Chapter 19 Defeat that magician! But the magician turned the tables and killed him...
Three days later, on a rooftop.
This is the top of the tallest building in the vicinity, offering a wide field of vision. Looking down through the sniper scope, you can see every detail on the ground.
Scotland lay prone beside a sniper rifle, while Chinatsu Takanashi also took out a sniper rifle and skillfully adjusted the parameters.
"I didn't expect you to be a sniper too." Scotland was very relaxed and even had time to chat with Chinatsu Takanashi.
"Gin taught me."
Scotland paused slightly, his tone odd: "He taught you personally?"
"What's so strange about that? Since I joined the organization, Gin has always been the one training me." Takanashi Chinatsu adjusted herself, crouched in front of the sniper rifle to observe below, and continued, "But it's okay to learn shooting from him, but it's best not to go to him for close combat. He really beats people to death."
Because of this, Takanashi Chika ran away after learning only half of her close combat skills, although she did have some accuracy with her gun.
"Gin has really been very good to you." Scotland felt a little jealous. Gin was practically a living signboard in the organization, and it was really enviable that such a big shot like him would personally teach Takanashi Chinatsu.
“Even if he teaches me, I won’t be grateful to him,” Takanashi Chika said coldly.
Scotland pursed his lips. He knew that there was a grudge between Takanashi Chinatsu and Gin. The perpetrator no longer cared, leaving only the victim to hold a grudge.
Hatred built up from bloodshed may be something one can never truly let go of.
"What are the target characteristics?" Scotland changed the subject.
“Tongze Elio, thirteen years old, will be passing by that section of road below. He’s been taking this road home these past few days.” Takanashi Chinatsu handed Scotland a photo.
Scotland sensed something was wrong when she heard he was thirteen, and was even more shocked when she saw the photo. A child?
"How did he offend you?" Scotland was incredulous. This was not an assignment from the organization, but a private job given to him by Takanashi Chinatsu. He had originally thought it was a vicious villain who had offended Takanashi Chinatsu, so how could it be a child?
Chinatsu Takanashi didn't answer. Instead, she turned to look at Scotland, her eyes cold and sharp as ice, and asked, "You wouldn't be unable to bring yourself to hurt a child, would you?"
Scotland tensed his muscles, a wicked smile creeping across his lips, and said, "That's a funny joke, Black Cherry."
“I don’t want to kill innocent people, but he’s dangerous.” Takanashi Chinatsu wasn’t sure if Eriol could dodge the sniper bullets, so she hesitated for a moment and said, “You shoot his left shoulder, I’ll shoot his right shoulder, and cripple both of his arms.”
She did not wish to take his life.
But if she wants to talk to Elio, she must first disable his magical ability to escape at will, at least to prevent him from taking out his staff.
Over the years in the organization, Chinatsu Takanashi has become accustomed to firmly grasping the initiative in negotiations, and she is not an innocent flower when it comes to being ruthless.
The Kinomoto family...
Chinatsu's eyes were rational to the point of being cold. No matter who it was, she would never allow anyone to hurt her family, not even if there was only a possibility of doing so.
Just as Scotland was about to ask another question, she heard Chizuru Takanashi say, "They're here."
Scotland immediately got to work, his eyes glued to the sniper scope, noticing the little boy slowly approaching.
Elementary school? Middle school? He's so young.
He was thirteen years old, what could he have done wrong?
Dangerous? Scotland didn't see it coming. The child looked very well-behaved, but judging from his appearance and hair color, he didn't seem to be Japanese. Judging from his name, he should be a transfer student from abroad.
Through the scope, Scotland watched Elio silently, unable to bring himself to fire.
Suddenly, Elio stopped and looked up in his direction.
The two locked eyes—
Scotland's pupils constricted sharply—had he been spotted?!
"Fire!" Chinatsu Takanashi immediately gave the order.
The two pulled the triggers almost simultaneously, and two bullets flew toward Elio's shoulders.
Looking through the scope, Scotland saw the curve of the other man's lips, and a chilling sense of crisis enveloped him.
"Bang--"
The bullet was fired and then returned, grazing hard across Scotland's left arm.
Those blue eyes trembled even more violently—
Because he couldn't bear to hurt him, Scotland didn't aim for the other's shoulder. He only intended to cause some scratches to Elio to vent his anger on Black Cherry, which was exactly where he was injured.
Oh no, black cherries!
Scotland immediately looked at Chinatsu Kotori, only to see that she had already dropped the sniper rifle, and the bullet had grazed past her.
You dodged it!
No, that's a spider on the gun/?
Scott's eyes widened in surprise. Was it because he spotted the spider that he shifted his body, and then just barely dodged the bullet?
One shocking thing after another happened today. First, the bullet returned to its original path and grazed the spot he was aiming at. Then, Takanashi Chinatsu had an incredible burst of luck and dodged the returning bullet. How is this possible?
Alarms were blaring in Scotland's mind. A sense of crisis made him quickly grab Chizuru Kotori and run away without even leaving his gun behind.
I'm going to explode with you cheating bastards!
Shortly after the two left, Elio appeared out of thin air on the rooftop, smiled at the two discarded sniper rifles in front of him, raised his hand, and magic surged out, twisting both guns into pretzel shapes before disappearing from his sight.
