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But from another perspective, this is not a two-way choice.

Even with the blessing of the legend, it cannot change the clear nature of the El-Melloi Classroom that it has not yet proven itself to be a center for cultivating outstanding talents. Therefore, those who come here because of its reputation often have characteristics that are not understood by the public.

Because of his outstanding talent, he disregarded the existing rules; because of his unique ideas, he became annoyed by his mentors; and because of his reckless behavior, he was rejected by others.

These people have existed in the history of the Clock Tower before, and will not disappear in the future. Except for some who are excellent enough to make people ignore these shortcomings, most of them are given such titles.

——Problem child.

The current El-Melloi classroom can be called a shelter for problem children. Thanks to this, in the early stages of this business, Waver has little free time even after class.

Fortunately, this visitor today just asked some strange questions, which were more theoretical, and Weber was able to deal with them.

"So, what strange problems have you found?"

"That's not a problem... Sensei, have you heard of the Holy Grail War?"

"You came here because you looked up the information and found out that I was one of the contestants last time, right? When did this thing become popular again? What do you want to ask?"

Looking at the other person's excited eyes as if he had found a path to hope, Weber's face darkened completely, but he still controlled himself and asked patiently.

Anyway, he doesn't need to worry about the other party being like himself in the past, because he rushed to join the war because of impulsiveness. After all, the term Holy Grail War is already history.

Even the Holy Grail responsible for summoning heroic spirits was eaten by Roland. The Fourth Holy Grail War was the end of everything, and there would never be a Fifth Holy Grail War.

"Hehe, I really can't hide it from you, teacher. But it's great that at the same age as me, you can go to a big city like Tokyo to participate in the Holy Grail War. I am so envious."

"Fuyuki can't really be considered a big city, right? You live in London... Wait, Tokyo?"

Weber raised his head suspiciously and looked at the student in front of him, suspecting that he was here to amuse him.

After checking the information, how is it possible to combine two completely unrelated cities?

"That's right." The student who was asking the question probably didn't notice Waver's expression because he was too excited. "Summoning the heroic spirits of history, with magicians as masters, to start a life-and-death battle for the right to make wishes, isn't that so cool! And it's not just strength, wisdom is also an indispensable and important factor."

"That's true, but you haven't explained what Tokyo is..."

The boy, who was getting more and more excited as he spoke, ignored Waver's words and began to open his hands. "Although the Command Spells will symbolize the strength of the Master according to the level of the Angel, there is no difference in effectiveness. This requires more..."

The more Waver listened, the more confused he became. Are the Command Spells divided into different levels?

He was aware that different shapes would be produced depending on the magic circuits, but the Command Spells could show the differences between the Masters. How could this still be called the Holy Grail War?

Hearing this, Waver finally realized the thick barrier between himself and the student in front of him.

"Stop first."

Waver stretched out his hand, stopped the boy who was still talking, and asked seriously.

"The Holy Grail War you're talking about is the same as the one I was talking about?"

"Ah... aren't you a participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War? I'm talking about the Fifth Holy Grail War that's about to begin."

"what?"

Chapter 238 Weber, please sit down

"El-Melloi-sensei?"

Seeing that the usually serious Waver was distracted, the student in front of him called out to him nervously.

"If you must call me by this name, add 'Second Generation' at the end. Didn't I say that I am not qualified to bear this name right now... Sorry, I was a little distracted."

Waver smiled self-deprecatingly and pressed his temples, trying to relieve the headaches that were bursting from his head.

The Fifth Holy Grail War, this term was something he had not heard for a long time. He thought that battle was the end of everything, or rather, eliminating it was the best ending for the world.

The Holy Grail War is like a bomb. No one knows when it will explode, but when it really explodes, the direction of the world will change.

Of course, although he was nominally one of the twelve monarchs, Weber obviously did not have the power to stop this, so he only cared about one thing now.

"Is the information about the Holy Grail reliable? The link between the Command Spell System and the Realm Recording Tape is not something that can be created casually."

After returning to the Clock Tower, although Weber, who had become the monarch, seemed very down and out in the eyes of others, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The resources that the down-and-out El-Melloi could control were far beyond Weber's imagination. Therefore, based on various records and his own inferences, he had more or less reconstructed in his mind what kind of miracle the Holy Grail system was.

It is not an exaggeration to say that, apart from a few founders, there are few people in the world who know more about the Holy Grail than Weber today.

The first and most crucial point is that the Winter Saint who has mastered the third magic becomes the core, so as to connect to the realm record belt outside the world, and then use the ritual of summoning heroic spirits to make a contract, and finally write the command spell system into it, with the spiritual veins as support, before the prototype is completed.

