Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

Time: Evening, around nine o'clock.

Location: Fairytale Witch's Mansion

"So... where's my dinner? Aoko."

After a busy day, the fairy tale witch Yuju Kuonji looked at Aoko in front of her quietly, her tone a little indifferent.

"ah?! Yuzhu, is it still time to discuss whether to bring dinner?"

Facing the calmness of this good best friend, Aozaki Aoko felt a little crazy.

What time has it been and you still want to have dinner? Her terrible sister is back.

But she knows what her sister has How difficult it was to deal with, and the handsome guy she met today was obviously not a simple ordinary person.

With her tracking ability, she was easily dumped by him after passing a few intersections, and her whereabouts were also very secretive. She found him. After traveling half the city, I couldn't find any clues about the other party.

My sister was obviously well prepared this time.

"Be patient and don't be impatient, Qingzi. As long as you encounter trouble, you will be confused. No matter you were before or now, you are still the same frizzy person. It seems that you have not been able to correct this problem until now."

The black witch closed the book and looked at her friend helplessly.

"In fact, I already knew the news about Chengzi's return before you did"

"Oh eh eh eh eh——？！！！"

"When did this happen?!"

"There have been a lot of people in the dark in this city recently. Unexpectedly, even Orange took this opportunity to come back."

"Sixpence Song gave this information to me this morning."

"ah? Then why don't you tell me, what if I meet her in Misaki City today?"

When she thought of the young man who claimed to be Chengzi's friend in the noodle shop today, Aozaki Aoko felt a little relaxed in her heart.

If Chengzi also appeared in that noodle shop today, wouldn't he have to face her face to face? Meeting? Just thinking about that terrifying scene made her feel uncomfortable. Although they had not seen each other for more than ten years, the feud between the two sisters should have faded, but Qingzi dared to say that if they really did. If they met head-on, they would definitely fight again, and the situation would be out of control.

Faced with Aoko's doubts, the witch just sneered.

"hehe……"

"In fact, I already told you the news this morning, but you were busy playing video games in the room and didn’t hear it."

"ah?!!"

Hearing Kuuanji Yuju's words, Aozaki Aoko was stunned.

"Do I have it? Maybe, it seems, it's probably possible.……"

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that the main thing she did after traveling long distances here in the past few days was indeed shopping, playing video games, and ignoring Yuzhu's news...

Soon, Aoko's expression gradually faded I became embarrassed and apologized decisively.

"My fault, my fault, Youzhu, I shouldn’t just focus on shopping and playing video games. I’m so sorry."

"I'm glad you know, but you don't have to worry too much."

Seeing Qingzi apologize, Kuonji Yuju's stern attitude gradually softened, but her tone was still indifferent.

"Thanks to those guys in the dark, I had already set up a comprehensive ban around the mansion a few days ago, and with the full patrols of the familiars, even the orange and the golden wolf would never be able to do it. Impossible to attack easily……"

Boom——!!

Before Kuonji Yuju finished speaking, he heard a violent explosion coming from outside the mansion.

Later, she noticed that many of the restrictions placed outside her mansion were being triggered one after another at an extremely fast speed.

Some unknown guy was rushing towards them at extremely fast speeds!

Didn't it slow down at all?

Is it the golden wolf?! Impossible, she knew what that wolf was capable of, so it was impossible for him to do this.

"How is this possible?"

What kind of monster could easily break the magic restrictions that I carefully arranged? Even if two Aozaki Touko joined forces, it would be impossible to do this.

What on earth is going on?

Seeing her best friend's face turn ugly, Aoko was also a little worried, and hurried forward to ask what happened

"What's wrong? Yuzhu, what happened?"

"Not only the defenses I set up, but also the great barrier of the Aozaki family was destroyed.……"

Completely losing the calmness he had before, Kuonji Yuju's eyes suddenly widened. After a moment of trance, her fair and pretty face was immediately filled with anger and... shock.

