Magician in Type-Moon

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"What is your relationship with Wuzhao Kirie?" Kanya asked directly, not wanting to beat around the bush.

"Do you really want to know?" Huang Lu Meisha's smile faded slightly. Her gaze swept across the window, a flicker of lightning flashing across her eyes, before she spoke calmly after a moment:

"It doesn't matter if I tell you, since the matter is already settled and no one can change its course."

"What do you mean by that?" Gan silently observed her, trying to find clues from her words and expressions.

"You're not a magician, are you?" Misaya Huanglu suddenly said. "Although I've only been a magician for a short time, I have an excellent teacher named Genki Satsuki. He looks a lot like you, which startled me."

Kurogiri Kanya remained silent, gazing at the proud and disdainful eyes, the slender eyebrows, and the woman who possessed a beauty tinged with majesty.

"What do you think is eternity?" Seeing that Kurohiri Miki was no longer speaking, Misaya Kōji took the initiative to bring up the topic, as she was particularly fond of his face.

This sudden question pulled Kurogiri Mikiya back to his bewildered state.

This kind of philosophical thing can be interpreted in a thousand different ways by a thousand different people, and it doesn't have a definite meaning.

"Eternity? Does it exist forever?"

“That’s such an insightful answer, Kurohiri.” Misaya Konji seemed amused. “Plato discussed the concept of eternity in the ‘Timaeus’, and he believed that eternity is the prototype of time, while time is the image of eternity.”

"What do you mean?" Kurogiri Kanya was also a little confused. What did this have to do with Plato?

As if sensing Kokutou Mikiya's confusion, Kikoji Misaya continued:

"When the Creator created the universe, He established rules governing the movement of celestial bodies, and these movements formed the concept of time. In the world of magic, things that conform to the movement of celestial bodies are called sublime colors."

Kurogiri Mikiya frowned slightly. He knew very little about Wujou Kirie and had come here mainly because of Aozaki Touko and Matou Ike's speculations. However, Huangji Misaya's words made it difficult for him to discern her true intentions.

"You mean that philosopher from before Christ was also a magician? But what does that have to do with Wuzhao Kirie?"

Chapter 287 Eternity (Two Chapters Combined)

Misaya Huanglu chuckled softly, a glint of something unfathomable flashing in her eyes:

"Plato, as a magician, left behind a saying in the realm of the mystical: 'The eternal remains as a whole, without past, present, or future, but as an indivisible whole.'"

Kurogiri Kanya remained silent for a moment, his doubts only growing stronger.

Mikiya Kokutou frowned slightly, as if he had made a connection to something, and then said:

"It's somewhat similar to the concept of the Three Buddhas of the Three Times in Tibetan Buddhism in China."

“That’s right.” Huang Lu Meisaya slowly walked to the bedside, stroking the white sheets with her hand, her voice becoming low, “Only by putting the past, the future, and the present into a box can we achieve eternity.”

Kurogiri Mikiya felt that this statement seemed too mystical, and even carried a hint of danger.

He leaned against the window, his eyes once again gazing at the dark clouds outside, his heart filled with conflict.

He didn't fully understand Misaya Hiiro's motives, but her words clearly revealed her obsession with the concept of "eternity."

"Are you pursuing eternity?" Kokutou Mikiya said calmly, his eyes filled with wariness.

"It's not that I'm pursuing eternity, but that the world is pursuing eternity, it's that Wu-tiao is pursuing eternity..."

Huang Lu Meisha suddenly raised her head, and two glistening tears slid down her cheeks.

The moment Misaya Huanglu raised her head, the tears in her eyes caught Miki Kurohiri off guard.

"What does this have to do with Wuzhao Kirie? I don't quite understand what you're talking about."

"Don't you understand? Fine, I've forgotten you're not my brother anymore, nor are you a magician." Misaya wiped away her tears. "Since you don't know, then let's just forget about it. We just need to wait."

"...You really do look alike."

—Chirp, chirp, chirp.

what sound?

Kurogiri Kanya pricked up his ears alertly, the subtle and discordant sound breaking the silence in the ward.

The sound was like the chirping of some kind of insect, intermittent yet full of strangeness.

He quickly looked around to pinpoint the source of the sound, but found nothing in the room that could make such a sound.

The ward was as quiet as ever, with only Misaya Huang standing in the same spot, her expression so calm that it seemed she hadn't heard anything.

"Did you hear that?" Kurogiri Mikiya asked instinctively.

An unnaturally warm area suddenly appeared in the air.

Thanks to that rune mark, Kokutou Mikiya's sensory abilities were amplified several times over.

As soon as you close your eyes, you can feel that unnatural warmth in the air—

"—There it is!"

