Chapter 67: Not Forgotten…

Above her head.

“Get to the point, get to the point!”

After another round of struggling, Jiang Lingwei pulled away from the man by about three meters and sat back on the stone.

She had no idea when it happened, but somehow the conversation had drifted until she ended up nestled in his arms.

This was just too strange! Ever since meeting this man, Jiang Lingwei felt her mind was fuzzy and unfocused, as if she was dizzy all over.

She had no choice but to create some distance and spoke seriously:

“How did you get summoned by that Dark Fairy? Why do you have Yunxia’s magical armor? What’s your name? What do you remember? How do we know each other…”

“W-wait a moment.”

The man quickly raised his hand:

“Too many questions at once, let me answer them one by one.”

“First of all, I know your name is Jiang Lingwei, and our daughter’s name is Jiang Yao.”

“Mm.”

Jiang Lingwei nodded. Although her magic power was nearly depleted now, she was still in her magical girl state, and out in public, she always went by the name [Aurora].

Since the man knew both her and her daughter’s names, it seemed her suspicion was true—this really was her husband.

Originally, Jiang Lingwei wanted to kill the father of her child, but now, for some reason, she just couldn’t bring herself to do it.

And deep down, she even felt a bit relieved.

(Well… at least he’s humanoid, and quite handsome too. Not some tentacle monster or demon beast. Not bad.)

“My name is Jiang Cheng, it’s the name you gave me.”

The man continued.

“Jiang Cheng?”

Jiang Lingwei hesitated for a moment, then after carefully thinking about her usual naming style, she asked, “Didn’t you have something else attached to it?”

The man’s face immediately fell:

“My original name was Jiang Chengren.”

“PAPAPA.”

Jiang Lingwei laughed and looked at Jiang Cheng. “That’s better, right? But what do you mean I gave you your name? What about your parents… uh, your family?”

“Dad, papa…”

Hearing this question, Jiang Cheng gave a dry laugh:

“The situation here is a bit complicated to explain.”

“Complicated or not, just say it.”

Jiang Lingwei gave him no chance to evade, her gaze sharp:

“Tell me first—are you human?”

Jiang Cheng:

“I think I am.”

“Peng.”

“Wait, wait, don’t use your staff.”

Jiang Cheng said gently, “You must be almost out of magic power. If you use it now, you still wouldn’t be able to beat me. Just listen to me first.”

“But… but!”

Jiang Lingwei snapped angrily, “Since you say that, then you can only be a demon!”

“Not exactly… look, who else is this emotionally stable like me?”

Hearing his defense, Jiang Lingwei hesitated, then said:

“Can you use magic?”

If possible, she didn’t want to have a child with a demon. Her standards had been steadily dropping—from initially “No way, I’m going to beat the child’s father to death on sight,” to “As long as it’s humanoid, I can barely accept it.”

But that was from the mother’s perspective.

Not from the magical girl [Aurora]’s point of view! Demons are out of the question! (X)

“I should be able to.”

Jiang Cheng answered sincerely.

“Die!”

“Don’t be like that.”

With a flash, he dodged the swinging staff, then helplessly grabbed Jiang Lingwei’s arm:

“You don’t even have any light magic power left.”

“You can tell? And you still say you’re not a demon!”

Blushing, Jiang Lingwei refused to admit that she had inexplicably softened and didn’t use the last bit of her magic power, instead stubbornly saying:

“What kind of man can use magic? If you’re not a demon, then what are you?”

“That’s why my case is a bit special.”

Taking advantage of Jiang Lingwei not reacting fast enough, Jiang Cheng gently pressed his hand on the gem on her chest.

“You… hm?!”

A flash of pink light flickered by, and Jiang Cheng’s black armor completely transformed within seconds.

If before it was black and gold, looking like some tyrant boss from a throne room, now Jiang Cheng wore shining white armor, adorned with sacred and noble golden inscriptions, and a bright blue cloak, perfectly embodying the image of a righteous knight.

“…”

What truly shocked Jiang Lingwei was that she sensed the presence of light magic power.

Undoubtedly, unmistakably light magic power.

“See, demons can’t do this trick, right?”

Jiang Cheng patted his chest plate, indicating all this was real.

Jiang Lingwei: Σ(つ °Д°)つ

Everything before her eyes completely shattered all her previous understanding. She was so stunned she didn’t even mind being groped again.

What was happening was utterly unfair to our little Aurora. She herself had to transform into a girl just to use magic! Why? But this guy Jiang Cheng didn’t need to at all!

She didn’t understand it at all. It made no sense. For men to use magic, the only way was to be corrupted by dark magic and lose their humanity.

Just like Wen Yaquan said, it’s all part of “ascending dimensions.”

Except, for light magic, the requirements were more stringent—only suitable female bodies could bear the consequences of dimensional ascension without side effects.

Just like the old master said, if a male was forced to use it, he would really explode.

This wasn’t a reaction caused by the mutual rejection of light and dark magic, but simply because the organism couldn’t contain it.

In other words, the restriction wasn’t just “female.” If you weren’t qualified, forcibly signing a magical girl contract was a dead end. Even if you became a magical girl, you wouldn’t be strong and your magic power would be inferior.

Jiang Lingwei herself was already rare enough. The old master said it wasn’t a matter of one in ten thousand; it was more accurate to say it was a once-in-an-era occurrence.

A male candidate, who also had a strong affinity for light magic.

But even so, she still had to transform into a magical girl first.

If he could use magic as a male, things wouldn’t be like this—why not just be a masked rider or something?

As for dark magic, there was no such worry.

For those dark fairies who mercilessly turned on their own kind, what did they care about compatibility or the individual’s life?

What are you babbling about? If I want a corrupted slave, I just transform them directly!

So demons and demon beasts inevitably had mental or other flaws. It was unavoidable.

Now that Jiang Cheng could use light magic, whether he was human or not was another matter, but at least he wasn’t a demon. After all, demons had completely transformed into dark magic forms from the start, prone to exploding when altered.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lingwei couldn’t help but ask:

“How did you manage it?”

“You made me do it.”

“How did I…”

Jiang Lingwei’s words faltered as she realized this wasn’t something in her memory.

“I don’t know, I don’t remember.”

“You too…”

Jiang Lingwei sighed. “What else can you remember?”

Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and then answered:

“I’ve forgotten a lot. Many memories in my head aren’t very clear.

“But luckily, if there’s one thing I definitely haven’t forgotten…”

He looked at Jiang Lingwei seriously:

“I haven’t forgotten to love you.”

“D-d-don’t say things like that!”

She raised her hand to cover her face. She didn’t know why. She had no memory of this guy at all.

But hearing those words, looking at Jiang Cheng’s face and eyes, she couldn’t help but blush and feel happy. What on earth was going on?!