When he was a child, he was in the world.

Due to the entrustment of Shirasawa Huiyin, Mo Ming had to stay in the village and help Fujiwara Meihong, the self-police captain who is not good at handling interpersonal relationships, to maintain order in the village.

Mo Ming didn't know the severity, and the reason why she decided to stay was because she asked Huiyin about it.

It turned out that Shi Huiyin couldn't bear to see Alice sad, and it was a full moon, so she used her Bai Ze's ability - told Alice a sentence: "Although Yin Yuelin is dead, the history of that child is not over, and someday in the future...... It's still up to her to write the continuation herself, so you don't have to be too sad. ”

Mei Hong listened and wanted to hit someone.

The price of Huiyin's ability to use is very huge, Fujiwara Meihong was distressed and almost pressed Mo Ming to the ground and beat him violently, but fortunately, Mo Ming reacted quickly and immediately hugged Penglai Shan Huiye's thigh to survive.

How should I interpret what Huiyin said, Mo Ming finally didn't ask under the gaze of Mei Hong, after all, it was a matter of heaven, who knows if leaking it will bring greater disaster to Shangbai Ze Huiyin.

On the basis of the literal word, it should be a reasonable inference that Yin Yuelin did not really die.

For this information, Mo Ming also had to repay the favor, respond to Teacher Huiyin's request to herself, and help Meihong guide the villagers, but fortunately, the mutation seems to have ended, and then wait for the monster sage to come forward to explain.

It's just that during this time, Mo Ming is still thinking about tonight's events.

What is Yayi Yongrin's motives?Why did she target Alice?What benefit does she get from Alice?What good does Alice benefit from killing Tsukirin, and only the youkai sage will benefit?Or is there actually another purpose?Why would the Yokai Sage let this go? Just because Yakumo Murasaki is also the beneficiary of the last descendant of the demon slayer after being killed?

What I don't understand is that there is not enough information obtained, so there are too many possibilities.

At such times, it is wisest to ask someone who understands.

Penglai Mountain Huiye is still easy to attract onlookers even at this time, and he stays with Mo Ming at the moment, deducing the truth of the change.

"Will the procedure be activated repeatedly, and will it be invalid once triggered?"

"It has to do with the types of yin-yang spells and the spells used by the caster. If you're asking about the double spell cast by the Demon Slayer and the Youkai Sage in the Human World, both will only trigger once. ”

"In this case, the death of the moon is due to the spell of the monster sage, and the spell has become invalid, in other words, the current mutation, since the moon lin came to the world, it is likely to be related to the spell cast by the demon slayer that was not triggered by the moon lin during his lifetime?"

Mo Ming's words sounded like talking to herself, so Kaguya didn't answer.

Since there are people around you who may understand, it is obviously stupid to continue thinking about it.

Mo Ming asked again: "Kaguya, tell me, is tonight's mutation because Yue Lin triggered the spell set by the demon slayers, and because Yan Yue Lin is no longer human and has undergone any changes?"

Penglai Mountain Kaguya thought for a moment and replied:

"Logically speaking, that spell was already dispersed when the only last descendant of the demon slayer, Yin Yuelin, died, and it was impossible to continue forever, even if that spell still existed, and the only qualified Yin Yuelin was deceased, neither her ghost nor her reincarnated person came here to trigger this spell again—the core of Yin-Yang was a spell, and the name that bound humans was also a curse, and when Yin Yuelin died, the spell dissipated. ”

"But it happened. ”

Therefore, there must be something that is not seen on the surface. ”

"I have a guess. Mo Ming said.

"Selfish thinks the same as you. Kaguya replied.

Mo Ming nodded: "Then I can only ask the monster sage." ”

"Do you think she'll tell the truth?"

"The Monster Sage may talk about it left and right, but he won't lie...... I'm only worried about Alice now, and with what I know about this child, I don't even know where she's gone......"

Penglai Mountain is speechless.

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At the same time, Alice constantly moves from side to side in the air to dodge the monster sage's heart-piercing attacks.

