Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

Aine had seen this before; Xiangzi had shown it to her when explaining the structure of the witch's barrier.

Behind the rectangular window lies the Nirvana Barrier.

Theoretically speaking, even if Xiangzi didn't find the "weak point" of this barrier, he could still forcibly open the Nirvana Barrier anywhere within it and leave this world through the Nirvana Barrier.

That wasn't even in theory; it was something she could do anytime she wanted.

The problem is she doesn't want to.

Forcibly opening the Nirvana Barrier would mean breaking the rules of the game in Fairy Tale Town. Xiangzi didn't want to risk alarming the witch by opening this door that would allow him to go home—his original purpose in coming in was to find a way to avoid killing Su Shi, and escalating the conflict in this way was not what Xiangzi wanted.

Even this tiny barrier passage, barely big enough to fit a hand, was opened by Xiangzi at the risk of being discovered.

Who knows if the witch, who's watching from who-knows-where, will discover her petty theft?

The barrier's passage didn't remain open for long. Xiangzi, as if mailing a letter, dropped the envelope into the mailbox-like opening and then quickly closed the barrier.

"That's it." Xiangzi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"That's it?" Aine blinked. "Can it really be sent to the real world?"

"It should... be okay," Xiangzi said, pursing his lips.

What do you mean by "should be okay"?

“It just depends on the mood of the person delivering the letter,” Xiang 2, Lin Jiu’s wife (3) said hesitantly.

"what?"

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"what."

Oblivionis picked up the envelope that had fallen to the ground and gave a disdainful sneer.

"I had to crawl out from the bottom and make this special trip for you. How did you even think of having me deliver a message?"

That's right, the messenger Xiangzi mentioned was Oblivionis.

"Would you cry if I tore it up?" Oblivionis thought mischievously, "You always order me around like this."

“Xiao Xiang can only rely on us, so be more understanding.” Deng stood beside her and smiled gently.

"You spoil her too much." Oblivionis complained that Deng was spoiling Xiangzi too much, but he still obediently held the envelope in his hand and turned to walk towards the station.

The lamp followed behind her with a smile, not saying a word, simply watching the tsundere Oblivionis with a pure smile.

Oblivionis felt as if his back was being scorched by the sun, and his walking posture unconsciously became one of walking with the same hand and foot.

"Please stop staring at me like that." Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and turned around to say, "Haven't you seen me enough every day?"

The lamp, with a soothing smile, shook its head and mouthed a message to Oblivionis.

I could never get enough of looking at it in a lifetime.

"...I give up."

Oblivionis sighed, found the mailbox corresponding to the target address, and stuffed the envelope inside.

......

In the real world, a letter with a gear, a moon, and a seal slipped through the mailbox at the door and landed on the floor in front of the entryway, where shoes are placed.

Click.

Chu Hua, who had been working through the night, opened the door with her key and immediately saw the envelope lying on the ground.

"This is?"

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The Lost Story: The Lost Child: Chapter 326 The Montage of Transition (Part 2)

"Little Master, what did you write in the letter?"

"Now you finally remember to ask? I thought you only cared about whether the sealant looked good or not."

"Uh......"

"It's nothing much, just some news related to the current situation, explaining the work left over there, and the detailed plans for the future."

"I see. Does the young master have any other plans?"

"Yes, absolutely!" Xiangzi turned around, his gaze seemingly piercing through the church walls, landing on the distant Red Queen's Castle. "We've rested long enough; we can't stop now."

The Flower Witch possesses self-awareness, and her original self must still be somewhere in this world at this moment.

Explore this land, search for the legendary "Fragments of the Holy Grail," and find the whereabouts of the Primordial World.

They're going to be very busy.

......

"This is... a letter?"

Chu Hua picked up the envelope from the ground and immediately noticed the seal on it.

"Did Xiaoxiang design the Mujica logo for me?"

Chu Hua tore open the envelope, took out the letter inside, walked to the window, and began to read it in the first rays of morning sunlight.

Chuhua, you should be the first person to see this letter.

By the time you read this letter, I will have been inside the witch's barrier for seven days, which translates to seven hours in the real world.

What I'm about to say must be seen by everyone in Mujica.

"I can only take you this far." Lin Hai followed Xiangzi to a small hill outside the starting point.

"Little Linlin, we will come back." Ai Yin looked back at the starting point, which had become a tiny black dot, with a reluctant look in her eyes.

"I'll be waiting for you inside the church," Lin Hai smiled. "Take care."

“You too,” Xiangzi said.

With Aine and a large bag full of luggage, she walked up the hillside and headed toward the Red Queen's Castle.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Lin Hai called out to them from behind.

Xiangzi turned around.

"If you see a girl named Ningning," Lin Hai paused for a moment, then walked up and handed a letter to Xiangzi, "give this to her."

"This Ningning is..."

"In your words, she's a magical girl," Lin Hai said. "She's the magical girl who came to save me."

