Endless Silver Machine

"...In other words, the sound of the Light Flame Sword has disappeared?"

The first issue to discuss is the sword of light and flames with rampant magic power. Her appearance was too sudden and she was the most mysterious existence.

"Well, no matter how much I call her in my heart, she doesn't respond to me."

"Can the magic equipment still be used?"

"OK."

Ling summoned a nearly two-meter long golden sword, and the golden light from the blade was still flowing slowly.

"If 'that' can be called consciousness, then the Light Flame Sword should be in a sleeping state right now, right?"

Professor Cocona took the Light Flame Sword from Ling's hand and used analytical magic to check the current status of the Light Flame Sword. All values ​​were within the range of normal magic equipment.

Her analytical magic can only be used against ordinary magic tools. She believed that magic equipment should have its own unique numerical representation, so her research direction at Shimozuki Academy turned to the improvement of analytical magic, and Aika often became her experimental subject.

"Sister Ling, have you ever heard the sound of the Light Flame Sword?"

Lolo seemed concerned about this issue.

"The first time I heard it, I was probably exploring the labyrinth of the Moon Flower Festival. I don't know if it was her, but I think she was."

"Maze exploration... that time with my classmate Brad Rossi..."

Wei Xi recalled the unknown magic that Ling suddenly used at that time.

"Well, it was that time. At that time, a voice appeared in my mind, and then I grasped everything about the Light Flame Sword in an instant. This feeling is not easy to express..."

"That's how it feels..."

Luoluo nodded empathetically.

"Luoluo, did you also hear the voice of Orchid Heart..."

"Well..." Facing Wei Xi's inquiry, she nodded slightly, "It's just like Sister Ling now, I can't hear her voice..."

"Absolute royal power..." Aika murmured the term Luoluo shouted at that time, "Is that the ability of Orchid Heart?"

He looked at Luo Luo, but Luo Luo didn't answer immediately. It wasn't until a few seconds passed that she spoke softly.

"……I have no idea."

There was no confidence in her voice at all, as if she was just making it up on the fly, and she didn't even know the correct answer.

"Yeah……"

Aika closed his mouth. He saw that Luoluo didn't want to answer the question.

No matter what the abilities of Orchid Heart are, Luo Luo will always be Luo Luo, as long as you know this, it is enough.

After knowing that both Ling and Luoluo had recovered, Aika looked at Professor Cocona.

"Huh?" Professor Cocona noticed Aika looking at her. She knew what Aika's question was, so she prepared the answer. "If you want to know who the person reminded you at the end is, I may not be able to do anything about it. Answer you."

"Well……"

The question was answered in advance before it was even asked, and Aika could only smile bitterly.

"Is he a very special person?"

Since he can grasp the movements of the Imperial City Defense Bureau, the opponent may be an insider of the Imperial City Defense Bureau. Aika could only think of this, but she didn't expect that he turned out to be a big shot whose identity cannot be known.

"It's actually not as complicated as you think. Did she come to see you again after that?"

"No."

"I see... If she has that kind of idea, she will probably come to you. I don't have a way to contact her through PDA."

It's just a one-sided contact. If you want to know the other party's true face, you can only wait for her to take the initiative to contact you. That's what Professor Cocona meant.

"So, do you know the ability of the Light Flame Sword now?"

Aika's question came to an end, and then came the question Liuyin was more concerned about.

There are very few records of the Heinz family in existing history, and the family's magic equipment is even rarer. The ability of the Light Flame Sword has always been unclear.

Because Ling herself has certain attainments in swordsmanship, she uses the Light Flame Sword directly as a knife most of the time.

Unlike ordinary magic tools, the Light Flame Sword has a physical blade without any external appearance. The former's entity is the embodiment of magic power, and the physical part only has an external appearance. This is the biggest difference between the Light Flame Sword and the former.

In terms of ability, Ling has only used the golden particles from the broken blade, and the golden particles as sharp as the blade are also extremely powerful weapons.

But in the battle with Aika and Liuyin, the Light Flame Sword showed abilities that were very different from Ling.

Although it is a basic magic circle that is constructed, the effect of the magic far exceeds that of basic magic.

"The fire magic, light magic and dark magic used at that time were already within the scope of high-level elemental magic."

Liuyin is not only able to use ice magic. Like Wei Xi, she is an elementalist who has been crowned the "strongest" in the Holy See. It's just that she prefers ice magic.

"I'm not very sure. I just said that if you use the Light Flame Sword to construct a magic formula, you can use very powerful magic of the same attribute."

Ling was also very vague about the concept. She knew that the Light Flame Sword had such an ability, but she could only describe the effects she saw on the surface.

"Does that mean the principle is not clear..."

