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"okay."

The two stood quietly in the garden until the life force gradually dissipated and the morning dew flowers withered again. Only then did they return to the house and use the teleportation array in the basement to arrive at the Land of Hope.

Upon seeing Elise, the elf guarding the teleportation array immediately bowed respectfully to her.

Iris smiled and waved her hand, then led Elena to Flora's magic workshop.

There was no violent explosion at the magic workshop this time, but as soon as the two arrived, they saw a magic gauntlet flying towards them.

Elena's hand transformed into a dragon claw, catching the incoming arm armor. She then looked at Flora, who was running towards her at high speed.

Flora ran up to the two of them, panting, and said, "I'm so sorry, there was a small problem when we were setting it up."

"It's nothing, are you alright?"

Hearing her sister's words, Flora shook her head, then glanced nervously at Iris before quickly looking away.

Elise, with her keen observation skills, naturally noticed that Flora's reaction was somewhat strange.

She blinked, then deliberately moved closer to Flora and said in a somewhat aggrieved tone, "Why did you glance at me and then stop? Am I really that ugly?"

Caught off guard by Elise's sudden attack, Flora blushed instantly, and her voice stammered, "No, that's not it, I, I just..."

Seeing Elise start teasing her sister, Elena helplessly pulled Elise back: "Don't tease my sister like that!"

"There was no flirting, it was just a simple inquiry," Elise muttered softly.

After making a comment, a gentle smile quickly bloomed on Elise's face again: "By the way, I really liked the gift you gave me last time. You must accept this as a return gift."

Looking at the box Elise handed over, the packaging was exquisite, which only made it clear that the item was very valuable, but it was unclear what was inside.

"This is an outfit I picked out for you. I always see you wearing the white robe from the workshop; it's nice to wear something nicer once in a while!"

"Thank you, thank you," Flora said softly as she took the box.

"Also, didn't I tell you about exploring ancient ruins? What's your decision? When do you have time?"

Flora wouldn't be interested in exploring ordinary ancient ruins, but the ancient ruins they were exploring this time were said to be a large ancient magic workshop.

This was incredibly appealing to Flora.

So even if she doesn't have time, she will still make time for it.

After some serious thought, Flora finally spoke up, "Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, how about we wait until after tomorrow?"

"Opening ceremony?"

Elise blinked, only then remembering that she was also a student at the Magic Academy, something she would have almost forgotten if Flora hadn't mentioned it.

Although Elise could completely avoid studying at that kind of place, dropping out would worry the old man. Since she couldn't drop out, she should at least show her face when school started.

Speaking of which, Nora has been gone for a while now. Although she comes back to contact us every day or two, Elise guesses that she probably won't make it to the opening ceremony.

"Okay, let's do it your way. We can go to the opening ceremony together tomorrow, and then we can leave the day after tomorrow."

"Ah."

Flora nodded seriously, then her gaze fell on her older sister.

Volume 1: Chapter 463 Miss Elise's Long Fingers

"Is there something else you wanted me to do by asking me to stay?"

"Well, I've never traveled far before, so I don't know what to bring. Could you tell me, sister?" Flora said somewhat shyly.

Her older sister had protected her very well since she was little, so she had never experienced anything outside. This was her first time going on a long trip to explore, so she was a little at a loss.

Elena chuckled and said, "No problem, I'll tell you in detail what you need to bring."

Elena is someone who likes to prepare everything thoroughly. Her spatial ring contains equipment and items to deal with various situations, a habit Flora also shares.

Before asking her sister, she had already prepared a lot of things, basically considering all the possible scenarios.

He only contacted his sister to double-check.

With Elena's help, Flora stuffed some more things into her spatial ring, and the preparations were finally complete.

Now we're just waiting for the opening ceremony to finish tomorrow, so we can set off immediately the day after tomorrow.

As if she had thought of something, Flora looked at her sister and said, "Sis, are you going with us?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be going along."

"That's great."

Flora would be bolder if her older sister was around.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go take a look around elsewhere."

"Ah."

After watching her sister leave, Flora intended to return to work immediately, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a gift box on the table—a return gift from Iris.

After hesitating for a moment, Flora carefully opened the box, looked at the clothes inside, and then transferred them into the dress-up ring.

With a flash of light, Flora's clothes had changed into the set that Iris had given her.

She shifted her body slightly in front of the mirror, a faint smile appearing on her face.

……

The next day, Elise put on her school uniform, which she hadn't worn in a long time.

Noticing her mistress gently tugging at her clothes, the maid asked in confusion, "Miss, what's wrong?"

"These clothes seem a bit small. Could it be that I've gained weight recently?!" Elise was stunned, and then quickly looked down to check.

After carefully observing her mistress, the maid said, "No, mistress, you haven't gained weight, you've just gotten a little bigger."

"That's good. I thought I'd gained weight without even realizing it." Elise muttered to herself, then said to the maid, "Make a few more outfits for me later, the kind that fit perfectly."

"Okay, miss."

The maid didn't even bother to measure Elise's figure; she could tell her mistress's changes with just a glance.

After confirming that there were no problems, Elise left the room with the maid, ate breakfast, and then went straight to the Magic Academy.

Because Sky Academy was transferred to the front lines, Magic Academy is still holding classes in temporary ground-based buildings.

Although it's a temporary place, it has all kinds of facilities and is not much different from Sky Academy.

