klisemfg Chapter 342 A Belated Confession
Chapter 342 A Belated Confession
Chapter 342 A Belated Confession
As the cruel truth came to light, both of them fell silent. Peng Liang never imagined that he would eventually learn the true identity of the Violet Mage in such a way.
In the silence, Hoshino Seri spoke up, "If possible, I hope you can keep this secret. When Shiro-sensei was alive, he didn't want anyone to know his identity, and I think it's the same now."
"Can."
Peng Liang nodded, but then a look of worry reappeared on his face. "But what about Xiao Qing..."
Now that Bai Yuze has passed away, no one is more heartbroken than Bai Youqing.
Now that the other person's last relative has passed away, he doesn't know how to comfort him. More importantly, Bai Yuze died this time to save Bai Youqing.
If this isn't handled properly, Bai Youqing might never be able to get over it.
Hoshino Seri shook her head and said softly, "Leave her to me. From now on, she'll be my little sister."
"But wouldn't that be too unfair to you?"
Peng Liang looked at Hoshino Seri with some surprise. As the saying goes, "Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."
Moreover, Hoshino Seri and Bai Yuze are currently only in a romantic relationship, not a married couple, so there's no need for the other party to go to such lengths.
"That's my private matter."
Hoshino Seri stroked the notebook in her arms, her fingers turning slightly white from gripping it so tightly.
Seeing that the other person's expression seemed genuine, Peng Liang's face immediately turned serious. "Sister-in-law, Brother Bai saved my life. If you ever need my help in the future, just call me anytime. Whether it's going through fire or water, as long as it's within my power, I, Peng Liang, will do it for you."
"No need, but there is something I'd like you to investigate for me."
"Sister-in-law, what is it?"
"Please go to the Yeqiu City General Hospital and check Teacher Xiaobai's medical records."
"Medical record?"
Peng Liang paused for a moment, then immediately nodded. "No problem."
"What were you guys talking about? What do you mean by going through fire and water? Do you think you're some kind of thug? By the way, where's Xiao Bai? I don't see him."
While the two were talking, Li Jianguo had already brought over three bowls of noodles. It was clear that the noodles had significantly more beef on them than those of other customers.
When Li Jianguo asked her, Hoshino Seri blushed slightly and smiled shyly, "Um... Uncle Li, I'll pack up Teacher Xiaobai's portion for him to take back. It's still early, and I don't want to wake him up."
"Huh? Oh, oh, oh!"
Upon seeing Hoshino Seri's expression, Uncle Li immediately understood. When packing the package, he even included a folk remedy, specifically for tonifying the kidneys.
Young men in their twenties and thirties are in the prime of their youth, but their girlfriends are already up while they're still in bed. Isn't that embarrassing?
"I know, I know. It's a blessing that Xiaobai found a girlfriend like you in his past life."
"By the way, there's a folk remedy here that I used before. It's guaranteed to work. Just follow this recipe to decoct the medicine, and I guarantee that Yuze will be full of energy again in a few days."
"Um... okay."
Hoshino Seri's eyes lit up as she looked at the folk remedy in her hand, but that glimmer of light quickly vanished.
He has passed away...
There's no way to try now.
Seeing Uncle Li's expression, Peng Liang hesitated to speak. He knew about Uncle Li's relationship with Bai Yuzhe, but he didn't know how to bring it up with him.
"Ugh!"
Peng Liang sighed again.
After saying goodbye to Peng Liang and Uncle Li, Hoshino Seri went home and began rummaging through various drawers.
A few minutes later, I finally found a folder in a drawer near the bed. It contained a lot of things.
There are medical records, the property certificate for Yun Jing Tian Cheng, the keys to Yun Jing Tian Cheng... and a diamond ring box. It can be said that Teacher Xiaobai put most of his personal belongings in it.
But what she wanted to see most but dared not was the love letter tucked at the end.
"Seri-chan, when you turn to this folder, I have two pieces of bad news for you."
"Firstly, I think I'm sick, and it's quite serious. The doctor said I have at most a year to live, but my health will deteriorate rapidly in the second half of the year. At first, I wanted to keep it from you, because I'm really willing to do anything as long as I can be with Seri-chan."
"But wouldn't that be unfair to you? So I don't want to keep it from you."
"Sigh, actually, I've already bought our future wedding house and rings."
"Hehehe, were you surprised when you saw this?"
"Okay, actually there's probably no surprise, just a shock. But don't be too sad~"
"In the house in Yun Jing Tian City, I only bought some simple daily necessities. You should have seen it by now. It's very spacious. There's also a lot of furniture inside. I originally planned for the two of us to make the decision together, but unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected."
"By the way, this house is registered in your name."
