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Weber said something quite counterintuitive: even though the development of computers themselves is not yet at a very advanced level, magicians have already created some rather outrageous similar products.

“That’s fine. Tell them I’ll be back in London soon. I can provide the repairs and instructions on how to use the moon rover. It’s better for me to do it myself than to spend a lot of money hiring some clueless alchemists to do it. But as a price, I want the moon rover.”

"...Have you seen this before?"

Although Quinn didn't say it explicitly, Weber sensed something even more counterintuitive from his confident tone: Quinn was extremely knowledgeable about this newly unearthed artifact, and had even seen it with his own eyes. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentences.)

Faced with Weber's doubts, Quinn offered a rather universal explanation.

"Have you ever wondered why my family name is Europa?"

The lunar rover? Rome? There's no one in this world who knows Rome better than me, Quinn Europa.

Chapter 265 Sand Bar

Europa, a legendary Phoenician princess, became the origin of the name of the European continent after being abducted by Zeus to Crete.

In the worldview of the Type-Moon universe, where the name carries special significance, every name and surname has its potential meaning. A surname like Europa, which is almost open about its own identity and has accomplished many great things, naturally inspires much speculation. Webber had long suspected that his senior's family background was just a so-called "unknown" and declining family, as recorded in the Clock Tower.

During that time, Quinn was not well-known. Apart from being very good at interpersonal relationships, being very close to Kenneth, and being very knowledgeable about Clock Tower politics, he had almost no other notable achievements. Therefore, no one took this so-called Europa seriously. But now, everything is different.

"So, the Europa family can indeed be traced back to the Age of Gods?"

After hanging up the phone, Weber clutched his forehead in anguish. In front of him lay not only a photocopy of the Lunar Spirit Project, but also various biographical materials about Greek and Roman history from all over the world, which he had borrowed from the library after learning of the Lunar Rover's existence.

Among these vast amounts of biographical material, Weber managed to uncover some things that he couldn't help but pay attention to.

It was a record made by a high priest who believed in the ancient Greek esoteric religion of Orphism. In it, the high priest recorded three words that should have been valued by magicians, but which were almost never paid attention to: Dione, Europa, and Jupiter.

These three terms occupy a significant portion of the records of Tantric Buddhism. Ancient religious priests used these three terms to establish Rome, the seven-hill kingdom that would later flourish. Countless heroes inherited these titles from this kingdom, and even the name of the great hero Hercules appears here.

Perhaps due to the distortion of time and the unverifiable factors of the ancient era of gods, some magicians who knew about this matter only regarded it as a false history constructed by the esoteric religion to promote itself. After all, the esoteric religion is indeed a rather niche and obscure mysterious religion, so small that even in the Clock Tower, few people would pay attention to it. But now, Weber is almost certain that the founding ancestor of the Europa family may have come from the ancient Greek era of gods.

And soon, it's estimated that everyone in the clock tower will know this.

Thinking this, Weber felt a stomachache. The reason was simple: the resurgence of a magic family that could be traced back to the Age of Gods would inevitably lead to many disputes. At that time, countless magicians would be eager to obtain the legacy from the Age of Gods from the Europa family, but the Europa family itself was beyond their reach.

Therefore, the only way for these greedy jackals to achieve their goals is through those who have more connections with the Europa family and are themselves weak. Weber is the first to be targeted. He doesn't even dare to imagine how many busybodies will bother him after the Europa family's incident.

But unfortunately, he himself had already boarded this pirate ship and could no longer get off.

Lamenting his fate, Weber could only obediently act as the liaison between Quinn and the Clock Tower. Through his connections, Quinn's request was quickly relayed to the leader of the Lunar Spirit Particle Project. When the project leader heard that Quinn wanted the 'Lunar Rover', he was unwilling.

That's a treasure left behind by the gods. Even if it can't be restored normally, just the archaeological deciphering would be enough to bring considerable benefits to any magic family. Now, your Europa family claims that you can repair and use it, and you want to take this thing away?

Which magician could tolerate this?

