Kohaku and Hisui

After weighing the pros and cons, the Miyajyo family finally accepted Aoko's proposal and gladly took the check she offered.

Starting today, the Miyajyo family officially became a subordinate family of the Aozaki family, accepting their commands.

After some pleasantries, the head of the Miyajyo family had Kohaku and Hisui brought out.

Miyajyo Kohaku and Miyajyo Hisui were a bit shy. They both looked about the same age as Touko after her rejuvenation, and were very cute, with slightly pinkish-red hair.

The woman who brought the two sisters to meet Aoko was their mother. This woman didn't look like she was doing well, her face was somewhat haggard.

They were wearing small, plain yukatas and wooden geta sandals, and were led out by their similarly dressed mother to meet people.

Perhaps because she had long known that her gifted daughters would one day be used by the head of the Miyajyo family to be traded with others, she had lived each day in pain.

"Hello," Aoko smiled kindly at the three of them. "I am the current head of the Aozaki family, Aoko Aozaki."

The two sisters hid behind their mother timidly, but their mother understood the weight of the name "Aozaki," so she quickly brought the sisters to bow to Aoko.

"Don't be afraid," Aoko said. "I learned about your sisters' talents through certain channels, which is why I came to offer you magical education."

Upon hearing this, the Miyajyo sisters' mother was first stunned, then filled with joy.

To become an apprentice of the Aozaki family, Japan's foremost magical family, even if not a direct disciple, would allow them to escape the tragic fate that bound the two sisters!

Moreover, this young and beautiful Aozaki family head would surely not do anything sordid to them because of their special empathic abilities. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change their destiny!

Their mother wept tears of joy, knelt down, and hugged the sisters, sobbing uncontrollably. The Miyajyo sisters, Kohaku and Hisui, who were highly empathetic, also hugged their mother and cried. Suddenly, the reception room of the Miyajyo residence was filled with the sound of crying. The head of the Miyajyo family looked at Aoko with an awkward smile, unsure of what to say.

"There, there," Aoko comforted them. "If you keep crying like this, it'll seem like I'm some kind of heinous villain."

"I won't forbid you sisters from meeting your mother," Aoko said kindly to Kohaku, as she was the more precocious and calmer of the two sisters. "And my home is in Misaki Town, not too far from Tokyo, so you mother and daughters can reunite whenever you have free time."

Hearing this, Kohaku looked up from her mother's shoulder in surprise and carefully observed the woman who was about to adopt them.

The young woman before them looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, with waist-length red hair, very similar to their own hair color, but more vibrant, like burning, flowing flames.

Her face was beautiful, and in the eyes of Kohaku and Hisui, it could almost be described as flawless. In the short lives of the two little girls, Miss Aoko Aozaki was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen.

"However, I need to be clear beforehand," Aoko said. "I've decided to adopt Kohaku and Hisui and teach them Magecraft not out of charity, but to cultivate capable individuals for our Aozaki family in the future."

"I understand," the sisters' mother said. "But it is their good fortune that the Aozaki family head notices these two sisters. As their mother, I am very grateful for the Aozaki family head's appreciation."

After speaking, their mother performed a very standard dogeza bow before Aoko, which caused a cultural shock to the free-spirited Aoko.

However, she did not stop the sisters' mother from doing so, as her actions came from genuine gratitude. If Aoko had stopped her, it would have made her uneasy.

"I have one more thing to say," Aoko instructed the head of the Miyajyo family before leaving with the sisters. "If, one day, Tohno Shinkyu comes looking for them, just tell him that they have been adopted by me, Aoko Aozaki, and that he should give up on that idea."

The head of the Miyajyo family immediately agreed to Aoko's request. This was also his original plan, after all. The Miyajyo family was in such a sorry state that it was difficult to resist the coercion of the powerful mixed-blood family, Tohno Shinkyu.

Moreover, Tohno Shinkyu had been eyeing the twins for a long time. If possible, even the head of the Miyajyo family, who intended to sell his own children, would not want to sell the twins to that demonic mixed-blood.

Now that they had found a new patron, they naturally no longer had to fear the local power, the Tohno family.

Aoko left her home's (referring to the Kuonji Residence) phone number with the sisters' mother and told her that they could visit Hisui and Kohaku on the weekends.

Due to the Miyajyo family's dire financial situation and their prior intention to sell the two sisters, the sisters did not have many personal belongings and had always lived in poverty.

Before Aoko took them away, their mother gave them two amulets she had personally made and blessed, hugged them one last time, then let go and watched the sisters leave the old Miyajyo residence.

Aoko led Kohaku and Hisui by the hand. As they walked, they kept looking back in their mother's direction, harboring some hope and some unease.

Aoko squeezed their small hands and smiled at them.

"Alright," Aoko said. "It's time to take you home. Close your eyes for a moment."

Kohaku and Hisui obediently closed their eyes. They only heard their sister Aoko say something in a language they had never heard before, but which sounded like singing. Then, they felt a slight dizziness and lightheadedness, and instinctively tightened their grip on Aoko's hand to keep from falling.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now."

When Aoko spoke, the sisters Kohaku and Hisui opened their eyes again and found themselves in the courtyard of a beautiful, large Western-style house.

Is this a Magus?! The sisters' worldview was greatly impacted. They had never imagined that a human could transport them from the old Miyajyo residence to the front of this mansion in an instant.

Furthermore, judging by the surrounding environment, this was not even the same mountain as their old home.

"Sister Aoko, is this Magic?" Kohaku asked Aoko with sparkling eyes, posing a question befitting her young age.

"Of course!" Aoko said proudly. "I, your sister, am a Mage!"