Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

47. Lu Mingfei Potter and Cinderella’s Holy Grail

——Sirius

The amorous maid in Azur Lane is not right.

I mean.

This is a special star, the brightest star in the sky besides the sun, and therefore has a unique place in mythology and culture around the world.

In China, even Lu Mingfei knows by heart the popular poem "Jiangchengzi" written by Su Shi: "I will draw the eagle's bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf".

After all, you have to take the exam.

This poem uses Sirius as a metaphor to refer to Xixia, which threatened the northwest border of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, although it is considered a disaster in China, it is different in other regions.

In ancient Egypt, every rise of Sirius meant the flooding of the Nile River. For the Egyptian civilization that relied on the large amounts of nutritious soil brought by the flooding of the Nile River for farming, Sirius became an important god of agriculture and was associated with the goddess of heaven. Isis made the connection.

In fact, almost all of the many temples in Egypt point to this star, including the famous Great Temple of Dendera.

In Roman (Greek) culture, Sirius, as the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, is often regarded as the 'dog of the god Orion'. The god Orion has been regarded as a hunter who drives away disaster beasts and protects civilization since ancient times. symbol.

In American culture, it is a 'guardian dog', in Hawaii it is called the 'Queen of Heaven', and in India it is the incarnation of Shiva, one of the three-phase gods.

That is to say.

In almost all cultures, Sirius is considered to be a star related to 'hunters' and 'hunting bows', and 'driving away harmful beasts', except in China, which is indeed regarded as a disaster star as the 'Omen of the Lord's Invasion' , the light of Sirius almost always has a strong meaning of protection.

In fact, in Chinese star mythology, Sirius belongs to Jingsu. Jingsu is one of the twenty-eight constellations in Chinese mythology. It is the first of the seven constellations in the south [Suzaku]. There are eight stars. This star is bright and represents the prosperity of the country and the peace of the world. Peaceful, if the color changes, there will be turmoil.

Sirius is too bright and is considered a sign of invasion. But it would be strange if it didn't have a similar meaning.

In fact, bright fire has been important in driving away wild beasts at night and protecting human safety since ancient times. Therefore, the Sirius star that is combined with this——

"Leave aside things like spells, magic tends to be conceptual. In other words, the essence of magic is an extension of culture. The light of Sirius is the light of justice that drives away evil and disasters. As long as there is a similar culture, It can be established as magic!"

Translated into human language, it means that you can use the concept of Sirius to create a powerful "protection spell against demonic objects".

Then there were some things that Lu Mingfei didn't understand: "The light of Sirius is the strongest protective force besides Orion when humans face threats beyond the stars." "The environment of this fairy tale world has greatly reduced the power of many spells." "Difficulty of establishing conditions" and the like.

But Lu Mingfei sort of heard one thing. Olga Marie sort of listened to what he said before (exclusive/copied) from Sakura Girl, but not all of it.

Having said all that, isn't it because I feel guilty for those android children, so I want to do something and give them something to make up for it, right?

never mind.

This was within Sakura Girl's expectation. It would be better to say that if one word can really put aside the uneasiness of conscience, then Olga Marie should not be called Olga Marie, but should be called Lu Mingfei.

Forget it, let's leave it at that. In his spare time during the investigation, Lu Mingfei didn't mind helping Olga Marie look for materials to make this protective spell called Sirius' Light.

Listening to the name, Lu Mingfei feels like the magic of the Sagittarius Star Light used by Olga Marie during King Arthur's Battle of Fuyuki.

After all, it’s a type of celestial magic, right?

"Although I can't make a perfect 'Command Spell' like my father's, which can even forcibly extend the life of a dead person, I can still make it as a guardian spell!"

"Yes, yes. Although I know that Miss you are proud to show off and prove something, I am a fool and don't understand it at all."

"So you should also study hard."

"But I believe in you. Even if you don't understand, I will help you."

Olga Marie: "."

"Anyway, we have a lot of time, so just say whatever you need - oh, by the way, you must tell us if you want to help. The same goes for going out to find materials. After all, that weird mist and Barbatos may appear at any time. You are doing this out of kindness. I know, but if you are in danger and need rescue, then you are doing something bad with good intentions!"

".Um!"

Olga Marie stared at Lu Mingfei with piercing eyes.

