Sajyou Manaka was connected to the Root from the moment of her birth. She possesses overwhelming magical power and talent, with strength equal to or even exceeding that of a Magus.
She possesses almost unparalleled talent.
Because she is connected to the Root, she is nearly omniscient and omnipotent. Precisely because of this, everything in her eyes is a matter of course, and the entire future is like something written in a script.
With no expectations or surprises left in her life, she became a "living ghost" without self-emotion.
Until one day, Sajyou Manaka saw that figure shimmering with dazzling light. For the first time, Sajyou Manaka discovered an existence she could not see through.
From then on, Sajyou Manaka left the family she was born into and silently pursued that figure... After leaving the Clock Tower, the Old Director did not return directly to Chaldea. After dismissing his driver, the Old Director drove alone for a long time until he reached Oxfordshire, next to London.
After parking the car, the Old Director cast a presence-concealment spell on himself and then entered Oxford University, heading straight for the dormitory area.
Arriving at a remote corner of the dormitory area, the Old Director walked straight to a small western-style house hidden by magecraft and knocked gently on the door.
"Miss Sajyou Manaka, I have come as promised."
With a creak and a strange phenomenon, the door of the house slowly opened on its own.
The Old Director gave a gentlemanly bow toward the unknown interior of the house and then stepped inside with abnormal calmness.
Following the corridor to the living room, the Old Director immediately saw Sajyou Manaka sitting on the sofa, staring blankly. He straightened his clothes, a look in his eyes like a believer seeing their deity, and carefully stood by Sajyou Manaka's side.
Sajyou Manaka, who had already watched the future conversation and everything else several times over, gave the Old Director a bored glance and spoke slowly.
"Give it here."
The Old Director quickly rolled up his sleeve, revealing the wound he had received earlier, and asked somewhat reluctantly.
"Miss Sajyou Manaka, could you help me..."
But before the Old Director could finish, he was interrupted by Manaka waving her hand.
"No. This is the power of Mama's enemy. I cannot heal this kind of power. But why didn't you go find your god?"
The Old Director's expression changed. His hidden ultimate goal had been exposed by Manaka in one breath. However, after feeling the aura on Manaka that haunted his soul, his face returned to a calm state.
"Miss Sajyou Manaka, the Alien God is not my god. I only have a simple transaction with that great existence: he helps me reach the Root, and I help him complete his plan..."
"Enough, I have no interest in knowing your thoughts."
Interrupting the Old Director again, Manaka stood up gracefully from the sofa. She picked up a glass from the table and casually seized a tentacle from the Old Director's arm, tossing it into the glass from a distance.
Then, with a flash of magical energy from Manaka's hand, the entire glass disappeared.
"Alright, continue with your plan. I will follow the agreement and help you after your plan begins... Mama... Then I'll be able to see Rin-chan again!... Hahaha... Rin-chan!"
The Old Director watched Manaka as she began to talk to herself crazily. His face remained as calm as water. He bowed to Manaka and silently withdrew from the small house.
Back in his car, the Old Director looked at the wound on his arm, which had expanded considerably. Countless tentacles made of flesh were writhing within the wound. Any normal person would likely be terrified by such a sight.
Unmoved, the Old Director used his left hand to tear off a tentacle, then used a flash of magical energy to annihilate it.
"Old Ones... the Root... the Alien God... Have I become a pawn? But be careful, pawns can become players."
Time flew by, and soon it was several months later.
Rin, who was slacking off in the vice director's office at Chaldea, was suddenly drawn by the sound of urgent footsteps. She put down her phone, which was running the latest mobile game, and stared intently at the door.
Sure enough, as the footsteps grew closer, the door to Rin's office was soon pushed open.
Olga Marie rushed into the office with tears streaming down her face. She ran straight to Rin, threw herself into Rin's arms, and began to sob uncontrollably.
Baffled, Rin patted Olga Marie's back, then handed her some tissues and asked.
"Olga Marie, don't cry. What happened?"
Olga Marie lifted her head from Rin's arms, took the tissues, and said through her tears.
"Sister Rin... Papa... Papa... he's dead!"
Rin's pupils shrank. Hearing Olga Marie speak of the Old Director's death, Rin also began to panic. 'That shouldn't be! In the original story, the Old Director didn't die until 2012! How could he be dead in 2010? Even if this timeline isn't the original one, it still shouldn't happen!'
"Olga Marie! How did Marisbury die?"
"A few days ago, a shipment of Papa's supplies was seized by Atlas and the Wandering Sea. Papa... Papa... he was killed by someone on his way to negotiate... Wahhh!"
Rin knew that Atlas and the Wandering Sea had been targeting Chaldea during this period. Not just targeting Chaldea, they had even initiated several proposals to the Mages Association to strip Rin of her Magus status.
'Was it really Atlas and the Wandering Sea? Is this the butterfly effect?' Thinking of this, Rin sighed, gave Olga Marie a hug, and said,
"Olga Marie, I will definitely find out who killed Marisbury. And I promise that whoever did it, I will make them pay the price!"
Olga Marie forced a smile, looked up at Rin, and said with a strained grin,
"Thank you, Sister Rin... hmph..."
Looking at Olga Marie's tear-stained face, Rin heart-wrenchingly picked her up and moved to the nearby sofa. She placed Olga Marie on the sofa, then sat beside her with her legs together so Olga Marie could rest her head on Rin's lap. Rin stroked Olga Marie's head while constantly offering comfort.
"Olga Marie... you still have me, and everyone at Chaldea..."
Barthomeloi Castle, London.
A large number of Magi, clearly of noble birth, were arriving at the Barthomeloi family castle, walking inside with solemn expressions.
At the same time, a large number of Magi and automatons near the castle were also fully armed and constantly patrolling the perimeter.
Reines, who had just stepped out of the car and entered the castle with Kayneth and Waver, whispered to Waver.
"Waver, what on earth happened? Why are we here? And why is everyone so serious?"
Waver, looking solemn, took a deep drag of his cigar, then turned to look at Reines.
"Marisbury was killed in France!"
"What!"
"And it's very likely the work of the Wandering Sea and Atlas. If it really is them, war might be coming. That's why Teacher brought you along this time! After all, you are the heir to the El-Melloi Faction. I feel Teacher is probably trying to prepare an escape route for the family. After all, no one knows what the outcome will be once the war starts!"
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