What It Means to Follow Each Other Through Life and Death

However, just as Shanna was about to step out of the dormitory door, the Magic Mark on the back of her right hand suddenly lit up with a pale red light.

"Hmm~"

She pouted in dissatisfaction, but in the end, Shanna waved her Wand backward, throwing Hermione back onto the bed.

"Just for one night!"

After saying that, Shanna turned and left without looking back, stamping her feet.

As Shanna walked out of the dormitory, the wooden door embedded in the wall suddenly flew up, the broken wall quickly repaired itself, and in the blink of an eye, everything was as if nothing had happened, and the dormitory returned to peace and tranquility.

Hermione rubbed her sore bottom and looked towards the door with a complicated expression.

Although she didn't know what had just happened, even if she thought about it with her feet, she knew that Bell must have stopped Shanna.

With a sigh, Hermione lay back down on the bed. It seemed tonight would be another sleepless night.

The next morning, Hermione, staring at her dark circles, struggled to get up.

Watching her roommates, who had completely forgotten what happened the night before, huddled together chattering about makeup, Hermione couldn't help but sigh:

"Naughty kids are terrifying!"

Of course, what's even more terrifying is that behind that brat is an equally unruly Gege who spoils her.

This is a disaster!

So, in order to prevent the world from being destroyed and to maintain world peace, Hermione gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.

After a quick wash, Hermione, for the first time in a long time, took out her few cosmetics and carefully dressed herself in front of the mirror.

She needs to find a way to cover up her dark circles.

Distracted, the first lesson passed quickly. The Little Wizard left the classroom one after another, heading towards the next lesson location.

Soon, only Hermione and Bell were left in the classroom.

Taking a deep breath, Hermione stood up abruptly and walked towards the back of the classroom with the air of a warrior going forth never to return.

There, Bell sat quietly in his seat, engrossed in the magic book in his hands.

Of course, this was just a pose Bell was putting on to hide his true emotions.

He didn't have the ability to calmly read under such circumstances.

Sensing Hermione standing in front of him, Bell closed the book in his hand, looked up, and looked at her.

"Now, can you tell me your decision?"

Bell asked softly, trying to hide the tremor in his voice.

Taking a deep breath, Hermione forced herself to look directly into Bell's eyes, confirming one last time:

"Bell, can't you really give up those experiments?"

"Cannot."

Bell's voice was full of determination and resolve.

It should be noted that all he did was to satisfy his own thirst for knowledge about magic and his desire for power; these were merely secondary purposes.

His main purpose was to help his younger sister become stronger!

He hoped that Shanna would be strong enough to protect herself from harm at any time and under any circumstances.

Therefore, unless Shanna tells him herself that she hopes he will stop those experiments, no one can stop him from continuing.

"All right..."

Although it was an expected answer, Hermione still felt very disappointed.

She pinched herself hard with her right hand, which was hidden behind her back, using the pain to help herself shake off the feeling of loss.

"Bell, you must promise me you will never hurt any innocent, kind people. Otherwise, even if it means death, I will stop you!"

For the sake of this world, for love and peace, Hermione, after a night of contemplation, finally decided to sacrifice herself to feed the tiger!

As the saying goes, "If I don't go to hell, who will?" She wants to stay by Bell's side and keep a close watch on him.

If she discovers that Bell has become Dark Wizard, then she will... she will... become Dark Wizard herself and continue to monitor Bell!!!

(Hermione: "I will never lose to Shanna again!")

Therefore, she truly made this decision with a noble heart. Absolutely no selfish motives whatsoever!

Clang!

The chair beneath Bell fell backward and crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

He walked effortlessly across the desk in front of him and pulled Hermione into a tight embrace.

This was the smoothest Wood Style Release technique Bell had ever used since learning it.

"Bell, you, you're hurting me."

Feeling Bell's arms tightening around her, Hermione blushed and whispered.

Bell was holding her so tightly that she could hardly breathe.

"Feel sorry!"

Upon hearing this, Bell quickly relaxed the pressure on his arm.

He was so happy that he accidentally lost control.

"You haven't said yes yet."

Clearly, even at this moment, Hermione had not forgotten the important matter.

"I promise you, I will never harm any innocent or kind person. Otherwise, you may kill or torture them as you please."

Bell made a firm and powerful commitment.

"Um..."

After that, the two hugged each other tightly, unwilling to separate, until... the school bell rang.

"Oh no! I completely forgot I have class! Bell, let's hurry!"

"Hermione said anxiously, and tried to break free from Bell's embrace."

Although she was very reluctant to leave, her image as a top student made it impossible for her to ignore the school bell.

"How about we just skip this?"

Bell had no interest in attending those boring classes right now. All he wanted was to be alone with Hermione.

"No!"

Hermione rejected Bell's suggestion without hesitation.

You should know that over the past week or so, because of the problems she's having with Bell, her study efficiency has dropped by a full 50%!

If she skips another class and misses out on many important points, what will happen if she doesn't get a perfect score on the final exam?

She would be too ashamed to face the professor!

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Grabbing Bell's arm, Hermione dragged him away with all her might.

Not only herself, she wouldn't allow Bell to skip class either.

To reduce even the slightest chance that Bell might become Dark Wizard in the future, she had to start with the mundane details of daily life and strictly correct Bell's every word and action. Serious offenses like skipping class were absolutely unacceptable!

After all, if she could, she still wouldn't want to be a Dark Wizard.

As far as she knew, those Dark Wizard were extremely unhygienic.

The thought of having to associate with those disheveled, pale-lipped, and mentally unstable Dark Wizard in the future gave her goosebumps.

Under Hermione's persistent nagging, Bell finally had no choice but to give in.

After kissing Hermione goodbye at the top of the stairs, Bell watched her figure disappear around the corner of the corridor. A slow, steady smile crept across Bell face, growing wider and wider until finally, he burst into laughter.