Endless Silver Machine

When Aika came to the cooking room of "Yuktra Hill" with the half-hearted Hitomi Xunsheng, the three virtuous girls were still sorting out the ingredients brought from the Gods' territory. Before leaving, Instructor Letika gave them all the supplies in the Protoss Palace as supplies.

"Aika..."

"I haven't seen you for a few minutes, where did you come from..."

Seeing the Japanese-style girl walking into the cooking room with Aika pushing her shoulders, Lan Ming and Ling were speechless for a moment.

Hitomi, who was exposed to everyone's gaze, seemed a little at a loss as her shoulders, which were gently grasped by Aika, twisted around reluctantly. The reason Aika did this was to prevent her from trying to escape like this.

Only Wei Xi, who had seen Hitomi twice in the spiritual world, made a sound of surprise.

"It's Hitomi..."

She immediately put down what she was doing and trotted over to Hitomi's side and took her hand. Wei Xi was smiling broadly, apparently forgetting that she had been made to cry by Hitomi's deliberate ignorance when the three of them were in the same spiritual world.

When Wei Xi held her hand, Tong's shoulders went from squirming about trying to escape to becoming much stiffer. Although her expression in front of everyone doesn't change much and she seems to be calm inside, in fact her body is very honest.

Now that I have such close contact with her body, I can feel it even more.

"I've mentioned it to you before. She is my partner and the sister of me and Luo Luo, Hitomi."

While Aika introduced everyone to the identity of Hitomi, who they met for the first time, she half-pushed Hitomi's shoulders to make her take a few steps forward, then let go of her hand and let her stand in front of everyone.

"Long time no see. It's exactly the same as in that world..."

"certainly……"

Tong responded lightly to Wei Xi's unexplained emotion. Tong, who was probably able to say these two words, had already tried very hard to pretend to be calm.

After Aika and Hitomi met face to face for the first time, they told Ling and Lan Ming about Hitomi. At that time, it was to explore whether other magic equipment could communicate with each other like Hitomi. So now with Aika’s brief introduction, everyone will know her identity.

"If you put it this way, she is just like the Light Flame Sword..."

"Hey, is this little girl the true form of mechanical alchemy?"

Ling and Lan Ming also came to Tong's side. Although not as friendly as Wei Xi when they first met, there was no sense of unfamiliarity that Aika expected.

Speaking of which, Wei Xi, who is the most shy among them, is so close to Hitomi, who has only met her a few times. Is it because they are both magic costumes and there is some element of mutual attraction? What I was about to say should be that people of the same sex repel each other, right?

"I'm Lan Ming, Lan Ming Yiela. Aika told us before that as long as he is around us, you will always look at us through him, right? Then sister, I don't need to introduce myself too much Alright?"

Lan Ming was the second one among them who quickly accepted Tong, and in a blink of an eye, she considered herself to be her sister. To say that Lan Ming's impression is indeed more in line with the mature charm of a sister.

Finally, Ling also briefly introduced himself.

"In this case, we should meet more often. The Light Flame Sword...is the one from our family. You should know him, right?"

Hitomi nodded. As the center of the four people's attention, this answer indeed seemed the most natural, and it was also very consistent with Aika's impression of her.

"Okay, I brought her here to teach you how to use the kitchen utensils here. Isn't that why Ling came to me just now?"

"Eh... By the way, there's this thing!" As he said that, Ling narrowed his eyes as if he remembered something, "In that case, you were really in the room at that time, Aika? Hitomi was also in the room. Are you inside? Why did you lock the door?"

——Too careless!

Although he has experienced so many Shura fields, Aika still hasn't learned his lesson and will still leak things that should be hidden. Ling ignored Aika, who couldn't answer, and turned to Hitomi, who seemed to answer whatever he asked.

"At that time, Hitomi should also be with him, right?"

Facing Ling's question with a "gentle smile", Hitomi nodded honestly. Only at this time, Aika hoped that she would not react at all as she seemed on the surface.

"Hitomi appeared suddenly at that time. She was not mentally prepared to meet you, and I was not mentally prepared either."

"As for Hitomi..." Ling looked into Hitomi's eyes. Although I don’t know what she is thinking in her heart, she does look like an ordinary girl. “Since she is Aika’s sister, you should keep an eye on him.”

This time, Ling simply didn't pursue the issue? Although men and women are alone together, her attitude towards Hitomi and other girls is completely different. She seems to think that there will be no problem if she is with Hitomi. What kind of logic is this?

Based on Ling's last words, Aika guessed that Hitomi was introduced to everyone as her sister before. She was regarded as a family member and enjoyed the privileges of the family, just like it was natural for her to stay with Lolo.

"I will hold him tight."

Speaking of Sister Tong, why are you holding me back? Aren't you still a little resistant to the identity of "sister"? Why do you agree with Ling at this time? This put Aika in a very awkward position as the two girls talked about her face to face.

"Will Hitomi always be here?"

Wei Xi, who was closest to her, asked this. She must also be looking forward to finding a magically dressed companion like herself who can live freely in the real world.

"I haven't asked her this question either. Hitomi, how are you?"

Aika also looked at Hitomi, who was gently shaking her fluffy pink twin tails.

"You can't fight if you stay outside."

This time, she no longer used the rhetoric of "consuming resources" to avoid the problem. In Aika's opinion, maybe this is a good sign.

