Chapter 77: Imagination Creates a Cool Character
This call from the Royal Tower exuded a mysterious official aura from beginning to end.
"Father Kotomine, please don't avoid the issue."
When the old fox starts playing Tai Chi, the young ones are always the first to lose their patience. "Recently, there have been frequent incidents in Fuyuki City that seriously endanger public safety. We need you to provide a detailed alibi to determine who is responsible."
He patiently explained the law to what he considered a religious diehard: "You should know that according to the data submitted by the Clock Tower after the last Holy Grail War, the various losses you inflicted during this battle are already very serious. If you wish to retain the venue for the Holy Grail War, please cooperate with our investigation."
For ordinary police agencies, if they get a clue and find that a bun shop may be a drug resale point, but have no evidence, what will they do?
To be on the safe side, they usually use the name of the Food Safety Bureau or the Tax Bureau, saying that their family used gutter oil to harm customers or evaded taxes, so that they can close the store and arrest the people in time and conduct an in-depth investigation.
This is the fundamental skill of all bureaucracies: calling a horse a zebra.
Although the Golden Clan cannot do anything with Fuyuki's spiritual veins before dealing with the Vongola and Takama-ga-hara respectively, as an official agency (in charge of supernatural powers), even if the Holy Grail War is still legal at this time, as long as they use the skill "Calling a Stag a Horse", there will be a hundred reasons to ask them to suspend their actions in minutes!
Thinking of this, the young man clenched his fists with high spirits.
According to His Majesty Suzuki, for the sake of the safety of life and property of the general public, before the king returns from Izumo, all these troublemakers who use magic to blow things up must be invited to the Imperial Pillar Tower to discuss life!
When Waver finished catching the demon, threw down the torn travel brochure and jumped back to sit cross-legged on the sofa, he stared at the completely still image in the familiar's eyes for a long time, and asked Rider with a look of despair.
"Where are we now?"
The King of Conquerors raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and yawned.
"It seems Caster's affair has been discovered, and the people from the Royal Pillar Tower are here to demand an explanation."
In the video, the supervisor, Mr. Kotomine Risei, pondered for a moment before answering without any pressure, "We have reached a consensus on this matter. Given the enormous impact it has caused, a verdict will be made on him immediately."
As expected, I answered...
The King of Conquerors stared at the screen and scratched his chest generously: Answering truthfully would mean compromise. The Holy Church... is indeed wary of that place.
Hey, why does he inexplicably want to go to the Yuzhu Tower for a stroll now?
However, compared to his sudden curiosity, the guy on the other end of the phone, as the one being feared, was obviously stunned by the sincere answer, and he exclaimed "Huh?" in shock.
——Have you decided to kill the main culprit? !
——Didn’t you say that the Demonic Path is always stubborn and unyielding?
——With you cooperating so well, how can we have the nerve to find fault with you and then use our ultimate move of [calling a zebra a stag]!?
After all, due to his young age, he missed the opportunity and failed to continue the conversation. After the offensive and defensive momentum reversed, it was the priest who calmly controlled the rhythm of the conversation.
Come to think of it, choosing such a tongue-tied youngster to contact... is he being underestimated?
Kotomine Risei didn't really care: the contact person's lack of ability meant that this call was most likely just a routine inquiry from a regular department of the Yuzhu Tower after discovering an abnormality, or it might even be a simulation job used by the department head to train interns.
Rather than provoking the king who is known as the incarnation of the country, he would rather be talked back to by the young people.
Unfortunately, after waiting for such a long time, this young man really lacked the ability to adapt. Not to mention trying to make a clever move, he didn't even ask an angry question!
Just when Yan Fengli was about to say a few words to vent his anger and simply hang up the phone, in addition to the sound of the young man's breathing, there was a sudden "creaking" sound of a door being slowly pushed open from the other end of the phone.
Oh, the old man smiled and said: Is it the intern’s supervisor who is here?
However, compared to what one might have imagined, the sound of the boss, an adult man, meticulously stepping on the ground in thick-soled leather shoes, was immediately followed by a series of thrashing sounds coming from the other end of the phone. It sounded...
Irisviel tapped the table thoughtfully. It sounded just like when Illya secretly walked in Kiritsugu's slippers.
After a few seconds, the sound of someone walking around in slippers disappeared, followed by a series of sounds of plastic bags being squeezed.
Weber made a rough estimate and concluded that the commotion was caused by at least seven bags of potato chips being thrown together!
