Demi-human Girls Completion Manual-Chapter 985 - 54: The Fool

"Dad?"

In the dream, Tangze Asuka tilted her head, looking at the tightly closed sliding door in front of her. Her father’s iconic chanting of Buddhist sutras came from outside the door. Hearing this, she couldn’t help but feel a sting in her eyes, wanting to cry. It seemed like after leaving Japan and coming to this unfamiliar world, she never knew whether her father worried about her.

She drowsily approached the sliding door before her, and through the hollow pattern pressed against the layer of white paper covering the doorway, she vaguely saw her father’s silhouette meditating outside.

Tangze Asuka’s family, followers of the Pure Land True Sect, didn’t require shaving their heads. Monks could drink alcohol, eat meat, and even marry and have children, and this was how Tangze Asuka was born. Monks here advocated "chanting the name of Buddha, relying on his vow," believing that achieving Buddhahood requires Buddha’s help, essentially lowering the threshold for ordinary people to chant Buddha and accumulate good karma, which was very popular in Japanese society where Tangze Asuka lived, thus gaining many believers.

"Asuka..."

Outside the door, her father’s gentle voice slowly came through. Tangze Asuka stood dumbly in front of the sliding door, as if separated from her longing father by just one door,

"Dad! I... I’m not in Japan now. I’m now in another world... I’m doing well, even though I’m still not used to everything here, but many people are looking out for me. I couldn’t do anything well in Japan, but Mr. Fischer said I have a talent for magic, and I’m learning magic now... Mr. Fischer is a friendly person I met in this world, magic is..."

Tangze Asuka hurriedly approached the sliding door, reached out her hand wanting to open the sliding door of her inner chamber, but after exerting effort, she realized that the sliding door, which couldn’t be locked, now seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, remaining immovable no matter how she tried.

"Ah... why won’t it open?"

Tangze Asuka frantically tugged at the door panel. The slow aroma of incense from the Thousand Hands Temple wafted from outside her chamber, accompanied by the ethereal and distant sound of the wooden fish, which continued without end for a long time. But for some reason, the more she kept the action of opening the door, the more restless her mind became, thus her effort to open the door became increasingly forceful.

"Dad! Dad! Dad! Open the door! I’m inside... sob sob..."

Outside the door, Tangze Asuka’s father’s silhouette became clearer, and finally his soothing voice ceased the chanting of Buddhist sutras.

He looked at Tangze Asuka inside the door, his shadow moving closer, and said,

"Asuka..."

"Don’t open the door!"

...

...

In the thick underbrush, Tangze Asuka suddenly opened her eyes. Her breathing seemed to have stopped abruptly just a moment ago, only calming down after she awoke.

"Tangze, are you awake?"

"Fischer... teacher?"

Tangze Asuka was drenched in cold sweat. She tiredly glanced at her side, only to find Fisher had somehow crouched next to her, carefully observing her condition,

"You seem to have also been afflicted by the earlier illusion technique. The bodies of ordinary humans are too fragile, your state is bad too, how are you feeling now?"

"...I think I had a dream."

"What did you dream about?"

Tangze Asuka opened her mouth, thinking for a long time, before slowly shaking her head and saying,

"I seem to have forgotten..."

"...Maybe you fainted before the illusion could affect you, but it’s good that you’re alright. Can you get up?"

"Yes."

Tangze Asuka held her head, only after sitting up did her condition start to gradually improve. She suddenly remembered how she was brought out by the self-serving Helair Angel and then irresponsibly abandoned here,

"Right! Helair Angel! That jerk! She left me here alone, saying children shouldn’t interfere in adults’ fights, telling me to play with flowers here... how hateful, I don’t even know why she brought me out here?!"

Fisher amusedly watched the girl, now back to her senses, rattling off in her native tongue without interruption, he just smiled and said,

"Sounds like something she would do. Can you walk now? We’re not far from the Phoenix Species’ base, it’s best to hurry back."

"Ah, it’s fine, I can walk now."

Tangze Asuka was completely unharmed physically, only affected by the illusion technique aimed at Fisher earlier. She quickly stood up, bouncing energetically.

She touched her head as she followed Fisher on the way back. Whether it was something in the dream that stimulated her curiosity, she kept asking Fisher about various things along the way.

For beginners, mastering one or two Ring Heads is best, because among all the parts of a magic, Ring Heads are the most diverse, attracting the attention of novices, thus making them overlook the importance of Main Ring and sub-ring. These two are the most challenging aspects for mages.

"So, you should start practicing a Ring Head magic first, understand the concept of Main Ring and sub-ring as well as the structure of magic... Wind Magic is pretty good. I’ll give you a few copies of magic blueprints later, practicing them will help you progress quickly."

"Mm hmm... I’m just a bit curious about Ring Heads. Look, Mr. Fischer, [Wind] seems to be directly referable, similarly, stones and streams should also be possible. Besides these, other concepts also seem referable, but for these concepts I find it a bit tricky. Mr. Fischer, do you know how to specifically refer to these concepts?"