Then there is Victor. He still knows that although he has long been a retired old man and is only responsible for guarding the gate, he will still occasionally pay attention to his granddaughter and the inheritance of the family.
There's no mistaking the aura of a witch on her.
So, he understands all these situations, but when they are combined together... doesn't it seem a bit strange?
You, a person with the aura of a witch, holding the holy seal of the Holy Church, teaming up with the Dead Apostle Princess, ran to the house of an old man like me to be a robber? ?
At this moment, even though Aozaki's grandfather had lived for nearly a hundred years and had a wealth of life experience.
I couldn't help but feel a little absurd.
Is it because I haven’t left Misaki City for twenty years and the world outside is changing too fast?
Forget it.
In the small courtyard of the mansion that exuded a shabby atmosphere, a man with sunken cheeks and a slightly old-fashioned face slowly opened his eyes and sighed: "Alas, what is the purpose of your coming here?"
Speaking up meant that his attitude softened.
However, he was not afraid of Victor's baptismal chant, nor was he under pressure from Artelucci.
No matter how powerful the Baptism Chant is, we have to find his true form to destroy him.
Similarly, if it was just Altluchi, no matter how strong she was, he would be able to fight her with the help of barriers and spiritual veins. If that didn't work, he could ask for help from the Magician's Association and the Holy Church, and then just need to delay her.
As a former magician, he doesn't want to die, but he is not afraid of death either.
However, Victor's appearance brought things to another level.
Victor himself is his chosen successor and someone close to Aozaki Aoko.
His appearance not only confirmed that he was in cahoots with the Dead Apostle Princess, but also proved his own impure motives for coming to this city and being with Aozaki Aoko.
He had to figure this out.
What's more, Victor, with the help of Altluci, has the ability to threaten a magician, not to mention a reserve magician who has not yet mastered magic.
In fact, Grandfather Aozaki can not care about many things, even the spirit veins——
However, as a traditional magician, he must care about one thing, that is inheritance.
Whether it's the magic of the Aozaki family or magic.
This is the critical moment for Aozaki Aoko to inherit.
"Huh, purpose?"
Hearing this, Artelluqi immediately said in displeasure: "Isn't this obvious? Apart from this spiritual vein, do you have anything else worth wanting?"
You don't speak when Victor doesn't come, but you speak when Victor comes, right?
Miss Altluchi felt that she was being looked down upon.
Grandfather Aozaki was quite calm. He continued to ask calmly, "Then what is the use of the spiritual vein?"
"Why should I tell you?"
"Since you want me to give in, you have to give me a reason, right?"
Grandfather Aozaki's voice echoed in the empty mountains, and Victor laughed when he heard it.
"Then the threat can be considered a reason."
"of course."
The old voice was silent for a second, then said calmly: "It's just that the threat is also two-way. You have spent more than a month with Qingzi... If you plan to fight to the death, then."
"Please go ahead."
"..."
Hearing this, Victor was slightly stunned, and then fell silent.
Yes.
Although the other party must guard the core of the barrier and cannot escape, he will eventually find him if he searches bit by bit. However, this period of time is enough for him to report to the outside world, not only Qingzi and Youzhu, but also the whereabouts of Altluchi.
Altluci is very useful, but its power is also a double-edged sword. Assuming that the worldview of this copy is exactly the same as one's own world, then as soon as the church knows that Altluci is here, they will probably take action immediately.
At that time, the variables of introducing the Magician Association and the Holy Church would not be the main factor, but...
Once the attention of the Magician's Association and the Holy Church is attracted, it means that the mission is not far from failure.
He did not forget that his mission absolutely did not allow the Magician Association and the Holy Church to participate for more than seven days.
However, the other party should also be wary.
It's not just a threat to his successor, but the magicians of the Magician Association themselves have no idea about the Aozaki family? No one would believe this.
The crooked core spiritual vein is connected to the root. Although in the past few hundred years only the genius of the Aozaki family has found the "road" and brought out the fifth method, it is a fact that the spiritual vein is indeed connected to the root. For a magician who has dedicated his entire life to magic and dreams of reaching the root, it is conceivable how tempting it is.
After all, the Aozaki family is protected by magicians, which is why they can live so comfortably even though they are called "heretics" in the magic world.
Once the magician is currently in a vacancy in succession, or the new magician has not yet grown up, and the situation of mastering magic is known to the outside world... then, although it is basically impossible for the magic to be taken away, additional turmoil and accidents... are possible.
"That's right." Victor quickly reached a consensus with the other party: "It's not good for us to fight to the death."
"So, what is your purpose in using the spiritual veins?"
Grandfather Aozaki repeated the question.
Uh, purpose.
Victor glanced at Altluchi beside him. To be honest, he hadn't asked yet.
Altluchi suddenly had an idea and wanted to conquer this spiritual vein.
