Magician in Type-Moon

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"She's fine, just a little sleepy. And then, when you were looking at her, she seemed a bit uncomfortable." Kurogiri paused, then continued:

"Senior, are your eyes really able to see the future?"

During the time that Matou Ike was unconscious, Touko shared her guesses and explained what future vision was to Ryougi Shiki and Kokutou Mikiya.

Given Matou Ike's past behavior and his foresight in planning various events, no one would believe he isn't a user of futuristic vision, and Touka certainly doesn't.

This is a wonderful misunderstanding.

That's what Matou Ike thinks anyway.

He didn't know how to explain that he had glanced at Ryougi Shiki and entered the place that magicians dream of.

His understanding of magic was further enhanced, and he even gained abilities similar to the Pure Eye, enabling him to see things that ordinary people cannot.

For example, ghosts, and threads of invisible magic.

And I don’t know if I should say this, but besides the shiki and the ori, Ryougi Shiki also has a physical consciousness that can connect to the root.

It's best not to reveal too much about some things.

Matou Ike chuckled softly upon hearing Kokutou Mikiya's question:

"Guess what? I did see some interesting things. Do you remember the magician who supported Shirasumi Rio?"

Kurogiri Kanya paused for a moment, then nodded after thinking for a while:

"You mean the person who's been manipulating things from the shadows? Weren't we already investigating him and he's completely disappeared?"

"I remember you guys were recently working on that high school girl's suicide case, right?" Matou Ike suddenly changed the subject, her tone carrying a hint of inquiry.

When Matou Ike asked the question, he glanced at Kokutou Mikiya and Touko, implying that the matter was related to Araya Souren.

Kurogiri Mikiya nodded slightly, somewhat puzzled, wondering what this had to do with the magician behind Shirasumi Rio.

Thinking of Matouike's Mystic Eyes again, I braced myself to prepare for Matouike's questions.

"When and where was the first time? I'm asking about the very beginning of this incident," Matou Ike asked in a friendly manner.

Kurogiri Kanya turned his gaze to the window, watching the sunlight shimmer and sparkle in the glass windows of each house:

"That happened a few days ago, three months ago. There's a luxury apartment building called Wutiao Building in the commercial building district. It's said that at night, you can see objects that look like human figures in the sky above the building, and there are girls flying in the air."

Mikiya Kokutou paused for a moment, then continued, "Then, about a month later, it was confirmed by witnesses that it appeared to be a high school girl who had committed suicide by jumping off a building, but..."

"It's strange, isn't it? Why did people initially view suicide by jumping off a building as flying in the sky? It's because no bodies were found at that time, and there were no victims."

Matou Ike didn't seem to care and just walked towards Touko's side while talking, looking at her and asking:

"You and Ryougi Shiki must have gone to the site to investigate, didn't you find anything?"

“No, there’s nothing at all.” Aozaki Touko sighed. “The strangest thing is that this matter is clearly related to the mystical side, but there’s no trace left behind.”

Orange added with a self-deprecating laugh:

"It's as if this didn't happen in this time and space; I have no talent for anything related to spacetime."

“Hmm, this goes against the principle that all contact leaves a trace.” Matou Ike glanced at Touka and continued:

When was the body first discovered?

Kurogiri Mikiya's lips moved as he said:

"Two months ago, just a few days before Miss Orange handed this case over to me for investigation."

Orange looked at Kurokiri and said:

"Indeed, when I took over this case, I did a rough investigation."

“No one died in the first month, but there were many eyewitnesses who saw people flying. But when the first victim actually appeared, it was already May, if I remember correctly, it was May 9th.”

Aozaki Touko pursed her lips, flipped through the documents in her hand, and continued:

"In the first month, since no bodies were found, I treated that period as a kind of mass hysteria."

"As for the first death that followed, I only thought it was due to hysteria, which is why I handed the case over to Kokutou for investigation."

During that time, Orange was very busy, and she didn't focus much on the high school girl suicide case.

"So, since the first victim appeared, no one has seen those figures flying in the sky anymore? Not even you and Ryougi Shiki can see them, right?"

Matou Ike looked at Touko again, confirming the matter with her.

"Yes, we really can't see it after that." Orange nodded and continued:

"However, Ryougi Shiki said that she saw the figures above when she was taking a walk at night two months ago. There seemed to be nine figures in total, and one figure would fall down every three days."

The topic became increasingly peculiar and difficult to understand.

"To be precise, only eight of the figures will fall; the one in the lead has never fallen."

Ryougi Shiki came out of the cubicle and added that it seemed the noise here was preventing her from getting a proper rest.

