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As a disciple of Lord El-Melloi and one of the people in charge of handling the aftermath of the events in Fuyuki, Quinn sat quietly outside the meeting room, holding a copy of the Roman epic. He waited for the monarchs to finish discussing their decision on Fuyuki while he flipped through the book, which detailed the story and origins of the Romans.
"After the death of the King of the Seven Hills of Rome, the gods, in order to continue Rome, created a new King of Rome with the blood of the ancient kings and goddesses, and endowed him with the responsibility of protecting Rome..."
Looking at the changes in this ancient collection of stories that was once used to tell Roman mythology, Quinn carefully took stock of the impact of a simulation coming to life on reality.
The major changes in world history as a whole did not occur because of this simulation; the only difference was in the tracing of the origins of the Roman dynasty.
For example, the founder of Rome was no longer the Romulus brothers, but himself. As for Romulus, he became a divine being created by the Roman god-king Jupiter to continue Rome. Therefore, later generations of Romans were proud of their status as descendants of the god-king. However, this highly mythical claim was regarded by the world as a story fabricated by the Romans themselves.
After all, there are not many physical evidences to prove that this history actually existed, so in the public eye, Romulus is still the father of Rome.
Even so, some things have indeed changed. For example, the half-human, half-serpent statue in the Pantheon in Rome, even though it has been mostly damaged over the course of history, Quinn can still tell from the photos attached to the book in his hand that it is the statue of Medusa.
"Is it because the simulation was performed too early?"
After putting down the Roman epic in his hand, Quinn roughly figured out the situation that had brought this simulation to life.
Clearly, because it simulates the Age of Gods, which is too far removed from the modern era, even though the history it simulates is vastly different from the original, it has not caused any qualitative change in the development of the modern era. The ones that are truly affected are ancient beings like Arcueid, which possess great power and have existed for a very long time.
This is a good thing for Quinn.
This means that his simulation did not form a singularity or a Lostbelt, nor did it become a huge mess like Britannia that needed to be cleaned up.
Moreover, the gains he made from this simulation were far greater than those from the Britannia simulation.
His craftsmanship from the Age of Gods and his unparalleled physical abilities are the core of his current strength. His contract with the Moon's Ultimate Origin has also given him the assistance of Arcueid, a being who can walk in the modern world and is truly the strongest life form on Earth. To put it bluntly, if the forces within the Type-Moon at this time were to be divided, Quinn Europa would already have the ability to form his own faction.
However, Quinn had no intention of breaking away from the Clock Tower's structure and going it alone.
After all, he had had enough of the hardships of being in power in the simulation. Rather than continuing to be an emperor, he would rather hire some workers to do the work for him. This is why Quinn planned to collect large quantities of [items/items].
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One of the reasons is the students.
Whether it's Gray, the Tohsaka sisters, or Shiro Emiya, as long as these people grow up smoothly, they can serve as his right-hand men in the future.
The thought that in about ten years, he could retire early, hand over all the trivial matters to his students, and become a carefree "boss" who only had to think about what to eat and what to do every day made Quinn hum happily.
But he had barely uttered a sound when the door to the monarch's decision-making room was opened from the inside.
Hearing the door open, Quinn turned his head and saw a short-haired woman in a suit walk out, nod at him, and then leave. This swift movement made Quinn realize that the meeting inside the door had ended. He then stood up and saw Kenneth in a wheelchair being pushed slowly by his fiancée at the door.
"Teacher, thank you for your hard work. How did the meeting go?"
Without giving the other person a chance to speak, Quinn immediately offered his condolences and took Kenneth's wheelchair from his teacher's wife, displaying the demeanor of a good student.
"Let's go first, I'll talk to you on the way." Kenneth looked at Quinn, then at the conference room behind him, and couldn't help but sigh.
Upon hearing this, Quinn didn't say anything more and simply pushed his teacher away.
Once they were far from the monarch's decision-making room, Kenneth slowly began to speak, revealing in detail the Clock Tower's plan for dealing with Fuyuki City.
