Aoko was silent for a while before speaking.
She knew very well that her housemate was worried about her safety, but staying home at a time like this simply wasn't in her nature.
For the past two days, Aoko had been searching for the boy who had saved her during the day.
Although she had mobilized the student council's resources and asked everyone in the shopping district and residential areas for help, she hadn't received a single eyewitness report.
Aoko figured that he must have used some kind of magic to conceal himself, so she went to see Sister Yuiha of Gōda Church.
Unfortunately, Sister Yuiha said she hadn't encountered any boy like that.
Aoko wanted to see him again.
It wasn't because she had words of gratitude to offer him.
At this point, even if it was only out of spite, she wanted to prove to Arisu that she was right.
"If that child really is an enemy, I'll kill him with my own hands."
Aoko's voice held both threat and entreaty. "Let me come with you tonight."
"No."
Arisu flatly refused. "Since you have so much free time, why don't you practice your suggestion magic instead...? You've been studying for so long, yet you still can't remember any magic besides destruction."
After saying that, the girl took her coat from the coat rack and turned toward the entrance.
Aoko watched her back.
Once her housemate had disappeared from the mansion, Aoko put on her own coat and followed her out.
In the latter half of the 1980s, Japan's cities gradually settled down after their period of rapid growth and entered an era of stability.
During that age of rampant expansion, people had been blinded, feverishly building infrastructure far beyond their actual needs.
The amusement park "KitsyLand,"