The Monarchs of the Clock Tower

Three days later, London, the British Museum.

"Is this the legendary Mage Association!"

The huge and magnificent building was reflected in Li Mo's eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of an organization established for thousands of years, its headquarters was placed directly in the center of London.

"No, Mo-san. Strictly speaking, the Mage Association refers to the general term for the three major organizations: the Clock Tower, the Atlas Institute, and the Wandering Sea. This is just the Clock Tower," Brishisan explained.

Tsk, Li Mo clicked his tongue, wondering if his country in this world had such an organization?

"Brishisan-sensei, now that we're back at the Clock Tower, when will you teach me to sense elements?"

In the past three days, under Brishisan's strict insistence, Li Mo finally changed his address to "teacher."

After all, if he really called him "dad," and if the branch families of Brishisan's lineage in the Clock Tower heard about it, wouldn't they explode?

The current Monarch had no heirs, so they were counting on the next generation's branch family to produce a Monarch.

"What's the hurry? Talk after you can stand up," Brishisan chuckled and walked ahead towards the majestic building.

"Ugh..." Li Mo had a bitter expression, but there was nothing he could do, because...

He was currently sitting in a wheelchair, and all his movements had to be pushed by a doll behind him made by Brishisan.

"Forget it, let's go too, Intres."

Intres was a female-looking humanoid doll made by Brishisan to take care of his daily life. Of course, it had been decisively handed over to Li Mo to take care of him as an injured person.

It was rare to have such a gentle person in the Clock Tower!

After entering the Clock Tower, everyone they encountered along the way took a step back to salute Brishisan, making Li Mo sigh again at the exposed classism among Magus.

Tsk, the majesty of a Monarch.

Brishisan had always appeared too harmless in front of him. Although he roughly knew that anyone who could become a Monarch in the Clock Tower couldn't be so approachable.

Or was Brishisan an exception?

"Where are we going now?" Li Mo stopped his thoughts, turned to look at Intres, and asked softly.

"Master needs to report the mission situation to the Dean. After that, you should be taken to the Department of Law and Politics to handle your enrollment matters."

The Dean?

Li Yuan shivered. He knew about this too!

The Dean of the Clock Tower, in the settings of the mushroom's previous world book, was a monster-level hidden boss!

Why say that?

Because since the Clock Tower was founded until now, it has gone through more than two thousand years. The Monarchs and others have changed one after another, but the Dean has always been the Dean, there has only been one Dean!

Someone who survived from the Divine Era, how terrifying is that?

For two thousand years, if one doesn't die, even a pig could become an immortal!

"Damn," Li Yuan frantically shook his head, he couldn't think about it anymore!

It's not that there aren't mind-probing Magecraft in Type-Moon. Who knows if an old monster who has lived for two thousand years or more will always have such Magecraft active.

Although it's probably unlikely that they would specifically pay attention to what a small fry like him is thinking.

As they walked, the two had reached the end of the corridor.

Oh, Li Mo didn't need to walk now.

"Wait for me here, don't move," Brishisan stopped, turned to Li Yuan, and said.

Are you going to buy me some oranges too?

"Okay, teacher," Li Mo muttered in his heart, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous in this place, and answered obediently.

Anyway, he was still in a wheelchair, and Intres wouldn't take him around without Brishisan's orders.

"I'll teach you how to sense elements tonight," Brishisan nodded with satisfaction, gently pushed open a door at the end, and walked in.

Oh, didn't you say you'd wait until my injuries healed? Why are you agreeing so readily this time?

However, Brishisan had already closed the door. Li Mo, who couldn't find anyone to complain to, started looking around boredly.

Although there wasn't much to look at.

Western large buildings, nothing more than tall, grand, and then adorned with some aristocratic decorations.

The world before his transmigration had already developed to 2019. Even if he hadn't seen such buildings with his own eyes, there were plenty of pictures online...

Adults, times have changed!

Moreover, not to mention that in the world he transmigrated to, a certain foreign game developer had a series of games that were jokingly called "tourism simulators"...

That's right, Li Mo could proudly tell everyone that he had played it!

When his injuries healed and he wanted to go out, he just needed to match a landmark building, and he could guide others as a local and bore them to death!

It felt just like coming home. Even the native locals probably weren't as familiar with it as he was...

"Can you tell me about the current Twelve Lords?" Li Mo tilted his head and looked at Intres, a hint of curiosity flashing in his black pupils.

In the works he had read in his past life, there weren't many people from the Clock Tower who actually appeared. The most famous among them...

Wasn't it the tragic Director Ken? His fiancée fell in love with the Servant he summoned, and not long after the Holy Grail War began, he met his end amidst laughter and cheers.

But speaking of which, it's only 1987 now, the Fourth Holy Grail War hasn't started yet, and Director Ken should still be at the Clock Tower, teaching and nurturing students as a Monarch.

I just wonder if I can meet that crybaby, workaholic Little Kongming now...

As expected, "The current Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower are:

Department of Law and Politics—Monarch Bartholomello;

All Basic Sciences—Monarch Tramberio;

Individual Basic Sciences—Monarch Solonia;

Spirit Evocation Department—Monarch Ulysses;

Mineralogy Department—Monarch El-Melloi;

Animal Department—Monarch Gaius Ling;

Botany Department—Monarch Acherot;

Celestial Department—Monarch Animesphere;

Department of Creation—Monarch Baru-yeleta;

Curse Department—Monarch Jigumare;

Archaeology Department—Monarch Meiastacia, and finally the Department of Lore where Master resides."

Intres's voice had a mechanical quality, but it didn't sound jarring or unpleasant to Li Mo.

Li Mo tilted his head, feigning wisdom, and squinted into the distance.

"Is the El-Melloi Monarch named Kayneth?"

"Yes, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald." Intres replied with certainty, not sensing anything amiss with Li Mo's question.

After all, not everyone was a Grand Puppeteer like Touko Aozaki. Ordinary dolls wouldn't understand why an ordinary person like Li Mo would know the name of a Monarch from the magical world.

In that case, the current Monarch of the Clock Tower's Celestial Department should be the future first director of Chaldea, right?

If that's the case, then if I could find some information on the Holy Grail War within the Clock Tower, I could probably figure out which worldline of Type-Moon I'm currently in.

But for now, I still need to study magecraft properly here, because even on the FGO timeline, if I want to receive guidance in magecraft from the Grand Caster Solomon, I'll have to wait until 2004...

But is there any way to help me get home? There really aren't many temporal magecrafts in Type-Moon.

Squinting, Li Mo couldn't help but scratch his hair vigorously.

The world of Type-Moon is truly too dangerous. Who knows if the Incineration of Humanity in 2014 on the FGO timeline will affect other worldlines?

It's all about strength. With strength, anything is possible!