Whose personality mask's power comes from the heroic spirit?

If science can't solve the problem, then use magic!

However, subsequent developments were beyond Koizumi Hongzi's expectations...or in other words, Koizumi Hongzi, who had never suppressed her emotions before, gave up the idea of continuing to predict the future out of shame after getting this result.

So she didn't know that she was not able to go to the new country immediately, but stayed in the villa... and met the four people who were living there.

"Do you think Xiaolan and Zhen have the talent for magic? Can they learn magic from you?" Taiyi looked at Koizumi Hongzi and asked.

"...Are you sure you want her to learn magic?" Koizumi Akako pointed at Mouri Ran, her expression almost breaking.

This person is simply the daughter of the goddess of luck!

Although due to changes in the world's situation, her lucky halo was suppressed.

But that huge amount of luck...learn magic?

Aren’t you afraid that the other Ran Mouri in her subconscious will awaken?

As for the memory being overwritten by the Shadow Mage... who can say that in this world view, having the memory overwritten is not a kind of luck?

At least, that guy didn't transform Ran Mouri into a monster or a super beast.

She also has a normal human body shape.

Even the personality that was born later retained the human ethics and morals... although these ethics and morals that were polluted by Taiyi are now in a precarious situation.

"Just tell me whether you have the qualifications." Taiyi asked back.

"Yes." Koizumi Hongzi nodded affirmatively, "But I don't think she has the courage."

She is afraid of ghosts and unknown things. Even if her memory is overwritten, Mao Lilan still retains this characteristic.

Given this characteristic, Koizumi Akako doesn't think that Maori Ran can continue to learn magic.

Chapter 33: Magic is a means of escaping reality

To Koizumi Akane's surprise, Mao Lilan decided to learn magic from her.

While the two were alone together, Koizumi Akako asked Mao Li Ran why she made this decision.

Mao Lilan was silent for a moment before she expressed her thoughts with a determined expression.

"In order to separate from the former Mao Lilan."

In the past, Ran Mao Li was afraid of ghosts, so she practiced her courage to free herself from her fear of the dark, ghosts, and unknown things.

Mao Lilan used to specialize in karate, now she will specialize in magic!

Koizumi Hongzi glanced at her with complicated eyes.

Of course, even though I have decided to learn magic, it won't happen overnight.

As a 'teacher', Koizumi Hongzi has to arrange the lessons and prepare the materials first.

After all, it was her first time as a "teacher" and she had no experience, so she had to learn by trial and error.

……

After resting for two days, Taiyi felt that his spirit had recovered and decided to travel alone this time.

After all, there's that old shady Shadow Mage who's secretly doing some unknown tricks.

If you bring other people along, you may get hurt accidentally.

As for Xin Tiao Qian, she has to stay in Xin Guo.

After all, Takano Sanshi, the original "backup" of the Shadow Mage, did not show his effectiveness, and both Taichi and Shinjo Akane were quite worried.

So Akane Shinjo took the monster dolls and waited in the new country.

If something really happened to Takano Sansi... then we can only suffer in the fairyland, transfer Takano Sansi to the fairyland, and then use the fairyland as the main battlefield, and let the fairies and monsters fight with her in a battle where either you or the fairy will die.

As a key figure in the transfer industry, Daji is quite looking forward to this.

"Hey, Taiyi, does the so-called folk custom mean going deep into the mountains and forests?" Axe asked with some confusion.

"No, it could also be some extremely remote villages." Taiyi raised his sun hat slightly, glanced at the sky and replied, "In short, the more sparsely populated a place is, the more likely it is to have 'real folklore legends'."

"The population is sparse... I see. I seem to understand the limitations of folk legends." Aix said in a thoughtful tone.

"Well, if we go back seventy or eighty years, perhaps those folk tales could be found in the centers of urban areas like Tokyo and Kyoto. But since the development of science and technology has enabled human society to change with each passing day, these folk tales have begun to shift from cities to rural areas... Oh, except for those cults that are on or off the list. They have relied on the power of politics to avoid being wiped out." Taiyi tapped the dead leaves in front of him with the trekking pole in his hand.

