I, Matou Sakura, Third of the Flame-Chasers!

With the Twisted Magic Eye and the super vision she possessed, which surpassed the clairvoyance of the Nasuverse, she could combine the two abilities to monitor the entire world and carry out targeted strikes!

With the Twisted Magic Eye and super vision, killing someone became something she could accomplish with a single thought!

The Fall of Tohno

"Why are you back?"

The moment Aozaki Touko stepped out of the train station after returning to Misaki City, she spotted a familiar figure ahead.

Though she was no longer wearing that pure white robe and had changed into a JK outfit instead.

The person before her was undoubtedly that lady—her direct superior.

"That's Aoko's clothing, isn't it?"

Though the question did not answer hers, Matou Sakura still nodded.

"So it was true."

Aozaki Touko could not help but smile, and she smiled happily. However, she quickly reined it in.

Though this lady was her sister's girlfriend, she was not hers. As a subordinate, she still had to restrain herself.

Although she had only been doing this for a short time, she had read quite a few instructional books on the professional standards of this occupation.

"According to my investigation, the next target may be in Misaki City."

Aozaki Touko took out the result of the divination she had paid for earlier and handed it to the lady before her.

"I know. You mean Roa, right?"

It was something she had only just remembered. Since she had already told Aozaki Touko about the target's existence, she had not given the matter much thought. But now that Aozaki Touko mentioned it, she recalled it.

Come to think of it, Roa's current vessel for resurrection was in Misaki City: Tohno Shiki, the eldest son of the Tohno Family. And Tohno Shiki's father, Tohno Shinkyu, had already been killed by her—the day she brought Kohaku and Hisui back.

The person who had made a deal with the Wujing clan that day was Tohno Shinkyu, head of the Tohno Family.

"I'll go with you this time."

With that, Matou Sakura grabbed Aozaki Touko and Beowulf by the wrists and took off into the sky with them.

When she appeared before Aozaki Touko, Matou Sakura had concealed her presence. When she grabbed Aozaki Touko and Beowulf's wrists, she had also enveloped the woman and Beast in her biological field. As a result, no one else noticed their existence. To passersby, it merely seemed as though a sudden gust of wind had blown through.

Aozaki Touko and Beowulf were also able to withstand the pressure of being carried through the air at high speed.

The Tohno Family was in Misaki City—though, strictly speaking, it was in Misaki Town. That place was also part of Misaki City, merely located near its outskirts.

With Matou Sakura carrying her, Aozaki Touko only felt the scenery before her changing at an incredible speed. In less than a second, she was back on the ground.

The rapid shifts gave her the sensation of spatial movement.

Before she could recover her senses, Matou Sakura had already acted.

Red light flashed in her eyes as Heat Vision burst forth instantly.

The scorching Heat Vision instantly sliced through the roof of the villa before rapidly cutting through the floor below.

The mostly wooden house spontaneously ignited under the Heat Vision's extreme heat, and the flames devoured the entire villa at a terrifying speed.

The Heat Vision had already ceased. Matou Sakura frowned, vanished from where she stood, and when she appeared again, Aozaki Touko could no longer see her. She only felt her hand grow heavy. Looking down, she discovered that she was somehow holding a little girl.

Who was this?

Since Matou Sakura had given no explanation beforehand, Aozaki Touko did not even know that the villa before them was the Tohno Family residence. Naturally, she had no idea that the little girl in her hand was the Tohno Family's Little Princess, Tohno Akiha!

Though she did not know Tohno Akiha's identity, Aozaki Touko still noticed something unusual about the little girl in her hand.

She did not seem to be human—or rather, not entirely human.

Narrowing her eyes, Aozaki Touko cut open Tohno Akiha's arm. Before blood could even flow out, a gust of wind swept over them.

Instinctively shielding the girl in her hand, she saw Matou Sakura when the wind died down. And in her hand, she was rather roughly holding an unconscious little boy.

"She is Roa."

As though to prove it, red light lit up in her eyes again. This time, however, she controlled the power of her Heat Vision. A beam roughly as thick as a chopstick instantly destroyed the boy's right arm.

The intense pain instantly woke the unconscious boy, and he let out a shrill scream.

But Aozaki Touko's attention was entirely fixed on the little boy's arm, which was rapidly regenerating!

With such powerful regenerative abilities, there was a ninety percent chance he was Roa!

Seeing Tohno Shiki—or rather, the current Roa—wake up, Matou Sakura mercilessly delivered a slightly harder chop to the back of Roa's neck. Accompanied by a crisp crack of bone, Roa fainted once more.

Though she knew Roa would not die so easily—after all, immortality was not merely an empty claim—Aozaki Touko still could not help feeling the slightest bit of pity for his miserable plight, to the point that a strange smile rose to her lips.

She, Aozaki Touko, was no good person!

