It's not late at night by adult standards, but there are so few people on the street that it's hard to believe that this is the future center of Fuyuki City, a bustling shopping street. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Red police lights flickered in the distance, and hurried passers-by cast strange glances, and the whole street was filled with tension. Looking at this familiar and unfamiliar scene, Rin felt a faint chill hit her body.

"Why is this happening?"

The naïve Rin didn't know that Fuyuki City had issued a curfew.

Murder cases, child abduction incidents, serial bombings in the harbor area and the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and frequent vicious cases have shrouded the entire city of Fuyuki in terror. The police appealed to the public to reduce going out at night and strictly prohibit going out alone, and most citizens heeded this instruction.

Of course, there will always be ignorant people who ignore the curfew, so the police have mobilized all their police force to patrol the streets, and if there are citizens alone, they will come forward to inquire and provide the necessary "protection".

This responsible measure for the personal safety of the citizens is not good for Rin's actions tonight, and if the police see her, they will definitely not leave the seven-year-old girl alone. Rin doesn't hint at magic yet, and being caught by the police is tantamount to a failed operation.

Rin held her head and panicked into the shadows of a building.

Police cars on patrol slowly glide past their eyes.

Rin was finally relieved that the light of the spinning lamp was out of sight, and she carefully took out the magic pointer.

The pointer's reaction surprised her.

In normal times, the hands would just shake and tremble in a daze, but tonight the hands are busy spinning in circles. Rin had seen this phenomenon for the first time, and the needle seemed to be out of control, casting a shadow over Rin's heart.

Just when she was overwhelmed, a man appeared in her field of vision.

The purple fancy shirt, the metal ornaments on the neck and waist shimmered with an icy sheen, and the man's smile looked sunny, but for some reason, Rin always felt that this man was dangerous, like those dangerous magic books in his father's workshop.

When Rin first came into contact with magic, she was curious to open one of the magic books, but she was almost possessed by an evil spirit, and this man gave her the same feeling as she did back then.

Rin huddled in the shadows with her head in her hands, hoping not to be spotted by the man.

The man really didn't notice that anyone was looking at him, and his attention was focused on the boy next to him.

The boy was about the same age as Rin, with drooping eyelids and looking tired.

The man took the boy's hand and said gently, "Come, you have to walk well." ”

However, this seemingly heartwarming scene made Rin feel that something was wrong.

When the man disappeared from view, Rin naturally looked down at the magic pointer.

The hands are stationary. The tip of the needle seemed to freeze, and it pointed into the alley without moving.

There's something in that place, an anomaly that clearly exudes magic.

“......”

Isn't that what you're looking for?

It was a lucky start to find the clues so quickly.

Rin was going to search for suspicious locations in Xindu, confirming the location of Koto one by one, and now she had found the first location.

Rin swallowed unconsciously, stared in the direction of the magic pointer, and tiptoed into the depths of the alley.

Because she was so focused, she ignored her surroundings. As she walked, her body accidentally touched the garbage bin in the middle of the alley, and the shaking of the garbage bin touched the sundries bags stacked aside, which overturned downwards and scraped the broom and mop to the side.

Crash.

Poof.

When.

A series of sounds echoed in the uninhabited alleyways at night, and it was exceptionally clear.

Stunned by the sudden sound, Rin shuddered behind the dumpster, watching like a thief to see if anyone was found.

I don't know if it's because the alley is too remote, or if Rin is lucky, such an obvious sound doesn't attract the attention of others.

Rin breathed a long sigh of relief, and repeatedly told himself that he must be careful, and that he must always remain calm and elegant.

Slipping through the barricades of debris and cleaning utensils with difficulty and silence, Rin came to the other side of the alley.

She saw the man just now, the same uncomfortable smile, the same posture of holding the boy, the difference was that the boy he was holding changed from one to two.

"Two?" Rin widened her sapphire eyes, "how did the kids get more?"

Once again, the magic pointer is confirmed, and the pointer turns with the movement of the man, who is the source of the mana.

Magic, magician, abduction...... The words flashed back and forth in Rin's mind.

She remembered her father's reference to the "Holy Grail War."

She remembered that she had talked to her mother about the sound of the piano at dinner, and her mother's hesitant answer.

Rin doesn't want to forget Kotone, let alone her friends, she is a member of the Tosaka family with an ancient history, and she must prove with courage that she is capable of becoming her father's heir.

"No, how can I hide, I can't do anything like this!"

Rin kept encouraging herself, and finally her courage finally overcame her fear of the unknown, and she walked out of the alley with her little fist clenched, trotting along the guidance of the magic pointer.

Running through the signboard shopping street and through the unfinished planning area, Rin came to a street of neon-lit bars.

This is a place for adults, not for underage children. But the pointer pointed unmistakably here, and Rin didn't pay attention to where he had come.

The hands began to spin again, and the dial kept vibrating, and her hands were numb.

This time Rin didn't have any doubts, she knew that the reason for the rotation of the pointer was different from just now.

Because the target is below, the pointer lying flat doesn't know how to point.

"Found it!"

Rin held the magic pointer in one hand and clenched the two crystal tablets as weapons in the other, and walked into the dimly lit staircase.

At the end of the stairs is an unlocked basement, and by the light of the fire lights and the safety passage lights, Rin can see the tables, chairs, and items neatly arranged inside, what appears to be a closed speakeasy.

The storage room was eerily quiet, and the faint turning of the magic hands could be heard here.

"There seems to be no one. Rin whispered in a voice that she could only hear, and walked into the bar.

Suddenly, she felt her feet touch something, soft and warm.

It was a man, a girl about her own age, wearing a uniform that she was very familiar with, and which she wore to school every day.

Rin turned the motionless girl over and saw the girl's face, which was more familiar than her uniform.

"Kotoon!"