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Gaia's little face turned serious almost instantly. Although she stood expressionless in Lin Yu's palm, her small body exuded an amazing presence, clearly indicating that she was not joking this time.

Lin Yu smiled slightly. One option had infinite possibilities that even Gaia himself acknowledged, but it didn't offer much help in improving his strength at the moment. The other, however, could transform him instantly and grant him immortality. Lin Yu didn't even need to think about such a simple choice.

"I choose the Eye of Zed!"

To ordinary people, Lin Yu's choice was definitely unwise, since the world of 'Shakugan no Shana' is full of dangers, and becoming stronger as quickly as possible is the most important thing.

But his answer seemed to satisfy Gaia. A smile appeared on her serious face, but it was not her usual energetic smile. Instead, it was a smile of relief, as if she had seen her child (?) make the right choice.

"Why?" Gaia returned to her usual self, blinking her curious eyes as she approached Lin Yu.

"You're quite good at giving me challenges. Are these two abilities also a test of my choice of future path?"

Lin Yu rolled his eyes at the little guy, annoyed, and continued, "Although the Eye of Calamity can't work for the time being, it has infinite possibilities. And although the True Ancestor bloodline is powerful, it's only temporary. You're basically testing whether I'll choose an infinitely possible future or short-term gains!"

Although Gaia seemed naive, the choice she presented to Lin Yu this time terrified him. He was certain that if he chose the True Ancestor bloodline, even if he wasn't killed by Gaia and Alaya, he wouldn't fare much better. At best, he would have no chance of choosing the Eye of Calamity.

Although the True Ancestor bloodline is powerful, he might be able to exchange it for the full amount once he accumulates enough points. However, the Eye of Calamity is an ability personally modified by Gaia and Alaya, the two suppressors. Even if he were crazy, he wouldn't think that he could exchange it again next time. This ability was obviously prepared specifically for him.

"Hmph, if you get such a simple multiple-choice question wrong, then I'll have to have Ya-chan give you another one."

"The options are quite simple: would you like to be reincarnated as a fly, a mosquito, or an ant?"

Gaia wore a healing smile, but in Lin Yu's eyes, it was the smile of a little devil...

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019. The way to a little girl's heart is through her stomach!

After choosing the Eye of Calamity, Lin Yu withdrew from his mental space. To his dismay, Gaia told him that he also had to work hard to awaken the power of the Eye of Calamity, just like with the Ice Flame. Now, these two irresponsible little ones have taken over Lin Yu's left and right shoulders, occasionally shouting in his ear.

For some reason, no one except Lin Yu could see them, or even touch them. He saw Gaia swooping down towards Shana in the air, passing straight through Lin Yu in a stunned gaze, almost giving him a heart attack.

Unable to figure it out, Lin Yu attributed it to the power of suppression. After confirming that these two little ones could only harm him, Lin Yu resigned himself to his fate. After all, they were his superiors. These days, even formal employees have no human rights. Lin Yu turned his grief and indignation into motivation, striving to fulfill his ambition of seeing the panties of these two lolis' true forms as soon as possible.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, I heard that human lollipops are delicious. Remember to buy some for us, or we'll kill you!"

Well, until I can fulfill my ambitions, I have no choice but to endure the wanton exploitation by these two unscrupulous bosses. Those wicked slave owners...

"So what exactly is this flame of yours?"

On the riverbank, a huge, dark red hemispherical barrier completely covered the entire riverbank. Although a great battle had just taken place, apart from Lin Yu suffering serious injuries, it was just a warm-up for Shana.

Although Lin Yu, who had lost his memory, did not know what the battle between Shana and Margery Daw would have been like if he hadn't rushed to warn her, judging from the girl's inexplicable act of jumping into an obvious trap, she was obviously seriously injured at the very least.

But these are all just hypotheticals. Shana is in much better shape than him right now, and she even has the energy to pull him into practicing the power of ice flames.

"How should I know? I was almost torn to pieces by that crazy woman when this thing just popped up on its own."

Lin Yu was incredibly calm when he started rambling; at least he almost believed what he said himself.

"It's a truly peculiar power, possessing the form of fire yet also the properties of ice."

Alastor also didn't hold back his feelings. If Lin Yu was an insignificant object in his eyes before, then Lin Yu is now a valuable object, like a gold bracelet in the eyes of humans.

