Endless Silver Machine

After dinner, Hitomi rested her head on Aika's shoulder and took a nap during the break.

She seemed to be a fluffy kitten, and Aika didn't even notice when she started to rest her head on his arm and let out a slight steady breath.

Hitomi finished her dinner earlier than everyone else. Her appetite is smaller than Wei Xi's, or she is not used to the feeling of tasting food directly in this world.

Ling, who had finished clearing the tableware with Lan Ming, came back. Lan Ming has never done housework before, but she really wants to do it by herself, so Ling teaches her some tips on housework while doing it.

If you don't know that there is actually no special relationship between Ling and Lan Ming, and just look at the atmosphere between the two of them, most people who don't know will mistakenly think that they are sisters who are in love with each other.

"When I fought with Miche and her mimicry magic suit before, the Light Flame Sword also told me that I had to break its core."

"You are thinking that she should be able to meet us like Hitomi now, right?"

Ever since she learned that Hitomi had come to the real world, Aika felt that Ling seemed to show unusual concern. Just because she didn't specifically discuss it with everyone, Aika just let her think about it for the time being.

"Maybe the one in my family has a completely different attitude from Hitomi. Hitomi is so inseparable from you, I can't imagine the light flame sword clinging to me."

"Are you talking about your magic costume?" Lan Ming also wiped his hands and walked back to the restaurant, "Although Zhulong Melting Gold also has its own consciousness, it can't appear in my human body like your magic costume. before."

Can this be considered a good thing? When the barrier between magic equipment and humans was lost, the original relationship also changed, and the positions of both parties changed subtly.

Looking at Hitomi who was dozing next to him, Aika's answer was yes. He raised his hand and touched Hitomi's sleeping face lightly.

"I think I'm very lucky to be able to get along with them like this. I think it's great to be able to meet Hitomi."

Not sure whether it was because she heard the three people talking quietly or because Aika touched her sleeping face without permission, Hitomi woke up from her nap. She looked back and forth at the faces of the three people sitting around the table. Because the topic about her had just happened, they all looked at Hitomi in unison.

Although she didn't show her confusion on her face, a big question mark probably appeared in her mind, and she sat upright next to Aika.

"Tong, I want to ask..." Ling took the initiative to talk to Tong, "Can you talk to the Light Flame Sword? From my point of view, it shouldn't be possible, but I heard that Wei Xi took the initiative to find it before You, so I think there should be some way?"

It was rare for Ling to be so proactive in wanting to get in touch with the Light Flame Sword.

When she felt Aika's gaze with such thoughts, she turned away anxiously.

"Every time she wants to find me, she comes to me. I am always in a passive position."

Do you feel uneasy because you can't find the initiative in your own magic suit?

Hitomi tilted her head and stared at Ling's every move.

"I don't think you'd want her in front of you."

"Hope or not is the same thing. I just want to know if there is any way to find her proactively."

Hitomi seemed to think for a while.

"This is 'Yuktra Hill', which is equivalent to being a part of me. You are not allowed to use magic equipment that may threaten you here. It is I who have restricted the freedom of movement of the Light Flame Sword here. Do you really want the Light Flame Sword to be used here?" Can Yanjian move freely?"

"You controlled the door when I locked it before," Aika suddenly thought, "Simply speaking, is this equivalent to your 'domain'? It's the kind of barrier similar to the one used by Wei Xi."

"If we explain it with human knowledge, that's the case." Hitomi shook her fluffy twin tails, "If this restriction is lifted, the Light Flame Sword can move freely here."

"So that's the case, then...it's not impossible to let her come out."

"But after that, you will definitely hope that I will restrict the freedom of the Light Flame Sword again. You will definitely think so when the time comes."

"Why are you so sure of my idea?"

"..."

This was the first time Aika knew that Hitomi would say so many words just to refuse something. It was still unknown why she had such a big opinion on the Light Flame Sword. It stands to reason that the "Chise" family and the "Heinz" family were two ancient families who were partners in the past, and their magic costume relationship should not be too bad.

Hitomi stared at Ling with half-open eyes as if she saw an elm head like Aika.

There was no magic fluctuation, but Aika knew that Hitomi had indeed lifted the restrictions on other magic equipment on this aviation magic ship. That was the intuition generated by connecting herself and Hitomi.

Dazzling golden light spread around Ling, and at this time Aika noticed that Hitomi's surroundings no longer had the carefree atmosphere.

As the golden light transformed into the form of a girl with flowing long hair, a closed red paper umbrella suddenly appeared on Hitomi's hand. She raised her hand and pointed the tip of the red umbrella at the girl's figure.

The red umbrella was like the gun used by Aika. The silvery-white magic trail shot from the umbrella tip collided with the golden sword shadow above the dining table.

The canceling magic spells created a breeze that echoed through the restaurant.

