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“Ah, really sorry, Su Qi, I accidentally stepped on your foot.”
The next morning, at dawn.
Su Qi arrived at campus with a heart full of anticipation.
As he just stepped into the classroom, An Xiaoling happened to be on her way to the water dispenser and accidentally stepped on his foot.
Listening to An Xiaoling’s familiar, mischievous apology, she raised her twin ponytails and skipped away cheerfully, completely ignoring him.
Su Qi was slightly stunned.
Although An Xiaoling was the typical loli type—small feet and very light—the step didn’t actually hurt.
But this was clearly on purpose.
As the ancients said, it’s hard to nurture gentlemen with petty people around.
Watching An Xiaoling’s light footsteps and her freckled little face smiling happily as she went to get water, Su Qi silently sighed for her future husband. Living with a little she-devil like her would surely be tough!
Still, he wondered, what had he done to offend her?
After pondering for a moment and finding no clue, Su Qi quickly forgot about the little incident.
He started heading toward his seat. Unexpectedly, Mo Yu, his good brother who usually arrived early every day with breakfast in hand, was oddly absent today.
“Hey, have you seen the announcement? The Lin City Adventurers’ Guild is organizing a strike team tonight to launch a raid on the Fourth Layer of the Saint Ruins.”
“Whoa, the Fourth Layer? Just hearing that sounds terrifying. Could there be legendary dragon bosses or something?”
“What’s there to fear? We have the so-called SSR Talent Magical Girl as our secret weapon. The only mystery is who the Magical Girl is in real life. I wish I knew.”
As Su Qi approached his seat, he overheard this conversation between the two students sitting in front of him—both about the Fourth Layer of the Saint Ruins and the Magical Girl.
Su Qi knew a bit about them too.
Though he himself hadn’t awakened any powers and had never ventured into the Saint Ruins, thanks to the textbooks, he understood some basic facts.
After the Era of Spiritual Qi Revival, Saint Ruins appeared worldwide. In a sense, they were like dungeons in a game—the deeper you go, the denser the Spiritual Energy, and the stronger the Spirit Beasts.
It was even said that some Spirit Beasts had developed intelligence, and rumors claimed some took human forms.
Since Spirit Beasts vary in strength, the danger level differs.
In this world, people divided the Saint Ruins into six layers—from the weakest first layer to the strongest sixth.
So far, the most explored was the fifth layer, but no one who ventured there ever returned, despite gathering many strong warriors.
This alone showed how dangerous it was for the Lin City Adventurers’ Guild to organize an expedition to the fourth layer.
After putting his bag containing Lulu’s Dress into his drawer, Su Qi took out his phone.
Checking Lin City’s official account, he quickly found the announcement post.
The post was official and detailed: exploring the Saint Ruins was necessary to resolve the human crisis, followed by a subtle call for Awakened individuals to join City Hall and contribute to Lin City.
At the end was a photo of seven people, each distinct.
A muscular brawny man, a slender healer girl with oversized fruits, a sharp-eyed young man with red flames flickering at his fingertips, an Aura Revival girl with eagle-like eyes, a gloomy boy covered in spider silk, a brave swordsman, and at the very center, like someone from another dimension, a Magical Girl radiating beauty and fantasy, holding the Magic Girl’s Wand of Radiant Love.
Looking at the striking and powerful promotional image, Su Qi couldn’t help but feel a little envious.
Emmmmmmmm, if he joined that team and went on a mission, he’d probably earn quite a bit—enough to finally pay off Elder Sister Wen Yin’s debt.
Besides, the feeling of being admired was something to yearn for!
But amid his envy, Su Qi’s eyes drifted to the Magical Girl at the very center.
Though the girl in the photo had waist-length hair shimmering brilliantly, and a stunning, delicate face like someone from a 2D world, Su Qi was sure he had never seen a Magical Girl in real life.
Yet somehow, that figure seemed vaguely familiar to him.
Just as Su Qi was lost in thought over that familiarity—
“Qi, good morning! Have you eaten breakfast yet?”
Someone gently tapped his shoulder.
Su Qi turned around to see Mo Yu, holding two fast-food sandwiches, clearly one meant for him.
He made room for Mo Yu to sit down and gratefully took the sandwich, watching his friend open his cherry lips and nibble cutely.
A faint sense of loss welled up in Su Qi.
His good brother was really a shame.
With such a perfect personality and appearance—ideal for a good wife—he was unfortunately born male.
Finding a wife would be difficult; Mo Yu seemed to have been single all his life.
Feeling a little pity, after two or three bites of his sandwich, Su Qi’s warm heart sparked a bold thought.
Maybe he could cross-dress, become a “soft wife,” and pretend to be Mo Yu’s wife to cheer him up.
But after only a second, Su Qi shook his head and dismissed the idea.
Why?
It was simple.
Every time he wore Lulu’s Dress and activated his soft-wife ability, his looks and figure were top-tier, combined with a gentle personality he himself liked.
If his good brother really fell for the cross-dressing Su Qi and then one day accidentally found out the truth, that would be a huge problem!
It could even escalate into a fencing incident.
That would be no joke!
While Su Qi pondered this, Mo Yu, who had just finished his sandwich, lightly tugged on Su Qi’s shirt and spoke in a soft voice.
“Qi, there’s some family business lately. I’ll have to bring my own breakfast for the next few days.”
The Spirit Martial Academy, being a university, though different from pre-Aura Revival ordinary universities, was still quite lenient with attendance.
As long as students met the required class hours and passed exams, they wouldn’t fail.
Especially for the lagging Class 18, Year 2, things were even more flexible.
If something came up, no need to notify the counselor ahead of time, just manage it yourself.
Hearing Mo Yu mention he wouldn’t come to school tomorrow because of guests at home, Su Qi nodded.
After all, every family has its struggles; even he often asked for leave because of Su Lulu.
But thinking about not seeing his good brother for a few days made Su Qi feel a little lonely.
Amid the loneliness, a sudden thought flashed through his mind.
That announcement said the expedition to the Fourth Layer of the Saint Ruins was tonight, and Mo Yu said he’d be absent tomorrow. Isn’t that a bit too coincidental?
Glancing again at Mo Yu’s small frame, an unprecedented idea slowly took shape in Su Qi’s mind.
Could my good brother be the Magical Girl?
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