She really lived up to my expectations and brought me a more useful news, I will not show it for the time being, I have rested for half a day and enjoyed a dinner almost full of meat, I should also cheer up and go outside, while making some preparations for the news that Miss Aosaki brought to me, while continuing to keep an eye on Masako's sister Kyoko's surroundings, if I can catch one or two suspicious characters, it may be an effective breakthrough against the Konoe family, of course, this is still my wishful thinking, It's almost impossible for a black-and-white organization like the Konoe family to waste resources on distractions for insignificant little people - whether Reika Konoe can remember that she threatened some inconspicuous girl. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

While chatting with Miss Maruko, who is doing business on her laptop, she played a game with Sister Fran for a while, and the time was nine o'clock in the night.

Not long ago, a colleague or friend called her and seemed to want to invite someone out for a night life, but Miss Maruko refused the invitation of a friend or colleague, I think I was probably disturbing people's normal living habits, but she shook her head and said that it was none of my business, she had to work overtime to deal with the statistical work accumulated in the last issue of the magazine in the past two days, and there was a young girl who seemed to be very obedient, and the place where Miss Maruko and her friends went may not be suitable for bringing children to join in the fun?

"Actually," I told her, "if you take Fran shopping, don't talk about monsters or underground forces, and don't be afraid of terrorist attacks...... "This seemingly well-behaved and obedient young girl is much more dangerous than those who can at least communicate.

"Huh?"

"Uh, no, it's nothing, anyway, in case of an unstoppable crisis, remember to hide with this young girl and be safe, right, Fran."

Fran nodded violently with the exaggerated smile of her young daughter, "My sister always thinks I'm a child!" In fact, Fran is also very capable! When my sister left, she told me to protect Eriko's sister! ”

"Yes, yes, Fran-chan is cute and reliable." Miss Maruko remembered the identity of this young girl.

"Hey, hey, hey!" The young girl who was praised was very happy, "Huh? Is Alice leaving? ”

I stood up at this point, and was about to say goodbye, but Fran was keenly aware of my intentions, "Yes, I have a lot of problems to deal with, and Fran obediently listens to Sister Maruko." ”

"Oh......" She seemed reluctant to let me go, perhaps because she hadn't experienced the excitement of more than two people in a long time, "I—Can I help?" ”

"You'd better worry about your sister, well, if you find Marisa, I'll let her play with you."

"Oh!"

"It's late," the editor said, closing the lid on her computer, "I'm not in a hurry about what I've told you, can't I deal with something else tomorrow?" Let's stay here tonight. ”

"Actually......" I told her my intentions, "there are others, other people I have to see." ”

"It's so hard."

"It's always useful to be prepared, so I'm leaving, ah, and I bought a mobile phone for outsiders in the morning," I swapped numbers with her, "I'll call you if I need to." ”

"Okay, take care of yourself."

"See you later."

Bidding farewell to the reluctant Fran-chan and the worried editor, I left the apartment complex in a relaxed mood and headed straight for the old town where the Daigo Dojo is located.

In the bustling city, the night road at nine o'clock seems to have a tendency to be polarized, the deserted area is like a ghost area, the lively neighborhood seems to be sleepless all night, the street next to the Daigo Dojo - in terms of width is actually closer to the alley - and the adjacent large residential area belongs to the former, I am half-hidden and quietly walking in the quiet neighborhood against the wall, at this time, even if someone tiptoes behind me for a hundred meters, I seem to be able to hear the movement clearly, The occasional flickering of dim street lamps and the chirping of night cats that would burst out of nowhere added to the poise of the atmosphere.

Of course, this is just a feeling that has been cultivated by books, and I know very well that this cannot be taken as proof that there are suspicious people nearby.

When I came to the door of the Daigo Dojo, there was a message from the inner courtyard saying "Drink!" Ha! In addition to the largest suspected practice place in the backyard, there is also the main house close to the front door, which is a wooden one-story brick house, the largest one is the living room, the lights are on at the moment, I don't know if there is anyone inside, the only person I see is a little girl in white practice clothes waving a wooden knife in the open space in the front yard.

The practice clothes have been soaked with sweat, the forehead and the hair scattered on the shoulders are dripping with sweat, the little girl doesn't care, every swing from top to bottom seems to be doing her best, she is Daigo Apricot, right? I'm pretty sure of this guess, and judging by her serious appearance, she is probably practicing the so-called kendo in the Japanese tradition, which according to my understanding should be a kind of sports activity with no special meaning for outsiders.

It's late at night but you're still practicing hard, isn't it for school activities? I can only guess that Masako didn't mention what kind of person her sister was or what kind of life she lived, but from what I had observed in the few breaths, I felt that Daigo Kyoko should be a hard-working and resolute little girl, which is really different from her sister.

Ichi wasn't around, so I was probably going back to his temporary den to rest or practice, but after observing for a while, I felt that there would be no more gains, so I planned to jump off the wall and go straight to the hospital in Shibuya to exchange information with Masako.

"Who!" Before I could turn around, the girl swung her sword and swept her gaze after her.

At the moment, I not only maintain a state of invisibility that blends into the night, but also deliberately restrain the signs of magic and physiological activity in my whole body, which should be the best in my ordinary state in terms of concealment, and it is unlikely that an ordinary little girl will find me, and she really does not find me.

Her gaze was directed on another wall connected to the wall I was climbing, and at a distance from me, there was a little girl who was preoccupied with attracting attention, so I didn't pay much attention at first, and when the little girl shouted, I surrendered my attention to that direction, and then I felt a hidden aura burst out, and a dark shadow suddenly disappeared over the wall into the depths of the dark alley.

"Is it a cat? Hmm...... "The little girl, as an ordinary person, is more keenly aware of the lurker than me, perhaps because her location makes her very sensitive to light, but limited to the ignorant soul mind of ordinary people, she can't feel the ups and downs of that hidden and very powerful mana, so she treats the black shadow as an ordinary wild cat."

Of course, it wasn't a wild cat, I didn't notice it at first because I was in a state of deliberate restraint and naturally couldn't feel the same deliberately concealed aura, and I suspected that the black shadow itself had a good talent for concealment - the black shadow was obviously not an ordinary wild cat, judging by the size of the wild cat, I thought it was a canine or feline monster of the same size as a wild cat.

In the outside world, almost the vast majority of people can't encounter monsters in their lifetime, but I bumped into them one after another, which is not explained by abnormal luck, and the black shadow may be related to the Konoe family.

Thinking so, I no longer cared if the little girl Apricot would notice it, and maintained my stealth and unfolded all the strength I could use at this time to chase in the direction of the little demon's disappearance.