Chapter 339

However, when Kanata reached the edge of the playground, he ran into a senior from the previous club, who stopped him.

"Kanata..."

"Does Senior Bai Chun have something?"

"Have you been dating Ryougi Shiki lately?"

Bai Chun Li Xu asked directly.

Kanata: "..."

He didn't understand why both his friend and a senior from the same club back in first year cared so much about this kind of thing.

"No, Ryougi Shiki and I are just ordinary friends. Why would Senior Bai Chun suddenly ask me such a question?"

"I see. Kanata, don't misunderstand. I simply heard some bad rumors about Ryougi Shiki and was a bit worried about Junior Brother's safety."

Bai Chun Li Xu explained, his gaze toward Kanata quite gentle, as if he truly only cared about his former club junior.

"Bad rumors. Does Senior mean Ryougi Shiki's yakuza family background? That wasn't something she could choose. Ryougi Shiki is actually a very good girl."

Kanata spoke up for the girl.

"That's not what I meant, Kanata. I don't know if you've heard recently about some murder cases occurring in Guanbu City?"

"I don't know which ones Senior means?"

Kanata countered.

"Are there many murder cases?"

Bai Chun Li Xu was somewhat stumped by the question.

"Not many, but across all of Guanbu City, there are still some every month. Senior, you know I have an uncle who's a detective. He sometimes tells me about cases and has me help reason them out, so I understand this aspect a bit more."

Bai Chun Li Xu: "..."

Kanata was ordinary yet not ordinary. When he joined the Reasoning Club in first year, everyone else used mystery novel cases as material for discussion.

But this kid used real-life material as reasoning material. In the end, perhaps because he knew his own reasoning material was too scary, he voluntarily withdrew from the Reasoning Club.

"I'm talking about the street dismemberment case that appeared late last year."

"Oh, that one. I know. I heard the culprit hasn't been found yet, the motive is unclear. Every victim had their neck slit with a sharp knife and was killed. And when piecing the victims' corpses together, police discovered some body parts were missing."

Kanata nodded. When discussing such a sensational dismemberment case, he didn't flinch.

In fact, his uncle Qiu Ci Da Su was investigating this very case.

And from what he understood, several similar cases had occurred recently.

"Since you know, that's great. I'm interested in these cases too, and once asked someone to investigate some details.

But in the information I investigated, I discovered an important detail: near the scenes where some victims were killed, someone witnessed a girl in a kimono passing by..."

Bai Chun Li Xu hadn't finished speaking when Kanata interrupted.

"The kimono girl Senior speaks of... wouldn't be Ryougi Shiki, would it?"

"I'm not sure. But one night when I went to the convenience store outside to buy something, I happened to encounter Ryougi Shiki walking on the streets at night.

And near the place where I ran into Ryougi Shiki, a back-alley dismemberment case was discovered the next day. Even more coincidentally, Ryougi Shiki came from the direction of the crime scene."

"You're saying she's the culprit?"

"I didn't say that. People just should stay away from potential danger, right, Kanata?"

"Thanks for the warning, Senior, but I believe Ryougi Shiki. It was definitely just a coincidence she passed the crime scene."

"Don't misunderstand. I only came to say a word because you and Ryougi Shiki are close."

Kanata thanked him again. Bai Chun Li Xu didn't stop him further. The seed of doubt had been planted; that was enough.

After Kanata left, Bai Chun Li Xu stood in place, gazing toward the distant lawn. The place he knew Ryougi Shiki wasn't from a chance encounter outside.

It was earlier. When the girl had just entered Kanjo Gakuen, a fleeting glimpse of her hollow appearance stirred something in Bai Chun Li Xu.

Good-looking as he was, last semester he confessed to Ryougi Shiki. Unsurprisingly, she rejected him. Her exact words: she didn't want to date a weakling, a pretty-boy like him.

Therefore, Bai Chun Li Xu took a hit. Somewhat depraved, during vacation he was working a part-time job (selling d) when he quarreled with a client high on drugs. He intended to beat the man to prove he wasn't a weak pretty-boy, but unexpectedly beat him to death.

Touching death, his spirit nearing its limit, he suddenly perceived his own nature. With the subsequent help of Araya Souren, he voluntarily awakened his Origin, becoming an Esper with a feeding trait.

Then that man called Araya Souren told him it was because he possessed the aptitude to have his Soul Origin awakened, and because he approached the existence of the girl close to the Root on his own, that his instinct was induced.

In other words, the reason he killed people was all because he was influenced by Ryougi Shiki. However, Bai Chun Li Xu didn't blame the girl. On the contrary, he was happy he could become an aberrant existence like her.

In the time from vacation to the start of school, he killed several people one after another. Besides wanting to feed, it was also to demonstrate his ability to the girl who was the same kind of aberration.

