Chinese New Year's Eve.

Standing in the middle of the room with a blank face, Zero dressed himself in a kimono... It is not so much that there is no expression, but that resistance has been abandoned.

"Lord Ryu is very beautiful in this kimono." The head maid of the Aina family, who came to deliver the kimono on the side, said the words of the critical attack while looking at Lie with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Lady Aina has been preparing for last week in order to choose a kimono that is suitable for Ryo-sama to wear."

“…”

"Really," Lie replied faintly... At this time, Lie's heart was already like ashes, and the women's clothing unconsciously increased (grievances.

Zero lowered his head and dressed seriously for Lie... It can be seen that Zero is also wearing a very beautiful kimono, which is also carefully selected by Aina.

As for why Ryu would accept women's kimonos... About half an hour ago, the head maid of the Aina family came to visit and brought a gift at the same time.

In addition to some ordinary gifts, the head maid first gave Zero a kimono... It's the one Zero wears at this time.

There is no doubt that Aina's vision is top-notch, and this kimono is impeccable and complements Zero's body, showing the charm of Zero to the fullest.

Just as Lie was thanking, the maid took out another kimono with a smile... That's right, it's the one that Zero is wearing for Lie at this time.

“…”

It was very obvious, or at all, undisguised, that the head maid smiled at the success of her plan.

Ritsu looked at Zero, who had already put on a kimono and loved it a lot, so he had to... Declined.

“…”

"Really?" The head maid looked at Lie with a look of 'don't resist, you can't help it', and said with a smile: "Lord Lie, I want everyone... Want zero sadness? ”

“…”

Lie looked at Zero, and Zero turned his face sideways... Usually at times like this, Zero will definitely come out to relieve the siege, but today...

"Master..."Zero muttered in a very slight voice, "haven't seen it yet... What does the Master look like in a kimono..."

What else can Lie say? I don't like to wear women's clothes, but I don't like zero sadness even more!

With a feeling of 'out of the way', Ryu took the kimono and handed it to Zero... Speaking of which, Zero is an almighty little maid, and of course she wears a kimono in a mere way! (Actually, I have only learned it for a short time)

"Hey..."

Lie sighed inwardly, but he still didn't avoid this... Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.

There are many ways to celebrate the New Year... For example, everyone gathered around to watch the Spring Festival Gala, and some came out to participate in the festival.

Obviously, Lie and Zero are going out to participate in the festival this year, and at this time they are changing into clothes that are usually used on festivals.

Actually, Ryu has already prepared a kimono-like yukata because... Kimonos are expensive (—_—!)

"We'll go later, the head maid will go back first." Lie said to the head maid, "Aina, just tell her... The kimono that I chose for zero is very beautiful. ”

"What about Lord Lie's?" The head maid asked.

"..."Lie looked at the figure in the mirror... I have to say that Aina's clothes are always so suitable, and she can't find fault with her appearance.

“… I don't bring a gift with me when I visit! Eventually, Lie said angrily like a child.

The chief maid laughed, saluted again, and left.

It's still very complicated to wear a kimono, and Zero is very patient to wear it a little bit, and while Ritsu is standing, he can't help but think of what happened last week... It's been a week since the end of the Holy Grail War.

…

The Holy Grail War is over, and Chino. Yukiwa nursery rhymes got the Holy Grail... This means that Lie won the match with the Mistress of the Machine Spirit.

Although there is no radiance and a hundred flowers blooming, there are no gongs and drums and firecrackers... But the authority of the artifact held by Lie is in Qianno. The moment Yukiwa Tong Song wins, it is promoted.

If Lie increases the authority of the artifact, he will be able to mobilize more power of the artifact, and he will be able to do more things through the artifact... For example, seal the Mistress of the Instrument Spirit again.

This is a very good way, if you do this, you will definitely be able to calm down for a while... Something like being 'coerced and lured' into another world by the mistress of the machine spirit will not appear again in a short period of time.

By the time the Mistress of the Machine Spirit was able to break through the seal, Lie had probably finished her vacation and left the world where the Academy of Letters was located... There is no doubt that this is a good ending.

It's just that the current situation ... It is true that unlike at the beginning, the affairs of the Deep Sea Empire have long been history.

The Mistress of the Machine Spirit took her deep-sea girls back to the artifact space, probably waiting for what would happen after Lie elevated his authority.

