This is simply a natural...magic workshop.
There is a huge gap between the prosperity of the past and the ghost town where no one lives except for ghosts who come to disturb.
——A perfect spot for mystification.
It can only be said that coming here to deal with the other party was definitely not Aozaki Aoko's own idea, but a place that Kuonji Yuju deliberately chose in order to prevent Aozaki Touko.
It’s a pity that Shizuki Sojuro obviously doesn’t know this.
He walked around the amusement park, warm white breath coming out of his mouth.
He was not afraid. Even if it was an empty haunted house, it was much safer than being in the mountains at night.
For people living in cities, an amusement park at night is something that evokes terror, but for him.
Well, that's it.
Shizuki Sojuro walked calmly and step by step towards the agreed place.
At this moment, Aozaki Aoko, who was behind the mirror house, was indeed feeling more and more conflicted.
I even thought to myself, if that guy backs down out of fear, that's not a bad idea.
This idea shouldn't exist.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps was heard in the distance. Subconsciously, Aozaki Aoko, the perpetrator, held her breath in panic and tried her best to hide herself in the shadows. However, the next second, her figure was discovered by the other party.
"…………that."
Shizuki Sojuro stopped abruptly at the entrance of the mirror house and scratched his head in confusion.
"By the way, Aozaki, what are you doing in a place like this?"
A moment of silence.
For about a minute, the abandoned amusement park returned to its former quietness.
Finally, Aozaki Aoko gave up and walked out of the shadows.
"Aozaki..."
What came into Shizuki Sojuro's eyes was not the heroic and dashing Aoko in uniform in that school.
Instead, she was a perfect girl wearing casual clothes, which showed off her slender figure even more vividly.
However, the aura emitted by that extreme beauty made Shizuki Sojuro stop talking abruptly.
People have different temperaments, eyes, and moods.
The pressure exuded is indeed different.
It's like you can feel the low pressure emanating from your girlfriend when she's in a bad mood.
The look in Aozaki Aoko's eyes at this moment made Shizuki Sojuro, who lacked a sense of crisis, also sense the inconsistency and smell the ominousness floating in the air.
If I really have to say it... it's a mixture of determination and apology...
Murderous intent.
Suddenly, Shizuki Sojuro took a step back.
"So, ...um, what's going on?"
Shizuki Sojuro wanted to struggle a bit more, but the next second——
Without any greeting, Aozaki Aoko took another step forward.
This posture, this atmosphere, finally evoked his vague memories.
The intertwined uneasiness in his heart finally made Shizuki Sojuro confirm it without a doubt.
Although I only saw her back at that time, now that I think back, the figure I saw in the park that night and the figure of the girl in front of me are more or less similar...
Like.
Are you kidding me... How is it possible...
Sojuro swallowed.
"Ugh."
Thinking that Kuonji Yuzu was still outside, and that the other hateful masked guy might be watching this scene with gloating in another place, Aozaki Aoko finally sighed slightly, as if she had made up her mind.
"If you want to know what's going on, it's just like what you saw..."
Aozaki Aoko raised her head slightly, with a complicated look in her eyes:
"Because there is no way to escape, this mirror maze is the best hunting spot, right? All we have to do is wait for the prey to enter. So if you go in, I will follow you."
Quite a clear statement.
"I see. That's why we chose this place to meet you."
Suddenly, Shizuki Sojuro, who couldn't help but sigh in his mind, was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he could be so calm in the face of such a thing. But why things suddenly developed to this situation, he really couldn't understand it at all.
"Shizuki-san, as for me... I treat people I dislike the same as people I hate."
Ignoring Shizuki Sojuro's "slowness" as if he was not aware of his own situation, Aozaki Aoko just explained to herself: "It's just that sometimes I will ruthlessly push away the people I care about and regard them as enemies."
She spoke with hesitation and relief in her tone: "But after a long time, I understood."
"I just took it for granted..."
As she spoke, Aoko raised her right hand in front of her eyes, and a light shone through her right wrist from her clothes.
"I habitually regard anyone who disturbs my feelings as an enemy."
The raised right wrist vibrated instantly.
It was as if it was a light that could not be seen by the naked eye, shooting out like a ray!
……
"A magician must be lonely. This must be the belief you believe in after you regard yourself as the successor."
On a distant tower, a girl who looked 70% like Aozaki Aoko and even had a similar hairstyle was observing with great interest. Suddenly, a voice from behind made her frown and she pressed her glasses back into habit.
"To become a great person, you must uphold your beliefs. Anyone who makes you waver will be an unforgivable enemy."
"This is what Aozaki Aoko has realized now. I'm sure this was also what you realized in the past."
