69novels Chapter 476 The Library Theft Incident, the Wish-Making Curse Incident
Chapter 476 The Library Theft Incident, the Wish-Making Curse Incident
Chapter 476 The Library Theft Incident, the Wish-Making Curse Incident, the Healing Magic Showdown Incident
Winning over Luo Qixi again was easier than I imagined. Although the time we met was different, much earlier than last time, Luo Qixi was still Luo Qixi. Her previous life trajectory had not been changed, and her personality was still similar.
At most, she's a bit more naive now, but for Broly, Loki's current naivety doesn't affect his attempts to win her over again.
Broly became the demon girl's junior under the pretext of seeking her guidance.
Although Luo Qixi said it was troublesome to ask her for advice, she was actually very enthusiastic about guiding the junior who was willing to get close to her and called her "senior sister Luo Qixi".
"I just can't do anything with you. But helping your juniors is what a senior should do, Broly. Come sit a little closer, I'll tell you how to analyze this magic..."
The demon girl is a bit two-faced; she may seem disdainful, but she's very serious when tutoring students.
Broly saw Loki secretly taking out his notebook and writing down the key points of how to guide his teaching.
And it is only natural that this situation would occur.
There are roughly two reasons.
Firstly, the girl felt respected as an adult by her, which was a wonderful experience for Luo Qixi, who never wanted to be treated like a child.
Another reason is that Loki is a girl who doesn't like to owe others anything. Every time Broly asks her for help with his studies, he treats her to something to eat as a way of repaying her. This makes the demon girl feel that if she doesn't try her best, she will be letting the boy down.
As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's money is bound to him." However, if Broly wants to make Loki feel indebted, he also needs to put on a superb acting performance, prove to the girl that he is indeed a magic novice, and let her see that he is gradually growing under her guidance.
To be honest, this is a bit difficult, but if he doesn't do it, Luo Qixi definitely won't accept his reward with a clear conscience.
Their relationship wouldn't become closer just because they got together for meals after class and to give each other feedback.
Of course, since this cycle started early, Broly, from the perspective of a junior student, observed how his little wife integrated into the La Noah Magic University.
Loki and her first roommate, Lanleta, didn't actually get along very well.
She was a tall woman who was somewhat slovenly and liked to pay others to run errands for her.
Of course, if Loki were willing to accept money, she might have a good school life.
However, her love for magic made her somewhat displeased with Lanletta's dismissive attitude towards it.
"What are you even doing at a magic university? If you're not going to study seriously, wouldn't it be better to just go somewhere else and do nothing than waste your days in this expensive magic university?"
"Mind your own business! I have plenty of money, unlike you, a poor wretch who's arrogant and refuses to work for me. I can stay wherever I want!"
Broly witnessed the argument between the demon girl and her roommate, and then led the girl to the grove where the roommate often secretly practiced magic. There, Lokishi met the roommate and, unlike her lazy attitude in class, seriously practiced casting magic, but failed due to insufficient magic power.
Lanleta didn't not want to study; it was just that her talent prevented her from casting even a single intermediate spell, no matter how hard she studied.
After realizing this, the person was afraid of being ridiculed by others, so she pretended not to study hard. That way, even if she failed to cast intermediate magic and had to repeat a grade, it would be because she didn't study, not because she lacked talent.
"Damn it, I really envy demons like you. You're born with more magic power than us humans!"
Broly thought that the reason why Lokishi and Lanleta became good friends must have been largely due to Lanleta's words.
"This is the first time I've heard of anyone envying my demonic identity."
"Go ahead and laugh at me, I'm just a fool who can't even cast a basic spell."
"I would never laugh at an idiot who manages to deplete his own magic!"
Having your magic depleted is a very painful thing. The fact that Lanleta could use up all her magic to the point of exhaustion while practicing casting spells proves that she is very passionate about magic and is not as indifferent as she usually appears.
