Endless Silver Machine

Lan Ming adjusted the ancient control panel and set "Yuktra Hill" into an automatic navigation mode heading towards the Kingdom of Tebiri according to the direction indicated by the direction finder.

Everyone is now standing in front of the window of the cab, looking at the distant territory of the Gods.

"It feels like time flies by so fast..."

"Because during this period, there are probably more happy things than painful things. If all were painful things, it would be difficult to hold on to the same period of time."

Ling's perspective on problems was always so "tricky", but Aika had to admit that her accusations hit the target every time.

Among the seven people carried by "Yuktrashil" when it first set off, Leilu now stayed in the Sea Mist Fleet, and Charlotte, Anjie, and Teacher Letika stayed in the Protoss territory. They suddenly felt noble and spacious. The cabin suddenly became empty.

Everyone has a deep or shallow feeling of reluctance in their hearts, but no one has ever said it out loud. Because if you say it out loud, this negative emotion will spread like poison.

In this case, it is better to bury it deep in your heart and make it a precious thing that only you can recall.

After remembering the past for a moment, Aika turned to face the three girls.

"When we approach the Kingdom of Tebiri, we need to bypass the front line where the war is ongoing. We try to avoid being discovered by the Bis Empire and enter the Kingdom of Tebiri, and then go directly to the royal capital to meet with their king. The Holy See has made arrangements."

In order to help Aika and the others enter the unfamiliar Tebiri Kingdom, Pope Sethis has sent a secret envoy to the Tebiri Kingdom to contact the king. The war started without any explanation of the situation. The king, who was also at a loss, was naturally happy to discuss with Lan Ming how to end this tragedy caused by misunderstanding.

In this way, the Holy See is equivalent to opening the door to the Tebiri Kingdom for Aika and others. The road ahead has been paved, now we just need to move forward step by step according to the discussed plan.

"The Holy See knight they will send over there is the Liuyin we are all familiar with..."

Wei Xi was obviously relieved when she heard Liu Yin's name among the other party.

Suddenly knowing that she had to act together with her original colleagues again, Wei Xi was more or less at a loss as to what to do. Although they are not strangers, they have even been together for a long time before that. But after all, he left without saying goodbye. When he saw them again, he didn't know what attitude he should use to face them.

If Liuyin was also by Wei Xi's side, this indescribable tension should be slightly relieved.

"There is another person, Oleifer. Wei Xi, you should know her, right?"

"Well..." Wei Xi nodded obediently, "Oleifer is also a person with a strong head and body among the blue knights..."

"The brain and body are both powerful...Pfft!"

Hearing the way Wei Xi described the knight in blue who had never been masked before, Lan Ming couldn't help but laugh half-covering his mouth.

Wei Xi immediately realized that her explanation was too naive and taken for granted, and she blushed and added gestures to explain.

"That kind of person has a very smart mind and quick reactions, but when fighting, he is as neat as Xiaoyin... Although he doesn't often use magic, his swordsmanship level may be similar to that of Sister Ling..."

"I really want to pay a visit to such a master."

Even people like Ling who didn't care much about how powerful the Holy See's Blue Knights were became interested in the "swordsman" Wei Xi described.

There are only so many things to explain now. After Aika finished speaking, he let everyone freely arrange the remaining time. The first suggestion was to go back to the room and have a good rest.

From the territory of the Gods to the vicinity of the Kingdom of Tebiri, based on the comparison and estimation of the time the Sea Mist Fleet sailed on the sea, it would take up to two days for "Yuktra Hill" to advance at an average speed.

After entering the Tebiri Kingdom, there is not much time to spend leisurely like this. So Aika wants everyone to make good use of this precious time to rest peacefully and regroup.

The allocation of rooms does not need to be rearranged. There are enough empty rooms in the "Yuktra Hill" living area. It is not an exaggeration to compare this super large aviation magic ship to a "mobile flying hotel".

I didn't notice when Wei Xi could sleep alone, so she was given a separate room, just opposite Ling's room, and next door to Lan Ming's room. The three girls' rooms were separated from Aika by two empty rooms as a matter of course.