Of course, the handling of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit is very important, which is a real threat to the existence of the fierce ship lady, the deep sea, and her friends.

It's just that, before that, Lie has another thing to do... Looking at Chino who made a wish to the Holy Grail not far away. Fortunately, Lie smiled and commanded the machine spirit.

“…”

"Understood, master." This time, the machine spirit was very obedient and completed Lie's order.

Again towards Chino. Xing's figure glanced at it, and Lie let Zero stay to take care of her, and he left first... Came to the artifact space.

“…”

This space is very familiar, because he just came here not long ago, that is, when he was sent to another world by the Mistress of the Machine Spirit.

This is the home of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit in the artifact space, and Lie also has a place here, but he doesn't go there often.

The deep seas of the mistress of the machine spirit, such as the deep sea habitat Ji Lihui, the outlying island, and the moon, as well as the deep sea habitat Mie and Yazi, are not there, only she sits on the throne.

"Why?" After questioning the machine spirit, Lie was sure that no one else was present, so he walked up to the machine spirit mistress and asked.

The Mistress of the Machine Spirit still had that indifferent expression, as if nothing in the world could arouse her interest... This was of course an illusion, and as far as Lie knew, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit was at least very interested in conquest.

Lie came up and asked, 'Why', as if he had no head or brain, but the Mistress of the Machine Spirit understood what Lie meant.

Hearing Lie's inquiry, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit seemed to laugh a little... It's so fast that it's like an illusion.

With her arms raised, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit sat there stretching, then reclined on the throne in a comfortable position, and pointed to the position next to her.

The side of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit was originally empty, but after she pointed, a seat appeared.

Lie looked at the expression of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit... It was hard to see what she was thinking, so I had to sit down with her.

The seat was very close to the throne of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit, and after Lie sat down, another table appeared between the two... It seems that the Mistress of the Machine Spirit has used this as a living room for the time being.

Just as Lie was thinking this, a tea set appeared on the table, along with a pot of water that had already been boiled.

“…”

Lie didn't move, and neither did the Mistress of the Machine Spirit. It seems that neither of them has the intention of taking the initiative to make tea.

The eyes of the mistress of the machine spirit seemed to fluctuate a little, but after all, she didn't say anything, and was silent.

Lie was equally silent... Anyway, it is Lie who has elevated his authority, and he can 'control' the Mistress of the Machine Spirit at any time, and Lie is not in a hurry at all now.

I asked why, because Lie wanted to know... Why did the Mistress of the Machine Spirit lose this game so easily?

Mistress Machine Spirit really didn't do much... The so-called helping the cloak girl summon the crown servant, this kind of thing that will be punished, the machine spirit will definitely remind you.

But the Mistress of the Machine Spirit did it anyway, and it can only be said... She just didn't want to shoot directly.

That is, excuses... After that, things are simple, and the mistress of the machine spirit chooses Fangchuan. Thousands of miles later, not much extra was done.

Even, even her subordinates... One of the Holy Grail Wars, Mi Hui, did not intervene too much, and only had a few orders such as 'you are not polite when encountering a martyr, and attack directly'.

Under Lie's gaze, a mysterious smile appeared on the originally indifferent face of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit.

"Of course it's because..."

"Lie is a fool!"

The machine spirit hostess said with a serious face, and this wonderful contrast directly made Lie a little unable to react.

What's going on?

Lie's breathing was a little short, and for a moment, Lie actually felt that the machine spirit hostess was a little cute... It must be an illusion, an absolute illusion!

"So, what is Lie going to do?" The Mistress of the Machine Spirit continued to ask Lie in a serious tone, "Sure enough, do you still want to seal me?" ”

“…”

"We made an agreement before." Lie shook his head and said to the Mistress of the Machine Spirit, "Done what you asked me to do... That is, after going to another world, I will no longer endanger the world around me. ”

"Not bad." The Mistress nodded in acknowledgement.

"Is the agreement still valid?"

The Mistress of the Machine Spirit raised her eyebrows and said, "It's still effective." ”

Hearing the Mistress of the Machine Spirit say this, Lie breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not so tense.

After thinking for a moment, Lie looked at the Mistress of the Machine Spirit and said to her, "In that case, there is no need for a seal. ”

"Let's continue to maintain the agreement...", the Mistress of the Flame Spirit stretched out her hand and said softly, "Non-aggression?" ”

Looking at Lie's outstretched hand, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit was distracted for a moment, and then chuckled lightly.