The barrage attack that was supposed to be used in the duel was deliberately ignored by Yakumo Purple at this moment, and Alice naturally did not hold back either, but she was still suppressed to the point that she had no power to fight back - whether it was a physical spell to manipulate the puppet's attack, or chanting magic, it was too late.

At one point, there was a loud noise, and Alice quickly retreated three feet away.

Yakumo appeared where Alice was standing, picking up the magic book from the witch she had just shot down.

It is an ancient book that a panicked witch fell to the ground.

"Checkmate. Yakumo said with a smile.

"Hmm. Alice nodded.

Yakumo Zi moved his gaze to the ancient book in his hand.

The cross strap tied to the cover, converging on the keyhole in the center, suddenly clicks, and the title page opens in response.

Then, the yellowed pages of the book flew in front of him, stopping at one of the pages in an instant, and the magic activated.

Yakumo Zi glanced at it slightly, and immediately frowned.

This is no ordinary magic book.

Unlike the thousands of books that are kept in the Great Library that contain magical spells and circles, Grimoire is not a "book", but a "prop".

Although it has an unpretentious name, it has the extraordinary ability to activate the techniques recorded in the classics in an instant.

No matter how powerful, intricately and ingeniously constructed, even a miracle of forbidden magic, even if it takes days or even months to perform and prepare normally, it only takes a thought to write it down in her book.

And on the page that is staying at this moment, it records the space-time stagnation magic circle created by the "anonymous" great magician-the three-zhang square circle with the caster Yayun purple as the center seems to have become another world, and no one can enter it, and naturally it can't get out.

Yakumo Murasaki in the circle opened her mouth to say something, but Alice, who was standing outside the circle, couldn't hear it.

The witch waved her index finger, as if chanting some incantation, and suddenly a fluorescent light appeared, and in front of Alice appeared an identical, spread out copy of "Grimoire".

Alice deftly flipped through the pages of the book, eventually landing on another page, chanting three verses of "colashing/delang/elfsok", the magic of communicating with objects in different time and space.

And the book in front of Yakumo Purple in the circle actually connected with it, turning a few pages like a mirror image and then staying on a new page, following Alice's voice to activate the same magic.

At this time, Yakumo Zi's voice finally came.

"I see, are you planning to defeat me by sealing my gap ability?"

"No, I don't have the intention of doing so, and I don't think I can defeat you, youkai sage. ”

"Oh, but, in the current situation, it doesn't seem to be as pessimistic as you say?"

"That's because—"

"Because of what?"

"......," the witch muttered, but said, "I hope you understand my position, I want to convince you of something, so I have to do it." My purpose is ......"

"No, no, no," Yakumo Murasaki, who looked like a trapped beast in the circle, still looked relaxed, and gently waved her index finger from side to side to interrupt Alice's words, "I'm not too interested in your purpose for the time being, but I really want to treat you differently for myself." ”

The witch outside the circle was a little surprised by the attitude of the unexpected monster sage, and she didn't know how to react.

As if he was about to say something, he only opened his mouth in the end.

On the contrary, Yakumo continued to talk eloquently.

"So, before talking about your purpose, go back to the previous topic, since you came with some kind of purpose, trying to convince me or blackmail me, then why don't you want to defeat me......? I am curious about your behavior now, and if I can, I hope Miss Witch will satisfy my curiosity. ”

Hearing this, Alice fell into deep thought......

Then he replied:

“...... I didn't trap you, you're just- it looks like you're trapped by me. ”

"So, Miss Witch thinks I have a way to get out, and on what basis did you come to this conclusion? Because do you know that there is a way to break this circle?"

Alice shook her head, but the interest in Yakumo's purple eyes was even stronger.

"This circle is powerful and flawless, and I myself have not studied the magic of time and space to think of a way to break the spatial stickiness...... But even so, I don't think you can be trapped...... The reason is because you are very powerful, and I don't know much about you. ”

"Did you mean, just out of gut feeling, that you overestimated me as much as possible?"

