"Seriously...?"
Standing on the road at the foot of the mountain and looking at the Western-style mansion faintly visible through the trees, Fang Zheng, in his Red Ponytail form, could not help but sigh.
After that, he had specifically confirmed it with Fiore several times. In the end, Fang Zheng had no choice but to accept that the Magician said to have inherited the Fifth Magic was Aozaki Aoko—the very same one he had blown away with a single move and then photographed!
She could be a Magician? Was that supposed to be a joke? That idiot who could not do anything right, who was both foolish and stupid, all chest and no brains?
Whatever. He would go take a look first.
The mansion in the mountains had not changed at all and looked just as it had before. Fang Zheng unceremoniously shoved open the front door.
"Shurima, your emperor has returned!"
"..."
Yet the mansion was completely empty.
"Did I come at the wrong time?"
Fang Zheng scratched his head, then opened his Personal Terminal and checked the date. Hmm... today was Wednesday, which meant they were still at school?
Whatever. He would wait until they returned.
Although he had only stayed in this mansion for a few days, Fang Zheng had no intention of being polite. Since no one was here, he made himself a pot of black tea, flopped down on the sofa, turned on the television, and began watching.
As he drank his tea and watched the utterly unremarkable variety show, Fang Zheng yawned and gradually drifted off to sleep on the sofa.
After an unknown amount of time, Fang Zheng slowly woke up. He yawned, sat up, and stretched.
"Fuwaa..."
At that very moment, Fang Zheng opened his eyes fully and froze on the spot.