4. Continuity
"No, I'll keep it for you and Miss Feng Buyue. Now that you've said everything you can say, is there anything else you'd like to ask? ”
Fujinaga picked up a knife and fork to cut other ingredients, completely unconcerned about Ruiji's reward. There are potions at home, and accepting her things is easy to bring back unpleasant memories.
Potions that nourish the body are easy to derive imagination, sometimes absurd, sometimes vulgar and obscene. Extending outward from the second imagination, the picture of Ruiji and Feng Buyue entangled with each other unconsciously appeared in his mind.
She definitely didn't want that to happen. If you want to escape, you should run away completely.
It's over.
"There's one last question, which is critical."
The hand holding the knife is raised in the air.
"Can any witch who is active in the arena be negotiated? If you don't live in the local area, do you count as a tourist witch who comes to play? ”
"Count."
"One more thing. If I borrow supplies from tourist witches, is it a violation? ”
"It doesn't count."
"Do I know them?"
"There is no relevant entry that stipulates that the participating witches cannot know the witches who provide materials, memorize the rules of the competition, and the three elements I told you, and then look at the creation."
Fujinaga finished speaking at once, revealing a tired expression, appetite replaced another restless desire, and ten out of twenty dishes entered her stomach.
Dinner ended in an unpleasant and sad atmosphere, and both witches were absent-minded. stayed up until nine o'clock in the evening, Ruiji couldn't stand the embarrassing situation of looking at each other, so he said goodbye first, and even forgot to wash his hands.
Seeing off Ruiji, Fujinaga closed the door, closed the curtains, and flipped through the "Witch's Travel Notes" on the bookshelf, turning to the page with the bookmark. Two consecutive pages of live-action illustrations depict a truly tranquil world without worries.
From Japan to there, it takes 8,600 kilometers in a straight line, which is roughly two-thirds of the diameter of the earth. It is impossible to fly more than 8,000 kilometers continuously on a broomstick, and you have to find multiple footholds to rest and recharge the broom on the way. Traveling on transport is sure to leave a record of your ticket purchase, unless you take a ride.
"It's time......"
She put down her travel magazine and pressed a button on her bedside table. With the crisp sound of the mechanical group and the gears running, the floor tiles separated, and a metal sand table more than ten square meters in size appeared. The metal sand table is a three-dimensional map of the world, and the landmarks of each country are presented at a reduced scale for easy identification.
The original intention of creating the sand table was to learn about geography and deepen the understanding of the world, and Fujinaga never imagined that one day she would use it to designate an escape plan to prepare for the escape from the world that suffocated her.
"The first thing to do is to avoid places with surveillance cameras."
Fujinaga marks the map with a marker potion, and the paper map-making device next to it works in sync.
The map is an indispensable item in the escape plan, and electronic devices are not used to avoid being tracked by the family. Spend all the money on the road in cash, swipe cards and other online payments are passed, and leave no traces of things. She doesn't have much cash on her body, so she converts a small part of her electronic assets into cash every day and saves for half a month, and the accumulated money is enough for her to spend for a while.
I will find a job as soon as I settle down, and I will think about my studies later.
"There's always a way."
The hand holding the marker potion trembled, and Fujinaga opened a new bottle of the Dream Potion Essence, omitting the dilution step and drinking it as if it were drinking. A sweet and sticky potion that tastes like concentrated maple syrup, and the more you drink it, the more greasy it becomes.
She doesn't care about the taste of potions, she cares about their efficacy. The effect of the diluted potion waned, and the sweet sleep lasted less than the next morning. Drink a whole bottle and you'll be soaked in happiness all night long.
The witch turns off the lights and goes to bed to enjoy her sweet dreams.
……
Another witch escapes back to the shrine and locks herself in her room. The cunning black cat rolled at her feet, claws outstretched.
"Hey, little imp, it's time to get the magic that promised me."
"Ah...... Magic? ”
"This afternoon, I promised to make up for the demon tonight, but I dare to forget, don't you take my big strange talk in your eyes?"
"Oh, I forgot."
Riki was embarrassed to admit that she was reminiscing, remembering Miss Fujinaga's unclothed body. The experience before dinner was too shocking, and the images kept pouring into my mind on the way home, and I couldn't restrain myself by willpower.
The meditation spell was useless in the face of the temptation of beauty, and Fujinaga approached her, the scorching heat melting her reason, evaporating the moral bottom line, and she almost made a mistake.
At that time, the composure was all pretended, and after reflection, I found that I had crooked thoughts, but not much.
Three days and moons turned back into human form and changed into old clothes at home. She was tall, Ruiji and Shizuru had small sizes, and the ones left by her father and mother fit just right.
Even when the person is gone, Shizuru is reluctant to dispose of her mother's things, and she places them in her previous position, regularly washing and drying them with magical care, and the room hygiene is not left behind.
The paternal mother doesn't like to wear skirts, and her wardrobe is full of slacks and T-shirts, and she can't find a single piece of clothing with a large area of exposed skin. Mikazuki was very satisfied with the clothes of her previous master, wearing samurai armor consumed more mana reserves, and she could maintain it for three more days without wearing armor, saving mana to deal with strange talks.
