Endless Silver Machine

The bell rang for the last class in the morning, and Ling stood up from her seat almost at the same time.

"Sorry, I have an appointment today at noon."

"Tirua-senpai?"

"Y-yes!"

Ling hurriedly left the classroom as if to hide her inner nervousness.

"Sister Ling... I feel different from yesterday..."

Wei Xi looked at Ling's hurried away figure, and then looked at Aika.

"I didn't do anything."

Not meeting Wei Xi's expectations, Aika felt guilty and looked at Luo Luo at the same time.

Luoluo, who was stared at closely by the two people, looked away guiltily.

"Last night...according to what my brother said...I had a little chat with Sister Ling..."

It's just my brother who asked me to do this. Luoluo added immediately after a while.

Aika burst into laughter. Luoluo said such depressing words at that time, but in the end he became Ling's "spiritual mentor".

"What did she say?"

"I'll tell you what Sister Ling thinks after she comes back."

"I shouldn't refuse..."

"What's wrong?" Qiu Ke came over at this moment. She was also going to have lunch in the classroom today. "Hey, where did Ling go?"

"I don't know, she must be wherever Tiruya-senpai is."

Aika told her where Ling was going as a joke.

"That's the 'Moonlight Bath'. I heard Xiao Yaya say yesterday that she planned to let Ling be the leader of the 'Discipline Group'."

"Senior Tiruya does mean this. Whether Ling will accept it or not remains to be seen."

Aika looked at Luoluo, and she shook her head helplessly.

"I don't know what Sister Ling will do, but she should have found the answer last night."

"Really..." Qiu Ke showed an expression of relief for a moment, and then immediately returned to his usual energetic look, "Then no matter what the outcome is, Ling will not regret it! Can I sit here?"

"Well, will Abby and Xixi also go to the 'Moonlight Bath' today?"

Abby and Xixi, who usually had lunch with Qiu Ke, were nowhere to be found at this time.

"No, Xixi seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable today. Abby will accompany her back to the dormitory first."

"Is it serious..." Wei Xi asked worriedly, "If there is still time left, I will go and take a look..."

"It's okay, just ordinary things..."

Luo Luo and Wei Xi immediately understood what Qiu Ke wanted to express and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Is it normal to feel uncomfortable?"

"Brother, you don't need to know."

Luoluo forced Aika's question back.

"By the way, these few days when you were away..."

I don't know if it was to divert Aika's attention, but Qiu Ke started to talk about some meaningless but interesting trivial things that happened in the twin class during this period of time that no one knew about.

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Different from the meeting at the beginning of the winter vacation, this time it was Ling who arrived at the agreed place first.

"Luoluo and Xiaoxi don't have shifts today."

Senior Sister Sera, who was waiting in the store, saw Ling walking in alone and stepped forward to say hello.

"Senior Sister Sierra, long time no see. Today I actually have to meet another senior sister..."

Ling smiled helplessly. The waiters in the store always seemed to mistakenly think that they came here just to look for Luo Luo and Wei Xi.

"So that's how it is, but it seems that there are no more..." Senior Sister Sera looked around the store, "There are no seats for two people anymore. How about just using the bar?"

If they don't have to face each other face to face, they should be less nervous, so Ling accepted Senior Sister Sera's proposal.

While they were talking, the bell hanging on the door of the store rang. Ling turned around and saw that the person who came in was indeed senior Tiruya.

She simply raised her hand to say hello to Ling, and Ling nodded slightly in greeting. There was no particularly polite exchange between the two.

"So the person you are waiting for is Tiruya."

"Um……"

"Tirua, can you and Ling-san sit over there?"

"There are many more people today than usual. The seats are basically full."

"It's just because you guys came here at the busiest time."

"Well...it seems like I'm causing trouble for you."

"No, no, you and Ling are also guests."

Senior Sera and Senior Tylua turned out to be friends, and this was the first time Ling knew about it.

She and Tylua-senpai sat side by side at the bar, and Ling tangled her fingers under the table uneasily.

"Have you decided yet?"

"……Um."

"If you don't mind, tell me about it. The purpose of today is to tell me the answer, right?"

Senior Tiruya pointed out the problem as soon as she came up, leaving no time for Ling to hesitate.

"...I, I want to try to do it."

"Um."

"I'm not as popular in Shigezuki Academy as Tiruya-senpai, and there are many students in the 'Discipline Team' who are much better than me. But if you think I can do it, I still want to Try to work hard to meet everyone’s expectations.”

Luoluo accepted the job of organizing committee member with this mentality at that time. Since Luo Luo can do it, Ling is not willing to lag behind her.

"Well, I understand." Senior Tiruya raised the corner of her mouth with satisfaction, "But I want to correct you on one thing. It's not about 'trying to do it', but 'trying to do it'. If you just try Once you give it a try, it’s hard to persevere.”

Senior Tiruya wears two hats and still doesn't give up. This is what makes Ling feel extremely dazzling.

Before I met the real Tirua-senpai, I really hated her from the bottom of my heart. Not only because of the conflict that happened in the imperial capital, but also because Ling thought she was very similar to him.

But it turns out that Ling's initial understanding of Tiruya-senpai was wrong. There is a huge gap between her and Tiruya-senpai.

After getting the answer she wanted, Tiruya-senpai showed a satisfied smile.

"I thought you would refuse."

"Why?"

"I just have this feeling. To be honest, that was really what you thought at first, right?"

"……Um."

"I won't ask more about the rest. Your ability to take over this position has relieved a lot of my burden. I have been struggling with the right candidate."

"Telua-senpai, can I ask?"

Ling felt that this was the only question, and she had to know the answer, otherwise she would not be able to fulfill her promise.

"Um?"

"Why me? There must be more suitable candidates than me, right?"

"Indeed. In terms of strength, the juniors in the element department are very powerful, and there are also some juniors with strong organizational skills."

"That……"

"But only those with both abilities can stand in this position. This is why I chose you."

Ling was stunned. She had never thought that Senior Tiruya would have such great expectations for herself, who had once faced swords with her.

"Thanks……"

"Even if there are areas where you are not capable, the people around you will definitely help you. Because I have been helped by many people to get all the way to where I am now."

"Telua-senpai, have you ever encountered any difficulties that you couldn't solve?"

Ling originally thought that Tiruya-senpai had gained so many things with her own abilities, but she couldn't imagine Tiruya-senpai showing weakness.

No, perhaps Senior Tiruya has never shown weakness. This is why Ling feels that she is very similar to him.

But the difference is that Ling did not learn to rely on the strength of the people around her like she did.

"Now...are we finally a little closer..."

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