CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

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Chapter 219 Your Father Doesn't Want You Anymore

The thing Shiro Emiya feared did not happen.

When Quinn saw Europa II's figure appear in the magic projection, he knew that he had made a mistake. He shouldn't have listened to Mordred and made a third call before the second call was connected.

Sigh, I've been affected by that despicable nightmare again, and I've started to become paranoid.

Inwardly lamenting his miscalculation, Quinn quickly composed himself. Although the meeting with Europa II was somewhat hasty, it was inevitable that they would meet sooner or later, and he wouldn't be at a loss because of this unavoidable situation.

"It's not about using her to the extreme; this is just basic instruction. Bai's learning ability is much better than yours was back then, so I'm naturally willing to let her gain experience earlier."

Faced with Europa II's words, which carried a hint of provocation and sowing discord, Quinn didn't hold back and viciously stabbed his own daughter in the back. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentences.)

But these words had little effect on the current Europa II. After nearly a thousand years of experience, Europa II was no longer the naive child he once was. The mature emperor smiled slightly and frankly admitted his shortcomings back then, "Indeed, Minister Wei is more like you than I am. To be honest, I even doubt whether she is my sister."

What vicious words!

Quinn's expression was unpredictable, but he was already filled with fear. At the same time, he was glad that Morgan was currently engrossed in the runes and was not watching from the sidelines. Otherwise, based on that statement alone, he would definitely be in trouble tonight.

“Morgan isn’t with me, so you don’t need to test me anymore. To be honest, I only contacted Emiya so she could tell me about your recent situation. Now that we’ve met, why don’t you just say it yourself?”

Seeing that his daughter's level was already on par with his own, Quinn flexibly changed his attitude, adopting the demeanor of a loving father, leaving Shiro Emiya on the other side of the projection dumbfounded. What surprised him even more was that Europa II also adopted the appearance of a filial daughter.

"Thanks to the legacy you left me, life in Britain is very stable. No one dares to disobey my orders or defy my will. The unrest in the Germanic regions has been quelled, and the disaster relief and reconstruction work is going exceptionally smoothly. Bavanshi is still searching for my godmother who has been deceived, and Melyuchina has also fulfilled her responsibilities as the Sword of the Kingdom, cleaning up those disloyal nobles for me. In addition, there is the good junior sister you gave me, who is capable of doing the work of a palace minister. I am now quite leisurely."

"As you can see, if you hadn't come to bother me, I would still be enjoying fine wine and desserts with Lord Weigong right now. On the contrary, you and Mother must be having a hard time in Northern Europe. Why don't I have Meluccina send you some wine specially supplied by France?"

Her seemingly amicable words, yet revealing her understanding of the situation in Northern Europe, once again caught Quinn's eye. Even though Europa II's various actions proved that she was a formidable opponent for Quinn, it was hard not to feel proud to see his daughter grow up to this level.

"No need, I'll come and get it myself."

Seemingly sensing his father's feelings, Europa II smiled sincerely as he spoke, "When will you be coming? I can't wait."

The casual conversation between the two made Shiro Emiya tremble with fear and dared not speak, but it was quite jarring to Mordred. Although she had hidden herself when the magical projection appeared, and only a small part of her figure was detected by the magic, making it impossible for Europa II to see her face, Mordred still felt uneasy watching this woman, who looked more mature than herself, talk to Quinn in a seemingly telepathic manner.

Although it's normal for the two to be on the same wavelength, Mordred still felt annoyed and couldn't help but click her tongue. Even though the sound was quite faint, most people would probably just think it was a hallucination, but it sounded particularly loud to Europa II.

Europa II, who had been full of enthusiasm and was looking forward to exchanging a few sarcastic remarks with Quindo to relieve his impatient desire, suddenly fell silent, his calm expression now shrouded in astonishment and confusion.

"...Father, who is that beside you?"

Europa II immediately looked seriously at the dark figure in the corner of Quinn's side in the projection in front of her. Even though she could only barely make out half of the figure's outline and could not make out its specific appearance at all, her instincts were frantically alarming her, warning her that the dark figure was definitely the most threatening existence to her.

“My servant,” Quinn replied calmly.

"A dead man? Father, you don't expect a dead man to help you defeat me, do you?"

The inexplicable sense of crisis caused Europa II to completely abandon her previous pretense. Her originally respectful tone was now filled with impatience and anxiety. The moment she uttered those words, even Europa II herself was shocked by her loss of composure. But even when she realized that her mindset was off, she did not try to make amends. Nearly a thousand years of ruling had made her trust her instincts implicitly.

But this answer angered Mordred.

"So what if someone is dead?!"

Unable to contain himself, the rebellious knight cursed aloud and emerged from the shadows.

