Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

Xiangzi picked up his phone and opened the private chat window with Linlinzi.

[Rinrinko]: Good evening~

[Xiangzi]: Good evening, Ms. Rinrinko.

[Rinrinko]: Xiaoxiang, did you bring that magazine with you?

【Xiangzi】: Carrying.

[Rinrinko]: In this issue of the magazine, if you turn to page 30, can you see the article "Rumors Circulating on Late-Night Radio Stations" that starts on that page?

[Xiangzi]: Yeah, I found it.

【凛凛子】：This issue happens to be the one I submitted.

[Xiangzi]: Does Ms. Linlinzi still run a radio station? That must be very late, and you still have to work.

【Rinrinko】: RiNG can reopen in the afternoon, I still have plenty of sleep.

【Rinrinko】: Moreover, this radio station is actually one of the fixed locations for the gathering, and all the other anchors besides me are also members of the gathering.

[Xiangzi]: Oh, I see... It feels like there are so many things I don't know yet.

[Rinrinko]: You'll get the hang of it eventually, don't worry~

【Rinrinko】: Getting back to the main topic, I've recently received several "SOS" messages submitted to me. Please take a look.

Xiangzi obediently turned to the corresponding page and began to read carefully.

"Miss Rinrinko, hello. I am a student from xxx school, sixteen years old. This is a cry for help. My classmates and I are trapped in a game world. Please, Miss Rinrinko, save us..."

"Miss Rinrinko...we're trapped in an urban legend..."

“Miss Rinrinko…”

The letter basically says that he was playing a game and found himself trapped inside, so he asked Rinrin for help.

There were several SOS messages with similar content, all saying the same thing: they were trapped in a game and the only way to contact the outside world was through "mail" in the "friends system." All the emails mentioned the same game.

Once Upon a Time

“…What is this?” Xiangzi asked.

"Fairy Tale Town, it's a newly released game, I've been playing it too." Ai Yin poked her head over, "It's super popular right now, haven't you played it, Master?"

Xiangzi shook his head.

"I don't play games."

"Eh... he really is a model student who doesn't play games." Aine exclaimed as expected.

"I'm simply not interested," Xiangzi said indifferently. "And I don't have the time either."

"Ugh, I feel so guilty about this. I got really into the game when it first launched, I almost stayed up all night..." Ai Yin lowered her head in disappointment.

"What kind of game is it?" Xiangzi asked. "Idle, card game, RPG..."

"Little Master, you don't play games, yet you know the difference between game types?" Ai Yin seemed quite surprised.

"Cough cough..." Xiangzi's face flushed slightly, and he turned his head away. "I know a little about it, but not much."

She can't say that this was her work experience during her time in customer service.

"Oh... what kind of game is it? Let me think." Ai Yin tilted her head. "It's an RPG, you know, a role-playing game. I don't know much about that, so I'm not sure."

She started counting on her fingers.

"When you enter the game, you have to create a character, choose a class, points... and then choose a spawn location. These spawn locations are all themed around fairy tales... wait a minute."

Ai Yin said, "I'm talking like this," then paused and blinked.

"Fairytale Town, that name..."

"What's wrong with this name?" Xiangzi asked.

When it comes to fairy tales, she feels a strange sense of familiarity.

When you wake up, you'll find that you no longer have to face this cruel world... You will live on in a fairy tale, in my fairy tale...

“Living in a fairy tale…” Ai Yin murmured.

ding ding-

Just then, Rinrinko sent a message.

Xiangzi picked up his phone.

【Rinrinko】: Have you finished watching?

[Xiangzi]: Hmm.

[Rinrinko]: I investigated those students who sent the emails.

[Xiangzi]: What happened? Did he disappear?

[Rinrinko]: No, nothing happened. They are still going to school as usual.

[Xiangzi]: A prank?

【Rinrinko】: It would be best if it were a prank, but I always feel a tightness in my chest.

[Rinrinko]: I've read many letters from listeners, and I can tell the difference between real and fake letters by feeling.

【Rinrinko】: Those SOS letters don't seem fake.

[Xiangzi]: Have you issued any intelligence requests?

[Rinrinko]: This is what worries me the most. The information request has been posted on the board, but there hasn't been a single result yet.

[Xiangzi]: Isn't it said that intelligence commissions can also go down the drain? It's normal to get no results, right?

【Rinrinko】: It's not that "no one took over" or "it was a waste of time," but rather that "there was no result."

[Xiangzi]: You mean someone accepted the task, but there's been no response yet? No response at all?

[Rinrinko]: Yes, I haven't seen those magical girls who took on the missions recently.

[Rinrinko]: I'm a little worried about them... Although magical girls disappearing is a common occurrence, I still feel uneasy.

[Xiangzi]: I will investigate and take a look.

