"No rush. I'd like to stay here a little longer and take a closer look at the changes in the house. Of course, it's not just that."

As she spoke, Orange glanced at Yao.

After saying that, her eyes revealed the joy of savoring a delicious meal, like a noblewoman enjoying a meal.

In a daze, a hint of allure was revealed.

This was just routine for Chengzi; she felt it was normal for her boyfriend to behave this way.

Moreover, Yao was very charming in her eyes.

Instead of talking to my parents about trivial things like the Clock Tower, I'd rather spend more time with Yao here, sharing my feelings and thoughts.

"Don't make things difficult for others because of your own stubbornness! Anyway, I'll help you pack your luggage first! Brother Yao will also come and help!"

As Qingzi spoke, she picked up her luggage.

She took Yao's hand.

Unexpectedly, Orange's suitcase was heavier than she had thought, and Qingzi had to take a deep breath to lift it.

"Um, I was just trying to help Orange. Aoko, if you think it's too heavy, you can have this..."

"No need, I'm fine!"

Qingzi rejected Yao outright.

At the same time, she never let go of Yao's hand.

Her reaction was clearly excessive.

"Hmm... Could it be, Aoko... although this is just a guess, you wouldn't happen to have fallen for Yao, would you?"

"Goooo!"

I heard Orange's intriguing tone.

Aoko was as if petrified.

Although she wasn't afraid of being discovered by others, Aoko was actually a very principled person.

It's all about the order of arrival.

Orange was clearly the first to confirm her relationship with Yao, while Aoko was the one who followed suit.

In principle, she was the one having an affair.

This left Aoko without a legitimate reason from the very beginning.

"So what! Anyway, you haven't made your relationship with Yao-gege public! Does that stop me from liking you!?"

"Huh? You really dare to say that! I've been away for too long. I didn't expect Aoko to dare to steal my things. I've always been the one getting robbed since I was a child."

"Don't make it sound so natural that bad things happen!"

The two sisters stared at each other, wide-eyed.

As someone caught in the eye of the storm, Yao's situation is complicated, and expressing any opinion at this moment would make him a target.

However, this is not a reason to remain silent.

We'd been talking about this day for a while now, and Yao didn't build his harem for nothing in the Lostbelt.

"I'll take your luggage, and I'll take care of Orange's room. Qingzi, you can go and prepare some tea."

"Orange, you can't keep your uncle and aunt waiting any longer. It's not easy for you to come home."

Yao handled the matter swiftly and decisively.

This directly interrupted the standoff between the two women.

Because it was so fast, before the two of them could react, Yao had already grabbed their luggage.

At the same time, the atmosphere of confrontation was broken.

What Yao said was indeed reasonable.

The two sisters did not intend to declare war as soon as they met.

However, the smoke of battle still lingers.

The two sisters' argument will certainly not be limited to this one time.

.....

A few days later, on the back mountain of the Aozaki family.

Orange and Yao then embarked on their journey to the back mountain.

Aozaki's grandfather was waiting in the workshop.

"Orange, have you thought about how to face your grandfather? What are your thoughts on the Fifth Law?"

“I know that the Fifth Law may not be suitable for me.”

However, no matter what, I've worked so hard for it for so long, I at least need to get the result myself. Otherwise, I can't accept it, whether I win or lose, it doesn't matter.

Orange was mentally prepared.

This is also thanks to Yao's long-term guidance; now she no longer regards the Fifth Law as the only direction.

This trip back is simply to give an account of the past.

"However, compared to all that, the relationship between you and Qingzi seems to be much better than I thought. That little girl actually said she liked you? As far as I know, she's the kind of troublemaker who, once she's made up her mind, will never let go."

Orange seemed to be gloating.

However, Yao sensed the jealousy in her words.

“Qingzi hasn’t grown up yet… In the past two years, she’s spent a lot of time with me, so she’s developed a bit of a habitual dependence on me.”

"Dependence? What if Aoko still likes you like this when she grows up? Yao, what will you do then?"

"Hmm... of course we want both!"

