Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

Time: Around nine o'clock in the morning.

Location: Misaki City, in a hotel.

Thanks to the good potential of young people to fall asleep, those in the prime age of junior high school students will have some habit of staying in bed.

The next morning, Liang Siyi, who was lying on the bed, opened her hazy sleepy eyes. After glancing at the warm sunlight that penetrated the room through the gaps in the curtains, she slowly sat up from the bed.

Her head was dizzy...

She looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the hotel room and realized that she seemed to have slept in.

This time is much later than her normal schedule of getting up at home around seven o'clock. Because she usually has to go to school, her schedule is usually very standardized.

I rarely stayed in bed today, probably because I didn't fall asleep until early last night.

Yesterday, it was already very late just to arrive in this city, plus looking for a place to stay, purchasing daily necessities, and repairing.

By the time everything was over it was already early morning.

At this time, they should have gotten up early.

No, except oranges.

With her style, she would definitely have to sleep until midnight before crawling out of bed.

It was always like this when I was in Kanfuko City. Usually I would ask Asakami Fujino to go to the room and wake her up before she would get up.

"Well——"

After rubbing his somewhat messy hair, Liang Si stood up and jumped out of bed. There were still some dark circles in the corners of his eyes that were obviously tired, and he still looked like he didn't have enough sleep.

But now that it's time, she doesn't plan to take a nap.

This is a rare trip, don’t waste time in bed

"Let's take a shower first."

The two of them straightened the quilt, then took out a set of clean clothes from the suitcase, along with a new roll of bra wrap, and walked towards the bathroom.

When she opened the door, she sat in the living room. As expected, the figure was Xia Yuan.

He was wearing casual clothes and sitting at the dining table. The sandwiches and hot coffee on the table were still steaming. It seemed that he should have gotten up very early.

"Really diligent……"

Liang Li couldn't help but said.

He was obviously the one who took the last rest.

Rather than saying he was diligent, he actually didn't sleep at all all night.

After all, the essence of sleep is just a resting behavior to restore the mental state of the human brain. For him in a state where he does not feel tired, such physiological behavior has no practical significance.

Normally, he would take the initiative to fall asleep, but not in Misaki City.

No one knows what dangers are hidden in the darkness. It will be safer if he keeps watch.

Last night he performed a proper magic transformation on the rented hotel.

Seeing Li Shi who had just gotten up, Xia Yuan said hello to her:"Good morning, Shi, how was your rest last night?"

"Good morning."

Liang Li yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"It's okay, except for some lack of sleep"

"Really, do you want some coffee to cheer you up? Breakfast is a sandwich delivered by room service"

"No, I'm going to take a shower."After that, she walked to the bathroom.

"Oh, then come back for breakfast after you finish"

"By the way, bring a change of clothes and remember to lock the door. I don’t want anything to happen like the cliche scene in light novels where a boy breaks into the bathroom and sees a girl’s body."

Xia Yuan did not forget to remind him.

"It’s so long-winded."

Shi's expression suddenly changed.

……

……

Misaki City.

Aozaki Orange, who rarely had a lazy bed today, was walking through the crowded flow of people in the city.

After more than ten years, this city has undergone many changes, and there are many differences from what I remember.

Visiting this place again, Aozaki Orange will inevitably be a little touched in her heart.

It's still a familiar street, and the iconic buildings of Misaki City are still built there.

It’s just that the shops in the middle of the street have undergone countless rounds of replacement. New high-rise buildings, station streets, and factories and shopping malls have been built in the city. Too many novel things have appeared in this city.

The small town in my memory has now become a modern big city.

In this era of rapid economic development, these changes are inevitable. In a decade or so, too much can change, and too much can become different.

But now there was no time left for her to continue feeling emotional.

She was pleasantly surprised to revisit her hometown this time. She didn't expect that the enemy Xia Yuan was looking for was actually hiding in her hometown, so she asked her to accompany him.

