In Dia's complicated eyes mixed with surprise, wonder, nervousness, uneasiness, hesitation, etc., Jiang Zhe repeated Lilith's original words, and finally got Dia's understanding.

"In other words, did Lilith get you here?

"yes, but she's ...... It looks like she's already gone out just now, why don't you ask when she comes back......"

"No need," smiling and shaking her head, Dia looked at Jiang Zhe and said trustingly, "I trust you - you wouldn't have been able to come in if Lilith hadn't opened the door for you!" she said, glancing at the cup she was wrapping, her cheeks flushed slightly, and said softly, "Soth, can you go to the living room and wait for me, I'...... I want to put on my clothes first......" As she spoke, she bit her lip and looked at her cup shyly and uneasily, not daring to look up at Jiang Zhe.

"When, of course!" In fact, Jiang Zhe felt extremely embarrassed than Dia, and hurriedly turned around and said, "I'll be waiting for you outside!"

"Thank you, South!"

After walking out of the girl's bedroom, Jiang Zhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although Lilith and the others had already placed some personal belongings in advance, they still couldn't help but let him see some very embarrassing things.

However, what was even more embarrassing was sitting on the sofa in the living room, but hearing the sparse sound coming from the bedroom.

After about half an hour, Dia walked out with a slight red face, and when she looked at Jiang Zhe, her expression was still a little overwhelmed.

"Wear ...... Weary?"

"Yes...... yes......"

The two of them looked at each other, and they both felt a little funny.

As if it was too embarrassing to stay in the girl's bedroom, Jiang Zhe stood up and said hesitantly, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Looking up at the sky outside the window, seeing that the sky was getting darker, Dia hesitated a little, then she turned her head to look at Jiang Zhe, and said softly, "Okay - if it's Soth you!"

At this time, the sky that was already cloudy was even darker due to the setting of the sun, and the two of them strolled along the path of the academy.

On the way, they rarely met other students, and during this time, most of the students had already gone to the college's cafeteria to eat, and there were few figures to see along the way.

"Dia, I heard you went home some time ago, didn't you?"

Stopping, Dia looked up at the stars in the sky against the breeze, sighed slightly, and said, "Did Lilith tell you, Soth?"

Without answering Dia's rhetorical question, Jiang Zhe stepped forward and stood side by side with Dia, hesitantly asking, "Did something happen?"

Diya hesitated, shook her head and said, "No, nothing...... said, she was about to turn around, but found that her arm was grabbed by Jiang Zhe.

"Is something going on?" Jiang Zhe asked repeatedly, looking at Dia's flickering eyes.

Looking up at Jiang Zhe's eyes, Dia lowered her head and said in an inaudible voice, "Don't do this, ...... Soth"

"What the hell is going on? Dia, can't you tell me?"

After a long silence, Dia slowly raised her head, shook her head, and said, "It's just my family business, Soth...... Let go if someone else sees ......"

"I just want to know, what's going on?!"

"Soth, you're hurting me......"

"I'm sorry......" Jiang Zhe hurriedly let go of his hand, apologized, and then looked at Dia and said softly, "No...... Can't you tell me, Dia?"

Rubbing her sore arm, Dia glanced up at Jiang Zhe, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you, Soth, thank you and Lilith and Rose...... Concern me, but ...... I'm fine, really good, it's okay ......," she said, grabbing the railing on the side of the road and looking up at the stars in the air, and said softly, "Soth, do you have any research on the stars? I heard that you have been to the great mage Tafandel, so you should know a little bit about the stars......"

"I don't have any interest in those!" interrupting Dia's words, Jiang Zhe frowned and said in a low voice, "The only thing I want to know now is what happened!"

"I said, I'm fine!" Rarely, Dia's expression showed a rare hint of anger, her head bowed, and her hands clutched the railing.

"Is it good that you look like this? Hiding alone in the room all day, this is called good?huh?" Looking at Dia deeply, Jiang Zhe took a long breath and said in a serious low voice, "Believe me, no matter what happens, say it...... I'm going to feel better......"

