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Then... he will be able to receive funding from the Clock Tower.

Noel Layard comes from an ancient magic family that has been passed down for thirteen generations and has a history of hundreds of years, but... just like the Matou family in the Far East.

Their family had long since fallen into decline.

Less than one-tenth of the assets I had remained.

However, things often take unexpected turns. A genius emerged in this generation of the Layard family... and that was his sister.

This was originally a good thing.

but...

Her younger sister, who inherited the magic circuit, had an accident during the fusion!

The technology to perfectly separate or reassemble doesn't exist, but... he can't afford a tuner with that kind of technology.

So the Layard family could only keep his sister in a coma, preventing her condition from worsening, but also preventing any progress.

But now... three years have passed.

If a decision isn't made...

Their family is about to face complete annihilation.

So he participated in the ceremony, taking a gamble! If he succeeded, he could... help the Clock Tower fund his sister's recovery, and... deep down, he harbored an even deeper ambition...

Now, we have finally succeeded in taking the first step.

"No...no good! What's going on—?"

The sudden sound startled him, and he quickly looked up: "The...the Greater Grail? It's glowing?"

The Greater Grail, though called a cup, is not actually a cup. It is a special magical block wrapped in clay, with unique patterns on it, and traces of souls engraved inside.

“What… what’s going on?” Basemelo frowned as he looked at Yubustakuhaid beside him.

"No...impossible, this is...I don't know either!"

“大圣杯当中的魔力在继续的下降！9、7、4、3、1...大圣杯的魔力...有近乎一半的直接消失了...”

"Investigate! What exactly happened?!" Barthezmero said angrily, "How could something like this happen during a ritual I was overseeing? Do you all have a death wish?!"

"Yes!"

The magicians were startled and began a full-scale investigation.

Then... about an hour later, the conclusion came out.

There's a hidden mechanism within the Greater Grail... and it was just triggered...

"Oh... the Greater Grail. So the Holy Grail War has changed from a seven-person war to a seven-against-seven war... which means the total number of Servants has become fourteen?"

Barthezmero laughed.

Instead of laughing at the mistake, she said, "Great! That's what makes it interesting!" With that, she jumped off the platform, which was dozens of meters high, and landed lightly on the ground with the wind. She walked to a magician with Command Seals on the back of his hand and said, "Now that we have an enemy, we can't let you inexperienced players take the field. Give me your Command Seals."

As she spoke, she took off the glove on her right hand.

"Huh? What—" Before the magician could say anything.

The Command Seals in his hand are disappearing!

And slowly, stroke after stroke appeared on Barthezmero's hand.

"So that's how it is. So this is the Command Seal."

Barthez looked at it and laughed: "Perfect—Mavis!"

"exist."

"Notify the other monarchs that a meeting is about to begin. Since there's a possibility of an enemy, it's impossible to send these rookies to the battlefield. Select new men from the Clock Tower. My Clone squad needs three, and the rest can be given to them... Oh, and Einzbern, do you need a spot?"

“Yes, please do.” Yubustakuhaid’s eyes lit up; the old man had sensed an opportunity.

“Then, I’ll give you one.” Barthemello said nonchalantly, “That way I’ll take one for myself, three for the Clone brigade, one for the Einzbern family, and two for the other factions.”

"Yes." Mavis bowed and said with some doubt, "But... is this alright? Giving them both..."

"If you don't want it, then get out!" Barthemello said, putting on his gloves. "Anyway... I'm enough for the Holy Grail War on my own."

Mavis paused slightly, then bowed. She knew... this queen was serious; she truly intended to end the Holy Grail War alone...

The others... were just there for entertainment...

"Wait—!" Just then, a shout came from behind Barthezmero.

Chapter 203 The Holy Grail War – Begins!

“I remember your name is Noel Layard.” He turned around and looked at the magician who had called him.

"Yes...yes!" Noel said, his forehead covered in cold sweat. "I...I have a responsibility to participate in the Holy Grail War! Please!"

"Alright, then I'll give you one spot. You can keep your Command Seal for yourself."

"Huh?" Noel was taken aback. So...smoothly?

