A Lovably Airheaded Daughter and a Listless Housewife

However, the extra funds were not wasted; they were distributed throughout the entire Zeta series by Tsuburaya Productions, which resulted in those few episodes featuring spectacular fight scenes that were comparable to theatrical productions.

But plans can never keep up with changes.

No matter how well Tsuburaya Productions prepared in 2019, they could never have imagined that the following year they would encounter such a miraculous and unbelievable emergency as the cancellation of the Olympics, a situation that is rare in decades.

It's already quite an achievement that they managed to squeeze out a few recap episodes to fill the time slot.

Shinji's production of this <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> recap episode was somewhat of a stretch, but releasing a recap episode for a half-year series is standard practice, so even Aoko only made a few casual complaints.

Actually, this recap episode of <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> wasn't entirely just re-editing previous footage. Shinji also incorporated fan service and everyday scenes that weren't included in the main series into the recap episode, as a treat for fans who were following the series.

As for whether fans will be grateful for Second Master's actions, that depends on the individual.

In any case, Aoko is currently in a state of extreme rage, would definitely not do that.

"Really!"

Aoko slammed her hands on the coffee table repeatedly, making a slapping sound.

"I really want to know who that short-haired woman is! I really want to know if Shinji Matou is hooking up with some weird woman again!"

Azu rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. She was completely helpless against her childhood sweetheart's willfulness.

Just as Azu was debating whether to use force (physical) means to directly take Aoko offline, Shibamatsu's return immediately diverted the attention of everyone, including Aoko.

"Huh?! It's already over?"

Shibamatsu, carrying a large box, walked through the door and looked disappointedly at the television that was already playing commercials.

"What bad luck! I rushed as fast as I could but still missed it!"

Shibamatsu tossed the box onto the coffee table and slumped onto the sofa.

No one listened to his complaints anymore; the young Magecraft in the room only had eyes for the big pink box.

"This is the toy designed by Shinji Matou?"

"Why is it a flashy pink?"

"Magecraft revolution! Magecraft revolution! I want to know what kind of revolution it is!"

"You guys are so heartless!" Shibamatsu complained. "You didn't even give me a glass of water!"

One of the girls said disdainfully, "Useless man. There are so many of us, and you only bought one!"

"Because each person can only buy one per store!" Shibamatsu replied. "If you think you can wait until the afternoon, I can go to another store and queue up to buy two more."

"Tch~"

The girls weren't very satisfied with the answer, but they really didn't want to wait too long.

Having waited almost a month for this staff, they really didn't want to wait any longer.

This might sound a bit like a widow waiting for an electric massager, but for Magecraft who specialize in the mysterious, this wand is truly important.

While the girls were complaining about Shibamatsu, several boys had already opened the box and taken out the True Magic inside.

"Hmm... The craftsmanship is a bit more refined than the DX series toys, but it still doesn't deviate from the standard of toys."

Aoko fiddled with the toy wand, a hint of disdain on her face.

"I thought they would actually recreate the movie props exactly as they were."

"How could that be?"

Even Azu, who doesn't buy toys much, knows the difference between movie props and toys.

In particular, Bandai has never followed the high-end luxury toy route like Hot Toys, but rather the mass-market, high-volume approach.

Therefore, even the PROPLICA series, which claims to be the ultimate in reproduction, still does not meet the standards of film crew props.

Of course, this kind of thing is more than enough to fool a child; in a child's eyes, it's absolutely the limit of what a toy can be.

But apart from Aoko, who was genuinely planning to play with the wand, the other Magecraft didn't care about its craftsmanship; they were more interested in how Magecraft technology were applied to this toy.

Azu took out the wand and played with it for a bit. It had all the sound, light, and noise effects that traditional Magical Girl wand toys have, but nothing particularly special about it.

Besides its unique gameplay, what makes this toy wand special is its battery replacement feature.

The batteries Ruby the Ruby Toy Wand cannot be replaced directly; you need to go to an officially authorized store to replace the battery assembly.

Although the instruction manual clearly states that this was done to accommodate the circuit boards of the new toy technology and the toy's shape, the battery compartment was made inside the toy and requires workers to use special tools to disassemble it.

In reality, any Magecraft could see that changing the battery was a ruse; what was actually being replaced was the Artificial gem inside the toy that stores the magic—that's the energy source for this toy's "new technology."

The new features of the toy are naturally the ability to freely transform using slime, and the system that simulates human voice chanting.

There's not much to say about the slime's transformation; the transformed appearance is simple and crude. Even the slime assistant in Azu's own Magecraft Workshop has a much more refined modeling structure than this toy.

However, there's not much to say about that. If they could transform into something too sophisticated, like a sharp and pointed blade, then Shinji and Bandai would be taken away by the police.

The only redeeming feature is that the Artificial gem can reliably replenish the staff's magic power.

Therefore, the part of this toy that's truly worth studying is its voice editing function.

"Let me see, let me record the sound first... ka... se..."

Azu followed the instructions, reciting the required syllables along with the sounds made by the staff.

According to the instruction manual, this is to record the player's voiceprint so that the toy can edit the sound.

However, Azu realized that what she was reciting was actually a Magecraft contract using runes as its pronunciation.

Unfortunately Azu's research on runes was not in-depth, and she was unaware of the specific contents of the contract.

Anyway, the contract was very lenient, Azu didn't pay much attention to it.

In her opinion, Shinji Matou's design must be flawless, otherwise he wouldn't have included it in toys for sale.

That's right, Mr. Matou would never harm himself!

"Qi... mu..."

When Azu finished reciting the last syllable, she found that she seemed to have formed some kind of connection with the toy wand.

She picked up the toy and examined it closely, trying to confirm the specific contents of the contract.

