208 [208] German Magus
In JOJO's Bizarre Adventure, there is a passage that goes like this:
"The German army, with their greedy means, brought into the war—the most cutting-edge science, astrology, magic, alchemy, superpowers, supernatural phenomena, mobilizing the world's wisdom to declare war on the entire world!"
This passage seemed to resonate with the German magus, Louis Schmidt.
It can be said to be accurate!
The books in his home clearly told him that at that time, Germany was even more insane than depicted in JOJO!
Almost all German magus participated in this battle—if there were exceptions, they were rare, such as Einzbern... however, even Einzbern had to surrender his proud alchemy, homunculus manufacturing technology, and more, to the German forces under the iron heel, all in the name of preserving his family's legacy!
So, even though their family declined, cursed, with a dwindling population, it was not impossible for them to become extinct after his generation—
However!
In his family's old mansion, there still remained a vast amount of wealth looted from around the world at that time!
Of course, it doesn't refer to things like gold, money, and the like.
It's—Magical Dress!
Boom!
The underground gate was opened, and Louis Schmidt snapped his fingers.
In the next moment—
Firelight illuminated the dim room.
The flames burning on the walls around him illuminated the entire space!
This storage was built at the end of the war to resist large-scale magecraft and nuclear weapons.
There were numerous bounded fields on the walls, containing all of his family's assets! This allowed him to live a life of leisure without doing anything and occasionally selling magical dresses that he himself found worthless.
It was enough for him to be extravagant for a year.
Inside, there were severed heads.
Those heads were still alive! Even now, they were alive, and the mystic eyes in their pupils were still functional!
Various magical dresses were casually piled up on the ground around them.
There were even weapons made from the skins, fur, and claws of fantastical creatures.
At the same time, there were a large number of firearms and weapons from that era.
"That's good."
Around the summoning circle for the Holy Grail, there were ten heads with mystic eyes, all of "NobleColor" rank. For this ritual, he needed to rely on these things.
The pages of torn magical books emitted a strong aura of the supernatural. Knowledge of the otherworld—was a focal point of German research.
They not only sought power in this world but even coveted the otherworld!
It can be said that even now, Louis Schmidt could only describe that collective as "madmen."
However—
This world probably doesn't tolerate such things... but what about other worlds?
Places not belonging to this planet, not even to this universe... visitors from another dimension.
These beings did exist in the past.
However—
What he summoned this time was somewhat special.
He prepared such a grand ritual not to summon some otherworldly deity but...
A character from a manga—
Dio Brando.
He wanted to see if he could summon the savior of this villain!
Although the possibility is very low, it's not entirely impossible.
He prepared a coffin with the inscription "DIO." A head, props resembling Stone Mask, and the bodies of Dead Apostles without heads.
He prepared data from other worlds. If he failed even with such a large ritual... then it would mean he could not summon it at all.
He... was very excited.
What will come out?
Beings from other dimensions?
Dio Brando?
Or other Heroic Spirits?
Or perhaps... due to the interference of restraining force, an unexpected event, summoning failure?
As long as he summons DIO, he can unravel that mystery... why Dio in JOJO's Bizarre Adventure didn't leave Egypt?
What was his intention staying there?
The third part of JOJO's Bizarre Adventure gave a rough explanation, but it didn't fully reveal the specifics.
It only mentioned that Dio had something to do there, planning something...
What exactly it was, is not known, maybe it will be revealed later, but for now...
Let him reveal it himself!
With this Holy Grail War—!
...
"What Heroic Spirit should I summon?" Kazuya looked at the Holy Relics in front of him.
These were secretly bought from London's auction house to disguise his identity.
The Holy Grail War was about to take place, and some people were preparing to rely on these items with little magical value, useful only as Holy Relics...
A fragment from the Round Table, a stone slab from Olympus.
Currently, he had only acquired two Holy Relics.
Summoning himself like last time... once was enough; there was no need for a second time.
What if the ability restrictions were too much?
He only had five Command Spells, and this time there were fourteen Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War... it wasn't something that a mere five Command Spells could handle.
So—
This time, he planned to summon a powerful Heroic Spirit to participate in this Holy Grail War. However, he was still undecided on what to use specifically, and he hadn't figured it out yet.
Moreover, he couldn't stay in London himself.
Therefore, the things he could buy were limited.
These things couldn't be purchased through some channels, such as not being able to buy them himself from the Clock Tower or ask the Ryougi family for help...
Because, in that case, it would be equivalent to revealing a piece of information—Kazuya had Command Spells.
That would be troublesome.
Suddenly, there was a glimmer in Kazuya's eyes. "When it comes to Holy Relics... Avalon is still the best."
Invincible defense, as long as he summoned King Arthur with that, it didn't matter if it was Saber, Lancer, or any other...
She inherently possessed formidable combat power, and the Noble Phantasm Excalibur, which became stronger as more restrictions were released...
Coupled with the protection and healing abilities conferred by Avalon...
The most top-tier Heroic Spirit undoubtedly had her place.
Especially Avalon, the true abilities of this thing were still somewhat of a mystery to Kazuya... Even in the eyes of Kazuya, who saw many things, it was still a bit mysterious... if it appeared too little.
Few appearances, excellent performance, and even blocking EA.
This gave a feeling of being unable to estimate... completely unsure of what could break Avalon, what couldn't. In this world where there is nothing invincible, something that could break or bypass Avalon should exist, but—what could it be?
If it's just boasting, perhaps you can boast about something that can break Avalon.
But—what if it really happened? Who dares to say they can break it?
But—truth be told, Kazuya didn't want to summon this Heroic Spirit... because... she appeared too many times. He understood it too well... he wanted to summon a more novel Heroic Spirit.
After all, his original goal was not the conclusion of the Holy Grail War but something interesting!
"Well then, Miss Aozaki, it's your turn."
"Aozaki?" Kazuya's eyes lit up, finally decided!
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