Endless Silver Machine

In the afternoon, Aika walked alone on the way to the big library.

Although it is not Aika's shift today, he has never been there in the past few days since he came back. Today, he suddenly wanted to do something to help Senior Lilith.

Recalling the scene in the morning, he felt a little complicated.

Should I tell Senior Lilith about this? Aika only thought of this problem when she came here.

Without their permission, then he should keep his sincerity for them and not let Senior Lilith know about it yet.

After all, my heart is still wavering.

While he was worried, Aika had already walked through the door of the big library without realizing it.

As he walked through the door, the senior at the registration desk looked up and noticed him.

"Classmate Aika, it seems like you don't have a class scheduled today, right?"

Aika nodded and asked her senior about the location of Senior Lilith.

"Lilith should be on the fourth floor now, right? I remember she said so."

"Thank you, senior, then I will go to Senior Lilith's place first."

Starting from the fourth floor, very important documents and materials are placed. The books preserved there are very old from the appearance. The covers and inner pages of some books are not paper, but materials with a rougher feel. . It might be the cortex, or it might be something else. The characters above are not the common language of the mainland, but characters that are so old that they have been discontinued. The other part is locked and its contents cannot be seen. .

Take the elevator to the fifth floor. You cannot enter here without the guidance of Senior Lilith.

Aika didn't contact Senior Lilith before coming here, so she took out her PDA now.

Suddenly I heard a bit of noise, which seemed to be coming from the PDA, but when Aika listened carefully, there was nothing.

"Is it an illusion..."

Aika murmured to herself and found Senior Lilith's mailing address.

Only about two minutes later, the automatic door outside and outside the isolation library on the fourth floor opened, and Senior Sister Lilith walked out.

"Aika, why are you here today?"

"Because I happen to have some free time...Senior Lilith, is there anything I can help you with?"

Aika didn't tell her that he left them and came here just to calm his brain.

"I'm not very busy at work now. I just need to take inventory." Senior Sister Lilith thought for a moment, "I happen to have a little time, can you stay with me for a while?"

Her eyes were uneasy, as if she was worried about something.

Only then did Aika remember that since she received Lan Ming's invitation, she hadn't had a proper meeting with Senior Lilith for a long time.

"I heard something about you when I was in August... If you don't mind, can you tell me in detail?"

Aika suddenly realized that she had always thought that the incident about August had not reached Shuoyue Academy, and it was just an illusion caused by the general environment.

Senior Lilith's family's status in the Bis Empire, although they did not hold magic equipment, was still among the nobility. It was impossible for them not to know what happened in August.

"If Senior Lilith wants to know, I will tell you."

At this time, one should be wary of the nobles of the Bis Empire, but Aika couldn't bring herself to feel this way when facing Senior Sister Lilith.

If it's Senior Lilith, it's okay to let her know.

"Is your 'surname' really 'Qianze'..."

"Um."

Aika also thought that this would be Senior Lilith's first question.

"The ability that saved me at that time must have been the 'Mechanical Alchemy' of the 'Qianze' family..."

"Um."

Senior Lilith was the first person in Frost Moon Academy to see Aika use "Mechanical Alchemy", but she had never raised such a question.

Now she wanted to know the reason for the answer, and Aika thought she might know it.

"Classmate Ling is from the Heinz family. She also said so in the assembly this morning."

"Ling has a deeper reason than I do. I only recently learned the meaning of my family background."

"Did you find out when Augustus was here?" Senior Sister Lilith nodded in understanding, "Augustus should really want you to go back now. As long as you agree, your status as a noble will be restored."

"I know, but it's impossible for us to go back."

Aika's attitude has long been resolute. This is just to convey her thoughts to senior Lilith.

"...I won't ask for the reason." Senior Sister Lilith chose to give up. Her purpose was not to persuade Aika to return to the Bisi Empire. "Since it is your consideration, it should be based on a very certain basis. That’s what I said above.”

"Thank you, Senior Sister Lilith."

