Type-Moon, isn't this really the other world?

However, as time went by, she noticed that the girls were all staring intently at Shuten-dōji, and she couldn't resist her curiosity, so she started watching as well.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed.

Lin Jiu'an had just accepted the wine with ice brought over by the maid and drunk it all in one gulp before looking at Satō Ayaka, whose face was flushed.

"Long time no see, Ayaka."

"Brother, why did you disappear for so long?" Ayaka Sajou's eyes immediately reddened, and she couldn't care less about being shy about what Lin Jiu'an had just done in front of her.

I miss you and my sister so much.

"I'm sorry, I have to leave for a while due to some unforeseen circumstances, but I won't be leaving again."

Lin Jiu'an raised his hand, and Satō Ayaka immediately got up and sat on the sofa, letting Lin Jiu'an rub her head next to her.

His gaze couldn't help but drift to Shuten-dōji, who had a languid expression and half-closed eyes, curiously observing everything that couldn't be seen from the previous angle.

“Ayaka has grown up too.”

"I never expected my brother to become so lecherous," Ayaka Sajou muttered.

"Food and sex are human nature; this is only natural."

"No one is like you, brother."

"That's because they don't have the ability."

Lin Jiu'an scoffed: "If they were as strong as your brother, they'd be eager to be with beautiful women all the time."

How many men aren't lustful?

Why do emperors with three thousand concubines in their harems only favor one concubine every few years? Why do powerful men only have one or two lovers for a period of time?

Is that because they are devoted to one person?

No, that's because they're not capable enough. They can fight off a pack of wolves at around twenty years old, but once their peak years are over, they start to lose their strength and may not even be able to satisfy one. How can they still have the ability to fight anytime and anywhere like him?

This is the beast of original sin!

"She's just a lecher!" Ayaka Sajou muttered.

Lin Jiu'an tightened his arms slightly, pulling her into his embrace and pinching her cheek: "What are you saying?"

The masculine scent wafted over her, and Ayaka Sajou panicked, her face turning red. She instinctively struggled weakly, but she couldn't break free from Lin Jiu'an's large hand at all.

Ayaka Sajou could only let him hug her.

He changed the subject, asking, "Brother, do you know where sister went?"

"I don't know either, but with your sister's abilities, she won't be in danger. In a few years, we'll find her eventually."

"Mmm!" Ayaka Sajou nodded, gradually getting used to Lin Jiu'an's embrace, and leaned against her chest.

But Ayaka Sajou only enjoyed this moment of tranquility for a short while.

Because Shuten-dōji had already finished his halftime break.

As Ayaka Sajou watched Shuten-dōji begin the second half of the match, her face flushed even more. However, she was reluctant to leave, and for a moment, she was torn between staying and leaving.

After watching for a while, Ayaka Sajou couldn't help but change the subject: "What does brother plan to do to the teacher? Does he really want the teacher to kill the teacher's sister?"

Lin Jiu'an didn't answer, admiring the scenery of Mount Ooe in front of him, and casually asked, "Why did you take Aozaki Touko as your teacher?"

“My father knew the teacher. Once, the teacher came to our house as a guest and talked to my father. He happened to see me and my father asked me to help the teacher. The teacher agreed, and I have been following the teacher ever since.”

"That's it."

Lin Jiu'an gave a perfunctory reply, then looked away after a while and instructed, "Don't drink the wine I gave Chengzi."

Before leaving, he had his maid deliver two cases of wine to Aozaki Touko, both of which were top-quality wines brewed by Shuten-dōji.

"Huh? Brother, you poisoned the wine?" Ayaka Sajou's beautiful eyes widened, and she hurriedly said, "Teacher is so good to me, brother, you..."

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin Jiu'an pinched Ayaka Sajou's small face: "Do I look like the kind of person who would kill a woman?"

Ayaka Sajou glanced at the dozens of beautiful girls in the private room, then at Shuten-dōji, who was engrossed in a fierce battle, and shook her head after thinking for a while.

"That's settled then. Don't worry, I definitely won't kill them."

Ayaka Sajou breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously, "Then why can't I drink it?"

Lin Jiu'an had the maids add the snow that flowed from the golden-haired foreign horse's body and the potion mixed by Tamamo-no-Mae and Kama to the two cases of wine he sent to Aozaki Touko, so that it wouldn't affect them when they drank it.

However, it can remain dormant in the drinker's body.

If he wanted, he could make those hidden 'poisons' explode instantly, and then...

"Children shouldn't pry into adults' affairs."

Chapter Six: Exposure/Revenge/Olga Marie

The distance between Tokyo and Misaki City is not short.

Therefore, Aozaki Touko and Sajo Ayaka chose to travel by plane, and the two arrived at the airport early in the morning.

"Yes, it has been confirmed that Morgan has indeed left."

"Only Shuten-dōji and a young man of a certain status remained..."

Sitting in the waiting area.

Ayaka Sajou listened intently to Touko Aozaki's phone call beside her.