Loki apologized to the other party, and Broly witnessed the turning point in their relationship. This was something he and Loki hadn't experienced in their first playthrough. In addition, Broly also witnessed Ga.Feng, the young master of the dwarf race, confessing his love to his wife.
Of course, the young master was rejected by Loki as expected. The reason the demon girl rejected him was almost the same as when she was rejected at the beginning of the previous cycle: she was indifferent to any male who looked younger than herself and did not feel the urge to be in a relationship.
If Broly hadn't successfully won over the girl in his previous playthrough and witnessed her blissful, shy demeanor, he might have believed it.
Loki's current aesthetic sense can be changed. The young master of the dwarf race did not realize this and shouted that he wanted to marry a wife like Loki in the future. As a child's last stubbornness, Broly had a strange feeling.
If I were to marry Luo Qixi again this time, this little boy would probably cry his heart out just like he did in the last time.
However, Broly will not show any mercy. Once he has confirmed that Loki is his wife, no matter who comes, they cannot affect the course of events.
Loki will definitely become his wife; this will be a new destiny, protected by the powerful forces of fate.
Time quickly passed to the year 408 of the Ankylion calendar. Loki started spending time in the library, and then an incident occurred where books were stolen and sold.
Luo Qixi was mistaken for a book thief when she returned stolen books she had bought to the library.
If Broly hadn't stepped in to vouch for her, given his status as a major financial backer for certain research projects at the academy, the demon girl might have truly suffered an injustice.
"Although someone vouched for you, until the book theft is thoroughly investigated, you, a demon who frequents the library, will remain the prime suspect."
Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. The identity of the demon race brought unfavorable results to Loki, but it was beneficial to Broly's conquest efforts.
While most outsiders didn't believe in demon girls, Broly was willing to believe in them. This was evident in the increase in his happiness stat; Broly could clearly sense that Loki was much closer to him in this playthrough.
Afterwards, in order to clear herself of theft suspicion, Loki, together with Broly, Lanleta, and Young Master Feng, who had helped her bargain when buying books, launched an investigation into the library theft.
The final investigation revealed that Loki was merely an innocent bystander; the real culprit was Vasel, the librarian's own son.
This man once had a childhood sweetheart. The girl's family fell into decline because of their misjudgment of the political situation. When he asked his parents to lend a helping hand, or at least to save his beloved childhood sweetheart, he was refused and his parents regarded it as an immature act.
When he met his childhood sweetheart again after many years, she had become a prostitute. So he had the idea of stealing books, hoping to disgrace his family and take revenge on his parents.
However, some innocent people were implicated, including Luo Qixi, who bought back the stolen goods.
This explains why, in the previous playthrough, the librarian made things easy for the demon girl, granting her the privilege of borrowing various books for free.
"My clan's unworthy son has caused you trouble. As the lady of the house, I apologize to you, Miss Lokishi Migludia. If you require compensation, we will do our best to provide it."
"No need for compensation or anything like that. I just hope that Your Excellency the Secretary will not judge people by their appearance in the future. I am a demon, but that doesn't mean I am a criminal."
The librarian lowered his body even further.
"I will remember your words."
She accepted the demon girl's teachings and vowed never to make the same mistake of judging people by their appearance again.
Luo Qixi left like a victorious general, only hosting a dinner that evening to thank several friends for their strong support in the incident.
Faced with her own financial difficulties, the girl regretted that she had tried to show off and hadn't asked for some financial compensation.
. . . . .
The library theft came to an end, but soon Loki discovered the curse on her roommate, Lanleta.
Lanleta once worked part-time as an adventurer and went to a place called Kiriak Village, where there was a spirit that could grant people's wishes.
"You've got me hooked. You're saying some really strange things. Isn't it you who made a wish to me that I granted your wish?"
Rather than a curse, it was more like a spirit, similar to an undead, helping to fulfill Lanleta's wish, which was that she wished she had no magic.
