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Chapter 866 Making Two Preparations
Chapter 866 Making Two Preparations
"Well then, let's not delay, let's go now."
"Wait, now?"
Artoria looked out the window, where the city was still at night.
"It's evening here in Fuyuki City, but it's only noon in London. If we go there now, we can go to the Clock Tower and ask someone for directions."
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"Okay, but I need to call Irisviel and let her know."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Artoria took out the pink phone that Irisviel had bought for her and called the Emiya mansion.
. . .
"Little Lia said she's not going home today, which means things are going well between her and Broly. It seems that it won't be long before you, Ilya, have a little sister."
After ending the call, Irisviel gave her daughter a peace sign.
"Little Lia? Sister? Mother, that's the Knight King, he's over 1,500 years older than us."
"So what? I'm talking about seniority. In terms of seniority, you joined the family first, and she joined later, so she's your sister."
Faced with her mother, who stood with her hands on her hips and spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, Ilya didn't know what to say.
In short, as long as the mother doesn't develop feelings for Broly and intend to personally flatter her own father, the situation is acceptable.
"Let's go, I've already informed Irisviel."
Artoria hung up the phone and spoke to Broly in front of her.
"Um."
Broly responded and came over to pick her up in a princess carry.
"What's wrong with you?"
Being suddenly carried in a princess carry left Artoria somewhat taken aback and unaccustomed.
"I'll take you flying. Otherwise, are you still planning to take that slow iron bird?"
"But before, didn't you use your tail to wrap around me and fly?"
"Before was before, and now is now. Before, I didn't know you could become my wife, but now that I do, my attitude is naturally completely different."
. . . .
"Isn't that a bit too realistic?"
"Isn't it better to be realistic?"
"Kiritsugu Emiya once said that I was an idealist who was always having unrealistic dreams."
"Then I'll be a realist. Don't worry, I'll help you make your dream come true."
"In that case, I'll leave everything to you."
Artoria, who was being carried in a princess carry, gradually relaxed her somewhat stiff body.
She is gradually getting used to not having to shoulder responsibilities and entrusting the burdens on her shoulders to others.
From Broly's perspective, however, the happiness level of this Knight Queen is gradually increasing.
Broly, carrying Artoria, jumped out of the penthouse suite window.
With a single acceleration, it left Fuyuki City's airspace and flew towards London.
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"Pfft, what did you say? You want to participate in the Holy Grail War? Cough cough—"
Five minutes later, Webber, who had been confronted by Broly, spat out the tea that had been swallowing and began coughing incessantly.
"It wasn't me who participated, it was her. I was just assisting her in obtaining the Holy Grail."
Broly pointed to Artoria beside him and said.
"A Master who has been resurrected as a Heroic Spirit, and an ally who can easily defeat a Hero King-level Heroic Spirit—if you two are going to participate in the Holy Grail War, what's the difference between that and having the Holy Grail War organizers pre-select the Grail for you?"
As Weber pulled out tissues to wipe the tea on the table, he couldn't help but complain.
"Is it possible to pre-determine the Holy Grail?"
Broly's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, the organizers of the Holy Grail are not philanthropists, so naturally they want to keep the final fruits of victory—the Holy Grail—for their own side."
The rituals of the true and false Holy Grail have been held in various places, and almost every one of them has been shrouded in secrecy. However, no one can say for sure whether the final winner is predetermined.
Which magician who dares to participate in the Holy Grail Ceremony lacks confidence in their abilities? There's always a dark horse that will emerge and expose the secrets.
"Then you don't need to worry about us, because we're not afraid of dark horses."
"Is it possible that you two, who want to participate in someone else's Holy Grail War, are actually the dark horses in their eyes?"
Looking at the confident Saiyan boy, Waver couldn't help but correct his self-perception.
"The Holy Grail Ritual requires the participation of seven magicians to be completed. Usually, the organizers will invite magicians of decent strength to participate. However, among the invited magicians, there will never be any over-the-top individuals, because no force that organizes the Holy Grail Ritual would want to see the fruits of their hard work being taken by others."
"In other words, we're too powerful. Even if we wanted to participate in the Holy Grail Ritual, others would refuse us because we're too strong?"
That makes sense.
Weber threw the wet wipes into the trash can and nodded in confirmation.
"What if we absolutely have to participate?"
