“In other words, if she found out you were acting so recklessly, there would definitely be hell to pay?”
Tang Nai neither nodded nor shook her head and said, “Can we change the subject? We’ve talked enough to satisfy your curiosity.”
“So, that’s a silent admission?”
“I didn’t say that.”
Leaving it at that, Tang Nai didn’t seem worried that Irina would abandon her.
She walked further into the depths of the Dream World on her own.
Anyway, she wasn’t planning on returning to reality until Su Ya left.
***
Unfortunately, even if Tang Nai played dead, her pursuer was someone who would camp the corpse and even flog it.
After waking up, Su Ya had been trying to bypass Su Mu to find the root of the problem directly.
Along the way, she had incidentally arrested Tang Mo—though the primary reason was discovering that the girl was harboring ill intentions toward Su Mu.
In truth, if the opponent’s physical constitution had been even slightly stronger, she wouldn’t have been able to take them down so easily.
After all, in front of ordinary people, she was just an ordinary person who knew a bit of martial arts.
Her ability, at most, could only make those pretentious fellows fall to the level of the most common, ordinary mortals.
That was exactly why being chased by the police gave her such a headache.
Slipping into a clothing store, Su Ya casually picked up a magazine from the entrance, buried her face in it, and tried to blend in with the group of men waiting for their girlfriends to shop.
She had to squeeze into a spot, but surprisingly, no one noticed her, including the police officers who were currently searching for her trail.
Her methods weren’t particularly sophisticated, and she didn’t have any special concealment techniques.
She changed her lodgings once a day, and after being noticed, it became difficult for her to stay in legitimate hotels.
She could only find private guesthouses.
These unofficial accommodations were mostly unscrupulous.
Many of the owners, after noticing her graceful figure, would give her the look of “men in the know.”
Naturally, that’s when they would start jacking up the prices on the spot.
Su Ya didn’t have much money.
She didn’t possess anything like “a massive frozen Magical Girl fortune.”
In other words, the plotline of “my mother is the God of War of Long Country” simply didn’t exist.
Under normal circumstances, this would have put Su Ya in a very difficult position, but things were different now.
She had captured a “big treasure.”
Not only was the captive full of information and provided plenty of emotional value during “re-education,” but she was also incredibly wealthy.
At that moment, the sucker Su Ya had captured was reluctantly withdrawing a thousand in cash from an ATM.
Tang Mo had originally tried to resist, but if there was one thing Su Ya didn’t lack, it was ways to make someone yield.
It took only about a day for Tang Mo to understand one thing: resisting Su Ya was meaningless, aside from leaving herself full of humiliation.
This Magical Girl, who appeared out of nowhere and had some mysterious blood relation to Su Mu, had methods that were not at all inferior to Tang Nai’s.
Moreover, she didn’t do it for pleasure; she did it purely to achieve her goals, so she didn’t hold back at all.
If she continued to grit her teeth and endure, she might actually lose her fertility in the future.
But that would be one of the better outcomes; in the worst-case scenario, Su Ya might break through reproductive isolation and set a precedent for the birth of a Demi-human.
Being a Strange Person, things that were theoretically impossible still had a way of happening.
After realizing this, Tang Mo completely softened.
Whether it was wearing a maid outfit or handing over her treasury, as long as she could preserve herself, she didn’t mind enduring the humiliation.
If only her abilities would recover…
Suddenly, she felt a light pat on her shoulder.
Tang Mo nearly screamed in terror.
This feeling of constant dread was something she hadn’t experienced for a long time since reaching B-rank, yet it had accompanied her day and night for the past few days.
Now she didn’t have to worry about becoming emotionally detached like Tang Nai.
She found that she was actually quite normal; her emotions were rich, and she would react to even the slightest stimulus.
“Don’t be nervous. It’s not like I’m some kind of demon.”
Hearing Su Ya’s comfort, Tang Mo couldn’t help but criticize her inwardly, her hands instinctively clenching.
‘After doing so much, you have the nerve to say that?’
“Mhm, mhm. I was just startled, that’s all…”
However, she still had to be submissive verbally, like a lackey catering to a mob boss.
No matter what shocking words came out of Su Ya’s mouth, all she could do was obey.
‘Ah, yes, yes, whatever you say.’
“The money.”
The next moment, Su Ya pulled back her smile and unceremoniously held out her slender, pale hand toward Tang Mo, looking exactly like a vampire.
“Ah, haha, of course, of course. Here.”
Even though Tang Mo was yielding, she still knew the importance of holding something back.
Being hounded for money by Su Ya, she only gave a little bit at a time, like squeezing toothpaste.
Despite having a ten-digit astronomical figure in her account, she kept it hidden, worried that Su Ya would see it.
She used the excuse: “Can you at least leave me some privacy regarding my assets?”
A Magical Girl wouldn’t be so evil as to refuse a request like that, right?
Su Ya had originally intended to refuse.
Anyone who dared to harm her daughter deserved to die.
However, after seeing Tang Mo’s pitiful, genuine expression, her heart softened.
She vaguely saw a shadow of Tang Nai in this girl—the junior who used to follow cautiously behind her.
Back then, she couldn’t bring herself to punish Tang Nai severely when she made mistakes, but this time, she wouldn’t hold back.
Even if Tang Nai was perhaps much stronger than anyone else in this world now, Su Ya knew she wouldn’t dare to resist.
‘That troublesome little thing. What has she been up to while I wasn’t looking?’
The sole purpose of this visit was to give Tang Nai a sound thrashing.
In a sense, it was also fulfilling Su Mu’s wish.
“Where is your sister? You should know that very well. Lead the way.”
It might be difficult to find a place to stay under the police’s noses today, but there were some places the police couldn’t enter—like the Coffee Shop.
What Su Ya intended to do was trespass, strike at the heart of the enemy, and go in with a clean blade and come out with a bloody one.
Stab in again, pull out bloody again!
“Okay, okay. Master, this way.”
***
In the Dream World, Tang Nai suddenly snapped her gaze in a certain direction, her eyes filled with vigilance and anxiety.
That was Tang Mo’s dream.
Even from such a distance, Tang Nai could still sense the other’s state of mind through their bloodline connection.
‘You’re the one who led the devil to my doorstep!’
“Irina, go back. You go back. Go back and call Su Mu to the Coffee Shop. Hurry.”
“Ho, so you know how to be anxious now.”
“Hurry.”
Tang Nai remained calm on the surface, but her hand had already gripped Irina’s arm, pulling her toward the exit. Irina could feel that Tang Nai’s palm was slightly damp—a very rare display of emotion.
‘Could Tang Nai actually be nervous?’
‘Serves you right!’
“I don’t want to.”
“If you don’t help me, my mind will become unstable, and my authorities will go out of control. I won’t be responsible for what happens then.”
Hearing this, Irina gave a light chuckle.
‘Are you really bringing up something so serious just to save your skin? Sister, you really are…’
“Lucky for you, I’m in a good mood. You owe me a favor for this.”