After a night's rest, the three girls' original fatigue dissipated a lot, so early the next morning, they followed Red Ponytail to the dining car to have breakfast.
only……
“I can’t eat anymore…”
Although the food at hand looked very delicious, Seo Shizune looked as if she had no appetite, and Fujino and Ryougi Shiki next to her were not much better.
This was not because there was anything wrong with the breakfast in front of them, but because of the thing placed in the middle of the dining car.
It was a glass cylinder containing a pair of eyeballs immersed in a solution.
Any normal person would lose his appetite after seeing this kind of thing.
Unfortunately, there seemed to be few normal people here besides them. Not only that, the woman with the belt tied around her eyes was still standing nearby and explaining.
"This is NOBLE COLOR - the Mystic Eye of Flame. I think you all know that this Mystic Eye will ignite anything that enters its field of vision - causing spontaneous combustion. It is in good condition, and the quality of the magic circuits inside the eye is also excellent. However, the Mystic Eye of Flame usually has problems with control, so please refer to the detailed information and valuation..."
"Hello."
Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki poked Fujino who was standing next to her.
"That sounds a bit like your Distorted Eye, doesn't it?"
“…I can’t eat anymore.”
Fujino curled his lips and put down the knife and fork in his hand. It felt as if someone was explaining something to her while she was staring at him. It was awkward no matter how she thought about it!
At this moment, the door of the dining car opened again, and then a girl in a cloak emerged from it.
"Hey, Gray."
Looking at Grey walking into the dining car, Fang Zheng waved at her. Looking at Fang Zheng and his group, Grey hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.
"Why are you the only one here? Where's Weber?"
"Master... is still sleeping..."
"You're already so old, but you still stay in bed?"
Hearing Gray's answer, Fang Zheng's eyes widened, then he patted the seat next to him with a smile.
"How about it? Do you want to have breakfast with us?"
"That's... okay."
Facing Fang Zheng's invitation, Grey hesitated for a moment, then nodded and sat next to Fang Zheng. Not long after, the servant brought her a breakfast. After bowing to the three people, Grey ate her breakfast obediently - she didn't even look at the other side's eyes, perhaps this was the best choice for eating.
And at this moment, the staff brought another pair of eyeballs.
"The Eye of Plunder, as its name suggests, is a magic eye that will directly take away the vitality of creatures within its sight. It is of gold grade, and although it is a bit old, it is in good condition. However, due to the nature of the magic eye, it may cause harm to the host..."
"This magic eye is quite interesting."
Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki showed an expression as if he had seen his prey.
"I wonder what would happen if I were to fight an opponent with this kind of Mystic Eyes."
"Liang Yi, can't you just not think about these things..."
Fujino was speechless, but Shizune blinked curiously.
"That's weird. Doesn't this magic eye sound like a good thing? It can plunder vitality, just like absorbing other people's HP in the game? Why does it cause damage to the host?"
"That's because you can't see yourself. After all, if you lower your head, you can see your body and hands, and that's within your field of vision, so they can be plundered as well..."
"So it seems that although this magic eye is very powerful, it also seems to be dangerous... Fortunately, our eyes are not of this kind."
At this point, Shizune breathed a sigh of relief. Her magic eyes were of the most common kind, so she wasn't worried about this kind of problem arising.
"It's not a good thing to have a high-level magic eye."
Fang Zheng ate a piece of ham and shook the knife and fork in his hand.
"If you don't do it right, you might be sealed."
"Seal designation? What is that?"
"To put it simply, it means detaining people with special abilities in the name of 'protection'. Of course, this is not as simple as imprisonment or house arrest. If anything... just think of it as human specimens immersed in formalin that can be passed down to future generations."
At this point, Fang Zheng pointed at Asagami Fujino and Ryougi Shiki.
"By the way, if your Mystic Eyes are discovered by the Clock Tower, they will also be sealed."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki raised her eyebrows.
"If they have the ability, they can give it a try."
"Isn't this too overbearing?"
Fujino complained in dissatisfaction.
"We are not magicians, nor are we from the Clock Tower, so why are they looking for trouble with us?"
"Because the Mystic Eye that rarely appears again does not belong to an individual, but is the common property of the Magic Association... That's what those idiots think, they think they can control everything in this world. Therefore, any rare item that appears in this world belongs to them."
“This is too much!”
Hearing this, Seo Shizune also spoke up to express her opinion. After all, the Mystic Eye belonged to her anyway, but an outsider who came from nowhere told her to put her in formalin as a specimen... No one would tolerate such a thing.
