You've found the Gusha-hime Knight, so put your hair up in a bun!

Moen scratched his head with the feathers from his quill pen, and a cute tuft of hair on his head bounced around as the feathers fluttered around.

Seeing this, Shiloh felt a little itchy and had an urge to grab him, but he restrained himself.

Upon closer inspection, Shilo examined the draft drawing that was being pressed down by Moen's large watermelon. After a while, he asked, "Are you researching magic?"

"Eeya~!"

The sudden sound from behind startled Moen, who was completely absorbed in his work. He was thrown off his chair and turned around to look back, still shaken.

Shiloh knew he had frightened the other party, but given his wicked nature, turning the tables was inevitable.

"Shh, you can't make loud noises in the library."

Seeing Xi Luo's serious expression as he put a finger to his lips, Mo En stiffened his neck, his face turning red and white in turns.

You were the one who scared me first!

Moen knew that Shiloh was probably a shameless person, but since he had seized the moral high ground first, she couldn't retaliate. She could only compose herself and obediently nod, "I know..."

After calming the watermelon down, Moen looked at Shiloh and asked in confusion, "Shiloh, why did you come here today?"

The library has three floors. This floor is for students or teachers of the Institute for Advanced Studies, and each desk on this floor is usually used by only one person.

Based on all the information, Moen was almost certain that Shilo had come to find him.

Shiloh didn't keep her in suspense. After telling Moen about assisting in the investigation, a hint of hesitation appeared on the girl's face.

"What's wrong?"

Moen scratched his face and replied, "It's not that I don't want to help with the investigation, but after the evil god's descent, the area around the capital was more or less corrupted by the power of the abyss, and some monsters appeared. So, the adventurer group will probably have quite a lot going on these days..."

After Moen finished speaking, he noticed that Shiloh frowned, and then he suddenly realized that he hadn't gotten to the point.

"Oh, well, I'm actually the vice-captain of an adventure party... Oh, right, you know the other vice-captain too, it's Ruby. We're really, really good friends in this party, haha~"

Moen laughed sweetly, trying to escape Shiloh's "clutches" by currying favor with him.

Many people say they're a bit slow, but Moen knows that these guys are the fools; they've all been fooled by him!

Moen had a gut feeling that Shiloh had some ill intentions towards him, so he tried to use these reasons to brush it off.

Moen knew from the beginning that Shiloh was a very "dangerous" man. Once he got involved with him, it wouldn't be long before he would be completely captivated, and he might not even want to pursue the ultimate goal of magic anymore, becoming a fool whose mind was only focused on vying for favor in the harem.

Moen felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the consequences, and was filled with resistance.

Shiloh was somewhat surprised, not expecting Moen to refuse the request.

But then, looking into Moen's sky-blue eyes, Shiloh smiled knowingly.

Moen felt flustered by that smile. Before she could explain further, Xiluo shrugged, feigning regret, as if she were about to leave without any hesitation.

"That's a real shame. I was hoping to exchange some magic tips with Moen during the investigation... but it seems I won't have the chance now."

Chapter 227 The Allure of Knowledge (Part Two)

Hearing Shiloh's mutterings, Moen instinctively covered his magical research manuscript, his heart skipping a beat.

She knew this was a bait thrown out by Shiloh, but the allure of studying magic was simply too tempting for her to resist...

Seeing that Shiloh shook his head and was actually preparing to turn and leave, Moen's mind was in turmoil. In the end, her wariness of Shiloh could not overcome her thirst for knowledge, and she called out to Shiloh.

"Wait a moment!"

Xi Luo stopped, a slight smile playing on her lips as she turned away from Moen. She then turned to look at him, whose expression was complex, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Moen bit her lip, though she was very conflicted, she couldn't care less about that now.

"You mean, if I join the investigation team, I can discuss magic with you, right?"

Shiloh nodded and said, "Because of the investigation we need to conduct recently, and there are still many things to do afterward, I probably wouldn't have time to talk to you if Miss Moen hadn't joined the investigation team, right?"

Seeing Xi Luo's helpless expression, Mo En muttered a sarcastic comment about whether it was true or not, and then asked, "Well, you can't be investigating all day long, can you? Can't you do it in your spare time...?"

