Endless Silver Machine

I met the maids in the palace several times on the way, but they just bowed to each other and walked away.

"Are they also looking for each other?"

Aika asked knowingly.

"A suspicious figure also appeared next to Teacher Letika. Although judging from the time point, it is not the same person, but it may be a magic we don't know about, such as Wei Xi, who turned into two identical people. "

"Hey...it would be great if I could catch him."

——Sorry, the person you are looking for is here.

Aika mentally apologized to the maids running around.

"Well, Aika..." Ling returned to the tone of voice she just spoke in, "Although things here are also very important now, Luoluo..."

"Um."

"Yeah, I think you should think more than me. I'm sorry, I'm too talkative."

This was not a topic suitable to be discussed when everyone was present, so Ling did not want to waste this opportunity to be alone.

There isn't much time left for everyone to enjoy the interracial travel. As long as Lolo stays in the Nemesis Society for a moment longer, it will only increase the uneasiness.

Even if Teacher Letika is prepared to accept the position of the God Clan Princess to provide assistance to Lan Ming, it is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Just the preparation for the handover ceremony takes at least a week.

Now that we have arrived in the territory of the Gods, the core figures in arranging the plan are Aika, Lan Ming and Mentor Letika.

Tonight is the first night spent in the Protoss territory, and everyone has not formally gathered together to discuss this issue.

It wasn't until Ling put this problem in front of her that Aika felt a little tired.

This is a symptom of tense nerves returning to their original state after a short period of relaxation. If you want to use an analogy, it is equivalent to turning off the alarm clock and then falling asleep. When you wake up, you will be more sleepy than when you woke up before.

"Ling, thank you..."

Before Aika could finish speaking, Ling suddenly stopped.

The hem of the long blond hair drew a graceful arc in mid-air, and the two stood face to face with more than a punch apart.

The next moment, his hands, which seemed a bit cool even in the nearly June season, pressed Aika's face from left to right.

"Do you think it's appropriate to say this to me now? Will I be happy because of your thanks?"

Ling used her hands harder and made a funny and twisted expression on Aika's face.

This was probably some kind of punishment that would wake Aika up faster than a scolding or a slap.

Ling is not an outsider, but an irreplaceable family member. He is an important person who can easily make such close gestures.

A simple thank you like condolences is extremely disrespectful to Ling, who sincerely considers his family.

"Have you reflected?"

Aika's head was completely unable to move under the control of Ling's hands, and his mouth could not speak normally. Of course, Ling did not expect him to answer this question normally.

It was just symbolic, reminding Aika with continuous questions mixed with dissatisfaction.

Then he continued to control Aika with both hands and nodded.

But at this time, Aika wanted to tell Ling something else.

"Aika, Ling, have you been together just now?"

Behind Ling, he happened to meet Lan Ming and Xia Luo, who were coming towards them.

From this perspective, only Aika knew that Lan Ming and the others had witnessed the entire process of Ling making such a move just now.

Suddenly hearing Lan Ming's voice, Ling jumped up like a spring and let go of Aika.

"Um...is it disturbing you two?"

Lan Ming asked sideways with a smile that showed no trace of guilt.

No matter who looks at them, if they don't know the topic they are discussing, they are just a stupid couple flirting in public.

"Ahaha, I just happened to run into Aika... This guy is still walking around here carelessly, so I couldn't help but teach him a lesson."

Ling rushed to answer before Aika, and also exaggeratedly matched various gestures with unclear meanings.

Behind Lan Ming, Charlotte covered her mouth and turned her head, then immediately stood back up as if nothing happened.

Charlotte definitely couldn't help but laugh just now... Aika and Ling, who had seen everything in their eyes, now wished they had to find a hole in the ground to crawl in.

Lan Ming kindly put away his calm smile and talked about the business of why they came here.

"Didn't Aika bring a PDA? Although it was connected, no one answered it, and there was no reply to the text messages sent. I thought something had happened..."

