Rin Tosaka was ready to come to her senses.

As the heir of the Demon Dao family, he is destined to follow a different path from ordinary girls.

There was a rightful example of this, the greatest, handsome, gentleest adult she had ever known.

In Rin's eyes, her father Shichen is close to a perfect character, although there are many girls of the same age who have a longing for their father, but she believes that no daughter can love her father as much as she does.

When you grow up, you want to be a singer, and when you grow up, you want to be a beautiful bride - Rin's peers may have this wish, but Rin's wish is different.

Careers and the like are secondary—her greatest desire is to be as great as her father.

In other words, you have to choose the path that your father has taken, accept the fate that your father has accepted, or pass on the bloodline of the demon path of the Tosaka family.

But now this is just a wish, not something that can be fulfilled if you want to do it, first of all, you must get the consent of the master, that is, the father, who has not yet expressed to Rin that he wants to entrust the family to her in the future, and she is a little uneasy about this, perhaps her father has not yet admitted that he has the qualifications to become a magician.

But even so, her wishes have not changed, so she is proud of the enlightenment she has made.

Of course, Rin knows a lot more about what happened in Fuyuki City than her classmates, and although she doesn't understand it as deeply as her parents, she already knows more than most people on the street.

Seven magicians, including their father, are at war.

In the streets at night lurks a deadly and strange threat.

Because of knowing a certain truth, Rin added a sense of responsibility to his heart.

Yesterday and today, my friend Qinyin didn't come to school.

The head teacher said that she was at home on sick leave, but the rumors in the class did not spread like this.

Even if Rin calls her home, the other party's parents don't want to pay attention to Rin.

Nowadays, there are child abduction incidents in Fuyuki City, which cannot be solved by simple search activities. Even if the police are called, it is difficult for the child to come back. The teachers at school, Kotone's relatives and friends must not have realized this, only Rin knew.

Kotone has always trusted Rin, whether it was when she was bullied by the boys in her class, or when the librarian forced her to put her work, Rin would come forward to help her, and it was a pride for Rin to be so trusted and respected by her classmates.

"Always be elegant" - every time you help her, it's a good opportunity for Rin to practice her family motto.

Now, Kotone must be waiting for Rin to save her.

In fact, she can turn to her father, who is a magician, but her father is one of the participants in the "war" and has not called since he went to the Fukayama Town Museum last month, and her mother has strictly ordered him not to disturb him.

It's like the tone of saying "never go out at night".

Rin had always followed her parents' words, but she couldn't sit idly by and let her friends in danger go.

And - the night when you can't sleep, only once.

In fact, at that time, Rin was only half-understood, and his thoughts were not yet mature.

I don't know whether it is a sense of obligation or a so-called rebuke of conscience, and before she knows it, she is taken into a field that must not be set foot in. And she herself didn't realize it at the time.

Compared to the Tosaka Mansion, where the enchantment is strong, it is too easy to slip out of the room in Zen City.

Climb out of the bedroom window, slide down the patio pillars into the courtyard, and peek out of the fence through the small door.

It took less than five minutes to get out, but when I came back, I couldn't use the same route. To slide down the terrace pillars, it's easy to climb up, but it's a hassle.

When he thought that he couldn't hide it when he went out tonight, and that his parents would definitely criticize him harshly afterwards, Rin said to himself that he didn't sneak out for something unseemly, but because he was a member of the Tosaka family, he had to do it. When you go back, you must go back with Qinyin, no matter how your parents scold you at that time, you must still be proud of yourself.

There are three types of equipment.

The most trustworthy thing is the magic pointer given by his father on his birthday. In terms of shape and construction, this is just an ordinary compass, but it does not point north, but points in a direction that emits strong magical power. Rin had experimented that neither wind nor water could change the movement of some subtle magical powers. If there is anything out of the ordinary, this thing is undoubtedly the most useful.

All that's left are the two crystal pieces that Rin has refined in her gem magic practice, and she picks the best two of the finished products she has made, and if she unleashes the magic filled with them - although she has never tried such a dangerous thing - it should cause a small explosion, which can be used as a self-defense weapon in case of danger.

With the equipment and her own strength, Rin is confident that she will be able to find the sound of the piano and bring her back.

If someone asks, no problem - I'll be nodding my head.

If someone asks, is it really okay - then you may nod a little depressedly.

And if someone asks if there is really a guarantee that there will be no surprises - I guess I don't dare to answer at that time.

This question doesn't really mean much to Rin, if someone really wants to ask, then the first thing to ask should be that Kotone is okay, if Kotone can't come to school again, will Rin be able to hold on? If it was such a question, she would have answered it immediately without hesitation.

Gathering courage and self-esteem, Rin tells herself that she is not one of those ordinary timid children, and she chases away the cowardice in her heart and walks towards the nearest station. Fuyuki Xindu is just one stop away, and the change in his hand is enough to pay the fare.

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It's been a long time since the night air in the winter wood, and the cold breath of this winter day is just the right time to cool the burning skin.

Rin naively thought that it would be nice if she could find the sound of the moto before the last train, but then there were only two hours left, and there was not enough time at all.

