The King-level peak dimensional beast was finally defeated.
There had been many dangerous moments, but each time, Luo Zining had drawn the threat over with her Provocation ability awakened through Divine Particle, and then the team swarmed in to finish it off.
“It’s done!”
Cold sweat broke out on Luo Zining’s back, but the thrill still rushed through her blood.
This was her very first time leading her team to defeat a peak King-level dimensional beast without interference from any of the senior Magical Girls.
For the longest time, the team she led was always the Second Team in the Jiuming Sea Magical Girl squads, while Ji Yue led the Main Team.
Normally, the Main Team handled these kinds of dangerous missions, not them. But today’s victory meant that their Second Team now had the strength to handle things on their own.
“Nice!”
Luo Zining clenched her fist behind her back, feeling a surge of confidence—she could finally go toe-to-toe with Jinlin.
She wanted to show off to Jinlin right away, but seeing Xingyue was present too, she decided to rein in her impulses for now.
“Hailing, you still haven’t given me an answer to that thing I asked.” “Mm.” Hailing looked at her with determined eyes and responded.
“……”
Luo Zining frowned, finding the atmosphere between the two of them a little odd.
What’s going on? Just what did they talk about?
“Team, fall in!”
Night—
Luo You and Hailing met on the rooftop.
“Have you decided?”
“Before I answer, may I ask, Lady Jinlin, what’s your real motive for asking about this?”
Hailing swallowed nervously.
“I just want to play matchmaker for you two,” Luo You said.
Thankfully, it wasn’t an earth-shattering answer.
Hailing calmed herself and said, “Isn’t that a bit much? We’ve only known each other for less than two days.” “I work as a marriage broker on the side.” “Huh!?”
“So whenever I see a Magical Girl like you, I can’t help but want to tie that red string.” With her putting it that way, what could Hailing possibly say in response?
With a sigh in her heart, Hailing said, “Yes, I do like Little Red Riding Hood, but she’s already turned me down quite firmly, so… you’ll just have to be disappointed.”
“Huh? She turned you down?”
Luo You wasn’t surprised.
Even among Magical Girls, there were still normal folks, and that rebellious girl’s orientation shouldn’t be an issue.
But since they’d come this far tonight, even if there was no issue, she’d make one.
“That’s just because you didn’t find the right angle. She likes BL, you like BL—what’s the problem?”
“B… BL?!”
“What, you don’t know what BL means?” “No… I know, but I’m… not too familiar with it.”
“Perfect, I know all there is to know about BL, especially when it comes to muscle definition. Let me give you a thorough crash course. With my guidance, you’ll win her over in no time.”
“Really…?” Hailing was already tempted.
She longed to spend more time with Little Red Riding Hood, to seize even the slightest chance. But it was just too slow like this.
If only they had some common ground, things would progress much faster!
“T-then, please teach me, Lady Jinlin!”
“Ok ok, I’ll teach you e~verything. It’s late, you should head back and rest now.” “Mm mm! Let’s add each other’s contacts later, Lady Jinlin!”
After seeing Hailing off, Luo You returned to her room to get ready for bed, only to find not Xingyue—the shameless woman with the scandalous curves yet always tightly dressed—but Luo Zining, the cheeky tomboy with no figure but daring enough to wear a revealing nightgown.
Oh? Wait, her hips actually—
It was precisely because Luo Zining wore those skimpy short shorts that her curves stood out, instantly catching Luo You’s gaze.
“You’re back?” Luo Zining didn’t bother with pleasantries, stirring her coffee with a spoon.
“What’s up?”
“I heard you also took down a Ghost-level dimensional beast tonight?”
“So what if I did?”
“Heh… you talk all big about sitting in the Audience Seat and not fighting King-level dimensional beasts, but then you go and bully a Ghost-level bottom-feeder… isn’t that just, well, just doing grunt work?”
What a childish way to provoke someone.
Luo You sneered and replied, “You took down a King-level dimensional beast, I took down a Ghost-level one, but both of us are serving the people. Why make comparisons? As long as it protects lives and property, I don’t mind doing grunt work.”
“Wh—”
The sword of reason pierced Luo Zining in an instant.
Are you really fit to be saying that, you so-called ‘true equality for all ages and genders’ type? When you’ve coldly slaughtered so many hostages without batting an eye!
Even if Jinlin’s logic couldn’t be faulted, her methods weren’t something all Magical Girls agreed with. Luo Zining was one of those dissenters.
“I understand you want to show off a little after achieving something, but honestly, after seeing how you handled that dimensional beast tonight, you’ve got a lot of nerve coming to brag to me. What on earth were you thinking?” “Hah!? And what, you think you’d have done better in my place?” Luo Zining’s eyes widened.
Luo You snorted. “You think no casualties means a flawless victory? Watching from the sidelines, I saw your team making as many mistakes as a lace-trimmed negligee—holes everywhere! The most obvious mistake was when the dimensional beast was forced out of the subspace and left wide open. Why did you stop after just wounding it and give it a chance to catch its breath?”
“We had just unleashed our most powerful magic attacks! We needed to regroup!”
“Nonsense! Why didn’t you have extra attack spells ready in advance? If others can do it, why can’t you? Also, your teamwork with your squad was a total mess. Why did you make Qiuyu and Mushui join the fight? Letting them support from the sidelines would’ve been enough for them to gain experience, but you made them risk their lives? Because of that, you ended up in danger more than once, and now they’re probably feeling like they held you back. Did you do any follow-up with them? Or did you just rush over here to brag to me?”
“I—”
“‘I’ what? I’m someone who’s repelled the Devourer Colossus before! If you want to argue with me, come back when you’ve taken down a Dragon-level dimensional beast!”
Luo Zining puffed out her cheeks. “When you faced the Devourer Colossus, didn’t you only succeed thanks to the Fourth Seat!” “Nope, I contributed to the absolute limit of my abilities. Don’t believe me? You really think Zhizhi alone could’ve handled a Light-devouring class dimensional beast?”
“….!!”
Luo Zining was about to explode. “Hmph, go ahead and gloat over that one accomplishment! Like you’ve never made a mistake!”
With that, she stormed past Luo You and threw open the door.
“And by the way, I totally did talk to Qiuyu and Mushui before coming here, so I’m not the self-obsessed show-off you think I am!”
After tossing out this retort, she shut the door behind her.
Luo Zining pressed her forehead to the door, exhaling deeply toward the ceiling.
“My mood… feels great.” she muttered.
Why?
She’d just argued with Jinlin, and hadn’t even won, so why did she feel so good?
Luo Zining had heard that even among Magical Girls, there were “compatibility” types—some people just clicked, others didn’t.
Looking at how she and Jinlin constantly butted heads… maybe, in fact, their compatibility was surprisingly high?
Was this what they called a bond?
“No, no, no… there’s absolutely no way!” Luo Zining shook her head furiously.