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Kurokawa Kazuya remained silent for more than a minute before saying, "Well... I'd like to visit Animusfia next. Do you know his address?"

Chapter 363 Animusfia

"Animusfia?"

Barthezmello frowned: "That family of magicians who have studied celestial movements since ancient times?"

The Animusfia, as Barthemello said, are a family of magicians who have studied and controlled celestial movements since ancient times. In this respect alone, even Barthemello cannot compare with them.

Or rather, no one in this world understands them better than they do.

Of course, I'm talking about living people.

We don't know about those Servants or the existence of gods.

Animusfia's mission, a millennium-old question—Grand Order.

To safeguard the history of humankind on this planet.

That is a race that watches over human history and will witness its continuation into the future.

They bear the mission of conveying the message that "the future still exists" to others.

Just like any other magician.

These are families with magic traditions spanning hundreds or even thousands of years.

Each one has its own proposition.

And this proposition remains unchanged even after thousands of years, a relic of the past.

A magician can be described as such.

In other words, anything is fine as long as this proposition can be achieved.

The Animusfia family was no exception.

In the world of Fate/Grand Order... their mission was accomplished, and they successfully established the Chaldea, the institution that safeguards human order.

To be able to successfully observe whether human history still exists, and whether any problems will arise in human history.

but--

As a price.

Human reason has disappeared.

The remains of Solomon, the King of Magic, and the seventy-two Demon God Pillars were burned away, causing humanity to completely vanish.

but--

The Animusfia of this world is still far from being realized.

They are still planning and building up their strength.

Although this family didn't participate in the Holy Grail War, Bartholomew remembered it very clearly. In exchange for some research, the Animusfia family obtained the right to research the Greater Grail.

Although it's unknown whether they ultimately obtained any useful information.

"Of course I know—I can tell you that, but... I'm not close enough to offer you any help, no... quite the opposite! Even for the smallest thing, you won't get anything from me without paying a price!"

"So... what about Ripple Qi Gong?"

Kurokawa Kazuya smiled and said, "Just as I said before, I can use the Ripple Breathing Technique, as long as you tell me the location of the Animusfia family."

"...Alright! Since you've put it that way, I'll tell you. Animusfia's location is—"

......

"Is this the Animusfia residence?" Looking at the building nestled deep in the mountains, Ryougi Shiki sighed, "This is exhausting..."

“I would like to drive over, but didn’t you say you didn’t want to?” Kurokawa Kazuya sighed. “Besides, you can actually wait at Chaldea. If you want to see what the Animusphia family is like, I can pick you up then.”

"No! Forget it, driving on those mountain roads can really kill people." Ryougi Shiki said, but her breathing was not disordered, and she did not look tired at all. "As for waiting, let's skip it too. It's boring over there."

"Why don't you try that training equipment? Isn't it quite interesting? Virtual reality, fighting monsters and stuff... haha."

"No, I have absolutely no interest in it. Fighting doesn't feel like a real battle against life and death; it's too boring, so I'll pass. But... why didn't you go?"

"Me? Ah... because I also feel there's no need for that..." Kurokawa Kazuya looked at Animusfia in front of him and spoke about a topic that seemed unrelated, or rather... not entirely unrelated.

After all, it's talking about something Chaldea might be able to accomplish...

The reason why Kurokawa Kazuya didn't attend is also quite simple.

Although that device can simulate the capabilities of a Servant, it is still quite rudimentary.

Strength, speed, skills, and Noble Phantasm power are indeed simulated, but the crucial intelligence is only at a rudimentary level.

Although the calculations are done by the computer, there won't be any obvious errors in the battle.

But it has absolutely no spirituality.

Um...

However, I still can't beat them.

but--

Instead of fighting those things, I'd rather fight them in my dreams.

Practice your swordsmanship by sparring with Saber, practice your knife skills by sparring with Assassin, and practice your dodging skills by sparring with Gilgamesh.

Anyway, even if you die in a dream, it won't affect reality.

If you're really bored, playing a game is a good option.

At least, it's much more real than that training equipment.

Click—click—

The tightly closed door in front of them slowly opened.

A maid-like figure pushed open the door and said, "Welcome to Animusfia. Is this Mr. Kurokawa Kazuya?"

“That’s right.” Kurokawa Kazuya nodded. “It’s me.”

"Then please come in." The maid bowed and opened the door, saying, "The master has been waiting for quite some time."

"Waited for a long time? Does that mean you knew we were coming?"

“Yes.” The maid nodded. “Although we didn’t expect it to be two people, the head of the family received a call from Lord Barthemello informing him of your arrival, and has been waiting ever since.”

“I see, that’s good.” Kurokawa Kazuya nodded and pulled Ryougi Shiki along, saying, “Then, let’s go. Let’s see what this Animusphia is all about.”

As they spoke, the two followed the maid into the ancient family compound.

From the outside, it still looks like an old family estate.

The internal barrier is not visible.

The walls were covered with moss.

However, the interior is equipped with completely modern facilities.

The Chaldean symbol was even printed on the wall next to him, and when he first walked in, he almost thought he had returned to Chaldean.

and--

Here we found something that shouldn’t have been there—a suspected celestial body called Chaldea!

"This thing..."

"Are you curious about this?" Just then, a clear voice came over, followed by an unfamiliar male: "This thing is called Chaldea. Of course, this is just a model, ah... right, it should be called a figurine or something, hahaha."

"Who are you?" Ryougi Shiki frowned as she looked at the man.

“Yes, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I am the current head of Animussphere—Maris-Billey Animussphere, the person you want to meet.”

Chapter 364 The Deal is Made

"So, what business do you have with us, Animusfia?" Marisbire Animusfia looked at the two complete strangers and said, "Well, right, right, let's talk about that later. How about this? The culmination of our Animusfia's technology—Chaldea."

"Huh? Didn't you say this was fake?"

"Ah, yes, that's definitely fake. After all, it really can't be started at all, haha. The energy required to start that thing is just too much... there's simply not enough fuel. By the way, would you like to sponsor our research in Animusphia? Our preparations are almost complete, all that's left is the money, but even though we've received a lot of funding, it's still not enough."

"Money...?"

“Yes, money,” Marisbury nodded and said without any hesitation.

“I can pay for it, but I have something else to say, which is also the reason I came here.”

Marisbury nodded, walking ahead while instructing a maid to pour some tea: "So, Mr. Kurokawa, what is your purpose? What is your purpose in coming to our Animusfia?"

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup beside him.

"...I want the contract of Atlas Academy."

Marisbury's hand trembled slightly, spilling a little tea. His eyes sharpened as he stared at Kurokawa Kazuya for a moment before laughing: "Sorry, sorry, I must have misheard you. What do you want...?"

"I want the contract of Atlas Academy."

“Hmm… How interesting.” Marisbury paused for a few seconds. “I don’t remember telling anyone that I possess this contract… but you know very well! No… you know it all too well. Your words just now weren’t asking me whether I have it or not, but whether I can produce it… How interesting humans are. So—why should I give it to you? What’s the price? What will I get in return?”

"So, what do you want?"

“Money! As long as you give me enough money... I’ll give you this contract, no problem.” Marisbury said with a smile, “As long as you have the money.”

"..." Kurokawa Kazuya didn't speak but remained silent for a while.

If it were anyone else, Kurokawa Kazuya would definitely say, "Sure, how much do you want?"

Such words.

but...

The Marisbury in front of me was different.

He already possessed a vast sum of money, having even purchased the Cerafix offshore oil field and a nuclear power plant in France. But if that wasn't enough...