Shifting the perspective away from Mordred, who was holding a large number of Chaos Machine Soldiers alone, he turned back to Matthew and others who were heading towards Frankenstein's mansion.
Even though London at this moment should be the most well-deserved center in the world, the city that has not yet fully entered the 20th century is still far from the London that was one of the most prosperous cities in the world in later generations.
Although the speed of Fujimaru Ritsuka and others previously hindered by the fog and chaos mechanical soldiers could be described as a turtle speed, as far as the heroic spirit's foot power is concerned, if there is no scruples, it may only be a formula car or the like. vehicles can be comparable to it.
Therefore, it only takes a moment to arrive at Frankenstein's mansion.
However, strange things still happen in this city filled with magic fog.
The concept of time has been completely distorted in this city. Although according to Dr. Hyde's description, everything happened two weeks ago, the Dr. Jekyll in the middle is undoubtedly just a man who knows a little bit about mysticism at this moment, even a magician. Not even a scholar.
Although there was no intention to disparage Dr. Hyde, the two weeks he gave was just one of the reference items in the eyes of Matthew and Artoria Alt.
This is the same for Roman and others in Chaldea.
However, it is an indisputable fact that the only lights in London are the faint candlelight in residents' mansions.
Therefore, when Mashu was at a loss when faced with the scene in front of him, Roman gave the order to continue moving forward.
"Don't worry about the street lights on both sides of the road... Since they are still working normally and can dispel the fog for us, let's make use of them first."
That's right, what appeared in front of Matthew and others was not only a manor that looked like a place where famous people should live, but also a smooth gravel road leading them straight to the manor where nothing had happened. The manor where it happened.
And when Mashu escorted Fujimaru Ritsuka onto this road, the low street lights on both sides of the road automatically turned on, revealing a rare, warm orange in the dark London foggy night. Yellow light.
What's even more valuable is that the slightly dim light that definitely drives away the darkness not only illuminates the road and its surroundings, but also dispels the magical fog that has always shrouded London.
"This is really incredible."
After looking at the scene in front of him in surprise for a moment, Dr. Hyde chose to take off his mask after a slight hesitation, and then took a deep breath, breathing in the long-lost air that smelled of soot.
"Dr. Hyde————!"
Seeing that Hyde wanted to take off his mask, Matthew wanted to stop her. Unfortunately, she was still a step too slow and watched helplessly as Hyde took off his mask.
Fortunately, thanks to the slightly low street lights on both sides of the road, the magic fog here was definitely driven away, and Dr. Hyde, who took off his mask, did not have an acute reaction to poisoning.
Although Roman and Leonardo agreed to leave those strange low street lamps aside for the time being and focus on looking for Frankenstein who might still be active in the mansion, Matthew carefully observed the lights that were emitting light outwards. The street light was shining, and I suddenly noticed something concerning.
"Is this a leaf...?"
In addition to the leaves at the four corners of the street lamp, Matthew also noticed that there seemed to be two black spots on the glass cover of the low street lamp.
When she took a closer look, she realized that someone had actually drawn two ovals on the glass cover of the street lamp, and even prepared a highlight part.
These are obviously two eyes.
"…………What a bad taste."
Matthew thought this sincerely and said it.
And the eyes with such bad taste are actually on every streetlight on the road ahead, extending all the way to the courtyard gate of the mansion.
The people who do these things must not be ordinary boring people.
I'm afraid only considerable boredom would prompt people to do these things.
"Indeed, quite poor taste."
Although Roman in Chaldea felt that this street lamp with leaves that looked like some kind of plant and had eyes that were painted in bad taste by someone had a sense of familiarity, he did not recall where he saw it for a moment. Pass.
However, it was also thanks to these extremely poor taste decorations that Mashu, who had been wary of it before and lost control because the Master was attacked, unexpectedly calmed down at this moment.
