"Huh... I'm back again..."

Standing at the station, Fang Zheng, who had transformed into a red ponytail again, stretched out her body. At this time, a curious voice came from behind her.

"Is Miss Red Ponytail also from Misaki Town?"

"No, it's just that this place is like home to me, it's nice to come back once in a while."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned his head away helplessly.

"Also, don't call me Miss Red Ponytail. I always say just call me Little Red."

"Then... then... Miss Xiaohong..."

“Haha…”

Looking at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. In front of him at this moment was a girl with black, waist-length hair, a fair face and blue eyes, wearing Liyuan's school uniform, and holding a suitcase in her hand.

This girl is Fang Zheng’s companion on this journey—Tono Akiha.

Like Kurogiri Shion, she is also a student of Fiore. According to Fiore, the Tono family was originally one of the big families in Misaki Town, but the previous generation of the head of the family, Tono Shinhisa, died early, so Tono Akiha, as a daughter, had to face the situation of being surrounded by Tono family relatives and dividing up their property and status very early.

It was at that time that Fiore found her and guaranteed her safety in the name of the Thousand Worlds Tree. After that, Tono Akiha also entered Reien as a boarding student. Now it happened to be summer vacation, and since Fang Zheng was going to Misaki Town, the two of them happened to be going the same way.

But compared to the always confident Hana, Tono Akiha seemed quite well-behaved and even a little introverted. For example, she had been using honorifics to address Fang Zheng throughout the entire journey, and this had not changed even now.

"Forget it, forget it. You want to go home, right? Come on, I'll go with you."

"Eh? But..."

"Nothing to say, just let me see your house now that I'm here."

“Ah… yes…”

Qiu Ye seemed a little overwhelmed by Fang Zheng's toughness, but she didn't feel disgusted. So Fang Zheng took Qiu Ye to find a taxi, and then went to the address Qiu Ye said.

However, after arriving at the place, the scene in front of him made Fang Zheng extremely disappointed.

"You live here?"

Looking at the mansion in front of him, Fang Zheng curled his lips. The mansion in front of him was quite large, but it was dark and looked deserted. Not only that, from the overgrown weeds in the courtyard, it could be seen that it had been abandoned for quite a long time.

"Yes, after that... everyone left and I was alone..."

"Aren't you scared living in such a big place by yourself?"

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Qiu Ye's body trembled. Without her answering, Fang Zheng probably thought that Qiu Ye wanted to go back to Liyuan. Although the internal environment of Liyuan was relatively strict, at least there were friends who didn't go home during the holidays. It was much better than staying alone in this place that looked like a haunted place.

By the way, Xianhua went home very quickly. According to her, she wanted to go back to monitor a certain thieving cat and not let her get too close to her brother.

"I, I'm fine on my own..."

That's what they say, but it doesn't look like that at all.

"That won't do."

Seeing this, Fang Zheng grabbed Qiu Ye's hand.

"Why?"

"How can you live in a place like this by yourself? What if it's haunted? Come on, I'll take you to a nice place. At least it's more popular than here."

“This…that…”

Faced with the sudden invitation, Qiu Ye seemed a little overwhelmed.

"Is it a hotel?"

"The hotel still costs money, but it's free over there. You just have to rely on takeout for all three meals, but it's better than here... Come on, come on."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pulled Qiu Ye into the taxi again and told her the address.

When the driver heard the address, he immediately looked embarrassed.

"Miss, it's almost evening now, there..."

"I'll give you double the fare!"

"Okay, let's go now!"

So it is true that money makes the world go round.

When they arrived at the destination, it was already late at night, but Fang Zheng walked forward without hesitation and pushed open the door.

"Solomon, I'm back!"

Following Fang Zheng's shout, the originally dark house suddenly became bright. Then, a girl with short black hair and wearing black clothes appeared silently in the shadow of the hallway.

"Xiaohong."

"Hey, there are beads."

Looking at Youzhu standing in the shadow, Fang Zheng smiled and waved at her. Youzhu glanced at her and then shifted her gaze to the girl standing behind the red ponytail, looking uneasy and nervous.

"Ah, I'm Tono Akiha. Nice to meet you. Thank you for your guidance."

Noticing Youzhu's gaze, Qiuye lowered her head somewhat uncomfortably and saluted her respectfully. But Youzhu just glanced at her and then looked back at Fangzheng.

"Speaking of which, why didn't I see Qingzi?"

Fang Zheng looked around. She had originally thought that when she came in, she would meet Qingzi shouting "It's so noisy" while coming out. Then she could play a love song for her. But...has that idiot become smart?

"She went to Tokyo to attend university. She called me a while ago and said she had to do a field trip or something, so she won't be back."

"So you're all alone? It just so happens that this poor girl is also alone. She also went home for the summer vacation, but there's not even a ghost in that big house. I couldn't stand it, so I dragged her to your place."

