Originally, Fangzheng thought that the Thousand World Tree would have some doubts about his proposal, but to his surprise, after a moment of consideration, Fiole agreed to Fangzheng's request.
In fact, the Thousand World Tree had no choice. Just like what Fiole said, so far, the Thousand World Tree had put everything on the line for this Holy Grail War. Once they failed, they would be torn apart. In order to avoid this ending, they were willing to do anything.
What's more, once Fangzheng really obtained the Holy Grail, he would become a magician who mastered the third spell. The support of a magician was naturally what the Thousand World Tree family wished for.
Now that everything was ready, the only thing they had to wait for was the "method" mentioned by Fangzheng. Although he could summon them at any time, Fangzheng decided to wait until nightfall just to be on the safe side. After all, even if Romania could only be considered a rural area in Europe, considering what he was going to do, he decided to at least not be so flamboyant.
Anyway, they only had half a day's time, and the floating courtyard wouldn't be too far away.
During this time, everyone seized the time to rest. Atalanta had returned to her spirit form, and no one knew what she wanted to do. The RULER was trying his best to lock onto the position and aura of the Red Servant for the next battle. As for Fangzheng, he stood on the city walls and watched as Ilya, Siunai, and the others played in the garden … To these children, the previous battle was over and they only needed to enjoy the present.
"Do you mind if I stay here for a while?"
At that moment, a voice came from behind Fangzheng. He turned around and saw Collins waving at him with a smile. Fangzheng nodded in response.
"Go ahead."
"Thank you."
After saying that, Collins walked to Fangzheng's side, looked at the courtyard in front of him, and let out a long sigh.
"I also heard what you said to my sister."
"Oh?"
Fangzheng glanced at Collins beside him. He didn't have a deep impression of this little weakling, but he still had some impressions of him. At the very least, he and Berserker had often chatted and strolled in the courtyard. They could be considered a harmonious pair of master and servant.
"What do you think?"
"To be honest, I have no objections."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Collins shook his head. He looked into the distance and even showed an expression of relief.
"Perhaps it won't be good if Big Sister hears this. But … When I learned that she doesn't have to shoulder the responsibility of leading the Thousand Realms Tree Tribe, I was very happy."
It was not out of jealousy or cursing. On the contrary, Fangzheng felt from Collins' tone that he was sincerely happy for his sister.
"Why?"
"…"
This time, in the face of Fangzheng's question, Collins did not immediately answer. He closed his eyes and was silent for a moment.
"In the past, our family used to have a dog."
Then, for some reason, Collins began to talk about something completely unrelated to the previous topic. But Fangzheng didn't care and just stood there quietly and listened.
"That was a well-behaved stray dog that Dad picked up from somewhere. Dad originally planned to use that dog to teach us Spirit Summoning. But because of an emergency, he went out, so Big Sister and I took care of that dog together. "
At this point, Collins placed his hands on the city wall and clenched them into fists.
"That was a very slow dog that didn't like to move. However, his sister was very enthusiastic about taking care of the dog. Even though it was difficult for her to move, she still insisted on washing the dog's body. She even used her favorite comb to comb the dog's hair. That was her comb, you know? Then she bought a guide book for raising a dog and thought about what food to feed the dog. And when I asked her why she did this, Big Sister answered me in disbelief — 'Because pets must be treated with love, right?' "
"…"
Collins closed his eyes and shook his head.
"Even I understand this, but Big Sister doesn't understand it at all. That wasn't our family, and it wasn't our pet. That was our test subject. Its fate was decided when Dad picked it up … but Big Sister didn't seem to have considered this issue at all. "
"And then?"
Although he had already guessed the end of the story, Fangzheng still asked, and Collins shrugged.
"A week later, Dad came back. He apologized to us with a smile, grabbed the dog, and demonstrated the consequences of a failed Spirit Summoning in front of Big Sister and me. Looking at the dog's fur flipped upside down, letting out a scream, and finally turning into a bloody piece of meat, Big Sister's expression … I really don't know what to say. "
Recalling what happened at that time, Collins shook his head hard.
"After a minute, the dog died, and at that time, Dad also used the corpse to warn us that if we weren't careful, we would also become like that. At that time, in the face of Dad's teaching, Big Sister just smiled and replied, 'I understand, Father.' Because Big Sister was very good, she knew that in that situation, she couldn't cry or cover her ears. Therefore, she quickly found the best solution. "
But after that, when he and Big Sister were building the dog's grave together, Big Sister finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She apologized and burst into tears. From then on, Fiore never mentioned anything about the dog again. She even threw away everything related to the dog. After that, she didn't dare to eat meat for a long time and kept vomiting. Even when Collins held her hand, she could only fall asleep. Their parents didn't notice this at all.
"… Big Sister's talent as a Magician is unquestionable."
Collins looked at Fangzheng with a complicated expression.
"But … it's completely impossible for her to become a qualified Magician. Since then, Big Sister's Spirit Summoning Spell hasn't failed even once. Everyone thinks that she's talented, but I know very well that it's because Big Sister knows that she absolutely can't fail. Once she fails, she will remember that incident again. In the past, I always thought that there was no problem. After all, with Uncle Darnik around, Big Sister didn't need to bear too much responsibility. Although she has been working hard, but … being the leader of a family is different from being a Magician. "
Collins' expression became a little gloomy, and Fangzheng also understood what he meant.
If Fiole became the leader of the Thousand World Tree Family, then many times, in order to maintain her rule, she would have to make some cold decisions and judgments. If Fiole was a true Magician, then this definitely wouldn't be a problem. But the problem was that although she had the talent of a Magician, she didn't have the cold-bloodedness of a Magician to give up everything for a goal.
For example, she had to praise a magician who killed an innocent baby in order to obtain magic information. She also had to condemn those who witnessed magic. She even had to personally execute those ordinary people who witnessed magic … These were common occurrences in the world of magicians and were completely different from Fiore's morals.
That's right. Magicians generally wouldn't kill people unless they had no other choice. After all, it would cause a commotion. But this had nothing to do with morality. It was purely to the extent of 'causing a commotion would become troublesome'. To a Magician, killing and taking lives was wrong. This kind of thinking was impossible and shouldn't exist. On the other hand, if there was no other choice, a Magician could kill as a matter of course.
"This is one of the reasons why I'm willing to help you."
Fangzheng extended his hand and patted Collins' shoulder. He understood what Collins meant. In fact, this was another reason why Fangzheng chose to include the Thousand World Tree in his sphere of influence. Indeed, most of the Thousand World Tree's members were a group of second-rate, third-rate, and even dabblers. But because of this, they weren't like the first-rate Magic Families who would abandon their humanity for a certain goal. Whether it was Fiole, Collins, or even that fatty Golder, none of them had the intention to abandon their humanity.
It should be said that compared to Magicians and humans, the Thousand World Tree Family was more on the side of 'humans', while the Magic Association was more concerned about the side of 'Magicians'.
This was also one of the contradictions between Fangzheng and the Magic Association that couldn't be reconciled.
"After this Holy Grail War is over, I might go and take a look around."
Having said that, Collins smiled and looked at Fangzheng.
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