Changing into casual clothes, no one can tell that she is a well-known monster in the Warring States period, but she looks like an ordinary young witch in contemporary Tokyo - a particularly good-looking young witch.
"What, you're attracted to the eldest lady? Don't forget that I was there at the time, lying on the knife holder, and I can see what happened to you two clearly. ”
A certain strange talk is not a big deal to watch the excitement, and it is crazy to arch the fire.
"I almost ran into your ear to encourage you to go up, that's it."
The length of 0.5 centimeters between the thumb and index finger of the three days and the moon was compared, and he sighed: "It's too similar, you two are too similar......
Ruiji's right palm was placed behind the back of Mirizuki to convey magic power, and his left hand slapped his shoulder.
"What is too much of a resemblance? Be clear, don't play riddles. ”
"You are too similar to your paternal mother. She was also a piece of wood back then, and there were at least twenty witches who missed, and she couldn't speak to scare away a dozen, not even refusing to talk to her. I was hung by her on the wall and around my waist, and I had the privilege of witnessing that what happened in my absence was not counted. The daughter born of wood is also wood, and you are in the same lineage. ”
"Dozens of witches...... Mom she's so popular? ”
"You inherited the appearance of your paternal mother, but you didn't inherit the flirting skills of your maternal mother. Such a good opportunity, you can also post it for me, you are really useless. When the great witch Oda Nobunaga was as old as you, she already had a group of wives and concubines around her. ”
Mikazuki also regretted it. She should be the head squad, so that the stupid master and the little girl named Fujinaga can make some progress.
The topic of love makes Ryji feel inexplicably irritable. The residual temperature that has just dissipated is re-stirred, and drinking cold water does not work, so it is difficult to physically cool down. There is a waterfall in the narrow space in the backyard, where it is perfect for physical cooling.
The Great Monster talks about the place of awakening, the place where dreams begin.
"If you want magic, be quiet, tonight is a bit too much, it's noisy to me."
Moving his palms away, the three days and moons couldn't resist the temptation of magic and were defeated, and they were silent.
She needs a lot of magic, and without her magic is like a witch who is addicted to smoking to quit smoking, and the withdrawal reaction is so uncomfortable that it looks like a worm is crawling all over her body. Although the two witches engage in double cultivation, the magic power produced by the harmony of yin and yang is more refined and rich, and it is not good for her to annoy her master.
I wish her a lifetime of singleness, Sanriyue thought to herself.
……
After completing the three-day mana transfer, Ruiji kicks Mikazuki out of the room and goes for a walk in the backyard alone.
The white torii stands quietly on the dividing line between the present world and the narrow space, and she feels weightless as she steps over the torii. There was the sound of water in the quiet courtyard, and a waterfall without a source fell from the sky, thinking of a flowing silver cloth.
He wears only a white yukata, which is specially prepared for the waterfall practice, representing holiness and flawlessness and the absence of distractions.
Witches are no different from ordinary people when they are troubled, and every witch will have a day of emotional distress.
"What the hell does Fujinaga think? I ...... to her And what do you think? ”
The question is a two-way street, and the most crucial answer lies in the center of the fog. Stretching out his hand, he grabbed the cold waterfall water, and his hot body was hit by the water waves, floating back and forth.
She was battling the glamorous image, letting the waterfall cascade overhead, soaking through her yukata and permeating every inch of her body with water.
"Hand ...... I haven't washed my hands yet. ”
Rub your hands in the water repeatedly, as if doing so can wash away the torment of a hundred claws scratching your heart.
Consciousness is shaken, more panicked than touching the unknowable of the unspeakable world. Fujinaga shows a scene that can also be classified as "unspeakable", and the witch cannot be recognized, defined, observed, or described on some levels, and has been given the reputation of "New Age Cthulhu".
The things that Riji touched tonight were also very abstract, in line with the above four elements.
"Forget it, I'm going to learn...... Yes, learning. ”
Begin to recall the basic formulas of alchemy. Studying and working is the best way to escape the troubles of life, and it is suitable for witches of any age and any profession.
"According to the theory of elements, everything in the world is composed of four elements, namely air, water, earth, and fire. Each element represents a combination of the four basic properties: dryness, wetness, cold, and heat. Earth = dry + cold, water = wet + cold, air = wet + hot, fire = dry + hot. The basic steps are to understand, decompose, and finally reconstruct ......"
"Adding a few emerald crumbs to the cauldron has the effect of stabilizing the properties of the potion......"
The alchemical model replaces the image of Fujinaga's body, and the serious academic knowledge has a miraculous effect, causing the overloaded brain to quickly cool and fill it with complex Arabic characters.
She recited the words from the book over and over again to deepen her memory until dawn the next day. Sanriyue stood outside the waterfall, watching Ruiji's behavior of covering his ears and stealing the bell, and smiled helplessly.
"This little devil is hopeless. I still haven't had enough of the hardships, and I've almost experienced it. It's not as good as ......."
Three days and the moon had a flash of inspiration.
Why can't you pry the stupid master to hunt monsters and talk about improving your strength? You can forget your troubles and reap the magic at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
(End of chapter)