Liuyin also knew that his question was too forced.

It is precisely because all magic is called "supernatural power" because even if the principle of its effect is known, its source cannot be understood no matter how much research is done.

"Can magic equipment speak like the Light Flame Sword and Orchid Heart..."

As soon as Wei Xi raised this question, everyone's eyes moved to Aika. After all, apart from the two of them, only Aika possesses magic equipment.

"...I have never heard the voice of Fiery Eyes. I'm sorry that everyone's expectations were in vain."

Aika finally managed to hold back such a sentence.

"I knew it would be like this." Ling spread his hands as if he had expected it. "I think the sound of the magic suit is also a product of magic power, and your perception of magic power is very low."

"I know that."

"The Fiery Eyes should be a boy, right?"

"Boys?" Aika was stunned for a moment, "Is there any gender difference in magic costumes?"

"I don't know. The Light Flame Sword has a girl's voice. Where is Orchid Heart?"

"Well, she also has a girl's voice."

Ling and Luoluo confirmed the answer and then looked at Aika.

"'Fire Eyes', judging from the name, it looks very boyish."

"If that's the case, doesn't the Light Flame Sword also feel the same way?"

Aika immediately retorted. But he had an inexplicable feeling. Although the Light Flame Sword was a sharp sword, his subconscious had accepted the fact that she was a girl.

When did you come into contact with the Light Flame Sword? Aika couldn't remember anything.

"Orchid Heart has a very girly feel..."

Wei Xi also became interested in this topic.

As a result, the rest of the morning was spent discussing whether Aika's magic costume was a boy or a girl.

…………

Shun contacted Liu Yin after breakfast and told everyone that he had successfully deceived the people from the Imperial City Defense Bureau.

Aika suddenly thought that Shun, a capable high-level cadre, had become a spy for everyone, and he couldn't help laughing.

During breakfast time, everyone at Shimozuki Academy had decided to head to the airport in the morning, preparing to return to Shimozuki Academy.

"Won't you stay here a little longer?

Liu Yin seemed a little reluctant to leave, but now he returned to Shimozuki Academy to avoid more trouble.

Regardless of whether the Imperial City Defense Bureau would notice the three people fighting in the suburbs, Augustus continued to pay attention to everyone.

When Aika and Liuyin had private contact with Lan Ming and Xia Luo, Augustus must have also learned the news. Just because everyone is under the protection of the Holy See, they feel a little more at ease.

He didn't want to burden Liuyin anymore because of his own reasons.

"If you have time, you can come to the neutral area with us."

Although this may be because he is taking advantage of the convenience provided by Shimozuki Academy, Aika feels that if he can use the opportunity to entertain Liuyin, it can be a little reward.

"My vacation ends tomorrow. The results of the public investigation by the Holy See and the nobles seem to have been concluded, and the next time may become busy."

Liuyin politely declined Aika's invitation.

Aika and she secretly investigated the industrial area in the northwest district of the imperial capital and learned that the space that caused Lolo to lose his memory was located in the underground factory in the industrial area.

The northwest area of ​​the imperial capital is under the jurisdiction of the Bis Empire, so "such things" are inseparable from the empire.

Aika hadn't told Luo Luo the truth yet. He just told Liu Yin everything he knew, feeling a little more comfortable.

Is it appropriate to let Luo Luo know this kind of thing now? Aika was undecided, so she hadn't let her know until now.

Luoluo regained her memory. This was already a happy ending. It was the best choice not to add to her troubles.

"Xiaoyin... If you can come to Shuoyue Academy to see me... I will be very happy..."

Wei Xi didn't know if it was to help Aika convince Liuyin that she made a willful request to her for the first time.

"If you have time..." Liuyin held Wei Xi's hand lovingly, "But there are many ways to connect us."

If Liuyin has nothing urgent to do, the two of them will contact each other using PDA every night.

However, the mood that the signal can convey is very limited, which is an irreparable regret.

"Um……"

Wei Xi did not show any regret. She had done enough to prevent Liu Yin from worrying about herself.

Liuyin and Professor Cocona stayed in the restaurant to clean up the tableware together. Because Professor Cocona only brought a personal terminal and the clothes were "borrowed" directly from Liuyin, there was no need to spend time cleaning up.

The other four people went back to their rooms to pack their luggage, which was actually not a lot of luggage.

Originally, everyone was only planning to stay here for a short time, but they didn't expect that a week would pass like this.

The plan couldn't keep up with the changes, because the time recently was filled with all kinds of sudden increases in things, and Aika felt like she hadn't taken a good breath yet.

After packing up all his things, he happened to meet Professor Cocona going upstairs in the stairwell.

"Where's Liuyin?"

