Endless Silver Machine

As November enters the middle of November, the temperature has turned cooler, and the wind blowing in the face has become awe-inspiring. The time for sunlight to appear is also getting shorter and shorter, and the thickening clouds hide the sunlight stingily behind it.

The yellowing leaves fall one by one on the grass, occasionally picked up by the autumn wind, and stay on the paths of Shuoyue Academy or in the slowly flowing river.

For girls, the cool autumn brings a very threatening enemy, which is dry air.

On the first morning of the new weekend, Ling was in her room staring at her other self in the dressing mirror.

She took out a small bottle on the dressing table, opened it, squeezed the thick white liquid into the palm of her hand, and then spread it evenly on one cheek.

The sudden cold touch made her slightly narrow one eye.

The white liquid gradually turns colorless and blends into the delicate skin. She patted her cheek gently, then nodded with satisfaction, and spread the same breast on the other cheek again.

Wei Xi, who was in the same room as her, was lying on the bed with her feet crossed, reading a picture book borrowed from the big library.

Within two months, she had become a frequent visitor to the big library, and all the librarians knew her.

Her PDA also has the permission to freely use the fourth and fifth floors of the large library. Of course, the students will not know that this is a permission directly granted by Principal Phyllis, which makes people who don't know the inside story feel Wei Xi. sense of mystery.

However, Wei Xi usually registers and borrows ordinary storybooks and picture books at the registration desk. So no one paid attention to that sense of mystery anymore, but gave her all kinds of care like a younger sister.

"Wei Xi, come here."

"What's wrong, Sister Ling..."

Hearing Ling's call, Wei Xi put the picture book open on the bed with a puzzled look on her face. Her little feet wrapped in lace-trimmed knee socks slipped into cute plush slippers and walked to Ling's bed. around.

"Sit here."

Ling gestured to the empty stool next to the dressing table with her finger.

Wei Xi obediently followed Ling's instructions and sat down, but her face still had an incomprehensible expression.

Ling turned around from the mirror and faced Wei Xi. After recognizing what Ling was holding, Wei Xi immediately knew Ling's intention.

"Sister Ling, I don't want to use this..."

"Obey, you must use it in this weather."

Ling's tone was gentle, but her other hand firmly pressed Wei Xi, who was trying to escape, to the stool.

"don't want……"

Ling saw her eyes tightly closed, shaking her head vigorously to resist, and sighed helplessly.

"I'm doing this for your own good... Exposed skin like your face and hands, if you don't keep it hydrated, will crack in this weather and look terrible!"

Although it is a bit exaggerated to say this, Wei Xi will definitely not accept it easily if she does not add some fuel and jealousy. So Ling once again said the words to Wei Xi that she couldn't remember saying so many times, and even she almost believed it.

"Woo..."

Wei Xi's resistance finally weakened. She still didn't open her closed eyes and moaned slightly in pain.

Ling knew she could take action now, so she pressed her hand covered in white turbid lotion on Wei Xi's soft cheek.

"babble!"

At the moment of contact, the little body trembled violently.

Ling understood this feeling. When the sudden cold feeling came from the skin of her cheeks, she couldn't help but shiver like this. If it were Wei Xi, this stimulation might be even stronger.

However, if you can't persevere, you will feel worse than death when you pay the price. Ling had a deep understanding of this when she was Wei Xi's age.

So she worked hard and spread the viscous liquid evenly on Wei Xi's face.

The soft cheeks can change into various expressions in Ling's hands.

"Okay, it's over! Well, that's it."

Ling turned around and started to clean up the dressing table.

Wei Xi carefully reached out her hand and touched her cheek gently, then breathed a sigh of relief.

…………

Luoluo sat alone by her bed, with a magazine borrowed from a friend spread out on her knees. There were several books with similar content beside her.

"Um……"

She seemed to have made up her mind, closed the opened magazine, stood up and opened the paper bag placed beside the desk.

Luoluo sat back on the bed with the paper bag and took out several balls of colorful yarn and two long bamboo stick needles from the bag. She compared several balls of yarn of different colors in front of her eyes, and then flipped through the book at hand.

"Should we match dark colors in winter..."

Luoluo followed the instructions in the book and put the more colorful yarn ball back into the paper bag.

These things were bought last time when I went shopping with Ling and Wei Xi in the business district. Luoluo deliberately chose materials that were not particularly expensive. After all, if you have no experience in knitting, it would be a waste if you failed, which would be a pity.

Later, when chatting with friends, I learned that there were books and periodicals specifically teaching weaving techniques, so Luoluo borrowed these books from them.

Following the diagram in the book, Luoluo carefully wrapped the untied yarn around the needle.

"one two three……"

She carefully counted her stitches as described in the book.

"...Eighteen...nineteen...twenty!"

Twenty stitches seem to be able to knit a wider style, and a wider one might be more suitable for boys.

Luoluo used another unwrapped needle to pass between the two threads. Fortunately, the yarn I bought was relatively thick, otherwise the yarn would have been loosely knitted because the spacing between the yarns was too large.

"Um……"

The tip of the stick needle suddenly pricked my finger. Fortunately, the needle was designed with a blunt tip, so I only felt slight pain and no bleeding.

Luoluo gently pressed the pricked area, and after confirming that there was no injury, he continued to return his attention to the work in his hands.