But for two minutes, Dia still kept her head down and kept silent, which made Jiang Zhe very disappointed, sighed slightly, and said, "Okay, I'm troubled...... Sorry for delaying you, goodbye!"

As he spoke, Jiang Zhe was about to turn around and leave, but found a small hand pulling at the sleeve of his robe.

"I'm sorry, South...... Can you stay here with me for a while?"

Turning his head to look at Dia, seeing that her eyes were faintly flashing with a little crystal, Jiang Zhe nodded slowly.

"Of course - as long as you want!"

Turning around and looking at the sincerity in the eyes of the boy in front of her, Dia only felt a sour heart, covered her mouth and sobbed and said, "Do you know, Soth? Since I was a child, only my mother loved me the most, but when I went home this time, I ...... I didn't even see her for the last time, woo-woo......"

"Don't ...... Dia Don't cry!" Looking at Dia in his arms, Jiang Zhe was a little at a loss for a while.

At the same time, Allen, who had just returned to the dormitory, was looking at the sofa with a puzzled expression, muttering, "That guy is not here......?"

As he spoke, he casually untied the magic robe on his body, casually threw it aside, and then lifted the knight's sword in the corner and took a deep breath.

And just as Alan was about to start his daily cultivation class, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Hmm?" Allen, who felt a little strange, walked over and opened the door, only to see Lisa running in and said with a grin, "Allen!"

"Hello, Lisa......" Alan said hello, and suddenly saw Lavia behind Lisa, seeing her hesitation, he couldn't help but be a little curious, shrugged and said, "Good evening, Lavia...... If you're here to find Soth, then it's a pity that the guy isn't here, it looks like he's out......"

Hearing Alan say that Jiang Zhe was not there, Lavia breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably, and her expression suddenly relaxed a little.

"That'...... Isn't that guy there? That ...... Let's go back, Lisa!"

"How can you just go back like this!" Holding Lavia's hand to prevent her from leaving, Lisa pouted, "Didn't you just say it well, Ive!"

"But, but he's not there......" Rarely, Lavia's cheeks were crimson, and she looked at Lisa pleadingly.

"Then wait for Soth to come back!" Lisa said with a grin, ignoring Lavia's pleading look.

"Hey," Ellen said with some inexplicability, looking at Lavia and then Lisa, "you guys are ...... Why?"

"Prom, prom!" finally pulled Lavia into the room and pressed her down on the couch to sit down, Lisa gasped for breath as she looked tired, and said to Eren with a grin, "Alan, does Soth have any dance partners?"

"Dancing partner?" said Allen, scratching his head and shrugging, "I haven't had time to tell him about this yet...... But it's the same whether it's said or not, that guy wouldn't be interested in this kind of thing......"

"Say! must say!" interrupted Allen, Lisa clenched a pair of small fists and said seemingly positively, "So, Soth doesn't have a dance partner yet?"

Alan shrugged, nodded and said, "Yes......" As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, turned his head to look at Lavia, and smiled, and the strange smile made Lavia feel a heat on his face.

"Eren is not allowed to bully Ivey!" Gently knocking his fist on Ellen's shoulder, Lisa looked at Ive, who was uncomfortable under Ellen's gaze, and said with a smile, "Look, Ivey, I told Lyreira that Soth just doesn't know......"

"Even if I knew that he wouldn't ......" subconsciously retorted, Lavia looked at the smiling Alan in embarrassment, and looked at Lisa with a bit of embarrassment and pleading.

"Hee-hee," apparently receiving a signal from Lavia, Lisa grinned, turned to Eren and said, "Alan, can I ask you a favor?"

"Of course," Alan bent over, took Lisa's small hand and kissed it gently, and then said with a bit of teasing, "As long as Lisa says it...... Remind that guy that there's a prom ...... in two days," he said, standing up, touching his chin and muttering, "But I can't guarantee that guy will go to prom, really!"

