Otherwise, you can find another savior.

A lecturer at the El-Melloi Classroom and the sister of the monarch, El-Melloi II.

The fact that the Second and Lanis have no blood relationship is somewhat similar to the relationship between Shiomi Tenki and Karin, so the sense of similarity is even clearer.

"Oh, what a pity that Karen didn't go to the Stripping City. Brother's reaction is really worth seeing." Lanis drank black tea and happily shared the events of the Stripping City Adela with Karen.

Karin stirred the sugar cubes that had not yet melted in the black tea. "I have heard about that part from Gray. Unfortunately, my father told me to let Gray go out to gain some experience, so he arranged for her to go with my sister. I didn't expect to meet the teacher there."

Lanis looked at Grey who was sitting at the same table at this time, "So why did your sister take Grey to Peeling City?"

Her direct gaze made Gray feel a little uncomfortable. She lowered her head slightly and slowly uttered a word: "...money."

"Huh?" Lanis' eyes widened. "Your family isn't short of money, right?"

"My father said that money is a good thing, and no one would complain about having too much money. Since the owner of the Stripping City said that as long as the puzzle is solved, the inheritance can be obtained." Karen slowly raised her eyes, "In this regard, my father and I have the same opinion."

To be precise, it was to purchase a useful relic for Sakura to take to participate in the Holy Grail War.

But Shiomi advocated being self-reliant, so she asked Sakura to go to Peeling Castle in person to find out what was going on.

Although I didn't get anything in the end, I just witnessed a revenge drama that left me speechless.

"It's really for the Holy Grail War, right?" Lanis saw through the Shiomi family's purpose and pointed it out without any hesitation.

"Indeed." Kallen did not deny it.

There's no need to hide this information. If you get a spot in the Clock Tower, you'll know for sure.

If you participate in any other way, although you will lack some initial support, your identity will eventually be exposed.

It's October now.

If the situation of the Fourth Holy Grail War is anything to go by, it should be held in the last two months of this year.

However, due to the irregular suspension of the last Holy Grail War, the time for the spirit veins to accumulate magic power does not completely conform to the cycle. According to the joint report sent to the Magic Association by the staff of the Magic Association of Fuyuki and the Tosaka family who manages the land, the Fifth Holy Grail War will not be until the beginning of next year at the earliest.

A conservative estimate is between late January and early February.

"Recently, your father has come to teach me less frequently. Could it be that..." Lanis stared at Karen cunningly.

"Just as Miss Lanis expected." Karen's attitude was very calm.

Since she had decided to go, Shiomi had no intention of stopping her, and in order to maximize her practical experience, Sakura's magic courses at home gradually shifted to a practical focus.

Even though it was very hard, Sakura never gave up, and Shiomi never tried to persuade her otherwise.

"Wow... you're determined to get it." Lanis became more and more interested. "But won't you be jealous, Karen? After all, my parents are always paying attention to my sister, so I get less attention."

Kallen picked up the tea and drank it. "No, that's not the case at all. It's just what I want."

This situation actually kills two birds with one stone. Sakura gets a leap in training, and Kallen can sit back and watch Sakura "suffer".

It can be said that everyone has gained something.

And in fact, Lanis had misjudged one thing. Shiomi's focus was only on magic, and her daily life remained the same.

It would be better to say that after Gray moved into the house, she would have to worry more about the child.

"So Miss Lanis invited Gray and me to have tea today just to talk about the Stripping City and to find out about the progress of our family's preparations for the Holy Grail War?" Kallen showed a sharp look in her golden eyes.

Lanis raised her eyebrows slightly and happily shared the next topic.

"In fact, I received an offer from the Tramberio faction. Normally I would have declined, but it was an offer from Norwich, who provided us with financing, and I couldn't ignore it."

Tremberio, the current head is McDaniel Tremberio Elrod, one of the three great nobles of the Clock Tower, and also the pinnacle of the Democratic Party, the first department of the rulers, the overall basic department.

"I think your father should have received this invitation as well," said Lanis.

In any case, now that he has gradually become the focus of attention and is regarded as an important talent by the Democratic Party, it is impossible for Shiomi Tianxi to be excluded from such social occasions.

Even if Xi Jian didn't want to go, the other party would definitely send the invitation.

"Don't worry about that." Karen took out the invitation. "I will go with my father and will not let Miss Lanis get bored."

"That's really good news."

