Endless Silver Machine

The third day of Shimozuki Academy's "Moonflower Festival" went on as usual. Although there was an accident in the second-year students' competition, this did not have a great impact on the emotions of most third-year students.

Among the third graders, there were only a few people who had some contact with them who cared about yesterday's incident.

"Lilith, stop looking so sad all the time...Is it hard?"

"It doesn't matter to me..."

Of the four people who were unconscious during yesterday's game, only Ling and Brad woke up one after another a few hours later.

Brad didn't know what happened to Aika and Luoluo. After waking up, he apologized to Ling, and then left the infirmary accompanied by his Aries classmates.

After Brad left, Instructor Letika conveyed the bad news to Ling.

After rescue, Aika was out of danger.

Luoluo's body was carefully inspected and there were only minor scratches.

The two of them are currently lying in the double ward of Shimozuki Academy Affiliated Hospital.

Ling, who knew the news, ignored the obstruction of Wei Xi and other classmates and dragged her weak body on the last train to the affiliated hospital.

Under the care of instructor Letika, only Wei Xi walked with her.

After arriving at the ward, they met Principal Phyllis and the instructor of the Pharmacy Department who had already arrived, as well as Senior Sisters Lilith and Tylua.

Lilith-senpai insisted on staying here, and Tilua-senpai who accompanied her to visit had no choice but to go ahead with the adults. There are still many things in Frost Moon Academy waiting for Principal Phyllis and the student council to deal with.

She stayed in the ward with Ling and Wei Xi all night, taking turns to rest.

It wasn't until the next day's game was about to begin that Senior Lilith had to leave.

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"Your condition is not suitable for participating in the competition at all."

Just as Tiruya was worried, many classmates in the virgin class opposed Lilith's participation in the competition out of good intentions. She needs to rest now.

"I don't want to make such excuses..."

"I'm worried about them too. But if something bad happens because they're thinking about the accident, it will only make them worried after they wake up."

"Nothing will happen..."

"Everyone will say this before it actually happens. By the time it happens, it's already too late."

Tiluya snorted coldly and prepared to apply for a waiver to Tutor Tara on her behalf.

"Tilua!" Lilith stopped her uncharacteristically, forcing Tiruya's words back, "I'm sorry... I should still decide my own affairs."

She pressed down the hand that Tiruya was about to raise and rested her head on her chest.

"Thank you... This is my last year and I don't want to give up."

"Lilith..."

For the third graders, this is the last "Moon Flower Festival" that they can participate in personally.

No matter who it is, no one wants to leave any regrets. As Lilith's best friend, Tylua certainly understands this.

The two of them are in the same group, which has been decided long ago.

If she can't participate in the competition with Lilith in her final year, it will be a lifelong regret for Tiluya.

"I know, let's work together."

"Um……"

They understood each other's feelings from the beginning, so they didn't need to use a lot of words to express their feelings.

The competition on the third day of Shigetsuki Academy's "Moon Flower Festival" officially began, and it was also the last event before the "Moon Flower Festival" came to an end.

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Ling fell asleep next to Luoluo's hospital bed, and now it was her rest time.

Originally, Ling refused to rest, but her weak body would not allow her to do so.

Wei Xi sat by the window. The breeze that blew into the ward from the window carried a slight fragrance of flowers and gently lifted the white curtains.

The ward is very quiet, and the noise outside the window cannot climb up to such a high floor and enter the room.

Wei Xi's pure white hair had been cleaned before coming here, and the uniform stained red by Aika's blood had also been replaced.

After spending such a long time in such an environment, Wei Xi's mood gradually recovered.

Every ten minutes, a nurse will come to the ward, check that there are no abnormalities in the vital signs of the two people, and then leave.

But the two of them never woke up, whether it was Aika who was seriously injured or Luoluo who was slightly injured.

Wei Xi suddenly had the illusion that they would sleep like this forever. She hurriedly shook her head to get rid of this inexplicable and terrifying thought.

She was no longer as desperate as she had been when she first saw that scene.

She cried after knowing that Aika and Luoluo's lives were not in danger. After crying, you can accept this fact.

The breeze blowing into the ward woke Ling up from a light sleep. Facing the unchanged people and things, her face was still gloomy.

"Let me do it."

Ling stood up from Luoluo's bed, walked lightly to Wei Xi, and patted her shoulder.

Wei Xi was looking at the hospital bed in a daze, and was startled by Ling's action.

"Sister Ling, I can still..."

"You go and rest, I have fully recovered."

"I don't want to sleep now..."

Wei Xi rejected Ling's kindness, and Ling couldn't force her on this point.

She sighed with a complicated expression and sat down on the chair next to her.

The ward became silent again, and it was unclear whether the scent of flowers came from the breeze outside the window or the vase beside the bed.

I thought that this empty time would start to cycle again, but Luoluo's slight moaning sounded particularly clear in the silent space.

Ling immediately stood up from her seat and came to Luoluo's ward.

"Luoluo... Luoluo..."