After causing such a big commotion, even Qingzi realized that something was wrong.

"Yuzu, the big barrier you are talking about is not the one covering Misaki City... right?"

"Yes, the enemy didn't know what means they used to first destroy the barrier points throughout the city and near the mansion, and then destroyed the large barrier that enveloped Misaki City from the outside in one fell swoop."

"Two fulcrums have been captured, and the Great Barrier has been destructed by about 30%."

As she spoke, Kuonji Yuju began to check the extent of the damage to the barrier, and her face became increasingly ugly.

The other party had no intention of gradually breaking the restrictions and then entering her magic workshop, but started directly from the big barrier.

In this way Do you want to force them to come out and challenge?

"How is this possible?!"

You must know that the great barrier that protects Misaki City was built by the Aozaki family's grandfather. With the five-pointed star as the fulcrum, the magic power of the spiritual veins was gathered, and a special barrier was laid around Misaki City to protect and detect traces of magic. On this basis ,

Kuuanji Yuju used her mansion as a node to connect the big barrier of Misaki City and laid a new protective barrier.

As long as the spiritual vein manager still stands on this territory, she can. Use your own workshop to maximize the magic power of the earth's veins to fight against the enemy.

But the opponent obviously knows this, so he chooses to weaken it from the fulcrum, and then directly destroy the big barrier from the outside, thus triggering a small attack. The chain collapse of the barrier has weakened their advantage as spiritual vein managers to the greatest extent.

The only magician who can roughly know the fulcrum position of Misaki City's great barrier and control the flow of the earth's veins is... Aozaki Orange!

"She actually did such a thing!"

Thinking of this possibility, the anger in Qingzi's heart surged.

She never expected that her sister would be so heartbroken that in order to deal with herself, she would destroy the great barrier that the Aozaki family had inherited for hundreds of years, and directly deny the spiritual pulse. The identity of the manager.

If the Aosaki barrier that can detect magic and monitor the movements of magicians is lost, doesn’t she know how much harm it will bring to this city? She is crazy, completely crazy, To do such an outrageous thing for such a boring reason

"I will never let you go, Orange!"

Aoko clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth. The surge in magic power vented her anger.

Compared to Aoko who easily fell into a rage, Kuonji Yuju was calmer. Until now, she is still calmly analyzing the situation and trying to find a remedy.

"Calm down, Qingzi, things are not as simple as you think."

We considered the possibility of the fulcrum being exposed, but theoretically speaking, even if we know the fulcrum of the great barrier, this barrier cannot be broken by external forces. If we want to forcibly break the barrier, it means fighting with the entire Misaki How much magic power does it take to fight with the city's spiritual veins? But now the opponent did break the barrier, and he did it in a moment.

This made her puzzled, and she began to think about whether there was something hidden in it. For some reason they didn't know, the home advantage that they could use the magic power of the earth to assist in the battle was directly eliminated by the opponent. Now they could only rely on their own ability to fight against the enemy.

Seeing her best friend who could no longer calm down, she advised:"Qingzi, the enemy this time is not simple. Chengzi is obviously prepared. You must be extra careful.""

"I know, Youzhu, instead of losing my mind because of my anger, I am extremely calm.……"

Qingzi said leisurely:"I can't help but smash that damn sister and her helpers to pieces!!"

Isn't this not calming down at all?

Kuonji Yuju showed a rare expression of anxiety, and she was inevitably worried in her heart.

The opponent this time is definitely not just Aozaki Orange. It is also different from the previous petty fights. The opponent's strength is far beyond imagination. Although she believed in Aoko's strength, could she really defeat him in such an irrational state? You won’t fall for the other party’s full set.

The viciousness of Chengzi's methods is definitely not just talk.

The witch's sixth sense buzzed in her mind, and unprecedented uneasiness and fear enveloped her heart.

