I want to just drift through life in Type-Moon.

"Lingjun's grandfather?" Putting down the paper in her hand, she felt as if things had become shrouded in mystery. Logically speaking, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare should have detailed records of immigration.

However, when Orange wanted to access the records of the Yue Zhengling family, she was told that those records had been lost, and even the photos taken during their immigration, which should have been kept at the city hall, were missing.

Even more strangely, when Orange asked to find the civil servants who handled the procedures for the Le Zheng family back then, the answer she received was that those people were either dead or transferred abroad, and the entire chain of clues was completely broken.

The fact that the administrative system had been interfered with by an unknown person, yet the other side of the world did not react at all, sent chills down Orange's spine.

"Let's wait for news from Arisu. Hopefully, we can find out something." After throwing the information she had painstakingly collected into the brazier to destroy it, Orange rubbed her eyes. She had been under a lot of mental and physical tension lately, partly conducting investigations and partly organizing the magic knowledge of the Aozaki family that she had learned so far.

I slept less than ten hours this week, and even with magic to strengthen my body, it's normal that I couldn't keep up.

The reason Orange suddenly organized the magic knowledge of the Aozaki family was to compile that knowledge into a book in simple and easy-to-understand language so that Aoko could study it in the future.

She has made up her mind to arrange things here as soon as possible, and then use her connection with Youzhu to enter the Clock Tower for further studies. As for magic, she has also figured it out: what is hers will always be hers, and what is not hers will never be hers.

From Yue Zhengling's manuscript, she finally saw her own heart clearly—yes, she didn't really have much interest in the trivial things that drive the world; her real passion lay in completing the remnants of the world.

Therefore, the activation of the Aozaki family's large-scale magic is not suitable for her. Now, she has no interest in inheriting the Fifth Magic and is also tired of wasting time staying by the side of the Aozaki Magician.

The recklessness he displayed during this period was partly motivated by revenge, because his grandfather knew perfectly well that Aoko was more suitable to inherit the Aozaki family than he was, yet he kept letting the two sisters waste their time.

That's why, for the first time in her life, Orange was able to use the power of the Aozaki family to do something before breaking away from them and going her own way. Before that, she had to handle things concerning Yue Zhengling and then leave a good environment for her sister.

That's why she forced herself to do that.

Both Aoko and Touko were thinking of each other.

Aoko wanted to tell her grandfather that she wanted to give up her inheritance rights when he announced the heir of the Aozaki family, so that her grandfather would have no choice but to return the inheritance rights to Touko.

Orange, on the other hand, wanted to leave first to handle everything and then leave so that Aoko could inherit the Aozaki family in peace.

The former underestimated magic, believing that as long as her grandfather allowed her sister to inherit the fifth magic, there would be no problem. The latter underestimated family ties, thinking that only she would care about the other person. As a result, without any communication between the two, things ended up in a complete mess.

Chapter 215 Gradual Changes (Part 2)

Another week passed, and as agreed, the three met on the weekend morning and set off for Guanbuzi City again.

On the train, the three sat side by side in the following order: Kuonji Yuzu, Aozaki Touko, and Aozaki Aoko. Aoko, who was sitting to Touko's left, had been dozing off with her eyes closed ever since she got on the train. Her obvious dark circles under her eyes told those around her that she hadn't had enough sleep.

Orange looked at her sister with a strange expression. She understood that Aoko's behavior was probably related to the basket that Aoko was holding tightly in her arms.

But since Aoko didn't say anything, she wouldn't ask. Watching Aoko nod her head more and more slowly, Orange sighed, reached out and gently put her arm around her, letting her lean against her.

"Sister?" Qingzi forced open her drowsy eyes and called out.

"Lean on me and sleep for a while. I'll wake you up when we get there," Orange said softly, lowering her head.

"Oh." Qingzi responded, then relaxed her body and leaned completely against Chengzi, falling asleep peacefully. Chengzi also adjusted her sitting position to make her more comfortable.

On the other side, Yuzhu watched this heartwarming scene quietly, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

Noticing Yuzu's expression, Orange couldn't help but tease, "Yuzu, are you going to lean against me and take a nap too?"

"Boring." That was the cold, curt reply to Orange.