Almost without hesitation, upon hearing the news, the project leader angrily rejected Quinn's proposal. Weber wasn't surprised, after all, Quinn's demand for the Moon Chariot was indeed outrageous. As the middleman, he also had the obligation to mediate the conflict between the two sides. Just as Weber was planning to let the other party calm down first, and then secretly reveal some of his speculations about the Europa family the next day, so that the other party would realize how convenient the Europa family's involvement would be, something unexpected happened.

Less than half an hour after the leader of the Lunar Spirit Particle Project angrily hung up the phone, Weber received another communication from the leader. This time, the leader seemed to have been persuaded by someone, completely changing his angry attitude and becoming somewhat deliberately ingratiating towards the Europa family, almost offering concessions in an attempt to achieve this cooperation.

Weber reported this unusual situation to Quinn, who was completely indifferent. Given the current power of the Europa family, it was only natural that some people wanted to curry favor with them, and it was also natural that some people had ulterior motives. He didn't care whether the person in charge of the plan had heard some rumors and changed his mind, or whether someone was guiding him to want to set up some conspiracy. He only cared about the moon chariot that belonged to the moon goddess.

But the actual development was not so complicated. When Quinn returned to London with Aozaki Touko, he saw the person in charge of the project personally picking him up as soon as he stepped out of the airport.

He was an ordinary-looking, average-looking middle-aged Asian man, dressed in an ordinary suit. Aside from his meticulously styled business hair, which wasn't unkempt, he looked almost exactly like Webber—a typical office worker. When he stood next to Webber…

An unremarkable magician, neither famous nor possessing any noteworthy qualities. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the magician's description.)

"Welcome back to London, Mr. Europa."

The man greeted Quinn warmly, which made him seem even less special, until Quinn revealed his name.

"I am Hiroki Sajou."

"?" Quinn blinked. "Which Sajou? From Tokyo?"

The man looked somewhat flattered. "You know about the Satō family?"

Suddenly, Quinn felt as if he had stepped in a pile of shit, and he couldn't help but squint. "You...do you have two daughters?"

"Yes, this collaboration was proposed by my eldest daughter. She really wanted to study under you. Perhaps you've heard of her; she was previously enrolled in the El-Mello classroom under the name Saya Aika."

Upon hearing this, Quinn immediately looked at Webber beside him. He had already handed over all the management of the El-Melloi classroom to Webber and no longer concerned himself with it.

But when Quinn pinned his hopes on Weber and shook his head, Weber simply nodded calmly. "There is indeed such a student in the classroom."

Chapter 266 Oh no, it's a trap!

Clock tower.

In the emptied El-Mello classroom, Weber laid out a list of all the students who had attended classes in recent years in front of Quinn, so that Quinn could check the names of those who had come to the classroom to listen to lectures over the years, or more precisely, check the class records of Ayaka Sajou.

As expected, as the record book was turned page by page, until the very end, the surname Sato did not appear in Quinn and Webber's sight.

Weber broke out in a cold sweat, a chill creeping up his spine for no apparent reason. He clearly remembered that there was a student named Ayaka Sajou in the El-Melloi classroom, but this name was not on the roster in his hand, which was made by Kenneth himself and could automatically record the names of all the students who entered the classroom and listened to the entire lesson.

"My memories have been altered?" Weber looked at Quinn beside him with trepidation.

Obviously, yes.

Quinn did not answer, but the expression on his face told Webber the answer. This unconventional genius, who was good at teaching students and could see through the essence of many magics at a glance, was now terrified. Although he was limited by his own magic circuits and his natural magic level was not very high, he was almost flawless in terms of theoretical knowledge. It was basically impossible to perform memory-altering magic on him when he knew nothing about it.

In particular, Weber, now a classroom lecturer, was deliberately wary of this type of magic.

But now, someone has tampered with his most important memories without his knowledge.

"Was it Hiroki Sajo who did it? Or..."

Webber began to speculate about who had harmed him, but Quinn dismissed his suspicions before he could even begin.

"Stop guessing, it's Ayaka Sajou. Just like the information you got, Hiroki Sajou is an ordinary magician with no particular strengths. The most commendable thing about his life is that he gave birth to a talented daughter." Quinn closed the register in his hand, put it back in its place, and then pressed his temples to relieve the throbbing pain in his head.