Because even though he has left this city for more than ten years, Aozaki Orange still has many capable contacts in Misaki City. If he asks them for help, he will definitely save a lot of energy.

In this regard, Xia Yuan issued a commission to Aozaki Orange, asking her to use her connections in Misaki City to assist him.

Similarly, Aang Qi Chengzi, who asked for help from others, also took matters into his own hands and fulfilled Xia Yuan's instructions conscientiously.

So early in the morning I went to visit my old friends whom I had not seen for many years, and asked them to investigate the comings and goings of people in Misaki City during the recent period, and make a list of suspicious people coming and going and give it to me.

We should pay close attention to the movements of the Holy Church, and at the same time, we should not forget to reveal the fact that the Dead Apostles and even the Twenty-seven Dead Apostles had sneaked into the city, so that they should be more careful during the investigation.

After paying the corresponding reward, it only took her a morning to settle this little matter. Next, she had to go to a familiar place to recycle some things.

Moreover, during her outing this time, in addition to completing the work assigned by her boss, she also heard exciting news.

That is, the fifth magician Aozaki Aoko has returned to Misaki City some time ago.

This is really great news!

At this time, that guy Aoko actually came back.

It's better to come sooner than later.

Originally, she was planning to find a way to trick Aozaki Aoko back after the matter was over.

Now that all the effort is saved, she can take advantage of this opportunity to solve the two things together.

This also makes Chengzi feel very good now.

In order to deal with personal grudges, she also spent money this time. Compared with the last challenge, the combat power she prepared this time has made a qualitative leap.

"If you include yourself, they probably have four... no, it should be five trump cards."

The unfathomable third magician is her trump card, followed by the two girls with the legendary evil eyes of death, the magician killer Emiya Kiritsugu, and the advanced fantasy seed gold that contains two thousand years of mystery. Wolf, plus himself who knows Aozaki Aoko, there is absolutely no problem with the lineup this time.

Even if Aoko asks the witch for help this time, it will not work. Their combat power can be said to be overwhelming. Powerful.

Now her first task is to recover her important combat familiar - the golden wolf Lu Ge Beowulf.

This is a fantasy species she found in a deep mountain in Europe many years ago.

It possesses two thousand years of mystery, and is a genuine ancient monster.

Not to mention its excellent mobility and lethality, it can be regarded as a natural enemy of magicians just because it is immune to magic.

Saki Aoko, she paid a considerable price to sign a contract with it, but she didn't expect that even if she had reached this point, she would not be able to defeat her, no, or fifth.

The power of magic far exceeded his imagination.

Although many accidents happened, he lost, even if he carried a legendary fantasy species like Beo, he could not defeat Aoko, so he was driven away in despair.

After going out, Beo also terminated the contract with him and stayed here.

However, when they parted, Beo said that he would spend time with her.

"If you need help, you can always come to Misaki City to find me, Orange, we are still partners."

Even though he was wanted by the Clock Tower these years and lived a homeless life, Chengzi never thought of looking for Beo. The reason is that those idiots don't deserve to be taken seriously by him at all, so he can avoid them if he can.

Now that she wants to challenge her sister again, she also feels that the time has come to use her strongest combat power again.

"Qingzi, my stupid sister, appreciate the gift I prepared for you.……"

Orange took steps and headed towards the old school building that he once used as his stronghold, but now it has been used as a lair by Beo.

……

……

【——I hate rain. 】

On the gray sky, it began to rain heavily, splashing up a layer of white rain and mist, like a misty white gauze.

A gust of wind blew over, and the white gauze floated away, and the raindrops hit the stagnant water on the street, stirring up sprays.

Aozaki Aoko stepped on the water, held up a red umbrella, and walked in her boots on the rain-beaten streets while thinking about what she should eat tonight.

It's rare to return to my hometown, so I can't do it without taking a stroll. My cohabitant doesn't like to go out, so I usually go out to eat dinner alone, and sometimes I have to bring her food back.

