Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

"A large number of dead disciples invaded Misaki City……"

Early the next morning, Xia Yuan and the others were in their hotel base.

Although some unpleasant things happened last night, since the culprit was killed by Aozaki Aoko, Xia Yuan also brought a sincere apology this time, so this also gave room for relaxation in the relationship between them. It won't be too tense.

As for the cooperation that was discussed last night...

Looking at the information that Emiya Kiritsugu collected on the streets of the city during this time on the table, Yuzu and Aoko couldn't help but clenched their fists.

"Were there actually so many Dead Apostles secretly sneaking in even though they were covered by a big barrier?"

"There are a large number of Dead Apostles distributed throughout the city. When did Misaki City become so dangerous? The seriousness of this matter completely exceeded our expectations, Yuzu."

The number of people missing or dead recorded in this thick list shocked Aozaki Aoko.

Not only Misaki City, but also nearby residential areas, the scale has reached hundreds. People, it can be seen that these dead disciples have been operating secretly for a long time, but as the managers of this place, they have no way of knowing. If Xia Yuan hadn't photographed these data, he doesn't know how long he would have kept it in the dark. , this is a big dereliction of duty

"……"

Looking at the intelligence data, Kuonji Yuju fell into deep thought, but why was it suppressed like this? Although he usually doesn't go out easily, he also pays attention to Kuonji Yuju's daily newspaper.

As far as she knew, the number of missing people in the past month was only a dozen or so at most, which was still within her control, but had there actually been so many...

In response to her doubts, Emiya Kiritsugu The investigation gave the answer, because too many people died or disappeared during this period, and in order to avoid large-scale panic and their own reputation. Many incidents have been suppressed by those in power, and only a small number are reported to stabilize people's hearts. Currently, senior officials are putting pressure on the police, ordering them to solve this problem within a deadline.

However, the problem involved this time is not simply a murderer or a kidnapping accomplice committing the crime, but another major force in the mysterious world involved...

No matter how few police officers are involved, it is impossible to solve the problem.

Putting down the intelligence documents in his hands, Kuonji Yuju took a deep breath, then looked at him and asked:"Do you have more intelligence over there?"

"No, being able to investigate these is already the limit. Xia

Yuan shook his head slightly, lowered his head and ate the breakfast sandwich Shi had just made. He poked the dry surface of the bread with a fork, thinking that it seemed a little over-baked.

But when he took a look, he seemed to be satisfied with himself. I was a little unhappy with the breakfast I made. I lowered my head and poked the bread with a knife and fork, but didn't say anything.

"The actions of the Dead Apostles this time were by no means just simple hunting or fleeing. Many big figures and conspiracies were involved. If there are not enough means, it is very risky to continue the investigation, so I did not let my men take risks."

He just asked Emiya Kiritsugu to investigate the Death Apostles, as well as the information about the managers of this place and the exorcist family, and had no intention of letting him continue to delve deeper.

Although Emiya Kiritsugu is powerful, if there is a gap in information, he can use the origin The bomb can even take down a monarch-level magician like Kenneth, but there is still no chance of winning against the ancestor of the Dead Apostles, and he may even lose his life.

Illya, who has just been rescued by Orange, is still waiting for Emiya Kiri in Fuyuki City. When he returned, he didn't want an accident to happen to the father and daughter before they could meet each other.

He only regarded Emiya Kiritsugu as a helper and didn't intend to let him risk his life with him.

"Very risky?"

Hearing this word from Xia Yuan's mouth, Qingzi felt a little incredible.

"Something that makes you feel very risky, then who is the Dead Apostle who sneaked in this time? Could it be those monsters at the top of the Death Apostles?"

Having seen her ability yesterday, Qingzi didn't want to admit it, but she was indeed defeated by Xia Yuan yesterday.

There was still no conspiracy, she simply lost to him in terms of skills and attainments.

She even felt that this guy She still had some strength left in her fight, probably because she still had some trump cards and other tricks that she didn't use against her, although she still had some tricks left that she didn't have time to use.

However, no matter from his battle. In terms of consciousness (setting up complex situations that brought him and Yuju into his rhythm) or magical attainments (inherent barriers are the ultimate expression of magic), he was inferior in skill and could let himself be defeated like this. He felt that the only Dead Apostles who were at risk were the real monsters, the top of the Dead Apostles, the twenty-seventh ancestor.

