"For us, the magician himself is completely insignificant."

Facing the gaze of the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng did not change at all.

"The ideas held by magicians should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago. What they are doing now is just desperately holding the world back. Not moving forward, but backward. However, history will not flow backwards, and time will not be reversed. Even if you become a magician, you can't make the world return to the Age of Gods. The only way out for people is to move forward. Blindly indulging in the past will only lead to death."

"Really... That's really interesting."

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the little girl nodded.

"I heard that the Thousand World Tree is a heresy among magicians. Today I finally understand why those people said so... What's your name?"

"I'm the righteous magical girl Red Ponytail... You can call me Red."

"I'm Olga Marie."

The silver-haired girl held her head high and her chest puffed out.

"Olga Marie Yasmeret Animusphia."

"This is the daughter of the Lord of Astronomy (LORD)."

At the same time, El-Melloi II introduced Fang Zheng, while Olga Marie glanced at him.

"You still remember my face, you are a decoration in the Modern Magic Department. I know very well that you are the substitute of the previous Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, and a victim who was forced into the El-Melloi faction."

Even though he was sprayed in the face by the silver-haired girl in front of him, El-Melloi II did not change at all.

"It's rare to hear such straightforward speech in the Clock Tower, just like the young Animusphia left the mountains."

"What's the big deal? You probably think we don't need to waste time on such small talk, so I'll just ask directly, do you all have the magic eye you want?"

"Well..."

Facing Olga Marie's question, El-Melloi II showed an embarrassment, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"No, we're here for something else."

"Anything else?"

"That's right."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the girls behind him.

"This train sent an invitation to our lovely little girls, saying that they wanted to take their magic eyes, so I brought them here to see who is so brave as to dare to touch our people from the Thousand World Tree."

"I see."

It was not until this time that Olga Marie glanced at the girls behind Fang Zheng.

"Are you planning to sell the Demon Eye? If so, you can negotiate with the Animusphia family. We will give you a good price."

"——Lady Olga Marie."

Olga Marie had just finished speaking when a tall woman came over and nodded respectfully to everyone.

"LORD El-Melloi II, I am the attendant of Lady Olga Marie, Theresa Firoz, all right... Miss."

"what?"

Faced with this woman, the girl who had been so arrogant finally showed some panic.

"We'll take our leave now. We'll greet you formally later."

After saying this, the woman named Theresa turned around and left in a hurry with Olga Marie.

"What is that little brat doing?"

At this moment, Ryougi Shiki also started to complain in dissatisfaction.

“It’s like they treat people like objects!”

"This is a magician. What else do you expect? Especially since Animusphia is one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower. In their eyes, magicians without history are no different from ordinary people."

Fang Zheng snorted and spoke. After hearing her explanation, the three girls behind her all looked unhappy. After all, they had all felt Olga Marie's gaze just now. It was neither kind nor malicious. It felt like she was looking at the merchandise on display in a shopping mall... You know, before this, she had ignored the three of them. If it wasn't for Fang Zheng's words, she would probably have ignored their existence until the end.

But...astronomy...

Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked around at the platforms while thinking, letting the three little girls gather together and mutter. He had some understanding of the twelve monarch families in the clock tower, and Animusphia was a very unique type among them. After all, unlike other factions, Animusphia focused on celestial bodies. With the development of science, human beings' observation of celestial bodies has improved, which will also drive the pace of magicians' exploration of the starry sky.

Perhaps for this reason, the Animusphia family does not have a strong resistance to modern times.

If it were Bartomero, a fight would probably have broken out on the spot.

From this perspective, perhaps he is worth winning over?

Anyway...

"I want to ask, what exactly are you, the El-Melloi family, thinking about?"

Fang Zheng withdrew his gaze and looked again at El-Melloi II who was not far away.

"It's been a few months since we stripped the city. Why haven't you replied yet? Let's fight or talk. Our patience is limited."

"That is not a question I can answer, ma'am."

Faced with the questioning of the red-tailed girl, El-Melloi II was helpless, while Fang Zheng snorted.

"Well, it seems that I will discuss this issue with you after we capture the clock tower."

“…”

Hearing this, El-Melloi II sighed helplessly. He had also heard about the Istari family leaving Europe, but... Istari was just a family of alchemists after all, while the El-Melloi family was completely different. Besides, he was not sure what the Thousand World Tree really wanted.

