Otherwise, you can find another savior.

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"Diddle Diddle is a magic show that transforms the foundation of the world into a fairy tale," Orange told tide.

There was no doubt that Yuju, whose face was expressionless, was harboring hostility.

It is directed at Shiomi, the magician of the clock tower, and also at Aozaki Touko.

"Unlike Reality Marble, it is a type of magic that separates reality without any explanation. To a magician it is magic, but it is more like a fairy tale magic than the five great magics."

In contrast, Touko appeared completely relaxed, lacking any pre-battle demeanor, which was quite unfamiliar to Aoko and Ayumi. Touko was simply observing, explaining the situation to Shiomi.

“You’re really living a life of leisure, Aozaki Touko,” Arisu said.

"So what? Because I was there, you recognized Aoko, who was dressed strangely, and then you plan to team up with Aoko to deal with me, just like you did at the old school building?" Orange asked frankly and nonchalantly, arms crossed.

"Aoko's matter is Aoko's matter. Since you're a rival in the exorcism, a magician from the Clock Tower, and there's you too, it's better to expel you here to avoid further complications. Especially while the guards outside are separated from you—"

"Just how hateful are you, Orange?" tide Jian asked, both amused and exasperated.

"If I had to say, this witch has more reason to hate me than anyone else." Orange shrugged. "If you don't want to cause a conflict, you can leave first. I can always find a way to resolve this myself."

tide Jian raised her left hand, palm open.

"How could I abandon you? It's just that indiscriminate killing will inevitably have an impact on history... Wouldn't it be better to just get the other side to give up the idea of ​​continuing the war?"

"What a confident magician you are. I can sense an ancient aura about you that is different from that of magicians of this era. Are you one of those who inherited the magic of the Age of Gods?" Arisu keenly pointed out the essence of Shiomi's magic.

She had just watched from the shadows for a while and was certain that Shiomi's runes were on a completely different level from Orange's runes.

"A brilliant judgment." Shiomi slowly squatted down, placing her palms on the ground. "My name is Shiomi Tenkei. I am a disciple of Scáthach, the Queen of the Land of Shadows, who taught many heroic warriors. Let me show you my magic."

Stripped of reality by the "Feast of the Night," transformed into a fairytale night, this environment, which was preparing for Ayumi's upcoming magic, was instantly eroded.

Ayumi realized it, and so did Aoko.

"Youzhu, be careful!"

"A pseudo-inherent barrier unfolds, 'The Eternally Frozen Orkney'."

Along with Aoko's warning, Shiomi's calm declaration rang out.

The reality of the glass was once again eroded by the magic of the barrier, instantly transforming into a snow-covered, frozen wilderness.

Although the inherent barrier had been completed, Shiomi felt it was not necessary to fight to the death here, so she lowered the scale and only used a simulated magic as a deterrent.

Even so, the gap in their respective strengths remains evident.

Yuzhu stared at him and Orange with a tense and unhappy expression, already realizing that their opponent was not to be underestimated.

"I'm ready to fight anytime, after all, you have a mage on your side. However, this will turn your Reality Marble from a fake into a real one."

Shiomi raised the vermilion spear, pointing it at Yuzhu's heart from afar.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Consensus and Cooperation

"Really, I just sensed the magical power of a grand magic spell being activated inside, and I was about to go in to check it out, so how did I end up coming out like this?"

Scáthach sat on a tree branch outside the cave, looking down at her beloved student who came out one after the other.

"Can't you wish me well since there's no fighting... If the whole mountain collapses, there won't be any hot spring trips left." Xi Jian muttered, pouting. "Didn't I ask Master and the others to keep watch? How could they let someone in?"

Artoria shook her head: "We didn't see anyone other than Tianxi and Chengzi. There must be other secret entrances if we go through this cave."

"Hahaha... There really is another secret passage. As soon as Youzhu saw that she couldn't get in from this side, she changed her route."

Aoko, who came out after them, gave a dry laugh and explained.

“You’re Aozaki Aoko’s sister, Aozaki Touko?” Skadi, standing in the shade of a tree, looked Aoko up and down. “It’s hard to believe you two are sisters.”

"After all, they're four years apart, and they're not twins, so it's normal that they don't look alike," Orange explained nonchalantly.

"Is she the legendary mage, the one who possesses the fifth magic named after the third magic that Morgan recreated?" Artoria was also quite surprised.

Just before Orange went in, she shared some information with them.

“That’s about right…” Aoko agreed for a moment, then paused, “Wait a minute, who did you just say recreated the Third Magic? Morgan? Is she the legendary Great Witch of Britain, the witch who is many times more powerful than Ariel?”

Yu-chu lowered her eyes as if she didn't care: "Putting aside your words that are deliberately belittling me, if we only consider this aspect, the only person Morgan who could do that kind of thing is the legendary witch Morgan.

"But I heard that the Third Magic isn't passed down from the Einz family in Germany?" Aoko continued to complain.

As a magician traveling around the world, Aoko's understanding of the magic world gradually deepens, and she can talk about many secrets with ease.