Chapter 26 Invitation

In fact, Lanis specifically sought out Karin to discuss this matter. Besides the fact that they had similar personalities and got along well, there was another, less complicated reason.

At this social gathering, Lanis felt a little uneasy about going alone. Trimmawu, the self-disciplined humanoid costume, was not enough. There would be all kinds of magicians gathered there. If something unexpected happened, Lanis knew that she was not strong enough.

Therefore, you need someone you can trust to accompany you and protect you.

The person that Lanis fell in love with was naturally her current tutor, Shiomi Tianxi.

With that guy accompanying them, it’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that half the clock tower couldn’t stop it, but it’s close.

But Xi Jian had never been very keen on such occasions in the past. Sometimes he would go, sometimes he would not, and no one could be sure.

If it is the latter, Lanis might even ask Xijian for some protection.

For example, Gray, who moved into Shiomi's house three months ago, is a gravekeeper girl who demonstrated the power of the Shadow of the Holy Spear in Peeling Castle. In terms of strength, she is very suitable to be a guard.

Although the gravekeeper girl has officially entered the clock tower and become a member of the second generation's classroom, she has no intention of moving out.

It looked as if he had been taken in by Shiomi.

Because of the precedent of Sakura and Kallen, there are rumors that Gray has actually been adopted as the third daughter.

Of course, the person who said this was Flat, the student of the second generation, so no one thought it was credible at all. Only Flat was still trying to verify this fact.

"Then in return, I will also reveal a little bit of the information I got from Tranberio." Lanis returned the favor, "It's about the Fifth Holy Grail War."

"Oh?" Kallen listened attentively.

Regardless of the specific content, since it is intelligence, we have to stop it to know whether it has any value.

"The association has not yet decided on a specific plan. Because of the intervention of the Department of Astronomy, there are several parties competing for the remaining spot," said Lanice.

Kallen nodded. "I know. On one side is the Association, which is planning to send one of the strongest men among the current designated executors of the seal, Bazette Fraga Macremis. On the other side is Sorawu Nazaire Sophiali, who participated in the previous Holy Grail War with your brother Kenneth."

Regarding Solaw's intention to participate in the Holy Grail War, Shiomi secretly investigated it for various reasons.

It seems that the other party intends to use Fuyuki's Holy Grail to revive Kenneth who died in the battle.

After all, the body of that person is still preserved in the Sophia family by magic, and has not been cremated or buried. Originally, Shiomi thought that the engaged couple had no feelings. But it seems that Kenneth's protection with his life made the young lady realize something she had been ignoring.

——After all, at that time, Shiomi did intend to send the two of them on the road together, so that no one would survive and suffer.

"It's not just these two types." Lanis added, "It seems that there are also new magicians who want to be selected and pay to transfer their spots."

"It doesn't sound very realistic, right, Grey?" Karen turned the topic to Grey who was eating silently.

Gray raised her head quickly, "Eh...ah...I think so."

She didn't know much about the situation of each party, so she listened with an apprentice mentality.

In fact, as Kallen said, Soraw would not accept it at first. After all, only the Holy Grail can resurrect the dead.

But because she narrowly escaped death in the last Holy Grail War, Solau's brother has always been opposed to his sister participating in the Holy Grail War again.

As for the designated executors of the seal, it was even harder to say. According to Shiomi's description, those people were simply mission machines. They were all very good at fighting, but their common sense outside of fighting was very scarce. A slight interruption in their logistics would greatly hinder their tasks.

"Oh, when I think about the situation of this Holy Grail War, I feel that my brother's chances of winning are slim." Lanis was not worried at all. "I hope that all parties can work hard to squeeze out all the quotas, so that my brother can give up participating in the Holy Grail War."

"Father has a similar opinion." Kallen made a sharp comment without hiding it. "He said that it is more appropriate for teachers to teach and educate people in the rear instead of going to the front line. If the King of Conquerors Iskandar had not been summoned last time, he might have died in the Holy Grail War."

After all, until Shiomi discovered that there was something wrong with the Greater Holy Grail, he really intended to deal with the other Masters and Servants one by one, and at most spared Tokiomi's life with whom he had made a gentleman's agreement.

"Then please help me persuade my brother. El-Melloi is now torn apart, and I am the only one maintaining a faction in name only. It is really precarious." Lanis supported her chin with one hand. "It will be very troublesome for me to lose such a talented person in the Holy Grail War."

Lanis complained in a half-truthful tone, but Karen didn't take it seriously.

