I'm really not a top magician

"Also, don't let Rin come to Fuyuki again. It's too dangerous here."

Aoi nodded in gratitude, she didn't know how to thank the friend in front of her.

Seeing Aoi's grateful expression,

Matou Kariya truly felt much more at ease.

He didn't say anything more to Aoi, and stood up to leave.

Because he knew that any more words would only make Aoi worry too much.

However, just before leaving, Matou Kariya turned back and said to Aoi:

"One day, we'll be able to come here and play like we used to. Rin and Sakura will be good sisters again. So Aoi, don't cry anymore."

That ferocious face revealed a gentle smile like that of a wild beast.

Chapter 164 Caster's Position

After forming an alliance with Matou Kariya,

A big step has been taken towards the completion of Sajo Aige's plan.

Next, we need to quickly find the location of the caster.

This information will eventually help him dominate this Holy Grail War.

In order to investigate Caster's information, Aika Sajo sent Lisa out early in the morning, and she should be back now.

When Sajo Aika was thinking this, she pushed the door open and entered. What greeted her was indeed a rich aroma of rice and the sound of someone eating.

and many more!

Could it be that foodie having a midnight snack?

Thinking of this, attracted by the smell of food, Sajo Aige quickly crossed the living room and came to the dining room.

A late-night party show was playing on the TV screen, and at first glance, it looked like "Yu Yu Hakusho".

I have some impression of Togashi's comics, but what impressed me more was his long-standing "Hunter x Hunter".

Turning my gaze to the dining table,

at the table,

Artoria was enjoying her midnight snack, and raised her hand to greet Aika Sajo who came in, but her mouth was full and no one could hear what she was saying.

“Oh, it’s so delicious.”

The landlady sitting across from the dining table also looked at Altria who was overeating with a look of satisfaction.

Maybe for her,

The place suddenly became lively because of the arrival of Shatiao Aige, which might be a good thing for the old man who has been lonely for many years.

However, the way Altria ate made the scene, which should have been very heartwarming, instantly lower the score a lot.

Although he is C Dai, as Altria, he has the same pursuit of food.

When in London,

Aika Sajo was often annoyed to death by this guy's huge appetite. Now seeing the scene of Altria eating, combined with the games they played in their previous life, it seemed like a prank.

This made Aika Sajo feel a little speechless.

I can't do anything.

Eating comes first,

I'm talking about Altria.

When the landlady saw Shatiao Aige coming in, she came forward and asked, "I cooked too much tonight, do you want to eat something?"

"Okay, grandma."

Aika Satiao also nodded.

She was a night owl. In her previous life, she stayed up late to finish her thesis. Now she stayed up late to finish her magic tricks.

Staying up late for a long time,

This also formed the habit of eating midnight snacks.

In addition, the old man specially prepared a table because he originally hoped that his granddaughter would come over to eat.

How could Sha Tiao Ai Ge dare to refuse?

"How long does Mayaya plan to stay here?" The landlady looked at Sajo Aika and asked while eating.

Maaya, whose full name is Sakamoto Maaya, is also the landlord's granddaughter.

"Ah, after some things are dealt with, it will probably take about a week." said Aika Sajo.

"A week..." The landlady sighed softly.

But then Sajo Aika quickly added:

"Because I recently came back to take care of some things, a week is just the fastest time... But I've encountered some troubles recently, so it may take a while longer."

After hearing this, although the landlady didn't show much joy on her face, she couldn't help but chat with Aika Satiao about whether or not to go to the city to play.

Sha Tiao loves singing and laughing,

That's how old people are.

Shatiao Aige was about to take a sip of coffee when her wrist hurt and the coffee cup fell apart with a plop.

Broken to the ground,

"Sorry, sorry, let me pick it up."

After accidentally breaking the cup, Shatiao Aige bent down to pick up the chips.

"Master, what's wrong with your hand?" C Dai also came over and asked.

"Nothing, nothing, I just didn't hold it firmly."

Aika Sajo smiled with cold sweat on her face, then quickly picked up the fragments on the ground.

……

After finishing the midnight snack,

Just then Lisa came back, carrying a small handbag that she had brought in under the pretext of luggage.

"Senior, I have collected everything you asked for."

