"Ugh……"
“Humans always pay special attention to what is in front of them.”
"Wake up, the other party has crawled away."
Victor's voice suddenly woke up Shizuki Kusajuro, who turned around in a daze and saw Victor saying calmly, "I'll bring you here tomorrow."
"What?"
"I won't kill that Dead Apostle." Victor smiled softly, looked at him meaningfully and said, "Then, you will understand the consequences of letting him go."
……
The progress on Shizuki Sojuro's side was not smooth, but the progress on Aoko's side was unexpectedly smooth.
Just as Kuonji Yuzu said, Aozaki Aoko herself is not lacking in the determination to kill.
Her personality destined her to quickly integrate into any environment. Once she has decided on something, she will do it without hesitation.
Whether it requires her to die or to kill someone.
She sees it as a responsibility, something she must do.
This is the only thing that Aozaki Aoko has found admirable for a long time in the eyes of Aju Kuonji.
Under everyone's praise, Aozaki Aoko touched her head embarrassedly, while Shizuki Sojuro buried his head in eating, fearing that if he said one more word he would be met with endless accusations.
But fortunately for him, Victor did not make any comments on his behavior from the end to his return.
Although I was always nervous, it was better than falling to the ground and being sentenced to death.
"It seems that there are more and more Dead Apostles invading Misaki City recently."
Jiuonji Yuju complained, as if she had some clue, but also as if she was just complaining.
In response, Aozaki Aoko answered without hesitation: "That's because you haven't done extra cleaning for a long time, right? And, Orange..."
When it came to this topic, the atmosphere between the two suddenly became heavy. Qingzi paused for a moment, and said somewhat discouragedly: "There are only two of the five most critical fulcrums of the great barrier left. It seems that we are being led by the nose..."
Aozaki Touko's attack has always been from the outside, and the accelerated attack at the beginning gave the two the illusion that the opponent was going to fight a protracted war.
However, just when the two were working hard for the fulcrum on the periphery, Aozaki Touko unexpectedly taught them a lesson today.
The enemy directly attacked the base camp of the two, with the Kuonji mansion as the gate and several points in a triangular direction connecting to the Aozaki family in the back mountain. It was completely destroyed by the enemy in a devastating manner.
"Ah... because we were too focused on perfect defense, we suffered an unexpected defeat."
Victor gave a predictable comment: "I was thinking of saying this a few days ago when you still had the energy to repair the outer fulcrums..."
"In war, it is obviously a taboo for military strategists to spend twice as much effort to defend an uncontrollable outpost at the outermost edge."
"..." Kuonji Yuzu silently glanced at him. She felt that this person was just talking without any hesitation.
And Aozaki Aoko, who was completely unwilling to tolerate him, simply spurred him in the face without any hesitation: "Why didn't you say so earlier?!"
"It's been so many days, and I haven't seen you come to help once!"
"Well, how should I put it? I'm actually trying my best to avoid a fight with Aozaki Touko."
"I'm afraid of scaring her away. Keeping it a secret is also a form of procrastination." Victor smiled bitterly when he heard this. It's true that he has been lazy these past few days. Of course... the main reason is that he spent a few days with Altluchi and had a good time...
"But anyway, I helped you deal with a lot of magicians."
Hmm... Let's turn them all into Dead Apostles together with Altruchi...
"That's true, but the destruction of the core fulcrum has caused the Aozaki family's barrier to be almost scrapped."
The current coverage area is only one-third of the previous one, and even many homemade magic tricks have become unusable.
"Let's shrink our defense." Kuonji Arizuma said silently, which was considered as the final decision.
"Defend the last two barriers with all your strength."
"In that case, the next battle will be soon." Victor heard this and took back his hand that was tapping his chin. "I guess they think the same thing. They have already broken through half of the attack. The remaining half can only be won by hard power."
"Are you saying that you will use your trump card next time?"
Aozaki Aoko was slightly stunned, and then she became full of fighting spirit: "Humph, then let her come over!"
……
The night of the decisive battle that Aoko and Arizuma had talked about came suddenly and unexpectedly in the silence at an extremely fast speed.
As night fell, Victor walked out of the room and looked up at the sky.
A white ice crystal danced in the wind and slowly fell into his outstretched hand.
"Oh."
"It's snowing."
Other people's world is so good that even God knows how to send a fluttering snowflake as an embellishment at the critical moment - thinking of this, Victor shook his head, feeling a little dazed.
It turns out that before I knew it, I had already passed the late autumn and arrived at the middle of December. Although the snow came a little too early, but...
The days go by so fast...
But in this way, the time I stay here will exceed that of Artluchi and myself who are suffering outside the copy in Cornwall.
Even more than a month has passed.
Ha, in that case, Victor H. Douglas in this world should thank myself very much, because it was my interference that prevented him from being bitten.
He will join the Clock Tower and thus proceed as a magician.
Thinking of this, Victor inexplicably felt a little better. He looked behind him and saw Shizuki Sojuro following him out slowly and silently.
He is probably still thinking about the philosophy of life, such as why he kills people...
Kuonji Arizuma and Aozaki Aoko have already gone out. They are going to guard the last two fulcrums.
Since they were not sure which fulcrum Aozaki Aoko would eventually attack, the two decided to act separately. Victor felt that this was not a good idea. He asked for one of the fulcrums to be given to him, but was ruthlessly rejected by Aozaki Aoko.
