Endless Silver Machine

Lan Ming's words lingered in my mind for a long time.

This is impossible...because I was there at that time. The ferocious bright red can still appear in front of my eyes, and the sticky air carries a disgusting smell of rust.

Ling wanted to believe it, but there was no reason for him to admit that what he saw and heard at that time was false.

She had no intention of getting confirmation from Wei Xi. The tears and vows were genuine feelings, so there was no need to embarrass her with such questions.

Wei Xi and she saw the same scenery, which made it even more difficult for Ling to find a reason to convince herself to believe it.

In the whirlpool of contradictions, she took the initiative to contact Wei Xi's close friend for the first time.

——Miss Ling? What's matter?

Liuyin couldn't hide his surprise when he received the call from Ling.

Ling brought up the matter straightforwardly, hoping to hear a different answer from Liuyin.

——I'm sorry, Miss Ling, I didn't participate in that operation, so I don't know the specific situation... But I believe this possibility exists. This is not that I am protecting the Holy See, but... it doesn't matter even if I say this. Use it. If there is a chance, I will help you inquire about our own internal news, just don't hold out too much hope. After all, almost a year has passed, at least the information everyone knows now is still the same. If it is as you expected and it was deliberately done by the Holy See, then there is probably a reason why it has to be concealed. If you continue to go deeper, it may become very troublesome.

Liuyin's words gave Ling an inexplicable sense of peace of mind. She is the blue knight of the Holy See, and she should be the subject of suspicion, but Ling will always unconsciously regard her and Wei Xi as separate from the Holy See, and even ask them for help like this.

"Are you done?"

"ah!"

Suddenly a male voice came from behind, and Ling almost dropped the PDA in her hand to the ground. She turned her head angrily and kicked the man behind her hard.

"Don't come close to me without saying a word! Really!"

Aika, who already knew she would react this way, dodged the kick.

"Since you know it's so late, don't run outside the castle. If you are caught by the patrolling knights, I will have to bring you back. I am too lazy to do such trouble."

"Do you think of me as a child? Who needs your recognition?"

"Is the person you just contacted Liuyin?"

"……Um."

"What did she say?"

Ling repeated Liuyin's words to Aika. After listening, Aika nodded as if understanding.

"I don't think she is hiding it, maybe she really doesn't know. Charlotte came to see me just now. She was very worried about your state today."

"sorry……"

Ling was also aware of the gaffes he had shown from time to time today. Fortunately, only Lan Ming and Xia Luo were present at the time, and they didn't mind very much as they knew the inside story.

"It's better to go talk to others to apologize. Now go back with me."

"Wait a minute..." Ling grabbed Aika who turned around to leave, and unconsciously put more force on his arm, "What should I do..."

“Just do what you feel is right.”

"I'm not as careful and steady as Luo Luo and Wei Xi..."

"You don't need to be like them..."

"Then you'll say I have my own merits, right? Don't fool me like that."

Why can't she always use her keen intuition in the right place... Aika scratched her hair with some trouble and turned around to face Ling.

"Congratulations on your correct answer, I was indeed prepared to say that."

"I knew it……"

"But this is my sincere words. If we hadn't met you, we wouldn't have been able to get to where we are now. Although to be honest, you have caused a lot of trouble... but everyone is enjoying it, so isn't this Is it okay?”

"..."

"I just said that you have always had some strange feelings recently. It turns out that you are imitating Luoluo and Wei Xi."

"I'm not imitating them..."

I was embarrassed to admit it, so Ling just defended herself like this.

"Ah! I finally found you."

Lan Ming joined the two of them emotionally.

"A date?"

She looked meaningfully at the two people facing each other, with a meaningless smile on her lips.

"Does it look like we're on a date?"

Aika, who was used to this kind of problem, dealt with Lan Ming without changing his expression.

"Among the flowers under the moonlight, boys and girls look at each other affectionately. Doesn't this look like a date?"

Lan Ming stuck out his tongue playfully.

"I didn't look at him affectionately!"

"Where's Charlotte? Didn't you tell her to sneak out?"

Aika looked around and couldn't find the knight lady.

"I told her properly this time."

"That's good, otherwise I will be stared at hard by her again after I go back..."

It's a good thing that Charlotte is so responsible, but she doesn't know why she always takes Lan Ming's problems out on herself.

"Well, let's get down to business. Miss Ling, actually I'm here to see you."

"Your Highness, I'm sorry for making you worry about me today..."

"It's okay. This is also because I said that kind of speculation without evidence. After all, it is a very important matter. I can understand your mood."

"Now I have a suggestion, and I want to hear your opinions first."

——If you could go back to the past...

This is what Lan Ming proposed.

"If we use this method, Miss Ling will have to face that experience again, but she may also discover different problems from a new perspective. Miss Ling, can you accept it?"

After saying that, Lan Ming quietly waited for Ling's answer.

