Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

If he had killed, he had killed. If he had not killed, he had not killed. If he had killed, he had not killed. This answer cannot be right no matter how you think about it.

"My situation is very special." Xia Yuan shook his head and then cleared up her confusion.

"You could say that I killed someone not long ago, but they are no longer considered human. One of them was a walking corpse who abandoned his dream and parasitized on someone else's body, lingering in a dark corner for five hundred years. That old bug is no longer considered human, but just a ghost left in the world, so I ignited his soul with flames so that he could be truly liberated.

So, Shiki, do you think that ghosts who abandon their human identity and live as parasites in other people's bodies and constantly change their bodies can really be considered human beings?"

"Well……"

After thinking for a while, Ryougi Shiki shook his head and replied, "If such a being really exists, it is indeed not a human being. It can probably only be compared to a bug."

"Yes, it's just a bug. Letting it burn in the flames is the greatest salvation."

"Would you like to hear the second story? It's about a hopeless jerk."

Ryougi Shiki nodded, very interested in the story Xia Yuan told.

"Okay, then come and listen carefully."

"Some time ago, a murderer appeared in the city where I live. He was very young, even under 20 years old, and he only targeted acquaintances or kind people because such people were defenseless and more likely to be killed by him."

"And his goal in committing crimes was just to show what he thought was the beauty of death. He kept roaming between cities, killing dozens of innocent lives, including women and children. When I caught him, he was still telling me about that bullshit art. He didn't show any fear or remorse, and he didn't even realize that his behavior was wrong. So, Shi, do you think such a guy can really be considered a human being?"

"... A bully who only cares about the strong and bullies the weak. Such a person cannot be considered a human being. He is not even worthy of being a villain."

After listening to Ryunosuke Ueryukyu's story, a look of disgust appeared on Ryougi Shiki's face.

It's no exaggeration to call such a guy a devil.

"So you killed him?"

"No, that would be too easy for him." Xia Yuan shook his head.

"When I caught him, I broke his limbs and questioned him about his motives, what exactly was that so-called bullshit art. Then I let his blood flow according to the steps he described, making him a so-called art, but I kept his last breath and threw him in front of the victim's family. I don't need to explain what his ending was."

Xia Yuan still remembered the scene when he visited Ryunosuke Uesugi after his resurrection. That guy was still clamoring about the so-called art of death until his limbs were broken by him. He still did not know fear and did not know why he should repent.

So I used the third method to make a small transformation on his soul. I made Ryunosuke Uesugi's perception of pain increase several times, then bled him, cut open his body, dragged him in front of the mirror to admire the art created by his body, and when he was about to die, I treated him again, and repeated the cycle until he begged for mercy.

In Xia Yuan's opinion, to deal with a bastard like Ryunosuke Uesugi who is born evil, has no conscience, and doesn't even know that he is doing evil, one must use the right remedy.

Since you like that kind of bullshit art of death, I will let you become art. A true artist must have the awareness of devoting himself to art. Since you pursue the art of death, I will help you turn your own life into art.

"I've almost finished my story, so Shiki, go back and get some rest. You still have classes tomorrow, and it's not a good habit to sleep in late and get up late and delay your studies."

Shi asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Well, but I'll come here to see you at this time tomorrow."

"Still want to tell a story?"

"No, although I have arranged for Aozaki Touko to protect you in Tokyo, before I leave, I will teach you some tricks and help you with some training so that you will not be caught off guard even when facing the guys from the other world in the future."

"...Is this what you call magic?" Upon hearing this, Ryougi Shiki showed a rare interest on her face.

After all, junior high school students are at an age when they are most curious and have the most immature minds. No boy or girl can resist something as unknown and cool as magic.

Even Xia Yuan was happy for a long time after the earl called him a magician not long ago.

"Yes, it's magic. Not only the hint magic I promised to teach you, but also some basic strengthening magic. I will teach you during this period. In short, study hard. It will be very helpful for your future."

At this point, Xia Yuan stood up and glanced at Ryougi Shiki who was still thinking over there. After thinking for a while, he added, "By the way, Shiki, there is one more thing."