Victor is an outsider after all.
As a manager, Aozaki Aoko handed over the protection of the person to an outsider magician, which was ultimately not in line with the so-called honor of a magician.
So she borrowed a familiar from Jiuyuan Temple Yuju and went to one of the fulcrums, Taochuan.
It is a magical power flow node and is famous for providing the strongest magic power.
Kuonji Yuzu was fully prepared and headed to the place where she had fought with Aozaki Aoko. Yes, not far from the amusement park was another extremely important node, Shaki.
As for Victor, he was responsible for support, and at the same time, before providing support, he completed the final special training for Shizuki Sojuro.
Two hours had passed since the two left.
When Aoko went to Toukawa's fulcrum, Shizuki Sojuro watched her all the way to the hall.
Although no one of them spoke, boys' assertiveness is often not reflected in words.
They tend to be tough action-oriented.
Victor could see the confusion and self-blame in his eyes. He had already started learning magic, and with the idea of being able to help Aoko, he embarked on the path of practice with a little excitement.
But he got stuck at the first level of practice.
Shizuki Sojuro seemed a little depressed about this.
There is also a bit of sadness.
However, he didn't expect that what made him even more sad was actually yet to come.
There was a rustling sound, and Victor's footsteps made a crisp sound on the snow.
It’s still the same scenery and the same place as yesterday.
It's just that the nearby buildings were covered with a layer of white fine sand. Amid the heavy snow, Victor mobilized his magic.
"I am good at the earth attribute, and earth attribute magicians are often good at tracking."
Victor looked at someone standing behind him, he chuckled and dropped a ball of light in his hand onto the ground.
Soon, a brown human figure appeared on the asphalt road. Victor chanted a few more sentences, and a small and cute mouse emerged from the snow.
Different from the clay rats that Victor usually makes.
It is silver-gray all over, with a hint of brown in the hair on its back, and a hint of intelligence between its eyes.
"This is my real familiar, the kind that I signed a contract with."
"I tend not to use it."
Victor gently stretched out his hand, and the cute little mouse excitedly crawled into Victor's hand.
Treasure hunting rat, this is the common name for it.
Although there is a possibility that there is indeed the blood of the legendary fantasy species in his body, but overall... it is not that exaggerated.
Its real magical name is "Gold-Eating Rat". It is famous for being very good at finding metal minerals. It is a kind of magical animal, but it is not rare. The Animal Department of the Clock Tower raises them in large numbers and regularly delivers them to the Mineral Department and even the Tomb of Albion. It is a very cheap magical animal.
Well... As for the magical beasts themselves, they often refer to those that possess some magical properties, usually specialized creatures that have been contaminated with the blood of earlier fantasy species or a mysterious aura.
The most famous magical animal today is probably the griffin raised in the large classroom of the Animal Department in the Clock Tower, and the Clock Tower is also one of the few places in the world where griffins can be raised.
Of course, Victor would probably never get that kind of thing in this lifetime.
Compared to familiars made from animal corpses, the biggest advantage of living familiars that have magical properties, in addition to their own abilities, is that they can act independently to complete tasks, without requiring the magician's constant control.
To be honest, it is similar to the robin of Yuju in Kuonji Temple, but its value is far less than that.
After all, the robin is a monster in a fairy tale, and its function is to die for its master. It is much more useful than the mouse who only knows how to dig holes everywhere and look for gold to eat.
"But I have to say that this little guy is at least very good at finding things."
Victor smiled and gave a reasonable explanation.
In fact, the reason why he didn't need the gold-eating rat was that his own ability to search by relying on blood was often much higher than that of this rat.
He also knew where the destination was. After all, that was the place that Artelluqi had already decided on.
Following the mouse, the two walked slowly on the quiet street.
As the snowflakes grew larger, the faint smell of blood in the air began to become stronger.
Shizuki Sojuro seemed to have guessed something and quickened his pace in disbelief.
As for Victor, he stopped quietly and stayed where he was.
He was too lazy to go in and take a look already.
What kind of hell is that?
The white snowflakes fell on the scarlet, blooming the most beautiful and holy splashes.
A family of three lay neatly together at home, with only a young child still warm. He was unconscious in front of the door due to excessive blood loss, his face pale.
The yard was completely silent; even Shizuki Sojuro's breathing could not be heard. He seemed to have completely turned into a statue.
Victor watched this scene quietly and indifferently. He said nothing yesterday because he understood that any preaching and persuasion would be useless.
Nothing can compare to this reality.
It's shocking.
……
Although there was some guidance from him, this is indeed the best result.
Originally, the Dead Apostles should have attacked nearby, but Altluchi followed Victor's orders and forced the other party to screen out a house full of evil scum.
There was no need for Shizuki Sojuro to know this alone.
"After being seriously injured, the Dead Apostles will instinctively seek blood to replenish their vitality and magic power."
“There’s no getting around it.”
"So, when you raised the first question yesterday, why did you have to kill him?"
“I just felt really ridiculous.”
Victor listened quietly to the sounds inside until his breath came back and his blood began to flow again.
He then walked in quietly and announced the conclusion indifferently.
"This is the result of what you have created with your own hands."
"I don't hate kindness. Just like Aozaki Aoko went against tradition to save you, I would also support her."
