Conan Rick's Investigator

Koizumi Hongzi was thinking in her heart whether the saying "teaching the apprentice and starving the master" applied to her.

Besides, what good would it be for me if I let this man in front of me learn magic?

what are the benefits?

Of course there are benefits, but there is a prerequisite.

"I can teach you magic, but you must become my property."

"Possession?"

Qin Zhibo was puzzled by what Koizumi Hongzi said, and Koizumi Hongzi explained while rummaging through her schoolbag: "What a witch can't tolerate most is the betrayal of those close to her."

"So I must make you my 'possession' so that I can teach you magic with confidence."

After saying that, Koizumi Hongzi handed the heart-shaped chocolate she found in her schoolbag to Qin Zhibo.

The original intention was to force Kuroba Kaito to eat this piece of chocolate, with the effect of turning the man who ate it into a captive who would obey his every command.

However, Kuroba Kaito has not eaten the chocolate yet, so he can use it on Qin Zhibo first.

"To eat or not to eat, it's your choice..."

As soon as Koizumi Hongzi finished speaking, Qin Zhibo snatched the chocolate and held it in his hand.

Surprised by Qin Zhibo's decisive attitude, Koizumi Hongzi looked at Qin Zhibo in disbelief.

Qin Zhibo used the white glove on his right hand to repeatedly stroke the surface of the heart-shaped chocolate for about ten seconds, and finally put the chocolate into his mouth.

After eating, Qin Zhibo still looked satisfied.

“It’s quite sweet and delicious…”

"Is there any more?"

Chapter 135 Qin Zhibo’s “Extraordinary Talent”

Koizumi Hongzi stared in disbelief at the satisfied Qin Zhibo in front of her.

Eat the chocolate that captured your heart and you will want to have another piece!

really……

As expected, all the men in this world except Kaito Kidd are my captives!

“Oh ho ho ho ho—”

Koizumi Akako put her hands lightly in front of her mouth and let out her distinctive signature laugh.

……

When the stretched Maybach slowly stopped in front of a villa in the forest, Koizumi Hongzi did not give Qin Zhibo a second piece of heart-capturing chocolate.

This is understandable. After all, Qin Zhibo extracted 15 points of magic power from it. Just from the magic power value, it can be judged that this magic prop is not something that can be made casually.

Current Mana Extractor's [Mana Value: 28]

And once the magic power of the Heart-Catching Chocolate is extracted, it becomes just an ordinary piece of chocolate...

"Please come in, Master Hongzi."

"And... Mr. Guest."

The butler respectfully opened the door and invited Koizumi Hongzi and Qin Zhibo in.

As the heavy door behind him closed with a bang, Qin Zhibo officially entered the witch's house.

The architectural style of this witch's house is similar to that of Matsumoto Ryohei's villa. It is deliberately built in a dark woods and supplemented by a large dark red carpet, giving people a gloomy feeling.

The difference is that books can be seen everywhere in Matsumoto Ryohei's house, while all kinds of strange and bizarre ornaments can be seen everywhere in the witch's house.

These ornaments include but are not limited to skeletal specimens of bizarre creatures, ferocious cobra statues, cute dog-headed human busts, and bottled hair and eyeballs...

It’s hard to imagine that the owner here is actually a woman.

First, Koizumi Hongzi took Qin Zhibo to a wall of photos and pointed to the three gilded frames at the top and said, "These three are the previous three heads of the Red Magic Family."

"From right to left are my mother, my mother's mother, and my mother's mother's mother."

Qin Zhibo looked up at the photo in the frame and felt like he was watching "From Ape to Human"...

The oldest witch on the far left has the most horrific appearance. It can be said that she looks just like the old witches in Western fairy tales.

The face of the one in the middle is okay, except that his hairline is a bit high.

When it came to Hongzi's mother, although she had an overly fashionable "Shamatte" hairstyle, she still looked quite elegant in her red fur coat, like a noble lady.

When it comes to Koizumi Akako, she has grown into a beauty with an appearance score of 90 given by the system.

It is reasonable to guess that their family should be very good at choosing men.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to reverse the original "tragic and heroic" family genes.

Standing in front of the photo wall, Koizumi Hongzi proudly introduced herself, "I am now the legitimate successor to Red Magic and the fourth head of the family."

"So you can just call me Hongzi-sama from now on."

"Oh..." Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and asked a very practical question: "Then why don't you hang your photo there?"

Qin Zhibo's question was so pointed that Koizumi Hongzi, who was about to exclaim, was stunned. She replied weakly, "Actually... I'm not even eighteen years old yet, so I can't officially become the head of the family..."

"Oh..." Qin Zhibo nodded, "Then I can't call you 'Master Hongzi'."

"I think it would be more ceremonial to save this honorific title for when you officially become the head of the family."

"Just think about it. When you come of age, I'll respectfully address you as 'Master Hongzi'. How fulfilled and proud you'll feel then."

As she imagined the cards that Qin Zhibo described (a lie), Koizumi Hongzi's face showed an expression of "You make sense."

