As Arthur had said, the entire Kronshteyn family went on vacation the next morning. The destination was Lake Lama, a fairly large lake, and quite close to Norilsk, which meant that it wouldn't take much time or money to get settled in. That was if Arthur hadn't prepared everything in advance, but that wasn't of any interest to Sigmund. From Arthur's "tourist propaganda" speech, Sigmund understood that there were quite a lot of fish in that lake, including those considered a delicacy. In addition, it was the warmest time of year. This was interesting and even important, especially since these places still held some mystery. Despite the fact that the last place where all the mystery "ended" was Britain, Siberia was a slightly different place, and it was also much better isolated than Britain.
But for Sigmund, the most important thing is that there are many lakes nearby. There is Lake Lama, where the Kronshteyn family goes on vacation, nearby there is Lake Melkoe, Lake Glubokoe, Lake Kanchuk, Lake Pyasino and others. Moreover, they are all very close to each other.
Building a "burial place" for fairies or something like that wouldn't be too difficult here.
Of course, Sigmund consulted with Ciel and proposed his idea to her. Ciel liked the idea, and it also meant that she could also participate in the holiday with Sigmund!
And it would be much easier for her to fit into the Kronstein family as a Fairy or a Goddess than as just a very powerful familiar . Besides, Ciel can always show a much more impressive level of power.
After all, she is a goddess!
Unfortunately, due to limited resources and equipment, it was not possible to remake Caliburn . Alice constantly visited Sigmund, checking the things he was going to take with him. He still managed to take the medallions, in particular Caliburn , but anything more?
No chance.
And what's most surprising is that Alice has become much more... Competitive? Possessive? Jealous?
In short, Alice began to show affection for Sigmund much more often. During their personal training, it was not very noticeable yet, up until that moment it could still be written off as her simply being very worried about her son's health, but in the presence of Elena or Arthur, the changes in Alice's behavior became obvious.
Even now, when they were all just eating together in the car to their private house, Alice sat Zig on her lap and hugged him all the time. Of course, from time to time she looked into Zigmund's notebook, checking what he had written there, asking questions from time to time. Zigmund used this notebook constantly and often wrote things down in it, after all, it was this one that he used as the Book of the End. Such a disguise did not arouse suspicion.
The main topics of conversation between Sigmund and Alice were valence electrons, the magic of Dispersion, Convergence, and also the spell of "self-ignition" since so far only it and Muspelheim correctly and reliably interact with electrons.
And all this time Alice pressed her son's head to her chest, while her chin rested on the top of her son's head.
In short, Sigmund acted as a hug pillow .
Ciel also noticed similar qualitative changes in Alice's behavior, but this only confused her more.
/ So… The difference between my relationship with Zig and Zig's relationship with his mother has practically disappeared … So what should I do? Is it normal for a mother to show such closeness to her child? Elena does about the same … If I take care of the children in the same way, will Zigmund be jealous? Arthur doesn't seem to be jealous, but he doesn't care about Alice, and he has a strained relationship with Zig … How confusing it all is…
Ciel knows little about Sigmund's past, he shares more or less calmly about his past life, but she has not received a clear explanation of his earlier lives. He shares calmly about everyday moments from his life with Orihime , but practically nothing about his life with his previous wife. He constantly answers vaguely and evasively. Of course, Aizen and Hogyoku are to blame for this , since part of his soul was simply rewritten, which causes memory lapses, but a simple association will help to remember at least the key moments.
Ciel was sure that Sigmund was not telling her everything.
She wasn't sure what it was. That he barely remembered anything except the significant and historical events that happened at the time, or something else.
Ciel thinks that something happened that left emotional scars on Sigmund. Scars he doesn't want to even think about. His death in his past life, as well as Orihime's death , were also not properly told. They were the strongest in that world at the time, they could both become "Soul Kings", changing the rules of the world at will, a catastrophically small number of events could kill them. Ciel knows that he and Orihime went to Hell. The why and wherefore is not explained.
Obviously, something big happened.
However, Ciel decided to leave the topic aside. Even though she was extremely curious to know the details, she respected Sigmund's wishes and feelings.
Having reached his destination, Sigmund saw the house where he would live for the entire vacation. It was a relatively simple, two-story house, with six bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room, a sitting area, and a small veranda.
They were met by a rather attractive couple.
Albert was a rather tall and muscular man, he had the characteristic Kronshteyn blond hair and light blue eyes. He looked very much like Gawain , or rather Gawain was drawn in a similar way.
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Anastasia was a stately and elegant woman with an incredibly beautiful face, blue eyes and platinum-white hair. When she raised her head a little, there was some kind of majestic and royal aura around her. She reminded Sigmund most of Anastasia Romanova, which is what he teased her about last time.
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- Hooray! Uncle Albert, Aunt Anastasia! Long time no see!
Angelica, being an ordinary child, immediately ran to hug her older relatives who spoiled her.
- We are glad to see you too, Angelica.
Anastasia simply hugged her niece while Albert gently ruffled her hair.
