Chapter 52

" Hmm? Why did you stop? I was just about to test this new material. Please, continue. "

Seeing that Levi had stopped, Chao Lingyin, wearing a white lab coat with her hair tied up in two buns on the sides, tapped the container herself a couple of times.

" Hey? What are you spacing out for? If you don’t want to, that’s fine. "

Seeing Levi staring at his hand as if he hadn’t heard her, Chao Lingyin pressed the largest button among the colorful, dazzling array of buttons next to his container.

After a sound that seemed straight out of a sci-fi movie, the protective shield that separated Levi from the outside world opened. Accustomed to the high concentration of oxygen that could almost cause poisoning, the sudden comfort of breathing unprocessed air brought Levi out of his daze.

" This hand, did you heal it? Thanks. "

Even though he was facing the person who had saved him from a life of disability, Levi’s tone of gratitude was somewhat insincere. After all, during the time he was unconscious, this seemingly harmless girl had done who knows what to his body. Was it really necessary to treat already magically healed external injuries in such a high concentration of pure oxygen? Levi was deeply skeptical.

" Although being thanked feels good, please take it back. Your hand grew back on its own; I didn’t do anything that deserves your gratitude. "

Boredly fiddling with an unknown object, probably some experimental equipment.

Chao Lingyin’s tone didn’t sound very happy, and in fact, she wasn’t. Levi waking up so quickly was the best news for Yewen and the others, but it wasn’t such good news for her.

Scientists don’t lose interest in interesting things as quickly as children do with toys. Before she could figure out all the possible issues, Levi’s special constitution was the research material she had been dreaming of.

Unfortunately, this material wouldn’t lie still for her to experiment on as she pleased. Although she was aware of this, she still hoped Levi would sleep a bit longer.

" If not you, then it must have been Soma, right? Thanks to her. "

If it wasn’t Chao Lingyin who healed him, then the only person Levi could think of was the assistant of this genius girl, Yegase Soma, who was also a scientific prodigy.

Chao Lingyin was a true genius, and Levi had privately compared her to another girl called a genius, Faris凛. As for the result...

The undisputed top student of the world’s top school, Mahora, the undisputed ‘Mahora’s Greatest Mind,’ active in organizations including the Biotechnology Research Society, Quantum Mechanics Research Society, Robotics Research Society, Chinese Martial Arts Research Society, Oriental Medicine Research Society, and even the Cooking Research Society.

Her achievements in science were most directly reflected in the creation of Tama, a robot doll far surpassing the world’s advanced level. From his interactions with her, Levi was certain that even more astonishing things were hidden in her sci-fi movie-like laboratory.

Comparing such a non-human entity to his junior, Levi sometimes felt he was being unfair to Rin.

And this girl, who was amazing in every aspect, was not a lifeless scientist. Her social skills, comparable to those of a cunning politician, made her extremely popular among her classmates.

Being her assistant, of course, wouldn’t be an ordinary student. The Yegase Soma Levi mentioned was a scientific prodigy second only to Chao Lingyin. If he was told that Yegase Soma had healed him, Levi wouldn’t have much doubt.

" Soma? She’s been busy with other things these past two days and hasn’t come. What are you thanking her for? "

Besides her bizarre hobby of dismembering herself, another reason Chao Lingyin gave Levi a headache was her tendency to act innocent and cute in front of him. Even though she knew her personality was already transparent to him, she still enjoyed doing it.

" You can play all you want, but I’m not planning to pay for medical expenses. If you don’t even want to thank me, it’s just as well, hehe. "

" Wait! I can’t just ignore that! How about a little for medical expenses? Have some pity on us researchers who dedicate everything to noble science and can’t even afford a meal! "

Though he sounded pitiful, his cheeks were flushed, and his face was beaming with a summer-like, fiery smile. As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face, and Levi always found himself at a loss when dealing with this easily blushing but definitely not shy girl.

—Maybe I should really let Rin come... No, no.

The student council president of the second high school had a private hobby of pranks and was excellent at tormenting people. But after some thought, Levi decided against it. If he was hit by this non-human entity, he’d have to spend time comforting Rin.

Ding dong.

In the quiet laboratory, the doorbell sounded particularly clear. Chao Lingyin got up to open the door, and Levi was quite curious who would visit at this time. It wasn’t a secret, but not many people knew about Chao Lingyin’s laboratory. He knew most of the people who did, and among them, the one who would be up at this hour of the night...

" Oh, good morning, Evangeline! "

The refreshing greeting confirmed Levi’s guess. The only nocturnal creatures that wouldn’t be hiding in their beds at this hour were probably vampires, the most representative of them all.

" Are you here with a friend today? Who is this? "

Chao Lingyin’s next words made Levi get out of bed. Who would Evangeline bring? It definitely wouldn’t be Tama. To use an inappropriate metaphor, Chao Lingyin could be considered Tama’s ‘birth father,’ and it would be silly to ask such a question unless her brain was damaged. Although Levi sometimes wished her brain would occasionally malfunction, so he wouldn’t have to be so vigilant.

Rin? Unlikely. As the saying goes, rivals in the same field, magicians and mages always kept a wary eye on each other. For Faris Rin to enter Mahora, the procedures alone would take a week or two. Therefore, as her servant, Kaguya was also ruled out.

So, the only one left was Eve.

Levi put on the clothes on the nearby table and walked out of the artificial forest of equipment. As he had guessed, the two girls who looked like twin sisters were following Chao Lingyin towards him.

Both Evangeline and Eve had very cute faces, but their appearances were quite different. Eve’s skin was as white and tender as milk, while Evangeline’s was a more pitiable pale. The most obvious difference was their height.

The reason they looked similar was due to their almost floor-length, soft golden hair and their shared preference for black clothing.

Seeing the two of them walking in the laboratory like sisters, Levi realized that Evangeline and Eve’s relationship seemed to be slowly improving.

Apart from himself and Tama, there were almost no other beings in the world that Evangeline would call friends. As for Eve, although Levi hadn’t spent much time with her, he knew through professional channels that she was a solitary figure.

If they became close friends and were no longer so lonely, Levi would be happy for them just thinking about it.

But those thoughts could wait until he had the time to reflect on them. The current issue was why they had come to Chao Lingyin’s laboratory in the middle of the night.

It must be... to visit him, right?