"what's up?"

"If one day you think Zhi has killed someone, just contact me directly."

"This is a special familiar I made. It can help you contact me at any time. It can also help you detect some imperceptible dangers, such as detecting magic power."

As he spoke, Xia Yuan raised his hand and used magic to outline a light blue butterfly in mid-air, then used his index finger to light up its eyes, creating it.

"Go ahead, fly over to Shiki."

Following Xia Yuan's instructions, the light blue butterfly slowly circled in the air, and finally flew to Ryougi Shiki's hair, then lay there quietly, like a special headdress. From the appearance, it seemed to match Ryougi Shiki very well, adding a little more cold temperament to her.

"I see."

Ryougi Shiki touched the blue butterfly attached to her hair.

"Really? Then I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow, Shiki."

salsa——

As the evening breeze blew and leaves fell, the figures in the courtyard disappeared, leaving only the girl still sitting in front of the tea table, quietly gazing at the night sky.

At the same time, at the intersection of a space-time rift, the Grand Marshal of the Demonic Path, Bao Shiweng, who was in charge of observing countless parallel worlds, knocked on the table, a thought-provoking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he uttered the same words as the one named [Ryougi Shiki].

"--interesting."

Chapter 64: Asagami Fujino

the next day.

After confirming that Ryougi Shiki came to school normally, Xia Yuan left her school.

Although we don't know the exact time when the Kara no Kyoukai began, we can infer that it is very close based on Ryougi Shiki's age.

Although he arranged for Aozaki Touko to help him keep an eye on Shiji's safety, he would not just sit there doing nothing since he was here.

"Anyway, let's explore this city first."

Now Xia Yuan, who was on a high building, looked down at the scenery below. He then exerted force with his legs and jumped up in a heroic posture, reaching the roof of another building.

It is a simple method that is like the superheroes in movies and TV shows, who strengthen themselves through magic, and then use the enhanced physical abilities to move at high speeds.

However, maintaining this state for a long time consumes a lot of magic power. Probably no orthodox magician would use the precious magic power to travel, except for monsters of course.

The Jewel Master directly opened the world rift to teleport, and the fifth magician Aozaki Aoko had a special liking for this method of traveling.

Not only is it fast, it's also cool.

As for an alternative magic perpetual motion machine like Xia Yuan, magic power is just something that can be extracted in a breath.

As much as you want.

"Detection magic: Butterfly familiar."

While he was searching personally, he did not forget to sketch out many magical familiars in the air and sent them to find people similar to Araya Soren in Guanbuzi City, and then visit them in person.

As for why he didn't define the scope to find Araya Soren? The reason was very simple. He had only read part of the text of the Realm of the Sky through certain channels. At present, he only knew that the enemy was Araya Soren, and he had no idea about the other specific information.

The other party's information is roughly as follows: male, about 45 years old, with long black hair, likes to wear black robes and Buddhist beads. He seems to have some connections with Orange, so I can collect evidence from her later.

Anyway, let's explore it according to this information. We have to build an intelligence network for this city eventually.

after a long time.

Standing on a rooftop, Xia Yuan continued to observe every corner of the city through his familiar. He saw a lot, and as time went by, he had a deeper understanding of the city, but he still didn't find the information he wanted.

It seems that he is not here. Is he hiding too well? Or has he not come yet?

When Xia Yuan removed his familiar and prepared to leave, a noisy sound suddenly came from the alley below his feet.

[Strengthen magic and hearing. 】

"Miss, where's today's pocket money?"

"You've refused for so many days, do you want to play with us today?"

"Come on, brothers, let me show you the goldfish, hahahaha..."

The noisy sound reached Xia Yuan's ears, and the voices of several boys sounded like they were talking to one person.

This is because these words don't sound normal.

At first he thought it was just some bad-tempered young people making trouble in the box, but the next moment he heard the crying of a girl and the dirty words coming out of the mouths of these gangsters.

“Don’t… do this…”

"Hey, you still refuse! Miss, there is no one here. We can do whatever we want to you!"

"Ok?"

Xia Yuan frowned slightly and immediately disappeared from the spot.

