Ch 15: The weather is quite nice today, too.

“Oh dear, don’t be impatient. Before that, could you help me with an experiment?”

Ah, judging by the voices, it’s Lan Bao and Star of Wisdom.

An experiment? What kind of experiment needs Lan Bao’s help?

His Potionology skills with Jian Ni are worse than hers.

Her curiosity piqued, Rui Bu Si immediately stopped worrying about leaving.

Mi Ya Xing: “I have a banana here. Want a banana?”

A banana…

She sensed a hint of malice in his tone.

But clearly, the protagonist of this matter—Lan Bao—didn’t sense this malice. She knew without thinking that Lan Bao would definitely eat it.

Sure enough, after a moment, Lan Bao’s voice rang out in the classroom:

“I’ve finished it. Can you tell me now?”

Damn it, did her method not work? She even went behind her back to ask others!

The conversation in the classroom continued.

Mi Ya Xing: “Oh, but I just drank too much Ice Water, I’m a little full. Could you help me transfer some of the water?”

Despite the frequent urging, Mi Ya Xing’s voice remained unhurried. To Rui Bu Si, the scent of conspiracy became even more pronounced.

Ice Water…?

Is this also part of the experiment?

Poor Lan Bao seems about to encounter something unpleasant.

Rui Bu Si silently mourned for him.

The experiment seemed to have concluded before it even began. She thought Mi Ya Xing would tease Lan Bao a little longer, but they went straight to the main topic.

Rui Bu Si idly rolled the corner of her book, no longer curious about the experiment at all; her curiosity had been completely killed by reality—

Her legs were numb from squatting, and she was starting to suffer.

But the main topic of their conversation was several magical items related to Love.

Oh~ Her extinguished curiosity reignited. Under the table, Rui Bu Si pricked up her ears, trying to ignore her numb feet.

Let her hear how far magical item development had progressed.

Hmm…

Sweet Cocoa: After drinking it, your mouth is full of sweet words, every word sweetens your heart—two and a half million for one bottle, and it’s already booked until ten years from now;

Happiness Cloak: After putting it on, the other person will become infatuated with their masculinity, clinging to you like a little bird—already out of print;

Arrow of Love: As long as you’re hit by the arrow, the person who is hit will fall in love with you at first sight, a destined forever—taken by Cupid.

Unreliable while also being expensive and difficult to buy.

She curled her lip in boredom. She really shouldn’t have reacted so quickly and hidden under the desk.

My feet are so numb~ So bored~~ When will this end~~~

Mi Ya Xing: “Don’t you feel like you really need to use the restroom right now?”

Then came Lan Bao’s very pained voice:

“I… I kind of do… Excuse me, I’ll be right back.”

The sound of the door opening, which she had been anticipating, finally came, but it seemed only one person left.

A negligible one at that.

Staring at the floor, diligently rolling the corner of her book, trying to transfer her suffering to the book.

“So bananas and ice water really do cause diarrhea.”

After a long time, Mi Ya Xing’s voice of enlightenment rang out.

Just about to act, ready to gamble, Rui Bu Si silently retracted her thoughts.

Forget it, let’s just huddle here a while longer.

The experiment they were conducting was simply bananas and ice water.

Ugh, Mi Ya Xing is so insidious. She mentally scorned him.

While secretly cursing him, her ears unexpectedly received unexpected words: “Come out.”

Rui Bu Si’s whole body froze.

Discovered?

When?

How is that possible? Her position was so hidden!

Could it just be a casual remark?

Stopping her fidgeting with the book, she decided to remain motionless.

Closing her eyes, playing dead: Can’t see me, can’t see me, can’t see me…

The classroom was silent, only the sound of her breathing and heartbeat could be heard. Her legs told her that a century had passed.

Did they leave?

She cautiously opened one eye. A squatting person appeared in the open space in front of her. Her heart skipped a beat. Their eyes met. It’s hard to say how long the other person had been squatting there.

“…Hi, what a coincidence.”

The weather is nice today too, haha…ha.

“Mm.”

He responded softly, barely suppressing the upturn of his lips. Mi Ya Xing extended a hand: “Need help getting up?”

She wanted to refuse and explain that she actually liked studying this way, it had a great atmosphere.

The reality was, she nodded weakly and reached out her hand:

“Sl-slowly.”

She had been squatting for so long she couldn’t feel her feet anymore.

“Okay.”

Even slowly, it was still painful. When she finally sat down in her chair, thinking of finding something to distract herself, she saw Mi Ya Xing holding one of her books that had fallen under the desk.

Her scalp tingled.

How to explain her act of studying Magical Physics with a dictionary?

“Books borrowed from the library must be compensated for if damaged.”

He pointed to the corner of the book.

Even when the book was closed, the damage was clearly visible.

“Will it cost a lot?” It shouldn’t be that bad, right?

Mi Ya Xing sat down at the desk in front of hers and solemnly nodded twice.

Recalling his “deception” of Lan Bao, Rui Bu Si didn’t find it very believable, but she couldn’t gamble with her nonexistent money.

Shaking the book in her hand, Mi Ya Xing said, “I have a way to make it look brand new in a flash~”

Really?

“What is it?”

“Solve this problem, and I’ll tell you.”

An open Magical Physics textbook lay on the desk; the steps she had gotten wrong yesterday were marked with a cross.

Because she had a clear understanding of her current level, this time she wrote on paper.

She looked at the question; she had just read it, even done half of it, yet it still felt utterly unfamiliar.

Time seemed to be moving extra slowly today. Come to think of it, she hadn’t done any good deeds yet. Maybe she should do them before returning to think about the book.

Maybe the book will be restored by then?

But Lan Bao is probably still having diarrhea… Are those ten good deeds absolutely necessary?

【Absolutely necessary.】

“…”

It’s all her fault for playing with the book; she shouldn’t have chosen one that was easy to damage.

After a long time, she finally calculated the correct answer.

Tortured by the problem to the point of exhaustion, she slumped in her chair, giving a weary, victorious smile:

“So what’s the solution?”

“Oh, that.”

Hearing his casual tone, a bad feeling arose in her heart.

“For a problem of this level, the school wouldn’t care. I was just curious how many times you’d need to try before getting this basic problem right.”

…There’s an insulting remark she’s not sure whether to utter.

“Your legs aren’t numb anymore, right?”

Eh? They actually aren’t.

“And oh,” Mi Ya Xing handed her the book, “I’ve already erased the marks.”

She took the book and examined it carefully several times. There wasn’t a single mark.

…That insulting remark was destined to remain unsaid.