He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

That was several years ago, when her former servant, Trisha Filhod, the governess who genuinely cared for her, died a violent death.

On a train traveling across Europe collecting magical eyes, Trisha dies at the hands of Dr. Hartles.

Dr. Hartless is the former head of the Modern Magic Department at the Clock Tower.

He was also an assassin, hired by... Maris Billy.

Kenneth's father, Maris Billy, once spent a great deal of money to hire Dr. Hartrace to investigate the Fourth Grail War that led to Kenneth's death.

The father ultimately concluded that the Greater Grail was useless and decided not to participate in the Fifth Grail War, never leaving the workshop again.

These fragmented memories flashed through the mind of the young Olga Marie.

Tricia had warned her that her father was suspicious.

Based on past impressions, perhaps that's really the case. My father was probably hiding a tremendous secret outside of the family business in astrophysics.

Squeak.

Olga Marie turned her head in disbelief.

The door to my father's workshop was actually open?

……

Inside the workshop a few moments ago.

Marisbury looked young and was dressed neatly, but no one could fathom the schemes this veteran monarch was plotting.

"This is... that dedicated channel communication line? So many years have passed, it should have been abandoned long ago."

The Animusfia family of the Astrophysical Science is indeed traditional and ancient, just like other prestigious families with thousands of years of history.

However, Maris Billy himself does not seem to be opposed to using advanced technology.

He even planned to establish an organization that combined technology and magic, but ultimately abandoned the idea due to certain practical reasons.

"Hey?"

【It's been a long time, Your Majesty.】

"Everyone in America, we don't need to beat around the bush. After so many years since that collaboration ended, this sudden contact isn't just for small talk, is it?"

[Very well, it's fortunate that His Majesty the Sovereign of the Astronomical Sciences still remembers the friendship we forged in our past collaboration.]

【So, what we want to clarify is... Lord Marisbury, you are interested in the Holy Grail War, are you?】

Maris Billy frowned.

He didn't quite understand why the other person had suddenly brought up this topic.

Maris Billy, who spent his days sitting idly in the workshop, was completely out of touch with the news and paid no attention to America's counterfeit Holy Grail War.

No, even in the entire Clock Tower, only Weber, the monarch, paid the most attention, and even the students in his class all went there.

Therefore, Marisbury believed that America's officials had somehow discovered that he had previously hired Dr. Hartles to investigate the Fuyuki Holy Grail War.

"Yes, I did, and I did investigate Fuyuki..."

It was all outdated information anyway, there was nothing to hide.

Maris Billy thought to himself indifferently.

To be honest, Waver, who managed the El-Melloi classroom, also knew about this. He, like his daughter, had boarded the Eye-Collecting Train and discovered that he was Dr. Hartrace's employer.

But before Marisbury could finish speaking, the commotion on the other end of the communication channel suddenly intensified, seemingly escalating into an argument, with words like "betrayal" and "out of control" being mentioned.

He was somewhat speechless.

Has something big happened to America?

What year is it now? Surely no one is still attacking Capitol Hill or the White House?

After hanging up the call, Maris Billy decided to get up, open the door, and go out to find out what had happened recently.

Before he could even step out of the room, a new phone call came in urgently.

【Hello, I am Lord El-Melloi II. Please excuse this unannounced call.】

"It's alright. Besides, if there's nothing important, Your Majesty should contact my daughter; she's already the monarch's regent."

Maris Billy was a little confused.

Why are so many people coming to see him today?

His calm and gentle voice rang out:

"If this channel is connected, it can only mean that the monarch's authority is insufficient, requiring a 'Grand Decree' that only the monarch can authorize—"

No, no, no, Your Excellency Maris Billy, you've overlooked another possibility.

Weber on the other end of the microphone seemed to exhale a long cloud of smoke.

That is, this special matter involves you personally.

In short, I received two pieces of 'evidence':

[One letter is a whistleblower report from the America Dioran family regarding their collaboration with the Atlas Institute and the US on the Laplace computer project in Area 51, alleging serious violations of the principle of secrecy and concealment.]

[One of the letters came from one of my students, who mentioned dangerous figures in the magic world who could alter timelines and create 'Losers'.]

[I happen to have read a paper by Dr. Hartless about the reverse summoning of 'spiritual transfer' that can travel through and interfere with the past, but the conditions are the support of the Atlas Institute and the secret techniques of a prestigious family in the Clock Tower.]

[You were Dr. Hartrace's former employer.]

Do I need to say anything more?

The microphone slipped from Maris Billy's hand and fell to the cold ground with a thud.

Olga Marie stood frozen in shock outside the door.

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"However, I also saw a possibility in it. Because your paper, which was found in that reenactment, not only contained the spell that brought back the god Iskandar, but also traces of several other studies. Unfortunately, I only realized that significance after entering this labyrinth."

