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Meeting of lords.

As the name suggests, it is a memory of the gathering of twelve lords, and it is also the highest-level meeting in the Clock Tower's conventional sense.

It won't be held unless there is a major event, and once it is held, the clock tower will definitely be shaken.

On the first day of the last month of 2004, the Lords Meeting was held.

On the top floor of the clock tower headquarters, the building with the longest history, there is a round table-shaped conference room.

The initiator of this meeting of lords is the leader of the Democratic Party, one of the three major factions. He is also the lord of the "General Basics Department" of the academic department that every magician who enters the Clock Tower must enter. Tran, one of the three nobles, The lord of the Bellio family, Lord Trembario.

Its purpose was already known to everyone before the meeting was held - to deal with the old enemy of the Clock Tower Headquarters who had just returned, the head of the three nobles, the head of the aristocracy, and the lord of the Legal Affairs Department of the Clock Tower management organization Bartholomew. Lorelaia took offense.

"I believe many people already know that not long ago, in a small city called Fuyuki in the Far East, a magician opened a passage to the 'root'."

"Chasing the 'root' is the ultimate goal of every orthodox magician. As the administrator of the order of magicians and the nobleman that all magicians trust, Bartholomew not only did nothing when the passage to the 'root' was opened. , and didn’t bring back any valuable information.”

"Regarding this, I can only think of two possibilities: First, Barthemero deliberately hides his secrets; second, Barthemero lacks ability. If it is the former, I will question the philosophy that the Legal Affairs Department has always upheld; if If it's the latter, it only means that the current Barthemero's abilities are limited and he is not qualified to hold the position of lord."

"I have been dealing with Bartholomew for many years, and I prefer to believe it is the latter. After all, the last Bartholomew did not have such a problem. In addition, there is another piece of evidence. The magician Disputes. Although everyone knows that magicians are uncontrollable and out-of-standard existences, Bartholomew, as the highest executor of the mysterious law of concealment, is clearly present at the scene but does nothing. It is difficult not to doubt that she is here. Ability on the one hand.”

What he said was a combination of dismissal and criticism, avoiding the important and choosing the light. Without deviating from the facts, he specifically singled out things that were unfavorable to Lorelaiya. It was extremely vicious.

Lorelea's side was not unprepared. Considering Lorelea's image as a queen, it was obviously not appropriate to refute it personally, so Kenneth, as a die-hard ally, stood up.

"Tranbeglio's statement is simply unreasonable. As a participant in the Holy Grail War, I am very aware of its dangers. Being able to escape unscathed is already a manifestation of Barthemero's ability. It would be different for anyone here. Bit, you might never come back!”

As soon as these words came out, not only hostile aristocracy and nationalism, but also neutralism, which had nothing to do with itself, could not sit still.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because of my 'disappearance'. The reason why I disappeared for three years is because I was seriously injured in the Holy Grail War. It took more than two years to recover."

Some were skeptical, some were shocked.

"What?"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Why have I never heard of you?"

In response, Kenneth just asked calmly: "If it were you who had done such an embarrassing thing, would you say anything?"

The answer is obvious, no. Everyone here is a lord, the most prominent person in the Clock Tower. How can he say it if he wants to be embarrassed?

"Now, you understand why I said that."

"I understand, it's really not easy." The nationalist second-in-command Baru Yerreta nodded, and then smiled strangely, "But if I remember correctly, the one from the Modern Magic Department is also a participant, and I participated in it twice and got away with it both times——"

That one naturally refers to Weber, who is not qualified to participate in the meeting of lords because he is not a lord.

"——Does this mean that Professor Velvet's abilities are better than those of the two noble lords?"

"Well! A person's ability cannot be evaluated by just one thing." Kenneth frowned.

"It can't be evaluated by one thing alone, but it is also an important reference object, isn't it? Especially the big events related to the 'root' and the 'magician'."

Speaking of which, what follows is endless bickering between the two sides. One side puts aside past achievements to support Lorelaia, while the other side clings to two things: the "root" passage and the battle of "Magician".

Because "roots" and "magic" are too attractive to magicians, the neutral lords also favor the side of Trambario, and the situation is very unfavorable for aristocraticism. Although it won't really shake Lorelaia's position as lord, it will undoubtedly damage the queen's authority and make Barthemero pay some substantial price.

A boring dispute with an expected outcome.

Lorelaia, who was sitting in the main seat, sighed secretly. She had foreseen such a scene on the plane returning to the Clock Tower.

Just when Lorelaiya was about to put forward the conditions she had prepared to end the dispute, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the conference room. Immediately afterwards, the door made of rare metal and subjected to hundreds of spells exploded, and a young man wearing white clothes and short blue hair walked in.

"I'm sorry to bother you. Because the people outside insist on stopping me, they have no choice but to use violence. Please don't take offense."

The lord closest to the gate looked sideways and found that most of the lords' followers waiting outside the conference room had fallen to the ground, and those who had not fallen had lost their fighting ability.

However, none of the lords present were panicked. Although the fallen followers were elites among magicians, they sitting here were the real strong ones. Each one of them bore the imprint of ancient origins and was a contemporary figure. The best group of magicians.

"Who are you? Do you know the consequences of breaking into the meeting of lords?" Trembario asked coldly.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. What do the rules you set have to do with me?"

The young man stood calmly and glanced at every lord present. His arrogant attitude reminded Baru Yereta of a person, a similarly unruly young man whom he met a few months ago.

"Have I seen you at the Twin Towers? Although you have changed a lot since then."

The young man said with some surprise: "You can see this, I think my cross-dressing is pretty good."

The old woman with a bold personality smiled and replied: "Because I am a painter, and I am very good at distinguishing the differences in details. I remember that your name seems to be Levi Ackerman, from the Modern Magic Department El Meloy Classroom student."