Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

Aozaki Aoko, who was buried in the sofa, lay motionless like a corpse.

Her eyes were dull, as if her soul had been taken away, and her pursed lips looked extremely pale and bloodless.

"I'm so stupid, really... I knew I couldn't trust that guy Cheng Zi, but I didn't expect that the people who colluded with her should and shouldn't be trusted..."

"From a workmanship point of view, those banknotes are still very good. They are almost the same as those printed by the official... With this kind of technology, in a sense, it is probably more dangerous than seal designation. I understand why your sister I’ll take a liking to him.”

At this time, the three banknotes had arrived in Yuju Kuonji's hands. Apart from the fluorescent gravure, she could not find any difference.

"Then please don't add such messy things! Why add superfluous things when it can be exactly the same as the real thing!"

"In order to prove their uniqueness, excellent counterfeiters often have this habit, and judging from the results, the anti-counterfeiting properties of this kind of banknotes are even better than those currently issued."

Obviously if this wealth is real, some of it will come to her, but Kuonji Yuju's tone remains the same, as if there are no emotional changes in her body.

"Moreover, there is no difference in other craftsmanship. It can't be detected at all on a daily basis. If you care so much, just pretend you don't know whether to spend it or not."

"It's because I know that I can't pretend not to know!"

Aozaki Aoko sighed with a distressed look on her face, and adjusted the shape of the cushion to resemble a bed, making herself more comfortable.

"You always think too much."

Kuonji Yuju's inorganic voice made Aoko's teeth itch.

Aoko also understood the hidden meaning in her words, even very clearly.

The appearance of school life is just a compromise to the current way of life. Aozaki Aoko is the heir to the Aozaki family and is a trainee and continuing to practice as a magician.

To embark on this path, the rules must be clearly separated, and to do this, awareness is essential.

The failure of being cheated by that cheap brother-in-law today is not that big of a deal. It is just a loss of the remaining living expenses at the end of the month and the bastard had a free meal.

There must be bigger choices waiting for her in the future. For example, if Roland really has nothing to do with Chengzi, but is just an ordinary person who was lured by legends and accidentally came into contact with a mysterious person, there will be no one to show mercy to. What should she do after making excuses?

This unexpected situation left Aoko with no time to go home to discuss with Kuonji Yuju, and she had to make a decision on her own.

And as this happens more and more, her conscience and morality will not be able to hold on at that time, right?

Yes, this persistence is not enough to overcome this fate, but until the real choice comes, Aozaki Aoko is still just a trainee magician.

"Anyway, I don't want to leave this hidden danger to others with peace of mind, even if the possibility is very small, I don't want to do it."

Aozaki Aoko straightened up and faced the speechless gaze cast by Yuzhu's slender beauty.

"Well, if you think it's okay, Qingzi."

Kuonji Yuju did not comment on Aozaki Aoko's decision as usual, but the slightly stretched eyebrows still revealed some inner thoughts.

"So, what should I do with my brother-in-law? Should I let him wander around Sansaki City? In order to prevent the city's honest reputation from being damaged, I think it would be better to deal with the source of the fraud as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I was too excited. , I forgot to leave that guy’s contact information.”

"It doesn't matter. We entered Misaki City's boundary so easily, and openly exposed our curiosity about locations prone to abnormal phenomena to the managers. If we hadn't put our strength at all, In my heart, it just means that guy is just an idiot."

Kuuanji Yuju said: "Since they are here for us, we will probably meet them soon in the next few days, and we will decide how to deal with it then."

"Idiots are often more destructive than they think...could these few bills be related to his abilities?"

Aozaki Aoko sighed, swayed her slender legs wrapped in black stockings, and stepped into the slippers again.

"This is really irrefutable. After all, idiots who are always unaware of themselves are more troublesome."

The witch's convinced expression made Aozaki Aoko look suspicious.

"I always feel like you, Youzhu, are criticizing Sang and Huai."

"It's your illusion," Kuonji Yuju said to Aoko while taking out the chocolate box from under the table, "If you really care that much, you might be able to find it in advance if you look for it, but it will take time."

Kuonji Yuju opened the chocolate box and suddenly frowned pitifully.

"What's wrong... isn't it time for teaching yet?"

