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

Under the calm lake surface, the undercurrent surges silently, but the tranquility under the sun seems to have not been affected.

It was a working day when the sun was out. People were coming and going in the college, and there were noisy voices everywhere that were full of vigor and vitality.

In a crowded small square in the college, mobile stalls are dotted around. The vendors are shouting at the crowd one after another. The stall owner lying on the table under the shade of the tree, who seems to be sleeping, seems out of place.

Aecilia passed by here holding a water spell textbook and casually glanced in this direction.

This is an extremely simple stall, with a small wooden table and matching chairs, several rows of colorful and different-shaped bottled potions, and a stall owner who is lying on the table. the property of.

Aecilia couldn't help but look at it a few more times, because there was a signboard next to the stall that read:

“Emotion-eliminating potions are on sale at low prices.

No sequelae, no addiction

Regret, sadness, hatred, joy...all kinds, one dose will eliminate them

Abandon the gloomy past and embrace a new life.”

This is another easy-to-exploit scam, and few people here will fall for it.

She actually became a little curious about this bold stall owner.

The man was wearing a black cloak, and his hat was not on. His short black hair was exposed. His face was buried in the table and he could not see clearly. He looked like a young man.

I was sleeping soundly. Someone went up and shouted several times, but the person didn't wake up.

...Even if a stupid fish wants to bite the hook, it will not close the rod. It really deserves no business.

She saw the sun shining on the colorful potion bottles lined up, and the bottles reflected shining light, which was quite attractive from a distance.

Appearance may be the only selling point of these "magic potions".

Aecilia shook her head and left.

You can also hear people chatting around you on the road:

"Who dares to sell fake potions in a magic academy?"

"This is the only way to go from the dormitory to the Potions Department building..."

"Isn't anyone trying to expose it yet?"

"Because no one thinks anyone will be fooled."

"……Right."

*

During this time, Aecilia was working diligently to prepare for the mid-term exam, and she was so busy that she never touched the ground. She had already found out clearly that the school's 60 to 70 percent failure rate was not a statistic that Olivia used to fool her, but it was indeed true. If you fail a class, you have to make up the exam again. If you fail the make-up exam, you have to pack your things and leave. Therefore, the atmosphere in the college is devilish in the week before the exam week.

This week, no matter whether they have assassination plans or grand plans to set up a stall, they all have to calm down and immerse themselves in books.

Students have never been afraid of practical exams. What they are really afraid of is often the test of theoretical knowledge.

...According to the motto on the forum, since most troubles can be solved with a big fireball, why bother to delve into the formation principle of fireballs.

However, the college severely cracks down on such views and takes the most direct method to get students' ideas back on track - exams.

If everyone learns known spells and no one continues to explore unknown knowledge, how will magic and modern science develop?

*

Dragging a body numbed by knowledge back to the dormitory, she and Angelia looked at each other for a while and then said hello. Angelia continued to bury her head in the textbook on the theory of fire spells. After washing herself, Aecilia climbed into bed and opened her mother's diary before going to bed.

"The dean protected us. They no longer stared at me, but... found a new fusion person. I thought it was shocking enough to have a special case like me. They are really damn lucky. For that Unknown fusion prays for peace.”

……

"I must admit that the dean is right. Samuel is not a person with magical talent. His test grade is only B+. If his theoretical scores are not solid enough, he may not be able to get in.

"But the dean's wife thinks highly of him. She said that if actual combat doesn't work, then turn to theory. This is indeed a good way. Samuel is willing to endure hardships, so I don't need to worry about him anymore."

……

"It's almost the midterm exam. Samuel has been dead these days, with no breath of living people in his body. I admire him very much, although I don't support him drawing spells in the air while eating.

"I heard from his roommate that he recited spells in the bathroom while taking a shower... what a terrifying perseverance."

……

"This midterm exam is really difficult. This is the first time since Samuel entered school that he failed to get full marks in the written exam.

“He was deducted two points for the short answer question.

"...I'm jealous of him. He actually came to me, a person who had been deducted nearly twenty points, to complain, saying that he felt sad because of his poor performance in this written exam. I was jealous of him.

"Fortunately, I still got full marks in this practical exam, but I still don't want to use this to hit him."

……

"After graduation, Samuel will stay in the college and continue to do research with the dean. He is the last student led by the dean. After that, the dean will focus on eating small fish...oh no, concentrate on the management school."

……

"The fusions and their last bloodline gave birth to a child, and sadly, it's a girl. I pity her."

……

"It's been three years. The Fusioner died. Samuel and I had Iris this year."

……

"I withdraw my sympathy for that girl. She was sterile. The ball was kicked back to me, and this time, I had Iris by my side."

"They're going to go crazy."

……

“Samuel brought a small rattle for Iris and a large one for me when he came home today.

"The large rattle was snatched away by Iris. She didn't want the smaller one. But she couldn't hold it, and the rattle hit her in the face, hahahahahahahaha."

……

"Iris will call mommy today! We both heard it! At that time, Samuel was preparing lunch in the kitchen and I was reading in the living room. Iris, who was crawling around on the floor, suddenly spoke. She learned to call me first, not another guy first."

……

"Children grow up so fast. We hid from that family for seven years, and Iris grew up to be seven years old."

"Their temptations and threats have become more and more frequent recently, as well as the temptations. I am really not interested in the messy taboo spells and potion formulas they sent me, but I have to study them because these things may one day will be used on us.

"Although Samuel didn't say much, I felt the anxiety he was suppressing in his heart. They are too dangerous, and we have no backer. What worries me even more is that Iris is still so young.

"The dean noticed his recent absent-mindedness and gave him a pocket watch with her own body pattern printed on the dial.

"Something happened to the black cat clan. Madam Dean has to go back to her hometown...At this time, I want to know who is behind it."

……

"A cursed envelope appears in Iris' toy room."

"Samuel went to find Elleix and Gracia. We have participated in exchange games together before, and Allex owes Samuel his life."

……

"As we expected, they didn't agree to help."

"We drew an escape route, and I asked Samuel to take our daughter and escape in the opposite direction. We couldn't go together. I didn't want him to lose his lover and child at the same time."

"We had an argument and he ran away to the old street near the college alone. I need to give him some time to calm down."

……

"Iris can use ice magic to make a crystal ball with a cabin in it. She gave her first work to me. The little ball is so beautiful. She said that next, she will make another one as a gift. dad."

"It would be nice if she was born in a stable environment."

……

"Samuel came home tonight and we were both awake. He joked that I was still as arrogant and domineering as when I was studying, not like a mother.

"I also told him that his out-of-the-box personality has not changed at all over the years. He is still a childish kid who loves to play and make trouble.

"He said: 'Otherwise, how could Iris believe that we were traveling all these years and not trying to escape the pursuit of a terrifying behemoth?'

"Okay, what he said makes sense, but we just have to do one thing when traveling...

"I asked him, if I were really gentler and he was shyer, living in such a more peaceful atmosphere, would it be more conducive to Iris's growth? She is a very lively and active person. A child is creative and has a natural curiosity about everything. If she can get proper guidance, she can have a fulfilling and happy life.

"I know it's a stupid question, but...that's just the way I asked it.

"Samuel was silent for a while and told me that he had thought the same thing. There was no reason, no logic, the process made no sense, and the conclusion was untenable.

"We two are really strange people."