"My PDA..." Aika gradually frowned, "PDA?"

Speaking of which, where did your PDA go?

I always carry my PDA with me, and put it in the laundry basket when I take a bath in the large public bath. After taking a bath, I change into a yukata and take it away, and then walk to the indoor courtyard-like open-air bath...

Thinking of this, Aika's face suddenly lost all color.

"Aika? What's wrong? Your face is so ugly? I know everyone is busy now. I wouldn't mind if I just didn't see it."

It’s not something that can be said so easily!

Only Aika, who was deeply aware of the seriousness, knew that the situation might have developed to an irreversible point.

"Speaking of which, have you ever looked for a changing room in the bathhouse?"

"The changing room in the bathhouse? From the beginning we..."

"You see, you have been looking for it in other places in the palace for so long. If you haven't found it yet, you may have missed something in the dressing room. Isn't there a saying that goes, 'It's dark under the light'?"

"In that case, it is true that as Aika-san said, when we were searching in the dressing room, we were not as careful as we were in the palace..."

"It's not convenient for me to go there, so I went to the men's bathhouse to look for it. If I find it, I will contact you. Don't worry."

The men's bath is on the opposite side of the women's bath. Aika finished speaking hurriedly, turned around and quickly separated from the girls.

"Hey, wait, Aika..."

Although Ling felt that there was more to him than Aika said when he suddenly left in such a hurry, she had no idea what he was thinking. Lan Ming and Xia Luo also looked at each other.

"It's really inconvenient for us to enter the men's bathing area. Just listen to Aika-san and let's go find a new changing room."

"That guy, what's going on..."

Although all kinds of things are pressing on Aika now, and the pressure it brings to him is self-evident, the sudden surprise is too tense.

"Ling, why don't you come with us? We've already looked for you over there, right?"

"……Um."

Find new opportunities to spend more time with him later. Maybe talking to him more will help.

Ling thought like this, turned around and followed Lan Ming and Xia Luo.

…………

Aika, who left in a hurry, planned to return to the men's bath first, and then follow the original path to find the open-air bath used by Letika and the others.

Why haven't you noticed it before? Something so important was missing and I didn’t even notice it!

On the way, he kept encountering palace maids who nodded to him. It felt like the frequency of meeting the palace maids had increased significantly after walking back this way, which made Aika feel more and more uneasy.

Caroliel said that Teacher Letika is currently organizing an investigation into the traces of magic in the open-air bath, and it should not be easy to get in.

Saw the men's bath. From here, turn left, turn left, turn right, and go straight through three forks...

In front of that simple wooden door, someone has been waiting here for a long time.

Aika gradually slowed down. In addition to the fact that his feet were already filled with lead and it was difficult to move, it was also because his intuition told him that he had no choice but to walk obediently in front of the waiting person.

Instructor Letika had already changed back into the luxurious clothes in the palace, while Caroliel was standing next to Instructor Letika, looking at Aika with eyes that said "I have tried my best."

Ruby and other related personnel from the Protoss are not here, so the investigation of the magic traces may have ended. It's over the moment they find "that thing."

"Classmate Aika, did you drop this PDA or these handcuffs?"

Instructor Letika held the magic machine that Aika was very familiar with in one hand, and in the other hand she held the heavy handcuffs used to block the flow of magic criminals.

Everything is over.

…………

After that, it no longer mattered how Teacher Letika dealt with Aika.

The important thing is that Aika has gained valuable experience and must be wary of destroying all evidence related to him in time when similar incidents occur in the future.

Wei Xi's underwear was also found in the changing room of the women's bathhouse. Aika didn't know what kind of tactics Caroliel used to make them think that it was because they didn't search carefully before that they caused such a big misunderstanding, and apologized and thanked the gods who stayed up all night with them.

The commotion ended with a "happy" ending, as the escapees spent their first night in Protoss territory.