I'm a ghost story witch in Tokyo

Chapter 108 107. The Gate of Return
Back home, Rui Ji found Jing Liu sitting by the pool in a daze.The fish food at the feet did not move, and the carp in the pond gathered at the edge, opened their mouths to wait for feeding, and blew out a series of transparent bubbles.

She was in a relatively bad mood, her mental state was average, and she was in a teetering state. Maybe she would fall into the pond and play with the carp.

Rui Ji temporarily put the bought things in the kitchen, sat cross-legged beside her sister, grabbed a handful of fish food and sprinkled it into the pond.The carp scattered in the corner swarmed up and competed fiercely.

"Still angry about what happened this morning?"

"Of course you will be angry. The shrine is a treasure left by mothers, a precious inheritance, how can those bastards get involved? To demolish the place where the gods live and build an airship station where people come and go, the gods will definitely feel angry. I will not bless the Sakuma family with good luck. There are many good memories here. If the shrine is demolished, even if I buy a newer and bigger house, I will not be happy."

The steady girl vented her strong emotions in one breath, and the developing female advantage fluctuated violently with her breathing.

In fact, she is quite predictable, not younger than her own.

An adolescent witch will never disappoint, and Rui Ji can already imagine what Jingliu will look like when she enters her prime.It will definitely be a beautiful woman with outstanding appearance and protruding front and back.

Averting his eyes from his sister, Rui Ji continued to stare at the carp in the pool, deliberating for a long time before opening his mouth.

"Actually, I think the shrine...it's a burden."

"What do you mean?"

"That is... the existence of the shrine has brought many bad effects on your life and studies. The work of exorcising evil spirits is very hard and dangerous. I always think that you can take off these burdens that do not belong to you and consider a more proper way of life."

"Sister, the current way of life is the best for me. I don't need anything except this shrine and you. It must be what those witches from the Airspace Development Department said to you that made you so outrageous. idea."

"Not exactly. I really think that there is no comparison between the safety of the shrine and yours. The job of hunting monsters can also be replaced by a safer..."

"That's the end of this topic. I'm tired, so I'll go back to my room first."

The topic of the shrine always makes Shizuru very nervous, no matter who brings it up.Rui Ji worried that continuing the discussion would make it even more unpleasant, so he kept quiet, fed the remaining fish food into the pool, and stayed alone in the empty courtyard.

There were still three hours before lunch time, and the housework was done, Rui Ji had nothing to do for the time being, so he had to go back to his room to find something to do for entertainment.The first is to reply to the message of the duo who met sex and forgotten friends. In view of their performance in Flodin yesterday, they waited until now to reply, and they would not feel a little bit guilty.

In the group created by the three of them, two or three messages would pop up every once in a while. Rui Ji flipped through them casually, basically asking her why she didn't come to class today.

Rui Ji: Is it any surprise that I don't come to class?Anyway, you two have your own fun, and I'm superfluous.

Official: What happened yesterday... I'm sorry, I can't bear the urge. I haven't had sex with Miss Rafatali for a long time, and I feel a little inseparable for a while.Next time I invite you to dine at Flotin's Airship Tourist Restaurant, order whatever you want.

My wife: I will give you a few bottles of potions for health care as compensation. After a night of hard fighting, you will not lose your kidneys, and you will continue to go to school alive and well the next day.

Rachel: Potions are free.Something happened today, and I haven't realized it yet, so please give me some advice.

Through the group chat, she explained the visit of the Airspace Development Department in the morning with two friends, emphasizing the grievance of being severely reprimanded by her sister.

It has been more than a week since they traveled to the witch world line, and the sisters haven't blushed because of other things.The static flow just now was like a woman who was tormented by dysmenorrhea on the second day of her menstrual period and became grumpy.

The most stable official gave his own opinion after an analysis.

Su Li: Sakuma, there is a blind spot in your cognition.First of all, you are too arrogant, you didn't consider it from the perspective of my sister.The stable life you think is what you think after all, and she will only regard this heavy concern as an obstacle from the opposite side.

Rachel: Even you think so?

