Chapter 100: The Broken Image of the Winged Butterfly

“I lost…”

Bailing Bird knelt on all fours, her fighting spirit thoroughly crushed.

She hadn’t expected to lose in the one area she excelled at—archery.

“Hmph~ I’m a very, very accurate archer, you know.”

Luo You sneered coldly.

How could someone who used magic to play at archery possibly be accustomed to real archery?

They were two completely different things.

Real archery required accounting for wind speed, wind direction, humidity, angle… a whole lot of factors.

It was impossible to even get started on the first shot.

But with magic archery, once the arrow was released, that was it.

Physics?

To hell with that.

If you couldn’t explain it, just say it hit.

Without using magic, Bailing Bird’s archery was pure beginner level.

The arrows didn’t just stray from south to north; they were way off target, all ten shots missing.

As for Luo You, she did a little better: nine out of ten arrows missed, but one scored a seven-ring hit.

Not bad!

“Okay, as agreed, you lost, so I have some questions for you. Not many, just one.”

“Go ahead,” Bailing Bird said, head lowered, her reluctance obvious.

She wouldn’t back out, but she clearly wanted to.

If it weren’t for Ailiel insisting on cutting ties with Winged Butterfly, she wouldn’t have even agreed to this match.

Luo You rubbed her hands together and asked, “I heard Winged Butterfly hates rumors and gossip because she was hurt by them before. Do you know what happened exactly?”

Bailing Bird shuddered slightly.

“What does that have to do with you wanting Ailiel to lose to the Elder Sister?”

“Of course it matters. It’s a crucial piece of the puzzle.”

“I can’t tell you everything exactly as it happened. If I could…”

“Go ahead, no problem,” Luo You said confidently.

If the full story were told, it might reveal Winged Butterfly’s true identity, but Luo You only wanted to understand her and strike at the root.

Bailing Bird began slowly:

“Actually, something like that did happen.”

After a while, Luo You understood.

So that was it. No wonder Winged Butterfly hated rumors so much. It was even more complicated than she had imagined.

She had found her direction.

They say people become mentally stronger after experiencing a setback once. Winged Butterfly now was definitely harder to deal with than before.

Making her fall apart would be far more difficult than before—this information was crucial.

But Luo You wasn’t a devil.

Despite her cunning, she was already working on helping Bailing Bird and Winged Butterfly forge a deeper bond!

Consider it a reward for Winged Butterfly for letting her have some fun.

At that moment, Bailing Bird’s face was filled with regret. She didn’t know whether revealing this story was good or bad.

“Now it’s your turn to ask me.”

Whoosh! Bailing Bird suddenly lifted her head.

Finally, it was her turn!

“What exactly did you do to Elder Sister in the past… I just want to know that!”

Fine.

Although expected, Luo You hadn’t thought her question would be so on point.

[Jealous women are so easy to read~]

Luo You grinned inwardly but suddenly grew serious, “Are you sure you want to know?” Seeing her terrifying aura, Bailing Bird swallowed hard and nodded firmly, “…Yes!”

“Emmm… where to start… Ah! Let me put it this way: Ailiel now is almost exactly like the Winged Butterfly back then!”

“Huh?”

Bailing Bird was furious, “Don’t you dare insult Elder Sister!”

“No, no, I mean personality-wise. She’s absolutely confident, spirited, but also has the trait of ‘keeping emotions hidden.’”

Luo You recalled fondly, “Thinking back, I really miss those days… I had Winged Butterfly so completely beaten she lost the will to resist, then I taught her all the manners on how to serve her master… Later, I even helped your Elder Sister unlock a ‘new form.’”

“New… new form?”

“Yeah. I think it’s better if you don’t know. Even if I tell you, you wouldn’t believe it.”

But this only made Bailing Bird more curious, and she excitedly rushed forward, “Tell me, what is it?”

“Do you think I’d tell you?”

“I believe you!”

Bailing Bird absolutely would not allow anyone else to know about Elder Sister’s new form while she remained in the dark.

She had to know!

“Alright then, you asked for it.”

Luo You helplessly spread her hands—some people just won’t stop pestering.

“You know the saying ‘things will turn to the extreme and then reverse’? The more your Elder Sister acted indifferent and calm, the more thoroughly she collapsed when all her confidence was shattered… You may be simple, but you’re not stupid. By now you should understand. I have photos and videos. Want to see?”

Bailing Bird suddenly felt her chest tighten and her heart race. After a difficult decision, she nodded.

“Show me… the photos first.”

“Here.”

Luo You tossed out a Photo Stone, showing Winged Butterfly kneeling completely naked, her head lowered so pitifully it looked ridiculous.

You could even faintly see her tongue sticking out.

“That’s enough!”

Bailing Bird barely looked for a second before closing her eyes tightly, her mind a complete blank.

How she wished she could have a pair of eyes that never saw this image!

“The video? Want to watch?”

“No!”

Bailing Bird shouted hoarsely, head bowed.

She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Tsk tsk.

Luo You shook her head and said, “That’s why I want Ailiel to fail completely this time. She’s too much like Winged Butterfly. If she encounters something similar to what Winged Butterfly went through, she might never recover.”

Bailing Bird said nothing, standing stiff as a wooden stick.

Her lips were bitten until a few drops of blood appeared.

She understood why Elder Sister was so obsessed with Ailiel.

Indeed, after suffering such humiliation, she would remember it for life and could never remain calm.

But, but, but…!

[Even after being humiliated like that, why… why do you still have feelings for Ailiel that you shouldn’t?!]

Bailing Bird roared wildly inside.

She was Winged Butterfly’s closest confidante and could clearly see that Winged Butterfly’s feelings for Ailiel were not just hatred, but something she absolutely refused to admit.

After a long while, Bailing Bird finally asked, “Will you really cut ties with Elder Sister?”

Her voice was hoarse, most likely from holding back for so long, but the sadness in her heart remained uncontrollable.

Luo You nodded, “Yes, of course. But only if she willingly gives up. Otherwise, my wish alone means nothing.”

“Remember what you said.”

Bailing Bird turned away and flew off unsteadily.

Luo You sighed regretfully.

Idiots! How could I possibly give up on such a useful big sister like Winged Butterfly?

Just her superb skill of using her hair alone makes it impossible to give up!

Luo You clearly remembered how, after Winged Butterfly was completely broken, she turned her hair into all sorts of shapes to serve her—that bitterness, that thrill, out of all the magical girls she had been with, that experience ranked first.

Of course, Luo You kept her promises.

Once said, she would follow through.

She gave this assurance because she knew Winged Butterfly would never abandon her.

Not even if the world exploded.

Because Winged Butterfly’s essence wasn’t that of a magical girl, but that of a magical scorned woman!

Moreover, Luo You fully understood those feelings.

Being made to look so ridiculous and submissive by that arrogant little brat was like an adult playing FPS being repeatedly killed by a despised elementary schooler one hundred times with taunts in the chat. Even if she died, she had to get revenge on the scoreboard!

Hmph, I’m already the one who wanted to cut ties, and Winged Butterfly keeps clinging on.

Well, I can’t be blamed for that!