Anyway, investigate the new capital first.,If you go to the deep mountain town, the magic pointer will only point to the Tosaka Mansion.,And if you go there, it's likely that your father will find out.。

It's not late at night by adult standards, but there are very few people on the streets, and the road home on weekdays is full of commuters in a hurry, and even at night the streets are still crowded.

After opening the mana pointer cover, Rin is confused by the pointer's reaction.

“…… What's going on? ”

The needle, which usually shook slightly, was spinning rapidly, and it was the first time she had seen this phenomenon, and the needle's behavior as if it were a small animal was chaotic, which suddenly cast a shadow on Rin's heart.

However, just standing is not an option, and several adults who passed by just now have already cast surprised glances at Rin, who is alone, so let's go first.

There are even fewer people in the distance, is this really the Fuyuki City that you are used to seeing on weekdays? Rin felt a faint chill hit her body.

In fact, Dongmu City has issued a curfew, and there have been a series of hunting murders and abduction incidents recently, and there was a series of terrorist bombings in Xindu and Harbor District yesterday, and the police appealed to citizens to reduce going out at night, and smart people have obeyed this order.

However, even if there is no curfew, I am afraid that there are still not many citizens who like night tours, and there is something bad hidden in the dark night of Xindu now, and human instinct should be aware of this.

So although it's only just night, there are very few pedestrians on the street, and when you go home on weekdays, the road is full of office workers in a hurry, and even at night the street is still crowded.

Watching the lights fade away, Rin was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Click.

- Rin swallowed the exclamation that she almost spit out.

The sound came from the depths of the hallway of the house where he was hiding, probably because a wild cat had come across a can while rummaging through the garbage. But it's hard to tell if there's anyone there.

Glancing down at the magic pointer in his hand, Rin gasped.

The pointer is motionless. As if frozen, it points to the direction where the sound is emitted.

There's something there, there's something that exudes strange magic.

“……”

Isn't that what you're looking for?

It's a good start to find clues so quickly, Rin plans to search for suspicious locations in Xindu, and confirm the location of the sound one by one, and the first place has already been found by himself.

Okay, then go up and see what's there.

"Don't."

Maybe there's a clue about the sound there, or maybe the sound is there.

"Absolutely not."

There's no reason to hesitate, otherwise she shouldn't have come here at all, Rin doesn't want to leave her friends behind, and as a member of the Tosaka family, she must use courage to prove that she is qualified to be her father's heir in the future.

"Don't, don't, don't, never, don't ......"

From the depths of the hallway came the breath of something, as if a damp breath came to the face.

Rin finally realizes that this quest to find her best friend is not something that can be done so easily.

There is no Qin Yin in the depths of the darkness, and even if she is in it, then she should not be the Qin Yin before.

If you're really looking for something today, maybe Rin's target shouldn't be Kotoon but her corpse.

"Don't—"

In fact, Rin Tosaka has extremely good qualifications as a magician.

She had never seen a demon, and she had never touched it, but by feeling she knew she was in danger.

To learn magic, one must first learn to accept and recognize death - this is the first lesson of every trainee magician.

The touch of "death" that cannot be escaped, cannot be thought, but is simply desperate.

At that time, the young Rin realized the essence of the Demon Path through this experience.

The whole body could not move, and even the screams could not be made, and the horror that ordinary people could not bear was enough to crush such a young girl.

A strange tinnitus began to ring in her ears, and Rin thought that it was caused by the cold despair that pressed down on her heart, and that her thoughts were beginning to destroy her five senses.

A glimmer of white light, a glimmer of light...... It was like a light, but it was even hotter than the light, and it was like a star in the night, but the weather was not very good tonight, and I couldn't see the stars.

Rin stiffened and looked at the light, she was sure she had never seen such a bright color in her life.

As the light drew closer, his body felt a loud tremor in the air, the indescribable humming sound almost corroded his hearing system, and the strong vibration that nearly cut off the night made it almost impossible for Rin to keep his body balanced.

staring blankly at the white burning that pierced the night, the magic cannon that covered the entire alley passed through the top of him, and instantly smashed into the depths of darkness.

The rush of the magic cannon of light erupted into a violent wind, and the bright brilliance sucked in Rin, who had never seen such a dazzling brilliance, and Rin was speechless as he looked at the magic cannon that passed by him and lit up the depths of the alley.

However, this is already the limit of what Rin can bear.

His eyes began to darken, his steps gradually became unsteady, and at the moment when he was about to fall, someone caught him.

In front of him was a handsome young man with black hair and black eyes, and there was almost no emotion in those black eyes.

"I'm really destined for children~~!"

This was the last voice Rin heard before she lost consciousness.

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"The last world knocked the demon king who endangered the world into ashes, the last world drove all the gods who controlled the world back to their hometowns, the last world was to defeat the old-fashioned organization that intended to conquer the world, and the last world was to lead the human race to kill all the invaders from the other world, and this time it was to save the imp who was about to be caught by the pervert, am I actually a pretty righteous guy?" Naraku scratched her head, thinking speechlessly.

Looking at the little girl named Rin and her mother hugging each other, Naraku shook her head, he left, this is not his stage.