Upon hearing this, Shiloh's eyes turned somewhat strange: "Moen, you seem to have forgotten that there is a difference between you and me."

"……what?"

"I have many partners, and of course I have to spend my free time with them. How could I discuss magic with you?"

After saying that, Xi Luo waved his hand and chuckled, "Oh dear, my lovers are quite clingy, there's nothing I can do about it."

Moen felt that this guy was implying something, and his heart couldn't help but race a little.

Despite Shiloh's seemingly harmless demeanor, Moen's alarm bells were already ringing.

Well……

After hesitating for a while, Moen finally nodded, resigned to his fate, and said, "Then, I promise you! But I have to make three conditions!"

Ok?

Silo raised an eyebrow, somewhat curious about what kind of three chapters Moen was planning to create.

"First of all, I can assist with the investigation, but you can't ask me to do anything else outside of the investigation time! Secondly, you need to schedule a fixed time each day to discuss magic with me, and when we talk about magic, you can't mix in any other irrelevant matters!"

To prevent Shiloh from using the excuse of discussing magic to try and get close to her, Moen, who had read many romance novels, astutely pointed this out and tried to stop this villain's plan to win her over from the root.

Xi Luo stroked his chin, thinking to himself that Moen was indeed a repressed pervert; he seemed to have read quite a few comics and novels.

However, to Shiloh, Mohn was still too naive.

These old-fashioned preventative measures are unlikely to be effective.

Or rather, from the moment she agreed to discuss magic, she had already fallen into a trap set by a calculated scheme.

Shiloh nodded in agreement with Moen and said, "Of course, these are fine. Is there anything else?"

Moen was surprised that Shiloh agreed so quickly, without even the slightest hesitation, which made her wonder if she had misjudged him and that he didn't actually want to date her.

"There's...there's more..."

Moen frowned and pondered for a long time before finally shaking his head and saying, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's talk about it later."

"Okay, let's add the terminal's contact information first. The investigation should start tomorrow."

After exchanging contact information, Shiloh looked at Moen's somewhat hesitant expression and smiled, "By the way, were you studying my magic just now?"

"Eh?"

Moen was startled, then nodded, a look of frustration on her pretty oval face: "Yes, but I have absolutely no clue."

Moen scratched his head, his large, sky-blue eyes filled with anticipation as he looked at Shiloh, and said, "To be able to create such magic is truly an incredible miracle... Um, now that we're teammates, how about discussing magic—"

Seeing Moen's bright eyes, Xiluo smiled and teased, "Heh~? The investigation mission starts tomorrow. As the vice-captain of a certain adventurer's group, shouldn't Moen handle some of the group's 'busy' affairs today?"

uh uh

Moen smiled at Shiloh's petty verbal retaliation, a sweating soybean flashing through his mind.

"Sigh, let's not talk about those things for now. I believe the leader can do it all by himself."

Moen waved his hand dismissively. Seeing that Xi Luo still wanted to tease him for a while longer, he didn't care about anything else. He hurriedly tugged at Xi Luo's sleeve and pulled him to sit down on the chair, while he stood behind Xi Luo.

"Oh dear, time is of the essence and the task is urgent, so just tell me how that magic works, okay?"

Looking at Moen's manuscript, Shiloh smiled and said, "Not a bad guess, but unfortunately, if the direction is wrong from the beginning, no matter how hard you try, you can't get the right result."

The direction... is wrong?

Moen was puzzled and repeatedly checked his drawings. The magical logic written on them in ink was very rigorous and without any errors or omissions, but no matter what he did, he could not reproduce even one percent of Shiro's "Disintegration".

Now, instead of making things clear to Moen with Shiloh's explanation, it made her even more confused.

"Hmm... Is there a mistake in the structure of this theory?"

Moen's clear, bright blue eyes were filled with confusion. As the granddaughter of the Dean of the Lorthern Magic Academy, she had received her grandfather's guidance since childhood and possessed profound knowledge in the field of magic.

This theoretical framework could even serve as a standard example of Theory First, and Moen really couldn't understand where he had gone "in the wrong direction".