She couldn't hear the voice on the phone clearly; she could only hear Aozaki Touko's one-sided account, which was clearly a report about the mission.

"Teacher, what's wrong...?"

After Aozaki Touko finished her call, Sajo Ayaka couldn't help but ask.

"Report on the progress of the task."

"But..."

Ayaka Sajou could naturally tell that Touko Aozaki was reporting the mission situation to the Mage Association, but what Touko Aozaki said was completely different from the facts.

It can't be said that it's wrong.

She completely concealed the fact that she betrayed the Magic Association upon meeting him and accepted Lin Jiu'an's commission to "kill Aozaki Aoko," as well as the powerful threat posed by Lin Jiu'an.

Instead, the report focused solely on 'confirming Morgan's departure'.

"Teacher, do you mean...?"

Ayaka Sajou paused, then tentatively asked, "Are you planning to have the Mage Association draw Lin Jiu'an's attention to buy us some time?"

The Magic Association is wary of Morgan.

As for Shuten-dōji...

Although he is the famous Oni King of Mount Ooe, his strength is beyond doubt.

However, in terms of individual combat strength, she is only about the same as the fairy knights under Morgan's command, and is completely no match for the powerful witch who leads three fairy knights and is herself a magician who surpasses the so-called "Grand Rank" magician of the Clock Tower.

Facing off against Shuten-dōji.

The Magic Association doesn't need to swallow its pride like it did with Morgan. With thousands of years of history, they are definitely capable of eliminating her. But will my brother also be in danger then?

Realizing this, Ayaka Sajou suddenly became anxious.

She immediately wanted to call Lin Jiu'an to tell him about it, but she was afraid that Aozaki Touko would find out, so she could only chat with her about the topic in a disjointed way.

Then the brief chat ended.

Ayaka Sajou waited a while longer before getting up and saying, "Teacher, I'm going to the restroom."

"Ah."

Ayaka Sajou turned and left as usual.

Once she was out of Aozaki Touko's sight, she quickened her pace, entered the women's restroom, went into a private room, and immediately took out her phone.

The mobile phones of this era were still the kind with small screens and keypads, but they were sufficient for making calls.

Ayaka Sajou entered the phone number for the Reiryukan family.

Just as I was about to press the dial button.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind her and grabbed her hand as she was about to press the call button.

"ah?!"

Just as Ayaka Sajo was about to cry out in surprise, a hand covered her mouth, silencing her instinctive urge to raise her voice.

"it's me."

The young woman's mature, languid voice, tinged with a hint of amusement, rang out.

Ayaka Sajo felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She recognized the voice.

It was none other than their teacher, Aozaki Touko, whom they had just parted ways with!

The hand that had been covering her mouth loosened, and Ayaka Sajou opened her mouth, looking at the Reiko-kan family's number in her hand, but she didn't know what to say. A deep sense of shame and apology welled up in her heart.

"Who is Ayaka calling?"

Hearing Aozaki Touko's amused voice whispering in her ear from behind, Ayaka Sajou felt a chill run down her spine.

"Teacher, I'm so sorry."

'Snap!'

Aoki Touko took the phone from Ayaka Sajou's hand, squeezed it gently, and broke it in two. Then, her jade-like hand released the broken phone, which fell into the toilet.

'Sizzle!'

As the flush button was pressed, the phone plunged into the abyss amidst the swirling water.

Ayaka Sajou's heart also sank into the abyss.

"Be a good girl, Ayaka."

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London, Clock Tower.

I listened to the dial tone of the phone being disconnected.

Inola put the receiver down.

"Madam, shall we send someone to check again?"

The middle-aged man who stood silently to the side, bearing a resemblance to the old woman, spoke up.

"Send people over, only to have them killed by Shuten-dōji and that little brat from the Reirū-gōn?"

"But can Aozaki Touko's words be trusted?"

Although Aozaki Touko is the apprentice of the lady before her, one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, Inolei Baljereta Atolohom.

But the reason why Aozaki Touko was "sealed" by the Clock Tower in the first place.

It can be said that a large part of the reason was due to the efforts of the old woman in front of us. If she had stood up and said a few words for Aozaki Touko back then, the outcome would have been very different.

in short.

Aozaki Touko and her master-disciple relationship had long since become estranged. It wasn't a matter of life and death enmity, but it would be a big mistake to regard their relationship as a normal master-disciple one.

"She's gone."

The middle-aged man was taken aback.

Inola shook her head, and the image of the young and beautiful queen, whose grandmother was old enough to be her grandmother, appeared in her mind's eye.

He sneered, "Use your brain to think about it. How could someone of such high status deign to do something like what you're describing? Since she's gone, she's truly gone."

"Then why do we need to send so many people to confirm?"

"Leaving doesn't mean you won't come back. Besides, there are always plenty of stupid people like you, so we need to find a reason to convince them."

If we really wanted to deal with Morgan...

The Magic Association isn't incapable of doing it.