The Pitch-Black Train

Belatedly realizing that the alcohol had warmed her body, Aoko Aozaki did feel a slight chill. She instinctively wanted to use her magic to evaporate the alcohol, but after realizing where she was sitting, she abandoned the idea.

After all, her True Magic and magical power are not the same as Rovey's silent Magecraft. Once she mobilizes her magical power, the special effects are more dazzling than neon lights and may even accidentally injure ordinary people around her.

Seeing this, and looking at Aoko, who was soaking wet, revealing her underwear and beautiful figure under her white shirt, Rovey sighed helplessly, then took off the black cloak behind him and draped it over Qingzi's shoulders.

The coldness vanished in an instant.

What's going on here?

Feeling a sudden warmth in her body, Aoko was somewhat surprised and winked at Rovey.

"Let me make this clear first, I absolutely did not have any intention of using gentlemanly behavior to win you over or gain your favor. On the contrary, I am an innocent person who just wanted to have a drink, and you inexplicably got involved with me."

"The reason I put clothes on you was simply because you looked terrible. More importantly, I was afraid that if you released your magic, you would make a mess of this place. After all, I've heard about how reckless the Blue Magician be."

Covering his forehead, Rovey spoke first, seizing the moral high ground to prevent Aoko Aozaki from saying something that would make Rovey feel uncomfortable, like her sister had done.

To be fair, Aozaki Touko and Aoko Aozaki truly are sisters. Although they've fallen out, they still share many similarities in personality and behavior. At least when Rovey is around Aoko, he feels that her lack of boundaries is very similar to her older sister Aoko.

In short, both of them are equally eccentric.

One Grand Magus, and the other is Blue Magician.

How come the two leading figures of the new generation in the mystical world are such strange people?

Rovey couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"About what just happened..."

After Rovey's explanation, Aoko Aozaki spoke somewhat awkwardly.

She realized she had encountered an anomaly among Magus.

Rovey wasn't the kind of magician she thought he was—the kind Magus could kill nine out of ten Magus and still have one escape. Instead, he was an anomaly among Magus, seemingly very close to an ordinary person.

The other person was so polite, even draping a cloak over her shoulders...

She had absolutely no reason to extort money from me!

"Don't worry, I don't care. Let's just pretend this never happened."

Rovey answered immediately. He was very familiar with this routine.

However, Aoko Aozaki still cast a suspicious glance at him, because the gem in Rovey's hand was clearly a photo Magecraft. If she hadn't observed it carefully, she would have been fooled today.

"Ahem... Don't worry, it's just a souvenir. After all, being able to meet such a big shot Blue Magician and even drink together is really a memorable experience..."

(Especially the way you're acting now, completely disregarding your image.)

"... Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

After a second of silence, Rovey quickly offered an explanation; he was all too familiar with this routine.

Aoko Aozaki: "..."

Do you think I would believe that?

If it were anyone else, she would have already taught them a lesson. But this person in front of her was clearly not suitable.

"Young Magus, I actually think there's some misunderstanding between us, and I feel we're very destined to be together."

After thinking for a moment, Aoko Aozaki patted Rovey's shoulder in a way that felt strangely familiar.

"But you clearly approached me to blackmail me..."

"Ahem, none of that matters. There's this wonderful thing called 'love at first sight' in this world, and right now you could say we've known each other forever..."

"So what do you want? Are you going to become my girlfriend?"

"You're dreaming!"

Aoko Aozaki suddenly spat out the beer in her mouth, and was so angry at Rovey that she laughed.

Although she seems carefree and somewhat unreliable, she is undoubtedly exceptionally talented. Leaving aside her inherited supreme Fifth Magic, her bloodline and talent are among the most outstanding. Furthermore, her temperament and looks make her a peerless beauty. The reason she still doesn't have a boyfriend is simply because she hasn't met someone who matches her standards.

Compared to those old-fashioned, brooding Magus, she much prefers young and adorable boys. Even if she were to marry in the future, she would want someone younger than herself, with a decent personality and looks.

Rovey may not be a so-called loli-con, but he is definitely a shota-con.

Although she is indeed a bit mischievous in terms of personality, Aoko Aozaki is extremely sharp in her sixth sense, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to lock onto Rovey so quickly.

She didn't know what was going on with this mysterious young man before her, but he gave her a very special and mysterious feeling. She had never felt this kind of feeling even on the Lord in the Clock Tower. The only person who had ever felt this way was her Witch best friend, but Rovey's feeling was even stronger. In addition, Aoko seemed to be able to feel a very familiar scent on Rovey...

