The Damn Restraint

In a strange café in London, filled with True Magic girl themes.

Although it felt strange and she couldn't understand why Rovey would choose such a location, after thinking it over again and again, the little girl with light blonde hair still regarded it as Rovey's hobby and secretly remembered it.

"Thank you, Your Highness, you are a very kind person."

"...Um."

"By the way, Your Highness, you actually recognize me?"

"...Um."

"Oh, I see. It must be fate that brought us together here. So, Your Highness, will you marry me?"

"Hmm... Hmm? No."

"?"

The girl with short blonde hair sitting opposite her was talking non-stop, but when she saw that Rovey remained unmoved and instead looked helpless, she looked puzzled, as if wondering if she had done something wrong or said something wrong. But in reality, she hadn't done anything wrong; on the contrary, her very presence there was the biggest mistake.

Rovey quickly covered his face with one hand, then raised his other hand to call over the waiter who was looking at them with strange eyes.

"Waiter, bring me two more cocktails to clear my head. I need to calm down and think things through."

"Would you like to drink from the same cup? Honestly, Your Highness is quite bold!"

The blonde girl let out a surprised sound.

"The Root Linker... this is truly..."

Aiwass glanced at the empty plates on the table, then at the petite girl sitting opposite him. She was happily savoring the food, as if she could never get enough of any amount of food that Rovey ordered for her. Interestingly, her little belly didn't change at all after eating so much.

"This is terrible..."

Aiwass merely glanced at the girl in front of him with slight amusement, while making his own remarks, but he did not expect that Rovey would actually respond to him and give such a terrible answer.

Compared to Aiwass, who found meeting the Root Connector quite interesting, when Rovey saw Sajyou Manaka again, and faced this scene right from the start, he didn't even know what expression to make.

He and Aiwass had just finished a simple unification of the Magus in this world, and were satisfied with the results, so they were about to get down to business when they were suddenly entangled by the Root Madness, who appeared out of nowhere.

Isn't this a deus ex machina?!

It doesn't seem so. Justeaze told him that the two beings in the Root were very interested in him, and that they would meet even if he didn't go.

I had already seen Root Shiki when I was in Mifune City, so it's not unreasonable for him to appear. In fact, it's more accurate to say that he had long anticipated this day.

But then again, since he finished participating in the Holy Grail War, he has encountered many strange beings along the way. What does it mean that he would encounter a Root Princess before he could even set off to rescue Artoria?

Could it be that the next film set is the Fragment of Azure Silver?

There's no need for that. Cangyin holds no appeal for him whatsoever. On the contrary, there's an incredibly powerful Pharaoh. He has absolutely no interest in participating, and besides, Cangyin shouldn't even exist in this world.

And isn't the biggest problem at Cangyin Studio right in front of us?

Is this yet another theory that mystery attracts mystery? Has the moment arrived when reality and True Magic intertwine?

"Well, Your Highness, since you know me, let's not delay. Would you like to be my knight? I feel that our meeting is fate, it must be the guidance of destiny. Don't worry, I will protect you. Whatever you want, I will make it happen for you, as long as we can be together forever and ever."

Before the food was served, Sajyou Manaka blinked, then spoke to Rovey with great seriousness.

Rovey was taken aback and looked at Sajyou Manaka was speaking seriously, with surprise.

"If I didn't know you so well, I could easily have been fooled by you today."

"Cheat?"

Sajyou Manaka tilted her head, almost as if a big question mark was about to appear on her forehead.

"It's nothing, just me talking to myself."

"However, you're still so young. It's really strange for you to say you like someone you've just met. You don't even understand what liking someone means."

Rovey casually replied, "Why don't you go home first? You can find a boyfriend when you're older."

"No way~ It's because Your Highness refused to come to the whirlpool to see me, so I had no choice but to chase after you. Now that I've finally found you, of course we must never be apart again!"

"..."

"That's why I deliberately stayed away from the Far East; I never wanted to see you again in this lifetime."

Seeing Sajyou Manaka's joyful and happy state, Rovey could roughly guess that this was under the condition that the Azure Silver Fragment had not occurred, that is, under the condition that she was still a normal person for the time being.

Therefore, Sajyou Manaka was somewhat puzzled by what she had just said. She must know him now, and that's why she found him and came looking for him. Since the Azure Silver incident hadn't happened yet, he didn't intend to predict anything or blame the girl.

