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

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The sound startled both Orange and Ayumi; neither of them had expected Aoko to suddenly appear at such a moment.

The two exchanged a glance, tacitly dispelling any discord, and then Orange, who was near the door, stood up and opened it.

The moment the door opened, the first thing I saw wasn't the image of my silly little sister that I had imagined, but a stack of cardboard boxes.

"Ayumi, help me hold this up, the top one is about to fall over!" Aoko's face was blocked by these cardboard boxes, and seeing that she clearly couldn't see the road ahead, Orange wondered how she managed to bring all these things to the hospital.

However, just as she said, Orange saw that the top box was wobbling and looked like it was about to fall, so she raised her hand and took the box down. It was quite light and she had no idea what was inside.

"Thanks, Ayumi. Luckily you reacted quickly this time, otherwise—" Feeling the top cardboard box being taken down, Aoko finally saw what was in front of her. When she saw that the person in front of her was not Ayumi as she had expected, but Touko, she was so frightened that she took two steps back, lost her balance, and fell backward.

With a "bang," the box in Aoko's hand fell to the ground as she stumbled, revealing a brand-new quilt.

"Sister, sister!" Ignoring the pain in her bottom, Qingzi sat on the ground with her legs spread apart, pointing at Chengzi with a trembling finger and shouting.

"My silly little sister." Seeing Aoko's reaction, Orange hugged the box with one hand and pressed the other hand against half of her face, saying in a low voice, "It's been so long, and you still like to act silly."

After saying that, looking at her sister's puffed-up face, which was full of displeasure, Orange smiled back and then reached out her hand.

Seeing her sister's outstretched hand, Aoko reluctantly grasped it and was then gently pulled up.

"When did you get back?" Qingzi asked, stuffing the blanket back into the box and looking at Chengzi, whom she hadn't seen for half a year.

"I just got back today." Orange carried the box into the ward and placed it next to the bedside table.

Aoko also carried the box into the room, glanced at it, and then put the box down as well.

Pulling over her chair, Aoko sat back with her arms wrapped around the back, resting her chin on the edge of the chair, and said, "Sister, why did you suddenly come back? It's not because of Grandpa's irresponsible declaration, is it? If that's the case, you don't need to worry. I've already rejected Grandpa and run away from home."

"My return has nothing to do with this matter at all." Orange crossed her legs and carefully examined Qingzi. In the six months since she last saw her, Qingzi had grown taller and her breasts had gradually developed. Although they were not as large as hers yet, they were already quite well-proportioned.

Even the carefree Aoko instinctively covered her breast with her arm when she noticed Orange's gaze falling on it.

Upon seeing this action, Orange suddenly laughed.

"Sister, you're really annoying." Aoko hit her lightly, then turned to look at Yuzhu. "Yuzhu is really something too. She knew you were coming back today but didn't tell me."

"I had no idea she was coming back today." Yuzhu looked at the Aozaki sisters getting along harmoniously and felt a strange feeling in her heart. The two of them were behaving normally now, but if they didn't discuss things properly, they might start fighting at any time.

"Hmm, is it that secret?" Aoko believed that Yuzu was telling the truth, so she turned to look at Touko. "How many days will you be staying this time, sister?"

Since Orange entered the Clock Tower, the three of them have only communicated through letters. Even when she returned half a year ago, Aoko did not see Orange and did not know what Orange had done upon her return.

The only thing that was clear was that from that time on, Yuzhu strictly urged her to learn magic, but she had no interest in those things at all, and she had no intention of inheriting the Aozaki family, so she just drifted along.

Not long ago, her grandfather actually made that statement, which confirmed the authenticity of Yue Zhengling's manuscript, but also put her in a strange situation.

The question is whether to inherit the Aozaki family or to push all the responsibility onto her older sister and live a normal life.

Knowing that magic existed, she didn't think she was more talented than her sister. Even though the manuscript said that she was the most suitable person for the Fifth Magic, it didn't say that her sister wasn't suitable.

So she shamefully chose to run away, but not wanting to break free from magic, she moved into Ayumi's mansion.

Her grandfather acquiesced to her choice and didn't pressure her too much, which suggests that he felt she had nothing to fear.

On the surface, she lives a normal life, but behind the scenes, she is eager to get closer to the truth of the world. This exciting life makes her feel very interesting. More importantly, as the entity that maintains her daily life and her extraordinary life, Yue Zhengling is an indispensable point of intersection.

"By the way, Aoko, what is that?" Orange asked, looking at Aoko who seemed lost in thought.

