I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

"I heard you clashed with the Mage Association's designated sealing department again recently. I thought you wouldn't be coming anytime soon." Kurokawa Kazuya placed the freshly ground coffee in front of Aozaki Touko.

"Well... I can't let personal matters interfere with business, can I? Although I ran into some trouble, I still traveled halfway around the world to get back. So, how about it? Will you give me a little extra money this time?"

Orange opened the box in front of her with two clicks.

"Take a look at the goods you ordered."

Kurokawa Kazuya walked over, first wearing fingerless gloves, but this time, just as he had planned, the length reached all the way to his elbows.

Two, one in each hand. After all, this thing can not only hide the Command Seals marks on the back of one's hands, but it is also a weapon.

Exposing your fingers makes it easier to hold the pen, so it won't be affected even when drawing comics.

And then—there was a golden rope.

The rope was about the thickness of a finger, over ten meters long, and made of the same material as the gloves...

It has a 100% transmission rate of wave energy and a 50% amplification rate of wave energy, which is basically a 150% effect. A truly fantastic weapon.

There's also a three-meter-long scarf made from the same material...

It's probably made from the fur of a golden wolf, but I don't know if it's shed fur or something this guy cut off...

They must have used some kind of method to cut it... He can almost see a hairless golden wolf in the picture...

That being said, such fur is a treasure to him and other magicians, but to that golden wolf, it's probably something that can grow back immediately after being cut off.

Come to think of it, he hasn't seen that familiar near Orange... Is it being kept somewhere? Or was it simply released into the wild?

It's a real shame that the fantasy species is nowhere to be found in any of Aozaki Touko's subsequent works, including Kara no Kyoukai.

Then--

"I didn't expect you to even get your hands on a holy relic..."

"Kurokawa Kazuya said with emotion."

"The Holy Grail War... So you're going to participate after all, but it seems you're not from the Mage's Association but rather from the side of the independent cultivators..."

“Ah, that’s right.” Kurokawa Kazuya nodded.

"Sigh... Aren't you afraid I'll tell everyone if you tell so readily? Don't forget, I'm a magician too. I don't like seeing Da Yuan fade away either, do I?"

"Do you even believe that yourself?" Kurokawa Kazuya smiled, put on the two gloves, and nodded in satisfaction.

The effect is good.

Although he didn't use ripples, he could already feel the effect of perfect harmony.

It can already withstand some swords and spears, plus its ripple effect...

In the upcoming Holy Grail War, he also had his own fighting capabilities... If he had had such equipment when he fought Diarmuid before... it seems there wouldn't have been much difference.

Aozaki Touko smiled casually: "So, how about the price? A pair of gloves, a scarf, a rope, and two relics - the Lionheart's arm guards... and the broken sword of the Sixth Demon King, Oda Nobunaga."

"Can you confirm that it's genuine?" Kurokawa Kazuya breathed a sigh of relief.

“Of course they’re real,” Aozaki Touko said with a smile. “No matter who authenticates them, they’re all genuine.”

Kurokawa Kazuya nodded in satisfaction. That's good.

In that case, I'll have four artifacts... which greatly increases my options.

"Then, name your price. How much will all of these cost in total?"

"Fifty billion yen, how about that?"

"Three billion yen."

Aozaki Touko paused for a moment, then slowly frowned: "You... you've actually learned how to bargain??"

"There's nothing I can do," Kurokawa Kazuya sighed. "We're really short on cash lately... some haggling is probably necessary..."

"That's strange. Is there something wrong with the company's operations? Wait a minute... according to my calculations, you should have a lot of money now, right? Didn't you just make a fortune not long ago?"

"you know?"

“Of course.” Aozaki Touko smiled. “Because I also made a small fortune from this trend. Now it seems the storm is about to pass, and I plan to stop after a while.”

"It's better to stop sooner rather than later." Kurokawa Kazuya's lips twitched slightly. After all, the situation in Japan is not good right now. Next month, or the month after, the current bubble-like economy could end at any time.

"Never mind, let's just take five billion..." Kurokawa Kazumi sighed slightly. That way, he could always come to her if he needed anything in the future... so two billion wouldn't make a difference.

As he spoke, he took out a check and placed it in front of Aozaki Touko.

“That’s fantastic! You—” Aozaki Touko snapped her fingers, picked up the check with satisfaction, and checked it: “Here you go.”

