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

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In the world of magic, the longer something has been passed down, the more "mysterious" it becomes. But the "foreign object" lurking under Orange's feet clearly had an aura that suggested it was "made" not long ago.

If it is the "nameless monster" that Orange created when she became a Grand Puppeteer and was sealed away to carry out her mission, hiding everywhere, as described in that manuscript, then it should be able to reach this level.

The things in Yue Zhengling's manuscript only mentioned a part of each person's future, their strengths, and some other important things.

But the Orange of today is not the one mentioned in the manuscript. She spent more than ten years, is nearly thirty years old, and is only sixteen this year. Even if Orange learned what she was best at from these things, it is simply impossible for her to have honed her magic and skills to this level in just a year and a half.

Moreover, if she wasn't mistaken, the gloves Orange was wearing were clearly made from the fur of the rare and unique fantasy species "Golden Wolf" that Yue Zhengling had mentioned.

So, can we assume that Orange has now formed a contract with the Golden Wolf, becoming an existence that even Orange cannot contend with without using all her trump cards?

If this is indeed the case, what exactly happened to Orange? Why is it that Orange now seems to have obtained everything from the future and compressed it into this year and a half, mastering and absorbing it all?

"No, you're wrong. Even I, who has become a Grand Lydel, you who have fully mastered the last witch's legacy, and Aoko who can freely use the Fifth Law, are far too weak in the face of what happened to [him]."

With complete composure, Aozaki Touko asserted, and asserted with absolute certainty.

"Are you that worried?" Yuzhu frowned slightly. Based on the information she had gathered so far, even without considering Aoko, she and Touko could not be said to have no chance of winning against those people.

Although Yuzhu is not a magician, she knows that once someone becomes a magician, they cannot interfere in the world at will; this is an unspoken understanding between the "world" and the "magician".

"You have no idea what we're facing." Orange coldly raised her head, looking through the car window at the unusually gray sky. This sky was as oppressive as the sky of an apocalyptic world, making the dark memories of another version of herself in her heart clear.

"What that child recorded is just a tiny, insignificant part of the truth of the world. You know that parallel worlds exist, so have you ever thought about what you, the person in that parallel world, would be doing, or what her fate would be?"

Orange lowered her head and smoothed her hair. "Just like the story of 'The Night of the Wizard,' if your situation suddenly became a memory and you gained it now, what do you think you would become?"

The clever Yuzhu discerned the key reason why the other person had become this way from Orange's words, and her guess was confirmed.

"You became like that because of that ring, right?" Yuzhu finally remembered that a year and a half ago, Guanbuzi's mother had told them to keep the pendant in order to change it every six months. A year ago, Orange had said that she had "seen something interesting." She had kept it for six months without any change. And before today, Aoko and she had seen the scene together.

"Orange, that person... isn't he/she no longer in this world?" Yuzhu stated the most likely conclusion. "What did you see? Or rather, what did you know?"

Orange put her glasses back on, nodded first, then shook her head.

Nodding meant acknowledging that Yoo-joo's guess was correct, while shaking his head meant telling Yoo-joo that now was not the time to tell her.

Under the gray sky, a light drizzle began to fall, and the two who had stopped talking returned to a depressing silence.

On the bus, many people stared at Orange and Ayumi after they got on, curious about what they were saying.

But in the relatively quiet car, even the people in front of them didn't hear a single word they said. Meanwhile, in the seats behind them, Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau kept giving warning glances to anyone who tried to approach.

Although Kiritsugu Emiya wasn't a traditional magician, he could still tell that the reason he couldn't hear Aozaki Touko and the others' conversation was because of the new girl who appeared, whom Aozaki Touko called "Arisu" and May Lidel Archerlot called "Alice".

However, from beginning to end, Kiritsugu Emiya found out what the other party had done, and for this reason, he felt that he had to obtain information about this girl.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Hisayuu Maiya sitting beside him. Years of tacit understanding allowed Hisayuu Maiya to read the meaning in Kiritsugu's eyes.

She nodded slightly, carefully examining Youzhu and memorizing her appearance for future investigation.

