A document with 'Holy Church' printed on the cover was directly thrown in front of everyone present, and after reading it, their expressions were not very good.
"The Clock Tower itself is the result of 'seeking common ground while reserving differences'. When everyone, including me, first joined, there were 'disputes', which is an inevitable result. In the past, I would definitely have supported suppressing Yggdmillennia, after all, there are already enough decision-makers in the Clock Tower, but everyone should not forget the things between us and the Holy Church for thousands of years. I think there's no need for me to say more, right?"
The relationship between the Holy Church and the Clock Tower?
In the eyes of most people today, the relationship between the Clock Tower and the Holy Church is not good, but it has at least been reconciled. But what is the reality?
From the 'witch hunts' thousands of years ago, to the 'Enforcers' that still exist within the Holy Church today, what are they for?
And why does the Eighth Sacrament even exist? It's simple, because even though they use the power of magic, the Holy Church still does not recognize the status of magic.
And even if the two sides get along well on the surface, the secret battles and games have never stopped. This time, with the release of the information on 'Shirou Kotomine' provided by Shirou Kotomine, the people of the Neutral Faction very simply shifted their attention from Yggdmillennia to this 'priest'.
"The legendary Heroic Spirit Amakusa Shirou Tokisada actually obtained a physical body in the modern era and participated in the Holy Grail War as a Supervisor..."
Just by repeating a sentence from the document, everyone present fell silent.
It is true that this matter of Yggdmillennia led to a certain decline in the prestige of the Clock Tower, but in a strict sense, this still belonged to an 'internal dispute'. And when an internal dispute and an external invasion occur at the same time, anyone with a brain knows what to choose.
"...This matter is indeed more important, but it is absolutely impossible to just let Yggdmillennia go, otherwise, if some small family feels that their treatment is not good enough in the future and does this, where would we find the time to deal with it?"
"Then how do you plan to deal with the man who was following that little girl today?"
It was unclear who asked the question, and then the atmosphere in the conference room became stagnant again.
"Could it be that the wish of that magus from Yggdmillennia who obtained the Holy Grail was to turn himself into a Heroic Spirit? No, that's not the key. The key is whether Yggdmillennia has mastered a method to replicate this phenomenon?"
"That's right, that's the key. If it's just a special case, then there's no need to care too much, but if it's not..."
The atmosphere in the conference room became more and more gloomy, and the more they discussed, the worse the situation became.
After discussing for a long time, they only came up with a preliminary plan.
First, the matter between the Clock Tower and Yggdmillennia must absolutely not end with the Clock Tower giving in.
Second, the Yggdmillennia family must provide enough 'compensation'.
The most crucial point is that the strange man must make a Self-Geas Scroll.
When the negotiations began on the second day, the Clock Tower directly brought out its plan, and after hesitating for a while, Fiore did not give an answer directly but asked for time to consider. The Clock Tower did not pressure her too much at this time, after all, their most crucial target right now was the Holy Church, not Yggdmillennia.
During this time, Gord and Lancer stood silently behind Fiore.
Although Fiore had asked Gord to accompany her to this negotiation, before that, Gord had also specifically told Fiore that as long as it wasn't a big problem, he wouldn't do anything much. Without a doubt, this time, although Fiore still seemed a bit immature, there were at least no major problems, and he was also content to be a 'decoration'. However, as for the demands made by the Clock Tower...
"We can consider the first point of the Clock Tower's demands, but we absolutely cannot agree to the second point! The world of magic is based on strength. Once we give 'compensation', it means that Yggdmillennia has chosen to admit defeat. On the other hand, most people would not care about the first point and would just see it as giving face to the Clock Tower, but as for the third point..."
As he spoke, Gord looked at Lancer who was standing next to Fiore.
Although Lancer was a member of the Yggdmillennia family in name, he himself had clearly stated that he would choose to leave after he was done with some things. So for Lancer, who was only a nominal member of the family, it was impossible for Gord to force him to do anything.
"Let's see what the Clock Tower's demand is. If necessary, I can accept it."
'I'm going to leave in a while anyway.'
Lancer did not say the last half of his sentence, but a strange light flashed in Fiore's eyes.
Although Lancer had never answered directly, and Fiore was also very sensible and did not ask Lancer, her intuition told her that Lancer identity must be very special, but the other party was willing to accept restrictions for her (and her family). For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Without a doubt, when Fiore flatly rejected the second demand, the atmosphere in the entire conference room became rigid again. However, this time, they did not continue to pressure her, after all, Lancer, who was standing behind Fiore, was constantly radiating his presence even without saying a word.
Until ——————
"Just say it. We all know what the purpose of the first and second points are. Just tell me directly what you want me to do, or what you don't want me to do."
Lancer sudden words not only caught the people of the Clock Tower off guard, but Fiore was extremely calm because this was already part of the plan.
In reality, the first and second demands of the Clock Tower were for 'face', and the only one that had practical significance was the last one. However, in official negotiations, it was impossible to name this matter because whoever brought up the issue first would be considered to be in a hurry, and once they fell into the opponent's rhythm, things would become troublesome.
But if the person who spoke was Lancer, it would be a different story.
Although he was a member of Yggdmillennia, as the person involved in this matter, it was most appropriate for him to speak.
And the people of the Clock Tower showed a smile with an unclear meaning.
"Since the person involved wants to know, then our demand is actually very simple..."
As he spoke, the other party took out a piece of paper sealed with beeswax and handed it to Lancer.