"What do we do now?"

"Use him."

Matou Sakura tossed Roa aside and said flatly, "Roa should not have awakened at this time. I woke him early. And once Roa awakens, that White Princess will come looking for him, along with the Lapdog by her side. After that, spread the news. I imagine there are quite a few people in the Mage's World who are interested in Roa—or hold a grudge against him."

"I understand."

Aozaki Touko instantly understood what her superior meant and smiled with some excitement.

She could already see the bloodshed that would follow.

So many people would come, and then their boss would wipe them all out in one go. Her tasks afterward would become much easier!

?"

Aozaki Touko said that she was not really suited to return with her boss right now.

So she needed to act alone.

"Mm."

Matou Sakura nodded, then somehow pulled a card out from beneath her skirt and slipped it into Aozaki Touko's pocket.

"This contains the Harano family's funds. I took them out while I was at it and put them on this card. If you need money, just withdraw it from a bank. Don't worry about being traced—I took care of that too. The password is Aoko's birthday."

Aozaki Touko's mouth fell slightly open. She had taken care of that too?

How long had it been from the train station to here, and then until everything was over?

Twenty seconds?

She had done so much in such a short time?

Wait!

If this lady was that fast... when that idiot Aoko was making love with their boss, would she rub her skin raw?

Lost in thought, Aozaki Touko failed to notice the fleeting blush on Matou Sakura's face. Beowulf saw it, but he did not dare say a word.

"Alright, hurry up and go. I'm leaving this girl to you too."

She meant Tohno Akiha in Aozaki Touko's arms.

The system had a mission concerning her as well, and it was now complete, increasing the number of lottery draws by one.

Roa's mission had also been completed, but Roa was actually a mandatory mission, so an Advanced Lottery was added instead.

Once she used Roa to lure those targets over later, she should be able to do a ten-pull, or perhaps even more.

"You're giving me this girl too?"

Aozaki Touko frowned slightly as she looked at the bleeding girl in her arms.

"This is going to be hard to deal with."

"You can secretly dump her on Aozuki, or brainwash the child yourself and keep her by your side as an assistant. At least that way, she can have a stable life."

With that, Matou Sakura vanished from before Aozaki Touko. The wind she stirred up tossed Aozaki Touko's hair about, and she frowned even more deeply at the girl in her arms.

At that moment, Beowulf stepped forward and picked up the unconscious Roa.

"Where are we going next?"

"The usual place."

"Can we still stay there?"

"Probably."

Windows Are Easier Than Doors

"My dear Sister, you're back!"

As usual, Pernor threw herself into her dear sister's arms. With no one else here to monopolize this place, she smiled happily.

"I'm back."

Matou Sakura smiled faintly and gently stroked Pernor's lovely hair.

"My dear Sister, why are you a few minutes late today?"

Pernor raised her head, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Could it be that My dear Sister found someone new outside?"

As she said this, Pernor could not help but look anxious.

"No."

Matou Sakura smiled helplessly. Though she knew Pernor was only acting, she still had no idea how to deal with those falling tears.

"Actually, Pernor doesn't mind."

Pernor stretched out her arms and wrapped them around Matou Sakura's neck, hanging from her body.

Matou Sakura quickly supported Pernor's dress-covered bottom with one hand to keep her from falling.

"It's just that if My dear Sister finds someone she likes, you have to tell Pernor, okay?"

"I won't."

Matou Sakura ruffled Pernor's hair, then could not help smoothing the disheveled strands back into their original shape.

"Alright, let's go inside."

"Mm."

Pernor tightly hugged her dear sister's neck, pressing her cheek against her sister's shoulder. Breathing in that warm scent, she smiled blissfully.

This kind of life was the best~

Night, Kuzuki Residence.

Kuzuki Alice set down the book in her hands and looked toward the kitchen.

Watching the two kids in the kitchen, she couldn't help rubbing her nose.

She had clearly promised that person she would take good care of these two children, but after living with them, she discovered they could take care of themselves just fine. They could even take care of her, the supposed adult.

An inexplicable sense of defeat welled up in her.

"Alice, dinner will be ready soon. Just wait a little longer."

Noticing Kuzuki Alice's gaze, Kohaku turned toward the living room and gave the Alice who happened to be looking at her a small smile.

Kuzuki Alice's face reddened. She nodded, then quickly turned away.

Suddenly, she stood up, her expression turning grave as she stared at the window in the wall to her left, which had abruptly opened.

"Touko?"

Her tense expression gradually relaxed, replaced by a face full of confusion.

"Why aren't you using the front door?"

Watching Aozaki Touko climb in through the window, Kuzuki Alice's mouth twitched.

Was there something wrong with this woman?

There was a perfectly good front door, yet she insisted on coming through the window.

And that window was expensive!

If she accidentally broke it, could this woman even afford to pay for it?