"Ah, that's the new bedding I prepared for Ling-chan. It took me a lot of effort to make it." Hearing that her sister was interested in what she brought, Qingzi excitedly walked over, squatted down, opened the box that Chengzi had taken earlier, and took out a pillow.

"A pillow?" Orange looked at the object with a puzzled expression.

“Yes, but this isn’t an ordinary pillow, it’s a tea leaf pillow!” Aoko waved the fabric item in her hand, and a “rustling” sound came from inside.

Then she buried her face in the pillow and took a deep breath, the refreshing aroma of tea filling her entire abdomen. "I heard from others that using a tea pillow is very good for your health, so if I switch to this, Ling-chan might be able to wake up."

After hearing this explanation, Orange looked at her silly sister with a mix of laughter and tears. In the end, Qingzi still didn't know the truth about why Yue Zhengling couldn't wake up.

However, this approach made her realize that Aoko was also trying her best in her own way.

Orange snatched the pillow from Qingzi's hand and smelled it. Sure enough, it had a refreshing tea fragrance. It seemed that the tea used in this pillow was not an ordinary product. But as she smelled it, Orange's expression became strange.

Although the aroma of this tea wasn't as strong as the brewed tea, it still gave her a familiar feeling, as if she had smelled it not long ago.

Then, considering Aoko's financial situation and where she currently lives, the answer became clear.

"Oh, my sister is such an idiot, I'm so sorry, Lydia."

Chapter 263 Destructive Talent (Part 1)

This familiar tea aroma is clearly the same tea leaves I used when I had tea with Lydia on the plane.

So let's make a simple deduction: Yuzhu, who grew up in England, likes to drink tea. As her close friend, Lidel knew that Yuzhu liked to drink tea, so Lidel always sent tea leaves to Yuzhu.

Aoko moved into Arisu's Western-style house and learned about the existence of the tea pillow. Since she didn't have money to buy tea leaves, she naturally chose to use locally sourced ones, which led to the destruction of Arisu's treasured tea leaves.

Hearing Orange suddenly mention Lydia's name, Yuzhu looked at her in confusion, "Why do you suddenly want to apologize to Lydia?"

Orange shoved the pillow back at Qingzi with a pained expression, then pinched the bridge of her nose. "Because Qingzi wasted all the good intentions she had for you."

At first, Ayumi didn't understand what Orange meant, but when she recalled what Aoko had said and realized the key point, her face instantly turned ashen.

"Aoko, you said it's a tea pillow, so where did the tea leaves inside come from?" Ayumi suppressed her anger, because she wasn't sure if Aoko had used tea leaves from home, as she suspected.

Upon hearing Yuzhu's words, Aoko shrank back guiltily, her gaze darting away, unable to meet her eyes.

"Don't ask anymore. I smelled that tea aroma on the plane back. Lydia served me this kind of tea." Orange didn't care about anything else and directly revealed the answer.

"Aozaki Aoko!" Yuzhu stood up abruptly, her eyes filled with icy rage.

"Um, well, when I was making the tea pillows, I made yours too. For that reason, Yuzhu, please don't be so angry~" Aoko shrank behind Touko, cautiously peeking at Yuzhu.

"Besides, there are several large barrels of tea leaves, and new ones have been delivered recently. In that case, you could drink them for a lifetime and still not finish them. Besides, tea leaves don't last that long anyway, so what's wrong with me using a little?"

Aoko had no idea that her words were a fatal blow, and Ayumi was so angry that she was speechless.

"Sister, sister, why does Yuzhu look so angry? Why don't you help me coax Yuzhu? At most, I'll give you the one I made for myself." Qingzi stomped her foot lightly and whispered behind Chengzi, gritting her teeth.

Before Orange could even refuse, the room was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.

The Aozaki sisters turned around, both drenched in sweat, to look at Yuzu. Yuzu's face was expressionless, but the look in her eyes, as if she were looking at something deadly, terrified both Touko and Aoko.

That look clearly warned Orange: If you dare to agree, I'll put you on my revenge list too!

Orange wisely stepped aside, exposing Aoko who was hiding behind her.

Before Aoko could even complain about her sudden disappearance of her biggest backer, she was pinned to the spot by Ayumi's gaze.

Orange looked at Yuju, who had even used the Demon Eye, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. It seemed that Yuju was really angry this time, and if nothing unexpected happened, Aoko would be doomed this time.

However, Aoko just mentioned that there were several large barrels of tea leaves. If that's true, how much did Lydia send to Yuzhu?

"How much did you use?" Yuzhu stared at Qingzi for a long time before finally suppressing her anger and asking.

"Uh, not much, just three buckets." Qingzi carefully held up her finger, making a "three" gesture.

