Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

"Are you kidding? You met Aoko today!!"

At night, after being busy all day, Orange just returned to the hotel. Before he had time to eat the dinner brought back by Xia Yuan and others, he was shocked by this sudden and explosive news.

"Where did you meet Qingzi? Did she know your identities? You didn't tell her about me, did you? Quick! Tell me the details of what happened."

Without bothering to continue eating, Aozaki Touko immediately stood up from the sofa, grabbed Xia Yuan's shoulders, and kept asking about what had happened.

"Sit down and calm down, Orange. Maintain the most basic rationality of a magician. Don't lose your composure after hearing the news about your sister. Don't forget that you are the challenger this time..."

After hearing Xia Yuan's dissuasion, Chengzi's restless heart calmed down a little. After realizing his own gaffe, he nodded and let go of his hand that was holding his shoulder.

She asked tentatively: "You didn't tell Qingzi about us, did you?"

"Then you may be disappointed."

Xia Yuan shook his head: "I have already told her the news that you have returned to Misaki City. Now your sister is probably looking for you all over the street."

"..."

Aozaki Orange: “?”

When I type a question mark, it means do you have a question?

"Whose side are you on?"

"Of course it's on your side now."

Xia Yuan replied easily: "After all, you are my employee now, so of course I will help you."

"But you..."

Chengzi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xia Yuan's next words.

"Relax, Orange. Although this is your hometown, don't forget that this city is also the other party's territory."

"Today I took Shiki on a tour of the city and found a lot of interesting things, including the large barrier of the Aozaki family and the witch's spies covering the entire city. If you were hiding it on purpose, it would be fine, but with your current activity pattern, you would have been observed a long time ago, so wouldn't it be better to just show your hand?"

Yes, just as he said.

Even though Orange had carefully hidden himself and had prepared measures to deal with the Aozaki family's large barrier, he was not able to escape the witch's detection on the road.

Ever since Aozaki Aoko went out traveling, Kuonji Yuzu has temporarily taken over the position of guardian of the spiritual veins in Misaki City. She has sent familiars to monitor the potential threats in this city.

The high-level fantasy golden wolf left behind by Orange naturally became her main surveillance target, so she could not hide the fact that Orange came back and came into contact with the golden wolf today.

The reason why Aozaki Aoko came back at such a coincidence this time was also due to a reason.

Some time ago, Kuonji Yuzu's familiar found many traces of Dead Apostles in Misaki City. The number of people disappearing at night began to increase. The agents of the Church might have also intervened. For a time, the whole city began to panic.

If it was just ordinary Dead Apostles roaming around, she wouldn't be so alert, but she had already observed traces of no less than five Dead Apostles in this city, and the witch's intuition told her that this matter was not that simple.

The simultaneous appearance of so many Dead Apostles meant that they had either gathered here to plot something, or there was a monster lurking in this city that could mass-produce Dead Apostles.

It is almost impossible for an opponent to exist who could create Dead Apostles in the city that she manages and make her unable to detect. If things go wrong, it might even involve a real big shot among the Dead Apostles - the Twenty-Seventh Ancestor of the Dead Apostles!

In order to be prepared for the worst, she turned to her good friend, the fifth magician Aozaki Aoko, who had been traveling for a long time, for help. That was why Xia Yuan was able to meet Aozaki Aoko in Misaki City.

But soon after Aoko returned, her familiars used to observe the city discovered that Orange had quietly returned to Misaki City, contacted many capable old friends in Misaki City, and contacted the golden wolf who settled in the old school building. What did she want to do? There was no doubt at all.

Everyone knows what Aozaki Touko is thinking.

Judging from that guy's personality, he is definitely accumulating strength in Misaki City at this moment. Once he is ready, he will launch an attack and catch them off guard.

Kuonji Yuzu began to suspect that Orange made a deal with the Dead Apostles in order to take revenge on them, which led to the increasing number of monsters in the city.

After all, the timing was too coincidental. The number of dead apostles increased just as Aozaki Touko came back. There was no connection between them, and she didn't believe it.

