"Is this...!"
Aozaki Touko held his chin with his slender hand, showing a thoughtful expression. Seeing this, Roman looked at Touko nervously, wanting to get the answer he was expecting.
"Touko, come and have a cup of tea."
On the side, Kenshin handed the brewed tea to Touko.
"Thank you."
Aozaki Touko took the tea cup, took a sip, and then said with a smile, "Well, it tastes delicious. I didn't expect Kenshin that you are good at making tea. Have you had any special training?"
"Researched it in my free time."
Kenshin shook his head slightly and said with a soft smile, "I used to drink good tea, but now there is no one to brew it for me, so I can only study and brew it for myself."
Nowadays, she is not a high-ranking Lord. Although she has a high-paying job, it is not enough to maintain a luxurious life. Although she still has the money to hire a maid, considering her identity, it is still not suitable to recruit a maid to take care of her.
More importantly, she wants to spend their lives together with Sola.
"...Kayneth He is really good at making tea."
Roman finished the strawberry cake in his hand, then picked up the tea cup and drank it, and said, "It is very delicious when you eat the cake with tea."
This was what he said sincerely. He enjoyed coming to Kayneth's house very much. While eating his favorite strawberry cake and drinking the black tea that Kayneth was running, he chatted about some random topics together. It was simply an excellent way to relieve stress.
"... It seems that Roman you are having a leisurely time here~"
Aozaki Touko smiled hoarsely, and then said, "Then forget about your paid vacation. After all, your life here is very comfortable. If you go out to travel, you won't be able to enjoy this."
"...Touko, this is not necessarily related!"
Roman widened his eyes and argued with reason. "Paid vacation is the ultimate dream of working people. How can you give hope and then deprive it so cruelly?"
"Don't associate this with dreams."
Aozaki Touko smiled a little and said, "When this matter is over, I will give each of you a large sum of money. That is enough for you to have enough food and clothing for your whole life, and you will not have to work overtime in the future."
"Touko... Do you plan to disband the agency after evading the apocalypse?"
Roman heard the implication, his voice was slightly reluctant.
He has been working at 'End Avoidance Mechanism' for eight or nine years, and now that it is about to be disbanded, it will inevitably make him feel complicated. After all, that is the place where he has held his years as a human being.
"Since the purpose has been achieved... then there is no need to retain it."
Aozaki Touko shook his head slightly, and then showed a gentle smile, "Besides, Roman, you also want to witness the human world with your own eyes. You can't see the whole world in a small place like Tokyo."
"... That's right."
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Chapter 290 Planet-scale Magic circle
"I'm going to change my clothes first and release the transformation state."
Kenshin elegantly picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip and said, "Touko, just catch up with Roman first. It's really rude to keep talking like this."
After saying that, she put down her tea cup and left the living room, returned to her bedroom to cancel the transformation, and changed her clothes into men's clothes. As for canceling the transformation and changing into a male in the living room, it was not possible.
The reason is actually very simple. If you want to cancel the transformation, you must hold the necessary weapon in your hands again.
Otherwise, the transformed state will be maintained forever.
Therefore, she had to go back to the bedroom and hold the katana in her hand again.
Otherwise, she can only remain Miss Kenshin.
"... Actually, I don't care too much about this."
Aozaki Touko held the teacup in her hand and looked at Kenshin who was leaving and whispered. She was actually more inclined to chat with Miss Kenshin. She had no interest in seeing the big-backed Kayneth before.
However, she did not use her status to force Kenshin to maintain the transformed state. What posture others wanted to maintain was just their freedom, and she had no reason to interfere.
After all, Kayneth is not her enemy. It is a matter of friendship.
Therefore, it is still necessary to give the other party proper respect.
"Haha... if I maintain this posture in front of you Touko, Kayneth will definitely be very embarrassed as well."
On the side, Roman smiled very understandingly, "To be honest, when I accidentally discovered that Kayneth could transform, I was almost silenced by a samurai sword held to my neck."
