Tsundere

Bazett thought to himself, then asked in a low voice, "Did you save me?"

"I guess so. I also helped heal your hand while I was at it. See if it works well." The young man put the book away and then looked at himself.

His voice was very soft and gentle, as if he were afraid of disturbing the patient.

Upon hearing this, Bazett immediately looked at her left hand. She then realized that her left hand was completely unharmed. She slightly raised her arm and felt no discomfort. However, she clearly remembered that her hand had been cut off, causing her to be eliminated from the Holy Grail War.

She vaguely remembered that after cutting off her arm, the other person didn't even continue to chase her, as if they disdained to communicate with her or consider her a threat.

This memory left Bazett feeling somewhat lost, even tinged with sadness.

"I'm unhappy because some people I trusted, and even liked, betrayed me and didn't care about me at all, not even as much as a rival?"

The young man's voice rang out again, but what he said made Bazett's anger surge, and he looked sharply at the other man.

Looking at the smile on the other person's face, and remembering that the other person had saved him, the words he had originally wanted to use to retort suddenly became stuck in his throat.

This left Bazett only able to pout in anger, unable to retaliate in any way.

Seeing this, Mephistopheles shook his head. "It's normal that you were deceived. Don't be angry about this. In fact Kirei Kotomine is a very good at pretending. If there's one person he cared about most in his life, it would be a man who is already dead."

Bazett's mouth dropped open, then he sighed deeply, "So, he's actually gay?"

"No, it's just that he gets extreme pleasure from that man, like watching that person suffer, watching that person break down, etc., it makes him very happy. If you want to understand, you can think of Kirei Kotomine as someone with serious mental problems, and he's very good at pretending."

Mephistopheles paused for a moment, then continued.

"Because your pleasure is of no use to him as a normal person, he can interact with you as if you were a normal person, so that you don't notice his abnormality."

Who exactly are you?

"Me?" Mephistopheles strode over to Bazett. "I'm just an ordinary servant. I'll be leaving soon to go to the world I'm meant to be in."

"Servants?!" Bazett exclaimed in surprise, and quickly asked, "What's the current status of the Holy Grail War?"

"It's over. I'm the victor. I've even fulfilled my wish." Mephistopheles said these words that disappointed Bazett. She had been really looking forward to this Holy Grail War, but after finally getting to participate, she was eliminated before the Holy Grail War even began.

Now that you've woken up, you're told, "You successfully slept through the entire Holy Grail War." Even the most optimistic person would be greatly shocked.

"Oh, by the way, I ruined the Holy Grail ritual. If you go back, remember to tell Waver, whose full name is... Waver Velvet, that the Holy Grail he was preparing is ruined, and he doesn't need to come all this way to dismantle it anymore."

"The Holy Grail has been dismantled?!"

"Yes, it's been demolished. I'm not sure if there will be a new Holy Grail War in this world in the future, but there definitely won't be another Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City." Mephistopheles nodded. While Bazett was still unconscious, Mephistopheles had already gone to the Leylines region and destroyed the most important nodes of the Holy Grail ritual.

The only use of the Fuyuki City ley lines now, besides the normal flow of ley line energy, is to supply the magical power of the two Servants who decided to stay.

Medusa is Sakura Matou's Servant, Heracles is Illya's Servant. Even if we don't consider this aspect, Heracles, as a great hero and a good person, would not allow anyone to continue creating the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City.

Therefore, if any Magecraft tries to rebuild the Holy Grail using the remaining ruins in the future, they will be directly attacked by these two Servants.

Furthermore, as Sakura Matou continues to spread True Magic knowledge, a brand-new True Magic system will begin to spread in the Inner World and even the outer world. At that time, the power of Magecraft will only be constantly squeezed, and the new generation of Magecraft will definitely choose stronger and more useful Golden Magic instead of family-inherited Magecraft.

At least most people with a brain would make that choice.

Mephistopheles estimated that in a few decades, the Magecraft of this parallel world would become an antique, while the gold True Magic would become the mainstream.

Mephistopheles suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for the future development of this world. When there were enough users of True Magic and they used True Magic powerfully enough, would this world break away from that vast parallel world, possess its own independent energy source, its own universe, and perhaps even move towards true the Infinite in its independence?

