Chapter 53: He was in a wheelchair and still chasing after women while buying jewelry! ...
Looking at the falling feathers, Elio felt as if he were seeing each of his own hairs falling out.
How could someone cause such a huge disaster?
Generally speaking, getting an angel to shed half a feather is an incredibly difficult problem. After all, angels are able to enter Heaven because they are already pure of heart, and they undergo purification again and again in Heaven. They are repeatedly screened and promoted before they are given important positions.
This hellish problem is no challenge for a few demon pills!
"Its feathers have turned gray." Takanashi Chika said with concern. Although she couldn't understand it, she felt something was increasingly wrong.
Elio sighed deeply and explained, "The angel was tainted too deeply, breaking the balance of good and evil within it; this is the Fall."
"Degeneration? Like Lucifer?" Kenji Hagiwara probed.
Elio nodded and cast several more spells that could purify the soul, finally restoring the gray feathers to their white state.
The angel did nothing wrong; it would be a terrible tragedy if he were to fall into depravity because of the demon's antics.
"It seems he doesn't like racing." Kenji Hagiwara was extremely frustrated; his plan had failed.
Elio twitched his lips. It was hard for anyone to like Kenji Hagiwara's way of being aggressive.
"Angel, angel, here's a flower for you!" Takanashi Chinatsu broke off a rose and burned it.
Roses appeared on the angel's body, bouncing gently on the fleshy ball.
“It doesn’t have hands at all.” Matsuda Jinpei frowned, as if facing a huge problem.
"Besides, its appearance isn't very appealing, which is why we mistook it for something else. It would be better if it were prettier." Kenji Hagiwara stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The three of them suddenly met eyes.
Elio watched as their eyes gleamed, and immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Let's make the angels even more beautiful!" Chinatsu Takanashi suggested, raising her hand.
"Great!" Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji echoed in unison.
The angel bounced and hid behind Eriol, who tried to protect her, but the angel was still pulled away by the three enthusiastic demons.
"How about weaving a wreath of roses around it?" Chinatsu Takanashi suggested first.
Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda are extremely skilled with their hands. They quickly began weaving a wreath and soon created a complex, overlapping wreath, which looked like a small garment and was undeniably placed on the angel.
The three of them admired it, but none of them felt it was quite right.
"It's not as pretty as I imagined." That's what Chinatsu Takanashi said.
"It's too monotonous," Kenji Hagiwara also thought.
Matsuda Jinpei touched its fleshy body thoughtfully: "It seems that because its skin is too monotonous, even if it is wrapped in a flower wreath, it is still essentially a fleshy ball."
so……
"Painting!" the three exclaimed in unison.
Without hesitation, Takanashi Chinatsu immediately found some paint, and the three of them began painting on the angel's skin while Eriol stared blankly at them.
Before long, a black and orange Halloween pumpkin appeared on the angel.
Elio was so angry he laughed. This was an angel! Even if it was painted, could it depict anything human?
The angels naturally couldn't like it. It struggled and shed its fur, and struggled again after shedding its fur, making it a pitiful sight for a time.
Elio silently covered his eyes. He was sorry to the angels, really, he should apologize to all of Heaven.
The Angel Painting Project has failed!
Elio kindly used magic to wash away the paint on the angel's body, only to see the three people huddled together whispering to each other, which immediately gave him a headache.
Or should we just let it go? Although he wanted them to realize their mistakes and make amends themselves, he was afraid that if things continued like this, the angel would be the first to give out.
As I said before, even the angels were at a loss.
"Leave it to me..."
"My angel, please forgive us. We know we were wrong!" Takanashi Chinatsu knelt down on the spot.
Angel Bounce Bounce Bounce immediately hid behind Elio.
Takanashi Chinatsu asked in confusion, "Eriol, what's going on? Can't I even apologize?"
Elio remained silent, then said in a low voice, "If you kneel down and apologize, it's easy for it to commit the sin of arrogance."
He was at his wit's end.
One landmine after another, how can a person step on so many landmines with such precision?
"Pfft," it seemed like someone couldn't hold back their laughter.