"It's too complicated to explain, let's just forget about it." Shiomi waved her hands repeatedly. "Anyway, it's fine as long as no fight happened. I'll count the point for the monster extermination at Hell Hall, okay?"

Scáthach then gracefully descended from the tree branch, five or six meters high, back to the ground: "Let's just forget about it. Witches are not allowed to lose. It's better to call it a draw. Consider it a favor, to avoid turning this into a life-or-death struggle later. What do you say, my beloved student?"

"I have a feeling you're subtly criticizing her for not being there," tide Jian said with a lazy smile, her shoulders slumped. "Fine, since Master has spoken, I'll leave everything to Master's decision."

“Then I’ll make the decision.” Scáthach smiled.

"Yes, yes, this master knows a lot about witches. Let's just consider it a draw to avoid things getting more complicated later—"

Aoko smiled broadly in agreement. She was now certain that the man with her older sister and his companions were extraordinary, and that Yuzhu was definitely no match for them.

Establishing a cooperative relationship with them would undoubtedly be of great help in solving the problems in this area.

At least for the sake of more important things, we must put aside unnecessary prejudices and disagreements.

But once again, she stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

"Wait, what did you call her? Master?"

Aoko's eyes darted back and forth between Shiomi and Scáthach.

Orange pushed up her glasses, looking a little embarrassed: "This habit of being easily startled... no wonder you're still single."

"That's completely different!" Aoko argued with Touko. "Besides... this person is your... you know, your master, right?"

Because she didn't want to admit that she had been completely surpassed by her older sister, that she had lost so badly that she couldn't even see Orange's taillights, she couldn't bring herself to say the word "boyfriend." Instead, she used a vague substitute to prove that she hadn't lost yet.

“Master? Could it be…” Yuzhu was also stunned, recalling the words Shiomi had used to introduce herself in the cave a moment earlier.

tide Jian cleared her throat, pushed her master and the other two to stand in a straight line, and then proudly introduced their identities one by one.

Kuonji Arisu, who usually has a blank expression, had wide eyes, and Aoko was so surprised that her mouth almost couldn't close.

Scáthach, the Queen of the Shadow Kingdom in Celtic mythology; Skadi, the goddess of ice and snow in Norse mythology; and King Arthur himself, the undisputed center of the Arthurian legend.

—And King Arthur was actually a woman?

Aoko felt that the understanding of historical legends needed to be corrected.

More importantly, she knew about the existence of the Heroic Spirit Summoning system, and about demoting Heroic Spirits to familiars (Servants) to participate in the so-called Holy Grail War.

But clearly, these three were not exuding the aura of Servants, but rather... their true forms?

Intuition detected this anomaly before reason, and Aoko, unusually, began to feel that her thoughts couldn't keep up with her astonishment.

“So, as I explained on the way to the hotel, we now belong to an organization called Chaldea, a magical organization whose mission is to maintain human order and correct the singularities that have occurred in human history.” Orange stubbed out her cigarette in the portable ashtray and snapped the lid shut. “To be precise, we don’t belong to this era. These heroic spirits and gods whose names are etched in human history are helping us because they recognize Chaldea’s work.”

"Chaldea?" Yuju's eyes showed a hint of distrust. "I've never heard of such an organization within the Magic Nine Arts Association. Aoko, have you heard of it?"

"I don't have any either," Aoko said frankly, squinting her eyes.

Shiomi put one hand on her hip: "Of course you don't know. Right now in 2001, Chaldea is in a period of slow progress due to insufficient funds... Oh, right, although I don't know how much you know about the Clock Tower, Chaldea is actually an organization founded by Animusphia for the 'Grand Order' that their family has inherited since 2000."

"The title is designated..." Qingzi was speechless.

"Is it a family of magicians that exists only for a specific mission?" Yuzu looked uninterested, but clearly understood what Shiomi was talking about.

For a magician to be so open about things is already quite remarkable.

After all, if we continue talking, it will involve real secrets.

That is definitely not a field that unrelated people can delve into.

Witches and sorcerers alike are no exception.

"In short, we have our reasons for being here, and if those reasons conflict with your positions, that's another matter. But we are confident enough to say that we will not do anything to harm the world."

Shiomi shrugged and calmly offered further explanation.

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This chapter has not been approved.

Chapter Sixty-Eight Hot Springs

That being said, the punishment Morgan mentioned is actually closer to a coping mechanism.

The Shiomi family from "2001" did not stay in the same room when they visited Kumano Onsen.

The three girls share a room, while next door is a double room occupied by "Shiomi and Morgan from 2001". The two who should be in this era are not here, so Shiomi and Morgan from the future can fill the gap and put Sakura and the others at ease.

"But since those two rooms aren't far from here, we might as well stay in separate rooms."

In the hot spring, Scáthach sat by the pool, casually splashing her feet in the water.

Having just emerged from the hot spring, her skin glowed a beautiful rosy hue from the warm water.

After indulging in sensual pleasures, soaking in a hot spring is indeed an unparalleled enjoyment.

They all felt the same way.

“Although you say Tianxi is getting better and better at making excuses, she’s just as good at it herself,” Artoria teased with a friendly smile. “There’s no more legitimate reason than ‘to put the children at ease,’ and even we can’t object to it.”