Just as Quinn told the Tohsaka family, the Grand Magic Ritual, which had been held four times in Fuyuki, was finally stopped with the intervention of the Clock Tower. The miracle that was originally the responsibility of the three starter families was forcibly taken over by the Clock Tower and was no longer related to them. However, because the Grand Grail Ritual had the possibility of obtaining the Third Law, even though one of the rulers had been severely injured in the ritual, the other Clock Tower rulers had no intention of ending the Holy Grail War.
They simply demanded that the Holy Grail War must henceforth be conducted under their watchful eye.
As for the punishment of the three starter families, it was handed over to the El-Melloi family, or rather, to Quinn himself. The Clock Tower would not interfere in this matter. This was considered compensation to the El-Melloi family and also a way to win over Quinn himself.
Because of Quinn's early action, the Clock Tower was able to take care of several local bullies in Fuyuki City without much effort and easily obtain all the information about the Greater Grail Ritual. This can be considered a merit, and the Clock Tower will not be stingy with rewards and punishments for those who have made contributions. Moreover, it was Quinn who made this contribution.
Quinn could very well be El-Melloi II; it's obvious to anyone with eyes to see.
With most of his magic crest destroyed, Kenneth was no longer able to act as the monarch in the Clock Tower. Under these circumstances, Quinn, who was assigned by Kenneth to handle matters in Fuyuki City, was essentially the El-Melloi family's representative.
In this situation, the Clock Tower had no reason to antagonize a colleague they were likely to spend most of their lives with over the issue of dealing with one of the three starter families that was no longer a threat. So, Kenneth did not spend much effort persuading the Monarchical Council to hand over the right to deal with the starter families to the El-Melloi family as a gift.
But this successful persuasion did not make Kenneth happy. He knew very well that this concession from the monarchical council did not prove that the El-Melloi family still maintained its former status.
Therefore, he was more concerned about something else than the attitude of the clock tower monarchs.
"Europa, when do you plan to get engaged to Reines?"
Chapter 167 Weber's life was ruined (Bonus Chapter)
The corridor leading to El-Melloi's classroom was deathly silent, save for the sound of a wheelchair turning.
With each click of the alloy rollers, Kenneth's heart pounded a little higher. For the first time, the clock tower prodigy was so anxious about someone's response. Fortunately, after only a moment of silence, Quinn replied.
"You're not looking at me."
"You'll receive the message in a couple of days."
Hearing Quinn's reply, Kenneth finally felt relieved and began to enjoy Quinn's services in peace.
I didn't make a mistake in taking this student as my student. He didn't choose to leave when the El-Melloi family was at its most vulnerable. It seems that I do have some ability to judge people.
Quinn looked at Kenneth, who was clearly relieved, and almost laughed. He understood why Kenneth had suddenly asked this question. He thought that Kenneth was no longer able to protect the El-Melloi family in his current situation. He believed that the El-Melloi family, having lost him and suffered damage from the magic crest, would likely fall in the political struggle of the Clock Tower. He began to worry about whether he would abandon the El-Melloi family and choose another side, and wanted to bind himself to the El-Melloi family through marriage.
To be honest, Quinn was a little annoyed by Kenneth's suspicion, but he understood his cheap teacher's concerns and wouldn't hold it against him.
He never intended to leave the El-Melloi faction. After all, the biggest source of help he received after arriving at Type-Moon was this cheap teacher. Revenge was his code of conduct, and gratitude was his nature. If he ran away when El-Melloi lost power, it would be somewhat heartless.
That being said, he didn't intend to take on the huge debt of the El-Melloi family, because Kenneth had invested far too many resources to participate in the Holy Grail War. It would take Quinn a lot of effort to fill such a debt on his own, and he couldn't afford to waste his energy on paying off the El-Melloi family's debt.
So, after safely escorting Kenneth back to his office in El-Melloi's classroom, he said goodbye to Kenneth and began searching for some unlucky fellow in the clock tower.
In just half an hour, Quinn found his target in the historical section of the library inside the clock tower.
Looking at the thin, dark-haired youth holding a history of the Macedonian dynasty from afar, Quinn walked straight up to him and placed his hand on the other's shoulder. This action immediately startled the man so much that he almost flew off, but before the man could make any move, Quinn forcibly pressed him down, causing him to slump to the ground.
