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

"Don't feel shy. As long as you don't cause trouble or make loud noise, the library welcomes anyone!"

Mag smiled and bowed to Nanoha, striking an elegant "please come in" pose.

"...I just came to ask about your translation progress, Margot."

Nanoha Kurobe got up, straightened her cycling helmet, looked away, and responded quietly, trying to gloss over her embarrassing past of being caught peeping and being teased.

"Oh dear, I've only deciphered less than 2% yet. After all, there's no reference text, and this is the only book written in witch's language, so I can only rely on a rather clumsy trial and error approach. Besides, translation work is so tiring. Should I ask for some compensation?"

"Reward...?" Hearing Hosho Mag's teasing tone, Kurobe Nanoha instantly felt a sense of urgency and frowned as she asked Hosho Mag what kind of reward he intended to offer.

"For example—let Chang Rong give me a kiss, or something like that~"

"Ugh...!?" Nanoha Kaori's expression, which was originally just 'worried', became even more tense after hearing Hosho Mag's words, looking like 'Oh no, oh no'.

—I originally thought it was just Chang Rong's 'wishful thinking', but, but looking at it this way... doesn't it become a two-way street!?

Nanoha Kurobe recalled the question Natsume Anan asked when they dealt with the Mirror Demon:

We ask you, who is the person you care about most?

When Natsume Anan asked this question in an almost mischievous and provocative manner, Nanoha Kaori was also very curious.

Maybe it will be Hero, or perhaps Coco? Maybe...maybe I don't entirely have a chance...

But the name Chang Rong mentioned made everyone pause for a moment—Baosheng Mag.

Upon hearing this, Nanoha immediately searched for Mag's whereabouts and eventually found him in the library.

If it were just Chang Rong's wishful thinking, that would be one thing, but Bao Shengma's answer...

"No, no way...! Hiro definitely won't agree to this request!" Kurobe Nanoha came to her senses and quickly shook her head to refuse Mag's request.

"Oh dear~ Isn't that a bit too heartless? After all, Hiro isn't Chang Rong's real fiancée, is she? But speaking of which, Nanoha Kaori, your reaction is quite interesting... Could it be that you also disagree with my little request?"

With a smile, Baosheng Mag walked up to Nanoha Kaori and asked softly, while Nanoha Kaori's cheeks instantly turned crimson.

"I, of course I disagree... well, but..."

Nanoha Kaori suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have any reason to refuse to stop Mag, since she was now only nominally an 'accomplice'.

Honest Nanoha Kurobe was ultimately too soft-hearted and naive, still clinging to the innocent idea that there had to be a legitimate reason for her actions. As a result, since she was neither his girlfriend nor his fiancée, she had no way to refute Mag's 'criminal proclamation'.

"Hehehe... It seems you're a bit conflicted, Nanoha Kaori... In that case, how about we make a deal? I'll ask for Chang Rong's passionate kiss under the guise of 'translation payment,' as long as you can chase away all those weirdos and get Chang Rong to come alone... I'll give you half the usage rights then, how about that~?"

"Use, the right to use, and all that..." Nanoha had never heard of such a high-level game as renting the right to use a shared boyfriend, and she froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

"Hehe..." Looking at the girl in front of him with a cycling hat whose cheeks were flushed with shyness, Baosheng Mag's smile became more and more obvious.

Indeed, the feeling of taking away what they thought they cherished and then wantonly trampling on it... was truly wonderful.

These 'love's' that arise without any foundation are nothing but hypocrisy and utterly fragile. Let me tell you the truth...

"Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!"

"Huh? Big sister...? Ah, I, I just came to check on the translation progress...!"

When Nanoha's system crashed, the headband guard came over. It first asked its sister how Kale was doing, and after hearing the general story, it immediately stared intently at Hosho Mag with that mask.

The veteran's gaze was silent and speechless, yet filled with suffocating pressure, as if he had already seen through Baosheng Mag's every move.

