Real magical girls weren’t like those in some cartoons, where you just slide a senior’s card into a toy and instantly gain their power.
So, when you get down to it, this was really an incredibly difficult thing to explain.
Luo Shuangyue couldn’t tell Luo Shuangxing’s parents’ secret—if her little sister found out, she would go insane trying to find their whereabouts.
And after cutting off that path, there weren’t many choices left for Luo Shuangyue.
“I guess… I won’t explain it then?” Luo Shuangyue said awkwardly, kneeling on the bed.
Anyway, Frost Star is still pretending not to know my true identity, so I might as well pretend I don’t know anything either.
After this, school was going to start soon, and when she went back, she would definitely have to continue using the Luo Shuangyue identity.
See? It’s a closed loop now!
The identity of Luo Shuangyue still needed to exist.
Hiding the truth from one more person or one less person—what difference does it make in the end?
“As long as Xia Mo doesn’t tell Frost Star that you already know my true identity, she won’t be thinking about confronting me. That way, I don’t have to explain anything!”
Seeing Luo Shuangyue’s eager expression—like “Right? Right? Isn’t this a good idea?”—Xia Mo couldn’t help but show a helpless look.
Is this really a good idea?
Why did she feel it wasn’t?
Keep hiding it from Luo Shuangxing, and then wait for the day she can’t hold back and confront you, only to tell her you’ve actually known all along?
Oh my god, you’re seriously asking to be stabbed by Frost Star.
Ah!
“I don’t think this will work,” Xia Mo said.
“But I can’t find a better way! Xia Mo, just help me this once! I’ll do whatever you want!”
Looking at Luo Shuangyue’s pleading face, as if she was about to prostrate herself, Xia Mo sighed.
When it came to these two sisters, she had to play the middleman.
Since Luo Shuangyue still didn’t want to come clean to Frost Star, fine.
At worst, she could hint to Frost Star that Luo Shuangyue was already aware that her identity might have been exposed.
Xia Mo had truly worried herself sick over the integrity of this family.
“Wait, so you mean you’re going to change back to male clothes after you go back?” Then Xia Mo suddenly realized the hidden message in Luo Shuangyue’s words.
If she wanted to keep hiding it from Frost Star, that meant Luo Shuangyue would have to continue playing the role of the older brother at home.
Does that mean we won’t see this soft and sweet little Dark Moth anymore?
“Mm-hmm! Actually, just at home and school. Outside, I’ll definitely still use the Dark Moth identity.”
To be honest, Xia Mo wasn’t very keen on Luo Shuangyue reverting to that old state.
After accepting that Luo Shuangyue was actually a sweet and adorable girl, Xia Mo found the image of Luo Shuangyue forced into the brother’s role kind of unappetizing.
She much preferred the current cute, carefree Luo Shuangyue, rather than the trapped one.
“Spend two days a week just to accompany me, or I’ll tell Frost Star everything.”
“Don’t I already accompany you every day?”
“I want you to come specifically for me, not just because of work!” Xia Mo raised an eyebrow—after the damage Luo Shuangyue’s male disguise caused her, she had to make up for it somewhere else.
Luo Shuangyue understood—Xia Mo meant two exclusive “dates” a week just for the two of them.
That wasn’t a problem.
“All right, I promise!”
“Don’t cut your hair short, just keep this look when you go back.”
“That’s not good! If my hair gets too long, won’t people immediately tell I’m a girl?” Luo Shuangyue shook her head.
Her hair was longer than when she arrived, just reaching her shoulders.
If before she looked a bit androgynous, now she looked completely like a girl.
If she went back like this, she could already imagine how Frost Star would tease her.
‘Surgery?’
‘Brother, did you really go to Extreme East City and get a sex change?’
“There are plenty of boys with long hair, and you’ve never been very masculine anyway. Might as well fully commit to the trap image,” Xia Mo said, disagreeing.
As long as Luo Shuangyue insisted she was male, no one would come to verify her identity.
There were plenty of boys who looked more beautiful than girls these days. It wouldn’t be strange for Luo Shuangyue, who was naturally gifted, to enter that realm.
Maybe her classmates would even welcome it with open arms—a super pretty girl in the class, who wouldn’t be happy?
