Waver Velvet entered the pub, wondering how in the name of the Root he was supposed to recognize the person he was to meet without some kind of description.
No sooner did he do so, however, then he recognized a certain decrepit old man. "Zouken Makiri, I presume?" he asked, taking the seat readied for him.
"You've done your research boy," Zouken smiled. "I trust you also realize the point of this meeting then."
"Perhaps I do, now," replied Waver. "The Grail War, isn't it?"
"Indeed. As one of the three founding families, the Matou have both the right and the responsibility to enter the competition."
"And why should I be interested in serving as your proxy?"
"I am the last of the three who created and established the Heaven's Feel. Even the Einzbern, who were the ones who were the driving force behind it, have forgotten their true goal. Indeed, only the Tohsaka still retain the purity of their motives."
"So why me, then?"
The essay Zouken dropped on the table in response was unmistakable. "That's..."
"Indeed it is. A rather interesting piece of work. A bit naive, perhaps." He glanced up, momentarily catching Waver's gaze. "Or did you really expect those ivory tower academics to react positively to the notion that they could've been advancing their families so much faster than simply generation by generation? In any case, you're very outspoken about your views, so you really shouldn't be surprised that there were those who decided to ensure that they acquired a copy of your work."
"He never even bothered to look at it. Three years of research, plus another year to properly analyze my findings, and 'Lord' El-Melloi simply destroys it out of hand."
"And now he plans to take part in the Fourth Heaven's Feel. I know you're interested lad. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't certain of that. In fact, I daresay that you would've taken the catalyst your teacher acquired to summon that Servant yourelf."
Nothing more really needs be said, except, perhaps, to note that even as Waver was winging over Asia, Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi and his fiancee Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri were opening a particular package specially ordered from Macedonia.
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(Posted Fri, 12 Jul 2013 07:31)
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