Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

The moment Tohno Shiki admitted his crime, for Tohno Akiha, who believed deeply in his brother, it seemed as if the sky had fallen.

Due to the sudden pressure and shock, he fell directly onto his seat.

Seeing this scene, when the two maids around wanted to help the eldest lady, they found that it was too late.

"Be careful."

A gentle voice came to my ears, and for some reason a strange wind suddenly rose in the spacious living room. It was like the gust of wind that lifted Tono Shiki in the park, and gently blew Tono Akiha's delicate body. Hold it up

"Autumn leaves!"

"Miss!"×2

Seeing that his sister was fine, Tono Shiki didn't care so much anymore. He quickly stood up and rushed to Tono Akiha's side, holding her in his arms. The two maids also rushed to their side.

Seeing Xia Yuan didn't make a sound during the scene in front of him. He put his hand on his chin and organized his words to ask.

"Don't be too excited, Miss Akiba, your brother knows better about the crimes he committed."

"Don't worry, I won't accuse him unjustly, and of course I won't allow others to cover him up. The mistakes you make should be borne by yourself"

"……Yes, it's all my fault. Please don't hurt Qiuye and everyone else. If you really want to punish me, please punish me alone."

"Master Shiki!"

Facing the unfathomable Xia Yuan and Alquitt who left a deep impression on him, Tohno Shiki was no longer silent. After handing Tohno Akiha in his arms to Kohaku, he stood up decisively. , looked at each other and said firmly.

At this moment, he was already prepared to die.

Not bad, at least he was a responsible young man, or someone who had not let him down in the world of Xingyue. This kind of will and responsibility was enough to impress Xia Yuan, so he lowered his eyes and said with a hint of fun:"You mean you have to bear it all by yourself?"

"That's right, since it was my fault, I must repay it myself."

"What to pay for? Your life?"

Xia Yuan's eyes narrowed and he said conspiratorially.

Tohno Shiki swallowed his saliva. Although he was afraid of death, he did not flinch when he thought of his family.

"……Okay, please don't hurt Qiuye, I'm willing to pay for it with my life.

Tono Akiba wanted to stop him:"Brother, no!"!"

At this time, Erquette also looked at him with admiration.

He was obviously very scared, but he still made such a choice. This is the interesting thing about human beings.

However, what Xia Yuan wanted was It's not his life.

Although he is interested in the Demonic Eye of Direct Death, because of his dissatisfaction with it, his fighting style does not match the Demonic Eye of Direct Death, and even if he gets it, there will not be much improvement. Quite's pain satisfies his own selfish desires, and he won't do such a thing.

But by this point in the conversation, his goal has been achieved.

"Don't worry, I said I won't take your life. It is not your nature to do such a thing, otherwise I would have killed you the first time I saw you."

Hearing Xia Yuan's words, Tohno Shiki was stunned, and then he found that the oncoming terrorist threat had really disappeared.

Xia Yuan had no murderous intention towards him.

"However, don't be too happy too soon Shiki Tono. Since you owe someone else a life, you have to make up for it."

Xia Yuan looked at Tono Shiki who breathed a sigh of relief and said with a serious expression.

"Regardless of whether it was done voluntarily or not, you must do everything you can to make amends. Taking a life is not a nice thing, it's a sin, can you understand?"

"I am willing to make any compensation!"

This time, Tohno Shiki did not hesitate and gave an accurate answer decisively.

"That’s right, Tohno Shiki, you also have extraordinary talents. Next, let’s make good use of your talents to compensate Arquette."

"Eh?!"

Arquitet's eyes widened with confusion.

She couldn't figure out what kind of help this murderer could give her?

Xia Yuan finally gave her punishment:"While Arquitet returns, you have to fight with Let's hunt the Death Apostles together"

"Whether it's a head-on fight or an assist in the battle, you must try your best to compensate for Elquitt's losses. Can you accept such a penalty? Tohno Shiki"

"Dead Apostle?"

Tohno Shiki was a little puzzled by this unfamiliar term in Xia Yuan's mouth. Tohno Qiuye also frowned, as if he had heard something terrible.

