Magician in Type-Moon

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He didn't seem to be very accepting of alcoholic beverages; he even sipped butterbeer in small sips, a far cry from Aozaki Touko's drinking prowess, which she drank straight down.

"If it's not the bomber, then what exactly happened?"

Despite Touko's mockery, Kurogiri Mikiya asked without any embarrassment.

So, Matouchi recounted what had happened the night before.

"I see, it's good that nothing bad happened..."

Kurogiri was somewhat stunned, not expecting so many things to have happened in just one night.

It turns out that my senior, Bai Chun, whom I've only known for a few days, is being imprisoned in the port. No wonder there haven't been any missing persons or murders lately.

However, he remained somewhat silent after learning about Shirasumi Rio's fate.

"What exactly is this so-called book of false gods that you're talking about?"

From the conversation just now, Kurogiri Mikiya keenly picked up some terms he had never heard of before, and was somewhat puzzled.

"That guy, like Orange, is a magician who was sealed and designated by the Mage Association."

"It is Matouchi," Matouchi replied.

"What is the 'Sealing Designation'?"

Kurogiri Miki was also puzzled. One unfamiliar word after another was sent into his mind, making him somewhat confused.

"The Sealing Designation is determined by the Mage Association to be a magician with a rare ability that is unprecedented and unlikely to be repeated. In order to preserve that miracle forever, the Association will personally seal it away."

"Even Matou isn't good enough!"

In response to Kurogiri's question, Aozaki Touko spoke with a slightly proud tone, as if she were a little drunk.

He was just mocking Matou Ike for not daring to drink beer in big gulps, but now he's a bit out of his mind himself. How ironic.

"The Sealing Designation is both the highest honor and a troublesome matter for a magician. Once sealed, one can no longer carry out research. As a magician, if one cannot challenge the next stage, one loses the meaning of being a magician. The Association is only there to make them role models for magicians."

Seeing Aozaki Touko's smug look, Matou Ike added with slight displeasure.

"Because of this situation, the magicians designated for sealing would all go out of the Association's sight and hide. The Book of False Gods is also one of the magicians who disappeared from the Association."

Kokutou Kanya nodded, but still had some doubts, so he continued to ask:

"Wouldn't it be enough to just report his hiding place to the association, and that False God's Book should be caught immediately?"

Upon hearing this, Matou Ike chuckled. He turned his gaze to Touko, who had been winking and making faces, and said mockingly:

"Won't you explain it?"

"Damn it, this means even I'll be found." She looked up at the ceiling with a muttered curse.

Kurogiri Mikiya then realized he had asked a silly question, but seeing Touko's discomfiture, he also chuckled foolishly.

"However, the existence of the Book of False Gods is indeed a problem. Why don't I find another place to hide, and you guys go and report him to the association? Anyway, my workshop has already been destroyed, so finding another place to hide isn't a bad idea."

Orange tilted her head back, facing the light shining down from the ceiling, seemingly seriously considering the plan.

But the next second, before Matou Ike could even seriously consider it, she rejected it herself.

"Damn it, my workshop is destroyed, and all my money is gone. If I don't avenge this, I'm not Aozaki Touko!"

However, Matou Ike ignored Aozaki Touko's drunken tantrum and instead seriously considered the choice.

There's no good way to counter the power of the Book of False Gods for the time being, so sending this trouble to the association might not be a bad option.

But if the Magic Association really gets involved, that would also be a problem.

Furthermore, Aozaki Touko just said that he did not meet the standards specified for the seal, which is only because Aozaki Touko has already assumed that his Mystic Eyes are related to future vision.

While futuristic vision is rare, the Magic Association doesn't care too much about it.

Matou Ike is worried that the ability to deconstruct the Mystic Eyes has been discovered.

He didn't want to live a life of constant running around like Orange.

Even when I left Fuyuki, the reason I didn't immediately go to the Clock Tower to report, but instead came to Kanbuko City, was partly to solve this problem.

He needs a pair of magical eyes that can act as false information to conceal his true abilities.

Therefore, there are still significant drawbacks to having the association send designated seal executors to Guanbuzi City now.

This matter has both advantages and disadvantages; it's up to you to weigh them carefully.

"By the way, there's been progress on what you asked me to investigate yesterday."

Kokutou Mikiya's words interrupted Matou Ike's thoughts, and at the same time pulled the drunken Touko back to reality.

It's relatively easy for a magician to cleanse himself of any remaining alcohol.

"First, there was a student who jumped to her death at the Catholic girls' school, Liyuan. Now there are two in total. This is the first time that two students from the same school, the same grade, the same class have both chosen to commit suicide by jumping to their deaths."

"Is that so? Then it seems there's no problem with the direction of the investigation." Matou Ike nodded.

Although it had been speculated before, the students at Liyuan starting to jump off buildings and commit suicide was a turning point.