Soon, they arrived at Guanbuzi General Hospital. The four of them stood on the waiting platform in the rain, looking at the hospital behind them shrouded in the gloom.

A layer of white mist rose from the surrounding water vapor, making the hospital building's lights appear extremely dim.

Although Aozaki Touko had mentioned that this might be the workshop of one of the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostles, Kiritsugu was not afraid. Instead, he calmly gazed at the hospital standing in the suburbs.

"Is this my workplace?" He turned to Orange, who remained silent, and asked.

“Yes, I can’t offer any help on what you’ll do next, but as professionals, you must have your own methods.” Orange stretched her hand out from under the eaves of the station, the cold, wet raindrops hitting her gloves and strangely sliding off.

The gloves were completely dry, and Orange nodded in satisfaction. Then she took off her coat and turned it inside out, revealing a gold lining that matched the gloves.

"Youzhu and I will go in first. You can look around the area. If you want to find us, go to the top floor of the inpatient department."

Orange spread out her shirt and held it over Youzhu's and her own heads. "By the way, if the nurse says we can't go to the top floor, just give her my name and the nurse will notify me. After all, you shouldn't be on the visitor list."

After saying that, Orange stopped explaining and pulled Yuzhu into the rain.

Kiritsugu, who was left at the station, couldn't help but reach into his pocket, only to find it empty. Then he remembered that his cigarette case was still in Hisau Maiya's hand.

Seeing Kiritsugu's actions, Hisayu Maiya paused for a moment, then quietly took out a cigarette case, put a cigarette in Kiritsugu's mouth, and lit it for him.

Kiritsugu looked at the beautiful woman lighting his cigarette, a look of reminiscence flashing in his eyes, and unconsciously uttered the name he had given her, "Maiya."

Hearing Kiritsugu call her name, Hisayu Maiya looked up and saw Kiritsugu's gentle gaze. "This is the last one today. We'll cut it down to one tomorrow."

Hearing this, Kiritsugu took a drag of his cigarette and gave a wry smile. "You're taking this too seriously."

“Isn’t it you who made me this way?” Hisa Maiya ignored Kiritsugu’s complaints and instead reached out to gently stroke his face.

"Although I don't know what you and Aozaki Touko meant by what you said, I know that it would be very dangerous to confront those things."

Maiya gently rubbed Kiritsugu Emiya's stubble with her warm, soft palm, the prickly sensation filling her with a sense of security.

"Whether it's my personality, my body, or my name, everything about me exists for you. I am a part of you, a part that can be discarded, even if I'm ruined. So please use me well, Kiritsugu."

She spoke calmly in a seductive tone, as if it were none of her business.

Kiritsugu looked at the woman in front of him and suddenly felt a pang of heartache. The reason she had become this kind of woman was because of him.

She herself raised this girl she picked up from the battlefield into the woman she is today.

She is an auxiliary machine, specifically designed to assist the normal operation of a machine named "Emiya Kiritsugu". This is Hisayu Maiya.

"...I understand." Magicians are all beings with abnormal values, and even he, as the "Magician Killer," is no exception. That is why he raised Maiya to be the way he is.

"Well then, let's see what work is all about." He took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled, the nicotine flavor putting Kiritsugu into work mode.

Looking once more at the hospital, shrouded in the rain and now resembling a demonic realm, Kiritsugu Emiya and Maiya Hisau began their investigation.

However, they did not notice that a crow was quietly watching them from a trash can next to the bus stop.

On the other side, Orange and Yuzhu skillfully entered the elevator and arrived at the top floor of the inpatient department.

The nurse in charge of registration looked at Aozaki Touko with some surprise, then smiled and said, "Ms. Aozaki Touko, it's been a long time."

Orange smiled and nodded, replying, "Yes, I went to study in the UK before, but I had something to do today so I came back."

After hearing Orange's answer, the nurse wanted to ask more questions. After all, in this era, very few people can study abroad. For ordinary citizens like them, foreign countries have become a very vague concept.

But Yu-chu showed no intention of waiting. She walked past Orange, picked up a pen, wrote the date and her name on the visitor registration form, and walked towards Le Zheng-ling's ward without looking back.