Speaking of which, the development of Misaki City is really good. When I came back last time, there were not so many high-rise buildings, and it was still a small and backward county. When she came back this time, all kinds of novel shops and facilities had sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Although they were not as good as those big cities she had visited during her travels, they were already amazing.

Looking back on my early days, I was far less relaxed than I am now.

Because her sister ran away from home, her grandfather called her back home and dumped all the mess on her.

Moreover, he had to live with an awkward guy and learn magic from her...forcibly dragging himself into the other side of this world.

As a member of the Aozaki family, she knew the existence of the world over there, but she never thought of stepping into it.

Because that is her sister's business, it should be inherited by her sister, Aozaki Orange, and she should face the world on the other side.

She just wants to study hard, pass the exam, and find opportunities to visit big cities.

As a result, all of this fell on her shoulders by accident. From inheriting the Aozaki family's inheritance to learning magic, she didn't know how much she had gone through.

Because of her status as the guardian of the spiritual veins, she began to face the prying eyes of many outside magicians to protect Misaki City, and finally even had a death duel with her sister Aozaki Orange.

Only then have we reached this point, grown up to this point, completely protected Misaki City, and continued to pursue my dream to see every corner of the world.

Did she come back this time because she wanted to see what kind of scene her hometown had developed into? How are you doing casually visiting a good friend who has helped you a lot?

It's just that she seems to be the same as always.

They don't even provide food, so there's no point in asking a guest like me to buy dinner!

Jingle bells - as the door was pushed open, a brisk sound of wind chimes played in the ears.

Aozaki Aoko stepped into the door of a ramen shop

"Welcome, miss."

Seeing Qingzi come in, the store owner in front of the cashier greeted her politely.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Two large bowls of bone broth ramen, one for dine-in and one for me to take away"

"Sorry, miss, the store is already full. If you can accept sharing a table, I can help you ask other customers."

"Let’s share a table……"

Hearing this answer, Qingzi couldn't help but frowned, but thinking about the humid weather outside, if he walked back, God knows what would happen to the ramen.

She is a hedonist.

Food should be enjoyed when it tastes most delicious.

So, she nodded and said politely:"Then I'll leave it to you."

"Okay, then let me go and ask the guests at other tables for you."

"If necessary, you can come to our table, beautiful lady."

While the store owner was asking questions, a gentle male voice came over.

"Eh?"

Qingzi looked back and saw a young man wearing a black trench coat and a girl born in junior high school sitting in front of the spacious dining table.

Father and daughter? No, they should be brother and sister at this age.

But did they find a place so quickly? I am really lucky

"I'm really sorry to trouble you."

She quickly thanked

"It doesn't matter, it's just a piece of cake."

Xia Yuan made room for Aozaki Aoko to sit down opposite.

It wasn't until he sat down that Aoko, who had been in a hurry, saw the young man's whole face clearly.

He looked very young, probably in his early twenties, with a relatively tall figure.

He has black hair, a pair of gray eyes, and a dark windbreaker, which gives him the impression of a melancholic man. The cold tones give him a sense of stability that does not match his age. Judging from her age, the girl next to her must be a junior high school student, but the kimono and red jacket she wore were obviously a nondescript combination, but it gave people an indescribable feeling.

She even had a premonition——

It should be matched like this.

But it was not polite to keep staring at the kind person who arranged for him to leave a place for himself, so

Aoko quickly looked away, and then turned her attention to the rainy scene in the city outside the window.

Will she wait until she is anxious?

Forget it, who told her not to provide food for herself?

However, while Aozaki Aoko was still admiring the rainy scene and her thoughts were wandering, a cup filled with light yellow liquid and steaming water came out. The opponent pushed it over

"Want a drink? Miss, meeting you is fate, drink a cup of hot tea to warm up on a rainy day"

"Eh?"

Aozaki Aoko looked at the young man sitting opposite with some disbelief.

This plot... is it a pick-up?!