The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

She nodded slowly, which was considered as agreeing to Gan Yu's request.

They smiled at each other, and then parted ways.

...

"Hey? Why do you look so listless? Those dark circles under your eyes...didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Ugh...no, Rin-nee. I slept like a log!"

In Luvia's spacious backyard, Rin, dressed in sportswear, crossed her arms and stared at the little girl in front of her, who was blatantly lying, with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, she was wearing the same red and white tracksuit as him, and even their stockings and shoes were the same style.

However, despite the similarity in her attire, she exuded an extremely lazy and even somewhat casual demeanor.

It seems like this little girl isn't taking the training seriously at all.

"...Oh, really? Never mind, let's start today's training with running around the house."

"Running...? That doesn't seem too difficult. Um... can I ask how many laps it is?"

"Let's do ten laps first, this house doesn't look that big."

Rin glanced at Edfeldt's mansion and blurted out those words out of the blue.

While this can be said, it depends on the occasion.

Especially when the homeowner is enjoying afternoon tea at the table and chairs nearby.

"What did you say?"

Luvia put down her teacup and stared intently at Rin, as if she wanted to say something to her.

However, Rin didn't respond this time; she simply patted Kiana's shoulder.

"It's nothing. Let's go, Kiana, I'll train with you."

"Ok!"

The two then began today's training, one after the other...

Sentimental Magical Girls (Prisma Illya): Is Chapter 30 just my imagination? You seem to have grown taller?

"Kiana, if you feel uncomfortable, don't hold it in, just say it out loud."

After running one lap, Rin, her pretty face slightly flushed, whispered to Kiana, who was full of energy ahead.

"Okay, Rin-nee."

Kiana answered Rin's reminder without turning her head, and then began a new round of running training.

Perhaps because the system loosened its control over her power, her physical condition gradually recovered. Her body, which should have been exhausted after running just one lap, became able to run a lap without even sweating much in just a few days.

Kiana felt a surge of joy as she sensed her strength returning.

If she were to encounter Hassan's clone who ambushed her in the forest that day, she would likely be able to easily defeat him by wielding the Heavenly Fire Greatsword.

"Hmm... everything is moving in a positive direction."

Kiana was very pleased to see her strength gradually returning.

She felt that if she continued to recover at this rate, she would at least be able to protect herself against enemies of class level or below seven.

Of course, if it were a card that shouldn't exist... that might be a bit difficult.

After all, that was the top-tier fighting force in the Holy Grail War in a parallel world, and the oldest Heroic Spirit in this world.

"Indeed, it will be a tough battle, but for now... let's think about how to deal with the Berserker Card."

After all, Berserker gained extremely powerful strength in exchange for losing his sanity, which makes him particularly dangerous among all the class cards.

Not to mention its Noble Phantasm, the Twelve Trials, which possess the rare characteristic of resurrection.

"Will it be long before I'm facing such a formidable enemy alongside Miyu? Thinking about it carefully..."

"Huff...Huff! Stop...Stop! Kiana, slow down!" The gasping shout interrupted Kiana's thoughts, causing her to turn around without thinking and look at the twin-tailed older sister who was resting her hands on her knees and looked exhausted.

"Kiana, phew! Aren't you... tired?"

"Huh? I'm a little tired. But Rin, are you already exhausted?"

"What a joke! Ugh... I mean, I'm telling you."

Rin sighed, and after catching her breath for a while, she put her hands on her hips and explained in a tone that was both funny and exasperated:

"We've already run ten laps, and now I've run twenty laps with you. Whew! I really don't understand how you, with your short legs, still have the energy."

After saying that, Rin lowered her head and examined Kiana's chubby little legs encased in white stockings. Perhaps it was an illusion or perhaps it was true.

She noticed that the little girl's legs seemed... a bit longer than before?

"Wait a minute, come here for a second."

"Ok?"

"Don't ask why, just come over here for a moment." Rin waved to Kiana, as if she needed Kiana's help to continue.

Although she didn't know what she wanted to do, Kiana obediently did as she was told and walked up to Rin in her brand-new school sneakers.

As soon as she arrived, Rin suddenly reached out and patted her head.

"Huh? It seems like..."

Seemingly increasingly certain of her discovery, Rin reached out with some surprise and pulled Kiana into her arms.

A brief contact occurred between his face and her flat stomach through her workout clothes.

Kiana suddenly felt a little short of breath.

"Waaah!"

"Wow, it's so warm. Is it because I just finished running? Oh well, Kiana... have you grown taller?"

"I guess so, uh... could you let me go first?"

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Realizing that her actions had been a bit too intimate, Rin released Kiana's hand, giving her freedom.

Having been successfully freed, Kiana rubbed her slightly red whale nose, then looked up at Rin.

"Maybe he really has grown taller."

"This...this is unbelievable! Is this some kind of magic trick from your family?"

Only now did Rin finally realize that this little girl was quite different from when they first met...

Significant changes have occurred.

His face, which was originally a little chubby, now looked more mature, and one could even vaguely glimpse the fortitude of a warrior in the temperament he unintentionally revealed.

Even more bizarrely, the little girl, who should have only reached his thighs, was now up to his lower abdomen.

If it continues to grow at this rate, won't it eventually reach the same height as Ilya and Miyu?

"This is... quite novel. Oh well, let's continue training."

Rin originally wanted to find out why, but when she recalled Kiana's words that day, about coming from another world and how she became the way she is now because of some kind of tool called a system, she realized that Kiana's words were just childish and pretentious.

I felt goosebumps all over my body.

As the saying goes, as long as I don't feel embarrassed, it's always others who feel embarrassed.

This statement couldn't be more fitting for Kiana.

In short, after a struggle with her thoughts, Rin simply shook her head and then turned away.

"Keep training. You'll officially join in a few days. If anything goes wrong... I'll be heartbroken."

"Okay, continue!"

Under Rin's supervision, Kiana immediately began what could be described as a devilish training regimen.

After running, there was rope skipping, then sit-ups, and finally even training methods like sparring with wooden swords without armor and kendo practice.

It must be said that Rin has a knack for selecting training programs.

What makes her so remarkable is that almost everything she does is something she's not good at...

Or rather, in almost every aspect, she was unsurprisingly proven wrong by Kiana.

First, they ran. She was so tired she could barely breathe, while Kiana only blushed slightly.

Next was jump rope. She eventually got tangled in the rope and couldn't move, but Kiana continued jumping calmly.

Then, not to mention sit-ups, she was depressed because of the series of setbacks.

As for the final wooden sword duel, Rin had hoped to use her size advantage to barely turn the tide.

However...

'bump! '

The wooden swords clashed fiercely, and Rin's wooden sword was sent flying.

"Damn it! Ouch...it hurts!"

Once again outshone by a little girl, she blew hard on her throbbing hands, almost bursting into tears from anger.

Of course, for every person who cries, there is someone who laughs.

Compared to previous times, Rin's embarrassing moment this time was absolutely unprecedented.

As her mortal enemy, it would be disrespectful of her colleague not to criticize him after his death.

"Oh my, oh my! Oh ho ho ho!"

"Bread roll!"

Rin, unable to bear it any longer, raised her fists and angrily charged forward to argue with Luvia.

Sentimental Magical Girls (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha): Chapter 31 I'll do my best! Miyu.

Luvia, who had just finished her afternoon tea, was a little confused as Rin rushed over aggressively.