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-Town of Fuyuki
3rd POV*
In the Ranvil Household, all of the individuals inside it gawked at one person who was nonchalant by their gazes. "Hmm? What? I was just testing him" Lawrence said wounded by their stares. "Yes, stop staring at Lawrence like that! Whatever he do doesn't matter as he will always be forgiven!" the maniac Anastashia supported Lawrence like she usually does.
"That was nasty, dropping a spell that is equivalent to a nuclear bomb" Shiki commented however the small smirk on her face could not be hidden. Because of what Lawrence did, she managed to see what that servant is capable of. Now she is excited with the prospect of fighting him on equal grounds. "Waah! That was so marvelous! It was so beautiful that it blinded me for a second!" Nero suddenly revived from her depressed state as she commented.
She was in awe at what she witnessed, the pure power of that spell was enough to decimate her to nothingness, now her curiosity has turned into interest. She wouldn't be able to calm down unless she can do something of the same magnitude. "Master, teach me magic!" Nero turned her gaze to the one who created that devastating spell.
Nero can't put her mind into the existence of Lawrence now. That spell was surely grinding the boundaries of Magic yet he casually casted it as if it was nothing. Nero's admiration towards Lawrence skyrocketed to the top, all she wanted to do right now is observe her master with full seriousness just to catch a glimpse of the same phenomenon.
"Uhh… sure?" Lawrence thought about Nero learning the ancient magic which is Invoke. That would certainly be magical. "Wait, won't your talent in magecraft better when you are in Caster Class? Do you want to change class?" Lawrence asked realizing. Nero firmly shook her head, "Umu! There is no need for that Master! For my talent is too high that I don't need to change class to achieve it!" Nero proudly proclaimed.
Lawrence scratched the back of his neck sensing her enthusiasm. Well, he is also curious to what she will reach if she do use his magic. "Alright, I'll teach you later" Lawrence said smiling at Nero. Anastashia didn't like that at all because she consider it as Nero hoarding Lawrence's time all for herself. That is simply not acceptable. "I'll come with you two" she insisted.
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At one of the most luxurious hotel in the Town of Fuyuki , a person with blonde hair and noble presence can be seen tapping his finger on the chair in impatience. Almost all of the magus in Clock Tower are aware to who the individual who could release an impossible to avoid Sunstrike.
It could only be one person and the thought of facing that person in this war alarmed Kayneth the most. Any magus who are asked about the Sun Magus will not hesitate to avoid the topic, not because they don't know who he is or he is insignificant. It is the opposite to be exact, for he instilled fear in their impossibly twisted mind.
Kayneth was getting more impatient which was noticed by his servant. "Master, please tell me your orders and I shall execute it" the servant said trying to calm his master. Reminding him of his presence can certainly alleviate his master's worry… or he thought. "Shut your mouth! You don't understand the weight of this matter so keep silent!" Kayneth shouted at his servant.
The servant backed down realizing that whatever he will do right now won't affect anything. He decided to just let time handle the mental problem of his master. "Wait, there is no assurance that he is participating in this war. He could be just strolling this part or even observe the war…" Kayneth started looking for excuse to calm himself.
If possible he doesn't really want to face the Sun Magus in this war as the chances of victory will get infinitely null. The standing of Sun Magus in Clock Tower is similar to that of the Vice Director Barthomeloi, he frightens all of those who dare to get in his way.
The El-Meloi family wasn't an exception. Once the information of Lawrence being a huge influential person in the world of Moonlit, they immediately tried manipulating him so that they could hoard all of his wealth. They disregarded the fact that there are families who already tried doing the same, they just thought that they were incompetent as they could not even control a single child.
However when the consequences arrived in their door, the El-Meloi family ceased their hostility towards the Sun Magus. Kayneth himself experienced the terror that the Sun Magus could create, lucky for him that he wasn't crippled by Lawrence. "Yes! That could be it!" Kayneth reached to a conclusion as he nodded his head in understanding. He just hoped that his theory is at least right.
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Tohsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Risei and Kotomine Kirei are currently having a meeting. The frown on their faces could not be hidden as one of their goals was destroyed. "That was a failure" Tokiomi said swirling the glass of wine in his hand. Kirei just lowered his head to show his sincerity, "I apologize" he apologized.