“This isn’t up for discussion!”
Faced with Xia Mo’s fierce insistence, Luo Shuangyue swallowed hard.
She felt that if she agreed to this, there would be no turning back.
The next chapter of her story, probably pushed by Xia Mo and Frost Star, would be Luo Shuangyue fully transformed into a crossdressing master.
The older brother identity would completely disappear from everyone’s minds, replaced by a trap Luo Shuangyue even more beautiful than a femme fatale.
No way was she going to let that happen!
“Can I refuse? I think a more androgynous look is better…”
“Then I hope your mouth can stay this stubborn a little longer.” Xia Mo clenched her fists and slowly advanced toward Luo Shuangyue, a somewhat fierce smile on her face.
“Ah, Yue, sister has noticed your development seems a little off…”
“Eek! Wh-what are you going to do? Don’t come near me!”
Luo Shuangyue instinctively grabbed a nearby blanket.
Although she had the strength to spin Xia Mo around with one hand, in this relationship, she was definitely the weaker party.
Or rather—
She wasn’t as uninhibited as Xia Mo when it came to being a girl.
Luo Shuangyue often hesitated because of over a decade of male upbringing, wondering, “Is what I’m doing appropriate?” or “Am I being too rude?”
After all, in these few years since becoming a girl, she’d never lived a normal girlish life.
Most of the time, she deceived her sister with male clothes, and even when using the Dark Moth identity, she couldn’t behave like an ordinary girl.
Who normal girl fights life and death battles with villains and Demons?
But Xia Mo was different. She was uninhibited.
When teasing Luo Shuangyue, she never had these awkward thoughts.
Now that they were both girls, this kind of behavior was no big deal!
One was free-spirited, the other not—if Luo Shuangyue ever gained the upper hand, it would be a miracle.
Being dominated by Xia Mo forever was the most normal outcome.
“Don’t come near me!”
The girl’s pitiful pleas soon turned into low whimpers.
Today’s magical girls were strengthening their bonds in their own special way.
Knock knock knock!
“I’m home!”
Opening the door after being away for a week, Luo Shuangyue called out into the empty room.
No response—which didn’t surprise her. Frost Star was probably still at the Magic Department attending ‘tutoring.’
Her little sister left around eight or nine in the morning and returned at five or six every evening, rain or shine. Anyone who didn’t know might think Frost Star was a model student.
But Luo Shuangyue knew better—her sister wasn’t really attending extra classes; she was just playing somewhere else.
Putting the luggage she brought back from Extreme East City into her room, Luo Shuangyue sent Xia Mo a message saying she was home.
Xia Mo quickly replied, saying she had to go out on a mission and would be back a few hours late.
A few minutes earlier, Xinghai City Magic Department.
“Rosemary? You really came back at just the right time!” The Director’s expression was ecstatic when he saw Xia Mo reporting back.
It was like rain after a long drought or meeting an old friend in a foreign land. He almost jumped up from behind his desk to grab Xia Mo’s hand and say, “Lady, you’ve finally thought of your old home!”
“Ah?” Xia Mo was stunned by the Director’s enthusiasm. What was going on?
Though usually approachable, the Director never showed this kind of expression.
“Two nights ago, there was an explosion here,” the Director concisely explained.
After discovering a large number of Demons nesting there, Frost Star quickly sent the info back to Xinghai City Magic Department, emphasizing that these Demons looked different from the ones seen before and needed to be handled with caution.
Upon receiving Frost Star’s report, the Director immediately ordered a retreat and then reported the matter to Headquarters.
But Headquarters seemed busy with other matters recently; it took them half a day to reply with a ‘do your best’ answer.
They neither sent reinforcements to Xinghai City nor said whether to continue exploring that area, leaving the Director utterly confused.
A lot of Headquarters personnel had come to Xinghai City recently, but it felt like Headquarters didn’t care much about Xinghai City itself.
“Lily of the Valley is an Initial Bloom-class Magical Girl. Facing multiple General-level Demons is very risky. I originally wanted to borrow an Initial Bloom-class Magical Girl from a nearby city, but you just happened to come back, so you saved me!” The Director smiled at Xia Mo.
Initial Bloom-class Magical Girls were the backbone combat force of every city’s Magic Department.
