A Journey of Games and Comics

This is a building with doors, there are no facilities that allow people to enter or exit, and there is not even any 'secret passage'. From this consideration, it is not so much a building as it is from the very beginning of construction. There is no 'grave mound' that is intended to be in contact with the outside world.

The grave is the resting place of the dead, but this building was built for the living -- if 'he' can be called the living.In the center of the space inside the building stood a water tank, or an enlarged test tube. In short, it was a cylindrical container made of tempered glass with a diameter of four meters and a total length of more than ten meters.It's like a petri dish for clones in sci-fi movies, but the existence of Academy City itself is enough 'sci-fi', even clones that are only novels in the outside world do exist in this city.

But this is not the point. The creature standing upside down in the container is indeed a 'human', but it is not a clone, but a unique existence. Resta.Although Academy City is not an independent country, the power held by Aleister is more terrifying than ordinary countries. The so-called 'power' here includes not only the military strength due to leading high technology, but also the scientific side. Political influence gained through leadership.

It can be said that Aleister's power surpasses that of any president, prime minister, emperor, or "chairman" on the earth, but this does not mean that he is supreme, because there are still religions and magic in this world that are unknown to ordinary people However, facing the mysteries that have been inherited for thousands of years, the scientific forces that have been emerging for only a few hundred years are still at an overwhelming disadvantage.

"I'm very curious." The man in the test tube spoke, and the object was the girl standing in front of the test tube, who was invited by him to be the number one in Academy City in name—the super electromagnetic power of Tokiwadai. Cannon, "Among all the people who saw me for the first time, you are the only one who didn't express any surprise."[

"No, you misunderstood me. I'm surprised. Although I may be number one in Academy City, I don't think I'm qualified enough to be personally interviewed by the chairman. Have you received it? Should I be honored?"

The environment here really can't be described as beautiful, even nuclear radiation can't invade the airtight building, naturally there is no such thing as sunlight, but it is not dark here, because there are light sources replaced by technology everywhere.Abandoning some of the blessings from nature, giving up the gifts from Mother Earth, for some reason this made Miqin feel instinctively bored.

Why did I appear here?Regarding this issue, Miqin's brain has not been able to figure it out until now. Since it is already summer vacation, she reported to the 177 branch of the Disciplinary Committee as usual. She thought it would be another day of chatting, but she did not expect to be notified by the On behalf of the 177 branch, I participated in the special meeting of the Disciplinary Committee.

It was indeed a special meeting, and the venue was actually in this building, and there were only two people in the meeting, the hanging man opposite.

"You underestimate your own value too much, Misaka-san." Aleister said the words of praise in a non-joking tone, which did not make Mikoto happy.No one will be at ease when faced with such a weird scene, Aleister, the existence of this man is abnormal.

"Do you know, there are some small organizations in Academy City that exist daily to maintain peace. Of course, I'm not talking about the Disciplinary Committee and the Security Force. As the number one in Academy City, I think you also know qualifications and necessity."

These were Aleister's words, and Mikoto couldn't deny that, of course she knew what the chairman was talking about.

"Sure enough, you also know what I'm talking about—Anbe, this is not publicly recognized by our general council, but it does exist, and it also has the collective name of some organizations that exist, so what I want to say is, Misaka Classmate, do you have any idea of ​​joining Anbu?"

The reason why Anbu is called Anbu is because its organizational form, purpose of establishment, and internal members are not things that can be discussed on the bright side, but at this time the two are not hiding their fear.Although the Anbu organizations in Academy City cannot be said to be flooded, there are indeed several of them. They may all have different philosophies, and the same thing is to maintain the peace of the outer world of Academy City.

However, such a statement may be a bit glamorous, but Anbu itself is not such an aboveboard thing, because they will even go to any lengths for the mission, and they are definitely not "just partners" that can be used as positive materials.In fact, both Accelerator and Weiyuan Matter are members of Anbu, so it is not surprising that Mikoto will be invited.

"But when did you start caring about these little things, Chairman?"

No matter what Mikoto thinks about Anbe, or whether she is willing to join, first of all, for Aleister, who is really in charge of Academy City, whether a certain organization in Anbu adds a member is really just a trivial matter, so small that it is completely unnecessary for him Come and ask yourself.Although Mikoto's words were very rude, Aleister didn't mind it.

"Just a random question." Obviously Aleister really didn't care about this, and this was not the real reason why he called Mikoto

"You don't know the reason why you were called here. In fact, Academy City has encountered some difficult things."

"Troublesome?" Mikoto didn't expect Aleister to say such words so straight to the point. After all, as the highest level of the academy city, it would always be strange to say such weak words to students.But an existence like Aleister couldn't be considered with common sense.

"Misaka-san, you did a good job in your previous missions, I think you should also have a good understanding of the situation in Academy City."

"The situation in Academy City? What is the opposite of magic?"

