Soman Shuchiin, starting from Fulilian to become a magician

On Shijo Maki's side, Kashiwagi Nagisa's words were exactly the same as Oose Erica's. She had no idea that the fireworks festival was planned by Ji Karen personally, and she was still confused. However, before she could ask more questions, the other party hung up the phone.

Ji Karen was struck by lightning. She had planned everything. All kinds of idle people had been sent away. She even bribed the festival staff to block the road to the shrine's observation deck in advance.

All that was left was to wait for her to hold back Hayasaka Ai, let Maki and Hayama Akira go to the empty observation deck, and then light the fireworks on time. This would be a perfect operation.

"Chika and I planned it so thoroughly, and Erica and Nagisa also executed it perfectly, but why did it happen like this?"

Ji Karen murmured to herself, she couldn't accept this result.

"Karen, what are you mumbling about? I don't know what exactly happened, but let's go bail them out!"

Shijo Shinki pulled Ji Karen towards the exit of the hot spring street. Since her sprained foot had not yet healed completely, she called her family and asked them to arrange a car to take them to the police station to rescue them.

"Look, the fireworks display is gone."

Hayasaka Ai spread her hands. This situation was within her expectations. Hayama Akira shook his head helplessly. However, he himself did not have much expectations for the fireworks display, so he simply extended his hand in front of Hayasaka Ai:

"It's just the two of us, so why don't we go to the festival and then go back?"

Hayasaka Ai glanced at him and held his hand openly. After all, she had already held his hand the last time she was being chased by the gangsters, so there was nothing to worry about.

The two of them walked around the festival side by side. After a while, they found that there were basically stalls selling small games like scooping goldfish and hitting balloons, or snacks like fried noodles and fried ice cream. There was nothing interesting.

Before they knew it, they had walked all the way to Hakone Shrine. There were many stalls on both sides of the approach. Unlike those on the hot spring town, the stalls here tended to sell traditional small decorations and some shrine peripherals.

Hayasaka Ai passed by a stall selling Noh masks and stopped, her eyes falling on a raccoon cat mask.

"Boss, how much is this mask?"

Ye Shanming glanced at her, took the raccoon mask from the stall, and asked the price from the boss sitting behind the stall.

"400 yen."

Ye Shanming paid the money readily. After receiving the money, the boss smiled brightly. This kind of traditional Noh mask has long been unpopular among young people, and this is his first order at the stall today.

"Give."

Akira Hayama handed the raccoon mask to Hayasaka Ai and said, "I'm really sorry that I accidentally involved you in my investigation of Ogino Hikaru last time."

"I accept your apology."

Hayasaka Ai took the mask and put it on her head sideways. In order to make it easier to wear a yukata today, she tied her hair into a high ponytail. Now wearing the raccoon cat mask, she felt more lively.

"Well, it suits you very well."

Ye Shanming was not stingy with his praise and looked at the other masks on the stall: "I'll buy one for myself too, it seems quite interesting."

"Um……"

Hearing his words, Hayasaka Ai folded her arms across her chest, thought for a while, took out a Crow Tengu mask, shook her head, took out a fox mask, paid for it, and handed it to Ye Shanming.

"This is a return gift. I think this mask is pretty good."

After thanking her, Akira Yeshan imitated Hayasaka Ai and kept the mask on the side of his head, holding her hand and continuing to walk inside.

In the luxury car of the Shijo family, Ji Karen and the other two lowered their heads and dared not speak. Shijo Zhenfei sat opposite them, with her legs crossed, her arms folded across her chest, staring at them coldly.

“Who came up with this idea?”

Oose Erica and Kashiwagi Nagisa both pointed at Ji Karen, who quickly defended herself:

"I'm just worried that you're not being honest enough, Zhenfei, so I want to help you."

As she spoke, Ji Karen gritted her teeth at the mysterious informant. If it hadn't been reported, today's plan would have been perfect.

"Don't let me know who the whistleblower is, or I'll make him pay!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa glanced at her and quietly deleted the call records on her phone, which were the ones she reported to the fire department.

"How did you know I like that guy Ye Shanming?!"

After hearing what Ji Karen said, Shijo Shinki raised her voice and quickly retorted:

"That guy is weird. He always likes to make people angry and never comforts people. He doesn't care about things he's not interested in. Sometimes he's very shameless and won't give in to girls at all..."

The driver looked straight ahead without saying a word. Ji Karen and the other two looked at Shijo Zhenfei with strange expressions. It was the first time for them to see Shijo Zhenfei complain so much to a boy.

"Zhenfei, didn't you notice..."

Ji Kailian interrupted her weakly: "You just like him. Only when you care about someone can you notice so many things."

"Huh? I already told you, I don't..."