"Really?"

In response to Fang Zheng's words, Youzhu just nodded, but she didn't even look at Qiu Ye, she just stared at Fang Zheng.

"And you?"

"Me? Because of something, I will stay in Misaki Town for a while. I still have to stay at your place."

"Really?"

It was the same answer, but for some reason, Qiu Ye always felt that the tone of the last sentence seemed much softer than before.

But after saying this, Youzhu turned around and left, and Qiuye stood at the entrance in confusion, not knowing what to do for a moment. After all, generally speaking, the host should at least arrange accommodation for the guests. It's not that he is arrogant, but isn't it better this way? What if there is any taboo, or if it disturbs the host's privacy...

"Okay, let's go."

Fang Zheng grabbed Qiu Ye's hand.

"There happens to be an extra bed in my room, so you can sleep in the same room with me."

I see.

When I woke up, it was already the next morning.

"Okay, let's go."

Just after finishing breakfast, Fang Zheng suddenly slammed the table and stood up. Youzhu was not moved at all, but Qiuye was shocked.

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go to Misaki Town for a walk. It's better than staying here. And as I said, I have something else to do in Misaki Town...Arizuma, do you want to come with us?"

“…”

Youzhu drank the black tea in small sips and shook her head.

"Where's Qiuye?"

"I……"

To be honest, Qiu Ye was not the type who was used to going out, but she could also feel that she and this girl were a little out of tune. The other party was not hostile to her, but simply ignored her, which made Qiu Ye feel that even if she died here, this girl would probably pretend not to see it.

"Well...I'll go too."

"Okay, let's go together."

Fang Zheng didn't care. Although Yuanye Qiuye was just a girl, she was also a spellcaster like Huasheng. However, unlike Huasheng, Qiuye's spellcasting level was not high enough. Huasheng had reached the fourth ring level in the energy-shaping spell, but Qiuye had only reached the third ring - and it was an illusion spell.

This time, Fiore asked me to come back with her, probably because she wanted to take care of her students. After all, as a mage, you need to travel thousands of miles. This world is not like the main world, where you can just find a village and fight with goblins and other things there to gain experience. It is impossible to explore the mysteries and the undead in cemeteries and ruins.

This is normal, every world has its own different practices.

Since there are no monsters in this world...

Just take her to fight vampires.

Misaki-cho is a relatively lively place. At least when you walk on the streets, you can feel the warmth and vitality.

"Um... Miss Red? Where are we going?"

"Go and deal with the vampires. Xianhua has seen a monster once before, but you haven't, right? Isn't this fair? This time I'll take you to see the vampires, so that when you go back, you'll have something to brag about, right?"

"Hey? Hey hey?!"

Hearing this, Qiu Ye cried out in surprise.

"Me, me? Vampire, I'm talking about the Dead Apostles..."

"Who knows? Let's see what happens."

After arriving in Misaki-cho, Fang Zheng had already vaguely sensed that beneath this bustling and vibrant street, there was a darkness and a flowing breath of death.

Monsters have infiltrated the city, and there are more than one.

Fang Zheng was not sure whether there was Altuluqi's sister among them, but if he followed the path to look for her, he should be able to find some clues...

"This way."

At this moment, Fang Zheng suddenly waved to Qiu Ye, and then the two came to a rather dim alley.

"here it is……"

"Hush."

However, before Qiu Ye could finish her words, she was interrupted by Fang Zheng. She shook her head, then looked forward and sighed.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is really exaggerated."

"Why?"

Qiu Ye was a little surprised by Fang Zheng's sigh, but before her eyes adjusted to the darkness, a more pungent smell awakened her.

That's not the stench of rotten garbage, that's something even more disgusting...

The smell of blood.

“Woo…”

At the same time, there was a low roar like that of a wild beast.

Then, a man appeared in front of them.

He was an office worker, judging from the suit he was wearing, but now he looked like a zombie in a horror movie, tattered and covered in blood. He let out a low cry and slowly walked towards Fang Zheng and Qiu Ye.

"The lowest level zombies... I'm not interested in them... Do you want to give it a try?"

Fang Zheng looked at Qiu Ye beside him, but the girl was obviously frightened at the moment. This was normal, as the shopping street outside was bustling with people and pedestrians. But just a thin line away, what appeared in front of him was darkness, blood and death that he had never expected.

No, it's not that he didn't think about it at all. After all, he grew up in the Toono family and he has that kind of blood in his veins.

But this is the first time I've really faced it.

Belonging to the Toono family, and the darkness of this world.

"I……"

However, just when Qiu Ye made up his mind to speak, suddenly, a voice came.

"careful!!"

Along with this sound, the next moment, a white figure suddenly fell from the sky.