Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

"Is this the point?"

In the living room where the air was extremely stiff, Aozaki Aoko suppressed her guilty expression and spoke naturally.

"That Orange guy will never lure someone to Misaki for no reason. Even if the person is just an ordinary person, she is probably targeting this place again!"

"Of course I know this, but this matter has nothing to do with you just bringing me a lunch box. Don't confuse the point."

"No matter how you look at it, it's you who is confusing the point."

Aozaki Aoko crossed her arms with a depressed look on her face.

"There's nothing I can do about it, because I suddenly heard such exciting news about Orange, I couldn't care about other things at all, and by the time I realized it, I was already at Shiroinuzuka.

Ten years ago, Misaki City was just fields and forests. It was very difficult to build residences on highlands. No one lived above a certain height.

Although there are residential areas, they basically spread around the station with pastoral scenery.

But far away from the residential area, on the road winding around the high hills, there are residual images of the past, and Shiroinuzuka is one of them.

The direction in which the asphalt road extends is covered by dense forests, with only a few mountain paths visible, and the vending machines deliberately placed in the middle of the road serve as the dividing line between the city and the mountains.

Although the scenery you see when you climb this long winding mountain road is very beautiful, if you treat this kind of thing as a daily thing, it will only make people feel hard.

Even though it had been two years since he had to climb such a high road after changing buses twice, Aoko still couldn't turn a blind eye to it.

Therefore, when she found that she had reached the bottom of the mountain, she had no desire to go back to buy food, so she simply bought a lunch box at the nearest convenience store.

"I'm too concerned about Chengzi's sudden marriage. It's definitely not intentional. Besides, it's better than instant noodles..."

Aozaki Aoko defended herself seriously, but she was still defeated by the cold gaze of the witch lady.

The usual dinner seems to be on a rotating basis, but it seems not. Generally speaking, it is settled quite casually based on the whim of the two of them. It is very common not to enter the kitchen for a week.

But even so, we can barely maintain a situation of sharing joys and sorrows. Therefore, it is a serious traitorous act for a person to go to the city center to eat sushi and only use his change to buy a lunch box.

And Aozaki Aoko, who was clearly prepared to hide the truth but still accidentally leaked the truth, could only taste the bitter fruit of being too honest alone.

Kuonji Yuju looked at Aozaki Aoko angrily, withdrew his gaze, and returned to his indifferent look.

Seeing this attitude, Qingzi, who knew that he had committed a crime, sighed and began to comfort his cohabitants.

"Okay, it's my oversight, but it's too late tonight. Even if I want to go out, the store is already closed. I've just relied on instant noodles to get through the past few days. I only drank black tea today. You'd better go first. Eat some."

"Black tea is enough."

Hearing what Aoko said, Kuonji Yuju showed a rather stubborn look in her eyes.

For this rare witch, black tea is more like a part of life than blood. She can skip meals, but she must drink tea, and the brand must be high-end. From this point of view, she is better than her peers. It is said that some petite and slender figures are inseparable from this habit.

After arguing for a while on this issue that had been brought up many times in the past two years, Kuonji Yuju did not continue to refuse Aozaki Aoko's kindness. She picked up the lunch box in the plastic bag and ate it one bite at a time.

After all, I've been hungry since morning and haven't had anything in my mouth except black tea. It's a miracle that my stomach isn't growling yet.

With hunger as the seasoning, the plain bento seemed much more delicious, but when thinking about Aoko's dinner today, Yuzhu's eyes became even more disappointed.

However, considering that the other party brought back dinner, Kuonji Yuju suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and turned her head to look at Aozaki Aoko.

"You have to be careful lately. The situation in Misaki City itself is a bit off, maybe because of Orange's arrangement."

Although as the world's leading spiritual vein, it is not strange to be coveted, but the Aozaki family is also a family of magicians, and those troublesome characters will not take the initiative to cause trouble. The remaining ones have the ability to be witches. As a helper, she can't cause any trouble, but there have been too many abnormal situations recently.

"I also have a bad feeling. It's probably that guy who is doing something secretly."

This feeling of clearly discovering the clues left by the other party, but knowing nothing about its true purpose, and could only sit back and watch the storm coming, made the optimist Qingzi feel irritable.

Instead of hesitating, it would be more in line with her style to take the initiative early.

Thinking of the chill that rose up from her spinal cord when she saw Roland today, Aozaki Aoko trembled all over and grumbled.

"But I've tested my cheap brother-in-law today, and the barrier didn't respond at all, so it should be fine."

The Aozaki family's barrier in Misaki City was the work of the previous magician. Even if he was just lucky at first, he was able to obtain magic and accumulated so many years after becoming a magician. In terms of reliability, he is quite confident in the magic path. I can’t fault Kuonji Yuju.

