Becoming Aozaki Touko: A Mage's Journey
Chapter 52

The End of Truth or Dare

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The three little girls playing nearby sensed something at the same time and turned their gazes toward the tea table. The White Beast, which had been resting with its eyes closed, opened them as well, staring at the four people around the tea table who had fallen into an eerie atmosphere.

Just then, Irisviel took a deck of playing cards from her shoulder bag. After opening the package, she removed the two jokers and looked at everyone with a gentle smile.

"It's still a while before bedtime. Would everyone like to play a game?"

"What's this?"

Aozaki Touko raised her brows, then smiled with pursed lips. "Could it be Truth or Dare? If it's such a simple game, there are countless ways to cheat, you know~"

As she spoke, she picked up the cards and shuffled them thoroughly. Then she placed them face-down on the table and swept her hand across them.

Afterward, she drew the Ace through Six of Hearts from the jumbled cards one after another. She did not pause even once throughout the process, clearly knowing exactly where each card was.

"If you're worried about cheating, I have a Magecraft Mystic Code that could be useful~"

At that moment, Kuonji Alice suddenly spoke. "It can block interference from external magecraft and can also verify whether spoken words are true. Mother specifically developed it for games like this!"

"Interesting... I've never played a little game like this before~"

Altrouge smiled elegantly, her crimson eyes filled with amusement. "Then please take it out, Miss Azu. This game looks like it will be very interesting."

"..."

Hearing this, Kuonji Alice gave a slight nod, stood up, and walked out of the living room.

Seeing this, Aozaki Touko gave Altrouge a dark look. Seeing her expression of someone who loved watching

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