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Shiraishikawa seemed satisfied with her reaction. He leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"science?"
He chuckled.
"Then how do you explain the gas explosion at the old school building last month? Or the convenience store that suddenly disappeared in front of the station three years ago?"
Aozaki Aoko's pupils contracted.
Those were all incidents she cleaned up with magic; the records should have been completely cleared up by Aozaki Touko.
"I do not know what you're talking about."
She put down her chopsticks and prepared to get up.
"If this meal is just to listen to your urban legends, then I think we—"
"My partner recommended this place."
Shiraishikawa suddenly said.
Aozaki Aoko stopped.
"what?"
“I said, my partner told me that what I was looking for was in Misaki City.”
Shiraishi's gaze softened.
“She lived here when she was a child and is very familiar with the local legends.”
Aozaki Qingyi, Yiqi Siwu, and Shijiuzi slowly sat back down in their chairs. A sense of foreboding rose within her.
"Your partner is...?"
"Also surnamed Aozaki."
Shiraishikawa said with a smile.
"What a coincidence, isn't it?" (For super-exciting novels, visit Yue/Yi Ling Er Er Yi Shan Lin Xia on Feilu Novel Network!)
The humming of the conveyor belt suddenly became piercing.
Aozaki Aoko felt dizzy, and she had to use all her strength to control her expression.
Besides her and Aozaki Touko, there is no other woman in the Aozaki family.
This is impossible.
*"Yeah?"
Aozaki Aoko's voice was so dry it didn't sound like her own.
"That's... such a coincidence."
Shiraishikawa seemed oblivious to her unusual behavior and continued talking to himself.
Her name is Aozaki Touko.
Aozaki Aoko never expected to hear that name that made her heart stop.
"Ms. Aozaki Touko always likes to tuck her hair behind her ears, especially her right ear."
The stranger sitting next to her suddenly spoke, his voice filled with nostalgia.
She said this way she could see my expression clearly.
Aozaki Aoko's fingers trembled slightly, and the chopsticks almost slipped from her fingers.
She slowly turned her head and looked at the man who had sat down next to her at some unknown time—he looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing an ordinary dark blue shirt, with a handsome but unremarkable face, the kind you could easily spot in a crowd.
"Who are you..."
Aozaki Aoko tried hard to keep her voice from trembling.
"Shiraishikawa, an ordinary office worker."
The man introduced himself with a smile.
"I apologize for striking up a conversation suddenly, but I noticed that your reaction when you heard the name Aozaki Touko was quite unusual."
Aozaki Aoko's pupils suddenly contracted.
She did reveal her emotions due to shock, but ordinary people could never capture a magician's instantaneous change in expression.
Unless... he's not an ordinary person.
"The surname Aozaki is very rare in Misaki City."
Shiraishikawa continued, seemingly oblivious to Aozaki Aoko's wariness.
"And when I described Ms. Aozaki Touko's features, your reaction became even more pronounced. Long, dark red hair, always with a cold expression, but she would show a cute face when she was drunk..."
Chapter 439 Trap
"enough!"
Aozaki Aoko whispered, while secretly channeling her magic power to test the opponent's strength.
"Who exactly are you? And why do you know... her?"
Shiraishikawa looked confused.
"As I just said, I'm just an ordinary office worker. As for Ms. Aozaki Touko..."
His gaze suddenly softened.
"We dated for a while."
"Dating?"
Aozaki Aoko nearly jumped up from her chair, her voice suddenly rising and drawing the attention of several diners around her.
She quickly lowered her voice.
"Impossible! How could she... I mean, how could a woman like that..."
"So you do know Ms. Aozaki Touko 20."
Shiraishi's eyes lit up.
"You're her sister, right? She mentioned you, though not much."
Aozaki Aoko felt a wave of dizziness. Her sister had actually mentioned her to a stranger?
This shocked her even more than hearing the news of their relationship.
In her memory, Aozaki Touko had always regarded her as an obstacle that had to be eliminated as soon as possible, so how could she possibly talk about her in private?
"What...did she say?"
Aozaki Aoko forced herself to calm down, while gathering a magical power at her fingertips, preparing to examine Shiraishi Kawa's body.
Shiraishikawa seemed lost in memories.
"She said you have a bad temper and act impulsively, but you are very talented..."
He smiled.
"It sounds like your relationship is complicated."
Aozaki Aoko nearly ground her teeth to powder.
This is indeed something Aozaki Touko would say, but why tell a stranger?
Without making a sound, she probed Shiraishi's wrist with her magic—Magic Circuit Detection, one of the simplest magic tricks.
Magic has no counter-5 Lord, Yang Qiyi 2 Jiu 2 4 Feed.
Aozaki Aoko tried again in disbelief, but the result was the same.
Shiraishikawa has neither magic circuits nor any magic crests in his body, nor even the most basic magical reactions.
That's impossible. If he and Aozaki Touko really had a close relationship, how could Aozaki Touko not have provided him with any protection?
Or... is this all a trap?
"How did you know each other?"
Aozaki Aoko decided to ask directly, while carefully observing every micro-expression of Shiraishikawa.
"In an antique shop."
Shiraishi's answer was fluent and natural.
"I was looking for a gift for my boss, and she happened to be the shop owner. We talked for a long time about the restoration and preservation of antiques..."
His eyes softened.
"She gave me a handmade amulet, saying it would bring me good luck."
Aozaki Aoko felt a sharp pain in her stomach.
Aozaki Touko gives people amulets? And that older sister who treats magic props as weapons?
She suddenly remembered a talisman that Aozaki Touko had made for her when she was a child, which almost cost her her life.
"How long have you been dating?"
Aozaki Aoko asked the question with difficulty.
"About six months."
Shiraishikawa sighed.
"Then she suddenly disappeared, leaving only a note saying not to look for me. I tried everything, but it was like she vanished into thin air..."
He shook his head with a wry smile.
"It wasn't until I met you today that I got some more information about her."
Aozaki Aoko's mind raced. Six months ago was the exact time when Aozaki Touko last appeared in Misaki City.
Could it be that she really spent this time with an ordinary person...? No, that doesn't make sense.
Aozaki Touko has always viewed ordinary people as ants, how could she possibly...
She also had a dog named Professor.