Her voice was very pleasant and gentle, even sweet as honey.
"Who?" Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji searched around but couldn't find their target.
Elio paused for a moment, then suddenly spoke politely to the ceiling: "Miss Nadeshiko."
Kinomoto Nadeshiko appeared on the ceiling, her green dress fluttering. Her appearance was forever frozen at the most youthful and beautiful moment, and her gentle face made people unconsciously relax.
"Nadeshiko-neechan," Takanashi Chika murmured.
"Chika-chan, you've gotten yourself into trouble." Kinomoto Nadeshiko landed on the ground, her voice so gentle that no reproach could be heard.
Elio sighed softly and said, "You spoil her too much."
"Because Chinatsu-chan is still a child, and she is very kind." Kinomoto Nadeshiko slowly walked up to the paw-shaped angel, opened her arms, and gently hugged it.
Wings rapidly grew from Kinomoto Nadeshiko's back, the pure white feathers enveloping the angel in her arms. Holy magic flowed continuously into the angel's body, nourishing and purifying every impurity in its soul, making it peaceful and serene.
The feathers that had fallen to the ground also began to glow with a soft white light. The light grew brighter and brighter, and the feathers suddenly flew back to the angel, growing back and settling firmly on its body.
The fleshy angel regained its holiness, bounced on the ground in gratitude, and had no intention of staying there any longer. It took Sophie with it and floated up, higher and higher, until it could no longer be seen.
“It has returned to heaven,” Elio said.
"China-chan, don't be naughty anymore." Kinomoto Nadeshiko opened her hand, and a pure white feather appeared on her hand, which she gently handed to Takanashi China.
"This is?"
"An angel's feather. When you encounter my kind again, it will glow to remind you, so you won't have to worry about making a mistake again." Kinomoto Nadeshiko gently tapped China's left wrist, and the feather instantly disappeared into her wrist, forming a small feather mark that could only be seen by those with magical talent.
"Thank you, Nadeshiko-neechan!" Takanashi Chinatsu exclaimed joyfully, immediately hugging Kinomoto Nadeshiko and basking in the warmth and comfort from the angel.
Kinomoto Nadeshiko came and went quickly; she spent most of her time with her family.
Watching Kinomoto Nadeshiko leave, Eriol glanced at the mark on Takanashi Chinatsu's wrist and remarked, "You got a great deal."
"What?"
“Angel’s feathers can connect to the body’s energy. If you are in danger and she is willing, you can borrow Kinomoto Nadeshiko’s power.” Elio didn’t think Kinomoto Nadeshiko would refuse to lend her power, after all, she seemed to dote on China.
Takanashi Chinatsu was even more excited. With such a powerful angel as Nadeshiko helping her, wouldn't she have nothing to fear in the future?
Having magical talent and being able to learn magic are two different things.
Some people are very talented, and learning magic comes naturally to them; they can even apply what they've learned to other situations.
Some people are quite talented, but just like how they folded a lot of paper flowers before, learning all kinds of magic almost sent Elio to his death by physical attacks.
"China, the levitation technique involves a slow ascent, not a sudden 'whoosh' up and 'whoosh' down."
"Chika, remember to calm the magical energy when you summon flames, or it will explode."
"The essence of invisibility magic is to synchronize oneself with the energy of ghosts, not to turn oneself into a ghost!"
Elio is the former; learning magic is as easy as breathing for him, and he even created most of his own magic.
Chinatsu Takanashi was the latter; despite her teacher's hands-on instruction in controlling magical energy, the magic she mastered still mutated.
What levitation technique? This is the Cloud Elevator Technique, it goes straight up and down at extremely high speed!
What fireball? It's clearly an explosion spell, with power several times greater!
What invisibility magic? It's clearly a soul separation technique! Leave your body in place and your soul is instantly free!
Elio was exhausted, yet he was still unable to teach Chika any normal magic, watching helplessly as she went further and further down the path of evil cultivation.
"Not bad, not bad, that's quite an achievement." Takanashi Chinatsu was quite satisfied with herself; after all, she now knew magic.
