Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Xijian rubbed his temples. He really wanted to scold them for being so childish. Human restoration was not a spring outing.

But... it's good to have such quarrels occasionally, at least it proves that everyone has not lost their energy and fighting spirit because of the world crisis.

He got up from his seat.

"There is still a lot of time for the fifth singularity. During this period, you need to rest and prepare. It seems that Da Vinci has made some improvements to the Chaldean Master's ceremonial outfit, which also needs to be tested." Shiomi said, looking at Ritsuka, "Also, considering the complexity of future human restoration work, there is something I hope Ritsuka will consider."

"What's the matter?" Li Xiang asked seriously.

"Do you want to take formal magician courses? It would be uncomfortable for you to be a layman all this time, right?"

Chapter 40 Teach me, Teacher Shiomi

The magician course that Shiomi mentioned is actually very basic.

Chaldea has limited time and cannot provide a particularly complete training.

According to the near-future observation mirror Sheba, Chaldea still has about a year left.

It seems to be plenty, but after returning from each singularity, the fatigue damage from days of marching and fighting all require a long time to prepare.

Moreover, Chaldea has lost contact with the outside world and needs to use Chaldea's system to cultivate and produce various materials and supplies, otherwise there is no way to guarantee the survival of the survivors.

Once problems like this arise, Chaldea will probably quickly become a hell that only appears in doomsday disaster movies.

In addition to the preparations for the next singularity, it will take at least three to four months to reach the third and fifth singularities.

The others were fine as they all had some work experience in Chaldea. Only Ritsuka joined almost on a temporary basis, so Shiomi was considering whether to give her a certain degree of training as a magician.

You don't have to be a magician, at least in battle, you can rely on Chaldea's Master Gear and use some useful combat magic, and it would be nice to be a magician.

Ritsuka agreed to this idea without any hesitation.

This actually surprised Shiomi.

But since he has that intention, he has less psychological burden.

At the same time, he assured himself that there was no need to teach the girl about the values ​​of a magician.

but--

"Why do you first-rate magicians come to listen to the class of a first-rate lecturer like me?"

In the conference room that was temporarily used as a magic classroom, Shiomi stood in front of the whiteboard and looked at everyone sitting in the first two rows.

And not only Morgan, but even Romani came to attend the class and join in the fun.

"Don't worry about it, my husband. Just treat me as any other teacher listening to your class." Morgan sat a little further away from everyone else.

"Actually, I haven't attended class for a long time. Teacher Xijian, let's start the class quickly!" Romani seemed very excited.

In fact, he studied medical courses in less than a year and became an excellent doctor, and was appointed to Chaldea founded by Marisbury.

"Hearing you call me teacher in magic class, I can only think it's ironic." Shiomi grumbled through gritted teeth, and then pointed at Olga Marie, "And the monarch over there, Animusphia, hurry up and do your thing, don't get involved."

He made exaggerated movements to chase people away.

In response, Olga Marie and everyone else complained.

It obviously didn't work, and everyone enjoyed it.

"I am also the monarch of the Clock Tower, so after the restoration of human affairs is completed, I will invite the teacher to teach in the Astronomy Department." Olga Marie said confidently, "But I didn't listen to the teacher's class when I was in the Clock Tower, so it is necessary to identify it."

Of course, she regretted not considering this aspect at all during her time in the Clock Tower.

So take this opportunity to make amends.

"Really? Why don't you take Animusphia away from the aristocracy and join the democrats after the restoration of human rights is complete?" Shiomi pinched her nose and made a strange sound. "Or you can take a step back and become a neutral party."

Olga Marie choked again, squirming and really starting to struggle with the condition, not realizing that Shiomi was joking.

After all, it is very dangerous to leave the aristocratic faction, and you will make enemies if you are not careful.

Whether the democrats can accept it is also debatable.

"Don't take it seriously. Dad was just talking nonsense." Karen comforted Olga Marie with sympathy and joy. This girl was too easy to control. She was the source of Karen's happiness in Chaldea in the past few years. "But if you really want to, you can go and discuss it with Lanis."

Romani couldn't stop laughing. He also knew the situation of the Clock Tower. "If Animusphia and El-Melloi really leave the noble faction, the situation of the Clock Tower will change."

"Is this serious?" Ritsuka had no idea about these things, but her curiosity was aroused.

Seeing that the topic had gone off topic, Xi Jian coughed twice to bring the topic back to the course.

"Forget it, let's ignore these guys who have nothing better to do and come to listen to the class. Let's continue talking about the essence of magic." Shiomi twirled the marker in her hand and wrote on the whiteboard, "The essence of magic is to perform miracles that cannot be achieved by human power and technology, and to manipulate phenomena. The process of performing magic can also be said to be the highest level of self-suggestion."