Glancing at Lavia, Lisa said with a bit of coquettishness, "Alan, don't be kidding, you can't help!"

"I'm not kidding," Alan spread out his hand and said embarrassedly, "Trust me, Lisa, I can guarantee that when I told Soth about the ball, the guy had only one answer, 'Trouble, not going!'......"

"Can't you think of a way, Alan!" Lisa was visibly anxious.

"There's a way," looking at Lavia with a strange smile, Alan said with a smile, "Just like last game, you let Lavia talk to Soth in person, isn't that the end?"

"I ...... I'm not going!" Lavia, who was sitting on the couch, stood up suddenly, and said in a panic, "I don't care if that guy goes or not, I still have a lot to do anyway......"

"Don't, Ive!" Lisa quickly took Lavia's hand and persuaded her, then turned around and whispered a few words in Alan's ear.

"Oh?" I saw Alan staring at Lavia up and down in surprise, then smiled and said, "In that case, I can't help it......

"Hee-hee, thank you Alan," Giggling as Lisa took out a mask out of nowhere, shoved it into Alan's hand and said, "Alan, give this to Soth!"

"Huh?" Alan stared at the mask for a long time, only to see that the mask was half silver, half black, and there were a few tear-stained marks on it, the style was very strange, like a clown.

After staring at it for a long time, Alan looked strange and said with a smile, "Where did you get this thing? It's like a clown, it's too ugly, isn't it? I don't want to be beaten up by Soth for this......"

"What nonsense!" Winking at Alan, Lisa whispered, "I accompanied Ivy to the hall where the dance was held just now, and I saw that the seniors brought a lot of masks, so we picked a few, and this one was picked by Ivey himself......"

"Just pick this thing?" Alan secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned his head to look at Lavia, saw that her eyes were full of anticipation and uneasiness, coughed twice, and said, "Hmm...... Not bad, good for Soth, but what...... Lisa, look, you say I'm giving this to Soth, is that true? I'm going to give it to Ellen and I'm going to give it to a pretty little ...... Miss Lisa, you, I gave this thing to South, it doesn't feel good...... Otherwise, well, this is still up to Lavia herself to Soth, and then I'll give that guy a few words, how about it?"

"I ...... Shall I go?" Lavia's face flushed a little, and she shook her head uneasily.

"That's right!" Lisa tilted her head and thought for a long time, as if she had thought of something, nodded and agreed, "This is really not good for Alan to send, it should be given to Soth by Ive!"

"I'm not going...... Forget it, I'm not going to the prom anymore, I'm going back to rest......"

Quickly holding Lavia's hand, Lisa said with a grin, "Look at this, Ive, well, when you meet Soth, you don't say anything, just give him this, and let Alan handle the rest......"

Alan also helped Lisa and said, "Hehe, as soon as I see that guy with this thing, I'm like, 'Ah, Soth, why do you have this, did some cute and beautiful girl give it to you, you bastard is so enviable, so hateful, so hateful!' And then the guy will definitely ask, and I'll tell him about the prom, what do you think? Lavia?"

I saw Lavia think about it for a long time with an embarrassed face, then gritted her teeth and whispered, "You don't need to add your exaggerated words, you just tell him what he told......"

With a smile, Alan handed the mask in his hand to Lavia, then patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, this matter is on me!"

"Thank you, Alan!"

Glancing at Lavia, Lisa grinned, then walked to the window, looked at the sky outside and said suspiciously, "It's strange, it's so late, where has Soth gone......?"

"He?" Lavia snorted, then glanced at the mask in her hand, hesitated, stood up, and said, "I...... I'm out for a walk......"

"Hee-hee," Lisa asked, tilting her head, grinning at Alan, "Do you need me to come with you? It's easier to find two people than one, right?"

"Talent...... I'm not looking for him, I'm just going to relax......"

