It wasn't until the swaying red ponytail disappeared from his vision that Ermelo II breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Teacher......... Do you know that girl? ”

Grey looked at her teacher curiously, for for her, Ermelo II's reaction was quite rare. For Grey herself, the girl with the red ponytail was a beautiful and lively person who gave people a very intimate feeling. But for his teacher, it was as if he was facing some terrifying demon.

"Hmm......... Now that you've seen it all, I have nothing to hide. ”

Ermelo II nodded.

She called herself Red Ponytail, and of course she knew it was a nickname, and her real name was unknown. She and I had several encounters with her during the Holy Grail War ten years ago. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Grey couldn't help but be stunned.

"Ten years ago? But that girl, she looks like she's only thirteen or fourteen........."

She was like that back then, exactly the same as she is now, completely unchanged, as if time didn't matter to her......... I really didn't expect her to be a member of the Thousand Worlds Tree, it's really troublesome........."

"What kind of place is that called the Thousand Worlds Tree?"

"For the Magic Society, that's heresy."

"Heresy?"

"That's right."

Ermelo II reached out and pulled a cigar from his bosom.

"You don't know yet, the Thousand Worlds Tree used to be a place to house all kinds of magic families. In the long history, many magic families have declined for various reasons, and the Thousand Circles Tree has contained and integrated them, and it can be said that the Thousand Circles Tree at that time was an alliance of weak magician families. Of course, the Magic Association at that time didn't take the Thousand Worlds Tree seriously, but ............"

"But?"

After that, the Thousand Worlds Tree suddenly announced that it was going to start the Holy Grail War, and also killed the members sent by the Magic Association, which was tantamount to declaring war with the Magic Association head-on. And the enraged Magic Association also sent candidates to ........."

Speaking of this, Ermelo II was a little frustrated, at that time he was entangled in other affairs and had nothing to do, in fact, when he knew about this matter, the candidates sent by the Magic Association had already arrived in Romania, so he had no choice but to give up.

Now it seems that perhaps giving up is the right choice.

"The result?"

Hearing this, Gray was a little frightened, although she didn't know much about the situation of the Magic Association, but she also knew that this was definitely not an easy task.

"How so......... The result is a draw, there is a problem within the Holy Grail War, although there is a problem on the side of the Magic Association, but there seems to be no benefit on the side of the Thousand Worlds Tree. After that, the Thousand Worlds Tree may have reached some agreement with the Magic Association and migrated to East Asia. I heard they have a brand new magic ......... there."

"But what does this have to do with that red ponytail?"

"That guy is a monster."

"Weird......... Monster? ”

Grey was dumbfounded at this, while Ermelo II nodded.

"Yes, in the Holy Grail War, that guy single-handedly suppressed all of us and the Servants......... SHE'S THE MASTER OF CASTER, BUT EVEN WITHOUT CASTER'S POWER, SHE'S ENOUGH TO FIGHT ALL THE HEROES. If I were to evaluate her, then her ability would probably be at least at the crown level........."

At this, Ermelo II was silent for a moment, and then did not say any more.

"Alright, let's go."

"Ah, yes."

Although she didn't know why her teacher didn't say anything more, Grey obediently didn't ask, but followed Ermelo II and continued to make her way up the trail.

It's not that simple.

While looking at the disciples beside him, Ermelo II sighed inwardly. As he said before, the Thousand Realms Tree Clan has withdrawn from Europe and settled in East Asia. Many magicians believe that they reached a compromise with the Magic Society and went to East Asia to live in seclusion. After all, it is a desert of magic, and the Thousand Realms Tree Clan, which has severed its connection with the modern magic circle, will not be supported by other families, basically, in the clock tower, many families regard it as a kind of self-exile.

But now, the Thousand Worlds Tree has appeared here,

United Kingdom.

The base camp of the clock tower.

What's more, it's the red ponytail that comes.

It's almost the same as transporting a nuclear warhead to the enemy's borders.

It's almost like the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In fact, after returning to the Clock Tower after the Holy Grail War and taking on the name of Ermero, he investigated the Red Ponytail several times. But there is no information, and the righteous magical girl who claims to be a red ponytail seems to have jumped out of a crack in the stone.

It wasn't until recently that he got some news from Japan, and he heard that Red Ponytail was very close to the witch of the Kuenji family and the fifth magician, and had a close relationship. But that's not all, after all, whether it's the witch of the Kuyuan Temple family or the fifth magician, it's not something that the lord of the small decayed Ermelo family can visit casually.

But now that I think about it......

What a hassle.........

It is rumored that the Thousand Worlds Tree has obtained a third magic, and the accuracy of this rumor is scoffed at by many people, and their idea is simple. If the Thousand Worlds Tree really obtained the third magic, then there was no need to go to East Asia to live in seclusion (or exile) at all, as long as the news of the third magic was released, it would immediately be able to enter the top level of the Magic Association.

