Endless Silver Machine

Zi Ming was promoted to the throne by the radical faction of the Senate, but in reality she was still confined to a wheelchair.

In the bedroom of the suburban castle, the vases on the wall, the murals on the wall, the quill inserted upside down on the desk... are all familiar things that have been with me for several years.

The so-called "things are different and people are different", a word that could only be read in books, Zi Ming didn't understand until now.

"Sir Ai Zein, there is nothing I need to ask you to do here for now. It doesn't matter if you go back to your room to rest first."

"Thank you for your kindness, Her Royal Highness. This was my habit when I served Her Royal Highness the Third Princess. Please forgive me if it disturbs you."

"No...I didn't mean that..."

Zi Ming could only give up once again to persuade Xia Luo to leave his room. The reason for persuading her to leave was not because she would hinder him here.

Just because he sees the knight lady who is often beside him, he will think of the little maid who has left the imperial capital.

Anjie was resigned from her post and sent back to her hometown on the border.

This is the decision of the Senate, and Zi Ming can do nothing for Anjie except giving her a large sum of money.

"Ahem..."

"Please use."

"……Thanks."

Taking the potion prepared by the imperial pharmacist from Charlotte's hand, she thanked him with some hesitation.

Charlotte can also have what she needs at her fingertips at any time, just like Anjie.

So Zi Ming was reluctant to accept her help. If you do this, it will seem as if Anjie's existence is gradually being replaced.

Zi Ming and Xia Luo had known each other since childhood with the help of Lan Ming's relationship, but the relationship only remained between the royal family and the nobility.

"Your Excellency Ai Zein, do you know where my illness comes from?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not very clear..."

Xia Luo took the empty bottle of medicine from Zi Ming's hand and waited quietly for her explanation.

"Then do you know what the imperial sister's 'Candle Dragon Gold' ability is?"

"Her Royal Highness the Third Princess's magical equipment ability is 'Magic Synchronization', which can amplify and dispel the effects of magic."

Lan Ming's magical equipment ability is not a secret. "Candle Dragon Gold" is equivalent to a powerful weapon that has expanded exponentially and has become one of the weapons of the Bisi Empire.

"The magic costume I inherited is the other half of the 'Candle Dragon Gold' that originally belonged to the imperial sister. What do you think its ability will be?"

"The splitting of the magic suit into two parts may be an isolated case in the mainland, and your ability has not been spread to the outside world. I think it may be an ability similar to that of the third princess."

Zi Ming's magical costume ability has never been shown to the public. Over the years, it has become a secret known only within the royal family.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Zi Ming's lips, because his ability was not at all like the magic that brought morale to the army like the imperial sister.

"Your Excellency Ai Zein is probably half right. Sister Huang's 'Candle Dragon Gold' is resonance, while my 'Candle Dragon Gold' is anti-resonance. Can you understand this explanation?"

"...Can the magic be eliminated?"

It is not surprising that the same magical equipment is divided into two bodies, and their abilities are completely opposite.

"Yes, what do you think of this ability?"

"I think your ability and the ability of Her Royal Highness the Third Princess complement each other. They are also very powerful magic."

Xia Luo just wanted to simply comment on the ability to directly affect the opponent's magic, but unexpectedly this sentence angered Zi Ming.

"Would you still think so if I used this ability on you?"

Zi Ming's tone became a little rougher unknowingly. Perhaps she herself was not aware of her emotional changes.

Charlotte was secretly alarmed by her sudden change of tone. After thinking more about it, she understood why her compliments angered the princess.

From Xia Luo's delay in responding to his question, Zi Ming noticed that his words and deeds just now were definitely not in line with the proper attitude of a royal family.

"I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I apologize to you as a member of the Yiela family."

Zi Ming turned the wheelchair to face Xia Luo, and bowed towards her while sitting in the wheelchair.

Xia Luo quickly lifted her shoulders. It was not allowed to directly touch the royal body, but Zi Ming, who needed to be taken care of even to move, was an exception.

Moreover, she believed that the person who needed to apologize was not Her Highness the Princess, but herself who thoughtlessly praised an ability that she hated.

"My ability can completely eliminate the magic power required for life, but it cannot be synchronized like the imperial sister, which means that I cannot freely choose the target of the magic. As long as this ability is used, all life within the magic range will die."

Not only life requires magic power, but the changes of all things depend on the flow of invisible magic power.

Completely removing the magic from an area is tantamount to turning that area into a wasteland.

Charlotte's evaluation is not wrong. This is an absolutely powerful ability, so powerful that even the enemy has no chance to surrender.

But precisely because this kind of magic is so powerful that it should even be listed as an ethical taboo, it is not an ability worth showing off.

"Is Her Highness the Princess' body also caused by the ability of the magic suit..."

"My magic equipment cannot be completely controlled by me, so it will affect me from time to time."

After saying so many words, Zi Ming coughed softly again.