"Do the subsequent deaths also follow this pattern?" Matou Ike turned to Ryougi Shiki and asked.

"Unfortunately, no. Sometimes it appears every three days, but sometimes it appears every six days. The longest interval was nine days. If there were a pattern, things would be much easier to handle."

The person who answered was not Ryougi Shiki, but Orange, who succinctly concluded, lighting what was then what was probably her umpteenth cigarette.

Matou Ike thought for a moment, then continued:

Is it possible that during those long intervals, a suicide attempt actually occurred but went unnoticed?

"And don't forget that the cannibal issue hasn't been resolved yet. Hiding for so long, trying to obtain fresh corpses to satisfy the hunger caused by the Origin, it's not easy to commit a crime in this time when everyone is on edge."

Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki exchanged a glance, seemingly confirming the possibility of this.

Kurogiri Kanya's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly asked:

"Matou-senpai, are you saying that Shirai-senpai stole the corpse?"

"It's just a guess. After hearing your information, I felt that by connecting the two things, we could arrive at a slightly more reasonable conclusion," Matou Ike said with a smile.

"Now that we have a direction, what are you planning to do?" Orange nodded and asked.

"Anyway, the next suicide isn't far off, so let's search that place again then."

Chapter 219 Profile

Everything was in chaos.

Matou Ike, who was well aware of the future developments, was surely unaware that the root cause of the high school girl's suicide case lay with a woman named Wujo Kirie.

After finalizing the action plan with Aozaki Touko and Ryougi Shiki, Matou Ike arrived at a hospital in Kanbuko City.

This hospital is the only large medical institution in the city and has treated countless patients.

This is also where Kirie Wujo once received treatment.

As for why it was "in the past".

Because at this point in time, the patient named Wuzhao Wuhui has already disappeared.

In the hospital's records, Kirie Wujou's name had already been marked as "missing".

This former patient mysteriously disappeared at some unknown moment, leaving behind only an empty hospital bed and a string of clues that offered no clues.

This is the information that Matouike investigated after failing to find Shirasumi Rio and Araya Sōren within the past two months.

At the time, I thought this lead had gone cold, but I never expected that we would have to start from here in the end.

Actually, it's not just the route of Wujou Kirie; the sixty-four floors of the Offering Hall built by Asagami Fujino and Araya Sōren, as well as Matouike, have all been investigated.

The 64-story Hall of Worship is still not completed. The design of this building was created by Touko Aozaki.

For this reason, Kiriike also asked her about the design of that building.

Orange said that the client who commissioned the building made very strange requests, so much so that after she finished designing the building and received the final payment, she threw the design into the shredder.

She described the building in these words:

"This building is very stressful. Everything is distorted. The floors are made to look like the ocean, tilting in all directions to disrupt the sense of balance. The paint and lighting are designed to strain the eyes, causing the nerves to tense up without them even realizing it."

"They can drive people who come here crazy without using any magic."

"As a completely ordinary apartment, it can accept the events caused by unlucky people, absorb misfortunes and cause misfortunes, and eventually become a place that drives its residents to despair."

However, the matter was dropped before the building was even completed.

As for Asagami Fujino, the girl hasn't suffered any misfortune yet and is living her life as usual, pretending to be a normal person.

The Demon Eye shows no signs of reviving.

After secretly observing the girl for a while, Matou Ike stopped paying attention to her.

However, considering that Araya Sōren would not let go of such a useful piece.

Matou Ike then assigned a bodyguard to Asagami Fujino to provide her with close protection.

It was Angra Mainyu, who hadn't been seen for a long time.

After Aozaki Touko's "Fou No. 2" doll was completed, Angra Mainyu obtained a body that allowed him to move freely.

After the doll was finished, Touko and Matou Ike lingered for a while.

In the end, Matouchi paid half of the final payment, with the remaining amount to be paid in installments.

Thinking of this, Matou Ike used the foresight spell he had previously placed on Angela Mainyu's body to prepare to see what that guy was doing.

The moment Matou Ike saw it, he immediately felt uneasy; the scene before him caught him completely off guard.

"Hiss..." He secretly gasped as two snow-white rabbits swayed with his movements, about to press against him.

Matouchi quickly shifted his gaze to observe what Angra Mainyu was doing from a third-person perspective.

Asagami Fujino, who had just come out of the bathroom, was casually draped in a towel.

A furry thing was lying inside his arms.

No need to look anymore, it's definitely that guy Angra Mainyu.

He rubbed against Asagami Fujino's chest, appearing very obedient.

Matou Ike severed the connection to the magic and cursed under his breath.

"What a lecherous dog. No wonder he didn't resist at all when he was assigned there."