She was different from Tohno Shiki who had been fostered for many years. I have been trained as a magician, so I understand the inhuman creatures like the Dead Apostles.

After all, the Exorcist Family has been fighting all kinds of supernatural and inhuman creatures since the ancient Far East. The Ye family is not a real exorcist family, but in order to stand firm in this name, the necessary knowledge is indispensable.

"That's right, there are a lot of dead apostles in Misaki Town, and there are many big shots behind them."

Xia Yuan knocked on the table and explained slowly.

"Now, they have regarded this city as a canteen for dining, and they are probably still feasting in a corner."

At this time, Tono Akiha suddenly reacted. She understood what happened to so many missing cases and murder cases in the city recently.

It turned out that there were inhuman monsters sneaking into the city to eat people!!

Thoughts came to mind. Here, Tono Qiuye raised her head and looked at Xia Yuan, wanting to get more information about the Dead Apostles, but she saw a little playfulness and contempt on Xia Yuan's face.

Her pretty face instantly turned red, and she felt extremely embarrassed and angry.

As a local demon exorcist, the Death Bearers treated the city as a hunting ground and didn't react in time. They also had to ask an outside magician to come to remind them. Incompetence can be used to describe the capabilities of the Tono family. Such a mistake would not be an exaggeration to call her a loser.

This also greatly challenged her dignity as the head of the Tono family.

"No wonder there have been so many disappearances and murders in Misaki City recently. It turns out that there are dead disciples causing trouble in the city. These damn inhuman creatures should all go to hell! ?"

Seeing the anger on Tono Qiuye's face, Xia Yuan just shook his head.

Today's four major demon exorcism families have long been dilapidated, and only the Liangyi family is gradually rising with his support. Not to mention the fake Tono family who claims to be a demon exorcist family.

Although Tsukihime's world line is as vague as his view of the realm of the sky, he can only vaguely remember the identities of some main characters or enemies, but this is not enough for him. Words are enough, Elquit is on his side, and his own strength is enough to deal with the attacks of several ancestors of the Dead Apostles.

Unless Zhu Yue really returns, even if Heimei comes with her black and white knights, he will not succeed. I am confident that I can repel or even defeat him.

The biggest trouble right now is Roja hiding in the dark.

This guy really can't remember who Roja was reincarnated into, and this guy's ability to hide his whereabouts is also bad. First-class.

Even though Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuonji Yuju searched endlessly in this city, they couldn't find any useful clues, so he set his sights on Tohno Shiki and came here to find him. , not only to help Arquette, who has always been obsessed with the murderer, but more importantly, to find the key to solving the problem from him.

As the male protagonist in Tsukihime, Shiki Tono will naturally be involved in the vortex of the fight. , he vaguely remembered that there was some kind of connection between Tono Shiki and Roja.

Now that he couldn't find Roja, he would take this kid with him first, try to use him to find Roja's location, and observe him by the way. The specificity of these eyes of direct death is also a reward.

As for how Erquit wants to torture him when he is brought back, he will not care as long as it is not too much.

Don't advise her. People are kind.

He was not the one who was separated by Shiqi, so he couldn't choose to forgive for others.

Next, after Tono Shiki's brief explanation, Tono Akiye finally understood the reason why these two came to her. Favoritism, and I have to admit that the fault this time is all due to my brother. It is natural for him to be approached by the other party.

Rather, it is not when the other party's strength and power completely surpass him. Judging from the fact that he directly took his brother's life and gave him the opportunity to make up for his mistakes, he was already a great good man.

Although the task of hunting down the assassins was definitely not easy and was even full of fatal dangers, it was far from enough. There is nothing to complain about as it is the duty that Noya should undertake.

When the matter came to this point, Tono Akiha's mood had calmed down. She bowed respectfully to Xia Yuan to express her gratitude for his generosity. The words became friendly

"Thank you both for the valuable news. Please rest assured that the Tono family, as the demon exorcist family here, will do their best to hunt down the Dead Apostles lurking in the city and deal with this matter."

The Exorcist Family... have they really entered the role?