"Perhaps this is why I came here? If it really is the future I'm speculating about, then the reason I came here might actually be a choice made by Human Order..." Mephistopheles thought, looking at Bazett: "Miss McRemitz, if possible, I hope you can stay in Fuyuki City for a while."

"I wasn't planning on leaving right away, but is there something you want me to do?"

"Of course, actually, I hope you can Matou family in Fuyuki City for a while. I think you will definitely gain a lot from it, and it will be of great help to your future development."

Bazett was somewhat surprised by Mephistopheles's words, and it took her a while to react. "This is a prophecy?"

"No, it's just a guess." Mephistopheles pointed to his head. "I'm just relying on my knowledge to judge the future. My conclusion is that the development of True Magic in the next few decades will inevitably be centered around Fuyuki City. Those old guys at the Clock Tower will soon be out of touch with the times."

This statement was extremely domineering, but although Bazett found it amusing, she didn't laugh. She simply said, "The development of Magecraft is not that simple. Although Fuyuki City possesses the Holy Grail, the center of world Magecraft remains the Clock Tower, that's undeniable."

She glanced at Mephistopheles and said, "Although I don't know which era you're from, the Clock Tower holds many secrets. Among the organizations in the world that possess the most mysterious resources, the Clock Tower is undoubtedly the strongest."

"Isn't it just Albion's corpse?" Mephistopheles muttered, immediately causing Bazett to gape. She had just been talking about this dragon, but it seemed that the other party not only knew this secret, but also didn't care at all.

"The future doesn't belong to Magecraft, but to True Magic. That's why I hope you can stay for a while. You'll definitely gain a lot here," Mephistopheles said again, then stood up. "I should leave now. I'll leave the rest of the time to her. I believe she'll give you enough reasons to stay."

Mephistopheles spoke and walked out, leaving Bazett stunned. She had expected him to continue talking to her, but he just left like that?

As the other person left, a black-haired girl entered. She smiled at Bazett and introduced herself, "My name is Sakura Matou, nice to meet you, Miss McRemitz."

Sakura Matou's purple hair was originally created to deceive others. Now that Zouken Matou has died, her hair color is no longer a disguise and has returned to its original color.

She looked at Bazett, at Mephistopheles's sister in another world, and silently marveled at the differences between the two.

"He seems completely different from Mephistopheles, or rather, there is no one in this world who resembles Mephistopheles."

That's what she thought.

"The Matou family?" Upon hearing the introduction, Bazett immediately realized that this person was one of the participants in this Holy Grail War, from the Matou family, one of the Magecraft families in Fuyuki City.

She quickly asked, "Are you the winner this time?"

"It wasn't me, it was the Tohsaka family. Mephistopheles was summoned by someone from the Tohsaka family." Sakura Matou said, walking up to Bazett. "But more than that, I think Miss McRemitz is more interested in why Mephistopheles wants you to stay at the Matou family for the next period of time, right?"

"He just said True Magic and Magecraft... can True Magic still be used now?"

Bazett asked, and then saw Sakura Matou in front of him smiling and raising her hand.

Flames gathered in her hands; it was a very simple Magecraft, which didn't surprise Bazett.

She just looked at the other person with confusion, not understanding why they would show her such Magecraft.

"Most Magecraft use this kind of Magecraft, Ms. Matou."

"This isn't Magecraft, it's True Magic." Sakura Matou shook her head, her words almost making Bazett laugh.

The other person's behavior and words were like someone who knew nothing about Magecraft but suddenly gained Magecraft powers, learned only a few simple tricks, and then ran to a truly great Magecraft to boast about it.

Just as she was pondering how to subtly point this out, Sakura Matou spoke first.

"Can you feel the magic I've gathered?"

Bazett was stunned. She then realized that she hadn't really sensed any magical energy gathering on the other person. Rather, it seemed that the flame had naturally formed from the surrounding magical energy.

The surrounding magical energy that gathers is completely different from the magical energy flowing out of a person's body!

"I simply condensed magical power within my own body and then guided it. The external forces changed under my guidance, creating this flame," Sakura Matou said, dispelling the flame. "Moreover, as I dissipated this flame, the magical power I condensed within my body was restored to my own life force. Now, do you understand the difference between this and Magecraft?"

