Abnormal Moon

And you'll die a very shameful death.

Atram's actions perfectly circumvented Rin Tohsaka's ban on the wanton harm to refugees, finding a loophole in the rule.

Do you think this is harming refugees?

It’s really hard to say!

Kasumigaoka Utaha had mixed feelings. Her mind was filled with images of Aki Tomoya struggling among a group of women. In the end, she made a request to Roy.

If Aki Tomo wasn't in mortal danger, she wouldn't have made that request to Roy.

But Aki Tomoya was dying, so she couldn't just ignore it. After all, he had been kind to her in the past.

At the very least, we must save Aki Tomoya's life.

All we need to do is save his life.

She's just a refugee; to go to this extent is already more than enough.

In the afternoon, Roy went to Atram’s house and asked him if he could take Aki Tomoya away.

"As compensation, how about I repair the barrier around your house?"

Atram's face was frighteningly gloomy, and his gaze toward Roy was filled with a deep sense of danger.

Finally, he smiled.

"That was a huge help!"

The person is handed over to the goods on the same day.

Roy reinforced the Great House's barrier, handed the magic array disk to Atram, and after proving that he could not control the barrier, Atram handed over Aki Tomoya, who looked like he was on the verge of death, to Roy.

For Atram, this was not a loss; in fact, it was a huge gain.

Aki Tomoya himself has no value, and under normal circumstances, a magician would never help someone strengthen their barrier.

But as Atram watched Roy's departing figure, he felt a sinister urge to kill him.

It's the same coffee shop.

Roy sat under a makeshift parasol outside the shop, sipping his bitter coffee.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya sat facing each other inside the store.

"Thank you so much, senior. Without you..."

Aki Tomoya's expression was blank, as if he had lost the ability to make expressions.

"What are you going to do next?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Aki Tomoya like this, and although she was unhappy, she could only sigh.

"Lord Roy just told me that a guard team will be escorting ore tomorrow, and he will be going too. He will take me to the mining area..."

In other words, Aki Tomo also goes mining.

This is undoubtedly a very arduous job. It is not only very energy-consuming with almost no rest time, but also unpaid, with only enough food to eat.

But it's still much safer than being a magician's servant.

Being a magician's attendant is really all about luck.

If the magician chosen still retains some humanity, it's an incredibly lucky draw. But if the chosen magician has no moral compass, it's a disaster for the servant, akin to falling into an abyss.

Moreover, miners who have worked for three years can be upgraded from refugee to civilian status. As long as they endure for three years, there will still be a chance for them to get ahead in the future.

"Senior, what price did you pay to save me this time? Did you... sacrifice yourself for Lord Roy?"

"boom!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's face turned cold, and she slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

He poured the still-warm coffee all over Aki Tomoya's head.

“An Yi, don’t think of others as despicable as you. Nothing happened between me and Lord Roy. He was just trying to help you out of kindness! Saying such things is not only contempt for me, but also an insult to Lord Roy!”

Kasumigaoka Utaha, her anger rising, left the coffee shop with heavy steps.

Roy did not ask her for anything in return.

He helped her unconditionally simply because she asked him for help.

Aki Tomoya's words were indeed reasonable, but they should never have been said to Kasumigaoka Utaha's face. Kasumigaoka Utaha could not tolerate such an insult.

Aki Tomoya looked up at the direction where Kasumigaoka Utaha had left, his eyes empty and lost.

He sat in the shop for a while longer before wiping the coffee off his face and getting up to walk toward the refugee camp.

Roy put down his coffee and glanced at Aki Tomoya's departing figure.

This kid is just a high school student. After experiencing such torment, his values ​​have probably been shaken, and he's likely suffered some mental problems.

Curses roam freely in the wild, specifically targeting and polluting the mind.

Although the mining area is covered by a barrier, it is still located in the wild.

It has the highest suicide rate every year.

Given his mental state, even if he went to the mining area, he would most likely die.

However, how Aki Tomoya died was none of his business.

His willingness to help was not for Aki Tomoya's sake.

It wasn't for Kasumigaoka Utaha either.

"Magicians are a bunch of disgusting beasts, no matter what. I wish they were all dead..."

Roy felt a strong urge to vomit.

He finished his coffee in one gulp, paid the bill, and left.

Go home.

Hayasaka Aimi Kasumigaoka Utaha had an aura that kept strangers at bay, so she had no choice but to find Roy to learn the details of the matter.

After hearing the whole story, Hayasaka Ai felt a constant alarm bell ringing in her heart.

Magicians in this world are far worse than she imagined!

But she also felt a sense of relief.

At least Roy doesn't look like that kind of magician.

Rin Tohsaka is not one of them either.

It could even be said that Roy, who unconditionally helped Kasumigaoka Utaha, was the complete opposite of the magician.

Rin Tohsaka commented that Roy, who wore glasses, was very easy to talk to. This was more than just being easy to talk to; he was practically a moral benchmark among magicians!

Kasumigaoka Utaha was angry for most of the day.

It wasn't until Roy suggested at the dinner table that Aki Tomoya was suffering from mental instability that she gradually calmed down.

We shouldn't antagonize people who are mentally unstable.

Otherwise, you're just making things difficult for yourself.

But from then on, she and Aki Tomo were even.

One lived in Fuyuki City, and the other in a mining area in the wilderness; their paths never crossed again.

night.

After taking a bath, Kasumigaoka Utaha lay in bed and suddenly remembered a question that she had unconsciously ignored.

"That dark-skinned bastard is a high-ranking mage, so his house's barrier should be quite strong. Why did Lord Roy pass through his house's barrier so easily, without even going there himself... Isn't he a low-ranking mage?"

Indeed, when Roy was investigating Atram's grand house during the day, he treated Atram's barrier as nothing, speaking with a condescending tone, clearly looking down on Atram's magical skills.

Isn't the youngest son the lowest rank?

Is this really the level a magician at the lowest rank should have?

…………

The next day, February 1st.

"Lord Roy, please try this bowl of porridge!"

As soon as Roy got up, he saw Kasumigaoka Utaha walk out of the kitchen, her face beaming with the pride of receiving her first royalties.

She got up very early and, with guidance from Hayasaka Ai, made breakfast for the first time in her life.

Although the price was far from commensurate, she wanted to take this opportunity to express her gratitude.

"not bad!"

Roy took a sip and expressed his appreciation for Kasumigaoka Utaha's cooking skills.

Making porridge is also a skill.

It's rare to make a soup that tastes bad, but it's even rarer to make one that tastes good.

While it was probably mostly thanks to Hayasaka Ai, he did indeed sense Kasumigaoka Utaha's feelings.

Upon receiving the praise, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled with a sense of accomplishment, and became even more enthusiastic about learning maid work from Hayasaka Ai.