Yao answered without much thought.

Upon hearing this, Orange puffed out her cheeks, rolled her eyes at Yao, and quickly walked forward.

It's obvious she's angry.

Yao could only manage a helpless smile; he found it hard to part with either the orange or the green one.

Therefore, the only option is to have both.

Yao could only smile helplessly at this.

Yao, having come to realize his promiscuous nature, had no choice; he couldn't possibly ignore his own feelings.

On the other hand, Orange doesn't really blame Yao.

In her eyes, Aoko possessed an attractive charm, especially her enviable way of life.

In addition, there was beauty that was no less than her own.

It's perfectly normal for Yao to like Qingzi.

What Orange couldn't ignore was the sense of crisis, the unease that Aoko might surpass her in the past.

She is now able to accept not making the Fifth Law her primary objective.

What I can't accept is the possibility of losing Yao.

Even if Orange believes that she and Yao have a deep bond, Aoko, that idiot, could never surpass it.

But what if she actually manages to do it?

What will happen to me?

Even with only a one in ten thousand chance, Orange couldn't help but think in that terrifying direction.

She is a woman who is prone to anxiety.

She usually likes to be coaxed by Yao.

"Qingzi, no matter what, I will not lose to you! I will never give Yao to you!"

Orange gritted her teeth and thought to herself.

At this point, even her own sister, who was practically her blood relative, was regarded as a formidable rival.

Before long, the two arrived at their grandfather's workshop.

Yongli, who was her senior, was also there.

Orange greeted the two of them first, and everything seemed the same as before, with no apparent difference.

Aozaki's grandfather wasn't particularly surprised by her return either.

His attitude remained as indifferent as ever.

The magician's lessons have begun once again.

However, this time it's not about magic knowledge, but about matters related to the Aozaki family's fifth law.

"Grandfather, you said the entrance to the source is in Misaki?"

And what's with creating the Fifth Law using the entrance, only to then shut it down?!

Orange stared intently at Aozaki's grandfather, puzzled.

Her questioning voice echoed in the dimly lit magic workshop, and her expression was much more agitated than before.

That's right, Aozaki's grandfather revealed one of the secrets.

The ancestors of the Aozaki family discovered the entrance to the Root in Misaki and created the Fifth Law based on it.

However, after that, the ancestors closed the door to their roots.

This was true until my grandfather's generation.

You should know that this is the long-cherished wish of countless magicians, and also the answer and origin of all things.

Aozaki's grandfather admitted that the root of the problem lay right beneath their feet.

This will surely shock Orange.

To be honest, even Yao hadn't expected this answer; the starting point of all things was right under his feet.

"Because once magic was created, the path to God should be eliminated. No one is qualified to go there yet, so I don't intend to open it to anyone."

"Even I, the inheritor of the Fifth Law, am not good enough!?"

"Yes."

Aozaki's grandfather did not avoid the topic.

This answer made Orange's pupils tremble slightly, followed by an overwhelming surge of emotion.

"Even if you are a genius, going in in your current state would be a one-way trip. To this day, no one has been able to return from there, not even a mage has come incredibly close."

Aozaki's grandfather's words were not untrue.

Yao can understand it if he thinks about it.

Take the ancestors of the Aozaki family who discovered the origin as an example. How could they, who knew the origin, have died?

If he didn't die, why haven't his descendants seen him?

The most likely explanation is that they are trapped in a vortex of origin, to the point that they have no chance to escape.

Even the gods dare not claim to fully understand the origins.

How can humanity be confident that it can maintain its insignificant self while being situated in the root of the problem?

In theory, the moment humans come into contact with the root cause...

The soul will then be returned to its original form.

Then, it was swallowed up by the root cause.

Even if they survived after that, they would never be able to maintain their original state.

Magicians are an exception among them.

They don't fully understand the root cause either; at most, they only know the tip of the iceberg.

"Even so! Even if it's because of a lack of ability, as long as there's a path, we should try! If I was afraid that I would be destroyed because of it, then I wouldn't have chosen to learn magic in the first place!"

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