"Okay, let's talk upstairs."

Aika Sajo took the bag from Lisa, and the two went to the second floor and opened it.

Inside were twenty-four corked test tubes, labeled with handwritten English letters. In the test tube, there is a colorless and transparent liquid sealed.

"Senior, why do we need to fetch water to search for clues about Caster?" Lisa asked.

"Well, I'll explain this later."

After cleaning the table, Aika Sajo placed the instruments she brought from the clock tower on the table and began to prepare for the experiment.

Looking at the strange props on the table, including various bottles of ores and reagents, alcohol lamps, and tweezers, Lisa was puzzled.

"Here? Alchemy?"

Shajo Aika nodded,

I arranged the test tubes Lisa brought back one by one according to the order on the labels, then selected the reagents and began to mix them. The next step was to imitate Sajo Aika's operation in the original work.

"Let me confirm that you did get it from the place marked on the map."

"I've checked it over and over again, there's no mistake about that." Lisa handed the neatly folded map to Aika Sajo.

This is the full map of Fuyuki City.

There are several places marked in English near the upper reaches of the Mion River estuary.

The marks on the map matched the symbols on the labels of the test tubes Lisa brought back. The liquid in the test tubes was water samples drawn from different sections of the Weiyuan River.

Aika Sajo asked Lisa to go out just to collect these different water samples.

As Shajo Aika silently prepared the reagents, she felt as if she had returned to the time when she came to the Clock Tower.

At that time, she was full of expectations for magic and everything in this world, but reality told her that she had nothing but luck.

indeed,

Compared to those rapidly growing geniuses, Sajo Aika is indeed a fool.

but,

Talent can blossom and bear fruit.

Skills can be honed and forged.

And Shatiao Aige is no longer the idiot who knew nothing a year ago!

A slight laugh came from the corner of his mouth.

Aika Sajo dropped the prepared reagent into the test tube marked with A.

brush!

Rusty turbidity suddenly appeared in the colorless and transparent water.

"what is this?"

Lisa stood behind Aika Sajo and watched the demonstration with great interest, as if she was enjoying a video that had just begun.

Lisa explained while conducting the experiment:

"The traces of the remnants of the technique are the traces of magic left in the water."

"The water in label A was taken from the river mouth. The fact that it could have such a large reaction in such a location indicates that something is amiss."

"It seems someone has performed a magic trick upstream, near the river's mouth. If we go upstream, we should be able to find the exact location."

Sajo Aika explained seriously.

Lisa was surprised: "Senior, did you know from the beginning that there was something wrong with the river water?"

In fact, these operations of Aika Sajo are just basic operations of learning alchemy in the Clock Tower.

However, Sajo Aika can actually use this simple knowledge to find the trace of caster.

This is the talent of Aika Sajo.

"Because when I saw the familiars summoned by Uryu Ryunosuke and Caster, I noticed they were all covered in water. It's been sunny lately, so if only one or two of them were wet, that would be normal. But if all of them were wet, it means they're always in places related to water. So the river is the clue."

"Surveying the water is a quick way to find the magus's location, because water follows the absolute principle of flowing downwards. If you rely on wind direction, you'll have to spend time investigating the mountains. Compared to this, finding the downstream of the water vein is the easiest method. The same goes for land with rivers."

Sajo Aika explained with some understanding.

But now it seems that

It seems that lady luck is on my side.

Then she added reagents to the river water in the test tube in order.

The closer to upstream, the stronger the reaction.

Sajo Aika was stunned by this conclusion. It almost meant someone had set up a workshop in the river and deliberately drained the water into the canal. Such a magus was simply not worthy of consideration, but such an idiotic magus did exist.

Soon, based on the different color changes of the test tubes in his hand, Sha Tiao Ai Ge quickly determined the approximate location.

She pointed to a location on the map and said:

"Lisa, do you see anything here or there? A drain or a water spout or something."

"Well there's a big drain."

"That's right, Caster's workshop is inside."

Seeing that Sajo Aika found the caster workshop in such a simple way,

This made Lisa even more amazed.

To be honest, Aika Sajo's operating techniques are just very common in the alchemy courses in the Clock Tower.

There is absolutely no other strange place.