"Has the demonic mist been dispelled? Great, that way, at least we don't need to worry about the threat of the Chaos Mechanical Soldiers."
Leonardo da Vinci in Chaldea said while looking at the results of the investigation of the Chaos Mechanical Soldiers that were urgently analyzed by the staff in Chaldea.
"Huh? What does that mean?"
Roman next to Da Vinci asked with some confusion.
"Take a closer look at the report, Romani."
Hearing Roman's question, Da Vinci's tone was mixed with a little helplessness.
"I was curious before. Although the steam structure in the Chaos Mechanical Soldier is ingenious, it does not have a structure to maintain its operation for a long time. There is not even a structure like a fuel tank. Speaking of steam engines, Fuel is absolutely an indispensable part, and even if you search all over this era, the best fuel is still the most traditional and inefficient coal. It is simply impossible to drive such a huge machine with such power alone. A night story."
"Since it is a Noble Phantasm belonging to the enemy heroic spirit, it cannot be judged by simple science and technology."
"Of course it is correct to have such a judgment, but Romani, what do you think of me?"
Da Vinci asked Roman in return.
"A common trans pervert?"
"...How rude, you."
"Only by always ensuring a pragmatic attitude can one be considered a sufficient scholar, didn't you tell me that?"
"Then at least add genius, genius!"
"Yes, yes, ordinary trans genius pervert, what exactly do you know about the Chaos Mechanical Soldiers?"
"…………"
After a moment of silence, Da Vinci finally decided to skip this topic, which would only get deeper and deeper, and then got down to business.
"Although I exist as a Heroic Spirit, even my Noble Phantasm, including my Noble Phantasm, is actually more on the scientific side. Mystery only serves as the icing on the cake. And the enemy Heroic Spirits are probably similar to me. Well, after all, between these mechanical soldiers and this magical mist, which one do you think is the other’s noble phantom?”
"Both?"
"No."
Facing Roman's guess, Da Vinci shook his head with certainty and continued:
"Unlike the heroic spirits like Mash and Saber who have a specific thing as their Noble Phantasm, the Noble Phantasm we possess, which is not very mysterious during our lifetime, is often a summary of our lifetime achievements. Although it is true that we can be liberated at critical moments, In more cases, it is reflected in all aspects of actions. Instead of calling it 'a certain Noble Phantasm', a more accurate name should be 'a certain technology'."
"Are you saying that this magical mist and the endless supply of Chaos Mechanical Soldiers are all manifestations of a certain technology?"
"That's exactly it. A deeper conclusion will have to wait until we actually get the information from the Crystal Palace, but at least now, my earliest guess has been confirmed————"
After speaking, Da Vinci raised the analysis diagram of the Chaos Mechanical Soldier in his hand and continued:
"The power source of these Chaos Mechanical Soldiers and the information exchange between the terminals are based on the magic mist. The two are most likely different manifestations of the same Noble Phantasm. And since these street lights can dispel the magic fog, then the Chaos Mechanical Soldiers will Naturally, it is impossible to invade the nearby area."
Da Vinci paused here and said:
"It's like a steam train without tracks and fuel."
Based on the currently known information, although this magic mist is composed of the Noble Phantasms of more than one heroic spirit, the mastermind behind it, who is also the manufacturer of the Chaos Mechanical Soldier, should be Charles Barbet, who was still "alive" in 1888. strange.
Even if the real culprit behind the scenes is not him after investigation, it is definitely related to him.
After getting a safe answer from Leonardo da Vinci and the doctor, Matthew took a deep breath and continued walking towards the mansion not far ahead while looking at the marble pavement illuminated by warm yellow light.
"Be careful, Matthew."
Protecting Dr. Hyde behind her, Artoria Alt looked at the mansion in front and reminded.
Although there was no clear evidence, what Artoria could conclude was that there was definitely something hidden in the mansion in front of her.
Just standing outside the wall, she could feel a strong, indescribable sense of foreboding.