Orange sighed, looking at her reclusive companion, and suddenly realized that what she had just said was really inappropriate. After all, Aoko had no relatives left, and watching her and Aoko's interaction was a kind of torment.

Thinking this, Orange secretly reached out her other hand, wrapped it around Yuzhu's waist, and pulled her over.

When Yuzhu was embraced by Orange, her body stiffened, but she did not refuse. When she touched another warm body, her stiff body slowly relaxed. Then she closed her eyes as if deceiving herself, as if to say that she knew nothing.

Orange couldn't help but chuckle, adding a faint blush to Yuzhu's snow-white face.

Seeing Yuzhu's expression, even Orange, who was of the same sex, couldn't help but admire her beauty. Yuzhu, who was already as beautiful as a doll, was even more stunning when this blush appeared on her face.

Because they set off early, there weren't many people in the carriage, and earlier, when they entered, Yuzhu had already activated a magic spell to reduce their presence, so no one noticed this beautiful scene.

Time passed by, and the three of them, huddled together, arrived at Guanbuzi City once again, swaying rhythmically.

After getting off the train, the three of them stood in a corner of the station.

"According to rumors, the Mother of Kanbuko is a unique urban legend in Kanbuko City. She is said to be a fortune teller who hides in the alley between the buildings in Kanbuko City and will give advice to those who are destined to find her. This advice can help them avoid bad things."

There was also a record of this person in Yue Zhengling's previous manuscript. Although the specific location was not mentioned, Chengzi, as an intelligence collector, had already investigated the person they were looking for thoroughly and even delineated the general area where he was likely to appear.

“Then let’s find a place to have breakfast first, and then set off,” Orange said, glancing at Aoko.

Upon hearing her sister say to eat breakfast first, Qingzi's eyes lit up instantly. Holding up the heavy basket in her hand, she excitedly said, "Yes, let's eat breakfast first! Aren't you happy, Ice Face? This time I even prepared one for you!"

Without waiting for her sister and Youzhu's reply, she ran excitedly towards the seats in the rest area.

"That idiot, she really got up early to make breakfast." Looking at Qingzi's back, Chengzi found it a little funny. It seems that the experience of going to see Lingjun last time and then going through a whole day before eating left Qingzi with a psychological shadow.

"Let's go, Arisu." After laughing, Orange looked at Arisu beside her. "I don't think you've had breakfast either."

Yu-zhu glared at her, annoyed. Although she was a bit withdrawn, she wasn't socially awkward. In this situation, even if she had eaten, she could only say she hadn't.

When I got to Aoko's side, I saw that she had already opened her basket, which contained several items: rice balls, sandwiches, boxed milk, and juice.

For Asians, both Chinese and Japanese dietary habits are relatively simple, with a preference for rice and dishes. Japanese rice is famous worldwide, and rice balls are one of the most beloved foods among the Japanese.

However, in recent decades, the trend of Western food has spread to Asia. Young people admire novelty, and bread, sandwiches, and milk have become common breakfast items. In particular, in Japan, which experienced the Meiji Restoration and the period of defeat in World War II, Western breakfasts and Japanese breakfasts have long been accepted by the public.

Looking at the oddly shaped rice balls and the sandwiches of varying thicknesses, whether it was oranges or pearls, my appetite immediately decreased.

"Hmph, I got up at four in the morning to prepare all this. How about it, are you moved?" Qingzi proudly showed off her work, completely unaware of the other two's expressions as they tried to suppress what they wanted to say.

If Aoko had the ability to read minds, she would definitely have heard Touko's helpless sigh: "I was such an idiot to have any expectations of Aoko's cooking."

In the end, neither of them said anything. Orange picked up a rice ball, while Yuzhu picked up a sandwich and ate silently.

Arisu knew the sandwiches were specially prepared for her because, although her name was Japanese, she had actually grown up in London and was accustomed to Western food.

Eating this sandwich with overcooked eggs, thick ham slices, and too few vegetables, Youzhu didn't find it as bad as she had imagined, because it had been a long time since anyone had prepared breakfast for her.

On the other hand, Orange looked at Aoko with surprise. Although the shape was strange, the rice ball was much better than she had imagined.

Don't think that making rice balls is as simple as just shaping rice into balls. There are many things to consider, such as choosing the softest and most glutinous rice, the water ratio when steaming the rice, controlling the steaming time and heat, and the force used when shaping the rice balls.

