On the 24th day of May in the late spring of the Western calendar, it was sunny, and two days had passed since the occurrence of the Night of the Witch. Mazzat, commonly known as the "Blue Capital", has been in full swing for the past two days after the baptism of this year's disaster-worthy witch's night, and the original daily affairs have been suspended. Even Landu College, which was the least affected by the disaster, gave the whole school teachers and students a rare extra vacation. Although the ruins caused by that day are still everywhere, the citizens who are busy with their lives at this time are not so pessimistic. On the contrary, they smiled from time to time, and the corners of their mouths showed a hint of hope. Speaking of the root of this phenomenon, it is impossible to mention the dormitory where Neil and his family live, which is the former residence of the Blue Magician, Massazat. In the past two days, it is not uncommon to see several or groups of people wandering around the small building, most of whom were or are now admirers of Masazate, and have come to pay their respects. Even though Enish had deliberately ordered the restriction of access to Neil's residence in his capacity as headmaster in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, a small number of people had sneaked into the vicinity of the building, and most of the members were junior students, who had come here under the guidance of 'relevant personnel'. In addition to visiting the former residence of Massazat, they also came here to see the rumored demeanor of Senior Rinier. After all, the existence of the Blue Magician is too far away for them, and even some of the freshmen who have just entered this year still have a cold name in the textbook because their hometown is far away. And although Neil appears on most occasions in the rumors, it is really something that can be encountered. Although they heard that Neal always kept a straight face, although they heard that Neal was always silent, although they also heard that Neal was dressed strangely, even if there were thousands of strange rumors, it still couldn't stop their curiosity, but it was these strange anecdotes around Neil that added a bit of mystery to Neil's figure in their hearts. There were even a few of them who had been rescued by Neil himself during the witch's night, and the strange and powerful figure was deeply imprinted in their hearts.

And the same today, at the end of May, the pale red buds in the courtyard in front of the old color building are waiting to bloom, but the purple star flowers have already bloomed all over the grass, and the growing grass and trees make the sun-soaked yard permeated with a faint fragrance. But in what should have been a leisurely afternoon, there was such a group of people crouching in the courtyard with a cluster of low bushes, peeking into the secluded little building, occasionally arguing in a whisper. "You know, it turns out that Neil's girlfriend is Miss Olivia. "Sister Olivia, the daughter of Speaker Rainey?" "It's supposed to be Sister Freya. "It's Senior Sister Olivia, Senior Neil duel with Senior Rich for the sake of Senior Sister. "Sister Freya, why haven't I heard of it? "A freshman was immediately intrigued by the name 'Freya'. "It's the senior sister who is always called a pseudo-aristocrat by her predecessors. "Pseudo-nobleman, I remember, she seems to be the adopted daughter of the Marquis of Valen din Fano. It's so pitiful for the seniors to ridicule like that because of this. "It's not because Freya has just been promoted to the second grade and has become an official beginner magician. Thinking about the fact that those seniors who usually call themselves nobles think that they are not as good as an adopted daughter without noble blood, this reality makes them unacceptable. By the way, Sister Freya is really super gentle, I like this very much. "Wow! Freya-senpai actually became a beginner magician in the second grade!" "Isn't it? "Eh, that's amazing?" "I've heard from the teacher in my class that most of them don't get their magician license until they are about to graduate. "Oh, is it that hard? Look at me this school year, I'll get it. "You?" "Just you?" "Ah, what's wrong with me. "Let's wait until we pass the school year test. "I—" The man was about to go back, but was interrupted by a sentence. I heard one person suddenly shout: "Hey, hey, don't make any noise, someone is coming!" Everyone was silent for a moment, and in the direction of a finger, they saw a carriage slowly driving towards Xiaolou in the distance. "Ahh

