Magical User Aozaki Aoko Case Files

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“My student Waver Velvet is impossible,” Kayneth said, “Besides, he has failed now, and his Servant Rider is now dead.”

“Then, excluding the unidentified Berserker and his Master who were killed first, the only ones left are Assassin’s Master Emiya Kiritsugu and Caster King Solomon’s Master Marisbilly.”

“The answer is obvious,” Kenneth said, “It’s not that Marisbury couldn’t have done such a thing, but the suspicion of that despicable magician is too great.”

“To be honest, Lord El-Melloi, I actually signed a self-compulsion agreement with the Lord of the Einzbern family, Emiya Kiritsugu,” said Tohsaka Tokiomi with a frown, “but it is obvious that the person who attacked me is most likely that man. He must have found a way to bypass the contract. Then at the same time, it is very likely that he sent a Servant to assassinate Brother Risei.

Although he was filled with hatred, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who had already lost his Servant, had no way to deal with Emiya Kiritsugu, whose base was now high up in the Sky Garden. And Kayneth’s Servant Karna also suffered a significant decline in his condition due to the sacrifice of the Golden Armor.

The two could only look at each other in silence. Karna, on the other hand, stood guard beside Kenneth very loyally without saying a word.

“By the way, I haven’t given you the thank you gift for saving me, Lord El-Melloi,” Tōsaka Tokiomi thought for a moment and said, “Although it may seem like borrowing a knife to kill someone, I still decided to give you the remaining two Command Seals.”

After saying this, Tōsaka Tokiomi showed the back of his hand, with two bright red Command Seals emitting a faint red light.

Chapter 146 Holy Grail Night Talk

Kenneth looked at the four-stroke Command Seal on the back of his hand and left the Tohsaka residence with a complicated expression.

He still had some things he had to do tonight, like going to Fuyuki Bridge to retrieve his student who was foolish enough to duel with a magician.

And Toosaka Tokiomi, who was sitting at home, was half lying on the sofa with a Ge You-like look, looking very empty.

He had worked hard for many years to fulfill his long-cherished wish in this Holy Grail War, but unfortunately he was no different from the previous heads of the Tousaka family and ended up with nothing.

I can only trust the wisdom of future generations, Shichen thought. Fortunately, Ying is very talented.

Should I return to my family?

Toosaka Tokiomi was thinking aimlessly, considering his life plan after the failure of this Holy Grail War. He would devote all his energy to training Sakura as the heir and spend more time with Aoi. She had really contributed too much to this family before.

Besides, this Holy Grail War was not completely without gain, Tōsaka Tokiomi thought as he looked at the shield reflecting the light on the coffee table.

—Dividing line—

The camera turns back to the Fuyuki Bridge after the fierce battle. After Aoko killed the little mouse that attacked her from behind with a magic bullet, she no longer cared about the killer.

On the contrary, the man in a suit, Weber, was still lying face down on the ground unconscious, looking quite exhausted.

Aoko frowned, took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap and poured it on Weber’s head.

“Puff! Don’t, don’t fall…” Weber was soaked by the bottle of water and his long hair was wet. “I’m awake, awake!”

“You have to finish what you start,” Qingzi said, “which means that now that I have started to pour this bottle of water,

You must empty the bottle of water completely.”

Weber struggled to stand up, and looked at Qingzi in a very wolfish manner as she poured the entire bottle of mineral water over his head.

Not only was he awake now, but even the suit he was wearing was mostly wet and felt cold in the cold night wind.

If he didn’t have the physique of a pseudo-Servant, he would have caught a cold long ago.

“Okay, you lose,” Aoko threw the empty bottle away and disappeared into the air, and continued, “Hand over the rest of your Command Seals, and then you can go find your teacher Kenneth.”

“Hmm…” Waver hesitated, “Can I bring Ritsuka and Mashu with me?”

“No.” Aoko answered decisively, “You don’t have to worry about the problem of Chaldea. They will summon another ‘you’ when they return anyway.”

Waver could only sigh and resigned himself to his fate as he stretched out his right hand, revealing the back of his hand. There were still two Command Seals remaining on it, but the Servant who was connected to his Command Seals was no longer there.

Aoko took a look and snapped her fingers, and the remaining Command Seals on Waver Velvet’s hand were transferred to the back of her hand.

From being a “fake Master” covered up by illusions in the beginning to now having collected the three Command Seals, Aoko has finally squeezed into the Holy Grail War with full legitimacy.

