The year is 2015.

At the beginning of the year, at the coldest part of winter, a magician was found dead. Although it is also a common thing.

He was the curator in charge of a small research building, and it was in this building that his body was found. The cause of death is said to be shock death caused by amputated limbs.

Although the scene indicates that it was a homicide, no one has visited the scene of the crime since a week before the incident. So his death was handled as suicide because there was no suspect.

As puzzling as it is, it's not surprising that as a magician, this is the case.

Whether it is a suicide or a suicide, it is a common occurrence in their world.

So the people who participated in the mourning did not have any doubts about the incident itself, but when it came time to bury, everyone was puzzled.

Because on the tombstone that the deceased had prepared before his death, there were actually three people's spirit tablets engraved.

The gray sky is about to snow.

In a small cemetery surrounded by iron bars, a modest funeral was held.

The cemetery was built on the high ground in order to be unnoticed in the living circle of the people.

Twenty mourners left the cemetery as they talked about the past.

Endless wilderness.

The brand (will) of the deceased which I placed equally.

There is no wind today.

Only the noon bell from the town is a record of the connection between the town and the deceased.

"It's really turned out to be a flower offering. Moreover, I also met a guy I definitely didn't want to meet. ”

"I'm the one who is embarrassed. I accepted the request to make a smile, and I wouldn't even be able to laugh with you. ”

After the departure of the participants who lived in the town. As if they had been discussed in advance, they emerged from the shadows together, two Japanese women.

This is a pair of sisters with the same surname, and there is a high degree of similarity. If you break it down into small parts and reassemble them, you can even create an identical shape (human body).

However, the personalities and lifestyles of the two are completely opposite, and the phase is also surprisingly bad, and they often quarrel for various reasons.

A level of bickering like that just now is already the slightest kind, which can be regarded as giving face to the dead lying in the grave. Because of this one, they are one of the few old acquaintances in the clock tower that they don't hate, and a little deeper, they can be regarded as rare friends.

That's right, these two sisters are the Aozaki sisters who are famous in the mysterious world.

Younger sister Aoko Aosaki.

Simple shirts and worn-out jeans. Long black hair casually draped behind him. There is neither feminine makeup, nor the feeling of being decorated. Even so, she still exudes a strong feminine charm, probably because of the cool feeling she exudes and her perfect figure.

Sister Aozaki orange.

An all-black long-sleeved T-shirt with leather pants, unique style glasses and minimal makeup outline a unique lightness and luxury.

"In order not to become like this, I did my best to monitor the mansion, but I didn't expect to commit suicide inside. Did you know in advance that this was going to happen?"

"Sort of. You've also received a letter from Mr. Flowers, haven't you?' I'm probably going to be killed, I want you to deal with it later.'" I don't know what kind of magic was used, but I'm glad he was able to send it to me. I admired this and came here, but it really scared me to see that I was still alive. ”

"Ahh Mr. Flowers only remembered my sister's and my last names. So we both received it. But why do you do that? Tell you who are this Leif Gousin and Lenore Gusin? I've never seen such a thing. ”

"I've seen it. You were there when you first met Mr. Flowers. ”

"Well, the lobsters there are delicious. ”

"Since then, you and I have been remembered to him as both compatriots and uninterested men, and hateful enemies. He didn't say that, but that's why he appointed us at the end. He is both an enemy and his greatest confidant. ”

"Woo...... So, could it be that he is a so-called dual personality?"

"Hmm. And it's a completely multiple personality that sees something and processes it differently at the same time. It seems that even their own names are different in his mind. A certain Leif and a certain Reynolds engraved here should have spoken to us. Even when we don't realize it's like that. ”

"No, it's not. ”

While the two sisters were talking, a third voice suddenly rang out, right where they had been hiding.

This is a man with the characteristics of both Eastern and Western races, and he looks older than the two women, just at the junction of youth and middle age, the golden stage of men.

The two sisters turned around at the same time, and at the same time showed a look of surprise, and only then could they forget the difference in their style.

"Shinji?"

"Why are you here? You also received a letter from Mr. Floros?"

"No, how could he send me a letter?" Shinji Makiri, who was twenty-eight years old at the time, shook his head, "I guess the person he hates the most in his life is me." ”

"What's going on?" Orange pushed down his glasses, "I've never heard you know each other." ”

"There should be acquaintances, but there is no direct meeting. ”

Aoko asked, "Then why does he hate you?"

"Because this thing has intentions against you, and I'm the closest man to you. ”

Aoko complained, "I was implicated by you dog men and women. ”

Shinji was not angry: "I like the saying that dogs, men, and women are just right for us." ”

Qingzi paused for a moment, and after reacting, his eyebrows were raised: "Who do you say is a dog?"

