Chapter 369

【Inorai: "Exactly, because you let yourself get away at the party."】

【"That was just a coincidence."】

【Aozaki Touko watched Inorai fall into memories and said: "To think you became a Lord; you've really climbed the ladder of success, haven't you."】

【"Spare me those boring, flattering words."】

【Inorai laughed: "Although I heard your Sealing Designation was lifted, I didn't expect you to attend Izelma's debut banquet."】

【"Didn't you say you wanted to live like an immortal?"】

【"I shouldn't have told you that, Teacher."】

【Aozaki Touko smiled faintly: "That is still my goal now, but I seem to lack the talent; I truly cannot detach myself from the mundane world."】

【Inorai: "In the Eastern world of magic, it seems the aptitude for becoming an immortal and one's destiny are collectively called Immortal Bones."】

【Aozaki Touko: "Yes."】

Tohsaka Rin: "Big Brother Extra Feng Xi, what are Immortal Bones?"

Extra Feng Xi: "Simply put, in ZG, it is believed that becoming an immortal requires not just talent, but also immense opportunity—that is, Qi. Those with sufficient Qi carry an Immortal Fate, meaning they possess Immortal Bones. Such people have a high probability of attaining the Dao and becoming immortals."

Extra Feng Xi: "To put it bluntly, it's all about luck."

Tohsaka Rin: "Ah, I thought Immortal Bones were a natural-born aptitude."

Extra Feng Xi: "Even with Immortal Bones, one isn't guaranteed to become an immortal. Look at Teacher Zhang Jiao as an example."

Zhang Jiao: "Indeed, becoming an immortal is not such an easy task. Talent, luck, temperament, and enlightenment—these things are almost all indispensable."

Illya: "Extra Feng Xi-chan, that Shanling Court you mentioned earlier, could it be..."

Extra Feng Xi: "Correct, that is the gathering place of immortals."

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "So, immortals truly exist!"

Darnic: "Then, could you reveal how many immortals are in the Shanling Court?"

Extra Feng Xi: "Hehe, on the surface, there are ten, collectively known as the Ten Officials of the Shanling Court, but how many there are in the shadows, no one knows."

Kayneth: "Hiss, there are actually that many!"

Darnic: "As expected of a great Eastern power; the foundation is indeed substantial."

【Inorai: "If that's the case, then both of our talents are insufficient. Compared to a rigid and constrained position like a Lord, I would rather be a common painter whose works don't sell."】

【Aozaki Touko: "Spare me, please; I beg you to at least spare me from Teacher's paintings."】

【Inorai took a box of cheap cigarettes from her bosom and handed one to Aozaki Touko.】

【This paper cigarette box had a Taiji pattern drawn on it; it had clearly been in Aozaki Touko's possession for a long time and had become crumpled.】

【"I'm surprised you have this kind of thing."】

【Aozaki Touko was somewhat surprised. This brand of cigarettes was made by a Taiwanese collector who only produced one case for himself. She used to love smoking them, but since production stopped, she had quit.】

【Inorai: "This is what you left behind in the laboratory and forgot to take."】

【"Is that so."】

【Aozaki Touko put the cigarette in her mouth and took a lighter from her bosom to light it.】

【"Light mine too."】

【Inorai used the tip of Aozaki Touko's cigarette to light her own and took a deep breath.】

【"Hey, hey, what is this stuff? The taste is absolutely terrible; is this torture?"】

【Aozaki Touko: "Yes, I remember mentioning that to you."】

Tohsaka Rin: "I thought these two would be very cold and aloof, but I didn't expect..."

Extra Feng Xi: "No matter how strong their strength or how high their status, they are still human; there will always be times when they want to relax."

Kayneth: "Hmph, I didn't expect this woman Inorai to actually want to be a painter; it's hilarious."

Waver: "Teacher, mocking someone else's dream isn't very nice, is it?"

Kayneth: "When you have seen the paintings Inorai draws, you will know why I am laughing." ===== CHAPTER 371 =====