She looked uncomfortable and frowned on the hospital bed. Ling held her hand, and her body became as hot as a fever.

"I...I'm going to call someone..."

Wei Xi ran out of the ward in a hurry.

The fever didn't last long. When Wei Xi took the nurse's hand and rushed to the ward, her body temperature had returned to normal and she didn't look as uncomfortable as before.

"How is Luoluo..."

"have no idea."

Ling stepped away from the bed and asked the nurse to check Luoluo's physical condition.

"There seems to be no problem."

The nurse just took one look and smiled.

Luoluo opened his eyes slightly on the hospital bed.

"Very good!"

Ling, who had been gloomy for such a long time, finally showed his joy like an iceberg melting.

The nurse stepped aside with a smile, and Wei Xi and Ling immediately crowded to the bedside.

"How do you feel? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"Lolo...I've been waiting for you to wake up..."

"She has just woken up. It would be better for you two not to stimulate her like this..."

The nurse knew that she could not persuade the two excited people, but it was her responsibility to remind the patient's family, so she could only smile bitterly.

After Luoluo's eyes gradually adapted to the light in the room, he half-sited up and looked around blankly.

Her eyes swept over Wei Xi, Ling, and the nurse in turn, and finally stopped at the person in the bed next door.

Her eyes changed for the first time since she woke up, as if she had recalled something, and her dazed look gradually receded.

Ling and Wei Xi, who were closest to her, noticed her changes and explained to her with gestures.

"Aika is fine too, he's just asleep now."

"The doctor said... Brother Aika will wake up as long as he rests a little longer..."

"This little sister is right. Now that you have woken up, he is about to wake up too."

Ling and Wei Xi held her hands respectively, trying to make her feel relieved.

When the two returned to the central square of Frost Moon Academy, anyone could see that Luo Luo must have been very emotional before he passed out.

There were tears left in the corners of her eyes, her hands tightly grasped Aika's uniform, and she fell on Aika as if to protect him.

But the injured person was Aika, while Luoluo was unscathed.

No one knows what happened to them during the time they disappeared. We can only guess that it is definitely not a good thing, and anyone in their right mind would think so.

Therefore, neither Ling nor Wei Xi asked her what happened when she woke up, even though they wanted to know what caused this tragedy.

Now Aika and Luoluo are both safe and sound. If Luoluo just forgets this tragedy, Ling and Weixi will never deliberately let her recall it for the sake of further investigation.

They all have memories they don't want to recall, and they know all too well what it's like not to dig into that memory.

Luoluo gently took his hands out of Ling and Wei Xi's hands, then lifted a corner of the quilt and put his bare feet into the indoor slippers that had been prepared by the bed.

The large white hospital gown worn on her slender body had a slight sense of incongruity and a different kind of charm.

Her eyes seemed to only reflect the boy lying there. Facing Ling and Wei Xi, she had not said a word.

Luoluo stretched out his hand and walked towards the bed next door with unsteady steps.

Ling quickly stood up and supported Luoluo's body.

Unexpectedly, Luoluo opened her hand.

Although Luo Luo's strength was not great and could even be called weak, Ling still let go of his hand.

She couldn't understand Luo Luo's action at all, and her eyes were filled with astonishment.

Wei Xi, who came around the hospital bed, saw this scene and stopped in confusion.

Luoluo ignored the two people he left behind indifferently, and continued to stagger to Aika's hospital bed.

"..."

Her lips opened and closed slightly, but no words came out.

Ling and Wei Xi did not dare to take another step forward, and Luo Luo's move showed a strong rejection.

This is behavior that Luo Luo would never see on ordinary days, so Ling and Wei Xi hesitated.

The nurse was also at a loss and didn't know what to do. She wanted to call the doctor, but she couldn't leave the children here because of her sense of responsibility.

Luoluo stood in front of Aika's hospital bed and stared at his sleeping face solemnly for a long time.

Her hands that were hanging down weakly were placed on her chest, as if feeling her own heartbeat.

Then, she leaned down slightly and tucked her long sky-blue hair behind her ears.

Luoluo shortened the distance between him and Aika, and their lips touched lightly.

"Lolo!"

Seeing this scene, Ling could no longer sit idly by and ignore it. She walked quickly to Luo Luo and pulled her body up.

"Do you know what you are doing now! You are the only one who cannot do this kind of behavior with him!"

Ling's action was not rough, he simply asked Luoluo to leave Aika and pulled her back to his bed.

A button of the large white hospital gown popped open, and a large area of ​​skin on Lolo's left shoulder was exposed to the air.

Her long hair became messy as a result, and her expression was covered by her hanging bangs.

"Sister Ling...that's too much..."

"Wei Xi, you clearly know the consequences of doing this!"

"I know...but Luoluo..."

"Why?" Luoluo's emotionless voice intervened in the argument between Ling and Wei Xi, "Why can't I do this?"

She slowly raised her head, staring at the two speechless people with firm eyes without fear, and then asked the question word by word.

"Who are you? What does it have to do with Aika?"

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