Endless Silver Machine

Not long after the cross-border war ended, the Principality of Setia declared independence after the Bes Empire and the Kingdom of Tebiri, becoming one of the three human-led countries in the continent.

Grand Duke Mephis Setia has made outstanding contributions in the cross-border war. As a female leader, she has the willpower and decisiveness not inferior to men, and enjoys high popularity among the nobles.

Under wise governance, the reconstruction work in the early post-war period was carried out in an orderly manner.

Not only are the three human countries independent because of their geographical location, the entire continent is in a chaotic period of order, and other races also establish new countries from time to time.

Mephis Setia first set out to meet the basic needs of the people, and the production lines and economic network soon stabilized.

In this chaotic continent, the Principality of Setia is a rare pure land.

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The city known as the "capital" is the place where the two met.

The little figure wearing a hood lowered his head and blended in with the dense crowd in the market today.

There were people here who were focused on buying and selling, so no one noticed her.

Turning into a familiar alley, the noise of the market gradually faded away.

She walked to a house, stood on tiptoes and looked into the room from the window sill.

The curtains in the room were closed, indicating that no one was home today.

She turned around and left with some disappointment, but before taking a few steps, she returned to her original position and placed the bag in her arms on the windowsill.

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The next time she came here was two days later. When she was lying on the window sill, her hood was suddenly ripped off from behind.

"Eaaah!"

Beautiful and dazzling white hair pours down from the hood.

She whined and squatted down, covering her hair with her hands.

The group of boys who tore off her hood surrounded her and laughed.

"White-haired monster, come and play with us!"

"Hey, why are you always wearing a hat? I can't recognize you at all!"

"You can easily find it without wearing a hat."

The boys were talking to themselves above her head.

Although he called her the "white-haired monster", it was just because he didn't know her name, so he called her by this simple and easy-to-understand name.

Because my hair was accidentally seen before, this harmless name spread among the children.

The places and frequency of her appearances are irregular, so the boys treat her like a rare animal.

The boys were making noises, trying to pull her up from where she was squatting on the ground. The door of this house suddenly opened with great force.

The girl with long silver hair tied high rushed out of the house holding a broom in both hands.

"Hey, you guys!"

"It's a manly woman!"

"Manly woman! Manly woman!"

The girl who came out scolded sharply, and the boys dispersed in laughter.

After they all ran away, the girl put down the broom she was waving in her hand and ran down the steps to her side.

"Next time you encounter those gangsters, just use your magic to beat them all away."

"I won't do that, Suzune..."

She raised her head, which was buried in her knees, and the corners of her eyes were a little red.

With the help of the girl's hand, the white-haired girl stood up from the ground.

She didn't cry out. When she was surrounded by boys, she squatted down just to protect the bag in her arms. If she was discovered, it would definitely be snatched away.

Now, she handed the bag into the girl's hands.

"You brought something like this here again."

The girl originally didn't want to accept the things she brought, but if she didn't accept them, she wouldn't enter the house, so she finally compromised.

After the bag was taken away, she smiled with satisfaction.

"Come in quickly, or you will be discovered by the adults."

The girl urged her up the steps and closed the door.

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This is the home of the girl Suzune. Her parents work in the market during the day and only come back at night, so she is the only one at home during this time.

Suzune held her hand and ran up the stairs and took her into her room.

While she was sitting quietly on the cushion beside the low table, Suzune put tea leaves into two cups and poured hot water into them.

The faint aroma of tea overflows from the mouth of the cup. This is not the cheap tea you can buy everywhere in the market.

She brought these tea leaves in bags. In addition to the tea leaves, there were also some fruits and other edible things.

Every time she comes here, she always brings this bag. If no one is home, it will be placed on the windowsill.

Suzune placed two cups on the low table. To be honest, she didn't know how to taste tea, but it would be wasted if she didn't drink it, so she pretended to be an adult and made tea.

"Xuechao, you are a princess, show off your princess style and teach them a lesson!"

"I'm really not a princess..."

The white-haired girl Yukishio embarrassedly corrected the ringtone again, but she still didn't seem to listen.

In fact, Xuechao didn't lie to her. She was indeed not the princess of the Principality of Setia. She just lived in the mansion because of her special status.

"And make sure you don't bring those things next time. Even if you give me so much fruit, I won't be able to eat it all, and I can't give it to my parents."

If asked where these things come from, it will be revealed that Xuechao often visits here.

She is indeed a princess, she even needs to hide herself when traveling. Suzune, who thought so in her heart, also actively cooperated with Yukishio.