[Rinrinko]: Huh? Are you going yourself?

[Xiangzi]: Hmm.

【Rinrinko】: You must not get into trouble. I have a bad feeling about this.

[Xiangzi]: I know, thank you for your concern.

Xiangzi put down his phone and let out a long sigh.

The Lost Tale: The Lost Child: Chapter 298 Why Don't You Just Kill Me?

After sending the "thank you" message, Xiangzi threw his phone on the table, covered his face with his hands, and let out a long sigh.

After receiving the SOS messages, the investigation revealed that the people who sent them were living their lives without incident. It all seemed like a prank. If Xiangzi were the anchor, he would definitely treat these SOS messages as a prank and ignore them.

However, Rinrinko took it very seriously and even brought it up with her specifically.

Is it because of those magical girls who lost contact?

Xiangzi pinched his chin and lowered his head in deep thought.

In the fairytale town, could the magical girl who lost contact with him happen to be connected to Su Shi?

"How is it, little master?" Ai Yin looked at her nervously.

"You didn't finish what you were saying, finish it first." Xiangzi rubbed his temples.

“Su Shi mentioned the word ‘fairy tale’ to me last night,” Ai Qiersan said. “She said that when I wake up, I will be living in the fairy tale world she created.”

Aine murmured.

"Living in a fairy tale world—being trapped in a game, isn't that similar?"

"That matches up then." Xiangzi snapped his fingers.

“If someone is really trapped in the game world, it means that the ‘fairytale world’ that Su Shi mentioned to you is real,” Xiangzi said.

“Moreover, that so-called ‘fairytale world’ is actually the barrier of Su Shi,” Aine continued, picking up where Xiangzi left off. “Is that right?”

“Well, the problem is…” Xiangzi pinched the bridge of his nose, “These students are perfectly fine, they still go to school as usual and live their daily lives.”

“Su Shi too, Li Xi said she met with Su Shi this morning.” Ai Yin leaned her head in front of Xiang Zi, blocking his view. “Master, should we go find her directly?”

"It's best not to, it might alert her." Xiangzi decisively rejected the idea of ​​going directly to her door. "She might hide the barrier even more well, making it even harder to find her then."

However, to be honest, it's not much different from stirring up trouble now; Su Shi may have already made some changes to the barrier.

It's getting harder and harder with each step, and I'm increasingly unsure of which way to go.

Only Su Shi herself knows the connection between the game "Fairy Tale Town" and Su Shi's barrier, but going directly to ask her won't get any results. Xiangzi is increasingly understanding Yu Xina.

"Then what should we do?"

"Hey......"

Xiangzi held his forehead.

Her principle when facing the unknown and difficulties has always been to take it one step at a time, and what she should do now is to do everything she can do well.

"I'll go find those girls who sent SOS messages that Ms. Rinrinko mentioned tomorrow."

"what about me."

"Come with me."

"!" Ai Yin's eyes lit up.

Xiangzi turned his head and looked at Aiyin.

"I can be your apprentice, but there's one condition."

"Little Master, please speak."

"Please keep an eye on the lights for me." Xiangzi patted Aiyin on the shoulder.

"Well, what next."

"Gone."

Xiangzi stood up, stretched like a cat that had been holed up for a long time, and yawned lazily. She glanced at the clock on the wall.

"That's it?" Aine looked up at her, incredulous. "It's... that simple?"

"It's that simple." Xiangzi shrugged noncommittally, changing the subject, "Won't your parents worry if you don't go home at this hour?"

"What time is it?" Ai Yin looked up, looked around, and finally found the clock.

The clock hand is already pointing towards ten o'clock.

"Ah! It's so late, if we don't leave now we'll have to walk home!"

Aiyin hurriedly got up from the ground, ran to the entrance, picked up her shoes, and before she could even squeeze her feet halfway in, she opened the door in a hurry, hooking the heels with her fingertips to try and squeeze them in, before hopping and skipping out the door.

Finally, less than a second after she was completely out of Xiangzi's sight, a pink head peeked out from behind the door again.

"See you tomorrow, little master!"

Click.

The heavy door panels isolated the noisy sounds of love from this space, and the room suddenly became quiet, which Xiangzi found a little strange.

"gone?"

Chu Hua peeked out of the room.

She went straight to her room after washing the dishes, leaving the living room space to Xiangzi and Aiyin.

"Hmm." Xiangzi pinched a strand of hair that had fallen in front of him. "I have an extra burden now."

As a senior, Xiangzi's understanding of this matter had never been clearer than at this moment.

"You could call this growing up?" Chu Hua chuckled. "How did you meet?"

"We first met that night in the pine forest. I rescued her." Xiangzi showed a hint of nostalgia. "After rescuing her, I accidentally saw a lamp, and that's how the rest of the story began."