"This should be your first house, Lazy Li-chan! However, I only paid the down payment, and you'll have to pay the rest slowly. It's 10,000 a month, cheap, right? — Okay, just kidding, I've already paid for it in full."
"No more joking around. Tonight, when I heard you say you wanted to marry me, I was genuinely both happy and apprehensive. I was happy because I've already bought the ring and was thinking of giving you a big surprise, but I was apprehensive because I was worried I wouldn't be able to be with you on your journey to the other side. But now that I've told you the truth, I don't want to hide it anymore."
"My dearest Seri-chan, will you become my wife for the next six months?"
"Of course, we can just get a fake marriage certificate, then I'll be a married man too."
"The second piece of bad news is—I've discovered you're Kikyo's magician."
"After finding out who I am, you still want to play tricks on me? Serii-chan has really gone astray~ But since you're my favorite Serii-chan, I can only indulge your little pranks~"
After reading the first one, Hoshino Seri's tears, which she had managed to stop, started flowing again. But when she read the second one, she couldn't help but burst into laughter through her tears.
"Teacher Xiaobai is the worst one. She saw through everything but didn't say anything, just stood there watching me make a fool of myself."
She carefully tucked the envelope into her notebook, then looked up again. Her gaze skipped over the property certificate beside her and went straight to the black wedding ring box.
Inside lay a ring and a small note: "Seri-chan, I can tell you with absolute certainty that there is only one of these rings in the entire world, because I made it myself."
On the surface, this ring looks no different from an ordinary ring.
But when Hoshino Seri's gaze shifted to the diamond on the ring, her heart raced involuntarily, and her eyes flashed with utter shock.
She seemed to understand why Teacher Xiaobai had said that there was only one of these in the world.
The diamond on this ring is, to be precise, a magic stone of the "Crystal Wall" level.
From [Meteorite] to [Crystal Wall], the drop rate of magic stones decreases with each level, a fact that has always puzzled magical girls.
After several years of research, humans have also discovered some of the principles behind the Philosopher's Stone, such as the energy density collapse effect.
The energy structure of a [Meteorite]-level magic stone is loose like a nebula. When killing a normal monster, its energy dissipation rate is 70%, and its natural condensation probability is relatively high (about 15%). In contrast, a [Crystal Wall]-level magic stone is compressed to the density of a neutron star. At the moment of the monster's death, 98% of its energy is used to maintain its own quantum entangled state, and only 2% may crystallize.
In addition, there are good and bad magic stones of any grade. Inferior magic stones will have a hazy halo on the surface and blurry edges like inferior glass, while high-quality magic stones are crystal clear and will have a star-shaped halo inside.
This [Crystal Wall] level magic stone was crystal clear, without any impurities, as pure as ice and snow. Just from its appearance, she could feel the powerful magical fluctuations contained within it.
Magical girls typically use only two methods to utilize the magic stone.
Firstly, allowing the magic artifact to absorb the magic stone can replenish a large amount of holy power. Inferior magic stones will have their magic power reduced by 40% when used for the third attack, while superior magic stones will trigger [Overload Critical Strike] when used for the third attack, increasing magic power by 120%. In other words, if she is willing, the energy contained in this ring is enough for her to use her ultimate skill from last night, and it may even unleash 120% critical strike damage.
Moreover, to date, she has never encountered any abyssal creature that could withstand two of her ultimate attacks.
The second method of use is to have the magic dress absorb the magic stone, which can resist attacks from abyssal beasts of the same level. Inferior magic stones will shatter into a spiderweb pattern after being attacked once and can only be used once, but high-quality magic stones will automatically repair themselves after turning into a spiderweb pattern.
The ring that Teacher Xiaobai gave her was undoubtedly dropped by a very high-level Abyss Calamity Beast that she had killed. It was something that the other party had always been reluctant to use, but now the other party had given it to her.
If Teacher Xiaobai had worn this ring on that day, would everything have been different?
Unbeknownst to them, two warm tears fell from their eyes.
Outside the window, the sun had already risen, and the warm, soft sunlight streamed through the window, adorning the white room with shimmering gold trim. Hoshino Seri, dressed in a pale white dress, gently stroked the diamond ring with a tender yet firm gesture, as if she were performing a solemn ceremony.
"Teacher Xiaobai, I've accepted your marriage proposal!"
As she gently slipped the ring onto her ring finger, two streams of bittersweet tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.
In that instant, Hoshino Seri felt an unprecedented sense of peace and belonging.
She seemed to hear Ms. Shiro's warm and playful voice ringing in her ears: "My dear Seri-chan, wear this ring, and from now on you belong to me~"
Bathed in sunlight streaming through the window, the ring refracted a dazzling brilliance, like the first rays of dawn breaking through the clouds, cascading down in golden light, or like the brightest star in the night sky, radiating a gentle and captivating glow.