Chapter 136: Filming

Under Luo You’s influence, Zhizhi began posting on Twitter.

And this little brat certainly didn’t disappoint Luo You.

With her looks and cheeky “little she-devil” persona, her fan count rapidly grew even without showing her face.

At first, Luo You taught Zhizhi how to take photos, while also actively posting tweets herself to help funnel traffic to Zhizhi’s account.

In just six days, Zhizhi’s follower count broke ten thousand, and the tweet views skyrocketed.

“See? I told you she’d blow up!”

Luo You said happily, putting an arm around Zhizhi’s shoulder.

The two were celebrating inside a restaurant, having ordered a huge spread of dishes, and more kept arriving.

“Is this really okay…”

Zhizhi looked a little unsure.

Being a magical girl—and a Ten Seats Member at that—doing this kind of thing seemed to clash with the magical girl’s ideals of ‘love and optimism.’

“There’s no conflict.”

Luo You explained in detail, “It’s just slightly suggestive photos. Pair those with some captions to spark the fans’ imaginations. This way, we rescue those young people who have no partners in real life and spend lonely nights at home, while spreading something beautiful. That’s exactly in line with the magical girl’s mission!”

“Is that so…”

Zhizhi felt like a naive college student fresh out of school, with clear eyes, being tricked into doing something bad at a bar.

To be honest, if she hadn’t overheard that they’d be doing a mother-daughter act together, she might not have bothered to make time for these slightly risqué tweets.

“That’s great, totally okay!”

Luo You gave a thumbs-up.

“No time like the present—let’s post our joint tweet tonight and kick off the mother-daughter act”

“Eh, eh! Starting tonight?”

“Zhizhi, do you have something to do? You’re not exactly busy.”

“That’s ridiculous. I do have a lot of important missions, you know.”

Zhizhi puffed out her cheeks but then relented, “But I still have time to shoot a tweet.”

Nice!

Luo You thought, great.

Her fan growth had recently hit a bottleneck.

If they teamed up as a mother-daughter duo, it would definitely take off again!

Just…

【Zhizhi really craves motherly love; otherwise, there’s no way she’d agree to this.】

Luo You couldn’t help but empathize.

Even if this mother-daughter act was just a fake, borderline scenario, it allowed Zhizhi to deceive herself internally and experience the feeling of having a mother.

What pure homesickness!

Untainted by any impurity, it purely stirred pity in one’s heart.

“Don’t worry, Zhizhi. My acting skills are definitely better than last time. Or you could just call me ‘mom’ right now.”

“W-what are you joking about!”

Zhizhi blushed and poked Luo You with her fork.

“Besides, it’s just a few photos to post. What does acting have to do with it? It’s totally unnecessary!”

“I think it’ll make us look more natural~”

“…Whatever you say.”

Zhizhi protested verbally but her appetite suddenly grew huge.

Ha! So predictable!

Luo You shook her head, thinking about how in this world, those who need something most often can’t get it, while those who don’t need it at all get it easily.

【That Zi Ning… she’s blissfully unaware. Look at Zhizhi, and then look at you.】

After finishing the meal, they didn’t go to Xingyue’s dorm or back home, but to a photo studio.

Yes, the very same one that brat and Liyun had been to before.

The receptionist recognized Luo You’s familiar face and greeted her with a smile, “Miss You You, you’re back again. Do you have a reservation? The usual ‘prison cell’ setup you use is still being cleaned, so you’d have to wait a bit if you want it.”

“Prison cell? Usual!?”

Zhizhi looked like a frightened little cat, eyeing Luo You cautiously.

“It’s just for photography! Just for photography!”

Luo You shook her head and asked, “How long is the wait?”

Receptionist: “The last clients played around with some rule-breaking stuff inside, so the room’s a mess. It might take over an hour to clean.”

Luo You was then met with Zhizhi’s terrified gaze again.

“Uh… well, this is a photo studio, but some unruly scumbags broke the rules. Normally, it’s perfectly fine.”

Leaning close to Zhizhi’s ear, Luo You whispered, “That magical girl who suggested some weird duel at Xingyue’s dorm probably has nothing to say now, right?”

Ah, right.

After calming Zhizhi down, Luo You told the receptionist, “Then book us the classroom. Also, two sets of JK sailor uniforms—skirts must be short, and the socks knee-high.”

“Understood.”

While processing the paperwork, the receptionist chatted, “Is this your little sister? So cute. Definitely sisters.”

“No, she’s my daughter.” Luo You said calmly.

“Uh!?”

“You You!” Zhizhi glared at her angrily, “What weird stuff are you saying!?”

“I told you to get into character. Starting now—come on, call me ‘mom’.”

The receptionist smiled.

So it was just a setting.

She pushed the studio room key card onto the counter.

“Your room cards are ready. Please head to the fourth floor.”

“Let’s go.”

Luo You pulled Zhizhi, ready to take the elevator.

“Oh, Miss You You, do you also need a whip, handcuffs, candles, or a blindfold?”

“Hey! That’s enough!”

Luo You shot a glare, then noticed Zhizhi was advancing on her with shocking intensity.

“You You, are those things real?”

“Just for photography! Just for photography!”

Zhizhi deflated her fierce aura and said, “I’m not doubting the purpose; I’m just curious who you were taking those weird photos with before. Don’t try to fool the great Zhizhi.”

“Oh~ that? Don’t worry, they weren’t risqué photos—just helping others out.”

“…They weren’t with guys, right?”

“Heh.” (a scoff)

“Then it was with girls.”

Zhizhi let out a long “Hmph~~~” “I knew you were a sly one.”

“Alright, alright, I admit it~ You’re right, Great Zhizhi.”

After a while, the outfits Luo You requested arrived.

They looked like JK uniforms that would earn a severe scolding from the head teacher, but somehow fit them perfectly.

Full of youthful energy, but overly so, making them almost sultry.

Especially that little firecracker—wearing it was like pouring 95-octane gasoline on a torch, only making the flame burn hotter.

“Ta-da~ Mom, how’s my JK look?”

“Seriously, you don’t have to get into character so much!”

Zhizhi was still verbally resistant but then complimented, “Well, it’s okay. Just too hot.”

If anyone else had said that, it’d sound like trying to act young, but Luo You was different.

This little she-devil succubus mom was really youthful—only 22 after all.

“Whoo hoo! Zhizhi’s super kawaii too! No wonder she’s my daughter! Come on, call me ‘mom’ once.”

“Not a chance. What would the great Zhizhi’s subordinate shout?”

“Fine~ then let’s start shooting.”

Luo You didn’t care.

Zhizhi was definitely still holding back now, but that wouldn’t last.

Take it step by step.

Amid the click-click of the camera in the photo studio, the two little devils started shifting through various intimate poses.

Meanwhile.

A certain rebellious girl had already returned to the Nine Nether Seas!