Although she, like Lanis, enjoys watching others suffer, Karen also has her own bottom line, which is that she will not persuade others to step onto the battlefield where they will surely die.

Bottom Line…

Maybe it wasn't really her own thing, but her father's thing, and she just copied it and followed it as a matter of course, Karen said to herself.

Otherwise, there would be no way to live a "normal" life.

Shiomi was also troubled by this.

But the only thing Kallen didn't want to see was that person in pain.

This is probably what is called partiality.

The more than ten years were not in vain, she did gain a lot.

After verbally agreeing to Lanis's last request, which was not really a request, Karen and Gray ended the tea party and left the Archizolti home on Sura Street.

"Really... am I going to go too, Kallen?"

Walking on the way home, Gray asked Kallen beside her.

"Didn't Blackmore's gravekeeper say that he wanted you to see the outside world?" Karin smiled peacefully. "Now that you have entered the Clock Tower and become a registered magician, it is important to have a deeper understanding of the magician society."

"That being said..." Gray was a little embarrassed.

She knew very well that even if Kallen didn't say anything, Xijian would still take her and Kallen to social gatherings.

Right now, Sakura has no time to care about such superficial gatherings, and Morgan has no interest in showing up in occasions of ordinary magicians.

The result will naturally turn out like this.

But Gray didn't notice that when Karin's face was filled with sorrow, the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

The shy and introverted gravekeeper had to attend the grand social gathering.

Kallen would never get tired of seeing this kind of reaction no matter how many times she saw it.

It really makes people look forward to what interesting things will happen at social gatherings.

Chapter 27 Rank

"I say, you are dressed so gorgeously."

The next morning, when they met on the platform of the tram departing from London, this was the first thing Lanis said when she saw Karen, dragging her suitcase.

"Is it inappropriate?" Kallen turned around and examined her clothes.

She wore a crimson dress today, with a ribbon embellished with sapphires at the neckline, and a sleek beret covering her long silver hair.

Among the group of people who were generally dressed in cool and gray colors, it did stand out.

"No, it's more like it's too suitable. I was shocked." Lanis commented with a smile, "After all, although you usually dress exquisitely, the patterns and colors are plain, just like those people in the Holy Church."

Karen smiled knowingly: "I do resonate with the teachings of the Holy Church, but unfortunately my father does not support my baptism, so I just subconsciously choose to move closer to this aspect."

Having said that, Karin's understanding of the Holy Church is now deeper than Shiomi's. If she were to pretend to be a nun and manage a church, no one would doubt her qualifications and abilities.

But in the end, she chose to stay in the world of magicians instead of becoming a cultist. Karen didn't think it was a pity.

"My father helped me choose the clothes. It's better than anything else if outsiders think they are suitable." Karen expressed her feelings truthfully.

Xi Jian on the side just spread his hands and said, "When he received the clothes, he had a look of 'Dad is he crazy?' How come he changed his tone so quickly?"

“Yes, I should show a little more dissatisfaction and let my father doubt himself for a while longer.” Karin did not hide her happiness.

There is nothing more fun than teasing someone like Xijian.

After all, success is not always possible, so you need to choose the occasion carefully.

"Tsk..." Xi Jian couldn't help but sigh, "If you continue like this, I won't help you with your luggage. Just drag the suitcase yourself."

So Kallen really went to pick up her suitcase, but Shiomi dodged her.

Lanis laughed non-stop: "Teachers just can't do anything with girls. It's easy to get hurt this way."

"I haven't suffered any loss. It's just that there's no need to compete with our own people." Xijian's attitude was easy-going.

Several people got into the car while chatting and laughing, and sat in the four-seater seats facing each other.

"...Can I ask what happened this time?" Gray, who always kept quiet and listened, finally made up her mind to ask something.

This social gathering is said to be the occasion for the Golden Princess and Silver Princess of this generation to make their debut.

This is all Gray knows at the moment, so she is actually full of curiosity.

"Well, it's okay for me to talk about it, but it's more appropriate for the teachers to talk about things related to the creative department." Lanis peeled off the wrapper of the chocolate with liqueur filling and shared it with Karin and Gray.

Feeling the rich aroma of wine and the sweetness of chocolate spreading in her mouth, Karen nodded in agreement: "After all, my father is a talent favored by the monarch of the Creation Department, so naturally he will have no lack of contact."

Shiomi, who had originally planned not to get involved in the topic, found that the topic was thrown to him, so he had to lean back in his seat and think for a while.