Magical User Aozaki Aoko Case Files

After arriving at the alchemical laboratory, Ahadion put the box on the ground and spent more than ten minutes unlocking several quite complicated alchemical locks, opening the box and revealing the contents inside.

It was a set of clothes that looked very cool, and a crown that looked a bit like a crown.

“This is the Irisviel Dress of Heaven that Justissa von Einzbern once wore,” Ahadon said with admiration, “At this important moment, Irisviel, put on this dress and perform the ceremony.”

"Okay, great grandfather..." Irisviel obeyed Ahadon's order and immediately went to pick up the Heavenly Clothes.

"Wait," Orange stopped Irisviel's actions, frowned and walked to the side of Tian Zhi Yi to observe carefully, "What is the core material of your dress?"

"As expected of you, you are a great master of magic," Ahadeon praised him flatteringly. "Yes, the main function of this 'Cloak of Heaven' is to allow the Lesser Holy Grail wearing it to control the Greater Holy Grail, but it is also a supreme ceremonial garment made to imitate Justissa's clothing. Its raw material is none other than the ancient legendary legacy of the Age of Gods - the Rhine Gold!"

"You can't touch a person who is pure white or a sinless fairy, right?" Orange said sarcastically, "What are you thinking about? Do you want to commit suicide?"

"What, what happened?" After hearing Orange's comments, Ahadon was a little flustered. He didn't know what he said to offend this petite 'Champion'.

"Anyone who has read The Song of the Nibelungs knows what the greatest feature of the Rhinegold is?" Orange asked the puzzled Ahadon.

"The Rhine gold is a treasure that can in a sense realize self-increase and will never be exhausted," Ahadeon said, "The reason why Einzbern has been able to maintain its prosperity for thousands of years is precisely because of this treasure."

"So the raw material of the Heavenly Clothes is made from the proliferated portion of the original Rhine gold, right?" Orange continued, "Then my suggestion is that you should discard both the original Rhine gold and this 'Heavenly Clothes'."

"Why, why?" Ahadeon was a little shocked. After all, this was the basis for Einzbern to persist in hosting and participating in the Holy Grail War with high consumption one after another. To suddenly abandon it without any reason must be a little unacceptable.

"Because the most famous thing about the Rhine gold is not the wealth it brings, but the curse, Ahadon." Qingzi, who was sitting next to him, said meaningfully.

The Rhine gold is, in a sense, a curse that can be compared to Cixi's indemnity... This is what Aoko complained in her heart.

"Every owner of the Rhine Gold ended up in a miserable end, without exception," Orange said mercilessly. "How can you think that you guys can ignore the curse of the Rhine Gold and realize your long-cherished wish?"

"I think the reason why you Einzbern couldn't reproduce the third magic for so long is probably because of the Rhinegold," Aoko said, "otherwise there is no reason why the magicians who could accidentally create Justisia couldn't reproduce the complete third magic, and I'm afraid that the restraining force also participated in this process. He deliberately gave this cursed gold to you Einzbern, because He doesn't think that the materialization of the souls of all mankind is a good thing."

Aoko's words were definitely not made up or fabricated. In a parallel world, Irisviel Caster described the dress in this way, "a curse in the shape of a dress."

Upon hearing the Aozaki sisters' comments on the Rheingold and the Heavenly Cloth, Ahadon's face turned pale.

As an artificial intelligence, he immediately determined that what the Aozaki sisters said was very likely, and he knew the historical records of the Einzbern family like the back of his hand.

Ahadon immediately reviewed his family's "glorious history". After summarizing it, it was not difficult to see the conclusion: whenever Einzbern was about to succeed in accomplishing something big, it would fail for inexplicable reasons, including the first three Holy Grail Wars.

"...I understand," Ahadon said with determination, "I will ask people to hide the Rhine Gold and Heaven's Cloth outside the territory of Einzbern."

"A very wise choice, Ahadon." Aoko nodded in affirmation and said, "I believe that this ceremony of Einzbern will be the realization of their long-cherished wish. There will not be another Fifth Holy Grail War."

"You are right," Ahadon sat down on a chair tiredly, looking a little melancholy, "I hope there won't be a fifth time..."

Chapter 71 Irisviel's Doppelganger

Fearing that the Rhine gold would interfere with the soul duplication ceremony, Ahadon simply stopped the process temporarily and asked the artificial people to send the ceremonial clothes related to the Rhine gold in the Winter City and the Rhine gold itself out of the territory.

Qingzi and Chengzi had no objection to this, because failure would not benefit them at all, and there was nothing wrong in waiting a little longer.

The wealth accumulated by Einzbern over thousands of years would not be lost so quickly even if the Rhine gold was lost.