Evening is the fixed teaching time for the cohabitants every day. For Aoko, who is still just a trainee, Kuonji Yuju is not only her roommate, but also a rare teacher. Both of them have independent identities. During the teaching time , even she can only obey her orders.

Therefore, Aozaki Aoko couldn't help but feel guilty when she thought about her unfinished homework today.

“Six less.

Kuonji Yuju ignored her excuse and stared at Aozaki Aoko with a dangerous look.

"Ah, you mean chocolate..."

But Aoko herself still didn't realize what she had done, and looked at the chocolate box curiously.

Even if I search all over the world, I can only find this kind of high-end dessert in this city and this mansion. Its brand seems to be Sixpenny Song. The chocolates inside are made with fine workmanship, and each one is as smooth and round as a glass ball. , various dried fruits are used to make star shapes on it, and the positions are different, so that each chocolate represents a different meaning. Aozaki Aoko never quite understands why it is made of things that are chewed in the mouth. So much like a work of art.

Thinking of this, Qingzi, who had not eaten dessert today, naturally picked up a piece of chocolate and threw it into his mouth, and said absently.

"Are you planning to send any familiar to look for her, Yuzu?"

"That was originally the plan, but now I've changed my mind."

Kuonji Yuju looked at Aozaki Aoko with cold pupils: "As for looking for outsiders, let's go out instead."

The familiar named Sixpence Song can transform into an inconspicuous gray starling. Although its combat effectiveness is zero, it is even better than the barrier in terms of specific surveillance and search.

But because of his intelligence, he often knocked down telephone poles and died, so efficiency must be supplemented by quantity. But before work started today, Aoko alone ate a third of it.

Even so, Kuonji Yuju didn't mean to blame the other party. After all, in the common sense of magic, using chocolate to make a familiar is also very outrageous. As a beginner, it is not surprising that Aoko misunderstood.

However, she didn't intend to let him go so easily. Let Qingzi fill in the missing parts with manpower.

"On this rainy day, but today's teaching has not been completed, my lack of sleep seems to be an incurable disease."

Aozaki Aoko stood up from the sofa and complained.

This made the sulky Witch Lady even more unhappy.

"You reminded me, so today's patrol will be done after class."

"Hey, but this is..."

"Do you have any objection, Aoko?"

Kuonji Yuju responded to her cohabitant with extremely cold words, and glared at Aozaki Aoko with dissatisfaction.

‘I have an objection! ’

Although she really wanted to say this, she knew that if she continued to struggle, her cohabitant might really get angry. The future magician lady had no choice but to pick up the banknotes on the table with a helpless expression and stuff them into the banknotes. She was not willing to throw it away or destroy it in her clothes.

Even if you don't spend it, this rare souvenir is a comfort.

However, Aozaki Aoko couldn't help but feel sad when she thought about the amount of money she spent and what she gained today. As she walked towards the teaching room, she muttered the words that had almost become a mantra.

"I'm so stupid, really..."

Seeing Aoko's useless look, Kuonji Yuju shook her head slightly, seeming to be disappointed with the mentality of her cohabitant.

It's not like she didn't know Qingzi's mood.

These banknotes can also be called the mainstay of the other party's living expenses, but since they are lost, they should look forward with a more open-minded attitude.

Sure enough, the other party still has a lot to grow in. If she can encounter the same situation, she can show the other party what a rational and excellent magician should have.

However, this is probably just a superfluous delusion.

The fairy tale witch shook her head and stopped thinking about these whimsical things. She followed Aoko and started today's class.

"Don't instinctively release the magic power used to complete the spell today and turn it into an attack. Qingzi, you must be prepared before launching it."

"Long-winded!"

——

On a tree-lined path on the outskirts of Misaki City, Roland felt the silence of the night.

Although the gap is only ten years, in this ever-changing era, the traces left by the years are still very obvious.

In Kanfuzi, which developed similarly slowly ten years later, the prototype of a city that never sleeps has already begun to take shape, but in Misaki today, not even a human being can be seen on the streets.

In this early spring night, apart from the crisp echo coming from the contact of his leather boots with the road, there were not even a few lights visible.

