Zhuge Liang's Guidance / Hah! A Genius! ...

"No, I don't want anything to happen to my apartment."

At this moment, Waver, who had just finished showering, trembled all over when he heard Mikaela's words. He was clearly terrified that Mikaela would blow up his "home" for the sake of the "experiment".

"...I already said, I won't activate the Noble Phantasm, I'm just testing it out." Mikaela rolled her eyes and looked at Aozaki Touko and Waver helplessly, "There's no way anything unexpected will happen."

Waver dried his long hair with a towel, looked at Mikaela speechlessly, and said, "If someone burst into your house with a grenade and then smiled and told you that it wouldn't explode, would you let him in?"

"This thing is way more explosive than a hand grenade. One wrong move and an entire street could be wiped out," Aozaki Touko said with a chuckle, looking like she was ready to stir up trouble.

Anyway, if she dies here, she'll be resurrected somewhere else, so it doesn't matter at all!

"Oh! My dear Saber."

Upon hearing Aozaki Touko's words, Waver seemed to recall something terrifying. He quickly ran to Mikaela's side and said with utmost sincerity, "Please don't use your Noble Phantasm again. I can't afford to take on any more debts right now."

"That one stab you gave me has left me with countless debts! If you were to stab me again now, I'm afraid I'd be finished!"

At this moment, Waver looked at Mikaela with very sincere eyes. From his eyes, it was clear that he was willing to do anything as long as Mikaela didn't cause any trouble.

"That stab?"

Mikaela tilted her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. What was Waver talking about?

"Oh!!!"

Suddenly, Mikaela seemed to have thought of something.

The stab Waver mentioned was probably the one he planned to use to blow up the Kayneth Hotel when he raided it.

As it turned out, Kayneth had made prior preparations and turned the entire hotel into Magic Workshop. Later, Mikaela released the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment directly from the bottom floor.

With a single sword strike, he destroyed Kayneth's Magic Workshop, along with the borrowed Mana Furnace.

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Seemingly genuinely frightened, Mikaela destroyed the apartment with a single sword strike during her attempt. Waver quickly put on his clothes, his hair still damp, and sat down in front of Mikaela, lighting a cigar. He said helplessly, "Tell me about your situation."

"I've been reading a lot of books lately, and my knowledge has expanded a little bit. Although I can't reach the level of my mentor, I should be able to help you to some extent."

Aozaki Touko also put down the TV news and came to Mikaela's side, saying with a smile, "Then I'll come and help you out. Let's see what's wrong with you that's keeping you experimenting."

"This is troublesome."

Mikaela said calmly, "Then let me tell you about the problems I'm facing."

"Hmm." Aozaki Touko and Waver nodded slightly. After all, finding a solution required the cooperation of the person in question. If he didn't explain his situation, then no matter how smart they were, they couldn't solve Mikaela's problem out of thin air.

Over the next half hour, Mikaela informed Aozaki Touko and Waver about her abilities.

When the two asked him questions, he added some details. Although he didn't reveal all his abilities, he did reveal most of his background.

He now acted like a well-behaved student, asking his teachers questions that puzzled him.

Fortunately, the teacher here wasn't like in my previous life, yelling, "I already explained this problem in the last class! Didn't you even bother to remember it? How can you face your parents?!"

After a brief silence, Waver lit another cigar and looked at Mikaela calmly, saying, "No wonder you didn't use both Noble Phantasm at once, but chose to use them one by one."

In fact, Waver had a lingering question: why didn't Mikaela unleash the Oath of Judas and the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment to attack them all at once during the Fourth Holy Grail War?

Given the circumstances at the time, if he had used two of his "Noble Phantasm" to pursue them, Diarmuid probably wouldn't have been able to hold out for long.

Kayneth used all the remaining Command Seal in one go, knowing that if Mikaela used two Noble Phantasm to attack Diarmuid, he wouldn't last even a second.

As it turns out, Waver now knows that Mikaela could only use one weapon to launch an attack. Although she had two Noble Phantasm on the surface, neither of them could be used. This actually greatly reduced Mikaela's strength and lowered her threat level by several times.

"It's not too late to know now." Mikaela knew what Waver was lamenting. He looked at him calmly and said, "If you can help me solve this problem, I believe you won't regret it."

"Give me money?" Waver smiled. If he could help Mikaela and get a lot of money, he thought it would be a good deal.

After all, he had a grudge against the other party.

Even if I help him, it's just that he gave me a price I couldn't refuse.

That's right, exactly.