"You, you are..."
“Quinn Europa, it’s been a long time, Mr. Velvet. We were classmates, you should remember me, right?”
Seeing the fear that "El-Melloi II" in the original work inadvertently showed upon seeing him, Quinn felt a bit of mischief and couldn't help but try to scare the other person with a threatening tone.
"Of course I recognize you. Did you come here specifically to find me?"
Webber Velvet swallowed hard. He couldn't possibly not know Quinn. After all, Quinn was Kenneth's most prized disciple. As Quinn's fellow disciple, he had heard Quinn's name mentioned by Kenneth many times, although he was almost always scolded by Kenneth whenever he heard that name.
“I suppose so. I heard you also participated in the Holy Grail War…” Quinn stopped mid-sentence, but the unspoken meaning in his tone made Waver’s heart tighten.
Although the Holy Grail War ended unusually quickly, Waver was still deeply impressed by it. Whether it was the Servant he summoned by stealing the relics prepared by Kenneth, or the unfortunate end his teacher suffered because of the Holy Grail War, this Holy Grail War can be said to be Waver's first enlightenment lesson in how cruel the world of mages really is.
Having come to understand the cruelty of the magician's world, he also realized how dangerous his paper criticizing the connection between magicians' talent and lineage had been. He understood that Kenneth's public criticism of his paper in class was nothing more than wishful thinking and was essentially a way of protecting himself. After understanding all this, Weber sometimes began to regret his impulsive actions.
Sometimes he even wondered if Kenneth wouldn't have met such a fate in the Holy Grail War if he hadn't stolen his relics.
Feeling guilty
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Overwhelmed by emotions, when he looked at Quinn, a classmate closely associated with Kenneth, he couldn't help but think of Kenneth. He couldn't help but shrink his head and dare not look Quinn in the eye. However, he did not become withdrawn because of this. Thanks to a certain Servant he summoned during the Holy Grail War, Waver had made some progress and knew that he should be responsible for his actions.
"You've come to condemn me for what happened to Mr. Kenneth, haven't you? That was indeed my fault, and I will try my best to make amends to him."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about, but you don't think you can make up for the El-Melloi family's losses in the Holy Grail War all by yourself, do you?" Quinn looked at Waver, who was lost in self-blame, and could already see the latter's future as a wage earner. So, without any hesitation, he released his grip on Waver and uttered the true words of a manipulative strategist, "The damage to the Magic Crest can't be made up for with a simple word like 'make up for it,' and besides... you don't think that the Clock Tower didn't investigate your theft of the Monarch's property simply because you were lucky, do you?"
"you……"
"That's right, I was the one who helped suppress your matter in the first place."
Waver stared blankly at Quinn, unable to understand why the other man would help him. He didn't doubt that Quinn was lying, after all, Kenneth had hinted to him during the Holy Grail War that someone had spoken up for him.
"What do you want me to do?" After thinking it over, Weber, with a good sense of self-awareness, took the initiative to speak, "You certainly won't help me for free."
"Do you know the Celestial Sovereign Animusphia?"
Weber nodded.
"Good to know. I will be working with them for a long time. Mr. Kenneth will definitely not have the energy to manage the El-Mello classroom anymore. At that time, the hard work of teaching and educating students will mostly fall on my shoulders. I don't have the energy to teach students. Do you understand what I mean?"
what?
Looking at Quinn's constant hints, Webber felt like a gold brick had hit him on the head. "You mean... you're planning to have me teach in the classroom?"
"To be more precise, I want you to join the El-Melloi faction. In return, the El-Melloi classroom is yours. Deal?"
Wait, buddy, didn't you say you wanted me to compensate the El-Melloi family? Why are you sending them things here?
Weber instinctively felt there was something wrong with Quinn's words, but how could he resist such temptation? It was the El-Mello classroom, one of the most valuable assets of the Clock Tower. He had thought that his best future was to get a lecturer position in the El-Mello classroom after graduation, but now someone was offering to give him the classroom.
Which aspiring magician could resist such temptation?