But now it seems, it doesn't seem that simple. If the Thousand Worlds Tree did gain the third magic, then the intimacy between the red ponytail and the fifth magician as its representative seems understandable.

Then another question arises.

Why did the Thousand Worlds Tree, which had obtained the Third Law, leave the center of magic? Heading to remote East Asia? And it also deliberately cut off all contact with the magic circle......... What exactly do they want to do?

Ermelo II had a hunch that he would soon get this answer.

And this answer doesn't seem to be what I want to see.

Strip the city.

In its original sense, this is nothing more than a castle, or the kind of ancient castle that can appear in various Western fantasy movies. There are suspension bridges, moats, lakes, forests, and remote areas off the beaten track. Whether it's used as a vampire legend or a secret room killing, it's quite a place to fit.

However, in the eyes of Fangzheng and Flowers, there is something more speechless about the castle in front of them.

"Hmm..............."

Just by glancing at the castle, the black tung blossom suddenly covered her mouth, as if she had seen something disgusting.

"See."

Looking at the flowers beside him, Fang Zheng reached out and patted her shoulder, and a magical light quietly flashed.

"That's the nature of a magician, it's disgusting to build a castle........."

That's right, if you let others see it, you will only think that this is an ancient city that has fallen into disrepair, but in the eyes of Fangzheng and flowers, you can see what is within its "appearance".

It was as if it were a huge person, turning inside out like a ball, as if it had stuffed its skin into its body, and its flesh and bones leaking out of the air.

"Whew......... Whew........."

"You have to be careful, although your roots are indeed very suitable for the study and study of magic, but the disadvantage is that the sensitivity is too strong, and the more you come into contact with these perverts, the easier it is to distort......... Next time, I'll teach you some protective spells. ”

"Whew......... Thanks, Red. ”

After taking a breath, the flowers recovered. It wasn't that she was nervous just now, in fact, the moment she saw this castle, the flower felt as if she was standing in front of the corpse of a giant with blurred flesh and blood, and she could even clearly see the gradually decomposing internal organs, and the disgusting smell of rancid smell was coming from the surface, as if she was about to pull her whole person into a world full of corpses.

"That's ........."

"That's right, this is the magician's workshop, and of course, depending on personal preference, the appearance of the workshop will be different. But the one in front of you is obviously a super disgusting type. ”

Fang Zheng gave an evaluation without hesitation, and the flowers nodded silently, she also took classes in Fiore's magic workshop, but Fiore's workshop gave her the feeling of being very calm and reassuring. But in front of her, she obviously can't adapt to it no matter what.

"Alright, let's go inside."

Fang Zheng didn't say anything more, but walked in directly with flowers. At the doorway stood an old man who looked like a butler, who took the invitation, examined it carefully, respectfully moved out of the way, and sent a servant to lead the two into the castle.

"Da......... Da......... Da ........."

In the empty castle, the sound of walking echoes from time to time, which sounds irritating.

"Who else is here but us?"

Bored walking in the corridor, Fang Zheng asked, and when he heard her inquiry, the servant who led the way in front of him bowed his head respectfully and replied.

"The two were the first to come here."

"Huh? The people who watched the play came earlier than the actors, do these people have a sense of professionalism? ”

"Aha........."

Hearing Fang Zheng's complaint, the flowers couldn't help but show a wry smile, although they did come here to watch the play, but there was no need to say this kind of thing. Although the flowers also found that the red ponytail girl in front of her hated those magicians very much, this kind of direct treatment of others as clowns ......... It's kind of funny.

The servant who led the way did not speak, he simply led the two to the reception room, and then took his leave. Fang Zhengze casually found a sofa to sit down, then took out a PSP from his arms and began to play happily.

"It's unimaginable............"

Flowers sat beside her blankly, looking at the scene around her——— since she walked into this castle, she had already discovered that the owner of this castle had a certain heartfelt love for angels.

The stained glass is an angel, the pillars are carved with angels, the walls are painted with angels, the paintings are also angels, the decorative patterns of the cabinets, the armrests of the sofas, the table top of the coffee table, and almost all the places that can be touched are filled with angels.

"Little Red ........."

"Huh?"

"Magician......... Why go to the root cause? ”

Flowers asked in a muttered voice, of course she knew that the magician's goal was the root, but this was something that Flowers, as a magical girl, couldn't understand.

"Who knows, though......... I have a few small guesses. ”

Saying this, Fang Zheng smiled.

"Actually, if you think about it, the whole thing is funny from the beginning."

"Funny?"

"yes, you've probably heard from Fioret that modern magic is gone."

