Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

65. Cinderella Ring

"That's it, Mecha Pegasus will be left to you to study. It would be great if you could help repair it~"

When he said this, even a person as cheeky as Lu Mingfei felt a little embarrassed.

Does this person still have to have sex for free?

Moriarty raised his eyebrows, obviously aware of this, but he was obviously not a person who would express his expression directly on his face. No matter what he thought in his heart, at least he did not show any dissatisfaction on the surface.

"If it is used as a proof of trust. No, if you think about it carefully, my companions will indeed be interested in the Chaldean technology. It can be considered a good deal."

Hearing what Moriarty said, Lu Mingfei relaxed slightly.

For a moment, I didn't know whether to admire Moriarty or Da Vinci for letting me say this.

Originally, in Lu Mingfei's opinion, the content of this meeting should have ended here.

Because there was no more content in the small notebook that Da Vinci stuffed into Lu Mingfei before he came, which meant that the conversation ended here.

Just when Lu Mingfei was about to say goodbye, Moriarty suddenly stopped him.

"Actually, I have a non-issue question that I would like to ask all future magicians."

Actually, I am not a magician, just an ordinary person from the future. Lu Mingfei subconsciously wanted to say this, but Lilim, who was standing in the position of secretary, pushed her waist hard, and the words were forced to swallow back.

"——Why 'Cinderella'?"

Lu Mingfei: "?"

Lilim: "?"

da Vinci:"?"

Lu Mingfei didn't know why he suddenly asked this, while Lilim and Da Vinci were puzzled. After thinking about this question again, they also felt confused.

"That being said, it seems quite strange."

Lilim murmured to herself,

"What the hell?" Lu Mingfei looked confused, "Don't be a Riddler, just talk like a human being. Is there anything wrong with this?"

“There is nothing wrong with it”

Lilim explained:

"There is nothing wrong with the matter itself, but it is different when looking at the current situation. Looking at it from the perspective of people in 1888, especially from the perspective of Miss Professor Moriarty, this is indeed a strange thing. thing."

"Yes." Moriarty nodded seriously, "Although I can make relative changes in the face of emergencies, I still feel unhappy when the original planned rhythm is disrupted - why 'Cinderella'? Why is the Holy Grail associated with ‘Cinderella’?”

"Why?" Lu Mingfei still didn't quite understand.

“Why Cinderella’s Grail and not ‘Alice’s Grail’?”

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei also felt that something was wrong.

Moriarty continued: "Before coming, my think tanks and I analyzed that the events that took place underground should be a hodgepodge of fairy tales, but the main mysterious elements should be from Alice in Wonderland. That's right, after all, there are a lot of Alice here, and the underground wonderland and other elements are also in line with the setting of "Alice in Wonderland". The most important thing is! Talking about the most popular fairy tale now! It must be "Alice in Wonderland" Ah! Cinderella is almost two hundred years old!"

Lu Mingfei finally understood what Moriarty meant.

To use a story as an analogy, it is probably that there is a lot of Alice in Wonderland content in the front, which attracts many audiences. However, when the audience opens the box and takes a look, they find that the things inside are different from what is described outside. Same thing - it's not that the Cinderella story is bad or not as classic as Alice, it's just weird.

The front and back were out of sync, and it suddenly made a sharp turn.

"You mean this might be some kind of clue?" Lu Mingfei asked tentatively.

Moriarty nodded seriously: "For us in this era, this may be a difficult point to explore, but you are the magicians of the future. From the perspective of the future, you can more macroscopically and objectively combine Alice and Alice. Compare Cinderella and find the reason. This is the task I entrust to you."

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What is so special about Alice in Wonderland in terms of mysticism?

Lilim had already told Lu Mingfei about this, and Lilim knew it from BB.

The entire story of "Alice in Wonderland" can be said to be a documentary novel with limited adaptation, but basically consistent with the facts - after all, there really is an underground world under London, and there are indeed many fantasy creatures in the underground world.

In this case, the real problem obviously lies in "Cinderella".

"Oh, by the way, that's just right. Lu Mingfei, you come alone to visit me."

Da Vinci seemed to have thought of something and asked everyone to return to their respective posts, except for Lu Mingfei who was summoned to his office.

When Lu Mingfei passed by, the classmates who didn't know the truth all cast comforting glances. Apparently they thought that Lu Mingfei, the unlucky guy, had been caught by another teacher for tutoring.

But this time we have something serious to talk about.

"I just suddenly remembered that I would like to take this opportunity to help you with some extra lessons. If you can learn this somewhat special 'subspecies magic', it may allow you to have more operational possibilities. Why did you suddenly Showing this expression?"

Lu Mingfei covered his face silently, then sighed and looked at Da Vinci with a 'dead' look. He was still very energetic when he came, but when he heard that he had to make up lessons, he suddenly became depressed again and sat aside feebly. He took a pen and paper and said "it's time to start" with his eyes.