After meeting Hiroki Sajou and learning his surname, Quinn sensed something was amiss. When the name Aika Sajou came out, he felt that the entire Lunar Spirit Particle Project, the discovery of the Lunar Rover, and even the fact that the other party claimed to be a registered student of El-Melloi's classroom were all orchestrated by this famous "Princess of the Root".

Therefore, after simply signing the cooperation agreement and confirming that the Europa family would invest in the Lunar Spirit Project, Quinn came to this classroom for the first time in a long time to look through the roster to confirm whether his feeling was correct.

The fact that Sajou Aika's name is not on the roster now proves that everything is as she thought.

The Sajō family, an obscure magic family from Tokyo, is the kind of family that would be considered unremarkable even in Japan. But now, this family has come to London, amassed considerable wealth, taken the lead in the Lunar Spirit Particle Project, unearthed the Lunar Rover belonging to the Moon God, and begun to try to save the future of humanity. Behind all these extraordinary actions stands Sajō Hiroki's eldest daughter, Sajō Aika.

This magic circuit has only one line, but it is directly connected to the ultimate goal pursued by all magicians—the Root. This peerless genius, who was born to stand at the pinnacle of all magicians, suddenly set his sights on the Europa family for some unknown reason.

The thought of Ayaka Sajou's resume made Quinn feel annoyed, because she was another one who, in terms of actual combat strength, Quinn was no less capable than her, but when it came to creating hilarious antics, no one in the world could surpass her as a top-notch antics master.

In particular, this woman is connected to the Sixth Beast.

In the original Type-Moon Holy Grail War, Ayaka Sajou, in order to fulfill the wishes of her Servant, initiated the awakening of the Sixth Beast and used it to destroy the Quantum Recording Belt and disrupt the foundation of human reason in order to recreate the British operation. If her Servant had not been the original King Arthur wielding the Star-Forged Holy Sword, her plan would have succeeded.

According to Quinn's understanding of the current situation in Japan, no Holy Grail War has ever occurred in Tokyo. Therefore, the Sajō family should also have no connection with the Holy Grail War.

Quinn vaguely remembered that if Ayaka Sajou hadn't been involved in the Holy Grail War, she would have been a harmless, ordinary girl with a very good relationship with her family who loved to travel. But now, she was clearly not like that anymore.

Could it be that because she took the Greater Grail away from Japan and sent it to the Clock Tower, Ayaka Sajō somehow came into contact with the Holy Grail War, and now her mind is filled with ruthless things like summoning the Sixth Beast to destroy humanity?

Quinn had to think of the worst-case scenario, but if he looked at the bright side...

Sajou Aika was fourteen years old in 1991, so she should be around twenty years old now. Could it be that she has been single for many years and couldn't find a suitable partner, and suddenly entered a state of love-struck after seeing this noble and unacceptable alien master?

Isn't this worse than it gets?!

Realizing that no matter how he thought about it, as long as he was involved with Ayaka Sajou, the future seemed to become exceptionally troublesome, Quinn's super wisdom gave him the answer.

Arrange to meet this woman and ask her directly what she wants.

The very next day, Hiroki Sajou received an invitation. The sealing wax from the Europa family on the letter instantly flattered the unknown magician. When he read the contents, he was overjoyed, for Quinn not only agreed to take his eldest daughter as an apprentice but also offered to take his second daughter as a student, teaching both of these descendants of the Sajou family fairy magic, without asking for anything in return. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly a separate thought: "You and I are free, are you here...?")

This is considered an extraordinary act of kindness in the magic world.

It wasn't until he excitedly appeared at the Europa family's front door with his two daughters and knocked on the door that Hiroki Sajo realized something was wrong.

The person who opened the door for him was not a maid, but a tall, armored, blond young man who perfectly embodied the image of a prince on a white horse—Gawain, a member of the legendary Knights of the Round Table. Having arrived in the modern world the earliest, he was already a familiar face to the clock tower magicians.

only……

Isn't this guy usually Kenneth's bodyguard?

Hiroki Sajou sensed something was amiss, but considering the relationship between the El-Melloi and Europa families, Gawain's presence here seemed perfectly reasonable. It wasn't until Gawain led him inside, and as the gates of the Europa mansion closed, a group of fully armed knights blocked his way, that Hiroki Sajou realized what was going on.