On the way back to his room, Aika began to try his best to achieve a state of stillness in his heart, and all worries did not exist at this moment. What he hopes most now is to lie in bed and close his eyes and fall into a deep sleep.

Opening the door, the plainly decorated private space immediately brought an endless sense of peace of mind to Aika who was completely relaxed——

...that doesn't seem to be the case.

A girl in a crimson kimono stood in the center of the room as if she had been waiting for a long time. In her arms she held the red paper umbrella she usually held.

Of course, Aika was speechless at this moment. What he wanted to know most was whether what he was seeing with his eyes was reality or an illusion caused by exhaustion.

The sounds of their approaching footsteps and conversations came from behind, but Aika was still standing blankly behind the open door of the room.

The girl with pink hair tied into soft twintails looked past Aika and towards the open door behind him. The door closed quietly without any external force, making an imperceptible locking sound.

After doing all this in a short period of time, the Japanese-style girl could not feel either joy or sadness. Hitomi, Aika's contracted magic outfit, silently held the closed paper umbrella in her hands and stared at her own eyes silently. Owner.

This is the unquestionable real world, not the colorful fantasy world in the limited spiritual world.

If he had been standing here like this wondering whether the vision before him was an illusion, Hitomi would definitely hold the red umbrella in his arms and remain motionless. The two of them might be able to stare at each other until the dawn of tomorrow.

So Aika spoke first and asked a question that he later thought was very stupid in retrospect.

"This shouldn't be a dream, right, Hitomi?"

When Aika spoke, Hitomi blinked her half-opened eyes under her smooth bangs, seemingly reacting to Aika's words with anticipation. Of course, "there seems to be expectation" is just Aika's unauthorized interpretation of the emotion. In fact, Hitomi did not show any corresponding expectations, but simply had a slight reaction to show that she was not a doll.

After listening to this question, although it was silly, it was also the question that Aika was most concerned about. Hitomi neither showed any expression of regret, nor turned her head away if she didn't want to answer. She just spoke as if there were no waves in the water. Tone solves this problem.

"Stupid question."

It was a simple and clear answer that could decipher a lot of information. This answer made Aika finally feel relieved.

"In that case, the figure I just saw at the window was you, right?"

When saying goodbye to everyone from the God Clan, the figure Aika inadvertently glimpsed seemed to be observing their every move by the window, but after noticing Aika's sight, he immediately disappeared without a trace.

Hitomi nodded. When faced with questions that do not require an answer, she seems to use this subtle movement to express.

As Aika stepped closer to her, Hitomi also raised her head and stared at him who stopped and stood a step or two in front of her.

The jewel-like pupils are full of light, and it is impossible to see what kind of emotion is hidden in them.

This is not the first time Aika has met face to face with Hitomi. This time he was calmer than the previous two unexpected encounters. He casually extended his hand to Hitomi. Hitomi's body and eyes did not dodge, but she seemed to have forgotten to blink, waiting for Aika's hand to touch her.

Then, his broad and strong hands gently rubbed Hitomi's hair, which felt as soft as fluffy cotton.

Even though Aika touched her head without permission, Hitomi didn't show any special expression. After just a few seconds, she slightly looked away from Aika's arm.

And through this small movement that was like verbal communication, Aika really felt that Hitomi was standing in front of her without a doubt, and everything about her was extremely real.

"Great, you are finally willing to come to this world." Before Hitomi appeared in front of him, Aika even suspected that it was just his wishful thinking that Hitomi could come to the real world, "You should know Right? I have always hoped that you could come out of that world. Not only me, Ling and the others also want to know you very much."

Hitomi shook her head slightly from side to side, and Aika was a little surprised by how quickly she reacted this time.

"I'm just responding to the master's wish. I just want you to see it."

"I'm very happy when you say that... How should I put it? Although it is the first time in this world to talk face to face like this, it shouldn't be considered the first time we met, right? But why is it at this time..."

After living together with Hitomi for more than ten years and fighting side by side for nearly a year, Hitomi has never appeared in this world in response to his feelings. But this time, she appeared without warning on this aviation magic ship built with her own abilities.

