Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

God walks among us.

This holy word does not exist in any classics, but more like an exclamation of emotional loss of control.

But the person who said this is an elite agent who has served the church for a lifetime and can see the human body from subtle movements. The meaning of this sentence is quite debatable.

If it were any member of the church, even a heretic like the burial mechanism, they would not have hastily passed it over as a low-level mistake.

Unfortunately, except for Caleb, everyone present was a real magician.

Although there are people who have a deep understanding of the church's classics and techniques, the difference between the pursuit of roots and the protection of humans makes them unable to understand the true meaning behind them.

Therefore, except for Caleb who knows the business and prays, other magicians stared with their eyes wide open, still exploring the external appearance.

"Magic Eye?"

After seeing Caleb's originally dark eye sockets disappear, replaced by pupils that sparkle with strange light like gems, someone exclaimed.

Although they didn't understand the principle, it was an indisputable miracle for a magician to make a person grow a pair of magic eyes in an instant.

However, in addition to being shocked, more people's eyes were fixed on the magic eye of bubble held by Roland's other hand.

For most people present, this was the only reason that could appease them.

Therefore, when they found that there was a problem, many guests were shaken.

"Hey, is this your attitude!"

Some guests with bad tempers even shouted angrily.

Of course, the target was Rey Andros.

Obviously Roland was the instigator, but the bystanders all ignored him. The reason is naturally needless to say.

Whether it is a saint or an incomprehensible mystery, it is a taboo for magicians.

Moreover, even if Roland is not a saint, but just an ordinary agent, the nature of this matter has become an internal affair of the Holy Church.

If he gets involved recklessly and the church is justified to hunt him down, the ending may be worse than being sealed.

However, although this kind of speech may seem a bit bullying at first glance, it is not really a vent of anger.

The Mystic Eye Collection Train does have a good reputation. As long as the customer comes to sell the Mystic Eye, even if they are lucky ordinary people, they will treat them equally.

When paying money, they are even more fair, and there will be no fraud or price-cutting.

Roland also complained at the beginning that although Asagami Fujino's father was extremely afraid of her power, he chose the worst way to deal with it.

If she didn't use drugs to cover up her power, she would have burst out with her natural specificity and been noticed by people in the other world.

Especially the Mystic Eye Collection Train. Not to mention that the Asagami family needs money to deal with the bankruptcy crisis, even if they don't need it, the Mystic Eye Collection Train will issue invitations and forcibly purchase this twisted Mystic Eye that was born from superpowers and is unique in the world.

That's right.

Although it has a good reputation, the Mystic Eye Collection Train, which adheres to the perverse theory that all the Mystic Eyes in the world are theirs, is actually quite dangerous.

As long as they are targeted, and there is no strong force to rely on, and they refuse the acquisition proposal, they will forcibly kidnap the owner of the magic eye, or even turn him into a corpse without an eyeball.

This custom also continues to the auction, where human concepts of good and evil are useless.

If they do not attack the staff, they will not care even if they kill the tough competitors in advance.

Even if the murderer comes to them with the head of the murdered person to transplant the magic eye, this train will treat him as a guest and provide excellent service.

Because of this, when the guests have even given up their personal safety, they are now unable to provide the only product that needs to be guaranteed, which will naturally cause dissatisfaction.

In an instant, Rey Andros became the target of public criticism.

"I am very sorry... everyone."

But the host, who was able to deal with Lorelaia's questioning calmly before, did not continue to break the deadlock fluently. After a long silence, he began to apologize a little stiffly.

The deep astonishment on her face still did not dissipate.

So far, the technology that these staff members can learn is limited to transplantation.

In the removal of the magic eye, the manager, who is the owner of the train, must do it personally.

Although she has worked on this train for many years, every time she sees that kind of scene, Rey Andros believes from the bottom of her heart that it is a miracle from the gods.

Apart from pure emotion and pure impulse, she can't feel anything.

However, Roland subverted all her past ideas in just a moment.

Not only did the other party complete the removal and transplantation faster than her master in a moment, but he even created or reconstructed a new pair of magic eyes in an instant.