"It's not me anyway, whoever is accosted. ”

“…… Hey, do you want to fight me here?"

"Enough of you two, we're here to deal with Mr. Floros, not to make trouble. ”

Orange became a peacemaker, and Aoko glared at her sister and the man who was her brother-in-law viciously, and said no more.

Orange continued, "And tell me, why are you here?

"No, I've always been relieved of Sister Orange's affairs, but I'm not worried about him. ”

Shen Er pointed to the tombstone, and he naturally referred to the magician Florus under the tombstone.

"I've set aside a portion of my resources in Mooncell to spy on him. ”

"It's an exaggeration, just because he has intentions for us?" Aoko said again. She's like that, her temper comes and goes quickly.

"Why? No, you don't know that I'm macho, my woman can't be accidentally touched by someone else!" Shinji said deliberately in a proud manner.

"Ho Ho~"

Qingzi laughed twice, and Orange slapped Shinji angrily.

"No kidding, you're not that kind of person, get down to business. ”

"Look at the atmosphere is too dull, liven up a little. To tell you the truth, I was waiting for him to commit suicide, and if he didn't die, I would kill him—from body to soul. ”

“……”

“……”

Sister Aosaki was silent.

The last special emphasis shows that Shinji's murderous intent is extremely determined, and the last time I saw him so determined, it was 11 years ago, destroying Luo A and Yan Feng Qili.

The two sisters closed their eyes and thought for a while, then came up with their hypothesis.

Orange: "Something to do with his research?"

Aoko: "Something to do with his dual personality?"

Shinji nodded: "It's all counted, but it's not complete." It's a huge layout, and if successful, it's the largest and most ingenious murder in human history. As for the cause of the incident, I will give you a hint, right on the tombstone - Huale, Gusin, Floros, have you thought of anything?"

"Kind of familiar. ”

In response to Aoko's answer, Orange sighed helplessly.

"You really should read more books on this, even if you are a magician, your status as a magician has not changed. This is believed to be the ancestor of magic, the magic king Solomon created the seventy-two demon gods, the name of three of the pillars - wait, I remember that these three pillars have the ability to understand the past and the present, and predict the future...... In this way, his different personalities, and what he has to study......"

Aozaki Orange is worthy of being a first-class researcher in the world, and her reaction speed and associative ability are extraordinary.

"I only know him who interprets the past - Aoko, what about you?"

"I only know him who will serve the future. Aoko quickly reacted as well, "The past, the future." ”

"Bingo, congratulations to you two for finally finding the key to decryption. Shinji snapped his fingers and pointed to the name and explained in turn, "Leif Huale, who is in charge of the past personality, regards Orange-san as a confidant. Lenore Gusin, the personality in charge of the future, regards Sister Qingzi as a partner. Of course, that's just wishful thinking, but what do you actually think?"

"Talking to myself—"

"Self-righteous—"

Orange and Qingzi opened their mouths at the same time, unusually tacit.

"——Let the world and theorems that existed in the past be reproduced again in the modern era——"

"—Measuring the future, sacrificing the past and the present to allow magic to flourish—"

This kind of thing doesn't make sense at all. ”

In the last sentence, the two spoke in unison.

After a slightly surprised glance, the two sisters agreed.

"I see, Leif Heller's research is too dangerous. ”

More importantly, Leif Fleur's quest is fundamentally at odds with Lenore Gusin. Both sides are unreasonably paranoid, and the result is inevitably that one side kills the other. ”

"But in that case, it would have been destroyed decades ago because of the conflict. After all, they share a body, and if one of them disappears, they will have more time. ”

"Therefore, there is another existence that mediates and eases the contradiction between the two, and the third personality, the sixty-fourth pillar of the seventy-two demon gods, Floros, will not be an enemy of other demon gods!"

"Yes, that would explain it, because because of his mediation, the past and the future have been able to live in peace until now. If he disappears...... The conflict between the past and the future will no longer be able to be suppressed. ”

"This time of disappearance should be the time to send us letters, and as for who will set the trap first in the past and the future, it will depend on luck. Either way, the outcome is doomed. ”

"Why did Floros disappear? Is it because he's tired of it?"

Synchronization is lost at this time, and Orange's eyes turn to contempt.

