"It seems you have a really long memory." Nangong Qing said with a pityful tone, "Otherwise, I thought I could take away the other half of your property."

"you……"

Koizumi Hongzi was speechless. Although she knew that Nangong Qing was joking, this guy's joke turned out to be true at some point.

"I'm just joking." Nangong Qing said with a smile, "If I take away the other half of your family property, you may end up on the streets and become a wandering magical girl.

"But how could I be so heartless and let you become like that? You are right."

Koizumi Hongzi: "..."

It's just because I don't want to be like that, so I'm careful about you.

"Okay, I won't say any more. I think you don't want to see me, so it's better to hurry up." Nangong Qing came to a table, unpacked the oil painting "Heaven's Punishment", and grabbed

The edge of the photo frame and placed it on the table.

Koizumi Hongzi also walked over, her wine-red pupils flickering, and she instantly recognized the function of this oil painting, and said with some surprise:

"Magic props, and they are also for physical enhancement.

"Where did you find it?"

"Recently, there were rumors about the Ghost Rider in the Medieval Art Museum. I went to check it out and found this."

Nangong Qing replied casually, balled up the packaging in his hands, activated his special power Rashomon again, and drove the black beast to throw the garbage into the trash can.

Koizumi Hongzi's attention couldn't help but be attracted by the black beast, but she immediately returned to Shinto:

"So, the purpose of your coming here..."

"Yeah." Nangong Qing nodded, pointed at the oil painting and said, "If this "Heavenly Punishment" can be of use to you, then I will make a deal with you."

"What if it's of no use to me?" Koizumi Hongzi looked down at the oil painting again.

Nangong Qing pondered for a while and said:

"I'm still trading with you, but one is voluntary and the other is forced. It should be a good choice."

Koizumi Hongzi: "..."

Isn't this all forced? "How about it, change it or not."

Nangong Qing continued the topic without any friction.

After Koizumi Anko glanced at "Heavenly Punishment" again, there was no hesitation in her eyes and she said cheerfully:

"Yes, we can exchange."

"It's so refreshing. It's the first time I've seen you."

Nangong Qing was a little surprised. When he encountered mysterious side props before, he often came here to exchange them, but every time he took his time.

"It seems that so many transactions have made you realize the reality clearly. That's right. Since it is a forced option in the end, it is better to trade directly."

"...You really said it openly and honestly." Koizumi Hongzi gritted her teeth secretly, seeming to recall the scene of Nangong Qing exchanging with her a bunch of props that she didn't need at all.

But fortunately, although Nangong Qing is a bad person, he still has some principles. The things he brought were at least mysterious props, not junk picked up from some garbage dump.

The items traded were all what Nangong Qingzhen really needed, not the most precious items in her inventory.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to express her suffering.

"Then it seems that this painting "Heavenly Punishment" can really help you." Nangong Qing put his palms on the chair to support his body and said with interest, "Can you tell me what you will prepare for then?

How to use this painting?"

"……Can."

Koizumi Hongzi nodded slightly. She knew that if she didn't explain, Nangong Qing would definitely keep asking questions, so it was better to answer honestly, and it was not a secret.

She organized her words and then explained: "As long as I extract the essence of this painting, that is, the essence of turning this painting into a magic prop.

"Storing it in a small carrier, such as a ring, necklace, etc., and then wearing it on my body can slightly enhance my physique.

"And as long as I don't remove the carrier, this increasing effect will always exist."

She touched the oil painting "Heavenly Punishment" with her hand and seemed to feel something:

"Judging from the richness of the magic power of this painting, the extracted essence, coupled with some of my refining methods, can increase the physical fitness effect by about one to two times that of ordinary men.

"But if it's just a single effect of increasing amplitude, strength, speed, and endurance, it would be about three to four times."

At this point, she reminded her again with a casual attitude:

"Of course, if this oil painting is refined into this by me, then only those who have magic power in their bodies can use it."

The implication is, don't think about taking it away, because you won't be able to use it at all.

"That's it." Nangong Qing said suddenly.

If the amplification only has this effect, then he really doesn't need it. The intensity of the amplification of [Rashomon Tenma Tangkai] is many times that of the natural punishment of "Oil Painting".

But this is different for Koizumi Anko. Although she is the heir to the red magic, she is only a seventeen-year-old high school girl. Her strength is the same as that of an ordinary girl. It takes time to cast magic.

But if the essence of "Heavenly Punishment" is refined by her and worn, it can greatly increase her self-protection ability. The intensity of the increase is one to two times that of ordinary men. Then at least it will not be like six years ago.