Elio hesitated for a moment, but still warned, "It's my fault for not being able to do it. You figured out these spells on your own. I didn't do anything to help you, so there's no need to say that I taught you."
Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Takanashi Chinatsu realized something was off about his words and stared at him questioningly, asking, "Are you afraid I'll embarrass you?"
"No, no, I've lived this long and still have memories of my past life, so I don't care about my reputation anymore," Elio said with a forced smile.
"Then I'll tell everyone that you're my magic teacher."
"No need, really." Elio's eyes were incredibly sincere.
"You taught me."
“You are extremely talented, and you are entirely self-taught.” Elio didn’t dare to take credit for it at all.
Just kidding, he won't admit it!
While Takanashi Chika might not be able to threaten him in terms of magical skill, she could definitely ruin his reputation in the education field.
Takanashi Chinatsu sighed dejectedly, "So you still think I'm bad. Didn't I create enough magic spells? Explosion is clearly more powerful than Summon Fire."
Elio remained unmoved.
Explosions do exist in the magical world; they utilize the collision of conflicting magical properties to create powerful explosions.
but……
Takanashi Chinatsu's explosion technique is clearly wrong!
She didn't intentionally create it at all; she simply couldn't control the explosive fire attribute. It seemed more powerful than summoning flames, but that was just the perspective of ordinary people. In the eyes of a mage, she was simply an inexperienced apprentice mage who couldn't control her magic.
There is a world of difference between deliberately creating something and being unable to control it.
When Elio arrived, he was elegant and composed, but when he left, he seemed to have aged several years, exuding a heavy sense of age.
He once thought he had experienced most of the hardships in the world, and that nothing could change his expression, shake him, or cause such great emotional fluctuations. But when faced with Takanashi Chika, he completely admitted defeat.
We can't beat them, we really can't beat them.
China's talent was truly extraordinary; she could learn even ordinary magic to such an extent. He hurriedly left behind a few cards made on the spot before departing.
Creating magic cards is an extremely extravagant activity.
It freezes its magic in the card, and anyone with some magical talent can manipulate the card to cast spells. It is very convenient, saving the step of mobilizing and manipulating magical energy. However, the magic power consumed by the magic card is several times or even dozens of times more than casting spells honestly. No ordinary magician would be so extravagant.
But Elio was different. His magic power was boundless and immense. If the magic power of an ordinary magician was a puddle or a raindrop, then his magic power was a boundless ocean.
His "daughter" inherited his vast magical power. Although her talent has not yet been fully developed and she sometimes feels exhausted when casting spells with cards, as she casts spells more and more frequently and becomes more proficient, the vast ocean within her is stimulated again and again. In the future, she will eventually become a magician like him who can play with cards without any scruples.
And China...
Her magical talent isn't exactly low, but it's completely mutated, making it unlikely that she'll ever be able to use normal magic in her lifetime.
The cards made up for this perfectly. Although with her magical energy she could only use the cards to cast some basic spells, and might even be exhausted after just one use, it was still better than not being able to do it at all.
"Look, this is the China card!" China Takanashi excitedly showed the two cards, which were created by Eriol using her magic.
"Let me see." Matsuda Jinpei took the cards and flipped through them one by one: "Flying, jumping, invisibility, wind..."
Chinatsu Kotaka raised her chin high, which sounded very impressive.
Although she lacks control over her abilities, she can still cast spells like a regular magician as long as she has cards.
“They’re all general-purpose magic,” Kenji Hagiwara murmured.
“Yes, any magician, regardless of their element, can cast this spell.” Takanashi Chinatsu took a card and used her magic power to touch its magic core.
fly!
The card was activated by Takanashi Chinatsu's magic, transforming into a red cape. As the cape fluttered behind Takanashi Chinatsu, she also took flight.
"That's great!" Takanashi Chinatsu's eyes crinkled with joy. Who didn't dream of suddenly being able to fly when they were a child?
Now, Chinatsu Takanashi has the ability to fly.
"Wuhu~"
She flew up and spun around the room.
"marvelous!"
She cheered excitedly, and the cloak behind her fluttered in the wind.