Broly asked.
"With your strength, I doubt anyone can stop you. However, the organizers will probably abandon the setup of the Holy Grail ritual because they see no hope of victory in the Holy Grail War. After all, nobody wants to do the work for someone else, especially for free."
"What if we choose to build our own stage for the Holy Grail ceremony?"
"That's possible, but setting up a stage for the Holy Grail ceremony is no easy task; it requires manpower, resources, and money."
"I shouldn't lack that. If I partner with the Clock Tower, how long do you estimate it would take to hold the Holy Grail Ceremony?"
"That depends on whether you can find a suitable place to set up the Holy Grail ceremony."
What are the requirements for setting up a Holy Grail ritual?
"First of all, it's a place with a major spiritual vein."
"for example?"
"A place like Fuyuki City."
"Can we set it up in Fuyuki City?"
"Can."
"How long will it take to set up?"
"Probably in sixty or seventy years."
"How many?"
"There's no other way. The power of the earth's spiritual veins needs to be accumulated. Fuyuki City successfully conducted a Holy Grail ceremony last year, which consumed the spiritual vein power accumulated in that land. It will take quite a while to accumulate enough power to hold a Holy Grail ceremony again."
"Can't we speed it up?"
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"Yes, but the speed of acceleration is limited. At most, it will reduce the time from 60 or 70 years to 40 or 50 years, and a lot of manpower and resources will need to be invested in intervention during this period."
"Spiritual veins are energy; can't I use other forms of energy instead?"
"If possible, the combined number of the true and false Holy Grail rituals wouldn't be so few."
Weber shrugged.
"What if we move to a place with more abundant spiritual energy?"
"If we have the space and the manpower, it should be possible in five or six years."
"What, another five or six years?"
"The Holy Grail ritual in the United States was jointly planned and implemented by the American Magicians Organization and the US government."
That group of people has spent more than ten years and invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. At present, they have only built up the general framework of the Holy Grail ritual. It will take another two or three years before the Holy Grail ritual actually begins.
"You now want to set up the Holy Grail ritual from scratch in another location. I'm saying five or six years, but that's only if you can find a place with sufficient spiritual energy, work closely with the Clock Tower, and have enough manpower and sufficient magical theoretical knowledge to support the setup of the Holy Grail ritual."
"Five or six years? I can wait that long."
Artoria spoke.
As long as it can save the country, she is willing to wait for five or six years, or even fifty or sixty years.
"Wait, I haven't finished yet. In addition to the venue, the Holy Grail Ceremony also requires seven magicians as Masters to participate. If the ceremony venue is set up but no one participates, it will not work either, and the ceremony cannot be held smoothly."
"It shouldn't be too difficult to gather seven magicians as Masters, right?"
"It's not difficult; the difficulty lies in the fact that the Holy Grail will choose its own Masters. Although the organizers can obtain some spots to participate, they cannot secure all of them."
Weber then raised some more questions, which made Broly frown.
"Such a trivial ritual, yet there are so many things to worry about. How did your world manage to have the Holy Grail ritual flourish everywhere just a few years ago?"
"The source is tempting. Seeing the opportunity to reach the source, a group of magicians naturally took advantage of their years of accumulated expertise to do it."
As a result, there are still just as many magicians in this world who have reached the source, while many long-established magician families have declined, and some families have even disappeared without a trace.
As far as I know, the only place still practicing the Holy Grail ritual is in the United States.
Webber poured some tobacco into his pipe, lit it, took a puff, and a somewhat wistful expression appeared on his face. The fake Holy Grail ritual had flourished for a while a few years ago, but after the blooming period, people realized that the Holy Grail ritual, which was not large enough, could not reach the Root at all. All that was left were broken branches and fallen leaves, and buried beneath them were the skeletons of magicians who died in pursuit of the Root.
The Holy Grail ritual can be set up either by oneself or by participating in one set up by others. Both of these have problems. The former requires worrying about various things and taking a considerable amount of time, while the latter is not welcomed by the organizers. Forcing others to participate may lead to a breakdown in the agreement. Even if one does join, forcing others to continue setting up the Holy Grail ritual feels like a robbery.
Broly pondered for a moment, then, as if struck by a thought, asked, "Do those who participate in the Holy Grail only wish to reach the Root?"