"Huh?" Richie, who was concentrating on driving the carriage, suddenly turned his head slightly to look at the bushes in the corner of the courtyard. "Is it exposed?" "Has it been discovered?" "Allah save me!", the junior juniors were disturbed by Richie's sudden gaze. "What's wrong, Richie?" asked the girl sitting in the carriage suddenly. "Oh, nothing. With that, he left an intriguing smile and returned to his focus on catching the carriage. The younger students who were lying down in the bushes and holding their breath immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Richie didn't care. I couldn't stop talking more, "I was scared to death, I thought I was discovered!" "Haven't we been discovered?" "Probably not, I guess." "Ah, thank Allah for your blessing. "Ha, what are you babbling about, this expedition is over. "But senior, you said that we were guaranteed to meet Neil. "Senior, stay a little longer, you see Senior Rich hasn't noticed us either. "Do you really think that Senior Rich didn't find out about us? Don't talk too much, and leave when Senior Rich leaves. ”

Regardless of the chattering in the bushes, Richie was driving the carriage and suddenly said to himself, "I didn't expect it to be getting more and more lively here, I don't know what that guy Neil will think." With that, Richie was in a good mood. "Oh, Richie, did you see those people sneaking into here? I've been hearing a lot of discussions in the past two days about going on an expedition here, and now this place is listed as one of the Academy's expeditions. "I don't know. If so, is Neil the mascot of the garden party? "It's not because of the rain of magic calming created by the blue magician, which not only calmed the disordered aether balance and controlled the symptoms of group alienation, but also revealed its own existence, and emboldened the citizens who had been worried about going to war with Dolan. For some reason, when the girl said the Blue Magician, Richie's face suddenly sank. I only heard him say: "It seems that we have to inform the academy to strengthen martial law here." "The strange conversation suppressed the otherwise bright weather.

"Richie, may I ask you a question?" "Okay, you ask. Richie replied simply. "Richie, do you still hate the Blue Magician?" As soon as the words came out, the girl regretted it a little. "Richie, if you think it's presumptuous—" Massazat, she was the one who killed my father indirectly. "But...""Needless to say, I don't want to continue this topic anymore. "But if Neil is the Blue Demon...""That's enough, I will definitely abide by the agreement with Neil, but other than the agreement, I'm sorry, it's my private matter." With that, Richie whipped him hard, and the carriage, which had been galloping slowly, suddenly accelerated. In less than a moment, the carriage had already arrived at the door of the small building. I saw the carriage slowly stop, and Olivia walked down from the carriage in a light-colored suit, carrying a box of pastries in her hand. "Look, it's Olivia-sensala!" "How's that?" I'm right!" the noise was so loud that even Olivia, who was standing in the doorway, could hear it. "Well, there really is. Olivia spat out her little tongue at Richie and grimaced. "Miss Olivia, see you after dinner. "Richie, aren't you staying?" "Miss Olivia, I still have business to attend to at the Academy, and I'm out of company." "Drive!" shouted, and Richie drove the carriage away. "What, Richie is not usually like this, why does he always like to use affairs as an excuse when he looks like his father now." Forget it, I'll forgive you this time. Olivia smiled and turned around and knocked on the wooden door of Neil's residence.

"Click. The wooden door was slowly pushed open, and first a furry ear sticked out, and then Erin cautiously poked her head out and looked out of the house, and when she saw that it was Olivia, she welcomed her in. As soon as she entered, Olivia was shocked by the slim little Irene who appeared in front of her, "I haven't seen you for two days, how do you feel that Erin has grown up a lot, is it my delusion." "Sister Olivia, sit here while I'll call Brother Neil." With that, Erin went upstairs. Olivia put the pastry down, and just a moment after she sat down on the couch, she heard Erin walk down the stairs and say to her, "Sister Olivia, Brother Neil asked you to go to his room." Olivia was stunned for a moment, and her pretty face immediately turned crimson, and she thought: What the hell is Neil going to do, can't it be like this, that? Although Olivia was apprehensive, she still pretended to be calm and went upstairs step by step. She recalled the route of the last time she stayed and knocked on the door and pushed open Neil's door, but the heavy thoughts she had had were forced out of her mind the moment she pushed the door open. What caught her eye was Neil lying on the bed weakly, his body was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, and there were pill bottles scattered around the edge of the bed, and what was even more terrifying was that although Neil had his eyes closed, he had an expression on his face that he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

