Chapter 383: Chapter of Life
The next day, Turin Train Station.
“Morning, Gavin-Tuer,” Jia Na said, walking up to Gavin-Tuer, who was sitting alone on a bench in the waiting hall, and greeted her with a smile.
“Jia Na? I didn’t even recognize you!”
Gavin-Tuer, who had been lost in thought on the bench, saw Jia Na, who was fully armed with a scarf and hat, especially her entire face. Gavin-Tuer happily stood up and gave Jia Na a long-awaited hug.
“Last time, when I attended the pre-assessment at the academy, I wanted to have a good chat with you. However, I had an urgent matter that day, so it was delayed.”
Hearing Gavin-Tuer’s words, Jia Na nodded understandingly and handed the hot coffee in her hand to her.
“It’s cold. Have a hot drink to warm yourself up.”
“You’re so thoughtful.”
Gavin-Tuer took the coffee and pulled Jia Na to sit back down on the bench at the train station.
“By the way, Professor McGonagall didn’t come with you?”
“No, but she should be here very soon.”
This morning, before leaving, Jia Na received a message from Lilith-Meg delivered by a raven.
The general meaning was for Jia Na to set off first and not wait for her; she would rush over after she finished her current tasks.
It was precisely because of this that Jia Na, who had originally intended to go to the steam train station with Lilith-Meg, arrived by herself first.
“Winter in Turin is really cold. I’m still not quite used to it after coming back this year.”
After taking a big gulp of hot coffee, Gavin-Tuer finally felt her body warm up a little, but her still trembling body proved how cold she was at the moment.
“Senior, are you injured?”
Seeing that Gavin-Tuer’s trembling was not feigned, Jia Na, also a Third-level Wizard Apprentice, immediately noticed something was amiss.
After all, after being promoted to a Third-level Wizard Apprentice, even Wizard Apprentices of the 【Elemental】 or 【Mystic】 side, who are not known for their physique, would not be so afraid of the cold in such outdoor low temperatures in winter.
Just like Jia Na, after she was promoted to a Third-level Wizard Apprentice, even if she only wore a single layer of clothing in a winter environment of minus twenty or thirty degrees Celsius, she would only feel a little cold, but she would not shiver from the cold like Gavin-Tuer.
“It’s truly you; you saw my problem at a glance.”
Hearing Jia Na’s concerned inquiry, Gavin-Tuer praised Jia Na while chugging her hot coffee.
“I accidentally suffered a backlash from my 【Curse】 while doing an experiment some time ago, so I’m particularly sensitive to cold and heat. Fortunately, it’s not a big problem. I’ve experienced being backlashed by my own 【Curse】 several times already, so I’m used to it…”
As a Wizard Apprentice with the 【Curse】 talent, Gavin-Tuer possessed extremely rich “anti-Curse” experience.
However, the hunter gets hunted; no matter how rich Gavin-Tuer’s personal experience was, she couldn’t help but love to tinker, and occasional mishaps were inevitable.
“Whoosh!”
A sharp steam whistle suddenly sounded. Looking at her pocket watch, which showed fifteen minutes left until departure, Jia Na gently held Gavin-Tuer’s cold hand. Then, a Soundproof Barrier quietly formed around the two of them.
“Senior, do you want me to try?”
“Try what?”
Gavin-Tuer, who had just put down her coffee cup, was stunned when she saw the Soundproof Barrier suddenly form around them. It wasn’t until she heard Jia Na’s words that Gavin-Tuer realized what she was about to do.
“You’re not thinking of treating my Curse backlash, are you?”
“That’s right.”
Looking at Jia Na’s bright, star-like eyes beneath her wide Wizard hood, Gavin-Tuer, after a moment of distraction, also recalled what happened during the pre-assessment.
“I remember now, among the Law Fragment you’ve mastered, one is the 【Purification Law】, which is indeed very suitable for dispelling Curse-type wizardry—”
Before Gavin-Tuer could finish speaking, an extremely warm energy slowly flowed from Jia Na’s palm, like a trickling stream, silently penetrating Gavin-Tuer’s cold hand and entering her entire body.
And Gavin-Tuer, enveloped by the power of Purification, finally felt a long-lost warmth. However, this warmth only lasted for a brief moment before disappearing.
“The Curse backlash on my body is already a soul-level pollution. Even the power of the 【Purification Law Fragment】 might find it difficult to Purify the Curse. But, I still want to thank you, Jia Na.”
After feeling the power of Purification recede from Jia Na’s palm, Gavin-Tuer merely shrugged indifferently, then sincerely thanked Jia Na.
“So the problem is at the soul level—”
Facing Gavin-Tuer’s thanks, Jia Na merely smiled faintly and did not remove the surrounding Soundproof Barrier. Instead, she continued to hold Gavin-Tuer’s hand and began to sing softly under her puzzled gaze.
“La la — la la la —”
“Jia Na, what are you doing—?”
Like a gentle breeze rustling the light curtains by the bedside, like waves gently lapping against the rocks on the shore, the moment Jia Na began to sing,
Gavin-Tuer, who had been full of questions, suddenly quieted down.
“This feeling is — the feeling of the soul being Purified.”
At that moment, Gavin-Tuer was clearly in the Turin steam train station, but she also felt as if her soul had entered a bright holy light, feeling relaxed, joyful, and peaceful—as if all the impurities and pain, at this moment,
were completely washed away by Jia Na’s heavenly singing.
“Senior, do you still feel cold now?”
“Huh?”
Gavin-Tuer, who was still immersed in her “beautiful dream,” felt her hand being gently patted, and her consciousness suddenly cleared. Then, with a lingering expression, she stared blankly at Jia Na.
“How do you feel now? Do you still feel cold?”
Looking at Gavin-Tuer’s seemingly “infatuated” expression, Jia Na, who was singing 【Chapter of Life - Part One】 for the first time, was also a little unsure, so she tried to lower her voice and softly repeated what she had just said.
“I feel great!”
Beep! As the Soundproof Barrier was removed by Jia Na, the sharp steam train whistle sounded again, accompanied by boiling steam, like surging waves, rushing directly into the entire waiting hall.
“Jia Na, how did you do it? Why can your singing Purify the Curse pollution on the soul? This is simply amazing!”
“Senior, Professor McGonagall has arrived.”