"Well, that's not necessarily true. I joined the war to prove myself."
Webber denied this claim, stating that while most magicians participated for the sake of the Root, there were also those who weren't.
"Kiritsugu Emiya did it for world peace."
Artoria chimed in with a comment.
"In short, everyone has their own desires, and most of these desires are difficult to fulfill by human effort, which is why they pursue the Holy Grail to achieve them."
Weber said.
"Well, I mean, if I could find a Master whose wish I could help fulfill with my own abilities, and who would then participate in the Holy Grail Ceremony in Snowfield, USA."
Then, I'll cooperate with them, offering to help them fulfill their wish in exchange for their help in obtaining the Holy Grail, and then using the obtained Holy Grail to help Artoria fulfill her wish?
Broly offered his own ideas.
"Well----"
Weber pondered for a moment, thinking that Broly's idea of swapping wishes to fulfill his desires was a bit too outrageous.
However, considering that participation in the Holy Grail is for fulfilling a wish, but those who participate in the Holy Grail may not necessarily obtain the Holy Grail.
There should be quite a few people willing to cooperate, unless Broly cannot help fulfill their wishes and they can only rely on the Holy Grail to achieve them.
"It's feasible, but the Holy Grail ritual hasn't even started yet, and we don't even know who the Master is. How are we going to find a Master willing to cooperate with you?"
"Well, I'll make two preparations. I'll prepare for the Holy Grail ritual myself, and then I'll wait for the Holy Grail ritual in Snowfield City to begin before seeking cooperation with the Masters who are participating."
Broly spent some time talking in Weber's room, and then went to the Clock Tower's principal's office to talk with the current principal for a while.
After finalizing the collaboration on hosting the Holy Grail ceremony themselves, they took out a bunch of general-purpose resources from the Crystal Palace space.
Needless to say, Broly took all the gold and jewelry, and also some magic stones from the DanMachi world, which seemed to be even more popular than the gold and jewelry.
Of course, in addition to that, Broly also flew back to the Tohsaka family and invited his father-in-law, Tokiomi Tohsaka, whom he had severely beaten years ago, to come out.
After all, as the only remaining member of the three founding families in the Type-Moon universe, they have experience in constructing the Holy Grail ritual.
When Tokiomi Tohsaka heard that Broly had initiated the Holy Grail Ritual in order to win over Artoria, his expression was conflicted.
They had a good relationship. In the past, he and three other families, as well as other magicians, fought to the death for the Holy Grail, but in their eyes, it was just a tool to seduce women.
"No problem, leave the setup for the Holy Grail ritual to me. By the way, Broly, when are you going to have a baby with Rin and Sakura? My wife and I are really looking forward to holding our grandchild!"
Of course, Tokiomi Tohsaka remained calm and readily agreed, only mentioning the matter of having children. The Tohsaka family business still needed someone to inherit it, and the child between the other party and Rin was the most suitable heir.
"We've been trying to have a child, but I don't know when we'll actually have one."
Broly remained in the Type-Moon world to pursue Gray, and during that time he never stopped working on his other wives, but he couldn't guarantee that they would have children.
Having contacted the people he needed to contact and reached the necessary agreements, Broly's life returned to normal.
The only difference is that there's now an additional romanceable character, Artoria. Moreover, after being designated as his future wife and a member of the Crystal Palace, Artoria's happiness stat has unexpectedly increased.
As long as you take her with you when you go out with Gray, you can steadily increase her happiness level. If you go out to eat, her happiness level will rise even faster, making her a true foodie.
"Pfft~"
Inside the cake shop, Grey's laughter caught the attention of the two.
"Grey, what are you laughing at?"
Broly asked the gravedigger girl.
"No, I just think you two look a bit alike."
"How is it similar?"
Broly looked at her with suspicion. A girl who looked eight or nine times more like Artoria was claiming to resemble Artoria.
"The way you two eat is similar; you're both the type who take things very seriously. And, you two give me a certain feeling."
"How does it feel?"
Artoria, with cake frosting on her lips, was also somewhat curious.
"It's that feeling that as long as you give them some good food, they're easy to please."
Grey said with a smile.
At first, she thought it would be difficult to get along with Artoria.
It turned out that this Miss Knight King was the same type of person as Broly—both were foodies.
The three of them now get along very well together.