Eighty-Seven - The Magician's Agreement
"Oh? conditions?" Stroking his chin and silver beard, Zelrich made a casual gesture, "But it doesn't hurt." β
"The first point is that even if I join the watch tower, I just want to keep a minimum of appearances. In other words, staying in the residence under the name of the clock tower and attending at a fixed time can be exempted. If you can, can you give me some positions like honorary guest secretaries?"
"It's not a problem at all." Hearing about Emiya Shirou's first request, Zelrich didn't think about it, but waved his hand, "It's better to say that they are all magicians, why do you have to live in the fixed place it gives you like an ordinary timepiece tower student, and show up according to the fixed schedule it gives?" Even professors don't have to. In addition, there is no need for a similar honorary guest, I am doing this position, old man, I will call that old immortal to give you exactly the same position. Truth be told, as long as you take the occasional commission from the watch tower. β
"Then I'll take that as your permission." Emiya Shirou paused and stretched out his second finger, "The second point, although I have been forced to get involved in the stage, I still want to reduce the chance of others finding me as much as possible, and the means of contact are only in your hands, is it okay?"
"Of course." Zelrich nodded lightly, "It's still the same sentence, even a professor-level figure is not so easy to contact, let alone a magician?" To be honest, unless you are so lucky enough to meet on the street, the only person who can contact the old man and me is my friend, the old immortal dean, and in the case of you, a fellow with a strong sense of seclusion, it is not surprising that you have this request, and I have no objection to that. β
"And then the third point, in order to maintain personal mystery and reduce the relationship between people coming to the door, even when I appear in the watch tower, I will disguise it, or wear a mask directly. Besides, the nature of magic is fine, but if I can, please withhold my name from the records of the Clock Tower, is that okay?"
"Well, it's your freedom to wear a mask or something. If you really want to take me, I won't stop you, but" Zelrich put his finger to his lips and frowned with a thoughtful look, "Don't you even want to make your last name public?"
"I don't even want to give my last name."
"Really, you're a complete hermit." After being silent for a long time, Zelrich finally sighed: "If someone else has the strength of your Cheng DΓΉ, I'm afraid what you think about is how to become famous, is it really so indifferent to fame and fortune?"
"Hawkers,The definition of interest is very broad.,A little interest can be "interest",Very interested can also be "interest",Indifferent to fame and fortune or something, it's too good for me, to put it bluntly, I'm just afraid of trouble." Retracting his outstretched fingers and picking up the teacup, Emiya Shirou slowly took a sip of black tea.
"Money or something, am I really not interested? No, I'm interested. If you have countless wealth, you can buy whatever you want, and if you like, you can even buy the whole piece of land openly and legally, without having to sneak around like some ancestors who play the territorial game; Am I really not interested in fame or something? No, I'm still interested. If you have a reputation, there will be more people who naturally respect and fear you, and if you just say your name in everything, you can make the other person back down, and wouldn't life be more convenient? But compared to these, I prefer a stable life. β
"I don't have much money, even if it's just enough to maintain the minimum needs of food, drink, clothing and housing, it's not inappropriate, anyway, I don't have the idea of buying the whole mountain, enough for emergencies. Reputation doesn't need to be loud, originally, using reputation to discourage the other party is the icing on the cake, even if there is no reputation, there are still ways to deal with things. In contrast, living in the same place with relatives and friends is based on stability, and because of the interaction with each other, even the ordinary life can become quite exciting. Every day can be an unforgettable episode, every day can be a precious memory in the future, no amount of money and fame can be exchanged for real feelings, the weight of both parties is not on the same scale, and it is purely unwise to destroy the immeasurable for the sake of something that can be measured. When you first participated in the siege of Zhu Yue, did it mean to make a name for yourself?"
"Of course not. Although I am used to fighting and dying old men, I am not so cold to kill old men meaninglessly. Besides, that queen really has the ability to destroy the planet, and if I sit idly by, I'll be in trouble with the old man."
In this way, just as there can be more than one motive for doing something, there can be no one thing that is "interesting", the difference is only in the order of their order. After all, I'm not a saint, and it's a bit difficult to transcend the world, so I'm just putting stability first in fame and fortune."
"Hmph, really," Zelrich shook his head with a wry smile, "Obviously he looks so young, but his values are so negative, where is the self-motivation of young people?" When I talk to you, I always feel like I'm talking to an old man, and I don't have that when I am young, right?"
"Well, values are very important, and it depends on your own experience and background. It is precisely because of each other's different values that they naturally have different views on things, and they can find out their own shortcomings through communication. All in all, when comparing the benefits of becoming famous, I was afraid that it would become troublesome after becoming famous. Whether it's entertaining others, or sending people to make trouble, especially if the other party comes to visit with naked respect, it is difficult for me to refuse people thousands of miles away. More is better than less, then, let's get down to business, your answer?"
"Although there is no precedent, but anyway, your kid's record in the association has always been only the five words "Fourth Magician", and it is much better for Ken to appear than to continue to disappear. At this point, old man, I will overstep my authority and promise you first. β
"The negotiation is established." Rising from his seat, Emiya Shirou walked up to Zelrich with a teapot and poured the black tea into Zelrich's already bottom-out teacup. Then he slowly returned to his seat, holding up his teacup and pointing it at Zelrich, "So, as a celebration of the establishment of the negotiations, would you like to have a drink?"
P.S.1: I suddenly found out that the festival can fall so fast, and there is that guy who is going to play a million King Arthur and hasn't opened an account yet, and he is begging to use my hospitality code