Magician in Type-Moon

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—That's incredible.

Why is this silence so heartwarming?

"Kurotou, be careful of that man named Matou Ike, stay away from him." Ryougi Shiki, not Ryougi Ori, ran out.

"What's wrong?" Kurogiri suddenly paused, the singing that had been lingering in their ears was also interrupted, and he was surprised to leave the wall.

“He’s dangerous, like a murderer.” Ryougi lowered her head and refused to look at him.

Kurogiri Mikiya was also surprised. Although he had witnessed Matou-senpai's killing scenes, he could not equate him with a murderer.

"Why do you say that?"

"Kurotou, do you know that a person can only kill one person in their lifetime?"

Ryougi Ori's words left Kokutou Mikiya somewhat confused.

"Only one person can be killed?"

What does this sentence mean? Kurogiri Kanya shook his head, waiting for Ryougi Ori's next move.

"In order to die in the end, we only have the right to kill someone once."

"For yourself?"

Ryougi nods and says:

"That's right. A person can only bear the value of one person's life. In order to forgive the fact that life cannot reach its end, people will look at death with respect, because life is equivalent, and even one's own life is not something that one owns."

"Then what does this have to do with Matou-senpai?" Kokutou Mikiya still didn't understand.

"What I mean is, that man is a murderer who doesn't need to bear any pain or meaning. He has no respect for death. Just by looking into that man's eyes, I know that he and I are the same kind of thing!"

Ryougi Shiki's emotions suddenly exploded, her sharp and cold gaze mixed with the drizzle splashing onto Kokutou Mikiya's face, and even her voice and expression changed accordingly.

Kokutou Mikiya didn't show any other emotions, but his voice became even gentler and more approachable, "So what exactly does that murderer mean?"

"Isn't it just as the literal meaning suggests? Because it's a murderous demon, it's like a natural disaster; if you get involved, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky!"

"So stay away from that man, and..."

The transition from extremely fast to slow speech in Ryougi Shiki takes only two character segments.

"Stay away from me!"

Before Kurogiri Mikiya could finish speaking, Ryougi Shiki rushed into the rain without looking back.

He got into the car that had come to pick him up.

......

The rain stopped after nightfall, but a damp feeling remained in the air.

Ryougi Shiki put on a red leather jacket and went out to the riverbank.

The night sky overhead was mottled, with the moon peeking out from the gaps in the clouds from time to time, casting a cold light.

Plainclothes police officers were busy patrolling the streets, knowing that it would be troublesome if they ran into someone, so today she chose to go to the riverbank.

The streets were wet from the rain, and the reflection of the streetlights on the pavement looked like smooth silver threads winding across the landscape.

The sound of a tram could be heard in the distance, its rumble particularly clear in the night, as the iron bridge spanning the river bore the heavy weight of the tram.

That bridge spanning the river must have been for powering vehicles, not for people to walk on.

Ryougi Shiki walked along the wet street, her red leather jacket standing out vividly under the dim streetlights.

She decided to go out today at the invitation of Matou Ike.

That dangerous person's target was her, and that aggressive gaze was even more blatantly displayed this afternoon.

Since the other party has already made their intentions clear, it would be better to cut ties sooner rather than later.

The other person's appearance was just what she needed to ignite her already aroused heart and desires, which had been stirred up seventeen times in a row.

He's not human, so killing him wouldn't be a big deal...

The swaying figure slowly made its way towards the iron bridge.

Another tram passed by; it was probably the last one.

A deafening roar, incomparable to what had just occurred, reverberated all around, its heavy sonic pressure like cotton stuffing into a small box, causing her to instinctively cover her ears.

After the tram left, silence returned abruptly to the area beneath the iron bridge.

This space under the bridge, devoid of streetlights and moonlight, felt as dark as if it were shrouded in darkness all by itself.

After this period, no one will be seen here anymore.

This was the duel location she had chosen: a natural octagonal cage.

"You've been following me for so long, aren't you coming out yet?"

The sound echoed in the darkness. Matou Ike frowned and stepped out from the corner, meeting Ryougi Shiki's gaze.

He used a magic trick called "aura concealment," so how could he find him without even opening his eyes?

And what about Shirai Rio? That monster in human skin doesn't seem like someone who can tolerate something like NTR.

Chapter 204 Testing

On that riverbank, eroded by night and weeds, Ryougi Shiki and Matou Pond stand facing each other.

