Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

7143年7月20日下午2:05，从各个考场缓缓涌出的人群逐渐挤满了原先空空荡荡的考点道路。混迹于其中毫不起眼的灰发少女手里拿着一只古铜色外观、雕刻花枝藤蔓的电子怀表，以异常高的频率去看上面显示的时间。

There was no way around it. Every increase in the dosage of Loris's potion caused more harm to her spirit. When she made the potion, she had tightly controlled the onset time of the potion, from the end of today's exam to the time she returned to the hotel. , the time in between was only forty minutes. If she could not return to the hotel within forty minutes, she would easily have an accident as she suddenly changed from a conscious state to a dazed state outside.

This pocket watch was an eighth birthday gift from her father. On the dial was a black cat with a red bow tied to its tail.

Looking up from her pocket watch again, she quickened her pace and walked towards the entrance of the examination center.

Suddenly, she felt something hit her instep.

Looking down, she saw a section of burning thorns lying quietly at her feet. Her steps faltered, and the thorns burned into ashes and scattered in the wind.

This is the symbol of that family.

They were coming for her, thought Aecilia.

It's just that the timing isn't right...forget it, I have to go.

So she deliberately walked in a direction with fewer people. When her figure completely disappeared from the sight of others, a figure slowly walked out of the shadows.

She stood in front of the man, raised her head slightly and looked at the man in front of her with her light blue eyes.

This is a very tall man, and his most notable features are his black hair that reaches the back of his hips and his amber glass-like eyes.

In her opinion, those eyes were no different from the expensive gems sold in the mall. Although the appearance was crystal clear and beautiful, they had no temperature or emotion.

His eyebrows are sharp, his profile is cold, and he is tall. When they face each other, it is difficult for their eyes to be level. When his body stands erect on the spot, it is like a straight pine and cypress, a silent statue, or a hunter staring from behind his prey. He always maintains a calm mind and a still body, but can tear apart the false tranquility at any time for the ultimate goal. With its fast speed and most ferocious attitude, it bites through the prey's neck.

There was no such person in the environment that Aecilia was in in the past. No matter whether it was appearance or demeanor, no one she had ever seen could compare with him.

This also means that this person will be more difficult to deal with.

Based on the information previously transmitted from Kakar, her suspicion gradually took shape, and was soon confirmed by him himself.

"Ernest Ramirez, nice to meet you."

The man looked at her with slightly lowered eyelashes, his tone was calm, and his voice was as clear as the cold wind on the ice field, exactly the same as his own temperament.

Her face was impassive, and she was actually a little surprised, both at the circumstances of her first conversation with the Ramirez family and at the people they chose to talk to.

Just finding a place where there is no one to chat seems very perfunctory, but the person who was sent is the heir of that family, and it doesn't seem perfunctory at all.

She spoke calmly and calmly:

"Iris Adela, please give me your advice."

The two reached out their hands almost at the same time, held each other in mid-air, and pulled away at the same time after a moment.

Needless to say, the common words spread into the consciousness of both parties the moment she first made the decision.

Suddenly, she felt something flash before her eyes, and the left hand holding the pocket watch felt a cold touch similar to the one she had just briefly held.

Her feet seemed to be rooted to the spot, and her right hand was quietly at her side. However, her left hand clenched her pocket watch tightly in an instant, and quickly bent her elbow against the direction of the opponent's attack.

The two of them each used one hand to engage in silent exchanges for several times, which ended with her wrist being gripped and unable to move.

In her eyes that had not changed from beginning to end, the other person's other hand pinched the place where the watch chain connected with the dial, easily broke away from the force she exerted, took the pocket watch out of her hand, and then let go Open the hand that grasped her wrist.

Her left hand, which had been tense for a long time and was of no use, felt sore and swollen soon after it regained its freedom. She seemed not to notice the obvious red mark on her wrist, and lowered her hand as if nothing had happened, then raised her fine black eyes. Eyelashes:

"A simple pocket watch, you're interested in it?"

She asked in a calm voice, as if she was just talking to someone about daily trivial matters.

The other party's tone fluctuated slightly this time. He opened his pocket watch, faced her with the dial, and asked:

"ordinary?"

There are only numbers showing time on the dial, hands, a lazy black cat, and a tail wrapped with a red bow that wraps around the dial three times.

Aecilia looked at the things on the dial, turned back and said:

"What's not ordinary about it?"

Ernest looked at her expression and put away the pocket watch without giving an answer to this question.

Aecilia reminded him coldly:

"This is a relic, we won't give it away."

Even if he didn't know whose relic it was, he wouldn't be able to guess it after she said this.

The other party was finally willing to speak:

"I will return it to you after the dust settles."

This answer obviously did not satisfy her. She remained silent and looked at him without saying a word.

Judging from the brief confrontation just now, it would be of no benefit to her to take action. There was a huge gap in their strength.

Under her persistent gaze, Ernest added in a slightly gentle tone:

"I need to eliminate all hidden dangers, please forgive me."

Without waiting for her reply, he continued:

"Let's finalize our plans first."

Aecilia had no choice but to forget about the pocket watch.

……

Halfway through speaking, she felt that the effects of the medicine were going to wear off soon, but she could only hold back the anxiety that kept rising in her heart and listen to him finish. After finishing, she asked:

"what time is it now?"

Ernest looked at her and told the time.

The effect of the medicine is almost here and there is no way to go back.

After realizing this, when Ernest's figure completely disappeared in front of her, she closed her eyes and stood there for a long time.

She kept giving herself hints.

"Go get some noodles and then go back to the hotel."

"Go get some noodles and then go back to the hotel."

At a certain moment after repeating this sentence to the point that she almost no longer recognized it, her spirit seemed to have sunk into the half-warm and half-cold lake water. Her head drooped slightly, then she suddenly opened her eyes, raised her head and looked around.

However, his eyes were no longer sober and restrained as they were a few minutes ago, revealing confusion and ignorance.

She walked towards the noodle shop in her memory.

"Go get some noodles and then go back to the hotel."

She murmured from time to time.

Occasionally when I look down, I will see my footsteps imprinted on the clean road.

As she walked forward, the blank space in her eyes was gradually removed. She soon behaved naturally and looked no different from before.

She walked to the noodle shop.

……

Aecilia sometimes feels sorry for herself. After all, always appearing in a strange place as soon as she opens her eyes and inexplicably forgetting a large memory is not good for her mental health, so she may make arrangements for herself before such a situation happens. After you wake up, hide things from yourself first, so as not to let yourself realize that you have forgotten something.

Anyway, I will remember it when the time comes.

Why is it possible? Because sometimes she is lazy and doesn't want to take care of herself.