Chapter 127: Xiao Hong Mao Throws a Boomerang

“Eh!? This important task just fell onto me?”

Luo Zining exclaimed in shock.

“Yeah, but don’t be nervous. I’ll be guiding from the side; you just need to say a few appropriate things.”

However, Broken-Winged Butterfly’s idealism was beautiful, only to be instantly pierced by the heavy stick called ‘reality’.

“Big sister, you should go out.”

“Huh?”

Inside the hotel room, Luo You pointed toward the door, while Broken-Winged Butterfly was at a loss, and Luo Zining awkwardly stood back.

If the silence in the air could eat people, this was exactly that moment.

“B-but she’s still just a child. How can you let her handle everything alone—”

“Such a nag, big sister. If you keep yammering…”

“Wah!?”

Luo Zining screamed because by the time she realized it, her skirt had quietly fallen to the floor.

Underneath was actually—safety shorts.

But Luo You had no interest anyway.

She glanced once and looked away.

If Luo Zining had been wearing a thong, perhaps she would have been more surprised and taken a longer look.

“You—!”

“Big sister, didn’t you say she’s just a child? If you don’t leave, I’ll make sure she’s no longer a child.”

Broken-Winged Butterfly hurriedly told Luo Zining to put her skirt back on and said, “What exactly are you planning? She doesn’t even know the details of the situation, how can she discuss these matters with you?”

“That’s none of your business. People have their own methods.”

Luo You closed the door, shooing Broken-Winged Butterfly out.

In the huge room, only she and Luo Zining remained.

***

Time ticked by second after second.

Seeing Luo You say nothing, Luo Zining sat down on the sofa beside her.

Unexpectedly, Lord Herrera sat opposite her, with only a transparent glass table between them.

She just sat there quietly.

Silent and stern.

Her face unseen, but Luo Zining felt like she was being trained.

Luo Zining could say she was enduring the so-called “gaze,” meaning the insulting behavior conveyed through a look—often seen in the workplace when a superior casts a lewd gaze at a female subordinate.

It’s not illegal but disgusting, and the subordinate can only silently endure.

But what made it unbearable was that—she felt Lord Herrera didn’t have that kind of vulgar look at all. Instead, it was mostly disdainful and mocking!

That might sound good, but it was actually a disguised ridicule of her figure!

“If you won’t speak, then I will,” Luo Zining straightened her back defiantly.

“Tsk!”

Luo Zining furrowed her brows tightly and began reporting like she was presenting a document:

“I believe, if we want to uncover the people hiding in the shadows, there’s only one way: lure the snake out of its hole. It’s known that they’re hiding somewhere in this building. Pinpointing them accurately is nearly impossible, so we must first catch someone to interrogate. Therefore, I propose…”

Luo Zining rambled on, but Luo You didn’t understand much, only yawning when Luo Zining mentioned being thirsty and drinking water.

Bang.

A water glass was slammed hard onto the table.

Looking up, Luo You saw Luo Zining glaring at her.

“If you have any complaints, just say them.”

“Ugh…”

Luo You thought painfully for a long time.

Just as Luo Zining was about to lose patience, she finally spoke:

“This is such an aimless method. It’s like a fresh graduate being told by the boss to draft a temporary copy in five minutes. You write things like ‘I think we should proceed step by step, steady and sure, taking one step at a time, advancing when there’s opportunity, and waiting for the right moment when there isn’t’—everyone can think of that. It’s totally meaningless advice.”

“Sprinkle some rice on the keyboard, even a chicken can write better than you.”

“Well, what can you expect? You’re just a kid! This level is about right~!” Crack… crack!

The water glass on the table developed cracks under Luo Zining’s grip, on the verge of breaking.

Just like someone’s fragile glass heart.

She’s insulting me!

Luo Zining’s face turned red.

Here she was, a university student who scored in the top ten in the city, being compared to a chicken!

