Magical User Aozaki Aoko Case Files Chapter 089

Aoko briefly set up some Rune text barriers in the large cavern where the Greater Grail was located. The main purpose was to prevent the increasingly turbulent malice within the Greater Grail from seeping out.

This wasn’t because Aoko and Touko were good people, but because they didn’t want any other Master, besides Touko, to know about the Greater Grail’s situation.

This method might not be effective against the Matou and Tohsaka, who were also part of the Three Families. However, considering Tohsaka Tokiomi’s famously careless ancestral habit of messing things up, he probably wouldn’t realize that something was amiss with the Greater Grail until he exited the Holy Grail War.

Matou Zouken was a different story. The old bug personally participated in designing the Command Seal system and some of the Greater Grail’s rituals, so he definitely knew about the Einzbern’s illegal summoning of Avenger in the previous war. Aoko needed to find an opportunity to deal with the old bug and the Matou family to prevent him from causing trouble.

She had heard that Tohsaka Tokiomi had gone to settle scores with the old bug, but Aoko didn’t believe Tohsaka Tokiomi had the ability to kill the old bug.

When Aoko left the large cavern, she used Ascension Ring Casting – Four-Ring Illusion School – Hallucinatory Terrain at the outer entrance of the cavern.

This spell could make natural terrain appear as something else, and its illusionary effects included sound and smell. This meant that even if someone threw a stone at this entrance, they would only see/hear the stone hit a “wall,” make a sound, and then bounce back to the ground.

The basic duration of this spell was two hours. Aoko super-magicked it to 6th level, meaning that for six hours from now, no magus would be able to see this cave from the outside…

Although the duration of this illusion wasn’t perfect, once Touko summoned her Servant, with ample manpower, they wouldn’t have to worry about the defense of the large cavern.

In addition, Touko also set up many spider-shaped magical automatons she created at the entrance. These automatons were of the same model she used to assassinate Cornelius Alba.

Aoko watched as Touko opened her small travel case, revealing dozens of neatly arranged spider mines that looked somewhat like folded drones.

Considering that the participants in the Holy Grail War might be stronger than Alba, Touko also added many small steel balls inside the spider automatons to enhance the explosion effect.

Aoko looked at Touko with a strange expression. Are you making magical automatons or terror robots? Is this really not a self-propelled Claymore mine?

“What’s wrong? This is a Grand-class design!” Touko glared at Aoko while activating the spider mines in her hand. “When someone steps on my spider mines, you’ll understand their cuteness after you see their fate, hehe!”

“No… I mean, you’re quite up-to-date, aren’t you?” Aoko said, somewhat embarrassed. “Much stronger than those old fogeys, mm.”

“Of course, I’m Lord Barleletta’s apprentice, you know?” Touko said proudly, but then suddenly remembered that her teacher had been killed by her own actions, and she fell silent.

“That old hag wasn’t without her merits,” Aoko comforted the somewhat silent Touko. “It’s her honor to be a Grand-class lady’s teacher!”

Although Touko still didn’t reply, Aoko keenly noticed Touko’s lips curl up slightly.

—Dividing Line—

Back inside Ryuudou Temple on the surface, Touko used blood (provided free of charge by some unlucky European magus), mercury, and melted gems at the very center of the spiritual脉 node, squatting on the ground to meticulously draw the Heroic Spirit summoning circle.

In reality, as long as the compatibility was met, even if the summoning circle materials weren’t perfectly suitable, powerful Heroic Spirits could still be summoned.

However, Touko’s pride as a Grand-class magus wouldn’t allow her to be so perfunctory. So, she asked Aoko for a lot of money and personally selected a batch of high-quality gems to make a gem solution, which made Aoko deeply realize why Touko hadn’t saved much money over the years.

While Touko was drawing the summoning circle, Aoko borrowed Ryuudou Temple’s kitchen and ingredients, planning to make dinner for herself and Touko. (The cooking utensils were strictly disinfected with magic, and she brought her own tableware.)

However, after checking the refrigerator, she found that the abbot’s family didn’t seem to like meat much; there wasn’t a single piece of meat in the refrigerator… Truly fitting for a temple.

Fortunately, there was a fresh food supermarket at the foot of Mount Enzou. Aoko had to fly down the mountain invisibly, made a large purchase, and then flew back, which took more than half an hour for the round trip.

When she returned to Ryuudou Temple, she found that Touko was still very focused on drawing the summoning circle, but her forehead was already covered in sweat.

Aoko quietly used a magical trick to clean Touko’s soaked clothes and the sweat from her forehead, then slipped into the kitchen to cook.

By the time Aoko had almost finished preparing dinner, Touko’s summoning circle was also completed.

Touko stood up from the ground with satisfaction, admiring her perfect work, and revealing a triumphant expression.

“Aoko! Bring the Holy Relic!” Touko shouted into the room. “We can summon now!”

Hearing Touko’s call, Aoko placed the delicious dishes on the table, took off her apron, then wiped the Avalon placed nearby, picked it up, and went out to find Touko.

It must be said that this scabbard, as wide as a door panel, was indeed very suitable as a cutting board. It was spotless and exceptionally sturdy, even skipping the sterilization process, as it had its own purification ability.

Touko took the Avalon and frowned, then sniffed it up close.

“There seems to be a strange smell on this?” Touko turned and asked, “You didn’t use it for anything strange, did you?”

“Illusion!” Aoko said righteously, “Hurry up and summon, or the food will get cold!”

Touko pouted and didn’t pursue the matter further.

She carefully placed the Avalon in the designated spot for the Holy Relic within the summoning circle, then meticulously adjusted its angle. She then took two steps at a time to stand in the summoner’s position.

“Ready?” Aoko looked at her watch and asked, “’Twilight Hour’ is about to arrive. This is the best time for a spiritual summoning ritual.”

Touko took a deep breath, then nodded solemnly.

Then, she raised her right hand, surging her own magical energy. All twenty-two of her extremely precise magical circuits operated at full capacity, connecting to the summoning circle beneath her feet, causing the summoning circle to emit a bright blue light.