Aoko Aosaki, who was buried on the sofa, lay motionless like a corpse.

Her eyes were blank, as if her soul had been drained, and her pursed lips were pale and bloodless.

"I'm so stupid, really...... I only knew that I should never trust that guy Orange, but I didn't think that the people who colluded with her should and should not be trusted......"

"From the point of view of craftsmanship, those banknotes are still very good, and they are almost no different from the official printing...... With this kind of technique, in a sense, I'm afraid it's more dangerous than sealing designation, and I kind of understand why your sister would take a fancy to him. ”

At this time, the three banknotes had already arrived in the hands of Youzhu of Kuyuan Temple, and she couldn't find any difference except for the fluorescent gravure.

"Then I don't want to add this kind of nonsense! It can be exactly the same as what you really do, why do you have to draw snakes! ”

"In order to prove their uniqueness, the good counterfeiters tend to have this fetish, and, as a result, the security of this banknote is even better than that of the current issue."

Obviously, if this wealth is real, some of it will also come to her, but the tone of Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu is still the same, as if there is no emotional change in her.

"Moreover, there is no difference between other processes, and it can't be detected at all in daily life, if you care so much, just pretend that you don't know how to spend it."

"It's because you know that you can't pretend you don't know!"

Aoko Aosaki sighed distressedly, and straightened the shape of the cushion to resemble a bed, making herself more comfortable.

"You're always thinking too much."

The inorganic voice of the pearl in the Jiuyuan Temple made Qingzi's teeth itch.

The hidden meaning of her words Qingzi also understood, even very clearly.

The appearance of school life is just a compromise of today's way of living, and the heir of the Aozaki family, a magician who is apprenticed and continues to practice, is the job of Aozaki Aoko.

To embark on this path, it is necessary to separate the rules and regulations, and to do this, awareness is essential.

It's not a big deal to be cheated by that cheap brother-in-law today, it's just a loss of the only remaining living expenses at the end of the month, and that bastard eats a blank meal.

On the road ahead, there must be bigger choices waiting for her, such as what if Roland really has nothing to do with oranges, but is just a person who was lured by legends and accidentally came into contact with a mysterious ordinary person, and has no excuse to be merciful?

This unexpected situation made it impossible for Qingzi to go home and discuss with Yuzhu of Kuyuan Temple, so she had to make her own decision.

And as there are more and more cases like this, her conscience and morality will not be able to hold on at that time, right?

Yes, this persistence is not enough to override this fate, but until the real choice is completely reached, Aoko Aosaki is still just a trainee magician.

"Anyway, I just threw this hidden danger to others with peace of mind, even if the possibility is very small, I don't want to do it."

Aoko Aosaki straightened up and stood up to face the wordless gaze cast by Yuzhu's slender beauty.

"Well, if Aoko thinks it's okay."

As always, Yuzhu of Kuenji did not comment on Aoko Aosaki's decision, but the slightly stretched corners of her eyebrows still slightly revealed some inner thoughts.

"So, what should my brother-in-law do, let him wander around the city again and again? In order not to damage the reputation of the city's simplicity, I think it would be better to solve the source of this fraud as soon as possible, but unfortunately I was so excited that I forgot to leave the contact information of that guy. ”

"It doesn't matter, it's so easy to enter the barrier of Misaki City, and to generously expose the goal of being curious about the location that is easy to form anomalies to the managers, if you don't take our strength to heart at all, it can only mean that that guy is just a fool."

Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu said: "Since you are here for us, it is estimated that we will meet soon in the next few days, and then we will decide how to deal with it." ”

"Stupid people tend to be more destructive than you think...... These bills can't have something to do with his abilities, right? ”

Aoko Aosaki sighed, swung her slender legs wrapped in black silk, and stepped back into her slippers.

"I really can't refute this, after all, stupid people who are always unaware of it are more troublesome."

The witch's approving expression made Aoko Aozaki look suspicious.

"I always feel like you're scolding Huai."

"It's your delusion," Yuju of Kuenji took out a chocolate box from under the table while perfunctorily snorting Aoko, "If you really care that much, you may be able to find it in advance, but it will take time." ”

Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu opened the chocolate box, and suddenly Chu Chu frowned pitifully.

