The Mysterious Rune Mage

However, Shinji couldn't simply skip this chapter, so he had to make significant revisions and cuts to the Chloe Arc.

Shinji cut many scenes that were purely for fan service, and incidentally extended a few fight scenes that were originally very brief in the manga to make these episodes of daily life seem more "intense".

By the way, Shinji changed the scene in the original manga where Illyasviel von Einzbern someone's lips to Replenish Magic a kiss on the forehead.

There's no way around it; if they were to openly show two little girls kissing on a children's channel on a weekend morning, the Type-Moon office building would probably be overwhelmed by angry parents!

Shinji wasn't afraid of the parents, but he was worried that it would be a huge loss if <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> were taken off the air due to its explicit content.

Even though Shinji padded out the plot of "Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya," fans still feel that the Chloe Arc is significantly more drawn out than the previous ones.

In the first half of the season, after Illya and the others collected the Caster cards, they immediately faced Saber's battle, making the plot quite fast-paced.

However, starting in the second half of the season, a large number of dialogue scenes appeared, and the fight scenes in each episode were greatly reduced, completely losing the exhilarating and lively feeling of the first half of the season.

As a Tokusatsu, the lack of exciting battles naturally led to a decline in viewership.

Shinji didn't find anything strange about this, but Rin used it as fodder to mock him.

"Shinji, look at you! You didn't focus on the plot, you only thought about filming all sorts of fan service scenes, and this is the result!"

Despite Rin's mockery, Shinji remained remarkably calm. "It's nothing. After all, as a Tokusatsu, the main audience for <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> is children."

That's true; Saturday mornings are a rare opportunity for students and working professionals to catch up on sleep.

Those who make good use of modern electronic devices could easily sleep until noon, then eat brunch while watching TV.

If these viewers are watching the series on the Type-Moon website, then it won't be counted in the viewership ratings.

Rin didn't care about any of that; having been "bullied" by Shinji for almost a month, all she could think about was how to get revenge.

"If you keep using such vulgar language, the ratings will eventually plummet to zero!"

To upset Shinji, Rin even started making jinxing remarks about the projects she was starring in.

Anyway, she's already received her salary for "Fate/stay night," so even if the ratings are high, she won't get any more.

Shinji held up a finger and reminded her, "Rin, don't look down on Shizuku, this is an inevitable process for the continuation of human civilization."

"To be able to describe such sordid things with such righteous indignation... As expected of you, Shinji Matou."

The maid, Rin, made a disdainful sound.

Shinji chuckled enigmatically, "Heh~ Maybe in 15 years, if you search for 'Knightly Ceremony,' the first picture might be you and Artoria licking each other's toes."

"Are you crazy?!" Rin couldn't imagine such a situation. "How could something like that happen—"

"I'm telling the truth."

Shinji shrugged and said, feigning helplessness.

"You should be more worried about the ratings!"

"Things like that should just be left to happen naturally."

Shinji answered very calmly.

This has nothing to do with Shinji not valuing <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya>, but rather because the Chloe Arc has ended, and <Magical Girl Prisma Illya> is about to welcome new characters and a new story.

Shinji believed that once the new character appeared, the viewership ratings would naturally skyrocket.

Because compared to the dark-skinned little girl, the female audience member with the super cool action scenes will definitely be more popular among the children!

She is none other than the incredibly skilled fighter Bazett Fraga MacRemyth!

Illyasviel von Einzbern

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Chapter 331 The Mysterious Rune Magecraft

Saturday morning, Tokyo, Magecraft's Club.

"It's that time of year again to binge-watch anime."

Aoko, yawning and clutching a large cushion, listlessly awaited the premiere of <Magical Girl Prisma Illya> today.

Unlike those kids who gave up on the series because the fight scenes weren't exciting anymore, Magecraft still find plenty of appealing even in Chloe Arc of <Fairy Tale Illya>.

Putting everything else aside, the love-hate relationship between Tohsaka Rin and Luviya alone is enough to keep them up every Saturday morning to watch the anime.

I've said it more than once: people have a gossipy nature and love to eat melons whenever they have the chance.

