One soul, two twins, the other half is Bronya

"Well, I will."

Seeing that Xiao Lingcai said the situation was so serious, Nangong Nayue naturally would not block that possibility and decided to take action as soon as possible to nip the crisis in the bud.

but……

"You can't escape."

Elsewhere, the Dark Mage's dark purple robes rustled in the wind as he used his flying spell to catch up with the Dragon Beast. (Because the Dragon Beast possessed spatial abilities, he had sealed it with black magic, forcing him to rely on flying.)

"Roar--!"

While the dragon beast possessed a certain degree of intelligence, it hadn't yet reached the level of rationality, its animal instincts still dominating. Once again intercepted, it spread its jet-black wings and roared viciously at the Dark Mage.

"It's useless. Lord Bai Ye has already given the order. You won't have the chance to cause trouble again."

As the Dark Mage spoke, a massive wave of magical power spread from him, infecting the heavens and the earth—the inherent barrier! Although this thing required a lot, he was a Dark Mage, a monster of the Mage clan. Wouldn't it be enough to have hands?

A vast expanse of yellow sand covered the sky, and a few magnificent pyramids could be vaguely seen standing there.

The Black Magician is a servant of the Nameless Pharaoh. Even though he has absorbed magical knowledge from many other worlds, this does not change his essence, and his mental imagery begins from this.

???

Encircled by the inherent barrier, the dragon beast obviously didn't understand what was happening. With its limited wisdom, it could only roar and start looking for a way out.

Unfortunately... after flying around and around, it still couldn't find the exit of this place and couldn't break out of the boundary at all.

After trying for a long time, the dragon beast gave up and turned its attention to the dark magician.

"Roar--!"

Accompanied by a terrifying dragon roar, the dragon beast connected the magic power between heaven and earth, constructed a huge mosaic magic circle in the sky, and then... it was dissipated by a poke from the black magician.

"useless."

The Dark Magician said this indifferently, slowly putting down the staff in his hand - this was his domain, not to mention that his magical attainments were many levels higher than the dragon beast, so he could just crush it.

???

The magic circle suddenly broke, and the dragon beast's ferocious head showed a trace of confusion. It couldn't understand what was going on at all!

That's why, because of not understanding, it is fearless. The dragon beast spread its dragon wings and attacked the black magician actively.

"It's just a beast after all."

Seeing this, the Dark Magician said it lightly, but there was no trace of contempt in the execution process, and he still kept doing his best.

"Om-"

He gently waved his staff and uttered a string of ancient and obscure syllables... The magic power between heaven and earth resonated with it, constructing a large magic circle above and below, front and back of the dragon beast.

Then, the patterns on each magic circle shone, and in an instant they linked together to imprison the entire space. The dragon beast was like a bug trapped in amber, unable to move.

The Dark Magician stretched out his hand, and this space was cut off by the spell, slowly shrinking and falling into his palm, and really turned into "amber".

369. Intermission

After finishing the conversation with Xiao Gucheng and others, Nangong Nayue sent them back to class as usual. Students should behave like students, and she began to search for the whereabouts of the dragon beast.

But the dragon beast had already been captured by the Black Magician, so she searched for it for half a day but still returned empty-handed.

"Nanyue-chan...Sister, please let me help too. I came here specifically to chase that guy. You can't let me do nothing, right?" Xiao Lingcai begged Nangong Nayue again and again.

"No need, I will take care of this, just follow me home."

As expected, Nangong Nayue refused. A dark purple magic circle unfolded behind her, engulfing her and Xiao Lingcai and teleporting them back to her apartment.

"Has Yue returned?"

Xiandumu Aye just glanced at all this, obviously not caring much, and lowered his head to continue reading.

Of course, most of the books she read were about magic. If she had an idea, she could verify it with Bai Ye, Black Magician and others. During this period, her magic progress was very fast.

But Astaruti was still guarding the hall.

As the only maid in the house, her service level has become more and more professional.

"Welcome back, Instructor Nangong, who is this...?"

Seeing the magic circle unfold, Astarudy bowed slightly, but unfortunately her tone was still emotionless.

