Chapter 382 Overlooking the scenery and leaving the soul
"By the way, how about you go back to your hometown with me later? That smelly old man is very interested in you."
Seeing that Yuzhu was silent, Qingzi took the initiative to change to other topics.
"A moment, are you sure?"
Mikael looked at the clock hanging on the wall. The hour hand was already pointing to the eight position, and even the minutes had gone more than half way on the dial.
"Although it's annoying, you have to show your face every year, and that smelly old man insists on me taking you with me. I really don't know what he's thinking."
Aozaki Aoko complained, skillfully stuffing the barbecue into her mouth. Youzhu looked at her suspiciously, always feeling that things were not that simple.
"That old man wants to see Mikael-kun?"
Kuonji Yuju still knows that Aoko's grandfather, the previous holder of the fifth magic, although his body has died, he remains in the world in a spirit state.
"Anyway, that's what he said, so I can't refuse."
Although her expression did not change, Yuzhu's voice sounded full of displeasure. Maybe she didn't notice it herself, but the dissatisfaction burst out from her words intensifying.
"Is Aoko's hometown also in this city?"
Mikael asked curiously. In his impression, it seemed that Qingzi had never told her about the situation at home.
"If you want to ask about the location, it's on the other side of Misaki City. It's four train stops away from here in a hill. If we leave in a while, it won't take long to get back."
"It will be early to come back tomorrow."
Regarding Aoko's words, Kuonji Yuju said sharply to herself.
"Okay, let's try to come back as early as possible, so don't sleep and wait for us."
Aoko's sudden words made Yuzhu blink her eyes as if she was caught.
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The name of the stop where Qingzi's hometown is is called Qiu Ancient City. The night was already dark, and it was only a few minutes before eleven o'clock. Maybe it was because of Christmas, but there were very few people on the bus. In the end, only Qingzi and Mikai were left.
The two of you.
There is not even a convenience store around Qiugucheng Station, only vast fields and street lamps lining the roads. The conductor on duty in the station staff room also fell asleep early, but luckily there is still a train timetable posted on the wall.
After confirming that there was another tram returning at half past twelve, Aoko took a big step and left the station behind. The light of the street lamp could only illuminate the road under her feet, and the fields beside her were faintly swaying in the night wind.
It seems that there is some kind of beast hidden in the darkness.
The road here is paved with stones, and the air still exudes the fragrance of earth. Qingzi puts her hands in her pockets and walks on this familiar field path. In the past middle school days, she walked on this road every day.
Walked by.
"Have you seen it? In the middle of the mountain, where there is light, that is my home."
She pointed at the mountains that rose up under the night sky, looking like sleeping giants.
"Why do magician families like to build houses in mountains? Isn't it inconvenient?"
Mikael sighed softly and raced to death at Wangshan. Judging from their current speed, it would take at least forty minutes to reach Aoko's hometown.
"Maybe it's to keep it mysterious."
Although Qingzi thinks this is indeed inconvenient, it is undeniable that it can effectively maintain mystery, which not only protects magicians, but also protects ordinary people who are ignorant.
"When it comes to keeping things mysterious, many magician families do the same thing. They build their mansions in deep mountains and old forests. I even heard that they have built observatories in Antarctica. In short, they are all remote places with few people.
Generations after generations have studied magic, just to get in touch with the roots."
"After all, that is the first and final goal of magicians, and very few actually reach the source. Although I don't know why the entrance to that place appeared in a place like Misaki, my grandfather discovered it, and it was
This created new magic, but the passage to the source was immediately closed. Once the magic was established, the meaning of the passage ceased to exist."
"So there is a passage leading to the source underneath Misaki? No wonder..."
Mikael looked thoughtful.
"What's the wonder?"
Aozaki Aoko looked at him curiously. She only knew a little about roots and magic. Even if she mastered the fifth magic, she could only use it superficially in terms of power.
"In this era, the conditions for the emergence of new magic are much more stringent than before, and it is even more difficult to open a passage to the source. But if there is a natural passage to the source, it will indeed take a lot less effort to create magic.
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"In an era when mystery is fading, will mystery really disappear completely?"
This is a fact that every magician knows, and Aozaki Aoko is no exception.
“Do you think the roots will disappear?”
Mikael asked rhetorically.
"How could the root disappear? It is the place that records everything and determines everything. Everything flows out from the vortex of the root. If the root disappears, the world will probably disappear as well."
Aozaki Aoko replied half-jokingly.
"That's okay. The source vortex itself is the biggest mystery. If the mystery disappears, unless the source vortex also disappears, the so-called mysterious disappearance only disappears from the surface of the world we live in."
Mikael patiently explained that these are very basic knowledge, but so what if he knows that the mystery will not really disappear? Modern magicians can't live in the inner layers of the world, right?
"It's so complicated, I'm not interested in the root cause at all."
Aozaki Aoko sighed softly and looked directly at the road in front of her. If we look at the average life span of human beings, worrying about the disappearance of the mystery is simply unfounded worries.
"There is no need to be interested in the root cause. The most important thing in learning magic is to make yourself happy. For example, if you cast a frog curse on Miss Orange, do you feel very happy?"
"She won't be able to enter Misaki City for at least the next ten years."
When she mentioned the frog's deformation curse, Aozaki Aoko's voice became a lot lighter. She felt very happy to be able to punish her sister who liked to snatch her things.
"Let's make a bet."
Seeing Aozaki Aoko's beaming look, Mikael decided to pour cold water on her.
"What to bet on?"
"How about a bet on whether Miss Orange can break the curse within ten years?"
A naughty smile appeared on Mikael's face. Whenever he smiled like this, it meant that someone was going to be unlucky.
"Okay, I bet she can solve it within ten years."
Aozaki Aoko agreed without hesitation.
"Well, I guessed that you would bet that she couldn't, wait..."
Mikael suddenly reacted and looked at Aozaki Aoko in surprise, "Why do you bet that she can break the curse, and why don't you believe in yourself so much?"
"snort--"
Seeing Mikael's different look, Aozaki Aoko snorted softly, with a "Sure enough" smile on her face, "Only fools will fall for such an obvious trap. Do you think you are underestimating me?"