It was as if she was beaten to tears by him.

"Then you can keep it." Nangong Qing stood up straight and stated his purpose of coming here. "Since you have agreed to the exchange, it's time for me to put forward what I want."

"Okay, you can say it."

Koizumi Anko lowered her eyes, took out an empty small bag from somewhere, and placed it on top of the oil painting. The next second, the oil painting disappeared.

But the small bag became bulging. I think the oil painting must have been put into the bag.

Nangong Qing was not surprised by the scene that happened in front of him, and said with a normal expression:

"I want a tool that can store souls. You should have it here."

As he spoke, he murmured to himself again, as if he was confirming something:

"I remember I didn't take any props like this before."

"Well, yes, you haven't taken it, so I still have it in stock."

Hearing this, Koizumi Hongzi couldn't help but have blue veins popping up on her forehead. She picked up the small bag with a wide range of movements, as if she was venting her emotions. After a while, she turned around without looking back.

said, "Follow me, I'll take you to get the props."

Although Koizumi Anko said "Follow me", her legs moved very quickly and she had no intention of waiting for him.

Nangong Qing didn't speak, just smiled lightly, stepped up his long legs, and easily followed Koizumi Hongzi's pace, preparing to go to her magic warehouse.

Koizumi Anko's home is very large, it can be said to be a huge castle, which was passed down from her ancestors. However, in order to maintain a sense of mystery, the lights are not turned on all year round and only candles are used for lighting, resulting in an overall eerie look.

Nangong Qing has complained about it for a long time, but Koizumi Hongzi still refuses to repent.

However, not turning on the lights at home is not a big problem for a witch with magic, so Nangong Qing said nothing more.

At this time, Nangong Qing stepped on the stone steps step by step, following Koizumi Hongzi. The candlelight on the corridor wall did not illuminate the castle brightly, but instead made it appear more profound and mysterious.

But Nangong Qing was not curious about the facilities inside, because he had been here more than once or twice, and he had a thorough understanding of the general situation inside the castle.

The two of them walked from the teleportation array room to the magic warehouse in just a few minutes. It was probably because the place they just teleported to was Koizumi Anko's experimental site, and it was relatively close to the warehouse for the convenience of getting props.

Now, Nangong Qing and Koizumi Hongzi are standing in front of a giant stone slab with no gaps on the top, bottom, left, and right. This is the magic warehouse of Koizumi Hongzi's home. It is necessary to use a special magic spell to open the stone slab and enter the warehouse.

It's not a magic spell like Open Sesame, but a magic spell inherited from the Red Magic family. Otherwise, if Nangong had opened it by himself early in the morning, why would Koizumi Hongzi follow?

In front of the stone slab, Koizumi Hongzi turned her head and told Nangong Qing in a cold voice as usual:

"You stand here for a while and I'll open the door, okay?"

Nangong Qing shrugged his shoulders and said in a light and carefree tone:

"Don't worry, I know what to do. It's not the first time I've been here." As I said before, Nangong had figured out the structure of the castle early in the morning, and it's not the first time he's come to the magic warehouse.

He had also tried before to use his supernatural power to break in, but as a result of being ineffective, it turned into an ordinary huge stone slab, and he could not enter the warehouse at all.

It is not that the stone slab cannot be broken with the supernatural power Rashomon, but if this is the case, according to Koizumi Anko, if someone breaks the stone slab forcibly, physical attacks, substantial magic, and mental attacks will come from inside.

Various attacks such as magic are used to attack intruders.

Rashomon can protect against physical attacks and substantive magic, but it cannot protect against spiritual magic.

Human Disqualification can protect against physical magic and spirituality, but it cannot protect against physical attacks.

So the only safe solution is Koizumi Anko's family curse.

However, Nangong Qing also mocked Koizumi Hongzi "You are not even as good as a warehouse".

"cut."

Seeing Nangong Qing's attitude, Koizumi Hongzi was too lazy to continue talking to him, so she faced the stone slab, stood upright, closed her eyes, placed her palms in the shape of fists in front of her chest, and muttered something incomprehensible.

The spell.

And as the spells sounded, her hair magically moved automatically without wind, and the stone slab in front of her also made a not too loud vibration, and a gap appeared in the middle, changing from one stone slab to two stone slabs.

, and these two stone slabs moved slowly in both directions, forming a quiet passage.

It wasn't until the passage in front of her was completely opened that Koizumi Hongzi stopped chanting.
To be continued...