Alice seemed to fall into a few seconds of memory, and then smiled: "Yakumo Murasaki, the monster sage, founded Gensokyo with the dragon god and the Hakurei shrine maiden, saved the endangered demon clan with the realm of illusion and reality, and continued it with the realm of common sense and extraordinary knowledge - it's too powerful, and you have done things that I can't estimate, so you must have the ability that I can't calculate." I don't know if I'm really trapping you, or if you're pretending to be trapped by me. Because I don't know, the conclusion is - you're not trapped by me. ”

"Huh, it's unbelievable logic, but it's not unreasonable," Yakumo Zi laughed, "Then, according to your logic, since I'm not trapped by you, why am I still standing in your magic circle and talking to you like a lamb to the slaughter? ”

"Because ......," Alice seemed to hesitate.

"I'd love to know why, but if Miss Witch can answer truthfully, then there's no room for negotiation about your purpose. ”

Alice thought for a moment and finally said:

"Because the Yokai Sage values Gensokyo very much. ”

It seemed like an unrelated topic, but it made Yakumo's eyes darken.

"Tell me?"

"If you're not mistaken, every human in Gensokyo, youkai, especially youkai, especially big youkai and non-humans with great power, youkai sage you will observe them more than once - from daily habits, conversation style, treatment of people, hobbies and other aspects of her danger, this danger, at least it can be for the existence of Gensokyo, at least for the balance between humans and monsters. ”

The word "profile" is a word that Mo Ming and Alice said when they were in prison during the Wisdom Game Festival, and it is not a word that appeared in Gensokyo.

"......" Yakumo Purple was obviously able to understand.

"Although the Great Barrier of Boli has the protection of two enchantments, its existence itself focuses more on functionality, not an enchantment mainly used for defense, so it is naturally impossible to expect too much in terms of strength. If my calculations are correct, there are probably no less than thirty people in Gensokyo who have the ability to destroy this barrier, so you have to be on guard against everyone who is capable, or who is incapable, but who may interfere with the judgment and behavior of those who are capable. ”

“......”

"And I, as a witch who can perform powerful magic, must have been judged by you when I first entered Gensokyo a few years ago—and if I expected it to be good, the conclusion was ......"

"Calm and indifferent, not bound by things", "Emotionally introverted and shy, like to be alone", "Does not take the initiative to provoke disputes, but is belligerent and willing to accept challenges", "Conservative, three views are close to humans, emotional intelligence is general", "Low aggressiveness", "Never used all his strength in a duel, the upper limit of ability is not clear", "Human friendliness: high", "Youkai friendliness: Normal", "Threat to Gensokyo: Low", "Likelihood of upsetting balance: Low", "Overall Danger Assessment: Low", " Handling: Regular monitoring". Yakumo said expressionlessly.

"Sure enough," Alice said through gritted teeth, "I occasionally feel that being spied on is not an illusion." ”

"No, that's really a delusion...... It's impossible for me to peek into a person," Yakumo laughed, "and...... Don't worry, no matter what, I will take care of my identity, and I won't snoop on girls when they are taking a bath. ”

Alice let out a sigh.

"I won't ...... when a girl looks at a photo of someone she likes and giggles in a daze."

"That's just a commemorative photo of the first place in the Wisdom Game Festival. ”

"Oh?...... Oh, I see......"

"Regone/sin/fuloda" is a familiar three-verse chant......

Yakumo Zi saw the magic book in his hand quickly turning the pages, and immediately said, "Don't, just kidding......"

Before he finished speaking, the temperature in the circle rose rapidly, so that the land and lawn began to vaporize...... Yakumo purple also disappeared in an instant.

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......

Yakumo Purple, who disappeared and appeared not far from Alice's side, looked a little embarrassed, but after all, it was as the witch expected, and sure enough, this monster sage was not a character who would be trapped easily.

Yakumo Zi reluctantly spoke:

"Do you know, Miss Witch, whether or not you can achieve your goal by coming to me today, but just the moment you attack me, you have already increased several levels in the danger assessment, and coupled with your series of unexpected performances, you may be classified as a dangerous person by me...... This isn't necessarily good news for those who prefer to take it easy. ”

Alice thought for a moment and replied, "However, I really seem to have lost my mind a little when you deliberately provoked me just now, and it turns out that I am not as calm as you think, so my danger is reduced again." ”

It was Yakumo's turn to be in a daze, and then smiled: "However, with Miss Witch's words, your danger has risen again." ”

Alice shrugged: "There will be gains and losses, and there is no way." Perhaps Alice didn't notice that she didn't look like her usual style at all...... There seems to be a shadow of someone in my current behavior.