If anything is more interesting than gossiping about other people, it's undoubtedly gossiping about people you know.

The Tohsaka family and Edelfelt families are now quite well-known in the Magecraft world, and it's incredibly satisfying to follow their drama.

Not to mention, these episodes of <Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya> involve far more than just these two families; the Emiya family and the Einsbern family are also involved.

That's a huge juicy story every episode, you can eat your fill every week.

"I wonder what interesting little tidbits about Fuyuki City will be revealed today~"

Aoko revealed a hint of longing as she turned to look at Azu: "Azu, do you like... are you still playing this?"

Azu was fiddling with was, of course, the Ruby Ruby, the latest addition to the PROPLICA series designed by Shinji Matou and released by Bandai.

Ever since she got her hands on this Magecraft wand, Azu has spent all her free time studying the toy, trying to decipher the Magecraft formulas within.

Azu was very unhappy with Aoko's actions. She had originally tricked Azu into buying it so that she could play with it herself.

After discovering that the wand could be used without incantations, Azu became so enamored with it that she had no intention of giving it to herself.

What upset Aoko even more was that after learning about the function of the staff, all her friends took out their money and bought one for themselves.

Because Shinji Matou thoughtfully designed a detachable handle for this staff, and even included an earphone jack at the head.

The handle is detachable, making it convenient for Magecraft to carry; it can also be connected to headphones, allowing Magecraft to hear the incantations only to themselves, thus avoiding others noticing their spells.

The club members speculated that in the future, when Magecraft fight, the first step might be to take out their headphones and put them on, and the second step might be to skip chanting spells and wildly throw magic at their opponent.

What kind of new generation Magecraft's fighting style is this?

Young Magecraft today only hope that Shinji Matou will release an automatic spell-casting wand 2.0 version soon, adding the ability to edit spells.

Basic, universal spells are simply not enough for Magecraft; they hope to be able to use their family's secret Magecraft without chanting spells as soon as possible.

Aoko wasn't interested in how the Magecraft would fight in the future; she only cared about one thing: after all this time, everyone else had long since gotten tired of it, but she herself only had the chance to touch the staff with Azu on the first day.

"How boring. I should have known better than to buy that Excalibur."

Aoko stared longingly at the staff head in Azu's hand, and said with envy and jealousy.

"Hey, Azu. You've been researching for so long, have you made any new discoveries?"

Azu looked up and said, "I discovered that the core of the staff's spell, that contract, is made up of runes. Moreover, many of these runes are different from the modern, commonly used versions; they are probably ancient runes."

Hearing this, Aoko laughed gleefully, "This must be Shinji Matou's anti-piracy mechanism. After all, these days, apart from someone like him who can summon Heroic Spirit, it's very difficult for outsiders to access the lost runes."

"Yes."

Azu lamented regretfully, "Even in the Britain, there is very little publicly available information on this topic."

Aoko nodded knowingly. "So Azu you were unusually late from the workshop today to catch up on the anime, Arisu~"

As hinted in the preview for the previous episode, a new character will appear in today's episode of <Magical Girl Prisma Illya>.

Although the trailer didn't reveal the new character's identity in order to maintain the mystery of the plot, the scenes showing runes shining brightly let everyone know that the new character is definitely a master of runes.

It's no wonder that Azu would catch up on the series again as soon as it aired, even after several weeks.

This new character may not reveal any of the mysteries of runes, but given Shinji Matou's consistent style, the new character must have a real-life counterpart.

Azu felt that after learning about the other party's identity, she could learn runes through their channels.

Azu's decision to do this was out of necessity.

Aoko's older sister, Touko, must have learned the most primitive runes, but because of her relationship with Aozaki Public, Azu couldn't travel to Fuyuki City for an extended period of time to learn runes from Shinji Matou or Touko.

As for the possibility of the new character rejecting her, Azu believed from the beginning that it was impossible.

The influence of the Kuzunoha family in Britain is no joke. It may not be comparable to those Lord families, but it is undoubtedly among the Kuzunoha families in the second tier below.

Because Aoko slept in late, it wasn't long before the TV series started when she sat down on the sofa.