Sergeant: Miss Raphatali is also guarding a small bar in Flotin. I asked her why she didn't transfer the bar to other witches and move to Tokyo or other places, away from that dirty and noisy place.She said, "This bar is left by two mothers, and I don't want to destroy what little beauty they have left."

Rui Ji: Isn't that very similar to my family's situation?

Su Li: So, I understand your sister's thoughts very well.Sakuma, I only hate that you are a piece of wood.

My Wife: That's right, I can't even get Ms. Fujinaga's secret glances. Is it true or just pretending?

Rui Ji: Anything as big as shit can be kidnapped by Fujinaga.

Su Li: It's time for class, you should think about what I just said first.Otherwise, I am really afraid that if you continue like this, you will be single for the rest of your life.This is the first time I've seen a witch who doesn't understand women like you.

My Wife: See you later.Ms. Fujinaga's complexion is very bad today, you can ask for a little care.Sisters can only help you so much.

The lively group chat suddenly became quiet, and Rui Ji temporarily lost his goal, so he had to open the half-read second-level magic book on the table first.

The disagreement with her sister disturbed her mind to a certain extent. After reading for half an hour, she couldn't continue, and it was difficult to concentrate on the dense text, so she had to give up temporarily.

Learning magic requires a high degree of concentration, and constructing spells with an ambiguous attitude will only suffer.

"Even those two idiots complained about me. Is it that exaggerated? Why do I feel that I am quite understanding?"

Rui Ji was lying on the tatami in a large font, holding the snowy owl coin brought back from Frodin in his hand, and fell into a state of sobriety and confusion.She doesn't think it's wrong to let Shizuru give up the shrine, but this idealistic "correctness" is the root of the rift.

The existence of the shrine will make the endless cycle continue, and Jingliu will continue to repeat the process of working, getting injured and resting, and sooner or later he will be exhausted.

If there are two chains that maintain the operation of the Sakuma Shrine, one is Jingliu and the other is her, the position of the chain representing Jingliu is fixed, and if she wants to change the status quo, only her side will take action in person to make the trajectory deviate value becomes smaller.

"Money... I need money."

Like her previous life, she had an urgent and strong desire for money.The snowy owl coin in the palm of the hand caused some fluctuations in the chaotic mood.

"As long as he has money, Jingliu should no longer force himself to work crazily, and his life can at least be more pleasant."

Although it is strange to feel affection for her younger sister so quickly, it feels abrupt no matter how you look at it. This feeling is hard to explain. Rui Ji can only understand it as instinct—instinctively longing for family affection and warmth, wanting to cherish and protect the only family member now.

The fastest way to get money, in addition to the entries written in the "Japanese Civil Code", there is another way left.

"Being the feather of a snowy owl, will things get better?"

The answer to the question is known only to Flotin.

Rui Ji put away the snowy owl coins, and found that inexplicable white fox mask appeared in sight again.She remembered it very clearly this time. She locked the mask in the cabinet before going to bed, and put a reminder rune beside it.

Opening the cabinet, the rune was intact and untriggered, and the mask was obviously not affected by ordinary magic items, and could move around without the limitation of space, and always appeared by her side, like a ghost with unfulfilled wishes.

Snowy Owl once mentioned that this white fox mask is a sealed item.The sealed item is a derivative of cracking the regional ghost story, which can be purified and used by the witch.Before the harmless treatment, the sealed item will cause negative effects.

The eyes of the mask are strangely attractive, like a powerful magnet, Rui Ji suddenly uncontrollably picked it up and put it on his face.The mask fit perfectly on the face without any discomfort, as if it were used as it should be.

Through the position of the eyes of the mask, Rui Ji saw the dense forest between the lofty mountains, the endless wilderness, the half-person-high weeds and the withered yellow field ridges, and the Kisaragi station standing beside the railway tracks in the dark night.

The weak witch who turned into a ghost story stood on the edge of the platform with Naling Chiyo, holding a white fox mask exactly like her face.

"We meet again."

Yona Ling said so.

"Why? Why can I still see you?"

Rui Ji realized that he was not in the room, and his feet were actually stepping on the rails under the platform of Ruyue Station, which happened to meet the four eyes of Yona Ridge on the platform.Some messy memories were forced to be remembered, and time dilutes them a little bit, and the appearance of Yona Ling made all efforts in vain.