"Or are there any special restrictions for you to come here? For example, you can only move freely within the scope of your abilities or something?"

Hitomi shook her head back and forth again, probably denying Aika's random guess.

She changed the closed red umbrella in her hand to hold it with one hand, and gently placed her other hand on Aika's belly.

Not understanding the reason for her doing this, and it didn't seem like a follow-up answer to the guess she just made, Aika was a little confused.

"Hitomi?"

Just as Aika shouted, Hitomi removed her hand from his body. The time it took to touch Aika's body was only a few seconds.

"Repeat what you just did to me."

"Just now……"

Aika reacted to Hitomi's simple reminder. The first thing he did after seeing Hitomi was to touch her head.

That was just a confirmation of whether she really existed here. Since Hitomi explained it this way, the seemingly unclear little action just now should also contain this meaning, right?

"My master talks to himself less often to me."

"That's not talking to yourself! I know you're listening, so it doesn't count as talking to yourself!"

It was rare for Aika to refute Hitomi with a blushing face, which meant that when he recalled his behavior, even he felt that he was a weirdo who was paranoid about Hitomi.

But after hearing what Hitomi said, Aika realized that except for the brief exchange with Hitomi during the battle, he was too busy to discuss other matters directly with the people around him. He gradually ignored her without realizing it, and he didn't realize it until she reminded him in a roundabout way.

Hitomi wasn't teasing Aika, maybe she just came to the owner to "complain" directly because she couldn't bear the loneliness of being left out.

"Moreover, I saw my master do many things that are unbelievable for a human being."

"Huh? What does this mean? How should I understand this sentence?"

Aika can't understand what "something incredible as a human being" is for Hitomi.

Talking about the limits of human beings, the scenes of fighting side by side with Hitomi came to Aika's mind.

"Are you talking about the battle between us and the Mimic Magic Equipment? In fact, I still think that it is like a miracle that we won. But with your help and the hard work of Ling and Guang Yanjian, we can Winning is probably the inevitable result.”

"After the master indulged his desires and had an unclean relationship with his sister and the ambiguous magic suit, he also had sex with the holder of the Light Flame Sword. After that night, his relationship with the woman became very good. The saint and the childish The woman's attitude is also very unusual. Even my first holder was not so shameless."

She raised the sleeves of her kimono to cover half of her face, and finished speaking such a long sentence at a slightly fast pace, her slightly narrowed eyes seemed to be full of contempt.

I finally know what Hitomi meant by "something that is incredible for a human being".

"Have you seen everything?" It is impossible for Aika to lie to Hitomi, who is of the same mind. Even if there is a misunderstanding in this case, it will be difficult to explain. "At that time, it was just to respond to Ling's mood. I also thought about many issues. That’s why I showed such an attitude. And when it comes to Ruby, Inili, and Unique, we just have a good relationship as friends.”

Hitomi's clear eyes seemed to be able to find loopholes in Aika's words at any time. At that time, she might have felt guilty because of the reason Hitomi said, so the excessive explanation seemed very suspicious.

"The first one...are you talking about the ancestors of the 'Chise' family who met Eniri, Yuniko and the others during the cross-border war?"

Aika had just raised this question, and at this moment there was a sound of continuous knocking on the door.

"Aika, are you in there? The kitchen utensils here are different from ours. You should know how to use them, right?" Ling's voice was accompanied by the clicking sound of the locked doorknob being turned repeatedly, "Is it locked... Hello, Aika, are you in there?”

"By the way, Hitomi, you just locked the door, right?"

Just as Aika was about to turn around and open the door for Ling, Hitomi suddenly came up to him and hugged him. This sudden movement caused Aika's body to naturally retreat, and finally hit the wall with nowhere to retreat.

Aika's thoughts were half a beat slower than her body's movements. When he realized it, the slender body under the elegant kimono was already pressed against his own, and the soft hair gently tickled Aika's chin, sending out a refreshing fragrance.

"don't want……"

The same slender and weak arms hugging Aika's body had fully conveyed Hitomi's mood of not wanting Aika to open the door to him.

