Chapter 26: Attacked by the Enchanting Big Sister

“Haven’t you awakened your abilities yet? You’re even more of a pushover than I imagined, Mousey.”

What do you mean by “pushover”?

I have tremendous potential!

And what on earth is a “Mousey”?

“I’m not some Mousey. You’re the one who’s a couch potato.”

Su Mu glared at Miti with her almond-shaped eyes, clearly displeased, but the latter remained all smiles.

“I won’t tease you anymore. Let me first explain what our leader, Tang Nai, meant. The standard for judging the levels of magical girls mainly depends on the number of times they’ve awakened their abilities. Each awakening signifies a promotion to a higher level.”

“What about innate abilities?”

“Those are the most basic abilities you gain when you become a magical girl. Mine is manipulating fire.”

With that, Miti flicked her finger, and a flame shot out from her fingertip.

Then, with a mischievous grin, she pointed at Su Mu and quickly launched a spark, which traced a bright path through the air—

Su Mu was so frightened that she rolled around on the sofa, scrambling to dodge.

But the spark only lasted a moment in the air before it vanished.

Only Miti was laughing heartily at Su Mu’s reaction.

“I told you, you’re like a Mousey. That spark wouldn’t have flown far before it went out.”

She said she wouldn’t tease me, but I won’t believe a word she says from now on!

Su Mu smoothed her clothes with a resentful look and sat back on the sofa.

Her hasty escape just now was indeed embarrassing, but it wasn’t her fault.

Su Mu had once been burned by the hot computer case that Miti had warmed up.

She knew how scorching Miti’s flames could be, so when she saw Miti flicking a spark at her, she panicked subconsciously.

“Is Mousey scared speechless? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Seeing Miti’s triumphant expression, Su Mu pouted.

Just you wait, Miti.

“So how did you awaken your abilities?”

“Forgot.”

Miti shrugged and spread her hands lightly.

“Forgot? Then what abilities did you awaken?”

“Enhanced fire manipulation, stronger controlled flames, and more powerful flames through burning magic power.”

Miti counted them off on her fingers.

Hearing her identical abilities, Su Mu couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

This skill tree is really not off the beaten track at all.

“You might get a clearer answer from Lando. I’m not quite sure myself.”

This is getting more and more unreliable…

Give me back the reliable Senior Miti!

But Su Mu probably understood a bit more.

After a few more days on the forum, she would at least reach Level E and truly awaken her first ability.

If she got some powerful ability, hehe, then she could bid farewell to the little witch’s curse forever.

Su Mu, full of joy, had already forgotten what Tang Nai had said, and was daydreaming about gaining supernatural abilities by becoming a cyber judge, which made her smile foolishly in front of Miti.

“Mousey, you look so silly when you smile. Let me take a picture of you——”

“Couch potato, what are you doing!”

The commotion of their chase gradually faded into the soft carpet, and Miti was forced to delete that photo.

But after leaving the café, Miti cautiously scanned her surroundings and secretly opened her photo album.

“Hehe, Mousey would never guess that I have a photo recycle bin.”

***

Su Mu had taken two days off, and unfortunately, she had to go to class today.

Considering that most people rarely paid attention to her, Su Mu simply didn’t bother with complicated disguises and prepared to leave in a loose dark blue hoodie similar to a men’s shirt.

“By the way, don’t you really consider buying a new set of clothes? They don’t match you at all.”

Tang Nai, as usual, was sipping coffee at the door and spoke indifferently.

That was true.

Su Mu had often felt uncomfortable from the fabric rubbing against her skin these days, not only because she had become more sensitive, but also because the clothes were ill-fitting.

“Will you buy it for me?”

Su Mu replied while tying her shoelaces, and after taking a step, she frowned again.

Her shoes had also become much larger, hitting her toes painfully.

“Coincidentally, I was thinking the same thing.”

Hearing this, Su Mu became alert.

Could Tang Nai be so kind?

“Don’t look at me like that, as if I’m some bad woman who never does anything right. I am your superior, after all.”

You still have the nerve to say that!

“Never mind.”

“It’s not up to you. I’ve had enough of seeing you wander around the café in men’s shirts these days. The image of a magical girl is also very important.”

“Do as you please, but if you bring me some strange clothes, I won’t wear them.”

Hearing this, Tang Nai let out a light laugh.

“Don’t worry, my taste is quite good.”

Su Mu casually glanced at Tang Nai’s gauzy black nightgown.

Pfft, it’s just so-so.

Su Mu, who sat in the lecture hall for the whole morning, didn’t take in a single word.

Most of her energy was spent on her handheld game console.

She lay limply on the table, burying her head behind the person in front of her so the teacher wouldn’t see.

Thinking about the new ability, she couldn’t contain her excitement.

She thought the morning would pass simply like this, but suddenly Su Mu felt a chill down below.

A cold gust of wind suddenly blew under the table, making her shiver and quickly wrap herself tighter in her hoodie.

The fleeting cold sensation made Su Mu look down in confusion, and then she found an unexpected person under the table.

She almost cried out in surprise.

Seeing this, Lu Shan quickly covered her mouth.

“Senior, don’t be nervous. I have something important to tell you.”

Su Mu’s eyes, filled with astonishment, gradually turned into embarrassment and annoyance, after all, the place where Lu Shan appeared was extremely awkward.

“What are you doing? Why did you crawl here? Do you think I won’t silence you for three days?”

Their angles to each other were extremely bad, just like in some indecent comics.

Lu Shan squatted under the desk, her small body just perfectly covered by the shadow, and she was facing Su Mu directly, making the latter unconsciously close her legs.

Hearing Su Mu’s words, Lu Shan also felt a bit wronged.

If it weren’t for the urgent situation, she wouldn’t want to risk being discovered by the magical girl.

“Mainly, someone is targeting you, senior. That mutant wants to join the Monster Association for protection, but non-monsters who want to join the association must submit a letter of introduction, that is, to hunt magical girls.”

And the most suitable target at the moment is the weakling, Irina.

“She probably won’t find where I am, right.”

Hearing this, Su Mu was first startled, and then she asked in confusion.

Lu Shan shook her head vigorously, her expression full of worry.

“Senior, your traces of magic power are too obvious. I also followed them to find you.”

After speaking, Lu Shan pointed at the handheld game console in Su Mu’s arms, and the latter’s eyes widened immediately.

“If we’re unlucky, she might be almost here. Senior, quickly contact other magical girls to come over.”

While speaking, some noisy buzzing could already be heard from outside the window, attracting Su Mu’s attention.

“She is very strong, at least C-level. Senior, you have to be careful of her eyes… “

Lu Shan’s voice gradually weakened, because Su Mu’s eyes were staring straight ahead.

Straight, into a pair of deep, ink-black eyes.