"It seems that Miss Witch is confident in convincing me?"

"Joked, the monster sage has a treacherous personality, and no one can completely guess it. ”

"So...... Not really?"

"Actually...... When you and I first met, I was only about one point sure to convince you, and then I suddenly attacked you, and you didn't subdue me immediately, but slowly tried me, and then I was three points sure, and later, when you pretended to be trapped in the space-time sticky circle, I was already five points sure, and now I ......"

"Are you 100% sure you'll be able to convince me now?"

"No, only eighty percent...... And it's based on the Monster Sage, and your style of doing things is completely based on common sense logic...... The other two percent, either there are circumstances that I did not foresee, or you are not satisfied with being pre-read by me, and you are ashamed and angry and deliberately do things that are contrary to common sense. ”

Yakumo was silent for a moment.

said something that seemed to be abrupt.

"Mo Ming...... Really, it's too dangerous. ”

Obviously it seemed to be an unrelated topic, but Alice on the side seemed to immediately understand the reason for this emotion for some reason, and retorted in a calm tone: "I hope you can understand that the reason why I am here is not out of the will of anyone other than me. ”

"yes," Yakumo nodded, "That's why." ”

"I don't understand why you mentioned this person, but ......"

"Miss Witch, Alice Margot Royd. Yakumo smiled indifferently.

“......”

"You know, don't you? You know it's going to happen, not long ago, when I asked you why. ”

Alice didn't speak, just clenched her fists.

Yakumo continued.

"You're smart...... Unexpectedly smart, but also superfluous because of this. ”

"You guess I pretended to be trapped by you to see how you behaved when I was in a vulnerable position, because the fact that you would fight me here was really unexpected by me, and the recorded assessment of "Dangerous: Low" is no longer accurate, I need to know how you behave when I am a youkai sage when I am in a vulnerable position, so that I can reassess your dangerousness. ”

"At the same time, as you can guess, I will definitely go further and ask why—and this reason is even more important to me than it is to reevaluate you. ”

"It's hard to change the thinking patterns and behaviors of the immortals, and they will only be subtle in decades or hundreds of years—and Miss Witch, you, have only been in Gensokyo for less than three years, don't you think it's a little strange to change the earth?"

"Isn't it strange that I'm still very young as a witch, and that I've grown up by chance, that I've become sophisticated, accidental, and sleek, and that I've become like you disgusting conspirators?" Alice tilted her head.

"No, you're an outlier in comparison. ”

"Perhaps. He shrugged.

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......

The witch's bodily functions are similar to those of the human body, but they meet the characteristics of immortal species such as youkai gods - one of which is that a series of hormones that have obvious effects on humans, such as hormones, dopamine, amine polyphenols, and adrenaline, do not work for immortals - although it is not that it is not emotionless, it can only be described as light and timeless.

Human feelings are like the waves of a river crashing on the shore, when the tide rises warmly and violently, but it will fade away overnight, and the immortal species is like a witch, and its feelings are like dark waves flowing under the rocks and soil, trickling without sound, but always long.

Perhaps it is for this reason that there are always stories and biographies about the friendship of human beings who have failed the immortal species, and perhaps it is precisely because the decisions made in the midst of passion are easy to fade when the feelings are calm.

It's just that, just as there is always no shortage of ruthless and unrighteous people in the emotionally rich human race, there are occasionally some emotionally enthusiastic outliers in the immortals, and compared to Pache Norregui, who lives in the Great Library all the year round and is closer to the orthodox witch in every way, the personality of the witch Alice Margot Royd is closer to that of a human.

Perhaps Mo Ming was the first to see her difference and befriended her.