This surprised both Loki and Broly, who had come to investigate, because in their minds, Lanleta was someone who envied Loki's magical powers.
Later, Broly learned from Loki that Lanleta had run away from home under the pretext of learning magic because she hated the atmosphere there.
But because he was unhappy outside, he had the idea of going home, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize to his father. The idea that he didn't want magic might have come about at that time.
Then he was unexpectedly haunted by the wishing spirits of the villagers of Kiriak.
"Of course, the reason she envies me is because she discovered that she, too, enjoys magic..."
Loki was excitedly telling the boy about Lanleta, and Broly could understand her joy.
Because Lanleta is a girl very similar to her, both of them escaped from their original homes under the pretext of magic, occasionally miss their old homes, and even come to like the magic that was once the reason for their escape.
"And what about Senior Luo Qixi? Do you like magic?"
"Of course, what about you, Broly?"
"I like it too, especially water magic."
"Ha, me too. I started liking water magic because the first spell I learned was the Water Ball spell. What about you?"
"I fell in love with my teacher because she taught me water magic and had hair that was the same beautiful color as water."
Of course, there's another, even more important reason: the water is drinkable and can quench my thirst in places where there is no water.
Broly answered honestly.
"That's right, that's right!"
The Demon Continent is also a place lacking water, and Lokishi strongly agreed with Broly's words.
But she quickly realized what the boy had said earlier.
"Is my hair color really pretty?"
The demon girl twirled the end of her ponytail and asked the question.
"Yes, it's really beautiful."
Broly nodded; he thought the light blue hair looked really good, though other colors would be nice too.
"Is that so...?"
Luo Qixi walked a few steps forward with a little joy before turning back to ask the boy.
"Hey Broly, will you always love water magic?"
"certainly."
"Let's play in the water! Water Polo!"
Loki quickly cast a spell, throwing a water ball at the boy's face.
Broly could have dodged, but he didn't.
Instead, a water ball, which had little offensive power, was released and hit the girl on the head.
Soon, Luo Qixi was soaked, and the two of them started a water fight on the lawn.
The demon girl smiled happily; at this moment, she was undoubtedly very happy.
Other students, seeing the two's antics, joined in as well.
Water fights on the lawn during the sweltering summer have become a spectacular sight at La Noah Magic University in the height of summer.
Of course, the spectacle might not be the water fight itself, but rather the upperclassmen and underclassmen who got soaked and whose school uniforms clung to their bodies.
As the weather gets hotter, students skilled in ice magic become more popular. Thanks to the start of the summer water fight bonus program, Loki's reputation has improved even earlier than in the previous playthrough.
After Loki helped cast ice magic to cool down the hot classroom, the students in the class became even friendlier to this demon girl.
Even some aristocratic students would occasionally come over and exchange a few words with Luo Qixi, or even invite the girl to have snacks together in the aristocratic cafeteria.
However, Luo Qixi usually refuses this kindness because she can't reciprocate.
Of course, there are still people in the class who don't like Loki, such as a girl named Felia who had a good relationship with Loki last time.
. . . .
"Healing magic, even at the beginner level, can heal all external injuries that can heal themselves."
Intermediate healing means that even fatal injuries can be healed as long as the person is alive, although the missing parts cannot be restored.
According to the superior, even if there are defects, as long as the defective parts are still there, they can be connected and healed within a few hours.
Saint-level beings can regenerate flesh and blood even from missing bone fragments...
Ultimately, it might even have the ability to resurrect the dead.
Ah, this is simply divine power! Offer your faith to the gods, offer your reverence to Milis!
"Ahem, Miss Felia, I understand how you feel as a devout follower of the Church of Milis, but please sit down first."
The teacher who taught healing magic was somewhat helpless. She didn't believe that healing magic was a power bestowed by God, but she couldn't say that in front of the students of the Milis sect.
"As for healing magic, we can only learn the intermediate level at our university. Beyond that, we'll have to find someone more skilled."
