Whose youth romance story begins with a witch's trial?!

Anyone who didn't know better would just think that Arisa was a complete pervert. However, Chang Rong had a vague feeling that Arisa and Nanoha Kaori seemed to have some subtle similarities, or rather, they were just the difference between a black-haired scumbag and a white-haired scumbag.

"Ahem... It's like this, Wisteria."

Chang Rongwei took two steps back from the back mountain to prevent his wife from getting too close to Ya Juli Sha, which triggered the umbrella to move. (Meat plan two,) At the same time, he coughed twice and took out his notebook.

"In order to implement the policy of harmonious coexistence on Prison Island, to strengthen the social networks of the prospective witches, and to reduce the market volatility risks that witch factors may bring, I have decided to conduct research and investigation on your daily lifestyles."

"...?"

Arisa Shito blinked, looking at Chang Rong with a completely bewildered expression.

"Simply put, it's about keeping a record of what everyone usually does. This helps us get to know each other better and is beneficial for living together in the future, right?" Chang Rong replied with a smile.

"Tsk... I have no obligation to tell you about my life! Anyway, we're all just killers and victims... So what if we knew other people's habits!"

Arisa Fujito frowned and exhaled again. Judging from the way everyone had interacted before, Arisa was actually more of a 'lone wolf' type than Nanoha Kurobe.

Although she didn't live alone in the hidden secret base, indulging in lavish meals, baking desserts, showing off premium hams, and eating fresh fruit, she did spend most of her time alone in the castle.

Among the circle of prospective witches, the only one who was even remotely close to Arisa was the kind-hearted, middle-aged man, Saeki Miria.

If Liu Guo were the same doctor Chang Rong before, she wouldn't know how to deal with someone with such a fiery temper like Qi Fu. But things are different now.

"Please, Wisteria-san, your cooperation is very important to us. Without your help... Watashi...!"

"Um...you...you said it's important...someone like me is important too..."

Chang Rong Er Yue Hua/Bu Shuo Yi clasped Lin Zi Teng Lu Ya Li Sha's hands together and looked at Bai Sha Mao Jia Hao with pitiful eyes. The latter's cheeks turned red again instantly, and he stammered incoherently.

"I understand... Let's do it that way then."

—Hmph, they're even easier to deal with than the hedgehog cat in front of my house.

Watching the adorable way Arisa Fujito pull her hood up to try and cover her face while quietly agreeing, Chang Rong grinned, revealing a knowing look on his face.

"Anyway... what do I usually do? ... First of all, I go to the infirmary to get some supplies."

Arisa took Chang Rong to the infirmary as their first stop.

"Ah, Rongrong~ Hmm? Rongrong is hanging out with girls other than Xiluo again, stare—"

"Huh!? No, Noah? You've misunderstood Noah, I'm just working, working... Yoshi yoshi yoshi yoshi!"

The colorful little balloons that were almost impossible to refresh in the infirmary inexplicably appeared there. Noah stared at Chang Rong with icy eyes, and the latter could only rush over to rub his hair and forcefully control Noah, while explaining that he was not cheating on Shiro but was doing serious business.

"Hey, Balloon Teacher? What are you doing here? Many of the medicines in the infirmary are dangerous, so please don't touch them!"

Arisa Fujito first showed a fanatical expression to Noah Kinosaki, but then immediately frowned and looked at the small bottle in Noah's hand.

“Look, Noah… Noah just came here for a casual stroll… Hmm, Noah thought this thing could be used to draw…”

Noah Shirosaki, caught red-handed for not turning off auto-pickup, pouted and tried to explain, but under Chang Rong's expectant gaze of "My Noah would never lie!", he finally obediently handed over the medicine bottle in his arms.

"Purple powder...?" Chang Rong tilted her head, looking at the contents of the medicine bottle.

"It's potassium permanganate, right? It can disinfect and sterilize to some extent, but this stuff is still a bit dangerous. Considering Balloon-sensei's health, please allow me to confiscate it." Arisa Fujito recognized the contents of the medicine bottle at a glance and immediately picked it up and put it aside.

"Ugh... Noah finally found the purple pigment..."

—It seems like Noah has opened the door to a whole new world ever since he started using quicklime to paint…? Why is he so obsessed with discovering new 'pigments' and unwilling to use his old spray paint + liquid manipulation magic? Or is it that his old painting methods simply couldn't 'accurately' express what Noah wanted to paint?

