freenovelworld Chapter 212 Joan of Arc's Initiative
Chapter 212 Joan of Arc's Initiative
Chapter 213 Joan of Arc's Initiative
Weber is gone.
He will take Shirou Kotomine's bargaining chips to the Mage's Association in an attempt to complete this transaction.
Weber left in a hurry.
He wanted to get this done as soon as possible.
After all, Shirou Kotomine gave him far too much.
Since Shirou Kotomine is prepared to use Waver to facilitate a deal with the high-ranking nobles within the Mage's Association, he will naturally offer appropriate compensation.
And this reward is a large sum of money.
For Shirou Kotomine, money is the least valuable thing.
But for Weber, money was what he needed most at that moment.
After all, he is currently paying off his debts.
He became El-Melloi II because he owed the El-Melloi family a large sum of money and had to "sell himself" to pay it off.
His exhausted face clearly showed his current state.
Therefore, the money that Kotomine Shirou could gain from this task was too tempting for him.
This is different from what he did before to make money.
There is no crisis in this matter.
The other party simply needs his status as "monarch" to make deals with people of corresponding status within the Mage's Association.
He was just a contact person.
So whether this matter succeeds or fails has nothing to do with him.
And the compensation is so generous.
Weber had never even dared to dream of such a wonderful thing before.
Furthermore, Weber believed that this trade should be able to be completed.
First of all, the offer from Shirou Kotomine was simply too tempting.
Precious materials from the Age of Gods.
In this era, very few people can produce something like this. Only someone like Shirou Kotomine, who can travel between different parallel worlds, could produce it so easily.
Secondly, what Shirou Kotomine wants is a magic loop.
This is considered one of the lower-value categories among all the designated seals.
This is not to say that magic loops are unimportant; they are very important to contemporary magicians.
The magic loop contains all the achievements of this family since they began studying magic.
With it, the next generation of the family would not need to start from scratch to study the family's inherited magic.
They just need to continue following in their parents' footsteps.
This is why the number of generations and the number of years a magician family has passed down in the Type-Moon world is so important.
Because these families are indeed powerful.
This demonstrates just how valuable the magic loop truly is.
But that applies to the family that inherited the magic loop.
Transplantation of magic loops can lead to rejection.
With very few exceptions, magical circuits can only be passed on to one's blood relatives.
Therefore, even after obtaining the Emiya family's magic crest, the Mage's Association could not use it directly and could only translate the knowledge contained within the magic crest bit by bit.
In fact, this is the kind of knowledge that the Magic Association needs.
That was the result of generations of research in time magic by the Emiya family.
Once the translation is complete, the magic mark will be worthless.
That's why Webber believed there was a high probability that the trade would go through.
So many years have passed, the Emiya family's magic crests must have been translated long ago.
Giving away magic crests that have no value to the Mage Association in exchange for materials from the Age of Gods is a complete waste utilization for the Mage Association.
Thinking of this, Weber's heart couldn't help but burn with excitement.
Once this transaction is completed, he will be left with very little debt after receiving the payment.
This means he is about to be freed from debt.
Looking back on his years of debt repayment, Weber couldn't help but shed tears.
That was incredibly painful.
After Waver left, the remaining Yggdrasil family magicians in the castle also left one after another.
This World Tree Castle is not their home.
This is Danic's territory.
He used to study the Greater Grail here.
Although the Thousand World Tree is called a family, it is actually an alliance of many families.
Therefore, the other magicians of the Yggdrasil family do not live here; they have their own homes.
They are all staying here temporarily.
After the magicians left, only Corlesfiore, Shishikai Kairi, and two others remained.
The three of them are also about to leave this place.
Before leaving, they asked Shirou Kotomine if they could see their former servant one last time.
Kotomine Shirou did not refuse.
Then he summoned Mordred, Chiron, and Frankenstein.
After bidding farewell to the three Servants, they all left the castle and returned to their homes.
At this point, only Shirou Kotomine and Jeanne d'Arc remained in the castle.
All that's left are androids.
"Are you planning to stay here permanently?"