Da Vinci couldn't laugh or cry.

"What are you doing with that expression? In fact, everyone is learning this technique except you. Although it is most likely just a 'magic' that is limited to this singular point, it will be ineffective when the singular point disappears. Concubine Ming, you should also listen to the lectures occasionally. Listen If you don't understand, just bite the bullet and listen more, and then you will definitely find that there are two main techniques taught in this school, one of which is the clever alchemy book you are learning, and the other is 'Cinderella's Magic' '."

"Oh, everyone is imitating 'Cinderella' and want to be 'Cinderella'?"

Lu Mingfei lay on the table, feeling weak:

"So many boys? How come one or two boys want to be princesses these days?"

"Actually, most boys call this 'magic' 'Princess Knight'."

"Then I will still be the Emperor of Ba Tong. Forget it, Da Vinci kisses you and you can say whatever you want. If you can learn how to do it, I will lose."

".I suddenly understand why Circe likes you so much."

"What?"

"She is the kind of person who likes to take care of others. You, a loser who exudes the aura of 'I need someone to take care of' all the time, must be able to satisfy her desires to a great extent."

"Are you praising me or hurting me?" Lu Mingfei yelled, "I'm not telling you, Da Vinci, do you think I've ever learned magic properly? This is called specializing in magic. I'm just not good at it. I'm not good at it. Every time I hear this kind of lesson, I want to sleep. Rather than studying this, won't it be the first Quidditch match in a few days? Have I confirmed with the members of the Mikazuki team? There are seven people together. ?"

Seeing Lu Mingfei running on the train again trying to avoid studying, Da Vinci could only knock on the table, interrupting Lu Mingfei's thoughts.

"'The heart that believes is your magic'"

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei suddenly became interested.

Da Vinci looked at him speechlessly: "You, you are often interested in some nonsense words. I am not here to make fun of you. I am really teaching you now, and this time it is not a 'magic' , but 'magic', it is possible to learn it without complicated study - let me demonstrate it to you first."

Da Vinci snapped his fingers.

The next moment, her appearance changed. Although the style of clothing was the same, it changed from women's style to men's style. The original face of Mona Lisa also changed into one that was very similar to her - more accurately, it was male. version of the Mona Lisa.

"Is this what you really look like? I've heard many people say that the Mona Lisa is actually a portrait by Leonardo da Vinci. I didn't expect it to be true?"

Da Vinci did not answer immediately, but his body changed again. In front of Lu Mingfei, he turned into a cat, a dog, a red-crowned crane and other animals. Finally, he turned into a maid wearing a maid uniform and carrying a backpack. .The young girl version of myself.

"That's pretty much it. That's the magic of 'Cinderella.'"

Seeing that Lu Mingfei's eyes were gradually gathering, and he seemed to be interested, Da Vinci was not in a hurry to change back to his original state, but snapped his fingers again, and his clothes also changed, turning into a bikini. Then little Da Vinci sat on the sofa and crossed his legs.

Lu's eyes followed the swaying big white legs involuntarily.

"Don't look, you can also learn it. This thing is relatively easy to do in this special point. It's just that everyone's 'transformation' is different. In fact, Chu Zihang, Xia Mi and Ou Erga Marie has learned the basics. Except for those international student teams that were later recruited by BB, people who were originally trapped in this fairy tale world can easily master this - [Cinderella's Magic]."

Cinderella's magic.

According to Leonardo da Vinci, Lu Mingfei may not know it clearly, but for the entire mysterious world, the story "Cinderella" is a mystery with epoch-making significance.

Why do you say that?

"If you deconstruct the story of "Cinderella" from a mysterious perspective and from a magician's perspective, what elements will you get that can be used as magic?"

Da Vinci did not show off and directly told Lu Mingfei the answer:

"Ordinary girl turns into a princess - 'Transformation'"

"The transformation will end once the time is up - 'time limit'"

"After the transformation, no one can accurately remember what Cinderella looked like - the 'price'"

"To put it all together, it means 'setting a time limit', 'paying a relative price', and then 'obtaining a short-term super-enhanced transformation' - the so-called 'Cinderella's Magic' is essentially this technique. "

"For you who live in the era of information explosion and have read too many fantasy stories, you may think that this is a very common setting, right?"

Lu Mingfei nodded subconsciously.

"But the actual situation is exactly the opposite. Before the story of "Cinderella" was born, this kind of magic of 'paying a price to obtain a short-term enhanced transformation' was very rare and was only in the hands of a few ethnic groups with special blood. The representative among them is the 'werewolf'."