Among them, the spiritual vein is the easiest one. The other two conditions have completely exceeded the imagination of the magician. Not to mention magic, the profundity of the Command Spell system is comparable to the essence of the techniques passed down for hundreds of years by first-class families. It is a precious thing that even the magicians of the Age of Gods cannot easily crack.

Even if Tokyo's spiritual veins can meet the basic conditions, how can the other two be achieved... No, it's too rash to say "achieved". Even if the necessary conditions are divided into three parts, the composition of the Holy Grail system also contains miraculous factors. This can be seen from the fact that this incident can attract the arrival of the master chef. If it can be achieved by one person, is that guy a monster who has returned from the origin?

Weber was stunned for a while, then he began to use reason to calm himself down and spoke calmly.

"Since even you know about it, it seems that the news has spread widely, which makes it even more suspicious. No one knows more about the Holy Grail than me."

Looking at the student who was rendered speechless after being refuted by him, Waver shook his head.

"Under the conditions of today's world, it is impossible to replicate it within the common sense of the universe. Are you sure it's not a fake used to attract attention, or simply fake news used to divert public opinion?"

If there were fragments of the Greater Holy Grail, someone might be able to imitate and create a small ritual such as a subspecies Holy Grail War, but creating something out of nothing is another level of difficulty.

"Well... indeed, it's hard to say whether it's a fake or not, but I still have great confidence in the authenticity of this news."

Although he was hesitant due to Waver's series of well-reasoned questions, as a problem student who annoyed the lecturers in the Clock Tower but did not dare to get angry, the other party had obviously done his homework and came prepared.

"I'm sure I don't know as much about the Holy Grail as you do, teacher... But I think that Lord Animusphia wouldn't joke about his title as the Lord of the Celestial Body. If he wasn't planning to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War, as if he was going to replicate the previous El-Melloi, the news wouldn't have spread so quickly."

After saying this, although he tried his best to restrain himself, Weber's face fell instantly.

"Impossible, this is impossible... The Holy Grail has actually been reappeared?"

Weber stretched out his shaking hands, trying to take out the cigarette box from his inner pocket, but soon realized that there were students around him, so he had to put it back reluctantly.

Even if this news came from the monarch of other departments, Weber would still have some doubts in his heart, but if it was from the monarch of the astronomy department, he would have no choice but to believe it.

Marisbilly Animusphia.

Among many monarchs, he had a relatively good relationship with Weber.

It was not because the two of them belonged to the same aristocratic faction in terms of political relationship. In fact, many people knew that the astronomical monarch was an idealist who did not care about politics at all and was devoted to pursuing his long-cherished wish.

And his intersection with Waver was precisely because of the Holy Grail War.

After learning that Kenneth died in the Fourth Holy Grail War, he commissioned the Minister of Modern Magic Science, who had not yet taken over from Weber at the time, to investigate the situation. The result was that all traces of the Greater Holy Grail had completely disappeared and no longer existed.

But even so, the other party still did not give up, and came to offer help when Weber took over the modern magic department. He wanted to get more accurate answers from this eyewitness, and even revealed many of his own ideals and goals for this purpose.

Weber did not dislike this kind of pure idealist, especially since he was very proactive, but in the face of cruel facts, he could only repeat the same answer.

The Greater Grail has been completely destroyed.

When Waver heard the answer, he could not forget the look of despair on the other party's face, as if there was no hope in life anymore.

He even worried that Marisbury would commit suicide after returning, but fortunately the worst situation did not happen.

Upon hearing this, the previous minister who had accepted the commission also came to find Weber, and the two of them sighed for a while.

After all, everyone knows that the theories of astronomy are just empty talk in today's world. Only the distant Age of Gods is the place where they can shine.

But Marisbury never seemed to pay attention to such comments. Since he was young, he had been pursuing those inexplicable things on his own, whether it was some alien object descending from outer space, or building some base in Antarctica, which had never been set foot on.

But the effect of this effort is limited. In theory, it is too difficult to realize the reverse summoning that can observe the past and travel back in time, which is called pseudo-lepton transfer.

In order to maintain the stability of time travel, it would require at least the full cooperation of the Atlas Academy, which is as famous as the Clock Tower, monarch-level secret techniques, new facilities, astronomical expenses for experiments, and people with the qualifications to make time travel possible.

The lack of any one of them will lead to the failure of the plan.

Although he didn't know what key role the Holy Grail played in his plan, Marisbury, during the initial conversation, although he had no curiosity about the nature of the Holy Grail, showed considerable enthusiasm for its wish-granting function.

Because Waver was very familiar with the other party's love that was boiling in his heart, he did not dare to reveal too much inside information, but Waver was sure that the other party must have some wish that could only be realized by relying on the Holy Grail.

And since, in a sense, Maris Billy, who cares more about the Holy Grail than Weber, has begun to prepare to join the war, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the Holy Grail in Tokyo.