After seeing Yuzhu's actions, the nurse looked at Orange with some embarrassment.

Having worked here for over two years, the person who left the deepest impression on her was Kuonji Yuzu. This girl with a cool and aloof demeanor, despite her cold appearance, always displayed excellent manners in her daily interactions.

Now, Yuzhu has actually abandoned her companions and left, perhaps because she felt that Yuzhu was disturbing them.

Orange waved her hand, "Don't worry about it, Yuzhu isn't angry with you."

Holding her coat, Chengzi wasn't in a hurry to go into the hospital gown; she wanted to ask the nurse on duty about her recent situation.

"Has anyone other than my sister and Yuju visited him during this time?"

Although she didn't explicitly say who "he" was, the nurse certainly wouldn't be mistaken. She turned her head to recall for a moment, "Well, there shouldn't have been anyone before, but Miss Orange, you are the second group of people to come to visit today."

A glint of light flashed in Orange's eyes, "The second batch?"

"Yes, it's the second batch, but you should also know the person who came in the first batch. He's that tall, strong, and somewhat dangerous-looking middle-aged man."

Chapter 259 Dark Fairy Tale: Prince Charming (Part 1)

Upon hearing the nurse's description, Orange immediately realized who the person was. Sure enough, when she took the visitor registration form and wrote her own name on it, she saw the name Faubro Lowein a few lines above.

Under the nurse's watchful eye, Orange flipped through the registration form and saw only the names "Aozaki Aoko" and "Kuonji Aratsu," interspersed with the names of the Shuse sisters.

"Who are these?" Orange asked softly, pointing to the unfamiliar names.

"Oh, those people didn't come to visit you in the hospital, but to see Miss Aoko. However, neither Miss Kuonji nor Miss Aoko allowed them into the ward."

The nurse's memory was clearly excellent; she remembered the registration date perfectly well, even though it was last month.

Orange calculated the time in her mind and realized that it was around the time her grandfather announced that Aoko would be the next heir of the Aozaki family. So it was probably around the time that the two sisters came to provide psychological counseling.

Did you find this place because you didn't dare go to the Western-style mansion in the village and couldn't stop Aoko at school?

Orange thought to herself, after all, according to the registration form, Aoko came here about every two days, so it would be easy to find this place if she investigated her whereabouts a little.

"Thank you, nurse. I'll go in now." Having gathered the necessary information, Orange decided not to waste any more time. After thanking her and returning the registration book, she headed towards Le Zhengling's ward.

Orange paused slightly as she placed her hand on the doorknob, then activated her Mystic Eyes.

The protective magic applied to the door was several times stronger than before, and the marks were unusually fresh, indicating that it had been strengthened not long ago.

Orange squinted, knowing that things had changed drastically while she was away. The changes themselves weren't the problem; the problem was whether they would affect her plans.

Pushing open the ward door, I saw Le Zhengling still sleeping peacefully in bed. His sleeping face was unusually quiet. When I first saw him, I was worried that something bad might have happened.

The sleeping posture is the most unguarded position of a person, and looking at this person's sleeping face gives people a transparent feeling, as if they are no longer in this world.

But if you observe more closely, you will find that this person is breathing, and it is a breath full of lightness.

Chengzi closed the door, pulled up her chair, sat on the edge of the bed, and quietly watched Le Zhengling.

Meanwhile, Yuzhu didn't even look up from the book in her hands when Touko entered the room, clearly not wanting to pay attention to her.

Orange also felt there was no need to ask Arisu about the Shuse sisters so soon, since things had gotten a bit tense because of Lidel's matter, and if she asked now, Arisu might not pay any attention.

Taking this opportunity, Chengzi took off her glasses, lifted the blanket over Yue Zhengling, and began to grope him.

Over the course of a year and a half, she would examine Yue Zhengling's body every six months. As a puppeteer, with the improvement of her experience and skills in digestion, she was able to discover abnormalities in Yue Zhengling's body with each examination.

Compared to six months ago and a year ago, Yue Zhengling's heart rate has decreased again. Although the rest of her body is normal, her heart has entered the stage of failure.