"Wait a minute," Aika interrupted, "Go back in time...can this kind of thing be done?"

"You can do it with the power of magic equipment."

"Could it be that this is your magic costume..."

"No, I have a friend I can trust. If Miss Ling agrees, I will ask her to help."

"Ling..."

Aika also looked at Ling. To experience that pain again, if you don’t have a strong heart, you will definitely collapse. Recalling Ling's attack with Ling Lie when they first met, Aika didn't want that murderous intent to return to her body again.

Ling did not reply immediately, and Aika and Lan Ming waited patiently for her.

"Can you come with me..."

After a while, Ling finally said something that couldn't be called an answer.

"Well, I can go with you if you want."

There was no trace of confusion in Aika's answer. Reaching out his hand when she needs it is the answer that has been decided for a long time.

Ling showed a smile and then lowered his head towards Lan Ming.

"Your Highness, I'll leave it to you."

"Happy to oblige."

Lan Ming gently lifted the hem of his nightgown, jokingly imitating the maid's appearance and returning the favor to Ling.

…………

According to Lan Ming's arrangement, Ling came to Aika's room early. From time to time, she combed her hanging hair with her slender fingers.

In the anxious waiting, time passed extremely slowly minute by minute.

"Actually, there's no need to be so nervous."

Looking at the two people sitting at attention, Lan Ming laughed softly.

"The person I'm going to meet later is also a noble..."

"Although she is a noble, she has no airs and is an easy-to-communicate person."

The knock on the door finally sounded, and Miss Angelina introduced the long-awaited noble into the house.

"Hey, I'm here to help!"

With his long chestnut-colored hair and round-rimmed glasses, Aika and Ling would never mistake this person.

"you are……"

"Teacher Tara...?"

The two were speechless. He never expected that the nobleman Lan Ming entrusted to him would be Senior Lilith's mentor.

"Yes, are you shocked?" Teacher Tara showed a smile that showed success in mischief, "I deliberately asked Your Highness, Princess, not to tell you my name before I come, just to give you a surprise."

How easy is it for this person to communicate... Aika and Ling looked at Lan Ming with empty eyes, and she just gave them a smile in return.

To be honest, Tara has too many identities as a mentor. At first, she was just the waitress at the Pufa Town Hotel. When she visited Senior Sister Lilith, she became the tutor of Frost Moon Academy, and now she has become a noble of the Bisi Empire.

"Long story short, can we start now?"

Lan Ming stood up and stood in front of the two of them together with Tutor Tara.

"My magic costume is the 'foundation of omniscience'."

A heavy book floated in her palm, and a blue halo enveloped her and the book.

"Next, she will take you back to the past timeline. To be precise, this is not a time jump. It is just a dream for you. No matter what actions you take in the dream, it will not happen. Causes interference in the past. So you don’t have to worry about the impact of time paradox. If you want to know something, just explore boldly."

"Teacher Tara, what should we do first?"

"Well..." Faced with Aika's question, she thought for a moment, "Let's do this, you two lie down on the bed..."

"Wait, wait a minute, Teacher Tara!" Ling interrupted her hurriedly, "There is only one bed here! And, and, why do you have to lie down..."

As Ling spoke, her voice became quieter. Probably imagining the scene of sleeping with Aika, her whole face turned red.

"A day in a dream is only about ten minutes in reality. Even so, it's better to find a comfortable position? What if your souls are lost in the torrent of time due to physical problems in reality? I won't I will be responsible.”

Tara deliberately made the situation very serious. In fact, even if she woke up suddenly, she would not really lose her soul.

"Then I'll go to the next room..."

"The range of effect of the 'Omniscience' is not that large."

If he said that, Ling would have no reason to refuse this request.

"Please, please take care of me..."

Aika was embarrassed and polite to Ling.

"Take care of your size!"

All he got was her piercing eyes.

…………

"Are you both ready?"

After both of them lay down, Instructor Tara stood beside the bed with her hands on her hips, confirming to them.

"Well, it's probably okay..."

Ling clenched her hands and closed her eyes tightly.

"Don't say it roughly, it makes me nervous."

Aika was slightly more relaxed than her, but her tone was also slightly nervous.

"Brother, Sister Ling, we will always be here waiting for you to come back."

"come on……"

Luo Luo and Wei Xi also gathered around the bed, cheering them on.

"Don't you all watch here..."

Ling slightly pulled up the quilt to cover her face, but after realizing that this was Aika's bed, she immediately got out with a red face.

"If you want to come back, just inform me in your mind. But please don't worry, no one will know anything that happens in the dream. Try not to stay there for too long, up to six days, otherwise you will It’s going to be very difficult to sustain.”

The pages of the "Book of All Knowledge" began to turn in mid-air. Everyone left the bed and stood farther away. A blue halo of light enveloped Tutor Tara and the two of them.

"If there's no problem, I wish you a safe journey."

A deep sleep came over me.

In the haze, Aika felt Ling holding her hand.