The reason why Aozaki Yuko opened her studio Garan no Do in Kanfuko City is because she spent her middle school years in this city.
Lu Xiao still vaguely remembered that the school seemed to be called Liyuan Women's College. It was a school with "a lot of talents". At least four female students with magic eyes had studied here.
Yewon Women's College is a typical Christian college with a very strict school ethos and a completely closed dormitory system. Even external communication is difficult during non-vacation periods.
However, as a preparatory school, Yewon Women's College attaches great importance to students' grades, and those with excellent grades have certain privileges in the college.
It was precisely because of this that Chengzi was able to freely enter and leave the academy regardless of school rules and secretly study magic.
When Lu Xiao looked down from the top of Wu Tiao Building, he first discovered the Liyuan Women's College where the magic power fluctuated extremely strongly.
This academy is located on the outskirts of Guanbuzi City. The huge magic power surging in the earth's veins made Lu Xiao turn his attention immediately.
Although Kanfuko City does not have intensive "natural gas explosion" events every 60 years like Fuyuki, it is also a city with frequent events.
If it weren't for the popularity of various weird stories, Chengzi's Garan Hall wouldn't be able to get relevant jobs. With her habit of spending money, she would sooner or later be left with nothing.
Turning on the perspective ability of Eagle Vision, Lu Xiao scanned the floors below.
The Utiao Building was built in the 1970s, a period of rapid economic development in Japan, and was once regarded as a landmark building in the city.
Since the company to which the building originally belonged went bankrupt when the bubble economy burst, the subsequent management of the Wu Tiao Building was very poor, and it was already very old by 1994.
The number of residents in the building has shrunk significantly, and most of them are elderly people and young working people who cannot afford better housing.
Although Lu Xiao can feel relatively active magic power fluctuations from the ley lines of Wu Tiao Building, at least for now, no abnormal phenomena have occurred in this building.
"Witch...?"
He activated Eagle Eyes again and looked into the city, and Lu Xiao locked his eyes on a building with very active terrestrial magic - Guanbuzi Hospital.
'If you still have time after finishing the business, let's go to the hospital.'
Chengzi’s Garan-no-do Workshop is located on the largest spiritual line in the city and is easy to find.
Amidst Sakura's excited screams, Lu Xiao slowed down and jumped between the rooftops of the building, so that Sakura could feel the excitement without causing discomfort due to the excessive speed.
"Um?"
When Lu Xiao landed on the top of the small building where Jialan Hall is located, Cheng Zi, who was smoking in the workshop, immediately felt something.
"Huh~"
Exhaling a puff of smoke, Orange put out the cigarette in the ashtray and put on the glasses on the table.
The originally sharp eyes suddenly converged under the cover of glasses. At this time, she looked like an ordinary red-haired intellectual beauty.
"There is no way around it. Treating guests with a smile is also a necessary part of doing business."
"Dong dong~"
"Come on, come on."
After tidying up the messy white shirt on his body, Chengzi opened the workshop door and barrier with a business-like smile on his face.
"Welcome to Garan Hall, I am Aozaki Yuko, the director of the workshop."
What appeared in front of Cheng Zi were two guests, one large and one small. A purple-haired little girl who looked very familiar sat on the shoulders of an adult man.
Judging from her legs together and her hands folded on her knees, this child should have received a good etiquette education.
"oh?"
Cheng Zi was stunned for a moment. She clearly remembered all the puppets she had made by herself. This little girl who looked just like ordinary people was her most proud creation in recent years.
When Cheng Zi looked at the customers outside the door through her glasses, the man among the customers was also observing her.
This woman has a beautiful appearance, with messy long red hair tied casually into a ponytail on the back of her head. She has a smile on her face that makes people instinctively feel close to her, but there is no smile at all in her eyes that are the same color as her hair.
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Lu Xiao sniffed slightly and smelled the faint smell of tobacco on the other party.
Even after some emergency cleaning, Cheng Zi's white shirt still had many wrinkles and looked a bit sloppy.
