October 5th, half past six o'clock in the evening

"Hmm," the girl in the red dress frowned, "Did you fail even Sakiya......"

"It looks like there's already a mess outside," Patchouli said lightly, "The magic array is ready, the rest is up to you"

"Hehe, understood" the girl smiled "Patchy is the most reliable"

"That's because there are too many unreliable ones in this library, and if I didn't take it seriously, you'd have been arrested a long time ago," Patchouli sighed rarely, and then walked outside, "I'll guard the library, or it will be tricky for him to break in"

"Also, Fran's Seal"

"I know, it was unraveled, it seems to be an ambush" Patchouli frowned, "I didn't expect it to be so troublesome, forget it, I'll solve it together"

"Is Patsy okay, your asthma," the girl asked, "or I'll go too?" ”

"No kidding," Patchouli said angrily, "if you go too, who will provoke the mutation?" All I have to do is hold them back, don't forget, I'm on the same level as you in terms of strength."

"Oh, that's right," the girl smiled and nodded, "Then it's up to you, Patsy"

"Got it, Remy," Patchouli walked out

"No matter who it is, as long as you dare to come and get in your way, I will solve it all"

The other side

Chong looked at the bookcase in front of him, which took up almost half of the hall, and couldn't help but want to flip through a few books, but it was obvious that he didn't have that time

Speaking of which, where did the man named Marisa Kiriyu go? Did it fly over the top? After all, they were almost at the innermost level, and they hadn't seen her yet, and there was no trace of a battle

Anyway, is it okay to pour it directly here?

Chong took out the medicine bottle that he had been holding in his arms, and then twisted the mouth of the bottle

(Do you want to dig a hole first) Chong thought

"Is that you, the human who sneaked into the Red Devil Pavilion" An indifferent female voice sounded, "Should I praise you, neither Misuzu nor Sakiya stopped you"

Chong looked to the side, and a girl dressed in nightgown-like clothes was coming out of the back room

"It's best to put away the things in your hand before you speak," the girl said indifferently, "otherwise I don't mind killing you directly"

Chong put away the medicine bottle in his hand, and then frowned, this woman in a nightdress seemed to be very simple

"According to etiquette, I'll inform my name first," the girl still had an indifferent look, "Patchouli? Norregi, the custodian of these books, is also the author"

(Author?) But these books are at least fifty years old in terms of age, and she is human, how did she do it? Chong was a little surprised, could it be that there was something wrong with his intuition?

"Human, I don't want to know your name, nor do I want to know what you're here for" Patchouli said coldly, "I just want you to go out now, not everyone can come here"

"Do you think it's possible for me to go out now?" asked Chong rhetorically, using humans to call himself, could it be that the other party was really a youkai?

"I think the most important thing for humans is self-knowledge," Patchouli replied coldly, "I'm in distress right now because you've disrupted my plans."

"Plans should change at any time, shouldn't they?" Chong replied

"According to the old Chinese saying, your behavior should be called a flamboyant tongue," Patchouli opened the book in her hand, "It really doesn't match your cold appearance."

"Maybe" doesn't match, it's really an apt description

"Human, warn you again, leave or die," Patchouli said coldly, "Your luck won't be so good forever"

"I'm also answering for the third time, and I refuse," Chong Leng said coldly

"Yes," Patchouli replied coldly, "I show you the respect for your courage, and at the same time I am ashamed of your stupidity"

"Then feel honored, my magic has never been used in front of humans" The next moment, the magic exploded

"When you get to the underworld, let's use it as an after-dinner conversation!" A brilliant magic array appeared in the void, and the originally wide corridor instantly turned into an empty sky, and everything, including the floor, floated in the air

(Circle?) She's a witch? Chong thought in amazement

There is an essential difference between a witch and a magician, and that is lifespan

Witches are close to a race, and their lifespan is much higher than that of ordinary people, according to them, because they have learned the magic of life, they are magicians chosen by the gods, and because of this, they are gradually derailed from other magicians, and the subjects they study are completely different

The witch is 80% of the magic, 10% of the props, plus 10% of the spell to launch the magic, and the magician (make) is to rely on 50% of the chant plus 40% of the props and 10% of the luck to activate the magic, and the witch rarely shows her head, generally stays in a fixed place until she dies, the only thing in common between the two is the obsession with magic, but the magician pursues the "root" and the witch pursues the supreme god of magic, and the legend only exists in the original magic book in the book, the real one"Infinity"