Even if she didn't say it, Lu Mingfei confidently guessed that he must have a part in this protective spell of Sirius' light.

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There is still plenty of time. This statement is indeed true.

The little devil seemed to have given some vague information to Lu Mingfei and others before, including the mention that the power of nursery rhymes was related to the fifth magic - that is, the power related to 'time'.

Thanks to the existence of some "love warrior" writers such as Andersen, fairy tales often do not end happily. For a simple little girl, when she knows that the ending of the story is a tragedy, They will choose to close the book and start from the beginning next time.

As long as you rewind each time before reaching the tragic passage, the tragedy will not come (be seen).

This is actually a bit like an ostrich mentality, but it also explains why Lu Mingfei frequently experienced rewinding after entering this singular point.

In fact, this kind of rewinding phenomenon occurs whether it is the time when he established a good relationship with Lilim or the time when he intervened in the battle between Eri and Mikazuki.

Through constant trial and error, Lu Mingfei confirmed the location where Lilim was in danger. Through constant trial and error, Lu Mingfei occupied the location where Eriyi and Mikazuki fought.

Others didn't know, and Lu Mingfei didn't think it was good, so he didn't mention it. He just mentioned that there would be this kind of rewinding phenomenon, but he didn't mention the failed endings he experienced in the constant repetition.

Lu Mingfei didn’t know the specific outcome of the battle between Eri Yi and Mikazuki, but if Lu Mingfei had not arrived in time, the entire neighborhood in that area would have been destroyed by Eri Yi’s Word Spirit [Judgment], and countless people would have been killed. Caught in it, everything was destroyed.

There were actually a lot of pitfalls in that incident, because Lu Mingfei didn't know the outcome of the battle between the two sides. He only knew that once Eriyi + Lilim + Platycodon + Nagao Kagetora were forced into a desperate situation, Eriyi was originally killed by the nursery rhyme. The word spirit that was temporarily suppressed and sealed in the fairy tale world was activated, and then it was destroyed along with the surroundings and entered the badend.

Then it rolled back.

Because the papers have been retracted, even if Lu Mingfei asked several parties involved who are now companions, they would not know.

(If you think about it this way, is it possible that which Mikazuki is so powerful that Lilim, Kikyo, and Nagao Kagetora combined can't defeat them? Kikyo can actually restrain evil spirits like them, right?)

(No, it’s also possible that if I didn’t arrive in time to organize a misunderstanding, some dangerous third party would intervene.)

It's not like Lu Mingfei didn't want to use the retrieval to investigate the truth.

But as if being targeted, Lu Mingfei would immediately rewind every time he failed to arrive in time. But once he arrived in time, it would be over. The misunderstanding was resolved, everyone stopped fighting, and the rewind phenomenon did not occur.

After asking about the content of their battle, Lu Mingfei still felt that if he had arrived too late, a third party would have intervened in the battle, such as the demon god Barbatos who appeared with the mist.

After all, according to their captain's situation, Mikazuki was actually beaten by Nagao Kagetora, right?

Moreover, Lu Mingfei also felt that he should not rely too much on this power of rewinding.

As the second-oldest thorny ape, he has read a lot of stories about reincarnation and retrospection. He knows deeply that the most terrifying thing in such stories is that the protagonist relies too much on trial and error of rewinding, and then one day the power of rewinding suddenly disappears. .

"Brother~Tong Yao is a good boy~"

you shut up.

Anyway, Lu Mingfei doesn't intend to rely too much on this unreliable power, and he doesn't know when it will lose control and fail.

At least Lu Mingfei's simulated Sakura Girl personality was warning him this way.

However, it seems that due to the same principle, due to the influence of the nursery rhyme's time-traveling Noble Phantasm [Permanent Mechanism: Girl's Empire], the time of the entire underground magic academy and the London city above the ground are also separated.

Lu Mingfei originally thought that he would be able to go back to the ground to investigate after a weekend break.

But when I turned around, I was told by Teacher Circe that if I wanted to go out, I would have to wait until next month.

But don’t worry about the lag caused by isolation.

Because of the magic effect that envelopes the academy, a month in the Magic Academy is equal to a day in the outside world. Only on the holiday day of each month, the time flow rate of both parties will return to normal.