Well, although it's still not human, it's much better than a regular roadside stone. At least ordinary people wouldn't be so rich as to throw gold around carelessly, right?

"This power consumes my life force; simply put, it's an ability gained by burning my life force. I'm quite satisfied with its power."

Lin Yu dispersed the icy blue flames in his palm. Just as he said, the power of existence was to the ice flame what fuel was to the flame. However, if too much power of existence was consumed and he couldn't last until midnight, he would turn into phosphorescent flames and dissipate. Therefore, there was a warning line for the consumption of power of existence.

"Nothing can be researched in a short time."

Shana casually lifted the seal. Lin Yu had always felt that keeping the seal active was a bit of a waste of experimental abilities.

"I'm hungry, let's go back first!"

As soon as Shana finished speaking, Lin Yu's eyes lit up. This girl no longer considered him an outsider!

This is good news, indicating that Lin Yu's favorability towards her has reached a certain level. Although Lin Yu has no experience in picking up girls, his emotional intelligence is definitely not low, which is evident.

"Come on, let's go home and I'll make you something delicious. You can have the melon buns as dessert after dinner."

Lin Yu had a standard warm and gentle smile on his face, which, combined with his already handsome face, made him incredibly attractive.

Why do I always want to punch you when I see you laugh like that?

Shana gave Lin Yu a strange look, clearly not buying it, and the smile on Lin Yu's face immediately froze.

"Okay, okay, then I won't laugh like that anymore, alright?"

He helplessly shrugged. This extraordinary little girl wasn't so easy to fool; Lin Yu was just habitually courting death.

Back home, under the pretext of "showing off his skills," Lin Yu forcibly took over the work that originally belonged to Qiancao, his nominal guardian. He cooked a whole table full of Chinese dishes and even took a small plate to prepare a special portion for Xia Na when Qiancao wasn't looking.

After a quick meal, Lin Yu slipped back to his room, where Xia Na was enjoying his Mapo Tofu with a cute smile.

"My hard work has been worth it!"

Lin Yu also smiled from the bottom of his heart, appreciating Shana's rare and adorable expression.

"I didn't realize your cooking skills were so good." For once, Shana wasn't arrogant and said with a hint of praise.

"Hmph, of course! Back in the day, when I was staying at home, I practiced my cooking skills diligently!"

Lin Yu looked proud. He was indeed a shut-in, but who said shut-ins had to eat instant noodles? He really cherished his stomach.

As a wealthy man, Lin Yu spends a lot of money every day to order all kinds of fresh ingredients from all over the country. His culinary skills are built on the foundation of countless precious ingredients.

Ahem, no matter how many ingredients he uses to improve his skills, it doesn't change the fact that he's comparable to a world-class chef. Lin Yu's motto has always been: I'm rich, I can do whatever I want!

"Hmph, did you buy the melon bun?"

Shana pouted. Although all the dishes in front of her were delicious, the honeydew melon bun held an irreplaceable place in her heart.

"Yes, yes, of course I'll buy it for you."

With a sigh, Lin Yu took out the honeydew melon bag he had bought earlier.

"I'll learn to make it for you when I have time; it should be pretty easy."

Heaven knows, Lin Yu only muttered that as he handed it to Xia Na, and Xia Na actually moved closer to Lin Yu with an excited expression.

"Really?" Shana asked expectantly. Lin Yu even felt that if he refused this hopeless melon-loving girl, she would draw her sword and chop him up.

"Of course, no problem. It's not a difficult bread to make."

Lin Yu wiped away his cold sweat and answered, looking at the overjoyed Shana with a conflicted expression. Damn, even a melon bun can increase favorability. The obsession of lolis with their favorite food is truly terrifying.

"But it's a good thing too. If we can win Shana's heart through her stomach, wouldn't that be... hehe, hehe..."

Lin Yu chuckled twice. This was practically a risk-free deal; it was incredibly lucrative.

While the two were making such a ruckus, in a corner of the city, an elderly man dressed like a medieval gentleman walked down the street with a cane. When a torch that was about to burn out passed by him, the torch, which could have continued for a while, turned into phosphorescent flames and gradually dissipated. In the old man's palm, a pale blue flame, unknown to ordinary people, was burning brightly...

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020. Lin Yu's Ambition - Shana, the Permanent Body Pillow!

What are you doing?

