Stray Chapter 75: The ability to draw cards

"This is...?"

The one-eyed girl Othinus was slightly taken aback, looking at the tarot card in the hand of the person in front of her.

The card shows a man hanging from a tree trunk with his hands tied behind his back. The hanged man's hands are tied back in a triangle, and his legs are intertwined into a cross. Together, they form a mysterious symbol in alchemy, indicating the completion of a great cause, and also implying the sublimation from low-level desires to high-level divinity. process.

She is no stranger to tarot cards. In the field of occultism, tarot cards are already a very famous concept, and the "hanged man" card is also considered by many to be the source of From her legend, after all, Othinus is the great **** in Norse mythology who wields the spear of the Lord God.

Just...

There seems to be something wrong with this tarot card.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and carefully felt the throbbing in her heart. This strange feeling was both unfamiliar and familiar. This seemingly ordinary tarot card actually seemed to contain the same contents as shown on the card. content, the mythological concept and spiritual personality of the "hanged man".

If you can get it, then you can give up the plan that you just made and haven't had time to implement.

Comparatively speaking, there are too many steps to create the "Spear of the Lord God" and it is too troublesome, especially her own special situation, which is likely to cause the success or failure of any part of the plan to be unstable... The most important thing One reason is that since there is a way to achieve the goal directly, who likes to make it difficult for themselves by looking for distance?

With a wave of the fair and slender slender arm, Othinus is very decisive...

Catch an empty one.

The next moment, she raised her head and stared at the magician who raised her arms directly with a dangerous look like a kitten who had been robbed of food.

The scene looked a bit funny, as if he was bullying his younger sister's brother based on his height, Xia Ran raised her arms high to prevent the petite one-eyed girl from getting the cards in her hand... Of course , only on the surface.

In fact, if Xia Ran hadn't been fighting against this demon all the time, completely offsetting any influences and phenomena caused by her, then the existence of Othinus alone would have shaken the minds of the people around him. , shaky, shocked and frightened to the point of being unable to think.

"Don't worry, it's part of the deal, and it's the final reward I can give you...but it must be given to you, I don't give it, you can't grab it."

Xia Ran's tone was very calm, her eyes were full of smiles, as if she didn't take Othinus's eyes intimidating into her eyes at all. Before truly unifying her own strength, she was actually very easy to deal with.

It would be a problem if the "Hanged Man" card was directly given to her.

At that time, Othinus completely got rid of the embarrassing situation of letting her do everything, Xia Ran could no longer suppress her, and she didn't need to cooperate with Xia Ran any more... This is Something that must be considered.

So you can't directly give Othinus things right now, you have to be patient and slowly induce it.

Xia Ran can be very generous, and can also directly trust others at certain times, but this also depends on the situation, so relatively speaking, Othinus' current credit score is not too good for him, plus things It's too important in itself, and he doesn't want to take unnecessary risks.

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After trying to kill the opponent with his eyes to no avail, Othinus' eyes narrowed, his face tightened, and his indifferent expression returned.

"...What do you want from me?" she asked indifferently.

"Help me perfect a very simple spell and successfully perform it once with me." The magician blinked his eyes and said this without feeling guilty at all, his face not blushing or panting, " Well, that's the condition, you see, it's very simple, right?"

"What technique?" The one-eyed girl went straight to the point, unaffected by the "simple" modifier that the other party repeatedly emphasized.

Able to fight against myself easily...

Being able to make this tarot card that is much, much better than the "Lance of the Lord"...

This person is definitely the strongest magician who has stepped into the realm of the gods, and he has no way to complete the spell on his own, and must get his own help...

Can it be called "simple"? Did he misunderstand the simple concept? I'm afraid this is not only extremely difficult, but also very dangerous! Othinus is not familiar with the style of this strange magician, but it does not prevent her from understanding the nature of the matter at a glance.

Othinus pondered for a while, and felt that he could first listen to what it was, and then think about what to do.

"I don't know..." Xia Ran fully showed his unreasonable and strong appearance, anyway, he is the father of Party A now.

"Huh? You asked me to help you perfect and cast a spell for you. Now you tell me you don't know what it is?" Othinus's voice couldn't help raising many decibels, this guy dared not to stop more reliable? How dare he say such words.

"Don't panic, I just put forward such a request first. We can discuss the specific details later..."

The magician said with a smile.

The one-eyed girl looked at him coldly, but she knew very well in her heart that this person was guarding her own hand. ...This also shows in disguise that what this person has to do is very troublesome.