That matter would indeed become very troublesome.

Xia Yuan did not hide this.

The enemies he had to deal with this time were not just simple Death Apostles or the Twenty-Seven Ancestors of Death Apostles, but the Black Princess might also be involved.

The issue with Princess Bai even involved Zhu Yue, otherwise Gemstone Weng would not let him come here, so he told Qingzi the whole story in advance and told her not to be careless.

It's just out of concern for being a magician.

After all, Aoko is also a good girl and has strong fighting ability.

If she is damaged for no reason, he will also have a headache.

"That's right, the enemies who will come to Misaki City this time must be the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles, and there are more than one. Now some of them have even sneaked into the city."

"Moreover, this endless stream of Dead Apostles was created by them, so they appeared quietly and were hidden so well. Neither the great barrier left by the ancestors of the Aozaki family nor the detection familiar of the Kuonji family witch could easily find them. Only by walking into the darkness of the city in person can you possibly find some clues of their movement."

"Are you saying that it involves the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles?! Not even one……？！"

After hearing this shocking news, neither the always optimistic Aoko Aozaki nor the calmer Yuju Kuonji could keep calm.

Even Shi Shi on the side couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly after hearing the term"Twenty-Seventh Dead Apostle Ancestor".

Although she has been studying magic for less than a year, she still knows some basic knowledge about the other world.

For example, Chengzi had popularized the names of the twenty-seventh ancestors of the dead disciples for her.

She also understood why Qingzi and Youzhu's expressions suddenly became ugly.

After all, the names of the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles are too loud. These monsters stand at the top of the mysterious world. Each of them is an immortal existence. They also have terrifying forces under their command. They are also terrifying in the other world. The presence.

It would be okay if it was just a single person. Although the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles were very powerful, the people present were not cheap. But the multiple people mentioned by Xia Yuan really shocked Qingzi and Youzhu.

These damn old monsters are not making trouble in Europe, or fighting to the death with the Holy Church, but they suddenly gathered together and came to Misaki City. What do they want to do?

Is it to hunt her and seize the Aozaki family's fifth magic?

If there really is any treasure in Misaki City, a poor place in the backwaters, worthy of the prying eyes of these old monsters, it would only be the fifth magic inherited by the Aozaki family. It is most likely that these monsters are coming for her.

Aozaki Aoko had to think about it this way

"Don't be nervous, they infiltrated here on a large scale this time not to plot the Aozaki family's fifth magic, but to find someone in this city."

Seeing Aozaki Aoko's nervousness, Xia Yuan said

"Or should I call it the existence of a princess?"

"Princess?"

Hearing this word, several people present could not help but blink, and Shiki also became interested.

Looking for a princess?

The only countries where princesses still exist in this era are those countries that still have royal families, and among the Dead Apostles What the ancestors are looking for will definitely not be these ordinary princesses, but……

"The target they are looking for is the apex above the Dead Apostles, an existence equal to the Black Princess Eltruki, the White Princess Alquitt."

"Princess of the Dead Apostles and True Ancestors……"

Everyone present was not calm after hearing this answer.

After drinking the coffee on the table, Xia Yuan slowly opened his mouth and said

"For some reason, she is now hiding in a corner of this city, and the other twenty-seven dead disciples and dead disciples are also rushing to this city from all directions, just to find her"

"And my target happens to be her, which is also the main reason for my visit to this city. Although helping Chengzi get back the ground from Miss Qingzi was part of the pre-arrangement."

Hearing this answer, Kuuanji Yuju frowned, and she couldn't help but ask

"I understand that the Dead Apostles are looking for the princess. Are you also interested in the princess? you���To intervene in the dispute between them?"

"Not to mention being interested, I came here mainly because I accepted a commission from a certain annoying old guy. Out of the spirit of the contract, I have to help him handle this matter."

The old guy was naturally talking about the Gemstone Man, because this matter involved the True Ancestor, the Black and White Princess, and even Zhu Yue. If one of them failed, it would cause a big trouble like a world crisis. That's why the Gemstone Man entrusted Xia Yuan.

Although he is the general marshal of magic at the top of the clock tower, due to his passion for magical girls, he does not have the habit of cultivating his own deputy.

At this time, El-Melloi II is still too young for magic.

