"Sign this."
A light snort was heard from the forest, and a parchment scroll shining with magic flew out from the mansion. Artluqi narrowed her eyes, and the rapidly approaching scroll was blocked directly in front of her by the blood-red halo. After confirming that there was no problem, she snorted again proudly and threw it to Victor with dissatisfaction.
"Huh? Is this... a self-enforced essay contest?" Victor took it and took a look at it, then was stunned. Oh my, this really is... the legendary thing that exists in his mind.
However, this is actually quite common in the magic world.
A "ritual" contract that uses both magic power and circuits to ensure that the other party cannot breach the contract.
It's not very solid, and high-ranking magicians can break the contract in many ways, but the good thing is that it's easy to sign, and... at least you don't have to worry about it in the short term.
Very suitable for signing short-term guarantees, limited to certain behavioral constraints.
"However, this is too simple and does not seem to be taken seriously enough."
Victor smiled gently, looked at the name signed by Aozaki's grandfather in ancient Roman characters, a hint of scarlet appeared in his eyes, and handed the contract back to Altluchi.
"How about, let me add some chips to the mix."
such as……
He watched as Artelucci casually threw out a drop of blood, which completely merged into the parchment scroll.
In the scarlet ripples, Victor also smiled and threw out a drop of his own blood, representing that his own name began to permeate -
Let Altruci control blood and contract.
Strengthen it to...
The blood pact of the dead.
……
Chapter 71, System Limitations
"do not know?"
Victor's voice rose a few notches, and he frowned in confusion.
However, Grandfather Aozaki calmly said, "Yes, I don't know."
He did not deceive the other party, nor did he need to deceive the other party.
"Like I said, magic is just a way for people to discover it, and then learn to use it."
"We are magic users, not wizards."
Just like the difference between a magician and a sorcerer, the former is a researcher while the latter is a mere user.
If magic is regarded as a sophisticated computer, then they are, at best, operators. As operators, they only need to use this computer well.
There is absolutely no need to understand how it works, let alone how it was made.
Grandfather Aozaki said in a low voice: "Perhaps the first generation ancestor would know more about what the so-called fifth law is."
"..."
"So, this is also the reason why you chose Aozaki Aoko as your successor?"
Victor sighed and suddenly understood.
Aozaki Touko is indeed more talented in magic, but it is obvious that Aozaki Aoko is a more suitable user of the tool "magic".
Grandfather Aozaki did not refute, which was considered as his tacit agreement with this statement.
Although Victor had no choice but to accept it.
He looked at the progress bar in the task panel that didn't move at all and couldn't help but feel a headache.
So, what exactly does this damn mission objective want me to do?
It's impossible that I can complete it just by looking at Aozaki Aoko and activating the fifth method, right?
That would be too simple...
Oh, if only Qingzi could release magic now, so that I could further prove my point...
Aoko, ah Aoko...
Victor sighed from the bottom of his heart and made a decision.
Sure enough, starting from tomorrow, Qingzi's training intensity will be doubled.
……
"Ah!"
Aozaki Aoko sneezed, which made Shizuki Sojuro beside her very worried.
"Are you OK?"
"He has been sneezing since he came back. Did he catch a cold?"
"Huh? How is that possible? Rather than having a cold, I would rather believe that someone is cursing me behind my back, like my damn sister... ah... ah... A-choo!"
Aozaki Aoko wiped her long hair that she had just washed, sniffed, and her stubborn rebuttal caused a barely perceptible roll of the eyes from Kuonji Arizuma across the sofa.
"There are emergency potions in the study upstairs."
"..."
The calm voice pierced through her stubbornness. She pursed her lips and then could only complain helplessly:
"Ahhh, I'm so angry, why would a magician catch a cold?!"
"Because you have overdrawn your body functions, you are already very fragile. If I have to describe you in one word, it would be a porcelain doll."
Jiuyuan Temple Yuzu was not surprised at all. She said calmly: "At this stage, your ability to resist risks is even worse than that of ordinary people, and now it is just the junction of late autumn."
The temperature is alternating, often one day hot and one day cold.
In this kind of climate, it was perfectly normal for the girl, who was careless and relied on her good physical condition to not take care of herself, to catch a cold.
"You might as well be thankful. After all, the fact that you were able to get out of bed and walk, and even run out to cause trouble for Aozaki Touko, is already thanks to Victor and your strong body."
"Ah... You sound so relaxed, Yuju. It's as if it wasn't you who pushed me to that point that night, and it wasn't Victor who stood by and encouraged me to overdraw myself..."
Speaking of Victor…
Aozaki Aoko casually took a blanket and put it on her body, slightly stunned: "He hasn't come back yet?"
"is back."
