The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 172 "Fingal, you are not allowed to repeat a grade!"

Holy Grail War…?
Finkel stroked his rough chin, which had not been shaved clean, and thought to himself, Could this be the topic that has been going viral on the hunter internet recently?

He did see a thread owner with the ID "Huginn" post a video of a duel with amazing special effects, claiming to be promoting the mysterious "Holy Grail War".

But Finkel always felt that it was just a battle between the legendary godslayer Shirou Emiya and an unknown dragon king, which was filmed by a drone and uploaded to the Internet, triggering a wave of public opinion and being led by a group of people who just wanted to watch the fun.

With his many years of experience as the head of the paparazzi brigade of the Kassel College News Department, Finkel could tell at a glance that the video was carefully edited and the actual battle situation was unclear.

After all, as a student who studied alchemy with Vice-Principal Night Watcher, he was well aware of the weight of the term "Holy Grail" - in addition to its lofty status in religion and symbol of miracles in mysticism, in the study of dragon alchemy, it also refers to legendary rare items such as the Dragon King's fetal blood and the Dragon Bone Cross.

In other words, this Holy Grail War post is most likely a cover for someone to attract a group of ignorant guys to PK with the Dragon King?
The principal and vice-principal would not have really prepared some holy relics for him, intending for him to seriously participate in the Holy Grail War and summon heroic spirits, right?

"Fingal, we have discussed that it is necessary to send people to represent the secret party in this Holy Grail War." Principal Angers' voice was low and serious, with a completely serious tone.

"No, Principal, this..." Finkel was speechless for a moment, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"This video has traces of editing, right?" Angers smiled slightly, "But I want to tell you that this is a serious incident that actually happened."

Principal Angers then changed the subject and talked about an incident that seemed unrelated.

"On the second day after the Heroic Spirit attack video was released, my office mailbox received a total of 34 withdrawal applications, all from students in the advanced training class who were born in Japan. The implication is that the Japanese mixed-blood families tore up the education agreement signed with the secret party."

"The Eight Snake Families." The Night Watchman took a sip from his beer bottle. "They and the Secret Party have reached a unique equal cooperation relationship among branches around the world. The education agreement was signed later on the basis of the covenant."

"According to the agreement, the Eight Snake Families sent their family descendants to Kassel for further studies. After returning home, these students formed the Japanese branch of the academy. Originally, signing this agreement meant that the Eight Snake Families officially belonged to the secret party, but now..."

Angers voice turned cold, "They are breaking the contract. The Eight Snake Clan intends to become independent again."

Ange continued, "The Snake Eight Clan used these Japanese students to give me a reason to drop out and break my contract... The family needs their strength to deal with their biggest enemy in their homeland. They simply want to say that major events like the Holy Grail War were also caused by their enemies."

The night watchman swung the bottle of wine in his hand nonchalantly and sneered, "Oh, a classic blame-shifting tactic, throwing all the dirty stuff on the enemy they point their swords at, as if doing so would make their own bottoms appear clean."

Anger nodded, his eyes deep and deep. "No matter what their hidden motives are, the seriousness and reality of the Holy Grail War are beyond doubt. It's no wonder that the Clock Tower and the Holy Church also want to intervene."

Upon hearing the two unheard-of terms of power, Finkel's brain almost short-circuited. Who are these two?
"Fingal, do you remember the two videos just played?" The night watchman turned and stared at him.

"I remember, I remember it very clearly!" Finkel gave his mentor a thumbs up, with a flattering smile on his face, "I, Finkel, have always been in awe of your taste in beauties. It's hard to catch up with you!"

"Haha! I am always amazed at your level of flattery. It is hard to catch up with you..."

The night watchman was so pleased with the words of the senior paparazzi captain that his beer belly trembled with laughter. Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Angers, "Why does it feel wrong? Is this how Chinese idioms are used?"

Angers testified helplessly, "It's not 'hard to catch up', it's 'beyond reach'."

"Oh, yes, yes, I can't even catch up with you!" The night watchman took another sip of wine and wiped the foam from the corners of his mouth. "What were we talking about just now... the clock tower and the cathedral."

"The two people you saw in the video just now, according to the investigation of the branch personnel, they came from the Clock Tower and the Holy Church respectively," the night watchman narrowed his eyes, "Fingal, have you figured out anything?"

Finkel carefully recalled the girls' fighting power in the video. He took a deep breath and finally uttered four words: "So terrifying!"

After hearing Finkel's incoherent answer, the night watchman put on a look of disappointment, "Who told you to express your feelings? Give me a detailed analysis!"

"Uh... the first little girl seems to be good at alchemy, but I can't see the word spirit; the second nun seems to be using a physical enhancement word spirit, 'Immortality' or 'Bronze Throne'? But..."