“Oh dear, even I would feel embarrassed being stared at like that…?” Marge said with a smile to the guard, while—

—Hey, don't tell me I not only have to compete with a prospective witch for a man, but also with this... weirdo?

While it's true that the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish, this... is a bit beyond the scope, isn't it?

Baosheng Mag boasts that he can deceive, manipulate, and control people's hearts, leading them into mutual distrust and step by step toward destruction. But the prerequisite is that the other party must be a 'human being'.

On this Witch Island now, among those who openly express their affection for Chang Rong... it seems only the God and the Non-Human are present.

Oh dear, how should I put it... I always feel that Chang Rong has had a tough time in some ways too~?

Baosheng Mag smiled at the guard with the headband in front of him, while a bead of cold sweat began to seep imperceptibly from his forehead.

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Thanks to Chenguang Moxin·Hotan Opera King for the unexpected gift.

Thanks to Little Pikachu for the 21 blades.

Thank you to Priktapur, Hope You, Old Student Dedekai, I Will Always Love Honkai Impact 3, Seeking Drunken Starfall, Mo Momo, Blank Piano Keys, lyui, and Xu Yuehan.

196. Me, Sherlock Holmes?

"My leg is numb... Thank goodness An'an isn't a flying pillar, otherwise her leg might have broken..."

Chang Rong limped out of the recreation room, leaning against the wall. Anyone who saw this, unaware of the whole story, might mistakenly think that Chang Rong had been having a wild time in the recreation room and was so weak that she couldn't even walk. However, Chang Rong's legs were simply numb from being crushed by the furry pigeon spirit.

This movie-watching experience was really not good, since the choice of the film itself was problematic.

There's nothing wrong with watching horror movies in themselves; rather, most people of the opposite sex choose horror movies to create a "suspension bridge effect" between them.

But what does it mean to say "I became that coward who watched the movie with his ass"?

Although Milia was terrified, she still held back her tears and kept stroking herself to calm down... Isn't she getting her stance and role wrong?!

Furthermore, we encountered an unexpected incident where a mischievous child kicked over a popcorn bucket... In short, this movie-watching experience was far from satisfactory in any sense.

But looking at the ending... it was actually surprisingly good. Not only did she get closer to Milia, but she even finally developed a close relationship with An'an.

Chang Rong brought up the 'Love System' to observe the data. Milia's score had risen to 90, while An An had directly reached the threshold of 99.

Although there's still no clue as to 'how to reach 100,' the only clue might be related to my kidneys... In any case, it's still progress.

Currently, only Margot's score remains relatively low. If these scores were converted into 'thickness of the heart', then Margot is still hiding her true feelings.

That's why Hosho Mag is the person she cares about most. It seems that Nanoha Kaoru heard this answer when An An was hypnotizing her, and she'll have to explain it to her later. After all, unlike others, Nanoha Kaoru... has a bit of a ditz personality.

Recently, Chang Rong has even begun to suspect that Nanoha Kaori might have completely adopted her older sister as her external brain. But the problem is that the 'older sister' herself is a sadistic person who 'makes do before thinking'...!

We need to think of a solution regarding Marge's situation. Keeping her on guard like this will only make her more sensitive. But Marge is very good at hiding herself. Coco-chan has some information, but it's mostly irrelevant. The only thing Coco knows is that Marge has an unusually strong obsession with love.

...No problem! Even An'an, who was the most difficult to deal with according to Coco-chan, the 'gloomy landmine bean sprout girl,' was handled by herself. As for Baosheng Mag, hmph, she will definitely make sure that she doesn't leave alive!

As Chang Rong was encouraging herself with these thoughts, she saw a figure in emerald green as she passed through the courtyard.

Miss Hannah?

Chang Rong squinted and saw that on the balcony of Noah's Studio on the second floor, Tono Hannah was standing on the edge of the balcony, trying to reach out and touch something. However, her precarious appearance was heartbreaking to watch, as if she would fall down at any moment.

"Han... never mind, suddenly shouting might scare her instead."