But Aoko's rice balls perfectly captured these qualities, making them much tastier than the rice balls from convenience stores that were merely for filling one's stomach.

Perhaps it was her intuition—Orange thought to herself.

"It's delicious, thank you, Aoko." Orange swallowed the white vinegar rice ball in her mouth and praised it.

Upon hearing this, Aoko smiled contentedly and then picked up her rice ball to eat.

After the three of them finished eating, there was still half a basket left. This wasn't because they had small appetites, but because Aoko had made too much. When Touko asked why she had made so much, Aoko looked puzzled and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? If you're going to do it, of course you should make enough for lunch too."

Chapter 216 Gradual Changes (Part 2)

This reason was so compelling that Orange was speechless for a moment.

Aoko looked at the silent Orange and felt that her sister seemed a little strange, but she had no idea that the problem lay with Orange.

As an outsider, Yuzhu said in a cold tone, "We're not going camping. We can just have rice balls and sandwiches. This is the city, there are plenty of places to eat here."

Hearing Aoko's words, Aoko finally understood what was going on. She awkwardly looked around. Indeed, Kanbuko City was a relatively developed urban area, and it was not difficult to find places to eat here. Last time, they were in such a hurry that they ended up going to a hospital in the suburbs, which is why they didn't get to eat. If they were just staying in the city today, they wouldn't need to prepare lunch.

"Um... if that's the case, then all this food is going to be wasted, isn't it?" Aoko looked at the remaining food with a guilty conscience. She hadn't expected this situation and had made far too much, so she had no idea what to do with it.

After all, the longer food is left out, the less tasty it becomes, and eventually, these things may have no choice but to be thrown away.

“Let it go to waste. Besides, it’s not that delicious. Taking it with you would be a waste of energy. You might as well give it away—” Yuzhu meant to persuade Qingzi to get rid of the things because she saw several homeless people not far away. But before she could finish speaking, she found Qingzi looking at her with a cold face.

"I'm really sorry my cooking wasn't very good! It was really hard on you to finish one serving!"

While having breakfast, Aoko noticed that Yuzu had only eaten a sandwich and drunk a carton of milk. She didn't know that Yuzu had already eaten breakfast. Seeing this, she thought that Yuzu looked down on her cooking. Now that Yuzu was saying this, Aoko, who already had a thorn in her side, immediately exploded.

Aoko's sudden roar ignited a fire of anger within Aoko, but her naturally aloof nature prevented her from offering an explanation. So she turned her head away, all her emotions vanishing instantly.

"Alright, Aoko, you can take these for now. Also, Yuzhu didn't mean it that way earlier; she had already eaten." Seeing that things had escalated to this point again, and knowing she would have to smooth things over once more, Orange glanced at the basket in Aoko's hand and decided to let Aoko take the things first.

Fortunately, the drink had been finished, which reduced the weight of the basket considerably. Otherwise, it would have been quite unrealistic for Aoko to carry the basket around.

"Well then, the search begins." Orange wanted to shout it out in a grand manner, but found it too embarrassing, so she just said it to her sister and Yuzhu in a normal voice and then walked forward.

Seeing that her sister had already set off, Aoko snorted and followed after her, carrying her basket without even glancing at Yuzhu as she left.

After the two had walked away, Yuzhu started walking at a leisurely pace, as if she were taking a stroll, while simultaneously activating her alert magic.

After all, the person they were looking for today was an urban legend, and these things were often related to magicians. Therefore, with the idea that it's better to be safe than sorry, Yu-joo focused her attention on her surroundings while appearing relaxed.

In 1988, Japan was in the final stage of its rapid economic growth, with several years still to go before the bursting of the bubble economy, so every city was engaged in large-scale construction.

The three wandered aimlessly through the gaps between the unfinished buildings, hoping to find Guanbuzi's mother by chance.

However, after walking for almost two hours, apart from a few groups of thugs, homeless people, and stray cats and dogs, their target was nowhere to be found.

Although Aoko is only thirteen and a half years old, she has already started puberty. In the Japanese mindset, this stage of transitioning from a loli to a young girl is already considered a stage where she is capable of certain things.