As the background noise calmed down, the inexperienced young man seemed to be distracted. He no longer cared about the phone call that had been idle for a long time, and subconsciously paid attention to the creators of the noise.
"Have you had dinner yet?"
His voice became a little more distant, but it didn't make much difference to the familiar.
"What do you think?"
The voice of "you" carries a soft frustration, but the pronunciation is surprisingly crisp and clear. Even though the tone at the end of the sentence is downward, it strangely makes people feel excited.
Weber touched his empty stomach and for the first time felt a sense of emotional superiority: She came in with so many snacks, she must not have eaten!
Sure enough, [you] let out a "tsk" and naturally began to complain: "Other cafeterias don't want to put meat in, but you, no, our cafeteria...are you reluctant to put salt in?"
The guy who was used to eating in the cafeteria was even more confused when he heard such a retort.
In order to get Takama-ga-hara to approve the deity position and to show respect for the gods of Izumo, the Golden King will personally go to Yomi Hirasaka to worship.
In modern times, Takama-ga-hara has become more democratic. The gods need to hold a divine council to make all major decisions, and the voting is still anonymous. If it doesn't work once, they will vote ten times. It is very slow and it is hard to say when the results will be out.
Before leaving, Kunijoji Daijuku instructed the clan: as long as they do not go beyond the norm (i.e. disrupt order), all actions against Fuyuki in the short term can be under the command of the Suzuki family.
Whether it is gods, demons, or the changing mafia godfather families, they are all huge monsters that can affect the entire body if one part is moved. If you are not careful, complications may arise, leading to failure in the end.
Although the Golden King is confident, he doesn't mind adding a double insurance to his Holy Grail removal operation.
In other words, [Suzuki Sonoko] is a lucky BUFF with no side effects for the Golden Clan who are preparing to make a big move.
If you want to take advantage of the cheat that is delivered to your door, you should take it!
So before officially setting off for Izumo, the Golden King exchanged with the young girl.
Given the Suzuki family's consistent good reputation and the fact that their family was indeed harmed, as long as Suzuki Sonoko agrees to abide by the basic rules of Heijiyuan, then during this period, Heijiyuan will solve all worries for Suzuki that may be caused by her reckless behavior.
As long as he doesn't do anything stupid, Yuanzi can do whatever he wants.
——She was just complaining about the cafeteria. As long as there was no bloodshed or casualties, she would even blow up the cafeteria!
The young man sniffed. Even though his beloved organization was criticized, he had no intention of fighting back.
So the call continued.
The priest listened for a long time, and the "you" did not seem to have any intention of taking his anger out on the liaison officer because of the cook. Then, with a clear "plop" sound (like the sound of a heavy object hitting a cushion), in addition to the sound of the potato chip bag being squeezed, there was also an obvious sizzling sound of slurping Coke.
These scattered voices made people start to wonder: On what occasion did this investigation call, which claimed to represent the official of Yuzhu Tower, come from?
——This sounds more like a lounge than an office!
Thankfully, after sipping for a while and quenching your thirst, [you] smacked your lips and asked, "Are you calling Fuyuki?"
"Yes," the young man seemed to stand at attention and saluted at the moment of questioning. The sound of his thick-soled boots stepping on the wooden floor was very crisp. "I am following your instructions and conducting an inquiry!"
Oh, the old priest opened his eyes a little. It sounded like at least one high-ranking official in the Non-Time Academy was paying close attention to the Holy Grail War...
[You] yawned lazily. Her voice had a magical sense of concreteness, and people could easily complete her movements just by her tone.
"So... you haven't hung up yet, have you?"
"well?"
The young man's flustered reaction made Yanfeng Lizheng, who had been left out for a long time, laugh.
As expected, that "you" no longer had any intention of pursuing the matter further: "It's a good thing you didn't hang up. Where were you guys talking about just now?"
"Speaking of preparing to deal with the perpetrators of this Holy Grail War—"
"Oh, what are they going to do?"
The young man thought that the old fox on the other end of the phone talked to me for a long time, and only said that they were going to deal with the main culprit themselves, and did not mention anything about the aftermath. If you ask me now, I don’t know how to answer!
His expression was probably quite genuinely bewildered. Following a subtle "tsk," [you] snapped your fingers speechlessly: "I don't know why you're asking now! Isn't the phone still on?"
The young man then took the phone back to his ear and asked word by word: "Do you have any specific solution for this?"