Maybe it's the kind of enemy that everyone in the world...

Of course, it's almost the same now. Many magical phases superimposed on the world have been shaken. The source is this guy. No matter what reason he wants to smash many filters and master the real world, I have already offended an unknown number of existences and forces.

They will definitely act.

For example, Othinus himself was the one who acted the first time after he noticed the problem, but what she didn't expect was that the other party in turn suppressed her and didn't say anything, and it seemed that he had already responded to the problem. She was well prepared for her visit, and offered a reward that made her quite moved.

Originally looking for trouble, but in the end you want to help the other party?

The emerald green eyes of Othinus are full of indifference, and there is no emotion or change on the expressionless face. She is seriously thinking about whether it is worth it, but this person seems to have decided on her own. The performance made her very dissatisfied.

"Do you still have to think about this kind of thing? Be decisive, what you have in front of you is the opportunity to become a CEO, become Bai Fumei, and reach the pinnacle of life. In the future, you will see this if you eat spicy food..." Xia Ranga With great strength, shake the tarot card in your hand again and again.

It's just that he still held the card high, making sure that the one-eyed girl couldn't catch the card even if she stood on tiptoe or jumped up.

Anyone who doesn't know the inside story, looking at his behavior, will probably think that this is a very bad brother.

Othinus didn't speak, just gave him a deep look, then turned around and left the institute. The fur coat with the open front swayed back and forth in the wind, and soon, her figure disappeared. gone.

"Tsk tsk, really cautious."

Xia Ran didn't try to stop her, but quietly watched the one-eyed girl leave, and smiled softly.

Othinus did not agree immediately. This was in his expectation. The other party was not so easy to be persuaded. This matter is not going to the market to buy vegetables. It does need to be carefully considered. If she agrees, Instead, he had to think about whether to change to a backup plan.

It seems that everything is going well now...

Looking at the tarot card in his hand, the magician smiled slightly and put it away with his palm. In his opinion, Othinus has already taken the bait. The current situation is that the one-eyed girl doesn't seem to be speculating with him, and just leaves without saying anything. In fact, she has entered her own rhythm.

Xia Ran just needs to step up her efforts.

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The scene maintained the previous silence. Although Othinus' presence did not cause too terrifying oppression to others around him because of the magician's reason, his aura still deterred them, preventing them from noticing. dare to speak easily.

Not to mention the silence and the needle dropping, but they all held their breath subconsciously, as if they were afraid that the sound of their exhalation would attract the attention of a certain wild beast.

"The director, the director?" Kamijou Touma finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked cautiously.

"Hmm." The magician looked back at him, then nodded, and greeted him as if he understood something. "Oh, by the way, let's all go to dinner, it's already this time, let's go, let's go, we won't eat in the cafeteria today, I'll treat you..."

The corners of Kamijou Touma's mouth twitched: "Ah no, I don't care about this..."

And there is no cafeteria in the research institute. Even if you add yourself as a temporary worker, there are only three people... ah no, there are only four people. The spiky-headed boy complained so fiercely in his heart.

This is due to the fact that the Sanwu Miko Goddess Akisa, who had just joined the research institute, was added.

Mr. Mushan Harusheng spends her time with her comatose students every day, even if the director tells her that they are all right, but it takes too long to fall into a coma and become a vegetative state, and the weak body needs to slow down. Supplement nutrients slowly, and it is impossible for a brain that has been down for too long to start directly and run smoothly.

It's all about time.

But Mu Sheng Chunsheng couldn't be so calm. He still devoted most of his energy to taking care of his students, so he couldn't expect the only official researcher in the institute to be responsible for the operation of the cafeteria.

As for the others...

The director must be unreliable. Kamijou Touma's daily work is to be studied by the director, and Jishen Ayusha, like the little girls such as Misaka Mikoto, did not come to apply for the position of the cafeteria employee... So when have they eaten in the cafeteria.

"Don't you care about this?" Xia Ran gave the spiky-headed boy a strange look, "You're very strong, boy..."

"Director, don't interrupt, she... Who is that girl just now?" Kamijou said seriously, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

The little girl dressed as a witch is obviously a bad visitor. Linked to something Xia Ran told him not long ago, Kamijou Touma immediately became uneasy, and there was no way to ignore the past no matter what. , just want to ask clearly.

"Didn't you say it? She's Otti..." Xia Ran said without changing her face.

