203 [203] Holy Grail War - Opening!
"I remember your name is Noel Layard, right?" She turned her head, looking at the magus who called her.
"Yes... yes!" Noel, sweating profusely, stammered, "I... I have the responsibility to participate in the Holy Grail War! Please!"
"Alright, then I'll give you a slot. Keep your Command Spell for yourself."
"Huh?" Noel was stunned. Was it really that easy?
"Among these magus, you're the only one who dares to speak to me like this. Not bad, true to the Layard name. I'll give you a chance to participate in this Holy Grail War. I'll allocate one slot from my squad to you."
"Wait a moment, I—" Just then, another magus extended his hand to say something, but in the next moment, he turned into minced meat, leaving only his right hand with the Command Spell in place.
"A person with a lineage not exceeding seven generations. Who allowed you to speak?"
Noel Layard was shocked, continuously sweating...
In this moment, he felt extremely fortunate to belong to a family with a heritage of thirteen generations. Even if the family had declined, this fact couldn't be changed. It was precisely because of this that the queen gave him the opportunity to speak.
Barthomeloi turned and left.
At this moment, no one dared to say anything.
Of course, despite this, she had her own considerations.
Firstly, Barthomeloi had to take the lion's share to showcase the authority of the Layard family.
Then, generously offering two slots was a way to suppress their discontent to some extent.
After all, in the magical world, there was no concept of loyalty. Perhaps some upper-tier magus cared about reputation and dignity.
Barthomeloi cared about these as well.
However...
They also understood that their own strength was the only way to maintain reputation and dignity.
"For the Einzbern faction, based on the current progress, how long until the Holy Grail War begins?"
"Probably... around three years." Jubstacheit von Einzbern conservatively estimated. In reality, he thought a bit over two years would be enough, but speaking a bit more gave room for unexpected events.
"Fine, it's yours." Barthomeloi smiled. "I'm going to... prepare my relic."
For ordinary magus, transferring a Command Spell might not be simple. If done crudely, it might even waste a Command Spell. However, this was the Clock Tower.
The world's largest magical academy.
Gathering a large number of elites, just like her, snatching away a Command Spell was a simple task!
...
"Well, well done."
They tasted the finale of the 26-episode JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1+2, which was quite exciting in his opinion.
Kazuya nodded in satisfaction.
"That's it then. Next is to take it to the TV station for broadcast. I don't need to say anything more about that, right?"
"Yes, I understand." Takeshi Okada nodded. He also felt a bit excited.
JoJo had been established for over a year now, and finally, the first anime that could be presented with pride was completed.
The entire process consumed countless people's efforts.
To achieve a perfect effect, Kazuya even drew a short music-themed manga, forcing himself to learn some music techniques in his dreams...
But it was just a basic understanding, able to express the things in their minds and let others complete them. He stopped learning after that...
He wasn't interested in music anyway.
Of course, when he said he wasn't interested, he meant he wasn't interested in producing music. He had a genuine interest in listening.
Even in magecraft, he only studied for a month, learned some basics, and then came here.
Although he couldn't store magical energy, he could temporarily convert life energy into magical power using his Mystic Eyes. In other words, he could only use these basic magecraft. Even if he learned higher-level magecraft, he probably wouldn't be able to use it.
But... in reality, the most important thing was that his original manga couldn't be used for lottery draws. Even if it was completed, the knowledge inside could be learned, but it was limited to more straightforward things...
The difference in treatment made him a bit doubtful about whether he would really enter the world of the manga he drew in the future...
Not a dream, but an entry into the reality of the manga world.
But it was just a casual thought; there were no signs of it yet.
Kazuya, feeling a bit itchy on his right hand, used his left hand to scratch the back of his right hand and continued speaking.
"Now that this is done, you guys can take a week off. Continue with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3 a week from now."
"I understand!" Takeshi Okada nodded. With experience now, he knew what kind of tastes the boss in front of him liked, making the future work much simpler.
Like the latter part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2, it hadn't been redone even once. They only made small modifications to details and music.
Now, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 had started serialization for more than half a year...
According to Kazuya's words, after finishing Part 3, they would take a break and make another anime to "relax."
As for that anime...
It was the manga "Hellsing" that started serialization in Weekly YOUNG JUMP a while ago, telling an interesting story about vampires.
Because they had to produce it next, he had already seen all the original manuscripts from beginning to end.
A total of 95 chapters.
It was currently only at the fourth chapter...
"That's good." Kazuya, unintentionally glancing at his right hand, narrowed his eyes slightly. "Well, today's meeting ends here. Any other opinions?"
"Um, expanding manpower—" Masayuki hurriedly spoke, "We still have a bit of a shortage of personnel."
"Alright, as long as the technical aspect can be guaranteed. If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting today." Kazuya pulled down the sleeves of his right hand, inserted his hands into his pockets, walked slowly to his office, and then—locked the door and activated the boundary.
Afterward, he took off the gloves that had been worn on his right hand all year round.
"As expected..."
The two Command Spells on the back of his hand had changed!
After careful counting, they had already become three.
The three Command Spells formed the pattern of his previous Command Spell, while the other two extended from the back of the hand to the arm.
"Holy Grail War... is it starting again?"
Moreover... the Holy Grail had once again chosen him!
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Note: I must say that the upcoming Holy Grail War is one of the best fan-made Holy Grail Wars I've ever seen, especially considering Servants that will be summoned by the masters. I dare to bet that the two Servants who will be called are something you would never expect. In essence, the upcoming Holy Grail War is filled with many schemes and surprises for the readers, so stay tuned!
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