Tokiomi stared at Kirei for a second before shaking his head, "No, it was out of our expectations. We certainly didn't expect that the Sun Magus would interfere himself. Now the show of dominance was thoroughly destroyed" Tokiomi said in dismay. They are aware that Lawrence Rulphas Ranvil was one of the master, they also know that he is strong, stronger than normal servants at least.
What they didn't anticipate was that his signature skill could even pressure the strongest servant in existence(In their opinion). It was far too illogical that a human in modern society could deal damage to a Heroic Spirit. And based on what they heard from Archer's words, it is easy to connect that the spell was closer to True Magic than they thought.
This frightened them, never expecting a magus could reach this far with only mere skills. Tokiomi still remembered how that kid was used to be called cripple for how low his prana is, he is unqualified to be a magus. Tokiomi also used to scorn that man because he consider him a stain in the Moonlit World. Being born in a noble family yet having a waste magic circuits, it was almost as if the fate was sneering at the guy.
"What should we do now teacher?" Kirei asked Tokiomi wanting to know his thoughts. "Fuuh, forget it. At least the ruse of Assassin was completed, we can rest easy. We just need to ask His Majesty to handle Lawrence Rulphas Ranvil… though that might be hard" Tokiomi said remembering what happened earlier.
He shook his head not wanting to think about it anymore. That King will surely be enraged if he know what he is thinking, the audacity of him for even thinking about it. "Mr. Kotomine, I need your help this time. We need to put some shackle on the Sun Magus less we wanted him to cause havoc" Tokiomi looked at Risei who just smiled at him. "Certainly"
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Lawrence, Nero and Anastashia are currently standing inside a circle surrounded by Shields that will automatically pierce a spear once a person get close to it. "This is wonderful master! Quite fitting for me! Umu!" Nero praised the venue.
"Hmph, this is normal" Anastashia snickered at Nero's reaction thinking she was ignorant. This certainly didn't escape Nero's attention. "What do you know? You were also in awe earlier!" Nero responded sneering. Seeing the two trying to fight, Lawrence forced them to separate. The intention they have here is to teach Nero about the Magic Invoke.
"Umu! I am ready master! This will surely be an easy task for me! I am just so talented!" Nero raised her chest high. She didn't think that this would be hard because she always manage to learn everything she has interest into. Though she mostly forget about them because of her curse, it still didn't change the fact that she is a talented person.
Lawrence raised his eyebrow at his statement, he wanted to see the magic of her Imperial Privilege. Lawrence then went into magus mode patiently teaching Nero about his knowledge of Invoke. He also fully focused in the changes that happened in her during all that time because he wanted to take data of what the process of Imperial Privilege.
3 hours passed in an instant, Nero was still energetic as usual while Anastashia was already threatening to fall. It is already 2 in the morning after all, they started at 23:00, just after the show of Assassin finished. Now Lawrence just hummed in satisfaction watching as Nero controlled the 3 orbs circling around her body. She was controlling it as if she has been using it for many years already.
This scene fascinated Lawrence, he finally comprehended the Imperial Privilege of Nero. He had to say, it deserve the rank of EX for how versatile it was. "You already know the spells right? Try casting Sunstrike on the same spot I casted before" Lawrence gave her an order which she happily accepted. She also wanted to test this new powers right now.
"Umu! This is easy!" Nero said turning the orbs into 3 Exort. The snapped her fingers giving her a full view of the whole Fuyuki Town. "Master! I can see the whole town!" Nero excitedly shouted. This is an amazing phenomenon for her. Lawrence got stunned hearing her mutterings, he realized that there was a vast difference between his view and Nero for he can observe the whole world while Nero was limited to Fuyuki Town only.
Nero casted the spell dropping it on Tohsaka Residence adding another hole on it. "Eh?" Nero sounded confused seeing the damage, it was vastly different from the result of Lawrence's Sunstrike! Although the defense piercing properties is still there, the force of her Sunstrike was small! Nero doesn't want that because it doesn't look amazing at all!
"Well, isn't that enough? You managed to gain a magic, that should fix most of your problems" Lawrence said shaking his head. "No! How come my magic is weak? I want it to more grand! Something that would represent Rome itself!" Nero bloated her cheeks while complaining.
"This is troublesome…" Lawrence muttered knowing well that Nero won't stop unless her wish is answered or she is persuaded. He thought of many excuses only arriving at single conclusion, "Sigh, let me show you why I preferred yours over mine" Lawrence said before grabbing Nero's shoulder teleporting both of them in a vacant lot in London.
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