"Youzhu, what should we do now? Should we take the initiative from the front, or should we……"

Although she was extremely angry, as the spiritual guardian of Misaki City, Aozaki Aoko also understood the crisis of the situation. But the more times like this came, the more she had to calm down, so she chose to listen to her best friend. Opinion

"No, Aoko. We don't know the opponent's specific strength and number of people yet. If we rush out to meet the enemy, we will definitely fall into the orange trap. It seems that the other party has no intention of breaking into the mansion and fighting us directly, which means we still have time."

"You first go to the mansion gate to prevent intruders from breaking in. Then I will use the Sixpence Song and the Queen's Magic Mirror to find out the other party's movements."

As Yuu Kuonji spoke, he waved his arms and raised a huge blue magic mirror inlaid with gorgeous decorations in the mansion.

"I see."

Qingzi nodded.

However, just when she was about to use the magic mirror to detect the enemy's movements, an inappropriate voice appeared in their ears.

"There is no need to look for Miss Witch, I have already come in."

With a gentle male voice, Xia Yuan's figure quietly appeared on the chair in the mansion.

The position was where Aozaki Aoko had just sat.

And the picture shown in the magic mirror was exactly the same as the mansion. The scene inside.

Seeing the other party quietly bypassing him and breaking into the mansion, Kuonji Yuju's face turned gloomy.

"Uninvited guests are not welcome here."

Seeing the true face of the visitor, Aozaki Aoko opened her mouth slightly, pointed at Xia Yuan, and said in surprise:"Aren't you the person I met in the noodle shop today?"

"That's right, Miss Aoko, we meet again."

Xia Yuan smiled, stood up and saluted her.

"The reason why I can enter the mansion so easily is because of you."

"Thanks to me?"

Aozaki Aoko didn't understand what he meant. Did he follow her to find Yuzhu's mansion? That's not right. Chengzi must also know this location. He is Chengzi's friend. The location here should be right for him. It's not a secret.

Xia Yuan didn't answer directly, just waved his hand, and a light blue butterfly came out of Qingzi's bag and hovered in the room.

"A familiar?!"

Kuuanji Yuju's eyes widened, and Aoko's face immediately became ugly.

"You put a familiar in my bag!!"

"Yes, I originally just wanted to give it a try, but I didn’t expect that you actually didn’t notice it when you were in a hurry to return."

"As a result, my familiar was brought to the mansion by you without any hindrance. Thank you very much for this, it saved me a lot of effort."

"Bastard, how dare you take advantage of me! It turns out that you are the helper Cheng Zi found!!"

Qingzi, who realized that he had been tricked, was extremely angry and was ready to rush up and beat this guy up.

Xia Yuan did not hide from this, but just looked at her with a smile.

"Calm down, Aoko."

Kyuonji Yuju stopped her.

"There are beads,���……"

It was his own fault. It was because he learned the news about Aozaki Orange that he panicked and got into trouble, and that was why the other party took advantage of him so easily.

He should obviously be more cautious. He clearly knows that the other person is Cheng Zi's friend, so why should he treat him as an ordinary person? If she had checked around her before coming back, this scene wouldn't have happened. It was all her fault.

At this moment, Aozaki Aoko's face can be said to be full of mixed emotions, including shame, anger, guilt, anger, and various emotions.

"No, please calm down first, Aoko. I don't blame you. I am also responsible for the other party's familiar being able to escape my detection and enter the mansion, and now is not the time for us to shirk responsibility from each other."

Jiuyuanji Youzhu stopped her, then glanced at Xia Yuan coldly, and said coldly:"Since you have entered the mansion, Mr. Intruder, what advice do you have?"

Have you analyzed the situation so quickly and calmed down to prepare countermeasures? He is truly a magician that can impress Orange. The pure-blooded fairy tale witch is indeed worthy of her reputation.

Xia Yuan also expressed his approval for Kuuanji Yuju's actions.

"Although it is rude to come uninvited, the purpose of my coming here today is not just to visit."

