Chapter 11 Aozaki Orange (Medium) (1200 plus update)
Indeed, as Orange said, this is only a temporary residence, not a workshop. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The layout of the room is simple, except for some necessary living facilities, only a few large chests that exude magical fluctuations tell the difference of the owner of the room. The only thing used to entertain guests is instant coffee and plain water, and it can be seen that the life of oranges is not rich.
However, this does not mean that Orange has a low income, in fact, Orange has a very high income, and each of the dolls she makes is worth a lot of money. In the case of the ending of the "HeavensFeel" line in "Fatestaynight", the blank doll that is the soul carrier of Emiya Shirou needs to sell all the books in the Makiri family to be able to afford it. Skaha once assessed the value of his collection, which was at least eight figures in US dollars.
The reason why she lives a simple life is not because she is stingy, nor because she has no pursuit of material things, but because her expenses are more exaggerated than her income. Oranges are the kind of people who want to buy exotic things when they see them, and they often have a hot head and buy things that don't match their actual value, which leads to her always being in a state of financial deficit that makes ends meet. Two days before Shinji arrives in Kanbuzi City, she has just spent a huge amount of Kenneth's medical expenses, and she is currently penniless, preparing to take some commissions to make money to make ends meet.
So the first thing Orange said to Shinji after entering the house was: "I happen to be short on money, and I will take any requests I can." For the sake of 'dragon smoke', the commission money is discounted. โ
"That's best, my commission this time is more troublesome, and I'm afraid you won't accept it. Shinji smiled.
"What commission?"
"Looking for you, the 'crown' puppeteer, I naturally want to make dolls. โ
Orange drained the cigarette in one breath and snuffed out the cigarette butt vigorously: "Custom?"
"That's right. Shen Eryi waved his hand and brushed away the smoke blowing in his face.
"What requirements?"
"I signed this before I could say it. โ
Shinji pulled out a roll of parchment from his tote bag and opened it in front of Orange, who glanced at it and raised his slender eyebrows upward.
"Self-coerced testimony?"
"Not bad. โ
"Mandatory secrecy, no breach of contract...... Are you doubting my professional integrity?"
Shinji's expression was calm, and he said without being salty: "You and I both know that magicians are a group of realists, and the so-called professional ethics are just not enough chips to turn their backs. โ
"......" Orange was speechless. Although the words are ugly, they pierce the essence of magicians.
"If you are willing to sign, we are willing to pay 500,000 yen for apologies, regardless of whether you accept the commission or not. โ
Since the oranges are short of money, then use the money to smash them, before coming to the cloth market. Shinji has been authorized to arbitrarily transfer close to nine figures of yen, half of which comes from the funds of the Makiri family and half from the property of Emiya Kiritsugu.
"It's so well prepared. Orange took off his glasses, and his intellectual temperament instantly turned cold, and the contrast was extremely strong.
"Because the stakes are high, I dare not be fully prepared. Shinji was unmoved. He has long known that oranges have dual personalities, the image of a white-collar worker wearing glasses is one side, and the iceberg beauty taking off his glasses is the other.
"Where's the money. Orange unceremoniously spread his hands.
"Here it is. Shinji directly handed over the handbag, and there was only a bundle of banknotes in the denomination of 10,000 yuan left.
Orange sliced his finger open and signed his name on the end of the parchment with blood.
"Now let's talk. โ
"Custom dolls, number two, use, as a vehicle for souls that have lost their physical bodies. It is required that no damage be caused to the soul, and that the closer it is to the original body, the better. โ
Although it was only two short sentences, the amount of information revealed in it shocked Orange.
"Soul-based physical reconstruction, and souls that have lost their bodies, so to speakโdo you have complete soul preservation techniques?"
"Sort of, it's more troublesome to explain specifically, now that the mandatory evidence has taken effect, let's let you meet one of the clients directly - Yusitsa. โ
With Shinji's call, the golden and pure white Reiko appeared, weaving the form of the "Winter Saintess".
"This, this is-"
Despite being in an iceberg state, the orange still showed great shock.
"Although, although I have felt that there is a spirit clinging to you, ...... Is this an interference with matter? No, it's a physical !!, is it a difficultyโ"
"That's it. Shinji snapped his fingers while admiring Orange's surprised expression, "This is a miracle that magic can't achieve, the materialization of the soul." โ
"Thirdly... Magic. Orange's voice suddenly became much softer, "So this young lady is the third magician?"
"I don't dare to be called a magician, my third magic is not complete, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Miss Orange to make a body. Naturally, Yustisa sat down next to Shinji.
Orange nodded thoughtfully: "I see... That's why it's a secret. Magic, though..... What about magic...... Magical ......"
Three different tails, three sighs, not for anything else, only for yourself.
Almost the entire magic world knows that although the Aozaki family is named a heresy by the Magic Association, it is a veritable "magical" family, and the family inherits the fifth magic, and the inheritor is called the fourth magician.
The last Fourth Magician was Orange's grandfather, and Orange was born with a genius, and the name of the heir of the Aozaki family was raised and recognized as a "magician egg". However, just when the whole mysterious world thought that Orange would become a magician, Orange's grandfather suddenly designated Orange's sister, who was far less skilled in magic than Orange's Aosaki Aoko as the heir, which led to the rupture of the sisters who had a good relationship, and Orange defected from the Aozaki family, which led to the story of "Magic Night" and "Empty Realm".
It can be said that the growth of oranges is always shrouded in the shadow of magic. Ironically, in the eighteen years that Orange had been cultivated as a "magician egg", she had not seen a magician other than her grandfather, but after she lost her inheritance of magician, someone related to the third magician came to her.
In a trance, Orange lit another cigarette, but did not smoke it, so he let the tobacco burn quietly until it burned his index finger, and then he gently "ah", threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and said with some embarrassment:
"Sorry, distracted. โ
"It's okay, it's understandable, if you're not in the mood today, we can come back tomorrow. Of course, Shinji, who knows the inside story, won't mind the orange's "slackness".
"No need, I can give you an answer right now - I accepted your commission, and now it's time to talk about the payment, custom dolls are not cheap. โ
Orange said that he put on his glasses again, and it was more appropriate to talk about business or white-collar mode.
PS: In the chapter "Pain Residue" in "The Realm of Emptiness", Orange just had a sum of 1.2 million yuan in his account, and the next day he spent all his money in order to buy the "Victorian Witch Ying Pan".
PS2: Commuter pass, commuter pass.