"What's wrong...... Isn't it time for class yet? ”

Evening is a fixed daily teaching time for cohabitants.,For Qingzi who is still just an apprentice.,Jiuyuan Temple Youzhu is not only her roommate.,It's a rare teacher.,The identities of both are independent.,In the teaching time,Even she can only obey obediently.。

Therefore, when she thought of her unfinished homework today, Aoko Aozaki couldn't help but feel a sense of weakness.

"Six less.

Kuenji Yuzhu ignored her defense and stared at Aoko Aozaki with a rather dangerous gaze.

"Ah, what chocolate you mean......"

But Aoko herself still didn't have the consciousness of what she had done, and looked at the chocolate box curiously.

Even if you search all over the world, only in this city, this high-end dessert can be found in this western-style restaurant, its brand seems to be a sixpence song, the chocolate inside is finely made, one by one as smooth and round as a glass ball, and the shape of a star is made of various dried fruits, the position is different, so that each chocolate represents a different meaning, Aoko Aosaki has never understood why the thing that is put in the mouth to chew is made so like a work of art.

Thinking like this, Aoko, who hadn't eaten dessert today, naturally picked up a piece of chocolate and threw it into her mouth, and said absentmindedly.

"Youzhu, are you planning to send some demon to find it?"

"It was meant to be like this, but now I've changed my mind."

Kuenji Youzhu looked at Aoko Aosaki with cold pupils: "Regarding the matter of looking for outsiders, let's go out instead." ”

The Demon Messenger, known as the Song of Sixpence, can transform into an inconspicuous gray starling, and although it has zero combat power, it is even better than the enchantment in terms of specific monitoring and search.

But also because of intelligence, he often knocked down the telephone pole and died, so he had to fill the efficiency with quantity, but before he started work today, he was eaten by Aoko alone.

That being said, there is no intention to blame the other party for the sake of Kuenji Yuzhu, after all, in the common sense of the Demon Dao, it is also very outrageous to use chocolate to make demons, and it is not surprising that Aoko, who is a beginner, misunderstood.

However, she doesn't plan to let go of the other party so easily, let Qingzi fill the missing part with manpower.

"On this rainy day, today's lecture is not finished, and it seems that my lack of sleep is about to become an incurable disease."

Aoko Aosaki got up from the couch and grumbled.

This made the sulking Miss Witch even more unpleasant.

"You reminded me, so today's patrol will be put after class."

"Eh, but this is ......"

"Do you have any objections, Aoko?"

Kuenji Yuzhu responded to his cohabitant with extremely cold words, glaring at Aozaki Aoko with dissatisfaction.

'I have an objection! ’

Although she wanted to say this, she knew that if she continued to struggle, her cohabitant might really get angry, and the future magician had no choice but to pick up the money on the table with a loveless expression and stuff it into her clothes, which she was reluctant to throw away or destroy.

Even if you don't spend it, this rare souvenir is a comfort.

It's just that when she thinks of the amount of money she spent and the harvest she made today, Aozaki Aoko couldn't help but feel sad, and she walked to the teaching room while chanting the words that had almost become a mantra.

"I'm so stupid, I'm really ......"

Looking at Qingzi's unsuccessful appearance, Youzhu of Jiuyuan Temple shook his head slightly, as if he was disappointed in his cohabitant's mentality.

Aoko's mood, she didn't know.

These banknotes can also be called the pillar of the other party's living expenses, but since they have been lost, they should look forward with a more open-minded attitude.

Sure enough, the other party still has a lot to grow, and if she can encounter the same situation, she can show the other party what is the attitude that a rational and good magician should have.

However, I am afraid that this is just a superfluous delusion.

The fairy tale witch shook her head, stopped thinking about these whimsical things, followed behind Aoko, and started today's lesson.

"Don't release the magic instinct used to complete the spell again today, and turn it into an attack, Aoko, be prepared before launching."

"Long-winded!"

——

On a tree-lined path on the outskirts of Misaki City, Roland felt the silence of the night.

Although it is only a gap of ten years, the traces left by the years are still very obvious in this era of rapid change.

Ten years later, in the Kanbuko, which has also developed slowly, there has begun to take shape as a city that never sleeps, but in today's Misaki, there are no people even visible on the streets.

On this early spring night, there are not even a few lights to be seen, except for the crisp echo of his leather boots when they come into contact with the road.

