Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

After a moment of silence, Aoko spoke.

She knew very well that her roommate was worried about her safety, but staying at home at this time was not in her nature.

For the past two days, Aoko has been searching for the boy who saved her during the day.

Despite mobilizing the student council and residents of the commercial district and residential areas, no eyewitness reports were received.

Aoko thought that some kind of magic must have been used to conceal it, so she went to Sister Yuika of the Goda Church.

The other party regretfully said that they had never met a boy like that.

Aoko wanted to see him one more time.

It wasn't that I had any words of gratitude to say to him.

At this point, even if it's out of spite, she still wants to prove to Yuzhu that her idea is correct.

“If that child is truly an enemy, I will kill him with my own hands.”

Aoko's voice contained both threat and pleading: "Let me come with you tonight."

"No."

Yuzhu resolutely refused: "Since you have so much free time, why don't you practice more hints... You've been studying for so long and you still can't remember magic tricks other than destruction."

After saying this, the girl took her coat off the hanger and turned to walk towards the entrance.

Aoko watched her retreating figure.

After her roommate disappeared from the mansion, Aoko put on her coat and followed him out of the mansion.

……

……

In the latter half of the 80s, Japanese cities calmed down from their period of rapid growth and entered a period of stability.

In an era of frenzied expansion, people were blinded and built infrastructure far exceeding their own needs.

KitsyLand, an amusement park covering an area of ​​350,000 square meters, is a small example of this.

Misaki City, a small city, simply couldn't support such a large amusement park. "Kitsy Land" went bankrupt after only 5 years of operation due to continuous losses.

When the bubble burst, the dilapidated Dreamland stood like a tombstone in the center of the city, telling the story of that absurd past.

And then it came to this point.

At midnight, the former prosperity of "KistyLand" has long since vanished.

"To use a place like this as a base, is that tasteful or just plain tasteless?"

Yuzhu glanced at the dolls piled in the corner of the toy box out of the corner of her eye, then quietly walked through the main gate of the amusement park and entered the park.

"Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon

The little dog laughed......"

As the girl tossed the cat bell to the ground, the fairy tale chant (Mother Goose) of Kuonji Yuzu permeated the night.

"...Found it."

Yuzhu walked towards the location of the enemy's presence.

Then there, she saw something unexpected.

It looked as if a massacre had just taken place, with charred remains scattered all over the ground.

All the enemies died in the same way, which means it was all done by one person.

This might not require any reasoning, since the other party had no intention of hiding at all.

"........."

Yuzhu stared expressionlessly at the red-haired boy who appeared under the moonlight.

Aren't you planning to run away this time? You were clearly the fastest runner that day, weren't you?

So... just like that night, he knew in advance what I was going to do tonight and was deliberately waiting for me here?

Yu-joo herself was unaware, but the hostility in her heart had lessened considerably.

This was exactly what Shirou wanted—

According to Shirou's speculation, if Aoko were present, Arisu would most likely have shown strong aggression and regarded him as an enemy.

But if the two of them are alone, Yu-joo might be willing to listen to him.

Next, Shirou will reveal his identity and background to Arisa, winning her over with sincerity, and using this as his trump card—

"Please don't tell Aoko my identity; it's a secret between the two of us."

Having gained a sense of security by having something on Shirou, Arisu will lower her guard and trust her.

Shirou thought he was a genius!

"Miss Yuzhu."

Facing the witch's gaze, Shirou solemnly confessed, "Actually... I am from the future."

Suddenly, a commotion arose from the bushes nearby.

The two looked over at the same time—and saw Aozaki Aoko hiding furtively in the shadows, looking shocked.

"........."

Shirou is numb.

Volume 2, Chapter 128: The Fairy Tale Witch Shot Through the Air by Boomerangs

From the future...?

Kuonji Yuju gave the red-haired boy a deep look, a hint of doubt in her heart.

But now is not the time to dwell on such things. She turned to the person who was peeking from the bushes.

"Qingzi? Didn't I tell you to stay home tonight?"