"This kind of motivation is not okay. I mean, you really didn't lay the groundwork. After all, magicians can't simply kill themselves. ”

"Ah...... Oh, yes. As long as there is a magic mark, it is difficult to kill yourself due to mental illness. ”

"Hmm. The seal is not only a blessing, but it is also a chain that binds fate. Regardless of the death caused by external causes, he could not break the precepts of the clan with his own hands. In other words, it is not allowed to abandon the vote because of the setback. This is especially true if it is an old family. I don't think you know, so I'll teach you clearly—

The initial command held by the lineage that has continued from before the Western calendar to the present day.

The most noble blood precept in the world of magic.

Until the extinction of the race, I will die for that mission, and it is like a curse of absolute and strict pride.

That's what is called the Grand Order.

To put it simply, it is a duty given by God when the magician's family is born. Mr. Floros is undoubtedly the eldest son of a famous family of this kind. Therefore, it is impossible to kill yourself because of despair. ”

"Pride. Absolute pride in observance...... Hmm. Well, in that case, maybe it will explain it. If that's the case, it's certainly not nonsense. ”

"What? Do you understand?"

“…… Hawkers,Although I can't agree with it.,But it's probably like that.。 Suppose it can be explained from what kind of Order, right? Then there is only one answer. Mr. Florus did not commit suicide, he was forced to kill himself in order to stop Mr. Floros, both past and future. Because the research of the two will cause disaster to the world just if it continues, and both of them are the kind of characters who can give up everything except their own time. So the answer is obvious, Mr. Floros is to guard the 'present', and the only thing that can be sandwiched between the past and the future is the present, and only the present can mediate the past and the future. ”

"Do you think this is Mr. Flowers's Order?"

"Yes, if Leif Goure is obsessed with the past and Lenore Gusin is pursuing the future because of Order, then Floros's insistence on the present is the most logical answer, and for this he has to stop Leif Huale and Renol Gusin, who are only interested in the direction they are heading. However, he was unable to kill Floros, so by closing the present (himself), he summoned the indirect self-destruction that would come sooner or later. Even though it was an act driven by Order, he was kind of guarding the present 'time' in his own way - yes, Shinji Makiri. ”

Letting the two sisters communicate, Shinji, who had perfected his reasoning, finally couldn't help but applaud:

"Exactly. Killing the past will only rejoice in the future. A closed future is also only the past that will become tenacious. It's all just fulfilling someone's intentions for the destiny of heaven. So in order to protect the present, the present must disappear - this is the conclusion that Floros has come to now. Although not known to the outside world, Floros really saved the world from the burning of human reason. He is undoubtedly a hero, so I came to see him off and thank him for the sacrifices he made. ”

"That's ironic. Orange snorted meaninglessly, "What do you mean by Renriyaki, why does it sound so much in line with Aoko's style?"

"Hey, Orange—"

Aoko immediately protested, but was interrupted by Shinji raising his hand.

"-Don't get excited, Sister Qingzi, Sister Orange didn't slander you this time, because you can do such a thing if you want to. ”

"Really?" Aoko didn't believe it.

"You can even do something to accelerate the destruction of the universe, what can you do with just one person?"

"That's true, but how?"

"Aoko, you don't really want to-" Orange looked suspicious.

"Don't worry, sister, I won't do that. Qingzi hurriedly clarified, "It's just pure curiosity, aren't you curious?"

"There is a point. ”

"So, don't sell it. ”

Shinji smiled: "Since I said it, naturally I don't plan to sell Guanzi, and I also plan to use Sister Aoko's magic to find the mastermind behind the formulation of the Grand Order." ”

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm going to beat someone. ”

"Take me one. ”

"I'm not just going to beat the culprit of a world line, I want to beat all the culprits of the whole parallel world. ”

"Wouldn't that be more fun?"

"Ha~" Orange reached out to cover his cheek, "These two guys are hopeless." How to deal with the culprit is your business, let me know the ins and outs first. ”

This is from 3,000 years ago, when King Solomon was still alive, and it is not clear for a while. ”

Qingzi proposed: "Then let's have a meal together, I happen to be hungry, I know a good shop, sister, you have a treat." ”

Orange smiled without saying a word, turned his head to look at Shinji, and Shinji shrugged.

"She doesn't have the habit of bringing money, so I'd better come. ”

"Okay, you don't want me to pay for it anyway. ”

The corners of her mouth were tilted as if pleasantly, Aoko put the flowers in her hand in front of the grave, and Orange walked down the mountain without hurrying with her hands behind her back.

Shinji raised his head and looked at the sky silently.

Fate Grand Order——

This world line is indeed over, but the other world lines are not good.

Although I can't travel freely through the world, I won't do nothing.

As for how far it can be achieved, it depends on the efforts of the next year.

And these efforts will become a boost for the journey of the stars and the sea.

A new story – the beginning begins.

(End of book)

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