Chapter 96: You Ling lends me a day~
Yilin, who was often called to the magic society to help, couldn't be said to have very high attainments in magic.
On the contrary, Yilin's own magical talent was actually very average; looking at the entire Fusion Academy, it was only at an above-average level.
But unrelated to magical attainments and talent, the concoction of magic reagents required stronger mental strength and a high degree of concentration.
And in terms of mental strength and concentration, these were precisely Yilin's strong suits.
As an ordinary student, to what extent was Yilin's mental strength strong?
The day she trespassed into the back mountain, ordinary students like Shuiwuyue collapsed after not lasting two turns in a Shadow Game.
Yilin, however, forcefully dragged it out for several turns, even fighting back and forth with Barrier Master Megan, successfully holding out until You Ling and Aisha returned.
As for concentration, Yilin's other strong suit...
Recently, Yilin felt increasingly unable to muster her strength.
Her thoughts were very difficult to concentrate highly.
Every time she wanted to focus on doing something, a voice would jump out in her mind, disturbing her thoughts.
「"Leave it to me, Lin."」
「"This is our victory, you can be prouder, Lin."」
Even if she tried hard not to recall, the scenes from that night still echoed in Yilin's mind from time to time.
And each time it appeared, it made Yilin's cheeks flush and burn, making it very difficult to concentrate again.
The failure in concocting the transformation potion indeed had the factor of today's three earthquakes.
But asking herself honestly, Yilin knew that with her current state, even if she hadn't encountered the impossible force of three earthquakes today, it would have been very difficult to successfully concoct the reagent.
Her recent self was truly too strange.
Tracing it back to the source, it was still because of You Ling's appearance, which completely disrupted the rhythm of her daily life.
The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.
Thus, after struggling repeatedly for a whole night, Yilin resolutely made this decision.
Tomorrow, the magic society will make one last attempt to concoct the transformation potion that enhances card effects; there's no chance to mess up again.
Xiao Ai is her best friend.
You Ling is also Xiao Ai's friend.
A friend's friend, and between friends, they will definitely help if there are difficulties, right?
For the success of the experiment, she must borrow You Ling's mental strength, which even Shadow Games couldn't harm in the slightest.
To no longer be troubled when concentrating in the future, she also had to find a way to overcome this hurdle.
"(・◇・)? Huh?"
After hearing Yilin's request, Aisha instantly fell into a bewildered state.
Her large, emerald green eyes blinked in confusion, as if there was something wrong with her ears.
"Lin-chan, what did you ask me just now?"
"Lend me You Ling for a day."
"No no no, I mean the previous question."
"We're best friends, right?"
"No."
"Sigh, even if it's a joke, Xiao Ai, you're too mean!"
In the mind room of the Millennium Puzzle , You Ling was also initially curious and surprised by Yilin's request.
But the silvery laughter suddenly coming from beside him attracted his attention even more.
"Hahahaha, well said!"
Dark Aisha, who had been squatting on the ground for a while, originally silent, inexplicably started laughing, appearing particularly cute.
Combined with Aisha's own impish words just now.
Indeed, after accepting her dark side, Aisha Carlos had also changed slightly. At least she wouldn't be like her old good-natured self, casually agreeing to others' requests.
"Lin-chan, you're the one being too mean. What do you mean 'lend You Ling'? Mr. You Ling isn't an item!"
"Ah, this... sorry, I was too hasty just now, didn't make myself clear."
Yilin tapped her red-haired little head, decisively acting cute to evade punishment, then explained in detail her intention to borrow You Ling's strong mental strength to concoct the experimental potion.
"Really? Really just asking Mr. You Ling to help out at the magic society?"
Aisha was half-believing, half-doubting. She originally wanted to say that if it was just a matter of You Ling controlling her body and using mental strength for concoction, she could do it herself.
But Aisha then considered her near-Muggle magical talent; it seemed even if she volunteered, there was a high probability she would only be adding to the trouble.
"Really, Xiao Ai, if it fails again tomorrow, everyone might lose confidence and give up on this experiment."
Yilin clasped her hands together, earnestly pleading, without a trace of 'personal feelings'.
"To be able to change card effects through magic potions. If such an experiment succeeds, it might create brand new history in Fusion Academy!"
"(｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡) Although I didn't quite understand, it sounds very impressive."
Yilin had already said this much; now the pressure was entirely on Aisha.
On a smaller scale, Yilin's three experimental failures today were indeed partly her responsibility.
On a larger scale, if the experiment that could create card history failed because of her possessiveness towards You Ling, wouldn't she be a sinner for ages?
"No, I can't decide this matter, I must ask for Mr. You Ling's opinion."
Ultimately, Aisha still handed the choice over to You Ling.
"Printing cards with magic, huh? Sounds very interesting. I can give it a try!"
However, for anything related to cards, Aisha had actually foreseen the result long ago; You Ling definitely wouldn't refuse.
But even if she foresaw the result, Aisha couldn't help but feel a bit sour in her heart.
A sense of loss similar to that night when she had to throw out the Millennium Puzzle to save Yilin.
"Alright, Mr. You Ling has also agreed. Tomorrow's magic society club activity, I'll go with you."
Of course, even if You Ling agreed to help, Aisha would absolutely not lend out the Millennium Puzzle, lend out You Ling, for an entire day.
This was the bottom line.
Anyway, club activity time was just from after school until before dinner.
At that time, Aisha would only lend the Millennium Puzzle to Yilin when concocting the magic potion.
This cautious appearance was just like a child very unwillingly, yet still having to lend out their most precious treasure.
"That's great, Xiao Ai!"
Compared to Aisha's sour mood, Yilin was completely overjoyed.
"You really are my most trustworthy best friend; tomorrow's experiment will definitely succeed."
Yilin hugged Aisha tightly, rubbing her face vigorously against the girl's smooth cheek.
Human joys and sorrows are not interconnected.
Yilin was rejoicing that for tomorrow's most crucial experiment, she could have a strong support like You Ling to rely on.
You Ling was looking forward to what kind of cards could be printed using this world's unique magic system.
Aisha was jealous.
Luka, on the other hand, was facing the biggest crisis of her life.
"What's wrong with this woman? Such dueling strength, is she really just an academy student?"
Panting rapidly, the little loli Luka, her chest heaving up and down, looked in disbelief at the gray-haired girl wearing a witch hat in the darkness.
"I was wondering why there was a little bug acting so sneakily during the day. You wanted to get this back, right?"
What Irena held in her hand was precisely the Millennium Ring that Luka had specially hidden in a secluded corner of the bushes before coming to the academy during the day.