By the way, witches don't just refer to women, men can also be witches, but their pronouns are generally called wizards, or black magicians, and if you order them again, they will be directly demoted to necromancers, apostates or something

And witches are actually very recognizable, they need a place to use magic, just like the magic workshop, they also need a carrier to connect to the magic net, but they use a magic array

"Is the witch alive" Chong said in a low voice, for some reason, the witch was cleaned up three hundred years ago, and until now it has also been degraded as a demon who betrays the teachings, so it is actually rare to see a living witch outside, there is really everything in this hall but it is really difficult, after all, witches do not rely on spell chanting, unless their magic power is exhausted, it is really difficult to defeat

"Lord of Silence, Lady of the Deep," Patchouli ched softly, and the flood descended

Chong gritted his teeth and retreated, this speed was simply terrifying

(Although he can directly activate magic according to the strange rules of spell cards, it is better to chant spells) Pache thought, after all, she was used to it

(Before the asthma returns, we have to get rid of him quickly, and then go and stabilize Fran," Patchouli thought

"Boiling karmic fire, restless and furious warriors" is followed by a fireball

(Damn, there's nothing that can be used at all) Chong couldn't help but greet Yakumo Zi's family once in his heart, and IS took it all away for her, and now she has nothing on her

(I don't know if I can catch up or not) Chong knows very well that if she escapes again, she must fall first, after all, the witch's magic power is enough for her to use magic thirty or forty times, and she can only dodge one-fifth of it at most

(Then the magic in your mind is)

"Trembling earth, lord who is enshrined here" Pache frowned when she saw that Chong had dodged another attack, and then used a full-screen magic

"Stand, conquer, restore kingship in this world, bow down, obey, and bring glory to the king of war!"

"The military order of Andades!"

"Goo?!" Pache suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, what was the matter, the magic was forcibly lifted?

Chong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he looked at the slowly recovering crust, but he could only use it once

"Are you a magician, too?" asked Patchouli, relieved herself, and it seemed that there would be no sign of a backlash

"Apprentice" Chong replied, saying that the people in this hall are all in the same routine as themselves, if it is those who are after. The male protagonist of the palace came to the rhythm of a few words of release, but when it came to himself, he still had to fight, what does it mean

"Apprentice" Patchouli nodded, "It's funny, an apprentice would actually run outside to make trouble, your teacher is really tolerant"

"But an apprentice of your age can use no more than ten magic a day, and you don't have any of the tools you need to use magic as a wizard," Pache said, "I still can't save your life."

But this alone can't be changed, because the list of spells that a magician can use in a day is not based on magic, but by constant chanting and realization, so his list of spells is only ten, and it has never changed

(The space conversion used for teleportation and the military order used to interrupt the magic have been used.,There are still eight left.,Respectively, stealth.,Stand-in.,Create a maze.,Reconnaissance.,Strengthen.,There are three attack magic with a relatively large attack range) No way.,I almost don't use any magic.,It's just to be able to occasionally use it instead of tools to learn.,Generally speaking, ordinary magicians only need to learn two or three auxiliary magic.,But it's the opposite.

(I had already called the little devil over, wasting time) Patchouli took the opportunity to think that she had transferred the little devil to the basement to ensure Fran's situation, but she hadn't come back until now

The book flipped rapidly, and Pache sang magic in the ancient magic language

“！！！” And Chong hurriedly retreated, this kind of text even he couldn't understand, and the more weird the spell chanted by the witch, the more powerful the magic became, speaking of which why didn't he learn a flying magic in the first place

"Fire, Earth, Sun" Pachou waved her hand, and the three different types of magic were completely combined with the "Sun Fire and Earth Charm - Doomsday Disaster"

The three elements can only be done by completely fusing the elements above the eighth order, and Chong doesn't want to say anything more, the martial arts level of the sect, the maid chief with the power of time, and the witch whose strength is close to the eighth order, any one can be picked out by a strong person who can take charge of himself, who is the owner of this mansion, this kind of appeal is really terrifying

Chong didn't react, it was better to say that he knew that it was impossible to escape, and instead of wasting energy, it was better to die first

“？” Just as Chong was ready to die, the magic circle disappeared, and countless clouds of smoke and dust were coming from where Patchouli was standing, and the magic failed?