Hearing this, Kuonji Yuju said calmly: "Just when you said this--"
The next second, the door of the villa was pushed open, and Victor, looking a little tired, appeared at the door.
"Oh, they're all here."
Victor looked at the three people sitting neatly in front of the fireplace in the hall, chuckled and said, "It looks like you guys just came back not long ago. You're definitely not waiting for me, right?"
"How's Aozaki Touko doing? What's the result?"
"same as usual."
Kuonji Yuju put the tea in her mouth between her legs, held it with her hands and said calmly: "She was scared and ran away immediately after hearing the name of Aozaki Aoko."
"Hey! Yuju!"
Aozaki Aoko was immediately dissatisfied, and Youzhu naturally chose to ignore her complaints. She turned her head quietly, stared at Victor, and asked meaningfully: "What about you? It seems that you have made a good harvest."
"well enough."
"Aoko's grandfather is much easier to communicate with than I thought—"
Although a large part of the reason is probably because of Artelluqi...
But the communication was finally completed.
“A partial agreement was reached.”
"Is that part of it?! How on earth did you do that?"
Before he could finish his words, Aozaki Aoko couldn't wait to start shouting. Victor turned his head to look at Kuonji Yuzu and found that she was also showing obvious curiosity.
Oh my, it seems that in the two of them, Grandpa Aozaki’s impression is indeed... a bit too bad.
Victor smiled and didn't intend to explain: "Maybe, it's because of personal charm?"
"Aoko, starting tomorrow your magic training will be doubled."
"Eh? Huh!?!"
As expected, upon hearing this, Aozaki Aoko, who was originally planning to continue asking questions, immediately got angry, and then her attention was diverted: "No, why?! I'm a patient now! And I'm sicker than sicker. It's reasonable to reduce the burden, right?!"
"If you have any objections, go talk to your grandfather."
Victor, who had expected this, pushed Grandfather Aozaki out without hesitation and said calmly, "This was his suggestion, I just followed it."
"Anyway, as an heir, your progress is indeed a bit too slow."
"But, I have only been practicing for two years! I..."
"Two years should be enough." Kuonji Yuzu took a sip of tea and said quietly, "It's just that Aoko always spends most of her time on things that have nothing to do with magic, which is why her training progress is so slow."
You have to know that Aozaki Touko was practicing magic every day, and what about Aoko?
He only practices at night and spends almost the entire day in school. Even after club activities are over, he is the last one to leave.
"I always feel that Aoko regards the position of student council president as more important than her official position."
"..."
"Ahhh, fine, fine, double it then, seriously."
Aozaki Aoko sighed, leaned on the sofa and said helplessly: "For me, both identities are very important, so I will shoulder the responsibilities of both sides very seriously."
Aozaki Touko's invasion did force her to admit that she had to speed up her progress in magic.
Otherwise, if he can't even protect his identity as the heir, it would be really laughable.
Well, just be tired if you can.
The only thing she would never offend was evading responsibility.
"Yes." Victor nodded: "The second thing is, starting from tomorrow, Shizuki Sojuro will start to act with me."
"In addition to the necessary practice, you should also prepare for your baptism ceremony."
"Eh? Baptism? Me?"
Jingxi Kusajuro, who was watching quietly at the side, didn't expect that there was something for him to do, and asked in surprise: "What should I do?"
"It's very simple."
In response to the other party's question, Victor pointed at Aozaki Aoko and said, "First, you must obtain the approval of the current magician and let her agree to open the spiritual vein for you."
……
"...If it's just a baptism, there's no need to, uh... use the spirit vein, right?"
Aozaki Aoko was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that the topic would return to herself.
"Logically, it shouldn't be necessary, but the high-precision magic of the spirit vein can obviously increase the success rate of the ritual, and even if it fails, it can effectively reduce the damage."
Victor smiled and said, "I guess you should have received the notification?"
"I have finally gained the authority to use the spiritual veins, so I can't waste it like this."
"After all, this is my first attempt to transform an ordinary person into a magician. I don't want him to fail so easily."
"You don't want your male, ahem, classmate to take such a big risk, right?"
"But...but, in order to give an ordinary person something mysterious, using the spirit vein..."
Aozaki Aoko wanted to cry but had no tears: "If I agree, I will be the one who gets scolded!"
"What does it matter? We can do this secretly. There is no need to use the magic power of the core area."
Victor looked at her as if she were an idiot and said, "It's just a small ritual, and the magic power consumed is almost negligible. Why do you think your grandfather can find out?"
If it weren't for the constraints of the contract, I wouldn't need to tell you this.
Victor complained in his heart, and ignored Aozaki Aoko's reaction and rejection, and looked directly at Kuonji Yuzu: "Yuzu, do you have any objections? This is the best solution."
"If Qingzi agrees, I have no objection."
