Chapter 350

Upon hearing this, Ilya tilted her head slightly.

"Really? You really care about returning things to their rightful owners. But that can easily give people the impression that 'I'm special'..."

"Because I'm special, that's why I was sent back. Is that the feeling you're trying to convey, Illyasviel?"

"I didn't expect Ivia, to be able to comment so calmly. You're just like a con artist in a TV drama who remains calm even after their scam has been exposed..."

Ilya nodded thoughtfully, then set off on her journey with Ivia to return the letter.

"Grade 4, Class 1, Group 1, Seat 4."

"Grade 4, Class 1, Group 1, Seat 5."

"Grade 5, Class 2, Group 3, Seat 10."

"Class 1, Grade 6..."

From the ticket gate at the entrance of the Animal Paradise, walk into the pedestrian crossing and follow the signs along the bustling crowd. You will then see a wonderful facility behind the trees: the live-action Theater for the True Magic Girl Bushido Musashi that Ilya has been longing for.

It was located at Twilight, at the other end of a green forest, with a black and white rectangular television playing a DVD of True Magic Girl Bushido Musashi.

"Oh, you two came to see the Musashi event? I'm so sorry, it just ended."

At the Theater entrance, the female ticket seller's glasses gleamed with a sense of helplessness.

"But it's only 55 now, the website says 5 o'clock, there should still be five minutes..."

Ilya waved her hand breathlessly, as if she still held the ticket she had just paid for.

"Because not many people came to watch, and it was too hot wearing clothes, I finished a few minutes early to go eat. I'm sorry."

The ticket seller waved her hand, "However, there are only two True Magic left as a special gift. You can take them home. Thank you both for your continued support of Musashi. Tell me your names, and I'll engrave them on them for you. They're souvenirs, you know?"

"Ilya and Ivia... and thank you."

Afterwards, the ticket seller handed the two remaining True Magic to the two girls and left the now-closed Theater, leaving only the TV above still playing the Magical Girl DVD.

"Illyasviel you had said so earlier, you might have made it in time."

"... There's nothing we can do about it; it's just fate."

Ilya muttered something, as if she were looking for an excuse.

"However, I don't know if I'll have the chance to come see Musashi again next time. Even if I do, there's no guarantee I'll have tickets... Hmm~"

Even though the ticket seller said she could take it home, Ilya, standing at the Theater entrance, still opened the plastic package, humming a rather subtle tune. Perhaps she was a little sad that she hadn't been able to see Musashi, but the thought of getting a bonus True Magic made things alright.

"Look, this is a special bonus for Musashi! It lights up and has sound effects—pretty amazing, right!"

The girl looked delighted, waving the True Magic she had just received, but the next second she coughed, forcibly suppressing her indifference.

"Of course, I'm not saying I really like it, I'm just saying that once you get it, you shouldn't waste it, that's all."

The reason she's like this now is probably because, after her initial excitement faded, Ilya realized that she's already in fourth grade, and next month she'll be in fifth grade. She felt it was embarrassing to show others that she still liked watching Magical Girl and playing with True Magic.

At the same time, on a seat not far away, Leysritt, one of Ilya's maids, who had been wondering why Ilya hadn't come to see the show, inadvertently looked up and saw the two people outside the Theater.

"Oh? So you already had an appointment. But you're so late, you won't be able to see anything..."

Leysritt murmured as she ate her ice cream.

Ilya really wanted to see this offline event; she'd heard about it so many times she was sick of it. So, although Ilya didn't ask directly, she still bought two tickets with her own money, secretly slipping one into Ilya's bag as a surprise.

I just didn't expect to arrive so late, and I certainly didn't expect to be with a boy.

This also puzzled Leysritt. If she hadn't secretly given Ilya the ticket, would she not have come with the child?

Or there's an even more terrifying possibility: Ilya actually had some savings, but after spending it on this boy, she had no money left...

Regardless, Leysritt picked up the camera and began secretly filming while casually telling those around her that a new event had begun at the Theater.

At the same time.

"It's not that impressive, because I have it too."

Ivia waved her True Magic and said these words, which startled Ilya, because the words sounded somewhat childish and didn't quite match Ivia's usual demeanor. But for some reason, Ilya felt like arguing back.

"Of course it's amazing. If I hadn't brought you, Ivia, you wouldn't have been able to get this bonus."

Ilya confidently pointed her True Magic at Ivia, "Enough talk, let me show you, who knows nothing, what Musashi's transformation is like. It's super cool."

After saying that, Ilya immediately started spinning her True Magic Magical Girl on a TV still playing DVDs, and then accidentally threw it behind her.

"One more time, I'm very skilled at this at home, it was just an accident..."

Ivia could understand her feelings; after all, that's what happens when you want to perform but accidentally mess it up.

So Ilya ran to retrieve the True Magic, perhaps out of resentment, she insisted on performing in front of Ivia, but this time it ended the same way—she accidentally flung it away again.

"This... this isn't... that... accident, accident..."

"Let me do it."

"Hey, Ivia, you watch it too--"

Because Ivia couldn't bear to see her first Dragon Flower Three Assemblies go like this, she picked up the True Magic that had fallen to the ground and began to spin it continuously in her hand.

"Wow, that's amazing..."

"I haven't seen it before, I learned it after watching it only once."

