Because I'm too afraid of pain, it's worth all the looks

"Welcome to the Clock Tower."

Ming Qiu looked at the young man in front of him and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man showed a smile and explained: "I can't be called you. I'm just an ordinary student in the creation department. I was appointed by the monarch to pick up Miss Oda and a few people who entered the clock tower."

"Thank you." Ming Qiu put his arms around Sakura and said, "We will keep the things we saw in the clock tower a secret."

"of course."

Entering the clock tower through the outer magic barrier, it looks no different from the outside world. Inside are all kinds of students in a hurry. To those who don't know, it seems that there is not much difference between this place and an ordinary school. .

Sakura looked around curiously, obviously very interested in this academic institution that helped magicians advance to the next level.

"The clock tower is still very lively." Ming Qiu sensed the scrutinizing eyes of the surroundings, and just smiled, "I always feel that this place is similar to an ordinary school, and the atmosphere is very good."

"As the most authentic of the three major magic institutions, the clock tower's magic academic atmosphere is of course stronger than other places."

Listening to the other party's enthusiastic introduction, Ming Qiu nodded and asked if it was convenient to stay here. People who don't know may think that she is just a parent who brought their children to visit the school.

Oda Sakunosuke and Dazai Osamu behind them looked around, and Oda Sakunosuke said: "It should be the clock tower attendant just now, watching us nearby."

"Well, I should have figured out the situation when Qiu arrived in London before, so I started to monitor Qiu's movements now." Osamu Dazai raised the corners of his lips, showing a sarcastic smile, and said: "Such information should not be sold. Less money, right? It will cause much less harm in London than in Yokohama."

Oda Sakunosuke said: "Is it necessary to go back if this continues? If you really want to protect Yokohama, the best choice is to start directly in London."

"That's the leader of the port Mafia who has devoted all his efforts to Yokohama..." Osamu Dazai spread his hands and said, "If the 'book' is really taken away by other supernatural organizations, he will feel uneasy."

Oda Sakunosuke was silent and did not speak.

Sakura's voice came from not far away: "Brother."

"coming."

Osamu Dazai watched as Oda Sakunosuke walked to Ming Qiu and Sakura, and then left with the boy who led the way. He finally walked slowly to Ming Qiu's side, and said, "Ah, it's only us now—"

Ming Qiu didn't take his words, but just looked up to the second floor of the attic, and said emphatically: "The magic workshop of the Creation Department is up there, just wait below."

Osamu Dazai said pitifully, "I would be very scared if Qiu wasn't here."

Ming Qiu showed that disgusted and helpless expression, and then said: "You are a layman in magic, right? Listening to this kind of thing is not necessary for you..."

"Isn't Qiu also a layman?" Dazai Osamu said leisurely: "Besides, I, a supernatural being, has no advantage in front of magicians. Of course, I need to know something just in case."

He said it so confidently that it was impossible to refute it.

Ming Qiu was thinking about what kind of reason to make up, Dazai Osamu asked, "Is Qiu afraid that I know something?"

Ming Qiu immediately retorted: "Not really."

"So let me listen."

The two were in a stalemate when another voice suddenly came from upstairs: "Come up."

Ming Qiu raised her head and looked at the other party. Her orange hair was coiled behind her. A woman wearing a white shirt and a dark green windbreaker was leaning against the railing. The most conspicuous thing was her eyes. It seemed that few magicians wore glasses.

Almost immediately thinking of the other party's identity, Ming Qiu bowed slightly and said, "Hi, Miss Cangqi. My name is Oda, Oda Qiu."

"I know, Master Yinolai talked about you. Come up, and I will explain this ceremony to you."

"Ok."

Cang Qi Chengzi then added: "That disciple of yours can also come up together."

Ming Qiu looked at the well-founded Dazai Zhi who was eager to try, and couldn't help raising his hand to support his forehead, and said, "Thank you."

Although it is a magic workshop, it is different from the often gloomy scenes in the movies. The magic workshop of the Creation Division looks like an ordinary European-style room, except that there are more leftovers on the ground for planning formations. The biggest difference between the simple traces and the surrounding magic supplies is that the roof of this room is deeper and farther away than it looks from the outside.

Aoqi Chengzi adjusted his glasses and said: "Actually, the ceremony is very simple, similar to the spiritual séance ceremony. All you need to do is stand in the center of the magic circle, and then turn on your 'switch' to activate the magic circuit. Will suffice."

Ming Qiu nodded slightly, and said, "I understand."

Cang Qi Chengzi sized her up and said, "There is a blank doll prepared for you over there."

Ming Qiu followed her gaze to look at the desk not far away, on which there was a doll, genderless and faceless.