Although most of the staff of the magic eye collection train are not obsessed with magic eyes, Rey Andros, who can serve as the host, is undoubtedly an exception.

Because of this, although she knows that she has a responsibility, looking at the pair of eyes shining in the light, she can't think about what to do next.

"Oh... Oh, it's wonderful."

After a mechanical apology, she stayed where she was, staring at Caleb's eyes with a gaze like a mother looking at a baby or a collector looking at a work of art.

This made the magicians who were questioning her at a loss as to what to do, and they could only look at each other in bewilderment.

At this moment.

"——Are those magic eyes gem-grade?"

Suddenly, someone asked.

No, it was not so much that they asked, but rather that such an idea suddenly penetrated everyone's brain.

Under the breathless gaze of the magicians, a female phantom appeared, like an illusion, but extremely real, with layers of veil like roses.

"Miss Rojian!"

When she saw this figure, Rey Andros, who was originally intoxicated by the brilliance of the magic eyes, was suddenly awakened.

She was at a loss before, but now she seemed to have found her backbone, and immediately stepped aside and said in a trembling voice.

"Everyone, this is the manager of this train."

In fact, she didn't need to do anything unnecessary.

Even if no one had heard of the fact that the dead apostle named Rojian had created a train to collect magic eyes, this phantom that had caused the ether to boil just by its appearance was enough for everyone to recognize her identity.

But the phantom named Rojian had no intention of appeasing everyone. She just stared at Roland quietly and repeated the question just now.

"Are those magic eyes gem-grade?"

"Of course."

Roland nodded as a matter of course, "Since the magic eyes I took away were gem-grade magic eyes, the ones I gave back would naturally not be lower than this."

"It's actually a gem..."

Rey Andros exclaimed in disbelief, and her breathing stagnated.

In the eyes of others, it was a bit incredible that she would have such an exaggerated reaction on this train where murders were commonplace, having served as the host so many times and handled so many precious magic eyes.

But those who think so must not understand how outrageous Roland's behavior is.

As a natural mystery, the magic eyes have never been a convenient superpower, but an alternative way of survival.

Emotions, spirit, soul, these deeper things are often manifested from the side through memory as a medium.

Humans rely on information to live, and they also die under the constraints of information.

For example, they are born with the discovery that everything can be easily twisted, or everything will die at the touch.

People with such vision and memories cannot change their own incompatible nature even if they return to their normal lives.

In this regard, even if they have the same Mystic Eyes, they cannot change.

The origin of Shirou Emiya in each parallel world line is the sword, but even if they develop the Infinite Sword System, there will still be differences in background and style due to different experiences.

The same is true for the Mystic Eyes. What if the ability is the same?

Because of the special nature of the Root Style, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception that Ryougi Shiki possesses can even kill abstract concepts such as the established future.

However, Shiki Tohno, who also possesses the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, cannot do such a thing.

In contrast, because of the lack of Ryougi Ori, who represents the positive side and the urge to kill, Ryougi Shiki's understanding of the death of living things is far less profound than Shiki Tohno.

Even if the two of them were looking at the same target at the same time, the distribution of the dead lines they saw was completely different.

They could not even see the same world, so they could not understand each other.

Therefore, the artificial magic eye has a limit.

Even if the spell can be copied, the field of vision cannot be copied.

Even if the field of vision can be copied, the completely different world cannot be imitated.

Just like mathematics, knowing the same formula, the way of solving the problem cannot be exactly the same.

"Your Majesty Roland, such a gift is too heavy for me..."

Of course, Caleb did not know so many inside stories, but even so, he could clearly hear the violent heartbeats around him, and understood the meaning of this common human behavior.

It was a luxury for him to be able to remove the burden of the magic eye and become a participant in the miracle.

As a devout believer, Caleb felt a little guilty for receiving the same gift from it.

"Heavy?"

But Roland obviously regarded his fear as another worry.

"You don't think I'm some twisted wish-making machine, do you? Didn't I tell you? This is the reward for your faith."

"Since you have no hesitation or uneasiness about everything you have experienced, the miracles you have gained will naturally not have any disadvantages."

"So, you don't need to worry that your body can't bear this pair of gem-level magic eyes. Not only will it not become a burden to you, but it will become your best weapon."