- How are your studies? Haven't you given up on the idea of traveling yet?
Albert was more interested in learning about her dream of going to study at the Association of Magicians . According to all the information he could gather, the Clock Tower was not the most welcoming place, especially for "tourists". Naturally, he was worried about his niece.
- No! My mom says I'm making progress! Besides, I started learning the magic my brother invented!
While Angelica was talking to her relatives, Zig was busy trying to hide all his things, while helping his mother with the rest of the things. Alice was glad to see such care, and so she allowed her son to take care of some things. After all, she had to condone such gentlemanly behavior.
- I asked Sigmund to show it later.
By this time, Arthur had unloaded all the things from the trunk and, having closed the trunk, came over to greet his brother.
- It would be interesting to see this.
And Albert , being a man, went to help unload the things. He and Alice exchanged the usual greetings , after all, they were not close, and they had practically nothing to talk about.
- Hello, Uncle Albert!
Sigmund, although not as emotional as Angelica, was still glad to see his uncle.
- Hello to you too, little genius, how are you?
- Great, I study magic, create my own, spend time with my family! And that's all I need!
- As always modest.
Albert couldn't help but ruffle his nephew's hair. His nephews reminded him very much of his son.
- And how is Alexander?
- He lives well, he recently got a girlfriend, now he has little time for us.
Albert was older than Arthur, and he also got together with Anastasia earlier, so it is not surprising that his child was older than Angelica.
- I see, it's a pity he's not here, I haven't seen him for a long time… What are we going to do?
Arthur perked up when he heard this question, but Albert answered first.
- Today we will rest, and you will boast about your successes in magic. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time, I still want to talk to you.
Sigmund was satisfied with this position; after all, he also wanted to meet and talk with his uncle.
- Okay, what are we going to do tomorrow?
- And tomorrow morning we'll go on an overnight hike. We'll get you used to real male romance. A hike, building a tent or a hut, cooking by the fire, sleeping in the open air. Beautiful! Besides, we're not just going on a hike, we're going hunting. If we can't find anything big on the first day, we'll hunt something smaller on the second. I took a Mosin rifle and a shotgun with me, you'll have a good time shooting, maybe even catch something. We'll spend two days, but what a time! And then we'll grill shashlik, fish in the lake, and steam in the sauna. Three or four days of unforgettable vacation in total. And then we'll think of something, play some board games.
Arthur was not stupid or indifferent. He saw that his relationship with his son had become somewhat strained, and so he decided to rectify the situation. He believed that any normal boy would be happy with such a holiday. At his age, Arthur was happy with such a family holiday.
And maybe Sigmund would finally stop spending all his time in the library and start going out to play, with his sister. He was completely satisfied with Sig's academic progress, even for a year or two ahead . At this rate, he would turn into an ordinary bookworm. But what was the point of such a life? Alice could spend weeks in her room studying runes, but was Alice happy with such a life?
The last time Arthur checked, she was hardly happy. Plus, she has almost no friends. Only Elena and Anastasia, the only two people she can talk to normally.
And Arthur doesn't want such a future for his son.
Well, with such entertainment he will at least make friends. In their family/clan many men are interested in hunting and tourism in Russia.
- Really?! Hurray!
Sigmund didn't even have to pretend too much. Even though such pastimes weren't his favorite, what man wouldn't like to go camping or hunting? In half his lives, it had been a luxurious pastime! And he would be able to see the Mosin rifle again! He hadn't held one in his hands since his second life!
Seeing the joy in his nephew's eyes, Albert decided to make him happy once again.
- I've looked around the immediate area, so I can say that reindeer are grazing relatively close by, so we'll definitely be able to see them. And if we're lucky, we'll meet an elk or a brown bear. Unfortunately, we're too far from the sea, so we're unlikely to find a polar bear.
It wasn't Albert's first time here. He and Anastasia loved to travel around the country, and after their son started spending most of his time with his girlfriend, they had a lot of free time. They had nothing to do, so they started going out into nature more often. And it just so happened that Arthur and Albert's schedules were free, so they decided to have a family vacation.
- Cool!
Despite his considerable age of 300 years, Sigmund had never hunted such a large game before.
Unlike Sigmund , who was looking forward to the upcoming hunt, as well as a new opportunity for Ciel's justified appearance , Ciel herself was more interested in the female part of Sigmund's family. She realized almost immediately that he had a great relationship with Albert, and the vacation was prepared well in advance, so there must be some kind of program. And Anastasia did not deceive, she began to dress Angelica in various dresses almost from the very beginning. She said something about mystical codes, but Ciel did not really believe her. Judging by Anastasia's glowing eyes, she was just playing house. And considering that she proudly promised to teach her how to cook, this becomes even more likely.
Every woman should know how to cook!
That's exactly how her phrase sounded. And apparently, Anastasia was very happy to mess around with the child, with Elena's approving complicity.
Apparently, Anastasia will soon be pulling her future daughter out of Albert.