After everyone had left, Jeanne d'Arc, watching their figures disappear completely, stood outside the gate and asked Shirou Kotomine a question.
"I'll probably head to Tokyo next."
Kotomine Shirou said thoughtfully.
It will probably be a while before Webber helps him broker a deal with the Magic Association, after which he will need to study time magic.
Before this, Shirou Kotomine could not use the Holy Grail.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine plans to use this time to strengthen his cursed spirits.
That is, to take them to absorb negative human emotions.
According to Shiro Kotomine's research, Tokyo is the most populous city in the present day, with a population of nearly 40 million, which is indeed unique.
Then there's Reed in India and Shanghai in China.
Therefore, in order to maximize efficiency, Shirou Kotomine prepared to go to Tokyo.
Of course, this place can't be left unattended.
After all, the Greater Grail is now connected to the spiritual veins here, and it will eventually return here when a wish is made.
Furthermore, Shirou Kotomine had previously stored the Greater Grail in another dimension.
This had a significant impact on the connection between the Greater Grail and the spiritual veins.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine will later send a part of his mind here to adjust the Greater Grail and the Spirit Veins, while he himself will go to Tokyo.
This is Shirou Kotomine's next step.
"I see!"
Joan of Arc nodded slightly.
"In that case, it's time for me to leave Leticia."
Because Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, who had previously descended as the Arbiter, did not die, Jeanne d'Arc could only descend into this Holy Grail War in a possessed state.
Under normal circumstances, Jeanne d'Arc has no need to worry about her condition before Kotomine Shirou makes his wish.
After all, the Holy Grail paid for all her magical energy depletion.
She will only leave after Shirou Kotomine has made his wish and the Holy Grail War has completely ended.
But she did not descend directly to earth.
Leticia also has her own life to live.
Joan of Arc did not want to continue to influence the other person's future life.
So she plans to bring Leticia back into her life.
So, are you willing to accept me?
Joan of Arc, somewhat shyly, extended her palm and inquired.
She has no intention of returning to the Throne of Heroes; instead, she wants to use the power of Shirou Kotomine to travel to the world where Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others reside and lend them a hand.
Although this is a contract of servitude.
But after spending time together, Jeanne felt that Kotomine Shirou was someone she could entrust her life to.
Therefore, she formally expressed her wishes today.
However, despite the fact that she did it, Joan of Arc felt quite ashamed to say it like that.
After all, that sounds too ambiguous.
"certainly!"
Seeing this, Kotomine Shirou also reached out and grasped Jeanne's hand.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
He had long ago realized that Joan of Arc had such thoughts.
But when Joan of Arc actually said those words, he was still extremely happy.
After all, he and Joan of Arc had become friends, and he wouldn't resort to force if Joan refused.
Their hands were clasped together.
At this moment, Joan of Arc no longer felt shy.
She smiled at Shirou Kotomine, and then her body began to gradually become ethereal.
Kotomine Shirou activated his ability.
Jeanne's power began to flow into Shirou Kotomine's body.
The girl in front of him suddenly collapsed, and Kotomine Shirou immediately pulled her into his arms.
At this moment, she was no longer Joan of Arc.
Instead, it was a girl from France, Leticia.
Jeanne d'Arc has already been absorbed into Shirou Kotomine's body.
"Now I'm all alone."
Kotomine Shirou chuckled and muttered to himself.
Although there is no one else by Kotomine Shirou's side, he does not feel lonely.
Because his friends are inside him.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
Heavy footsteps echoed continuously in the corridor.
Following the now-restored corridor, Shirou Kotomine walked toward his destination.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine is not his true form.
Rather, it is his longing.
At this time, Shirou Kotomine's true form had already gone to France with Jeanne d'Arc and Leticia.
Of course, going to France was just a side trip.
They planned to send Leticia home first, and then Joan of Arc planned to visit her hometown while they were at it.
Ultimately, the two will head to Tokyo.
That was their destination.
Shirou Kotomine will wait there for news of Waver.
The task of the remaining entity is to adjust the Greater Grail and the spiritual veins, ensuring the Greater Grail is in perfect condition so that its original form can return and make a wish.