However, her and Orange’s current situation is very special. This was achieved after Orange delved into the Holy Grail and Command Spell system and modified the authority of the contract mapping target to Altria, which caused a bug.

In other words, the two sisters can provide Altria with a total of six Command Spells. Even if Aoko does not use the infinite magic power of the Magic Circuit (revolution) to supply magic to Altria, the two sisters can make the Knight King’s Holy Sword fire six consecutive light cannons in a short period of time.

Waver touched the back of his hand, then stood up from the ground and used magic to dry the moisture on his body and hair.

“After you go back, it’s up to you to assist your teacher or not,” Aoko said, “but if you sign a contract with your teacher as a servant and join the battle, you will have to bear the consequences at your own risk.”

“…I understand, Miss Blue,” Weber said seriously, “I will assist Teacher Kenneth.

But not as a follower.”

“Whatever you want,” Qingzi said, waving her hand nonchalantly. “Speak of the devil, and here comes your teacher.”

Hearing this, Waver turned around and found that his teacher and Lancer Karna were approaching from the air.

“Hmph, you saved your life?” Kenneth said, “I hope that the result of this impulsive behavior will leave you with a deep enough lesson.”

“Ah,” Weber replied, “unforgettable.”

“…Hmph, where’s Miss Blue?” Kenneth asked, looking around.

“She is just…” Waver said halfway, turned around and found that Aoko and Altria had disappeared.

—Dividing line 1–

“Kiritsugu…are you okay?” Irisviel asked weakly while lying on the bed, “Is Maiya… okay?”

“…Maiya is dead.” After a moment of hesitation, Emiya Kiritsugu finally told the truth. “She was killed by the magician Aozaki Aoko while on a mission.”

“Is that so…” Irisviel’s expression was very sad, but her eyes did not look at Emiya Kiritsugu. Emiya Kiritsugu sat beside Irisviel’s bed and held her hand. Feeling his wife’s weak body, he himself could not help but tremble slightly.

As the number of dead servants increases, more and more servant souls enter the Holy Grail.

The quality of the servants’ souls in this Holy Grail War was much higher than in previous wars, which undoubtedly accelerated the “depersonalization” of Irisviel, the Little Holy Grail, and the gradual loss of her various human functions.

Irisviel could no longer see anything now. Her bright and beautiful red eyes had turned gray.

“Don’t worry about me,” Irisviel said to her husband with a smile, “If Kiritsugu’s dream can come true, then both Maiya and I will be by your side in the new world.”

“And Illya,” Irisviel raised her other hand with great effort and placed it on the back of her husband’s hand, “If you succeed, Illya will have a happier future, right?”

Faced with this question, Emiya Kiritsugu was even a little afraid to answer.

Because he didn’t know whether the Holy Grail could really realize his dream of “saving humanity”.

Looking at his wife in front of him and thinking of his children, there was a moment when Emiya Kiritsugu wanted to take them away at all costs, go to a place where no one knew them, and live a happy and busy life as an ordinary person.

However, the cruel reality and his special spiritual characteristics ruthlessly pulled Emiya Kiritsugu’s thoughts back.

“Ah, yes,” Emiya Kiritsugu said firmly, “I will succeed, and we will go to a happy new world together.”

Chapter 147 New Abilities and New Spells

On the morning of the sixth day of the Holy Grail War, Aoko discovered that she had leveled up during meditation.

Since her metamagic makes her a Mage Advanced class, rather than a multi-class class, she cannot choose to upgrade her Mage class level.

Currently, her super magic level has reached level 3, and her total character level has reached level 13. Just looking at her character level, she is definitely a hero of the kingdom in Toril, and she can be a court mage in any major country.

However, if it were this Type-Moon Earth, the national hero would not be enough in front of the identity of a magician. For example, the second magician Zelrich could shout: “I will defeat the whole world with my own strength!” without having to worry about someone jumping out and killing him.

Through this meditation, the first thing Qingzi gained was a special ability called “Cooperative Super Magic”. By using this ability, Qingzi can share the super magic ability he has learned with a friendly target near him.

For example, if Yuzu uses Bridge Giant near her, Aoko can share her delayed metamagic ability with Yuzu, thereby extending the duration of her Bridge Giant. All in all, it is a very powerful auxiliary ability.

In addition to the cooperative super magic, Qingzi also obtained a skill called “See Through the Ether Plane”.

