One of her feet was hooked up in her purple high heels and was swinging nonchalantly, as if signaling Xizhao to come over and kiss her.

But Xiomi was more greedy. He grabbed one foot of each of them with both hands and looked at them carefully. Then he suddenly thought of something.

"Uh, what about Altria? She wasn't too embarrassed to participate?"

In response to his question, Morgan and Scathach each smiled with different meanings, and as they turned their gazes, Shiomi saw Altria.

No wonder he didn't notice it just now.

On the one hand, Morgan and Scathach both attracted her attention, but on the other hand, Altria's bunny girl style was very different from theirs.

It's neither Morgan's pure black temptation nor Scathach's dark purple mystery, but a white low-cut dress and blue fishnet stockings that are more in line with Altria's impression.

In a sense, it blends better with the white color of the room, which inevitably made Shioji not notice it inadvertently.

The fur shawl on her shoulders made her bunny girl outfit even more charming.

After all, just thinking about what it could be used for made his blood boil.

"Wow...it's a design style like this. Compared with Morgan and Master's, it doesn't look so traditional." Shiomi got up from the ground, but her feet went weak.

He leaned forward and threw Morgan and Scathach onto the bed.

"Tianxi!" Altria came over hurriedly, "Are you okay..."

"It's okay, it's okay, I did it on purpose--" Xijian was lifted up by the two men and sat back on the edge of the bed.

Altria was standing in front of him, wearing a pure white low-cut dress trimmed with metallic gold thread.

The less traditional part that Shiomi mentioned is the exposed strip of space from the chest to the lower abdomen to the navel.

Suddenly, he had an idea and reached out and gently poked Altria's belly button.

"...Well..." Artoria did not dodge, but just endured the itchy feeling with a red face, "Please don't... tease me too much."

"Sit down and talk first, otherwise it will look like we are bullying you... although it looks a bit like that already."

After he took his hand away from there, he took Altria's hand.

As a result, with just a slight force, it was Altria who fell forward this time, pressing Shiomi down on the bed with her whole body, covering his entire face.

"Sorry..." Altria raised herself up.

Xi Jian smiled in an unpresentable way: "It's okay, today's Christmas presents are great, thank you."

"So, my husband is satisfied with just this?" Morgan lay down on his side, gazing at Shiomi's profile affectionately, "The night is still long."

"Of course not—"

Before Xi Jian could finish his words, the sound of glasses clinking together was heard, causing the three of them to look towards a corner of the room.

Scathach held a large bottle of red wine in one hand and four glass goblets in the other.

"It's rare to have such an atmosphere. I didn't drink alcohol because I had to reflect on myself at the party. Don't you want to have a drink now?" Scathach smiled, her ruby-like eyes filled with love.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master." Xijian sat up.

And Artoria continued to sit on his lap, face to face.

Then the four of them divided the wine glasses, and Scathach filled each glass with wine.

"Say something?" Morgan asked.

Xi Jian begged for mercy with a sad face: "My mind is full of you now, and I can't say a decent word."

So, Altria shook her head: "No need to say anything, Tianxi is here, with us, which is the best toast."

"As expected of the King, you know how to speak politely." Scathach teased.

"Then, for us..." Morgan's voice was soft, but it was clearly heard by everyone.

Shiomi raised his glass, and the glasses of the three people clinked against his, making a crisp sound.

"Cheers... Uh, wait, why are you taking the drink from my mouth?"

Then, the room was in complete chaos.

Chapter 57: Review Team

2017 12 Month 27 Day.

The team responsible for inspection and reception arrived at Antarctica a month ago and headed to the foot of the snow-capped mountains where Chaldea is located. After being trapped by a blizzard for a month, they will finally arrive at Chaldea today when the weather clears up.

As the director, Olga Marie led everyone to wait in the control room of Chaldea to welcome the arrival of these people.

"Who is Goldruf Mujik, the new deputy director who came to divide the power of Chaldea?"

While everyone was on high alert, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked.

Although she had read a lot of information these days, everyone intentionally prevented her from coming into contact with too many confidential information, and she knew that this was everyone's way of protecting her.

"They are a famous alchemist family under the Law and Politics Department. According to their profile, they are only 28 years old this year, a little younger than the director." Romani said, "But although the Mujik family has a long history, it doesn't seem to have made any achievements in magic. It's just that it has a longer history than most families and has more assets."