……

……

In the alley below.

When the yellow-haired gangster was still swearing and arrogantly boasting in front of his companions about how he was going to play with the girl, the next moment he felt a sharp pain in his neck. Before he could react, a large palm suddenly appeared in front of him, and then pushed him hard.

"Ugh!!"

The huge impact force made him spin several times in the air like a gyroscope, and then he was pressed to the ground by Xia Yuan. After a scream, he suddenly became motionless.

"Who are you?!"

"Where did it come from?!"

The other gangsters were also shocked to see that the big brother who was showing off just now was suddenly slapped unconscious by this young man who came out of nowhere.

This is a dead end, and there are brothers guarding the door. How did this guy appear without making any noise? And what happened to the cracked cement road under his feet?

Was it originally there? It couldn't possibly have been caused by the slap he just gave, right?

Xia Yuan didn't care about what these hooligans said. He just casually kicked the yellow-haired guy who he had knocked unconscious away, and then took a look at these hooligans.

In Xia Yuan's sight, this was just a shabby and dark alley. In addition to the yellow-haired guy who was slapped away by him, there were six thugs on the opposite side. Two of them were left watching at the entrance of the alley, and there were four more here.

The one in the front was holding a knife and was about to cut open the clothes on the chest of the girl who was pressed against the wall. The rest were standing aside. One of them was holding a wallet and counting the money inside, while the others were holding various weapons to threaten her.

Xia Yuan glanced at the purple-haired girl with tears in her eyes who was trapped in the gap between them, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

So that's what it is, extortion by local thugs?

He had seen a lot of such scum when he was in the underworld in Fuyuki City, and he often led people to teach those troublemakers a lesson.

At least under his arrangement, no gangsters would dare to cause trouble in the area managed by the Fujimura Group.

But there is really no shortage of such guys everywhere.

Are local gangs and law and order so incompetent?

Then he walked up to the group, looked at the hand that was still on the girl's neck, and said coldly, "Take your hand away."

"You... who do you think you are?! How dare you order me around?!"

Although he was shocked by Xia Yuan's appearance and the aura that frightened Huangmao, humans are social animals, and sometimes being in a group can give them a different kind of courage.

So these people stood together and confronted Xia Yuan.

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or I'll punish you too!"

"Yes! Let's go together and kill him!"

The gangster with a knife in the lead was obviously a brave guy. After receiving the order, he decisively pushed away the girl beside him and stabbed Xia Yuan with the knife.

This time the attack was aimed at Xia Yuan's waist, and it was a fatal blow.

But it's too naive.

It was the same scene as before. In a flash, Xia Yuan came behind the gangster at an unclear speed, grabbed the arm of the girl who was about to fall, pulled her into his arms, and then hugged her. Then he grabbed the gangster's arm with his other hand, and then there was a sound of "--crack." The sound of bones breaking was heard, and he twisted the gangster's arm directly and broke it.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh-!!!"

Unlike the yellow-haired guy who was knocked unconscious by the knock, the gangster was very clear-headed this time. The severe pain in his arm made him roll on the ground, and his previous arrogance was long gone.

Xia Yuan looked at him coldly, without any sympathy.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was still holding a girl, he would have planned to tear his arm off.

Although they don't have to kill people at will, it is still possible to cripple them all and cut off their ability to do evil.

Seeing the boss who took the first step, his arm was broken in the first encounter. The few thugs who originally wanted to surround him were so scared that they quickly took a few steps back, and the arrogance on their faces no longer existed.

"This guy is a tough one!"

They had always relied on their numbers to bully others, and had never seen such a scene before. For a moment, they were all scared. You looked at me, I looked at you, and no one dared to act rashly.

At this time, a gangster quietly came up from the alley entrance and behind Xia Yuan. He was holding a beer bottle in his hand and smashed it hard on the back of Xia Yuan's head.

"go to hell!!"

The girl in the arms was frightened when she heard the sound so close, and she shouted, "Be careful...!"

The arrogant voice of the gangster and the slightly crying voice of the girl were heard at the same time, followed by the crisp sound of a bottle breaking.