The tightly closed windows began to make a snapping sound.

Luoluo raised his head and looked out the window. All he could see was the gloomy sky and the branches swaying left and right in the strong wind.

"elder brother……"

Luoluo murmured in his mouth about the person who was not here at this time.

The sound of the window shaking in the wind sounded again. Luoluo put down the needle and wool ball in his hand and walked to the window.

Look at the sky, it will rain heavily in a while.

If there was thunder, the rain would not last long, but the thunder never came.

…………

If he hadn't received a call from Tiluya in the early morning, Qiu Ke might still be wrapped in a warm quilt, enjoying the hard-won leisure time on the weekend.

But in a daze, the anger conveyed by Tiruya on the opposite side of the PDA brought a psychological shadow to Qiu Ke, so she reluctantly came to the student council room.

Qiu Ke has always insisted that weekends and work are two completely unrelated things. Now her mood is so complicated that it is indescribable.

"Don't complain, this is the work you put off until today."

Tiruya sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, drinking the hot coffee she had just made. She even thoughtfully made Qiu Keye a drink, but she had no intention of helping her solve her work.

Leilu and Xiaoye are not here now, and only one person is needed to oversee them. Tiluya had no other plans today. It was not a coincidence, but because she had known that something like this would happen today, so she had made plans two days in advance.

The review work has already been completed by myself, and the rest of the work can be completed mainly without using the brain and only with the use of hands. In this case, it shouldn’t take long to finish work and leave here.

Tirua had this idea.

"Hello!"

But after just a minute of not paying attention, Qiu Ke fell asleep on his desk. The thick paper document was used as a pillow, placed under her cheek.

Tiluya showed a ghostly expression, walked with heavy steps in front of Qiu Ke who showed a happy sleeping face, grabbed both sides of the stack of documents with both hands, and then yanked hard!

"Eaaah!"

Qiu Ke's head hit the hard desk without any cushion. This gave her a big shock, and her sleepiness instantly disappeared, and all she could feel was the burning pain on her forehead.

"Xiao Yaya, what are you doing!"

"You have the nerve to ask me, I didn't come here specifically just to see your cute sleeping face on the weekend!"

"Cute...hehehe..."

"Hey, you're big!"

Tiruya mercilessly hit Qiu Ke's red forehead with another blow, and Qiu Ke shrank under the desk with his head in his hands.

"I'm tired of autumn, I'm tired of autumn, it's only human nature..."

Qiu Ke still wanted to find a suitable reason for himself.

"Um?"

"sorry!"

After being glared at by Tiluya, Qiu Ke sat back in his seat obediently and picked up the seal.

Tiruya's expression finally softened a little, and she placed the document in her hand in front of her.

"President, is work really that difficult?"

Tiruya knew very well that Qiu Ke did not become the student council president voluntarily. Because that day, as one of the candidates, she was also behind the podium and knew about the commotion caused by Qiu Ke's absence.

Tiruya admitted in her heart that Qiu Ke should take on the role of student council president. Even when she knew that she was a complete waste at work, this idea did not change at all. She decided to use her own power to stimulate her hidden abilities.

But half a year has passed and the situation remains the same.

Therefore, Tiruya held a secret meeting with Leilu and Xiaoye without telling Qiu Ke. The content of the meeting was to reflect on why Qiu Ke had not made any progress in half a year with the help of the three people.

The final conclusion of the meeting was that he had been too gentle with Qiu Ke in the past six months, which made Qiu Ke become dependent on him.

That's why Tiruya "strictly disciplines" Qiu Ke now.

If only she wouldn't hate herself for doing this.

With the contradictory thoughts that had occurred countless times in her heart, Tiruya looked at the first-year president who was repeating the two actions of stamping and signing with a bored look on his face.

The sky outside the French window became even gloomier.

When she saw the water droplets sliding down the glass, Tiruya realized that the heavy rain had finally poured down.

…………

"It's raining..."

"It seems to be raining quite hard," Aika listened to the sound of falling rain coming from the window of the "Moonlight Bath" in the academy restaurant, and then looked at the umbrella placed vertically beside the dining table, "If it rains , we can also start activities, so let’s wait here until the rain stops.”

"This is the only way..."

Senior Lilith, who was sitting opposite him, smiled bitterly.

The only umbrella was carried by senior Lilith.

When Aika went out, the sky was already gray. He thought it was because it was still early and did not consider the possibility of rain, so he did not bring rain gear.

"Is it really okay if we just enter the forest like this?"

Senior Lilith once again mentioned a question that had been raised many times.

In order to prepare for the final practical test one month later, the two of them aimed to enter the surrounding forests of Shimozuki Academy to practice. Compared to the training grounds of Frost Moon Academy, it is more suitable to practice Lilith-senpai's magic in a natural environment.

"I have already obtained the permission from Principal Phyllis, and I also have this." Aika patted the bag she brought with her, "I borrowed this from Tylua-senpai for the Discipline Team's use. signal flare, and I have made adequate preparations. If something happens, I will definitely protect my senior sister."

"Then it's up to you, Aika-san."

Senior Lilith's smile showed her peace of mind.

As for explaining why the two of them are alone here now, the timeline needs to go back to a month ago——

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