Moreover, Aoko was confident that after taking over Einzbern, she could use this "start-up capital" to make a fortune at the critical time when Japan's bubble economy burst and the Soviet Union disintegrated. It would be easy for the Aozaki family to complete the class leap in the secular world.

Because they had to go through all this trouble, Aoko and Orange went to have lunch. After the maid who went to throw the gold returned to the castle, everyone returned to the alchemy laboratory.

The operating table in the laboratory was moved away and replaced by a huge magic circle drawn by Orange.

The logical text inside this magic circle is the modern rune language that Orange restored himself, which is densely written in every corner of the magic circle, with at least tens of thousands of words.

The shape of the entire magic circle is somewhat similar to the mathematical symbol "∞". Irisviel is lying in the closed structure on the left, and her copy is in the closed structure on the right.

The heads of the two bodies are facing each other, closest to each other, while their feet are farthest away.

This new body was made by Orange using his own technology after referring to Einzbern's technology. It can be said that apart from the same appearance, the technology used inside is completely different.

Orange stood at the middle point of the "∞" magic circle, stretched out his fingers, wrote a series of runes in the air, and then chanted a spell to activate the entire magic circle.

As the magic circle was activated, the entire formation emitted a strong white light. Irisviel, who was lying on her left side, suddenly felt her body go numb, and felt something penetrate her body, washing her soul inside and out...

This feeling is very strange. It is not painful, but a sense of shame that my secrets have been seen through...

When Irisviel was about to reach the limit of her endurance, the ceremony ended.

"You can get up now, Irisviel." Orange's slightly weak voice reached her ears, and Irisviel stood up from the ground with some effort.

As a result, when she turned around and looked to the other side, she saw "her own copy" doing exactly the same movements as her and also looking at her.

It's like looking in a mirror...

This was the first thought that came to Irisviel’s mind.

"Oh, oh!" Ahadeon's eyes widened, and he immediately moved closer to the replica of Irisviel. He immediately began to use various alchemical magic to check the state of the replica's soul to determine whether Orange's cloning project was successful.

The result was absolutely perfect.

Ahadon's understanding of the souls of the Einzbern androids is absolutely the most profound in the world, without a doubt. Even Machiri Zorgen, who is still alive somewhere, cannot compare to him.

However, he concluded that there was no difference between the two men.

Even Yubusta Kuhaid, who understood androids best in the world, could not find any flaws or traces of duplication on Irisviel's (the replica) soul.

Or rather, if it weren't for the fact that one person's physical body was the Lesser Holy Grail, while the replica didn't have the function of the Lesser Holy Grail at all, then both of them could be defined as Irisviel von Einzbern.

Even the concepts of origin corresponding to the two Irisviel are exactly the same.

Is this the terrifying thing about being a Grand Puppet Master? Ahadon has deeply experienced the gap between genius and mediocrity...

"Einzbern has already realized the extraordinary qualities of Lord Aozaki Touko," Ahadon said respectfully to the complacent Touko and Aoko who was sitting beside him, "Then we can start discussing the specific details of our cooperation."

"...But I still have a small question," Ahadon paused and continued, "Why is there no function to copy the Lesser Holy Grail?"

"Because it's meaningless," Orange said after taking a sip of the potion handed to him by Aoko, "Why make the Small Holy Grail into a human shape? Is it to make it easier for the android soul attached to it to control the Greater Holy Grail? What is the necessity for you to do this now that you have lost the controller, Sky Cloth?"

"You have to know that as long as it is a job done by humans, there is a possibility of failure, Ahadon," Aoko said meaningfully.

Eubusta Kuhaid had no way to refute the sisters' answer, because as an artificial intelligence, he had no way to refute the fact. The meaning of Irisviel von Einzbern's existence as a humanoid Holy Grail had disappeared.

---Dividing line---

Emiya Kiritsugu paced back and forth anxiously.

This situation reminded him of the time when he was waiting for the birth of his and his wife Aliceviel's daughter.

Even though he was a notorious magician killer, he was almost powerless to resist Ahadon and the Fourth Magician.

Because no matter what method he used, he could not stop Ahadion and the young magician from experimenting on his wife.

After all, even his wife and daughter are Einzbern's creations and property. How can he have the right to make decisions?

Emiya Kiritsugu, a human, was confused at this moment. What was the point of his persistent desire to "save humanity" since he was a teenager? He couldn't even protect his wife and daughter, so what qualifications did he have to continue pursuing the salvation of humanity?

He did not understand any profound theories of magic, and he only had a vague understanding of the relationship between the Holy Grail Ritual of the Einzbern family and the third magic.