"That Shadow Mage guy probably won't give up on infiltrating those cults... But to be honest, I really don't want to get involved in that field." Taiyi's face showed obvious disgust. "Cults are not good things, but those followers who have been deceived and brainwashed by the cult's teachings are even worse."

“In this world, there are three kinds of people who are beyond redemption.”

"Gamblers, drug addicts, and cult members."

"To be honest, I have absolutely no doubt that someone used 'Ultraman' and 'Monster' as a cover to set up a religious group, and gradually developed it into a cult."

"Well... Actually, the cult about Ultraman and monsters did exist some time ago." X interrupted Taichi with an awkward tone, "It's easier to deal with the monsters. After all, the cover they set up is not a good symbol, so I expected them to do bad things, but... the cult established under the cover of Ultraman is actually doing things similar to the cult under the name of monsters..."

"Did you report it?" Taiyi asked with a raised eyebrow.

"...Yeah, I reported it. But it was useless." Aix responded in a somewhat depressed tone, "Some even went to investigate once or twice, but gave up when they didn't find anything unusual. Others didn't even bother to do anything. They said everything was fine in the reply letter, but then they turned around and played mahjong with their friends."

"Let's find a chance later to investigate the background of those evil cults using the Ultraman logo. Then I'll help you break their logo." Taiyi pulled the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't really smile.

Don’t the cult members know that those groups are essentially cults?

Of course you know that!

But for those who still choose to join, what could be their purpose?

They can only escape from the cruel reality and sink helplessly into their own fantasy world.

It’s not that the cult’s declarations are so attractive, it’s just that those people can brainwash themselves in order to escape reality.

"Hmm?" Tai paused when he stepped over a certain line.

"Aix, do you sense anything?" Taiyi asked, holding the trekking pole tightly in his hand.

"What am I sensing... Uwaaa! What the hell is this! The magnetic field is so chaotic!" Aix suddenly exclaimed, "The last time I saw such a chaotic magnetic field was in Hinamizawa!"

"Damn! I'm not going to step into the trap again!" Taiyi frowned and muttered.

"That's not the case. The satellite is still connected, and there's nothing unusual about the time displayed on the surveillance footage... I just used another signal to call Ms. Mary, and she answered, but didn't say anything." Axe replied, "It's just that the magnetic field in this area is too chaotic. It's not that we accidentally entered an abnormal area."

"But we still have to be vigilant, so should we retreat temporarily?" Aix suggested.

"Well, it's almost dusk, let's go back first..." Taiyi nodded, agreed to Aix's suggestion, and turned around to go back the same way, but...

"I don't remember ever walking through a fork in the road." Looking at the sudden fork in the road behind him, Taiyi's expression gradually became dull.

"Turn on navigation."

"...Although the navigation was successfully activated, it's worse than failure." Aix's tone was a little more distressed. "The magnetic field is too chaotic. The navigation is affected. Six roads appeared on the map, which is more than the forks you see in front of you... Ah, now the navigation can't even show the mountain you are on."

"The failure of modern technology." Taiyi grinned, turned around, and continued to walk into the mountains along the original route. "However, this also proves that we are not on the wrong path. There are indeed folk legends here."

However, it is still unclear what the metaphor behind this folk legend is.

"Aix, deploy the computing power and detect abnormal energy fluctuations in the surrounding area at any time." Taiyi gently reminded, "No matter how slight the abnormality is, capture it immediately. I don't want to be teased by the Shadow Mage again."

Chapter 34: The Strange Laidai Village

I don’t know when it started, but the bushes on both sides of the mountain road were replaced by camellias.

Taiyi looked at these camellias and a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Aix, recheck today's month."

"July 21st is not the season for camellias to bloom, and the temperature in the mountains is not suitable for the growth of camellias." Aix responded, "But there is no energy fluctuation on these camellias. They are growing naturally."

"Check the surrounding area to see where the nearest monitoring point is." Taiyi poked the camellia bushes with his trekking pole, but didn't find anything unusual, so he continued to move forward.

