Endless Silver Machine

During the two days of daily life on the ship, Liuyin and Lingzai jointly took care of Wei Xi, and Aika had no room for help for the time being. So in their free time, this rare pair often stay together and chat about topics of all sizes.

"Although we are getting closer to the World Tree, Wei Xi doesn't seem to be improving at all."

"It is said that the World Tree can make Xiao Xi get better quickly. It shouldn't be like watering the seeds and they will grow into big trees immediately. Maybe it is somewhere we can't see, such as what Aika said... the spirit The world? It’s probably a much better place than it was before I came here.”

Liuyin didn't know whether this metaphor was appropriate or not, and didn't know what the so-called spiritual world was like. He just used nice words to comfort himself and Ling.

Ling seemed to understand Liuyin's good intentions and just let out a small sigh.

"Liuyin, do you know where Aika is now?"

"Now, it should be over there in the cab. When he came here to visit Xiao Xi in the morning, he seemed to have said he was going there."

"I'll go over and take a look... Hitomi should be there too, right?"

"I didn't see Hitomi when Aika came here, and I don't know if he is around him now. Although the child doesn't talk much, he becomes a little more active when he is around Aika. In my opinion, he is It’s like Xiao Xi from before, a little afraid of strangers.”

Ling, who had just stood up from his seat, sat back down hesitantly.

"...Then let the two of them stay alone for a while."

Ling stood up and sat back down again. Her hesitant behavior made Liuyin look at her with confusion.

"Miss Ling, you don't have such a personality, right?"

According to the impression Ling left on Liuyin, she should be more concerned about Aika at this tense moment. Because among the four girls who got along day and night, Luo Luo and Wei Xi have left everyone, and the most trustworthy and dependent person around Aika is left.

But Ling, who was supposed to support Aika, seemed to be afraid of something. In many ways, he and Aika were far apart from each other.

"It's enough for her to have Hitomi with her, and it won't be much different if I go... Moreover, even if Hitomi isn't there, if I'm alone with him, I probably can't help but want him to comfort me. That's it. It’s putting the cart before the horse.”

When Liuyin heard this, he already understood what Ling wanted to express.

She sighed inwardly at the annoyance of being so childish yet showing off her delicacy so vividly.

"You should know Aika better than me, right? He shouldn't be the kind of person who will change his opinion of you just because of one or two frustrating words. Even if you come to him to vent your bitterness, the two of you will probably be more understanding after doing so. Be more comfortable. At least you don't keep all the uncomfortable things in your heart. He will also know what kind of troubles you have and what you should do to solve them."

"But at this time, there is no need to burden him with my affairs. At least I still know this very well, or it may be difficult to let go..."

It's probably "self-esteem" that Ling has a hard time letting go of, but in fact it's more of "stubbornness". Although there was no regret in her tone for not being able to act coquettishly to Aika, this casual statement had exposed her thoughts.

This true side of himself had been revealed in front of Aika that night, and after letting go, he no longer had the rigid persistence before. Now I no longer feel particularly embarrassed even if I occasionally say something that I don't think my strong self would say.

"My responsibility should be to support him, not to let him comfort me. At least this is something I don't want to change."

"I'm telling you, wouldn't it make living like this very tiring?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Responsibility and so on... If you want to live freely, you should just do whatever you want, right? You always abide by rules and regulations, and you are just causing trouble for yourself, right?"

"Speaking of which, Liuyin, you also have a strong sense of responsibility, right?" Ling narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Liuyin, who was as eloquent as a young adult. "I should be the one to tell you that you are clinging to the rules and refusing to let go." Right?"

"What's going on with you! Now I'm using the precious time that should have been spent watching Xiao Xi's sleeping face to listen to you and comfort you on Aika's behalf!"

Liuyin's face turned red with anger at Ling's complaints, and she clapped her legs with her palms very excitedly.

"Ahaha, thank you, Liuyin."

"...You're welcome."

Ling finally smiled at Liuyin. In fact, she was very grateful to Liuyin for taking the time to listen to her talk nonsense.

Having been looked down upon by Ling just now, Liu Yin squirmed in his seat uncomfortably as he accepted her sincere thanks again.

"Speaking of which," Ling changed the previously depressed topic, "the two people from the Nemesis Society haven't come out of the room yet, have they?"

"Didn't Aika say you don't have to worry about them? If they make any moves, Hitomi will notify us in time."

During these two days, three meals will be delivered to Misty's room on time. Because Veer is still awake, he doesn't have to prepare his portion. Aika did not force the two of them to be imprisoned, so Ling and Liuyin, who were on high alert, were still very uneasy about "being in the same room with the enemy", and it was natural for them to be wary.