The annoying sound continued. Aozaki Touko turned her head in annoyance and saw the hateful masked man who had destroyed her camera walking towards her step by step.
"It's just a pity, this dedication, this awareness."
"They all said you were not suitable, and they just denied it."
"For this reason, I treated everyone as my enemy for sixteen years. Everything in these sixteen years was wasted. Is this your resentment?"
"…Do you want to irritate me?"
The frown on Aozaki Touko's head relaxed slightly and she sneered.
If it weren't for the murderous intent in her eyes, Victor would almost have believed in her calmness and rationality.
"That's not it."
"I just wanted to ask." Victor chuckled and continued to add insult to injury without hesitation: "After all..."
"A guy who used to be the manager here has now returned to this city as an invader..."
"And I, an outsider, am..."
"boom!"
The dazzling light and fire, accompanied by Rune's excitement, flew from one side of Victor and passed by his ear. Victor slightly turned his body to the right. If he had not been fast enough, that fire would have been aimed at his head.
I can tell.
The other party is very angry.
"If you wanted to irritate me, you succeeded."
Aozaki Aoko narrowed her eyes and slowly took off her glasses. As the amplification spell in her magic eyes was superimposed, her tone became more violent and cold.
In response, Victor raised his head and gently...
Scratched his head.
"Ha, are you sure you want to fight me? If so, your actions tonight will be in vain, right?"
Victor said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, everything you've done so far is just to test Qingzi and see if you can force her to use the so-called fifth method, right?"
"…So, who are you?"
The light in Aozaki Touko's eyes dimmed again. She frowned and looked at Victor and said, "No, there's no need to ask. My stupid sister can't see it, but I can."
"You're just like me."
"A thoroughgoing magus like me comes to Misaki City... humph."
Chapter 60: Magic Circuit Short Circuit
The night wind was still howling. Victor listened to the disgust in the other person's tone and lowered his eyes quietly.
"I see. Is that what you think?"
Not only from the perspective of an outsider, but from Aozaki Touko's perspective, her purpose is probably not much different from hers.
After all, the city managed by the Aozaki family really has nothing worthy of other magicians' covetousness except the spiritual veins and the fifth law.
what……
So, Yuzu and the others probably made the same judgment.
Victor thought to himself, but, since he didn't break too many "rules" at the beginning, he could only keep an eye on himself due to the magician's "etiquette" - or in other words...
His calm response also showed that he was not worried about getting some incredible secrets by being around them.
So, isn't the inheritance condition of the fifth law something that can be obtained through external means?
A series of thoughts flashed through Victor's mind, and soon he lost most of his interest in Aozaki Touko in front of him.
He could feel a pair of bloodthirsty beast eyes staring at him in the darkness, as if the other party would pounce on him as soon as he made a move.
Similarly, Artluchi and Stulut behind Victor were actually also paying close attention to everything here.
There was no way. There were only a few places in the entire city where the magic fluctuations and mysterious gathering points were erupting. It was difficult for her not to pay attention even if she wanted to.
only……
Victor did not intend to have a conflict with Aozaki Touko at this time. If he beat the other party away, who would continue to play the role of temptation?
"You are right, Miss Aozaki Touko."
"Although I would like to say that I just wanted to witness the birth of the so-called fifth magician, but fundamentally-"
Thinking of this, the figure that was heavily locked by Rune Magic and the Amplified Magic Eyes suddenly retreated.
"My purpose may not be different from yours. In that case, let's just say hello today."
“I’m quite looking forward to it.”
"Your sister rivalry."
……
Victor was sure that his arrival interrupted Aozaki Aoko's spell, but when he left completely and continued to pay attention to the situation on the other side, he still discovered that Aozaki Aoko was currently in a disadvantageous position.
"Human... puppet?"
In the amusement park, when Aozaki Aoko was hesitating in the mirror maze about whether to kill or not, she suddenly saw a strange picture flashing in the mirror.
A strange existence with hands and feet vaguely emerged from the darkness, from blurry to gradually clear, and finally, it slowly raised its head, which was absurd.
Although I look exactly like a human being, I am clearly telling those around me that I do not belong to the category of "human beings".
It was as delicate and beautiful as the androids that Victor occasionally tinkered with, but unlike the androids that were harmless and tried their best to be agile, this thing seemed to exist solely for the sake of being "weird" itself. Its head was completely unnatural, and its limbs made clicking sounds from time to time.
The most important thing is that the face that was raised was almost... exactly the same as hers.
Aozaki Orange...
Subconsciously, Aozaki Aoko vaguely recalled her sister's former face. She wanted to say something, but before she could -
Suddenly, the strange creature raised his hands and his arms suddenly stretched and retracted.