Especially when Lord Herrera said she was just a ‘child,’ emphasizing it mockingly, as if laughing at her figure.

“Huh… huh…? Then what do you suggest? I wonder if the brilliant Aurora Witch could come up with some useful advice to refute my plan that’s worse than a chicken’s,” Luo Zining forced a smile, trembling all over as she spoke.

“Ugh.”

Luo You flopped onto the sofa, collapsing like Ji Gong—carefree—and said, “Well, just wait for the right moment to act.”

I’m going to shred you!!

“Purely a waste of time.”

…Though she didn’t dare to really do it, Luo Zining stood up and said, “Looks like you never intended to negotiate seriously.”

“See? You’re in a hurry again.” Luo You laughed mockingly from behind.

“Nothing else to say?”

Saying that, Luo Zining headed toward the door.

“Ha~~ With your temperament, how could you be one of the top ten designated magical girls? It’s laughable.”

***

“Let me tell you, magical girl. Opportunities appear randomly. Before they come, you have to prepare well, wait for the right moment, and finally sense and seize the opportunity—that’s what makes a qualified leader. Where is the opportunity? Right here.”

Luo You chuckled and rolled over.

“Opportunities are created by those with strength. At the bottom of a stagnant pond lies a vast number of microorganisms. Their positions are fixed, but if I throw a stone in, the entire pond will be turned upside down in an instant.”

“Wherever I appear, there are opportunities.”

The sly little girl stood in the sunlight, so dazzling that one couldn’t see who she truly was.

But Luo Zining coldly said, “Isn’t what you’re saying just empty nonsense with no concrete measures?”

Luo You inhaled deeply, returning to her usual calm.

“You’re brave. Other magical girls face me either timidly or kneel submissively. Only you dare talk back to me.”

“That’s because you’ve already worn out your own image.”

“Daka—! Are you imagining that by saying this, I’d think you’re an ‘interesting woman’ and get interested in you? Too bad! Dream on! No way!”

“I see tons of that in you!”

Luo Zining slammed the door shut.

Ah, this.

Luo You didn’t expect her to really leave.

“Well, whatever. Whether she gets it or not depends on her own understanding.”

Outside, Luo Zining stormed out angrily but saw Broken-Winged Butterfly looking serious while on the phone. The heavy atmosphere made it hard to approach.

But when Broken-Winged Butterfly saw Luo Zining come out, she quickly hung up and asked, “Did you get anything from the talk?”

“Nothing at all. It’s all her fault,” Luo Zining replied immediately.

“Is that so.”

Broken-Winged Butterfly was hoping for some results, but such things can’t be settled by talk alone.

Practice would prove the truth.

Her real goal was to investigate Lord Herrera’s identity.

“What do you think of Lord Herrera?”

“I mean her attitude when talking to you, her tone, and such.”

“She’s really infuriating,” Luo Zining clenched and wiggled her fists.

“I want to kill her!”

“Did she do anything like that to you?”

Luo Zining blushed and was about to say no, but then realized if she said that, wouldn’t every magical girl—no, every woman in the world—know she lacks feminine charm?

—See, that’s her. She’s the kind Lord Herrera wouldn’t even deign to touch.

—No way? Could she be a landmine woman?

—Even the hunting goddess of the ancient Greek myth wouldn’t touch her. She must be poisonous! Better keep your distance!

It felt like she could already imagine the rumors people would spread about her.

And since Broken-Winged Butterfly had also been through various rumors before and ended up in a sorry state, Luo Zining’s mind raced, and she said:

“She’s a beast! Coming in and groping legs and buttocks—never seen such a lecherous brat! Three out of every five sentences are about sleeping together. Was she a thirsty succubus in her past life?”

Just as Luo You was about to come out the door, she heard this and got so mad that a few strands of hair on her head stood on end!

What the hell are you barking about!?

I’m asking you, what are you barking about?!

Don’t spout nonsense against your conscience!

Don’t I know exactly what kind of person you are!?