"No."

Kashiwagi Nagisa lowered her head, her right hand tightly gripping the phone, her voice pale. Her voice was so low that the people in the car couldn't hear what she said. Shijo Shinki couldn't help but stop refuting and turned her head to look at her:

"I'm sorry, Nagisa, I didn't hear what you just said."

Chapter 14: Fireworks Festival.

"I said no! I don't want Zhenfei to like another boy!"

Kashiwagi Nagisa's sudden emotional outburst caught everyone else off guard. She suddenly raised her head, her deep red eyes fixed on Shijo Shinki, and silent pressure spread in the car.

"No matter who it is, Zhenfei only needs me, only needs to look at me, no other boys are needed at all!"

The words hidden deep in his heart finally came out. Kashiwagi Nagisa seemed to have given up on himself and vented all his feelings for Shijo Shinki:

"Ever since I met Zhenfei in kindergarten, I've liked her the most!"

"When you and Tanuma Tsubasa became friends after entering high school, I was really jealous and worried. I was afraid that I would no longer be the person you cared about the most, so I deliberately approached Tanuma Tsubasa to take him away from you, even though you two were just ordinary friends."

Kashiwagi Nagisa gave a wry smile:

"I'm a very bad woman, right?"

Kashiwagi Nagisa's words made the entire car silent. The driver seemed to be still concentrating on driving, but he was actually sweating profusely.

It’s over, it’s over. I heard the secret between the young lady and her friend. I hope I won’t be used as a living stake!

"Nagisa, you really are..."

Shijo Shinki was also shocked by Kashiwagi Nagisa's twisted and strong emotions. She opened her mouth but stopped herself from speaking.

"Snapped!"

A heavy slap hit her face, and a bright red palm print instantly appeared on her fair face. Kashiwagi Nagisa stared at Shijo Shinki in a daze, covering her face.

"Who do you take me for?!"

"True concubine!"

The sudden attack startled Ji Karen and Ouse Erica, and they hurriedly grabbed Shijo Shinki, fearing that the situation would escalate.

"Even if I find someone I like in the future, you will still be my best friend. In your heart, am I the kind of person who alienates my friends when I have a lover?!"

Shijo Maki and Kashiwagi Nagisa stared at each other, neither of them willing to give in. The atmosphere became increasingly tense, and Ji Karen and Ouse Erica were ready to pull the two apart at any time.

"Puch..."

Kashiwagi Nagisa burst into laughter, and the heavy atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. Ji Karen felt relieved.

"Yeah, I'm such an idiot."

Kashiwagi Nagisa, whose heart knot was untied by a slap from Shijo Shinki, looked out the window.

The streets are brightly lit, and people in yukata have happy smiles on their faces. Lake Ashi reflects all of this quietly. It is peaceful and tranquil, but I just feel like something is missing.

"Karen, the fireworks you arranged haven't been confiscated yet, right?"

Kashiwagi Nagisa changed the subject, and Ji Karen was a little confused, but she still answered honestly:

"Not yet, and Zhenfei also helped to get the application for the fireworks."

"Then let's go set off the fireworks. I always feel that such a beautiful scenery would be missing something without a fireworks display."

"Yeah!"

Ji Karen excitedly agreed. Although today's assist plan failed, at least the fireworks could still be lit. To round it off, it was not a failure.

Taking out a cell phone from her pocket, she called the relevant personnel who had been waiting for orders from the sponsor. Ji Karen made an OK gesture. No one spoke in the car for a while, and everyone waited quietly for the fireworks to rise.

Shijo Shinki stared out the window in a daze, and inexplicably thought of Hayama Akira who was left by her in the hot spring town. She didn't know who this guy was visiting the festival with now.

Kashiwagi Nagisa's deep red eyes were looking at her. Since she was no longer worried about being ignored by Shijo Shinki, she would also work hard for Shijo Shinki's happiness.

I will definitely help you, Zhenfei!

After visiting the stalls along the approach to the shrine, Akira Hayama and Ai Hayasaka slowly walked to the main shrine of Hakone Shrine. They sat side by side in the corridor, quietly gazing at the night sky.

The full moon hung in the deep blue night sky, and a point of light rose from the other side of Lake Ashi, swaying above. When it reached its highest point, it exploded and turned into thousands of silver lines that disappeared, illuminating the mountains and the lake, as well as the faces of Akira Hayama and Ai Hayasaka.

"Fireworks? They actually got a permit."

Hayasaka Ai looked at the night sky in surprise.

"Wow, it's fireworks!"

The people participating in the festival stopped what they were doing, and even the stall owners suspended their business. They all looked up at the night sky, waiting for what would happen next.