After all, he couldn't convict others based on things that hadn't happened, but... no matter what, he didn't want to keep this Root Princess was comparable to a nuclear bomb, by his side.

Want to experience the treatment of a Proto Saber? Want to have a romance with this the Root old woman? Putting aside her obviously underage age, her hidden attributes alone are a big problem.

Putting aside my own situation for now, those around me are definitely going to suffer.

So he really wanted to get rid of this uncertain guy first, but...

"Can you send it away?"

Rovey asked Aiwass.

"I can send her away, but I can't stop her from coming back unless I wipe her out completely..."

"Stop, your thinking is a bit too extreme."

Stopping Aiwass from uttering that dangerous sentence, Rovey took a cocktail from a waiter dressed as Magus and placed it in front of Sajyou Manaka. Sure enough, the little girl stopped her crazy display of affection for the adult.

As for why the cocktail was handed to him by Magus...

The reason is quite simple: he and Aiwass are practically the focus of the entire magical world. Walking through London, countless Magus are constantly watching their every move, and every shop along their path is booked in advance, just to create a chance encounter. Therefore, even if Aiwass walked in, he wouldn't hear screams, but rather enthusiastic greetings and adoration.

"So what do you want to do? Do you want me to send it back, or let it go? However, if used properly, this could be a very powerful tool for your plans. Would you like to try using it?"

Aiwass looked at Manaka Sajyou with curiosity, and what he saw was more interesting than what was on the surface.

"You mean I'll be needed and used by the prince? Yay! This is fantastic! Prince, please use me as you please..."

"Don't talk, keep eating."

"Waaah..."

Seeing Sajyou Manaka's enthusiastic eyes and those awful words, Rovey's brows twitched slightly, and he quickly grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

If we don't do this, tomorrow news about the new Grand Magus "Golden Dawn" Rovey Crowley harassing underage girls in a coffee shop will be all over the Clock Tower.

"There's no other way. She's already here. Even if you send her back, she'll just sneak back. But letting her roam freely in London is definitely not an option. Maybe we should find someone to keep an eye on her..."

"Kenneth? No, Kenneth can't control her. What about Aoko? That's a big problem too, they might start fighting first... But I don't have time myself. Oh well, Aiwass, you take care of her. Just keep an eye on her until I come back and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble in London."

After much thought, it seemed that only Aiwass could reliably suppress Sajyou Manaka in the London area, so Rovey had no choice but to entrust her to Aiwass for training.

"Me? Hmm, that's not bad either. After all, the girl connected to the Root is indeed a promising talent. With some guidance, her future achievements would be unimaginable."

When he heard that Rovey had entrusted him with guiding Sajyou Manaka, Aiwass's tone was tinged with amusement.

To Him, Sajyou Manaka, like Rovey, was indeed a malleable talent, a toy worth teaching, and a good pastime for the future.

"But when do you plan to leave here?"

"It should be around these next couple of days. I'm a little uneasy if I don't have the Anchor of the Planet in my hands. After all, the fabric of the world might be torn off, and then I'll be fighting alone again. Besides, Artoria has been waiting for me in other worlds for a long time."

'Artoria?!'

Upon hearing the name that was clearly a girl's from Rovey's mouth, Sajyou Manaka's eyes became wary.

"How will you get there? Will you use Rayshift technology? If so, it will take some more time to debug. If I personally take you there, it will be difficult to pinpoint the exact location..."

Aiwass was about to say something, he was interrupted by Rovey.

"No need, the people who were supposed to come and meet me have already shown up."

Following the direction Rovey pointed, Aiwass saw a humanoid gecko... no, it was a tall, white-haired old man who was clinging tightly to the French windows, staring at them in a comical yet terrifying way.

Aiwass: "... Are all Magus and True Magic of this era like this?"

"That's not quite it, but there really isn't a single normal person among the existing True Magic."

Chapter 161 The Counter Force of the Groove

"Haha, you little rascal, you really gave me a big surprise by doing something like this. You're much more interesting and romantic than I imagined."

Soon, the already bustling True Magic girl-themed cafe became even more lively.

A tall, elderly man dressed in black sat down opposite Rovey and even rubbed Sajyou Manaka's head, completely ignoring the little girl's resistance and sitting side by side with her like a grandfather and granddaughter.

"Young man, come and see what I've reaped on this trip."

He then mysteriously pulled out his latest True Magic girl figurine from his pocket and handed it to Rovey, while speaking with great interest.