"...I see. However, I abandoned that research a long time ago. Traveling through time by observing the reverse summoning that should be called spirit particle transfer in the past is theoretically possible. However, to maintain a stable state of time travel, it would require at least the full assistance of the Atlas Institute, as well as the secret techniques of the Clock Tower's prestigious families that have produced sovereigns. Heh heh heh, even that condition alone is impossible. Considering the astronomical costs required to build new facilities and conduct experiments, it would be possible only if one wins the Holy Grail War. Moreover, even if all that were done, the number of humans with the aptitude for time travel would be very limited."

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[...In conclusion, several Lords of this headquarters have jointly initiated a public inquiry process, hoping that Lord Marisbury will make a wise choice.]

"Yes, I understand."

Maris Billy hung up the phone.

The scene fell silent for a moment; you could hear a pin drop.

He was in a daze for a moment before gradually coming back to his senses.

From the beginning, El-Melloi II did not address him as "Lord" but called him by his first name.

This is already a sign.

The fact that he is no longer referred to as a "suspect" and that the "inquiry" has been elevated to an "interrogation" is already a way of saving face for Marisbury as a monarch.

But these are all secondary.

The biggest problem is that the secret techniques and resources accumulated by his Animusfia family over thousands of years can indeed create miniature Lostbelts and tamper with some of the compiled events.

And as long as there are enough funds, the super costume "Chaldea" that has been idle for many years can be activated.

When combined with the sophisticated computing equipment of the Atlas Institute, it becomes possible to achieve "spiritual transfer" that traverses and interferes with spacetime.

Even at the very beginning of the entire Chaldea project, the "Laplace Computer Demon" was an indispensable part of it.

The participants did indeed include the U.S. side that provided the experimental site Area 51 and the experimenters, as well as Atlas Institute, which provided some of the high-precision computing equipment.

—Although the academy appears closed off, it does occasionally accept commissions, and these commissions are not limited to associations and church forces.

As an intelligence gathering device, the computational requirements of the "Laplace Computer Demon" are something only the Academy has the technical capability to provide.

All of the above were predicted by El-Melloi II and Weber Velvet.

The logic here is a bit strange.

Maris Billy pondered quietly.

He clearly abandoned the plan halfway through, but the Clock Tower monarchs reacted as if they thought he had carried out the plan and that the scheme had been exposed.

Could it be that all the parties he has worked with over the years have simultaneously leaked information to the outside world?

The probability of this is so small as to be almost impossible.

Moreover, the secret technique of the Celestial Science family concerns Lostbelt technology, and only he knows it. Even if other information is exposed, this one would absolutely never be revealed to anyone else.

Even his daughter, Olga Marie, had no way of knowing.

It seems that the logic between "already abandoned the plan" and "the matter was exposed" is missing a piece.

Perhaps such an experience, placed within a conventional worldview, would be completely contradictory and untenable...

But in the world of magic, it's easy to imagine that something went wrong.

—A “time travel” has occurred at the timeline or worldline level.

Someone, or someone with intelligence, used the aforementioned methods of time travel to enter reality from the future or another timeline, spreading the secrets of the Animusfia family.

Marisbury further refined the analysis.

Why is it necessary to do this?

That was clearly to completely prevent him from completing his plan!

Why stop it?

Because the plan itself has the potential to be successfully implemented!

Logical closed loop.

"Father?"

Olga Marie at the door asked softly, sensing that something terrible seemed to have happened.

At the same time, she also vaguely heard the solemn announcement from El-Melloi II on the other end of the microphone.

Was it the "secret" that the father had kept hidden for many years that was exposed, leading to questioning from the Clock Tower?

Maris Billy did not respond immediately.

Suddenly, his gaze fell intently on his daughter.

Olga Marie took a half step back.

In an instant, she seemed to perceive the cold and ruthless essence beneath her father's gentle exterior.

Marisbury withdrew his gaze, speaking calmly as if everything were as usual, and acting as if the monarchs' joint questioning had never happened:

"Has something happened to America lately?"

Olga Marie's heart skipped a beat. Was the secret her father was hiding connected to America? She said calmly:

"Father, there's been a lot of talk lately at headquarters (of the Clock Tower) about a fake Holy Grail War being held there..."

"But as far as I know, it's nothing more than a defective product that stole a part of the Fuyuki system and was corrupted by the curse."

The Clock Tower's higher-ups remain rather ambiguous about the US hosting the Holy Grail War.

They were indeed unhappy with the country's tough stance in refusing the Clock Tower's intervention (ordering Fadius to stab Langer, the Clock Tower's intelligence officer, in the back).

However, when it came to whether they would actually interfere in the Holy Grail War, they showed little interest.

—The chances of obtaining magic from a mere defective system are so small as to be questionable.

Such a counterfeit Holy Grail War would probably only interest the "plaintiffs" of Fuyuki City.

As far as Olga Marie knew, the head of the Fuyuki Tohsaka family, Rin Tohsaka, seemed to have heard rumors earlier and hurriedly set off for Yukihara City.

For some reason, the head of the Tohsaka family has been nowhere to be found to date.

—The answer is actually jail time, just like the situation the astrophysicists are about to face.

"Miss!"

A moment later, the maid rushed over in a panic and whispered a few words to Olga Marie.