"Woo" Patchouli covered her forehead with her hands, her face was pale, and she muttered "Anemia, dizziness"

"It's really a god

postscript

It had been a long time since I woke up from the uncomfortable feeling, there was no red mist in the sky, and Remy and the others were not in this mansion

Then she learned from the little demon who had been serving her that the mutation had been successfully retreated by the Hakurei shrine maiden, and Remy went to the Hakurei Shrine to negotiate with her about compensation after frankly admitting her defeat

She's such a fool, the Shrine Maiden will definitely blackmail her, at least bring herself

I don't care about the rest anymore, the only thing I'm interested in is the human thing, but the little devil doesn't know either, she says that she hasn't seen him all the time, and she can't help it, so she can only wait for Remy to come over and ask her

But in the end, it didn't help much

She is a failed witch, she has the ability to learn like a genius, she has enough magic power, she has enjoyed a lot of honors and respect in the years she has been in the outside world, and her status is very high, and she should be happy like this

But she was not happy at all, because no matter how hard she tried, no one ever called herself a Pache magician, and they always called themselves witches, Pache Witches

This is belittling himself, he understands, if he hadn't come up with the concept of elemental fusion, I'm afraid no one would care about him at all, besides, his body has long been weakened in constant research and writing, anemia, asthma, low physique, and excessively pale skin, which is fatal for a wizard

So I was scared, afraid that one day I would be persecuted to death like other witches, and I was very cowardly, so I thought about suicide

It was at that time that Remy appeared

"I've heard, you're a very powerful magician, right, do you want to follow me? Not as a servant, but as my family, disgusting? So can a friend? My name is Remilia. Scarlett, this innocent face here is his sister Flandrew. Scarlett, do you think I can go? Okay, pack your bags, let's get going."

At that time, I was really scared, not only because of the identity of the other party, but also because of that courage, just like a disobedient child who wants to snatch his beloved toy

I was pestered with her for three years, and for three years she would come to me every day, always invited, always harassed, always by her side, always by her own name

——— are like friends

Then I admit defeat, I choose to agree to her invitation, and then a series of busy, sealing Fran, sorting out books, moving the Red Devil Pavilion to Gensokyo, and then finding my own demons, provoking a war between youkai and shrine maidens, and then negotiating with Yakumo Murasaki, and then helping her cause a change, very busy, but also very interesting

She is not an easy person to give into, and she will not be bought by her because of her little favors

It's just that she said a word to herself

It was on the last night that she said when she told herself that she would like to be a vampire and follow her

"Now, Patsy is a witch, right? Witches are immortal, aren't they? ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

"Do I live forever?"

"No, I will die in a few hundred years, and I will only live to be about 300 years old at most"

"What if you become a vampire?"

"Life will outlive you because of the add-on"

"That's okay~ I don't want to turn you into a vampire"

"Don't you want me to live too long?"

"Yes"

"What"

"Because I don't want you to see me die before you, then Patchy will cry, won't she? We are friends, friends just can't let each other be sad, time doesn't matter, I'm a vampire, I've lived for more than 500 years, I've seen others die, and I've seen people who are connected to my fate grow old and then pass away as well."

"So, I don't want to see this scene again, I'd rather go first than be a bystander, death is not terrible, what is terrible is witnessing death"

"So, Patsy, I'll take care of it in the future"

"As my friend, let's die before me~"

"Yaga" Pachouli stood up "Little devil, let's go, go to the shrine, I can't let Remy suffer"

"It's cold outside"

"What's there to worry about, Remy and I are friends"

"And, I won't go before her"

"Because it's a promise, a promise to keep for a lifetime"

You are afraid that you will leave before me, but I am also afraid of this, you are my friend, you have given me a warm place to live, so I can't make you sad, I don't know when I will be burned at the stake

At least go later than you, and still be with you in the last moments of your life

Note 1: Actually, the eldest lady is the god-like male protagonist of the strategy, right......

Note 2: Immortality is also a kind of pain, and sometimes it is a sin to watch the people around you leave one by one, while you are still alive

Note 3: Don't wonder why the eldest lady is so majestic, don't forget that vampires in this worldview have been slaughtered, how can you survive if you don't work hard?