His expression gradually became serious and calm, and he looked at everyone with a smile:

"So when a magician uses magic, he or she will chant a spell to give himself or herself hints. Depending on the magic system, even Japanese people will chant in German. For example, the Tōsaka family we talked about in Singularity F."

At this point, he suddenly laughed with evil humor:

"But in my opinion, traditional spell chanting is a failure. Since the end of the Age of Gods, there are very few magi who can chant at high speed. If a magi is the type who likes to worry, even if they can chant at high speed, they will bite their tongue due to external factors, causing the chanting speed to drop."

When he said this, he deliberately looked at Romani who had just made a fuss. Romani could only smile helplessly.

After all, Romani had admitted that he was not good at high-speed chanting.

"So in my opinion, the truly concise and efficient spells still have to rely on rune magic." Shiomi began to speak up, "You only need a few simple word combinations to achieve the desired magic form. To be honest, I have long felt that the Clock Tower should abandon traditional magic and turn to the more ancient and mysterious rune magic~"

"Isn't it entirely because the teacher is better at rune magic..." Olga Marie was speechless.

Although Rune magic is actually a basic subject in Clock Tower.

"In fact, no matter what kind of spell is chanted, it is to allow the caster to intervene in the laws of the world more efficiently and manipulate the phenomena within. Although today's magicians regard magic as something to seek the truth and reach the root." Shiomi shook her finger, "But this is all beside the point. What Ritsuka needs to learn is how to activate his own magic circuits, and then rely on the assistance of the ritual costume to perform some magic to support Mashu and the singularity servants in their battles."

At this point, Shiomi raised his hand, and the light of the activated magic circuit appeared on his arm: "And how to use the activated magic circuit is your first lesson. The companions around you are all experienced magicians, and they all have different tricks that you can use for reference."

"Then what should we do to activate the magic circuit correctly?" Ritsuka asked.

With Morgan's help, she has activated the magic circuits in her body.

In terms of quantity, as someone who came from an ordinary family, the magic circuits he mutated from were not outstanding.

"That's a good question. Magic circuits are something that is dormant in the body of a person with magical talent, just like blood vessels and nerve tissue. Once activated, they require various cues to activate. Each person has a different circuit, and it is something that is based on their own intuitive image."

He said this and looked at Sakura and Kallen:

"Sakura's image is more direct, just like the feeling of pressing a switch to turn on the lights in a room; while Kallen's is a little more religious, with the image of oil on the forehead, which is related to her deep understanding of religious research and understanding."

"For me, it was the moment when a meteor streaked across the sky." Olga Marie was a little embarrassed.

After all, it sounds a bit like the childish romance of a little girl, which is not in line with her position as the director.

"Then, what about the teacher? What is your impression of Shiomi-sensei?" Ritsuka asked.

Shiomi crossed his arms and found that everyone was very curious. He raised his hand to write. A rune appeared in the air, shining brightly. Then he suddenly clenched his palms, and the words shattered into countless powdery light spots.

"When the runes are integrated into my body like this, they become the image of my magic circuits."

Then he said to Lixiang kindly:

"First, learn how to open the magic circuit naturally and get the magic power flowing. Then I will teach you the most basic and powerful rune magic."

"There's no need to add the description 'strongest'!"

His personal stuff once again attracted unanimous complaints from everyone.

Chapter 41: Things We Can Be Sure of

"Thank you for your hard work, teacher!"

After finishing the magic class, Fujimaru Ritsuka thanked Shiomi and followed Mashu out of the meeting room that was used as a temporary classroom.

Next they had to go to the control room, so the three of them continued their journey.

"You've worked hard. Over the past three months, you've built a solid foundation in magic. Now, even if you can't use proper techniques yet, you'll be able to better perform the magic that comes with the Master's ceremonial outfit provided by Chaldea."

Shiomi slowed down and walked side by side with the two of them.

Ritsuka was very serious during this period of time. It was obviously just a temporary responsibility that fell on her, and there were obviously other people who could do it, so she didn't have to rush to the front line. However, this girl still resolutely stepped onto the front line as the candidate for the 48th Master.

Mashu herself has a lot of knowledge about magic, but she is very interested in "classes", so Shiomi tacitly agreed that Mashu would come to every class.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Ritsuka laughed shyly a few times, then asked the question she had always wanted to know: "Come to think of it, the magic we usually talk about is actually magic tricks, right?"