As that face appeared, Europa II's face turned completely to horror and astonishment. A huge panic attacked the emperor's heart, leaving her at a loss. She had thought that the source of the crisis might be some kind of warrior who would be remembered in history, but she never thought that the person standing next to Quinn was actually... another version of herself.

"How is this going?"

"What's going on? What else could it be?" Mordred, whose true nature had already been exposed, simply stopped trying to hide it. Her inner desires led her to reach out and hook her arm around Quinn's neck like a good buddy. "I am you. Your old man didn't want you anymore, so he called me here to replace you as emperor."

As soon as this was said, everyone fell silent.

"Not really..."

Quinn tried to speak, but before he could finish, he saw that Europa II's originally golden eyes had turned crimson, with vertical pupils resembling those of a reptile.

On the other end of the projection, Shiro Emiya remained silent. If Quinn, who was behind the projection, only noticed the change in Europa II's eyes, then Shiro, who was right next to Europa II at this moment, was the one who could most directly feel the emperor's mood. The killing intent emanating from the emperor had already increased the concentration of true ether in the air, and the magic power, which was almost condensed into liquid, was making it hard for her to breathe.

Europa II was furious.

Chapter 220 Gu, Kill Me!

My life is like walking on thin ice...

Unsure if she would ever leave the Prime Minister's office alive, Shiro Emiya had emptied her mind and began to replay her life in a blur. Past events flashed through her mind, and the chilling killing intent around her made her feel as if she were standing on a frozen lake, about to fall into the abyss at any moment.

But her illusions were quickly shattered.

"What, you're getting impatient already?"

Before Europa II could speak, Mordred continued to communicate remotely. Perhaps due to the spiritual connection between Master and Servant, Mordred had mastered the Internet Six Arts that had been buried deep in Quinn's DNA for a long time without being taught.

"Why should I be in a hurry about a fake?" Europa II gritted his teeth, his anger no longer concealed. "You don't think you can fool me with such a lie, do you?"

Mordred scoffed at this. "So what if you're so hard to handle? Then why are you angry?"

"you!"

"happy."

Before she had even exhausted her six arts, Europa II was already furious to the extreme. She had never imagined that she would encounter such a thing. Her anger ignited her reason. Looking at the figure on the projection, who was arm in arm with her father and looked exactly like her, her body trembled. The words uttered by that woman who resembled her were like the kiss of a venomous snake, making her panic and confusion.

'Your father doesn't want you anymore, I've come to take your place.'

Replace... Replace...

That position should have been mine.

Europa II's gaze lingered on Mordred's arm, which was draped around Quinn's neck. Her intense hostility rendered her powerless to control herself; in an instant, the uncontrollable magic emanating from the emperor shook the entire palace, and the fragile magical projection became intermittent. (The last two lines appear to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated text.)

Meanwhile, Mordred on the other end of the projection seemed to realize that the magical communication was being disrupted and would soon be cut off. She suddenly burst into laughter, pressed herself against Quinn, and, looking like a blond-haired taunter, said, "Seriously, your father and I get along very well. I really like..."

Before she could finish speaking, the magical projection was scattered in the surging of chaotic magic. In Europa II's rage, Shiro Emiya could no longer breathe. The extremely dense True Aether made her dizzy and she staggered to her knees, gasping for air.

"Mei Liuqina, call Mei Liuqina here!"

An angry roar echoed throughout the palace. The emperor's fury was so palpable that it shook the earth. London and the British Isles trembled literally at that moment. Shiro Emiya barely managed to raise his head to look at Europa II, who was standing close by, only to find that increasingly obvious inhuman signs were appearing on the other's face.

Dragon horns, seemingly piercing the sky, had already emerged from his golden crown of hair, and crimson dragon scales began to spread from his cheeks. If he didn't still possess a human form, Shiro Emiya would have thought that what stood before him was a furious red dragon—no, that's not right…

In a daze, Shiro Emiya, barely maintaining his senses, suddenly noticed that between Europa II's dragon horns, on the crown forged from gold, sapphires, and many other precious metals, numbers that shouldn't exist had appeared.

Oh no, the teacher was right.

Having clearly seen the three obvious 6s, Shiro Emiya peacefully closed his eyes and completely fainted.

Even after Shiro Emiya fell into a coma, the extremely noticeable tremors did not stop; instead, they spread rapidly from the British court to the entire independent world.

In just a moment, Quinn, far away in Northern Europe, was shaken and became unsteady by the sudden tremor beneath his feet. Mordred, who had just been arrogantly provoking him, felt even more uneasy and had a bad premonition.

"…What is going on?"

"An earthquake caused by the earth's veins stirring." Feeling the earthquake coming and going quickly beneath his feet, Quinn sighed, "You really know how to cause me trouble. Now look what's happened, she's angry."