"Oh-oh, hee-hee!"

yes, didn't you go to that guy...... With the clown mask in her arms, Lavia walked alone in the uninhabited path, looking at her expression, she seemed a little nervous and uneasy.

Well, not to find him...... I'm just taking a walk, yes, ......a walk! Is it to say if, in case of luck, it will be ...... Then I'll give him this mask, well, just thank him for his words during the first two days...... Well, that's it!

Barely suppressing the anxiety in her heart, Lavia looked around, the path was quiet, as if no one existed, but in fact, it was true, the students of Reox Academy had already finished their meal and returned to their rooms.

"Where the hell did that bastard go, the library was closed by now...... Stupid, I don't usually see him like to go out, and I can't find him when I have something......" muttered dissatisfied, Lavia bit her lip lightly, and walked on the path with feeling.

Suddenly, she faintly saw a figure in front of her, and looking at the back, it was obvious that it was the stupid person she was looking for!

"Suo ......" a light call came to an abrupt end.

"Hmm?" Standing in the darkness not far away, Jiang Zhe turned his head in surprise, glanced at the dark path, and muttered, "Is there anyone?" As he spoke, he lowered his head slightly, with a little embarrassment and confusion, and whispered, "Dia, there seems to be someone......

After a suppressed sob, Dia struggled slightly, broke free from Jiang Zhe's embrace, then turned around and wiped the tears on her face, and reluctantly smiled with a little stalk, "Are ......you afraid of being seen by others?

"What's going on? Is it about your mother?"

"No!" Not daring to look up at Jiang Zhe's eyes, Diya said with some shame, "It's just now...... ...... just now"

Looking down at the tear stains on the neckline of his robe, Jiang Zhe nodded.

"Whew," Dia said softly, holding the railing with both hands and looking at the stars in the sky, "It's much easier...... Sure enough, it's really uncomfortable to hold it in my heart. Soth, the legend says that when a man dies, he becomes a star in the sky......"

Shrugging, Jiang Zhe said, "That's just a legend...... as he spoke, he turned his head to look at the dark corner not far away, he always felt as if there were people there.

Looking at Jiang Zhe and shaking his head helplessly, Dia said with a smile, "You, won't you coax girls?" I also know that it's just a legend, but ...... In the eyes of us magicians, the human soul is just a stream of energy, which can either smoothly enter the realm of death or dissipate into this world...... But no matter which ending it is, it's not so good......"

Turning his head to look at Dia's face, seeing her looking up at the stars in the sky, Jiang Zhe said softly, "It's very difficult for people to encounter perfect things in this life, right? I don't think your mother wants to see you overly sad because of her departure, right?

"You don't understand, Soth," said Dya with a deep sad memory, "when I was young, my family was very harmonious, and my father, mother, me, and my brother, we lived so happily...... I was an incompetent older sister, and that year, my mother asked me to take care of my younger brother, but ...... That year, I lost my only brother...... I tried my best to make up for my mistakes, but unfortunately some things are really irreparable...... At the same time as I lost my brother, I also lost my father's love...... I still can't forget the angry eyes of my father when he saw me that day...... I try to make up for it as best I can, I don't have any talent for magic, and I don't have any special interest in it...... You may find it ridiculous to hear it, my father is a lord, but the situation in the family is not even as good as some commoners, and I came to Reox for nothing more than my brother's wish, to become a royal magician, to become a nobleman to continue my family...... I didn't want to go home, I was afraid to see the way my father looked at me, I was afraid to hear my mother call my brother's name in a dream......"

"Dia......"

Turning around and leaning against the railing, Dia looked at Jiang Zhe and said with a bit of a stalk, "The weight of five hundred gold coins, maybe others won't understand, but you should understand that five hundred gold coins is enough for a family to live comfortably for a year, or even two or three years...... These gold coins were given to me by my mother without telling my father, for this matter, the family that used to be very harmonious, but now it is full of quarrels, my father hates me very much, I know it, but I don't hate him, I am just afraid, I am afraid to see my father, I am afraid to see the way he looks at me...... I thought I would be able to make up for my mother's efforts, study magic hard, become a royal magician, and improve the situation at home, so that my mother would not have to work so hard anymore...... But now, all the goals are gone, you know, Soth, everything I've done has become meaningless......"

