Hideyuki said, "It's that handsome guy who drove the investigator crazy before."

"It really was him..."

What kind of person is he?

Barthez asked.

"Very powerful, very capable in combat, he wiped out all of our people by himself."

"Do you know what his motives and purpose are?"

"He seems to want to protect Chaldea, and he's very unhappy about our provocation..."

"I see. So that human rights protection organization has already considered our actions as offensive."

And just like that, the answer quickly became clear.

The reason that person attacked the Clock Tower was because the Law and Politics Department ignored his first warning, not only breaking into his temple to commit violence, but also intending to harm the people of Chaldea!

Perhaps it was the connection Chaldea formed with that powerful god during their mission to save the world, or perhaps that god treated Chaldea as his temple, and their actions offended the god's majesty. In any case, they failed to seize the opportunity this time and angered that being.

So...

That one personally took action.

Without any hesitation, he unleashed his divine punishment, demonstrating his power and personally intimidating these insignificant ants who dared to offend his divine might, causing the Clock Tower to pay the heaviest price of its life.

The only saving grace was that perhaps the god had taken pity on them and gave them a chance to repent, or perhaps the magicians sent by the other monarchs had flattered them and made them forgive the clock tower. So the other side only destroyed half of the clock tower, as well as the Department of Law and Politics and the Department of Astronomy, and did not send them all to the underworld to reunite.

However, at this moment, Barthemello suddenly became curious: "Since that one is so powerful, how did you and Bazette escape from his clutches?"

"We didn't escape; we only survived because we surrendered quickly enough. He let us..."

"He let you?"

With a sorrowful expression, Ryori Adashino said, "Rebuild Chaldea and wait here for you to redeem us."

"..."

-

Meanwhile, in Chaldea.

Outside, heavy snow was falling, and the cold north wind howled past our ears, fully revealing the harshness of Antarctica.

Meanwhile, Bazett and Ryori Adashino, both looking pained, were dressed in construction gear and stood outside in the snowstorm, filling the holes in Chaldea with bricks.

The other magicians also joined their construction team below.

Only Lowe and Webber sat below as overseers.

Compared to Webber, who looked uncomfortable and even wanted to roll up his sleeves and join in, Rowe, who had just returned after a great victory, had a cold expression on his face.

Hey!

He used the Heavenly Lock as a whip to lash out at a few people who were not used to this kind of work because they had never done it before, and coldly reprimanded them.

"Hurry up and fix it! I want to see a Chaldea in perfect condition by tonight, or you can go back and be buried with the remaining half of the Clock Tower."

"Do I remember you were quite swift when you invaded Chaldea?"

"Let's do it right now!"

Hearing Lo Wei's cold voice, Ryori Adashino and Bazett were startled and quickly quickened their pace. The magician behind them was also terrified and worked even faster.

Because of Lo Wei's overwhelming success, only the two of them remain as agents in the Department of Law and Politics. The remaining magicians who came to watch also had their own ideas, and because they encountered Lo Wei in a bad mood, they were forcibly conscripted to do hard labor.

Although they haven't done it yet, Lowe has pretty much figured out their ideas.

Isn't this just a test?

Since that's the case, he'll generously show it to you. If you've seen it, then you'll have to work overtime.

Since the rest of Chaldea's staff and Gudako were also taken to the workshop by Da Vinci for a medical check-up, the heavy responsibility of repairing the damaged walls and buildings naturally fell to these guys.

These magicians, who were all high and mighty in their own factions, dared not utter a single complaint at this moment, and were all filling the hole in Chaldea as quickly as possible.

Because that great being who had just destroyed half of the clock tower spoke.

If the damage isn't repaired before the blizzard stops, the remaining half of the clock tower could also be destroyed.

The thought that their magic workshop and most of their business were still there made them even more determined not to slack off.

Finally, thank goodness!

Driven by the life-or-death crisis, the magicians successfully completed their mission before the snowstorm stopped.

Through their efforts, they were slaughtered all the way by Loewy, and Chaldea, already riddled with holes, was restored to its original state.

The corpses that had been slaughtered and turned into pieces of flesh, as well as the bloodstains, had all been cleaned up. Apart from the equipment they had damaged, Chaldea had probably been restored to its original state.

Next, the Chaldea employees, having completed their medical examinations, were released and returned to their posts. The magicians, on the other hand, very cooperatively chose a spacious room, each squatting side-by-side in their corner, patiently waiting for their lord to come and fetch them.