I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

The inhibitory force has been activated.

Because of Ryougi Shiki, the Counter Force can't kill or use ruthless methods... but it can handle other things.

For example...

He made Kurokawa Kazuya fall for another woman.

For Ryougi Shiki... it's impossible for her to tolerate sharing someone with others... so, as long as Kurokawa Kazuya accepts being one of the large group of people arranged by the Counter Force...

That means staying away from the Ryougi Shiki (two rituals).

Ryougi Shiki felt uneasy for the same reason; she possessed an intuition bordering on futuristic... or perhaps more accurately, a keen intuition, undoubtedly at an A-level...

She sensed something was wrong...

It wasn't anything else, but... someone was targeting her feelings.

Genji thought for a moment and suppressed the feeling. For now, all of this was still within her control...

In the future, Kurokawa Kazuya will be with whomever she chooses... Ryougi Shiki will be with whomever she chooses, and the world will turn out differently. She doesn't care.

As long as... Ryougi Shiki can feel happiness.

That's it.

Simply put, if Kurokawa Kazuya ever wants to be with Ryougi Shiki, there's one prerequisite—he must reject everyone else.

Only in this way is there even a sliver of a possibility.

Chapter 41 The Suppressive Force Takes Action

“...What’s going on with that woman?” Standing at the door of his studio, he looked through the gap in the curtains at his sister’s teacher, who had just come to his house for a home visit.

Kurokawa Kazuya frowned slightly.

From the moment he first saw that woman, he felt something was off about her.

"Hey, Onii-chan, what do you think of Kanako-sensei?" Kurokawa Kazuya's younger sister asked from behind.

"This one... she's very pretty, and seems to have a gentle personality. What's wrong?"

"Oh, didn't you notice?" Kazumi smiled. "It seems like the teacher has a crush on you."

"Hmm? You've taken a liking to me?" Kurokawa Kazuya frowned slightly. "I see... No wonder it felt so strange. Hmm, love... I've never experienced that before. Maybe I can draw it down as a reference for future manga."

Hearing Kurokawa Kazumi's words, Kazumi's lips twitched slightly: "Um... that's it? Don't you have any other ideas?"

"Didn't I tell you, her previous expression was very helpful... But, at your age, you already know what love is? You're not dating someone at school, are you?"

"No, no, not at all! Don't slander others, brother!" Kazumi quickly waved her hand and said.

"Really... Well, I wouldn't object if you really have someone you like, but you should first consider your age. You're only 11 years old, right?"

"I already said, really no... Okay, let's not change the subject. How do you feel about the teacher?" Kurokawa Kazumi asked expectantly. "I feel good about it."

"No, it's not right for me. I'll just refuse outright next time... But should I wait for her to say it before refusing? Otherwise, it'll seem like I'm being presumptuous. No, to avoid trouble, I'll just refuse directly... That's better. Perfect, I can draw her expression when she was rejected; it'll be very useful for reference."

Kurokawa Kazumi was a little stunned: "Um...are all manga artists...like you?"

She felt her perception had been completely shattered. She had initially thought it was a very cool profession, but now... what the heck is this?! No matter what it is, her first thought is always, "I'll draw it down for reference..."

"Probably not, I guess I'm the only one who feels this way." Kurokawa Kazuya thought for a moment and said, "Of course, the reason is simple: she didn't leave a deep impression on me. In fact, if I didn't draw her, I might forget her someday. It's that simple. And—if she can't even leave a deep impression on me, I think the chances of us being happy together are very low. So it's better to just refuse."

......

It was completely different from what I had imagined!

Sawada Kanako's heart skipped a beat on her way back...

He was very handsome and tall... no, she had never seen anyone taller than him in real life.

For some inexplicable reason... it made her heart flutter. If... she could...

......

Time just slowly passed by...

Kurokawa Kazuya noticed something was wrong...

Lately, I keep running into people for all sorts of reasons.

They are all stunning beauties with amazing figures and faces.

Teachers, nurses, female students, police officers, witches... even editors from the editorial department, and the newly moved-in single beauty next door.

Twins, a married woman, and a sickly young girl.

Glasses girl, maid, canine teeth, airhead, servant girl, queen, mature woman, emotionless, sharp-tongued...

You can have anything you want.

There were even European women, African women...

He encountered everyone he could think of one after another within a short month...

All I can say is, thank goodness they didn't send a man over to test whether he's gay.

Even a fool would know... someone must be doing something behind this, but what's strange is... based on his observation, these people all seem to be willingly... throwing themselves at him. Some of them seem quite arrogant. He sensed that if he were willing to woo them, it would be no problem to win them over in two days.

I've accepted everything, and there won't be any conflicts...

But...but...

Get out!

Who's messing with him? This is so annoying!

Even taking his sister to school in the morning is a mountain of problems for him... He has absolutely no mood to come up with ideas for his new comic!

If it weren't for being able to relax in his dreams every night... he felt like he would be depressed to death.

That's right... in my dreams, I repeatedly challenged DIO, who had become a vampire, and died again and again. Now... I'm relaxed. The mental pressure from reality is too much...

As for whether there's a woman he likes among all these women...

Yes, of course there is.

But... as piles of stuff were being plastered on, he didn't know how others felt, but he just felt annoyed and disgusted...

So annoying!

......

In the void...

Two consciousnesses are communicating.

Gaia is the consciousness of the planet. Everything revolves around the world and the planet. Its sole purpose is to ensure the planet's existence.

Alaya is the collective consciousness of humanity, with everything centered on humanity, and its sole purpose is to ensure the continuation of humankind.

The actions between the two consciousnesses were almost simultaneous, but... there was no communication, because in a sense, the two beings were hostile, yet also one and the same.

Because human survival is built upon the destruction of the planet. On this point, Gaia and Alaya are enemies.

Even if humanity disappears, the planet can still exist.

However, if the planet were to disappear, modern humans would be unable to survive. In this respect, the two entities are partners.

However... this is only for now—

For humanity, venturing into the endless sea of ​​stars is not impossible; in some parallel worlds, it has already been accomplished.

In other words, once it reaches this point...

Even if the planet is destroyed, humanity can still exist. From this perspective, Gaia and Alaya are enemies.

Therefore, the two beings did not intentionally communicate, yet they almost thought of the same thing.

I cannot kill Kurokawa Kazuya, because the Root forbids it; he has gained the friendship of the Root's incarnation. Therefore... I will destroy this friendship.

However... because they acted without prior consultation, it affected the women in the vicinity...

As a result, Kurokawa Kazuya sensed that something was wrong...

The two beings fell silent...

They discussed it and came to a conclusion—to act in a few years... next time, they would act slowly and deliberately, without him noticing.

Now... let's restore everything to its original state.

Chapter 42 The Red Guardian

but...

Despite saying that, in reality, Gaia and Alaya did not directly take action against the women who approached Kurokawa and Miya.

Instead...

The two magicians were involved.

Many magicians spend their lives seeking to reach the source.

But—almost all of them failed.

Those who do reach the source will get lost in it, lose themselves, become walking corpses, and eventually, both their bodies and souls will completely disappear.

There are only five true magicians who can draw power from the source—

These five, in order to distinguish themselves from magicians, are called magicians, and they can also be known as the Five Great Magicians.

Or rather, quite the opposite.

It is because of the existence of magicians that they are called magicians.

Because magicians also exist in the real world... however, these magicians only use visual deception and other tricks to perform magic tricks.

Perhaps for real magicians in the underworld, being forced to share the same name as these magicians is a humiliation, which is one of the reasons why they want to change themselves and become magicians.

As for why those who reach the Root are called magicians, and not those who don't...