“The situation is worse than expected.” Orange untied Yue Zhengling’s hospital gown, her slender index finger glowing slightly as she pressed it against his heart.

Through the magic eye, one can see that the black membrane that originally enveloped his heart has faded to the point of almost disappearing; that layer is the primordial soil of Fuabro Lowen.

In the incident that Faubro Lowen told them, he mentioned that Lo Chung-ling's heart was abnormal, as if it had been replaced after birth, and that the replacement heart had serious problems.

Fuaburo, who came from the Wandering Sea, speculated that the heart was a magical artifact, similar to a bio-magic furnace, but without any signs of activation.

Strangely, even though it wasn't activated, someone was always maintaining it. And although the cause of Yue Zhengling's death was unrelated to the heart, even without that incident, this unmaintained heart would have stopped soon afterward.

Later, after Yue Zhengling died and was resurrected, his heart problem was still not solved, but only somewhat alleviated.

The reason for the relief of the heart problem was too coincidental: the Creation Soil of Fuabro Lowen entered Yue Zhengling's body, and at the same time, due to the activation of the [Boundary Ring], that Creation Soil was used by someone as a catalyst to maintain the heart.

However, these catalysts have begun to run out, and Fuaburo does not want to inject more Creation Soil into Le Zhengling's body.

According to him, Yue Zhengling's body is currently maintaining a delicate balance. If the Soil of Creation is injected into his body again, he will undergo changes that no one wants to see.

There are two main possibilities: one is that Yue Zhengling cannot withstand it and is completely transformed into the soil of creation, becoming a part of him; the other is that Yue Zhengling can withstand it and is reborn as a dead disciple.

A year ago, Orange and he discussed this matter and calculated the rate at which the Creation Soil was consumed. They estimated that it would be completely consumed within a year, which is around this time.

So even without Grandpa's announcement, Orange would still have returned during this time.

This matter was kept from Ayumi and Aoko, but by now, Ayumi should have found out.

While Orange was examining Yue Zhengling's body, Youzhu kept peeking. When Orange placed her hand on Yue Zhengling's heart, Youzhu's calm face was filled with gloom.

The gloom reached its peak when Orange exclaimed that "the situation is worse than expected," and the flow of magic in the ward became chaotic due to Arisu's out-of-control emotions.

"Youzhu, even now you still don't want to tell me what happened before?" After helping Yue Zhengling put on his hospital gown again, Chengzi tidied his hair, looked intently at his face, and then asked softly.

"————" Yuzhu remained silent, turning her gaze back to the book.

Orange has its own ideas, and Pearl has its own principles.

Although she cared about Yue Zhengling, she cared more about Lidel, whom she had grown up with, than about the bond that was based solely on blood ties and which they had never spoken a word to.

She will handle Yue Zhengling's matter in her own way, but she absolutely cannot drag Lidel into it, because Yue Zhengling's problems are becoming increasingly complicated, and if Lidel is also involved, she doesn't know whether things will get better or worse.

Youzhu dared not gamble, nor did she need to. She had already prepared a method to sustain Yue Zhengling's life. As for whether Yue Zhengling could wake up, that was never a question she had considered from the beginning.

Chapter 260 Dark Fairy Tale: Snow White (Part 2)

Seeing that Yuzhu remained completely silent, Touko shrugged slightly and then said, "Yuzhu, have you thought about your future?"

"sand"

Yuzhu gently turned a page of her book, seemingly oblivious to Orange's words.

"Now that we know those things, will we still follow that future script?" Orange stroked Yue Zhengling's left cheek. "I don't think so. Because after we learned those things, many things have become completely different."

“At least I don’t think you’ll let that Jingxi or something into your mansion.” Orange’s gaze fell on Le Zhengling’s neck. The necklace was gone, presumably because Qingzi was wearing it.

“If it hadn’t unfolded like that story, I don’t think you would have ever crossed paths with that person again. Even if he might have become the person who accompanies you for life.” Orange analyzed the future with a faint smile.

"And as a witch, you probably prefer being alone to an unfortunate end. Ha, what a cursed life."

Although Ayumi tried her best to focus on the book, she couldn't help but look up and glare at Touko when Touko talked about her cursed life.