It felt like my own sister?

No way, it must just be my imagination.

Aozaki Touko is currently hiding all over the world from the Department of Law, how could she possibly be here?

It's not that people who are extremely similar don't exist in this world, and Rovey's flavor is merely similar, not nearly identical.

In short, with the thought and intuition that 'I might not make money, but I definitely won't lose money,' Aoko Aozaki made this decision without much thought.

"Hey bro, come be my little brother!!"

"... Huh? Huh... Eh?!!!"

For a moment, the words were so explosive that Rovey's eyes widened slightly, and he began to mentally analyze them in Japanese, Chinese, English, French, and even Rune from the Age of Gods, trying to figure out if there was something wrong with his ears. In short, there was absolutely no positive emotion on his face at that moment.

"You're Whitebeard... no, that was as a son, this time it's a bit more complicated..."

Rovey couldn't help but make a comment.

However, he also realized that Aoko Aozaki, who seemed sober, was actually still drunk. After all, even if Rovey knew that the Aozaki Family sisters were both eccentric, it was still unreasonable for them to do something as outrageous as "Come be my younger brother" to a strange Magus.

However, if Aoko knew that you were calling me your younger brother, she'd probably be laughing so hard she wouldn't be able to stop, because that would make you a generation younger!

"Anyway, that's enough, bro. We hit it off immediately. From today onwards, I'll be your older sister and you'll be my younger brother. Let's just leave it at that. By the way, what was your name again?"

Rovey: "..."

Hesitantly, Rovey considered calling the family of the woman who had been trying to force herself on him while drunk. He figured he might as well just have Aozaki Touko and her stage a sequel to Witch on the Holy Night here. After all, it was them who would explode, not him.

The reason he hesitated was that he felt that Aoko would wait until he was forced to become sworn brothers before slowly coming over. If things developed that way, he would probably be called "little brother" by Aozaki Touko every now and then.

Although she already shows enough disrespect to her benefactors in normal times, this incident will undoubtedly make her feel more at ease living in her home. Indeed, once one's status changes, things become very troublesome.

"Hold on, Aoko! I think this is questionable! After all, we've only known each other for half an hour. To say we've hit it off immediately seems a bit too hasty."

"There's no need to be hasty. It's not like it was love at first sight, just a feeling of instant connection. There's not much of a loss in taking you in as my sworn brother. Besides, with a Blue Magician like me as your older sister, what's the harm in that, you idiot! Oh, I just remembered, Rovey Crowley, right? Don't worry, I happen to have connections at the Clock Tower. I'll write you a letter of recommendation and send him to the Department of Botany for special training."

"Besides... with me protecting you, you can be as arrogant as you want in the Clock Tower. Even if Barthomeloi bullies you, I'll get revenge for you!"

With her arm around Rovey's neck and gulping down a bottle of liquor in the other, Aoko Aozaki was undeniably impulsive, clearly having already made up her mind. She even considered using her connections to recommend Rovey to study Department of Botany. Although Rovey hadn't agreed, he had already internally made his own answer for him.

Seeing this woman about to start acting crazy while drunk, Rovey was completely speechless. He hurriedly made up an excuse that he had to catch a bus and prepared to leave.

However, Aoko Aozaki stubbornly refused to let go, insisting that Rovey accompany her on a trip for a while. Only when he pulled out a check, angrily wrote down the amount of three million pounds on it, and handed it to her Aoko Aozaki finally relent happily.

'Sure enough, all that talk of older and younger siblings, instant rapport—it's all fake. Only cold, hard cash can warm people's hearts...'

Rovey couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'The Aozaki Family are all like this.'

This time, however, Aoko wasn't really after money, or rather, it wasn't solely about money. She genuinely found Rovey quite remarkable, and even her keen sixth sense told her he was a good person. So, she decided to follow her instincts.

Adopting a godson or something sounds like a fun idea, doesn't it?

Moreover, she still didn't know why, but she still felt that Rovey had a strange aura that was very similar to that of Youzhu.

If she hadn't just touched him randomly for a while and confirmed that Rovey was male, she would have thought he was Witch disguised as a man.

However, she is already thinking about inviting Rovey to Mifune City to introduce him to her best friend someday, believing that the two of them will definitely get along well.

'Yeah, we'll definitely get along when it comes to finding you incredibly troublesome.'

Although she was very reluctant to part ways and wanted to keep going with Rovey, she had to let him go because he really needed to catch the bus. He said his companions were waiting for him and the train was leaving that night, so they couldn't stay any longer.

Aoko also found this very strange.