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Sincere exclamations of praise echoed in the slightly lonely air. Ivia looked at the True Magic in her hand, then glanced at Ilya, whose eyes were sparkling with admiration. She coughed first, then thought that the current situation was a bit strange, and decided to end it quickly.

Therefore, his expression softened when he looked at Ilya, becoming somewhat more ordinary.

"Her purity and flawlessness are unmatched, her nobility and elegance are unparalleled."

Just like the narration before Magical Girl's appearance, or the entrance speech given by the butler before the appearance of a certain type of young lady Magical Girl, these words came from Ivia's mouth, and she appropriately picked up her True Magic and pointed it at Ilya.

"Silence, silence."

As if to follow orders, the people who had gathered around actually quieted down.

"No one could raise their head before this petite noblewoman."

The Ed music playing on the TV was like a serenade, faintly audible in the night.

"The one who resides here is more dazzling than colorless; she is the White Magical Girl."

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Ilya had a lot to say, but when it came out of her mouth, only these few ordinary words came out.

"Illyasviel, could you please use a different interjection?"

"Can..."

Ilya scratched her face, then tilted her head and said, "But it's really, really, really amazing..."

From a reasonable standpoint, her words are completely devoid of judgment; they belong only to those caught up in a certain emotion, and are simpler than anything else.

"..."

After a long silence, a dazed Ilya took a few steps forward, picked up the True Magic from the ground, and prepared to toss it up again.

"Pure, pure and flawless..."

However, she stopped there, not only because of the crowd that had gathered around them, drawn by their actions, but also because she felt that those words... were too, too embarrassing to say! How could she possibly say them in front of so many people!

Therefore, the girl, her face flushed with embarrassment, put away her True Magic and lowered her head.

"... Thank you for playing such a childish game with me. I'll take responsibility if it makes your illness worse..."

The girl's mind raced, desperately searching for the right words to try and calm the burning, itchy feeling in her body.

"And from now on, you can just call me Ilya..."

So, with her back to Ivia, Ilya walked home with steps that seemed like she was running away, but after only two or three steps, Ivia's voice came from behind her.

This is definitely right for you.

This made Ilya turn around, and there she was, staring straight at Ivia, with a gentle smile on her face for the first time in Ilya's memory, her azure eyes looking directly at her.

"And, Ilya, you are my first love."

In that instant, Ilya felt her blood freeze, as if the world before her was overflowing with many colors, and the world was being constantly stained, which made her run even faster.

Shortly after, Sella arrived at the Einzbern Family after hearing the door open. When she saw Ilya, who was covered in sweat and exhausted, she looked puzzled.

"Ilya, what's wrong?"

"Great, great, Sella! Because I participated in an activity at the Animal Paradise, I even received a special gift from Musashi— "

Still half-asleep, Ilya wanted to show Sella the True Magic she had received, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the word 'Vey' on True Magic... This startled Ilya so much that she jumped up and ran straight to her room.

"What's wrong, Ilya? Has something bad happened...?"

Sella touched her face, looking worriedly at the girl's retreating figure as she ran back upstairs without saying a word. But before she could be puzzled for long, she heard the door open again.

"I'm back, Sella."

"It's Leysritt! Didn't you say you were taking Ilya to the Animal Paradise?"

"More or less."

"So? Is there anything strange about it there?"

Upon hearing this, Leysritt briefly recalled the scene from that time.

"Aren't they strange kids?"

That's how people answered Leysritt's questions back then, so she's just Sella the same direct answer now.

"No."

Leysritt shook her head.

"That's great, it looks interesting."

At that moment, inside Ilya's room, the girl rushed in, locked the door, and then pounced on the bed, spreading her legs out.

Oh no, I'm doomed! How could I have taken the wrong one? Am I really that forgetful...?

Ilya glanced up slightly at the True Magic engraved with the name 'Ivia' in her hand. She felt like the sky had fallen countless times. What would she say if Sella and her brother found out? Wait, she could say she accidentally typed the wrong thing...

No, that's not right. The most urgent thing right now is to get back, isn't it? We should just exchange them immediately, right, that's exactly it.

Ilya made up her mind, then lay back down.

No, no, he has to come to my door. I didn't do it on purpose. In fact, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have taken the wrong thing. Anyway, it's all Ivia's fault! I'm innocent!

By the way, what did he mean by "first meeting"... first, first, first... could it be...?

After considering a plausible theory, Ilya's face turned even redder. She buried her face in the pillow for a long time, not lifting her head even though she felt very hot all over.

"First meeting" doesn't mean "first love," does it...?

Chapter 389 Ruby and the Closing Ceremony.

The Willow Tree sway in the warm breeze that heralds the arrival of spring.

The slender Leaf touched the wall of the teaching building.

Ilya, who was having lunch with her friends, turned around and saw the Sun shining Gilgamesh in the azure sky.

I'll be in fifth grade soon! Teacher Taiga said that because of the long holiday at the beginning of the year due to heavy snow, this year's holiday is only three days long, whereas it used to be at least a week...

"By the way, I've been feeling lately Ilya you and Ivia are getting along really well."

"... Um?"

It was just a normal exchange between classmates...

"Indeed, I felt that way too. During breaks, Ilya would talk to Ivia about something, and they'd turn away to talk as soon as class ended."

"Meet..."