If you were to talk about Hermione’s first encounter with Adele, it should have been in the blooming spring, at the beginning of the school year, when the young girl was walking on the uphill path covered with fallen flowers. At that time, Hermione didn’t know that her name was “Adele.” It was just a fleeting glance, but the girl’s figure lingered in her heart for a long time.

Hermione wasn’t good at actively approaching anyone. The reason she became familiar with Dorothy was only because of their noble status. Since childhood, they had been surrounded by flattery, so only with almost equal status could they develop a relationship called “friendship.”

But were she and Dorothy really friends? Hermione wasn’t sure. However, when others described her like this, she wouldn’t bother to refute. Dorothy also had a few friends, and her follower, Sharon.

When Hermione was bored after entering the academy, she would participate in activities with them. Although the girl didn’t think doing those boring things was interesting, humans were social animals, and vampires were similar. She also had a need for relationships.

And then, during their gatherings, Hermione saw that girl again, the girl named “Adele.” But when she saw her again, the look in her eyes had been tinged with inexplicable anger and resentment.

Obviously... she hadn’t done anything to her. But as a member of Dorothy’s group, she was afraid of her. This was beyond doubt. Hermione felt a little sad, so she cared more about the girl.

That’s why, on that evening, she was able to discover Celeste’s plot against “Adele” in time. And then... she had her first intimate contact with Adele.

Looking back, Hermione had many regrets, regretting not stopping Dorothy, regretting being a member of the audience, regretting... But she was only glad that she had saved Adele that day. Therefore, if it were up to Hermione to record it, the starting point of the story between her and Adele should have been that day.

The starting point with... Adele.

Hermione was driving on a seemingly endless highway, her speed reaching the allowed limit. Amidst the wind, the girl’s thoughts gradually drifted.

..................

Three hours passed in a flash. Adele was on the rooftop of a teaching building, overlooking the bustling night view of the Eastern Capital in the distance. The neon lights flickered with colorful colors, enough to illuminate the eyes of countless people in this era.

Although this prosperity might not belong to many people, if anyone wanted to extinguish it, Adele would still feel genuinely... sad. So she didn’t want it to be extinguished, not even by the arrival of the Lord of Heaven from the age of gods. This couldn’t destroy the lights of thousands of homes.

Tsk, she was thinking too far ahead again. It was almost time; Hermione should be arriving soon, right? If she continued to stay on the rooftop, she might be the one who would be late. So Adele gathered her thoughts and focused on this most important meeting.

She actually had confidence in Hermione. It was better to say that she wanted to become Hermione’s confidence.

Inside the locker room, the starting point of this transmigration drama, Adele stood quietly. If you talked about reality, this was the second time she chose to come here since that day. But if you talked about dreams, Adele would search every night for traces of “Adele”‘s soul in any place where she might appear.

So she was still very familiar with the furnishings here. She chose to come here because she believed that Hermione could sense those subtle differences. Otherwise, Adele really didn’t know where the first encounter between Ice Queen Hermione and the original heroine “Adele” would be.

If, at that time, she and Hermione didn’t go to the same place, it would be a sad thing.

Fortunately, Hermione’s panting told Adele—that she didn’t have to worry.

Hermione didn’t waste any time. She didn’t even park her car in the designated parking lot within the academy, but almost drifted to a stop below the teaching building, leaving scorch marks on the asphalt road. If the girl reached the pinnacle of magic, she would be able to teleport to Adele instantly.

But unfortunately, she didn’t have such powerful strength, so she could only obediently step onto the stairs. Each floor had more than ten steps, and the girl’s legs were well-proportioned and slender, stepping lightly, her breathing gradually becoming heavier.

Finally, it reached Adele’s ears. The girl suddenly turned around.

That person was in the bright moonlight. On the contrary, Adele herself was resting in the shadows.

“...”

Adele opened her lips, wanting to call out the name of the girl with ice-blue hair immediately, countless words bursting forth in her heart, wanting to be spoken, but she was speechless for a while, adding a touch of haziness to the already blurred atmosphere.