Chang Rong looked at Noah's pitiful expression as he cried and watched the potassium permanganate being taken away, feeling both heartache and curiosity.

An artist's change in style usually signifies some kind of upheaval or improvement in painting skills. Considering that Noah's current paintings are "rougher" than his previous "abstract art" works, it's unlikely to be the latter.

Perhaps it's necessary to find some time to have a serious talk with Noah about this topic... Hmm?

"Rongrong, you've worked hard. Please have some water."

Noah emerged from his disappointment at having his 'paint' taken away, picked up a water glass with both hands, and brought it to Chang Rong's side.

This time, there was no strange, mysterious blue liquid (sleeping pills) in the water cup. As expected, the little girl always brought out water cups laced with sleeping pills before, it was just an accident by the child. I knew it!

"Um... thank you, Noah~" "Wait—"

Chang Rong happily took the water glass, ready to drink a large cup of wine, but was suddenly stopped by Zifang Arisa.

"Look, no no no...?" Seeing that Arisa Fujito suddenly interrupted, Noah Shirosaki, who had been grinning smugly, instantly showed a look of panic as if he had seen a simple spear.

Arisa Wisteria dipped her finger into the clear liquid in the glass, then put it in her mouth and smacked her lips.

"Hmm... 99% chance, a rare item—it's a concentrated sleeping pill."

"Ugh, that wretched guy... Noah... I'm not feeling well, Noah's leaving now...!"

"Huh? Wait, Noah—"

Before Chang Rong could react to this series of changes, Noah Shirosaki had already collapsed and fled.

"Huh!? Oh, Balloon Teacher!? Did I...did I do something wrong...? Did I ruin Balloon Teacher's plans??"

Realizing that her "I invite the swallow" behavior had scared Noah away, Arisa Fujito was instantly filled with remorse. Then, for some reason, she looked at Chang Rong with an expression of wanting to make amends, as if she were looking at prey.

"Uh... Anyway, Noah must have made a mistake by accident, haha. Wisteria, you're really quite professional in the field of sleeping pills." The white-haired boy said with an awkward laugh, rubbing his hair.

"Heh, I've taken more sleeping pills than you've taken Monster Energy," Arisa Fujito sneered in response.

"No, no, no, you should drink less then..."

While secretly resolving not to accept anything related to the entrance from Noah for the time being, Chang Rong secretly wondered if this Sister Zifang Arisa could become her drug tester in the future.

In short, after Arisa Zifang gave a short lecture on "what drugs can cause OD, what drugs are harmful to the body during OD, and what drugs cannot cause OD at all," Chang Rong said to Arisa Zifang with heartfelt admiration:

"Can't you do something that won't harm your body through OD?! If you absolutely have to OD, then OD some rice for me, please!"

Arisa's reaction was also quite intense:

"I got scolded... I got scolded... Oh ho ho..."

Considering that continuing to righteously refute her would most likely lead to an accidental fall into the "love to death" scenario, Chang Rong could only stop there.

After leaving the infirmary, Chang Rong followed Arisa to the courtyard. Next to the abandoned fence was a handmade hammock, which Arisa said she would come here to sleep when she had nothing to do.

Chang Rong originally wanted to tell Zifang Arisa that sleeping outside was bad for her health, but after he climbed into the hammock himself to try it out and fell asleep within minutes, Chang Rong began to feel that he needed to ask Zifang Arisa to make him a hammock as well.

The image of Arisa Fujito standing beside me, her face flushed, chuckling softly through her mask as she looks at me upon waking up, is far too shocking for an alarm clock...

When I finally get fed up with sleeping in the study and being treated like Yama, a demon who says "come and get it if you want it," I can at least take refuge in the courtyard and sleep in a hammock.

Speaking of which, although Arisa Fujito looks like a delinquent, in reality, putting aside her weird OD pills, her hobbies and interests are surprisingly... very girly.

She is at least much more beautiful than Hiro Nikaido.

"I used to enjoy going to the lakeside to relax, but recently, due to the wreckage attack, I haven't been able to go there anymore."

"Lake... Oh right, Wisteria, let's go see the lake together."

Chang Rong had always wanted to go to the lake again to find out what happened to the 'remains of the parasol dress' back then, but everyone else wouldn't let her, a patient, leave.

"A lake? No, you're still not allowed to leave the castle—"

"Is it really not possible...? Fujito-san? This is really important, so only you can help me. I really, really need you...!"

"Oh ho...!! You need me... You need me... I'm important..."