"Well, he is very responsible. As a local exorcist family, it is good to have this sense of responsibility."

Xia Yuan nodded slightly, never revealing the identity of the Tono family from the beginning to the end, but slowly followed the words of Tono Qiuye.

"However, I suggest that in this matter, you should just clean up ordinary fish outside. If you investigate too deeply, people will die."

"And with the Tono family's strength, no matter how many people died, it wouldn't be enough."

The words Xia Yuan said made Tono Qiuye's body suddenly stiffen.

"what do you mean……"

"The enemies are not just simple vampires, ghouls, or Dead Apostles. There are also some big fish hiding behind this turmoil, and their names are... the twenty-seven ancestors of the Dead Apostles."

"Dead...Dead Apostle...Twenty-Seventh Ancestor?! Is that what you're talking about?!!"

Hearing this name from Xia Yuan, Tono Qiuye stood up in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief, and his hands started to tremble involuntarily due to the infamy of those monsters.

"It's the monsters you think of. The ones who caused this unrest among the Dead Apostles were some of the twenty-seven ancestors. The currently known ones include the tenth ancestor Nero Kaos and the Serpent of Akasha in the Ex seat. Roya"

"As for who else will join in, I don’t know yet, but I don’t think things will be that simple."

Xia Yuanmo rubbed his chin and said calmly:"So I don't recommend that you get involved too deeply."

"Because I will really die"

"Dead disciples, and the twenty-seven ancestors... what exactly are these?"

Unlike Xia Yuan, who still looked calm, and Tono Akiha, who was astonished, Tono Shiki was confused by these unheard names at this moment.

"Brother, the so-called dead disciples are……"

Tono Akiha wanted to briefly educate Tono Shiki about the concept of Dead Apostle, but Xia Yuan on the side gave a very concise explanation.

"Vampires, you can think of them as vampires in Western European fantasy novels. As for the twenty-seven ancestors, you can also understand them as many Count Draculas, who are very powerful existences among the Dead Apostles."

Such an explanation was easy to understand, allowing Shiki Tono, who had never had a detailed understanding of this knowledge, to quickly understand the definition of these monsters.

"Do vampires really exist?"

Although he understood what Xia Yuan meant, Tono Shiki, who had not had much contact with the mysterious side, obviously still did not understand the terror of these enemies from the other world.

At this moment, Tono Akiye covered his head and couldn't help but say

"If, as Your Excellency Xia Yuan said, there are several twenty-seven ancestors in the city,���That is definitely not an enemy that the Tono family can deal with.……"

"So, do what you can, girl. You can investigate, but don't get involved too deeply. The Tono family won't be able to get through the water here. Xia

Yuan nodded slightly, not expecting the Tono family to help him in the battle.

"So is there anything I can do to help?"

"It's very simple. As a big local family, you can naturally get twice the result with half the effort by searching for information. Just help me find Roja's possible reincarnation target. After you find them, report their locations to me. Don't act rashly. I will then confirm and resolve them one by one."

"This is no problem. If I am just looking for someone, I am still very confident. The Tono family still has influence in this city."

"But even so, if you blindly search for the target, it is still the same as finding a needle in a haystack. Do you have the characteristics or rules of Roya's reincarnation here?"

Tono Akiha quickly realized this critical issue.

"What are the characteristics? Let the experts in this field talk about it."

Xia Yuan glanced at Arquitect. In this world, apart from Roja himself, only Arquitect, who had been chasing him for hundreds of years, knew Roja's enemy best.

When it was time for him to appear, Erquer Kuite went into his memories and said:"The reincarnation of Roya usually chooses outstanding individuals from powerful local families. This can help him quickly regain his strength and easily master enough power."

And among the powerful families here, there are also relatively outstanding individuals...

After hearing this Tono Akiye's face changed, she thought Xia Yuan was doubting herself, and quickly explained:"My brother and I can't be Luo Ya's. If you don’t believe in reincarnated bodies, you can identify them."

Thinking that he and his family might be reincarnated by monsters, Tohno Shiki looked shocked and subconsciously took a few steps back.