And in this simple way, three days passed.
Sigmund's magic was very much liked by his relatives, Albert immediately said that he would show any material assistance, which is what Alice was expecting, immediately putting forward a list of demands that Sigmund would need.
However, these were the events of the first day.
The entire second day, Sigmund was busy watching the animals. It made him feel very nostalgic for the old days, not to mention that he liked hiking in general. He managed to shoot from sniper Mosinki , the sensations were a little different than he remembered, but the pleasure was just as great. He was especially pleased by Arthur's abundant explanations and examples. It was nice to receive so much attention from his father, who was rarely home.
Sigmund even felt a little ashamed of his words towards him, but he understood that Arthur had a lot of work.
Albert acted as a guide, as promised, he showed how a herd of reindeer grazes. Thanks to magic, their vision was simply incredible, and so they were able to look at them to their heart's content. However, a little later, closer to late evening, they came across an elk, which their brave squad shot. And while Arthur was busy with the elk carcass, Sigmund was busy collecting firewood, brushwood for the fire and collecting thin branches to set up camp. Albert himself set up a tent and set up sleeping places. A little later, Sigmund created a refrigerator using dry ice for the elk carcass.
In the evening, around the campfire, many interesting and funny stories from the brothers' lives were told.
Well, in the morning, when Albert and Arthur were thinking about which parts of the moose they should take with them, Sigmund magically noticed a bear cub . And where there is a bear cub, there is a she-bear. In short, their brave squad decided to leave, taking with them only the skin and antlers of the moose, as well as the fillet parts. They would not be able to eat more themselves anyway. Well, as soon as they began to move away, they saw a she-bear.
In short, the hunt was a great success.
Angelica, Alice and Elena spent most of this time talking and teaching Angelica to cook. They cooked for several days in advance, but they were in a good mood.
And in the evening of the same day, Albert and Arthur made shashlik from the meat of the elk and two ducks shot on the way back.
The third day turned out to be the most important for Sigmund, as he went fishing, where he would have to "find" Caliburn .
Not to say that it was difficult, meditative fishing also relaxed Sigmund, but he was sleepy. In addition, the boat was not very big. Only on the way back did Sigmund "notice strange sparkles under the water", after which he dove into the water to get the sword from there. Arthur and Albert were very surprised that Sieg got a sword from the bottom of the lake that practically shone in the sun, but they immediately realized that it was not an ordinary one. At home, the adults began to examine Caliburn with great zeal , which led to the current situation.
- The real thing ... And I can't figure out why it was at the bottom of the lake. It's a mystical code at the very least, and an artifact from the past at the most.
Albert, as the most informed about the outside world, including the magical one, gave his expert opinion. He immediately realized that it was a mystical code, and therefore treated it with caution. This conversation itself took place only after Caliburn was checked for the presence of an imposed curse using the rituals of Anastasia and Elena and the magic of Alice's runes, as well as for the property of a "guide of souls" for further reincarnation in a new carrier using Arthur's spiritual healing. As you can guess, the entire family was involved in the analysis of such an artifact.
Sigmund knew about his family's capabilities, and therefore he immediately excluded Gram , Harpe, and especially Dainslef from his list of artifacts .
- It is too well made, and it hasn't even oxidized during all the time it was in the water.
Anastasia, as a production master of mystical codes, gave her opinion. Although steel is not her profile material, it can accurately determine it.
- Maybe it was just recently thrown into the water?
Sigmund knew that this meeting could drag on for a long time, and so he actively threw out ideas.
- There have never been any families of magicians here . The closest is the Tula Society, but as we all know, they specialize in runes. If they could make such mystical codes, they wouldn't need us.
Albert quickly dismissed this explanation as unrealistic.
- Or maybe this is a new family of magicians?
Angelica was also interested to learn about this discovery.
- She wouldn't have had the knowledge or skills to do something like that. Besides, it would have been a family heirloom. They wouldn't throw away such a mystical code.
Albert knew that his niece had a very narrow outlook on magic. She believed that if her aunt could make good mystical codes, many could do something similar. But the Kronstein family had been collecting knowledge about Magic for at least 2500 years and only united with other families nearby through marriage, and did not compete with them. Unlike classic families of magicians who try to eliminate competitors, losing valuable knowledge, the Kronsteins only multiplied it.
The new family simply would not have had such capital and talent.
- Maybe it's been there for a long time? Brother said that the sword was immersed in mud, it has little contact with water.
- This does not exclude contact of water with the pommel , guard, handle and the near side of the blade. River or lake silt is not always static, various marine species often filter the soil in search of food. In addition, the pommel is in perfect condition, and the handle has not even begun to rot. So you know, sword handles were made of wood or bone, so that later it could be wrapped in leather. This is clearly a ceremonial sword, covered with gold or made of it, many carved parts. Even the scabbard is ceremonial. Such specimens are rarely combat in the usual sense of the word. If such a sword lay on the bottom for 10 years or more, then the skin would definitely be eaten by fish, and the wood or bone would simply rot ... In addition, the engraving on the sword itself really bothers me. These are not runes, I would recognize the runes, even if they were unknown to me. The most ordinary resonance of magical systems would give away runes.
