Tribute to the Demon King

It was an old and nostalgic sound that should have been discarded.

As the siren gradually approached, a train in the distance turned on extraordinarily bright headlights, cut the white mist from both sides, and appeared in front of Rin.

First is the locomotive that is breathing out smoke, and then the majestic dark gray car body enters the picture.

It was an old car body, but there was no trace of rust.The overly heroic posture that seems to be independent from the long river of time is reminiscent of the flying Dutchman cursed by the gods and forever wandering in the sea of ​​fog.

It is too out of touch with the times, too absurd shape.

But because of this, it is quite commensurate with the surrounding environment.

The magicians present must have thought so too.

"This is, the magic eye collection train..."

Tohsaka Tokiomi murmured softly, watching this legendary train that was almost untouchable to the original him slowly approaching from afar, and slowly stopped in front of the platform.

Compared with the train a hundred years ago, the door that seemed too elegant opened slowly.

"Let's go."

Seeing the magicians who could only see their outlines in the distance, Zhou Yi greeted them.

Zhou Yi in front of him stepped into the car door without hesitation, and Tohsaka Rin and Tohsaka Tokiomi hurriedly followed from behind.

The moment Rin stepped into the car door, she smelled a fruity fragrance.

It was a large table in the middle of the carriage.There are fruits of various colors piled on it, some of which are even exotic varieties that Rin and Tokiomi have never seen before.

She looked over there and found a young man with a hat standing beside the table.

It was obviously winter, but he was wearing a black peaked cap and a short-sleeved top with a hip-hop feel.An extraordinarily fancy clanging bracelet was tied on the too slender wrist, and even the slightest movement would make an extraordinarily loud sound.

He hesitated holding a fruit that was too bright and unidentified, wondering whether he should bite it or not.

...Is that man a magician?No, looking at it like this, he must be some kind of wealthy buyer...like a rock star or something?

Rin looked at his stylish clothes and thought about it.

But to her surprise, the man showed a very happy smile after turning around to see Zhou Yi.

"Yo, Mr. Darius!"

"Yo, let Mario."

Zhou Yi smiled and imitated the tone of the person opposite, and replied in exactly the same tone: "Why are you here?"

"Ahhh... since we're here, of course we're here to buy magic eyes!"

The young man laughed, and handed Zhou Yi a bright and exaggerated apple with a very happy smile: "But even if it's a teacher, I won't give in, okay?"

"Ah, that's natural. Since we met at the auction house, they are all potential competitors. Let's talk about money, fairness, notarization and openness."

Zhou Yixin nodded, took a bite of the apple and continued: "But, let Mario. I won't fight you this time. I'm not here to buy magic eyes, but to protect my friends .”

As he spoke, he glanced at Tosaka Tokiomi behind him: "That's him. His name is Tosaka Tokiomi, and this young lady's name is Tosaka Rin."

Receiving Zhou Yi's gaze, Tohsaka Tokiomi also nodded politely at Mario.Standing beside him, Rin also nodded earnestly at Mario.

Let Mario take a bite of the apple, while smiling and nodding at Tohsaka and his daughter.

"Introduction, this is my former student. Jean Mario Spinella...By the way, this guy is a TV star."

"... TV, star?"

Rin repeated Zhou Yi's words in a confused voice: "Can magicians also be on TV?"

In her mind, the TV picture of one person pretending to be stupid and the other complaining appeared.

In fact, Rin never touches the TV, this is what she saw occasionally when Aoi passed by while watching TV.

Like a well-behaved child who studies hard, Rin consciously stays away from entertainment on weekdays.However, unlike those students who are obsessed with studying, while she is learning cultural knowledge and practicing magic, she also needs to master various secret knowledge in the magic world.

However, the strange equation of magician = TV star still confused Rin's brain.

...Don't magicians keep secrets?

"That's right—"

Seeing that Rin was so confused, the young man grinned and put the almost finished apple into his mouth, then dug his hand into his pocket, and pulled out two pistols.

Like a stunt, the young man gorgeously twirled the pistol he was holding in both hands, while quickly and repeatedly exchanging the positions of the two-handed pistol, the light shining on the special pistol danced into a gorgeous halo.

He tilted his head, snapped the spinning pistol to a sudden stop, and posed in front of him, biting an apple core like a western cowboy with a cigarette in his mouth, and announced vaguely: "That's exactly—— Mario Spinella's! ZOMBIE COOKING—Come and enjoy charred zombie cooking with Mario today!"

...Although I can't understand it, it feels so powerful.

Rin involuntarily applauded for him.

"Don't be surprised, Rin. Ashelot of the plant department (Yumina) has been attacking the TV media for a long time. It is not surprising that magicians appear on TV."

Zhou Yi explained to Rin.

Originally, the contact with the government and public opinion information organizations was the responsibility of the Legal and Political Section, but in fact there was no express provision that this was their exclusive right.And every faction in the clock tower has the idea of ​​manipulating information by itself.

In the eyes of magicians, this should be quite mundane thinking, but in order to gain resources and information, this is an unavoidable path.

Out of this kind of thinking, sometimes magicians compete with each other with magic on the fringes of superficial society.