She also believed that Orange was someone who could do such a terrible thing, and that the woman was very dangerous and would not hold back on any means. If she had the chance, she would definitely kill them without mercy.

Still remembering Orange's attack last time, if it weren't for Shizuki Sojuurō's extraordinary strength displayed in the desperate situation, Aoko and herself would have been killed by her. So Kuonji Arizuma would definitely not be careless about this abnormality.

"...You're right. The witch suffered a loss last time, so it's inevitable that she will be more cautious this time."

Hearing this, Orange sighed.

Knowing that the surprise attack plan was bound to fail was inevitable.

But this is really a troublesome matter. My actions were known in advance by Kuonji Yuju. The witch would definitely set up a tight net around the mansion in advance. Add to that the monstrous fifth magician Aozaki Aoko, and it would become very difficult to attack the magic position.

But what can we do now?

"Although I know I can't keep it a secret from them forever, it would still be quite troublesome if they found out so soon..."

Thinking of this, Aozaki Touko shook her head helplessly and asked him, "So what should we do now? Should we make a long-term plan?"

"Long-term plan? Why do you think so?"

Xia Yuan smiled and replied: "I had no intention of using traps and arrangements to deal with the fifth magician and the witch. Since they are the only remaining magicians, we should fight with all our strength."

"Of course, we have more combat power now, so giving them some advantages is just a luxury for the strong."

"You don't want to?!"

Orange's eyes widened and he thought of a possibility.

"Yes, I want to fight the Blue Magician head-on."

"In a little while, I will go to the witch's mansion and personally issue a declaration of war to your sister. At this time, they should be almost ready. Although it is a surplus for the strong to be tolerant of the other party, there is no need to be overly tolerant. For the Blue Magician and the Fairy Tale Witch, this long time is enough."

Xia Yuan glanced at Cheng Zi, waved his hand gently, and said: "The magician's best fighting method is positional warfare, and the same is true for that witch."

"As a sign of respect, I have given them both a great opportunity. Later is the best time to pay them a visit. And as I said before, I will reserve a front row seat for you. Do you want to come over, Orange?"

Go directly to the witch's mansion with you?

"You're really crazy to break into the opponent's witch's workshop and fight..."

"However, you are right about one thing. Even so, our fighting power is not inferior to theirs at all. It is a good choice to defeat her fairly."

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Aozaki Touko's lips.

"Of course I have to go. Let's get going quickly! I miss my sister so much now!"

"Come out first, Beo."

Orange called out towards the room inside.

"Okay, Orange."

As soon as the words fell, a golden figure jumped out from the depths of the room at an extremely fast speed and appeared next to Aozaki Touko.

A golden figure appeared beside them, which startled Ryougi Shiki. Her ice-blue eyes appeared, and she subconsciously drew out her dagger, wanting to chop at the figure.

"who?!"

With this kind of speed and concealment ability, she didn't even notice him hiding in the room.

This means that if this golden figure had the intention to kill her, she would easily die!

"Don't be nervous, I'm here."

Seeing that Shi was somewhat stressed, Xia Yuan grabbed the back of her hand to stop Shi from swinging the terrifying knife.

Even for the Golden Wolf, which is the top fantasy species, being hit by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception is no small matter.

"Um……"

Feeling the warmth of Xia Yuan's palm, Ryougi Shiki's anxious heart gradually calmed down.

"Ahhhh, this is such a terrifying feeling. I can actually sense the danger instinctively."

The golden figure stopped in front of Xia Yuan and the others, then revealed its true face.

Or rather, the golden wolf imitated the appearance and body of a human.

This is a beautiful girl with long golden hair. She looks to be only in her teens and her whole body is full of sunshine and warmth.

However, when she looked at Ryougi Shiki, her eyes were full of fear.

What she said just now was not a joke. The moment Ryougi Shiki's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were opened, her fur stood on end. It was as if she was being stared at by the god of death.

If she had been hit in the vitals by this girl just now, she felt that she would really die...