Alice also dismissed this idea.
And from this it follows that the sword cannot be old, but it also cannot be new.
Provided that it was made by people.
- And could the sword be the basis of some kind of barrier?
Sigmund decided to push the conversation to its natural end.
/ When will you stop chatting?!
Ciel was eagerly awaiting the moment when Sigmund "accidentally activates the magic embedded in the sword." According to the script, only after that should Ciel appear . But Ciel waited for a very long time, when the moment of "revealing" was far away, everything was fine, but with each passing minute Ciel was losing patience, wanting to appear right now!
- And that's the idea. Although barriers often don't have an anchor or a base, since it makes little practical sense for concealment purposes, but installing an anchor can strengthen the barrier itself or increase its functionality. And if the barrier anchor itself has its own secret, then this will strengthen the barrier even more. And the sword symbolizes power and authority, especially the power of choice. A person with a sword in culture rules life and death, choosing who will be killed. This makes a very wide range of possibilities for the barrier's functionality. However... there is a discrepancy here...
Anastasia accepted this version as making sense. And her husband Albert continued the thought.
- But no one needs it. Then again, there has never been anyone in this area . There is no one to put up such barriers, and there is no reason. There is no one to hide from, before the beginning of this century there was no city nearby, it was a godforsaken place. There is nothing here except for water and animal resources. Summer here lasts only 2.5 months. By the time they deliver provisions here, the residents will curse everything in the world. All the anchors serve either as a physical and magical center, or as physical boundaries of the barrier. The pit of this lake was created by the advance of glaciers during the Ice Age, and the lake itself filled up due to the melting of glaciers. There is simply nothing to hide in this lake, and if this is only the boundary of the barrier, then there must be at least something worthwhile in the area, but ... as I already said, there is nothing like that in the area. Ordinary people have scoured this area far and wide, there is nothing here except reindeer and bears.
- Or maybe they just got rid of the sword? Well, the loser of the battle decided that the sword shouldn't go to the enemy.
- As an option, but then it's a sword from the Age of Gods or something like that. Considering that we have practically no records of the Slavic gods and myths of this pantheon, then it's possible... Okay, I 'll see what kind of sword it is.
Arthur, as the head of the family, decided to take responsibility. He knew that the sword could be unusual, and therefore it was a risk.
- Darling, maybe we shouldn't do this? We can always just leave this sword alone.
Elena was worried about her husband's safety, so she didn't really like the idea of him volunteering. She feels that the sword is very powerful, but...
- Darling, we need to check this sword anyway. It might become attached to Sieg, and then things might get even worse, since we won't know the reason, and if it really is a sword from the Age of Gods, then it will be a real find. I believe in Siegmund's luck, so everything will be fine.
Hearing his father's words, Sigmund himself remembered something.
Luck: F
/ Fuck ! Did you really need to raise these flags? I don't trust my own Luck, and here you are trying to butt in!… It's a good thing I managed to remake the sword with the Book of the End and the Ring of Link. This Caliburn works off Reiatsu , not mana . Arthur simply doesn't have the strength to activate this sword's ability.
In fact, because of the specific " gigai " collected from the reishi and the atoms associated with them, this sword could be touched by other people.
Arthur took the sword in his hands and then directed mana into it , but... nothing happened.
- So... it's just a very strong and good sword?
Even Arthur himself was puzzled.
- Let me try.
Alice took the sword from Arthur's hands and tried to activate it herself, but... Nothing happened. Although what did she expect? Her magical potential was even lower than Arthur's.
And after that, Sigmund took the sword in his hands, and then directed his Reiatsu at it . And as if by magic, the blade of the sword began to glow with a soft yellow light, creating a majestic aura, and the outgoing streams of golden particles around created a feeling of holiness.
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- Wow …
It was unclear who exactly said this, since everyone had the same reaction.
Admiration.
And that was the signal for Ciel to appear .
- Found it~!
Behind Sigmund, a figure of a charming woman began to appear, embracing Sigmund's body with both hands, pressing her cheek to Sigmund's cheek. Her voice was incredibly beautiful, melodic and captivating, like the ringing of heavenly bells.
/ Goddess…
No one had ever seen a goddess, but that was the first word everyone in the room thought of.
/ Oh, I don't like all this.
And despite the fact that Sieg could clearly feel Ciel's soft charms on his back , his instincts told him that something bad was about to happen.
- I finally found my chosen one~!
Ciel didn't think she had said anything wrong. According to the "plot", Ciel would be a fairy who hadn't made it to the other side of the world, and would need a home. She would be looking for a successor for her spiritual arts and, optionally, to continue her lineage.
She saw nothing wrong with immediately making her position clear.
/ What a disgusting choice of words...
And unlike Ciel , Sigmund, who must pretend to be a boy who doesn't understand anything, really didn't like this phrase. It was too ambiguous.