Hermione’s eyes were blank for a moment, but she quickly cleared them resolutely. “Adele, I’m here,” she said to the girl after adjusting her breathing.

“Yes... I’ve been waiting for you, Hermione.” With the girl’s opening, Adele’s stuck words were finally able to flow smoothly from her throat.

She slowly came to Hermione. Her petite figure was so alluring. What would it be like to hug her?

Hermione didn’t need to think about this kind of question originally, because she had experienced such embraces countless times in the past days and nights, and even more intimate actions and deeper... she had enjoyed them all, whether passive or active.

Although passive was the majority... but these two behaviors actually expressed the same emotion, which was “love.”

She loved Adele so deeply, just as Adele loved her deeply. But why did she have to think about what it would be like to hug such a girl? Because she sensed the difference, right? To be precise, it wasn’t a difference, but a veil that had not yet been lifted.

Before the veil was lifted, Adele was not Adele. It sounded a bit mysterious, but she needed Adele to admit it herself.

She and the past... were not the same person. That way, Hermione could naturally embrace the current Adele.

Because she had thought it through clearly during the three hours of driving at breakneck speed. She had replayed the memories between herself and Adele countless times in her mind, going over them hundreds, thousands of times!

Were vampires such amazing creatures? Or perhaps it was just that Hermione possessed extraordinary mental strength, or the existence called “will.”

She had the will to reach the true end between herself and Adele. Therefore, there was no need for Adele to speak, she already understood everything, including her own heart.

She undoubtedly loved the Adele in front of her deeply, not the past... “Adele.”

Adele read this will in Hermione’s eyes. Her soul was almost trembling with shock. If the girl was a little more fragile, she would have shed tears and thrown herself into Hermione’s arms without hesitation because she was very touched, extremely touched.

It was Hermione, whom she was most worried about. Obviously, there was no conversation about the “truth” at all, but she had reaped even more fruitful results, the fruit called “love.”

“Hermione, hug me!” An unreasonable command, pulling off the veil of subtle difference. Adele, in her complete form, was revealed in front of Hermione. She was still that delicate and willful girl, but in Hermione’s eyes, she was her soulmate, both body and soul.

Hermione opened her arms towards Adele and hugged her tightly. The girl couldn’t help but use a little more force, but Adele now wasn’t the weak girl who would be suffocated by just a hug. If Adele wanted, she could perform a truly coercive... attack on Hermione.

“Adele hung up the phone too quickly...”

“Obviously, I also have something to tell you.”

Adele’s cheeks flushed, and this flush gradually spread to her eyes. “...Then, it’s not too late to say it now.”

“I love you.”

“Only this one sentence, also from the past to the future, has never deceived you.”

“If I need to add a time limit to it, I think it should be ‘until death do us part’.”

In an instant, it was as if countless flowers bloomed, and spring broke through the veil of night, enveloping the two embracing figures. Perhaps this was happiness. Adele stood on tiptoe and kissed Hermione’s lips.

...

“Close the door tightly.”

“It might get intense next...”

...

“I-In the hallway!?”

“Hermione, what have you learned, you’re even bolder than me now...”

...

“The night breeze is so cool.”

“It’s probably because of the warmth of the hug.”

“I’m a little thirsty again, Adele...” Even Adele couldn’t resist the Ice Queen’s coquettishness.

“You greedy thing...”

“However, it’s okay.”

...

“Unknowingly, it’s the seventh time.”

“As for me, it’s almost thirty times~”

“...Am I that amazing?”

“Adele is super amazing~” Adele was so comfortable that she was dizzy with praise, as if she had drunk some intoxicating peach wine.

“No, I have to replenish your magic power!”

“Otherwise, your trial tomorrow will be bad!” She had just been immersed in the longing for each other, completely forgetting about the serious matter.

But now that Adele remembered it, she would naturally treat it as the most important thing to do. Although... it was no different from being immersed in the longing for each other!

But Hermione gradually felt Adele’s magic power flowing in her magic circuits. Her body didn’t refuse at all, but readily accepted the constant infusion.