"Is there any mention of nonsense?" Hedgehog said frantically with a collapsed face. It's not that he has no understanding of these concepts at all, and he has to pay attention to the Basic Law when talking nonsense?

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The magician didn't speak, and looked at him quietly, with a strange look in his eyes, with a trace of pity and a trace of sympathy.

Kamijo Touma suddenly felt that his heart was aching, and he shouldn't have asked this question.

"Just now... is that girl looking for trouble?"

At this time, Shirai Kuroko, who was beside him, finally came to his senses and looked at Xia Ran in surprise, with even more suspicion in his eyes.

"Also--what do you mean by spells, transactions, etc.? Could it be that you are discussing some bad conspiracy?"

At this moment, she thought of many, many bad things.

I'm not afraid of anything in Academy City, the most fearful thing is the crime of premeditated sabotage attacks, such as the previous bank robbery, and various crimes using the fantasy master, as well as the incompetence that happened not long ago. The thing about the group of people who hunted the capable people.

These are all issues that can make the hairline of the disciplinary committee more dangerous every day, so the perverted double ponytail girl is agitated, and because of her professional habits or her own prejudice against the person in front of her, she instinctively suspects it.

It must be so!

The one-eyed girl just now doesn't look like a good citizen, and Kuroko Shirai has never met a person whose aura can oppress her head blank and dare not take a deep breath just by standing there.

It's like a capitalist's friend must also be a capitalist, so Xia, who can chat and laugh with the one-eyed girl just now, must also be a capitalist... ah, he must be a vicious criminal. Code to discuss some criminal plans!

"How is it possible, the girl just now was a magician, the top one, she came to her door because something I did recently broke some special laws of this world, so she wanted to come Stop me..."

The magician waved his hands again and again and explained sincerely:

"What I just said to her was just a literal meaning, I have a spell... uh, you can understand it as magic, spell model and so on, the construction place is not too perfect, so it needs to be Her help..."

Shiroi Kuroko blinked strangely, took two steps back, stretched out and pulled Misaka Mikoto's arm: "Sister, have you seen it? Don't come to this institute in the future, this one. People seem to have mental problems..."

She whispered, feeling that this kind of neurosis can't make friends.

It's okay to talk nonsense in a serious manner, but this person seems to be well-mannered, and seems to be very determined to think so, rather than joking.

Misaka Mikoto also had a weird expression. She forced a laugh twice, but did not answer the words of the girl with two ponytails.

Because I knew that others would definitely not believe it, I told the truth. Not only did I get the results I expected, but it also satisfied my own bad taste... The knowledge that the girl with tea hair felt was useless increased again.

She exhaled and asked, "She...that Otti, will she come back later?"

"That's for sure, but don't worry, she won't embarrass you... By the way, Kamijou, you're not among them, it's best to take a detour when you see her, don't let her cut off her hands..." Xia Ran Nodding, thinking of something again, turning to look at the spiky-haired boy and said with concern.

Kamijo Touma nodded gratefully: "I see, Director, thank you..."

"Otherwise, it will become very troublesome for me to study it later," the magician continued.

"...Thanks..." The spiky-haired boy's smile froze, but he still habitually said the last syllable.

"Senior."

Saten Leiko hesitated for a moment, then asked timidly, "Is that magician... strong?" She was really worried. Although many things have happened before, it seems that there is no such thing as now. In this way, it can make the seniors seem to have a headache.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the seniors not to take pictures as a souvenir. It is the first time that digital cameras have not come in handy.

Doesn't that mean that the other party is giving him a headache?

Well, that's what Miss Saten Ruiko thinks. Although her thinking circuit is a bit strange, it seems that the logic... is not wrong.

"It's very strong, it's a magician who has stepped into the realm of the gods, and the first-class existence of the demon gods... The situation is indeed a little embarrassing, it's a headache." Xia Ran sighed, lowered her head and stroked her baby camera, slender His fingertips brushed lightly, and there was some inexplicable regret in his tone.

"It's a headache."

Shirai Kuroko nodded her head firmly, thinking that she might be able to introduce some good psychiatrists to this person.

"Then senior, you... do you have a solution?" the black-haired girl asked in a low voice.

"Yes, she has entered the card pool now. As long as I increase my strength, I can always pull it out..." The magician said as a matter of course.

"Huh?"

Satian Leiko is a little stunned.

Blinking her eyes, Xia Ran explained solemnly: "Actually, my ability is to draw cards, and the price is to ship, so from the time she came to me, it was already my turn."