Thus, Weber Velvet's life was ruined.
Chapter 168 This is Europe
Many years later, standing at the door of the El-Melloi classroom, listening to the noisy and chaotic voices inside, Webber, now with thick dark circles under his eyes, would still recall that distant afternoon when he met Quinn in the library. If he could go back in time, he would definitely give his younger self a piece of advice.
Stay away from that succubus who's good at bewitching people!
but now.
Weber was still basking in the joy of his unexpected good fortune, unaware that the price of all his happiness had already been predetermined. He happily signed his name on the "Certificate of Transfer of Ownership and Liability" handed to him by Quinn, thus gaining ownership of the El-Mello classroom and its remaining assets.
Quinn was pleased to have successfully returned the large pot. He could already imagine the scene a few days later when his junior would angrily come to his door. Therefore, he immediately got up and left the library. After submitting the contract to the legal department of the Clock Tower, he booked a plane ticket to a snow-capped mountain at a very high altitude and fled London, this place of trouble, without stopping.
Two days later, when Weber was approached by the Department of Law and Politics and learned that he had taken on a lot of debt, he frantically ran around the Clock Tower looking for Quinn's whereabouts. Quinn had already arrived at his destination and was having a pleasant conversation with Animusphia, the monarch of the Department of Astronomy, discussing the establishment plan of Chaldea, the organization that guarantees human rights.
The negotiations lasted for a week.
Ultimately, the Animusfia monarch, who already intended to establish a system that could ensure human safety and observe other timelines, agreed to Quinn's proposal. He did not doubt Quinn's abilities; after all, Quinn had already made contact with a world with a different historical trajectory right before his eyes. In his eyes, Quinn was already an internal member of Chaldea in his plans.
Thus, in the year following the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, a special organization called the "Humanity Protection Agency" was officially registered in the Clock Tower. Within this newly established agency, the Animusfia family was responsible for providing funding and humanity observation technology, while Quinn, representing his family lineage, provided séance technology based on the Holy Grail system to the El-Melloi family.
Having finalized his future position within Chaldea, Quinn declined the suggestion from Lord Animusphia that he stay in Chaldea longer to get to know a woman who might become the future director of Chaldea. After all, there was still a long time ahead, and Chaldea as it was now still needed a considerable amount of time to mature into the mechanism Quinn remembered. He didn't have much energy to linger on this still-in-progress mechanism.
After bidding farewell to the Celestial Sovereign's attempts to retain him, Quinn's first act upon returning to London was to choose a new place to live.
Previously, he could rely on Reines's home, but not anymore, because he was no longer the down-and-out wanderer who roamed this ancient metropolis. Now, he had many people to settle down, the first of whom was Arcueid, who had followed him from Fuyuki to London and had been living in a hotel near the Clock Tower.
The arrival of this true ancestor princess tormented London magicians, especially some of the old relic inside the clock tower. No one wanted to stay in an area with an uncontrollable humanoid self-propelled nuclear warhead. It wasn't until Quinn bought an old villa in the London suburbs far from the clock tower and moved his close "family" away from the clock tower that these anthropomorphic old guys finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Arcueid herself had no objection to this arrangement. She didn't have any particular needs for accommodation. This naive princess cared more about having someone to play with, and this need was met after moving into Quinn's new home.
If there's one person who wasn't too happy about the move, it would probably be Grey, who suddenly became Arcueid's permanent playmate after the move.
After being brought out of the Welsh mountain village by Quinn, Grey, who was living with Reines's family, had already become friends with Reines. The sudden separation from her friend made the little girl feel a little lost. However, when she saw a beautiful stranger moving into her new home, her feelings were more than just loss.
Fortunately, she was still just a child, and after a few days of sulking, she quickly accepted the change in her living environment.
On the contrary, the Archizorti family, where Reines lived, was extremely dissatisfied with Quinn's behavior. After all, with Kenneth's help, the Archizorti family had made all the arrangements for their daughter to be adopted by the El-Melloi family and get engaged to Quinn. But at this time, Quinn suddenly bought a house and lived with another woman, which was somewhat disrespectful.