Aozaki Aoko was still pondering what Shirou had just said when she heard Arisu's question and instinctively retorted.

"I don't remember when I became your familiar. I even need your permission to go out for a walk at night."

Youzhu: “…”

She certainly had no reason to interfere with Aoko's freedom.

It's true that Kuonji Yuzu is Aozaki Aoko's magic teacher, but their relationship is not that of master and apprentice, but rather that of roommates with the same goal.

On the other side, Shirou was completely numb.

According to his plan, he will reveal his true identity to Yu-joo tonight.

On the one hand, Yuzhu is very wary, so it's better to be open and honest with her than to keep it from her.

On the other hand, Shirou also wanted to gain the witch's trust by "establishing a shared secret".

As for "Aoko of the past"—

Shirou had no intention of telling her that he came from the future.

This was done, of course, to prevent too much historical change from creating a singularity, and "Future Aoko" also agreed with it.

However, Shirou didn't tell "future Aoko" that he would share his identity with "past Arisa"... I have a feeling that if he did, Aoko would be angry.

That was the boy's original plan.

However, Aoko showed up at the amusement park tonight—and even heard Shirou reveal his true identity.

Without a doubt, this is the butterfly effect caused by Shirou's time jump.

Now, not only has Shirou failed to establish a shared secret with Aoko, but his identity has also been revealed.

Tonight things are heading in an even more chaotic direction—

Aoko dusted herself off and emerged from the bushes where she had been hiding.

"Don't come any closer."

Yuzhu realized that she was about to walk towards Shirou, and quickly shouted to stop her.

Aoko seems to have completely trusted Shirou, but she doesn't. This kid is too suspicious... And what's with this time traveler thing?

Aoko looked completely unconcerned.

"It's alright, isn't it? This child isn't a bad person. Compared to this..."

The girl's stern gaze sharpened: "You wouldn't let me go out tonight, so it was to meet this child?"

You were planning to get rid of this child without telling me, weren't you?

Yu-zhu remained silent.

Why not refute it? That's clearly not how it works.

Shirou couldn't listen anymore; it was he who had taken the initiative to wait for Yuju here.

"That's not how it is, Miss Arijo—"

"That's how it is," Yuzhu said calmly.

Shirou wanted to say something, but he found that Yuuki's eyes had turned cold.

The sound of a cat bell came from underground, and the fairytale witch continued to whisper.

“Ever since this child appeared, Aoko, you’ve become very strange, you’re not like yourself at all.”

Although her words sounded like a complaint, she was actually just stating the facts.

"Aoko, who could stay clear-headed no matter what happened, is gone. Her judgment has also declined, and... she's more excited than usual."

Aoko frowned slightly and glanced at Shirou unconsciously.

"That's your illusion... I'm perfectly clear-headed right now. It's Yuzhu who can't calm down, isn't it?"

Why are you so hostile towards this child? Can't you at least listen to what he has to say?"

Yuzhu said, "I just have a bad feeling, not that I don't want to hear his explanation."

“‘Defense’… well.”

Qingzi smiled and said, "Haven't you already prejudicially assumed he's a bad person?"

How exactly can one arrive at such a conclusion...?

See? He's the one who eliminated the invaders entrenched in the amusement park.

If your premonition is that you'll go home empty-handed tonight, then you're pretty accurate.

"Never mind... anyway, the intruders you had to deal with tonight have been taken care of, and it's getting late, let's go back, Ayumi."

The two girls' eyes met.

Youzhu asked, "Going back now is possible, but there's a problem—how many people will be going back?"

Aoko replied, "Of course there are three people. We need to take this child back before we can hear his explanation."

The air around the girl in black became oppressive—

"I will not let outsiders into my house."

outsider……?

Shirou's chest twitched.

"Amamiya-kun... you're here today too?"

"Even though it's a holiday, aren't you planning to hang out with your friends? Please come in."

Guh... This... this is a revolving lantern!?

"Welcome, I've prepared some snacks."

"Is this chocolate from that newly opened shop? Did you bring it especially for me? Thank you, Amamiya-kun."