This casual and chaotic setting reminded Lu Mingfei of the Spiritual Time Room, a holy place of cultivation in "Dragon Ball".

"This magic is called 'Cinderella'." Teacher Circe said.

What Cinderella (Cinderella)?

I know someone who only knows "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls".

I go! Amazing! This is what was mentioned when fighting Barbatos before because Lu Mingfei now uses the puppet body of a nursery rhyme, so he can directly affect the entire fairy tale stage (Barbatos uses this to gain power from Lu Mingfei’s impression) )?

Not long after Lu Mingfei complained like this, he turned around and saw an NPC girl who looked exactly like Shibuya Rin from "The Idol Master Cinderella Girls" passing by.

By the way, besides that, Lu Mingfei also met the girl Ye Ye from "Smart Girls Will Not Get Hurt".

Nursery Rhyme Your precious phantom is also very useful, right?

Although they are not real people, they are just the impressions in Lu Mingfei's mind that have been realized, but if you don't know these, communicating with them is no different from real people.

Anyway.

Because of the effect of this magical treasure of nursery rhymes, even if Lu Mingfei wanted to go out to London to investigate, it would take him physically the equivalent of a month.

You can only go out to investigate for one day a month.

What kind of strange game rules are these?

Is there any important plot development or clues about the school?

Answer: Yes

While waiting for the January one-day holiday to arrive, Lu Mingfei was obsessed with making up for lessons by Circe. He didn't even have time to go out to look for new materials to make potions. In the past few days, it was probably the first day of school. One Sunday, Lu Mingfei, who was hopeless, heard Principal Babbage ask Teacher Circe to announce this at the weekly morning meeting:

"As usual, the 'Cinderella Girls Cup' in the first half of the year has officially started. Students who are interested in participating can register on their own. After passing the review, we will grant them the qualification to participate in the 'Cinderella Girls Cup'. Girls can Time to take action! Use your charm to conquer your sweetheart! Your every move will be seen by your classmates. Actively participating in school activities will help improve your evaluation. The one with the highest number of votes will become the Xiandu of this session. Rilla'"

"Boys don't have to be discouraged. As usual, the 'Romeo Boys Cup' event will be held in the second half of the year. All children, regardless of grade, should actively participate!"

In the audience, Lu Mingfei was so exhausted by the tutoring that he was lying on the table. To the naked eye, Lu Mingfei looked like a 'puddle of mud'.

When I was still complaining: "What is this "Lu Mingfei Potter and the Cinderella Cup"?"

After hearing the next words, Lu Mingfei felt bad.

"Each contestant will be cast under the spell of a 'Cinderella Girl'. Bad behavior will cause the spell to be broken. Only the lady who maintains her identity as a 'Cinderella Girl' until the end and gets the highest number of votes will be able to break the spell." Only then can we win this year’s prize—that’s it! This [Holy Grail]!”

"What the hell are you talking about!!!????"

Lu Mingfei's piercing scream drowned out the strange looks of all the teachers and students present.

Lu Mingfei was in a state of confusion. He no longer cared about whether this was a joke or not. Wait, so there was so much that happened before that I forgot about it.

BB does seem to have mentioned that in addition to the Holy Grail on BB's own BB League, there is another Holy Grail hidden somewhere, and this hidden location.

Is this actually here? !

Are you actually going to compete in this way? ?

The Holy Grail is not dropped after defeating the final BOSS, but must be obtained through this method?

Is this difficult?

This time, we have to win the ‘Cinderella Cup’ while investigating the truth behind the anomaly at the London Singularity?

"You have to be a lady too! Potter!"

Circe Snape glared at Lu Mingfei Potter.

What the hell is it to be a lady!

Lu Mingfei thought about his friends.

Hidden criminal Lilim, violent orangutan Mordred, lustful hungry ghost Melxin (Mikazuki)

Kikyo, who has the most ladylike feeling, cannot participate as a ghost, so it seems that the only candidates left are

Lu Mingfei looked at Olga Marie.

Olga Marie also looked at Lu Mingfei, and the two sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding.

"It's up to you to be the Cinderella girl Olga!"

"Let me help Mikazuki become a Cinderella girl!"

"".""

There is absolutely no tacit understanding in withdrawing the preamble.

——to be continued!