His obedient reaction did not surprise those who listened in on the call.
In fact, Emiya Kiritsugu had already made a rough judgment about this when you first spoke.
——Just as Irisviel said, the Vongola, which controls the cornerstone of the world, will not only select the designated bloodline heirs to master the ring with the attribute of the void, but will also choose suitable companions to inherit several other rings with different attributes.
Japan, the cornerstone of the world, probably has more than one guardian.
The fact that the Holy Church could choose to retreat to the Pillar Tower showed that it was quite powerful. Based on the previous example of the Vongola, it is reasonable to infer that in addition to the leader, there are at least six high-ranking officials with considerable combat capabilities.
Emiya Kiritsugu quickly constructed an image based on the simple information conditions.
[You] are obviously a young girl (at least you don't look young). After giving instructions to your subordinates to work, you leave your post without permission to buy snacks because you are picky about food. You don't seem to be a rigorous and dedicated person.
Your tone is often mixed with impatience - impatience and arbitrary behavior mean that you may not be a very reliable person.
But the lower-level staff of Fei Shi Yuan (not just the guy on the phone, but it seemed that there were other people who brought her tea and snacks) obeyed her instructions very well, from greetings to repetitions, almost meticulously.
Even though she may appear to be very casual (she was drinking Coke while giving orders), from the guy's tone, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his boss's work state.
At this point, there are two possibilities.
Or, it is because [you] have a fixed style of doing things: although she appears unreliable, her abilities are convincing enough to convince others. She is a lazy person who hides her intelligence and talent under a sloppy appearance.
Or maybe that's just your nature.
She has no tact, is too lazy to use her brain, and is very willful.
In this case, if she can still be respected, then this "you" is likely to be a reckless and straightforward person who has been wandering on the periphery of the organization for many years and is simply responsible for fighting and quarreling. Her outstanding fighting ability can cover up her personality shortcomings.
Given that her voice is quite soft and there is no bass in her speech, she should not be tall - perhaps it is the contrast between her small size and great strength that makes her look cute.
The former means keen observation and adaptability, trouble.
The latter means unrestrained power and unexpectedness, which is more troublesome!
If this person wants to interfere with Caster's hunting battle...
Emiya Kiritsugu clenched his fists.
If she intervened, the fragile situation of their united front would inevitably change. Considering the Einzbern family's speculation, given that the foundation of the world is equivalent to a single law, if the lethality of this Hei Shiyuan was equal to that of Coyote Nougat, the Stormlord who appeared at his and Eri's wedding, then fighting these people would be no less complex than facing a single magician directly...
On this side, after realizing that this call might have ulterior motives, Mr. Kotomine Risho calmly changed his way of talking, which had been teasing the young man around in circles.
Considering the increasingly tough formalities adopted by the Non-Time Court over the past 20 years, he did not tire of repeating what he had just said.
"The Holy Grail War has been suspended and will not continue until the offenders are judged. As for the damage caused to Fuyuki by those incidents, the Holy Church will compensate them according to the law."
This isn't meant for the guy on the phone.
It was meant for that high-ranking official from the Non-Time Academy to hear.
The result was as he expected. After a brief retelling, the "you" seemed to still be biting the Coke straw, and the voice was a little unclear when expressing surprise.
At five different locations, the sound that was distorted by electromagnetics was amplified countless times and rang clearly in the ears of the masters.
"They are so simple—"
The woman said slowly, "Are you agreeing to hand over Emiya Kiritsugu?"
【who? 】
【What? 】
【What's the connection with Kiritsugu? 】
【Isn't this about CASTER? 】
On the other side, [you] didn't care at all about how many people were surprised by this phone call that had been passed around several times. She became seriously depressed.
As the electronic screen clicked, the girl's voice dropped an octave as she slowly complained, "Aren't most outsiders said to be unruly? Why are they suddenly so cooperative? Look at what's going on now." She seemed to show her subordinates the homepage of her phone. "I've already ordered a malicious squeeze on the Tōsaka and Einzbern industries in Japan. Should I stop or continue now? (￢_￢)"
"that……"
Although his adaptability was a bit lacking, Yuzhuta, who had a formal education, carefully suggested, "This isn't about coordination."
"The priest probably meant to decide to deal with the disruptors internally and make their punishment part of the Holy Grail War, not to hand them over to us."
After a long silence, Yuanzi said "Oh" dryly.
