frightfiction Chapter 616 - 616
Chapter 616 - 616
"Alice, when did you learn all this?"Aoko was astonished, looking at Alice with an incredulous expression.
"Not long after I died once."
Alice replied calmly.
She was referring to the end of the Mahoyo incident, when she was killed once by Medea, but because Aoko used magic to throw her time of death into the distant future, she came back to life.
"So you've been awakened for over a month? And I had no idea at all?"
Aoko looked embarrassed.
"You never asked."
Alice's tone remained flat.
It was certainly surprising, but it made sense.
Alice's mother was a true witch, belonging to the same category as Medea. Alice inherited most of her mother's talents, possessed a familiar like Night of Wallachia that was connected to the First Magic, and had exceptionally high innate qualities. If she had been born in ancient times, she would undoubtedly have become a Heroic Spirit once she gained fame, so her awakening wasn't strange at all.
"When you said 'blue,' were you referring to Aoko?"
Eiji looked at Arcueid.
"Yes, the Magic Blue, Aoko Aozaki. That name is known throughout the entire magecraft world!"
Arcueid nodded readily, but then muttered to herself.
"However, this blue is quite different from the one I know. Is it because of the different time period?"
Singularities were distortions in human history, so some confusion in either time or space was to be expected.
"What era are you from?"
"2010."
"Aoko, what about you?"
"1989."
A difference of over twenty years.
"No wonder the Aoko from Arcueid's time became a thirty-something old aunt!"
Eiji suddenly understood.
"Watch it, or I'll punch you!"
Aoko showed a fierce smile and started cracking her knuckles.
"You said you've been looking for the person who created the Singularity?"
Eiji ignored Aoko's tantrum and continued questioning Arcueid.
"Mhm."
Arcueid nodded obediently.
"Is it because you want to escape from here?"
"That's right. After all, I have things I need to do!"
Arcueid said this.
Things she needed to do.
Eiji thought back briefly. Although his memory was unclear, she seemed to have an enemy she needed to deal with. What she meant by "things to do" was probably leaving the Singularity and then hunting down that enemy.
"Then why did you suddenly attack me?"
Aoko glared at her with clear displeasure.
While she had activated her Magic Crest at the time, that was essentially just like drawing a weapon - a pre-battle preparation. She hadn't actually intended to strike first.
But Arcueid immediately targeted her, reaching out with those demonic claws and scaring her half to death.
If Eiji hadn't reacted quickly, she might be dead by now.
"Didn't she say she's been looking for the person who created the Singularity?"
Eiji crossed his arms and said leisurely, "A Magic User who controls time creating a Singularity - that's perfectly normal!"
After all, a Singularity was essentially chaos in time.
The chaos that the Fifth Magic could cause far surpasses even something like a Singularity. A single misstep could trigger anomalies in entropy, leading to distortions in the planet's rules—this was something Aoko had personally told him.
Thus, Arcueid had mistaken Aoko for the mastermind behind the Singularity, intending to defeat the instigator as a means to escape the Singularity.
That was the reason for their earlier fierce confrontation.
"I was completely caught in the crossfire!"
Aoko suddenly understood, then wore an expression as if she had eaten something disgusting.
"Wasn't Blue the one who created the Singularity?"
Arcueid, instead, looked at her in surprise.
"Of course not! How could I possibly have that ability?"
Aoko rolled her eyes in a very unladylike manner.
"Aoko, as a Magician who controls time, I think you should reflect on this."
Eiji grinned mischievously.
Theoretically speaking, when it comes to creating Singularities, Aoko is far more adept than Goetia.
"Shut up!"
Aoko kicked Eiji, but it felt as if she had kicked a steel plate, leaving her foot in pain. She lowered her head, muttering complaints under her breath and uttering incomprehensible words like "iron man."
"So, does that mean the current Magician Blue isn't capable of it yet?"
Hearing this, Arcueid showed a thoughtful expression.
"But I don't need to leave here anymore, so who created it doesn't matter for now!"
Then, she immediately reverted to her innocent, cheerful smile.
"Don't you still have something to do?"
"Yes, I can do it right here!"
Arcueid nodded indifferently.
Eiji suddenly recalled the bandaged man from earlier. That guy had been targeting Arcueid from the moment he appeared, as if the two were old acquaintances.
Could Arcueid's enemy be him?
Since the enemy had also entered this Singularity, she no longer needed to leave?
Thinking about it, Arcueid's change of heart happened in the span of a single battle—there must have been a development during the fight that made her reconsider.
That seemed highly likely.
"Wait, so does that mean I was attacked for no reason?"
Aoko's expression darkened.
What do you mean?
You don't need to leave now?
So, I was just scared for nothing?
"About that, I apologize."
Seeing Aoko looking ready to throw a punch at any moment, Arcueid lowered her head.
"It seems I misunderstood. I admit it was my mistake. I'm sorry for frightening you."
"Even though she's a True Ancestor, she apologizes so quickly..."
With such a sincere apology, Aoko couldn't stay angry.
After all, no one was actually hurt—it was just a scare. Demanding compensation under such circumstances would make her feel guilty.
"Since it was indeed my fault, I won't deny it."
Arcueid was remarkably straightforward.
Although she is a True Ancestor, she doesn't seem to cling to unnecessary pride.
Of course, this response was only for Magicians.
If her opponent were the Church, she wouldn't apologize—instead, she would fight fiercely.
"Also, regarding you saving me, I must thank you."
Arcueid suddenly remembered this and expressed her gratitude to the group.
"If you want to thank someone, thank him."
Aoko gestured with her chin toward Eiji, who was leaning against the doorframe.
"I don't approve of bringing you back at all - this guy just went ahead and did it on his own!"
No matter how you looked at it, True Ancestors were extremely dangerous beings.
They were the very source of all vampires. Once their blood-sucking impulses emerged, the entire Kinoko City would suffer!
"Is that so?"
Her businesslike expression gradually faded as Arcueid turned to look at Eiji, her eyes filling with intense curiosity.
Eiji simply shrugged in response.
"Even though you knew I was a vampire, you still saved me. You're really an unprecedented human being, in every sense of the word!"
Arcueid spoke with growing interest, her eyes seeming to sparkle with light.
When ordinary humans discovered she was a vampire, let alone saving her, just not being scared out of their wits was already a sign of strong willpower.