I'm really not a top magician

As for magicians, because their lives go against the ordinary laws of the world, they must strictly abide by the rules of their own world.

Sajo Aika's act of holding her family hostage does indeed go against Tōsaka Tokiomi's creed.

But at the end of the day,

Matou Sakura is still the biological child of Tohsaka Tokiomi, even though she is adopted into the Matou family.

But the blood flowing in it is indeed Tōsaka Tokiomi's.

"Then did the head of the Matou family explain the reason why Sajo Aika held Sakura hostage?" asked Kotomine Kirei.

Tōsaka Tokiomi didn't pay much attention to Kotomine Kirei's affectionate way of addressing Sakura.

After all, Kotomine Kirei had been his apprentice for three years and had frequently visited the Tōsaka household, and he even knew his two daughters. There was nothing wrong with a nickname like that.

"Well? He probably hopes to use Sakura as a bargaining chip to make some exchanges during the Holy Grail War. From previous battles, it can be seen that Sajo Aika is a very cunning magician." Tōsaka Tokiomi judged so.

Kotomine Kirei also understood very well that because of Sakura's abduction, Tōsaka Tokiomi had made some misunderstandings in his judgment of Sajo Aika. It was precisely because he looked at this issue as a father that the deviation occurred.

Thinking of this, Kotomine Kirei suddenly thought of his daughter Kallen.

However, Kotomine Kirei, who had close contact with Aika Sajo, had a different view on this matter. Aika Sajo was indeed cunning, but only when facing the enemy.

When facing other people, she usually shows a sense of ordinariness that is completely different from other geniuses. This may be one of the reasons why Aika Sajo is so easy to like.

Therefore, Kotomine Kirei did not believe that Sajo Aika wanted to use Sakura's identity to threaten Matou and Tousaka.

But he was not quite sure about the real purpose and needed to investigate to find out.

Thinking of this, Kotomine Kirei became a little interested in Sajo Aika's purpose.

So, he suggested to Tōsaka Tokiomi, "Teacher, let me investigate Sakura's whereabouts. If you go looking for her yourself, you'll easily fall for Sajo Aika's trick, and other magi will think you're allies with Matou and might even gang up on you."

"Let me, your avowed opponent, investigate. This will also reduce the risk of this incident being exposed. Besides, you still need to prepare for the summoning ceremony later."

Kotomine Kirei suggested.

Hearing this, Tōsaka Tokiomi was filled with gratitude towards his disciple: "Kirei, I'm very grateful to have a disciple like you."

Tōsaka Tokiomi said this from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment, the voice of Kotomine Risei came from the door.

His coming also indicates one thing,

Tōsaka Tokiomi's holy relic has arrived!

Next is the time to summon the heroic spirits.

P.S. I’m very sorry. I sent the wrong article yesterday. I’m very sorry.

Chapter 156: Summoning Heroic Spirits [The chapter was posted incorrectly. I read it yesterday and skipped it directly.]

No one had ever understood the talent of Webber Velvet.

Except for Shatiao Aige.

As a magician, he was neither born into a famous family nor lucky enough to meet a famous teacher.

Half of them are self-taught.

Finally, I was fortunate enough to be admitted to Clock Tower, the highest institution of learning in London.

However, Weber has always been proud of his talent.

I am the most talented student in the history of this Clock Tower, and everyone will look at me with admiration.

Even though his friend Aika Sajo has a talent that even he is jealous of,

However, her good friend Aika Sajo also acknowledges that she does have talent.

This recognition also made Weber believe in himself.

The Velvet family's lineage of magicians has only lasted three generations.

Compared to the descendants of established magus families, Waver might be slightly inferior in terms of magic mark density and number of magic circuits, but as generations passed, the number of circuits and mark density continued to accumulate and expand. Many of the students receiving scholarships in the Clock Tower were descendants of prestigious families with pure bloodlines that had lasted for more than six generations.

The secrets of magic cannot be completed in one generation. The results of parents' lifelong study are inherited by their children. Through this method, we can hope that magic will become more and more sophisticated. This is why the magic power of a wizarding family becomes stronger as it is passed down from generation to generation.

In addition, although the number of magic circuits a magician has is determined at birth, some hereditary magic families deliberately use eugenics to increase the number of circuits in their offspring, thus widening the gap with emerging magic families in this regard.

Therefore,

The pros and cons of the magic world,

It is determined in advance based on one's background.

This is a view that is generally accepted by everyone.

But Weber disagrees.

Differences in historical origins can be compensated for through experience. Even without exceptional Magic Circuits, a deep understanding of spells and skilled use of magic can compensate for inherent differences in quality. Waver has always believed this.

Why should a wizard's future prospects be determined by bloodline?

Why does the reliability of a theory depend on the experience of older generations?

He considered himself a good example and was always actively trying to show off his talents.

But this talent is in front of Aika Sajo,

But it is more like a pitiful self-pity and self-comfort.

So in order to prove my talent,

Weber wrote a paper

——"What is the Magical Road in the New Century?"