They were treasures; borrowing one wasn’t easy.
The Director had to wear a long smile just to borrow one from a neighboring city.
But now that Xinghai City had its own Initial Bloom-class Magical Girl back, he could hold his head high.
“We have our own Initial Bloom-class here! No need to depend on others!”
“All General-level Demons? Fine, I’ll go deal with them now.” Xia Mo glanced at the location and information, confident she could handle them alone.
As an Initial Bloom-class Magical Girl, her suppression power over General-level Demons was by no means weak!
And that was the conversation between Xia Mo and Luo Shuangyue just now.
“Need me to come with you?”
“No need. You shouldn’t leave Xinghai City boundaries now, and it’s only some General-level Demons. I can handle it.”
Chatting with Luo Shuangyue, Xia Mo pushed open the door of the resting room.
Since Long Wen left, Luo Shuangxing returned to her usual state, living separately from Siam, each busy with their own things.
At this moment, Luo Shuangxing seemed to be poking a Little Grass Doll with a needle?
Hearing the door open, she glanced once at the door, then immediately lowered her head to continue poking the doll.
A second later, she realized who she’d just seen.
“Xia Mo!” The Little Grass Doll in her hand was hastily hidden behind her back as Luo Shuangxing looked up, her face beaming with a bright, sunny smile.
The doll she hid was quickly thrown forcefully into a nearby pile of junk.
After disposing of her ‘tool,’ Luo Shuangxing happily opened her arms and ran toward Xia Mo.
After a whole week without absorbing Sister Xia Mo’s energy, she was about to burst!
At this moment, Xiao Mimi wisely didn’t get between Luo Shuangxing and Xia Mo.
The cat’s sharp instincts told her that if she dared intervene, Luo Shuangxing wouldn’t mind becoming a cat lover for a while.
Given Luo Shuangxing’s recent mental state, Xiao Mimi wouldn’t be surprised by anything she did.
Just moments ago, Luo Shuangxing had been sticking pins into a Little Grass Doll, with a big bright red “Moon” character painted on it!
“Xia Mo, how come you’ve been out so long? Do you know how much I missed you? Missed you so much!” Burying her head in Xia Mo’s arms, Luo Shuangxing breathed in Xia Mo’s scent greedily, whining in a cloying way.
But while sniffing, Luo Shuangxing noticed something odd.
Why did Xia Mo carry a faint but distinct scent on her body? A scent… like her ‘bad sister’s’?
Luo Shuangxing squinted. She felt like she might know something.
Xia Mo and sister stayed in Extreme East City for so long before coming back.
So I wasn’t wrong—they really did have their ‘alone time!’
“Xia Mo, you smell like her.”
Xia Mo didn’t deny it. After these days of intense interaction with Luo Shuangyue, it was only natural that their scents clung to each other.
And Luo Shuangxing’s nose was famously sensitive—if she couldn’t smell it, that’d be strange.
“Yes, this time I really gained a lot,” Xia Mo smiled at Luo Shuangxing and made a grasping motion with her right hand.
“She can’t escape my grasp anymore!”
Seeing Xia Mo’s gesture, Luo Shuangxing instantly understood that her sister had made real progress, and it looked like the proactive side was Xia Mo herself!
Her little resentment immediately vanished.
Now Luo Shuangxing just wanted to know how her ‘bad sister’ was so skillfully tamed by kind-hearted Xia Mo.
“Xia Mo, tell me what happened! How did you get her to submit?”
“I’ll tell you tonight after we go back. Right now, I have to go deal with the Demons at that place you went yesterday.”
Xia Mo gently tapped Luo Shuangxing’s forehead, signaling she had urgent business.
“That place? I’ll come with you!”
Sizzle sizzle sizzle
Boom!
The pitch-black Demons exploded into sparks under the barrage of purple beams.
Beside them was a crater turned into a sea of flames by the blast.
Demons at the General level met an Initial Bloom-class like Xia Mo and were crushed mercilessly.
Before they even realized Xia Mo was fighting back, half of them had been blasted apart by four beams descending from the sky.
When they tried to retaliate, Xia Mo blew them up one by one with her cannons.
Luo Shuangxing noticed those strange nozzle-like organs on their bodies were—
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