"They said we're the only ones staying in the VIP room, but they didn't prohibit us from moving around." Orange adjusted her fogged-up glasses. "Even if we come over at night and bother you, it's okay, right?"

"I've heard you've been living a rather decadent life, but I never expected you to actually say something like that. If your sister and that witch's descendant knew, they'd be shocked." Morgan didn't refute her, but instead took the opportunity to mock Orange's shameless remarks.

"Magic, sorcery, or anything else—it's all fleeting. Just enjoy life to the fullest, that's enough," Orange replied frankly. "If I have any attachments left, it's probably just this little bit."

Scáthach shook her head: "You take it for granted to abandon and change bodies, and treat each body as yourself. Forget about the deterioration of your soul, you don't even know if your current soul is the original one."

“I haven’t thought about that question, nor do I need to. Aozaki Touko is just that kind of person.” Touko picked up a wine glass from the tray floating on the hot spring and drank it all in one gulp, then let out a hearty laugh. “Besides, there’s someone who can treat me naturally no matter how many bodies I change, so there’s even less to worry about.”

Tucked in the towel she had tied up, Artoria chuckled and said, "The topic seems to have gotten a bit heavy. Soaking in a hot spring should be a relaxing thing."

"What? Would you like a drink, Your Majesty?" Orange pushed over a tray with several more glasses on it. "As women who support Tianxi together, let's get along—though we're already quite friendly."

"Hmm..." Artoria felt it was a bit strange to drink in a hot spring, so she declined the invitation for the time being.

Morgan glanced at Skadi, who hadn't said a word, and said, "Luckily, this hotel allows dining in the hot springs..."

In contrast to the oranges drinking alcohol, Skadi is quietly soaking in a hot spring and enjoying ice cream.

She quickly enjoyed the method recommended by Scáthach during her first soak in the hot spring.

After fooling around in the room all day, they came to the hot springs to have the whole place to themselves as it got dark. Their already relaxed bodies and minds were further healed, and Scáthach got up from the edge of the hot spring pool and sat back down in the water.

After all, they don't need to worry about fainting from soaking for too long.

"By the way, didn't you say during the day that you were going back to your room to investigate the whereabouts of yourself and your beloved disciple in this era? Did you find anything?" Scáthach sat back in the water and leaned against the poolside to ask Morgan.

Morgan raised an eyebrow slightly: "Want to talk about this? Then let's call my husband over first."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and stretched it out towards the open space of the hot spring. The mirror suddenly opened, and then a scream was heard. tide Jian was easily grabbed from the hot spring next door by Morgan.

Although the hotel has several hot spring baths, none of them are mixed-gender baths. In order to avoid causing chaos, Shiomi had been bathing alone in the men's hot spring and listening to their chatter.

"You're too careless. If someone had come to assassinate you, you'd probably be dead by now," Scáthach said critically.

Shio sat up slightly and rubbed her neck: "Who would assassinate me? The First Hassan? If that were the case, my fate would probably be over, and I can't blame anyone else. Besides, you're the only ones around here, so I don't need to be on guard against you too."

“That’s why I used the mirror magic.” Morgan said, quite surprised. “Back to the main point, after I went to the room with Sakura and the others, I took the opportunity to check their luggage. There were only personal items and a wallet, nothing else.”

“After all, weapons and treasures don’t need special storage,” Shio said. “But I didn’t even bring my wallet. According to my habits, it must be because I’ll be back soon, so I didn’t bring anything.”

Morgan touched his hair, which was piled up, and laughed frankly: "Pretty much. But the problem is, I tried to track down the whereabouts using our items, but I failed miserably."

"Can success and failure even be put together?" Scáthach couldn't help but chuckle.

"It seems you guys also have a habit of leaving no trace," Orange remarked. "Is it because you've used magic to dispose of personal belongings, so even if someone wanted to track you down using magic, they wouldn't be able to, right?"

"Even though you're not being hunted down or sealed away, is your life always this... hard?" Artoria couldn't help but worry.

Scáthach stretched out her arm and hooked it around Shiomi's shoulder: "It's just a habit I developed as a magician. It doesn't do any harm, so I won't change it. After all, I never thought I would disappear, so how could I have predicted that my future self would come to investigate these things?"

“Then we can basically conclude that this disappearance was an unplanned situation for Morgan and me in 2001, and it could even be said to be beyond our original expectations.” Xi Jian understood. “In addition, since it is a singularity, it can basically be identified as being caused by the singularity.”

“However, since we’re going to investigate, we need to rethink our approach, and the guests this hotel is currently hosting are no ordinary people,” Skadi said at this point. “First, let’s figure out what they mean by—”

Before Skadi could continue, Sakura and the others' voices came from the changing room. The three girls were talking about soaking in the hot spring and how Morgan had booked the entire place, so there was nothing to worry about.

Morgan gave a helpless smile.

"It seems we'll have to discuss the rest later. Let's enjoy the hot springs first."

After saying that, she raised her hand and pushed, and as Scáthach released her arm, Shiomi was swallowed up by the mirror again.