"Wow, sister, look, it's a foreign country! A foreign country!!"
The black-haired girl looked around the airport arrival hall with a smile on her face, shouting non-stop, and looking at her sister, Ellie also smiled.
"After all, we are abroad... You are too energetic. Aren't you tired from flying?"
"No way, I'm in great spirits right now! Ah, sis, there's a stall over there! It looks delicious! I'll go buy some!! Biscotti! Please give me Biscotti! I want four! Quattro!!"
Really…
Seeing her sister so lively, Ai Li also shook her head. Then she looked at the airport in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.
Twelve years have passed in the blink of an eye since I came into this world.
According to the destiny, Ellie was born into a seemingly unusual family. Her father was an archaeologist who ran around digging graves every day, and her mother was a researcher... Well, it was obvious at first glance that this background was definitely not that of a normal person.
To be honest, when Ai Li was born, it caused a huge uproar in the family. After all, white hair and red eyes did not look like normal genes, but more like some kind of mutation or curse. Not only that, after Ai Li grew up, she gradually encountered many things that the white-haired heroines in games and animations would encounter. After all, the white hair and red eyes were too abnormal, so she was ostracized since she was a child.
Of course, if this is a normal animation setting, then the heroine should live a lonely life, and then one day a boy opens her tightly closed heart. However, Ai Li has been through many battles and it is better if no one pays attention to her, so that she doesn't have to hang out with a group of naughty kids...
And that black-haired girl is Airi's sister, Nagisa Akatsuki. Compared to Airi, Nagisa is obviously much more normal... well, relatively speaking.
I have said before that this world is a modern world with orcs, vampires, goblins and other legendary species. The reason why humans have not been completely wiped out by these species is naturally because there are strong people among humans, with superpowers, magic, spiritual power, and everything they can. So much so that after learning about the setting of this world, Ellie felt that this world is simply a hodgepodge...
But generally speaking, the world is divided into two camps: humans and non-humans. In the human camp, there is a profession called magic attacker (Ellie has to say that this title is really ugly). They are used to fight against demons. Of course, magic attacker is just a name, similar to soldiers. But if you look closely, there are air force, navy and army, and the same is true for magic attackers. Although everyone is a profession to fight against demons, the abilities they use are all kinds of strange, from superpowers to magic, and it is impossible to generalize.
But then again, what the hell is a demon master? Wouldn't it be better to call him a demon exorcist? A demon master always has a clear sense of attack and defense. What does this mean? Humans are the top and demons are the bottom?
Who the hell came up with this name?
Forget it, let’s get back to the original topic.
Although Nagisa Akatsuki looks like an ordinary girl, Airi knows that she has a very strong spiritual power and is currently training to become a witch. Airi herself used the magic spells from Harry Potter in the system to cosplay as a witch...
Now it’s great, everything is complete.
Just like her sister was training as a shrine maiden, Ai Li was also taking the exam for a magician's license. In her opinion, she had already guessed the story of this world. It was nothing more than the protagonist's cheap father in this world dug something out of an ancient tomb, and then it happened to the protagonist of this world, and then a series of things happened.
After all, archaeologists are all nosy people. Ellie once hoped that the unreliable guy could send back a Guardian Moon from abroad, but now it seems there is no hope.
The two sisters came to Rome not to travel abroad, but to dig up the graves of their ancestors. Their father asked Nagisa to come and help. Airi couldn't let her eleven-year-old sister come alone, so she came along. And she had a feeling that something was going to go wrong.
Although the destination is not Egypt, and there is no need to worry that the man will dig up a mummy or the Scorpion King, how much better can Rome be?
"Nagisa, it's almost time to get ready to leave, eh?"
Looking at her sister who was excitedly pulling other tourists to ask them to take photos for her, Ellie couldn't help but speak, and the latter hurried back to her after hearing Ellie's voice.
"…I'm sorry, sis. I got a little too excited."
"It's nothing. It's normal to have some fun when you go abroad, but don't get too excited."
As she spoke, Airi patted Nagisa's head. Because the problematic couple was away from home almost all year round, Nagisa was basically raised by Airi alone. The man who dug up other people's ancestral graves might not come back once a year, and their mother was also a workaholic who only showed up once a week. To the two sisters, they were no different from strangers.
"What's next? Someone should come pick us up."
"Oh, by the way, I heard that Yacheng's father's friend will come to pick us up. He should be at the airline counter... Wait, let me check the map."
As Nagisa spoke, he began to fumble for his coat, and at this moment, a short foreign man accidentally bumped into Ai Li's shoulder, and then hurriedly took two steps back.
"Oh, sorry, little sister..."
The man was talking in Italian with a smile and was about to leave. However, just as he was about to turn around, Ellie suddenly pulled out a magic wand from her sleeve and pointed it at his neck.
"Would you please put down your gift, Mr. Thief? It's a bit too much to steal from two powerless little girls."
“Damn it!!”
Hearing what Ellie said, the man's face suddenly changed, and then he turned around and ran away. But before he took a step forward, he saw Ellie gently wave the magic wand in her hand, and the next moment the man was hung upside down in the air with a scream, and then was thrown out directly. The gift bag in his hand seemed to have self-awareness and jumped out of the man's arms, bouncing back to Ellie's side.
"Sister is really amazing!"
At this moment, Nagisa also ran over and hugged Airi, who smiled slightly, then looked away and looked at the thief in front of her. Upon noticing Airi's gaze, the thief trembled all over, then rushed out of the crowd in fear and disappeared.