Waver comforted himself with this thought while beginning to analyze, "First of all, it seems that you have a slight problem with your self-perception of your abilities."

"Um?"

Mikaela listened very attentively, even producing a pen and paper as if intending to write down what Waver had to say.

Looking at the serious-looking Mikaela, Waver sighed inwardly. He felt a little pleased to see his former enemy with such a 'serious' expression.

Despite his enjoyment, Waver explained very seriously, "First, we need to break down the problem. Why do you think Noble Phantasm can only appear once?"

"Is it that within the rules, he can only have one, or is it that your own energy and magic provide one to be materialized?"

"..." Mikaela frowned, as if he had been asked a question, but he quickly answered Waver: "It should be within the rules that only one can appear. My own magic power is enough to materialize two weapons. If it were an ordinary weapon, I could make countless of them."

As she spoke, Mikaela crushed five cards, and five black katana appeared on the table.

"Oh? Not bad." Looking at the five black katanas, Aozaki Touko, a connoisseur, exclaimed, "If this were in ancient times, it would be considered a very handy weapon."

"This is called Nichirin Blade, a weapon used to subdue 'demons'."

Mikaela picked up the black katana from the table and said calmly, "I can conjure up weapons of this caliber at will. Although it consumes a lot of magic power, it's still not a problem."

"But if it's another type of weapon, then it's different."

With a slight wave of his hand, Mikaela's Nichirin Blade vanished as spirit particles, and two more cards appeared in his hand: the Ice Lotus Sword, and the Nietono no Shana.

"Snap!"

With a crisp sound, Mikaela crushed the card in front of Waver.

The moment the Ice Lotus Sword appeared, the surrounding air turned icy cold, immediately making people feel the weapon's uniqueness.

Soon, the Nietono no Shana also replaced the Ice Lotus Sword. Although it seemed ordinary, just like the previous Nichirin Blade, Mikaela slightly activated its power, and the Crimson Lotus Fire slowly burned on the blade.

The surrounding cold was dispelled and replaced by the warmth of the flames.

"I see."

Waver looked at the Nietono no Shana in Mikaela's hand. He could sense that if the flames on the blade were to erupt, they would not be as 'warm' as they were now.

But now, he is pondering a very simple question.

Waver put down his cigar and said calmly, "Although I still don't quite understand the principle behind your ability in the short term, I seem to understand why you can't take out two 'Noble Phantasm'."

"What's the reason?" Mikaela asked bluntly.

"Have you ever separated your magic?" Waver looked at Mikaela with a smile and said, "To give an analogy, it's like dividing a full bowl of water into two smaller bowls."

"Leaving aside the weak weapons for the moment, those powerful Noble Phantasm obviously consume most of your magic power in one go, and the appearance of other Noble Phantasm is similar."

"The previous powerful 'Noble Phantasm' consumed most of your magic power, and the next 'Noble Phantasm' will also consume most of your magic power. If you can split your magic power into two parts, then I think you can release two Noble Phantasm at the same time."

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In fact, this is a very simple principle, and many Magecraft are like this.

Or rather, this is basic knowledge in any power system. How to better master one's own power is undoubtedly to divide one's magic power in two, then divide the two into four, and the four into eight.

While this won't significantly boost your strength, it will give you a clearer understanding of how to control your power.

We will not engage in meaningless waste.

This is a principle that most Magecraft understand. Although Waver didn't think Mikaela would be that stupid, he still said it out of 'politeness'.

"..."

Silence, a deathly silence.

Seeing Mikaela suddenly fall silent, Aozaki Touko and Waver exchanged a glance, seemingly realizing something.

"You don't mean you haven't even learned the most basic way to control power, do you?" Waver looked at the silent Mikaela and suddenly felt that he had done something stupid.

"There's no time for me to develop it slowly."

Mikaela's fair face slowly flushed red at a visible speed. He... hadn't really thought about those things, after all, he never had time to develop his abilities.

Although he now wants to develop his abilities based on Red A's hints, his development method is extremely rudimentary, and he wants to develop them based on intuition.

"Pfft."

Aozaki Touko seemed to chuckle, but quickly suppressed her laughter, thanks to her professional skills Grand Puppeteer.

Waver picked up another cigar, and judging from his slightly trembling hands and face, he probably would have burst out laughing if he weren't afraid that Mikaela would destroy the apartment with a sword in her anger.

It wasn't that Aozaki Touko and Waver wanted to laugh, but rather that Mikaela's performance had been just too astonishing all along.