Aoqi Chengzi already knew that she was a standard magician layman, and immediately explained: "When your soul is placed in it, this doll will automatically adjust its shape according to your soul, and gradually become your current appearance."

Ming Qiu smiled at her and said, "Thank you."

Aoqi Chengzi met her eyes and quickly looked away. She walked to the table, picked up a box, and said, "This is for you. You need to wear it every day before the ceremony begins."

Ming Qiu took the small box and asked, "Can I open it now?"

"of course."

Ming Qiu opened the box, inside was a silver chain, and the pendant was a piece of purple crystal of excellent quality.

Seeing her doubts, Cang Qi Chengzi introduced: "This is a container that temporarily holds your soul. Wearing it now can enhance the fitness of your soul, so as to ensure the integrity of your soul in the future."

Ming Qiu showed an expression of sudden realization, and praised: "So that's how it is, so caring."

"However, if the original body is handed over, the magic circuits that can be endowed on this blank doll may not be as precise as the original body." Aozaki Chengzi kindly reminded: "That is to say, it cannot reach your current level of freedom. It may become very difficult to draw magic power and use it.”

Ming Qiu nodded slightly, and said: "I already understand this point."

"Are you really going to participate in this ceremony?" Canozaki Orange asked: "You are only sixteen or seventeen years old, and you may have to suffer a lot to endure this magic ceremony, which is more painful than what you have experienced in the past. Even stronger, you still don’t understand this, do you?”

"If the time is prolonged, compared with more pain, this little pain is nothing, right?" Ming Qiu smiled slightly, and said, "It's a small matter."

Osamu Dazai, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "May I ask about this ceremony."

Ming Qiu turned around and said coldly: "A disciple should do his duty as a disciple. Don't ask too much about matters between adults."

The two people around her were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't expect Ming Qiu to say such a thing.

Ming Qiu pointed to himself, and said: "I just grow up slowly, and my age is about the same as the monarch."

Aoqi Chengzi was a little surprised, and said, "Is that so?"

A young appearance and an old soul are not uncommon in the magic world, but judging from the performance, you can't feel the age of the other party at all. This is what surprised Aozaki Touko.

Ming Qiu said with a smile: "So Miss Cangqi doesn't need to answer his questions." Her eyes fell on the magic circle on the ground, she paused for a moment, then she looked at Cangqi Chengzi and said, "In the next month I will prepare well and protect myself at the same time."

"The Magic Association will also send some magicians to protect you. We have also contacted Mr. Tohsaka in Fuyuki City. The only thing to worry about is the Holy Church."

Ming Qiu blinked, put his hands behind his back, and said: "To tell you the truth, I was hunted down by other organizations."

"This is quite expected, and it stands to reason that you should be allowed to stay inside the clock tower to receive protection." Aoqi Chengzi was very calm, and said: "But there is only one month left, it is hard to say whether it will succeed or fail in the end, so If you have something you want to do, it's not impossible."

Thinking of what Melvin said, Ming Qiu smiled and said, "Long live the understanding."

Maybe it's because the atmosphere is much more relaxed now, Aozaki Chengzi said with a smile: "But you can rest assured that your new body should not be worse than before. I am very impressed with the precise distribution of your magic circuits. I'm interested, maybe I can help you fix it in the future."

"Thank you very much." Ming Qiu thought for a while, and said, "Is it difficult to enroll in the clock tower?"

"I heard Master Yinolai said that you want the two of them to stay in the Clock Tower for a while, and then you can go to the class and try it. If you can, I think Master Yinolai will agree with her to study in the Clock Tower. Someone captured the magic trace of that child before, it is a rare imaginary number attribute."

"That's right, but if Sakura doesn't want to learn magic, I won't force anything."

Coming out of the magic workshop of the Creation Department, Ming Qiu glanced at Osamu Dazai behind him, and said, "Have you made up your mind? Are you going back to Yokohama?"

Osamu Dazai took it for granted, "Of course, I don't like British food."

Ming Qiu lowered his eyelids, turned his head to look at Dazai Zhi, and said: "Don't die, you can't find a kind person who can provide your body."

Osamu Dazai lazily replied: "I just discovered recently that dying for love is much more interesting than committing suicide."

Ming Qiu stared at him fixedly and said, "Is that so?"

"Of course."

Obviously he was threatening her with himself... No matter how she grew up, she always felt powerless when facing this guy.

Ming Qiu approached Osamu Dazai, held his hand, and said, "Let's go, pick up Sakura and Koori-chan, call Weber and Mr. Melvin, let's go have dinner together."

Osamu Dazai seemed a little surprised by her initiative to hold hands, and looked at the two holding hands in surprise.

Ming Qiu deliberately said: "Go and eat British food."

Osamu Dazai couldn't help laughing, and said, "Okay."