Why is My Magical Life in a Gal Art Style?

[Generating Live2D character portrait...]

[Live2D character illustrations have been generated!]

Lin Luo fell silent upon seeing the two lines of text that popped up.

I couldn't help but rub my eyes.

I'm not seeing things.

It's not a hallucination.

Is there something wrong with how I opened the game?

"The character I'm trying to woo in my bishoujo dating sim is... a demon, magic?"

Even the seasoned veteran of the Wood Domain, Lin Luo, couldn't help but experience a mental breakdown at this moment.

It seems like a path I've never imagined before.

After a long period of stunned silence, Lin Luo gradually came to his senses.

Having lived for decades, what storms haven't I weathered?

This is the first time I've ever tried to conquer magic.

But it was no challenge for him at all!

"Let's take a look at the generated character art first!"

Lin Luo touched the prompt he had just received with his mind, and instantly, a cloud-like seven-colored halo burst forth in his field of vision.

"These special effects, this animation... it's like pulling an SSR character!"

The dazzling light effect quickly dissipated, revealing a silver-white card in front of Lin Luo.

The card features a stunningly beautiful girl with blue hair and blue eyes.

She wore a white, star-studded long dress, her snow-white, delicate bare feet floating above the green grass, sunlight streaming down from above, illuminating her with a holy glow.

"Illumination Art: Dawn"

Looking at the line of small gold characters that appeared at the bottom of the card, Lin Luo couldn't help but grin.

The character design is very anime-like.

As expected of a dating sim for beautiful girls!

"Let's check the affinity rating and character information first..."

"This game should have this feature, right?"

Lin Luo touched the silver card floating in front of him with his mind.

"Illumination Art: Dawn"

Current favorability rating: -10

"Introduction: Illumination is a basic spell that every magician learns. However, it is precisely because it is a basic spell that Illumination feels that she is not so special. She is insecure, she feels cheap, and she knows that she can be abandoned at any time. Therefore, she no longer has any goodwill or trust towards magicians."

Lin Luo raised an eyebrow and subconsciously glanced at the enthusiastic students in the classroom.

It really is a basic magic that everyone learns.

Reasonable!

Just as Lin Luo was pondering where to click to start the story, the bald teacher on the podium spoke again.

The bald teacher raised his hand and pressed it into the air: "Students, please keep your mouths closed. This is just a small illumination spell."

"Sorry, teacher, this is too difficult!"

"Teacher, this is the first magic we've learned! It's hard to stay calm, isn't it?"

"Teacher, I feel a little dizzy."

The bald teacher grinned: "Students, you've only recently established your magical connection and haven't practiced meditation, so your mental strength is weak, and you'll naturally feel tired when casting magic."

"This is the first lesson your teacher taught you: always know when to stop."

"There is an opening ceremony this afternoon, and every student must attend."

"Fellow students, it's time to stop. Don't waste your mental energy any longer."

"We've all come from different junior high schools, so we're probably still quite unfamiliar with each other. Now, let's have everyone introduce themselves, starting with... the girl in the first row on the left!"

Lin Luo ignored all of that.

His attention was now completely focused on the prompt in front of him—

[The silver card "Illumination - Dawnlight" has been added!]

[Please strive to increase the affection level of your target; higher affection levels will unlock deeper effects and hidden properties of corresponding magic.]

[Currently, the affinity for the Lighting spell is -10. Casting the Lighting spell increases mental energy consumption by 20% and reduces the light coverage area by 10%!]

Lin Luo, who had her hands inside the desk, suddenly realized that there was something cold and icy in her hands.

"?"

Lin Luo pulled his hand out and looked at it. His eyes widened instantly. It was the silver card he had just collected in the game.

"Why are there even actual items?"

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Lin Luo quietly put the card into his pocket.

Looking at the text prompt in front of him again, Lin Luo was completely speechless.

When the magic affinity is negative, are there side effects to casting a light spell?

Just as he was pondering how to proceed with his strategy, the text prompts slowly disappeared, and then a beautiful girl with blue hair and green eyes slowly appeared before Lin Luo's eyes.

"Character illustrations featuring the Lighting spell?"

Before Lin Luo could even greet the beautiful blue-haired, blue-eyed girl standing in front of him, the girl's expression changed.

The girl's bangs fell down, hiding half of her delicate face in shadow. Her lips were slightly downturned, and her eyes held an undisguised...disgust.

[Illumination spell: "So it's a human who isn't even a magic apprentice? Whatever, I'm just a cheap tool magic anyway... Although I'm used frequently every day, I'll just extinguish it as soon as I don't need the light anymore."]

"Oh? There's even voice acting for the characters?"

Lin Luo's eyes lit up.

A dating sim with voice acting? That's really well-made.

Lin Luo couldn't help but hum softly.

After calming himself down, Lin Luo listened attentively to the words of the illumination spell.

Not right.

Something's not right.

The sound of the illumination technique is very clean, but!

The overwhelming sense of perfunctoriness, and the pervasive sense of world-weariness that practically overflows from the screen...

What exactly happened?

Is it a character embodying a world-weary girl?

Just as Lin Luo was about to look for the chat box, Lao Kuai's voice came from the side: "Lin Luo, it's your turn to go up on stage and introduce yourself."

"Huh? Oh." Lin Luo came back to her senses and realized that many people in the class were staring at her.

"Thanks, Lao Kuai."

"Hey, why are you being so polite with me? We'll be your classmates for the next three years!"

Lin Luo walked onto the stage, and his handsome face came into view of all the students in the class.

"My name is Lin Luo, I'm 18 years old. I live in the northeastern part of Chengshan City, and I'm unmarried, uh... cough cough..."

"In short, my hobby is playing games, and my favorite magic is... the illumination spell that Teacher Zhang taught me today. I hope you will all continue to guide me in the future."

Lin Luo's self-introduction was very brief, and he stepped down from the stage amidst a round of enthusiastic applause.

Back in his seat, Lin Luo couldn't wait to bring up the game interface.

The illustration for the Illumination spell has changed again; she is now facing away from Lin Luo, as if she is pretending to look at the surrounding scenery.

[Illumination spell: "My favorite magic? That's a lie. Why do you have to present yourself as so eccentric? Or is it...?"]

The character with the Illumination spell turned slightly to the side, his gaze sharpening, and his tone carrying a hint of offended anger.

"Do you think it's funny to joke about my basic magic that can only be used for lighting?"

"You're so selfish, all you ever think about is yourself!"

[Lighting skill affinity -10]

[Currently, the affinity for the Lighting spell is -20. Casting the Lighting spell increases mental energy consumption by 40% and reduces the light coverage area by 30%!]

Lin Luo's vision went black.

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