It wasn't until the swaying red pony tail disappeared from his sight that El-Melloi II let out a long sigh of relief.

"Teacher...do you know that girl?"

Gray looked at her teacher curiously. For her, El-Melloi II's reaction was quite rare. If Gray said it herself, the girl with the red twin tails was beautiful and lively.

He is a very friendly person. But to his teacher, it seems like he is facing some terrifying demon.

"Well...since you have seen everything, I have nothing to hide."

El-Melloi II nodded.

"She calls herself Red Ponytail. Of course she knows it's a nickname. Her real name is unknown. She and I had met several times during the Holy Grail War ten years ago."

"well?"

Hearing this, Gray couldn't help but be stunned.

"Ten years ago? But that girl looked only thirteen or fourteen years old..."

"She was like this at that time, exactly the same as now, no change at all, as if time didn't matter to her at all... I didn't expect that she was actually from the Qianjie Tree, it was really troublesome..."

"What kind of place is that called Thousand World Tree?"

"For the Magic Association, that's heresy."

"heresy?"

"That's right."

El-Melloi II reached out and took out a cigar from his arms.

"You still don't know, but the Thousand World Tree used to be a place that housed all kinds of magic families. In the long history, many magic families declined due to various reasons, and the Thousand World Tree took them all in.

It can be said that the Thousand World Tree at that time was an alliance of weak magician families. Of course, the Magic Association at that time did not take the Thousand World Tree seriously, but..."

"but?"

"After that, Thousand Realms Tree suddenly announced that it would start the Holy Grail War, and also killed the members sent by the Magic Association. This was tantamount to a direct declaration of war with the Magic Association. And the angered Magic Association also sent people to go..."

Speaking of this, El-Melloi II was a little frustrated. At that time, he was busy with other matters and had no idea what to do. In fact, by the time he knew about this matter, the candidate sent by the Magic Association had already arrived in Romania, so he had no choice but to give up.

Now it seems that maybe giving up is the right choice.

"The results of it?"

Upon hearing this, Gray was a little frightened. Although she didn't know much about the situation of the Magic Association, she also knew that this was definitely not an easy task.

"How should I put it... The result can be regarded as a tie. There was an internal problem in the Holy Grail War. Although there was a problem with the Magic Association, the Thousand World Tree didn't seem to get any benefits. After that, the Thousand World Tree may be with

The Magic Association reached some kind of agreement and moved to East Asia. I heard that they are studying new magic there..."

"But what does this have to do with the red ponytail lady?"

"That guy is a monster."

"Weird...monster?"

Upon hearing this, Gray was stunned, while El-Melloi II nodded.

"Yes, during the Holy Grail War, that guy suppressed all of us and the Servants alone... She is Aster's master, but even without the help of Aster's power, she is enough to fight against all the heroic spirits. If you want me

If we want to evaluate it, then her ability is probably at least at the championship level..."

After saying this, El-Melloi II was silent for a moment, and then did not say any more.

"Okay, let's go."

"Ah, yes."

Although she didn't know why her teacher didn't continue, Gray obediently didn't ask, but followed El-Melloi II and continued to move towards the hiking trail.

The truth is not that simple.

While looking at the disciples around him, El-Melloi II sighed inwardly. As he said before, the Thousand World Tree clan has withdrawn from Europe and settled in East Asia. Many magicians believe that they are based on

He reached a compromise with the Magic Association and went to live in seclusion in East Asia. After all, it is a desert of magic, and the Thousand World Tree clan, which has cut off its connection with the modern magic circle, will not receive support from other families. Basically, in the Clock Tower

Many families regard it as a kind of self-exile.

But now, Thousand World Tree appears here,

U.K.

Clock Tower's home base.

More importantly, here comes the red ponytail.

This is simply the same as transporting nuclear warheads to the enemy's border.