- W-who are you?
Alice was the most wary, because literally behind all of them, an unknown person appeared and grabbed her son!
She was already on edge, ready to start a fight!
- Hmm... You won't recognize my name anymore, since people have already forgotten my mythology ... Hmm ... you can call me Ciel .
Ciel spoke very slowly and relaxedly, while her arms continued to hold Sieg close to her. She did this out of habit, but to everyone else, she was simply stating her position in relation to Sieg.
As if it were my own property.
Sigmund originally insisted on creating a myth about her, but Ciel was so excited about the upcoming event that she didn't remember the difference between a myth and mythology. A myth is part of mythology, right?
However, for the others, the meaning was different. Their first thought was that they had met a goddess, and Ciel's words only confirmed these thoughts.
And the difference between a fairy looking for a successor to her knowledge and a goddess who laid claim to her "chosen one" is enormous!
And Alice was quietly seething with indignation at the sight of this picture. She felt her blood pressure rising from anger.
Why does some goddess want to take her son for herself!?
- Oh ... Then, lady Ciel , could you tell me why you are so close to my son?
Arthur decided to take matters into his own hands. He was afraid of Alice in her calm state to the point of trembling, and here she was practically seething with anger because of the encroachment on her son, but then a goddess appeared!
- He was able to retrieve and activate the sword of choice that I left behind in the past.
Ciel spoke calmly and measuredly, paying almost no attention to the others. Everyone had the impression that she was largely uninterested in them. All her attention was focused on Ziga , who stood mostly motionless, observing the situation around him. However, Alice thought that he was simply afraid of Ciel .
Ciel also took the sword from Sigmund's hands with a slight movement of her hand and put it somewhere to the side.
- And what principle does this sword of choice work on? And why are you here? We thought that all mythical creatures had disappeared in this world.
- Well, most, but not all. There are still a lot of spirits. And this sword of choice shows that we have good compatibility.
Ciel smiled again and began to rub her cheek against Zig.
- Are you really a goddess?
Alice was on edge.
- Me? Of course.
Ciel realized that their cover story would have to be adjusted, so she loosened her disguise a bit so that they could sense it. However, she didn't have much experience with how much pressure a person could withstand.
Feeling the enormous pressure, Angelica simply passed out, and the other adults' legs buckled. They had no doubt that a goddess stood before them.
The very air around them was filled with a huge amount of mana , exceeding their total mana reserves by a couple dozen times!
They just had trouble breathing!
And the worst of all was Alice, because she resisted the most. In fact, she entered into a " reiatsu confrontation " with Ciel .
She had no chance to win.
And at some point, Alice felt a strong pain in her head, after which her consciousness became clouded. Due to the high pressure and the confrontation with Ciel , the blood vessel simply burst.
Alice took two more steps forward, after which she simply collapsed to the ground.
/ I'm sorry, Zig... Mom can't help you anymore...
Alice had a rough idea of her situation, she had a stroke. Given the tense situation here, it could take too long before she could get help. A major brain hemorrhage is fatal.
/ This is the worst possible first meeting between my girlfriend and my mother ... And it all started so well...
A month later.
A month later since that fateful day. Sigmund knew what had happened to Alice, and was able to help her with Ciel's help. Kaido and Ciel's healing abilities were of great help at that moment.
Then, with the help of Zig's leading questions, Ciel was able to explain the situation more or less normally.
And the situation turned out to be as follows.
The Goddess did not have time to leave for the Throne of the Gods, which is why she had to fall asleep, prematurely leaving the sword of choice, which would choose the person most compatible with her ... Well, in that same sense, but it wasn't specified.
And while Sigmund grows up, Ciel will live with him, teaching him her techniques and magic so that he will be worthy of being with her.
No one dared to say a word against her , and it seemed like it would do everyone good. Sigmund later retold the whole conversation to Alice, which made her mood worse, but she couldn't do anything.
The rest continued, but Ciel did not leave Zig's side. She was ashamed that everything had happened this way, but she could not do anything. Alice watched them like a hawk, but did not interfere, at most she sat nearby and watched .
And when she returned home, Ciel said that somewhere nearby she would build a workshop to teach Sigmund spiritual arts.
In short, Sieg had an excuse to go far away from home and build his own base. Which is basically what he did. The interior was somewhat similar to the Shinigami Research Institute , or more precisely Mayuri's laboratory during the Quincy War . His base was small, only three floors underground, about 400 meters deep. After all, he needed to establish a training space like the one Urahara had created in Karakura , a main research sector for producing the necessary components, as well as a separate room for the reiatsu amplification machine , a platform for the modified Kuukaku cannon Shiba , a silencer for the gun itself, because it will be used often, and the explosions will attract a lot of attention and generate questions, and a bunch of other gadgets.
A lot has happened during this time too.
