The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Whether the system was offering a friendly reminder or simply fulfilling its responsibilities, it unusually spoke up this time.

[Item Hint: Although the host cannot currently use this item, you can choose to give it to either Rin or Luvia to greatly improve your relationship with them (there is a chance to trigger a hidden event and obtain a hidden quest). After adding it to your system inventory, this card will absolutely not be detected by others, so please rest assured.]

After hearing the system's notification, Kiana gradually realized that although the item was not very useful to her, it was of great significance to others.

If you were to give it away, you would definitely gain a lot of goodwill.

"But who to give it to... let's see," Kiana thought to herself as she slowly rose and walked along the scorched earth, eventually leaving the forest and arriving at Rin's location. "Hmm? What's going on here?"

At this moment, the originally narrow grove of trees has been blasted open into a large clearing.

Rin and Luvia, dressed in tattered clothes, knelt behind Miyu with troubled expressions, facing Illya, who had just gone berserk.

After being wounded by Hassan's poisoned blade, her consciousness was somewhat blurred. Due to the many unexpected events during the battle, Ilya unleashed astonishing power.

Unfortunately, uncontrolled power is a double-edged sword. It can severely injure enemies, but if one is not careful, it can harm oneself and those around them.

"I don't need you, I don't need your help, and I will never collect class cards with you again! I'm enough on my own!"

"Waaah! Miyu... everyone..."

Now that things have come to this, no matter how much Ilya tries to explain, she cannot change the fact that it has already happened.

Seeing Miyu's extremely serious expression, and everyone who had been injured because of her, she finally couldn't bear the torment of guilt and flew away to escape the place...

Watching Miyu leave the Mirror World, Rin and Luvia, the main liaisons for this operation, exchanged a glance and both showed helpless expressions.

The operation ended in this way, which was not what they wanted.

However, in order to collect class cards, such risks are unavoidable.

Perhaps it's because collecting class cards leads to this that... wait, where are the cards?

After some recollection, the two finally remembered why they had come here.

They quickly got up and began searching for the card in the messy scene.

However, what is truly despairing...

"Where's the card! Bread Roll, did you hide the card?!"

"Damn it!!! Why did the card disappear after I worked on it for so long! Toh-Saka!"

All that effort was for nothing; in the end, all that trouble only resulted in Ilya leaving the team.

How could such an outcome not drive both of them crazy?

Just as the two women crossed their arms, locked in a fierce contest of brute force...

Overwhelmed, Miyu collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Kiana, seeing this from afar, hurriedly ran over on her short legs, grabbed Miyu's hand, and called out with great concern:

"Miyu? Are you alright?!"

Hearing her tearful call, the two, who had always been at odds, finally came to their senses and realized that Miyu had fainted.

Unusually, the two of them snorted coldly, and then stepped forward to show concern for Miyu.

"Hey, let's leave the Mirror World first. Hey? Don't think you can get away with this. I'll come and ask you the truth myself after I'm done with this."

After carrying Miyu on her back, Rin reached out her hand to Kiana. Although there was no hostility in her eyes, there was a sense of vigilance and worry.

Looking into those beautiful eyes, Kiana slowly extended her hand, pondering how she would answer Rin in the future.

That way, I won't be met with her hostility...

Sentimental Magical Girls (Prisma Illya): Chapter Fourteen - The Feeling of Being Targeted by Rin...

While the Mirror World can influence the real world, it is ultimately different from the real world. Assassin class cards do not possess such powerful abilities, unlike Gilgamesh's cards which can be used at will.

Therefore, even though the entire forest was almost completely destroyed in the mirror world, it remained peaceful and tranquil outside the visual world.

It was as if everything that had just happened was nothing more than an unpleasant nightmare...

"Phew, it's so good that you're alright. Hey! Bread Roll, I'm leaving this child with you."

"What? What did you say? How can this be allowed? You're actually making a lady do such a crude job?"

"Huh? Unbelievable, so I can do this kind of thing?"

"You're not a lady."

"asshole!!!"

Luvia's arrogance infuriated Rin, who gritted her teeth in anger.

What is this? Treating oneself as a servant?

This is absolutely outrageous!

However, just as Rin was about to give this shameless bread roll a good scolding...

"Thank you so much. Don't let my appearance fool you; I'm completely exhausted. Taking care of this child is just too much for me..."

Unusually, Luvia tugged at a stray strand of hair by her ear, her tone revealing a hint of embarrassment.

She actually made that expression?

