"Hmm, I understand. But what about you? Will you also turn into a ferret like this little brat if the secret gets out?" Kagurazaka Asuna asked with some confusion.
"No, I won't. Because I am not like Negi; I am not a Magician in the internship phase. Given my identity, no one would dare to attack me; in fact, there are even fewer people who could defeat me. The reason I am here is because I want to look after Negi, after all, Negi's father and I were comrades in the same organization." Thinking of the days she spent with the Red Wings members, Yoshino couldn't help but smile happily. Although most of the time was spent braving the elements to mediate wars between nations, those memories were truly joyful.
"You and Negi's father are comrades? No way. How old are you now?" Kagurazaka Asuna said with some incredulity. Listening to Yoshino, it meant she was from Negi's father's generation, so Yoshino's deceptive appearance was fake then! These were all just special effects, right!?
"A girl's age is a secret, Student Asuna. What I can tell you is that I was found by Negi's father when I was in a sealed state for thirty years, and then I adventured with them for a few years. Afterward, for some reason, I fell into a deep sleep again for sixteen years. How old do you think I should be now? Also, do you think I'm not qualified to be your teacher now?" Yoshino smiled, looking at the stunned Negi and Kagurazaka Asuna. Although her birth year was 1989, these were all just fabricated. She remembered Al once saying that Kagurazaka Asuna's age was the same as his, so Yoshino didn't think her current age was that of a middle school girl, as her appearance suggested.
"Hehehe~ Alright, now is not the time to worry about my age. Let's talk about your situation first. Actually, there are benefits to keeping our secret. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me or Negi, and we will do our best to help you. Although these are originally part of our job as Magicians." Seeing Kagurazaka Asuna still calculating her age, Yoshino interrupted her thoughts and said to her with a giggle.
"Why did you add that last sentence?" Kagurazaka Asuna looked at the smiling Yoshino with some exasperation. She had originally felt quite touched by her words. However, suddenly remembering something, she enthusiastically asked the two: "Then, do you have any way to make one person fall in love with another?"
"Yes, there is, which is using an aphrodisiac. But you don't need to think about such things; that's a banned drug and not allowed to be used. Why do you ask this?" Yoshino asked, a little strangely.
"I want Takahata to fall in love with me," Kagurazaki Asuna said with a face full of longing, a look of intoxication on her face. She had already begun to imagine herself putting the aphrodisiac in Ryuudou's water, and after he drank it, he would fall in love with her at first sight.
"No, Student Asuna. I won't agree to such a thing, even if aphrodisiacs weren't banned, I wouldn't agree to this." Yoshino looked at Kagurazaki Asuna seriously. Seeing Yoshino's changed expression, Asuna also came back to her senses and looked at Yoshino.
"For me, love is the fusion of two hearts. This requires two people to spend a long time together or be drawn by fate. If you use magical means to make one person like another, it will only make the other person lose their self and become a puppet controlled by magic. This is a blasphemy of another's soul and a blasphemy of emotion," Yoshino said sternly to Kagurazaki Asuna. Listening to Yoshino's words, Asuna felt that her previous thoughts were indeed too naive.
"Don't think I haven't been in love, Student Asuna. Although I can't tell you who it was, I understand that feeling. It was because of that feeling that I willingly put myself in danger and then fell into a thirty-year slumber. This is the courage and strength that love brought me." Recalling Nozomi Tojo's figure, Yoshino's face showed a smile called 'happiness', letting the two know that Yoshino truly felt very happy in her heart; it was a genuine emotion without any falsehood.
"I'm doing this for your own good, Student Asuna. Actually, magic is not omnipotent; the human heart is the most powerful magic. As long as you have a heart, it will push you forward from behind, and finally help you achieve your dreams. Please remember what I told you." Looking at the thoughtful Kagurazaki Asuna, Yoshino smiled. "Oh, what's that in your hand?"
"Ah! That's right! Because of you two, I completely forgot! There's a welcome party for you in class today, we need to hurry over now!" With that, Kagurazaki Asuna grabbed Negi's hand and quickly walked towards the classroom.
'She's really in a hurry, but that's good. At least fate has begun, and the coming days should be very interesting.'
Watching the two leave, Yoshino also quickly followed.
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