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When Aozaki Touko saw her mother, Shan Shan, appear, her heart skipped a beat, but she pretended to be calm and smiled.
"Nothing much, just came to see what you and Ma En are secretly planning to do."
Niang Shanshan found a seat and sat down, looking at Aozaki Touko with interest, and said, "Or rather, what are you planning to do in secret?"
Aozaki Touko chuckled and said, "Hehe, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"When you heard that guy say, 'Let me see the future,' your pupils contracted slightly. You suppressed it well, but it was only for a moment. But I still saw it."
"Afterwards, when you heard me say no, you visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but when Ma En went to find that brat, you subconsciously held your breath again."
Niang Shanshan slowly pointed out some details, then locked her gaze on Aozaki Touko with a hint of murderous intent, and slowly said, "So, what are you hiding?"
"..."
Aozaki Touko knew that if she didn't say something, her mother, Shan Shan, wouldn't let it go, so she fell silent, put down what she was holding, and took out a cigarette and lit it.
"It's actually about astrological prophecies..."
Then, Aozaki Touko repeated to her mother, Shining, what she had said to Ma En the night before.
“Naruhodo, prophecy, no wonder he asked me if I could see the future.”
Mother Shanshan nodded, but didn't pay much attention to the content of the prophecy. Instead, she continued to ask, "And then, what else are you hiding?"
"It's not that I can't tell you, but you can't tell him, otherwise I won't tell you."
Aozaki Touko looked at her mother, Shan Shan, with a serious, unwavering gaze and resolute eyes.
"...Yes, I agree."
Seeing her determination, Niang Shanshan relented and agreed, but added, "I will take appropriate action based on what you say."
"As long as he doesn't know, that's enough."
Aozaki Touko didn't pay attention to this point. After a pause, she slowly said, "Actually, I changed the first and third sentences of that prophecy. Only half of it is true."
"Okay, I'm listening." Shan Shan glanced at her, not realizing she was lying, and gestured for her to continue.
Aozaki Touko suddenly hesitated for a moment, but after a moment of hesitation, she continued.
"The true prophecy is that the star that is gazing at each other is already in its waning phase, and if it stops moving, it will be forever dark."
"..."
After a moment of reflection, Niang Shanshan, being born in the Age of Gods, was very familiar with these kinds of astrological prophetic riddles and quickly understood their meaning. Then... she burst out laughing.
"Pfft! Hahahaha! Lu Huoduo! So that's why you didn't want him to know. That guy is really charming, um hahahahaha! ~ So funny, that guy is never short of laughs."
Under the watchful gaze of Aozaki Touko, whose cool and pretty face had turned slightly red, Niang Shanshan burst into laughter, only stopping after a while.
"Ah, sorry, I just really hit a nerve, please don't... pfft~ hahaha!"
Under Aozaki Touko's annoyed gaze, Niang Shanshan waved her hand, preparing to say something to avoid provoking her, but then couldn't help but laugh.
It's really funny that this Aozaki Touko is like a little girl who believed in the so-called astrological prophecy and knew that there would be a relationship crisis. She turned around and hurriedly came to find her little lover. In her mother Shan Shan's opinion, this is really a bit silly and cute.
Yes, the real prophecy that Aozaki Touko just mentioned is actually more like a prediction related to love fortune.
"Stars in the distance" refers to the person the person has feelings for.
This is quite different from the New Neighbor mentioned earlier.
Therefore, the prophecy modified by Aozaki Touko seems to be saying that Marne will encounter some great trouble, because the result of 'eternal darkness' looks like he might even die.
The part about 'the light fading' is a bit of a mystery, but its deceptive nature and ability to distract from the main point of attack make the prophecy seem more real and somewhat plausible.
However, comparing it with the current version, it's not hard to see that the former is somewhat awkward.
Because the current version is easy to understand.
In simple terms: 'Your crush is about to become a stranger to you! If you don't take action now, you'll have no hope for the rest of your life!'
Therefore, the moment she understood, her mother was immediately amused.
At the same time, no one expected that Maren had actually incurred a "debt of affection" outside, without him even realizing it.
That's really interesting!
"Hmph! Laugh if you want, just don't tell anyone."
Aozaki Touko snorted coldly, then ignored her mother, Shan Shan, turned around, and continued working.
Actually, I was quite unsettled inside.
She herself was a little confused about what she was thinking, and whether she really liked Ma En.
When she saw the astrological results, the image of Mar and En immediately came to mind.
Even she herself was startled and felt somewhat apprehensive at the time.