"But you noticed that they never chanted the Dragon Script from beginning to end, right?" The Night Watchman interrupted him. "Yes, that's right. We have confirmed that they have never used the Word Spirit, but instead adopted some unknown new system that seems to be the same as the real one."

"Ah?" Fingel's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide enough to fit several eggs. He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. The conversation just now was like Columbus in the 15th century who finally set sail with the support of the Spanish royal family, but found a new continent easily after just a few gusts of wind on an unfamiliar route.

Angers added, "These two videos are just the tip of the iceberg. Many branches in Europe have sent reports that a large number of families belonging to the secret party have recently encountered multiple premeditated ambushes. The school board has asked Norma to block the disclosure of this kind of information, so the students at the headquarters generally have no way of knowing it."

The night watchman snorted coldly. "The school board has argued about this several times. They are certain that this is the pawn of Westminster Abbey and Solomon's Temple, and that they are the ones behind the Holy Grail War."

"My God, they are still shouting that the secret party's reputation and status cannot be challenged, and they are gathering the best hands of the executive department to fight back! Damn it, all the good guys in our Kassel Academy should become the elites of the dragon-slaying united front, instead of joining the school director's family and becoming their private soldiers!"

The night watchman waved the bottle indignantly, and beer foam leaked out of the bottle and flew everywhere. Fingel dodged in time when he was about to be in trouble. Under his strong appearance like a bear, he actually had the agility of a wild monkey.

"No, although the attacker is a local mixed-blood family, they probably want to use this to coerce the academy's branch to 'hand over regional jurisdiction.'" Angé shook his head, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

He inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu, and the memory of the last time he had negotiated for peace with the Lord Wa in Shenzhou flashed through his mind.

"Let's get back to the point," Ange gathered his thoughts, "What we can confirm now is that the Clock Tower of Westminster Abbey will send people to intervene in the Holy Grail War. The Temple of Solomon and the Holy Church founded by the Cross even claimed that 'the Holy Grail is a symbol of God's manifestation and should be under the management of the church.'"

"...The unknown new systems suddenly revealed by these two parties and this incident are by no means coincidental. We, the Secret Party, cannot remain indifferent to the Holy Grail War."

"Speaking of heroes...Fingal, what do you think of?"

"Heroic Spirits..." Fingel pondered for a moment, a flash of realization flashed in his eyes, "Norse mythology, Odin's Hall of Heroes Valhalla? I remember the poster's ID 'Huginn' is also a raven raised by Odin."

"That's right. Thinking back to the 'Odin' that appeared in Shenzhou at that time, we have to suspect that this Nordic god is not dead at all. From the loss of control of the situation in Europe to the resurgence of the situation in Japan, the manipulator behind this series of events is probably related to him."

Ange's voice was low and cold, and his eyes were like a sharp folding knife about to be unsheathed. The principal put another big blame on Odin while speaking.

"Even when we suffered a loss in the Shenzhou incident last time, it was ultimately because of Odin's conspiracy in Shenzhou. Now He has finally revealed His tail again. We must not be a step behind like before!"

After Ange finished speaking, he slowly raised his head and looked at Finger with burning eyes. The latter looked terrified, as if he had seen the end of the dagger of the Yan State map. He subconsciously looked at his mentor with a look of help.

However, the night watchman's expression at this moment was exactly the same as Angers'.

That look seemed to say, "God has given great responsibility to this person! We have decided that you will fight in the Holy Grail War!"

Finger pointed at himself with a sad face, and said in a trembling voice, "Does it really have to be me?"

Is there no one available in the secret party now? Is it finally my turn to go to the battlefield of the Dragon King-level real-person PK?

"Fingal, don't be too self-deprecating. You are at least an A-level pedigree and a well-deserved dragon-slaying elite. Besides, you are a senior now, and your roommates have been sent to the branch for internships. If you don't go out to perform internships this year, I'm afraid you won't be able to graduate normally."

Principal Ange persuaded him earnestly, "On this trip to Japan, you should come with me. And with the background of the Secret Party, finding a precious holy relic is just a piece of cake. Finkel, you just need to stay with me. The process is not as dangerous as you think."

"That's right," the Night Watchman waved his hand with a relaxed look, as if he was discussing a picnic. "Don't be so scared. Since Ange is going with you and has prepared the best relics, why are you worried?"

"Vice Principal, um... you see I'm doing a great job in the News Department, and I'm also managing the Night Watch Forum very well for you," Finkel blinked and winked wildly at his mentor.

"...Can I quit this internship? Even if I have to be a bachelor from now on and stay in the academy, I can accept it!"

The night watchman looked at Ange in confusion, then turned and asked, "So what are you going to do next year? Repeat your fifth year, and then downgrade your 'A grade' to a lower grade?"

Finkel's eyes lit up: "Is this really possible?"

"No!" Angé decisively rejected the master and apprentice's attempt to violate the school rules in front of the principal.

(End of this chapter)