"Is that all? Nothing happened!"

Aoko had been waiting impatiently on the sidelines, snatched the staff from Azu's hand.

"How exactly do I play this game?"

Aoko casually pressed the staff twice.

"Inten siveein as cherung..."

A fiery incantation with Azu sound emanated from the staff.

That's it? That's it?

Aoko shook her staff in frustration. "And then? What will happen next?"

Sensing the unusual magical energy within her Azu reached out her hand. "This is likely to happen."

Smack

Azu snapped her fingers crisply, and a tiny flame shot from her fingertips, almost setting Aoko's hair on fire.

"Holy crap! What is this?!"

All the Magecraft looked at Azu with a mixture of surprise and astonishment, hoping she could provide an answer.

Azu glanced at her hand, then at the toy, and said, "It seems... this toy performed the incantation for me."

"What?! Σ(?Д?|||)"*N

Upon hearing Azu's words, the Magecraft present were all utterly astonished.

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Meanwhile, on the set of <Kara no Kyoukai>

"Hey, Shinji."

Shirou was squatting on the ground scrolling through his phone, looked up at Shinji and asked, "Why did you design that toy wand to have that kind of function?"

"What benefit do you get from automatically chanting spells for other Magecraft? I don't recall you being a philanthropist."

At this point, Shirou looked at Shinji with a subtle expression.

"Of course there are benefits, and you can't even imagine them."

Shinji's grin stretched so wide it almost reached the back of his ears.

"Emmmm..."

Shirou poked Shinji with his finger and asked with a slightly ingratiating tone, "Can you tell me? What did you get in return? The favorability of the other Magecraft?"

"It's not something cheap; it's something much more practical."

As he spoke, Shinji took out his notebook and wrote a symbol on it with a pen.

"ветер. (Russian: wind)"

As Shinji uttered the word, a sudden gust of wind swept across the set, lifting the skirts of several girls.

"The toys helped them chant, and they helped me chant. You see, Shirou, we both have a bright future."

Shinji flicked his bangs and announced with a flourish.

However, Shirou kicked Shinji in the butt.

"What the hell are you looking at! The first thing you did after getting your power was to lift up girls' skirts?! You bastard, you'd better go to the police station and turn yourself in right now!"

Chapter 322 The Adorable Daughter and the Dejected Housewife

Incantation, an essential element in most fantasy works, is actually a relatively useless feature in the Nasuverse.

For Magecraft, incantations are merely a form of self-suggestion.

The incantation is only used to discover the Magecraft that the Magecraft has inscribed within him. Apart from containing the necessary keywords to discover the Magecraft, the details of the incantation can be arbitrarily changed according to the Magecraft's personal preferences.

If you're not afraid of death, and if this suggestion actually works, then there won't be any problem even if you set the incantation to "Scáthach is a purple old sow."

Magecraft who is proficient in a particular technique may even be able to activate Magecraft with just a few keywords.

On the other hand, when the same Magecraft uses the same Magecraft, the longer the incantation, the stronger the Magecraft effect—after all, a longer incantation means a more complete suggestion to oneself.

The toy wand designed by Shinji and Touko, simply put, is Magecraft's voice repeating a spell through the wand, making the Magecraft's body think that they have already recited the spell, thus directly activating the Magecraft.

The key to this technique is the contract. Without the contract, even if Magecraft reads it aloud ten thousand times on a tape recorder, it won't help him perform Magecraft in any way.

Of course, helping the Magecraft chant incantations is only the surface function of this contract. In reality, when the Magecraft signs this contract, it means that he is willing to let the wand chant incantations for him while also helping Shinji chant incantations.

It's worth noting that thousands of copies of this wand have been sold in Japan alone, which means that hundreds or even thousands of people are chanting spells for Shinji.

Even if many of them are ordinary people, no matter how little or no they have ever been exposed to Magecraft, they still have one or two Magic Circuits in their bodies.

Individually, these people may seem insignificant, but as the saying goes, "many grains of sand make a tower," and when hundreds or even thousands of people help Shinji chant, it becomes a considerable boost for Second Master.

Once enough staffs have been sold, Shinji will be able to cast a lot of Magecraft instantly, and the power of his Magecraft will be far greater than that of most Magecraft!

Having countless people chant incantations for him is a operation mode somewhat similar to the Golden Great Evolution Technique of the green-haired alchemist in "True Magic Index".

But in reality, this technique was created by Shinji and Touko based on the research of a Clock Tower Magecraft named Magecraft Aruba.

This Magecraft, whose surname could cause men to feel pain in their genitals, was a quintessential Aristocratic Faction.

In the original Kara no Kyoukai manga, this guy harbored resentment towards Touka because he was jealous of Touko talent in runes and doll making.

So he went to Kanabuchi City specifically to pick a fight with Touko, but because he uttered the taboo name "Crimson of Pain," Familiars eaten by the familiar inside Touko's cube-shaped suitcase.

This world is pretty much the same; this guy not only looks down on Touko, but also on Shinji comes from a similar background.

In his eyes, Touko was a stray dog, Shinji was a nouveau riche. He couldn't tolerate that people like them could receive higher praise than him.

So, after the Modern Magecraft Department went to war with the Aristocratic Faction, this guy volunteered to come to Fuyuki City to take out Touko and Shinji.

As a result, his experience in this world was even worse than in Kara no Kyoukai. In Kara no Kyoukai, at least he was powerful for a while, and together with Araya Souren, he killed one of Touko's dolls.

This time, he was spotted by Old Master Li as soon as he stepped into the Fuyuki City area, and was then taken away by the old man in one No Second Strike, without even uttering a harsh word.

Judging from his experience, this Aruba is the quintessential example of someone who tries to show off but ends up getting slapped in the face in a bragging article.