—Golden Clan, you sound so powerful, but so many people don't buy your story?!
She made a last-ditch effort towards the enthusiastic, patriotic and upright young man.
"Can't we just go to Fuyuki and arrest them?"
Obviously not.
The young man's expression was calm and objective: before the winner of the Vongola Ring War was decided and he could take action to contain the European Mage Headquarters, he could not directly start a fight.
He tilted his head in confusion, his eyes full of the meaning of "You asked me to call and find fault before, wasn't it just to find fault and then use legal weapons to annoy me?"
Ms. Suzuki said you were overthinking it. I just reminded you to arrest the person directly. Even if I called, I would just inform you that "you have been arrested."
Is she such a devious person? She actually has time to find fault!
Speaking of which, "If we must follow the rules, isn't there evidence that Emiya Kiritsugu blew up a public place?"
The young man said calmly: "But the source of your evidence is illegal..."
Sonoko was exhausted. "Those things were all investigated by Scepter 4, right? It's just that Munakata showed them to me privately, which was against protocol. Not to mention that the high school student who calls himself the God of Hakone even uploaded a video of him capturing Emiya Kiritsugu on the spot on his personal page!"
The young man pursed his lips and refuted her in a low voice: "That video also captured dozens of people..."
He was trying to convince Sonoko earnestly: "If you didn't know in advance that Emiya Kiritsugu had purchased explosives and the approximate amount of explosives, judging from the video content alone, Emiya Kiritsugu would just be a strange man in the picture who didn't want to look back at the explosion. Who would deliberately pay attention to him..."
"Are you kidding me? How could I not notice—"
Miss Suzuki felt her gaze was challenged: "He's the most handsome one in the picture, okay? With such long legs and a black coat, he's so eye-catching!"
With a light laugh, Irisviel turned her head and mouthed to Saber: Ah, Kiritsugu seems to be praised?
Emiya Kiritsugu remained unmoved as he rubbed his fingertips and continued to complete the character design of this non-Tokiin.
Is it about blowing up the hotel?
If she even knew about the weapons he purchased before the Holy Grail War, then she must have been targeting him a long time ago.
After hearing what I've heard so far, it seems like this is really a person who doesn't really put his heart into what he does, and doesn't really follow (or is even unfamiliar with) the rules of the Yuzhu Tower, so the possibility of the second character setting is greater than the first.
A person who is unreliable may have explosive fighting power, and because of his willful and reckless behavior, he may get into big trouble with MAXIMUM unexpected consequences!
——He naturally ignored the part where the other party confidently praised him for being handsome.
As for the Munakata and Scepter 4 she mentioned, they matched the blue-clothed man he had encountered in his memory.
So that Yuzhu Tower...is indeed not a simple institution.
This complexity is also reflected in these people's attitude towards the Holy Church.
You know, based on the achievements of the old priest of the Kotomine Church, even people from the European church headquarters never hesitate to use some emotional honorifics and praise when communicating with him. But this guy on the phone not only spoke in a very natural tone, but even when he was distracted and left people hanging while on the phone, he didn't feel there was anything wrong.
Generally speaking, veterans who have been around for a long time will hide this arrogance behind polite behavior, but the more you look at young people, the easier it is to see: it seems that in the minds of these people, the name of "Yuzhu Tower" alone is enough to make all the existences they face wait for them quietly without complaint.
Feng Lizheng's reaction also indirectly proves this point.
"In that case."
On the other end of the phone, Ms. Suzuki sighed. "Can't we just have Scepter4 arrest him? Even if I'm not doing it legally, it was in accordance with procedure when they got the information, right?"
The young man paused, then spoke the truth: "Director Munakata's act of leaking information to you violated the rules, and he will ask for punishment."
——And as mentioned earlier, Awashima Seri and Emiya Kiritsugu bought explosives mainly to shut down a black market for buying and selling arms and recover taxes so that they could pay out the month-end bonus.
This is a different case from the Holy Grail War. Until the black market incident is completely resolved and all files are stored in the database, the information will be kept confidential for review and approval.
If it weren't for the Blue King's high authority, he would have to wait until the information was released before he could use it as evidence in the next incident.
This process is really... so cumbersome.
Suzuki Sonoko tore open a bag of potato chips to calm her nerves. "This rigid bureaucracy... really scares me."
"How could your Highness think so?"
The young man frowned slightly and retorted, "The structure of this world itself is very complex. These current regulations may be rigid and not the best or most complete, but they are definitely the most appropriate."