"What is this?"

After receiving the figurine from the Jewel Magician, Rovey Wei examined it carefully.

Of course, this wasn't because he was also a pervert who liked True Magic girls, but because the figure's design was just too familiar.

She possesses silver-gray hair as clear as the moon and a pair of beautiful, almost perfectly replicated gem-like eyes. Her graceful figure, combined with her simple white dress, makes her virtually identical to the Nightmare, except for some extremely revealing outfits.

Oh, Doctor, it's a limited edition True Magic Merry! The kind personally made by the Jewel Magician.

"How about it? I went to Avalon to collect materials and then recreated it one-to-one. Isn't it great? It's already a rare treasure in the world."

"Um... the workmanship is indeed quite good. But what's with this detachable design? You wouldn't..."

Rovey accidentally removed the dress from the Merry figure and fell into deep thought as he looked at the naked figure in his hand. Sajyou Manaka, standing beside him, looked surprised and thoughtful, while Aiwass, on the other hand, found the design interesting and picked it up to examine it for a while.

"Don't disgust me. This is the data she provided herself. I only used her transformed appearance. The physical data is entirely provided by her."

Having understood what Rovey meant, Jewel Magician hurriedly began to explain.

He didn't want to get involved in any ambiguous rumors with that perverted Merry, no matter what.

"She gave it to me willingly? Merry, that guy really is going all the way down the path of being a pervert..."

Upon hearing this, Rovey had a new estimate of how perverted Merry was.

"Yeah, although I got this nice new addition to my collection, it's really unbearable to see how much he enjoys it. But..."

As he spoke, the Jewel Magician looked at Rovey with a playful gaze and teased, "You should be more careful than I am."

"What?"

"Didn't you stop looking for that pervert for a long time after you finished learning the illusion technique? Now Merlin, no, I should say Merry, is secretly planning to sneak into your dream one day and then... um, cough cough... you can figure out the rest yourself."

"That bastard... he's still up to his old tricks, isn't he?"

Jewel Magician held up two fingers in front of him, which made Rovey's face instantly darken.

"Of course, Merry has always been looking for fun, or things that are different and joyful, and you are the first person who can bring that directly to her. She will definitely remember you fondly."

"But she doesn't have to be that twisted, does she?"

"However, what you've done lately is truly outrageous. I only went to Avalon and adjusted the new True Magic girl transformation device. It was less than two months ago, and you've already created such a huge spectacle in London?"

"Yes, I do have that feeling. Even though Inner London isn't finished yet, the speed and scale it's at now give me the sense that the world isn't over yet, and that there are actually quite a few people around me who can be of use."

"Indeed, whether you consider friends or pawns, you have a lot of them in the entire Clock Tower, and even in the entire Magecraft World. From being all alone at the beginning to taking control of the Clock Tower, to now having Guardian Angel by your side, unifying the three major departments, and handling all aspects of things, you wouldn't happen to be planning to directly rule the Magecraft World and become the new Magic King, would you?"

Although his words were somewhat exaggerated, Jewel Magician's tone was playful, and his manner of speaking was similar to that of an elder teasing their grandchildren, still within the realm of joking.

Even if Rovey is as he thinks, so what? The Magecraft World is unified, so be it. The Magic King can do whatever he wants; it won't affect him anyway. Besides, although the unified power seems enormous, the future of this world is still unimaginably tragic.

The combined meaning is nothing more than turning the inevitable demise of humanity into a possibility for resistance. As for whether it can be resolved, these Magus still have a long way to go.

Whether this path will lead to the end, who knows?

In any case, Rovey's future will inevitably reach or even surpass his level. Once he reaches that level, the rise and fall of individual worlds will not be so important.

"To rule the Magecraft World, huh..."

"Actually, rather than ruling the Magecraft World, I'd rather those two useless, incompetent, civil war-fighting-number-one-useless Counter Force in this world make a move. Now that humanity has begun its resistance, why is our mother planet still standing still? Shouldn't we at least offer some help?"

"Hey, although they are indeed quite useless, you can't say things like that. After all, you're still being watched. Be careful they don't try to trip you up again someday."

In response to Rovey's joke, Jewel Magician replied with a serious expression. He knew he wasn't lying; the Counter Force might very well continue to cause trouble.

It's possible that Gaia and Alaya are watching this live broadcast of humanity's struggle for survival from somewhere undetectable by any detector. However, it would indeed be unreasonable for them not to help.