Chapter 63: Lin Ya

Miss Lin Ya’s Research Institute—rather than a research institute, it was more like a gigantic library.

Countless magical tomes were scattered haphazardly across the floor.

Uh, was this really the kind of room a researcher should have?

“Uwah, it’s such a mess.”

Walking inside, she had to be careful not to step on the scattered books.

“Serveyia, are you sure this is Miss Lin Ya’s Research Institute?”

“Little Fox, you have to understand—researchers are generally not very particular about details. Plus, Miss Lin Ya just finished her research. It’s understandable for things to be a bit messy, right?”

Uh, Moonlight Liuli felt this level of messiness couldn’t be explained away as just a bit messy.

Even for her, someone who was never fussy about details, it was hard to accept.

“If that’s the case, couldn’t we have come a few days later? Wouldn’t it be fine to give Miss Lin Ya a little time to tidy up?”

“It’s not impossible, but there’s also a chance Miss Lin Ya will start new research soon. So, it’s better to meet her as soon as possible. As for the environment, we can always invite Miss Lin Ya to Qingli Hall later for face-to-face lessons with you, Little Fox. So it’s not really a problem, is it?”

Alright…

Actually, that kind of made sense.

The most important step now was to find Miss Lin Ya.

To be honest, it was difficult to find anyone in such a messy room.

It took the two of them some time to discover a White Lab Coat in the corner.

And underneath that White Lab Coat—was none other than Miss Lin Ya herself.

What surprised Moonlight Liuli even more was that Miss Lin Ya wasn’t human.

She wasn’t even an elf.

She was an Angel with pure white wings and a conspicuous Halo.

And this Angel was sprawled out on a recliner in a completely ungraceful posture, seemingly lost in a pleasant dream.

An Angel?

Hmm, could Angels be so unconcerned about appearances?

In Moonlight Liuli’s mind, Angels were always a noble and elegant race.

But no matter how she looked at this scene, it seemed anything but graceful.

“Um, Miss Lin Ya has been busy with research, so that’s why the room is so messy. When she’s at leisure, she’s very elegant. Really.”

Serveyia seemed to sense Little Fox’s questioning gaze and hurriedly explained.

However, judging by Serveyia’s previous comments, Moonlight Liuli truly doubted whether Miss Lin Ya ever had time for leisure.

“Miss Lin Ya, don’t sleep!”

Ignoring Little Fox’s probing look, Serveyia walked over to the still-sleeping Miss Lin Ya and patted her shoulder.

“Mmm! Just let me sleep a little longer. I pulled several all-nighters to advance the research. You promised me a few days off—don’t go back on your word!”

Watching the drowsy Miss Lin Ya, newly awakened, Moonlight Liuli suddenly felt a little guilty.

After all, this was a hard-earned break.

Yet she couldn’t rest properly and even had to spend her time teaching someone like herself, who might not be a good student.

Thinking about it this way, Miss Lin Ya did seem a little pitiful.

She wanted to stop Serveyia, not wanting her to torment Miss Lin Ya any further, but Serveyia’s actions were even faster.

She directly grabbed Miss Lin Ya and shook her awake.

“Miss Lin Ya, if you keep sleeping, you’ll miss the chance to personally teach the Princess.”

“!”

She had to admit, Serveyia’s words were quite effective.

Miss Lin Ya, who was still half-asleep, instantly became wide awake.

Though she still looked somewhat languid from just waking, the confidence and presence unique to a scholar immediately radiated from her.

“Why didn’t you say something so important sooner? I haven’t even put on my makeup—no, wait, I haven’t even changed clothes!”

With a startled cry, Moonlight Liuli saw Miss Lin Ya’s Halo atop her head flicker intensely—growing brighter and brighter as if expressing its owner’s emotional turmoil.

Then, with a flash of light, Miss Lin Ya disappeared before the two of them.

“Um, what’s this?”

“She probably went to change clothes. I told you, Miss Lin Ya still cares about her image.”

“So, Serveyia, you didn’t inform Miss Lin Ya before we came?”

“I did, but she was probably asleep and didn’t see the message. This happens a lot—when Miss Lin Ya is focused on research, she often doesn’t reply to messages. So I just assumed she saw it.”

“O-okay…”

In any case, neither she nor Serveyia had seen anything they shouldn’t have—just slightly disheveled clothes and a weary face from lack of sleep.

“Just now, Miss Lin Ya mentioned progress in research. Does that mean there have been breakthroughs in Mana Sickness?”

“Oh, that was just to deal with those people from the Association. No matter how much of a genius Teacher Lin is, Mana Sickness isn’t something that can be solved so easily. But if you don’t say there’s been progress, where would the vacation come from?”