Chapter 12

If there were no living creatures inside, but a pile of corpses, what would Rin do if he really saw that scene?

"Never ...".

In fact, Rin Tosaka has extremely good qualifications as a Magus.

She had never seen a demon, and she had never touched it, but by feeling she knew she was in danger.

To learn magecraft, you must first learn to accept and recognize death – this is the first lesson of every Magus.

The touch of "death" that cannot be escaped, cannot be thought, but is simply desperate.

At that time, the young Rin realized the essence of the magus Path through this experience.

I couldn't move, I couldn't even scream. The unbearable horror of ordinary people was enough to crush such a young girl.

A strange tinnitus began to ring in her ears, and Rin thought that it was caused by the cold despair that pressed down on her heart, and that her thoughts were beginning to destroy her five senses.

There was a buzzing sound, monotonous but frenzied, as if a swarm of huge flies were attacking ... her

And then, a louder sound than tinnitus approached. At this moment, Rin's small, white hand was grasped.

The first time a boy held her hand, Rin felt like she was wrapped in a warm towel, and a sense of peace of mind wrapped around her.

Rin lifted her face and looked at the boy holding her hand.

"If you're afraid, grab my hand. "

In an instant, Rin's cheeks turned red.

The heartbeat gradually accelerated, and the brain began to become sluggish, and even breathing became rapid.

"Aren't you trying to save your classmate? "

"Why are you so sure?".

Rin's small body trembled slightly, and she asked with some confusion.

With a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Shirou didn't answer Rin's question, but walked in front, taking Rin's little hand and walking down the stairs towards the darkness and depth.

Evidence hiding, inducement words, demonic documents, magic array drawing, ...

These are all things that Shirou got from Ryunosuke Uryuu, and it can be said that Shirou now knows more about Ryunosuke's methods than anyone else in the world.

"The abductor should still be on the street and hasn't come back, so we still have time to save people. "

Shirou said reassuring words to Rin as he opened the door to the basement that appeared in front of him.

Originally, a person could pretend to be calm, but now suddenly someone is in company, and Rin timidity as a little girl is unreservedly revealed in front of Shirou at this time.

Rin's small right hand, which was following behind, tightly grasped Shirou's hand, not daring to let go easily.

Maybe it's because Ryunosuke Uryuu is so conceited that he doesn't even lock the door.

Click————

With the turn of the doorknob, the door to the basement opened.

A pungent smell of decay suddenly came to they face.

The size of the room is small, dusty, and the corners are covered with cobwebs, so Ryunosuke never cleared his base.

Rin looked around the room, and finally stopped at a corner, where a small figure huddled there.

Not only were the girl's hands and feet tied, but her mouth was also sealed with duct tape, eliminating the possibility of escape.

"kotone!".

The moment she saw the girl, Rin's pupils contracted suddenly, and she hurriedly trotted forward, gently tore the tape from the girl's mouth, and untied the rope that bound her.

"Hey, answer me...".

However, no matter how Rin called, even pushing Kotone's shoulder with his hand, the other party did not respond at all.

Even though he was still breathing, his eyes were open and his face was expressionless.

Rin hurriedly took out the magic pointer and looked at the needle of the red light emitted from it pointing at the kotone, and immediately guessed something.

"Could it be some kind of magic?"

While Rin was muttering, Shirou had already picked up the two children.

"Let's get them outside first. "

Hearing this, Rin was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted.

"Ah... Well, I see!".

Then, Rin picked Kotone up and struggled to follow Shirou and took the children out one by one.

"kotone... Wake up, ...!".

Rin shook the sound in front of her, trying to bring her back to consciousness.

They were squatting in the dim alleyway at the moment, it was quite safe here, and all the street lights in the nearby streets had been directly smashed by Shirou, so after the light disappeared, it would not be so easy to be discovered.

"Can't you use magic?".

"Ah...h"

Rin, who was in a panic because she was worried about her friend, finally remembered that she could do magic.

Then, Rin froze for a few seconds with the magic pointer in her hand, and then released her magic as if she were trying.

A magical light appeared on her body that could not be seen by ordinary people, spreading and swaying like ripples.

"This kind of thing... Talent, talent can't be difficult for me ...!".

Rin gritted her teeth, and the magical brilliance emanating from her body immediately bloomed!

The next moment, a layer of magic prohibition that was forced to appear outside Kotone's body was forcefully broken by Rin's magic power.

The girl's blank pupils regained color, and her eyelashes fluttered slightly.

"Ah... Rin-chan, where is this ...?".

After seeing his good friend Rin, a look of joy appeared on Kotone's face.

"It's great that you're okay!".

Tears welled up in Rin's reddened eyes, and then she hugged Koto with some excitement.

Infected by Rin's emotions, Kotone couldn't help crying, and then the two girls hugged each other and began to "humble".

"..." Shirou, who was standing on the side, looked at them a little speechlessly.

Then, he looked at the other seven children who had been awakened together.

"Look over here. "

A pair of eyes were fixed on Shirou.

Then, a pale blue magical light flashed, and the children's eyes became glazed.

"You escaped on your own today, you know?"

"Yes. "×7

Shirou nodded in satisfaction and then said.

"Alright, you all go home. "

Hearing Shirou's command, the children stood up and walked briskly out of the alleyway.

Rin, who was hugging and crying with Kotone, didn't see Shirou's movements just now.

"Are you done crying?".

Shirou said helplessly.

The next second after saying this, Shirou suddenly frowned, and turned his head to look at the alley on the other side of the basement.

From the top of the alleyway, black octopus monsters fell down and began to dance their tentacles towards Shirou.

"It's scary!

Seeing the sound of this scene, the kotone was frightened, and the kids face suddenly turned pale.

At the same time, her pupils reflected a pale blue magical light.

"Projection... "!".