In the past, after working overtime, he came to the flower shop to have a drink with Kayneth. When he happened to walk into the living room, he noticed that Kayneth was transforming into Magical Girl. At first, he was shocked and speechless. He watched his friend transform into an outstanding beauty.
However, Kenshin then held a samurai sword to his neck and forced him to swear with murderous intent that he would never leak this information, otherwise he would be killed with his own hands.
At first, he was so frightened that he quickly promised a lot of words without any binding force.
"Well... it's a pity that I didn't see an interesting scene."
Aozaki Touko sighed with regret, then chuckled and said, "However, it seems that my research on Soul Gem has achieved good results. Even the genius Lord uses it frequently."
"I often use it to sell flowers, which is not Magical Girl"
Roman shook his head with some regret, then stood up and went to get the remaining strawberry cake from the cabinet nearby. For him, drinking black tea and eating strawberry cake was soulful. Of course, it would be better if he watched the latest movie blockbuster.
"Hmph... Just wait until my daughter Illya grows up."
Aozaki Touko smiled slightly and said proudly, "Now I can make a real Soul Gem. The genuine Magical Girl will appear in the world soon."
That's right, when her daughter Illya gets older, she will hand over the finished Soul Gem to Illya. At that time, her daughter Illya will be able to transform into the genuine Magical Girl.
But it is a pity that her second daughter Remilia probably does not want to be Magical Girl. For her, the majestic Dead Apostle Princess is what Remilia is pursuing now. How can the childish Magical Girl status match her noble status.
Therefore, currently we can only let Illya play as Magical Girl.
"By the way, Touko, did you make Soul Gem the Magecraft Mystic Code of Third Magic?"
Roman put the strawberry cake on the table, cut it in half and handed it to Touko, and asked casually, "Since it is related to the soul, it should be the product of Third Magic."
No wonder he made the association, after all, the word "soul" is too confusing for people to imagine.
Now that Aozaki Touko has become Magic User, it is a matter of course to make the corresponding Magecraft Mystic Code to assist in spell casting. The only thing left is to guess what kind of carrier is needed to assist Third Magic.
Therefore, he would speculate that Soul Gem is Aozaki Touko Magecraft Mystic Code.
"It has something to do with it... it's not Magecraft Mystic Code."
Aozaki Touko waved his hand, then turned to ask, "Back to the topic, Roman, you are responsible for establishing the delivery points all over the world, there should be no omissions, right?"
"No problem, the lower Holy Grail has been buried everywhere."
Roman looked serious, picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth and said, "When the magic power is accumulated enough, you can activate Magic circle on a planetary basis, but you have to worry about damage from external forces. If one link goes wrong, Magic circle will come to a standstill."
That's right, they spent seven or eight years making preparations all over the world, establishing spiritual connections around the world, and spending an astronomical amount of money. If it failed due to external circumstances, it would take at least four or five years of preparation to restart Magic circle.
During this period, the financial resources required are unimaginably huge.
"... it's really a bit troublesome."
Aozaki Touko said with a smile in his voice, "Magic circle is too large in planetary terms, and it is unrealistic to monitor it all with high intensity. If someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble and damage a certain joint, even I will be very distressed."
"We have established Magic circle as secretly as possible."
Roman sighed with a headache, "However, the scale is too huge. It is impossible to hide it. There are too many chaotic forces sneaking in to investigate. Just yesterday... a spy sneaked into our office and almost stole some of our information. If we hadn't discovered it in time, we would have been in trouble."
He had a headache and rubbed the center of his brow, feeling extremely tired.
To be honest, he couldn't even figure out how this female spy managed to sneak into a mechanism three thousand meters underground. There was only one entrance, and there were numerous identity verifications.
It is basically impossible to enter this place.
"Female spy?"
Aozaki Touko raised his eyebrows slightly, then chuckled and said, "Is it possible that one of the members was seduced by sex? It seems that management needs to be strengthened in this regard."