Flora, who hadn't been back to school for a long time, was still not very good at socializing and simply kept her head down, staying close to Iris.

I don’t know if it’s because Elise doesn’t have a good reputation at school, but even before the opening ceremony started, rumors were already circulating that Elise was bullying female classmates.

As for the one who was bullied, it was naturally Flora, who had always been by her side.

When Flora heard this rumor, she wanted to explain, but Iris stopped her.

"It's alright, that's just how my reputation is in the academy anyway," Elise said nonchalantly.

“But, but Miss Iris is clearly a very good person,” Flora said earnestly.

Flora's words startled Iris; she had forgotten how long it had been since she had heard such a description.

She gently ruffled Flora's hair: "I'm not a good person, don't be fooled by me."

“Miss Elise is clearly a good person,” Flora muttered under her breath.

Iris covered her mouth and chuckled softly, without continuing to remind Flora.

Having died and been resurrected countless times, Elise had attended events like the opening ceremony countless times, so during the ceremony, she simply leaned on Flora's shoulder and fell asleep.

Flora also tried her best to maintain an upright posture, striving to ensure that Elise had a good night's sleep.

Although they didn't see anything wrong with it, others saw Elise as bullying an honest person.

Even if Elise knew what they were thinking, she wouldn't waste her breath talking to them. If it weren't for the fear of worrying the old man, she probably wouldn't have come here at all.

After all, she had recruited most of the valuable individuals in the Magic Academy to her side.

That concludes today's itinerary after the opening ceremony.

However, the academy would hold a ball or something in the evening, but Elise was too lazy to attend.

Elise, who had just woken up, stretched and then leaned lazily against Flora, asking, "What time is it?"

"It's almost lunchtime, shall we go back now?"

"Let's skip dinner today and go shopping instead, how about we?"

If it were someone else inviting her, Flora would definitely refuse, since she would rather go back and do more experiments than go shopping.

But if it's Elise who extends the invitation, then it's a different story.

Flora nodded in agreement without even thinking.

Having received the answer she wanted, a bright smile bloomed on Iris's face. She immediately took Flora's hand and walked towards the academy gate.

Feeling the warmth from Iris's palm, Flora felt her heart pounding.

Also, Miss Iris's fingers are so long and slender, it feels... I don't know what she was thinking, but Flora silently lowered her head, as if steam was rising from her head.

The Magic Academy wasn't far from Golden Street, and the two of them took a carriage directly there after leaving the academy.

After getting into the carriage, Iris noticed that Flora's face was flushed. She asked curiously, "What happened to your face?"

"Well, maybe it's a bit hot."

"The temperature right now can hardly be considered hot, can it?"

"Well, it's probably because too many people were paying attention to us just now, so we felt a little embarrassed."

Volume 1: Chapter 464 Flora's Abilities

"how is the taste?"

Elise rested her chin on her hand, smiling as she looked at Flora sitting opposite her.

Under Iris's gaze, Flora, who had just been enjoying the delicious food, suddenly became a little nervous, but still nodded slightly.

"That's good. I was worried that the food here might not suit your taste," Elise said, wiping Flora's mouth with a handkerchief.

Flora felt her cheeks burning as she felt Elise's fingertips brush against the corner of her mouth, even through the handkerchief.

She wondered if this behavior was too intimate, but upon closer reflection, it didn't seem like there was anything wrong with it.

But then again, what would my sister think if she knew that I was dining alone with Miss Elise?

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Flora's mind.

After some time, Flora finally finished the last bit of food and breathed a sigh of relief.

But just then, Elise's voice rang out: "It's rare for us to go out together, how about we go for a walk later?"

"Okay, okay." Come to think of it, she didn't seem to have ever gone out with Miss Iris before. She was a little unfamiliar with places like Golden Street, so she could only stay by Miss Iris's side.

Flora had expected Iris to take her to a clothing store or jewelry store, but to her surprise, Iris took her to a shop that specialized in selling magical artifacts.

Looking at the dazzling array of magical artifacts in the shop, Flora's eyes lit up with excitement.

If you look closely, you can vaguely see magical circuits appearing in her eyes.

This is Flora's talent: she can directly see the magical circuits of magical devices, and no magical device has any secrets in front of her.

Many magical artifacts made by master craftsmen have self-destruct mechanisms, and forcibly opening them will only damage the artifacts. However, Flora does not need to disassemble them, so such self-destruct mechanisms are of no use to her.

She had only ever dared to look at ordinary magic shops before; this was her first time visiting a high-end magic shop like Golden Street.

Flora memorized all sorts of magical circuits in a short period of time.

Just then, a shop assistant walked up to her and respectfully asked, "Miss, would you like me to help you with the introduction?"

“No need. We’ll let you know if we see something we want,” Elise said calmly.

The shop assistant's smile remained unchanged. After nodding respectfully, he stood silently to the side.

Flora nervously moved closer to Iris and whispered, "Is this really okay?"

"As long as you don't move, you can look at it however you want."

With Elise's words, Flora became much bolder and began frantically memorizing these magical circuits that she would never normally see.

Although she had a fast memory, she had a lot of magical artifacts, so Iris naturally turned to the shop assistant and said, "Do you have any works by masters? These are all too mediocre."

"Yes, what type of magical device do you need?"

"I need them all, let me take a look first."