The man standing upside down in the container heard the sound of an unknown machine in the quiet environment. All the life activities of the man depended on these machines for maintenance.In other words, as long as the machine stops, his life will also stop. This is a fragile form of existence, but it is also the most resolute, because it is said that he can reach the human limit of 700 years of life.

"The magic side, or the 'Clock Tower' and the 'Sanctuary Holy See', they are collectively referred to as the two major powers that occupy the world. But our Academy City is not the Hall of Thousand Monsters, nor the Forbidden City. in an overwhelmingly disadvantaged position.”[

Of course, Academy City is just a small dungeon. If you want to fight against the two major forces on the outside world, even simple players can flood this place.

"Of course, we have a good relationship with the Holy See, especially the British Puritans, while the Russian Protestantism and the Roman Orthodox Church maintain a superficial peace with us. The key is the 'Clock Tower'! The power of the Clock Tower Although it is called 'magic', it is correct to say that most of them should be magicians. In their world view, there are only five major magics in this world, corresponding to a total of five magicians. Like the two demon kings, these five magicians are the highest level of the clock tower."

"So, Mr. Chairman, don't you want me to deal directly with the Clock Tower this time?" Mikoto is still clear about how much she owns. To face the old monsters of the five great magicians who are close to their roots, even if all 7 lv5s in Academy City have no chance of winning.

However, Aleister nodded.

"What I want to talk about is the third method. A hundred years ago, the third magician Clow Rido passed away suddenly. It is said that he left a set of 'Kuro cards', which is the highest achievement of the third method. This set of Clow cards It has built a complete world system by itself, with limited possibilities. It is said that its successor will also be the next third magician. But the legend is an illusory legend after all. No one has ever really seen the Clow card. However, due to the vacancy of the third magician, the pursuit of the third method is what every magician yearns for. In the past, three famous families of magic arts united to create something called the 'Holy Grail'. Although the Holy Grail is far away It’s not as good as the Clow card, but it’s also close to the root.”

"In the near future, Dongmu City will hold a ceremony called 'Holy Grail War'. At that time, 7 magicians will participate in the battle, and the winner will receive the Holy Grail. To be honest, the third magician after the death of Culolido The seat is always vacant, this is the best situation for us in Academy City, so the Clock Tower must not be allowed to get the Holy Grail, this is what I, including all the directors of the Academy City General Council, want to ask you The number one of Academy City, I hope you can take the Holy Grail from the Holy Grail War, or destroy it if you have to."

Holy Grail War?Miqin finally understood what mission she had triggered. The Holy Grail War was held in the small Dongmu City, where heroes from all over the world could become servants!

"However, Mr. Chairman! You said that only magicians can participate in the Holy Grail War, and we superpowers are absolutely not allowed to use magic."

"It doesn't matter, superpowers don't have magic circuits, but they can be created with the help of external objects." Following the director's signal, Yubi Danxi walked from the side, and also brought Mikoto into the building. The guide of the building, at this moment, Jie Biao was holding a thick leather book and another strange box in his hand.

"This book is a magic tool. Of course, its principles cannot be understood by us on the scientific side. Misaka-san is very interested in games, right? If you want to make an analogy, magicians are like arcade machines, and we have superpowers. The other is a computer, and they are not compatible with the same game. And this prop is similar to an emulator, and the game that can only be run on the arcade can be carried on the computer through it. The book is engraved Three 'Command Spells', by which the Grail may be led to mistake you for a qualified magician."

This is simply a copy of the book of false ministers. With Aleister's title of "the greatest magician in hundreds of years" in the past, Miqin is not surprised that he can make such a thing.

"As for this box, it is a 'holy relic'. You need to understand this, Misaka-san. You only need to know that its function is to summon heroic spirits."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when Aleister spoke, Mikoto felt a faint sense of uneasiness, which was similar to a sixth sense feeling, but soon her attention was drawn away by other voices, because it was something she hadn't heard in a long time. Heard the sound from the mercury lamp.

After coming to the world of "Dream Village", this is the first time Miqin has received a mission from Mercury Lamp.

[Junior explorer Misaka Mikoto triggers the mission.

Mission Name: Holy Grail War

Task Difficulty: Level B (Bright Gold)

Task content: Go to Dongmu City to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War, capture or destroy the Holy Grail

Task reward: Reward points*500, martial arts secret book "Innate Skill" (intermediate level of heaven), note: this skill can transform acquired power (internal force, mana, chakra...) into innate power]

"Congenital Kungfu" is no stranger to this martial arts book. Anyone who has read "Shooting the Condor" will have the impression that it is the housekeeping skill of Wang Chongyang, the "supernatural power" and it is precisely because of this that he is ranked The first of the five absolutes.However, what Miqin is interested in is not these, but its function, which can transform acquired power—including mana into innate power. That is to say, as long as she has learned the "Innate Skill", she can finally learn it even as a witch. Martial arts cheats!