Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

"Aozaki, Touko!"

Reines's expression changed drastically, and she said in a trembling voice, "You were the one designated for the seal..."

Grey tilted her head and asked, "Is it a designated seal?"

[The "Sealing Designation" is a title bestowed upon magicians with exceptional talents, and also an edict issued by the association.]

[Magic that cannot be acquired through mere scholarship and study, and is so precious that it can only be achieved through lineage and physique, and is limited to a single generation of possessors, has been ordered by the association to be permanently preserved by the association itself.]

Of course, these are all official and pleasant-sounding statements.

In layman's terms, it means you're too talented and powerful, posing a threat to the Mage's Association's rule. We can't let you grow any further, otherwise, what will happen if you escape our control?

[Under the guise of 'protection,' magicians with extraordinary talents or those who have broken taboos are imprisoned for life.]

In some ways, it's no different from a specimen preserved in formalin.

This is why the Sealing Designation is both the greatest honor and the most fatal mark for a magician.

After all, once it's preserved, further research becomes impossible.

Magicians skilled enough to be designated for sealing away would not hesitate to risk their lives, and would certainly not abandon their research.

Therefore, most magicians designated for the seal retire, quietly disappearing or hiding within their own territories.

Sakura Tohsaka: "This is the Sealing Designation."

She kept hearing her father say that if she wasn't adopted by someone else, she would be subject to a sealing designation, but she had no idea what that sealing designation actually meant.

Now I finally know.

Rin Tohsaka: "What is this? Does being talented become a crime?"

Danic: "For the Magic Association, anyone who is not a gifted individual from their family is guilty."

Zhang Jiao: "The designation of seals is laughable; it's nothing more than a means for those in power to maintain their rule."

Kenneth: "Without the Magic Association maintaining order, the world would have been in chaos long ago."

Zhang Jiao: "Oh, you don't mean to say that my ZG is the same way."

Feng Xi: "No, because ZG has the Mountain Court at the top, and the Spiral Tower also has a strong security team."

Rin Tohsaka: "What is the Mountain Court?"

Feng Xi: "It's an alliance made up of a group of real big shots. To put it simply, it's a gang formed by a group of monsters above the Grand rank. Even the Spiral Tower has to act according to their wishes."

Rin Tohsaka: "You guys in ZG have an organization like this? Doesn't the Mage's Association have one?"

Feng Xi: "Yes, the Mage's Association also has the Astra Institute and the Wandering Sea, but it's only in name. These two organizations don't obey the Mage's Association's orders at all."

Kenneth: "You little rascal, how do you even know these things?"

Feng Xi: "Sorry, I love collecting all sorts of interesting information, so people call me the 'Know-it-all'."

"The seal was supposed to have been lifted several years ago."

[Aozaki Touko said calmly.]

Originally, once a sealing order was issued, it was absolutely impossible to break. However, a few years ago, a major event occurred in the Clock Tower's oldest classroom—the Arcane Tribunal and Observatory "Carrion," which was responsible for issuing the sealing orders. This event was commensurate with the end of the century and also had a severe impact on the Clock Tower as a whole.

[It wasn't just Aozaki Touko; it's said that the seals on several other people were also broken at the time.]

"A major event happened at the observatory a few years ago!"

Kenneth was taken aback upon hearing this news.

What a momentous event! Even some previously unbroken seals have been broken.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Reines El-Melloi Archizolti."

Reines respectfully introduced, "Grey, this is the Grand Master I mentioned earlier."

Grey: "!!!"

[Aozaki Touko: "I know you. I have some connections with your El-Melloi faction because the previous El-Melloi asked me to do some work for him."]

Reines: "You mean Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald?"

【“Yes.”】

[Aozaki Touko lightly touched her lips with her finger, keeping everyone in suspense.]

Then, her gaze fell on Grey.

"Wow, you have an interesting face."

"I looked for Aozaki Touko? When?"

Kenneth was completely bewildered; how could this possibly involve him?

He didn't remember having any contact with this woman, and the video showed events that actually happened after World War IV, when he had already died during World War IV.

So, he met this woman during World War IV.

But he had already read the entire story of "Fate/Zero" and there was no mention of Aozaki Touko.

"Director Ken's brain must be fried by now."

Feng Xi chuckled to himself.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kenneth was crippled by Kiritsugu Emiya and had his family exchange a pair of prosthetic limbs for a high price from Touko Aozaki so that he could regain the use of his hands. This process was completely glossed over in Fate/Zero, and Touko Aozaki's name was never even mentioned.

So Kenneth probably couldn't possibly imagine when he had ever crossed paths with Aozaki Touko.

Just as Aozaki Touko reached out to touch Gray's cheek, cheers suddenly erupted in the hall.

[It's the Golden Princess of Izeluma!]

Seeing this, Aozaki Touko withdrew her hand.

On the spiral staircase leading to the second floor, extending like a terrace, stood a pair of pretty maids who appeared to be twins.

Two maids curtsied, lifting their skirts, and called out in unison to those behind them.

"Lady Tiadera..." / "Lady Estella..."

【“Come in.”】

As the two figures slowly appeared, everyone present seemed to lose all sensation in that instant.

She was an existence of utmost perfection; any description used to describe her would become utterly ridiculous, almost demeaning.

No words can describe the beauty of the visitor.

[This is the famous Golden Princess "Tiadra Balyereta Izeruma", and the veiled Silver Princess "Estella Balyereta Izeruma".]

The magicians present took several minutes to regain their senses; several of them even dropped their glasses.

Even Reines was the same; after regaining her senses, she didn't even realize that her own consciousness had been cut off.

The group members fell silent upon seeing the Golden Princess in the video.

Although Feng Xi was somewhat prepared, he was still taken aback.

She truly deserves the title of the Golden Princess, whose beauty defies description; she is simply breathtaking.

Gold: "Wow, there really is such a beautiful woman, she's practically Venus descended from heaven!"

Ishtar: "Huh???"

Ishtar: "You fat man, you have absolutely no taste. How can such a fake face compare to the beauty of this goddess?"

Rin Tohsaka: "Mhm."

Feng Xi: "Why are you nodding? Her face is your face too."

Rin Tohsaka: "So what? Are you saying I'm not as pretty as this so-called Golden Princess?"

Feng Xi: "...Don't you know the term 'self-awareness'?"

Rin Tohsaka: "You're saying I lack self-awareness!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Ahem, stop fooling around, Rin."

Rin Tohsaka: "Father, were you staring blankly just now? I'll tell Mom if you're not careful."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "!!!"

Feng Xi: "Haha, filial piety truly brings great power."

The First Emperor said, "Indeed, it's so bad that words can't describe it. It's a pity that it's too beautiful to be true."

Everything has its limits, and beauty is no exception.

When a woman has a good grasp of the standards of beauty, she can possess a stunningly beautiful face that could bring ruin to a country. But once she exceeds those standards, she will give people a false impression.

It's so beautiful, it doesn't seem real, but rather like an illusion.

The Golden Princess, meticulously crafted by Izeluma and pursuing ultimate beauty, has clearly exceeded the bounds.

"So that's the Golden Princess."

[Aozaki Touko took off her glasses, lowered her eyes, and said, "Although I'd heard the rumors, I never imagined it would reach such a level. Even I have to admire Izeruma's history."]

[Reines and the other woman found it strange, because Aozaki Touko's tone was completely different from before.]

"Yeah, I was a bit shocked too, so I switched."