Aozaki Touko placed an envelope on Kurokawa Kazuya's desk: "Use it the same way as last time."

"Yes, yes, I understand." Kurokawa Kazuya sighed inwardly. This guy... if he had bargained just now, even if he had sold the item to him, he probably wouldn't have kept it.

How stingy!

"By the way, do you sell that fantasy species?" Kurokawa Kazuya pointed to his gloves and said, "The fantasy species that made these gloves."

"Ah, that guy." Aozaki Touko smiled. "He's already run away. But don't worry, I kept a lot of his fur. I can make another batch with what I have now. But it'll only be enough for one more time. Remember to contact me if you need it next time."

Aozaki Touko stood up, finished her coffee, walked to the door, opened it, and went out. Then she turned back and said through the crack in the door, "Well then, bye-bye, I'll be waiting for your next visit to Touko's shop."

Chapter 210 The First Heroic Spirit

Ruge Beowulf.

That's Aozaki Touko's familiar, a fantasy species...

However, they've already left and headed to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars.

Those hairs were all cut off by Aozaki Touko using magic before he left.

The great source of this world is constantly receding, and even the power of magic has begun to be affected, especially for the fantasy species.

This is not a normal decline due to technological advancements.

Instead, it's abnormally and rapidly passing away...

However... in Aozaki Touko's opinion, it's not all bad. Of course, losing Daigen will affect her, as she can no longer use most of her magic, but—her puppetry skills will not be affected in the slightest.

That... can no longer be considered magic.

......

If the Great Source recedes, will humanity face extinction?

it's not true.

Even if the Great Source fades away, humanity and this planet will not change.

In other timelines, the Great Source has receded, and the population has dwindled to two-thirds, but... these two-thirds are still alive. Resources, though dwindling, still exist; they haven't vanished or evaporated into thin air.

For example, the Western European tycoon who controls 60 percent of the world's wealth is a case in point.

They have the resources at their disposal.

but...

If Dayuan disappears, many resources will no longer be able to regenerate.

Whether this poses a significant threat to humanity is still unknown, but one thing is certain...

With Da Yuan gone, most magicians are finished.

Only a few magicians, due to special circumstances, are able to continue using some of the knowledge they learned before, such as alchemy and Aozaki Touko's puppetry techniques.

After putting everything away, Kurokawa Kazuya felt a little more confident.

I expect to finish serializing "Hellsing" before the next Holy Grail War. I wonder what I'll get by then...

......

Cairo, Egypt.

Louis Schmidt looked at the city and sighed softly: "Well... it's a little cleaner, but really a little... Speaking of which... even though this is where the Holy Grail War is being held, is it really necessary to come here now?"

"Hmph, you don't need to know." Such a voice came from the void behind them, but in reality there was nothing there.

At least there are spirit-like beings that ordinary people cannot see—Servants!

"Well then, let's hurry up and go. Although we can finally see the sun when we become spirits, it's awful! The sun's rays are so annoying!"

"Yes, yes, I understand," Louis Schmidt said with a shrug.

Soon, the two arrived at a hotel.

Once inside, Louis Schmidt blocked out all the sunlight from the surrounding area.

“It’s really cramped.” With that, the Servant materialized itself.

He was also the first Servant to be summoned in this Holy Grail War, summoned several years before the start of the war. He barely survived in this world thanks to the gems prepared by Louis Schmidt and his magical power.

This is because this heroic spirit is somewhat special; its attacks are not activated through magic, which is why it can be summoned in this way.

The materialized Servant has a cold gaze, golden hair, almost transparent white skin, and three moles on its ears, giving it a strange charm that doesn't resemble a man.

He was none other than the Servant who had just been summoned—Dio Brando!

“Louis, you see?” Dio touched his neck and said, “There’s no injury left, but I can only stop for five seconds instead of nine… even here in Egypt.”

"Yeah, because it's a phantom?"

“Yes.” Dio smiled. “I am not originally a part of this world, a completely fictional being. I could not have existed, nor could I have been summoned… But it seems that the nature of my true self attracts quite a few people… I was materialized as the embodiment of evil. That is why I was able to be summoned.”

Louis Schmidt nodded.

Dio Brando... he's a phantom spirit, but even so, he's still an extremely powerful being. Or rather, his Servant stats make his strength seem different from what's shown in the manga.

Real name: Dio Brando

Class: Rider/A|venger

Attribute: Chaos - Evil

Strength: C

Durability: C