Chapter 440 Kidd is captured (Monthly ticket plus more)

The ugly servant is not liked by the witches because of his appearance, but he is very down-to-earth and reliable in doing his work.

In the afternoon, Gen Hongna got on the servant's car and came to the castle where Koizumi Hongzi was.

During the previous phone call, she had already heard Koizumi Hongzi briefly explain what had happened before.

Now, Gen Hongna asked about the details again in detail, especially the incident where Koizumi Hongzi was picked up from the sky by Mist Tengu and thrown down, trying to float in the air but failed.

Then she rationally denied Koizumi Hongzi's guess: "After being passed down from generation to generation, our magic has become perfect. It will not fail, and there will be no creatures that can feed on magic power. Otherwise, how could he have been trapped by you for so long."

"But..." Koizumi Hongzi didn't have time to think about it at the time, but after she came back, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She even suspected that Mist Tengu's weak and troubled appearance in the magic circle was actually an act - perhaps it was simply a measure taken by the cunning monster to trick her into maintaining the magic circle so as to steal her magic power.

Gen Hongna interrupted her niece in a gentle tone:

"Mental state has a great influence on magic. You were too nervous and too excited at that time.

"And there was a full moon that night. For us, a full moon is actually a double-edged sword - it can indeed bring us strength and make our magic surge, but it can also bring some magic that does not belong to us, making the power unstable.

"Magic requires precise manipulation. Whether it is impurities or improper amounts, it will affect the final effect... Alas, if I were here, I would stop you from choosing that day to carry out your plan."

After saying that, Yuan Hongnai thought about it, then pondered and corrected:

"No, not even on that day—

"Love Chocolate is a forbidden technique for us...After this matter is resolved, remember to write a 10,000-word self-review and submit it to the Magician Association."

Koizumi Hongzi: "..."

She still had a pile of homework from the past few days, and now suddenly she had another self-review to do. A vein suddenly popped out on her forehead.

She argued unconvincedly: "Those powerful magics that can easily take people's lives are not forbidden. Why should a piece of chocolate be banned? It will only change the mind of the person who consumes it in some way."

Yuan Hongnai shook her head and revealed a meaningful smile. Her delicate face was half bright and half dark under the gloomy light of the castle: "Silly child, the destructive power of the forbidden technique is not aimed at others, but at ourselves-"

“Powerful magic can hurt others but can protect ourselves, so it’s not a forbidden technique.

"But love chocolate is different - you should have realized it. Everyone, um... every creature thinks differently and expresses themselves in different ways. Not everyone will be as devoted and submissive to you as you expect after falling in love with you.

"On the contrary, that kind of chocolate might breed a group of crazy people who are desperate to get close to us.

"Even if they are just weak ordinary people without magic, when they want to achieve or get something by any means, they may cause huge troubles... In short, don't use such magic anymore."

Koizumi Hongzi nodded hesitantly.

…What Aunt Hongna said seemed to make sense.

Before Minamoto Honga came here, Koizumi Hongzi was still thinking that Mist Tengu might have eaten the magic power in the chocolate, which caused the magic to fail. Not only did Mist Tengu easily ignore her orders, but he also took her to the sky and tossed her around.

But now it seems...

Maybe it was actually just as she thought at the beginning - the love magic did work on Mist Tengu, and she was tragically turned into a fallen object only because Mist Tengu's understanding of love was different from that of ordinary people.

...How "different from ordinary people" is it?

I'm not so weird as to eat my lover...

Koizumi Hongzi thought of the legend about the Mist Tengu eating people and shuddered silently.

The "love" she wanted was for the monster to kneel at her feet and obey her, not to cut her open and turn her into a snack...

Yuan Hongnai noticed her subtle fear and smiled elegantly:

"Don't worry. I'll help you with this matter - I'm also a little curious about that monster."

“…”

Koizumi Hongzi fell silent.

…Although she was scared, perhaps it was really the suspension bridge effect that was at work. When she heard that Aunt Hongna was planning to catch Mist Tengu, her first reaction was to “come and raise it.”

...Forget it, it’s too early to think about these things now.

Let's wait until we catch the monster. She didn't know why, but she always felt that things might not go so smoothly...

Thinking of this, Koizumi Hongzi stood aside, watching anxiously as Gen Hongna raised her magic wand and began divination.

…

In Minamoto Hongna's opinion, since her niece had come into contact with the monster and was tossed around by it for a while, perhaps through these connections, she could divine the location of Mist Tengu from Koizumi Hongko.

However, after she finished reciting a long string of spells, all she got was a wand that fell to the ground aimlessly.

——In the best case scenario, this magic wand can even fly to the target.

However, this time, it didn't even leave any clues about finding Mist Tengu.

Gen Hongna frowned at the wand and raised her hand to call it back.

After thinking for a moment, she changed her approach.

"Let's go find your classmate - I think his name is Kuroba Kaito?"

Gen Hongna stroked the wand with her long red nails and said thoughtfully:

"You can use his handkerchief to summon Mist Tengu. This is definitely not a coincidence. There is no way they are unrelated. Maybe your classmate is actually a monster transformed into a human."

…

After school, Kid planned to sit with Terai Huangzhisuke for a while and then go home.

As a result, halfway through the journey, I ran into Koizumi Hongzi in an alley.

——The witch who had missed classes for a few days had cold eyes and was holding a strange ball in her hand, which was full of ill intentions.

It seems that her current magic power is not enough for her to maintain her witch form. Koizumi Hongzi is wearing just an ordinary dress.

As soon as the two sides looked at each other, Koizumi Hongzi threw the thing in her hand over without saying a word.

The ball instantly expanded into a large sticky net, enveloping Kidd.

As early as when the witch appeared, Kidd had already been secretly alert.

At this moment, Koizumi Hongzi suddenly moved. He immediately pulled the fishing line that he had arranged in advance and pulled himself to the branch next to him.

The fishing line led him upward, avoiding the strange net. Kidd stretched out his hand to support the tree trunk, and landed gracefully with a somersault.

...and then stepped into a magic circle full of magical power.

(End of this chapter)