Oh no, this is a trap!

Chapter 267 A Huge Uproar Over the Mourning

Inside the banquet hall of the Europa mansion, the long tables, reminiscent of those in an ancient palace, were already packed with guests.

Petite fairies and winged maidens, disguised as servants, moved between the kitchen and banquet hall of this old mansion, carrying a sumptuous feast, sprinkled with modern spices and seasonings, to the table one by one. The rich aroma mingled with the faint scent of true ether in the air, creating a relaxing and intoxicating fragrance. Modern lights refracted continuously in the complex atmosphere, ultimately transforming into intricate rainbows.

The cross-century fusion of modernity and the divine makes all of this seem like a fairy tale that confuses young children, but Hiroki Sajou is not a child, and he no longer has that kind of innocent nature in his heart.

As an adult and an old magician, he felt only fear at that moment.

Logically speaking, Hiroki Sajo should have been flattered to receive such hospitality, but unfortunately, he was sitting at the very end of this long, hollow dining table.

The hollow long table that often appears in banquet scenes in various European court dramas is not just a simple dining table. In addition to its basic function as a dining table, it also serves to arrange the status of the attendees. Hiroki Sajou, who is seated at the very end, is undoubtedly regarded by the host as the guest of the lowest status.

However, as a guest, Hiroki Sajou dared not have any complaints, because he was truly the one with the lowest status. Not to mention the Knights of the Round Table, the Queen of the Demoness and King Arthur, or even Quinn's students who were already quite famous in the Clock Tower, even the maids whose identities were unknown and who were responsible for serving tea and water were actually people he could not reach.

After all, as a modern magician, the faint true ether permeating the air was constantly pressuring his brain and nerves. He felt obvious physical discomfort with every breath, while the Europa family members in the banquet hall did not feel any discomfort.

All of these things point to the true purpose of this banquet.

The Europa family is demonstrating its strength to the Sajou family in order to intimidate future partners. This is a common practice in collaborations among magicians. However... Sajou Hiroki can't understand why the Europa family would need to go to such lengths to intimidate a small family like the Sajou family.

Unable to understand the reason, he could only turn his attention to his precious eldest daughter. Hiroki Sajou had great trust in his almost omnipotent eldest daughter, because the Sajou family was able to move from Tokyo to the Clock Tower entirely thanks to the advice of Aika Sajou. With the help of this talented woman's various suggestions, the Sajou family was able to plan a project like the Lunar Spirit Particle Project, which was beyond Hiroki Sajou's own abilities.

When Quinn proposed joining the project in exchange for the Moon Chariot, Hiroki Sajou, who initially wanted to refuse, changed his mind because of Aika Sajou's guidance.

Now, Hiroki Sajou was counting on his good daughter to give him some advice. However, when he looked at Aika Sajou, he found that his precious daughter was staring at Quinn with an undisguised infatuation. Hiroki Sajou was stunned. This was the first time that his good daughter had shown such an expression to anyone else. As someone who had been through similar experiences, he could fully understand Aika Sajou's current state.

"Love Song, Love Song..."

The old father immediately called out to his daughter in a low voice, but Ayaka Sajou ignored him until he could no longer bear it and reached out to shake her shoulder. Only then did the petite girl wake up from her daze and look at her father.

The interaction between the father and daughter was naturally observed by the Europa members who had been watching Ayaka Sajou. Before Ayaka Sajou could speak, Quinn put down his cutlery and looked at the only outsider in this grand feast.

"Mr. Satiao, is the food not to your liking?"

"No, everything you've prepared is perfect."

Sajō Aika immediately took over the conversation, seizing the initiative before her elderly father could respond. Her eagerness to show off made Sajō Hiroki restless. He tried to interrupt Sajō Aika's conversation with Quinn, but Sajō Aika didn't give him the chance. This woman, who looked young but was actually quite grown up, simply snapped her fingers, and an invisible force drew the attention of everyone present.

Just moments ago, Hiroki Sajou was filled with fear, but now he sat obediently in place like a puppet, nodding gently, as if agreeing with Aika Sajou's words.