As if sensing Olivia's arrival, Neil slowly propped himself up and leaned against the wall with the window. Olivia originally wanted to come forward to help, but Neil refused, he said, "I'm not in the way, thank you" Somehow, what should have been a word of thanks could not be traced from the wooden face. When Neil saw her standing there stunned, he said to her, "Don't be so restrained, please sit as you like." It was still the same cold face and flat tone. "Hmm. Olivia answered, and sat down in a random chair. Neil slowly raised his hands, untied the strip of linen-colored cloth wrapped around his head, and let the bright dark black linger in the warm river of light, he squinted, felt the temperature of the light, and muttered: "Some light flowers, the world is a thousand flowers...", "That, Neil?" As if disturbed by Olivia, Neil opened his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, I accidentally fell into the memory." The tone was still so soft, and Neil closed his eyes again, as if in a moment's thought. After a moment, he said, "Olivia hasn't thanked you this time, and if it weren't for your help, I might have been killed by the alienated Irene." "No, no, if I hadn't protected Erin, there wouldn't have been so much. Olivia hurriedly replied. "You don't have to blame yourself, it's my judgment to entrust Erin to you, and the reason for this is my miscalculation. Neil's faint words, no matter how rough Olivia's nerves were, her face was flushed for a while, and she couldn't wait to escape immediately. But Olivia's cowardly gesture fell into Neil's eyes, which made him not puzzled, and he couldn't help but keep an eye on Olivia even more. And Olivia felt Neil's gaze even more uncomfortable.

Finally, Olivia simply asked, "Ne, Neil, what are you going to do?" As soon as the words fell, Neil immediately answered: "Olivia, I actually want to ask you for a favor." "Huh?" Olivia looked at Neil suspiciously, only to hear him say, "You already know my brunette." Olivia nodded. "You already know the crystal in my chest. Olivia nodded again. "But why didn't you say it?" Neil's direct question made Olivia's mind spin for a moment. "yes, don't I hate him? The black hair is because of the presence of Captain Crow, so what does the crystal say, obviously just need to spread the word. Hah Inexplicably annoyed, she said unceremoniously to Neil, "If it's such a boring question, then I'll have to go." With that, Olivia straightened up and looked like she was about to leave. Suddenly, Neil's expression changed without warning, startling Olivia, who had wanted to see him deflated. At this point, Neil said, "I'm sorry to scare you. That's exactly what I'd like to ask you to help with. Others are either inconvenient or untrustworthy, and the only person I can think of right now is you. "Neil, what's going on?" Olivia asked subconsciously. "It's expression management. "'Expression management?' Isn't that what the strange book you found in Neil's room last time?" "In fact, because I was infected by Deba, I have long lost all kinds of emotions, and all my original expressions are only like this. As he spoke, Neil's expression regained his semblance. "The rest of the looks and some of the emotional conversations I was able to make were all thanks to the techniques described in the book and the potions I had prepared myself according to the desired stimulus. Now I'm running out of potion, but it seems to have some after-effects that I can't control whenever I want to make an expression. As he spoke, Neil tried to make a wry smile but was replaced by a laugh, then pouted again. "So I'd like to ask you to help me make potions as I do. Please, as a reward, I'll help you do what I can when I'm fully recovered. Olivia agreed, stunned.

By the time the sun was setting, one side of the room had turned orange, and Olivia had finally finished the practice of making potions. When Olivia descended the stairs, Neil, who was sitting alone on the edge of the window, pulled out the book of magic that Massazate had given him. I saw him gently caress the cold text tattooed in the lower right corner of the cover, and the characters that were originally written on the pages of the book turned into countless points of light flying out of the book.