"Don't worry, I have tested you just now. If any of you were really reincarnated, I would have killed you long ago."

Ignoring Tono Qiuye's nervousness, Xia Yuan stood up and continued to talk to himself.

"In short, I leave the task of finding Roja to you. As for Brother Tohno Shiki, I will take him away before he completes his atonement or gets forgiveness from Elquit."

Xia Yuan looked at him

"How about it? No problem? Brother Tohno Shiki"

"No...no."

Tohno Shiki lowered his head, accepted Xia Yuan's opinion, and chose to atone for his sins.

"In this case, we can't continue to disturb him, so we will go back first. If anything happens and you want to find me, you can just contact Tohno Shiki directly. After saying that

, Xia Yuan said hello to Erqite and prepared to leave together.

"elder brother……"

Tono Akiha stretched out his hand to pull Tono Shiki, who was not in a good state. He wanted to say something, but Tono Shiki refused.

"I'm sorry, Qiuye, it's all my fault that things have reached this point, I won't escape, and I can't escape. I want to follow Mr. Xia Yuan to hunt Death Apostles. This is my own choice. Please don’t stop me."

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

He squeezed out a forced smile towards Qiuye, and then quickly followed Xia Yuan's pace without waiting for Qiuye to say anything, and hurriedly left the Tono house.

"elder brother……"

Tono Qiuye lowered his head and stared at the figure of Tono Shiki leaving in a hurry. His hands were put together uneasily, his eyes were full of worry, and he wanted to say something, but when he reached his mouth, it all turned into a sentence

"Be careful on the road."

Watching Tono Shiki's figure disappear completely, suddenly Tono Akiha's figure shook violently, and her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Her black hair began to sharply move closer to scarlet, and she lowered her head with an expression Pain, like trying to endure something

"Miss Akiba, please wait a moment."

Kohaku has long been accustomed to this scene. She cut her finger with a knife to let the blood overflow, and then gently put it into Tono Akiha's mouth.

When the blood touched the tip of her tongue, Tono Akiha was restless. The state immediately calmed down, and she grabbed Hu Hu's stretched out finger and sucked it gently, as if she were a sucking child.

Because of Xia Yuan's pressure just now, the demon blood in her body was already ready to move, if it weren't for her own strength. She had a reversal of impulse just in the reception room.

By then, the biggest secret of the Tono family was exposed, and things became unclear.

After a while, Tono Akiha finally returned to normal, slowly. Standing up from Kohaku's arms, Tono Akiha felt a little guilty looking at Kohaku who looked tired.

"Sorry to trouble you again, Amber.

Kohaku just shook his head and replied calmly:"It doesn't matter, Miss Akiba, the blood of our Wu Jing clan has the power of purification. It is my mission to serve the Tono family and alleviate the reversal impulse.""

"Don't say that, Amber, you have your own life too, I can't tie you to me for the rest of my life."

Tono Akiha patted Kohaku's shoulder and said with a smile:"Don't worry, the vast magic world will definitely find a solution. There must be a way to solve the problem of the Tono family's bloodline."

"I have sent people to visit the legendary fairy tale witch many times, but have never received a response. If she is willing to help us……"

Her own life...

Hearing Tono Akiha's words, Kohaku's eyes froze unnoticeably, and a figure that she could not forget but hated suddenly appeared in her mind.

"No...no more……"

"Um?"

Tono Qiuye vaguely heard Kohaku's murmuring, and asked curiously:"Amber, what did you just say?"

"No...nothing"

"Miss Akiba, it's getting late and it's time for you to rest."

Hubo shook his head and found a reason to excuse himself.

"How could I still sleep when there were dead disciples around?"

Tono Akiha shook his head,"I'm going to go out and summon the members of the branch family now, and go directly to the city to look for traces of the Dead Apostles. The Tono family can't let outside magicians look down on them."

"You go back and rest first, Amber"

"yes……"

Amber lowered her head with a strange look on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.

……

……

The night was cold, while the master and slave were chatting.

A light blue butterfly flew under the white moonlight and landed in a corner of the small courtyard.

It's not over yet.