A certain crossover anime's nuclear-powered sword immortal

"This is it."

Shirou looked into the deep darkness ahead.

Just as Shirou was about to move forward, he suddenly realized that Rin hadn't followed, so he immediately turned around to look.

Rin, her face pale, stood there, her body trembling slightly.

Even after confirming her location, she was still filled with fear. The adult demeanor she had been putting on was shattered by the terrifying reality.

She was afraid that there might be clues to Qin Yin's whereabouts, and even more afraid that she would see Qin Yin's corpse.

"don't want……"

The dark corridor seemed to emanate from the depths of something breathing, as if an indescribable terror awaited them.

Rin finally realized that this exploration, which she believed was to rescue her best friend, could not be completed simply by making a firm decision.

It's neither children playing house nor a performance.

If there are no living creatures inside, but a bunch of corpses, what would Rin do if she actually saw that scene?

"no, do not want……"

Rin couldn't help but feel a little scared. Although she had always been taught by her family to maintain her elegance, she was still just a little girl after all.

She's only in elementary school now, and even though she's much more mature than her peers, her limited experience restricts her imagination.

Rin had never seen the magicians and magical creatures of the outside world, and she only knew how terrifying they were in the fragmented nightmares she had experienced before.

For some reason, Rin felt a sharp sound starting to ring in her ears. It seemed that she was so scared that she started to have tinnitus. The high-frequency sound, which seemed to pierce through her brain and kept looping, made her already somewhat panicked heart even more vulnerable.

The tinnitus kept throbbing in Rin's already fragile nerves.

Then, a sound even louder than the tinnitus approached.

Just then, Rin's small, fair hand was grasped.

In that instant, Rin felt as if she were wrapped in a warm towel, a sense of security enveloping her.

Rin raised her face and looked at the red-haired boy who was holding her hand.

"If you're scared, just grab my hand."

Shirou said in a gentle tone.

The moment she heard those words, Rin's cheeks flushed bright red.

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My heart rate gradually increased, my brain began to sluggish, and even my breathing became rapid.

"Your classmate named Qinyin should be in here."

Why are you so sure?

Rin's body trembled slightly, as if the fear from before still lingered.

Upon hearing her question, Shirou revealed a faint smile.

The things he went through are probably beyond Rin's comprehension at her current age.

"Because my hearing is quite acute."

As Shirou spoke, he reached out and opened the basement door in front of him.

If she were alone, she could still pretend to be calm, but now that Shirou is there as her pillar of support, Rin's childlike nature is immediately revealed.

Rin, who was following behind, held Shirou's hand tightly with her small right hand, not daring to let go easily.

Perhaps it was because Ryunosuke Uryu was too arrogant that he didn't even lock the door.

Click————

Shirou turned the doorknob, and the slightly rusty door in front of him opened.

As they entered the space, the smell of decay and blood immediately filled the air, and Rin, who was following behind Shirou, frowned upon smelling these odors.

"This is……"

This smell made her feel a little nervous.

She was terrified that upon entering the house, she would find herself brutally murdered.

If that's the case, then the following scene will undoubtedly leave a huge psychological shadow on Rin's future life.

But it's impossible to just stop here.

Rin mustered her courage and stepped into the house, where she immediately saw her classmates.

The girl's hands and feet were tied, her eyes were covered with a black cloth, and even her mouth was stuffed with a wad of cloth.

"Qinyin!"

The moment Rin saw the piano, all her fear vanished.

"Hey, Kotone, what's wrong with you!?"

However, even when Rin put her face close to Kotone's ear and called out to her, or even when she shook Kotone's body, Kotone did not react at all, as if her soul had been taken away.

However, the presence of breathing could still be sensed, indicating that the music was only temporarily out of sync with the mind.

Rin immediately realized something.

"Could it be that it's under a curse or something?"

As Rin murmured to herself, her eyes vacant as she stared at the lifeless piano music, Shirou had already helped the other children up.

"Let's take them away first."

Upon hearing this, Rin paused for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"Okay, okay!"

Rin, realizing what was happening, quickly went to help and led Kotone and the other children away.

After arriving in the alley outside, Rin looked at Kotone with concern.

"What should we do... Kotone seems to be under some kind of curse...!"

Rin shook the zither in front of her, trying to bring her back to consciousness.

"Can't you use magic?"

Shirou's sudden remark jolted Rin awake from her reverie.

"magic……?"

Overwhelmed by the joy of finally finding her friend, Rin even forgot that she knew magic.

After being reminded by Shirou, she quickly took the magic pointer in her hand and began to release magic.

"I can do it...!"

Rin frowned, struggling to activate her magic circuits, and a pale blue light immediately began to bloom.

It must be said that Rin's magical talent at this age is truly astonishing.

She truly lives up to her reputation as a future magical girl.

Chapter Twelve: Are You a Magician Too?

As Rin's magic took effect, the girl's lifeless pupils regained their color, and her eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Ah... Rin, what happened to me... Where am I?"

Upon seeing Rin, Kotone was overjoyed.

"Qinyin, I've finally found you!"

Rin's eyes immediately reddened, and tears streamed down her face as if a dam had burst.

Infected by Rin's emotions, Kotone couldn't help but cry too, and then the two girls hugged each other and started sobbing.

"..." Shirou, standing to the side, looked at them speechlessly.

Then, he looked at the other seven children who had been awakened along with him.

"Look here."

All eyes were fixed on Shirou.

Then, a pale blue magical light flashed, and the children's eyes went blank.

"You've never seen me before today, you know that?"

"Understood." ×N

Upon hearing their answer, Shirou nodded and then spoke.

"Alright, everyone go home and find your mothers."

After Shirou waved, the children began to walk home, following the route they remembered.

"How long are you two going to cry?"

Shirou looked helplessly at Rin and Kotone, who were still hugging and crying.

Just then, several octopuses fell from above the alley, waving their disgusting tentacles covered in sticky liquid and slowly moving toward Shirou.

"What is that thing...it's terrifying!"

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of the monster, Shirou raised his right hand.

"projection!"

Under the woven light blue magic, a silver-white longsword shot out, piercing through the octopus monster waving its tentacles and pinning it to the ground.

Thick liquid flowed from the pierced wound, and a strong stench immediately filled the ground.

Unlike Kotone, who is an ordinary person, Rin, who comes from a family of magicians, has been instilled with a lot of knowledge about magic since childhood. When she saw Shirou's projection magic, she immediately recognized him.

"This is a 'projection' magic trick... Does that mean you're a magician too?!"

"Projection" magic is a very basic type of magic, so Rin naturally knew about it.

This "projection" magic trick uses magic to create a consumable item that replicates the original, that is, a counterfeit, whose quality is only 40% of the original.

Because this kind of magic not only wastes magic power, but also produces useless fakes that are as fragile as glass, good magicians generally do not use such low-level magic.