Why would they take such a late-night bus? Where are they going?

Rovey simply replied that he needed to take a ranking exam to travel through the entire Northern Europe landscape and finally return to London.

After learning that Rovey was going to advance his rank, Aoko Aozaki suddenly understood why he was in such a hurry. After all, for ordinary Magus, the rank advancement exam is indeed a more important matter than life itself.

She even asked him what his current rank was, and Rovey answered truthfully that it was [Festival Rank].

Therefore, Aoko subconsciously thought that the rank he was going to be promoted to was [Pride], and praised him for it.

"Little brother, you're really amazing. You've already advanced to the level of Pride at just over twenty years old. In the Clock Tower, that's already considered quite a genius. Keep up the good work, and I believe you'll definitely reach the [Rank] in the future. Who knows, you might even become a Lord!"

Rovey just twisted his face, really not wanting to respond to her words.

After repeatedly refusing the dangerous suggestion from the intoxicated Aoko Aozaki to take him to the station to meet Aoko, Rovey, to prevent her from doing anything reckless or secretly following him, carried her to a hotel as instructed. He then asked the clerk for a key, threw Aoko back into her own bed, and finally resolved the situation.

"..."

Looking back on the journey, and recalling the strange looks he received from passersby and the receptionist, Rovey couldn't help but feel exasperated.

Furthermore, because Aoko Aozaki held on so tightly, she didn't even get her alchemical cloak back.

So, he could only walk back to the place he had arranged to meet Aoko with a gloomy expression.

This trip turned out badly; not only did I not get to drink any wine, but I also ended up with a self-important older sister, and I even lent out a dress and several million pounds.

At this moment, Luo Rovey looked at the somewhat gloomy night sky above, scratched his head, and could only think one thing, "This is terrible..."

As he walked along, lost in thought, a gorgeously dressed red-haired woman near the station nearby seemed to notice him and waved to him.

"Why are you back so late? And where's your cloak?"

Seeing Rovey approach, and noticing that he seemed to be missing a piece of clothing, Aozaki Touko asked him curiously.

"..."

In response, Rovey simply covered his face and gestured to her.

"Don't talk about it now. What happened here is too complicated, and you definitely don't want to hear about it. Instead of thinking about so many things, let's get in the car first..."

"Oh?"

Seeing his strange expression, Aozaki Touko couldn't help but feel curious as well. She moved closer to Rovey, gently twitched her nose, and asked in confusion.

"Hmm? The scent of a woman, it smells somewhat familiar... and there's also a very strong smell of alcohol. Hey, you weren't just sleeping with some woman..."

"Shut up! That's nonsense. If you keep talking, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."

"Heh... such a stubborn man."

Seeing Rovey react like this for the first time, Aozaki Touko smiled with delight.

Completely unaware of who that familiar feminine scent came from.

"Hahaha..."

Accompanied by laughter as clear and melodious as silver bells, they unknowingly drifted away from the hustle and bustle of the city and headed towards an abandoned station located in a corner of the city.

Chapter 131 The Pitch-Black Train

After the rain, the moonlight reappeared.

The cool moonlight shone brightly on the bustling ancient city, making it even more dazzling. Residents and tourists alike continued to cheer and celebrate, enjoying the unique Northern Europe exuberance and lively atmosphere. They planned to drink beer and celebrate until noon the next day.

However, people's joys and sorrows are not the same, and the young man walking under the stars and moon at this moment only felt that they were a bit noisy.

At first, Rovey Wei thought he could take advantage of the auction to relax and unwind after being so tense. But unexpectedly, another chance encounter occurred.

This is like being possessed by an evil spirit.

Although it is common knowledge in the Magecraft World that the Fifth Magic, Aoko Aozaki, is free-spirited and her whereabouts are unpredictable.

Rovey knew that the other party liked to travel all over the world. He had also collected information about this True Magic and learned a lot about him by combining his memories from his previous life. However, he was really surprised to meet him so unexpectedly today.

'This world is truly full of wicked humor all the time...'

Rovey sighed inwardly.

Afterwards, Rovey hurriedly sent Aoko back to her residence and told her to get some rest. He then rushed to the place where he had arranged to meet Aoko in advance.

Immediately afterwards, he left the hotel with Aozaki Touko, who was already fully prepared, and headed towards the station mentioned in the invitation.

Although Aoko, dressed in a formal gown, couldn't help but tease him when she saw his hurried appearance, she kept probing him with her words, asking what exactly had happened to Rovey.

After all, it was truly unheard of for him to be in such a sorry state, to the point that he had even lost his cloak...