Shiomi crossed his arms. "To put it simply, it's just average... If I were to start with you and build my own family line in the Clock Tower, within three generations at most, I would be able to produce magic that surpasses the Mujik family."

"After all, as a magician without any affiliation, you are abnormal in every aspect," Da Vinci complained.

She was the only Servant present.

Morgan and his team made some slight adjustments.

In the Chaldean archives, "Morgan" and "Ash" are recorded separately. The former is a servant who responded to the call and assisted in the restoration of humanity in Chaldea, while the latter is just a direct relative who followed Shiomi into Chaldea.

Considering that the review team is a mixed bag, there is a possibility that Morgan's identity will be discovered. In order to hide her identity and also as a secret killer, she stayed in the room and monitored the situation outside through magic.

In addition, although the records show that Scathach and Altria have left Chaldea, they are actually still lurking in Chaldea.

Revealing one's full strength too early would make visitors unnecessarily wary.

"But Dad, although I plan to accept disciples in the Clock Tower in the future, I don't plan to get married." Sakura said pitifully.

"So it's just an analogy..." Xi Jian waved his hand, "and life is not just about getting married. If you don't want to start a family, Dad will support you for the rest of your life."

Kallen put on a shrewd smile: "I feel relieved with this. Once the matter of Chaldea is dealt with, I don't want to continue working."

"Hey..." Xi Jian responded helplessly, then cleared his throat, "In short, I don't believe that a young master from a wealthy family could get the part of Chaldea power that Mary gave up after the compromise without Barthelmero behind the scenes."

Romani scratched his head and said, "They are all aristocrats, but they ended up doing this."

"Although Barthomello is the leader of the nobles, and the monarch is also a strong candidate for the next dean of the Clock Tower...but now the democrats are strong, and Animusphia and El-Melloi have not been so involved in the struggle with the democrats in recent years." Olga Marie told the truth, "So it is inevitable that Barthomello wants to take this opportunity to clamp down on them."

"Barthamero has very high standards." Shiomi said nonchalantly, "Among the noble monarchs, only the previous monarch, El-Melloi, can catch their eye. The only one who can be on equal footing with them is the one who can manifest the First Law..."

"Among the aristocrats, he is considered the most extreme aristocrat." Olga Marie also felt a bit of a headache.

Honestly speaking, whether she was a noble or a commoner, it was the education she received since birth, and she originally thought that she should continue like this.

But whether it was the El-Melloi classroom in the Clock Tower or the time she spent directing the human restoration work in Chaldea, her previous ideas began to waver.

Besides, Shiomi also said that she invited her to lead Animusphia to join the Democratic Party.

Even though it was a joke, if Olga Marie nodded, Shiomi would definitely protect her with all her strength.

Now, facing Barthelmero's undisguised intention to dominate her, she had already had this idea in mind.

However, now is not the time to continue the discussion.

Following the announcement on Chaldea's radio, the inspection team entered Chaldea and, led by the staff, came to the control room.

"I didn't have any expectations for a workshop in such a remote place, but I didn't expect it to have such modern facilities! No, it's even more advanced than any workshop in London, right? It's really a bargain!"

A slightly arrogant male voice with a duck voice sounded as the automatic door opened.

He was a fat man in an overly gorgeous white suit. His profile showed that he was only 28 years old, but because of his goat beard, it would not be inappropriate to say that he was 38 or even 48.

Shiomi raised his hand, signaling everyone to keep quiet, and that he and Olga Marie would deal with this man.

"That's really a unique way of saying hello. At the banquet for celebrities in the Clock Tower, you were a little kid whose legs went weak when you saw me, but now you can speak so loudly, Goldruf Mujik." Shiomi replied without any hesitation.

Although she knew that the other person was not a bad person by nature, Shiomi still wanted to verbally bully this guy who liked to put on airs.

Then, Goldruf saw clearly who was speaking and his face immediately turned pale, as if he was frightened.

He brought his men here and was so shocked by the modernization of Chaldea that he forgot there was a "dangerous person" here.

"... Mr. Shiomi..." Goldruff immediately became cautious.

Romani, who was standing next to Shiomi, showed sympathy to Goldeve and complained in his heart that Shiomi was quite critical of the nickname "Noble Killer" but had no problem using it to scare the famous magus.

"Mr. Goldruff, no matter how scared you are of people older than you, you shouldn't be so timid." The pink-haired woman following Goldruff warned him in a resentful tone, "Your reputation will drop if you do this."

