Minato remembered that he had not played this sport for a long time. When he was young, he often played table tennis with Chen Xiaofeng, but as Hu Lai's studies increased, the opportunities to play table tennis with Chen Xiaofeng also decreased.
Although Chen Xiaofeng is not here today, it is also a good thing to be able to swing the racket again.
"Is Minato-chan leaving too?" Qiong asked quickly as he looked at Minato who was getting up.
"Well... I haven't played table tennis for a long time, so I just went to have some fun. Will Xiao Qiong join us?"
"Then..." Qiong hesitated for a moment and then nodded. After all, Qiong's motor nerves were very weak.
"Aren't Aine and Neculelia together?"
"Forget it, table tennis and the like are just toys for you mortals, and I have no interest in them." Aini waved her hand indifferently.
"You say you're not interested, but you're not, right?" Neculelia immediately pointed out Aini.
"What a waste of time!"
"Haha." Minato faced Neculelia, "Aren't you going too?"
"Me? I just came here, and I haven't even run to warm myself up." Neculelia shook her head, "If you don't take a good bath, there's no way to relieve the stress."
"In that case, let's go first."
After saying hello, the three of them entered the thick mist. After a while, the sound of the door sliding was heard.
The spring pool that seemed very human before suddenly became much deserted, with only the occasional sound of water splashing due to movement.
"So..." Aini maintained the lying position before, raising her head slightly to look at the sea, "What did my old man ask you for again?"
Neculelia was stunned for a moment, then smiled brightly: "It's really extraordinary. After becoming Pluto, my senses have become much sharper."
"Really, do you really think of me as a child?" Aini pouted dissatisfiedly, "I'm afraid it's not just me, but even Sister Yu has noticed it, right?"
"Eh?"
"Otherwise, why would Sister Yu suddenly propose to play table tennis?" Aini glanced at Neculelia with disdain, "You smell like the underworld, aren't you afraid of being noticed by people on the science side?"
"That's why I came to soak in the hot springs~" Neculelia said nonchalantly, "Also, although this place is very close to Academy City, it is not Academy City. Even if you are a science-minded guy,
If you like to be 'nosy', you will still turn a blind eye to things outside the scope, and..."
Neculelia turned around and laid her hands on the soft rocks at the edge of the spring pool, "Besides, even if they are so nosy, ordinary guys can't do anything to me.
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"So... what exactly did the old man ask you to do?" At this moment, Aini changed from the naive little girl before and asked with a serious expression.
"Ah... what else could it be but the things I did for you?"
"What happened between Lily and that servant?"
"That's right... although Chen Xiaofeng turned into a girl, it gave her a reason to have to get close to Lily... but, to be honest, the effect doesn't seem to be very good."
"Huh?" Aini became confused, "Have you and the old man already 'seen' it?"
"Yeah... It's really because I've seen it that you don't worry about asking me to help."
"Don't you think this is a bit unnecessary? The Knight of the Lake, the servants, Medea... With them here, Lily will definitely regain her confidence."
Aini chuckled, laughing at Neculelia and Old Pluto for their unnecessary actions.
"Ah... I originally thought so too." Neculelia ignored Aini's ridicule and said very calmly, "But that's not what we care about."
"What?"
"Of course, what you said is also part of the matter." Neculelia explained, "Actually, I didn't quite understand why Old Pluto cared so much about Lily... You know, although Lily is seven
The head of the heroic spirits, but if you are willing, as long as there are suitable characters, the number of heroic spirits will not be limited to 7. In other words, there is no need for the old Pluto to be so concerned about Lily's affairs."
"You can also understand this as that the old man has no suitable candidate."
"I know, but in recent years, there has not been much friction between magic and science. In other words, Lily's matter can be started slowly. Over time, she will naturally reach that state."
Hearing what Negulelia said, Aini's expression became serious. Although she had told Chen Xiaofeng before that if the intimacy was not enough, Artoria would be in danger of turning back into an interposition card - of course it was
Aini just made it up. If you take a step back, even if this is correct, then you only need to wake up again.
The purpose of increasing the intimacy between the master and the familiar is to be able to use the master's Noble Phantasm.
Yes, Aini noticed it the last time Chen Xiaofeng and Medusa fought. What Chen Xiaofeng was holding was the real Sword in the Stone, Artoria's real treasure.
However, because this Noble Phantasm belongs to Chen Xiaofeng, Artoria, as a familiar, cannot use it. Therefore, the degree of intimacy must be increased so that Artoria can also touch Chen Xiaofeng's Noble Phantasm.
Artoria's natal sword is the Sword in the Stone. Only by holding the Sword in the Stone can she exert her greatest strength. It is precisely because of this that it is necessary to increase the degree of intimacy.
However, because Artoria no longer has confidence in the "King", she will not hold the Sword in the Stone even if it is placed in front of her, so she needs to rely on the three people mentioned before to help Artoria regain her confidence.
To sum up, this is something that needs to be done step by step and cannot be rushed.
However, the fact is - judging from what Old Pluto is doing now, it seems that he can't wait any longer.
What makes Old Pluto feel so uneasy... unless there is something more important that makes him unable to wait so long.
"Could it be that..." Aini slowly expressed her guess, "the guys on the science side are planning some 'concerning' plan?"
"Ah...that's right..." Neculelia nodded, "However, after watching their battle before, I felt that it was not necessary~"
Neculelia's words are really inconsistent.
"Is there any progress?"
"Yes." Neculelia said simply.
"But what is the 'plan' you guessed about?"
"Ah... this..." Neculelia seemed to be still hesitating.