Tohsaka Rin bluntly said a sentence, then turned her head toward the auction stage. She had no interest in speaking with this strange man. Her instincts told her he was dangerous, so it was better not to have anything to do with him.
Seeing this, the man wearing an evil-ghost mask licked his lips. He stared coldly at the cloaked Tohsaka Rin, his frigid aura carrying a faint hint of ill intent. His instincts told him...the blood of this pure girl before him would be extraordinarily delicious.
It was truly rare... In this godforsaken place called Japan, finding a beautiful and pure girl was no easy task.
At that moment, the youthful and lively girl beside him gave off a natural fragrance that smelled like a glass of rich red wine to him, constantly stimulating his bloodlust.
To be honest, he wanted nothing more than to tear open the girl's cloak and clothes, then pierce her delicate skin with his sharp fangs and drain the blood from this youthful, lively girl.
Unfortunately, this was not a place where he could behave recklessly...
"Hey... Don't stare at my cutie."
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The man with the evil-ghost makeup froze slightly. He then looked toward the source of the voice and saw a woman sitting beside the girl. Although she wore a black cloak, her curving figure appeared perfectly alluring.
However, his attention was not focused on that tempting figure.
Instead, he felt fear.
Because he noticed several terrifying things. A few strands of orange hair showed beneath the woman's cloak—the same color as the hair of the Magic User Aozaki Touko in legend.
And at this auction supported by Aozaki Touko, it went without saying who possessed that hair color.
That...was undoubtedly Aozaki Touko herself.
"Sorry for the rudeness... I'm truly sorry~"
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