[The Book of False Gods]

Kouro Misaya nodded, not giving in to Xuanwu because of his status as her teacher:

"Ms. Satsuki, you've exceeded the agreed time. Please make sure to come to the student council at 1 PM. Time isn't unlimited, and if you don't use it effectively, it will cause me considerable trouble."

"Okay, I understand."

In response to Kouro Misaya's reproach, Genmu Satsuki nodded and gave her a smile. No one would find such a harmless expression annoying, not even the strict student council president.

Unable to resist that smile Kouro Misaya sighed helplessly, then her attention suddenly shifted to the Azaka and Lily sitting on the sofa—

"Satsuki-sensei, who are these two...?"

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Azaka sensed obvious hostility from this senior student.

Realizing that staying any longer would lead to trouble, Azaka quickly grabbed Lily's hand and headed for the door.

"Teacher, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Watching the two girls hurriedly leave, Xuanwu, who had just raised his hand but hadn't had a chance to speak, could only lower his hand and shift his gaze to Kouro Misaya.

As for the instigator, Kouro Misaya also wore an innocent expression.

"Call..."

After leading Lily from the stressful office to the hallway, Azaka let go of Lily's hand and asked her if she had noticed anything in the office.

Yes, there are.

"No? Well then... wait a minute!"

Having already resigned herself to a fruitless endeavor, Azaka, halfway through her sentence, suddenly looked up at Lily—

"Lily, what did you just say?"

"I mean I've discovered the fairies."

"Where?!"

Seeing the Azaka's eager expression, Lily didn't explain further, but simply reached out and gently stroked the Azaka's eyes.

As the cool sensation from her eyes gradually dissipated, the Azaka reopened its eyes.

"What are these?!"

One, two... ten, even hundreds of "unidentified creatures" appeared in the Azaka's sight, causing the unsuspecting Azaka to let out a very poignant cry.

These "fairies" were not as depicted in the illustrated guide in Xuanwu's hand, but rather small creatures with human-like appearances and insect wings.

Click--

Hearing the door bolt turn behind him, Xuanwu emerged from the room, apparently drawn by the Azaka's mournful cry.

Looking at the Azaka that instinctively adopted a defensive stance and the densely packed "fairies" huddled in the corridor...

"So that's how it is, you guys found out..."

The Magecraft named [Genmu Satsuki] said this.

Meanwhile, the Garan no Dou --

"Pseudo-God's Book..."

Touko Aozaki, sitting at her desk, flipped through the Reien Academy file that Mikiya Kokutou had given her, her gaze settling on the bespectacled male teacher.

"It's truly astonishing that Magecraft the Mage's Association couldn't find even after searching desperately is teaching in a place like this."

"Magecraft?"

Although he didn't understand the current situation, Mikiya Kokutou, standing to the side, still raised his question, "Aren't Miss Lily and Azaka investigating Genmu Satsuki? Could Genmu Satsuki be someone who could harm them?"

"How is that possible--"

Touko Aozaki waved her hand. She had originally wanted to give Mikiya Kokutou an impromptu explanation, but after realizing that Mikiya Kokutou wouldn't understand even if she explained it, she had no choice but to give up the idea.

"I originally wanted Lily to look after the Azaka in case anything happened to them, but now..."

Looking at the photo of Genmu Satsuki in the documents in front of her, Touko Aozaki's lips curled into an interested smile:

"The encounter between the [Pseudo-God's Book] and the [Divine Era Magus]... how intriguing..."

I successfully owed five watches of the night (and died).

(Currently 4 chapters owed)

Chapter 315. [The Pseudo-God's Book]

"Speaking of which... Kokutou, do you know about the Babylon?"

Perhaps caught up in the moment, Touko Aozaki was unusually talkative today. She took out a cigarette from her pocket Mikiya Kokutou a question.

"You mean the spiral tower that Bruegel painted?"

Mikiya Kokutou replied, "Legend has it that in order to prevent floods, humans built a tall tower and set up a temple on top of it, so that they could easily communicate with the gods. But the gods would only think that humans approaching the heavens was an arrogant thing, so they destroyed the tower and disrupted the language that humans used to share, making it impossible for humans to communicate freely as before."

Thus, humanity's plan to build the Babylon came to an abrupt end.

"Oh, you know it very well."

After glancing at Mikiya Kokutou with surprise, Touko Aozaki nodded and lit a cigarette. As the smoke rose and dissipated in the room, Touko Aozaki's voice rang out again:

"That's right, that's the legend of the Babylon, the earliest myth of mankind. There's a lot of content in this legend, but the most noteworthy part is the point that [language was disturbed by the gods].

God distinguished people by race, not by skin color or physique, but by something easier to understand and more fundamental—language.

The biggest difference between people is not hair color or eye color, but something more straightforward and easier to understand—language.

The gods believed that without communication, humans could not build structures as magnificent as the Tower of Babylon. Yet, this is precisely where humanity's greatness lies—

Despite all the obstacles posed by the gods, humanity ultimately became the most abundant species on Earth, the pinnacle of all creation, and even completely broke through the barrier of language illiteracy.

"..."

Perhaps stunned by the scene Touko Aozaki described, Mikiya Kokutou was momentarily speechless. Touko Aozaki also noticed this issue—

"So, let's get back to the original topic. People's language was disturbed by the gods; that was the era when humanity began to recognize the existence of gods, that is, [the era in which spirits existed].