The witch "Fairy Tale Town" has been confirmed as a Flower Witch, currently in the incubation stage. Her threat level is unknown, but the Flower Witches we've encountered so far, whether in Nirvana or Escaping, possess a danger comparable to the Dangou class. I need as many helpers as possible, but the gathering's work cannot be neglected; therefore, someone needs to stay outside.

【Meow Dream, I choose you!】

"Ah, so that means I'll have to do all the dirty work at the gathering!" Meowmee's fur stood on end after hearing what Chu Hua read out. "What's with all this talk about treating me like a Pokémon?!"

“Can I bring another helper?” Hailing said. “I have a friend who is also interested in this witch. She shouldn’t refuse to help.”

Before Xiangzi entered the barrier, all information related to Fairy Tale Town was shared by the entire team, including the time when Xiangzi and Mumi witnessed Su Shi, which everyone knew.

Therefore, Hailin knew that Su Shi was a witch.

"Xiangzi said the more people the better, so it shouldn't matter, right?" Chu Hua said uncertainly, holding the letter.

"That's good."

"Why are you all ignoring me?!"

"It's not good to involve unrelated people."

"She is not a person from the Wujiu Liuzhou Yishan Lu Guan."

"...Is that so? Since you've said that, I have no objection."

"Thank you."

"In addition, Xiangzi wants us to handle all the affairs in the real world, make full preparations, and enter the barrier in batches."

Why do we need to do it in batches?

"Xiangzi's explanation is that he's afraid of alerting the enemy. Su Shi has already been alerted once. If too many people enter the barrier at once, they might be exposed."

"Did Xiang say anything else?" Mu, who hadn't said a word, suddenly spoke up, "Is there anything else related to Su Shi...?"

"temporarily unavailable."

“Then I want to be the first one in,” Mu said.

“I’m second,” Hailing said. “I’m with my friend.”

“You guys…” Chu Hua looked at them and sighed helplessly, “Fine, I’ll be the last one then.”

Time seems to pass very slowly here; it feels like a day in heaven is equivalent to ten years on earth. Although it's not quite that exaggerated, by the time you all read this letter, a few more days should have passed for me.

锔——!

The katana severed one of Jack-o'-lantern's arms, and Aine turned around and kicked the round jack-o'-lantern to the ground before sheathing her katana.

With a flash of light, the Jack-o'-lantern was split in two.

"Little Master, take care of one!" Ai Yin shouted.

"I'm almost done here too."

Xiangzi stepped onto another Jack-o'-lantern, and in his hand, another tooth-shaped offering appeared.

"Bite off Tyr's arm, devour the father of the gods, frost-clad monster, wolf betrayed by the gods, break free of your shackles and reside here—Fenrir!"

The wolf fangs turned into tiny ice crystals and disappeared, replaced by Xiangzi's mutated right arm.

Offering: Ice Wolf Fang

[Power: A, Attribute: Cold, Uses: B, Duration: S, Rarity: B]

The teeth of a monster called "Fenrir," which has disappeared without a trace, were once abundant. Now extinct, and due to the Empire's disdain for spellcasters, offerings from Fenrir are mostly traded as collectibles. These collectible offerings can be purchased at a considerable price.

Xiangzi bought it from a merchant who didn't know its value for the price of an ordinary wolf tooth.

It can temporarily transform the arm into Fenrir's head, allowing it to unleash Fenrir's low-temperature breath.

laugh--!

The icy teeth tore through the monster's arm, and black blood gushed out like a fountain from the twisted cut, soaking Xiangzi's body and the linen clothes she had just changed into.

She stood atop a jack-o'-lantern and, with the wolf head that had grown from its arm, tore off its arm. The wolf head, made of ice crystals, seemed to come alive, biting off the scorching metal and letting out a tremendous roar, unleashing its breath on the jack-o'-lantern covered in ice crystal fragments.

The flames on the jack-o'-lantern grew weaker and weaker until they disappeared completely, frozen solid by the breath of the ice wolf's fangs, turning it into a huge ice sculpture.

Xiangzi stood on the pumpkin lantern and gently stomped his foot.

click-

The tiny cracks start from Xiangzi's heel and appear on the pumpkin ice cube.

Click, click, click.

Soon, the cracks began to spread, branching out and becoming densely packed, covering almost the entire body of the Jack-o'-lantern in the blink of an eye, making it look like an upside-down tree.

Click bang!

Finally, the jack-o'-lantern shattered into a pile of irregular ice blocks, revealing the monster's true form.

"I've got it sorted out too."

Xiangzi emerged from the smoke, which resembled snowflakes formed by tiny ice crystals, and dragged the strange man along the ground, pulling him by the collar.

"On the twenty-fourth day, a quest for subjugation was issued from the Empire: two Jack-o'-lanterns transformed from wanted criminals, dead or alive."

The icy wolf head dissipated along with the chill, and Xiangzi brushed the hair that had fallen in front of him behind him.

"Commission completed."

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"Little Master's incantation just now was so cool, but are the incantations for casting spells really that long?"

“Only the three syllables ‘Fenrir’ are necessary; the rest are lyrics I added.” Xiangzi tilted his head. “I think the inspiration I got from you is pretty good.”