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[The se shifts to reveal a young girl with ptinum-blonde hair seated regally in a high-backed chair. Opposite her stands Waver Velvet, now older, worn, and mature, bound with his hands behind his back, showing ance.]
["So, you're Waver Velvet my brother's disciple."]
[The girl's tone is calm, her gaze pierg. "My brother's death… it's ected to you."]
["Who are you?" Waver asks, frowning in fusion. He clearly doesn't reize the young girl before him.]
[The girl begins reting her past, her voice steady but detached.]
[Her name is Reines El-Melloi Archisorte, and she has retly bee the de facto head of the El-Melloi family.]
[Following the untimely death of Lord Kayh Archibald during the Fourth Holy Grail War, the El-Melloi fa was left in disarray. External forces desded, seizing family properties and assets, and numerous branches abahe family altogether, leaving behind nothing but a tainted name and an overwhelming amount of debt.]
[In an attempt to preserve what remained of the El-Melloi legacy, the remnants of the fa sought a successor to i the family's magic crest. After much effort, they found Reines, only six years old at the time, with a high affinity for the family's magical lineage.]
[To secure her cim, the Archibald family decred Reines as Lord Kayh's adopted sister through a voluted legal process. This maneuver ehat the Archibald bloodliais ties to the El-Melloi hough Reines herself, in defiance, tio use the surname "Archisorte."]
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Waver: "So… Reines is the one who ied the position. No wonder she's ag like a miniature monarch."
The King of querors: "Hahaha! Little Waver, it seems your teacher left behind more plications than you bargained for."
Meanwhile, Kayh, watg the video from some otherworldly vantage point, remembers the young Reihough she came from a minor branch of the family, she had shown a natural aptitude fecraft. Despite her young age, Reines possessed high-quality magic circuits and was born with a rare Mystic Eye, a prized trait even among magi.
Mystic Eyes are magical abilities imbued into the eyes of some individuals, allowing them to perceive or influehe world iraordinary ways. There are three types: innate, acquired, and artificial.
Reines was born with her Mystic Eyes, though the cause remains unknown. Some Mystic Eyes, like hers, ma from birth; others develop through intense experiences or are artificially created through magical procedures. The most famous example of an acquired Mystic Eye is Ryougi Shiki's "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," which allow her to perceive the cept of "death." Among artificial Mystic Eyes, those crafted by legendary magi like Merlin, Solomon, and the Wise Kings are the most renowned, vision into the past, present, and future respectively.
The King of querors: "Your teacher's demise was all but assured in the Holy Grail War… it feels like destiny."
Waver: "Teacher Kayh died in the Grail War…"
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The video rets the brutal details of Kayh's death, brought about after being struck by Kiritsugu Emiya's in Bullet, which destroyed his magic circuits a him crippled. Faced with such a loss of power and dignity, Kayh had little reason to return to the Mage's Association. His pride and honor left him no choice but to fight to the bitter end.
Kayh is haunted by thoughts of what became of his fiancée, So-Ui, in his absehough he had prepared himself for death, he hoped that So-Ui would have returned safely to the Mage's Association, as she had not participated directly in the War.
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[In the present, Reines fronts Waver.]
["Yes, my teacher's death is indeed lio me," Waver says solemnly, l his gaze. "Had I not stolen his relic, perhaps I would have never ehe Grail War, and he might still be alive today."]
[Reines' eyes narrow, her gaze sharp. "You're awfully ho about it. Do you uand what's awaiting you?"]
["Perhaps it's to pay with my life," Waver replies, a slight tremor in his voice. "I'm prepared for that… but if possible, I would still like to live. There are things I haven't yet fulfilled."]
[Reines' expression shifts, a hint of curiosity in her voice. "Oh? And what would those be?"]
[Waver looks down, his tone being heavier. "It's a promise… a promise I made to someone."]
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The King of querors: "Hah! So my little Waver has learhe weight of loyalty. I'm proud of you!"
Waver: "You're not the oo get seal…"
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[Reines leans back, a mischievous smile tugging at her lips. "Well, in that case, I have a fitting way for you to atone."]
[Her eyes gleam with pyful menace as she tinues, "From this day forward, you will bear the El-Melloi family's debt. All of it."]
["And as for the family's magical crests and in seals, I'll only ask that you restore about half of what we lost."]
[Waver doesn't flinch, his answer immediate. "Uood. I accept."]
[Watg the se unfold, Waver's older self shudders. Reines, with her deceptively i smile and keen sense of manipution, roving to be far sharper and craftier than she seemed at first gnce.]
["One more thing," Reines adds, her tone shifting. She fixes Waver with an inteare. "Until I e of age and formally i the position, I'll need someoo… stand in as the El-Melloi family's representative."]
[Waver's faches, a look of horror dawning on him. "Wait… you don't mean…"]
[Reines' smile turns devilish. "Yes, precisely. Until I'm ready, you will serve as the Lord of El-Melloi."]
[Leaning back, she regards him with a victorious glint in her eye. "Or should I start calling you… 'Dear Onii-'?"]
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Kayh: "So this is how Waver ended up iing my title…"
Tohsaka Tokiomi: "It appears young Reines isn't particurly keen on shouldering the burdens of leadership herself."
Chihiro: "Waver, it seems she outmaneuvered you pletely."
T/N: ged Keo Kayh
