The mountain peak reached high into the clouds.
“Xiao Qi, it’s so good that you’re okay.”
A gentle and pleasant voice belonging to a mature woman, a temperament as warm as a neighborhood big sister, and a perfect, voluptuous figure—everything about her was so beautiful and so familiar.
If the yandere incident had never happened, Su Qi would have found this incredibly sweet and would have felt beyond happy.
He might have even wanted to bury his face in those soft depths and act like a spoiled child to his heart’s content.
However, hearing that familiar voice now and turning around to face the gentle Elder Sister Wen Yin, Su Qi found that while his heart still felt a sense of familiarity and sweetness, and he subconsciously wanted to draw closer…
Perhaps it was the shadow left by previous events, a physical instinctual reaction, or the fear that the secret between him and Mo Yu would be exposed.
At this moment, Su Qi could not help but tremble.
His pale, delicate hands unknowingly gripped the hand of the Magical Girl Mo Yu to gain a sense of security.
This state lasted for a full five seconds before Su Qi finally calmed down.
He raised his small head once more and opened his crimson lips, speaking with a slight stutter.
“Wen… Wen Yin, you’re here.”
On the mountain gap where the noisy wind whistled, the cold wind bit sharply despite it being summer due to the high altitude.
Listening to Su Qi’s voice as he struggled to control his trembling and seeing his uneasy, wary expression—as if he were looking at a monster—and the way he subconsciously grabbed the hand of the person beside him, Gu Wen Yin felt her heart go empty.
Although Gu Wen Yin had guessed that Su Qi might be afraid of her after hearing he was in danger at the Adventurers’ Guild and rushing out to save him, actually seeing it was different.
Even though this was the result of her own Desire Web, she could not help but feel a pang of sorrow and heartache.
Considering that getting closer might frighten him more, even though Gu Wen Yin desperately wanted to be near Su Qi, her rationality ultimately triumphed over her Desire Web.
She did not take another step forward. Tucking a stray lock of purple hair behind her ear, she forced a stiff smile and spoke slowly.
“Xiao Qi, I’m just glad to see you’re safe. Since your good friend is also here, I will take my leave first.”
Seeing Elder Sister Wen Yin’s strained smile and her reluctant movement to leave just to consider his feelings, Su Qi felt an indescribable emotion.
It was like a scene from a tragic love song where two people who love each other become strangers due to various reasons.
Seeing that Elder Sister Wen Yin was truly about to fly away, Su Qi’s heart eventually softened.
“Wen… Elder Sister Wen Yin, wait! Let’s go back to the Adventurers’ Guild together. It’s safer that way.”
Standing beside Su Qi, Mo Yu was not surprised by this response.
As his longtime brother, Mo Yu understood Su Qi.
He knew Su Qi was a gentle person who responded better to kindness than force.
Even though Elder Sister Wen Yin had done some overboard things to him before, A Qi probably still liked her deep down.
Understanding was one thing, but Mo Yu still felt complicated, bitter, and guilty hearing Su Qi ask her to stay.
The bitterness was easy to understand—who wouldn’t want the person they liked to have eyes only for them? As for the guilt, the reason was simple.
Although entering that Demon Enchantress room was a desperate move to save their lives, and the cake was something Su Qi brought out, and everything that followed was an irresistible force… Mo Yu remembered playing a small trick and pushing A Qi down before his consciousness fully collapsed.
In a sense, Mo Yu felt that he was just like A Qi’s Elder Sister Wen Yin—both had used underhanded methods to have Su Qi. Because of this shared guilt, Mo Yu did not immediately try to drive away the woman who had hurt Su Qi.
“Xixi… *Achoo!*”
While the atmosphere among the three beautiful girls on the mountain gap became increasingly awkward as they each harbored their own thoughts, the little guy in Su Qi’s arms suddenly let out a loud sneeze.