Ever since she briefly fantasized about someone who had hurt her grandfather when she was a child, only to have that fantasy quickly shattered, she has never liked anyone again, nor has she ever thought about falling in love, because magicians don't need such things.
Then, after her grandfather passed on the magic that should have been inherited to her younger sister, her feelings became increasingly indifferent due to the mix of familial affection and resentment.
Especially after her old friends who had worked with her on research began to misunderstand her and started to fear her.
She also felt that she could no longer experience love like a human being.
So this sudden emotion caught her somewhat off guard.
But she still came, and came to Marne's side.
She didn't know why she did it, just as she couldn't understand why she liked Ma En. So she concealed the true prophecy and didn't dare tell Ma En that she seemed to have fallen for him.
Moreover, this guy has a lot of flaws. He's overly friendly, thick-skinned, and often makes inexplicable dirty jokes. But when he gets physical, he doesn't care at all that she's a woman. He's ruthless, greedy, and exploits her labor. He's absolutely despicable!
If he finds out that he actually likes this guy, 307 will be laughed at to death!
'but……'
Perhaps it was precisely because Maren was this kind of person that she had feelings for him.
Unlike others, Maren would approach her normally, regardless of her beliefs or status.
I understand and accept her thoughts, and I don't think of her as an oddball.
At the same time, Marx and Eng were very supportive of her research, always providing her with a large amount of material in advance without urging her to pay it back, and she accepted whatever payment she was given.
Although she always said that the labor input from both sides was unequal, and that Marx and Eng had worked too easily, she deliberately delayed paying.
However, she also understood that it was Ma En's unique method, just like her puppetry skills. As long as Ma En was unwilling, she didn't have to accommodate her at all.
Furthermore, the fact that Ma En possessed the magic she had been longing for made her think of him involuntarily, and before she knew it, she was already looking forward to their next meeting.
From acquaintance to familiarity, from familiarity to friendship, and from friendship to...
'So this is how I developed feelings for him without even realizing it?'
After uttering that true prophecy from her own mouth for the first time, as if she had finally accepted it in her heart, Aozaki Touko suddenly understood a lot.
Once I understood, it was like my mind had cleared up, and I felt much more relaxed.
She is a very decisive person. Once she has decided that she likes someone, she will pursue that liking and chasing what she wants.
The problem is that Maren's relationship with his Servant is a bit ambiguous, which makes her a little unhappy.
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Chapter 72 Nero: Lusting after my musician's body?
Unlike Nero, Aozaki Touko is a modern person.
Although she comes from a family of magicians, it is generally monogamous in magic families, and this has been the case for a long time.
This is because magicians, especially those from prestigious families, always have a purpose in getting married: to have outstanding offspring.
Excellent mothers are rare. Women who are beneficial in giving birth to excellent offspring are either assets to the family or have become excellent magicians.
The former is highly sought after, while the latter is extremely difficult to obtain, but both have one thing in common: the cost of marrying them is very high.
Therefore, even a family with a long tradition of magic might not be able to support polygamy.
Not only is the cost of getting married high, but the expenses of raising the children born are also substantial.
Even if they can afford to raise them, there will be problems with the inheritance of the family imprint after the offspring grow up, which can easily lead to fratricide.
For various reasons, magicians are generally monogamous unless they do not consider offspring and inheritance and only marry ordinary people.
Aozaki Touko shared this view, which is why she was very dissatisfied with Nero, who was always clinging to Marne.
You're just a Servant, what are you doing having a romantic relationship with a living, breathing person like Marx and Engels?
Unaware that Aozaki Touko had been thinking a lot in that instant, Gilgamesh finally finished laughing.
"Don't worry, the king's promise won't be broken so easily."
He wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes, left a sentence, and rubbed his stomach, which was still a little sore from laughing.
As for whether or not they really won't tell anyone?
How is that possible!
Such interesting things should naturally be shared; sharing joy is worse than enjoying it alone.
She only said she wouldn't tell Marne, but she didn't say she wouldn't tell anyone else.
As for who to tell?
It's that brat little sister of mine, of course!
"I bet her expression after hearing this will be priceless, hehe~"
Thinking this, Mother Shanshan went to find Ma and En and called Nero out.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say, can't you see I'm busy?"
Nero walked to the side with his mother, looking annoyed and speaking impatiently.
The Holy Grail War is almost over, and she still hasn't defeated Marne, which makes Nero a little impatient.
"Of course there is something, and it's a very fun thing."
Niang Shanshan didn't care about Nero's cold shoulder. Instead, she leaned close to Nero's ear with a happy expression and whispered about what had just happened between her and Aozaki Touko, explaining everything in detail.
"You... what the hell?!"
Nero was shocked!