Chapter 17: An Unexpected Unfolding
Miss Aozaki Orange, a famous magician, crown puppeteer, family doctor of the Tono family and Tono Akiba's personal advisor, is in a bad mood.
No matter who did the experiment in the middle of the night, just lay down and slept for less than half an hour and was woken up, it was unlikely that he would be in a good mood. For the sake of the first person I saw when I opened my eyes, I was a little bastard who had been missing for many days and had no news, and my bad mood was alleviated a lot, but because I didn't wear glasses, I didn't have a good face, and my voice was cold.
"Oh, it's back. β
"Ah, it's back. β
"What about gifts?"
"Well, there's nothing to bring over there, so it's-"
"That is to say, not only did you not bring a gift when you went out, but you came to quarrel with me as soon as you came back, do we have a grudge?"
"Sister, it's okay if I'm wrong, sister. β
Hearing the resentment in Orange's words, Shinji hurriedly apologized, and his attitude was called sincerity.
"The gift will be made up later, what do you want to tell me, I will find a way to get it. β
"That's pretty much it. β
Seeing Shinji's good attitude in admitting his guilt, the only bit of unhappiness left in Orange's heart disappeared. Reach out and take out the glasses from the glasses case and restore the image of a mature woman who is intellectually capable.
By this time, Akiba Tono also knew the identity of the boy.
Orange is still sitting on the bed, wearing a thin pajamas, and she doesn't mind the exposed parts of her body being seen by the teenager. And the boy also faded from his previous edge, and let the oranges slap and complain, not angry at all.
This shows that the relationship between the two is not only familiar, but close on top of it. This closeness is revealed only when Orange mentions a few men, only one of whom is male.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me in such a hurry, is it because of this young lady?"
Orange snorted. It's only been a long time, and another one has come back.
Shinji smiled facelessly: "She accounts for half, and the other half wants to see your sister soon." β
"You better go back and say this to Sakura and Fujino. β
Orange slapped Shinji's face away, her gaze swept over Elquit, and her slender eyebrows raised slightlyβthis woman didn't seem to be human.
The pure white princess was sitting on the windowsill basking in the moon, her legs swaying, still muttering, "It's not good, patience, it's not good, patience." β
"Let's talk about the reason directly, I still have to sleep if it's nothing. β
"Where's Roya?"
"I don't know. β
"Sister, now is not the time to joke. Shinji was in a hurry, because Elquit was ready to move.
"Who was joking with you, I really don't know. β
Seeing that the orange was serious, Shinji's brow furrowed, and the afterglow moved to Tono Akiba on the side twice.
"After all this time, it's impossible for you to find a target with your ability, could it be the Tono family......
Such a small movement naturally did not hide from Orange's eyes, she shrugged her shoulders, and a wave rippled in her chest.
"No matter how powerful I am, I can't raise the dead. β
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you understand? The person you asked me to find was dead, before I came. β
"It's impossible, Roya is definitely not dead. Shinji turned his head to look at Elquit, who was listening. Although the form is special, Luo Ya is indeed the Dead Apostle she transformed, and she says that if Luo Ya is not dead, he must not be dead.
"I don't know if Roya is dead or not, the person you asked me to find, Tono Shiki, he is indeed dead - the information you gave me is wrong, no, it can't be miscalculated, it's outdated. β
"Tono Four Seasons...... Dead?"
Shinji almost suspected that he had misheard.
Shiki Tono is dead.
Why did he die?
How could he die?
How could he be parasitized by Loya and have the ability to steal the life force of others?
He's dead, what will Roya do?
The problems popped up one after another, making a mess in the head, and it took a while to calm down.
"Are you sure?"
"Sure. β
"That's ......"
Shinji exhaled slowly, turning around a little awkwardly.
"Well, Elquite, I seem to be mistaken, Roya's eighteenth reincarnation is dead...... I'm really sorry. β
Surprisingly, Elquette was not surprised, but let out a faint "oh" and asked, "Where did you die?
"I'll leave that to me. The eldest lady of the Tono family, Akiba Tono, said, "As a condition, I need to know the ins and outs of the whole thing, including your events tonight and his relationship with you. β
If she could, Akiba didn't want to reveal the family's secrets to outsiders. But the other side already knows the existence of the four seasons of Tono, and the strength is extremely strong, and Akiba can only give up the way of solving by force and negotiate a settlement.
"Okay, I promise you. Shinji nodded. Tonight's intrusion was originally their mistake first, so it was naturally difficult to refuse such a reasonable request.
In 1992, Erquit bombarded Roa XVII in France, and Roa was reincarnated in Tono Shiki, becoming Roa XVIII. Subsequently, Tono Shiki had a "reversal impulse" and was killed by Tono Makihisa, who rushed in, and the dying Shiki's vitality was survived by launching a "communion" to plunder Shiki's vitality, and was finally imprisoned in a dungeon by Makihisa, and by this time it was a plot that Shinji knew.
According to the description of "Tsukihime", Shikikai was imprisoned until Makihisa's death, Roya's awakening, and a series of events were triggered. However, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Soon after being imprisoned in the dungeon, Tono Shiki had another "reversal impulse" for some reason, and in desperation, Maki had no choice but to kill Shiki again and kill Shiki with his own hands, completely cutting off his vitality.
After Shiki's death, Makihisa buried him in the cemetery of the mountain behind the Tono family, claiming to be the grave of his adopted son who died unexpectedly.
When he saw the empty dungeon that had accumulated a lot of dust, Shinji had already believed Akiba's words, and the information that Elquette read from the dungeon and the tomb also proved that Akiba was not lying.
The limitations of Elquet's reading of world memories can also be seen here, she needs a certain medium to read the information she wants, and the closer the medium is connected to the information, the better the effect.
She is looking for Luo Ya through part of the power that Luo Ya has taken away, and if Luo Ya does not wake up, this power will always sleep, and she will not be able to find Luo Ya.
Using Tonoya as a medium, she reads traces of Roya's existence, but because there is no specific goal, she does not know further information until the grave and place of death of Shiki Tono are used as a medium.
"It's going to be a long time coming. β
This was Elquite's final reaction, cold and indifferent, reminding Shinji of her when they first met.
"You...... I don't seem to care, he's not yours...... The enemy?"
"yes, but I've killed him many times, and he's escaped so many times, I don't mind waiting a few more times. β
"That's it......" Hundreds of years of entanglement, long waiting, he didn't understand, but this didn't prevent him from making a decision, "Next time he awakens again, I'll go with you." β
"Okay. β
Before dawn, the pure white vampire Ji dissipated her indifference, and her smile was like a flower, and she changed.
On that day, they met.
At that time, there was a collision between the touch of nature and the thoughts of human beings.
At that moment, what should have been a ruthless natural incarnation was tainted with feelings.
Magic? Miracle?
No, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that she likes it.