Almost comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In fact, after the Holy Grail War ended, he returned to the Clock Tower and inherited the name of El-Melloi. He had investigated the matter about Red Ponytail several times. But there was no information. The righteous man who claimed to be Red Ponytail

The magical girl seemed to pop out of a crack in the stone.

It was not until recently that he got some news from Japan. He heard that Red Ponytail was very close to the witch of the Kuonji family and the fifth magician. But that was limited to this. After all, whether it was the witch of the Kuonji family or the fifth magician,

The fifth magician is not something that I, the lord of the small and declining El-Melloi family, can just visit.

But now that I think about it...

It’s really troublesome……

It is rumored that the Thousand World Tree has obtained the third magic. Many people scoff at the accuracy of this rumor. Their idea is very simple. If the Thousand World Tree really obtains the third magic, then there is no need to go to East Asia to live in seclusion (or

Speaking of exile), as long as the news of possessing the third magic is released, he can immediately enter the highest level of the Magic Association.

But now it seems that the situation is not that simple. If the Thousand World Tree has really obtained the third magic, then the close relationship between its representative red ponytail and the fifth magic user seems understandable.

Then another problem arises.

Why did the Thousand World Trees, who had obtained the third method, leave the center of magic? Go to remote East Asia? And they deliberately cut off all ties with the magic circle... What exactly do they want to do?

El-Melloi II had a hunch that he would get the answer soon.

And this answer seems not to be what I want to see.

Strip City.

From the original point of view, this is just a castle, or the kind of ancient castle that can appear in various Western fantasy movies. There are suspension bridges, moats, lakes, forests, and inaccessible places.

A remote area. It is a suitable place for vampire legends and secret room killings.

However, in the eyes of Fang Zheng and Hua Hua, there was something even more speechless about the castle in front of them.

"Well……………"

Just taking one look at the castle, Kurogane Huahua suddenly covered her mouth, as if she saw something disgusting.

"See it."

Looking at the flowers around him, Fang Zheng reached out and patted her shoulder, and a magical light flashed quietly.

"This is the essence of things like magicians, building a castle is so disgusting..."

Yes, if others saw it, they would just think it was an ancient city in disrepair, but in the eyes of Fang Zheng and Hua Hua, they saw something behind its "appearance".

It was like a huge person, turned over from the inside out like a ball, as if the skin had been stuffed into the body, leaving the flesh, flesh and bones exposed to the air.

"Huh...huh..."

"You have to be careful. Although your roots are indeed very suitable for the research and learning of magic, the disadvantage is that you are too sensitive. The more you come into contact with these perverts, the easier it is to become distorted... I will teach you some protective spells next time

Bar."

"Huh...thank you, Xiaohong."

After taking a breath, Hua Hua recovered. It wasn't that she was neurotic just now. In fact, the moment she saw the castle, Hua Hua felt as if she was standing in front of a bloody giant corpse. She could even see it clearly.

Seeing the rotting internal organs and the disgusting smell of putrefaction, it was as if he was being pulled into a world full of corpses.

"This is………"

"Yes, this is the magician's workshop. Of course, the appearance of the workshop will be different according to personal preferences. But the one in front of me is obviously a super disgusting type."

Fangzheng gave his evaluation without hesitation, and Huahua nodded silently. She also took classes in Fiore's magic workshop, but Fiore's workshop gave her the feeling of being very calm and secure.

The feeling. But she obviously couldn't adapt to the situation in front of her.

"Okay, let's go in."

Fang Zheng didn't say anything more, but walked directly in with the flowers. Standing at the door was an old man who looked like a butler. He took the invitation, looked at it carefully, respectfully got out of the way, and sent a team

A servant led the two into the castle.

"Da da da………"

In the empty castle, the sound of walking echoed from time to time, which made people feel irritable.

"Who else is coming besides us?"

As she walked bored down the corridor, Fang Zheng asked. When he heard her question, the servant leading the way bowed his head respectfully and answered.

"You two were the first to come here."
To be continued...