"Oh, it's Astaruti-chan! Astaruti-chan is still so small~"

Seeing a familiar face again, Xiao Lingcai's spirits returned, but... the "little one" she mentioned touched a sore spot for Nangong Nayue. As expected, she was hit on the head by the folding fan again.

"What did I do wrong?"

Xiao Lingcai squatted on the ground with her head covered, and she looked really cute at first glance.

At this time, Mana heard the movement outside, put down the handheld game console in her hand, and floated out of the bedroom. She saw through Xiao Lingcai at a glance, "Huh, the breath of time, and this appearance..."

Oh wow! She guessed it right away and sped up to float over to Xiao Lingcai. "Hello, you must be from the future, right? What's your name?"

!!!

This news shocked everyone, and only Nangong Nayue behaved slightly better, after all, she already had some guesses in her mind.

Then there was Xiandu Mu Aye, and her attention was also attracted.

"...As expected of Mana-san~"

Xiao Lingcai was silent for a while, but finally admitted it. In the future, she had always been learning magic from the Dark Mage, Mana, and others, so she knew how powerful they were.

But even so, she didn't expect to be exposed so quickly.

"Of course, I'm awesome." (Hands on hips.jpg)

Mana was very proud, and then she circled around Xiao Lingcai lightly. "You have the vampire curse of immortality. Are you the daughter of Xiao Kojou?"

"Sister Mana, can't you leave me a little suspense? Why did you reveal everything so clearly?"

Xiao Lingcai felt somewhat helpless. She had already mentioned her name to Nangong Nayue before. Sure enough... when she looked over again, the other person had a meaningful smile on his face.

"If you can travel through time, then time magic must have been very advanced in your time, right?"

Xiandu Mu Aye put down the book in her hand and walked over, but she didn't know how to say hello... She hesitated for a moment, then tentatively stretched out a hand, placed it on Xiao Lingcai's little head and rubbed it gently.

"Sister Aye is really..."

Xiao Lingcai didn't dislike Aye's behavior, but rather felt friendly. Of course, she still had emotional intelligence. Although there was a generation difference between them, she still knew to call her "sister".

Then, Xiao Lingcai glanced at the familiar people, and a warm smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Xiao Lingcai, and I come from the future 20 years from now."

"But don't ask me about what will happen in the future. I won't tell you. Also, please don't tell them about my identity."

. . .

Although many things were "confidential matters" and could not be asked from Xiao Lingcai, everyone still chatted very harmoniously. After all, the "future" itself was attractive enough.

After a while, the door at the entrance was opened and Xia Yin came back from school.

The house is so lively, did something happen? Hearing the voices of people talking in the hall, Xia Yin walked forward curiously, "Hey, Xue Cai, why are you...? No, you are not Xue Cai."

Xia Yin still remembered that she had just separated from Setsuna, Nagisa and the others not long ago, so it was impossible for Setsuna to appear here.

"Well, Sister Xia Yin is right. I am indeed not her. Sister Xia Yin can call me Lingcai."

Xiao Lingcai admitted this openly. However, considering that Natsune was very close to Himeragi Setsuna, she deliberately omitted her last name in the introduction.

"Is that so?"

Xia Yin's character was very pure. She didn't sense any ill will from the other party. Mana and the others didn't say anything either. They just nodded and accepted it. "I understand, Lingcai, nice to meet you."

After shaking hands with Xiao Lingcai, Xia Yin finally realized what was happening. She looked at him with her pure blue eyes, "Speaking of which, Lingcai, have we met before? How come you called out my name so easily?"

"Ah? This... was told to me by Sister Mana. Our personalities are quite compatible." Xiao Lingcai hooked her arm around Mana's shoulders, looking very intimate.

"Is that right?"

Xia Yin tilted her head cutely. She had figured something out, but since the other person wouldn't say it... she didn't want to embarrass him, so she didn't pursue the matter any further.

"It seems like you guys get along really well~"

At this time, a light and shadow gradually condensed in the room and turned into the appearance of Bronya.

She brushed her silver hair off her shoulders, then hugged Xiao Lingcai and Xia Yin without hesitation. "To celebrate Lingcai-chan's arrival, how about treating us to a feast today?"

"Um... Sister Bronya."

Xiao Lingcai was held in Bronya's arms, feeling the broad mind of Bronya. For a moment, her blood rushed up, and it was hard to tell who was at a disadvantage.

