It is indeed as Orange said, this is just a temporary residence, not a workshop.
The room was simply furnished. Apart from some necessary living facilities, there were only a few large boxes emitting magical fluctuations, telling of the uniqueness of the room's owner. The only things used to entertain guests were instant coffee and boiled water. It was obvious that Orange's life was not rich.
However, this does not mean that Orange's income is low. In fact, Orange's income is very high. Each doll she makes is worth a lot of money. Take the ending of the "Heavens Feel" line of "Fatestaynight" as an example. The blank doll that is the carrier of Shirou Emiya's soul needs to sell all the books in the Matou family to afford it. Scathach once evaluated the value of her own collection of books, and it was at least eight figures in US dollars. This shows that.
The reason why she lives a simple life is not because she is stingy or has no material pursuits, but because her expenses are more exaggerated than her income. Orange is the kind of person who wants to buy rare and exotic things when she sees them, and she often buys things whose transaction prices do not match their actual values in a fit of impulse, which leads to her always being in a state of financial deficit where her income is not enough to cover her expenses. Two days before Shinji arrived in Guanbuzi City, she had just spent all the huge medical expenses for Kenneth and was currently penniless. She was preparing to take on some commissions to make money to support her livelihood.
So the first thing Orange said to Shinji after entering the house was: "I'm short of money, so I'll take any commission I can. For the sake of 'Ryuuyan', I'll give you a discount on the commission."
"That's great. My commission this time is quite troublesome, and I'm afraid you might not be willing to accept it." Shinji chuckled.
"What commission?"
"I'm looking for you, the 'Grand Master'; the puppeteer will naturally make puppets."
Orange smoked the cigarette in one breath and extinguished the cigarette butt: "Customized?"
"That's right." Shinji waved his hand to brush away the smoke that was blowing in his face.
"What do you want?"
"Sign this first before you can tell."
Shinji pulled out a roll of parchment from his handbag and opened it in front of Orange. Orange glanced at it and raised his long eyebrows.
"Self-enforced certificate?"
"good."
"Confidentiality is mandatory and no breach of contract is allowed... Are you doubting my professional ethics?"
Shinji's expression was calm, and he said indifferently: "You and I both know that magicians are a group of realists. The so-called professional ethics is just a betrayal of the chips that are not enough."
"... ... " Orange was speechless. Although the words were harsh, they exposed the magician's true nature.
"If you are willing to sign, whether you accept the commission or not, we are willing to pay 500,000 yen as an apology fee."
Since Orange is short of money, then use money to throw it at him. Before coming to Guanfu City, Shinji has been authorized to use nearly nine-digit yen at will, half of which comes from the funds of the Matou family and the other half from the property of Emiya Kiritsugu.
"You are so well prepared." Orange took off his glasses, and his intellectual temperament instantly turned cold. The contrast was extremely strong.
"Because it's a serious matter, I dare not fail to make full preparations." Shinji was unmoved. He already knew that Orange had a dual personality. One side was the image of a white-collar worker with glasses on, and the other side was the iceberg beauty without glasses.
"Where's the money?" Orange spread out his hands without hesitation.
"Here." Shinji handed over the bag directly, and there was only a bundle of 10,000 yuan bills left in it.
Orange cut his finger and signed his name at the end of the parchment with blood.
"Now you can tell me."
"Customized doll, quantity two, purpose, to be used as a carrier for souls that have lost their bodies. Requirements: No damage to the soul, the closer to the original body the better."
Although there were only two short sentences, the amount of information revealed in them shocked Orange.
"Rebuilding a body based on the soul, and it is a soul that has lost its body. So - you have complete soul preservation technology?"
"I guess so. It's a bit troublesome to explain in detail. Since the compulsory certificate has taken effect, I will let you meet one of the clients directly - Yustisa."
As Shinji calls out, golden and pure white spirit particles appear, weaving the shape of the "Winter Saint".
"This, this is—"
Despite being in an iceberg state, Orange still showed great shock.
"Although, although I can feel that there is a spirit possessing you, but... is this a phenomenon of interference with matter? No, this is a physical entity!!! Could it be that—"
"That's it." Shinji snapped his fingers while enjoying Orange's surprised expression. "This is a miracle that magic can't achieve, the materialization of the soul."
"The third... magic." Orange's voice suddenly became much lighter, "So this lady is the third magician?"
"I don't deserve the title of magician. My third magic is not complete, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Miss Orange to make my body." Yustisa naturally sat next to Shinji.
Orange nodded thoughtfully: "I see... That's why we have to keep it a secret. But, magic... magic... magic..."
Three different endings, three sighs, not for anything else, just for myself.
Almost the entire magic world knows that although the Aozaki family was labeled as heretics by the Magic Association, they are actually a veritable "magic" family. The fifth magic is passed down in the family, and the inheritor is called the fourth magician.
The last fourth magician was Orange's grandfather, and Orange was born with the gift of genius and was raised as the "magician's egg" to be the heir of the Aozaki family. However, when the entire mysterious world believed that Orange would become a magician, Orange's grandfather suddenly designated Orange's sister, Aozaki Aoko, whose magic talent was far inferior to Orange's, as the heir. This led to the breakup of the sisters who had a good relationship, and Orange betrayed the Aozaki family, which led to the stories of "Magical Night" and "Kara no Kyoukai".
It can be said that Orange's growth was always shrouded in the shadow of magic. Ironically, in the 18 years that Orange was cultivated as a "magician egg", she had never seen a magician other than her grandfather. Instead, after she lost her magician inheritance, people related to the third magic came to her.
In a trance, Orange lit another cigarette, but did not smoke it. He just let the tobacco burn quietly until it burned his index finger. Then he let out a soft "ah", threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and said a little embarrassedly:
"Sorry, I was distracted."
"It's okay, I understand. If you're not in the mood today, we can come again tomorrow." Shinji, who knew the inside story, certainly wouldn't mind Orange's "neglect".
"No need. I can give you an answer right now. I accept your request. Now let's talk about the reward. Custom dolls are not cheap."
Orange put on his glasses again and said that the white-collar mode was more suitable for discussing business.
PS: In the "Residual Pain" chapter of "Kara no Kyoukai", Orange just received a sum of 1.2 million and the next day he spent all the money on buying the "Victorian Era Witch Plate". Not only could he not pay Kurodori Mikiya's salary, he even had to borrow money from Mikiya to get by.
PS2: Monthly ticket, monthly ticket.