Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"If you get bored... well, you can bring your game console in too, I'll play with you."

"Even without a reason... if you want to come, Amamiya-kun can come anytime."

"…………"

Although she knew that "the past version of Arisu" did not recognize her, the harm caused by her using the word "outsider" was unexpectedly enormous.

Time travelers must have a tough job... Shirou shook his head, trying to dispel the replay of the time capsule.

Qingzi said magnanimously, "This child is my guest, not an outsider."

Youzhu frowned.

This time it wasn't because I was angry, I was just a little speechless.

"...Aoko, I didn't want to ask, are you serious?"

After nearly two years of living together, the couple finally found absolute peace and quiet.

Aozaki Aoko answered with silence—she had no intention of backing down.

Of course, the same applies to Kuonji Urisu.

Ultimately, they can never truly understand each other.

"Excuse me, I know you two are arguing right now, but may I say something?"

Shirou, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

Aoko cast a wary glance at her, a stark contrast to Aoko's gentle, sun-like smile.

“Of course, please speak. Oh, by the way, I’m Aozaki Aoko, you can just call me Aoko…”

Shirou nodded to Aoko, then turned to a nearby amusement park ride—a huge, abandoned mirror house.

"Although you just said that the intruders in this amusement park have been eliminated, that's not actually the case."

There's another, incredibly powerful guy hiding inside that magic mirror over there; I didn't have time to deal with him...

It seems to have heard the commotion and is heading this way.

"!?"

Yu-zhu's eyes widened.

There are lurking enemies in the amusement park? That's impossible!

I had already searched with all my might, even using "Diddle Diddle"...

She was about to retort when she fell silent.

As if to prove the boy's point, a dark figure crawled out from the entrance of the Magic Mirror facility.

“…A puppet?”

It was an alien with two hands and two feet.

Even just looking at her from afar, you can feel that "she" is exquisitely crafted and exudes a strange atmosphere.

Yuzhu reacted quickly, raising her right hand toward the doll.

The slender fingers made a gesture as if pulling a rein, and then, out of nothing, a fork appeared in the void.

The silver fork pierced through the enemy from top to bottom, however—

The doll did not stop functioning; "she" launched her wrist out.

The ever-extending arm was not aimed at Yuzu, who was attacking her, but at her pre-ordained enemy—Aozaki Aoko.

"..."

This was the second assassination attempt within three days, with a very clear objective.

This time, Aoko did not react at all.

Too many "unknowns" brought her to a standstill.

The option of avoidance did not appear.

Because of their reason and knowledge, humans are slow to react to things they see for the first time.

Aoko could only watch helplessly as the long arm (the murder weapon) shot towards her head, spanning over ten meters.

"——————Projection, begin (Trace on)."

As the boy whispered, a verdant glow illuminated the night, which was dominated by the witch.

"…………Varied."

In an instant, Aoko began to doubt her own eyes.

I witnessed an incredible sight.

Perhaps using some kind of martial art, the red-haired boy instantly moved in front of Aoko, blocking her and the doll's arms.

The boy swung his right arm down, severing the doll's outstretched wrist.

He was enveloped in dazzling light.

Why does the back of a child who only reaches your shoulder look so reliable?

The twin swords he held as weapons—were they temporarily created using projection magic? What kind of projection is this?

...No, compared to these.

Could it be that……

This child saved me again?

Aoko stared blankly at Shirou's back, repeatedly confirming the shocking reality.

The first time could be considered a coincidence, but the second time...

He just said he came from the future, which means...

"call."

After confirming that the doll's original body had been killed by Aoko, Shirou turned to look at Aoko.

For some reason, Qingzi had a particularly blank expression on her face. I really wanted to take a picture and send it to her.

"Are you alright?"

"Ah... yes."

"I didn't have a chance to introduce myself earlier, so let me do it now. My name is Amamiya Shirou... You can call me Shirou."

"…………Uh-huh."

Finally realizing that her expression was inappropriate, Aoko lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Thank you for saving me, Shirou."

Her thanks were somewhat stammering.

Not far from the boys and girls who were creating a subtle atmosphere, Yuzhu just watched quietly.

……

……

What a disaster!!!

Shirou had originally planned to raise Aoko and Arisu's affection levels equally.

However, as a result, Aoko's favorability rating was excessively high, while Ayumi's favorability rating was nonexistent; in fact, she was completely resented by Ayumi!

That being said, because of that unexpected incident just now—

Yushu felt guilty for not realizing that there were enemies lurking nearby.

In the end, she was willing to compromise and agreed to let Aoko take Shirou home.

Now, the three of them are walking back to the mansion.

Ariel walked alone ahead, while Shirou and Aoko walked side by side behind. And that's not all—

Aoko also took Shirou's hand.

The 17-year-old high school girl naturally took his hand and smiled, saying:

"Let's go back, Shirou~"

Okay, Aoko-neechan... just kidding!

Why? I'm not a lost child! You're only 5 years older than me!

"I'm sorry, Shirou... that's how Arisu is, but don't worry... she doesn't mean any harm."

"Yes, I know, and I can understand Miss Ariel's feelings, after all, I am indeed very suspicious."

Whose fault is it all...?

Shirou was speechless: He shouldn't have listened to Aoko in the first place and run away after rescuing people... In the end, he was back to square one.

Aoko's favorability rating was pointlessly raised too high, while Arizu's was too low...

Most importantly, Aoko now knows that I came from the future.

At this moment, the girl in black, who had turned her back to the two of them with an indifferent expression, spoke up: "Let's skip the pleasantries and explain the situation... Depending on what you say, I will decide whether or not to let you become neighbors with the demon in the basement tonight."

“There’s a pearl!” Aoko protested, frowning.

"Okay, let me explain."

There's no point in hiding it now.

“I came here from some point in the future… from a very distant future. You can think of it as something like a time jump.”

Shirou deliberately obscured the time frame, prompting Aoko to raise questions.

"Time jump... how is that kind of thing, like in science fiction movies, done?"

"Regarding the Fifth Law... you can understand it with just a little thought, right?" Yuzhu said unhappily.

say.

"Oh right... I forgot, Shirou seems to have some kind of strange connection with me."

The chestnut-haired girl gave Shirou a meaningful look, then for some reason gave him a shy smile.

Shirou: "???"

"Continue explaining," Yuzhu urged impatiently.

The reason for the time jump is that "this place in this era" has an anomaly... If you call it a singularity, you should understand, right?

It has deviated from the normal timeline, and if left unchecked, it will distort the surrounding history.

To correct this singularity, I came to this place in 1989.

After listening, Aoko promised without hesitation, "Oh, I see~ I understand. I will do my best to assist you, Shirou."

Yuzhu said coldly, "You agreed before they even stated their demands? Have some self-respect. You're such a cheap woman."

"What did you say?! Do you want to keep arguing?"

Shirou peeked at Ayumi and sighed helplessly.

Yeah... I wonder who gave me that "absolute obedience to men" suggestion.

"Does Shirou have any clues about the formation of the singularity?" Aoko asked.

"No, but I know what's been happening around you recently, and what's going to happen next."

I think the formation of singularities must be related to this matter—”

Shirou said.

"Aoko, your older sister—Aozaki Touko—is back."

The target is the city of Misaki, and the Aozaki family's legacy (magic).

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Volume 2, Chapter 129: Why are you so skilled at this?