Endless Silver Machine

Before Liuyin left home, Aika asked her about her recent arrangements.

"It's just like what I told you before. There was a reaction similar to an explosion of magic power in the ground in the Northwest District. It may be that it was in a particularly deep place, and the vibrations did not reach the ground, so few people know about it."

"Are you going to investigate?"

"Yeah, but it's not an aboveboard investigation, and I won't go there wearing the uniform of the Holy See."

"There is a sneaky feeling..."

"Investigation is a secretive matter."

"Actually, I want to ask... can I go with you on this mission?"

"...Do you have any reason?"

Liuyin did not refuse immediately. This kind of thing could not allow outsiders to participate, but she still wanted to hear what Aika would say.

"It's not a very special reason... On the one hand, I want to hand over the task of taking care of Ling and Wei Xi to Luo Luo. It's not appropriate for me to stay here and disturb them since I can't do anything."

"What about the other side?"

"On the other hand... I simply want to go with you."

"What kind of reason is this..."

Liuyin's eyes were filled with suspicion.

"There is no need for a reason. You are the only one doing this task, right?"

"After all, it is a 'sneaky' mission like you said. If there are many people executing it, it will be easier to be exposed."

"However, if an ordinary person like me were with you, no one would have thought that this was a sneaky move."

At this time, Aika had forgotten that he was already a celebrity in the Bisi Empire.

"What you said makes sense..."

Liuyin completely forgot about this matter. She was not sensitive to news about the Bisi Empire.

"Right. Besides, the opportunity to repay you like this is rare, and I don't want to give it up."

"Repay?" Liuyin was stunned by the word, "I don't need your reward. Besides, I have never made such a request..."

“If you want to do it, just do it.”

"It's too casual!" After calling out like this, Liuyin lost his strength, "It's up to you... Anyway, in the final analysis, you did all these things for Luoluo..."

"No, I had already prepared to go with you before that. Besides, I don't want to just do nothing by myself."

"..."

"By the way, just think that I'm doing it for myself. Even if it's not a reward, just let me do something."

"For yourself... the price you paid is really high. It's very dangerous to be with me. Didn't your sister stop you?"

"That...has happened..."

Liuyin looked at Aika's hesitant look and thought to herself, "That's really the case."

"...It's up to you. Anyway, for me, there is not much difference between one more person and one less person."

At this time, I should obviously not agree to let him go with me. This may be an option that I will regret in the future.

After thinking so much, Liuyin did not say any words of rejection. Perhaps it's because I have some expectations for the future in my heart.

Desperately denying this idea that suddenly popped into her head, she faced Aika seriously again.

"But you must let Luo Luo and Xiao Xi truly accept it. You must not go with me without telling them."

"Luoluo should have agreed, and Wei Xi's words..."

Aika was not worried that Wei Xi would resist her decision, but thought that she might have the same idea as her.

If she wanted to come too, Liuyin would definitely try his best to stop her. She would never let Wei Xi step into this kind of field again.

"If I can't do that, I can't take you with me."

"I'm going to talk to her now."

Although Liuyin's task did not have a deadline, she would of course hope to complete it as soon as possible, and Aika did not want to hold her back because of herself, otherwise it would be putting the cart before the horse.

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As soon as Aika stepped onto the stairs, there was a loud noise from upstairs.

What happened...

With a bad feeling, Aika ran to the second floor in three steps at a time.

The long pure white hair covered the small body, and the creature that looked like Wei Xi lay face down on the last step leading to the second floor.

Her body shook with small sobs, seemingly unaware that Aika was right behind her.

From the sound just now, it sounded like she had fallen hard, and Aika could understand the reason.

Wei Xi tried to stand up with her hands on the steps, but her body seemed to be in pain, and she just kept holding back from crying.

Aika reached out to her and "picked" her up from the steps.

"babble!"

Suddenly being grabbed from behind by an unknown person, Wei Xi cried out softly.

"It's me, it's me."

Aika asked her to sit on the steps and took back the small slippers that had fallen to the side when she fell.

"Brother Aika..."

Wei Xi seemed to be avoiding Aika, and Aika knew the answer from her wandering eyes.

"Did you hear what Liu Yin and I said?"

Wei Xi probably hid in the stairwell and overheard the conversation between the two. When Aika was about to come back, she hurriedly prepared to hide in the room on the second floor. She was not good at sports and tripped on the steps.

"sorry……"

Wei Xi's voice was slightly hoarse.

Aika squatted down in front of her. Her young knees were not worn out, just a small patch of light red.

This situation can only be treated by Luo Luo, otherwise Wei Xi will continue to feel pain during the natural recovery time.

"Wait a minute while you're here, I'll call Luo Luo over."

In the morning, while Liuyin and Weixi were preparing breakfast, they also helped Professor Cocona prepare lunch in a lunch box.

Because Professor Cocona will work until the evening after entering the fourth underground floor, so lunch is a big problem.

Yesterday, Aika temporarily bought her lunch outside, and last night, Liuyin and Professor Cocona seemed to have agreed to use this method to solve the problem.

Shun and Professor Cocona set off for the Imperial City Defense Bureau early in the morning, and Luoluo was now packing up.

"No need to go..."

Wei Xi grabbed Aika's trouser leg. Her strength was not strong, but she had the power to make Aika turn around and listen to her words.

She tried to rub the red and swollen area, but she retracted before her fingertips touched it.

"It really hurts, I should let Luoluo do it..."

"It doesn't matter...this level is nothing compared to Brother Aika's pain..."

"Thanks."