The big jade just now seemed to be just a signal for the advance. Points of light rose into the sky, blooming with colorful brilliance, turning the night sky into a field of flowers. They were fleeting, illuminating the endless night sky and the crowd in a brief moment.

Hayasaka Ai and Hayama Akira watched the fireworks silently, their shadows cast on the statue in the shrine behind them. In front of them was a long dragon of lights, extending all the way from the shrine to the torii gate by the lake. Above their heads were brilliant fireworks exploding.

"Kaguya, look, it's fireworks!"

Fujiwara Chika proudly grabbed Shinomiya Kaguya. Since the fireworks were rising, the battle plan she participated in must have been successful. She was worthy of being the love detective Chika.

Azusa Azusa, Kei Shirogane and Moe Fujiwara stood under the tree, watching the fireworks. She inexplicably thought of Akira Hayama's face. She wished that the scumbag senior could watch with them.

The moment the thought arose in her mind, she immediately shook her head and threw the idea away, attracting strange looks from Shirogane Kei and Fujiwara Moe.

The fireworks lasted for half an hour. After they ended, Akira Hayama and Ai Hayasaka did not continue to visit the festival. Instead, they returned to the hotel, took a hot spring bath, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

Zhenhong followed Ye Shanming's instructions and stayed in the room reading for the whole day without leaving. She even watched the fireworks while sitting by the window.

The next morning, both Shijo Maki and Shinomiya Kaguya were sent back to Tokyo by car, but the two of them inexplicably got into a fight again. In the end, Akira Hayama did not get involved in their fight, and simply dragged Azusa Azusa to Hakone Yumoto Station to take the Odakyu Express back to Shinjuku.

The hot spring trip is over, and after having a good rest in Tokyo for almost three weeks, Ye Shanming is ready to return to another world. The biggest gain of this time, in addition to confirming that the pigeon did not take any extra action to let him leave this world, is the unknown magic he obtained from Zhenhong.

The ability to give puppets life and unique abilities, which is a completely different system from the magic he has learned, gave Ye Shanming a lot of inspiration. After the demons mentioned by Shulahat are dealt with in the future, perhaps he can go to other worlds to see if there are other systems of magic that can be learned.

"Then I'll be leaving first. You should take good care of the house. You can get to know Jiaxi who lives next door more. He's a nice guy."

"Although there's a high probability that I'll be back in the blink of an eye."

Zhenhong sat on Ye Shanming's desk, drinking the black tea she brewed elegantly and nodded at him:

"I see."

Ye Shanming cast a spell that allowed him to travel through the world, and a vortex of time and space swallowed him whole. The colors of the entire world quietly faded away, turning into a monotonous dead gray. Zhenhong's movements were frozen, time stopped flowing, and the world seemed like a sophisticated machine that stopped working because it had lost its core.

Chapter 1: A magnificent rebellion against my father.

In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion in the magical city of Oissast, Aura sat on a high chair with his legs crossed, his head propped up by his right hand, a wild smile on his face, his purple eyes expressionless as he looked at the two people kneeling below.

Beside her, a girl who looked even younger than her stood quietly. She was wearing a cute little dress and her pink hair was tied into two ponytails. The pair of curly horns on her head silently revealed her identity.

"The Northern Empire's Magical Special Forces, you are truly capable. You even bribed the current city lord."

The two men kneeling on the ground were tied up tightly with magic threads. Their bodies were covered in bloodstains and their clothes were tattered. The magic fluctuations on their bodies were messy and weak, and it was obvious that they had been through a fierce battle.

"Heh, I never thought that the magic city founded by the Holy Sage Licht would be controlled by the great demon clan behind the scenes."

The man in black had a look of scorn on his face: "It's ridiculous that the Central Kingdom doesn't even know about this."

"Tsk, I have no interest in ruling this place."

Aura looked disgusted and said, "I just don't want someone to come back and find that the magic city they created has fallen into the hands of the Northern Empire."

After saying this, Aura materialized a golden scale from his left hand. Just as he was about to cast the obedience spell, a person suddenly appeared in his mind. He put away the scale unhappily, waved his hand, and gave a boring order to the young demon girl beside him:

"Kill him, Linie."

"Yes, Master Aura."

The pink-haired demon girl answered without any emotion. A one-handed sword appeared in her hand and pierced the man's throat without hesitation. The latter opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something else, but finally fell in a pool of blood, staring at the other man with lifeless eyes.

"As for you..."

Aura changed her sitting position. Compared to when she was facing the members of the Imperial Magic Special Forces just now, the disgust on her face was even stronger, as if she was looking at something dirty.

"They're actually colluding with the Northern Empire and trying to incorporate Oissast into the empire. Have they been blinded by power and forgotten the original intention of their ancestors in establishing the Magic City?"