Kurogiri Mikiya reached out and grabbed "that thing" that was approaching his chest.

He could indeed feel something in his hand, but Kurogiri Mikiya didn't even glance at the chirping thing; his eyes were fixed on Kiriro Misaya.

"You can't see it, but you can still feel it? It seems the magicians behind you have made some preparations for you in advance."

Huang Lu Meisha said with an air of ease.

Huang Lu Meisha gently stroked her shoulder area, and the "chirp" sound rang out again.

You can feel heat sources around her, besides her. Kane tried to count them; the total number was over fifty.

"What is this?"

"Kurotou-kun, you're very calm. These children are called fairies."

Kurogiri Kanya felt a chill run down his spine. Despite his best efforts to remain calm, the scene before him was beyond his comprehension.

He carefully examined the area near Misaya Huang Lu's shoulders, as if something was flickering and pulsating around her body, appearing and disappearing at times.

"A fairy?" Kokutou Mikiya frowned. Although he had seen many incredible phenomena in Aozaki Touko's work, this was the first time he had seen such a bizarre creature.

"Yes, so what comes to mind when you hear the word 'fairy'? Kurogiri-kun."

"A little girl with wings."

Kurogiri Mikiya answered without any confidence, saying that all he could do now was stall for time as much as possible.

The distress message has been delivered to Matou-senpai, who is nowhere to be found.

"Perhaps such fairies really exist. But even if they do, they are all fairies created by magicians to serve as familiars."

Huang Lu Meisha answered softly, her attitude changing in an instant.

It's like she switched from being a girl to a magician like Orange and the others.

“Fairies are different from demons. Fairies are not physical entities that are formed from imagination, but are actually classified as biological entities. Therefore, their physical structure cannot violate biology.”

Misaya Huang Lu shrugged, her tone slightly dismissive.

"Fairies and dragons are representative fantasy races, and pure Japanese oni also belong to this category. They often come into contact with us. Unlike demons, they are not born from human desires but are passive beings summoned by humans. They are beings with their own subjective consciousness."

"Is this your familiar?" Kokutou Mikiya asked abruptly.

"That's right, these kids' ability is a kind of prank that makes people lose their memories."

As soon as the words were spoken, all that remained were the annoying chirping insects.

Countless sounds echoed around Huang Lumeisha at night.

Those are creatures that cannot be seen even by dryness, and are called fairies.

The feathered insects chirped their wings, awaiting the queen's command... to attack the prey, the only command.

Consciousness gradually faded, and the memory of being in this place became a blank.

The scene before my eyes gradually faded away, as if erased by an eraser.

......

Matou Ike stood quietly on the rooftop of the Wujo Building, toying with a pair of white worms in her hands, her gaze coldly fixed on the distant night sky.

The direction of the hospital was vaguely visible, but he wasn't in a hurry to get there.

It wasn't that he intended to abandon Kokutou Mikiya, but rather that he had already witnessed Kokutou Mikiya's future being safe and sound through his ability to predict the future.

Although it is said to be intact, there are actually some changes. Kurogiri Kan will also lose all his memories of that night there.

However, the information that should have been recorded in Kokutou Mikiya's memory had already been engraved into the insect in Matou Ike's hand.

"Eternal?" Matou Ike frowned.

Kurogiri Kan isn't a magician, so he couldn't understand what Misaya Konji was saying.

Matou Ike is a magician, so he understands the meaning of this word in this matter.

By gradually piecing together the subtle clues, one can obtain a general picture of the event.

The world must have existed since eternity.

This is a truth that has been confirmed since the Akasha's records were observed.

The Akasha Records are the source books that record the past, present, and future.

This is also the main reason why magicians are so obsessed with pursuing the origin.

The actions of Araya Sōren and the others at this moment are probably an attempt to apply this concept from the world itself to individuals.

And this person is Kirie Wujo.

It doesn't refer to the person Wuzō Kirie, but rather to the concept of Wuzō Kirie and the abilities represented by her name.

Unlike the Asakami family, the Ryougi and the Witchcraft family were able to survive because they possessed skills that were "useful" even in addition to exorcising demons.

Fujou, as its name suggests, is the family line of shamans.

Wutiao is a branch or descendant of Wujing, one of the four great exorcists. They are experts in prayer and make a living by cursing.

The phenomenon caused by a person named Wujiang Kirie—a high school girl committing suicide by jumping off a building.

As Matou Ike thought of this, her fleeting gaze swept over the city that was destined to be swallowed by darkness and rain.

Finally, it slowly came to rest in the sky.

The legendary maiden is flying against the moon.

There were eight girls floating in the sky, one of whom was Miyazuki Terumisa, whose death he had witnessed firsthand.

"So that's how it is, damn it!"