Now many people call me "Lord Hongzi", not only the housekeeper, but also the boys in the school call me that. I feel a little tired of hearing it.

"Well, what you said makes sense."

"Then you may temporarily call me 'Hongzi'."

The naive witch turned and left, unaware of Qin Zhibo's sinister thoughts.

And where is Hongzi-sama...

Once I learn enough magic in a year, it will be easy for me to deal with a little girl like you, right?

……

Next, Koizumi Akako began to explain to Qin Zhibo the basic theories of magic and sorcery.

For example, there are many forms of magic, the most common ones are elemental magic, summoning magic, curse magic, etc.

There are also various magic props, magic talismans, magic potions, etc. with different functions, which are also common means of magicians.

And the magician's magic power will rise or fall according to time.

Generally speaking, the magic of night is stronger than that of day.

The night of the full moon every month is when the magician's magic power is at its peak.

By that time, the magician can even perform some high-level magic that cannot be completed normally.

For example, summoning magic...

"Of course, this kind of high-level magic is not something you can learn now."

"You can only start with the simplest drawing of magic symbols. Let me see your talent first."

"You probably won't be able to finish drawing these magic symbols today. You can take them home and draw them slowly."

"Come back to me when you've finished painting."

As she spoke, Koizumi Hongzi handed a stack of magic talismans and new magic talisman paper to Qin Zhibo.

"Butler, see the guests off."

……

Qin Zhibo was personally taken back to Zhibo Detective Agency by the butler in a luxurious Maybach. He immediately went upstairs to study the magic talisman given by Koizumi Hongzi.

The ancient characters used on the magic talisman are somewhat similar to the hieroglyphs used in ancient Egypt. They are densely packed together like ants crawling, and there are also various pentagram patterns underneath.

Qin Zhibo lightly touched the magic talisman with his white gloves, and the magic extractor began to work.

In order to prevent Koizumi Hongzi from noticing that these talismans had lost their magic power and become ineffective, Qin Zhibo insisted on extracting only 1 point of magic power from each talisman.

Only take 1 point from each one, this is the correct way to cut leeks.

In the end, Qin Zhibo collected 40 points of magic power from 40 magic talismans of different styles.

Now [Magic Points: 68]

Then came the magic talisman drawing assignment assigned by Koizumi Hongzi. The requirement was to draw 40 magic talismans on brand new magic talisman paper and make them as realistic as possible.

Qin Zhibo suspected that Koizumi Hongzi was using him to draw a magic talisman for her.

However, drawing the magic talisman is not a difficult problem for Qin Zhibo. Although the words and pictures on the magic talisman are difficult to imitate, Qin Zhibo has the skill of art and craft (forging documents).

Qin Zhibo is professional when it comes to copying this kind of text!

……

The next day, Qin Zhibo appeared again at the gate of Jiangtian Ancient High School.

As soon as Kuroba Kaito saw Qin Zhibo, he quickly dodged away. Only Koizumi Hongzi was a little surprised to see Qin Zhibo appear again.

"Why are you here? Are those magic symbols ready?"

"It's done. If you don't believe me, just look."

Qin Zhibo handed the magic talisman he had redrawn to Koizumi Hongzi for inspection.

Looking at the precisely drawn magic symbols, Koizumi Hongzi's mouth opened slightly in shock.

"How can this be?"

"You...maybe you really have the talent to be a great magician!"

Chapter 136 A chance encounter in front of the shrine

Koizumi Hongzi looked at the magic talismans drawn by Qin Zhibo in surprise. Each one of them had reached the point where it could be used directly after being endowed with magic power.

You should know that it took Koizumi Akako three days to draw all 40 magic talismans until they were all usable.

Creating magic props can, to a certain extent, test a magician's talent, and Qin Zhibo's talent can be said to be...

It’s so good!

This made Koizumi Akako very happy. After all, Qin Zhibo had already eaten her heart-winning chocolate, and now it was her property.

When Qin Zhibo grows up to be a great magician, wouldn't I be the most prestigious witch if I own the great magician?

In the entire history of the Red Magic Family, there has never even been a great magician!

Thinking of this, Koizumi Hongzi couldn't help but let out her own silver bell-like laughter.

“Oh ho ho ho—”

……

In the next few days, Qin Zhibo was either doing daily tasks such as investigating infidelity and looking for pets, or studying the magic book given by Koizumi Hongzi in the office.

It seems that his social credit has reached a certain critical point. Now Qin Zhibo, who has a social credit of 2530, can receive some daily commissions one after another.

In these daily commissions, Qin Zhibo can also use some basic spells taught by Professor Koizumi Hongzi.

For example, the fetching spell.

The locating spell, as the name suggests, is a spell that can find lost objects, including living and non-living things.

It is very easy to use. Just imagine the lost item in your mind and recite the spell silently.

Each time you cast a locating spell, you'll need to consume 1 point of magic power, and you'll be able to get the approximate direction of the item you're looking for at your current location.

Of course, this spell is not always effective and there is a possibility of error.