"Since he's here, it seems that at least this isn't some fake news. But, how come Marisbury has time to participate in the Holy Grail War? I thought he was planning to stay in Antarctica."

Seeing the students' expectant expressions, Weber nodded reluctantly, acknowledging the authenticity of the statement.

"That's why it's so exciting! Compared to other monarchs, Lord Animusphia is a celebrity. As the monarch of the Clock Tower, he is willing to communicate with the United Nations to complete that...what is it?"

"Humanity Continuation Guarantee Agency Chaldea."

Waver took over the student's words, stroked his chin, and muttered to himself.

"Has it come to this? He really convinced those lunatics in Atlas Academy..."

"So, teacher, what do you think about this matter? This is a rare opportunity. You weren't the winner last time, were you? I don't plan to avenge my previous defeat this time..."

"I knew you wouldn't just ask about history... So, I only have one answer to this matter.

——"S.H.I.T!"

Weber spoke clearly and distinctly the vulgar words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, then leaned back in the chair behind him and unconsciously looked towards the cabinet of his desk, where a corner of his bright red cloak was still neatly sealed.

If he could meet that king again and fight together, Weber would really love it. However, if it were to be like the Holy Grail War...

"You don't understand the significance of this matter at all. Seven masters killing each other for the Holy Grail until the final winner is decided may be easy on paper, but when it comes to reality, do you know how unscrupulous the contestants will be in order to win?"

Waver showed a cold expression as he looked at the student in front of him who knew nothing about this.

"Magic only favors talented people, and those who participate in the Holy Grail War are already the best among them. After discarding the constraints of morality and ideals, it is even more likely that monsters among monsters will appear. Even if you have made all preparations, being lucky enough to survive is an amazing experience."

At this point, Waver subconsciously clenched his fists. "And if you're even more unlucky, and run into some petty, calculating monster who can turn the world upside down if you're not careful, you'll be lucky if you don't sell everything to him... Worse still, you might sell your life to him but still not realize it, and can only lament your fate ten years later."

Looking at Weber who was crying more and more as he spoke, with a wry smile on his face, in such a weird atmosphere, after a few embarrassed smiles, even the problem children did not dare to say anything more in front of the teacher who showed his true feelings, and quickly retreated.

After seeing this scene, Weber, who had achieved his goal, did not dare to sit idle. He told the other party not to spread the news casually. He knew very well that children of these ages would dare to do anything when they were impulsive, so he made sure to cut off all possible fuses.

After finishing all this, Weber asked a few acquaintances to verify Marisbury's whereabouts, and then he carried his heavy body back to his office.

However, what worried him more than these students was something else.

The kids in El-Melloi's classroom knew the seriousness of the situation to some extent, but the other people he was familiar with might not know the same after learning the news.

"This is really troublesome..."

Weber sighed and just as he pushed open the door of his office, he found a figure sitting on the chair that he had carefully selected for his back.

He was facing away from Weber, fascinated by the sunlight filtering in from the side window. He didn't slowly turn around until Weber's cigarette case fell to the ground.

This simple action caused Weber's heartbeat and breathing to suddenly accelerate.

"Roland..."

"Hey, long time no see? Weber, you've grown so much compared to before. I almost couldn't recognize you. How are you feeling lately?"

Roland looked at Weber, whose appearance had changed drastically, but he did not show any intention of standing up. He just waved his hand as a greeting.

Weber didn't care. The other party's character has always been like this. Moreover, everything here depends on the other party.

"You haven't changed at all. Has time really taken its toll on you?"

"After all, I am a monster, and my timeline is different from yours. How are you feeling lately?"

"Thanks to you, I shouldn't die."

Under normal circumstances, Weber might feel comforted to be called by his former name by an old friend.

But knowing the identity of the person who came, and the name of the monster that he didn't know if it had any meaning, and thinking of the previous words, Weber subconsciously lowered his head, his eyes a little panicked and evasive, but he didn't dare to meet Roland's eyes.

"Aren't you going to sit down yet?"

Roland pointed to the chair opposite.

"Ah...ok."

Hearing these words, Weber, who had just woken up from a dream, seemed to have turned into the weak boy he was before. He agreed in a panic, walked over, pulled out a chair and prepared to sit down, while asking.

"When did you come to London? I heard nothing before."

"Because I was busy with some important things before, I was delayed for a long time. I came here on a whim. When I saw you talking to students, I didn't disturb you."

Roland raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and said lightly.

"oh oh……"

Weber nodded and was about to sit down again, but his movements became slower and slower until he stopped completely in mid-air.

He gradually opened his eyes, raised his head stiffly, and looked at Roland opposite him with his pupils slightly dilated.

"When did you say?"

"About ten minutes ago. To be more specific, it should have come before you said you were petty and calculating."

Roland smiled gently.