050 magic furnace (Ch 050)

The top floor of the Hyatt Hotel, this is ranked second among the magic studios that Shirou Amamiya has visited.

Kenneth not only spent a lot of money to book the entire floor, but also carried out a thorough magical transformation on it.

He had set up a total of twenty-four layers of barriers on the thirty-second floor. The defenses were so rigorous that they could be described as a magic fortress. The insect library of the Matou family was no match for it.

Not only that, Kenneth also summoned dozens of magical beasts as guard dogs, and was quite attentive in setting magic traps, even transforming the entire top floor space into an alien world.

As Shirou carefully sneaked into the top floor, he also re-evaluated this man whom he had never met and only saw his photo from Matou Tsuruno.

This is the pinnacle of modern magicians – the strength of the Clock Tower Lord is indeed extraordinary.

Of course, no matter how unbreakable a magic workshop is, its only fate in front of Shirou is to be conquered.

Compared with the city walls of the Fairy Kingdom that were transformed from the bark of the “World Tree”, the alternate space temporarily constructed by the magician was nothing.

Although it took a lot of effort and he was almost exposed several times, Shirou still managed to sneak into the room without any danger.

He followed the familiar smell to the room at the end of the corridor.

This is it.

I could sense the aura that belonged to that child, Melyuchina.

Shirou took off the Hassan mask covering his face and quietly opened the door.

“………………What is this?”

Shirou frowned.

What came into view was an incomprehensible sight.

This empty presidential suite was emptied of all furniture and was used to store only three things.

Those are three “stones”.

It can be clearly seen that they were originally a complete whole.

Because the shapes of these three “stones” represent the heart, carcass and wings respectively.

The complete head and torso, hands and feet, the details are not exactly the same as those of humans, and some fantasy elements are slightly incorporated into it.

Fantasy species——

I’m afraid that even the current three-part division of the heart, body, and wings is the result of the imagination of later generations.

But this is not its true attitude.

After being divided and combined, divided and combined again and again over the long years, it has long lost its original form.

Shirou couldn’t help but walk forward and reach out to touch the “stone” that was shaped like a heart.

Magical energy pulsed from the hard surface.

Billions of years have passed since its birth, and it is still continuously generating enormous magical power.

“Not Melyucina…”

Shirou confirmed it after touching it.

Although this was not the girl he was familiar with, she exuded the same aura as that girl.

Although this is not a dragon’s heart, and cannot be compared to the strongest heart on the planet (Albion), it has properties very similar to the magic furnace heart of dragon species.

Shirou narrowed his eyes: Fairy?

And it is the original blood bred by the inner sea of ​​the star, the highest fairy called “Big Mother”, “Arin”…

No, we can’t conclude so easily that it is a goblin.

But even if it’s not a fairy, it’s a fantasy species of the same kind—

Shirou couldn’t help but frown: Why would such a thing appear in the hands of a human magician?

Can the magicians of pan-human history really understand the value of this thing?

Wait, maybe human magicians have already thought of this a long time ago.

If it were to be reintegrated into a whole, it would be able to demonstrate far more powerful functions than it currently has.

However, that is not a tool (magic equipment) that can be used by human power.

Countless historical facts have proven that attempting to touch a force beyond one’s control will ultimately lead to destruction.

Therefore, the ancestors of Lord El-Melloi wisely divided it into three parts and passed it down to this day in the form of a ceremonial Three-Base Magic Core.

So… destroy it?

It’s obviously still alive.

Within this heart, this body, and these wings, there is a soul with self-awareness.

Shirou fell into deep thought. Although he had to destroy it for strategic purposes, the remaining dragon aura on the “stone” still made him hesitate.

Why is there the scent of Melyucina on these stones?

I really want to capture Lancer’s Master and torture him to find out the truth.

“…”

Just then, Shirou sensed footsteps and conversation coming from the corridor.

The boy quickly put on a bone mask and hid behind the only curtain in the room that provided concealment.

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“My Lord, is this really okay?”

Lancer asked with an uneasy look on his face as he followed Kenneth.

This man had endured a direct hit from the strongest holy sword last night, but now… at least from the outside, he seemed to have almost recovered.

This is inseparable from Kenneth’s world-class magic skills.

Under the healing spell of the Clock Tower Lord, Lancer recovered 20% of his original strength in just one night.

However, it is impossible to win the Holy Grail War in this state, and Kenneth himself knows it very well.

“What do you mean?”

“You just ordered me to lock Miss Sora in an empty room. Isn’t that a bit bad?

Miss Sola has been clamoring that she will go to the Archibald family and file for divorce as soon as she returns home.”

“Gu…”

Kenneth’s face turned pale and blue.

Just now, the Lancer team held a post-match blame-sharing meeting.

While Kayneth was doing his best to mock Lancer—

His fiancée Sora suddenly burst into the room, defending Lancer and blaming Kenneth.

—”That’s about it, Kenneth.”

——”Lancer, you did your best last night, your criticism is unreasonable.

The opponent is the famous Holy Sword Master, so there is nothing to be ashamed of even if I can’t win.

Lancer’s performance was outstanding just by finding out her real name.”

——”Lancer has done his best, but you…Kenneth, think about what you did last night?”

Sora was like a queen treating her subjects, looking down on her and criticizing her fiancé mercilessly.

——”Why did you leave Saber’s Master alone last night?

The woman of the Einzbern family just stood there defenselessly.

While Lancer is holding Saber back, you should have plenty of opportunities to attack her, right?

But what were you doing? You were just hiding in the dark the whole time.

It’s just like what Rider said, what a shameful coward…”

“shut up!!!!!”

Last night’s failure and his fiancée’s humiliation pushed Kenneth’s patience beyond the limit .

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