Orange was silent for two seconds, then took two steps away from Qingzi. She couldn't understand how her sister, who was so oblivious to social cues, had survived to this age.

Yuzhu took a few deep breaths. "Didn't I put all those tea leaves in the storage room? Aoko, how did you get in there?"

"Ah, you mean that?" Aoko thought Yuzu was going to say something, but it turned out to be this kind of question. She scratched the back of her head and said with an embarrassed look.

“When the tea was delivered that time, didn’t I help you carry the tea inside, Yoo-joo? I noticed then that the lock on that room was easy to turn, and you simply put the lids on the buckets. I just pulled the rings to open them.”

Youzhu has a habit of categorizing things and placing them in different rooms. This is partly because there are too many empty rooms in the mansion, and partly because she likes to organize.

The room on the second floor was where the tea was stored. Not only was the room locked, but the tea barrels were also sealed with a preservation magic to prevent accidental opening and to ensure long-term preservation.

However, judging from Aoko's tone, it seemed as if she hadn't encountered any problems at all, and simply entered the room and got the tea leaves, which made Ayumi wonder if she had remembered it wrong.

"Didn't you see those magical seals left on the barrels?" Yuzu frowned as she looked at Aoko. The magic set up there was something Aoko's current level of magic was simply not enough to break.

"Oh, Aoko, you mean those things that look like hard membranes? Those things break when you touch them." Aoko looked completely clueless; she still didn't have a concrete idea of ​​her own abilities.

Orange, who knew Ayumi's habits, narrowed her eyes, realizing once again that her younger sister was truly a born destroyer.

Orange had witnessed Arisu's sealing magic before, after all, she had been inside Arisu's mansion. It could be said that everything in that mansion had been sealed with varying degrees of magic by Arisu, the owner.

Judging from the conversation between Yuzhu and Aoko just now, Yuzhu takes great care in preserving the tea leaves, so the preservation magic applied to them must be something quite complicated.

Even with her current level of magic skills, she probably wouldn't be able to solve it so easily.

Aoko had only been exposed to magic for about a year and a half. Even though she and Yuzu used the best teaching materials to teach her, given Aoko's personality and intelligence, it was impossible for her to achieve much in such a short time. So, the only explanation for her ability to do so was that she was talented and gifted.

"Qingzi, go home and find your grandfather to prepare for the imprint transplant." Orange took off her glasses and turned to look at Qingzi. "The Fifth Law must indeed be inherited by you."

Aoko blinked, then blinked again, then smiled slightly and said, "I don't want to."

A bright smile without a trace of pretense, clear eyes without a hint of reluctance, and straightforward words without a trace of hesitation made Orange swallow her words, who wanted to continue speaking.

On the other side of the hospital bed, Yuzhu knew that the war was about to begin. The clash of wills between the Aozaki sisters, and whether the next Fifth Mage could be successfully born, would all be decided in this hospital room.

Compared to that, the differences between myself and Orange have become insignificant.

Chapter 264 Destructive Talent (Part 2)

In fact, many people in the magic world will never witness so-called "magic" in their entire lives. For them, "magic" is at most a concept, and even what it specifically is is very vague.

Even Yuju, who exists as a "fragment of one," does not know the specific effects or methods of casting the first law.

The most well-known one is probably the second spell held by the Archmage Zelrich, which is also the spell described in the most detail in Yue Zhengling's manuscript.

So what exactly is the fifth magic of the Aozaki family? Why did the Aozaki mage pass it on to Aoko, who has mediocre magic circuits, instead of Touko, who has exquisite magic circuits and is even born with the Mystic Eyes?

Originally, Youzhu didn't know the reason either, but there was a detailed explanation in Yue Zhengling's manuscript.

Although Aoko's magic circuits are smaller than both hers and Touko's, their rotation speed, durability, magical energy quality, and utilization rate are all beyond the norm.

She performed only moderately well in highly complex magic tricks, but with simple magic tricks that only required the flow of magic energy, she had already surpassed Arisu in just two years of practice. The magic she used was not powerful, but rather incredibly fast.

Aoko's magical characteristic is "magical release," which can destroy objects. Aoko excels at high-speed, offensive magic that is feared for its infinite rotation. Regarding her destructive aspect, she is known as the "rare witch," a human missile launcher. If she seeks to achieve a breakthrough in a single point of attack, she is an unparalleled witch of destruction.

Aozaki Aoko's talent as a magician is average, but she possesses unparalleled talent in "destructive magic." Especially in the area of ​​"simple magic formulas that can be activated with just the flow of magical energy," Aoko's activation speed and power are far superior to those of Arisu, who is a witch.