Rin glanced at the blonde woman, then, for the sake of saving face, asked in a rather stern tone, "What? You're saying you can't do it? Why?"

“Hmm… to maintain a ladylike weight,” Luvia touched her flat stomach, then crossed her arms and lifted her proud figure, “so I’ve been controlling my diet these days.”

"You really are... this is what unhealthy eating habits look like, isn't it? Never mind, it's getting cold if we don't leave soon. As for this child who suddenly barged in, you can take care of him."

Carrying Miyu on his back and holding Kiana's hand at the same time, it was quite difficult for Rin.

So she let go of her hand and told Luvia to keep a close eye on her.

Listening to Rin's whispered instructions, Kiana clearly realized that this was a sign that Rin was beginning to doubt her.

"This is bad, Lin-jie has her eye on us... She's not someone you can fool."

Kiana felt immense pressure because she knew very well that Rin was the type who was very opinionated and had exceptionally sharp insight.

She followed silently behind Luvia, her delicate little hands timidly clutching the other's somewhat tattered skirt, looking utterly terrified.

Of course, the reason she put on this act was not because she was actually scared.

Rather, it's because...

Even with a magical girl who couldn't move on her back, Rin still turned around from time to time, clearly wary of any mischief she might do.

Honestly, with Rin paying so much attention to her, Kiana was starting to wonder if Rin suspected that she had picked up the Class Card.

After all, aside from Illya, Miyu, Luvia, she seems to be the most likely candidate.

As for rubies and sapphires... how can tools hide things?

"As expected, keeping the card on me is a problem. I should..."

Thinking of this, Kiana suddenly had the idea of ​​sending the card directly.

However, she slowly raised her head and looked at the embarrassed Luvia, realizing that if she gave the card to Rin in front of her...

Isn't this a shameful betrayal?

After all, we're eating, drinking, sleeping, and having fun at someone else's house. If I were to do something so backstabbing to their face, Luvia would probably be so angry that she'd throw me and my bag out of the mansion.

Therefore, Kiana had no choice but to endure Rin's special 'attention' and keep the matter of the card to herself, silently following everyone else.

Before long, they finally arrived at their destination.

"Phew, we've finally reached the door. Well done, little girl from the Tohsaka family."

Seeing that Rin had helped her so much, Luvia rarely smiled.

She slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the hostility and contempt in her eyes had dissipated somewhat, replaced by a hint of appreciation and admiration.

"Although I'd love to have you stay the night, considering the Tohsaka family's pride, I'm sure you wouldn't agree, right? Heh, in that case—!"

"No, I agree."

Rin glanced at the bread roll nonchalantly, then casually twisted her neck, directly signaling Luvia to stop talking nonsense and open the door.

To be honest, Luvia was a little confused by her willingness to forgive and forget.

"You... you agreed?"

"Otherwise? Don't think I'm some pampered little princess like you. Hurry up and open the door, I'm exhausted and want to take a hot bath and rest. Sigh... I need to get some rest tomorrow."

Good grief, is this guy trying to cling to me?

Luvia was at a loss regarding Rin's shamelessness.

Hesitantly, she shook her finger, unsure whether to let Rin into the house.

"Well..."

It has to be said that Rin's unusual acceptance of Luvia is quite surprising.

But Kiana wasn't curious about this at all. If you asked why...

Because Rin practically made no attempt to hide her gaze from him!

"Oh no! She must think I'm stuck here!"

Thinking about it carefully, firstly, I am suspected of being a magician who doesn't know right from wrong; secondly, I was unharmed in the battle just now; and most importantly... the cards that should have been scattered have disappeared without a trace.

It seems a bit unreasonable not to suspect oneself.

Perhaps Sister Luvia is aware of this, but she's just too embarrassed to say it directly?

For some reason, after realizing this, Kiana suddenly felt a chill run down her spine...

This feeling persisted until she went inside, changed out of her tattered outer clothes, and was left in only her underwear to take a shower.

"Phew, so much to do today. I hope a hot shower will make me feel better."

With that thought in mind, she took out a spare school uniform from the closet and, wearing another pair of perfectly intact slippers, staggered toward the bathroom.

The mansion was so quiet at night, with the bright moonlight shining through the French windows onto the corridor.

The lifelike oil paintings hanging on the wall, illuminated by dim lighting, subtly created an eerie atmosphere...

In this atmosphere, Kiana slowly walked through the corridor and arrived at the brightly lit bathroom.