0p0 Chapter 231 Witch's House
Chapter 231 Witch's House
After saying goodbye to Kaito, Conan followed Hongzi and walked towards her mansion. Soon, under Hongzi's guidance, the two came to a dark forest.
"No, you usually live here?"
Looking at the slightly dark and damp forest before them, Conan's eyes shifted subtly as he looked at Anko. "Don't you find it damp living in the forest?" "Even witches are mortals. Are you really not afraid of getting rheumatism at such a young age?"
After all, although he had watched Conan, he had only heard a little about the plot of Magic Kaito. He also only knew the existence of Koizumi Akako from hearsay.
Therefore, he really didn't know the exact location of Hongzi's house.
Hongzi didn't know what Conan was thinking at the moment. Seeing his surprised expression, she thought that he was shocked by her, so she raised her head and said proudly:
"Of course not here!"
"That's alright..."
However, Conan was a little too early to be thankful, because the next second, Hongzi continued to add:
"How could a witch like me possibly live outside the forest? This kind of place close to human habitation is simply not suitable for a witch like me!"
"So where do you live?"
Looking at Hongzi's expression, Conan had a bad feeling in his heart.
"In the deepest part of the forest, of course! Okay, hurry up and follow."
With that, Hongzi took the lead and walked into the forest.
If Conan hadn't been there, she would have flown in on her broomstick.
"..."
Looking at Hongzi's receding figure, Conan was silent for a moment, sighed, and then followed her helplessly.
What else could he say? He chose the person himself, no matter how unreliable he was. Besides, in this world, Hongzi seemed to be the only person he knew who possessed special abilities.
Therefore, even though she is very unreliable, I have no choice but to learn from her.
After walking in the woods with Hongzi for a long time, Conan's mentality changed subtly as he looked at the dense trees around him.
"Ms. Koizumi Hongzi, may I ask how far is this place from your home?"
"It shouldn't be far away!"
Hongzi had a hint of embarrassment on her face as she roughly estimated in her mind that if she had been riding a broom, she would have arrived long ago.
However, the speed of walking is definitely not comparable to that of flying, so she is not very clear about how far away she is from her mansion.
"You've repeated this sentence several times. You must be aware of it!"
Looking at Hongzi in front of him, Conan asked unhappily.
"Are you kidding? How could I not know? It's just that I usually fly back, and today I'm walking back, so I don't have a very accurate grasp of the distance!"
After hearing Conan's words, Hongzi tried to defend herself. Before Conan could speak, she seemed to have seen something and pointed in a direction in the distance:
"See, I was right, isn't it? Here we are!"
As she spoke, she took the lead and ran in that direction.
Seeing that they were finally there, Conan didn't want to say anything more, so he just followed quietly.
When they arrived near Hongzi's residence, the surrounding environment suddenly changed as if they had suddenly passed through a barrier.
The originally emerald green leaves turned dull, and the originally gloomy environment also turned purple-red in an instant, appearing extremely eerie.
However, considering that the person living here is a witch, this environment seems quite reasonable?
While Conan was thinking, Hongzi had already arrived at her door. Looking at Conan who seemed to be shocked by the environment, the corners of her mouth rose slightly:
"Well, little friend, are you mentally prepared to enter the Witch's House? You should know that the next section of the journey is very dangerous~"
Looking at the weird Koizumi Hongzi, Conan rolled his eyes in annoyance:
"Come on, stop pretending to be such a master. Aren't you afraid of the death energy that emanates from me?"
After hearing Conan's words, Hongzi was choked. Are you kidding me? Who wouldn't be afraid of such a thick aura of death? Even if she was a witch, if she wasn't strong enough, she would die miserably if she encountered such a thick aura of death!
Therefore, Hongzi, unable to refute, could only open the door angrily:
"Okay, it's getting late, come here quickly, I don't have any intention of letting you stay overnight!"
"It just so happens that I don't have any intention of staying overnight."
As he said that, Conan followed Hongzi into this slightly strange mansion.
"Ms. Hongzi, welcome back. Who is this?"
After entering the mansion, a voice rang out from the side. Conan looked towards the source of the voice and shuddered with fear. My goodness, is this still a human?
Sharp teeth, pointy ears, it doesn't look like a human at all! To be honest, this image is closer to the existence of a demon!
"Butler, please help me get the crystal ball that measures magical talent. Here, you can just treat him as my apprentice."
Hongzi didn't pay any attention to the ugly-looking butler who appeared there, and just spoke casually.
"Apprentice? Okay Miss Hongzi, I'll get ready right away."
After saying that, the butler left immediately.
"Well, he is my butler and my assistant. He even helps me with some of the rituals."
Seeing that Conan was still looking at his butler, Hongzi stretched and said casually:
"Next, come with me. I want to test your talent for magic. Well, even though there's such a thick aura of death around you, even if you don't have a talent for magic, it won't affect your ability to use magic."
A person who can use magic is called a magician, but that doesn’t mean a magician can only use magic.
Although it has disappeared in modern society, according to the records in her family notes, there was a kind of magician in ancient times who specialized in controlling the energy of death. If she remembered correctly, that kind of magician seemed to be called a necromancer.
Well, the kind that controls corpses and ghosts. Even in ancient times, such mages were hated by everyone, and in today's society, there's no room for them anymore.
If possible, she doesn't want her students to become the kind of people who are hated by everyone.
"What a hassle! Can't you just tell me how to refine magic and teach me a few ways to apply it?"
Looking at Hongzi's serious expression, Conan said helplessly. Magical talent? If I guessed correctly, he shouldn't have any magical talent. After all, he is the protagonist of a detective show.
Which good detective show would have supernatural elements?! Anyway, in a magical world, the profession of detective shouldn't exist! With a long-range magic or curse, who knows who killed someone!
Oh, that’s not right. Even a ghost couldn’t know.
But, just because he doesn't have talent doesn't mean he can't learn! How can a system be so inconvenient? As long as someone teaches him, he can learn! As long as he can learn, he can level up! As long as he can level up, sooner or later he will surpass Koizumi Hongzi in magical attainments!
However, Hongzi obviously did not want to agree to this request. Facing Conan's proposal, she pretended not to hear it and sat quietly by the side without saying anything.