The knocking sounded a few more times during this time and then stopped. Ling probably thought that Aika was somewhere else now. The space in "Yuktra Hill" was large and complicated, and it was not that simple to find someone from here.

The real situation is that Aika was restrained in place by Hitomi's sudden embrace and could not leave at all. He did not make a sound to prevent the scene from developing into greater chaos.

The moment the knocking on the door stopped, Hitomi also let go of Aika's waist.

"Don't you want others to see you?"

Aika asked Hitomi in as gentle a tone as possible. When they first met, Hitomi had already said that she was just here to see Aika, and that was probably what she meant.

Hitomi held the red paper umbrella in her arms tightly with both hands.

"Because the master keeps saying he wants to see me..."

"Because this is how I feel after knowing that you have been staying in that kind of place. I just want to take you out of that unchanging place. You should have confirmed it with my eyes, and the outside world should Isn’t it more interesting than the spiritual world?”

Aika gently pressed Hitomi's shoulders with both hands. Her body, which was as fragile as glass, could only be treated gently.

"But after communicating with different people, this interesting feeling will become more obvious. You should be familiar with Wei Xi and Ling. They are all very kind people, so it shouldn't be that difficult for you. Someone you’re dating, right?”

"I don't know them..."

"We should know Wei Xi, right?" Aika thinks that fear of strangers is not the main reason why Hitomi doesn't want to meet everyone. It may just be a simple reluctance, just like humans have a special dislike for certain foods for no reason. "Hitomi, you are not only my partner, but also my sister. It is normal to want to introduce your family to everyone, right? Show off your sister's aura, probably like 'Leave it to my sister!' It feels like Hitomi must be able to do whatever she wants, right?”

Hitomi opened her eyes slightly to see if she had reacted to the word "sister". When Aika said this in the spiritual world, she seemed to prefer the relationship of "partner" to "sister". But doesn’t she actually object to becoming a family member with him?

Hitomi, who had returned to her original expression, quietly turned her head. With this small movement, Aika once again smelled the refreshing light floral fragrance before.

Is that the smell of cherry blossoms? It's not the kind of fragrance that people will remember, but it has a very tranquil atmosphere, just like a water mark on white paper, that kind of graceful and lightness that seems invisible but tangible.

There is also a tall cherry blossom tree in the courtyard of the caretaker's cabin, but it has not bloomed in nearly a year since living there, so Aika speculated this based on the beautiful scenery she saw in Hitomi's spiritual world.

In the memory, the world where cherry blossoms bloomed in Hitomi was also filled with this light and elegant fragrance, as if Hitomi's figure was shown in another invisible and intangible form.

When Hitomi was in this simple room at this moment, this elegance filled every corner.

"If I were the master's sister, the master should listen to the elders. This would reverse the relationship between master and slave."

"Don't worry about that indifferent master-slave relationship. As a sister, I will obey you obediently, and when fighting, you will do your best to help me. Is this the relationship between us?"

Hitomi seemed to be finally moved by Aika's remarks and didn't refute a word for a long time.

"Just now Ling seemed to be asking me how to use the kitchen utensils here. When we came here last time, we brought fast food bought from the commercial street in the neutral area. This will be the base of our activities, and we will definitely have to prepare it ourselves in the future." Just in time, this was a rare opportunity. Aika thought that Hitomi could smoothly integrate into everyone as a first meeting, "Speaking of which, you told me directly in your mind about the driving method of this aviation magic ship. , it should be good to teach them face to face this time, right?"

Hitomi lowered her head and looked at the tip of the red umbrella, seeming to be seriously considering Aika's proposal. And Aika let go of her shoulders and walked to the door, trying to turn the doorknob. As expected, the door could not be opened without Hitomi's consent.

Just as Aika was about to turn back, he suddenly heard a sound like opening a lock coming from the door.

Turning around, Hitomi was actively walking towards him.

"Are you mentally prepared?"

"Am I the master's magic costume now, or am I Aika's sister?"

"There is no conflict between these two identities, right? So I will introduce them all to everyone."

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