This is natural. It rained today, and the traces on the ground have not disappeared. Not to mention that the temperature at night is already lower than during the day.

But for Roland today, this is nothing.

When I first started traveling, I still felt like I was shivering in the cold wind. The memories already have an aura of nostalgia.

"I haven't sent out a familiar yet... After all, he is a person with the qualifications to be a magician. He shouldn't be so rough."

Roland, who didn't know that Aozaki Aoko had already eaten most of the familiars used for surveillance, felt a little strange, but he was not very anxious.

After all, it’s all about following the trend, and confirming the ceremony location is the first element.

The location is already certain to be Misaki City, but it still feels like something is missing, as if there is a layer of hazy mist, and the time feels about the same.

Although he was already very close to his intended target, the feeling of being separated by a thin film was completely different. Even Roland, who thought he had a good temper, couldn't help but feel a little irritated.

"Now that the location has been determined, the film should be some kind of special factor."

Roland, who was bathed in the shadows, had a look of thought on his face.

When it comes to being special, both in terms of bond and essence, these two magicians from Misaki City deserve the honor.

From another perspective, this story that happened in Misaki City can be said to be the first step in the entire moon world. Naturally, a lot of effort has been put into the settings.

Needless to say, the fifth method of the Aozaki family still maintains a high degree of mystery under the premise that there is a magic user that can be used normally. Roland's understanding of it is not even as good as the second method and the third method that are heard from hearsay. Three methods.

But even though he had personally experienced the materialization of the soul of the third method, and knew how beyond the ordinary existence of magic, Roland was still more interested in Kuonji Yuju.

Fairy tale magic, this independent magic system is not so much that it uses an independent base like other undisclosed magic spells, but it is better to say that it is different from the mainstream magic system as a setting.

In many cases, the power she possesses has reached the point where it cannot be described as abnormal, but as a dream.

Its specific activation conditions and strange effects can only be used by those who know the inside story, and it is praised as more than mysterious, an absolute exception.

Even if the technique is revealed, no one can use it because it requires the blood of a pure-blooded witch, and this in itself is very ambiguous.

In theory, a true pure-blooded witch should not be human.

Roland didn't know much about this aspect. After all, he wasn't a setting fanatic, but there was one thing that was specially emphasized about fairy tale magic.

"Fragments of the First Law..."

Symbolizes the beginning of everything, as the initial one.

The connection between the place and time, plus two people related to magic that transcends mystery, is already evident. This seemingly continuous connection does not cost much even if it is trial and error, not to mention the intuition that comes from fate. is urging him.

Roland's thoughts were spinning in his mind and he was muttering to himself.

"Speaking of which, the time is almost up."

Aozaki Orange herself has not yet arrived in person, but she seems to have no intention of changing her previous arrangements.

The first wave of special dolls will attack today.

In order to eliminate the enemy's home field advantage and prevent Aoko and Kuonji Yuju as managers from relying on the magic power gathered by the earth's veins, the removal of the spiritual vein fulcrum is indispensable.

This doesn't need to change anything, it is a naked conspiracy, and the number of only two people is enough to make them exhausted.

Roland looked at the silhouette of the mountains in the distance and felt the battle fluctuations coming from the Forest of No Return. After some unknown fluctuations began to emit, he couldn't help but smile.

His suspicion was confirmed.

The dark shadows have begun to transform the environment in the forest on their own, turning it into a place closer to the original and more contrary to common sense.

In that environment, certain rules that could only exist in the original world began to appear, and the physical laws of this world began to be twisted into specific intervals.

Even if it is not fully unfolded, the gravitational pull from the new moon seems to be stimulated at this distance, and it has begun to show the prototype of the change.

"Although there is still a difference in time...it seems that {the location} can already be determined."

Roland looked at his hand, which had no abnormality whatsoever, and felt the time gears spinning crazily on his fingertips as if they were burning, and the corner of his mouth curled up with a meaningful arc.

"Since the other party has set up a stage that is so suitable for you, it is difficult to refuse such hospitality. My soldiers, go say hello to the princess in the fairy tale."

Behind him, the dark shadow turned into countless thin lines, snaking out like snakes, and pairs of scarlet pupils flickered like extinguished candles in the sad night wind.