"If there is no alarm, the other party must have nothing to do with the devil."

Kuonji Yuzu put down the chopsticks in her hand, and after filling the emptiness in her stomach with elegant and quick movements, she began to answer Aoko's question.

"But we still can't take it lightly. The range of the Aozaki family's barrier is only limited to magic and magic. Some abnormalities are beyond this range, such as super powers."

"But I don't feel anything is wrong..."

"I trust your judgment, but I trust your sister even more."

Kuonji Yuju took a sip of black tea, his eyes flickered, and he spoke in a very decisive tone.

Her friendship with Aozaki Orange cannot be described as ordinary friends. They are both understanding of each other, but at this point, both parties put their identity as magicians higher than this bond.

Although Orange is quite abnormal, in some aspects, although the reasons are different, the degree of conservatism is similar to hers. Even if the other person is more suitable to her heart, she will not just hand her over casually, so that Aozaki Orange can get married willingly. , there must be something strange about the object of devotion.

Being unable to be detected by the barrier doesn't mean much, and many superpowers themselves cannot be said to belong to the category of magic.

"Your...'brother-in-law' must have something even more abnormal than Orange, that's why he was attracted to Orange here. If he's not careful, he might fall into the opponent's hands."

When talking about the word brother-in-law, Kuonji Yuju also showed a very complicated expression.

"Did you get any information about Orange from the other party?"

"Hey, no, I just went to eat and help him solve his problems."

As soon as he said this, Aozaki Aoko felt an invisible pressure locking on her.

"So what did you gain from this chat?"

"this!"

When Kuonji Yuju cast a reproachful look, Aozaki Aoko looked at her without fear and took out three brand new bills from her pocket.

"Fukuzawa Yukichi! Three of them are our living expenses for a month! We can spend the end of the next month quite happily."

Under Aozaki Aoko's shining eyes and the pressure of reality, Kuonji Yuju also fell into a wordless silence, and finally nodded with a straight face.

"I want to replenish the black tea and Iseya's snacks as apology."

"That's too cunning. You want me to run errands again. Wouldn't it be better to order takeout? Let's finish the black tea later!"

Aozaki Aoko dissatisfiedly rejected her friend's decision, and proudly shook the banknotes in her hand, letting them unfold like a fan.

"This is my extra money. You only have the right to make suggestions as you enjoy the benefits. Go to a high-end restaurant in the city center tomorrow to pack up a big meal and come back to eat."

"No matter how you look at it, black tea is better..."

Kuonji Yuju said slowly, but looking at this unexpected fortune, the girl who was usually in a tight situation did not insist anymore, but stared at the few bills that Aozaki Aoko was swinging around as if she was deliberately showing off. , but the joy in her eyes gradually faded away. Her far better eyesight than ordinary people and her precision as a magician made it easy for her to detect subtle things that were wrong.

As for Aozaki Aoko, she still admired the beautiful patterns on the banknotes without knowing anything. It was a rare experience for her to have such a large amount of cash in one go.

"Although the process has some twists and turns, overall today I am quite happy."

"It's too early for you to be happy."

Kuonji Yuzu put down the tea cup, carefully checked it, and interrupted Aoko's self-entertainment with a cold voice.

"What's wrong? Is this thing a medium for some kind of spell?"

Hearing Kuonji Yuju's warning, Aozaki Aoko was stunned at first, and subconsciously wanted to throw away the banknotes in her hands, but in the end she was reluctant to let go.

Fortunately, Kuonji Yuju didn't give in, and quickly answered Aozaki Aoko's questions.

——In a more cruel way.

"It's not a medium, it's just a fake."

'Eh? ’

She still couldn't believe it. For Qingzi, who was in charge of living expenses, distinguishing the authenticity of banknotes had almost become instinctive and passive. She shouldn't make mistakes in this regard.

The fact was just as she thought. Even after careful inspection, the texture and details of the banknotes were clear, but she did not see anything unusual in terms of craftsmanship or texture.

But getting along with her in the past two years has made Aozaki Aoko understand that Kuonji Yuju would never tell such a joke that doesn't look like a joke. Until now, she insists that Yuju has zero sense of humor.

Therefore, what Youzhu said just now can only be regarded as the other party truthfully stating what he saw.

Therefore, the proof that it is a fake should only be in a more conspicuous place.

The trainee magician quickly focused his magic power on his eyes, and used the most precise movements in his life to check the details on the banknotes bit by bit.

Sure enough, the key to identifying authenticity on the banknotes was gravure printed with magnetic ink to prevent copying.

Aozaki Aoko's enhanced eyes exuded fluorescence invisible to the naked eye, as if mocking her stupidity.

Note: Japanese yen did not start to be printed with fluorescent ink until 1993.