Instantly, Goldruf seemed to have received a shot of cardiotonic medicine, and his expression returned to normal. "Next time, it's better to whisper this in my ear, Gao Yanskaya. Besides, I just respect top magicians like Mr. Shiomi, and I'm not afraid of him, not at all!"

"Anyway, can we discuss business now, Goldruf Mujik?" Olgamari raised her chin, "I am the ruler of the Department of Astronomy, the director of Chaldea, and will be your superior after you take over some of Chaldea's authority, Olgamari Animusphia."

Chapter 58: The Empty Basket

According to the original plan led by the Law and Politics Department, all Chaldea personnel were to be completely isolated and then examined one by one.

However, with the information brought back by Aozaki Touko, the previous special envoy, and the mediation of the monarchs of the Clock Tower, the Clock Tower gave up its overly strict censorship methods.

Otherwise, if it is not handled properly, it will turn into a large-scale magic war among the twelve monarchs in the clock tower.

No matter how powerful the Law and Politics Department, which holds the greatest power in the Clock Tower, is, it is unwilling to sit idly by and watch the actions it has led cause serious damage to the Clock Tower.

Not only would the Clock Tower's position within the association be damaged, but the Templar Church outside would also be more likely to drop its disguise and take this opportunity to attack what they consider to be "heretics."

Therefore, the review in the next few days was very relaxed. Although each person was reviewed one by one, no action was taken to restrict personal freedom.

"This is really strange..." Shiomi stood in the corridor, watching the outsiders coming and going.

In addition to the people from the Magic Association and Goldruf's own bodyguard team, there were also several people from the Holy Church.

"What's strange?" Romani asked.

"Did you see those people from the Holy Church?" Xi Jian signaled with his eyes, "Based on my understanding of the Holy Church, they are just lower-level personnel, not even agents."

The notice Chaldea had received previously clearly stated that among the personnel sent by the Holy Church, there would be agents for the team leader.

Romani thought for a moment and said, "I have tried to inquire about it. It seems that the priest who led these clergymen stayed in the camp at the foot of the mountain to recuperate due to illness."

"Can agents get sick?" Xi Jian became more alert. "Those guys are made of iron. There must be something wrong."

"That being said, we can't go out for the time being." Romani was also cautious, "If we want to go to war, that's another matter."

In view of the situation in the past few days and the armed men brought by the newly appointed deputy director Goldruff, Shiomi was prepared to take preemptive action if necessary.

"What about the 'that' you mentioned earlier? How are the preparations going?" Shiomi asked. "I know that you and Da Vinci have been preparing since the beginning of the year, so that once a war with the Clock Tower breaks out, you can serve as a mobile fortress to evacuate everyone."

"The container is ready." Romani pinched his chin, his face serious, "But if a war breaks out, it may not be easy to transfer everyone in there."

Xi Jian understood: "We can only wait and see, right? By the way, has the thawing of the baskets of the other six people in Group A started?"

"We can't help it. The other Masters have all been evacuated. They have been taken down the mountain one after another in the past few days and returned to their hometown by plane." Romani shook his head. "Everyone in Group A is the elite of the Clock Tower. Whether it is for profit or human feelings, they need to be released as soon as possible."

At this time, Xi Jian glanced at his watch: "There are still eight hours left until the end of this year..."

The polar day in Antarctica makes it difficult to tell the change of time, especially now that it is only ten days away from the winter solstice.

"Who's in the control room?" he asked.

"The director and Da Vinci, because the association asked to unfreeze the baskets of Group A, the director and the technical advisor had to be present," Romani said.

"Let's go over and take a look." said Shiomi.

He remembered that the last time he had spoken to Kirshtalia was before he participated in the soul transfer of singularity F.

At that time, the other party expressed his desire to see the practical style of a battle-hardened person, and Shiomi readily agreed.

Among the people in Group A except Mashu, Kirshtalia is the one who communicates the most with Shiomi.

Unfortunately, he was deeply trusted by Olga Marie and was entrusted with many things other than being the Master, so they still didn't know each other very well.

I really want to see the surprised expressions of these people after they come out of the basket. Shiomi teased in his heart.

When Shiomi and Romani rushed to the spirit particle transfer control room in the control room, they just happened to catch the end of the basket's thawing operation.

In addition to the people mentioned by Romani, there were also people from the Templar Church.

"teacher!"

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