Chapter 123 Experts communicate quickly
Akai Shuichi: "Is there any connection between the witch and the zoo?"
The winery, a purely scientific organization, is already so difficult to deal with. If the zoo is also involved in magic, how difficult will it be to capture it?
"I'm looking for the witch for a personal matter."
Cheng Xiaoyu was not sure whether Koizumi Hongzi had the spell to erase her memory, nor was she sure whether she was willing to accept the deal she proposed, so she made up a half-true and half-false excuse to get away with it.
"I like collecting magic. Every time I go to a world, I study and collect the local magic. Since you guys are going to be looking for her later, I might as well make this trip all at once. Maybe we can even have an academic seminar on otherworldly magic."
Cheng Xiaoyu pulled a fist-sized, bright purple gem from the shadows and placed it next to the stainless steel basin used to summon spirits. "I've imbued it with enough magical power to keep Curacao visible for 24 hours. That's plenty of time for you to gather intelligence. I'll be leaving now. If you need anything, please contact me in the group chat. Bye~"
Before everyone could react, Cheng Xiaoyu had already transformed into a black shadow and slipped into the shadows.
This was the first time Curacao had met someone even more eccentric than Vermouth. Vermouth could at least be physically stopped from leaving, but this person took less than five seconds from leaving a message to leaving: "Is she...always like this?"
Edogawa Conan nodded. "Maybe it's a racial trait. After all, they move much faster than us, so leaving is like logging off a group chat."
It's normal to get from Tokyo to the African savannah in one minute. After all, they can get anything done in seconds.
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After leaving Conan, Cheng Xiaoyu went straight to Kuroba Kaito's residence and briefly summarized what had happened at Kudo's residence: "...This is what's going on right now. Could you please contact Koizumi Akiko and ask when she's free to meet or talk to me over the phone? The research at the winery might be related to witch blood and knowledge."
Kuroba Kaito: "I can help you convey it, but I can't guarantee that she will agree."
Cheng Xiaoyu said in a dignified voice, "If she doesn't agree, let her name the price."
This familiar statement reminded Kuroba Kaito of the time when Cheng Xiaoyu brought back Pandora from the African savannah with simple gold bricks.
Is it possible that this time the witch will also fall under the temptation of worldly money?
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"Huh? Asking me to do a bloodline test and potion recipes? Are you kidding me? This isn't about money!"
The next day, after listening to Kuroba Kaito's account of everything that had happened, Koizumi Hongzi raised her eyebrows impatiently and said.
"You've involved too many people and national organizations in this matter. Witches have always been reclusive. How could I possibly drag other witches into this for money? Forget it."
"No, Anko, I'm not asking you to tell those people. Listen to me..." Kuroba Kaito pulled Koizumi Anko aside and explained, "It's the ghost. She wants to meet you alone to consult you about local magic. She promised not to let you meet those people. After all, she doesn't want so many people to know about the mysterious side."
Hearing that the person who wanted to see her was also mysterious, Koizumi Hongzi calmed down: "Ghost? Then why didn't she come to me herself?"
If a demon wants to discuss something with someone, it will usually communicate directly with the main person. Its methods include but are not limited to possessing objects around the main person, showing up, standing at the bedside in the middle of the night, sending messages in dreams, etc., for fear that others will not see that it is not a good thing. Generally, it will not take the comfort of letting ordinary people pass on the message, so Koizumi Hongzi never thought about adding her as a ghost at the beginning.
Kuroba Kaito: "She said that crossing the line into socializing is disrespectful, and she hopes to discuss this with you as an equal. She also said..."
Koizumi Hongzi pressed on: "What else did she say?"
Kuroba Kaito: "She said that if you don't want to see her, she'll respect your wishes. She just doesn't know if you'd be willing to give her some information on witch hunters or other mysterious figures you don't have a good relationship with, so she can find them. She'll pay you the same, but it won't be as much as an on-site consultation."
Koizumi Hongzi took a deep breath and said, "What kind of reward did she give me? I mean, other than money."
Among the rewards that a lord-level demon can provide, money is the lowest level.
Spells, magic crystals, body tissues such as hair, blood, teeth, scales and armor... are precious and priceless treasures for any wizard!
What's more, the ghost is a being from outside the world, and she must have magical knowledge that he can never obtain in this world.
No wizard can refuse the knowledge of spells in a completely unfamiliar new field, just as humans can never curb their curiosity.
Koizumi Hongzi will never forget the powerful magic in the magic crystal that the other party casually pinched out last time, which even Lucifer, the lord of hell in this world, was afraid of.
What kind of reward will such a powerful demon lord give?