"Chika, be careful. Eriol said that cards consume a lot of magic power," Matsuda Jinpei anxiously warned her as he followed her.
"Don't worry, I can... Ah!"
With her magic power exhausted, Takanashi Chinatsu suddenly fell from mid-air.
Matsuda Jinpei instinctively reached out and caught her, while Takanashi Chinatsu also grabbed his neck in a panic.
This is a different kind of cool fragrance from the mint and tobacco notes on Gin, like the snow that never melts in Siberia, clear and aloof yet irresistibly alluring.
Takanashi Chinatsu instinctively sniffed again, and even snuggled into Matsuda Jinpei's arms.
"Cough." Kenji Hagiwara coughed heavily from the side.
Matsuda Jinpei was the first to come to his senses. He gently placed Takanashi Chinatsu on the ground and immediately took several steps back as if to avoid suspicion, his face redder than the sunset clouds in the sweltering summer.
Takanashi Chinatsu awkwardly tidied her hair, secretly glancing at Matsuda Jinpei, then shyly stealing a look at Hagiwara Kenji.
"I'm sorry, I didn't calculate the magic power correctly. I won't do it again."
Matsuda Jinpei said hastily and dryly, "It's dangerous. Be careful next time."
Kenji Hagiwara looked at one of them and then at the other, deliberately walking between them and saying, "Since we've used up all our magic, let's call it a day. Chika, you're a university student, and you've been taking leave repeatedly. You definitely have to go to school tomorrow."
"Okay, okay, I'm going to read a book!" Takanashi Chinatsu quickly ran back to her room, closed the door, and pretended to be a quail inside.
Kenji Hagiwara reached out and pinched Jinpei Matsuda's flushed cheek, twisting it hard.
"It hurts, let go!" Matsuda Jinpei immediately shoved his hand away, rubbed his face, and glared at Kenji with dissatisfaction.
"Is Chinatsu pretty?" Kenji Hagiwara looked his childhood friend up and down, his voice neither warm nor cold.
Matsuda Jinpei turned his head away, his voice deep and somber: "Don't talk nonsense. I consider Chika my little sister."
Kenji Hagiwara scoffed. Did he think he was an idiot? Did he need to blush so much when hugging his own sister?
Something's not right, Xiao Zhenping!
Chinatsu-chan, something's not right either!
Kenji Hagiwara is like a love detective. Although he has no real experience in dating, he often receives chocolates and love letters from girls. Coupled with his high emotional intelligence, he can almost immediately "arrest" the two of them.
"Chika is a good girl. If I weren't already dead, I might have pursued her myself. Don't miss the opportunity." Kenji Hagiwara patted his childhood friend's shoulder heavily.
Matsuda Jinpei shook off his hand, looked at him strangely, and muttered, "I told you not to talk nonsense."
Bourbon has been discharged from the hospital.
Although his bones hadn't fully healed, he bought an electric wheelchair at his own expense and resolutely discharged himself from the hospital despite the doctor's objections.
He will never give up!
I don't know what kind of spell Lai cast on Black Cherry, but their relationship has become so good. He also handled this overseas mission very well. If he doesn't leave the hospital soon, there probably won't be a place for him by Black Cherry's side once his bones have healed.
Things are different now. Black Cherry is the boss's handpicked successor, and countless people want to curry favor with her.
Brave Bobo, never give up!
Unwilling to admit defeat, Bourbon's first stop was a jewelry store, where he spent almost all of his savings from his undercover work on a honey-colored chrysoberyl cat's-eye bracelet with a sugar cube-shaped emerald in the center, sparkling brilliantly.
Bourbon was very pleased with the combination of a lucky gemstone and a lucky person.
Just as she was about to leave in her wheelchair, she saw a familiar colleague striding into the room from afar, and was so startled that she turned her wheelchair around.
But Matsuda Jinpei still stared at him intently.
As the footsteps drew closer, Bourbon felt a chill run down his spine.
"Sir, you're in a wheelchair shopping at a jewelry store? Is this the latest trend?" The voice was somewhat impolite, and the words sounded more like sarcasm.