Instead of catching Lie's hand, the machine spirit stood up and walked not far away... Lie withdrew his hand and stood up as well.

The interior of the artifact space is very magical, this area can be created according to the owner's heart... In fact, the current appearance is the same as before, and the Mistress of the Machine Spirit has not changed except for the addition of some chairs.

"If Lie is here and just wants to say this, then you can rest assured." The Mistress of the Machine Spirit said: "According to the agreement, before my authority is higher than Lie, I will not endanger Lie's ship mother, the deep sea, and those friends of Lie. ”

"What if the same permissions are available in the future?" Lie asked reluctantly... When the agreement was made before, it was not said when the agreement would be valid, and it was inconvenient for Lie to inquire about the situation at that time.

But for now, Lie didn't want the Mistress of the Machine Spirit to take advantage of the loophole in her words and do something when she was taken by surprise.

He chuckled again, and there was undisguised contempt in the eyes of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit, as if he was very disdainful of Lie's cautiousness.

"The validity period of the agreement has been set before, until one day it is too high in authority."

“…”

"Okay, then I'll take my leave." I got the answer I wanted, and it met my expectations, so I was ready to leave.

This visit, Lie felt very satisfied.

"Wait a minute," the Mistress of the Machine Spirit shouted to Lie when she saw that it was too early to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit asked, "Lie... Do you just leave like that? ”

"Or else?" Lie turned around, but looked at the machine spirit mistress with a very strange look, and said, "I don't mind staying for a meal, but I guess you wouldn't want to, right?" ”

“…”

Indeed, it's hard to imagine the hostess of the machine spirit kindly leaving Lie behind and having dinner happily... If you stay and fight, it's still possible.

"Lie... Don't ask me what I'm going to do after that? The mistress of the machine spirit said lightly.

Lie was shocked when he heard this, and nervously shouted to the mistress of the machine spirit: "Do you want to regret not keeping the agreement?" ”

"That's not going to work, it's going to get more and more troublesome..."

"It's not—" The Mistress of the Machine Spirit wanted to explain, but as soon as she said this, Lie regained her composure.

"Since you won't be going to do anything about the world around me in the future, what do you want to do... I really don't want to know" Lie smiled bitterly: "It's just a gut feeling... It would be troublesome if I knew, but now I don't have any intention of saving other worlds. ”

“…”

The Mistress of the Machine Spirit opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but she was unwilling to be easily provoked by Lie.

"You're going to lose." The Mistress of the Machine Spirit paused and said, "Next time, you will lose." ”

"The reason why I easily ceded the victory to Rye this time is because..."

"I wonder what Lie will do after he elevates his authority."

So that's how it was... Lie nodded, this kind of thing is a bit incredible, but it really fits the character of the Mistress of the Machine Spirit.

"And now... I already know. The Mistress of the Machine Spirit returned to her throne and commented on Lie's actions.

"Sure enough... Lie is a fool. (Stick Reading, Formulaic Smile)

“…”

For no reason, he was said to be stupid, you said that he was not angry!

For the sake of the illusion that the Mistress of the Machine Spirit seemed to be quite cute when she said this, Lie decided not to bother with her.

"Goodbye." Lie said this, closed his eyes, and prepared to leave here.

"A word of advice to Lie," the Mistress of the Machine Spirit squinted and said to Lie, "Before the next duel, improve yourself, otherwise you will definitely lose with the current situation." ”

Lie's figure disappeared, and the Mistress of the Machine Spirit yawned, sat on the throne a little sleepily, and said softly, "This is not a threat, but a fact. ”

"So, try to improve yourself in the rest of the time... as my opponent. ”

If Lie hears this, he will definitely have mixed feelings, because the Mistress of the Machine Spirit seems... Finally get serious about Lie!

…

At the door of Lie's house, when he was changing his shoes and preparing to go out to participate in the festival, Chino. Yuki called.

"Gui'an, Lord Lie, Zero." Chino. Luckily, he said.

Xiao Nan and Xiao Xi also sent greetings through their mobile phones, and in addition to them, there was also a timid voice.

"Gui'an, Lord Lie, Sister Zero."

There is no doubt that this is the sound of a little Lori nursery rhyme!