"I am here to declare war on you, Miss Qingzi."

"Declare war?

Qingzi's face was gloomy:"You're here for my sister, right?""

"Yes, I came here instead of oranges."

Xia Yuan nodded:"First of all, let me introduce myself. The new third magician, Xia Yuan, will challenge the fifth magician, Aozaki Aoko. The time is midnight today, and the location is the old school building. I hope you can Go on time."

The third magician!!

After the words fell, Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Yuju immediately captured this important word.

No wonder the other party has the power to break the great barrier. The young man in front of him is actually a magician like Aoko! Orange's The guy actually found a magician as a helper, and his fear and wariness became even deeper!

"It seemed that the two ladies did not welcome my arrival."

Sensing the fear between the two women, Xia Yuan was not angry, but just smiled calmly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't come to the appointment. I'm just inviting you and also expressing my respect. Not just to help Orange, I also really want to compete with the legendary Blue Magician"

"However, if the two of you don't come this time, then be prepared to start a war directly in the mansion next time."

After the small talk, Xia Yuan clapped his hands gently and started to leave.

"wait! You destroyed the big barrier, broke into Yuzhu's witch mansion, and dared to deceive me. I will never let you leave so easily!!"

Qingzi blocked his way. He had turned his palm into a gun, and condensed cyan magic bullets on his fingertips, aiming at Xia Yuan.

"oh? Do you want to start a war directly here?"

Seeing Qingzi's magic power rising steadily and entering a fighting state, Xia Yuan raised his head and showed a kind smile.

"If you want to call me, I'm always available"

"However, I advise you to put away your magic power, Miss Aoko, choosing to start a war here is not a wise choice."

"This is not a good place to fight."

He looked at Yuju Kuonji who became silent aside.

"I believe Miss Witch has the same idea as me."

"……"

The latter lowered his head and remained silent.

This was her most cherished mansion, and of course it was impossible to allow the two of them to start a war here.

Seeing this, Qingzi gathered the magic bullets in his fingers and began to waver

"Of course, if you two want to join forces to take me down here, that's fine. However, such behavior has no meaning. The me who appears here is just a projection clone that can appear through the medium of a familiar. Xia

Yuan's words were heartfelt:"On the contrary, Miss Witch, you don't want to see this important mansion razed to the ground because of our battle, right?""

"mean……"

"The despicable guy actually threatened Youzhu with the mansion... Fortunately, I thought you were a good person before."

Qingzi frowned and sounded angry. After a brief struggle, he finally lowered his raised palm.

As Xia Yuan said, this guy is just a projection. Even if it is eliminated, it has no meaning. On the contrary, this ocean The museum is the most important treasure of her best friend Kuonji Yuju. She must not let anyone destroy it, whether it is him or herself.

"a wise decision."

Seeing Aozaki Aoko put down her fingers, Xia Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He just wanted to fulfill his promise to Chengzi and compete with the fifth magician again. He didn't want to accomplish things, nor did he want to destroy others' best ideas. A cherished treasure.

Because their feud hurt innocent people, this is not what he wants to see.

If Qingzi really wants to take action, he will directly contact the clone projection to avoid this battle.

"Sorry, Miss Aoko, I can only do this for the sake of fairness in the duel. If you have any dissatisfaction, please talk to your sister later. When the matter is over, I will come to apologize in person."

"We all have our own positions and we are not enemies."

Then, he looked at Yuju Kuonji who was silent and bowed slightly to apologize.

"Similarly, Miss Witch, I also want to apologize to you for being reckless and rude today. I am willing to pay the corresponding price as compensation afterwards."

"However, I still want to give you a piece of advice"

"I hope you will not intrude or interfere in this battle between magicians in the future to avoid getting hurt."

As soon as the words fell, Xia Yuan's body turned into blue photons and gradually began to dissipate, and soon disappeared without a trace, leaving only the two girls looking at each other in the mansion.