Bourbon didn't turn around; his gaze was fixed on the counter, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Matsuda Jinpei didn't press him any further and gestured to one of the items: "Let me see that green earring."
The earrings are the most common style, somewhat like the kind that come free when you get your ears pierced, but the green gemstones on them are anything but simple.
"Sir, this is a tsavorite, a very clear and vibrant green, perfect for a sunny and cheerful girl," the sales assistant immediately began to enthusiastically introduce it.
Bourbon finally glanced at Matsuda Jinpei and noticed the earrings he had chosen. The delicate green with a hint of yellow was indeed clear and lively, but the price must be quite high.
Could Matsuda have a girlfriend?
Bourbon felt a pang of jealousy. They had all graduated from police academy together, but he was still struggling as an undercover agent, while his good comrades already had girlfriends to please.
"What did he buy?" Matsuda Jinpei suddenly asked, pointing at Bourbon.
"Uh..." The sales assistant was taken aback; this was a bit presumptuous.
Bourbon didn't seem to care and opened the jewelry box to show him: "It's a bracelet."
“Women’s style.” Matsuda Jinpei’s tone was somewhat strange.
Bourbon had no intention of explaining further, and just as he was about to drive away in his wheelchair, he suddenly stopped.
wrong!
Hiro said that Matsuda Jinpei knows Kuroi Sakura, and he also chose a pair of green earrings. Could it be that he is going to give them to Kuroi Sakura?
No, no, no, that's impossible!
Bourbon couldn't bear to think about it and immediately rejected the answer from the bottom of his heart. Even if Matsuda wanted to date, he would never date someone in the organization; he would definitely give him away to someone else.
"you……"
"What?" Matsuda Jinpei looked at him lazily. Was he not afraid of revealing his identity now?
"It's nothing." Bourbon eventually left.
What should he say? Should he tell Matsuda Jinpei to stop dating or to leave Kuroi Sakura? Even if he did say it, the other person wouldn't listen.
Matsuda Jinpei was indeed not going to listen, and Bourbon was right; he really was going to buy jewelry for Takanashi Chinatsu.
“I want to give this to a girl as a thank you gift for all the help she’s given me,” Matsuda Jinpei said quickly.
The sales assistant nodded repeatedly.
"I don't want to cause her any misunderstanding, so is it okay if I give her earrings?" Matsuda Jinpei added, clearly hesitant.
Giving a ring? That's too suggestive and too easily misunderstood.
A necklace? He vaguely remembered that China had a pendant that she always wore, so it must be something very important to her.
After much thought, the only reliable option is earrings.
An earring... such a small thing shouldn't cause any misunderstanding, right?
"Is that lady married?" the sales assistant asked.
Matsuda Jinpei shook his head and said, "She's not married, and she's very beautiful. I chose the green gemstone because her eyes are green. Like you said before, she's very lively, but we have no other relationship; it's just pure gratitude."
The sales assistant smiled and continued, "So, does she have a boyfriend?"
"Of course not."
"If you're not married and don't have a boyfriend, you don't need to worry about others misunderstanding you," the sales assistant said with a smile in her eyes.
Matsuda Jinpei immediately sensed something was amiss and had to emphasize again, "I'm worried she might misunderstand; it really is just gratitude."
The sales assistant pointed outside and said gently, "This whole street is lined with shops. If you don't want people to misunderstand, you could buy some food. If you want her to use it long-term, you could buy her a bag. But you just happened to walk into a jewelry store. Sir, you have to believe that everything is preordained fate."
Matsuda Jinpei: ...
Enraged, he held up the earrings and asked, "Why are you so talkative? How much did those earrings cost?"
"Three million two hundred and eighty thousand yen."
So expensive!
Matsuda Jinpei felt a pang of regret, but he still took out his card to pay the bill. Takanashi Chinatsu had been taking care of Hagiwara Kenji for so long, he couldn't just leave without showing any appreciation.
As for what you like...
Whether it's Hagi, Zero, or the sales assistant, they've all gotten it wrong. How could he possibly fall in love with his own sister?
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Author's note: What a coincidence, you're both pursuing the same girl!
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