"Last night, a gas explosion occurred near Sannomong Station in our city, causing a residential building to be destroyed. There are currently no casualties..."
Hasegawa Kaede picked up the remote control and turned off the TV, looked at Saori Sakurajima who was reading ancient books, and complained with black lines on her face,
"Isn't the person at the TV station being bribed? How could what happened last night be a gas explosion? Whose gas explosion can blow up a small artificial lake? It's simply outrageous!"
"Hasegawa-kun, you are right, but the people at the TV station were not bribed. There should be magicians among them who are responsible for handling such emergencies."
Sakurajima Saori adjusted her glasses, then continued to look at the ancient books in her hands, and said without raising her head.
"Magicians...are really a group of magical guys."
Hasegawa Kaede took a deep breath, looked at Siegfried who was sitting aside, and Miss Arong who was holding a comic book and studying painting techniques with great interest, and then looked at Saori Sakurajima in front of her, why?
He would never have thought that his immediate boss was not only his illustrator, but also a mysterious magician.
Saori Sakurajima was noncommittal about Hasegawa Kaede's sentiments. The mystery inherited in her family came from a branch of Shintoism that had long since declined. The original Sakurajima family had been priests and shrine maidens for generations, communicating with all spirits, but as time went on,
As time went by, the Sakurajima family gradually lost this ability, and was reduced to being able to communicate with the dead, no different from ordinary necromancers.
By the time Sakurajima Saori's generation came, those mysteries had already become long-standing stories passed down orally. If she hadn't accidentally found the magic notes left by her great-grandfather when she was young, she would not have entered the mysterious world.
However, for Sakurajima Saori, the practice of magic is more like a sweet snack used to spice up life when she is bored. She focuses more on study and life, and her future ideal is to become an excellent illustrator.
Master, try to get out of the ocean of books. After all, magic alone cannot help you live in a modern city.
Summoning Servant Katsushika Hokusai was also an unexpected joy for her. Although this petite and cute girl in an oiran-style kimono repeatedly emphasized that she was just Hokusai's assistant, that cute octopus was Hokusai himself.
Just call yourself "Arong".
In the field of painting, a few words of advice from Ms. Arong gave Sakurajima Saori a sense of enlightenment. Her painting skills have improved visibly. She should be said to be a great painter who once made a name for herself in the world.
His achievements in the field of painting are far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
But what puzzled her was the magic ritual that was happening right now called "Holy Grail War". She seemed to have seen this word in some notebook, and it felt familiar to her.
"found it--!"
In a tattered notebook, Sakurajima Saori finally found the content about the "Holy Grail War". Hasegawa Kaede also leaned over and tried to read the content.
But after getting closer, his eyes were attracted by Saori Sakurajima who was right in front of him. In the early morning sun, the girl's cheeks were white and pink, and her red half-rimmed glasses added a bit of intellectuality to this cuteness.
Beautiful, under the loose bear pajamas is a girl with a beautiful figure like a distant mountain, with slender and round snow-white legs exposed, as flawless as white jade.
"What's wrong?"
Sakurajima Saori raised her head and met Hasegawa Kaede's eyes. Only then did she realize that the distance between the two was so close. She could even feel the other's warm breath, reflected in those dark eyes.
own face.
Her face couldn't help but turn red, and she looked away in panic.
"Ahem, it's nothing..."
Hasegawa Kaede's face was also very red. Only then did he realize that the top button of Saori Sakurajima's pajamas was not fastened. From his angle, he could just see something he shouldn't have seen.
The boy's blood surged, and he used great perseverance to look away from there. What a joke, if he wanted to peek like this, wouldn't he be like those idiots who use their mobile phones to secretly take pictures of girls' skirts in elevators?
?
Although he, Hasegawa Kaede, was encouraged by his friends to read some adult magazines, played with some little butters, and often called some paper figures "wife" and showed a crazy smile, Hasegawa Kaede believed that he was still a good and upright person.
——Of course I think so.
"The Holy Grail War involves seven magicians leading their summoned heroic spirits to fight for the ownership of the Holy Grail. The winner who survives in the end will obtain ownership of the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is a universal wishing machine that can achieve the greatest success for the winner.
wish.”
The two people quickly and tacitly focused their attention on the notebook. At least on the surface, it looked like nothing happened, but it was unknown what they were thinking.
"A universal wishing machine? Does such a thing really exist in the world?"
Seeing the record in the notebook, Hasegawa Kaede couldn't help but exclaimed.
"I am not sure as well……"
Saori Sakurajima frowned slightly. In the practice of magic, she had barely stepped into the threshold at most.
The date marked on this notebook is 1934, which is sixty years ago. The owner of the notebook is Sakurajima Nanami, who is the great-grandfather of Sakurajima Saori. This generation of the declining Sakurajima family can be called a rare and amazing generation.
Most of the notes Saori Sakurajima used to practice magic were left behind by him.
The content in the notebook is more like a diary, except that the most recorded thing in the notebook is not about the Holy Grail War, but about a girl named Nora Edelfeldt.
[Before I met her, I didn’t believe in love at first sight. Psychologically speaking, love at first sight is just the primacy effect. This preconceived feeling is preconceived, unstable and misleading. Evaluate a person based on the first impression.
People are often biased and blinded by certain superficial phenomena. But after I saw her, I denied my opinion. My heart fell for her and beat only for her.】
"Ah, my great-grandfather..."
The corner of Hasegawa Kaede's mouth twitched. From the messy writing on the yellowed page, we can see the excitement of Sakurajima Saori's great-grandfather at that time. It was full of emotions. Is it really good for them to read these things?
"My great-grandfather lived in England for a while and received a PhD in psychology from Cambridge University."
"Amazing."
When Hasegawa Kaede heard this, he was in awe. In short, no matter what subject he is in, anyone who has obtained the highest degree is worthy of respect.
"Nora..."
Saori Sakurajima pondered slightly. She had seen the Sakurajima family's family tree before. If she remembered correctly, her great-grandmother was called this name. According to this notebook, her great-grandfather and great-grandmother should have been involved in the Holy Grail War.
acquainted.
She continued to flip back, trying to find more information about the Holy Grail War.