My mother's love song

"……snort."

Turning his back to Aoko, the orange magician took off running.

Realizing that he had no chance of winning here, Orange fled to the workshop in the old school building.

结果

"Is this your escape route, onee-san?"

Rhodes arrived in front of Orange at some point.

The young man put his hands in his pockets and stood in front of her, showing a sly smile.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you go back to the magic workshop. Let's end it here."

Chapter 128: Almost Made into an Orange with a OO Cup

The outcome has been decided.

The open space in front of the old school building became fragmented.

The heat from the sisters' duel melted all the fallen snow on the top of the mountain, revealing the barren land.

Orange fell to the ground with his back against the wall of the old school building.

Even though she was injured, she never took her eyes off Aoko.

Massive internal bleeding and fractures all over the body.

Her body was completely unable to move.

Aoko's leap and attack shattered the Demon Eye from the inside, and it could no longer be opened.

This was the first time in my life that I was covered in wounds like this, and the slightly surprising part at the end was that my breathing was not disordered.

In front of him was his sister, looking down at him unharmed.

"...I thought I could at least leave a little mark on your face."

Orange said this purely self-deprecating thought, and Aoko gave her a cold look in response.

Merciless blue eyes, cold yet hopelessly beautiful.

Aoko did not approach Orange, but raised her right hand wrapped in magic power a few steps away.

The magicians who came to fight for the territory had no choice but to die.

It was already dark, and the moonlight cast their shadows on the ground.

The storm of scattered sparks had passed, leaving only a tense coldness dominating the entire open space.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Suddenly Aoko spoke.

Orange understood at once.

He patted his empty shirt pocket and smiled bitterly.

"...I was planning on having one last cigarette, but you ended up burning it."

In response to Orange's words, Aoko just agreed quietly.

"What a boring last words."

"Wait, wait... Even I don't want to make my last words sound like the Riddler."

"..."

Aoko hesitated for a moment and stopped her hand that was about to execute Orange.

"In the end, I didn't even have the chance to see the magic of the Aozaki family."

Orange spoke weakly, as if exhaling his last remaining breath.

"But... I think I understand why Grandfather chose you as his successor. You do have something that I can't do."

"Qingzi, are you going to kill my sister?"

A voice was heard from behind the girl.

"What's wrong. Rod, do you want to stop me?"

Qingzi didn't turn around, her expression was tense, and she asked with her hand raised.

"..."

Although it didn't show on his face, Orange was also surprised by Rhodes' sudden intrusion.

The one who just blocked my way, this kid... is he always so elusive?

"No no no."

Rhodes shook his head and walked to a position parallel to Qingzi.

"The fight between magicians is not a game. Since the other party has come to pick a fight, it is only natural for us to root out the root of the problem.

I support you, Aoko.

But, even if you kill her here, it will be meaningless, right? "

Qingzi: “……?”

orange:"!"

"What do you mean, Lord Rod?"

Youzhu, who was worried about a conflict between Rhodes and Aoko, also came to them.

"Aoko, during the years when you were training hard in magic, your sister didn't do nothing either.

Before she came to Misaki City, she had already prepared a spare doll for her own death.

As long as you kill her here, the spare Aozaki Orange will be activated.

A new one, identical to the current Aozaki Touko, will be resurrected and challenge you again."

"Using a spare puppet... to revive?"

Youzhu and Qingzi didn't understand what Rhode said, and they showed surprised expressions on their faces.

Although they are not experts in doll making, they still understand the most basic common sense.

Humans cannot create puppets that are exactly like humans.

No matter how much it looks like a human, its internal structure cannot be deceived.

The created body is not perfect from blood flow to muscle structure. No matter how much it imitates humans, it can never become something that looks like a human.

This is an absolute rule in the magic world.

Rod's expression was firm, making Aoko and Yuzu realize that he wasn't joking.

"I see, the one fighting with me was just a doll and not my real sister...!?" Aoko said.

"How could the fake Aozaki Touko be so strong? You should know this very well since you have fought with her."

Rhode's words left Qingzi speechless.

Then, Aoko and Arizuma looked pale as if they understood something.

"Lord-kun...are you saying that the current Orange Sister and the spare dolls are real?"

At this time, Youzhu remembered someone's famous saying.

When you have eliminated the impossible, the remaining ones, however improbable, must be true.

"Sister, are you..."

There was no pride or complacency on Orange's face. She just stared in disbelief at the boy who had revealed her true identity.

Even Shiki and Beo didn't know about this, so where on earth did he find out from?!

"Total defeat. I give up."

Losing to Aoko in the magic battle does not mean Orange's failure

And the fact that Rhode had revealed her identity just now was the final blow that led to Orange's defeat.

In the end, Beo, Shiki, and himself were all dealt with by the young man beside Aoko.

What kind of guy did Qingzi find?

Orange turned his eyes away from Rod's face and sighed.

She said with a helpless smile on her lips.

"Yes, the me now was created, and I was born less than twenty days ago. As for the original me, even I don't know where I am sleeping, or if I was consumed in a battle."

Hearing this, Youzhu covered her mouth.

Qingzi took a step back and shook her head desperately.

Although they knew that Aozaki Touko was a madman, they had never expected that he could be so crazy.

"Sister...are you no longer the original person? You have intelligence and know that you are a consumable product, but can you still maintain your self?!"

"You will collapse if you know you are consumable? That kind of intellect is second-rate. And although my body is manufactured, it is the only existence of Aozaki Touko."

Aozaki Touko said slowly.

"Several years ago, during an experiment, I accidentally made a doll that looked exactly like Aozaki Touko.

The performance of the container is neither better than nor worse than that of the container itself. It is a container with exactly the same functions.

Seeing that thing, Aozaki Touko thought, if I had this, wouldn't I no longer need myself as I am now? "

Hearing what Chengzi said, Youzhu couldn't help swallowing.

As a witch who also creates familiars, Yuzu understands the joy of making an excellent doll.

But after all, it was just a puppet that I created. I couldn't imagine that someone would give up their existence to a puppet.

"Just as the boy said, when I am killed, the next puppet will be activated." Orange said.

“The next me will awaken when I die during the activity, inherit all the knowledge and memories before death, and become the new Aozaki Touko.

Then, I will fall asleep again after making a doll that looks exactly like me!

There is no difference between me now and the original me, and the next me is the same, because they are exactly the same containers, so even I can't tell them apart.

Even though it’s all a bunch of “maybes”, this is the reality.

Just like the cat that doesn't know whether it's dead or alive until the box is opened, what's important is the reality that's happening right now, right?"

Under the empty moonlight, there was only an extremely pure magician talking.

"So, if you want to get rid of me, the best way is to chop off my head and leave my brain alive."

"Don't be ridiculous, that kind of thing."

Her body was shaking, and Aoko did not try to hide the disgust on her face.

"What should I do, Aoko?"

The fun man Rhodes held Aoko's hanging arm and whispered in the girl's ear as if he was tempting her.

"If you can't do it, let me do it for you. I've already been prepared to do the dirty work for Aoko."

The boy looked down at Orange, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Don't worry, big sister, I won't leave you with only your head.

I will chop off your limbs and then remove your magic circuits.

Hang a wooden plaque with the words "Grand Magician" around your neck, place you naked in a room, carefully raise you, and then show you off to everyone."

Aoko & Yuzu: "…………"

"……snort."

Orange raised his eyebrows happily without being frightened by Rod's glib remarks.

"Really? Being kept in a room by a beautiful boy doesn't sound bad."

"Then it's settled!"