"Directly using the Great Source to cast spells?! This... this is really True Magic!" Bazett's eyes widened, completely unexpected that someone could directly use the Great Source's magic to cast True Magic: "But the Great Source's magic is completely poisonous to humans... No, you just said that you relied on the magic within your own body to create changes, and this change was completed within your body?"

"Yes, it was done inside me."

"Wait a minute..." Bazett felt his brain wasn't quite working properly. "You mean, your magic only caused some changes within your body, and these changes were directly reflected externally, causing a corresponding reaction, which in turn triggered the Great Source's magic to produce this phenomenon?"

"Although I didn't draw upon the Great Source's magic, but something purer, this explanation is acceptable, since the Great Source's magic is, in a sense, an external element."

Bazett hesitated for a long time before cautiously asking, "You're human, aren't you?"

Sakura Matou knew exactly what Bazett was worried about, so she smiled and nodded, "Of course I'm human, not Phantasmal Species or a doll, just a pure human."

Bazett fell silent, her heart churning with turmoil. She finally understood why Mephistopheles had said the future belonged to Fuyuki City, the center of the True Magic world for the next few decades, while the old relics of the Clock Tower were no longer keeping up with the times.

It's definitely outdated. The entire world of Magecraft is lagging behind. This True Magic, this way of using magic power, is completely revolutionary. Condensing magic power consumes life force, so you can only condense a little bit each day?

No, that's not the case. Just condense your magic power, use it up, and then disperse it back to restore your original life force.

This is a completely new way of casting spells for Magecraft!

"Oh, right, and you don't even need Magic Circuits. Even an ordinary person without any Magic Circuits can condense magic power by following specific techniques." Sakura Matou dropped another bombshell with a smile, leaving Bazett completely stunned.

Magic power can be condensed without even needing Magic Circuits, and this magic power can then be transformed within the body to draw upon external magic power for spellcasting...

What does this tell us?

This illustrates that True Magic knowledge must truly transform from being controlled and passed down within families into a purely academic discipline; the future world will not belong to the Clock Tower...

"The future world belongs to a true True Magic society." Sakura Matou extended her hand to Bazett: "Join us, Miss McRemitz, become a member of our society, and you can return to Europe to expand our membership."

Chapter 119 Arrogant

Shirou Emiya glanced at Rin Tohsaka, who was diligently drawing True Magic circle, and asked with some curiosity, "Where's Mephistopheles?"

Two days have passed since the end of the Holy Grail War. Not much has happened in these two days. If he had to say something, it's that his home has suddenly become a bit deserted again, which makes him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

This morning, Sakura Matou and Bazett also left and returned to the Matou family. Shirou Emiya naturally had no objection to this. After this collaboration, everyone was considered friends, and they would naturally have more interactions when they met at school in the future.

Rin Tohsaka and Illya are the only ones left here now. The latter is staying because of Mephistopheles, who is also her older sister.

Looking at Illya, who was clearly younger than him but called him "big brother" when she was actually his older sister, Shirou Emiya felt a little uncomfortable.

It's quite terrifying to have someone who can use their status as an older sister to pressure you when needed, or their identity as a younger sister to coerce you, and can easily switch between the two.

As for why Rin Tohsaka continues to stay here, it seems to be because of Mephistopheles. Mephistopheles still has some things to finish, so Rin Tohsaka, as his Master, also continues to stay here.

Although Shirou Emiya felt that it was simply Rin Tohsaka's own desire to be with Mephistopheles, he didn't say it aloud. Shirou Emiya felt that if he did, his family would suffer another blow.

"Mephistopheles? He's not in Japan right now." Rin Tohsaka said, then groaned as she looked at a True Magic circle she had accidentally drawn wrong. "Ugh, why is this True Magic circle so complicated?!"

Shirou Emiya asked with some confusion, "Not in Japan?"

If Mephistopheles isn't in Japan, where did he go?

"I don't know either, but it's said to be in some ocean, and they're going to retrieve the rotating stone slab on the outside of Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm."

Rin Tohsaka spoke, she carefully erased the parts she had drawn incorrectly and then started drawing again.

Shirou Emiya recalled the strange Noble Phantasm Gilgamesh had used, and remembering that something was indeed spinning around it, he said with some surprise, "That thing can be disassembled?!"