"Dia......"

"Whew," Dia let out a long breath as she stretched out her arms, then looked at the stars in the sky and muttered, "But I still want to be a royal magician, and in order not to make my mother's efforts worthless, this should be my life's ideal......"

Glancing at Dia, Jiang Zhe said sincerely, "It must be possible!"

"Giggle," with a chuckle, Dia turned her head to look at Jiang Zhe and said with a smile, "Thank you, Soth, what about you? What about your ideals?"

"Me?" Scratching his head, Jiang Zhe thought for a while, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I heard that becoming a royal magician will lose your freedom, and you will be instructed by some people to do this and that, it's too troublesome, I don't like it, if you talk about ideals...... I want to learn powerful magic!"

"Powerful magic?" Dia looked at Jiang Zhe suspiciously and asked, "What for?"

"What to do? It's to learn powerful magic, and what to do...... I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet, I should do what I want to do, I don't like to be constrained......"

"Don't you want to be a royal magician?"

"Well, if you can be unrestrained, it's not bad to be a royal magician, at least you don't have to worry about the gold coins, I still owe Professor Hodd five hundred gold coins!"

"Giggles, you are really a very special and interesting person, South," smiling slightly, Dia leaned against the railing and looked at Jiang Zhe, and said sincerely, "When I am with you, I always feel very relaxed...... Thank you, South!" she said, glancing up at the sky and whispering, "Go back, it's late......"

"Wait!" subconsciously took Dia's hand, and then hurriedly let go, Jiang Zhe looked at Dia and said hesitantly, "There is one more thing......

"Huh?"

"This ...... There's a prom in two days, you know? It's the masquerade ball......."

Dia looked at Jiang Zhe with puzzled eyes, and then seemed to think of something, a slight smile appeared on her face, and she said teasingly, "Do you want to invite me?"

Jiang Zhe nodded awkwardly, but saw Dia shake her head slightly, and said in a low voice, "This is also Lilith's idea, right?" Thank you, South, in fact, I have been thinking about this for the past two days, and I am sorry to worry you...... I'm feeling better, don't worry about me anymore, prom, you should choose the girl you like as your dance partner...... I'm sorry, Soth, I want to take advantage of these two days to sort out my study materials, for I don't have any magical talent, the year-end assessment is a big problem!"

"Why do you want to refuse?" Looking at Dia, Jiang Zhe hesitated and said, "Even if it's for your goal, it's not too bad for a few days, right?"

Raising her head and glancing deeply at Jiang Zhe, Dia smiled slightly and said softly, "You're right, Soth-the reason why I refused is because I understand that you don't really want to invite me......" However, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Jiang Zhe.

"Why do you think I didn't really want to invite you?

"......" For a while, Dia was stunned, and her little hand subconsciously covered her mouth, and then, she smiled slightly, and said softly, "Didn't Lilith tell you that bad guy, I never accept other people's invitations......" As he spoke, he paused, looked up at Jiang Zhe and said softly, "But I have no reason to refuse you - as a reward for the comfort you just had, I accept your invitation!"

"Actually, I didn't say anything comforting......" self-deprecating and bitterly laughed, Jiang Zhe said seriously, "Do you really accept it?"

"Of course," looking at Jiang Zhe, Diya said with a bit of mischievousness, "Actually, I want to see what you look like when you wear a dress......

"Huh?" With a little embarrassment, Jiang Zhe said in a sneer, "I think you will be disappointed, I don't have any dresses......"

As if thinking of something, Dia covered her mouth, looked Jiang Zhe up and down incredulously, and said, "You don't plan to wear this to the ball, do you?"