Kuroba Kaito: "I don't know either. She left too quickly yesterday. How about I call her now and ask her?"
Everything happened so fast. Yesterday, Kuroba Kaito had just returned home after dinner at Nakamori's house. He had just boiled a pot of hot water, thinking of making a cup of hot milk later. As a result, as soon as he put the kettle on, a ghost ran out from the shadow behind the refrigerator and talked to him. When the ghost left, the water on the stove had just boiled.
Koizumi Hongzi wasn't surprised. "You're an amateur, after all. That's just how demons are. After all, teleportation and communication are always easy for them, so unless it's a major issue, they appear and disappear as frequently and naturally as you scroll through your phone."
The call made by Kuroba Kaito was quickly connected. After briefly explaining the situation here, Kuroba Kaito handed his phone to Koizumi Akako.
Koizumi Hongzi didn't hesitate and went straight to the point: "What are the specific contents of the contract, and what are you willing to pay me for this contract?"
Cheng Xiaoyu: "There is no contract, it's just a one-sided verbal agreement. You should have heard Kuroba Kaito say that I'm not the kind of demon who likes to make contracts with others, not to mention that this matter is not serious enough to sign a contract. As for what I pay, that depends on what you need."
Koizumi Hongzi felt a little relieved. She had originally planned to refuse if the other party asked her to sign a soul contract.
Signing a soul contract with a demon is extremely dangerous, especially a demon of this level that is still active in the human world in its original form. She is indeed very confident in her own strength, but it is far from being arrogant.
Koizumi Akako: "Can I really have whatever I want?"
Cheng Xiaoyu smiled and said, "You know that's impossible, little girl. There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Having said that, Koizumi Hongzi was very satisfied with this answer.
As Cheng Xiaoyu said, there's no such thing as a free lunch, and the devil wouldn't do a losing business. If the other party suddenly offered a very generous offer just to get a consultation from a young witch like her, then Koizumi Hongzi would think that the other party had ulterior motives and was holding back.
Koizumi Hongzi: "I won't ask for too much. The deposit is the magic crystal you mentioned earlier, and the balance can be paid with your 10 grams of secondary derivatives. Blood is not necessary, hair, scales, nail fragments, or skin flakes will do. Of course, they must contain magic."
Even without any processing, the secondary derivatives of the great demon that contain magical power will carry some of the great demon's own pressure, which is a good thing for exorcising evil spirits and emitting deterrence.
As for what kind of divine blessing the weapons and potions made will receive, there is no need to mention it.
"Deal," Cheng Xiaoyu said. "So where do you want to choose as the reception room?"
Koizumi Hongzi: "My family's castle. I'll send the address to Kuroba after school today, and then have Kuroba send it to you. See you tonight."
Cheng Xiaoyu: "See you tonight."
It’s refreshing to talk to people who know the business.
After the call was disconnected, Koizumi Hongzi returned the phone to Kuroba Kaito: "See, this is the efficiency of communication between experts in the mysterious side."
Kuroba Kaito: "As expected of you, Hongzi! You've really broadened my horizons. No wonder Oni-kun was so lazy about explaining things to us before. It turns out you Mystic Side experts usually communicate so directly."
Koizumi Hongzi scoffed, "Idiot, this has nothing to do with expertise. She's simply too lazy to explain it over and over again to people like you who don't believe in magic. I'm the same way."
After a while, Koizumi Hongzi suddenly said, "You and Hakuba's recent issues should be resolved quickly, otherwise things will get worse."
"What's wrong?" Kuroba Kaito knew that Koizumi Akako's divination was always very reliable, but she would not tell others the results of the divination casually unless the results were very wrong.
Just like that time with the spider.
"I don't know. I rarely get such ambiguous divinations," Koizumi Hongzi said. "I've done divinations since the last time you and Hakuba were attacked at the exhibition, and now during the exhibition preview incident, but the results have been similar. They indicate that you two will escape unscathed and will be rescued by the demon. Overall, there's no danger."
"But divination about the future is completely different and very vague."
"I divined that if you can't resolve the matters at hand within the allotted time, then in a future so vague that the exact time is indeterminate, but certainly not too distant, some great terror might descend... But strangely, the will I divined doesn't carry any malicious intent."
Kuroba Kaito: "Why would you call it a great terror if it doesn't have any malicious intent?"
Koizumi Akako: "When humans step on ants while walking, they often do so without any malicious intent."
Kuroba Kaito: "I see... I understand. I'll try to speed up the process."
What he and Bai Ma were busy with... could only be described as checking the zoo, but why would the zoo be related to this kind of divination result? Were they going to summon the evil god?
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