"The Heishi-in isn't a tool for the king to flaunt his power, but rather an arm he has built to achieve peace. If the Heishi-in doesn't abide by the rules themselves, how can the Golden Clan win over the people in this chaos?"
Although force can be relied upon, it can only make people submit, not respect them.
Sonoko thought what he said made a lot of sense, so she didn't want to refute it at all.
"Oh well."
The five familiars simultaneously conveyed the reluctant promise to five places.
Even though he was still anxious about his Master's disappearance, Lancer almost immediately imagined a girl frowning and pouting unwillingly.
However, Miss Suzuki, who was still angry, still felt that it was too frustrating to work in law enforcement!
But no matter how much she disliked it, she couldn't say that Fei Shiyuan was wrong - she could only say that the old man Huang Jin was not as reliable as her father, and he only knew how to make empty promises.
So when asked again, Yuanzi's voice became unnatural and hesitant.
"Then," she curled her lips, "Can I go to Fuyuki secretly first and beat up that guy named Emiya Kiritsugu?"
Saber Team: Huh?
Everyone except Saber's group: Of course!
Although Mr. Yuzhuta was temporarily promoted to Ms. Suzuki's assistant because of the ridiculous reason of "being good-looking", he still has basic qualities.
He considered his boss's request seriously.
After the transfer of power, the files of all the participants in this Holy Grail War were now spread out on Miss Suzuki's soft sofa.
The young man pointed at [Class A Confidential File: Magician Killer Emiya Kiritsugu.dox] and said objectively, "Excuse me, you probably can't beat him."
Can’t beat him?
The moment he heard this, the magician killer frowned: Could it be that he guessed wrong?
However, Ms. Suzuki chuckled, and an emoticon that read "You have no idea about my insane luck.jpg" slowly appeared behind her.
"With all due respect," she rolled her eyes, "he probably wouldn't even stand a chance of hitting me."
The young man choked suddenly.
Then he suddenly remembered the advice of his senior secretary.
As an honest man, the young man humbly admitted his mistake and nodded in agreement, "You are right."
so……
Is it a space, speed, or flash ability?
Not only Emiya Kiritsugu, but all the Masters who heard this conversation began to analyze it consciously: a petite woman with an agility system, sounded very confident in her abilities, so her abilities must be quite strong...
Judging from the reactions of his subordinates, he is not blindly confident.
Damn it…
The Magician Killer stared at the dim church in the picture. In fact, apart from the phone that Yanfeng Li was holding in her hand, they couldn't even see anything that could ease their curiosity.
——When did a group of external enemies appear?
At this moment, Saber's hand injury caused by Lancer had not yet healed, but her muscles subconsciously tensed up because the man on the phone said after a long pause (he might have forgotten that he had not hung up yet), "You can go to Fuyuki."
But then he added, "But you must never kill anyone!"
Yuanzi just wanted to laugh: You thought I couldn't beat him at first, but now you are very confident that I can kill him...
In fact, because of the very scary phrase "wishes come true" in a sense, in the minds of the grassroots people of the Non-Tokiin Academy (including most of the senior officials), the character of Suzuki Sonoko, the temporary princess, is actually very magical.
They never questioned the Golden King's judgment, and they didn't have much imagination, so they unilaterally understood the phrase "wishes come true" as Miss Suzuki's special ability.
The young man's concept was very simple: since Her Highness Suzuki's wishes came true, it was not the time to break up yet. If she kept thinking about it before the king returned from Izumo, then if it continued like this—
——What if I accidentally make Emiya Kiritsugu think of death?
The author has something to say: This is going to take 20,000 words to finish...
The Imperial Pillar Tower will belong to the garden in the future, but these rules will probably have to be changed by then.
I've discovered that the characterizations I've had others imagine for Sonoko, whether it's the tolerant and patient young lady from Atobe's side, or the sensible and reasonable Lord Fukugami from Ukitake's side, or even this rampaging, high-ranking psychic today, are all much cooler than her real character...
There are still 3,000 words left before the official meeting.
We had agreed to update it on the 6th, but I went to handle the discharge procedures yesterday. The secondary reimbursement of medical insurance is so troublesome that it really makes my head spin. This update is on the 7th, so I should be able to continue tomorrow?
Finally, as usual, I’ll leave a message. Good night, everyone. Mua (づ￣ 3￣)づ
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