After all, the previous dozen or so cases were completely unrelated except for the fact that they all chose to commit suicide by jumping off buildings. This represents a shift from disorder to order.

After glancing at Matou Ike, Kokutou Mikiya continued:

"Matou-senpai, you once said that there was a teacher in Reien named Hayama Hideo, right? And he committed an unforgivable atrocity."

"You mean... besides Miyazaki Teru Misa, the other student was also taken out into prostitution by Hayama Hideo using his position as a mentor?"

Matou Ike lowered his eyes slightly. He had actually guessed this before. It was a strong connection that was obvious and hard to ignore.

"Then there are the portraits of the eight female ghosts floating in the sky that you drew for me back then. Besides the classmate Gongyue that you mentioned, the face of the girl who jumped off the building also matches one of the ghosts."

At this point, Kurogiri Mikiya felt a little uncomfortable; that's just the kind of person he is... he can't stand seeing this kind of thing happen.

"So that means there are six left?" Orange asked directly.

Matou Ike glanced at her and nodded in agreement.

This statement is actually somewhat irresponsible, although Matou Ike personally witnessed that the shadow appeared first, and then people died.

But this is just speculation; it cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty.

Aozaki Touko and Matou Ike both understood this principle, but with limited information, they could only continue exploring in this direction for the time being.

"That's all the information we have about the two of them. Although I have their identity information, it probably won't be of much use to me."

As he spoke, Mikiya Kurohiri took out a stack of documents from his pocket, which contained all the official records of the two high school girls from birth to their suicides.

It even includes information about the two people's hobbies and friendships.

It's safe to say that it truly lives up to its name, Black Kirin Google.

"What about Wutiao? Have you found anything useful about her?"

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"There isn't much information about Wuzhao Kirie. The only information we found is that she was hospitalized a few years ago due to lung cancer, and then her father and brother died in a car accident that same day."

"But it is worth noting that all of her medical expenses during her hospitalization were paid by a man named Genki Satsuki."

Mikiya Kokutou slowly recounted the information he had gathered.

“Genki Satsuki? No wonder…” Matou Ike nodded, signaling Kurogiri Mikiya to continue.

"But just a few months ago, or to be precise, half a year ago, Wuzhao Kirie's condition seemed to have improved, and she was subsequently discharged from the hospital and transferred to Reien Girls' Academy."

Kurogiri Kanya carefully put away the documents in his hand, paused briefly, and continued:

“After this period of time, she left no more traces. Wuzhao Kirie’s actions seem to have become very secretive, and even her appearances at Reien Girls’ Academy are extremely rare.”

After he finished speaking, he saw that Aozaki Touko and Matou Ike looked troubled.

He couldn't help but ask:

Is there something wrong with this?

"No problem, your investigation was very thorough. It's just that I seem to have forgotten to tell you something..."

"That's what Matouchi replied."

Is there anything I've missed?

Kurogiri Mikiya continued to ask.

"Well, it's nothing much. It's just that guy I was talking about earlier, the one called the Book of False Gods. His name is Genmu Satsuki."

Orange took a swig of beer and muttered something.

Matou Ike paused for a few seconds and then said:

"It seems we have to scrap the entire strategy we just prepared and start over. Orange, your intelligence isn't so reliable after all."

Aozaki Touko's expression froze, and she cursed under her breath, "Damn it."

Five hours before Kokutou Mikiya arrived, after Aozaki Touko died, he awoke from his secretly prepared workshop and came to Matou Ike's residence to discuss the next steps.

During that period, the two of them had already discussed and agreed on their next course of action.

But those actions were based on Aozaki Touko's intelligence about Genki Satsuki.

She and Matou Ike solemnly declared that the Book of False Gods would not harm anyone.

He had absolutely nothing that could be considered an offensive weapon; as a magician, he could only be classified as third-rate or below.

The Book of False Gods originally did not possess the skills to be called a magician. He could be called a magician because his thoughts had become unchanging and had been reduced to the concept of pursuing a certain thing.

What he pursues is something that's fine no matter what, for us.

Well, how should I put it—that's right, forever. The Book of False Gods pursues eternity, and despite possessing such immense power, it has always been chasing after illusions, or perhaps it's the other way around.

Because of his superior abilities, he can only pursue problems that are fundamentally unsolvable.

In other words, the man known as the Book of False Gods could only have been invited by Araya Sōren to help him accomplish certain things, like a wish-granting machine.

He was just a prop, and props don't intentionally harm people.

When Aozaki Touko said this, she was absolutely certain, and even Matou Ike believed her words.

But now the situation has changed. If Genmu Satsuki is helping Araya Sōren out of his own will, then this man must be classified as someone who must be killed.

Thinking about this, Matou Ike felt a bit overwhelmed.