The so-called "Age of Gods" would probably be a world of swords and True Magic in modern terms. Mysterious phenomena that are impossible in the "modern world" are actually not particularly difficult technologies in the "Age of Gods."

As for the reason, Touko Aozaki had also browsed through the collection inside the Clock Tower.

"Because of the Earth's rotation and the Moon's position, as well as the planetary cycles, there was a conflict between them, which made the world full of magic (Mana)."

Therefore, Magecraft was considered common knowledge during that period, and the appearance of [Genmu Satsuki] further proved this. He proved to the entire [mystical side]—

[What the Age of Gods excelled at was not only the world, but even the power of its language itself was beyond human imagination.]

"You'll forget what you just saw, Kokutou and this unknown classmate."

Genmu Satsuki, who had just come out of the room, looked at the Azaka and Lily standing in the corridor and suddenly spoke.

Although Genmu Satsuki's words lacked any particular force, the atmosphere in the entire corridor seemed to freeze the moment they came out.

"Teacher, what are you doing?"

Hearing the sudden sound from behind, Genmu Satsuki turned around and saw that Kouro Misaya, who had just been in the office, was standing behind her with a frown.

Clearly, Genmu Satsuki's every move had been observed by her.

"Huang Lu..."

"But if that's the case..."

Listening to Touko Aozaki's story, Mikiya Kokutou subconsciously frowned. Clearly, he was worried about his younger sister's safety, who was still at school.

"Don't worry, this guy won't do anything. If the rumors are true, he definitely won't hurt anyone."

Seeing that Mikiya Kokutou looked worried, Touko Aozaki said to Mikiya Kokutou:

"This guy is not Magecraft at all, and has absolutely no talent in Magecraft."

He possesses a genetically mutated constitution, much like Azaka. Just as Azaka can do nothing but burn things, Genmu Satsuki can only speak. Therefore, compared to a so-called 'Magecraft,' Genmu Satsuki is more like a 'hypnotist.'

[That's what makes it even more dangerous...]

"However, your idea isn't wrong. In the end, Genmu Satsuki is just a [tool]. Although she won't actively harm others, if she's maliciously manipulated..."

Perhaps guessing what Mikiya Kokutou was thinking, Touko Aozaki's lips curled slightly. "After all, the title of [The Pseudo-God's Book (Unified Speech Master. Godoword. Mayday)], the only Magecraft who can recreate the mythological era and is closest to True Magic, is not a joke."

Even I, if I'm not careful, could have my 'memories' stolen."

Having absolutely no knowledge of [mystery] Mikiya Kokutou couldn't understand what Touko Aozaki was saying at all. However, according to Mikiya Kokutou's understanding, since Touko Aozaki was an opponent that even she couldn't easily defeat—

Just as Mikiya Kokutou picked up the phone to dial Reien Academy's number, he suddenly heard Touko Aozaki's voice in his ear:

"Don't worry, even if that man really has ulterior motives, there's no need to be concerned."

Turning his head, Mikiya Kokutou saw that Touko Aozaki was sitting lazily in his seat, without showing any concern for his disciple.

After spending some time with him, Mikiya Kokutou got to know his boss better. Although he had a bad temper and was lazy (as Wang Xiaoming said, and then he was beaten up as expected), he was definitely not the kind of person who would stand by and watch his friends suffer.

Therefore, there is only one explanation for her current behavior --

"Although the opponent is the [Pseudo-God's Book], there are far more powerful beings surrounding Azaka right now..."

Touko Aozaki, her eyes narrowed, subtly curled a playful smile at the corner of her lips;

"The so-called [Pseudo-God's Book], if it encounters Witch with the highest skill among the gods..."

"Tsk tsk, this is truly an exciting meeting."

Reien Academy, school building corridor--

"Huang Lu, they're just conducting an investigation; it won't affect your plans."

Looking at Kouro Misaya walking up to her, Genmu Satsuki said calmly.

Judging from the content of their conversation, and their calm attitude towards the [fairies] who had already filled the school corridors—

"It must be you guys."

Another voice suddenly rang out in the corridor. The two people who looked toward the source of the voice found that the Azaka, which should have been "hypnotized," were staring at them expressionlessly.

"How is that possible?"

I can't believe it Kouro Misaya said subconsciously. In her opinion, Genmu Satsuki's invincible ability was impossible to fail. Not to mention her, even Genmu Satsuki couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in her eyes.

However, the intuition honed during her time on the run from the Mage's Association quickly led Genmu Satsuki to focus her gaze on the unknown girl beside Azaka.

Only then did he realize that the girl, who should have been harmless, was now putting immense pressure on him.

Is that her...?

However, his question clearly went unanswered.

"Although we still don't quite understand what's going on..."

As she walked down the corridor, Azaka put on a glove for her right hand—a brown leather glove, a prized possession given to her by Touko Aozaki. Made of salamander skin, the glove could effectively suppress her only fire-generating ability while still allowing it to be unleashed perfectly.

"But you must be the masterminds behind the [fairy incident] in the Reien Academy, right?--"

After finishing all the preparations, Azaka took a deep breath and looked up at the two people in front of her:

"Teacher Xuanwu and Senior Huanglu!"

(Still owed five watches, I'm dying)

By the way, these two chapters conclude the Kara no Kyoukai arc; the next volume is the Case Files.

(Wishing everyone a Happy New Year again!)