As night fell, Shana watched Lin Yu warily as he climbed into bed.

"Huh? Of course, it's for sleeping!" Lin Yu said with a blank expression.

"If you're going to sleep, then get out of bed!" Shana raised an eyebrow and, being the action-oriented person she is, reached out and grabbed Lin Yu's collar, ready to throw this shameless man off the bed.

“'Yes, no problem.'” Even though Shana, a little girl, was grabbing his collar, Lin Yu didn’t panic at all. Instead, he glanced at Shana with a playful look and then said this nonsensical sentence in a strange tone.

"Because you are the torch!"

(If you've forgotten, go back and review Chapter 11 for the plot.)

Surprisingly, Lin Yu's words immediately stunned Shana.

On the surface, this sentence doesn't seem to have any special meaning, and Shana might forget about it in a few days. But Shana said it herself this morning, just to emphasize it. But now it has become Lin Yu's most powerful weapon.

"I remember that for Flame Haze, torches were no different from ordinary objects, right? Don't you think so, Alastor?"

Lin Yu was excited about this moment for an entire day. To ensure everything went perfectly, he even went through several scenarios and devised countermeasures for all possible unexpected situations.

Such meticulous calculations were all for one purpose—to make Shana his permanent personal body pillow!

"Well, sleeping with the torch should indeed be fine."

Knowing that Alastor's somewhat serious personality would definitely lead him to say that, and also realizing that Alastor was like a parent to Shana, Lin Yu figured that no matter how much he said, it wouldn't be as effective as Alastor saying something. So he went straight to the point and tricked Alastor into saying it.

"If it were the old you."

It wasn't Alastor who said those words, but Lin Yu. Naturally, he said that to provoke this proud and arrogant loli who was so concerned about saving face. Lin Yu was almost certain that as long as he said that, given how much Shana valued her Flame Haze identity, she would definitely not refuse him any further!

"No way! No way! No way!" Shana was stunned by the two's back-and-forth banter, and even felt that sleeping with Lin Yu, the torchbearer, didn't seem like such a big deal after all.

"Didn't you tell me before not to belittle myself like that? How come you're agreeing with me now?"

Although Shana held strong beliefs about Flame Haze, she was not stupid and was actually quite intelligent. While she wasn't against it, seeing Lin Yu's confident expression made her instinctively unwilling to grant his wish, so she directly retorted.

"Didn't you convince me? Or are you starting to agree with my point of view, Shana?" Lin Yu stared at Shana with a half-smile, ruthlessly digging such a big pit for Shana to jump into herself.

What seems like a simple sentence is actually full of traps. If Shana admits that she agrees with Lin Yu's point of view, it means that she has betrayed her identity as a Flame Haze. If she does not agree, then she will be doing Lin Yu's wish. According to the Flame Haze, sleeping with Torch is no big deal.

As for Lin Yu admitting that he was persuaded by Shana, it didn't cost him anything. Anyway, he could say whatever he wanted, and he didn't have the same scruples as a Flame Haze warrior. He could just admit it verbally but not in his heart.

With Shana's intelligence, she understood such a simple scheme in just a moment's thought, but she just couldn't get past this simple trap. Heaven knows how many more traps this smug-looking guy had in store for her.

"Ah!"

A frustrated Shana stomped her foot, but thankfully she restrained herself and didn't really use force, otherwise the house might have been demolished.

"It's not that I can't let you sleep in the bed, but you absolutely cannot cross this line!"

Shana pointed to a line on the bed sheet that was right in the center and said this. Before she finished speaking, Lin Yu jumped up from the bed excitedly. This definitely meant that she had compromised!

"If you dare cross the line, I'll kill you!"

Shana glared menacingly at Lin Yu, who nodded vigorously.

"But don't blame me if you come here yourself!"

Lin Yu smiled slyly, a sly smile. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. They've already agreed to sleep together, so how could they possibly run away later?

As for why Lin Yu was confident that Xia Na would cross the line to his side instead of him crossing the line, it's quite easy to explain.

Lin Yu has always lacked a sense of security and was extremely lonely since childhood. Therefore, he was used to sleeping with a pillow against the wall to seek some psychological comfort. Since Lin Yu was the first to lie down on the bed, Xia Na naturally assigned the side against the wall to Lin Yu when dividing the two of them to sleep, while the other side was naturally hers.