Brother and sister are at loggerheads.
Because in their hearts, they regard each other as an important person and don't want him/her to be hurt in any way.
Finally, Qiu Ye thought of something and his tone softened.
"I can agree to let my brother investigate with me, but you must promise me not to mess around."
"Okay, I promise."
"Then please protect me, brother, and I will protect you."
His tone was still serious, but his expression was full of joy.
"Start tonight, start investigating that female ghost."
"About that female ghost... Isn't it you, Akiha? Red hair and firelight are your characteristics when you use your abilities."
Shiki seems a little confused. Because of the intrusion of Touko and Shinji, the Tono siblings get along very well from the beginning, and their abilities are gradually exposed as they spend time together. Akiba knows about the abnormality of Shiki's eyes, and Shiki also knows that Akiba has supernatural powers and the defects in his abilities.
"This is exactly what puzzles me. I was not here at 10pm three days ago. Perhaps this female ghost is the root of the "distortion". Even if it is not, it must be related to the "distortion". And the fact that someone is missing, I have confirmed with the police, and someone is indeed missing... Is it a coincidence? Or..."
"Let's investigate together with the 'female ghost'. No matter what, we can't allow the sacrifice to increase further."
Shiki is a good-natured guy similar to Mikiya, but he happens to have Shiki's abilities and drive, so it's not hard to predict what he'll do.
Qiu Ye glanced at his brother calmly without saying anything, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, someone passed by the two of them and said something unclear.
"That's not a coincidence, it's a necessity."
"???"
The brother and sister were stunned. When they reacted and looked back, the person had disappeared around the corner of the street, leaving only a faint hint of purple and two thin threads that were invisible to the naked eye.
...
At about the same time, in Tono's house, in Orange's room.
Because this summer is extremely hot, the owner of the room naturally stayed at home. At this moment, she was leaning on the table listlessly, holding her mobile phone with her side face and shoulder.
"Rumors come true? Nightmares become reality? This is a big deal."
"Eh? Is it related to spirit particles? Indeed, I can feel the abnormal gathering of spirit particles. The spirit particle concentration in the whole city is increasing at an alarming rate."
"What-"
"Bang!"
"Ah! It hurts, it hurts..."
"It's okay, my toe accidentally hit the corner of the table... I'm hanging up..."
"You said 'Vallachia Nights'? How did you know that? Aren't you in India?"
"I almost forgot that you are Lord Barthelmero's favorite general, and you are favored by the True Ancestor. It's really amazing when you think about it."
"Sour, where does the sour smell come from? Can you smell it through the phone?"
"Well, I'll show you when you come back... I know what happened, and I'll keep an eye on it. If it's true as you said, that imagination can be reproduced, then it's the human version of 'fantasy materialization'; it's worth studying."
"I see. You're so nagging. I'm not a child."
"You dare to mention this? I'm hanging up!"
As he spoke, Orange pressed the red button on his phone and complained.
"It's just a bump into the corner of the table. I don't believe you haven't bumped into it before—Danzo, Danzo."
"Master." A shadow hung from the ceiling, and a pair of golden pupils were faintly visible in the darkness.
"Help me get that medical spray, it's swollen."
"Master, you really should be careful..."
"Why are you the same as Shinji? Go get it quickly, it hurts..." Orange waved her hand impatiently.
"As you wish." The shadow flashed by.
"'Night of Wallachia';... A Dead Apostle from Atlas... Speaking of which, Akiha and Shiki have been investigating something recently, and it should be related to this matter. We can use it... But before that, we must have a way to deal with alchemy."
"Although the nobles of the Clock Tower have always looked down on alchemy as a lack of talent, the reality is that it is completely different. It is a field that is equivalent to the modern magic system, but it is completely different."
Of the three major departments of the Magic Association, the Clock Tower is the most high-profile as the headquarters, while the Atlas Institute is just the opposite. It thoroughly implements mysticism and rarely communicates with the outside world. Therefore, it is called a "living hell" where even light cannot escape.
Atlas specializes in alchemy. Unlike modern alchemy, which has become mainstream since the Middle Ages and focuses on the transformation of matter, Atlas focuses on the transformation of phenomena. Since its establishment, this group has been committed to discovering the origin of magic and the truth of the world.
Although they are also called magicians, many of them were ridiculed as apprentices in the past due to their lack of magic circuits. As a result, this group of people began to abandon their reliance on magic power and rely on various props in the process of studying mysterious things. This development method is somewhat similar to modern technology. Using pseudo-spiritual particles, that is, souls, as energy that can be observed and controlled, not only has it become a system of its own, but it has also developed a variety of terrible weapons, among which the top seven are said to be able to destroy the world.
"There is no need for us to become the strongest, because the strongest is created by my hands!"
This is the motto of the alchemists in Atlas. Although these weapons were sealed by the Atlas Academy on the grounds that they "reached the ceiling of the current technological level", this is enough to show the power of Atlas alchemy.
The "Night of Wallachia" that they are facing this time is Zepia Eltram Oberon, who was once the number one person in the Atlas Academy. To be an enemy of him is equivalent to being an enemy of Loreleija, the uncrowned queen of the Clock Tower.
"This challenge is a bit difficult, but that's what makes it interesting. Atlas, Atlassia... Excuse me, please let me use it for a while."
"Master, I have brought the spray. Do you want me to help you treat your wound?" Behind him, Duan Zang's figure quietly emerged.
"Please, Danzo, keep one 'eye' to follow Akiha and Shiki secretly at night and investigate something for me."
"Yes, Master."
...
While Orange received Shinji's notice and was secretly preparing, the others were not idle either.
In Guanbuzi City, at Liyuan Girls' College, the tall and handsome head student walked out of his office carrying a cello case.
After receiving some news, the two purple-haired girls who were teasing the little girl in the office hurriedly took out their cell phones and sent text messages to a certain number.
Undercurrents are surging, just like the dark clouds hovering over this remote little town, wreaking havoc in the darkness.