"Among these magicians, the only one who dares to speak to me like that, well—as expected of Leiard. I'll give you this opportunity to participate in this Holy Grail War. I'll give you one of the spots from the Clone Squad."

"Wait a minute, what I said—" Just then, another magician suddenly stretched out his hand as if to say something, but the next moment—he turned into minced meat, leaving only his right hand with the Command Seal still in place.

"Who gave you permission to speak when your family's legacy only lasts seven generations?"

Noel Layard was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat...

At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that his family had been passed down for thirteen generations. Even in decline, this fact remained unchanged, and it was precisely because of this that the Queen gave him the opportunity to speak.

Barthezmero turned and left.

At that moment, no one dared to say anything more.

Of course, even so, she had her own considerations.

First, Barthez must take the lion's share; only then can their coercion be demonstrated.

They then symbolically granted two spots, which to some extent quelled their discontent.

After all... there's no such thing as loyalty in the world of magic... perhaps some high-ranking magicians care about reputation and dignity.

Of course, Barthezmero also cared a lot.

but...

They also understand very well that only by becoming strong themselves can they maintain their reputation and dignity.

"At the previous pace, how long will it take for the Holy Grail War to begin this time, Einzbern?"

"About... three years," Yubustakuhaid said conservatively. In fact, he estimated that it should be a little over two years, but he wanted to say more now so that there would be room for remedial measures if something unexpected happened.

“It’s up to you.” Barthemello said with a smile, “I also need to go…prepare my relic.”

Transferring a Command Seal might not be easy for an ordinary magician, and a clumsy attempt might even waste a Command Seal... But—this is the Clock Tower.

It is the world's largest magic academy.

With a large number of elites gathered, just like before, it would be incredibly easy for her to snatch the Command Seals!

......

"Hmm, well done."

Reflecting on the 26 episodes that had just aired, he felt that the first and second parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure were all quite exciting.

Kurokawa Kazuya nodded in satisfaction.

"That's settled then. Next, we just need to get it broadcast on TV. I don't need to say anything more about that, right?"

"Yes, I understand." Okada Toshio nodded, a little excited.

It's been over a year since JOJO Studio was founded, and finally... their first decent anime is finished.

The entire process consumed countless people's efforts.

To achieve the perfect effect, Kurokawa Kazuya even drew a short music-themed manga, forcing himself to learn some musical techniques in his dream...

He only learned the basics, enough to express what was in his mind, and he stopped learning once someone else had done it for him...

He has no interest in music or anything like that.

Of course, he's saying he's not interested in making music, but he is interested in listening to it.

He only studied magic for a month, learned some basics, and then came back.

Although he cannot store magic power, he can temporarily convert life energy into magic power using his Mystic Eyes. In other words, it seems he can only use these basic spells; even if he knew them, he couldn't use higher-level ones.

However... the main issue is that you can't participate in lotteries with your own original comics, even after they've been completed. You can learn from the knowledge within, but only at a very basic level...

The difference in treatment made him doubt whether he could actually enter the world of the comics he had drawn in the future.

It wasn't a dream, but... an entry into reality.

However, it was just a casual thought, and there's no sign of it happening yet.

Kurokawa Kazuya felt a slight itch in his right hand, so he gently scratched the back of his right hand with his left hand and continued, "Now that this is finished, I'm giving you a week off. After that, get back to working on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3."

"I understand!" Okada Toshio nodded. Now that he had experience, he knew exactly what kind of flavors the boss in front of him liked, so the rest would be much simpler.

For example, the second part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was never remade; only minor modifications were made to the details and music.

And now, the fourth part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has started serialization, or rather, it has been serialized for more than half a year...

According to Kazuya Kurokawa, after finishing the third part, he will take a break and make another anime to "relax".

As for that anime...

It's the manga "Hellsing," which started serialization in the weekly YOUNGJUMC a while ago. It's an interesting story about vampires.

Because they were going to produce it, they had already seen all the original manuscripts from beginning to end.

The entire series consists of 95 episodes.

It's only currently in its fourth chapter...

"That's good." Kurokawa Kazuya said, his pupils slightly contracting as he glanced at his right hand. "Alright, that concludes today's meeting. Does anyone have any further comments?"