Even when they met again, Ryougi Shiki had completely forgotten who he was, but Bai Chun Li Xu didn't find it strange, nor did he feel upset.

Until he discovered Junior Brother Kanata seemed to have also fallen for the girl, and the new intern teacher in Ryougi Shiki's class seemed to want to change her, and seemed to have succeeded. That was when Bai Chun Li Xu, already an Origin Esper and murderer, had a bit of a breakdown.

In his view, he had walked the path of becoming an aberration for Ryougi Shiki. He thought the plot afterward would be aberration attracting aberration. But the result was Ryougi Shiki heading toward the direction of a normal person. How could he endure that?

"I won't let you return to normal, Ryougi. I'll make you recognize your true nature again, a hidden murderer..."

Hands in his pockets, touching the dagger inside that had already dismembered many human bodies, a flush appeared on Bai Chun Li Xu's face.

"The next victim, I'll choose that guy."

Muttering to himself, he left the spot.

Before, he had randomly selected victims along Ryougi Shiki's night walking route to kill.

But this time, to select a target and kill, he needed to prepare properly.

Otherwise, being suspected by others would be bad.

"Broly, what are you looking at?"

On the picnic mat, Rin Tohsaka noticed the boy suddenly looking toward the teaching building. Following his gaze, she didn't discover anything strange, and couldn't help but ask.

"Just now, there seemed to be a Qi Machine over there, locking onto us."

Broly answered honestly.

"Who?"

Rin Tohsaka pursued the questioning.

"Don't know, that Qi was somewhat weak, and the Qi here is too much and too mixed, I cannot distinguish clearly what kind of creature sent it out, but it feels like some kind of predatory creature."

"Predatory creature, what predatory creature could be in a school, could it be stray dogs, stray cats, or animals like crows and snakes?"

Sakura asked it out.

"Maybe."

Broly thought for a bit, then nodded.

Before, when he was grilling meat in the wild of other worlds, it would also attract some predatory creatures, for example Akame ga Kill World Danger Beasts, KonoSuba World monsters and such, their Ki Lock feeling is actually also not much different.

Just compared to those Danger Beasts and monsters that targeted his grilled meat and ultimately ended up as ingredients on the grill, that Qi just now was really too minuscule, perhaps it was just some small animals of this world sending it out, so Broly didn't pay it much mind.

"Asagami, do you eat cookies, these are snacks Sakura made last night."

Broly, toward that side of the single-ponytail girl, handed over the snacks in his hand.

"Uh, thanks."

Asagami Fujino subconsciously received it, put it in her mouth and ate.

Originally her sense of taste was somewhat dull, but now she could clearly taste a fragrance.

This made her body tremble slightly.

"What's wrong, did you choke, I'll pour you tea."

Seeing this, Sakura hurriedly poured hot tea for the girl and handed it over.

"Thanks..."

Asagami Fujino subconsciously reached out to receive, but the next moment, the stainless steel cup lid of the thermos Sakura handed over was twisted by an invisible force.

"Snap—"

Rin Tohsaka's reaction was fast, upon discovering the abnormal Magic Power appearing beside her, she immediately slapped her younger sister's hand, the stainless steel cup lid with half a cup of hot tea fell to the ground, already twisted into a twisted breadstick, steaming tea water wetted the picnic mat.

"This is 【Twisted Mystic Eyes】, Asagami, are you a person of the Asagami Family?"

Rin Tohsaka is knowledgeable, recognized the situation, and asked.

"Asagami Family?"

The single-ponytail girl voiced confusion, looked toward Rin Tohsaka.

"Was it intentional?"

The gem she carried was taken out by Rin Tohsaka, she first threw two around to set up soundproofing and Perception Bounded Field, then used one gem to set up Defensive Magecraft around her body.

The invisible Distortion Power clashed with Defensive Magecraft, only then forming some Magic Power light and shadow changes in the air that could be seen by naked eye.

"What is this?"

Asagami Fujino also saw the light and shadow changes in the air, but her face showed a look of being at a loss.

"Anyway, you close your eyes first."

Rin Tohsaka silently observed her a while, then said.

"Okay."

Asagami Fujino complied, hurriedly closed her own eyes.

After the girl closed her eyes, the Magic Power light and shadow phenomenon clashing in the air also immediately disappeared.

"What exactly happened?"

Broly asked in some confusion.

The scene just now happened suddenly, he didn't figure out what all happened.

"You ask me, I still want to know."

Rin Tohsaka said in a bad tone, paused, then explained the situation that just happened.

"This girl called Asagami Fujino, has a pair of Twisted Mystic Eyes that twist objects, don't know why, she attacked Sakura...