Lu Xiao chuckled and broke the silence: "The famous puppet master with the highest rank actually looks so decadent because he is wanted by the Magic Association? The Designated Sealing Bureau shouldn't be able to pose a fatal threat to you, right?"
"It's you."
Now that he knew that the other party was from "this world", Chengzi simply stopped performing and took off the glasses he had just put on. His whole temperament suddenly changed.
"I think life is pretty good now. I have been running at full speed on the road of a magician for too long, and occasionally stopping to look at the scenery has a unique flavor."
Under the fierce gaze of the other party, Xiaoying timidly hugged Lu Xiao's head for protection.
"Don't scare the kids."
Lu Xiao winked at Chengzi: "Aren't you going to invite us in?"
"Sorry, sorry, please come in."
At the request of a major customer, Chengzi put on his glasses again and restored his previous friendly smile.
…
In the workshop where a large number of half-finished dolls hang, Orange is carefully examining Sakura's body.
"There is no problem, the magic circuit is working well, and the compatibility between the soul and the body is over 90%."
"Since she participated in the entire Holy Grail War and found no problems, it means that Sakura has completely adapted to her new body."
"I have to say that the tuner's technique of transplantation and synchronic magic imprinting was quite clever. It did not put any burden on Sakura's body. He is worthy of being a side descendant of Baru Yeletta."
Even in self-exile in the Far East, Cheng Zi did not give up her attention to the magic world. She had learned about the news that the playboy young master of the Weintz family had visited Fuyuki before the Holy Grail War began.
Due to Lu Xiao's request, the body Chengzi made for Ying was the highest level of simulation doll, and it looked no different from humans in appearance.
This doll's body has all the functions that a human should have, and it will even last much longer than a human body.
"Boss, if necessary, I can stop Sakura's body from growing and aging after she reaches adulthood, but..."
Chengzi rubbed his fingers and said somewhat coquettishly: "I'm a little short of money recently. It would be best if I could get some extra service fees."
Lu Xiao was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Chengzi to speak so directly, and then shook his head in amusement.
Money is just a number to him. In a world where the Internet exists, Aletheia can modify it at will.
"Sakura, what do you think? Do you need this additional service?"
Ying, who was lying naked on the workbench, did not lose consciousness, nor did she feel uncomfortable when Lu Xiao saw her flat body. Ying, who was under 6 years old, did not have the concept of separate men and women, and was not as big as Rin.
"Hmm~"
Sakura thought for a moment: "Wouldn't a body that does not age arouse the suspicion of surrounding residents?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Orange put on a business smile and said, "Ying Zi, you are a magician. As long as you receive formal magician education as an adult, you will have at least 10,000 ways to avoid the strange eyes around you, so you don't have to worry about it."
Xiaoying turned to look at Lu Xiao. After receiving an encouraging smile, she nodded and made up her mind.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Miss Orange."
“Thank you for your patronage!”
…
"Guanbuzi Hospital?"
After completing the installation and debugging of the new function, Chengzi, who was counting money, was stunned when he heard Lu Xiao's question.
"The hospitals in this city are indeed located on spiritual veins. Thanks to this blessing, some supernatural phenomena often occur in the hospitals. They are considered one of my regular customers."
"Boss, why are you asking this? Did you find any problem?"
Lu Xiao rolled his eyes and complained: "Don't call me boss, my name is Lu Xiao."
"Didn't you notice? There are signs that the city's spiritual veins have been artificially modified, and the flow of magic power is somewhat unnatural."
"Huh~"
Orange blew out a puff of smoke and said meaningfully: "Of course I discovered it, but this level of transformation is just the foundation of the basics for a magician."
"There is no magic management family in Guanbuzi City. Isn't it natural for outside magicians to transform the spiritual veins according to their own wishes?"
Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes: "In other words, you have known for a long time that a foreign magician with extraordinary achievements has settled in this city?"
"Hmph~"
A sharp look flashed in Cheng Zi's eyes as he took off his glasses: "It should be my old schoolmate. Even if you don't search for it deliberately, traces related to him can be found everywhere in this city."