Today was destined to be a day that would be remembered in the magical world. No one expected that the 'Yggdmillennia family' would suddenly announce its separation from the Clock Tower and formally declare war on it, announcing the establishment of a new magician association!
Almost everyone who saw this news would instinctively glance at the calendar——————it's not April Fool's Day, is it?
The second reaction was to laugh. Although few people would directly provoke Darnic's family, and everyone also recognized the strength of the Yggdmillennia family, this was only because they had a lot of people. Perhaps when facing a single family, they could gain a certain advantage by using their numbers, but what about the Clock Tower?
As the highest institution in the magical world that had stood for many years, its strength could be said to have been deeply rooted in people's hearts. No one thought that Yggdmillennia could defeat the Clock Tower.
But after calming down, they thought of the last and most crucial point——————Was Darnic crazy? Didn't he know this information?
There was no doubt that Darnic was crazy, but being crazy didn't mean he had lost his ability to process information. Since he dared to do this, he must have his own trump card, and everyone was waiting for this answer.
If the onlookers only cared if the gossip was juicy, then the people of the Clock Tower were more concerned about the 'key'.
When they received the 'declaration of war' sent by Darnic's familiar, their first reaction was also 'Darnic has finally gone crazy', but when they finished reading the declaration of war, they were even more puzzled.
It could be seen from the letter that Darnic's sanity had not dropped to zero, and he was not crazy. So what was the reason for him doing this? According to the information urgently transferred from various places, the 'Yggdmillennia family' had begun to withdraw its forces a few days ago, undoubtedly taking into account the impact that would inevitably come after the declaration of war.
However, no matter how much of this peripheral information they had, they could not truly determine what had happened.
'Have the Seal Designation Bureau send people to investigate!'
It was decided after discussions among several 'Lords' that a vanguard would be sent to investigate, and the specific handling plan would be evaluated based on the results.
"Mr. Lancer, would you like to try some? This is the family's special flower tea."
Although he had joined 'Yggdmillennia' due to circumstances, both sides were very clear about the reason for his joining. And Lancer, in order to avoid trouble, simply didn't go to breakfast on time and came to the dining room more than an hour later, but what he didn't expect was that although breakfast had already been cleared away, a girl in a wheelchair took the initiative to talk to him.
Lancer, who originally didn't want to have too much contact with 'Yggdmillennia', hesitated for a moment and then walked over. After all, both sides still had to maintain a basic superficial cooperative relationship, but what he didn't expect was that the seemingly gentle girl seemed to have opened a floodgate of conversation as soon as he sat down.
"I heard from Caules that you almost defeated the patriarch, Mr. Lancer. I wonder what kind of spell you used, Mr. Lancer? According to Caules, it should be a variation of manipulating the water element among the five great elements..."
'Is the other party gathering information on him? But the method seems too clumsy, right?'
Looking at the girl's constantly closing lips, Lancer heart was completely unfazed and he even mocked her a bit.
He had already killed quite a few beautiful women. Did that guy Darnic think that by sending a little girl, he could get information out of him? Then the other party was still underestimating him!
Lancer 'cleverly' guessed the other party's plan, so he simply played along and decided to instill some false information in the other party, for example, that the type of spell he was good at was the very specific 'self-strengthening' spell among the 'enhancement' types.
With Lancer deliberate misleading, their conversation was not only harmonious but could even be said to be very good. And when he finished the pot of flower tea, which he couldn't taste anything but a little sweetness, he also finished several plates of pastries that the homunculi had brought.
"I'm going to practice now, so I won't disturb you, Miss Fiore."
When Lancer stood up and was about to leave, Fiore, who had been talking non-stop, was stunned for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lancer. Because I haven't had much communication with foreign magicians, I talked a bit too much."
'It's not just a bit too much, it's a complete character collapse. I thought she was a lady-like girl, but I didn't expect her to be a chatterbox...'
"It's alright. I'm also very happy to have a conversation with you, Miss Fiore..."
"Really?! Then can we talk again during dinner?"
"..."
Looking at the girl's expectant expression, Lancer mouth couldn't help but twitch, but considering that she might be the easiest to approach among the remaining seven masters, he decided not to refuse the other party.
"If I'm not busy at that time..."
Along with the sound of the dining room door closing, Fiore, who was sitting at the dining table, helplessly tapped her lips with her finger.
Although Fiore was a bit lacking in common sense, it didn't mean she was stupid. On the contrary, as the most talented magician in the family, she was very smart. She was so excited before that she didn't pay much attention, but thinking back on what she had just done, she couldn't help but feel a little shy.
'I haven't had anyone to talk to for a long time, so I was a bit excited just now. I wonder if I scared the other party.'
As the most famous genius in the family, she had received a closed-off elite education since she was a child. Her mission had already been determined after she was born and her magic aptitude was confirmed.
Life that seemed distorted to ordinary people was normal to her. She had long been accustomed to it and even liked this kind of life. For her, magic was a part of her life.
But as she said herself, as a genius, she was consciously ostracized by her peers, burdened with expectations by her elders, and looked up to by the incompetent. It had been a long time since she had a hearty conversation with someone like this.
But at this moment, the dining room door was pushed open again, and Caules, who was meticulously dressed, walked in.
"Sister."
"Is there something, Caules?"
Although Fiore's expression on her face at this time had not changed much, Caules still noticed the change in his sister, with whom he lived day and night.
There was no doubt that with Lancer arrival, the seven masters of the Holy Grail War had finally gathered. Theoretically, they could now summon their servants, but in order to have the strongest summoning effect, they were tentatively scheduled to be summoned together after six days, and this also meant that the two of them went from being 'siblings' to 'opponents'.
And Caules, who originally wanted to say something, didn't say it in the end.
"Sister Fiore, I'll take you back."
The two of them seemed no different than usual, but with the arrival of the Holy Grail War, a change was quietly happening...