Hearing the girl quietly say she wanted to kill someone.
Shiki was speechless and could not help complaining, "What is this? You want to kill someone right off the bat? Isn't that a little reckless?!"
Although he had met the girl before, her murderous words still startled him.
Were all Magi here so decisive when it came to killing?
Helpless, Shiki quickly raised both hands and tried to explain. "Um, I really didn't come to steal your territory or Leyline. I'm just here to attend school, really! If you don't believe me, look—this is my admission notice."
As he spoke, he waved the document in his hand, then deliberately turned it around with one hand so the black words on white paper were clearly visible to the girl. He was afraid she might misunderstand and cause an unnecessary conflict.
He did not want to get dragged into such a baffling dispute.
Arisu looked up and saw the admission notice in the boy's hand. Her face immediately grew hot with embarrassment.
Realizing that she might have wrongly accused him, a faint blush quietly appeared on her usually expressionless face.
To conceal her awkwardness, Arisu turned around and raised a hand, summoning the blue bird perched on the streetlamp.
The bird chirped as it flew into her hand, but once Arisu understood what its cries meant, her expression instantly darkened. She felt the urge to strangle the little blabbermouth.
Fortunately, the bird's arrival diverted her attention, gradually calming her down and leaving her less flustered and embarrassed than before.
Facing the boy who had left such a deep impression on her, Arisu tried to compose herself and regain the calm expected of a Magus.
"You..."
After saying only one word, she froze again, unsure what to say next.
Though her emotions had