"…The surrounding area is all mountainous, and there are no surveillance points." Aix was silent for a second before answering, "The nearest surveillance point to us is twelve miles away, where you first parked the car."

"This is really...isolated from the world." Taiyi said with emotion.

The number of camellia flowers and trees on both sides of the mountain road ahead gradually increased, and the sunlight shining through the branches onto the ground began to gradually decrease.

Gradually, Taiyi couldn't tell whether the gradually darkening environment was due to the darkening sky or the overly lush branches and leaves of the trees.

"Why can't I see at night yet?" Taiyi took out a flashlight from his backpack, illuminated the road ahead and sighed.

"Obviously, divine power isn't omnipotent," Aix joked.

Just as Taiyi stepped over a hemp rope, Axe suddenly called a stop.

"The connection with the satellite was just interrupted for a moment. Although it was less than a second, it was still an extraordinary situation for my computing power," Aix reminded.

"So, has the monitoring time changed?" Taiyi stopped and looked around and asked.

"No. It's exactly the same time as I calculated," Aix replied. "Even the magnetic field didn't change suddenly."

"Then this is really... very interesting." Taiyi grinned, with a faint golden light flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, the absence of abnormality is the biggest abnormality.

"X, the telekinetic barrier is open at all times and in all ranges." For his own safety, Taiyi decided to put on a thick layer of armor first.

Taiyi's figure instantly grew one millimeter taller.

Well, X even covered the soles of Taichi's feet with a telekinetic barrier.

Take a step again and continue walking forward.

The dim environment gradually became brighter.

The camellia also gradually revealed its outline in the dark environment.

There are projections of light other than flashlights.

Taiyi quickened his pace, and the moonlight gradually began to penetrate through the treetops and project onto the ground.

"Moonlight?" Taiyi stopped and raised his eyebrows in surprise. "How long have I been walking in that sea of trees?"

"Thirty minutes." Axe's tone was a little low. "There's nothing wrong with the satellite monitoring. It should be a problem with the environment here... The moonlight appeared a little too early."

When the sky appeared before his eyes again, Taiyi found himself at the entrance of a village.

For some unknown reason, the entire village is surrounded and enclosed by mountains, trees and camellias all over the mountains.

Most of the buildings in the village are Japanese-style houses.

In the quiet night, a beautiful but relatively petite girl wearing a red kimono was standing not far from the village entrance, smiling towards Taiyi.

"Welcome to your presence, Lord God."

"...Ah? Come back again? Are you calling me?" Taiyi tilted his head and looked at the girl in front of him in confusion.

[“Taiyi, be careful, don’t let the beauty of women confuse your mind. Something is parasitic inside her body.” Seeing that there was an outsider, Aix immediately switched to a private meeting in his mind. ]

"Yes!" The girl's smile became more charming, "I was the first one to find it, Lord God."

Taiyi was a little uncomfortable being suddenly called "God".

The girl, wearing wooden clogs, walked very quickly to Taiyi.

"What's your name? Where is this place? And why do you call me the Returned God? Please answer them one by one for me." Taiyi said indifferently as he looked at the girl who came to him with her head almost touching his chest.

"Hehehe~" The girl's every word and action revealed a strong charm that attracted everyone's attention.

It was obvious that someone had deliberately taught her in this direction.

"My name is Xishiliang." The girl named Xishiliang looked up and looked at Taiyi with a smile and replied, "Please call me Xishiliang again, Master God."

"This is Lai Tai Village."

"If you want to know more details, please follow me, Master Shinto." Xi Shiliang continued, "My mother, the chief priestess of the village, will explain it to you personally."

Taichi stared at the girl for a few seconds before nodding.

When Taiyi agreed, the girl immediately turned around like a butterfly and led the way with light steps.

From time to time, a ethereal laugh could be heard from the girl with her back to Taichi.

Coupled with the night and the eerie environment...if Aix hadn't said there was no evil spirit, Taiyi would have thought he had encountered a monster.

Although the other party is not a serious person either.

After all, who would allow unknown substances to parasitize in the human body?