What a powerful girl! She is even more terrifying than Aoko. Where on earth did Orange find such a helper?

The young man next to it also gave it a very special feeling? Or... very friendly!

Beo approached Xia Yuan, twitched his nose gently a few times, and said with some surprise.

"You smell very nice. It's very kind and familiar. Are you my kind?"

"Are you her own kind? Aren't you a human?" Ryougi Shiki looked at Xia Yuan with some surprise.

"Of course I'm human, don't let your imagination run wild."

Xia Yuan looked at Beo, then spread out his palms and condensed a ball of white warm light. Sensing this breath, Beo became even more excited.

"That's the smell. It smells so good!"

"I'm sorry, I'm not the same kind as you." Xia Yuan shook his head.

"Eh? But your aura is clearly..."

When Beo was puzzled, Xia Yuan gave the answer.

"It's because of your soul. Since you exist in a similar way to a spirit, your body can change according to the situation. You are an omnipotent life that does not need a catalyst to remain stable in the material world. In the field of magic, you are a high-level life that materializes the soul."

"And I am the third magician who masters the magic of soul materialization, so it is normal for you to feel an instinctive affinity with me."

"Soul materialization? I don't quite understand, but the magician should be as powerful as Aoko."

Beo scratched his head, but still said happily: "Anyway, I like you very much, Orange's friend, come and get to know me."

"I'm Orange's former familiar. You can just call me Beo. Nice to meet you."

After a brief self-introduction, Beo then grabbed his arm very intimately, and rubbed it against his body, liking the scent like a cat seeing catnip.

"It's so comfortable..."

"Really, Beo, you should have some restraint. You are so close to others in front of me, your master."

It was the first time to see Beo being so intimate with someone else. Even Orange felt a little surprised and said helplessly.

"You've never been this intimate with me before."

"No, Beo likes Orange's friends very much, and it's very comfortable to hold him like this."

"Okay... whatever you want. Anyway, the contract between you and me has been severed a long time ago."

"But... Beo, what's the matter with your appearance? Didn't you think that becoming a human was useless? Even when I asked you to transform, it was just a casual perfunctory gesture. Now this is..."

Orange looked at Beo's current appearance curiously.

"You mean this appearance?"

Beo raised his hand and held the two thick pieces of fat on his chest, then replied: "The human female body is indeed very inconvenient."

"But this appearance is more suitable for activities in human society. After separating from you, Kusajuro and I opened a profitable Yorozuya store at our former base."

"But no customers came. Later, Qingzi suggested that I change my appearance to this, saying that it would attract many customers. After I did so, many customers really came. So I got used to this appearance after using it for a while."

"what……"

After getting the answer from Beo, Orange rubbed his temples and then sighed helplessly.

"Then do as you please. Your appearance won't affect your activities anyway."

After touching Beo's soft little head, Xia Yuan had a preliminary understanding of the character of this fantasy species and the abilities it possessed, and couldn't help but praise him.

"What an outstanding familiar. Not only can it mimic anything it wants, it also has mobility and magic power that is not inferior to that of an ordinary Servant. Its own mystery is probably more than three thousand years old. It is truly a top-level fantasy species that has survived from the Age of Gods."

"Hehehe, thank you for the compliment, but Orange's friends are also very powerful. It's not just this little girl who made me feel mortal danger. Beo can feel that you also have very powerful powers."

"But, Beo doesn't know your name yet, Orange's friend, can you tell me your name?"

"Of course, after all, we are partners now, right?"

"Well, we're partners."

Xia Yuan nodded, and then answered: "My name is Xia Yuan, this is Ryougi Shiki, we are both Orange's friends. Like you, we are Orange's helpers who are here to help him defeat Aoko. Please give me your guidance, Beo."

"Okay! Beo will definitely protect Yuan Heshiki."

The girl transformed from the golden wolf showed a bright smile on her face, then put her arms around Ryougi Shiki and Xia Yuan's necks, looking really happy.

Seeing Beo hugging her neck when they first met, Ryougi Shiki felt a little uncomfortable.

This has no sense of boundaries...