But she gently covered her mouth with her hand and signaled to Charlotte not to worry about herself.

Knowing the forbidden ability that Augustus had kept hidden, Xia Luo also understood the reason why Zi Ming was so weak.

Her magic outfit "Candle Dragon Gold" constantly eliminates the magic power she needs. Although it is not life-threatening, it still poses a considerable threat.

"My ability has always been regarded as an 'obsolete ability' in August. Only the ability of the imperial sister can represent the meaning of the existence of the royal magic equipment."

"Please allow me to understand without authorization... The ability of Her Royal Highness the Third Princess requires your ability to complement each other in order to achieve perfect 'magic synchronization', so your ability must have its own meaning."

"...No wonder Sister Huang likes you so much."

This was not the first time that he heard Charlotte's consolation.

The first time I heard such comfort was from Lan Ming Yiela, my sister.

Although Charlotte's words were exactly the same as what he heard at that time, they still calmed the waves in his heart a little.

Zi Ming told her these words just to let her know that her body was only affected by the ability of the magic suit, and it was not a serious illness that required someone to take care of her at all times.

But now, facing Charlotte who knelt on one knee in front of her and held the hands on her knees in her palms, she became speechless again.

The girl in front of him who is younger than him cannot replace Anjie's place in his heart.

But her existence here now must have the meaning of her existence.

Zi Ming felt the soft warmth in the girl knight's hand and accepted her presence in his heart.

…………

After Aika received the text message from Senior Sister Lilith, she immediately asked Liuyin to help her send a message to Sethis.

——Senior Lilith already knows the location of Lan Ming. She is now imprisoned in the prison in the border city of Rosenberg.

The text message was received at nine o'clock in the evening, and the Holy See prepared their transportation within half an hour.

First, take a small airship to the border city of Rosenberg. Then there will be a locomotive arranged to enter the city. As for how to use it, it is all up to Aika and the others.

The small airship does not need an airport and can rise and fall freely. It only needs an open space to accommodate it. The volume and passenger capacity are naturally greatly reduced, but it is enough for the four of them and several members of the Holy See.

The motorcycle is an indispensable means of transportation during the prison robbery and will be waiting for their use in the plains outside the city.

The Holy See can only provide so much assistance when Aika and the others rescue the third princess, but it can save them a lot of time and directly break into Rosenberg at night.

"If you're lucky, you can return to Shimozuki Academy before dawn."

"You are really optimistic. There are only eight hours from now until dawn. It would be great if the princess can be rescued so smoothly."

"Brother and Sister Ling, can you two be a little nervous?"

"When Wei Xi and I were at Tebiri Royal Academy, the six hours that night felt very long, right?"

"That night? When is that night?"

Ling's eyes became sharp again, and Aika suddenly felt as if she hadn't seen her look like this in a long time.

"It was the night I was arrested by others, Sister Ling...Brother Aika, please make it clear..."

"You only feel that time is long as the people who were caught. Now we are intruders."

Luoluo really couldn't understand why the two of them were joking at this time. If it were him, he wouldn't be able to laugh at all.

"Luoluo, don't keep a sullen face all the time. The more nervous you are, the more likely you will stumble. Liuyin said so before we set off."

"But! My brother was still so anxious before, and suddenly he can't even make me relax!"

"Lolo, I feel like you've been a little irritable lately. Has it come to 'that day'?"

"No! Why did Sister Ling start telling dirty jokes like my brother?"

"Eh? Brother, did I tell you any dirty jokes?"

"I just didn't say it in front of me, so it must be like this."

"Luoluo, do you have any prejudice against me, my brother? It turns out that you are not like this."

"Don't get serious all of a sudden, it's disgusting."

"Why are you targeting me too?"

"Stop arguing...the people on the airship were looking at us just now..."

"Speaking of which, the people who work with the Holy See still respect Xiao Xi very much..."

"After all, she is the highest-ranking knight lady, right?"

Ling took up what Luo Luo said and teased Wei Xi until her cheeks turned red.

"Now I am no longer in the Holy See...and I am only brother Aika's..."

The word was about to blurt out, but Wei Xi tried hard to swallow it.

Aika didn't want to hear herself say that, so she just thought of him as her "master".

Luoluo's expression still looked a little unhappy because she couldn't let go now, but she didn't think the current relaxed atmosphere was inappropriate.

She knew that laughter could only exist in the time before the battle. It was precious but could not be forced to stay.

"This...if you can accept it..."

Luoluo's heart was full of contradictions, which had been entangled in her heart since before departure.

If you can accept it, can you let go?

No, it will never be like that.

If we can accept this kind of life as a matter of course, we cannot change the future that may go wrong somewhere.

The Holy See's small airship departed from the Holy Land, cleverly avoided the airspace surveillance of the city passing through, and landed outside the border city.

Starting from the delivery of the information that Senior Lilith worked so hard for, no matter what the outcome is, this ridiculous smuggling trip will come to an end.

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