Chang Rong stopped abruptly as soon as she opened her mouth, and then quickly ran to the fence in the courtyard, standing below the balcony and looking up at the blonde twin-tailed young lady above her head.

"Ugh... Seriously, all the hooks are rusted... Didn't they consider disassembly when they designed it? Heave-ho—"

pat!

Hannah Tono seemed to be struggling with something, and with a crisp cracking sound, Hannah, who was originally on the edge of the balcony railing, suddenly took several steps back, then crashed into the handrail and fell headfirst.

"Waaaaah!?"

Just as he feared, Tono Hanna fell down, and Chang Rong quickly raised his hands to try to catch the girl.

A little bit to the left... no, should it be a little to the right? Further to the right? No, no, no, it should be back—hmm?

Chang Rong kept adjusting his position, but as he did so, he realized that something was wrong. Had he given too much time to prepare?

"Huh... Chang Rong?"

As she fell from mid-air, Hannah Tohno, who had activated her levitation magic and was slowly landing, noticed the boy reaching out to grab her. The two looked at each other, their emerald green eyes and gray pupils staring at each other, and for a moment the atmosphere became incredibly awkward.

Chang Rong felt that the way she was awkwardly raising her arms and twisting them around was as ridiculous as Stephen Hawking playing volleyball.

When you feel stupid, go watch Chang Rong. He once tried to catch a girl who could use levitation magic.

thump!

Tono Hannah sat lightly on the ground, blinking as she looked at the white-haired boy beside her who was striking a strange pose.

"Huh... Could it be—Waaaaah! You, you wait here for a moment, Chang Rong!"

"Huh?"

Hannah Tono seemed to finally realize that Chang Rong had originally intended to catch her. She quickly got up from the ground, blushing, and hurriedly ran back into the castle while brushing the leaves and weeds off her dress.

Chang Rong, who was left standing there, was confused for a moment, but not long after, the blonde twin-tailed young lady reappeared on the balcony of the second-floor art studio.

"Hannah? What are you doing—whoa!?"

"Quick, come and hug me, my... knight Desuwa!"

Pfft! ! !

When Chang Rong saw Tono Hannah leap down without hesitation, he felt as if his brain had been forced to overclock and upgrade.

At the critical moment, Chang Rong instinctively raised his hand in a panic. Fortunately, this time he didn't need to adjust the angle, and Tono Hannah fell steadily into his arms.

It's worth mentioning that Tono Hannah seemed to have used a small portion of levitation magic this time. At least Chang Rong only felt the weight of a life-sized teddy bear, instead of having his arm ripped off and dislocated.

"Waaaaah... No, I never thought I'd actually experience desuwa, this kind of high-altitude princess carry that only happens in shoujo manga... Hehehe..."

Holding Chang Rong in her arms, Tono Hannah's cheeks were flushed and steaming. She covered her face with her hands and shook her head wildly with a mixture of joy and disbelief, still completely immersed in the scene that had just happened.

"Hannah—"

"W-what's wrong, Chang Rong? Do you want to do it again? I...I don't mind—"

Are you an idiot?!

"Wow!?"

Chang Rong's veins bulged as he put Hannah down and then flicked her forehead, instantly making Hannah's eyes, who had been immersed in the illusion, clear up considerably.

"The first fall was an accident, but why did you suddenly jump down again just now? You can't do such dangerous things!"

"Waaaaah... Hug, I'm sorry..."

People rarely see Chang Rong get angry, so Tono Hanna was startled by Chang Rong's stern reprimand, and her cheerful expression immediately disappeared.

If Arisa were here, being treated like this by Chang Rong would probably keep her feeling so sweet that she'd be snoring away until dawn.

"Seriously... I'm working hard to avoid triggering a bad ending, Miss, you should also be careful and not invite bad endings yourself."

"Yes, I'm sorry, but An'an said she could easily jump from this height to the designated hammock, so I... I felt like I could do it too..."

Hannah Tono lowered her head and apologized softly, wishing she could bury her entire head in the feather fan.