Correctly speaking, she attacked the cup lid Sakura handed over to her, good thing my reaction was fast enough, slapped Sakura's hand away, otherwise she might have been injured.

However, looking at this girl's appearance, she seems to not be clear about this power she possesses either..."

Speaking to here, Rin Tohsaka looked toward the kimono girl at the side, and asked: "Shiki Ryougi, also as one of the Four Great Demon Hunter Families, you as a person of the Ryougi Family, don't you know her situation?"

"The Four Great Demon Hunter Families, have long not contacted much, regarding the Asagami Family that possesses Twisted Mystic Eyes, I only know that family many years ago was already annexed by its own branch family, as for more situations, I don't care and don't know."

"A family that has already fallen..."

Rin Tohsaka's head ached a bit, but still took out a high-quality gem, and questioned the single-ponytail girl: "Miss Asagami, can you understand your situation now?"

Asagami Fujino nodded: "I heard you say, my eyes can twist objects."

"Good that you understand, then, to avoid your uncontrolled Mystic Eyes power possibly harming others, I will now prepare to temporarily seal your vision, do you agree?"

Asagami Fujino merely hesitated a moment, then nodded.

"I can only temporarily handle it like this for now, as for how to let her learn to control her Mystic Eyes, can only wait until after specifically understanding her current family situation clearly, then speak."

Rin Tohsaka used Magecraft to seal Asagami Fujino's vision, then said to the others.

"So, what exactly are you all, the hidden, unknown side of this world?"

And just at this time, Kokutou Azaka asked in high spirits, she had observed the whole process of the unscientific scene just now.

"Snap—"

Rin Tohsaka patted her forehead, took out another gem.

"Almost forgot there's still you this outsider here."

Rin Tohsaka approached Kokutou Azaka.

"No, what are you doing?"

Kokutou Azaka hurriedly pulled distance from Rin Tohsaka.

"Don't be afraid, just a moment of trance, you will forget what just happened."

Rin Tohsaka comforted her.

"I absolutely won't forget."

Kokutou Azaka prepared to run away, but the next moment she was bound by magic power chains emerging from the ground.

"Knowing too much is bad for ordinary people; I'll help you erase unnecessary memories right now."

Rin Tohsaka approached.

"I won't tell anyone, can you not erase my memories?"

Kokutou Azaka discovered she couldn't break free from the magecraft chains, and hurriedly tried to negotiate.

"Give it up, Azaka-chan; you also don't want some day to be sought out by dangerous strangers who then kill to silence you, right?"

"It's that dangerous?"

"Of course."

"Wait, if I become one of you insiders, then my memories won't be erased?"

"If you're one of us, then naturally you have the right to know."

Rin Tohsaka stopped her hand, looking at the girl on the ground bound by magecraft chains.

Kokutou Azaka discovered the chains on her body had not the slightest intention of letting her go, while the surrounding people treated the abnormal situation happening here as if unseen; clearly this place was currently in an abnormal realm.

And the Rin Tohsaka before her wore an expression demanding a definite attitude from her; Kokutou Azaka gritted her teeth and looked toward the boy on the other side.

"Broly, I'm willing to become your wife, can you make her let me go?"

"Eh, you changed your mind?"

"Can I not change my mind? She's about to erase my memories?"

"But isn't your heart forever belonging to your brother?"

Broly asked curiously.

"My heart can be my brother's, but my body isn't forbidden to give to you, if you can let me deeply understand you all."

"Rin..."

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore; as long as you don't publicize it, letting you slightly understand Mystery isn't a big deal."

Rin Tohsaka released Kokutou Azaka and began telling her about magecraft.

"Then are you all magecraft users?"

"I and Sakura are, but Karen isn't; however, she comes from a magecraft family. As for Karen, she is a Holy Church nun, and also has connections to the magecraft world."

"Then what about Broly?"

"I am a Saiyan."

"What's that?"

"You can regard Broly as an alien from another world."

Little Sakura explained.

Kokutou Azaka: "..."

What is this damn heart-throbbing feeling?

A girl who has liked the abnormal since childhood, now only feels her heart thumping wildly.

"Then what about Ryougi Shiki, is she a magecraft user?"

Kokutou Azaka changed the topic and asked again.

"Demon hunter family members are rather special; some among them are magecraft users, but Ryougi Shiki isn't. The Ryougi Family attempted to create an all-rounder by loading multiple personalities into a single body; she counts as a multiple personality individual."

Rin Tohsaka introduced.

"Any special abilities?"

Kokutou Azaka asked.

"Does using a tool to destroy an object count?"

Ryougi Shiki sliced fruit when the girl looked over; the cutting technique was special — with a single slash the apple shattered into pieces.

Bai Chun Li Xu's plot was magically altered; just treat it as the butterfly effect produced by Broly arriving in the Type-Moon World.