"Um...actually, I didn't mean to say this..."

"I also think that Senior Lilith doesn't care very much about this kind of thing."

Senior Lilith's family background was enough for her to gain a foothold in politics, but she rejected the path her family had paved for her.

She wanted to become a national magician, but she just worked hard for her goal and opened up the future with her own hands.

The diamond ring-shaped magic tool she wore on her ring finger reflected the colorful light shining on the table from the window. Senior Lilith's hand holding the teacup slightly increased her strength.

"Do you remember? What Klaus told you the last time he went to our house?"

That was not a very long memory. Aika thought about it for a moment and immediately knew what Senior Lilith was referring to.

"The marriage of nobles requires that both parties are from the same family. Although Mother is not satisfied with this unwritten rule, the family must still make decisions according to social rules."

"..."

Aika already knew the implication of Senior Lilith's words. He was thinking hard about how to prevent those words from coming out of Senior Lilith's mouth.

"So, even though I had expectations at that time, I already knew the ending, but now I'm still enjoying it like a dream..."

"Senior Lilith, my agreement with you should still be effective, right?"

"Eh? Um, um..."

His words were suddenly interrupted rudely by Aika, and Senior Lilith just nodded in confusion.

"I'm sorry, Senior Lilith. I don't know much about things between nobles, so this must be decided by Senior Lilith. That's what I said before."

"Well, that's what it says..."

"So, Senior Lilith, have you found someone you really like now?"

The agreement between Aika and Senior Lilith ended when Senior Lilith found someone she truly liked.

"That...do you want to say it here?"

Her eyes kept evading, and the answer was probably yes, so Aika was not ready to continue asking.

"Then the only difficulty is the 'matching' you just said..."

"No, that problem no longer exists."

"Really? That would be great."

In this way, Senior Lilith finally gets rid of her worries and can spend her life with the person she truly likes.

The responsibility Aika had to bear for her was completely over.

"...Aika, do you really not know?"

"Senior Lilith?"

"If you agree, mother can solve all other follow-up problems. I don't like using the family to realize my wishes, but this approach can solve many problems that cannot be solved by emotion alone, right?"

"...Senior Lilith, can you wait a little longer?"

"Well, I know that telling you this kind of thing suddenly will make you confused, but I know that you must know it. I am not using you to escape the marriage."

"I know..." Aika weighed the pros and cons, and finally decided not to hide it from Senior Sister Lilith. He also wanted to take advantage of Ling's approach, "They also said similar things to me..."

"Them?" Senior Sister Lilith knew the whole story immediately, "Those children finally turned their thoughts into actions."

Senior Lilith did not feel sorry for Aika's words. On the contrary, Senior Lilith, who had seen through their hearts from the beginning, showed a happy smile like watching a child grow up.

"In that case, am I falling behind?"

"That's not what I meant. I just said such things to me suddenly. I had never thought about it before. And it's not just an answer. I don't want to respond to their feelings with that casual and irresponsible attitude. The same goes for Lilith-senpai. After I heard about the marriage from Mr. Claus, I also had strange thoughts... so I used the 'promise' method. I was still very naive at that time and didn't think so far ahead. Things. When they were all laid out in front of me, I was a little scared."

"Being afraid is a normal emotion, and it's also a sign of treating it with sincerity." Senior Lilith's smile as warm as spring rain tolerated Aika's weakness, "Actually, when I said this, I was also very worried. Scared...because I said it seriously."

Perhaps in order to maintain the appearance of a senior, Lilith-senpai endured it and did not show it.

"It doesn't matter. As long as the 'agreement' with you is still there, the adults in the family should not make a marriage agreement casually."

"Did Qianze's family background help?"

"If you only have the power of Mother, I'm afraid it won't be enough, so please let me borrow your power as I please."

"Well, I will do my best to accompany you!"

Do your best at what you can do now, Aika hopes that this will bring you one step closer to Ling Yao's dazzling back.

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