"This is what happens when you steal without any sense of propriety."
Watching the thief fleeing at the speed of light, Ai Li shook her head, and at this moment, a white woman walked out of the crowd, came to the two of them, and then she looked at Nagisa.
"Excuse me, is this Ms. Nagisa Akatsuki?"
"Hey? I am... may I ask who you are?"
"My name is Liana Karyana, and Dr. Xiaoyacheng asked me to pick you up."
"Why?"
Although he had expected it, Nagisa was still a little surprised to hear this answer.
"Big sister, are you a friend of Yacheng's father... er, my father?"
"Yes, I am the chief consultant of the fourth Gozo Ruins Investigation Team."
No wonder.
Looking at the beautiful white woman in front of her, Ai Li raised her eyebrows and exchanged a meaningful look with Nagisa. Their father, Akatsuki Kashiro, was not a handsome man, and even looked nothing special on the surface, but he was quite popular with women and had ambiguous relationships with many beautiful women, and their mother was a jealous person...
Not only that, most of these beauties are not human.
For example, the one in front of you.
"Ms. Liana is a vampire, right?"
Ellie's eyes swept across the silver ring on Liana's wrist, and then she asked, and the latter showed a surprised expression when she heard the question.
"I'm really surprised. Because I'm wearing a demon landing permit, it's not surprising to recognize that I'm a demon, but you can actually tell at a glance that I'm a vampire..."
"My sister is very powerful. She will become a very strong magic attacker in the future!"
Nagisa quickly took it with a smile, and Liana nodded.
"It can be seen that the technique just now was performed quite well. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that this magic could be performed by a twelve-year-old girl... Please follow me, Dr. Xiaoyacheng is waiting for you."
"OK."
Hearing what Liana said, Ellie nodded, then she picked up the magic wand in her hand and pointed at the scattered suitcases around her. Two large suitcases and several small bags were automatically tied together. Then a broom flew over from the side and stopped steadily beside Ellie. Then Ellie sat on the broom, waved her magic wand and lifted the heavy luggage.
"Then let's go, Miss Liana."
Looking at the stunned Liana in front of her, Ellie smiled slightly and spoke.
After that, everyone left the airport and headed to a place called Zoko Island. Liana-san was in charge of driving Nagisa, while Airi sat on a broom. Compared to riding in a car, she preferred to fly freely in the sky - of course, for Airi, it would be even better if she could drive.
But unfortunately, even in this world, there is no possibility of giving a twelve-year-old girl a driver's license.
Soon, Miss Liana brought Airi and Nagisa to a place called an archaeological base, and Nagisa had just opened the car door and jumped out when she saw a middle-aged man in a leather jacket walking towards her with a smile and his hand outstretched.
"Ohhh, Nagisa! I was wondering why there would be an angel in a place like this, isn't this my daughter? Haha, you came at the right time, I haven't seen you for a while, you really are getting more and more beautiful!"
As he shouted, Nagisa's father, Akatsuki Gajo, held his daughter on his head like a child, which made the latter protest with a red face.
"Dad Yacheng, I'm so embarrassed about this!"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Akatsuki looked like a very generous man, he asked with a smile while narrowing his eyes at Nagisa.
"Are you tired from the long journey? Did you encounter any danger?"
"It's okay. Sister has been helping me. We just encountered a thief and she chased him away."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yacheng lowered his head and looked at Ai Li who was sitting on a broom not far away, and frowned.
"Why are you here?"
"You don't really intend to let Nagisa travel abroad alone, do you, Mr. Kishiro?"
"…Even though you can't help me."
In response to Ai Li's answer, Akatsuki put Nagisa down and said indifferently.
"Just don't interfere with my work."
"I'm simply here to look after Nagisa."
Ai Li replied calmly, then looked away. She could sense that Miss Liana next to her was looking at her in surprise. This was no wonder. After all, the conversation between her and Xiaoyacheng was not like that between father and daughter, but more like that between two strangers. This might be strange to Liana, who knew their relationship.
Moreover, the father clearly loves his younger daughter so much, but has no humanity at all towards his older daughter, and even seems a little cold. Any normal person would find this strange.
But Ellie could understand it to some extent.
She suspected that Xiao Yacheng might have already realized that there was something wrong with the soul in her body. In fact, since Ai Li could remember, the couple rarely went home, and every time they went home, Xiao Yacheng's attitude towards Ai Li was neither salty nor bland, neither cold nor warm, without any closeness. This was obviously a good thing for Ai Li, after all, it would be depressing to be treated as a biological child by a stranger.
Therefore, the relationship between Airi and the couple is more like that between a tenant and a landlord than a parent-child. Airi has always called them by their names, and it is also under her influence that Nagisa calls his father "Yagi Dad", a strange-sounding name.
However, Ai Li feels comfortable with herself, but from the perspective of a third party, she may look different - she has white hair and red eyes since she was a child, has no friends, and is excluded by others. Although she has been trying hard to take care of her sister, she is not valued by her family at all. This is completely the setting of the Mary Sue protagonist in the female frequency...
Uh, could it be that I have traveled to a Mary Sue world or a GALGAME world for otome girls?
Thinking of this, Ellie shuddered.
No one should attack me, right? That shouldn't be the case.
I hope so.
Never mind. It’s too early to think about this now.
Ellie shook her head, threw away the random thoughts in her mind, and looked at the ruins not far away, squinting her eyes slightly. Although no one said it explicitly, Ellie could still feel the unexpected majestic atmosphere emanating from the ruins.
That's it...