Ignoring the abrasions on his arm, Scotland went downstairs, got into the car, and floored the accelerator.
Evacuate! Evacuation is mandatory!
Everything happening before his eyes was inexplicable; supernatural phenomena truly existed in this world!
What is that? A god? A ghost? A demon? A monster? It can't be an alien, can it?
Cold sweat was already seeping from the tip of his nose. Scotland thought that infiltrating the organization was exciting enough, but he never expected that there were even more exciting things in the world.
Something fell onto the back seat of the car with a "clatter".
Scotland turned his head, froze instantly, and almost scrambled back to his feet. His eyes were clearly on the road, but his mind had already wandered off into the distance.
Behind them are their sniper rifles.
...A sniper rifle that has been twisted into a pretzel and is completely unusable due to its parts falling off!
What is this? A warning?
If the other party could twist a sniper rifle into this shape and throw it into his car, it's conceivable that the child could also sit in their car and twist their bodies into a pretzel.
Although the undercover agent faced countless dangers, at least he died for his beliefs and to protect his people.
If I were to die at the hands of that child, that would truly be a mystery!
“Black Cherry.” Scotland struggled to control his emotions, trying to speak calmly: “Who have you offended?”
Takanashi Chinatsu had also noticed the wrecked gun in the back seat. Her face was pale, but noticeably better than Scotland's. "Tongze Elio, a magician."
"A magician?" Scotland raised his voice.
Chinatsu nods and says, "Magic does exist in this world, but most people keep it hidden and don't expose it to ordinary people."
Tong Ze Elio is a powerful magician!
Chinatsu Takanashi has encountered supernatural events and has somewhat guessed the special identity of the Kinomoto family. Even she herself is abnormally lucky, so it doesn't seem strange that magic exists in this world.
But Tong Ze Elio hadn't even taken out his wand yet.
Even without any comparable examples, Takanashi Chinatsu could tell with her toes that the kid's magic level was extremely high!
She wasn't very worried about herself. Although she was afraid of dying and getting hurt, compared to the Kinomoto family, she cared very little about herself.
Can Touya defeat him?
What about Sakura? She must be a magician too, right? Actually, I saw Sakura fly away on her magic wand during the holidays.
Can the snow rabbit help? Will growing wings help?
And then there's Uncle Fujitaka, he's so good at sports, he must be no ordinary person!
Chinatsu Takanashi clenched her fists tightly, almost breaking out in a cold sweat from nervousness, yet she calmly analyzed, "He has no ill intentions towards us, at least no murderous intent."
"That's because we didn't aim for his vitals, otherwise the ricocheting bullets alone would have killed us!"
“It is normal for a murderer to be killed in return. You can’t expect someone with the ability not to fight back.”
"Of course I don't expect that. The gun behind us is his warning to us. Black Cherry, what exactly did you do to offend him!" Scotland had to find out the truth, or he might be implicated and killed by Black Cherry at any time.
Magic... he'd never even heard of it!
"Don't be nervous. Since he has already warned us, he shouldn't attack us before we make another move," Takanashi Chika comforted him.
Scotland, however, felt this was not appeasement at all, and retorted, "You're not going to attack him again, are you? Be rational, do you think he's someone we can handle?"
Magicians... how can they not be considered monsters to ordinary people?
Takanashi Chika remained silent for a long while before finally speaking: "Don't worry, I won't ask you to come next time."
Scotland looked at her suddenly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Are you really that reckless?
Why must we take action against that person?
Scotland couldn't understand what Takanashi Chika was trying to do. Magicians were simply not something ordinary humans could fight against.
He had to notify the authorities immediately. He didn't know if the police had any records of magicians. He hoped that his position was too low to be qualified to check, otherwise it would be too dangerous if such a talented person could not be restrained.
Today's events made my heart race; even when Takanashi Chinatsu got home, her heart was still pounding.
"Chinatsu-chan~" Kenji Hagiwara greeted her cheerfully as usual, but when he saw her pale face, he immediately became worried: "What's wrong? Are you sick? Should we go to the hospital?"
"It's nothing." Takanashi Chinatsu didn't even have the strength to go back to her room, so she simply lay down on the sofa where Hagiwara Kenji usually sat and raised her hand to cover her eyes.
In the darkness, Takanashi Chika's heart calmed down with each deep breath, and she became more aware of herself.
Kenji Hagiwara didn't dare to disturb them, and just stood by anxiously watching over them.
After a long while, Takanashi Chika finally moved her hand away, reopened her eyes, and hugged Hagiwara Kenji tightly, rubbing him against her body, but only managed to grab a wisp of air.
"Hagiwara-kun, let me hug you! Something really scary happened today!" Takanashi Chinatsu's voice trembled.
Kenji Hagiwara smiled helplessly, his voice gentle and comforting: "I really want to hug Chinatsu-chan too, but there's nothing I can do, I'm already dead."
They are separated by the boundary between Yin and Yang.
A note from the author:
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Black Cherry said: Although I can't beat you, you can't kill me either!
Lucky Max is kind of a bug; the more critical the situation, the luckier you get.
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