The girl system has not found a suitable person, which means that there are too few available people, so he can only outsource the matter to find people to help him, both in terms of strength and restraint like a natural enemy.

Xia Yuan and Xia Yuan are both the best candidates for dispatch.

Even if Zhu Yue is really resurrected by then, with this kid's fighting ability, we don't expect him to be able to overthrow Zhu Yue.

At least self-protection and containment have nothing to do with it.

He can definitely drag him down.

Come back, and with King Arthur's Holy Sword of Salvation, there is a certain chance that he can win.

So the Gemstone Man looked at Xia Yuan with sparkling eyes. No, he should be the best choice to save the world.

The old guy obviously knew some inside information, but he left in a hurry and didn't tell himself...

He was not Sherlock Holmes, so he didn't want to go through the process of revealing the secrets at all. It would be great if he could directly locate these guys and solve them quickly.

But fortunately, he knows more about Yue Jili than Kong Jing.

"You've told us so much, it's probably not just a whim."

Finally, Yuanji Yuju spoke.

At this point, Xia Yuan's purpose was already obvious.

"Yes, I would like to seek help from the administrator of this place."

He nodded and admitted.

This answer did not go beyond Kuonji Yuju's expectations, so she asked again

"Is there anything we can do to help you? Since they have invaded Misaki City, as the spiritual managers of this place, we cannot let them do whatever they want."

"What a smart girl."

The words went straight to the point. Looking at Kuuanji Yuju's calm and serious eyes, Xia Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course I'm not telling you this for nothing."

"After all, this time the ancestor of the Dead Apostles invades Misaki City, you, as managers of the spiritual veins, will never sit idly by. So I want to use your strength"

"Of course, it is our duty to drive out all those who are profane to life."

"That's fine."

Xia Yuan nodded.

"One more person means more power, or more efficiency. The forces of the Dead Apostles this time are somewhat beyond my expectations. I want to gather as much power as possible to annihilate them, and then force the mastermind behind the scenes to show up. , once and for all"

"As the managers of Misaki City, you are naturally more familiar with this city than an outsider like me, so if you are responsible for leading the way, whether it is to exterminate the Dead Apostles or find the princess, it will become easier."

"So this is ah……"

"We promise to cooperate with you."

Hearing Xia Yuan's explanation, Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Yuju looked at each other, and then nodded slightly, which was regarded as recognition of the alliance.

"However, there is one more thing I want to ask you two."

"Please say."They nodded.

"It's about the Tono family, the exorcist family here."

Natsubuchi sent Emiya Kiritsugu to arrive a few days in advance and collected a lot of information about Misaki City.

This included the fifth magician, the fairy tale witch, and information about the Tono family, which is known as the family that exorcises demons here.

Only However, compared to the information from the previous two, the information about the Tono family is much more obscure. There is no trace of this surname among the exorcist families. Although the possibility of subsequent name changes is not ruled out, Xia Yuan always feels that something is wrong.

Although like Kong Jing, Xia Yuan's impression of Yue Ji is not complete, he still remembers that the surname of the protagonist in this chapter is also from Tono, and he also has the same eyes as the two rituals, although there are some subtle differences. There are differences, but they are all the Demonic Eyes of Death.

And he vaguely remembers that the last boss seems to have a great connection with this family. Roja may be hiding in this family, so he has a great influence on this family. Out of curiosity, he asked Emiya Kiritsugu to investigate, but since he couldn't find any useful information, he directly asked the two managers here.

The Aozaki family is the oldest family based in Misaki City. There might be some inside story about what Qingzi knows.

"Tono family……"

Hearing this surname, Kuonji Yuju thought for a moment. She did know that such a demon-exorcist family existed locally.

Although there is a demon-exorcist family, the spiritual manager of this city is still Aozaki Aoko, and she is now temporarily acting as the agent. With her ability, as long as there are no particularly big problems, she can easily solve them, but she has no contact with the so-called demon exorcism family.

Although this family did seem to send people to visit her many times, she just drove them back because she didn't want to see these strangers.

So I don’t really know much about it.

"Qingzi, do you know? The general information about the families here should be recorded in the files handed down from the Aozaki family, right?"

After thinking for a while, but still to no avail, Kuuanji Yuju shook her head, and then looked at her best friend beside her.

"Ah, it should be recorded……"

Qingzi scratched his head in embarrassment."It's just that I haven't really read through the messy files at home, so I don't know much about this family."