She really didn't want to go back to that ghostly place, not even for a second.

The self-protection mechanism started to take effect. Both hands grabbed the edge of the mask and tried to pull it off, but the result was in vain.The mask seemed to be welded to his face, and he couldn't move even a centimeter no matter how hard he tried.

Is it too late to regret it?
"If you don't use this method to attract your attention, how can you withdraw from the many trivial matters in reality and give me a little attention?"

Yonaling sat down on the waiting bench at Kisaragi Station, her two slender legs swayed slightly, the absolute realm under the skirt of the sailor suit was hidden in the deep darkness and could not be seen.

"So... I'm not trapped at Kisaragi Station now? It took a lot of work to get back last time."

"I didn't mean to trap you, Ms. Sakuma. I called you here to confirm the ownership of this mask—this sealed item as soon as possible. I have now merged with this sealed item, I don’t want it to fall into the hands of other witches, so I have to find ways to appear in front of you to emphasize the sense of presence. After all, if you don’t wear it, we can’t communicate.”

"There is also this kind of saying, this is the first time I heard it."

"The function of this sealed item, as you can see, can be worn on the face to move in space. Although there is a cooling time between each move, as long as it is a place you have been to, when the magic power is enough to move, you are free. Nothing can trap you. You should not have learned the rare [Gate of Return Magic], this mask is equivalent to allowing you to enjoy the convenience of the 'Gate of Return' in advance."

"What is the 'Gate of Return'?"

When Rui Ji heard a brand new and unfamiliar vocabulary, she immediately became interested.The thirst for knowledge engraved in the blood of the witch is just around the corner.

"The door of return is a traditional term. It was commonly used by witches in the 20s. Now in the 90st century, witches like to use 'teleportation magic' to describe space movement magic. The term door of return is almost forgotten."

"It turned out to be teleportation magic. If you said teleportation magic from the beginning, I would know what was going on. Why did you use such a fancy vocabulary?"

"The generation gap of the times."

Yonaling used magic to draw a dividing line on the ground, just separating her and Rui Ji on both sides.

"There are many differences in the use of words in the teaching materials of the Showa era and the Heisei era. Now it is the Reiwa era. Miss, I am dozens of years older than you. I was born in 1977. You were born in 2005. I am your aunt's witch." .”

"It's not a big problem. Since this mask has such a magical effect, how can I take it as my own... No, make it my property? Do I want to beat you up again?"

"There are many ways to make a contract with a sealed item, and I don't understand the specifics. The way to register ownership of this mask is very simple——"

At the end of the contiguous mountains, a gray and green-shelled metal dragon whizzed through the gaps in the mountains, just like the bad night that broke the fixed rules of ghost talks.

"Take the Yamanote Line with me one more time, and you will be able to return to your original world, and my spiritual state will leave with you. I will be yours from now on, please give me more advice."

Then, Yona Ling stretched out his hand to Rui Ji.

"What a strange declaration..."

Rui Ji held her outstretched left hand, and the warm magic flowed between the fingers, which was completely different from the first time he met her in the regional strange talk.

No resentment, no unwillingness, the mood is as calm as the shallow sea of ​​the Izu Peninsula.

Waiting for the Yamanote Line train with Yona Ling with half-believing feelings, stepped into the carriage with both feet, and found a seat by the window to sit down.The place where they sat was exactly the same as last time, outside the window was the endless night, a few sparse stars were scattered scattered, and the blue moonlight gently caressed the land.

Strange talk and blazing fire, collapse and reconstruction, sadness and resentment, all completely turned over with the end of that night.

The world in front of me is not the same as the last regional ghost talk. Although they have the same scenery and things, comparing them together is like a real scene and a man-made scene used for filming in a film and television studio.

The doors of the train were closed, and this time there was no sound of the station announcement.

The Yamanote Line passed through the strong light last time, Rui Ji closed her eyes, and waited for the strong light to gradually weaken and disappear, and then she slowly opened her eyes as if waking up from a dream.When the person returned home, the mask on his face could be removed smoothly.

The red lines on the surface of the white fox mask quietly turned into light blue representing magic power.

(End of this chapter)