The girl wearing a hakama embellished with plum blossom patterns was holding a graceful red-gold long sword. She proudly stood beside Ling and showed a slightly provocative smile to Hitomi.

"..."

Hitomi looked at the dumbfounded Ling with eyes that seemed to convey "Just look at me and tell me."

The girl who appeared next to Ling turned her sword of light into golden particles, and her hands were folded in front of her in an elegant manner.

"After restraining me for such a long time, it doesn't matter if I have a little temper, right? Does it scare you, Hitomi?"

Hitomi turned her gaze from Ling back to the Light Flame Sword. Facing the elegant provocation of the Light Flame Sword, she didn't seem to want to say anything.

Only then did everyone realize that the attacks that had just canceled each other out were just the two people's actions as if to say hello, and that their power had been controlled to less than one ten thousandth, and they only stirred up such a weak wind.

The girl in hakama with an elegant smile on her face - Guang Yanjian turned to Ling and bowed slightly.

"Long time no see, my master. As you wished, I am now in front of you."

Ling's thinking has not calmed down at all. He had just asked Hitomi to lift the restrictions on the Light Flame Sword, and she appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye. As if he had spotted this opportunity, it was so sudden that Ling didn't know how to react.

On the contrary, as a bystander, Lan Ming immediately understood the current situation.

"Is this the contracted magic sword of the 'Heinz' family? I've known him for a long time."

"I should be the one who has admired your name for a long time, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the 'Iela' family. It's been a long time since I last saw you."

"She also said she was very lucky to see you again."

Lan Ming's hand caressed her chest gently, conveying the greetings to the Light Flame Sword from the candle dragon molten gold residing in her consciousness. Since Zhulong Molten Gold also has its own consciousness, it has already known each other during the cross-border war with Guang Yanjian and Hitomi.

"So, does my master have anything to say to me now? If not, I will go and make friends with Hitomi's master."

"Wha, why are we so friendly? Besides, if you want to come out, you have to tell me in advance. I'm not as looking forward to seeing you as you think!"

"Please wait a moment..."

Guangyanjian smiled and leaned down, close to Ling's ear...

——Has the master forgotten? Although you can fool other people, you can't fool me about what's going on in your heart.

Ling's expression froze for a moment, like a mute eating Coptis chinensis who was unable to express his suffering.

After successfully restraining Ling's actions, Guangyanjian stood up straight again with a victorious smile.

"It wouldn't be a bad idea if I made everything you did that night public. Many people would want to know, right?"

"……mean."

"How could Master comment on his magic costume like this? It's just because I knew you didn't want others to know, that I didn't say anything."

"That night?" Lan Ming's gossip radar retrieved interesting things from between the lines, "What is the secret that Ling doesn't want others to know?"

"It's the night after the battle in the God Clan's territory! I was so excited that I couldn't sleep. Although I know I'm like a child, it's rare to encounter such a powerful enemy. It doesn't matter if I'm a little excited! That's fine. The Light Flame Sword?"

Ling tearfully expressed her fabricated mood while glaring at the Light Flame Sword. She would rather be misunderstood by everyone as being as immature as a child, and didn't want Guangyanjian to reveal what she had done that night.

After kissing and exchanging feelings with Aika, Ling, who returned to her room, was also tossing and turning on the bed, unable to sleep. It wasn't the excitement of meeting a powerful enemy at all, it was just a head filled with rosy imagination.

Of course, Aika, one of the parties involved, also knew what the night the Light Flame Sword was referring to. If Hitomi can see through herself, there is no reason why the Light Flame Sword inside Ling's body should not know about it.

It wasn't the reveal of the Light Flame Sword that gave him chills. I have to say that after a man has experienced a certain level of Shura field, he will become a little shameless. If Ling was willing, he didn't mind publicly kissing her, because it was a consensual act between the two of them.

What really made him feel chills down his spine was because the old incident of the Light Flame Sword was brought up again, and Hitomi, who had become as docile as a kitten, suddenly had an aura like a hedgehog again.

"Should you go back, Light Flame Sword?"

"Doesn't it sound a bit unfamiliar to you if you keep calling me Light Flame Sword?"

"I'm not familiar with you."

"I'll give you a convenient name like you. Just take a word from your real name and call me 'Light'."

"So, Light, should you go back?"

No matter what Guang Yanjian's attitude was, Hitomi had clearly given her an order to be kicked out.

Hitomi has only told Aika that she doesn't like others to get involved in her field, such as Lan Ming's "Candle Dragon Molten Gold" and Komachi's "Puppet Master's Cross", but what is the reason for being so dissatisfied with the Light Flame Sword?

Although Guang Yanjian seems to have some secrets in common with Ling, and she also has some grudges with Tong, her movements do exude an elegant and decent atmosphere, and her smile that seems to understand everything is even more... in this way.

Hitomi gives everyone the impression of an innocent and ignorant girl next door, while Hikaru is closer to a famous lady from a small Youcheng mansion.

