I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Weber Velvet stayed at the Matou family for a whole day, until sunset, before he was sent back to the Mackenzie family by the Matou family.

For the next week, Weber reported to the Matou family's workshop at eight o'clock every day and returned home at six o'clock in the evening, just like when he was going to school in the "Clock Tower".

The time at Matou's house is not much different from that in the "Clock Tower". There are four classes in the morning and three classes in the afternoon. The schedule is very tight.

A week later, Weber left Fuyuki City and took a morning flight from Airport F to leave Japan.

Come alone and leave alone.

I was ignorant when I arrived and mature when I left.

Although it only lasted for a few days, this young man completely changed into a different person.

Also changed by these ten days was the boy's teacher, Kenneth Elmloy Archibalud.

"Webb, you're on the plane now." Kenneth, sitting in a wheelchair, looked at the western sky in a daze.

Shenji, who was standing next to him, nodded and complained: "If you are so worried, why don't you go see him off?"

"As you said, I will be a missing person from now on. Missing people naturally cannot appear in densely populated public places. Moreover, I have always disliked Weber, a student. I did before, now do, and never will in the future. Change. Likewise, he doesn’t like me as a teacher, I’m sure.”

Hearing what Kenneth said, Shenji shook his head helplessly: "Really, why can't you two be more frank? You both recognize each other's abilities."

"Approval does not mean liking."

Kenneth reached out and closed the curtains. Ever since he was locked up in the basement and treated coldly by Shenji for a few days, he had become more and more fond of dark environments.

"I admit that he has first-class insight, analysis, induction, and summary abilities, but his background determines that he does not have the qualifications to practice magic. No matter how high he can achieve theoretically, he cannot translate it into results. Such a person is very difficult to achieve. It’s hard to call him a good magician.”

"But he can become a good magic teacher. In seven days, he memorized many of your achievements. This is knowledge that others may not be able to master in several months. You have also listened to his class, Explain in simple terms and make the key points clear. To be honest, you are far behind him in this aspect, even though you are a 'color position' magician."

Kenneth before the Holy Grail War must have been angry because of Shenji's words, but after experiencing several blows, Kenneth had long lost his previous pride, and his whole person had become much more stable.

"I admit that he would be a good teacher, but that's what makes it even more sad. Every magician has the belief to explore the truth of magic, but Weber can only send others on the road to the truth, but he can only Watching my students surpass him one by one and go further than him. I cannot accept such a path, and this is also the difference between Weber and I."

"The conflict of values." Shenji sighed and said no more.

"I've done everything I need to do, what about you?"

"It's all arranged. Weber will first go to India, then transfer to Persia, and finally arrive in Macedonia. This is the road that the conquering king Iskandar once walked. Along the way, Weber will summarize the knowledge you taught him. , organized into a system and prepared for publication.”

"During this period, the news of your disappearance should also spread. The magicians gathered under El-Meloy will gradually divide into various factions, some will continue to be loyal to you, and some will secretly They form cliques, and some will defect to other families. This is a good opportunity to discern people's hearts."

"Those who are loyal to you will be the core team of El-Meloy in the future. Those who have different intentions will gradually be marginalized, and those who have evil intentions towards the Archibald family must be liquidated. As for how to distinguish, Emiya Qie The eyes of the Magicians Association will watch over us."

Kenneth couldn't help but snorted when he heard the name that had put him in such a situation. Although he has accepted the reality, he still has a grudge against Emiya Kiritsugu.

Shinji glanced at Kenneth and continued.

"Because you are just missing, no one knows if you are really dead, so the enemy's appearance will not be too ugly. As long as they don't know your true situation for a day, the Archibalud family will not be in danger of overthrowing. Of course there will definitely be damage, but as long as you can recover in time and return to the 'Clock Tower', all crises will be solved."

"What if we can't recover in time?" Kenneth asked with a cold face.

"It's hard to say. Although we have made arrangements similar to publishing your new research results to stabilize people's hearts, we don't know how effective it will be. Archibalud's family is injured, and it's not like their vitality is severely damaged. impossible."

Shenji didn't say anything nice, he told the truth.

But this is different from the original world line, where Kenneth died in Fuyuki City, 90% of the original magic seal passed down for nine generations was damaged, and the Archibald family fell into decline in a few years, owing astronomical foreign debts, and was on the verge of ruin. Fringe ended much better.

Because the core of the magician family is people. As long as people are around, and the Archibald family is around, the banner of El-Meloy will never fall.

"So, you have to recover as soon as possible. If you recover a day earlier, the Archibalud family will suffer less damage."

"I understand, I will cooperate with the treatment." Kenneth seemed to have made some determination and nodded.

"Then just sign this." Shenji opened a piece of parchment in front of Kenneth.

To ordinary eyes, the contents of the parchment must have looked like an arrangement of plates and symbols of unknown meaning. But in the eyes of the magician, this is a contract that cannot be violated - a self-imposed certificate.

In a society of magicians full of intrigues and intrigues, this is one of the most stringent spell contracts, and is only used when making an agreement that will never be regretted.

The function of one's own magic circuit is used to impose a forced spell on the caster. In principle, its effect cannot be removed by any means. Legend has it that even if you want to exchange your life, as long as the magic mark is still there, the soul will be bound, which is a very dangerous magic. For a magician, producing this kind of certification means the greatest sincerity.

The certificate was very long, and it detailed various terms and prohibitions that Kenneth and the Matou family should fulfill. Kenneth read it word for word, and after a while he raised his head and looked at Shenji in surprise.

"You, the Matou family, really don't want to take this opportunity to secretly control the Archibald family?"

The conditions were not too harsh, but too generous, so generous that even Kenneth couldn't believe it.

"I don't want to." Shenji shook his head, "As you can see, the Matou family is so big, with just so many people. Compared with the Archibald family, which has many powerful forces, my family is too small. A python might be able to swallow it. A sheep cannot swallow an elephant. If you are not greedy enough, you will easily overwhelm yourself. Therefore, a reciprocal and trustworthy cooperative relationship is more suitable. In fact, I have already taken advantage of it. If it were before the Holy Grail War, the Matou family would be like this The family may not even be able to enter the Archibald family."

"You--" Kenneth looked at Shen'er's eyes without any hypocrisy, and then looked at the genuine certificate in his hand, and sighed sincerely, "--you are such a little monster."

"Thanks for the compliment."

“I really don’t know how I will look back on this period of time in 20 years.”

"No one can predict what will happen in 20 years. People should focus on the present."

"you're right."

Kenneth bit his finger and signed his name on the contract with a special quill dipped in blood.

"Here, the contract is concluded."

“A pleasure to work with.”

PS: It should be emphasized that magic engraving is essentially the stabilized crystallization of the magician's knowledge and achievements. In other words, as long as you are a magician, regardless of whether there is a transplant from an ancestor, you will also have the crystallization of knowledge and achievements, that is, your own magic seal or a predecessor who is not qualified to be called a seal, so the traitor believes that self-imposed certification Text is valid for all magicians.