Perhaps the wind was too cold, or perhaps the mountain peak was simply too high for a Saint Ash Rabbit.
Reminded by the little guy, Su Qi, who was currently wearing a little devil black silk outfit, realized he was cold and shivered, hugging the little guy tighter.
Seeing this, Mo Yu—worried that Su Qi would catch a cold or fever—quickly spoke up.
“A Qi, let’s not stand here. Let’s head back to the Adventurers’ Guild first!”
As he spoke, Mo Yu familiarly pulled Su Qi into his embrace and flew toward the teleportation array at the base of the mountain gap.
Watching the Magical Girl fly away with her Xiao Qi, Gu Wen Yin glanced at the Succubus Statue described in her mother’s diary.
Her narrow Phoenix Eyes narrowed slightly. Her other hand, which was not holding The Enchanted Grinding Whip and was covered by a black silk sleeve, clenched tightly.
A flash of pain crossed her face, which usually looked like that of a gentle neighbor big sister.
‘So, the reason A Qi and his friend Mo Yu were able to leave The Enchanted Grinding Barrier was probably…’
However, after seeing the corpses of the White-eyed Eagle flock scattered across the ground, the expression on Gu Wen Yin’s exquisite face turned to one of resignation.
Perhaps this was the price for her mistakes.
As long as Xiao Qi was safe, nothing else mattered.
It seemed she would need to find a time to have a good talk with that Magical Girl later.
‘If Xiao Qi likes her… according to Demon Enchantress culture, having one more person isn’t impossible!’
Lost in thought, Gu Wen Yin spread the small wings at her waist and quickly caught up with Mo Yu and Su Qi as they soared through the sky.
Whoosh—
Unlike the dangerous journey there, the flight back was much slower now that they were no longer being pursued by the White-eyed Eagle flock.
But while the external danger was gone, Su Qi was incredibly nervous as he cradled the Saint Ash Rabbit.
After all, the person holding him was his former brother, and the person flying beside them was the neighborhood big sister he liked.
The thought that he had been intimate with both of them made him tense and embarrassed.
‘Does this mean I’ve accidentally become a bad man who’s two-timing?’
‘If Elder Sister Wen Yin finds out what happened between me and A Yu in that room, will she start a fight with him?’
Worrying about exposing the truth, Su Qi remained silent throughout the flight.
He felt like a student who hadn’t finished his homework, keeping his head down to avoid the teacher’s gaze.
After flying for a long time, the three of them landed in an open area and walked toward a hidden teleportation array inside a cave.
“Sister Su Su, don’t move!”
Suddenly, a fierce loli voice rang out behind Su Qi.
Hearing that highly recognizable voice, Su Qi subconsciously looked back and saw two figures rapidly approaching.
They were none other than An Xiaoling and Lin Xue, whom he had separated from earlier.
Seeing that they were safe and sound, appearing before him with full vitality, Su Qi sighed in relief.
He was just about to reflect on how his previous decision had been the right one when the two of them reached his side.
What happened next was completely outside Su Qi’s expectations.
An Xiaoling, the elf girl, and Senior Sister Lin Xue, the Blood Princess, flanked him on both sides as if protecting him.
Su Qi blinked in confusion. He could understand them being wary of Elder Sister Wen Yin, but why were they guarding against Mo Yu?
While Su Qi was still lost in confusion, An Xiaoling’s angry loli voice echoed clearly in front of the cave.
“Mo Yu! Senior Sister Lin Xue and I asked you to take care of Su Qi, not to eat him! You’re absolutely despicable!”
“Absolutely despicable!”
“Despicable!”
“Pica!”
“A…”
The high-pitched loli voice echoed several times through the valley due to the echoes of the cave entrance.
Hearing An Xiaoling’s words, Su Qi’s pale face instantly turned bright red.
‘Wait… why does An Xiaoling know about me and A Yu doing that?’
‘This is too embarrassing!’
‘Ugh… what’s going on?!’