The time the two spent together, even in the eyes of humans, was actually not very long, but the week of the festival of the game of wisdom left the witch with enough shock that she could not calm down for a long time after that.

After losing his ability, the immortal species became small and weak compared to ordinary humans, and Mo Ming, who was originally a human being, showed a posture like a monster sage at this time, calm and indifferent, and only used the survival of the two of them as a position to fight back, and lived to the last moment......

In the end, after seeing the last matchmaker Gu Ming Dijue die under the gaze of Mo Ming's calm gaze, Alice was glad at that time, because she was with this terrifying human being.

At the same time, I have been thinking about it since then.

There must be something, let the arrogance of the immortal species cover up his weakness, how can he become as strong as Mo Ming.

Alice Margotroyd, a witch who is not deeply involved in the world, is influenced by people who advance and retreat with life and death, and has subconsciously learned Mo Ming's way of speaking, doing things, and thinking...... By the time she realized it, the witch had become so absorbed in the charm of wisdom that she began to read detective novels, became fascinated by reasoning, and, like all people who believe in their own wisdom, became dismissive of any resort to force.

These things, which had not been fermented until tonight, were just minor changes in the hearts of some girls and outsiders.

But when Yakumo Zi said Mo Ming's name, Alice subconsciously defended Mo Ming, admitting that it was related to Mo Ming would be tantamount to pulling him into the water, but then realized that the wise corresponding decision to really get rid of Mo Ming's relationship should be to play stupid, rather than refuting as if she immediately understood the meaning expressed by Yakumo Zi.

Then, Yakumo's questioning made Alice completely see what she was thinking......

That's right, I know very well that this performance will definitely have a relationship with Mo Ming in the eyes of the monster sage, and I want to pull Mo Ming into the water...... Although he intellectually understands that Mo Ming's death was not caused by Mo Ming, he wants Mo Ming to bear some pressure, because emotionally he still thinks that Mo Ming is responsible for Yin Yuelin's death, and because of a strong sense of trust, he knows that even if Mo Ming is targeted by the monster sage, he will definitely be able to get out.

"It's hard to do it alone, so I'll give him a hand. Isn't it a self-proclaimed friend? 』

After understanding what she was thinking, Alice calmed down...... Then he laughed.

"You're right, it's this guy's fault that I became like this. ”

Yakumo Zi no longer dwelled on this issue, and after figuring out his doubts, there was no reason to continue to stop here.

"So what, Miss Alice, what I came here to explain......

The witch was solemn, bowed slightly to Yakumo Zi on the side, and said in a humble tone:

"I understand your fear of the Demon Slayer and your worries about the survival of the Great Enchantment, but I still hope that you will open up to the Moon Lin and allow her to live freely in Gensokyo, and I guarantee in the personal name of Alice Margot Royd that the child will never do anything that threatens the survival of the Great Enchantment and Gensokyo. ”

Yakumo was silent for a long time.

"There is no evidence, even if I promise it now, will you believe it?"

"I will believe it," Alice nodded, "Monster Sage, your personality is often unexpected and inscrutable, giving people the illusion of being full of lies, but in fact, no one has the ability to force you to speak, and it is because of this that you have your own arrogance, if you want to hide it, there are many ways to do it, but among them, you will not disdain to lie...... So, if you can say it, I will believe it. ”

"Mo Ming told you this?"

"Yes. ”

"But what's the good of me? You know what happened tonight, and the mere appearance of her ghost in the human world caused such a change in the eyes......

"Yokai Sage, I understand your love for Gensokyo," Alice grimaced with a rare look of anger, "Why would you let innocent children fall victim to your game when the damned ones are dead?"

“...... Even so, allowing your so-called friend Zen Yuelin to survive in Gensokyo will only increase the risk to me, so why should I promise you?"

Alice tilted her head and thought about it, and smiled in Mo Ming's tone: "Just because you don't know how powerful my Alice Margot Royd is." ”

Yakumo took a deep look at Alice, didn't make any answer, and disappeared from the gap.

Alice turned back and walked towards the Forest of Magic, her hut.

As a result, this seemingly completely ignorant game also seemed to end without a problem after an inexplicable conversation.