Shiloh held up a finger and patiently explained, “I’m not saying your theory is flawed, but rather… the theory you’re using is flawed.”

"what--?"

Moen drew out his questioning tone, staring in shock at Shiloh's profile, his mind in turmoil.

Seriously? They just overturned Theory Second not long ago, and now they're digging up the very foundations of Theory First?

Noticing the unusual look on Moen's face, Shiloh continued, "It's probably a little different from what you're thinking now, isn't it? I'm not saying there's a problem with the existing theories, it's just that they can't construct my magic."

"You...you created a completely new system of magic?!"

Moen finally understood what Shiloh meant, but this explanation was just as shocking as the idea that "First Theory" was wrong.

"Hmm~ You could say that. So far, I'm the only one who can use this form of 'magic'?"

After saying that, Xiluo turned to look into Moen's eyes, a subtle smile on his face: "So, want to give it a try?"

咕咚

Moen swallowed hard at the sight of Shiloh's eyes, feeling as if there was a bottomless abyss of desire behind them, constantly radiating a decadent temptation.

Moen's keen intuition told her that if she agreed to Shiloh's request, she would definitely fall into a trap.

However, faced with the allure of knowledge, Moen found it difficult to refuse the invitation.

After quickly weighing the pros and cons, Moen asked with difficulty, "How...how do we try it?"

"It's very simple."

Shiloh stretched out his hand, palm up: "Put your hand on here."

Looking at the large hand of the unfamiliar man, Moen hesitated.

Having never had any physical contact with a member of the opposite sex other than family members since childhood, Moen frankly felt somewhat uncomfortable.

However, to Moen's slight embarrassment, she was largely influenced by Shiloh's charm in various ways, so her inner resistance was not as strong as she had expected.

Even... her excited heartbeat seemed to be telling her that her body did not resist contact with Shilo; on the contrary, it was somewhat eager to try.

This realization caused a blush to appear on Moen's cute oval face. After a slight struggle, she slowly raised her little hand and gently placed her fingertips on Shiloh's palm.

Shiloh's palms were very warm, and the warmth made Moen tremble slightly.

Noticing his body's reaction was quite pronounced, Moen quickly turned his head and asked, "And then?"

So anxious?

Xi Luo chuckled to himself, then stopped concealing his aura, gathering Yin and Yang Qi in his palm and channeling it into Moen's body.

"Mmm~!"

The Yin and Yang energies entered the body, instantly arousing the primordial Yin energy within Moen's body, causing it to merge with the Yang energy within Xiluo's body.

This wonderful and unique feeling gave Moen an immense sense of pleasure in an instant, making her unable to help but shout out.

"you--!"

Moen barely managed to open her eyes a crack, and a hint of shame and indignation appeared on her pretty face, which was flushed from her pounding heart.

"Calm down, Moen, this isn't some kind of enchantment magic."

Seeing that the other party had misunderstood her, Shiloh activated the intertwined Yin and Yang energies within Moen's body, instantly disintegrating the magic she was trying to condense.

click-

Although the magic he used to break free was destroyed, Moen was not angry at all; instead, he showed a surprised and excited smile.

That familiar feeling... it's definitely Shiro's magic, "Disintegration"!

After experiencing Shiloh's power firsthand, Moen understood what Shiloh meant by "going in the wrong direction."

Shiloh's magic can only be activated using this special energy, so the First Theory is not wrong; it just doesn't apply to his unique magic.

"Ha ha……"

Seeing Moen's eyes filled with fascination, clearly somewhat intoxicated by his yang energy, Xi Luo smiled. Taking advantage of her momentary lapse in attention, he leaned close to her ear and blew a warm breath: "Pretty good, isn't it, Moen~?"

The deep, magnetic voice, combined with the sudden heat, made Moen feel a tingling sensation in his ear canal and his brain, and his face flushed even more.

"You~"

Shiloh's surprise attack was highly effective; Moen, caught off guard, even softened his voice when questioning her.

可爱捏

Just as Moen's little eyebrows were about to furrow, Shiloh timed it perfectly, straightening his body and giving a proper smile.

Seeing the other person's expression, Moen, who had wanted to get angry, was speechless, unsure whether to speak or not.