"No, it was Tokyo Umbrella's senior management who was seduced~"
Suddenly, a slightly arrogant male voice sounded, and Kayneth walked out of the bedroom. He combed his blond hair into a slicked back. His appearance was very similar to before, but his temperament was much gentler, and his person seemed more refined and mature.
If I have to say it, he seems to be a somewhat tough-talking but kind-hearted uncle.
"I see... then fire him?"
Aozaki Touko nodded slightly and said coldly, "I don't need subordinates who can leak secrets. Just deal with it how you want."
"Well... the person has been dealt with."
Kayneth nodded coldly and said, "He committed suicide voluntarily at home this morning. Before he died, he clamored to see you and prayed for his life to be spared."
"Who did it?"
Aozaki Touko asked in surprise.
"His immediate leadership."
Kayneth replied, "If such a big thing happens, if he doesn't respond adequately, his position will soon become unstable, so he made the decision to kill someone to show his feelings."
"... Really?"
Aozaki Touko nodded slightly and did not express any opinion on this.
In fact, she did not interfere with all aspects of Umbrella Corporation. The issues were still handled by each region themselves. If she wanted to fully manage such a huge consortium, then she would have to take care of her daughter.
Therefore, she could only figure out some general directions.
As for the rest... just leave it to luck.
Chapter 291 Lorona has grown up!
Tokyo.
Inside the mechanism three thousand meters underground.
A sexy lady with long black hair was walking in the bright corridor. She was wearing a sexy and close-fitting OL outfit, her slender thighs were wrapped in black silk, and she was holding a large stack of documents and walking in a hurry.
Soon, she came to an open door.
If you follow the line of sight, you can see a woman wearing a white shirt and an orange ponytail in the room. She is dealing with official business seriously, and there are piles of documents on her desk.
These documents and information have been accumulated in previous years.
"Teacher Touko... Do you need a rest?"
The long-haired lady sighed slightly, put the files on the desktop, and said softly, "With so many files, it's not that easy to process them in a short time."
"... Same."
Aozaki Touko's browsing movement paused slightly, then he immediately put the document aside, turned to look at the black-haired lady beside him, and said with a smile, "Lorona, now you are a grown-up girl."
That's right, the woman standing next to her is her former assistant at Clock Tower, a genius alchemy girl named Lorona, who has been working at 'End Avoidance Mechanism' for eight or nine years.
And it was only today that she was shocked to find out that she had accepted a female assistant.
Now she has grown into a mature and capable woman.
"...Teacher Touko Stop making fun of me."
Lorona smiled slightly, raised his hand and touched his cheek. "Now I am old enough to be a mother, and I am old enough to be called aunt."
She was almost thirty years old before she knew it. She should have gotten married and had children at this age. Unfortunately, she was either busy with work or immersed in studying alchemy in the Magecraft workshop.
But when she came to her senses, she realized that she was no longer young.
The good friend who once studied together was already an unshaven old man when we met again, holding two cute golden little guys in his arms, calling him aunt in a sweet voice.
In her original impression, her friend was still a handsome guy with blond hair and a sunny smile. Now he has turned into a fat uncle who can't bear to look directly at him. He is unshaven and dressed very casually. He has lost all his charm.
However, he smiled happily.
"Auntie... I am now the father of my children."
Aozaki Touko touched his chin and said with a smile, "When you are free...Lorona, please come with me to meet my little one. She is very well-behaved and cute in front of outsiders."
"... then I'm sorry to bother you."
Lorona smiled slightly and did not refuse. To be honest, she was used to her former friends bringing their children to talk to her, so she didn't feel any discomfort about it.
After all, this is the result of her own choice in life... If she wants to pursue the ultimate in alchemy, then it is natural to give up some things. Even if she is alone until the end, it is just the ending she chooses.
There is nothing worth lamenting, just accept the ending calmly...
"... Then finish the work quickly."
Aozaki Touko smiled slightly and continued to lower his head and seize the time to work. Seeing this, Luo Luo turned around and made a cup of instant coffee, put it next to Teacher Touko, and quietly walked out of the office.