Bai Ye doesn't care anyway. Ling Cai Jiang is also a beautiful girl~ He definitely won't lose out!

When Bai Ye appeared in the hall, Nangong Nayue also pointed her finger at someone, "Bai Ye, let me ask you, were you and Bronya at school this afternoon?"

"I know, you mean that monster, right? I just wanted to give that kid some experience, but unfortunately he's still a newbie. But don't worry, we know our limits in this regard."

"Emmmm..."

Nangong Nayue said nothing, but silently clenched her fists, squinting her eyes and looking at Bai Ye with a smile, "So... you two are just going to just stand there and watch?"

"Do you know that the demon beast will destroy the dragon veins? If anything happens to Genshin Island..."

"Okay, stop, stop, stop!"

Bai Ye quickly stopped Nangong Nayue, then stretched out his hand and produced a piece of amber as if by magic, "I know all this, so I have already taken care of it for you."

He enlarged the "amber" a little bit, and saw a dark and ferocious dragon beast flapping its wings, but it was trapped tightly and unable to move.

370. Positioning of Familiar Beasts

"Eh? Bai Yeshu... ahem, Brother Bai Ye, you've caught it, huh?"

Xiao Lingcai almost let the cat out of the bag, but coughed twice, trying to cover it up somewhat awkwardly. Fortunately, Xia Yin was very innocent and didn't dwell on some of the words.

Of course, the fact that Xiao Lingcai almost self-destructed was so interesting that it made Nangong Nayue and the others who knew the inside story take a second look.

Bai Ye shrunk the "amber" again and casually tossed it in his hand. "Isn't this natural? If I really let this guy run around, won't your Sister Yue tear me apart?"

"Let me correct myself. I can't do what you said." Nangong Nayue corrected from the side.

"Speaking of which..."

Mana was next. She raised her hand curiously. "Since Lingcai was chasing this monster, and Baiye captured it, does that mean Lingcai's mission is over?"

???

For a moment, Xiao Lingcai looked at Mana with dead eyes: "No... I don't think I've offended you in any way, Sister Mana? Do you really want to drive me away?"

Feeling the gazes from the side, Mana finally realized that what she said was inappropriate. She smiled awkwardly and silently lowered her hand.

Bronya exerted a little strength and hugged Xiao Lingcai tighter in her arms, "Alright, Lingcai-chan, no one will hate you. You can stay here as long as you want~"

Then, Mana came closer, opened her arms and threw herself on Xiao Lingcai, a beautiful picture of lilies in bloom, "I'm sorry, Lingcai-chan, that's not what I meant."

"I mean... well, this is what I mean. Now that the mission is over, we should be able to have some fun, right? I'll show you around the island, how about that?"

"Okay~"

Originally, Xiao Lingcai wasn't really angry. That emotion came and went quickly, so she happily agreed.

Bai Ye, who was standing aside, had also put away "Amber" and took on the role of chef as usual. He went to the kitchen to prepare a big meal to celebrate Xiao Lingcai's arrival.

. . .

When the food was freshly cooked, the rich aroma of the food filled the small restaurant. At this time, Xiao Lingcai suddenly raised his hand and said, "Brother Baiye, won't the Dark Magician come to the table?"

"He prefers research and rarely comes out..."

That being said, however, when Bai Ye met Xiao Lingcai's sparkling eyes, his heart couldn't help but feel a little ripple.

Originally, he thought that compared to Mana, the Dark Mage was more of a "servant". After all, men and women were definitely not comparable. But now...

"Heh~ You're not as insightful as a child."

In the anime, familiars are used solely for fighting, and few people consider their feelings. It is precisely because of this mentality that Bai Ye also somewhat ignores their feelings.

Unlike the vampires' familiars, whether it's Mana or the Dark Mage, they all have rich emotions and should not be used as "tools".

——They should be collaborators, or even better, "family"!

Considering this, Bai Ye summoned the Dark Mage for the first time not for some special reason, but for the most ordinary daily life, "Dark Mage, sit down and eat together."

"Lord Bai Ye, forgive me for being frank, but I don't have any need to eat." The Dark Magician put his hand on his chest and bowed, his words full of respect.