"Magicians need materials to form spells to perform magic. Various magic formulas require a long process of accumulation and trial and error. Transformation spells were not well developed before. 'Time 'Restrict' and 'pay the price', these are common methods used to enhance the effects of spells. The former compresses most of the power and explodes it in a short period of time, while the latter is used in the sacrifice system."

"Although it's so easy to say now, in Lu Mingfei's era, this kind of setting was even worse in various stories, but for magicians who need to weave spells to perform magic, this is actually Very difficult thing - because there's no 'story' about it."

"There are many mythological stories with similar settings, but after the end of the Mythical Age, it is extremely difficult to recreate the mystery of the Mythical Age. Under such circumstances, doing such a thing is completely laborious and thankless."

"This problem continued until 1697, when Charles Perrault's The Tale of Mother Goose was published in Paris, which clearly stated the story and gave it considerable popularity - but it was not enough."

"It's not enough that the material appears. 'Cinderella's Magic' really became popular in the era we are living in now - the Victorian era. With the rise of democracy, a large number of small and medium-sized magician families went bankrupt and lost their jobs. Knowledge had to be sold, so a large number of new people influenced by democracy joined the world."

"How can a magician go bankrupt in large numbers?" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain.

"The situation is not what you think. It's not that there are magicians who don't want to make money through magic, but this kind of behavior will be sanctioned by the clock tower. Of course, the clock tower cannot control those big families, but under the guise of maintaining social order There is still the ability to ask for money from the royal family, and at the same time quarrel and embezzle various small and medium-sized families who are unable to stand up to the association."

It sounds really bad.

Da Vinci continued: "Most new people who enter the mysterious world rely on the public knowledge left by Hohenheim and start learning from alchemy to enter the mysterious world, but this is unsatisfactory-in the end, Ming Concubine, you have to remember one thing. Bloodline is indeed useful in the mysterious world, but it is never the most useful. The so-called 'descendants with excellent bloodlines' created by screening bloodlines are generally just ordinary excellent ones.

Almost all real super talents are self-taught by ordinary people with no background - which is commonly known as 'natural variation'. This aspect of knowledge will not be explained in depth.

In short, in this era, due to the influx of a large number of newcomers and the emergence of geniuses in the magic world, most of the old-school wealthy families are hiding in a low-key manner at this time, probably because they are afraid that their family magic will be accidentally used by others. Seeing through and stealing it, there are many who choose to introduce new talents, but soon, these new people are not satisfied with the constraints of traditional dogma

They began to be spontaneous, looking for new magic that was more in line with their personal style and without red tape - one of them was [Cinderella's Magic]. "

At this point, Lu Mingfei finally understood what Da Vinci meant.

"This kind of 'short-term super transformation with a time limit and a price to pay' - magic, is actually a thing that didn't exist until the 19th century?"

"That's right, Concubine Ming, and not only that, after that, there were more and more spells using [Cinderella's Magic] as the underlying core code, and it has actually become a special school of [Transformation Magic] , but because this thing has no clear copyright and is completely open source, anyone can use it directly. Until modern times, [Cinderella's Magic] has also been widely used, even Lu Mingfei has many around you."

"by my side?"

"Yes, for example, Su Xiaoqiang's 'dress-up magic'. I don't know how the devil in your body gave Su Xiaoqiang this power, but from my objective point of view as a magician, every time Su Xiaoqiang activates the dress-up magic There are obvious traces of [Cinderella] - in addition, Mashu's sub-servant transformation and Lu Mingfei's heroic knight transformation, although it is basically invisible that they have been magically modified. It’s a prototype, but the underlying code inside is the same as [Cinderella’s Magic].”

After listening to such a long course, Lu Mingfei felt that it was rare for him to understand it, and then he summarized it in one sentence:

"So [Magical Girl] and [Kamen Rider] are both [Cinderellas]!?"

"In fact, from the perspective of magicians, those human beings who transform into Ultraman through transformation devices are also typical [Cinderellas]." Leonardo da Vinci said.

Lu Mingfei was unprepared and an image of Ultraman wearing a gorgeous princess dress appeared in his mind.

It’s so annoying!

Lu Mingfei rubbed his eyes vigorously.

"Listen up, Concubine Ming. It's always right to give it a try. This technology was originally a relatively complex advanced technology, but in this unique point, because of the characteristics of the fairy tale world - as long as you think about it, it's possible to turn this feeling into something..." [Magic] for [Cinderella’s transformation].”

"Although it will definitely disappear when this singularity ends, at least within this singularity, this trick may have unexpected effects. In addition to clever alchemy, you'd better learn it."

"[Cinderella's Magic]"

What can you change by transforming yourself?

Lu Mingfei fell into deep thought,

Speaking of which, Chu Zihang and Xia Mi seem to have learned it? Lu Mingfei planned to check on other people's situation, maybe it could be used as a reference.

——to be continued!