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She was somewhat dazed and couldn't quite remember what happened after that.
She seemed to have thought about a lot of things, yet also felt like she hadn't. With this confusion, she returned to the castle and met Irisviel.
Irisviel said a lot to her, but her usually excellent memory didn't retain much of it.
She only remembered one sentence: "From now on, you will follow me."
This one sentence rekindled her life and helped her rediscover her purpose.
Following Irisviel and protecting her safety—this was her new purpose in life.
(This character might appear later, so I've made an arrangement for him/her.)
"So, is this a demonstration by Einzbern?"
At the Tohsaka residence, Maren, who was using his illusionary constructs to clean up the mess, discussed the situation with Tokiomi Tohsaka, who came to check on things afterward, and came to the conclusion that they had been attacked that night.
"Yes, the Einzbern family probably doesn't believe our story. The Matou family was wiped out by us, which made them very uneasy."
Tokiomi Tohsaka nodded, expressing his guess.
This answer left Mar and Engels speechless.
You say you love such a large family as the Inzbern family, is it really necessary to be so cowardly?
In fact, although there are no normal living beings like humans, the Einzberns are still very strong.
It's clear from Illya in World War V that the Einzbern family possesses the ability to create homunculus beings with exceptional magical talent.
Although it's still unknown how many of these, or slightly weaker, homunculus the Einzbern can produce, it's not hard to see from their ability to acquire a Noble Phantasm like Avalon that the Einzbern have the capability to mass-produce homunculus.
It can be said that, apart from lacking spiritual veins and other magical knowledge, the Einzbern family can be seen as a weakened version of the Yggdrasil family from Ace Combat.
In Alicization, Yggdrasil is someone who dares to challenge even the Mage's Association, and his strength is certainly not much different from that of the Einzbern, although he is slightly weaker.
At least that's what Marne thinks; the Yggdmillennia family is a completely upgraded version of the Einzbern family.
Therefore, Marx and Engels couldn't understand why the Einzbern family would be afraid of the Tohsaka family. Can you believe it?!
"No, you misunderstand. Although it's a little uncomfortable for me to say this, the Einzbern family is indeed not afraid of the Tohsaka family."
Seeing the speechless expression on Maru's face, Tokiomi Tohsaka understood what he was thinking and explained:
"Actually, what Einzbern is really afraid of is you, Marne."
"Afraid of me? Why?"
Upon hearing this, Marx and Engels became even more confused.
"Didn't you know? The letter from the association was supposed to be given to you, I remember it was forwarded to you before, didn't you read it?"
"A letter? What letter? When did this happen?"
Seeing that Marx and Eng still looked puzzled, Tokiomi Tohsaka knew that Marx and Eng must have been too focused on reading and had forgotten about it, so he explained:
"Two months ago, the Mage Association officially granted you a color rank, and one of the three primary colors, in recognition of your achievement in the complete theory of Swift Space Teleportation Magic, as well as your other contributions such as the systematic construction of space magic and your outstanding space magic talent."
As he said this, Tokiomi Tohsaka couldn't help but show an envious expression.
It should be noted that although the Tohsaka family is a recognized prestigious family, they have only managed to achieve the third-to-last rank, Open Rank, within the Mage's Association.
Yes, that is, the opening position that Gudako obtained after saving humanity.
It is the last of the five formal ranks, excluding the youngest and eldest sons who are transitional.
Don't think this is low, although it is indeed a bit low (whispering).
However, compared to the Magic Association's strict evaluation criteria, this is already quite good.
Without the achievement of 'creating a magical foundation and perfecting it to stability,' you think you can obtain a formal rank? You're dreaming!
Gudako was granted a formal rank only because of his outstanding contributions.
Although there is still some degree of excess in the rewards compared to the benefits.
This is because the Mage's Association's long-standing theory of lineage, or rather, bloodline, has imposed such restrictions on the granting of ranks.
Families that have not been passed down for more than 500 years can only be granted the highest rank of Kaiwei.
Gudako is stuck at the Opening rank precisely because of this; otherwise, if we only count her achievements, she would have been promoted at least two more ranks to the rank of Grand Master after saving humanity.
As for Waver, who also came from humble origins, his appointment as a priest was simply due to his connection to El-Melloi's family register, which allowed him to be considered a member of the El-Melloi lineage.
Returning to Tokiomi Tohsaka, the Tohsaka family had only been passed down for five generations, and the lineage had only lasted for a little over two hundred years.
Therefore, Tokiomi Tohsaka is currently only in an open position, completely stuck.
Now, we see that Marne has actually been officially granted a rank, and even a rank with a title.
This made Tokiomi Tohsaka feel incredibly sour, like he was being utterly envious.