A few minutes later, a new episode of <Magical Girl Prisma Illya> began airing.

The new episode begins with Tohsaka Rin performing a Magecraft ritual in Great Void, during which she undoubtedly discovers a major oversight.

This made Tohsaka Rin appear preoccupied and gloomy on her way to find Luviya.

But when she arrived at the door of the Edelfelt family home, she was startled by the lingering magic in the mansion.

Sensing something was wrong Tohsaka Rin quickly pushed open the door and entered.

However, the TV series did not show the audience what was happening at the Edelfelt family's house behind the front door; instead, it switched the camera to Illya's house.

As usual, Illya and Illyasviel von Einzbern were bickering in their room.

The two women went from discussing the new swimsuits to the allowance Luviya gave to Illyasviel von Einzbern. Illya subtly criticized her maid for being stingy and expressed envy for Illyasviel von Einzbern Miyu's wealth.

Just as Illya was reminding Illyasviel von Einzbern to do her homework, a huge surge of magical energy suddenly erupted from the Edelfelt house across from the Emiya house, accompanied by the sound of things being destroyed.

"That was...?"

Illya and Illyasviel von Einzbern peered out the window at the mansion across the street, a hint of worry flashing across their faces.

"The sound is coming from Sister Luviya's house..."

The camera followed Illyasviel von Einzbern's gaze into the interior of the Edelfelt family home, allowing viewers to see what was happening inside.

The dilapidated room was littered with all sorts of building debris, as if the entire house had been overturned by an excavator.

Amidst the chaos, Luviya dodged attacks while simultaneously hurling gems at the enemy.

But the opponent was incredibly fast. The deep purple figure dodged the gem attacks like an arrow released from a bow amidst the explosions, and rushed towards Luviya at an extremely fast speed.

Because the speed was so fast, the audience couldn't even see the appearance of the enemies fighting Luviya.

Boom!

A tall figure blocked Luviya's path; it was her butler, August.

Logically speaking, as the butler serving the eldest daughter of the Edelfelt family, the old man's skills should be quite good.

In previous episodes, viewers learned that the old man had quite a muscular physique.

But even with such decent skills, they were completely useless against the new enemy.

After exchanging only one punch with the enemy, the old butler was slammed against the wall.

All of this happened so fast that before anyone could react, Luviya and her butler had already been defeated.

"Resistance is utterly pointless; your strength is insufficient to contend with me."

The black figure stopped its attack, and the audience finally got a clear look at its appearance.

She had short, bright pink hair and pupils, and a beauty mark under her left eye. She wore a red bean-colored suit with a white shirt underneath and a bright pink tie.

Despite being dressed in men's clothing, she is a capable woman who scores over 80 points.

"Bazett Fraga MacRemys?"

Ordinary viewers might have to wait for the plot summary to find out, but several Magecraft who had worked at the Clock Tower recognized each other's identities.

There's no way around it; this person, from an ancient Magecraft family in Ireland, is an executor of the Sealing Designation Bureau of the Mage's Association, and is quite a well-known figure in the circle.

As someone tasked with arresting Magecraft Sealing Designation, the Magecraft's view of Bazett is somewhat similar to that of the fearsome female constable in martial arts novels.

This is hardly a good assessment. Even some Magecraft in the Clock Tower consider the Magecraft in the Sealing Designation Bureau to be a bunch of "court lackeys."

If Shinji were to evaluate Bazett, he would think that this cross-dressing beauty is a typical example of someone who is simple-minded and physically strong.

On a combat level, this older sister is undoubtedly a professional, and even an extremely reliable teammate.

But perhaps because all of his intelligence is focused on combat, Bazett is a complete blank slate in other aspects, especially in terms of interpersonal relationships, where he is an utterly innocent and naive individual.

As everyone knows, this woman was ambushed and forced to retreat at the very beginning of the Fifth Holy Grail War by Kirei Kotomine.

The reason this woman trusted Father Mapi so readily was simply because she had worked with Kirei Kotomine on two or three occasions during previous missions.

Perhaps because most of the men she worked with were too distant from her due to her strength, Bazett actually developed respect for Kotomine's strength during the mission and gradually grew fond of him.