She couldn’t quite tell what use this ability had on Type-Moon, but when Aoko concentrated, she would find that the world in her field of vision became gray, with only her own body glowing.

Judging from the knowledge gained from the magic network, this ability is likely to allow her to see creatures in the etheric plane in the real plane, but there is no real ether on the surface world of Type-Moon Earth, so let alone those creatures full of real ether. In short, it is a useless ability.

These two abilities have limited effect on improving Qingzi’s own strength, but the biggest gain from this upgrade is still to come, that is, she obtained a 7th-ring spell slot for the first time.

To be honest, the 6th-level and below magic network arcane is a bit useless for Aoko in the Type-Moon world now, because she can replace most of the lethal spells with various powerful magic bullets. What are really useful to her are the functional spells, such as force field walls, teleportation, and magic like the space door.

In the final analysis, she is now a bit like a legendary warrior who works part-time as a mage. While she has super strong output capabilities, she uses various magics to compensate for her own shortcomings.

However, Aoko also had a hunch that it might not be long before she would be able to find a way to leave the Type-Moon Universe and go to another world to find out what was going on. This kind of thing was commonplace for a magician.

After all, since he had obtained the 7th-ring spell slot, how could he do without a 7th-ring spell? So Qingzi excitedly connected his consciousness into the depths of the magic network and began to look for a suitable spell.

Similar to her previous experience after upgrading her ring, after Qingzi’s consciousness sneaked into the magic network this time, she found that she was more resistant to the “pressure” of this bizarre world, so she concentrated her mind and swam deeper into the complex magical energy, hoping to gain something.

After some effort, Qingzi rubbed his headache head while copying the magic knowledge he had just acquired into the spell book.

On the surface, her gains this time were not bad. She obtained a 6th-level spell and the knowledge of a 7th-level spell.

But if you look closely at the knowledge that Qingzi copied into the spell book, you will understand why she frowned.

First of all, the 6th level spell that Qingzi got was a famous spell from the protection school, “Spell Nullification Barrier”. This is undoubtedly a very powerful and practical protection spell. Without super magic, it can suppress,

Negates spell effects of 10st to 1th levels in a 4-foot-radius sphere.

But the question is, is the magic of the Type-Moon Universe a spell? Can it be suppressed by the spell-nullifying barrier? To find out this question, Aoko will have to find another magician to help her test it in the future.

Next is the highlight of today, the 7th-level spell of the School of Conjuration that Qingzi got, “Magic Duncan’s Mansion”.

This spell is undoubtedly a symbol of a high-level wizard, allowing wizards to enjoy the best living environment even in the deserted wilderness.

Its specific effect is to create a residence in another dimension within the casting distance and maintain it for twenty-four hours. After the caster enters the mansion, he can choose to close the entrance and hide it.

This magical mansion has many gorgeous rooms and halls. The air inside is clean, fresh, warm and comfortable. The wizard can modify the room structure and configure the furniture and decorations at will.

The mansion contains enough ingredients to prepare a nine-course meal for 100 people, and a group of 9 translucent servants will entertain anyone who enters the mansion. The appearance and clothing of the servants are also set by the caster, and they will completely obey the caster’s orders.

In addition to making food, servants also have simple abilities such as organizing items, cleaning, repairing, folding clothes, making fire, serving food, pouring wine, etc. The higher the level and intelligence of the mage, the stronger the abilities of the translucent servants.

Any servants or items within the mansion will dissipate into smoke and disappear when leaving the mansion, but this will not happen to the food that is eaten.

Frankly speaking, Qingzi likes this magic very much. Even if the material of this magic is a mansion model finely carved out of marble, this spell is still very useful. But during the Holy Grail War, the only 7th-level spell she got was this kind of thing. What can she say?

Also, Aoko knew nothing about sculpture. After some thought, Aoko decided to let Chengzi, the “great architect”, carve a few marble models of Jiuyuan temple residences for her. The Aritama family is indeed a good place to sleep.

These two spells have only been copied down for now, and the specific learning of them will be put off until after the Holy Grail War.

It was indeed very cool to get all kinds of magic from the magic net for free. If the mages of Toril knew about this, they would definitely be jealous of Qingzi. But the problem was that there seemed to be no pattern to what magic she got.

Qingzi has been fishing for spells all his life. He often fished for spells for several months without getting any. There were also days when he got five or six spells in one go. In short, there was always one random spell that stood out.