"Hey...this dress looks really nice. Can't it be customized? I want to wear it too!"

"Hitomi's hair... feels so comfortable..."

"It's really hard to imagine that this child could be that guy's magic suit. As long as she doesn't tell us, she's just an ordinary cute girl... Well, Hitomi, can I touch your hair too?"

"..."

Seeing how the three girls were able to accept Hitomi happily, and how happy they were with each other, Aika felt that whether it was Hitomi or herself, the issues that she had been worried about seemed to be a bit too much. Wouldn’t this be a good way to blend in?

There should be no problem just leaving her alone. Aika turned around and was about to leave, because she didn't want to disturb the girls and didn't say hello to them.

However, he forgot that even if she left the spiritual world, she could still easily detect Aika's every move.

Hitomi immediately grabbed Aika's sleeve.

"Hitomi?"

She just neither spoke nor let go, and her crystal eyes seemed to show a pitiful look as if she had been abandoned.

"Well...if I stay here all the time, it will be a bit of a hindrance, right?"

"It's true that people who can't help you are a bit of a hindrance," Ling said with half-opened eyes, "But this is Hitomi's first time in this world, and it seems like she can't live without you for a while. "

"Brother Aika, don't bring her here and just leave her here..."

"You should stay here too. I have never cooked by myself, and now we are companions."

As a princess, Lan Ming must have very few opportunities to cook with his own hands. This is not the same as Aika's inability to help.

After all, Hitomi is also a girl like them. Perhaps everyone can read girls' minds better than themselves, so they allow themselves to continue to stay by Hitomi's side. In fact, Aika also vaguely read the meaning in Hitomi's eyes that she didn't want to let him leave.

In the end, Aika stayed with them until they finished the dinner as a useless labor force but better than nothing.

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At the dinner table, Hitomi also clung to Aika and refused to let go. When Wei Xi was choosing her seat, she couldn't wait and carefully sat on the empty seat on the other side of Aika.

In the process of teaching them how to use kitchen utensils, Hitomi basically didn't say much other than the key points that she had to tell them. Ling and Lan Ming initially thought that Tong was just too nervous so she didn't speak much, but later they gradually came to understand her character.

"In that case, Hitomi came out this time just because she was moved by your sincerity?"

In the process of preparing dinner, Ling Zeng suddenly asked.

"That's probably it. Hitomi herself said so."

Hitomi didn't turn her head to look at him because of the question Aika asked her, she just nodded slightly with an almost imperceptible amplitude.

Ling was silent for a while thoughtfully, and then there was nothing more to say.

Aika could probably guess what Ling was thinking at that time. She was probably just a little confused about the current situation.

Hitomi's taste seems to be no different from other people's, as long as it is light food, she can accept it.

But there are also things that she is not good at.

"Hold it like this, and then move your fingers like this..."

That's right, Hitomi, who had never touched tableware before, didn't know how to use chopsticks. In this way, Aika had to teach her step by step.

Aika stood behind her, bent over and held her hand to simulate holding chopsticks.

The back of Hitomi's hand felt cool and comfortable, which made Aika, who had to hold her hand to teach her finger movements, very nervous. Especially while doing this, the eyes of the other three girls were focused on Aika as if under surveillance, which made the atmosphere even more tense and solemn.

"Come on, try it yourself."

After barely teaching Hitomi to move her fingers a little more flexibly than before, Aika stood up from behind her.

The first training target that Hitomi chose was Pea, who is also a formidable enemy to anyone who can use chopsticks proficiently.

It would be okay if they were wrinkled peas, but all the peas growing in the Protoss' territory were round and plump fruits.

Although Aika wanted to remind her not to choose such a difficult challenge for the first time, looking at Hitomi's profile, she seemed to be eager to try, so she didn't stop her.

Hitomi held the chopsticks in her hand and picked up a plump pea.

"Okay, it seems okay..."

Before Aika could finish her words, the peas caught between the twisted chopsticks suddenly jumped out from the middle and fell back into the bowl.

Then Hitomi put down the chopsticks.

"No need for this."

Although her expression was still the same as before the failure, her tone sounded a little angry.

In fact, Aika's interpretation of Hitomi's feelings was all wishful thinking, but this time, unfortunately, the interpretation was wrong. Hitomi wasn't eager to try, she just chose the thing closest to hand.

"Then use a spoon."

It is not something that can be learned overnight. Children have to study hard from birth to learning how to use chopsticks. For those who have never used chopsticks, it is not an exaggeration to regard the process of learning as a concrete manifestation of human hard work.

Wei Xi stood up and went to help Tong get another spoon, thus solving the first difficulty Tong encountered before she even had time to enjoy her dinner.

Through some subtle performances, Aika knew that Wei Xi had not forgotten the incident that Hitomi had deliberately ignored, but she accepted Hitomi regardless of past resentment.

As companions who are similar in many ways, Wei Xi must want to get along well with Hitomi. Although Hitomi's attitude was a bit rude in the spiritual world, Wei Xi was not a gentle girl who would care about that kind of thing.

Aika suddenly remembered. He had promised Wei Xi that if he met Tong again, he would make Tong apologize for making her cry.

Although Wei Xi may not need that kind of apology, Aika feels that that kind of expression is still necessary. That was a move that could bring Hitomi and Weixi back to an equal footing.

As for when to arrange this idea, let's wait until the evening is free to persuade Hitomi to go and talk to Wei Xi alone.

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