A gentle breeze rustled the weeds, as if they were whispering secrets.

Both remained calm, scrutinizing each other as if testing each other's next move.

"How did you find me?" Matou Ike's lips moved slightly; he was clearly quite interested in this question.

Ryougi Shiki, who is not supposed to have awakened any special abilities yet, is able to directly sense his presence, which surprised him.

Ryougi Shiki gazed at him silently, seemingly considering whether to answer the question.

Her expression revealed no emotion; she merely narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze still sharp as a knife.

"Intuition, plus the feeling that space itself was shaking," she finally spoke, her voice cool and indifferent. "I suppose it's a special ability."

"Is that so?" Matou Ike pondered to himself why Ryougi Shiki now possessed a different kind of ability.

There have been too many murders lately, which triggered the other party's nerves.

Or was it the increased concentration of magic in this world that caused his body to awaken autonomously?

Or maybe both.

"But you, you are neither human nor animal, you have both life and death within you, what exactly are you?"

Ryougi Shiki said she was asking a question, but she was indifferent, as if she were gazing at a landscape, her eyes as inorganic as an insect's.

It seems like they are suppressing something.

Matou Ike was taken aback. Was there really so much stuff in her new body?

It's understandable that he's neither human nor animal, since his body is made up of splittable demonic worms.

But the second half of the sentence is hard to understand, since he doesn't have Ryougi Shiki's eyes and can't see the full picture of his own body.

"Magician, you should know about the Ryougi family, so I probably don't need to explain further."

Ryougi Shiki remained expressionless as she looked at Matou Ike, seemingly uninterested in his explanation and offering no further questions.

The Ryougi family does have information about magicians, but Ryougi Shiki isn't particularly interested in that kind of thing.

It seems I'll need to brush up on my knowledge in this area when I get back.

However, that's based on the premise that we can go back.

Her intuition told her that this guy was an enemy, but her actual feelings told her that it was impossible.

The other side showed absolutely no intention of attacking.

The person opposite him possessed only blood; he craved to kill.

Just like myself now, no, as the original self, I don't have this kind of hobby.

Yes, it exists, but its priority is probably not very high. So this is the sensuality of weaving, belonging to the feminine, yin-yang nature within the yang, masculine yin-yang weaving.

"What's your purpose?"

If you don't understand, just ask a question.

“Shiro Jun Rio, you should be familiar with this name, right?” Matou Ike took another step forward.

"...What does this have to do with him? Or rather, what could possibly interest someone as ordinary as him, someone as bland as meat, like you?"

Ryougi Shiki's rationality told her that the other person was simply lying, but her intuition denied this.

As for Shirai Rio, she did remember her, since she was the second person besides Kurogiri Mikiya to approach her, but now there's a third.

"Calling me a piece of meat is really rude, isn't it?" Matou Ike was a little helpless at the other party's impolite address. Could anyone really be interested in a woman with this kind of personality?

There really were... quite a few people. This fact made Matou Ike even more helpless. He composed himself and said calmly:

"I remember that Kurokiri-kun talked to you about something on the rooftop of the second school building today, right?"

Upon hearing Matou Ike mention this matter, Ryougi Shiki instantly understood.

If Kurogiri Mikiya was able to determine during lunch break that she wasn't the real murderer, then he must have found the real murderer.

How could someone as weak as Shirasumi Rio do something like this?

But... how did Matou Ike know about their conversation?

"Are you monitoring him?" Ryougi Shiki's eyes narrowed, her pupils glowing with a faint blue light. She reached into the pocket of her leather jacket, fumbling for a small knife hidden inside.

"To be precise, I'm monitoring you, but it's not just me monitoring you." Matou Ike paused, then continued:

"And that guy who's so ordinary to you, his infatuation with you is downright creepy."

"That guy Bai Chun?" Ryougi Shiki was a little confused. He dropped out of school shortly after expressing his feelings to her, so theoretically the two of them had nothing to do with each other.

“Yes, even this afternoon, my conversation with you was recorded by him with his recording equipment.” Matou Ike recalled the situation at the time and the location where he discovered the recording device was hidden.

"So what?" The man in front of her didn't take her threat seriously at all, and just said slowly, but that wasn't what Ryougi Shiki wanted to ask.

"So tonight I'm following you, waiting for him to come to you."