The Clock Tower.
It was a department that was regarded as the headquarters of the Magic Association. Nominally, it was a self-defense group formed by magicians from different countries and schools. It had the function of management, concealment, and mystery, and the development of magic as its mission.
Although magicians were essentially scholars who carried out research in order to "reach the origin," in order to protect themselves from threats such as the Church and other magic organizations, the Clock Tower also had a strong military force.
For example, the sealing of the designated Executive Board and so on.
Moreover, although the magicians' desire was to reach the origin, in the end, it was only limited to themselves. Therefore, the interior of the Clock Tower eventually fell into a vortex of hostility and opposition, suppression and killing, and struggle for money and power.
Because ten years ago, in the Fourth Holy Grail War held in the Far East Island Country, the Ermero Faction unexpectedly lost the participating monarch, Ermero I, and the Ermero Family, one of the Twelve Famous Families, suddenly fell apart.
Not only was it robbed by outsiders, but even the branch family left after demanding an exorbitant price, leaving only the name of Ermero and a large number of debts. Even the magic engraving of the Ermero Faction that was recovered from the monarch was destroyed to the extent that only 10% was left.
After that, because of various opportunities, a young girl from a remote branch family, Lainice, inherited the magic engraving of Ermero and became the new head of the family.
But the young Lainice, in order to stay away from the power struggle of the Clock Tower and win time for herself to grow, chose to push one of the former monarch's students, Wilbur Velvet, to the position of monarch.
At this point, Wilbur Velvet became the famous Ermero II of the Clock Tower.
Today.
It had been a month since Ryuga left. It was the middle of January in 2004. There were only ten days left before the Fifth Holy Grail War was about to begin.
But Ermero II, who had long decided to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War, was still unable to leave the Clock Tower.
In the monarch's office in the teaching building of the Modern Magic Department.
"Lainice!"
Ermero II pretended to be calm as he took out a cigar from his arms. After cutting off the filter with a knife, he shakily put it into his mouth and then shouted at the blonde girl in front of him.
"I don't remember teaching you to be like this!"
The second king's face was ashen as he cursed at the blonde girl.
The reason was that his nominal sister suddenly came to the office today, and then without saying a word, she opened a barrier and locked him in it.
Then, what happened next left him flabbergasted.
"Ah, my good brother, I'm doing all this for the continuation of the family!"
Standing opposite the second king was a blonde girl about 15 years old. She had a standard western face and wore a beret on her head. Although she was still young, one could still see the beauty of her face.
At this moment, she had a smug expression and a devilish smile on her face as she confidently refuted the second king's scolding.
"Didn't you say so yourself? A magician should always focus on maintaining the prosperity and glory of his family. "
As she said this, she took the initiative to approach the second king, her eyes filled with an unusually joyful expression.
"If you have to go to the ceremony in the Far East, I won't stop you, but you have to leave behind the child who will inherit your magic circuit. Didn't I say so?"
To some extent, a magician's aptitude could be inherited.
The more outstanding the magic circuit of an elder was, the more likely the child would inherit this excellence and be born with a high-quality magic circuit.
Therefore, magicians paid more attention to bloodlines and inheritance than anyone else. The more ancient the bloodline, the more powerful the child could be and the more outstanding the aptitude.
The second king's magic circuit was undoubtedly third-rate, and his aptitude was very ordinary.
After all, the Velvet family was only the third generation in his generation. Even the first two generations were amateurs and dabblers in magic. They had only officially entered the Time Tower when he came, so it was impossible for them to have accumulated a long heritage.
But because he was a celebrity in the Time Tower and had very rare talents, it was completely necessary to collect his genetic information.
Seeing her master's confused and fearful expression because he was about to be pushed down, the hooded girl who had been standing outside couldn't keep calm anymore.
"That … Miss Lenise … Master doesn't seem very willing …"
The girl was wearing clothes with a hood, hiding her face under the hood.
Her slender body seemed to be boneless, and her timid voice was like that of a small animal. It made people involuntarily want to protect her and not let her suffer any grievances.
"Grey, this isn't a matter of whether you're willing or not."
With a mischievous smile on her face, Lainice continued to approach Edmund II. She was in a good mood as she enjoyed his ugly behavior, which resembled that of a forced daughter-in-law.
"Magicians are such cold-blooded freaks. Even if you're unwilling, you have no right to refuse. Don't get in my way!"
He gave a cold and concise answer.
But such an answer made Grey lose her sense of propriety. She only felt that her tongue was very stiff, and she didn't know how to refute.
Her personality was a little timid, so when facing a strong person, she would be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
At this moment, rhythmic knocks suddenly sounded from outside the door and entered the ears of the three people in the room.
"Guest! We have a guest! "
Ermero II immediately shouted as if he saw his savior, trying to divert Lenise's attention. "It must be work! We'll talk about it later! "
"It's most likely a student. Don't worry about him!"
Lenise lifted her legs that glowed with black silk and wanted to sit on him. The maid made of mercury behind her turned into the shape of a rope and tied the second king to the chair, making him unable to move.
Her emerald eyes flashed with a carnivorous light, as if she was going to carry out her words right here and now. The second king was shocked.
"Kacha!"
Although Lenise told her not to care about him, Grey, who was eager to save her master, still opened the door rapidly and let the figure of the person outside into the eyes of the others in the room.
"… Did I disturb you?"
As soon as Liuxia entered the room, she saw Henry II and Lainice in strange postures. After a moment of silence, she asked tentatively, "What happened?"
'Why are you doing this with your sister in broad daylight? And you even left your pure disciple Grey in the room? '
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