After getting his own computer, Lin Nan played several games with his team every day.
Over time, all five members participating in the competition showed obvious improvement. Even though Tu Junhui and Xiong Da weren't really at their skill level, after training under pressure, they learned how to survive when facing skilled players.
Unfortunately, while Lin Nan could perfectly initiate team fights and protect Chen Yao with support champions in the first two games, playing like a Challenger-tier support, once his energy was depleted, his performance would decline in subsequent games.
Chen Yao didn't seem to mind what happened on the bus earlier, possibly really believing that Lin Nan had just dozed off then. Since that was the case, Lin Nan naturally didn't want to bring it up either, enjoying the magic that kept him remarkably comfortable whether in air conditioning or under the scorching sun.
The next day, Lin Nan went to hand out flyers again by himself. Sure enough, with the magic's enhancement, even though the mascot costume had become like a steamer inside, Lin Nan felt nothing. When he touched his arm, his skin remained steadily at thirty-seven degrees. After spending an afternoon handing out flyers, he only sweated a little from fatigue.
Distributing flyers like this, Lin Nan only felt soreness in his legs after a whole afternoon.
When he returned to school in the evening, Lin Nan found Lina standing gracefully by the school gate, obviously waiting for him.
He crossed the zebra crossing and walked straight toward Lina. Before he got close, the girl noticed his approach and looked up with a smile.
"Why are you looking for me again?" Lin Nan asked with a dark expression.
These days, Lina had become a complete stalker. Whenever Lin Nan was on campus, he could basically feel Lina's gaze. Sometimes he would be playing games in his dorm, turn his head, and find this girl peeping through binoculars from the girls' dormitory building opposite.
If the genders were reversed, Lina would definitely be considered a creepy stalker.
"I noticed yesterday that the magical scent on you has become stronger," she stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Did you get into a fight?"
"I was handing out flyers," Lin Nan answered, continuing to walk toward campus, while Lina hurriedly moved her short legs to keep up beside him.
Come to think of it, this time using magic didn't seem to cause many changes to his body.
Unlike last time when his body fat distribution became more like a girl's, at least this time Lin Nan hadn't noticed any changes.
Seeing his impatience, Lina frowned and continued, "Why is your magical scent completely different from before?"
"Hm?"
"Before, the magical aura on you was very faint, so I couldn't smell it. You used magic just last night, right? That scent on you... it's like milk, different from Lilith's."
"???" Lin Nan turned his head to look at her with a strange expression. This girl hadn't mistaken his sweat for some kind of magical scent, had she?
Lin Nan had never seen her use magic, but seeing her serious demeanor, plus the fact that he could indeed find her in Lilith's memories, made him believe that Lina was from another world. However, at this moment, Lina looked more like someone suffering from severe chunibyo syndrome.
"Everyone's scent is different, it's determined by the soul, and your scent was very faint before. At first smell, I mistook it for Lilith's..." Lina's expression became troubled, "Could Lilith really be dead? But this world..."
She suddenly had a revelation: "Could it be that Lilith hasn't taken over your body yet, just using you to recuperate?"
"No, she's dead." Lin Nan really disliked topics about magic. Although he used this cheat comfortably, whether in reality or games, having cheats discussed openly always made people uncomfortable.
"Dead?"
Only now did Lina start to really consider the truth of these words.
Lin Nan couldn't be bothered to get tangled up with her and headed straight toward the cafeteria. Lina stood there stunned for a moment before catching up again, asking, "What exactly is your situation?"
Lin Nan went straight to the fast food area and bought one meat dish and one vegetable dish. Only after finding a seat and sitting down did he begin to tell her about his experiences during this time.
Although Lina was in the know, it was really embarrassing to talk about becoming increasingly feminine in front of others, so Lin Nan could only try to simplify this part of the content, focusing instead on some of his theories.
After listening carefully, Lina hesitantly muttered to herself, "Could it be that Lilith's soul developed problems from reincarnating too many times, which is why she failed with you?"
"Not bad, you've learned internet slang so quickly," Lin Nan teased expressionlessly, lowering his head to focus on eating.
Lina ignored this and continued analyzing, "The changes in your body, and the magic that needs to be unlocked, might be similar to your guess. Ultimately, it should be Lilith's backup plan. She knew her soul had problems and this reincarnation might not succeed..."
This time Lina finally believed Lin Nan's explanation. During her period of observation, she indeed felt that Lin Nan's personality was too different from Lilith's. Even if it was due to some kind of shock, it wouldn't be possible to change so much that almost no trace of the previous self remained in such a short time.
"So she wants to guide your body to become female, gradually making both your personality and physique approach hers, ultimately changing your soul... I suspect Lilith's soul is still hidden in your body, though you can't sense it since you're a native."
The word "native" made Lin Nan uncomfortable, but compared to the magically advanced other world, Earth might indeed be considered primitive.
But the reverse was also true - the other world's scientific development was quite poor. Without magic, they would probably be no different from the ancient American natives.
"In that case, you're half-Lilith?" She suddenly became overjoyed, "I'll help you suppress her soul! From now on, you should be called Lilith!"
"You're crazy." Lin Nan rolled his eyes, "People will think I'm mentally ill."
"That eye roll was exactly like Lilith's!"
Lin Nan was stunned and simply ignored her, lowering his head to start scheduling a physical examination for Tuesday afternoon at the hospital near the school.
Because this time using magic hadn't caused any changes to his appearance, Lin Nan felt somewhat uneasy, worried that the changes might be internal, such as his uniquely male organ gradually becoming female.
Although even if he learned about the situation, Lin Nan wouldn't be able to solve the problem, it was still better than knowing nothing at all.
After scheduling the examination, Lin Nan then asked, "After meeting you at the sports field last time, my stomach hurt for a day. Do you know anything about that?"
"My magic!" Lina said proudly, "That's what you get for kicking me, and I thought you had a way to deal with it."
"Damn!"
He had been worried sick thinking it might be the so-called period pain, even specially looked up a lot of information, only to later realize that period pain and that stomach ache weren't the same type of pain at all.
Lin Nan glared at this troublesome young lady with an unfriendly expression: "Now that you know I'm not Lilith, aren't you going back?"
"I'm waiting for her to resurrect! Or waiting for you to become Lilith." Lina said with a smile, "Perhaps she'll become a good person under your influence too?"
Meaning... she just friend-zoned him?
"However..." Lina's pupils suddenly turned golden, startling Lin Nan so much he almost dropped his chopsticks.
She looked Lin Nan up and down, her lips curving into a slight smile: "In the future, even without my magic, you'll probably have to endure pain for a few days each month."
"What?"