Chapter 12: I Really Did Nothing Last Night

Of course, Lando only dared to mutter those words.

Even in her most agitated state, her rationality hadn’t entirely deserted her.

That woman’s methods—tsk, tsk—

Lando knew them all too well.

After all, she was the only magical girl who had ever touched Tang Nai’s head.

Ning Xi, struggling to rise from the crumbling ground, locked eyes with the irate Lando once more and couldn’t help but be intimidated anew by the malevolence in those purple irises, her legs going weak again.Y

et Lando merely bit her lip and didn’t close the distance between them and Ning Xi.

“Better not cause any more trouble, or else if I catch you again—”Lando brandished her small fist in the air.

Seeing this, Ning Xi’s face paled, and she nodded vigorously, her legs trembling as she retreated to a safer distance.

Were all magical girls this terrifying?

Despite their delicate appearances, their presence was far more oppressive than that of the mutants.

Ning Xi clenched her teeth, navigating through the darkness.

The sense of helplessness from her narrow escape weighed heavily on her.

Someday, I’ll trample all these people under my feet!

With that thought, a seed of vengeance was planted in her heart, waiting to sprout and bloom.

On the other side, Lando remained where she was, silently gazing at the cracked ground.

Her salary for this month was ruined.

If her luck didn’t hold, she’d probably owe Tang Nai again.

But what did it matter?

She’d never be able to pay him back anyway.

“Miss Magical Girl Lando, there was a strong magical fluctuation here just now. Did you encounter that escaped monster?”

The man in the wind stopped mid-air, looking at the mess on the ground and feeling a pang of alarm.

But he mustered his courage and approached to ask.

Lando’s gaze suddenly fell on the man.

His attire was rather peculiar.

A suit?

And his tie was so neatly knotted.

He looked more like a hotel waiter than a combatant.

But she had no intention of engaging in small talk with him.

She just viciously extended a finger, pointing roughly in the direction Ning Xi had fled.

“Thank you.”

The man wasn’t at all put off by Lando’s surly attitude.

Instead, he inwardly appreciated her straightforward response.

What an efficient way to convey information.

If only his colleagues and superiors could be as concise and clear.

The C-rank fifth-ranked “007,” as you can see, is a quintessential corporate drone.

Even though he’s become a combatant, it seems he’ll never escape his corporate life.

Initially, he had refused to be a test subject, citing work interference.

But after hearing about the lucrative benefits of being a combatant, he was more than willing to serve.

And yet, this guy is one of the only two C-rank members in the city’s combat department.

Talent for power is just that unreasonable, falling on someone’s head without any logic.

***

In the dead of night, the wind ceased, but Su Mu still couldn’t sleep.

It wasn’t because she had slept too well during the day; the main reason was a perplexing dilemma.

To look or not to look, that was the question.

“There’s nothing to be ashamed of about one’s own body. If you don’t get used to it soon, are you going to leave it to the monsters or that wicked woman to explore?”

The devilish Su Mu whispered sweetly and temptingly in her left ear, causing Su Mu’s hand to unconsciously caress her flat, smooth abdomen, suppressing the restlessness within.

Seeing this, the angelic Su Mu quickly tried to dissuade her:

“Please, you were still a man until noon. Have some self-awareness and adapt gradually from the inside out. Otherwise, you’ll become a frivolous person.”

The devilish Su Mu kicked the angelic Su Mu away with a flying kick, not giving the latter a chance to continue speaking.

“Don’t listen to this guy. Listen to me. If you want to do it, just do it!”

The angelic Su Mu angrily got up and swung her halo at the devilish Su Mu, and the two little beings fought fiercely inside her mind.

“I say, what kind of angel are you, forcing her to restrain her own desires? Is that right?”

The moment these words were spoken, the angelic Su Mu’s momentum suddenly diminished, and the devilish Su Mu took the halo from her hand.

“Isn’t an angel supposed to advocate for the liberation of human nature? If you can’t even face your own desires and continue to be so naive, you’ll eventually be corrupted by a bad woman.”

Gradually losing ground, the angelic Su Mu was brutally trampled by the devilish Su Mu and finally bit off her halo in anger.

A burst of dark feathers scattered, and she became the fallen angel Su Mu.

“Fine, I’ll liberate myself first!”

Hearing this, the devilish Su Mu was annoyed again.

“Who do you think you are, a newly fallen angel? I should be the first!”

Annoyed by the internal chatter, Su Mu, sitting in the darkness, suddenly spoke up.

“I say, what if that woman has installed cameras in the room?”

The moment this thought arose, all the noise ceased, like a bucket of ice water dousing Su Mu, extinguishing all the restlessness.

The sunflower by the bedside gently swayed, occasionally emitting a dim ray of sunlight, looking somewhat weary itself.

Now there was no way to sleep at all.

“I say, what do you take me for? Do I look like someone who has the habit of peeping on others?”

The next day, Tang Nai responded with a touch of exasperation to Su Mu’s question.

But Su Mu remained silent, just nodding and staring straight at Tang Nai, making the latter feel a bit uneasy.

“Even if you think so, there’s nothing I can do. The entire café is within my perception range. At night, I’m just ten meters above you. I can’t help but know what’s going on down there.”

It was the truth, though Tang Nai only occasionally focused on Su Mu.

“I knew it—”

Tang Nai quickly stuffed a spoon into Su Mu’s mouth to stop her from speaking and disrupting his thoughts.

“Did you plan to do something last night?”

Whether it was the hot coffee scalding Su Mu’s tongue or Tang Nai’s words hitting home, her cheeks visibly flushed pink.

“N-no, don’t say that. I didn’t do anything last night.”

Knowing she had hit the mark, Tang Nai’s smile became unrestrained, softening her usually indifferent expression.

“Alright, I understand the desire to protect your privacy. I happen to have some high-quality perception blockers. Just stick them in your room, and no one will know what you’re up to.”

“—But, everything comes with a price, of course.”

Su Mu already knew what he was going to say next and firmly rejected Tang Nai’s temptation

.”Ugh, I want to move out and return to my beloved rental apartment.”

“By the way, today is Monday, oh. I’m fine here, but what about your school…” Tang Nai said.

‘Oh right, it’s Monday, and I have classes all day.’

“Why are you reminding me now!”

It was already noon.

Although Magical Girl Su Mu was still a nobody, College Student Su Mu had already successfully skipped two classes!