"It's just a few stone tablets. The Noble Phantasm displays its mythical form; in reality, Noble Phantasm's not something that actually exists. If something changes because of the influence of mythology..."

"For example, you have a bamboo stick in your hand, but you use this bamboo stick to kill some sea monster and become very famous. The myths that have been passed down say that this stick was actually forged from a meteorite that fell from the sky. So when Heroic Spirit manifest, a similar tendency will appear."

Rin Tohsaka quickly explained, then carefully drew the runes, trying her best to avoid any further problems at this step.

Shirou Emiya nodded slightly upon hearing this. "In other words, it's impossible to be certain whether that stone tablet was truly part of that Noble Phantasm in real history. It might be, or it might not be?"

"That's what I mean. There's even a possibility that the stone tablet is the real Noble Phantasm, while the central part is just a fabrication." Rin Tohsaka said, but then her hand trembled slightly, and another part malfunctioned, causing her to groan in pain once again.

Seeing Rin Tohsaka such pain, Shirou Emiya couldn't help but laugh, "So what are you drawing?"

"The summoning True Magic based on the Lesser Key of Solomon, with its corresponding 72 Magic God runes, is just too troublesome to draw!"

Upon hearing Rin Tohsaka's words, Shirou Emiya's eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, "Hey, hey, hey, won't drawing this summon Magic God?!"

"No, what I drew was incomplete. Besides, even if it were summoned, there's an outer binding magic circle that can lock the summoned spirit inside." Rin Tohsaka shook her head and then gave up on drawing the True Magic circle.

She threw the pen aside, sat down, and scratched her hair vigorously, showing no signs of being a pampered young lady.

"Although it's possible to cast True Magic without Magic Circuits and Magic Crest, the precision required for various operations becomes much higher. It's definitely necessary to create Spirit Dress that suits me in advance. Casting True Magic with Spirit Dress is much more convenient."

Rin Tohsaka muttered to herself, glancing at her clothes.

So, should we start with our own clothes?

"Huh? Is it that difficult?" Shirou Emiya couldn't help but ask.

This resulted in a protest from Rin Tohsaka: "Don't talk to me if you're cheating by using Projection Magecraft!"

Although Shirou Emiya not as talented in Magecraft as she is, he can quickly Projection specific items he needs using his Projection Magecraft, and then use these items to cast True Magic.

Although these directly Projection props lack spirituality, they are formed from magical energy, so they are quite effective as temporary Spirit Dress.

However, Rin Tohsaka and the others naturally couldn't use this method, which is why Rin Tohsaka called it "cheating."

Seeing that Rin Tohsaka was about to fly into a rage, Shirou Emiya wisely left. He was somewhat curious about why Mephistopheles was going to find that stone tablet of Gilgamesh.

Surely they wouldn't pick this up and treat it as a relic.

"To think it's in a place like this..." Located on the outer edge of the Persian Gulf, in a very deep area of the sea, Mephistopheles used True Magic to keep the seawater out, and also used True Magic to breathe normally underwater.

Before him lay a dark expanse, where a few stone slabs lay scattered in solitude, corroded by seawater and unrecognizable from their former appearance.

Mephistopheles swam over, reached out and picked up the stone slabs, gently wiping them. There was nothing underneath; they were just ordinary stone slabs.

However, Mephistopheles could sense the magic flowing inside the stone slab. Although it was ordinary, it possessed magic and some concepts due to its unique characteristics.

These stone slabs are witnesses to the great changes in the ancient environment of Earth, and are records of the Earth's period when it was still in the stage of lava and lightning.

This concept is its most valuable aspect. Although the concept itself is limited to the ancient times of Mesopotamia mythology, the environment on Earth at that time was essentially at that stage. As long as it is recast using some special methods and turned into Spirit Dress, then it can affect not only Mesopotamia, but the entire Earth!

"As expected, it's quite lucky to have transmigrated to the Type-Moon World. If I were in the original A Certain A Certain Magical Index world, how would I have had the chance to obtain something like this?" Mephistopheles muttered to himself, then put the stone tablets away.

He then began to rise, quickly reaching the surface of the sea. He continued to ascend, reaching a height of several thousand meters, and then began to accelerate towards Japan.