"Eh, even you, teacher, can't use advanced healing magic?"
One of the orc female students raised her hand and asked the question.
"No, the teacher can use it, but they haven't yet received permission from the Milis Order to teach advanced healing magic..."
*Smack!*
Philia slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly. Broly could see the old teacher's forehead creases with a grid pattern.
"Of course. It's infuriating enough to let people who aren't even believers use God's power, let alone to talk about teaching. It's utterly absurd."
"For hundreds of years, the Church of Milis has maintained a monopoly on knowledge of advanced healing magic. However, among the long-lived demons, there are indeed sorcerers who can use advanced healing magic."
Clearly, this is the old teacher subtly trying to annoy people. High Priest Miris claims that healing magic is a divinely bestowed power, but what will the demons say?
"Ah, you actually mentioned demons? The Knights of the Order of the Instruction have heretics here!"
The classroom fell silent after he said that.
"By the way, Luo Qixi, do you know how to perform superior healing?"
Lanleta, not very good at reading the atmosphere, broke the silence by asking the girl in the seat next to her.
"No, what's wrong?"
"What about intermediate-level healing?"
"No, not either."
"Aren't you an A-rank adventurer?"
Philia turned her gaze to the only demon girl in the classroom, leaned closer, and said, "It's normal that she doesn't know how. For demons to use healing magic is blasphemy against the gods!"
"To be honest, as an adventurer, I think basic healing magic is about enough, and I know that."
Loki ignored the guy behind her and continued talking to Lanleta.
"Hey, don't ignore me."
"is that so?"
"That's right. If the opponent is someone who can inflict fatal wounds on a team member, and we send the attacking member away from the front lines just to heal them, it could result in the entire team being wiped out."
"That's true. Demons are all muscle and brains. As long as they know offensive magic, that's enough. But when they suffer a fatal injury, they're basically missing an arm or a leg. At that point, you'll want to learn higher-level healing magic."
However, it's impossible to teach magic to demons; the power of the gods should be used by devout followers of Milis.
Of course, healing is an act of compassion, but making demons learn things they don't already know is probably best avoided.
Philia's sarcasm had its effect; Broly immediately noticed Loki's displeasure from the demon girl's raised eyebrows.
"Oh, is that so? Then as a follower of the Cult of Milis, you should naturally be able to use advanced healing, right?"
Upon hearing Luo Qixi's words, Felia looked guilty. Luo Qixi noticed this and asked with a slight smile, "What's wrong, Felia? You don't still not have a chance to be healed by the higher-ups, do you?"
"I'll learn it later!"
"What about intermediate-level treatment?"
"Waaah..."
"Tsk, all that talk about compassion and kindness, ha~"
The demon girl's light laughter was equally full of sarcasm.
"I can learn it right away."
Philia began to argue.
"Then I, a demon, will definitely learn intermediate healing much sooner than you, a devout follower of Milis."
"That's impossible!"
"Felia asserted."
The two men started arguing.
"Alright then, let's have a contest and see who learns intermediate healing first!"
Luo Qixi stood up.
The other party looked down on the demon race, believing that the demon race could not learn more advanced healing magic.
Then she would use practical actions to refute the other party.
Broly watched the situation unfold from the sidelines, showing no intention of interfering.
He felt this might be the reason why Loki and Felia became friends.
Just like how he was initially hostile to the Dragon God, but after getting to know him, he has now become friends with Orstide.
Loki also has the right to regain the friends she had in other playthroughs.
Therefore, Broly did not interfere much in the contest between the two to see who could learn intermediate healing magic first.
However, there are still some biased manipulations. For example, he issued a very special commission to the Adventurers' Guild.
Injured people can come and receive free trial healing from the demon girl. Whoever helps the demon girl master intermediate healing during the free trial healing will receive a commission reward of one Lanoa coin.
(End of this chapter)