...

After dozens of times, Hermione looked even more energetic than before because Adele’s rich magic power nourished her body, and even her spirit and soul.

Although the mainstream view in the magic world at present was that the act of “replenishing magic power,” which was very normal but had become embarrassing because of the interpretation of many novels and animations, could nourish the body to a certain extent, but its effect on the mind and soul had not yet been effectively confirmed.

However, many people did say that they felt energetic after replenishing their magic power, but this could not be used as evidence that the mind and soul were nourished. It might be the effect of adrenaline or hormones.

But what Hermione felt was not like this. She really felt the spiritual power from the magic power Adele gave her...

As for Adele, as the one who transmitted the magic power, a trace of fatigue finally appeared on her face. Hermione held her head distressedly and kissed her repeatedly.

“You can stop now, my beloved Adele.”

“Your magic power is too much~”

“It’s almost overflowing, so warm~”

Adele blinked shyly. “...Really?”

“But Hermione, you’re going to undergo the ‘Ice and Snow Trial’ prepared by the Frost True Ancestor today, right?”

“How can it be okay if you don’t replenish more magic power...” So Adele had already made up her mind before she started replenishing the magic power. She must make Hermione satisfied in every way!

Therefore, although tired, Adele still launched a fierce attack of love towards Hermione in the chair of the locker room, in the middle of the night when the neon lights gradually went out and the city fell asleep.

Please enjoy this magic power of love, Hermione!

This time, it was really almost overflowing. And Hermione could guarantee that with the Frost True Ancestor’s insight, she would definitely discover the traces of pleasure in her body and magic circuits.

Just thinking about it... made her feel a little embarrassed. But even so, Hermione still felt sweet about everything Adele had done for her.

...

The two finally stopped. It was already one or two o’clock in the morning. In a few hours, Hermione would have to drive back along the same road and participate in the Ice and Snow Trial.

Although they were staying up late, the girls with magic power could easily resist fatigue. So the two embraced each other, enjoying the distant moonlight, and felt comfortable in the breeze.

After a long time, neither of them said a word, because many things didn’t need to be said. With Hermione’s intelligence, she could roughly deduce a lot.

And her choice was no different from all the other girls, which was that her love for Adele would never /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ waver.

“It’s all like a dream,” Adele recalled everything she had experienced since transmigrating, the hardships she had tried her best to overcome, and the enjoyment and gains in the process.

“It’s not a dream. The ending of a dream is the worst ending.”

“The memories I share with Adele are all eternal and indelible fragments on the timeline of time and space.” Hermione said warmly and kissed Adele’s eyebrows gently.

Although she was usually in a passive position in that kind of thing, when they were being intimate, being held in the arms of the Ice Queen, Adele really felt a sense of security. It could be said that her girlfriend power was overwhelming.

Adele also pouted and blushed. “Of course, I know what you said. It’s just a metaphor~”

“...How long will the Ice and Snow Trial take?” Adele asked with concern, touching Hermione’s slender hand.

Hermione couldn’t answer this question because Frost True Ancestor Coria hadn’t told her anything about the Ice and Snow Trial, not giving her any chance to prepare in advance. But... maybe this was the right way, only then could it be considered a qualified test.

Because you couldn’t say that you could get early warning and solve any crisis in the future. What they needed was their ability to adapt to changes and the accumulation before that. Therefore, she gently shook her head.

“I don’t know, but I’ll be back as soon as possible.”

“...Saturday,” Adele murmured after a long silence.

“Saturday?”

“Yes, at that time, everyone will be there.”

“Hermione, I don’t want you to be absent either.” Adele’s tone was pitiful, soft, and clingy. Hermione’s heart was deeply touched.

“Okay, I promise you.”

“Saturday, I will definitely be back by your side,” the girl said firmly.

“It’s a promise!” Adele excitedly extended her little finger, meaning to make a pinky promise with Hermione. Although it seemed childish, Hermione still fulfilled Adele’s request.

“It’s a promise~”

The two made a pinky swear.