"Hmph, it's nothing, I just want to add a little something to it."
"Add a little something? What."
Victor was curious.
"A contract ceremony, similar to numerology, right?" Artluqi said nonchalantly: "In this way, anyone who uses the magic power in the spirit vein will be infected with my mark, which is almost like signing a contract..."
There are actually quite a few magi who are good at using spiritual veins.
The spiritual vein is like a river, a path where magical power gathers, so it is naturally impossible for it to be in only one place, nor can it be entered only from the Aozaki Mansion.
The location of the Aozaki family is not only the most important of the entire spiritual vein, but also the core location for large-scale magic ceremonies.
Other wild magicians often covet to access the spirit veins from other places, so as to steal or use the magic power.
This is why Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Arizuma need to go out frequently to clean up the magicians.
As for Altluchi's behavior...how should I describe it?
Good man, he actually planned to poison the spiritual vein?
Victor blinked in confusion, and suddenly it dawned on him that you were planning to capture all the magicians in Misaki City and even the surrounding areas.
No wonder Aozaki Aoko has been wondering why there are fewer blind magicians recently. So it's you who's behind this?
hiss.
So...what kind of obsession is this? Is the White Winged Prince giving you too much stimulation?
"Contract? What contract?"
Victor shook his head quickly when he heard the doubtful voice, and dismissed the complaints in his mind. He simply denied it himself and said, "Don't pay attention to her needs, Mr. Magician."
"My need is simple. When necessary, I need to be able to enter this spiritual vein without any hindrance and find the source."
"..."
As Victor finished speaking, the entire forest returned to silence again. It was not until a long time later that a faint sigh was heard.
"The origin... it fits the tone of a magician."
But... the root cause is not so easy to find.
Without magic, there is no way.
"So, is it just because of this?"
Grandfather Aozaki asked, "Just for the same reason as those magicians from the outside world who sneaked into Misaki City, is it worth it for you to mobilize all your forces and activate Black Princess and the Black Knight just for the so-called ethereal root?"
"Isn't that enough?" Victor asked.
For a moment, Grandfather Aozaki was speechless.
Yes, isn’t the root cause enough for a magician?
For an ordinary magician, that would definitely be enough.
But if this magician, this young magician who is obviously a human being, can communicate with Altruci as an equal...
For some reason, Grandfather Aozaki didn't believe it.
In fact, there is no need for any reason, just rely on the experience, intuition and sixth sense over the years.
He can make the conclusion.
This magician is dismissive of the roots.
Could it be that the other party's purpose is magic? Or... going to the source to change something?
No, it shouldn’t be like that. The other party is not that strong yet.
Although only a remnant of soul remained, he could still vaguely sense the opponent's strength——
Well, forget it.
Grandfather Aozaki suddenly realized that no matter what the other party wanted to find the root cause, it actually had nothing to do with him.
Be it for magic, for changing something, or even for devoting oneself to the root.
It has nothing to do with him, anyway.
He also didn't think that the other party could really find the way to the root through the so-called spiritual veins.
If it were that simple, the world would be filled with magicians.
Thinking of this, he simply said: "Promise me three requests, and the Aozaki family's spiritual vein will be opened for you."
"Three?" Victor raised his eyebrows and said patiently, "You speak first."
"First, the spiritual vein is only open to you. No one, whether it's other dead apostles or magicians, is allowed to enter or use it without permission, including the person next to you."
"Similarly, since you said you were only after the root, then anything you do with the spirit veins will require the consent of the current administrator - I will tell Qingzi about this."
"..."
Victor glanced at the increasingly dissatisfied Altluchi beside him and said simply, "Okay."
Anyway, Arteluqi was only planning to poison... Well, if she still wants to poison when we get back, just go to the church's territory and find a spiritual vein for her to play with.
"Second, you cannot tell anyone else about your ability to borrow the spirit vein or what happened today."
"As it should be."
Victor nodded in understanding. The right to borrow the spiritual vein would attract prying eyes, and when Altluchi invaded the spiritual vein here, the Aozaki family, as the supervisor, not only did not report it, but concealed it and condoned such things. To put it mildly, it was called self-protection, and to put it seriously... it was called going along with the crowd.
If you go along with the Dead Apostles, you're more than just a heretic in the world of magic.
"What about the third point?"
Victor smiled and asked simply.
Generally speaking, the most important things are often put last.
"Third, I need you to ensure that Aozaki Aoko can inherit magic smoothly."
"It's not just about not intervening, we also need to provide help when necessary—"
"Oh?"
Victor was slightly startled, then he smiled.
Sure enough, you noticed something, old man.
I just don't know, have you realized my purpose, or have you discovered Aozaki Touko's trump card?
"can."
Victor nodded affirmatively: "In fact, even if you didn't ask me to do so, I would do so."
"So, how can you guarantee that I will do what you say?"
