"Did it break again?" Turing rubbed his throbbing head and stood up, supporting himself with the chair. The strong feeling of fainting seemed to rush over him like a sleepless summer night.

"This is really a low-quality product... It's giving me a headache." Turing stood up and took a moment to gather his memories.

"Merka is really pitiful... But even if I imagine myself in the same situation as Merka, I find that I can't understand that kind of pain."

The difference in their identities and positions was just too great.

【According to my memory, Joan should be the daughter of the Agio family.】

【But I remember Maria doesn't have a daughter, so maybe it's a branch of the family?】

"If I continue reading, I should be able to see Merka's and my own story."

"Then I might be able to see what Merka thinks of me... and why he's avoiding me."

Just as Turing was about to sit down and continue reading the memories, the lights in the archive room outside the door were turned on.

"Who's there?!" Dense and heavy footsteps approached. The growing sound seemed to tell Turing that they were coming towards him.

"Tsk."

【Is it the gatekeeper? Of all times, why now?】

【Did they sense the magic fluctuation when I entered?】

【I have to leave now. Even though I probably won't be punished much if caught, the news of my capture will definitely make Merka more cautious.】

【By then, I might not be able to find his memory chip.】

"I'll come back to continue reading... It's not too late." As soon as he finished speaking, Turing's figure became mixed with chaotic colors, gradually fading away. Turing's figure disappeared from the conference room.

【My actions this time will probably make them more vigilant and strengthen their guard.】

【I'll come back when the situation calms down.】

"Where are the people? The doors are clearly open..." Two security guards stood at the empty entrance of the archive room, looking at each other.

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A few days later, at the cafeteria entrance,

"I told you it's not like that, you're so silly."

"The MI6 series of magic is the most fundamental and basic magic. It's not about understanding it, but about feeling it."

"Use it repeatedly, practice it, and don't always try to understand it." Turing pointed out Elizabeth's mistake while walking, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Smiling confidently and charmingly, Turing made Elizabeth completely forget what he had just said.

Since Turing's sister and I spoke those words from Hamlet, Turing suddenly started smiling a few days later.

Elizabeth didn't know what kind of tacit agreement it was between Hamlet and Turing, she only knew that Turing went out one night and did something.

It must be related to Merka.

It's always Merka, always Merka, always Merka...

Whenever this person is mentioned, Turing's sister always smiles.

What's so special about him? A pretty face... What does he have?

Elizabeth's mouth twitched slightly as she carefully controlled her jealousy, afraid of letting Turing notice anything and making him mad.

What? Could it be... Could it be that Merka really has this kind of charm?

To captivate someone like her, who comes from a prominent family and is the top student of the academy in both lineage and learning?

Am I really so inferior to even a man...

Among the upper-class minority women of Acadia, it is not unusual to have a penchant for same-sex love. Although my personal interest may not be very proper, it isn't considered a taboo, right?

After Hamlet said those things to me, I haven't seen him in the cafeteria for a long time. Did he bring his meals back to the dorm room? Or... did he not eat at all?

What happened that day? Why doesn't Turing's sister want to tell me anything?

Am I... Am I really... Do I not even have the value of sharing my emotions?

Turing had no idea that her smile not only captured Elizabeth's soul in front of her, but also created a decelerating force field around them. Regardless of whether they were boys or girls, when they saw Turing's smile, they felt as if their feet were filled with lead and couldn't move, nor did they want to.

A timid girl stopped Turing and Elizabeth in front of the cafeteria entrance and tremblingly spoke, "Um... I've been assigned to notify you and the students about the upcoming physical examination. If it's convenient, please take some time to go to the lower floor of the art room..."

The disorderly sentence structure and strange honorifics immediately amused Elizabeth. It was evident that the girl had read a lot of etiquette books in order to have a conversation with nobles, but her attempt came across as crude and unrefined.

If it weren't for the monastery, commoners would never have the chance to interact with nobles of Turing and Elizabeth's status in their entire lives.

"Pfft..."

Turing glared at Elizabeth, who was laughing, and the latter quickly covered her mouth.

"Thank you for notifying us." Turing didn't use honorifics and gently supported the girl who was about to bow.

Her majestic affinity directly infected everyone around her.

Sister is truly perfect!

Elizabeth secretly laughed in her heart.

At the same time, she thought that she usually got scolded when learning magic and had to endure criticism when singing hymns. Finally, she had a chance to rely on Turing sister.

As far as I know, Turing sister definitely doesn't like getting involved in troublesome matters, and she probably doesn't even know about the physical examination.

"Come with me, sister! I've already printed out the examination forms, so let's go directly." Confidently, Elizabeth took Turing's hand and, in front of everyone's eyes, pulled her towards the art room without saying anything.

"We could've finished our meal first..." Turing didn't break free and whispered softly.

[Forget it.] Seeing Elizabeth's excited look, Turing smiled and didn't say anything more.

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"Sigh, why did you carry the form with you? I thought you already placed it in the printing room." Turing looked at Elizabeth as she took out the folded physical examination form from her pocket, which had deep creases.

"It's... it's okay, a few creases don't matter."

"It does matter, little sister." The woman in the nun's habit gently took Elizabeth's physical examination form and quickly glanced at it.

"This form needs to be recognized by a computer... I wonder if you can understand. In any case, if the paper is not neat, it will affect preservation." The woman sat in front of a pile of equipment in the art room downstairs.

It was still mealtime, so there were hardly any people coming. In this regard, Elizabeth's choice was quite good.

"And, this is a physical examination notice, not the form. You printed it incorrectly."

"Ah?" Elizabeth's voice sounded anxious and short. The questioning tone seemed to want to stop the woman from continuing.

"If you can't print it, go ask the teacher. Don't force yourself to do something you're not familiar with."

"Well... um... the teacher used this while lecturing in class, so I thought..."

Elizabeth's voice gradually became as soft as a mosquito. She felt Turing's gaze quietly locked onto her. The burning sensation in her cheeks felt like her own face was on fire.

After receiving her incorrectly printed form, Elizabeth's face turned bright red. Unable to articulate a reason, she quickly ran away, leaving Turing alone in the spot.

"She's really adorable," the teacher said without any worry, watching Elizabeth's fleeing direction. "Shyness is a privilege of girls at this age."

"Thank you for understanding." Turing glanced at the medical equipment behind the woman and politely but intimately said.

In addition to familiar equipment such as weight scale, vision chart, and hand grip exerciser, Turing also saw a massive and towering instrument covered in thick black cloth.

A familiar feeling rushed into Turing's heart.

【What could that be?】