"Grandmother" (おばば様?) is one of the people involved in the Contract of Atlas incident of Lord El-Melloi II Case Files.
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Background
The leader of the village of Blackmore Cemetery and its oldest inhabitant, her true name is unknown, and she is called "Grandmother" or "Granny" by the villagers out of respect.[1][2] According to them, she is over a hundred years old.[1]
Appearance
She looks abnormally shriveled, and wears traditional garments.[1]
Personality
Grandmother is a fanatic, strongly believing in the Black Madonna of the village and the plan to bring back King Arthur from the dead. However, despite her zealotry, she doesn't know why she wants the King to be revived, only that she has made it the singular goal of her life.[3]
Role
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files
case. Atlas Contract
Abilities
She owns the Mystic Code Erosion, which she later lends to Magdalena.[4] Although she is not an actual mage, she can sense the general state of being of the Corpse King through magecraft passed down through generations.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 4 Part 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 3 Part 2
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 5 Part 2
- ↑
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Magdalena [Person], p.109 Magdalena [Person]
Gray’s mother.
Ten years ago, when Gray suddenly transformed to have the appearance of that past hero, she immediately fell to her knees in worship. Seeing in her a fervor that far surpassed that of the other villagers, and considering her closeness to Gray in general, the leader they referred to as Grandmother entrusted her with the dagger Erosion.
Gray’s desire to have someone dislike her face was greatly influenced by her mother. To see her once loving mother suddenly seem to forget everything and turn to her as an icon of worship must have been a repulsive sight.
As was described in the story, it was all a facade.
In order to prevent her daughter from being overtaken by that past hero, Magdalena fought against the traditions of the village for half of her lifetime. Even if it meant her daughter would hate her, even if her daughter would be consigned to a life of lonely despair, she was prepared to do anything and everything in her power to stop that from happening.
Furthermore, the one who taught her how to interfere with the village’s ritual was Heartless, who was studying it from the outside. In exchange for information that only an insider could possess, he taught her how to break the ritual.
Later, using the results of that research, he attempted to use Faker as a vessel to reincarnate the Divine Spirit of Iskandar.マグダレナ【人名】
グレイの母。
十年前、グレイの姿が変化して過去の英雄となったとき、真っ先に膝をついて崇めたのが彼女であった。その熱狂ぶりは故郷でも群を抜いており、グレイとの縁の近さもあって、おばば様と呼ばれる長から侵刃黄金を預かることとなった。
グレイが自分の顔を嫌ってくれる相手を求めたのも、この母の影響が大きい。かつて慈しんでくれた母が、何もかもを忘れたかのように自分を神の子と信仰してくる光景はただおぞましかっただろう。
そして、本編で看破された通り、そのすべてが芝居であった。
マグダレナは娘を過去の英雄に乗っ取られぬため、自分の半生をかけて、村の因習に挑んだのであった。娘に忌み嫌われることも、娘が孤独に絶望することもすべて覚悟の上で、彼女にできることはこれが精一杯だったのだ。
なお、この際、村の術式に干渉するやり方を教えたのは、この術式を外部で研究していたハートレスである。彼はマグダレナと通じて、内部でしか知り得ない情報を渡してもらう代わりに、術式を破る方法を教えた。
のちに、このときの研究結果を応用することで、ハートレスはサーヴァントのフェイカーから神霊イスカンダルを再臨する魔術を確立させることとなる。