Sigmund and Ciel tried to use the travel between worlds several times, this time no Alaya touched them, they found out that being in different worlds connected by this method of travel, time in them does not stop, as Chat said. But when they travel together, time in the world stops. Sigmund also additionally adjusted the cannon, increasing its efficiency, and also made it safer, capable of sealing holes in space after them, so that nothing bad happens to the worlds because of their "jumps".
Sigmund also began to come up with a plan to recruit Ellen Mira Mathers , Karen Nora Mathers and Elliot Baldwin Woodman into his team.
These three are excellent wizards , some of the strongest in this world, provided that they use a Realizer . Ellen could even force Tenka eat earth, beating up the rest of the spirits, except for Mukuru and Natsumi , and this is worth a lot, because each spirit can destroy a City or an island, and this is the minimum that they showed using Angel, and it is not even worth talking about some Demon Lords. Karen and Elliot, although noticeably weaker than Ellen, are comparable to her in strength, and it is easier to drag them to your side. Now they should be about 16~18 years old, quite an impressionable age. Considering that Ciel was already born in this world some time ago, somewhere 3~4 months ago, their group will soon arrive in Japan together with Isaac . The latter is a rare asshole, and crazy at that.
There is reason to believe that Ellen is in love with Isaac or Elliot, it was difficult to understand, since at first she should have been in love with Elliot, but for some reason she chose Isaac's side . Perhaps she gave way to her younger sister as Eliot's lover.
In short, Sigmund needs to bring Isaac to clean water. With the help of Garganta and simple persuasion, it will be easy enough to show his true nature. Elliot and Karen forgot their childhood resentment towards people by founding Ratatosk , and Ellen helped Isaac , but she was not a fool who wanted to kill everyone and everything. An ordinary confused girl.
Why does he need them anyway?
They are very high quality "cover faces".
When Sigmund will implement his plan as the Beast, or when he will become one, he will need people who will help him change the structure of society by their existence, forcing the magicians to come out of the shadows. Well, and then everything will go downhill. It is the presence of such noble, in every sense of the word, people that will help this matter. Literally "Face on the cover".
It won't be difficult to integrate them into the world of magicians, passing them off as descendants of famous magicians. William Robert Woodman and Samuel Liddell McGregor The Mathers are two of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which was one of the orders of the Hermetic Qabalah.
These names are very famous in the world of magicians, and therefore the abilities of Ellen, Karen and Elliot with their realizers will not raise questions.
But there is a nuance, realizers do not exist in this world yet. Realizer was invented on the basis of Ain Soph Ciel . Basically, if Sigmund, Ciel , and those three get together, they can create a Realizer .
Why not go to another world to pick up the ready-made Realizer technology ?
It is not an urgent matter at the moment, and there is a Ciel analogue in other worlds , Mio Takamiya , who can kill both Siegmund and Ciel . Mutual suicide is not Siegmund's goal.
However, right now, Sigmund and Ciel are in Ciel's home world . Sigmund intends to create his own company in this world to attract the attention of this quartet. And to do this, he creates his capital by playing on the stock exchange, while promoting his projects in parallel.
Sigmund and Ciel each received 85 OD during this time. Currently, Sigmund has 1077 OD, and Ciel has 353 OD.
However, Sigmund's greatest strength came from assimilating the Incubus bloodline.
[The process of bloodline assimilation is 18.2% complete. ]
Magic circuits have been transformed into a spiritual core by 5%, significantly increasing the amount of mana .
Sigmund received a large 10% boost due to the fact that he received a separate reserve of magic, which is used for demon and Succubus/Incubus magic. Moreover, this magic was tens, if not hundreds of thousands of times more than he received from the spiritual core, although it was strengthened over time.
After all, the stronger the soul, the more Magic the being from the world of Mio and Maria possesses, and Sigmund's soul is incredibly strong.
And while Ciel and Sigmund were enjoying watching a movie together, they saw a strange notification in the chat.
[Five minutes to dead] has been added to the chat!
Sigmund and Ciel looked at each other, wanting to know if they had imagined it or not.
- Do you see the same thing as I do?
- New chat member?
- So this is not a hallucination ... Let 's go greet him.
- Yeah.
[ EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE! Online! ]
[Tragic Love Alabama Online! ]
[Gender Equality Advocate Online! ]
[The Illogical Exhibitionist Online! ]
[ Cute Slime Online ! ]
Five minutes to dead: Please! Someone help me!
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay, but first you need to calm down. The more quality information you can give me, the faster I can help you. First, tell me your name and where you are.
Five minutes to dead: My Name Is Ultear Milkovich , I am currently in one of the Bureau branches of Magical Development . It must be somewhere between Seven and Iceberg... Are you far?
Ultear pulled herself together fairly quickly, as she was a small and scared girl who was forced to follow orders quickly and precisely. However, she was afraid that her new acquaintances would be too far away to help her.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Don't worry, distance doesn't matter to me... Can you tell me why you're in this Bureau? Where is your family?