The result of three years of conception and one year of writing, it launches a fierce attack on old ideas. It is a masterpiece written after painstaking thinking, with clear and rigorous ideas and without a single flaw.

If such a stunning work were to be seen by others, it would definitely cause a huge uproar on the current state of the clock tower.

But Teacher Kenneth just read it once and threw it away.

"A delusional person like you is not suitable for magical research!"

Teacher Kenneth spoke condescendingly, with even a hint of pity in his voice.

"After all, you still look down on me."

At that time, Weber mustered up the courage to refute the authority of teacher Kenneth in class, "If it was Aika Sajo who published this paper, you would never say this!"

"You dare to use the name of Sajo Aika to cover up your own stupidity, Waver Velvet? It seems I overestimated you."

Waver would never forget Kayneth's icy gaze at that time.

"Let me put it this way, you will never be Sajo Aika. You can never have Sajo Aika's talent! And your paper is nothing but a pile of garbage."

In Weber's nineteen years of life, there was no greater humiliation than this.

Since he has the talent to be a lecturer, it is impossible for him not to understand the excellence of Weber's paper.

wrong!

That man was probably jealous because he understood her.

Fear of what Weber hides,

The talent that Sajo Aika recognized,

So they became jealous of him and regarded him as a stumbling block that might threaten their own position.

That's probably why he treated his paper so roughly!

Is it the right attitude for a scholar to tear up an academic paper that contains so much wisdom?

unforgivable!

Even Sajo Aika acknowledged that she possessed the kind of talent that could shock the whole world, but it was wiped out because of the arbitrariness of an authority. It was really unfair.

It's rotten to the root.

It was also to prove his talent to Kenneth, to the classmates who laughed at him, and to Sajo Aika.

Waver stole the holy relic from teacher Kenneth and came to Fuyuki to participate in the Holy Grail War!

And seeing the holy relic in his arms,

Waver knew what a great heroic spirit this would summon!

A dry, half-rotten piece of cloth.

It was a piece of a cloak that once draped over the shoulders of a king.

The legendary conqueror who destroyed the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia and established the world's first great empire spanning from ancient Greece to northwest India.

Only by summoning this heroic spirit,

Weber will have the opportunity to prove his talent like Sajo Aika!

……

In a corner of the remote mountain town of Fuyuki City, there is an open space deep in the forest.

After confirming that there was no one around, Waver Velvet began to prepare for the summoning ceremony.

The chickens had been crowing all day today, which made Weber's nerves very nervous. Now it is time to purify the mind and then start to guide.

While the dripping chicken blood is still warm, I must draw the magic circle pattern on the ground. I've practiced the procedure many times. During the elimination process, I draw the four circles of elimination, retreat, and destruction, surrounding them to form the summoning circle.

"No mistakes are allowed."

"Full, full, full, full, full, full,"

"The cycle repeats itself, and the next is five,"

"However, when it is full, it is also the time to abandon it."

While chanting the incantation, Weber carefully sprinkled the chicken blood on the ground.

In the underground workshop of Tohsaka's mansion in the same remote mountain town, preparations for the same ceremony were going on at that time.

"Silver Iron of the Prime. The Contract of the Earth Stone. My ancestor and my master, Shubaiyin Ogu."

"The surging wind is blocked by four walls. Close the four doors and come out of the crown; wander at the three forks leading to the kingdom."

Tōsaka Tokiomi drew the magic circle while chanting the spell aloud, using melted gem solution instead of the blood of the sacrifice.

In preparation for this day to come, Toosaka used up all of her magic-filled gems without hesitation.

Guarding beside them were Kotomine and his sons, Risei and Kirei.

Kirei stared intently at the holy relic placed on the altar.

At first glance, it looks like a fragment of a mummy, but it is actually said to be the fossil of a snake that shed its skin for the first time in the world in the ancient times.

Kirei couldn't help but feel a sense of fear when he thought about the heroic spirits that might be summoned through this.

Now I finally understood the reason for Tokiomi's confidence.

No Servant could win over the Heroic Spirit chosen by Tokiomi.

At the same time, in the distant city of Einzbern, Emiya Kiritsugu was inspecting the completion of the magic circle painted on the chapel floor.

"Doesn't even such a simple ritual matter?"

From the perspective of Irisviel, who had been guarding her, the preparations seemed a bit too simple and a bit unexpected.

"Perhaps you will be disappointed, but the summoning of a Servant does not require such a grand spirit seance ceremony."

Kiritsugu carefully checked the pattern drawn with mercury for any distortion or spots while explaining,

"Because it's not the magician's power that summons the Servant, but the power of the Holy Grail."

"As a Master, I merely serve as a link between the Heroic Spirit and this world, providing him with the magical power to materialize in this world."

As if satisfied with the completion of the magic circle, Kiritsugu nodded and stood up.

On the altar lies the scabbard of the legendary holy sword, a holy relic.

"In this case, the preparation is complete."

"You have memorized the summoning spell accurately, right?"

To be on the safe side, Matou Zouken repeatedly reminded,

Kariya nodded in the darkness.