"If you need it, I can help you go back and look for relevant information. Anyway, it's all locked in the basement and can't be thrown away.

Hearing this, Xia Yuan nodded:"Then I'll leave it to you, Miss Qingzi.""

"This is okay, after all, we are now companions for the time being, and I can still help with this little thing."

Aozaki Aoko didn't care and didn't ask Xia Yuan for the specific reason.

She just felt a little wary about the demon-exorcist family mentioned by Xia Yuan.

Although the alliance has been formed up to this point.

However, for the sake of safety, Kuuanji Yuju still needs to draw up a magic essay to prevent Xia Yuan from backstabbing for other purposes.

Although this kind of distrustful behavior may make them offend Xia Yuan before the alliance begins, she also needs to prepare for the worst in advance. Fortunately

, Xia Yuan had no such intention and accepted the magic essay calmly, and then several people reached an alliance agreement here.

【——Xia Yuan. ]

As the last name fell, several people swore to the root and the world at the same time, and then completed this mandatory self-commission under the witness of the root.

The next moment, I felt the binding power from the source wrapping around my body.

Only then did Kuonji Yuju feel relieved.

However, Xia Yuan was a little surprised. Different from the first time he signed the magic essay, this time he did not feel the special binding force from the source. The source seemed to only symbolically mark him.

How is this going? Is it because of a problem with my body? Or...

He silently glanced at Shi Shi who was still eating toast next to him. In a trance, he seemed to see another shadow standing there waving to him. He shook his head slightly.

I see...

Unaware of Xia Yuan's actions, Kuonji Yuju slightly let down her guard against this ally after confirming that the magic essay was in effect.

Then she said:"Then the rest of the battle is up to you, Mr. Xia Yuan."

"Leave it to me. In this case, we can turn enemies into friends. Miss Aoko, and the witch of the Kuonji family, please take care of your next actions."

"Don't worry, even if you don't need to tell me, I won't let go of any of these dead men who broke into Misaki City privately and committed crimes."

Aozaki Aoko raised her head and looked at Xia Yuan seriously, still full of fighting spirit.

"However, don’t think that signing a contract can overturn what happened yesterday. Although it is true that I was inferior to others in skill last night, so I lost to you. But I will get this place back sooner or later. Next time I will definitely defeat you openly"

"Then I'll be ready for your challenge at any time, Miss Aoko."

Xia Yuan smiled slightly and did not refuse Aoko's request to fight again in the future.

He was also looking forward to how much progress Aozaki Aoko could make after experiencing this setback.

However, compared to chatting here, He has other things to do now.

Originally, the guy Aozaki Yuuchi should have done all these things for him, but that guy had just changed his clothes because he was punched to death by the angry Aoko last night. The body was resurrected and was still on the way, so before she arrived, he had to do many things by himself.

So he stood up and said to the two of them:"Then let's talk about it first, and the rest will wait. I'll talk about it when I get back tonight. I have some things to deal with next, so I’ll excuse you two."

"By the way, Shiki, do you want to follow me?"

Hearing Xia Yuan call his name, Liang Li immediately stood up and immediately replied:"Take me with you."

"Eh? Where are you going? Shouldn't we discuss our future battle plan now before going out to find the Dead Apostles?"

"Let’s put this matter aside for later. I have other things to take care of. I’ll be back later."

"where are you going?"Kuuanji Yuju said:"Please tell me the specific location, so that even if something goes wrong, we can provide timely support.

Support yourself? You also specifically asked about your movements...

Are you worried that you are wandering around Misaki City with other purposes? Although they signed a contract and established an alliance, they still haven't gained much trust.

It's more like worry than concern. She is really a smart girl.

However, Xia Yuan didn't point it out. Instead, he very calmly told where he wanted to go next.

"church here"

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Around early yesterday morning, Emiya Kiritsugu encountered the murderous Death Apostles on his way back to the hotel, so he used the black keys provided by Kotomine Kirei to kill them.

As a result, when he was doing it, he happened to be bumped into by someone from the church, and then he was invited back to the church to drink tea by the agent. When he was taken away, he sent a distress signal to himself.

So now he was going to visit the local church, bring back Emiya Kiritsugu, and talk about the issue of the Dead Apostles.

It was such an eventful time.