I, the sword in the stone, want to take the knight king

Dinah: English is so difficult to learn

1995 AD.

Fuyuki City.

Just a few years ago, a terrible economic crisis swept the country.

In the face of this economic crisis that everyone is in danger of, even this small coastal city cannot be spared.

Many people have lost their jobs due to the impact of the economic crisis; the originally bustling port has also been unable to make ends meet due to the sharp drop in orders and trade, and is in a state of being forced to close down.

At that time, Fuyuki City was in depression visible to the naked eye.

Later, despite several policy mediations by the government, this severe situation eased to some extent.

But the shadow brought by the economic crisis still lingers over the city, lingering for a long time.

Under such circumstances, in order to stimulate economic development, the government had to build a new urban area on the basis of the original old urban area.

[Xindu] – this is its name.

And as the corresponding old city.

The existence of [Miyama Town] is just like its name.

Remote and quiet, it has become a corner forgotten by the world.

Still, it’s worth mentioning.

In this world, there is such a kind of people.

They like this kind of quiet city, they like to hide their figures in the shadows, and manage the “mystery” that has long been outdated, but is still regarded as a treasure by them.

They have a common name:

【magician】.

…

Six pm.

Fuyuki City, Miyama Town.

Tohsaka Tokiomi, who had rested for a whole day, woke up immediately after the sun went down.

This is the “tradition” of magicians.

In that cruel middle world, in order to avoid being hunted by the church, magicians generally only come out at night to perform activities.

At the same time, these magicians who regard [mystery] as their life also regard this dark night as the best camouflage.

This may be a superstition, but since everyone is willing to believe, this dark night can protect their secrets.

Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was an orthodox magus, naturally followed suit.

——Anyway, isn’t the so-called magic itself a kind of [superstition]?

“Has anyone visited here~?”

Tohsaka Tokiomi came out of the bedroom and came to the living room.

With his keen insight, he immediately noticed the gifts on the table.

From the outside, those gifts are not very precious, probably just a snack or something.

But these gifts themselves are enough to explain some problems.

“yes.”

Hear her husband’s inquiry.

The wife, who was preparing dinner, replied with great accuracy:

“About three o’clock in the afternoon.”

“A woman came to visit us with these things.”

“She said she was our neighbor.”

This in itself is nothing surprising.

In this country, newcomers visit neighbors with gifts. It is a kind of custom in itself.

But Tosaka Tokiomi smelled something unusual.

“New neighbors?”

He turned his head and lookedLooking out of the window, the small western-style building with only one light on.

It was indeed a beautiful house.

The price is also very cheap.

Because of the impact of the economic crisis, housing prices in this country collapsed like an avalanche.

Even if the current house price has rebounded, it has only reached one-third of the original price.

In Miyama Town, there are countless houses like this.

——Most of them were affected by the economic crisis, and the rich who could not maintain their families had to sell their properties.

In this case, buying a house is indeed a good choice.

Only, the problem now is.

“She shouldn’t come to Shenshan Town to buy a house.”

Who would buy such a house in the old town?

In contrast, wouldn’t it be good to go to Xin with better facilities and a more prosperous economy?

“Maybe it’s because of vacation?”

The magician’s wife tried to guess:

“It was a foreign woman, very beautiful.”

“However, her English always gave me a strange feeling—as if she was reading a line written by Shakespeare.”

And after hearing his wife’s explanation.

This magician, who had studied in Europe, already had some calculations in his mind.

“No.”

“She’s supposed to be a magician.”

“Also, it must be a magician from a famous family.”

He said with certainty.

He knew how awkward Shakespeare’s lines were.

That’s because Shakespeare’s plays use an older grammar—more than five hundred years from now.

At the same time, those famous magic schools with a long history are also following some very ancient traditions.

Those ancient and rigid things may be outdated in the eyes of modern people-but for those magicians who value family honor more than their lives, it is something they must pass on.

So, on the mystery side. It is not surprising that there are often people with eccentricities.

But now, what is really worth noting is the purpose of the magician’s presence here.

“Why is she here?”

“Because of the Holy Grail War?”

This was Tohsaka Tokiomi’s subconscious guess.

After all, in this remote Far Eastern place, the only thing that can catch the eyes of those magicians with high self-esteem. Probably only the “Holy Grail Summoning Art” jointly produced by Yusanjia.

But… there is still one year to go before the start of the Holy Grail War.

It’s too early to prepare now.

Moreover, it is enough to prepare in advance.

She also directly chose her own stronghold next to the magic workshop of him, the [Fuyuki City Landline Manager].

No matter how you look at it, this approach is a bit (money) arrogant, and it does not meet the consistent setting of magicians to “maintain mystery”.

Is it because of the self-confidence that comes from a famous magic family?

In other words, her purpose is not in the Holy Grail War at all.

“Trouble.”

Looking at the gifts on the table, Tohsaka Tokiomi scratched his head in some trouble.

to be honest.

Compared to the intrigue between these magicians.

He prefers to study the magic way quietly.

Just, now pool.

Now that the opponent has already issued a “war book”.

Then he will naturally “fight back” in the past.

Otherwise, wouldn’t he, the current head of the Tohsaka family… be looked down upon?

So, after pondering for a while, he took out a “handicraft” made of rubies from his pocket and placed it on the table.

“You should also visit that new neighbor tomorrow, Aoi.”

“it is good.”.