Aika didn't let Wei Xi continue talking, but just touched her head to thank her for her concern.

"Brother Aika, are you here to convince me..."

"I hope you can believe me. I will never do dangerous things, and I will stop Liuyin from doing them."

"Xiaoyin... is also my favorite 'family member'..."

"Um."

"Brother Aika...is the most respected 'family member'..."

"Reverence or something, it's too exaggerated..."

Although Aika already knew that Wei Xi viewed her in this way, she was still very embarrassed to hear this statement from her own mouth.

"Everyone is my most important 'family', Brother Aika...it's absolutely understandable..."

"I can understand."

Because this is what Aika talks about every day, and it is the relationship that he has decided for everyone now.

"Go, brother Aika...I believe you..."

In the end, Wei Xi only used a soft word and a sweet smile to prove her trust in her "family".

"There is one more small request..." Wei Xi suddenly pressed her chest with a guilty conscience, "...as a condition for agreeing to you."

Because Aika was now squatting in front of her, Wei Xi's flushed cheeks could be seen clearly, and even the white neck exposed outside her pajamas was stained slightly red.

"Well, as long as I can achieve it, I will definitely agree to it."

Aika and Wei Xi spent a year together, and she had never made a willful request to herself, so Aika thought about responding to her first willfulness no matter what.

Wei Xi's fingers unconsciously grasped the hem of her clothes, and her slightly sunken collarbone was completely exposed under the pulled fabric.

"Um...can you cast some magic on me so that this place won't hurt..."

The place she was pointing to was probably the injured calf just now, Aika speculated.

However, what is "magic"? Wei Xi should know that Aika does not have the talent to use healing magic.

It sounds like a simple request, but it must be something you can do.

"Well……"

Aika remembered hearing this statement somewhere, when she was younger...

"Ah, could it be..."

Aika suddenly remembered her childhood memories. If it was that kind of magic, it was indeed within her ability.

He had no way to confirm the answer to Wei Xi, who was waiting patiently. Wei Xi, whose cheeks were flushed, seemed to have no energy left to tell the answer herself.

I can only take a gamble...

Aika gently held up Wei Xi's calf with his hands. He raised his eyes doubtfully to confirm Wei Xi's attitude.

Wei Xi, who gently bit the back of her hand, just nodded, her big moist eyes filled with tears.

It seemed that his guess was not wrong, so Aika continued "with confidence".

Although he said he was relieved, he was actually more nervous than before.

The skin on Wei Xi's calf could be broken by a blow, and this was the first time Aika directly touched it with her own hands.

He held Wei Xi's injured calf as if it were fragile glass.

Although Wei Xi tried her best to turn her head, her eyes glanced at Aika from time to time. This was one of the reasons why Aika was so nervous.

If Luoluo and Liuyin happen to pass by here now, what kind of thing will they be treated as?

If Luo Luo discovers it, it may only be a mental obliteration. If Liuyin is replaced, it will be a double obliteration both physically and mentally.

"Brother Aika..."

Wei Xi urged Aika vaguely. She definitely didn't want to be seen like this by a third person.

If you back down here, you are not a man. Now that you have started, you must go to the end!

Aika was worried, leaned over and pecked the slightly red and swollen area with her lips like a dragonfly.

"Fly away in pain."

After Aika said it, her whole body became hot.

This feeling of shame cannot be described in words, only I can experience it.

"It seems...it really doesn't hurt anymore..."

The sound coming from the top of the head was also like a string suddenly loosened, with a slight tremor.

"Really, it turns out it really works..."

If it could make Wei Xi happy, a little shame could be tolerated.

"Um……"

"Is this okay?"

"That's it..." Wei Xi still tried to block her expression with the back of her hand, maintaining the posture of being supported by Aika, "It feels like a dream..."

"But, do you really don't need Luoluo to treat you? It's still inconvenient to walk now."

Aika knew that this kind of "magic" could only bring spiritual comfort, but did not solve the fundamental problem.

"It doesn't matter...I can do it..."

Wei Xi tried her best to stand up from the steps, but she was still reluctant. Aika lent her his hand.

Holding Aika's hand, Wei Xi could barely move.

"No...it's because I'm so happy that I can't walk..."

"If this happiness has not disappeared by noon, I will let Luoluo handle it."

"Woo..."

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Aika took Wei Xi's hand and sent her to her room, letting her sit on the bed.

There was nothing special about the furnishings in the room, and she didn't bring many personal belongings.

Among those things, Aika discovered something in her memories.

"You brought this too."

Aika picked up the black and white bear doll from Wei Xi's bedside that was filled with memories of the two of them.

The black and white bear dolls come in pairs, and Aika placed the other reverse-colored bear doll on his desk in the administrator's cabin.

"Because... I can't sleep without holding it..."

As an alternative, Wei Xi now hugged her own pillow and buried half of her face in it.

"Sleep with this in your arms..."

Aika imagined that scene for a moment and laughed involuntarily.

"Woo..."

Wei Xi must have seen that Aika was thinking about being rude, and she hugged the pillow tighter.

If the pillow had been replaced by Aika, Wei Xi would have broken her spine by now. Of course, such a horrible thing would not have happened.

Aika put the black and white bear doll back far away, and then stood up from the bed.

"Liuyin will probably leave in the afternoon. You should have a good rest here. I will call you on Luoluo's behalf after lunch is ready."

"Thank you, Brother Aika...it will definitely get better, because of Brother Aika's magic..."

"Haha, I hope I can get better before being discovered by Luo Luo."

After saying their final goodbyes, Aika closed the door to Wei Xi's room.

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