Chapter 20 I Dared to Dance Right in Front of the Real Person: I'm Dating Chinatsu...
Tong Ze Elio is terrifyingly strong!
Takanashi Chika recounted every detail of the day to Hagiwara Kenji, who listened with repeated exclamations of surprise.
"Wow, there's a magician here!"
"How terrifying, did the sniper rifle get twisted into a pretzel?"
"Please comfort poor Chinatsu-chan, she must have been terrified."
Kenji Hagiwara pretended to ruffle Chinatsu Takanashi's hair, but quickly caught the key point: "But Chinatsu-chan, you were the one who bullied someone first today, weren't you? Sniping is dangerous!"
Chinatsu immediately explained, "But I'm worried he'll hurt my friend!"
Did he hurt her?
"I saw him standing downstairs at my friend's house late at night!"
"Perhaps they were just passing by?"
"Impossible, my intuition is spot on, he was definitely planning something!"
Kenji Hagiwara smiled helplessly and said, "Chinatsu-chan, you know I'm a police officer, right? For a police officer, the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty' applies."
“But you’re still a ghost. There are a lot of unscientific things in this world. My intuition is very accurate. Others may not believe me, but you will!” Takanashi Chinatsu stared intently into his eyes.
Those violet eyes blinked gently, revealing a faint smile, full of trust.
“I believe you,” Kenji Hagiwara said.
Kenji Hagiwara's words made Chinatsu Takanashi feel embarrassed.
“But Chika, I’m already dead. My trust carries almost no weight. If you tell others this, no one will believe in such vague intuition,” Kenji Hagiwara explained to her.
But Chinatsu Takanashi retorted almost immediately: "No way, Gin, you believe me!"
Kenji Hagiwara paused slightly, then quickly adopted a cold expression.
"Gin? That stern-faced guy?"
Chinatsu nods emphatically. Gin trusts her completely. Even if she says it's just intuition, even if she doesn't give any reason, Gin will believe her immediately.
Kenji Hagiwara remarked sincerely, "You guys have such a good relationship."
Chinatsu's face stiffened, revealing a look of disgust, and her tone became awkward: "Stop disgusting me, I don't get along with him at all."
"Even when she looks awkward, she's still cute!" Kenji Hagiwara exclaimed.
Chinatsu Kotori raised her fist.
Kenji Hagiwara suppressed a laugh and quickly raised his hands in surrender, revealing an obedient expression.
Instead of probing Elio's true strength, they alerted him instead.
Chika Takanashi fell asleep with a heavy heart, her nose constantly wrinkled, clearly indicating that she was not sleeping soundly.
In the darkness, Takanashi Chinatsu saw a golden magic circle. Tongze Eriol stood in the very center of the circle, his smoky gray eyes gazing tenderly at Takanashi Chinatsu, giving her a sense of satisfaction from being valued by him.
Wait, why would she be content with being valued by Elio?
"What do you intend to do to the Kinomoto family?" Chinatsu Takanashi questioned.
Elio did not respond, but stood in the magic circle with a gentle smile.
"Eriol, what do you want to do to the Kinomoto family!" Takanashi Chinatsu ran over, but the magic circle lit up with golden light, forcefully shielding Takanashi Chinatsu from the outside.
She staggered, her steps unsteady and unsteady, and suddenly bumped into Elio's magic circle.
Elio's smile grew even gentler: "How lucky I am to have stumbled upon the weakest point of the magic circle."
"I don't need your praise for my luck!" Takanashi Chinatsu raised her fist and slammed it hard into Eriol's face.
Eriol didn't move, and Takanashi Chinatsu's punches failed to hit him.
As if she were stuck in a swamp, even the air felt heavy. Takanashi Chinatsu's fist was pulled by the heavy magic, and she was stuck in mid-air, unable to bring it down.
Elio leaned forward, quietly observing Chinatsu Takanashi's emerald-like eyes.
Chinatsu glared at him angrily and warned, "I don't know what your purpose is, but you are not allowed to harm the Kinomoto family. They are under my protection! If you dare to touch them, no matter what kind of monster you are, I will hunt you down until I tear you to pieces!"
A grayish-black power emerged from Takanashi Chinatsu's left eye and slowly wrapped around Eriol's body. The grayish-black power was particularly conspicuous under the golden magic circle.
Elio straightened up, casually clearing away the ominous power, and said, "I guessed right, it was indeed pure dark magic. I thought the descendants of dark mages no longer existed."
"What dark magic?" Takanashi Chinatsu covered her left eye. What was flowing from her eyes?
“Someone has cast a spell on your eyes. Your eyes have become the vessel of magic, and they will help you according to your wishes.” Elio’s voice was pleasant and satisfied: “I haven’t seen such an ingenious design in a long time, especially since dark magic is more adept at curses, but this one in your body is a blessing that can make you lucky.”
May you be lucky... Blessings...
Chinatsu Takanashi stared blankly at Eriol. This was the first time someone had told her that her luck wasn't innate, but rather that someone had cast a spell on her.