"Well, I think so—as long as you don't mind!"

"Giggles," Dia couldn't help laughing, looking at Jiang Zhe and teasing, "You're really a very special person, Soth, okay, you can wear this, I won't mind, but what about the mask? If you're not prepared, I think Lilith can help you, she's very good at this kind of ball......"

"This ...... Don't use this, I'll figure it out myself!"

As if seeing the embarrassment in Jiang Zhe's eyes, Diya didn't say anything, just nodded and said softly, "Then so be it...... It's late, let's go back!"

At the same time, in the distance that Jiang Zhe and Dia didn't notice, Lavia was standing with her back against the trunk of a tree, her eyes revealing a loss that was difficult to hide.

Glancing at the mask in her hand, she bit her lip slightly, and slowly released her tightly clenched right hand, allowing the mask to fall straight on the dead leaves all over the ground with a slight click.

"Hmm, Dia, wait for me!" As if hearing something, Jiang Zhe walked straight towards the place where he heard the movement, faintly, he always felt that there seemed to be someone behind the tree.

But it turned out that there was no one behind the tree, just on the ground, lying a seemingly strange mask, half dazzling silver, half deep black, with a pattern like a clown...... "Huh?" bent down to pick up the mask and looked at it, Jiang Zhe muttered, "It's not bad, it's interesting......" As he said, he looked around, but didn't find half a figure.

"Soth, what's wrong? it's late, I'm going back!" Perhaps it was too late, Dia urged in the distance.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Looking around again, and then glancing at the mask in his hand again, Jiang Zhe shrugged his shoulders and casually put it in the pocket of his magic robe.

On the other hand, Lisa had been waiting for Lavia in their own bedchamber, but strangely enough, it wasn't until late at night that she heard a creak at the door.

"Ivey?" Lisa, who was in her pajamas, rubbed her somewhat hazy eyes, looked at Lavia who walked into the room, and asked, "Why is it so late, did you run into Soth?"

"Hmm," Lavia said nonchalantly, walking straight to her bed.

"Really?" Lisa, who was originally sleepy, suddenly became energetic and asked with great interest, "What about ...... Will you give him the mask?"

I saw Lavia lying on the bed and turned over, facing the window, and said vaguely, "Hmm......"

Lisa tilted her head and blinked, then slipped into Lavia's bed, hugged her friend and said with a grin, "Hee-hee, isn't Nasoth surprised............?

At the same time, Jiang Zhe also returned to his bedroom, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Alan lying lazily on the sofa, and when he saw Jiang Zhe, he said angrily, "I said man, do you still know to come back?"

"Heh, haven't slept yet?"

"Isn't that okay!" Alan said listlessly, with a yawn.

Looking at Alan suspiciously, Jiang Zhe asked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, don't care," shrugged his shoulders, Alan saw Jiang Zhe take out a familiar clown mask from the pocket of his robe, and suddenly perked up, coughed, and said in a strange way, "Yo! man, this mask is very interesting......"

"Oh, yes? I'm kind of interesting......

Glancing at the clown mask with a strange expression, Alan sneered, "That...... Soth, did you know that there is a prom in two days?"

"You know, what's the problem?"

"Of course there's a problem!" Pretending to be indignant, Alan clutched his chest and said exaggeratedly, "I know you too well, South, you don't usually pay attention to such things...... And this cute, cute, chic mask, was it given to you by a cute and beautiful girl, you bastard is so jealous...... Damn!"

"Send?" Glancing at Alan puzzled, Jiang Zhe said suspiciously, "This is what I picked up on the road just now." ”

"Pick up, pick up?" looked at Jiang Zhe in amazement, and Alan was dumbfounded.

W-That's not right...... ps:Is the plot slow?heh,I'm just used to interspersing branch lines when writing the main line.,Anyway, some of them must be written.,In order to plump up the characters.,Okay.,I'm going to change the scene soon.,As for what scene.,I think everyone knows.。

(To be continued)