Slurp~
Kiana sat comfortably at the dining table, holding a cup of hot tea.
Wisps of white mist rose straight from her head, emitting a fresh fragrance and heat.
"Good tea!" Kiana praised, preparing to flip open a book on the table.
Behind her, because her line of sight was blocked...
Theresa could only see a corner of the book and her niece, whose head was steaming as if she were about to ascend to immortality, reading the book intently.
"Eh~ Kiana is really studious now. Could she have been motivated by the previous battles?"
"...It's probably not what you think, Headmaster."
Three black lines appeared on Mei's forehead as she couldn't help but retort.
She's not a manga character; no matter how hard she studies, steam wouldn't come out of the top of her head!
Theresa jumped down from her high seat and walked curiously toward Kiana.
When she came up behind her, the earnest Headmaster cleared her soft, milky throat and said, "Kiana~ While it's a good thing to love learning, the ball is for you to relax, so—"
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly noticed Kiana picking up the coverless book, seemingly about to flip through it.
However, in an instant, Theresa was shocked!
Her pupils shook!
Because she noticed a line of text in the upper right corner of that book that looked very familiar to her.
Hiss!!!
It was enough to shock Theresa for an entire year, so much so that she sucked in a breath of cold air and said tremblingly, "Ki—Kiana~ Where did that book in your hand come from?"
Hearing the voice, Kiana shook the book in her hand, not noticing Theresa's eyes moving up and down with the book as if her soul was being sucked in. Kiana said, "This? When I was coming to the ball just now, I was walking along and suddenly found a big hole. This young lady almost fell in. Then there was a treasure chest inside, and I found this book when I opened it."
"Sigh~ How boring. I originally thought it was some phantom thief's treasure or something, but I didn't expect it to be this."
As she spoke, Kiana showed off and invited credit, saying, "By the way~ I haven't looked at it yet. Aunt, let's look at it together?"
Hearing this, Theresa's head was covered in cold sweat, and she asked tremulously:
"...Um, Aunt wants to discuss something with you. That is, can you give this book to me first?"
"Why? Isn't Aunt curious about what's written in this book? Bronya, you come over too, let's look at it together."
Beside them, Bronya shook her head: "Bronya has no interest in such strange things."
Listening to this, Kiana placed the mysterious book on the dining table, prepared to share it with her dear Aunt.
But at this moment, she Shuhu heard a buzzing sound. Turning her head, she saw that Theresa had brought out a pocket watch from somewhere.
It was dangling right before her eyes. As her fingertips applied force, the pocket watch swayed, making one feel very sleepy just by looking at it.
"Eh? What is this, hypnosis?"
Kiana didn't understand why, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, thinking Theresa was too hilarious.
Hypnosis is a method of inducing a person into a state between sleep and wakefulness using special techniques; it's the kind of thing that only appears in movies.
"Aunt is just like a child, still believing in this kind of stuff. This young lady won't be hypnotized."
"Really? Then just look at it for a bit longer..."
Theresa's voice drifted into Kiana's ears as if from far beyond the clouds.
This was the hypnosis she had secretly learned from Yunduo, and today was the first time she used it.
Though Theresa didn't know why Yunduo knew such a thing either.
But anyway, hurry up and forget some things!
Swaying back and forth, continuously, the dangling pocket watch rippled before Kiana's eyes.
With every passing second, there was the soft tick-tock of the clockwork.
Not far away, Mei looked on in shock at Kiana, who was being hypnotized by Theresa.
She had just whispered: "She won't be hypnotized that easily, right?"
The next second, Kiana's voice became intermittent: "Just... just this level... This young lady is, is completely fine..." Before she could finish, an ambiguous flush appeared on her cheeks, and two pink little hearts appeared in her eyes.
Then, her whole state became dizzy, as if she had lost her reason.
To be precise, the hypnosis was successful.
Kiana, who had been putting on a brave front just now, was now sniffing and saying, "Master Theresa, what can Kiana do for you?"
Seeing this scene, Mei spat out a mouthful of hot tea!
"Pfft!"
She stared in disbelief at the giggling Theresa and the delirious Kiana.
It was actually real; the hypnosis actually worked!
Theresa took back the pocket watch and stood with hands on her hips: "Kiana-chan~ Give me the book. Also, I do have some things I need you to do."
Obeying the command, Kiana obediently handed the mysterious book in her hand to Theresa.
Tucking the book under her arm, Theresa directed Kiana toward another dining table with food... Half an hour later.
A groggy Kiana woke up from the lounge chair and sat up with a face full of confusion.
What happened? Why did she suddenly pass out?
She felt as if something incredibly terrifying had happened.
Kiana tried hard to remember, but she could only discover some unknown truths from the sweet, metallic taste at the corners of her mouth and her bloated stomach.
In her mind, something yellow slowly emerged from the depths of her Remembrance.
"Kiana, you're awake."
Mei's tone was heavy.
She had never seen such a cruel thing.
It was simply insane to the extreme!
The blackened Headmaster is so scary.
At this time, Theresa stood in front of Kiana and praised: "Kiana, you've finally done something good."
"Wh... what happened?!!"
Kiana held her breath and asked.
"Thank you, Kiana. You've finished all the Five-Kernel Mooncakes that Fu Hua sent earlier."
Kiana: "..."
How terrifying.
You hypnotized me just for this?
She remembered now. She had been hypnotized by her Aunt and had eaten an entire table's worth of Five-Kernel Mooncakes.
Fu Hua made mooncakes every Mid-Autumn Festival and always liked making Five-Kernel ones. She'd send a huge pile every time, and they could never finish them.
And how to deal with these mooncakes had become a difficult problem.
Now, the problem had been completely handled by Kiana; it was truly delightful.
She didn't want to see another Five-Kernel Mooncake ever again.
Just as Kiana was clutching her stomach and trying to stand up.
The happy and joyful Theresa turned to leave, but her little toe got stubbed on the leg of the dining table.
Instantly, she cried out in pain.
And the mysterious book tucked under her arm fell out.
Without thinking, Kiana picked it up, and the people around the table happened to gather around at this time as well.
Ignoring the pain, Theresa shouted: "Kiana, don't—"
Only, it was all too late.
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Kiana slowly read out the contents of the book:
"Magical Girl of Light, TeRiRi's Secret?"
"A flawless person who embodies the beautiful qualities of honesty, elegance, and courage."
"I am the cute Magical Girl TeRiRi of the First World, the Deliverer of this world, the Light of Hyper-dimension!"
"Burn it all, TeRiRi...? TeRiRi you away... yo?"
Kiana put down the book heavily, and everyone held their breath.
Something was coming.
Turning their heads, a dark shadow was rising in a distorted manner.
Danger!
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