And of course, it was already raining today, and the traces on the ground had not disappeared, not to mention that the temperature at night was already even lower than during the day.

But for Roland today, that's nothing.

When I first crossed, I still felt shivering in the cold wind, and the memories were already nostalgic.

"I haven't sent a demon yet...... After all, he is also a person with the qualifications of a magician, so he shouldn't be so rough-cut. ”

Roland, who didn't know that Aozaki Aoko had eaten most of the demons used for surveillance, felt a little strange, but he wasn't very anxious.

After all, it is a matter of following the trend, and confirming the location of the ceremony is the first element.

The location can already be determined to be Misaki City, but it always feels like something is missing, as if it is separated by a layer of hazy fog, and the feeling of time is similar.

Although it is already close to the intended goal, the feeling brought by the film is very different, even Roland, who thinks he is good-tempered, can't help but be a little irritable.

"Now that the location has been decided, that film must be some kind of special factor."

A thoughtful look appeared on Roland's face, bathed in the shadows.

And to say that it is special, whether it is in terms of bonds or in essence, these two magicians in Misaki City deserve to be deserved.

The story that happened in Misaki City, from another point of view, is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first step in the entire Moon World, and the setting inside has naturally been poured into a lot of effort.

Needless to say, the fifth method of the Aosaki family, under the premise of having a magic that can be used normally, it still maintains a fairly high degree of mystery, and Roland's understanding of it is even inferior to the second and third methods of hearsay.

But even though he had personally experienced the materialization of the third law soul and knew how much magic was beyond common sense, Roland was still a little more interested in the pearls of the Jiuyuan Temple.

Fairy tale magic, this independent magic system is not so much a separate foundation as other undisclosed magic methods, but it is different from the mainstream magic system as a setting.

In many cases, the power she can possess has reached the point where it is enough to describe it not by anomalies, but by dreams.

Its specific activation conditions and strange effects can only be used by those who know the inside story, and it is praised as a mystery above the mystery, an absolute special case.

Even if the technique is revealed, no one can use it, because it requires the blood of a pure-blood witch, and this is very ambiguous in itself.

A true pure-blooded witch cannot, in theory, be human.

Roland doesn't know much about this, after all, he is not a setting maniac, but there is one point that has been specially emphasized about fairy tale magic.

"Fragments of the First Law ......"

It symbolizes the beginning of everything, as the beginning of oneness.

The connection between the place and the time, and the two magical beings who transcended the mystery, was already coming to pass, and the conditions that seemed to be the same as Lian Lian didn't cost him much even if it was trial and error, not to mention that the intuition from fate was already urging him.

Roland's mind swirled, muttering to himself.

"Speaking of which, it's almost time."

Orange Aozaki herself hasn't been there yet, but she doesn't seem to want to change her previous setup.

The first Potter puppet will be attacking today.

In order to make the enemy's home advantage disappear, so that Qingzi and Kuyuan Temple Youzhu, who are the administrators, cannot use the magic power gathered by the leyline, it is indispensable for the removal of the spiritual vein fulcrum.

There is no need to change anything, it is a naked conspiracy, and the number of only two people is enough to make them exhausted.

Roland looked at the silhouette of the mountain shadow in the distance, feeling the battle fluctuations coming from the Forest of No Return, and couldn't help but smile as some unknown fluctuations began to emanate.

His suspicions were confirmed.

The dark shadows had begun to transform themselves into the environment of the forest, turning it closer to the beginning, more contrary to common sense.

And in that environment, certain rules that could only exist in the original began to appear, and the physical laws that belonged to the present world began to be distorted into certain intervals.

Even if it is not fully deployed, the gravitational pull from the crescent moon seems to be stimulated at this distance, and it has begun to take on the rudiments of its alteration.

"Although there is a difference in timing...... But it seems that {location} can already be determined. ”

Roland looked at his hands without any anomalies, felt the time gears of his fingertips spinning wildly as if they were burning, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful arc.

"Since the other party has set up such a suitable stage for you, it is difficult to be gracious, my soldiers, go and say hello to the princess in the fairy tale."

Behind him, the pitch-black shadows turned into countless thin lines, snaking out like snakes, and a pair of scarlet eyes flickered away like extinguished candles in the mournful night wind.

(End of chapter)