Having mastered Arisa's open-source methods, Chang Rong put on a pitiful expression and begged Zifang Arisa. The latter was immediately defeated, revealing a fantasizing expression like a small fry. After shaking her head, she blushed and agreed to Chang Rong's request with an expression of "I really can't do anything with you".

—Wow, I feel like I've been slapped in the face by myself (I'm so sorry, Zifeng classmate). But I do have something I want to confirm.

Chang Rong silently apologized to Zifang Arisa in her heart, and promised to ask Kurobe-nee to get her some mysterious butter starch tablets so she could have a great time.

So, under the onslaught of the green tea rabbit's coquettish charm (?), the bewildered and disoriented Zifang Arisa secretly led Chang Rong to the lake.

After observing carefully from a distance and confirming that there were no strange or unusual remains, the two arrived near the lake.

—The tree trunks here still bear the marks of being pierced by spikes, and the bushes over there show signs of being blown away and flattened, indicating that the debris attack that day was indeed real.

Upon arriving at the lake, Chang Rong immediately observed the surrounding environment and confirmed that he and Tachibana Sherry had indeed been attacked in the vicinity.

As for the 'wreckage' that Chang Rong was most concerned about...

—<—I couldn't sense any trace or aura of the six elements after I woke up...#...and when the three things disappeared, they really didn't leave anything behind.

The fact that he had literally 'erased' the immortal remains in some way indicates that this was not a physical attack like that of Tachibana Sherry, but rather a method that touched on the essence of things.

Since Ili was able to kill the remains, is it possible that the [Eternal Demon Art] he currently possesses is very likely related to absorbing witch factors? In other words, did he kill the remains by 'absorbing witch factors'?

In other words, the monsters that have fallen into 'remains' have completely transformed into other species, and I cannot restore them by absorbing witch factors in the same way I prevented Tachibana Sherry from becoming a witch.

Hmm... that would be such a shame. I was thinking of using the 'patting heads' tactic to turn all the guards back into the form of prospective witches.

The complete disappearance of the wreckage allowed Chang Rong to roughly confirm his 'magic', and at the same time, he prepared to call for Zifang Arisa to leave.

"Wisteria-kun—"

Chang Rong noticed that Arisa Zifang had been obediently squatting by the lake since earlier, just quietly gazing at the water without moving. If you didn't consider her overly flamboyant outfit, she looked no different from an ordinary little girl.

"Every time I look at the lake like this, I always feel a sense of peace."

Arisa squatted by the lake, gazing at the clear, bright water while muttering to herself.

“I’m telling you… Zero, you’ve always wanted to die and leave prison, haven’t you?” Arisa turned to Chang Rong and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, staying here will only inevitably lead to tragedy... that's for sure."

"I did think about escaping at first, but how could I be caught and locked up in a place like this? It's utterly absurd! The warden and the guards are all a bunch of bastards, tsk...!"

Arisa Wisteria cursed under her breath and, in a fit of irritation, picked up a stone and threw it into the lake.

"But... I... how should I put it... in a way, maybe those guys' actions were right? I'm a sinner, and I never thought about being forgiven by anyone, and I'm also a witch who's bound to turn into a monster... so it's better to just be locked up in a place like this—waaaaaaah...!"

Before Arisa Zifang could finish her low-key words, Chang Rong suddenly leaned over and rubbed and stroked her cheeks with both hands.

“Listen up, Wisteria. You didn’t become a witch because you were a sinner. You were corrupted by the witch factor and became a witch, which is why you made mistakes. And I don’t care what mistakes you made. After all, even if we are to be judged for our sins, it shouldn’t be done in such a cruel and cold way!”

Chang Rong kneaded and squeezed Zifang Arisa's mask with both hands, while the latter hurriedly pinched the tip of the mask to try to continue covering her nose.

"More importantly, we all need you! You are important! You are irreplaceable! Your existence is the greatest meaning! As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed! Every day you wake up is a new day! Shout 'Woof woof' when you wake up in the morning!"

"Waaaaah... I, I..."

The girl who had dropped out of school had never experienced the mysterious brainwashing of success from the East. Chang Rong's few words had already left Arisa dizzy and unable to speak coherently.

"Anyway, we're going to get out of here together and take down the mastermind, right?"

"Right...right? Right...right, right!" With eyes already red and swollen from mosquito coils, Arisa Fujito was completely dizzy and could only repeat Chang Rong's words.