“But it is dark magic after all, and it is easily drawn into curses by hatred and hostility, just like what happened just now.” Elio held up a ball of gray-black mist in his hand, showing her the nature of the curse.
Chika Takanashi stared at the cloud of mist, vaguely recalling the snake that had landed on Scotland's head.
A curse? Because she had negative feelings towards Scotland at the time, the power of luck turned into a curse on Scotland?
“Chika Takanashi.” Elio extended his right hand and gently touched her brow with his index finger.
Takanashi Chika's intuition was screaming alarms. She tried to resist and escape, but her body seemed to be frozen in place, completely unable to move.
"Forget this dream, forget the existence of Tongze Eriol. After you wake up, all memories of Tongze Eriol will be sealed from your mind until fate brings us together again." Tongze Eriol smiled, and magic invaded Takanashi Chinatsu's body through his fingertips.
A name is the shortest curse.
To have your name known is to have a part of your soul controlled by your opponent... To have your birth date known is to have your experiences since birth and your future development controlled by your opponent.
Amidst a golden glow, Chinatsu Takanashi awakens with a start from her sleep.
She was covered in sweat, and the golden light still seemed to be flashing before her eyes, preventing her from calming her racing heartbeat.
Eriol!
It was Tong Ze Elio, that magician who invaded her dream!
Chinatsu Takanashi hadn't forgotten that dream. Although she didn't know much about the magic world, she could roughly guess that her name was fake.
Her name isn't Takanashi Chika. She took the surname Takanashi after being adopted by Takanashi Yuusai. As for her previous surname and name, even she herself doesn't know.
Perhaps due to her lucky streak, Tong Ze Elio did not realize this, so the sealing of her memories failed.
Tong Ze Elio... he's too strong.
Takanashi Chika clutched her blanket tightly. Scotland was probably right; she was no match for that guy who could silently invade her dreams.
But should we just give up? What exactly does that guy want to do to the Kinomoto family? He hasn't said anything, and Takanashi Chinatsu is still very worried.
It was already broad daylight. Takanashi Chika skillfully dialed a number and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Beep—" "Beep—"
The phone was answered after only two rings, and Gin's cold voice came from the other end: "Black Cherry, it's one in the morning. You'd better have something important to do."
His voice was tinged with sleepiness and slightly muffled, clearly indicating that he had just been woken up.
Holding her phone, Takanashi Chika finally called out softly after a long while, "Gin."
Gin's breath hitched, and his speech quickened noticeably: "What happened? Is Scotland with you?"
"No."
“I’ll send her over right away.”
Chinatsu Takanashi quickly declined, "No need, I'm at home, I just had a nightmare."
She slowly sat up, stretching her legs out, tilting her head, and quietly listening to the soft breathing on the other end of the phone.
"Nightmare?" Gin seemed relieved.
"Um...when can you come back? I want to ask you for a favor. I don't trust the other people in the organization." Takanashi Chinatsu unconsciously pulled the blanket into a ball, her voice filled with a dependence that even she herself didn't realize.
Gin's tone softened along with Takanashi Chinatsu's gentle voice, almost like he was coaxing a child: "I'll do it as soon as possible, but the mission takes time. Can Scotland help?"
"He can't help me."
"Useless." Gin cursed, but kept his voice as soft as possible: "Wait a few more days, I'll be back soon."
"Mmm." Takanashi Chinatsu hung up the phone, her heart seemingly beating more steadily with each gentle word from the other person.
Gin...
Takanashi Chika lay back down, then slumped heavily back onto the soft bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
She wanted to know about the magical world, and she wanted someone to protect the Kinomoto family. Scotland couldn't do it, and neither could anyone else in the organization. She didn't want anyone else in the organization to get close to the Kinomoto family.
She only trusted Gin.
Takanashi Chika closed her eyes. The sound of the gunshot from that day still seemed to be ringing in her ears, and along with the blood flowing from her adoptive father's chest, a drop of blood splattered on her heart that could never be erased.
Why Gin? Why must it be Gin?
Two lines of tears slowly streamed down Takanashi Chinatsu's closed eyes. If only the person who killed her adoptive father wasn't Gin.
In France, Gin dialed out a Scottish number and sent a text message.
What unusual things have happened with Black Cherry lately?
Scotland replied almost instantly, sending an email with a document attached.
The file opened and contained details of the sniper mission.
Tong Ze Elio? A magician?
Gin's eyes were deep and unfathomable. Had Black Cherry already made contact with the magic side?
As if timed perfectly, Gin received a text message right after he finished reading the document.
[I've thought about it, and I have to confess something to you: I'm dating Chihiro. —by Scotland]
Gin, whose eyes had just been cold, now had a dark look on his face, revealing an unusually gloomy displeasure.
A note from the author:
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Gin: What bad luck!
To have your name known is tantamount to having a part of your soul seized by your opponent... To have your birthdate known is tantamount to having your experiences since birth and your future development controlled by your opponent. — Yuko Ichihara
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