"Are you talking about what is mentioned in entertainment works or some popular legends?" Xi Jian thought for a moment, "You can understand it that way. But in fact, in the world of magicians, the concepts of magic and sorcery need to be distinguished."

Ritsuka nodded seriously, "What on earth is that magic?"

"That's a very broad question." Shiomi thought for a moment, "To put it simply, magic is something that can make the impossible possible in that era. In the early stages of human civilization, most magicians were magicians. As the Magic King further established the position of magic, the scope of magic became very narrow."

He said this, looking at the dark Antarctic sky and the snow outside the Chaldean corridor window, and continued:

"But in this modern world where almost anything can be accomplished, of course, if we don't consider time and money, and only consider possibilities, there are only five types of magic left."

Looking at Shiomi opening her hands to them, Ritsuka and Mashu nodded as if they understood.

Shiomi knew that this thing was difficult to explain and would become too wordy if she continued.

"In short, the ultimate goal of magicians is to reach the realm of magic, so there may be a possibility of an increase. However, according to the reality of the mysterious decline, this number will only decrease." Shiomi shrugged.

"Then Mr. Shiomi, what are the five existing types of magic?" This time it was Mash who asked politely.

"That's a really great question, Mashu." Shiomi couldn't help laughing. "You know, although all magicians know that there are only five types of magic in existence, in fact, there are very few people who know the inside story. Even I don't know all of them."

At this point, he slowed down his tone and began to sing:

“The first one changes everything.

The subsequent two recognized more.

The next three show the future.

The four that sustain hides itself.

The final five has lost its meaning. "

After he finished softly singing this passage, which is also quite common in the world of magicians, he returned to his usual tone:

"Every fact about magic is a mystery within a mystery. The easiest one to explain is the third magic. The original purpose of the Holy Grail War was to realize the third magic, and the ritual system and the wishing machine were just incidental functions."

As they were talking, the three of them arrived at the control room.

Today is a rest day and only a few people are on duty here, including Romani, who was caught by the director for slacking off in the past two days and is on duty today when he should have been resting.

"Oh? Do you want to continue tutoring after class?" Romani greeted the three people with a smile, holding a cup of coffee.

"Ritsuka is just curious about the relationship between magic and sorcery." Shiomi shook her head, "It's just that the content that can be explained is very limited. I don't know if I have explained it clearly."

Ritsuka showed a confused expression: "It feels very mysterious and I don't understand it at all."

"It's okay, senior! I don't understand either!" Mashu comforted Ritsuka in a strange way.

"By the way, Ritsuka (立香ちゃん), the magic costume that Leonardo da Vinci mentioned before is ready. You can go and take a look now. Then wear it to the control room and conduct an adaptability test through simulated combat." Romani explained the situation to the two.

"Okay, let's go first."

The two girls ran towards the door on the other side, one after the other.

"How is it, Mr. Shiomi?" Romani asked jokingly.

"What else can we do? Every year, there are ordinary students in the Clock Tower who have awakened their magician talents but do not come from a magician family." Shiomi crossed his arms, "But the number is increasing. Maybe in another two hundred years, the Clock Tower will be dominated by the democrats."

"That's not bad either." Romani didn't expect Shiomi to answer so seriously, so he could only agree with a smile.

At this moment, Xijian suddenly remembered something else. He lowered his voice and said, "Let me ask you, since you know the world will be destroyed, but you don't know who will do it and how... why don't you go find your disciples?"

"Huh?" Romani was stunned.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network. One of your disciples, Zelrich Kishua Shubainn-Oug, is the second-best magician in existence." Shiomi raised her eyebrows slightly, "And another disciple, Brisi-san, is the founder of the Clock Tower and is now the dean of the Clock Tower. Don't tell me you've forgotten them all."

Romani scratched his head in embarrassment. "You may be right. But I am Romani Achiman, and I don't know the true nature of the Magic King's disciples. Maybe the burning of human reason was done by one of them."

"...You don't trust your own disciples that much, do you?"

"It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I can't trust you." Romani looked at the screen in front of him with a melancholy expression, "If I hadn't seen with my own eyes that you risked your life for the restoration of humanity, I would still find it difficult to trust you."

Not to mention entrusting the last ring to Shiomi.

"Just because anyone can do it and has the ability to do it, you gave up seeking help from the very beginning..." Xijian felt helpless.

However, this is how the inheritance between magicians works. For a greater purpose, even a master and a disciple may become enemies one day, just to reach a higher mystery, or even the origin and end of all things.

This was exactly what Romani was worried about. He could only think of a way alone and work hard to prevent the destruction of mankind. Even Malis Billy didn't know this.