"What? You mean this earthquake was caused by another version of me?"

Mordred, who had been enjoying his boastful talk, was dumbfounded.

No, are the differences between people really that big?

“Clearly, you’ve made a huge mistake.” Quinn glared at his servant. “Originally, she wouldn’t have taken us seriously, but you’ve accelerated the conflict between us. If we lose, it’ll be your fault.”

Faced with this responsibility, Mordred hesitated, but she was also well aware that her taunts just now seemed to have gone a bit too far. However, she really didn't expect that her other self would be so easily provoked. To be honest, if it were her, she would also be angry if she heard those words, but not to the point of... well, she would definitely fight to the death.

"I was wrong."

After a few seconds of silence, Mordred readily admitted her mistake. Just as she herself said, she was very satisfied with Quinn, even quite fond of him. Quinn was one of the few people in her memory who best suited her taste and was genuinely kind to her. She didn't want to ruin her relationship with Quinn.

Mordred's straightforward admission of wrongdoing surprised Quinn, who raised an eyebrow in disbelief. He had expected Mordred to try to make excuses, but...

"Mainly, my other self said something really irritating, and I couldn't hold back."

Okay, Mordred is still Mordred.

Looking at Mordred, who had just admitted her mistake and was now trying to shirk responsibility, Quinn shook his head. Although this matter came unexpectedly, Quinn was not about to fly into a rage. The decisive battle with Europa II was inevitable, and Mordred's actions had only brought it forward a little. However, this slight advance would not affect the overall situation, since the Nordic countries were almost completely unified.

Moreover... Quinn never expected that Europa II could actually influence the ley lines of the entire Europe. He originally thought it was just his daughter's arrogant words, but now Mordred's provocation has, in a sense, helped Quinn clear a landmine, proving that Europa II was not lying.

However, this girl still needs to be punished to teach her a lesson.

So Quinn spoke up.

"It's alright, I'm not angry."

"Really?"

"Yeah, anyway, I won't take the blame for her anger, nor will I fight her one-on-one. Don't forget, I'm just a magician with no strength to even kill a chicken. You're my servant. In the end, it's you who will have to go head-to-head with Europa II. Are you ready to fight her one-on-one in London?"

The arrogant blond-haired boy, who had been so cocky not long ago, froze on the spot. After a few seconds, he let out a painful groan.

"Gulp, you might as well just kill me."

Chapter 221 Emiya: If you want me dead, just say so.

"You really intend to send her to duel with our daughter?"

Morgan stared at Quinn in disbelief, wondering if he had misheard because he was too engrossed in studying the primordial runes.

Of course it's fake.

Quinn rolled his eyes at his wife speechlessly. "How could that be? Even if you asked me to duel that kid, I might not be able to win, let alone Mordred."

"Then why do you want me to prepare weapons that will enable her to win?" Morgan asked, puzzled.

Just minutes before, while she was busy studying the secrets of runes, Quinn brought Mordred into her makeshift laboratory, saying that Mordred should go and fight Europa II one-on-one, and at the same time, she entrusted her to make Mordred an armament that was no less powerful than the Starforged Holy Sword, which made Morgan's scalp tingle.

As the biological mother of Europa II and a witness to his nearly thousand-year reign, Morgan believed that Mordred, from Pan-Human History, was incomparable to her daughter. Whether in terms of personality, ability, or strength, Europa II could easily crush Mordred. She simply couldn't understand why her husband would suggest that Mordred should duel his woman.

Isn't this sending Mordred to his death?

She initially thought it was just a joke her husband was playing, but when her eyes met Quinn's, her bewitching gaze told her that Quinn was serious.

The man before her truly wanted her to forge a divine weapon for Mordred that could defeat his daughter. But just as she was doubting her own ears and Quinn's sanity, Quinn displayed a completely different attitude. Now, Morgan's brain was truly struggling to keep up.

“I’m already having enough trouble researching runes. If you just want to amuse me, you can find another way, like helping me relieve some stress tonight…”

"It's not exactly a pastime. I do intend to have Mordred challenge our daughter, but I don't expect her to win. I just need her to stand in front of our daughter so that she can lose her mind. You didn't see the expression on our good daughter's face when she saw Mordred. I was scared by her. Not long ago, she was willing to play with me for a while, but now, I'm afraid she's going to go all out."

Saying things that left Morgan speechless, Quinn revealed his thoughts. Although Europa II's strength exceeded his expectations, the situation just now also made him discover Europa II's weaknesses.

As the saying goes, "To conquer a city is inferior to to conquer a mind," and this theory applies everywhere. The same principle applies to dealing with Europa II. Once Europa II loses his mind, he will inevitably do things that he would not normally do, such as launching a war against the Norse without any justification. And that is exactly what Quinn is after.