This is not a troublesome matter.
Kotomine Shirou quickly finished the job; all that remained was routine maintenance.
After completing his task, Shirou Kotomine arrived here.
He still had one more thing to do in the castle of the Thousand World Tree.
"This must be the place!"
Reaching a tightly closed door, Shirou Kotomine gently pushed it open.
What immediately caught his eye was a boy standing in front of the window, gazing out.
Zig.
The original protagonists of this Holy Grail War.
Unfortunately, due to Shirou Kotomine's interference, his fate has already been twisted into who knows what form it took.
The night that was supposed to be the night Astolfo let him go turned into the final battle of the Holy Grail War.
He died before Astolfo could release him.
So Sieg stayed there, listening to Astolfo's advice.
until now.
However, he wasn't starving.
After the Holy Grail War ended, Shirou Kotomine told Fiore about his existence and then asked Fiore to provide him with food.
Otherwise, he would have starved to death.
As for why Kotomine Shirou cares about his life or death?
Why are you appearing in front of him now?
This was naturally due to Astolfo's request.
After being defeated and absorbed into Shirou Kotomine's body, Astolfo, inside Shirou Kotomine's body, begs Shirou Kotomine to save Sieg.
Kotomine Shirou agreed.
This posed no difficulty for him whatsoever, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.
And so, this moment came to be.
"Who are you?"
Attracted by the sound of the door opening, Sieg immediately looked at Kotomine Shirou.
This was the first other person he had seen besides his fellow countrymen in the past two days.
So he was very curious.
"My name is Kotomine Shirou, and I am currently the owner of this castle."
Kotomine Shirou introduced himself.
This is not a lie.
After learning that Shirou Kotomine would be staying here temporarily, Fiore gifted the castle to him.
This place used to belong to Danic.
But Danic was already dead, so the place became ownerless.
Perhaps in an attempt to win over Shirou Kotomine, Fiore took it upon herself to give this place to him.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine is indeed the owner of this castle now.
"what!"
Upon hearing Shirou Kotomine's words, Sieg took a few steps back.
He hadn't forgotten that it was the owner of this castle who had been looking for him before.
Seeing this, Kotomine Shirou smiled.
"Don't worry, I am not the same person as the previous owner of this castle, so I will not hurt you."
"Rider entrusted you to me, and I will take good care of you."
"Rider! Where is he?"
Sieg has missed Astolfo terribly these past few days.
He is dead.
"I said seriously."
"what!"
Zig opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.
He just stared blankly at Shirou Kotomine.
Kotomine Shirou couldn't help but shake his head.
He continued, "You should know your physical condition, right? Because you were born to act as a battery, providing magical energy to the Servants of the Yggdrasil, your physical condition is extremely poor."
"Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't live more than a few years before dying of natural causes."
"But since I promised to save you, I naturally won't let you die so easily. Next, I will adjust your body and try to bring you back to the level of a normal person."
Shirou Kotomine not only intends to adjust Sieg's body, but he also plans to adjust the bodies of all the androids in the castle.
The reason she did this was not only out of pity for these people, but also because she wanted to improve her skills in the field of artificial humans.
Through the knowledge he gained from Gold, Shirou Kotomine has entered this field.
Extremely curious about this, he prepared to delve into this field.
For him, the process of adjusting the bodies of these androids was the best learning opportunity.
"Thanks!"
After hearing what Shirou Kotomine said, Sieg realized that Shirou Kotomine was genuinely trying to help him and sincerely expressed his gratitude.
"You're welcome."
Kotomine Shirou waved his hand.
"By the way, why don't you give yourself a name?"
Kotomine Shirou suddenly realized something.
Although Shirou Kotomine always calls him Sieg, Sieg is not his name in this world.
That was the name he gave in memory of Siegfried.
But in this world, he did not have any interaction with Siegfried.
Therefore, he did not have a name at this time.
"Name? I don't know!"
Zieg was somewhat confused.
"I think we should name him Thor!"
Kotomine Shirou suggested.
Taken from Thor in Astolfo.
Although this contains Kotomine Shirou's perverse sense of humor.