Five minutes to dead: My mother, Ur Milkovich, sent me to the bureau because I had too much magic power, which gave me a fever. She said this place would help me heal. But all the people around me are just making fun of me! They put me in some kind of machine that hurts me by talking about strengthening my magic! Please help!
Saeko , Kazuma , and Rias only entered the chat to greet the new member since they had a morning off. They simply weren't prepared to meet the person who was being tortured.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Don't worry, I'll help you. Do you know what time it is? When do these... procedures take place?
Five minutes to dead: Every day! They wake me up, then take me to this machine and hit me with magic until I can't walk or pass out, then drag me back to my room.
It was obvious to everyone in the chat that Ultear's situation was simply dire.
Ultear herself spent her days in agony, wanting to stop this endless torture. Her "daily routine" was terrible. She was woken up, dragged to a car, tortured, and then dragged back to her room by convoy, where "lunch" was already prepared, as if from prison. Her room itself was like a converted individual detention room. There were no windows, only small windows for ventilation, there was a minimum of furniture, there was no leisure at all.
Ultear believed that Chat was a form of Archive Magic or Mental Link that Brain had once mentioned. Brain did not mince words or any reasoning in Ultear's presence , as he believed that she did not understand anything, which was mostly true. Ur Milkovich was a very powerful sorceress who could become one of the ten holy wizards. Ur knew a lot, and she also had many acquaintances who could help her and tell her about Ultear .
This was the main reason why Ultear trusted the chat and Sigmund so quickly.
And the reason she trusted at all was because she was only 10 years old, and months of torture had nearly broken her. She clung to the hope of salvation in Sigmund like a drowning man to a straw. No matter how mythical the possibility of liberation, Ultear trusted her.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay. Can you tell me how long until the next procedure?
Five minutes to dead: I don't know, there are no windows or clocks here. I don't know what time it is.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay, I get it, how many hours do you sleep? By feel or approximately. This is important because it determines how well I can prepare.
These words calmed Ultear down a little .
Five minutes to dead: Okay … I feel like I've been sleeping for about 6~7 hours. That means there are 10~12 hours left until the next procedure.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay. I'll quickly gather everything I need, and then I'll head out to help you. The preparations won't take more than 3~4 hours ... Well , for now, I'd advise you to get some rest and sleep. However, before that, I have a few questions for you. Have you seen blood before?
Five minutes to dead: Yes.
Such a quick response could not help but alarm Rias and Kazuma . In their opinion, Ultear Milkovich lived in disgusting conditions even before the torture.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay, have you killed before?
Illogical Exhibitionist: Zig, I think that's a bit of a rude and unnecessary question. She's a girl.
Rias correctly guessed Ultear's age based on her behavior and words, and therefore wanted to protect her from all the "dirty" and "dark" things in the world. Ultear had already experienced too many traumatic events.
Five minutes to dead: Yes, I killed various monsters when my mother taught me Ice Creation Magic.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay, that frees my hands. It will go like this. I will now go collect things for your rescue, and you will communicate with people in this chat. Don't pay attention to our strange names, they were chosen for us. After I find this Bureau, I will turn on the live broadcast, so that it will be easier for you, because you will know where I am and what I am doing. We will communicate with each other using the chat. You will tell me what is happening around me so that I can understand your situation, mainly I will give you commands, and you will carry them out. Now you will need to take a photo of yourself using the chat and send it to the chat. This can be done mentally and from memory. This is necessary so that my Search Magic will work more accurately and find you faster. It is also desirable to get photos of people working in the Bureau, photos of your room or other premises of the bureau. Ideally, you should send me something important to you. However, the latter is done for OD, consider it a numerical value of the Magic charge, this charge replenishes itself over time. Sending any item costs 10 OD.
Ultear was a smart girl, she listened attentively to Sigmund. She was also talented in Magic, so she quickly got her bearings in the chat.
Five minutes to dead: I'm currently at 22 OD ... And does the underwear my mom bought me count?
It was a very strange question that confused Sigmund. He even looked at Ciel , thinking that he was imagining things, but Ciel's surprised face proved that he was not imagining things.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: I would appreciate it if you could send me something else. The thing is, I feel awkward taking someone else's underwear.
Five minutes to dead: But I have nothing else. My things are not here, the furniture is nailed to the floor and walls, there are no personal belongings. The only change of clothes are some kind of jumpsuit and some uncomfortable belts. The clothes I got here in are already ruined by magic. The only expensive thing left is underwear.
And this made Ultear sad.
Gender Equality Advocate: Holy shit …
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay, send your set. You can send several things at once, but they must be together.
Five minutes to dead: Okay, right now.
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Five minutes to dead: And that's it, I sent you everything.
And Zig saw a set of underwear appear in front of him.
EXTRA EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!: Okay , that's it. It's arrived . Now I'll go and prepare for your rescue.
Five minutes to dead: Thank you!
Sigmund looked at Ciel .
- Can you sit in the chat while I do the shopping? I need to know how much time is left until the end.
- Of course. And apparently, you already understood where she came from.