In other words, Aoko's magic circuits are suitable for simple, straightforward magic tricks that don't require meticulous manipulation.

Although Aoko's magic circuits are among the best in the magic world, the Aozaki family's fifth magic doesn't need such things. Aoko's simplicity is the primary condition that makes her the most suitable for the fifth magic.

As early as a year and a half ago, Aoko and Touko had been preparing for Aoko to inherit the Fifth Magic. Whether it was the textbook about the Aozaki family's magic written by Touko or the knowledge of magic that Aoko was patiently taught, it was all to help Aoko adapt as soon as possible.

However, after Orange stayed in London for a long time, Aoko suddenly became lazy. At first, Aoko was very enthusiastic about learning from Yuzu, but one day without any warning, Aoko suddenly started skipping classes.

Even when I forced her to study, she was always absent-minded and perfunctory. No, it wasn't entirely without warning; I remember this started shortly after the pendant was handed over.

Orange didn't react much after hearing Qingzi's refusal. Perhaps she had expected it, or perhaps she felt that Qingzi's so-called resistance was completely unimportant.

So she calmly said, "Qingzi, I don't want to know your reasons, but the Fifth Law is the key to our plan. If you don't inherit the Fifth Law to intimidate certain people, we won't be able to save Lingjun. Do you really want that?"

Aoko sat on the edge of the bed, gently lifted Le Zhengling's head, removed the original pillow and replaced it with a tea pillow. Then she kept poking Le Zhengling's face with her index finger. "Even if I don't inherit the Fifth Magic, Ling-chan will wake up smoothly. And I don't want to become a magician, because if I inherit the Fifth Magic, Ling-chan will become very lonely."

Orange had no idea what Aoko was talking about. She glanced at Yuzhu and saw that Yuzhu also looked puzzled.

"Sister, you and Youzhu both like to complicate things. When you found out what Ling-chan wrote, you treated Ling-chan as someone from the other side. But have you ever thought that Ling-chan is actually an ordinary person?" Lying on the bed with her upper body, Qingzi looked at Yue Zhengling with a smile.

“How could that be? Lingjun is—” Orange wanted to deny Qingzi’s words, but halfway through her sentence, she frowned deeply and her brain started working.

Yuzhu was also thinking about Qingzi's words, but for her, whether Yue Zhengling was an ordinary person or not was not important at all. What was important was whether Yue Zhengling would escape her control.

Chengzi was unsure after seeing Yue Zhengling's sleeping face, and only after Qingzi reminded her did she realize that she had gone astray.

Because Yue Zhengling left behind those manuscripts, and because he was in sync with his counterpart in another world, he met Yue Zhengling's soul in the post-apocalyptic world. By then, he was already a heroic spirit and was no longer an ordinary person.

But why did Ling Jun become a heroic spirit? The other self in the other world is certain that Yue Zheng Ling is a heroic spirit, not a ghost or a phantom.

But what is a Heroic Spirit?

A heroic spirit is a being that has been transformed into a hero whose great achievements have been passed down as legends after his death and who has become an object of faith.

The origin is undoubtedly Yue Zhengling of this world, how could it be a Heroic Spirit?

Because apart from the special feature of his heart, Yue Zhengling's body is completely that of an ordinary person, an ordinary person without even magic circuits.

Although Orange's connection with her post-apocalyptic self was extremely short-lived, after she went to the Clock Tower, she used the technology she had acquired from the Atlas Institute to re-synchronize with her counterpart there.

Although she could only connect intermittently on special days due to the tidal fluctuations of the Imaginary Sea and the time discrepancy between the two worlds, she still received some of what was happening in that world.

Recently, I saw that King Arthur gave a portion of his spirit origin to Yue Zhengling, and it was precisely because of the other party's unreasonable behavior that Chengzi felt extremely angry.

That's why she wanted to summon back Yue Zhengling's soul and protect it. But then Youzhu mentioned that Lingjun was inexplicably at odds with Hei Ji, and that's where the question arises.

Is the Yue Zhengling in the illusion that Youzhu saw the same Yue Zhengling she knows? If so, what exactly happened in between? According to her memories from the post-apocalyptic world, Hei Ji was killed by the Holy Church a long time ago using the "Stomach World Codex" and the "Seventh Holy Codex," and her consciousness fell into a deep sleep and was sealed in the deepest part of the Great Cathedral.

"Yuzhu, what was the surrounding environment like in the footage you saw? Was it all yellow sand, and was the sky a dim yellow color?" Orange rubbed the temples of her glasses and asked softly.