Liuyin, who was originally with her, chose not to be by her side.

"In the courtyard. What's wrong? Do you want to go find her?"

"No..." Aika originally thought like this. He just went downstairs to find something, but after Professor Cocona asked, he suddenly changed his mind, "Well, I'll go find her."

There was no purpose, I just suddenly wanted to talk to her alone.

"Is my personal terminal in your room?"

"I saw it when I was packing just now. I'll put it in my luggage later."

"I need to use it now, can I get it from your room?"

"Well, the room is unlocked."

After Aika and Professor Cocona separated, they came to the first floor and looked around the hall of the mansion. It seemed a little empty.

When he first met Liuyin, the relationship between the two parties was still very tense. The development of a relationship like this would have been completely unimaginable in the past.

This is an unpredictable change in life. There are many more changes like this, and the relationship with family members is also constantly changing.

Can a permanent relationship exist? Aika wants to believe that it exists, so that life seems easy.

Maybe some people will envy the relationships around them. If they are just a bystander, they will also envy this kind of life that looks like the protagonist.

But when all these things are pressing on me, I will inadvertently laugh at myself for how naive I used to be.

From the moment I left my parents, my surroundings began to change, and if I stayed in the village of my birth, I might never be able to experience it.

Thinking about it this way, his parents' request to take Luo Luo away from home may indeed be out of deep considerations.

"Eh? Don't you need to help them pack their luggage?"

When Aika was thinking about the distant past, she walked into the courtyard unknowingly.

Liuyin was squatting by the flower bed when she heard footsteps behind her. She stood up and turned around, pulling Aika back from her endless thoughts.

"Ah, you don't need my help with that kind of thing."

To be precise, Aika didn't even know what they had in their bags.

"oh……"

Liuyin responded briefly.

After the simple greetings, there was no conversation between the two.

Liuyin didn't know what she was looking at. She just stood facing the blooming flowerbed.

When Aika came here for the first time, it was also a season like this, and the flowers were still in full bloom.

"……What's matter?"

"No, I just happened to have some free time."

"That's it..."

There was another moment of silence. Aika and she were facing the same scenery, thinking about different things.

"I said..."

"Um?"

"Have you ever thought about leaving the Holy See?"

"Why do you ask?"

"The Pope said that Wei Xi cannot be allowed to return to the Holy See now."

"……I see."

"That's why I thought..."

"Thank you, you no longer have to worry about my affairs. Even if Xiao Xi is not around, it is enough to be able to hear her voice."

"Isn't that the case, Liuyin? This isn't enough, is it?"

"enough."

Liuyin repeated her answer categorically, but Aika had no way of knowing what kind of expression she had when answering her question.

"Has your answer at that time changed now?"

"Eh?"

Liuyin raised her head slightly. She didn't know what Aika meant by "that time".

"Have you found what you really want to do now?"

Aika raised this question to Liuyin again.

At the beginning of everyone's enrollment, in order for Liuyin to treat the relationship between her and Wei Xi correctly, Aika confirmed the answer to her.

"Even now, do you not consider anything except Wei Xi's happiness?"

"……I have no idea……"

After a long silence, Liuyin only gave Aika this inexpressible answer.

But Aika smiled when she heard the answer.

"Really? The answer is different from that time."

"It's obviously the same..."

"It's different. You don't look as tight now."

Is it because you and Wei Xi finally had a frank exchange of mind and body that you let go of the biggest worry in your heart? Aika doesn't know if this is the reason, but the result is gratifying.

"You still like to use your own opinions to guess other people's thoughts. Obviously it is absolutely impossible to understand."

"Yeah, I can't understand it."

"Then you still..."

"That's why I came to ask you. You know your thoughts very well."

"..."

Liuyin's words were stuck in his throat.

After Aika said this, she began to think, did she really know what she was thinking?

Searching for answers in the inner ocean, what you get in the end is still "I don't know."

I don't want to think about troublesome things. If I leave everything to him, it might be a lot easier. Liuyin thinks that she has this kind of use-like idea of ​​​​Aika.

Take care of Wei Xi when she needs it, take on the responsibility of "sister", and then let Aika take on the responsibility of "brother"... Such days seem to only exist in fantasy.

However, he had no reason to stand in the same position as Wei Xi, and there was a reason to stay in the Holy See.

This was probably the reason why he had never thought of leaving the Holy See and looking for his own life.

Liuyin finally turned around and looked at Aika. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth, showing a heartfelt smile.

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong this time."

She rejected Aika mercilessly.

"What's wrong?"

"My thoughts won't be clear unless someone helps me confirm them."

I don’t know if this is the case for other people, at least I still haven’t gotten the answer yet.

If we could spend more time together, we might be able to find the answer...

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