Ciel noticed the oddity of the Garganta type, which he called magic. He spoke in a rather uncharacteristic manner for himself, and also asked whether Ultear had killed or not.
- Yes, I understood where she comes from. The world is quite interesting and useful for me. Besides, I am 70% sure that she appeared in the chat because of me. We moved from this world to mine many times, it caused spatial disturbances. Her world is also connected to at least three others. You could say that her world is an intermediate stage between the Age of Gods and the Age of Fairies of my world. And it is because of this similarity and spatial disturbances that Ultear got into the chat.
- Were there any precedents?
- Yes. Immediately after the creation of the Living World, Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, the divider of worlds, were unstable. Any movement of powerful entities from one world to another was accompanied by strong spatial disturbances. Three worlds felt an imbalance at once. It was for this reason that the main races were separated from each other for a long time. Gotei 13 itself, as a structure, was created relatively recently, only 2100 years ago. Its main goal was to maintain the balance of the three worlds. This is the main reason why any space-time Kido were banned. The conditional "stability" of the world divider came only 300 years ago. Moreover, I am not sure that after my death it was not violated, since Hell, as a structure, was destroyed or very badly damaged.
Ciel was surprised by such a history of the world of Zig.
- Wow. That was educational. By the way, what are you taking with you?
- I'll buy her a change of underwear, some regular clothes to change into, a backpack, a couple dozen or hundreds of regenerative drugs and provisions. I'm not sure I'll be able to move Ultear to her house in one go, and she'll definitely get hungry on the way. Maybe I'll grab some documents on the spot so I can get rid of the magical council and Brain , Ultear's tormentor, later .
- Looks like you're safe there?
- For the most part, yes. Considering that almost everyone there fights with Magic or physical attacks, I am practically invincible there. Using the medallion with Jeanne, I cannot be pierced with Magic, and I can heal any physical wound with the same Magic, Kaido or the Book of the End. The most powerful creatures there are able to affect the territory of an entire island or country with their magic. Irene Belserion could enchant an asteroid that would ram the earth. This would immediately wipe the country off the face of the earth. The impact crater is about 20 times the size of the asteroid itself, not to mention the disruption of the earth's crust, the ejection of magmatic matter, trap volcanism at the impact site, large-scale tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other unpleasant consequences across the planet. So she definitely has the level of a country. Other powerful creatures are either immortal, but I will simply destroy their soul, or eat them , or seal them. Others, like Acnalogia and the Divine Dragons of Gilten , do not have any active resistance against damage aimed at the soul. There is nothing difficult about it.
Although it may seem like bragging, Sigmund was realistic about his chances of winning. Most of his opponents simply wouldn't be able to beat him.
And Ciel believed in Sieg's words, she saw his relatively serious attacks, like Cero Oscars .
- I see. Are you there for long?
- For a week at least. I'll need to help Ultear , then I'll need to create my own operational base and a place to cross between worlds. In principle, there are a couple of ideas where to build it, but I haven't decided on anything yet... Are you with me?
Ciel immediately remembered her previous failure, causing her to become unsure.
- I don't even know … Maybe it's better for me to stay here?
Sigmund just sighed.
- You're winding yourself up again. You do understand that in that situation with Alice we are both to blame?
- But it was me who brought her to a stroke. I still feel guilty...
Sigmund knew that Ciel was just being stubborn about that day. Until now, Ciel had never made a mistake or had never done something so catastrophic, so it was no surprise that this had hit Ciel's self-esteem hard .
- Ciel , stop winding yourself up. You understand that this won't fix things, right?
- I ruined my relationship with Alice, now she avoids me like fire, trying to take you out of my hands.
- Okay, Ciel , let's do it this way. While I'm dealing with Ultear , you stay here and try to think of a way to improve your relationship with Alice. After I get back, we'll talk about it, and then we'll try to improve your relationship with Alice. I'm sure it can be fixed, she just doesn't know you well enough and is jealous because I spend more time with you. Up until now, I've only been with her. It's normal for mothers to be jealous and worried about their children after they leave them or start dating. Believe me, I've seen it more than once or twice, Alice just wasn't prepared for her son to have a "bride" so soon.
Sigmund's words were logical , and the confidence and steadfastness with which he spoke and looked at her inspired peace in Ciel's heart .
That's why she loved Sigmund.
He always cared about her and her feelings, trying to make her happy.
- Thank you, Zig, it means a lot to me.
- You're welcome... Ciel ... you're welcome.
Zig was about to say "dear" or "beloved," but for a second it threw him off his train of thought. The very fact that such thoughts had already visited him spoke volumes about how important Ciel for him.
He might even be in love with her already.
- Okay, it's time for you to go shopping. It's not right to leave children in a place like this.
Ciel said this with a gentle smile, wanting to cheer up her boyfriend.
- Okay, I'll be there soon.
After these words, Sigmund headed to the store. He had a lot to buy, and he also needed to think about Ultear and what to do with the Fairy Tail World. There are too many different resources that he needs to manage.