"That's why we have to destroy the Magic Association."
Fang Zheng picked up another sandwich.
"It's just to let those old guys know that times have changed."
As for the girls' conversation, Gray just sat there obediently and ate her food. From her point of view, this was obviously not a topic that could be discussed.
But not everyone will let her go so easily.
"I say, what do you think?"
As expected, Ryougi Shiki stared at Gray and asked, which scared Gray.
"Please, what are you talking about?"
"Seal Designation. You are also from the Clock Tower, so you should know about Seal Designation as well."
“I…I…”
Faced with Ryougi Shiki's questioning, Gray seemed a little at a loss.
"I'm not a magician..."
"Hmm? But aren't you a disciple of that Second Generation? That Second Generation is the monarch of the Clock Tower, right?"
"Yes, but... I have only been following my master for two months... and I am not a magician..."
"Alright, alright, Ryougi-san."
At this moment, Fujino also hurried out to smooth things over.
"Look, you scared everyone else."
"Yes, yes. It's a rare opportunity for us to sit together, so let's not talk about these unhappy things..."
At this moment, Jingyin also hurriedly comforted her, however, contrary to her wishes, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"So, what about the Rainbow Demon Eye?"
Hearing this voice, everyone turned their heads and saw a girl with long silver-white hair standing up on the other side, with her arms folded, staring at the host.
It was Olga Marie Yasmiret Animusphia.
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Olga Marie stared at the host and spoke calmly.
"Since this is a Mystic Eye Collection Train, it should have the legendary Mystic Eyes of the highest rank, the Rainbow Mystic Eyes, right? For example, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception that appeared in the Far East."
“Oh…?”
Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki narrowed her eyes dangerously. She was still standing here alive, but someone was actually planning to take advantage of her eyes?
Is it like you don't exist?
"Calm down, calm down! Ryougi-san!"
"Yeah, the other party is just a child..."
At this moment, Shizune and Fujino were so scared that they grabbed Ryougi Shiki tightly, fearing that she would do something. However, Olga Marie obviously didn't know that she was jumping back and forth on the edge of death, and she was still staring at the host, waiting for her answer. In fact, at this time, no one paid attention to the noise of Ryougi Shiki and others in the corner, because almost all the magicians were attracted by the Rainbow Mystic Eyes that Olga Marie mentioned.
However, in response to Olga Marie's question, the host was silent for a moment and then spoke.
"I'm sorry I can't answer you under the circumstances today."
“…”
Hearing this, all the magicians' faces changed. Because the host did not say "no", but "under today's circumstances", which means that she indirectly admitted something...
"snort."
Only then did Ryougi Shiki snort and sit back down. At the same time, Fujino and Shizune both breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the host didn't say "yes" or "will auction it off", otherwise Ryougi Shiki would have lost her temper on the spot.
After finishing breakfast, most of the magicians got up and left, heading to another section of the carriage to visit the magic eyes, but Fujino, Shizune and the others were obviously not interested. Just looking at so many eyeballs being displayed in containers made them feel as if their own eyes would be dug out and placed there... That was not a very pleasant feeling.
At this moment, Gray also finished her breakfast obediently, but did not get up and leave. Looking at the girl beside him, Fang Zheng also grinned.
"So? What do you want from me?"
"Why?"
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Gray was obviously a little flustered, but Fang Zheng smiled and waved his hand.
"Okay, don't panic. You came to me because you have something to ask me. Tell me, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes, that..."
Hearing this, Gray seemed to muster up the courage and asked in a low voice.
"Um... I heard that Miss Red Ponytail once participated in the Holy Grail War with your master..."
"Uh-huh, so what?"
"I...I want to know what happened at that time, about Master..."
“I see…”
Hearing Gray's answer, Fang Zheng nodded, and at this time Ryougi Shiki and Fujino also cast curious glances at him.
"The Holy Grail War is the ritual that summons seven great beings from history to fight each other. We want to know about it too!"
"no problem."
Fang Zheng giggled, then she took out a wake-up stick from the side and placed it on the table.
"In that case, let me tell you... It is said that the general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unification, and after a long period of unification, there will be division. At the end of the week, seven countries were divided and merged into Qin... cough cough cough, sorry for the confusion."
Fang Zheng coughed and slapped the wake-up stick in his hand again.
"Well, let's start with the story of a man... a man who was more idealistic than anyone else, and therefore more desperate than anyone else..."