The so-called color level actually refers to the level above the color level.
The reason they are called color ranks is that those whose magical abilities, contributions, and achievements to the magic industry have been recognized by the Magic Association are often awarded exclusive titles with a color as a suffix.
That's why the term "color rank" came about, used to refer generally to color rank and crown rank, or to the person closest to the crown rank, since the crown rank is basically just a formality.
(To obtain the Grand rank, one needs to have a feat or achievement that leaves the entire Mage's Association speechless.)
The color hierarchy is based on color, and the order is as follows: the three primary colors 'red, blue, and yellow' (the three admirals of the navy?), and the four mixed colors 'orange, purple, green, and black'.
The earlier a color appears, the higher its grade, and Marx and Engels were awarded the former.
"Color rank? Exclusive title? Or the three primary colors?"
Upon hearing this, Marne's expression became somewhat strange.
If he remembered correctly, Yun's information mentioned that two of the three primary colors, namely 'red' and 'cyan', had already been given away.
So, all that's left is: !!
The thought sent chills down Maren's spine.
The title has yellow in it, it just looks really weird!
"Don't worry, it doesn't have any yellow characters."
Seemingly sensing what Marne was thinking, Tokiomi Tohsaka said quietly.
"Huh? Not yellow? Then what could it be?"
Mar and Eng were a little confused again, although they remembered that the same color could have multiple titles.
However, he knew that his achievements were certainly not enough to be awarded the former two titles, since giving him an exclusive title was already an exception.
His registration in the Mage's Association is under Tokiomi Tohsaka, and even according to the Tohsaka family's lineage, he should actually be stuck at the Open position.
Giving him a color title now is already a way of circumventing the rules and getting promoted by shortcuts.
Tokiomi Tohsaka didn't keep them in suspense. He was so jealous that he wanted to end the conversation quickly, so he hurriedly said, "The color of the title you were given is gold, the gold of the void!"
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"Void Gold?"
When Marx and Engels heard this title, they were stunned.
"No way?! Is this even possible? A nickname for the same color?"
Good guy!
Ma En never expected that the Magic Association would pull off such a slick move!
Gold? Golden yellow? So gold is also yellow?!
Wow, bro!
You guys really know how to have fun!
Is this okay?
Of course!
After all, the first two primary colors, red and cyan, can actually be called red and blue.
So, there's actually no difference between gold and yellow.
It was the prefix of the title 'Void Gold' that reminded him of a meme he learned about when he was looking at Yunxingyue's data before his transmigration.
The pain... cough! I mean: wings! That's it.
A certain puppeteer of the Phantom Crown rank, Aozaki Touko, possesses the title of 'Crimson,' which is the highest among the three primary colors.
That was a color that would not normally be given to anyone, because it was the highest of the seven colors, and had a meaning almost equivalent to the crown.
The reason she obtained this color was mainly because the 'blue' she originally wanted was taken by the Magic Association to please her sister after her younger sister inherited her family's ancestral magic, since her family's magic was called 'blue'.
Then, in order to appease her, the Magic Association had no choice but to give her the 'red' color that shouldn't have been granted in the first place.
However, considering the significance of this color in the Grand Order and his achievements at the time, whether he can be considered a Grand Magician remains to be seen.
Therefore, the word "flaw" or "imperfection" was added before the color, meaning "incomplete" or "impure" red.
However, she herself was very dissatisfied with this and hated the title, considering it an insult to her.
Therefore, Aozaki Touko has always refused to acknowledge this title, and she would even fly into a rage upon hearing it, and would kill anyone who dared to say this title to her without regard for the consequences.
And the title that Marx and Engels have now carries a similar meaning.
The word "emptiness" in "gold of emptiness" can actually be understood in reverse, meaning "empty" or "hollow" or "without substance." In this interpretation, it becomes "gold that is in name only."
As mentioned before, Ma En felt that his magical abilities, if ranked according to the Magic Association's evaluation, would probably be around the No. 1 rank.
(Zouken Matou was also a Nobunaga, and at his peak, he was strong enough to go head-to-head with one or two ordinary Servants and win. Well, that is, before he was countered by magic resistance.)
This was not a misjudgment by Marx and Engels, but a fact.
The reason he has been granted a special color rank, raising his level, is purely due to his achievements.
Marx and Engels solved the problem of convenient spatial teleportation and completed the spatial magic system, making it a complete system.
This is an achievement that is almost groundbreaking, and the Magic Association cannot ignore it.
However, due to the rule, they could not officially promote Mar and Eng to a higher rank, so they instead gave Mar and Eng a special color title, since the granting of titles was not restricted by the rules.