The fruitless search over a long period of time made Qingzi, who was already losing patience, start to get irritable. Coupled with being harassed by thugs several times, she was on the verge of exploding.

Japanese streets are usually narrow, not to mention that Orange and her two friends deliberately chose to walk through narrow alleys between buildings. When they came to another street corner, a few grinning thugs appeared in front of them, with Aoko in the middle.

"Hey, hey, what's your name, you cute little beauty? Want to come play with the older brothers?"

The group looked on with longing at Aoko, completely ignoring the presence of Touko and Yuzu. Seeing this, Touko gave Yuzu a headache-inducing look.

She knew that Yuzhu had cast a suggestive spell on the two of them, but she hadn't cast it on Aoko, clearly as revenge for what had just happened.

Yuzhu was also intentionally trying to see Qingzi humiliated. The previous groups of thugs had the desire but not the courage, only knowing how to chew bubble gum and whistle on the roadside, but not doing anything outrageous, which made Yuzhu despise them for a while. Now she finally saw a group with more action, but before the scene of Qingzi being harassed that she imagined could appear, a full-blown fight suddenly broke out in front of her.

With her patience finally worn thin, Qingzi frowned slightly, shoved the basket into her sister's hand, and before the thugs could react, she raised and turned her right leg, delivering a beautiful side kick to the stomach of the thug who had been speaking.

"Ugh!" The thug clutched his stomach, his face pale, and collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a single word.

"court death!"

The thugs weren't blind; they immediately realized Qingzi had kung fu skills and started throwing punches.

The dashing and beautiful girl remained calm and collected, swiftly wrapping her arms around her sister's slender waist. Orange cooperated by raising her hands, and then Aoko's legs lifted into the air, her whole body soaring into the sky.

"Bang bang bang..."

Aoko's pink leg kicked the charging thugs in the body and head, spinning around and sending the remaining three thugs flying. The movement was clean, swift, and seamless.

"Ouch……"

The thugs, writhing in pain, collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

People passing by immediately understood what was going on. While secretly applauding, they all took a detour, unwilling to cause trouble.

Brushing imaginary dust off her small hands, Aoko looked at her spoils with a smug expression: "Hmph, you dare to mess with me! You really think I'm easy to bully?"

"Qingzi, who did you learn this kung fu from?" Orange, who had originally wanted to stand up for her sister, couldn't help but ask when she saw Qingzi's quick and ruthless movements.

"A taekwondo training class held by the school." Only then did Aoko remember that her older sister was right beside her, and she quickly wiped the smug smile off her face.

Orange glared at her helplessly, "Don't fight with people in the future, you're a girl!"

Aoko pouted from where Touko couldn't see, then pretended to listen and said, "Okay, sister!"

Orange knew exactly what kind of person her younger sister was, and seeing her sister's skills, she finally understood what the melee mage nickname that Yue Zhengling had given her was all about.

Chapter 217 Absolute Future Vision (Part 1)

"I'll let you off this time, after all, you did do something very right." Orange finally gave up lecturing Qingzi and walked up to the first thug Qingzi had kicked in the stomach.

"Are you the leader of this group?"

The gang leader clutched his stomach, lying face down on the ground. When he heard someone ask him a question, he finally looked up, panting heavily, and then froze.

Only then did he realize that he and his group had just surrounded three people, all of whom were beautiful women, but he seemed to have overlooked the other two.

Before he could figure it out, Orange tossed a strand of hair aside, her eyes gleaming slightly as she looked into the thug's eyes and asked again, "You, are you the leader of this group?"

The gang leader's eyes momentarily went blank, then he mechanically replied, "Yes, yes."

"Very good, then this area is your territory, right?" Orange nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask.

"Yes."

"Have you ever heard of the Mother of Guanbuzi?" The reason why Orange could make the other party obey was, of course, by using a little magic trick. She activated a powerful suggestion magic through her magic eye, which is why she can now ask questions at will.

As for whether anyone would notice anything amiss, she believed Yuju would handle it well.

"I've heard of her. My boss once looked for her." To Orange's surprise, she had only asked casually, but received an unexpected answer.

"You won the grand prize!" Orange squinted, then looked at the other person. "So, where is she?"

"N-I don't know." However, the answer that followed disappointed Orange.