But the only thing Kiritsugu Emiya understood was that the almighty wish-granting machine, the Holy Grail, could save him from this painful and empty life.

In his life, he has witnessed too much suffering and human evil, and these elements constitute the current personality of Emiya Kiritsugu. In Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes, there is only one possibility to free the world from this vortex of pain, and that is to make a wish to the Holy Grail.

But the price of this wish is Emiya Kiritsugu's wife...

Chapter 72 Cooperation Plan

Just when Kiritsugu Emiya was getting as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, everyone came out of the alchemy laboratory.

Emiya Kiritsugu immediately walked towards Irisviel, and Irisviel also wanted to reunite with her husband - both of them.

However, the copy of Irisviel created by Orange was grabbed by Aoko and could not move.

“Please don’t make a mistake, ma’am,” Aoko said to the replica of Irisviel, “You are not Emiya Kiritsugu’s wife, nor are you an android belonging to Einzbern—”

"——Your ownership belongs to me and Aozaki Touko," Aoko said, holding the chin of the replica of Irisviel with her fingers, "You are a human being who was 100% created by my sister and given a soul."

"Even completely new," Qingzi's bad taste was exposed at this moment, "She has never had a husband, nor a daughter. She just belongs to our Aozaki family."

After saying that, Aoko turned her head meaningfully and glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu who was standing beside her with her wife, and she felt a little happy in her heart because of his reaction.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was holding his wife's hand, was so dizzy at this moment, because after confirming that his wife was unharmed, he actually saw another Irisviel!

What on earth had these two women done to their wives? Why did the other Irisviel look at him in the same way as the one next to him?

Which Irisviel is the real her?

Emiya Kiritsugu was confused and unconsciously let go of his wife's hand and took a step back.

Irisviel clearly saw her husband's hesitation and confusion. She did not care about her husband's reaction. Instead, she took the initiative to step forward, held Kiritsugu Emiya's hand, and took him away.

---Dividing line---

"Next, let's talk about the arrangements for the Fourth Holy Grail War in two years," Aoko said to Ahadon after taking a sip of black tea. "I believe that you, the Einzbern family, are ready, right?"

"That's right," Ahadon said solemnly, "In order to win this Holy Grail War, we secretly dug up the sheath of the Knight King's holy sword, the Holy Relic Avalon, in Cornwall!"

"So, you plan to let that mercenary over there be the master of this ceremony?" Aoko said, glancing at Emiya Kiritsugu who was sitting silently beside her.

"In terms of his record against magicians, Emiya Kiritsugu has a very impressive resume," Ahadon said frankly, "which is why I chose him."

"This is not enough. The plan needs to be modified." Aoko shook her head and said. When Emiya Kiritsugu heard this, he inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Please go ahead," said Ahadion.

"My sister Orange needs a spot to join the battle," Aoko said, "so we have reserved Avalon. I suggest you get Kiritsugu Emiya a new relic. King Arthur is not suitable for someone like him."

Ahadon nodded, thinking that this made a lot of sense. Because the crown magician Aozaki Touko, who had already partially reached the third magic, would definitely have to participate in the battle in person to have a chance to win the soul materialization in the third magic after victory.

"I understand. Avalon will be handed over to Miss Orange soon," Ahadon replied, "As for Emiya Kiritsugu, you can find another holy relic. Then I will order him to secretly assist Miss Orange to win."

He did not consider Kiritsugu Emiya's thoughts at all, because Ahadon did not know that Kiritsugu Emiya's desire to redeem humanity was so strong, or he knew, but he would not care about Kiritsugu Emiya.

Emiya Kiritsugu, who was sitting silently on the side, clenched his fists tightly at this moment. Irisviel, who was sitting next to him, looked at her husband worriedly.

An unprecedented obstacle has appeared on the road to her long-cherished wish: the magician and her relatives who have already reached the source...

Emiya Kiritsugu had never wavered like he did now. Although he was determined, he knew his limits. As a magician killer, he had always been confident in dealing with ordinary magicians, but it was an impossible task to deal with magicians.

No...it's not impossible, Emiya Kiritsugu thought calmly. It is said that the Aozaki family has always been the leading magic family in Japan, and Aozaki Touko is a genius who has obtained the title of crown in the Clock Tower.

This type of genius magician usually ignores the threats of worldly weapons and assassination methods, and this is what he is good at. The magician's previous intentional or unintentional contemptuous attitude and arrogant words towards him just proved that he, Emiya Kiritsugu, was not in her eyes at all!

This is my advantage! Emiya Kiritsugu said to himself in his heart, as long as he can grasp this advantage and use the origin bullet to hit one of the Aozaki sisters at the critical moment, he can use her to force the other party to surrender... This method is very difficult, but there is a chance.