"This ......... Yes, I heard about it. ”

"In fact, it is also true, compared to these poor guys in modern times, the magicians of the god generation are quite strong, and they are really able to do the kind of thing in myths and legends, such as Cinderella's crystal slipper, which is a lot of work for the magicians of that era, however, have you ever wondered why the magicians of that era did not pursue the vortex of roots? Obviously, they are hundreds or even thousands of times stronger than modern magicians, whether it is powerful magic, spells, or in terms of mystery, they are far superior to modern magicians. And if you have read myths, you should know that in myths and legends, many ancient magicians still have the blood of gods, or even demigods, with their abilities, no matter how difficult it is to trace the root vortex, it will not be more difficult than modern magicians. ”

"You say that......... It does seem to make sense, but maybe a magician has already arrived? ”

"Hehehe, if there really is such a person, it would have been worshiped by the magician as a target by now, but unfortunately it doesn't exist at all."

"So why is that?"

Hearing this, the flowers were also aroused, and Fang Zheng put down the PSP in his hand, thought for a moment, and then showed a smile full of malice.

"I don't know, but there's an interesting guess......... Flowers, you should know about the game of talking. ”

"Of course I do."

"Then you should also know very well that the most interesting thing about this kind of thing is that once there are more people to speak, the meaning of what the last person and the first person say is completely different."

"Hmm......... It's really interesting......... Alas? Wait, so you mean .........? ”

"That's right."

Fang Zheng was sitting on the sofa and swaying around at this moment, smiling like a little fox.

"If I want to guess personally, it may be that the ancestor of some great magician said something like this to his descendants, like if you want to find the treasure I left behind, go to the Root Vortex, where you can get everything you want. Maybe this magician is just to inspire future generations, or maybe he has given them another way, after all, there is everything in the roots, and when they reach the roots, they will naturally find what they want. As a result, the meaning of the coming and going was misguided......... Hehehe, it's like a pirate who said to everyone before his execution, if you want to find my treasure, go to the Great Passage——— and then a group of people went to sea for decades, at first to find treasure, but in the end, I don't know why, the rumors gradually twisted into the king of pirates as long as they find those treasures......... How is it? It's funny, isn't it? ”

"It's really funny."

At this moment, suddenly, an old voice came.

"So, are all magicians who go to the root clown?"

"It seems to me about the same."

Flowers stood up in surprise because of the voice that suddenly appeared behind her, while Fang Zheng was still sitting on the sofa, fiddling with the PSP in his hand.

"The current approach of this group of magicians is as if they have picked up a fragment from an alien flying saucer on the beach, hoping to rely on this fragment to restore everything in the entire alien civilization, and there is nothing more ridiculous than this."

Saying this, Fang Zheng pressed the pause, then raised his head to look at the door, with a faint sound of metal rubbing, an old man in a wheelchair slowly appeared in front of the two, he looked like he was over eighty years old, the whole person was like a skin and bone mummy, and behind the old man, there was a teenager——— no, it was not so much a teenager as a puppet. He was like a robot with no self-awareness, pushing the old man's wheelchair, his eyes staring blankly into the void.

"Hehehe, the young people nowadays are all sharp-toothed, are you the messenger from that heresy?"

"I don't want to be called a heretic by you."

Fang Zheng pursed his lips.

"The Thousand Worlds Tree exists for this world, at least......... More valuable than your Magic Society. ”

"How can the ideal of a magician be understood by a little girl like you?"

Hearing this, the old man's brows furrowed slightly and became serious, but Fang Zhengze glanced at it and lowered his head again.

"Your ideals are worthless to the Thousand Worlds Tree, and they are equally worthless to this world, of course, if you like to have fun behind closed doors, but disturbing others is another matter......... I don't think governments want unexplained disasters and killings in their own countries at every turn. ”

"Humph!"

Hearing this, the old man's face sank, and what Fang Zheng said was their death point. If it was a few hundred years ago, they could also use their mystical powers to cooperate with the ruler. But now, with the progress and development of the times, magicians have gradually been marginalized, although they can still rely on their wealth and power to obtain a certain degree of support, but ......... There's no way to be the same anymore.

"I want to see what the Thousand Worlds Tree is capable of!"

As he spoke, the old man gently tapped the cane in his hand, and in an instant, hundreds of golden butterflies appeared from all directions, and then they gathered together and pounced towards Fang Zheng and the flowers.

In the face of the old man's attack, Fang Zheng didn't even raise his head, on the contrary, the first thing to do was the flowers.

She stretched out her right hand, her fingers quickly slicing a series of mysterious characters in the air, and the next moment she saw a wall of flames rise from the ground, immediately separating the old man from them. The golden butterflies were directly engulfed in flames, leaving no trace and disappearing.

Then, the flower waved her hand suddenly, and the next moment the burning flames quickly retracted, leaving nothing around her that seemed to change except for a pitch-black scorch mark on the ground.

"So ........."

It was only at this time that Fang Zheng put down the PSP in his hand and looked at the old man again.

"Times have changed, old man."

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