“Ugh…!!”

Fortunately, at this moment, a dull whistle sounded, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere. Everyone looked up and saw a very old-looking train slowly approaching from the other side of the thick fog and stopping next to the dilapidated and long-abandoned station.

The door of the car slowly opened, and then the magicians who had been waiting at the station got on the car one after another. Fang Zheng also walked in with the three girls.

The inside of the carriage was much larger than it looked from the outside. It was not at all as narrow as an ordinary carriage. On the contrary, the entire carriage seemed to have been expanded by some kind of space magic. It was large enough to accommodate hundreds of magicians chatting in it.

But there were obviously not so many guests. Looking around, apart from Fang Zheng and the other four, the rest were only El-Melloi II and his two followers, a nobleman dressed strangely and wearing a white hat, an old man in a black robe, a freak with an elephant's head, and so on. There were probably less than twenty people in total.

Although there was enough space in the carriage, most of the magicians chose to occupy a seat alone. Fang Zheng also took Ryougi Shiki and the others to sit in a corner, eating fruit while watching the show.

“The fruits here taste pretty good.”

"Well, I thought I would see some weird food."

While eating the fruits on the table, Asagami Fujino and Seo Shizune relaxed a little, while Ryougi Shiki leaned on the sofa, yawning occasionally...it seemed that she had not yet adjusted to the jet lag.

As for El-Melloi II, it seemed that he had encountered some trouble, and a group of people gathered there and made a lot of noise.

At this moment, a man appeared in the middle of the carriage. Seeing him, the others quickly stopped making noise and turned to look at the man.

He was wearing a black train uniform and holding a silver pocket watch.

"Thank you for your cooperation. This train will depart on time tonight. I am Luo Dan, the conductor of this train. Please forgive me for interrupting you all when you are so happy."

He bowed his head, saluted to everyone, and continued speaking.

"This car will circle the Land of Mist for four days and three nights before returning to London. During this time, please enjoy the magic eyes on display and wait for the auction on the third day. The magic eyes you win can be transplanted immediately or you can keep them yourself. In addition, the transplant will not waste too much of your time, so please rest assured. For customers who want to sell magic eyes, please come to our work area before dusk on the day after tomorrow - the third day, or you can explain your needs to me."

After hearing the man's introduction, everyone focused their attention. Even Ryougi Shiki, who was dozing off just now, opened her eyes and stared at him. At this moment, a woman wearing a fur coat and with her eyes covered appeared next to the conductor.

"I'm Rey Andros, and I have the honor of hosting the auction for you this time."

The woman named Lei Andros nodded to everyone, then stood aside, and at this moment the conductor spoke again.

"So, do you have any questions?"

"I have a question."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng raised his hand high, and upon hearing her voice, everyone else turned around and looked at Fang Zheng. However, the conductor's expression did not change at all.

"What is the matter, sir?"

"Where is the acting manager who sent us this invitation letter? I want to have a good talk with him."

"We are very sorry but the agent manager will not be available until right before the auction and we do not know where the agent manager is located."

"All right."

Hearing the other party's answer, Fang Zheng shrugged.

"Then I have no problem."

At this moment, the conductor looked at everyone else again.

"I will now show you the location of the guest rooms. Please come this way."

Unlike ordinary trains, the rooms on the Mystic Eye Collection Train are quite luxurious and spacious, with only two rooms in one section of the train. One invitation letter can only get one room, but fortunately, because Ryougi Shiki and Asagami Fujino both had invitation letters, everyone got one section of the train directly... It was like they bought it all.

"What should we do next, Xiao Hong?"

Sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee, Seo Shizune asked curiously, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"No big deal. Since they said that the acting manager will show up before the auction, let's just wait until the auction starts. I will protect you. Of course, you also have to be ready to fight at any time."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

Hearing this, Seo Shizune and Asagami Fujino were somewhat nervous. After all, although they had already listened to Tono Akiha and Kurogiri Hana talk about their experiences, but... after all, what they experienced personally was different from what they heard!

Of course, not everyone is so nervous.

"Can't we just do it?"

Ryougi Shiki took the small knife she had used to peel the apple and drew it in the air.

"As long as we destroy this train, the manager will come out even if he doesn't want to."

"When I need you to fight, I will let you do it. Now..."

After taking a look at the yawning Ryougi Shiki, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly.

"You should go and adjust to the jet lag."