Roland chuckled and stared at the cross in Caleb's eyes.

"——The Magic Eyes of Annihilation."

"This is the name of this pair of magic eyes. It can invalidate all magic that the holder touches, absorb its magic power and transform it into its own power to strengthen itself, and get explosive improvement in the form of release."

"Even if it is just unconsciously absorbing magic power, this pair of magic eyes will make your strength not inferior to the elite among the agents."

"If you fight against a magician or a being that uses magic power, in the battle to support the war, your strength is enough to rival a Templar Knights, and you can even compete with the Burial Organ."

Silence.

Overly destructive introduction.

Unlike Kiritsugu Emiya who still needs to rely on his military achievements to build his reputation, the moment he heard about the power of the Mystic Eyes of Annihilation, even if Caleb did nothing in the future, the title of Magician Killer would accompany him until his death.

In front of these eyes, strategies and methods will lose their meaning.

A cold tension surged among the magicians present.

This living saint was like controlling the atmosphere in the carriage with a baton.

Until now, Roland had not shown any behavior that was worthy of vigilance.

But even without the need for a spell, the kind of joke that was enough to kill people had deeply pierced the hearts of every magician present.

Although Roland did not explain, most magicians had realized why the other party emphasized the invalidation of all magic.

I am afraid that the owner of this pair of magic eyes will no longer be able to use magic.

Magicians are seekers who use magic as a medium to explore the truth.

But the world of this pair of magic eyes is completely opposite to them, as if to mock the passengers on this train for their enthusiasm and obsession with magic eyes.

"How about it, is it a good pair of eyes?"

Roland had a sarcastic smile on his lips.

"Yes, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unique."

The phantom of Rojian spoke again.

"Leandro, bring the cylinder."

Although this order was a bit vague, Leandro understood her meaning and quickly took out a cylinder for storing the magic eye and placed it respectfully on Roland's desk.

Roland did not ask and directly let the Magic Eye of Bubble in his hand fall into the cylinder.

"From now on, the Magic Eye of Bubble will be cancelled from this auction. It belongs to you."

Rojian's phantom spoke again, completely setting the official tone for this accident.

"In the subsequent auctions, I will take out private collection items to replace it... As for Miss Barthemero, as Leandro promised, you will definitely receive a reply before tomorrow."

At this point, she glanced at Lorelaia.

After she appeared, even a miracle like the Magic Eye of Annihilation did not make the other party divert his attention.

The cold eyes were frightening. Even if it was only accepted by the corner of her eye, Leandro next to Rojian began to tremble unconsciously, and had an illusion that she would die in the next moment.

But as a well-known dead apostle, being targeted by a physical vampire killer, Rojian did not show any emotion.

This was not because she was not her real body now, but because of the reliance brought by the phantom state, more like an innate confidence.

"To express my sincere apologies to everyone, this auction will be hosted by me personally. Next, the magic eye collection train will stop regularly and depart in two hours."

"Guests who want to leave or take a walk can get off freely or stay in the car."

The phantom looked at Roland and nodded slightly at him.

"In addition, if you are interested in selling the magic eye of the bubble, please be sure to contact us first."

This was just a habitual social speech, and there was no intention to get a reply.

But unexpectedly, Roland responded readily.

"Okay... But to be honest, it is really a bit lacking in sincerity to invite you with only a phantom."

Such a teasing made Rojian startled slightly, and then she smiled charmingly.

"If you really intend to sell it, I will certainly welcome you and receive you in person, but..."

She moved her lips slightly.

"Even if not, as long as you want to meet me, I will be waiting for you on this train at any time."

Then, after bowing gracefully, the train manager's phantom disappeared silently in the carriage just like when he came.

Seeing this scene, without any hesitation, even without waiting for the brakes, Lorelaia also stood up and walked out of the dining car without hesitation.

With the disappearance of the two pressure makers and the retreat, the atmosphere of the train suddenly became a lot more normal, but in such a relaxation, a more weird color quietly emerged.

After all, although there was no explanation, everyone realized a fact from the performance just now.

Obviously, the queen of the clock tower... has found her target. (End of this chapter)