In the Fourth Holy Grail War, compared to Gilgamesh, who was filled with hatred, Mikaela's low-key yet decisive attitude left a deep impression on Waver.

Similarly, Aozaki Touko also received information from Ryougi Shiki and Asagami Fujino that all the Master on the Red Faction were slacking off in this Holy Grail War, with only Mikaela working hard to plan the overall situation.

That's why Mikaela's towering figure was erected in the hearts of Aozaki Touko and Waver.

And then... that image has been shattered.

"Let's start with the basics. See if you can control your 'magic power'." At this moment, Waver finally understood Mikaela's situation. He suppressed a smile and said to Mikaela, "Magic power control is still quite simple. After all, you have already used 'magic perception' before and can use some crude Magecraft techniques, but controlling magic power is a bit difficult."

"Hoo." Waver lit a cigar, seemingly getting into the zone, and looked at Mikaela and explained simply, "At your current stage, you are at the beginner level. Controlling magic is still quite complicated."

"How complicated is it?" Mikaela frowned. He really didn't know that controlling magic would require so many steps.

"Do you have Magic Circuits?" Waver asked, looking at Mikaela.

"No."

Mikaela isn't a 'person' from this world, so how could she possibly possess so-called Magic Circuits? The magic she uses now is all given to her by the Lesser Holy Grail in her heart.

Similarly, if Mikaela wanted to develop the Magic Circuits within her body, it would be very simple, but completely unnecessary.

Because the magical power produced within his own body is less than the magical power produced by the Lesser Holy Grail in half a day.

"So, in your current situation, it's 'borrowing,' not something that truly belongs to you."

Waver, puffing on his cigar, slowly explained, "Although your situation allows you to ignore the process of developing your own Magic Circuits and thus focus on pursuing a vast amount of magical power, if you want to take it a step further now, this vast amount of magical power is also a mountain standing in your way."

Mikaela's current situation has both advantages and disadvantages for him.

The advantage lies in the fact that Mikaela possesses immense magical power, allowing her to unleash her Noble Phantasm with unbridled abandon during battle.

The downside is that while Mikaela possesses a great deal of magic, this magic, though belonging to her, is difficult to control.

If Mikaela wants to wield two powerful 'weapons' in succession, she must control the magic power produced from the Holy Grail and divide it in two, instead of injecting it all into the 'weapons' as she did before.

"What can I do to resolve my current situation?"

Mikaela now has a better understanding of her situation. It's true that when you encounter something you don't understand, you should ask a professional. If you let him figure it out on his own, it would probably take him a long time.

Waver, worthy of being a man possessed by the future Zhuge Liang, said calmly, "You just lack a solid foundation and your control over Magic Resistance is too rough. This is not a difficult problem; you just need to practice more."

"I understand." Mikaela understood. He placed his hand on his chest and took out the Lesser Holy Grail.

"This is... the Holy Grail?!" Aozaki Touko looked at Mikaela's chest with some surprise. She had sensed it before; Mikaela's magical core was in her heart, but she hadn't paid much attention to it at the time.

Because everyone has their own secrets, although she sensed it at the time, she didn't check carefully. She never expected that the other party would actually put the Holy Grail into her heart.

Unlike the somewhat surprised Aozaki Touko, Waver was not surprised at all, because he already knew that Mikaela possessed the Holy Grail, otherwise he would not have pointed out that she had no Magic Circuits but possessed such a huge amount of magical power.

Moreover, his intelligence revealed that Mikaela had inserted the 'Contaminated Lesser Holy Grail' into her Spirit Core at the very end, severing her contract with Emiya Kiritsugu, and ultimately 'died'.

Of course, intelligence is always just intelligence. If the intelligence says that Mikaela is 'dead,' but she is now alive and kicking, and has even successfully undergone a physical transformation, then it is perfectly normal for her to now possess the Lesser Holy Grail.

"First, separate the main energy source."

Mikaela casually placed the Lesser Holy Grail on the table, then took out two cards and said calmly, "If we use our own energy to activate it, it should be much easier."

"Snap!"

With a crisp sound, for a fleeting moment, two weapons appeared in Mikaela's hand.

However, soon after, the other weapon seemed to have less than half of its energy supply left, and it turned into specks of light and disappeared into the air.

"It seems we need to try more." Mikaela smiled. Once a solution is found, the rest of the process will be simple.

"Ha, genius, talent."

Waver seemed to be venting something. After finishing his cigar, he stood up and walked towards his room, saying impatiently, "I'm going to work. You can do whatever you want."

Chapter 258 Touko's Reminder