She didn't even realize that inadvertently becoming the object of a secret relationship with the princess was the issue that she should be most concerned about.

"Lingyin, you were not at home the day before yesterday..."

"That day... I went to my mother's shop to help, but I was scolded for causing trouble."

"That's it..."

Seeing Suzune's expression happily recalling, Yuekashi didn't say what she wanted to say.

Words like "I'm lonely because you're not here" should not be said at this time.

So Yukishio just responded to the ringtone with his usual smile.

"By the way, Xue Chao must have been here that day too. I received a gift."

"Um……"

"I'm sorry for making you travel in vain..."

"It doesn't matter...it was my misunderstanding. I thought Suzanne would be at home every day..."

"Let's agree on a time! Ah..." Suzune just thought of a good idea, but her tone immediately turned regretful, "Xue Shio can't come out casually, right?"

"sorry……"

Suzune knew that Xuechao had risked all kinds of dangers to sneak out of the mansion that was not accessible at will. After she went back today, she didn't know when they would be able to meet him next time.

When she thought of this, the thought of keeping her here came to Suzuyin's heart, but this was impossible.

Ringtone changed the topic, from the trivial things that happened at the market recently to the various "unreasonable" requests from parents.

Xuechao has been listening quietly, she likes this kind of time.

The tea in the cup was finally finished and no longer steamed.

"Let's have a picnic."

She had spent most of her time in Suzune's room, and this was the first time she had made such a request.

"Picnic... means eating outdoors?"

"The wilderness... can indeed be regarded as the wilderness, but it seems a little wrong?"

Suzune struggled with this small problem and began to pack the things needed for the picnic.

"But you haven't cooked yet?"

"Those things brought by Yukishio will go bad if you don't eat them." Suzune put all the contents of Yukishio's bag into the small basket, "By the way, let's go on a picnic every day from now on."

"I think Suzune's cooking is delicious..."

"Then don't bring these extra things next time."

Suzune didn't really think the gift Yukishio brought was troublesome, but she just didn't want to ask for too much from her friend.

"Um……"

This time, in exchange for the meal he cooked, Xuechao finally nodded lightly and compromised.

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The two came to the suburbs with better scenery and environment.

"It is indeed the wild..."

Suzune spread the plaid cotton cloth on the grass. It was also her first time to have a picnic.

After taking off her shoes, she and Xue Chao sat down face to face.

"The distance is so close..."

Yukishio and Suzune looked at each other at this distance for a few seconds, and immediately looked down at their thighs with flushed cheeks.

"There's nothing I can do, the doily is only so big..."

Lingyin had never bought a picnic mat, she just took out the spare table mat at home.

The proposer of the picnic was starting to get nervous himself.

"Okay, okay, let's eat."

In fact, it was just fruit, and Suzune stuffed it into Yukishio's hand as if to hide her shyness.

During this time, they ate in silence without any communication.

Just eating all the fruits I brought will make me full. Eating fruits as lunch in the wild is a rare and novel experience.

"How strange."

Thinking of this, Suzune suddenly laughed.

I don't know if Xuechao understood what she meant, or was simply affected by the atmosphere, and laughed softly along with the ring tone.

They laughed like this for a while.

"It's so strange..."

This time it became Snow Wave and said so.

"Yeah, that's weird."

Suzune put away her smile, put her hands on the ground to close the distance between the two, and then kissed Xuechao lightly on the lips.

After returning to the original distance again, Xue Chao did not react.

"Woo..."

After a while, the skin above her neck turned red from the inside out before she let out such a cry.

At this time, whether it is anger or anger is a normal reaction, Xue Chao's reaction seems to be too mild.

This means forgiving and accepting Suzune's sudden attack.

"Xue Shio...don't you hate this?"

Lingyin didn't know why she did that kind of thing just now. It was all her fault of being too close.

If others do this to her, even people of the same sex will feel rejected, so knowing that she has done something wrong, she is afraid of being disliked by Xuechao.

"……I have no idea……"

Xuechao didn't answer her directly, nor did he say he hated her.

She didn't run away from him, and Suzune didn't know how to understand this ambiguous attitude.

In the end, she took it a step further without being affected by the atmosphere. This less than one second kiss became a secret between the two of them.

But through this overly intimate behavior, both Suzune and Yukishio confirmed each other's feelings.

For Xuechao, she is the first friend he has made and the only friend without any additional relationship.

For Suzune, although Yukishio is not his first friend, he is indeed the friend closest to his inner world.

In their small world, they both regard each other as an irreplaceable spiritual pillar.

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