She seemed to completely ignore Hitoshi's eviction order and walked around the dining table towards Aika with a smile on her face.

"We met before in April, Hitomi's master."

In April, it was the time when Ling was injured in the forest outside Shigetsutsu Academy, and the Light Flame Sword borrowed its master's body to move around.

During that period, the Ling she pretended to be by borrowing her master's body had no flaws at all. Even the three people who had lived with her for such a long time did not immediately realize that she was not the real Ling. Taking advantage of Ling's identity, the Light Flame Sword stole Ling's first confession and conveyed Ling's deepest feelings to Aika.

"Well, long time no see..."

It was precisely because of that incident that Aika finally knew Ling's feelings for him, and then semi-forced Ling to admit this fact in person at Shuoyue Academy.

When the Light Flame Sword was about to reach Aika, Hitomi raised the red umbrella in her hand and pointed it at the Light Flame Sword in front of Aika, forcing her to stop.

"Hitomi, don't be so nervous, I will never behave like that to your master again."

Lan Ming was the only one who had no idea about what they had experienced in the imperial capital in April.

"Why does it feel like I'm the only one being left out..."

"Those are just trivial things that are not worth mentioning. It doesn't matter if you don't need to know Lan Ming."

While Ling was perfunctory with Lan Ming, he stood up and walked quickly to the side of the Light Flame Sword.

"Come with me for a moment."

"Eh?"

Ling whispered, grabbed the hand of the Light Flame Sword, pulled her into the deep room, and closed the door with a bang.

There were only three people left in the restaurant who watched Ling and Guang Yanjian perform a skit without saying anything. After the figure of the Light Flame Sword completely disappeared deep into the living area, the stinging aura around Hitomi quickly disappeared as if the tide was ebbing.

The closed red paper umbrella disappeared from her hand without noticing. Hitomi sat back quietly in her seat again, as if the scene where she was at war with the Light Flame Sword had never happened.

"Tong, what happened just now? Could it be that the Light Flame Sword has done something disgusting to you before?"

"That woman is dangerous."

Hitomi, who turned around to answer Aika, said this, her clear eyes also revealing this vigilant message.

"Danger... She is Ling's magic costume. She shouldn't do anything harmful to us, right?"

"Has Master forgotten what she once did to you?"

"You mean that time..." Although it can't be said that he has forgotten it, Aika really didn't take it too seriously, "But it can't be called dangerous to that extent, right?"

"very dangerous."

Hitomi said it categorically again.

This time she must have used her identity as a sister to warn Aika, so she used such a firm tone that did not allow him to refute.

"Ever since the birth of that magical costume, he has been spying on other male holders of magical costumes. From a human perspective, there is no doubt that she can be regarded as a frivolous woman."

Even though she only revealed the slightest bit about her past, Aika basically understood what Hitomi wanted to express. Hitomi's understanding of her surroundings is mostly compared to the period of the cross-border war.

"Could it be that the ancestors of our family..."

"The first one brought it upon himself. That was the result of his dissolute behavior."

——What on earth did my great-great-great-grandfather do to deserve such hatred from Inili and Hitomi...

Aika couldn't help but start to worry whether the so many "sexual accidents" she was facing now were due to the bloodline she inherited from her "bohemian" great-great-great-grandfather.

At this time, Lan Ming took advantage of Ling's absence and asked Aika the question that Ling had just refused to answer.

"Aika, I'm just guessing, have you and Ling already..."

Sure enough, the problem you want to escape cannot be escaped after all. The Light Flame Sword only gave her a little face in front of Ling. In fact, it was equivalent to revealing all of Ling's little secrets.

Although Lan Ming, who hasn't spent much time with everyone, doesn't know where Aika and the other girls around her have developed, she still understands more or less what the girls are thinking.

It is probably impossible to fool them here. As the princess, Lan Ming should be able to keep their secrets well, so Aika took this opportunity to confess the established fact to her. But he only said that he accepted the wishes of the three people. As for further actions, it was of course impossible for others to know without their consent.

"Is this all?" Although Lan Ming showed surprise from time to time while listening to Aika's statement, he quickly accepted it, "Although I have thought of this possibility, from an ordinary person's perspective It's enough...forget it, since it's a consensual relationship, I can't allow me to interrupt and comment. But, is this the so-called 'beauty should only be owned by the strong'?"

Lan Ming's teasing made Aika, who was already full of guilt, feel ashamed. While Aika was making a frank statement, Hitomi did not interrupt him, but just listened quietly.

"Has Hitomi already known about it? You should know all the things Aika has done."

"As a magic costume, I will not comment on the master's behavior."

If there is anything you want to say, it might feel better to pour it all out to Aika now. This awkward statement is even more irritating to Aika's ears.

After Lan Ming finally got the answer she wanted to know, she just nodded thoughtfully.

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