Misty should have known that they were being watched all the time and that they would be dealt with if they acted dangerously, so she never even stepped out of the door. The rooms and living facilities on "Yuktra Hill" are very complete, and this kind of treatment is too luxurious for imprisonment.

"It would be great if they could stay content like this."

"At least they won't make any big moves on Hitomi's aviation magic ship. Then we'll see if Misty will fulfill her promise and take us to the association's stronghold inside the World Tree." Ling paused, "You It is said that part of the country I lived in before is also inside the World Tree, Liuyin.”

"...It's all in the past."

In fact, it had only been two or three years since Liuyin and Weixi came to this era. When they were sleeping in Wei Xi's barrier, the time inside the barrier stopped flowing. Therefore, the day when the Principality of Setia was destroyed was still something that happened two or three years ago for them, and there was no Liuyin representation. so long ago.

Ling didn't know what Liuyin thought about this fact. Her understanding of the Setia Principality was only the memory of Wei Xi she saw in the ruins.

"Don't you want to go back? I'm sorry if I was wrong. I thought your memories in Setia Principality should be good. After all, I only saw you from Wei Xi's perspective..."

"There should be no shadows in my childhood. You are overthinking it."

Ling just mistakenly thought that Liuyin might only show happiness when she was with Wei Xi, and her past might not even be clear to Wei Xi, who met her secretly. Until Liuyin faintly shook his head, completely denying Ling Ziguzi's random speculation.

"It's just that, at least until now, I have never thought about returning to the Principality of Setia. If Misty hadn't said it herself, neither Wei Xi nor I would have known that the Principality of Setia was still somewhere in this world. Moreover, even if we go back there, the Principality of Setia will definitely have changed after decades. All we can sigh is, 'This is the place we lived before.' Other than that, There’s nothing left to miss, right?”

Liuyin's indifferent words touched Ling's heart.

Aika, Luoluo, Wei Xi, and themselves all wanted to deal with all the incidents quickly and quickly, and then return to Shuoyue Academy and the administrator's cabin where everyone spent every minute together peacefully.

Only there is the original and final destination of the four of them.

Only the caretaker's cabin where four people can gather together can call it "home". Otherwise, it's just a two-story building that you see everywhere.

"Ling, what's wrong with you?"

Liuyin's voice pulled Ling back from her nostalgic fugue.

"It's nothing. I just heard what you said and thought of something similar." Ling stood up from her seat again, "I'd better go to Aika and have a look. Wei Xi shouldn't have anything to help with. ”

"Well, I won't go there..." Immediately afterwards, Liuyin added, "I won't disturb you two."

"It's not an interruption at all! It's not like I did anything weird in the past."

"Eh? Aren't you going to change the target of your complaints to him and have a good show of coquettishness?"

"Of course not!"

Ling defended loudly with her face flushed. As for whether the facts are as Liuyin said, only Ling himself knows.

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Finally escaped from Liuyin. Halfway through, the hurried pace gradually slowed down.

It wasn't that she had anything on her mind, it was just that she unconsciously started to hesitate about entering the room where he was. I don’t know when the courage I mustered up ran away. I can only hope that time will slow down a little more and slowly smooth out this hesitant mentality.

While Ling was taking steps hesitantly, golden particles appeared around Ling like a sword of light.

"Light……"

Just like Hitomi always stays by Aika's side, Hikari will also appear by Ling's side from time to time. In the beginning, she always deliberately aroused Ling's emotions, but recently she has calmed down a lot.

From the first meeting to now living in the same world, Ling and Guang have been getting along for nearly a month. It can be said that the running-in between the two has already been almost completed.

"I'll go with you too. The magic costume of the 'Qianze' family is also there. If we two go together to find him, we won't be nervous, right?"

"It's not because I'm nervous or anything, it's just that I can't think of what to say after seeing him. There's nothing wrong with him, I just want to take a look. It will be weird no matter what I think about it, right?"

Since his own thoughts could not be hidden from the magic suit that had peeked into his heart, Ling simply spoke out.

Of course, Guang already knew that Ling was troubled by this kind of thing, he just wanted to see if she would let go of her dignity and speak out.

"It's a very common thing. Only people who think too much will worry about this kind of problem."

"Why do I feel that the person you are talking about is referring to me?"

"Don't you do a good job when you don't pay attention to such things? I didn't expect that my master's mind is so delicate!"

“That’s how I am, okay!”

"Very well, then keep it like this."

"what are you saying……"

"Just keep it as casual as you are now. If you don't want to admit it, just block it out with all your strength. You don't have to look unhappy all the time. Just relax and relax."

Ling had roughly understood what Guang wanted to convey to her. In summary, she was just saying that she was too nervous about meeting Aika.

"I know exactly what to do..."

Lingzuo muttered reluctantly, but did not refuse Guang walking beside him.

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