“Super invincible, I love you!”
Luo You was applying the most excruciating joint lock she had ever used on Ni Nv so far.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
“It hurts! Dad! It hurts so much!”
“The slap mark on my face hurts even more!”
“I was wrong, I love you! I love you, Dad! I’ve never lied to you, right? It was clearly you who made me hit her!”
Luo Zining tried to awaken the dormant fatherly love with her words.
But obviously, it didn’t work, only resulting in a tighter lock.
Feeling the pain growing harder to endure, Luo Zining couldn’t hold back any longer.
She turned her head and threatened, “Don’t be shameless. Ah! If I transform into a magical girl, that old pest won’t stand a chance—I’ll just hammer him down!”
“Then go ahead and try!”
“Try, just try! Henxin—”
“Youyou! Are you there? I’m coming in~”
The door suddenly opened without warning, and Zhizhi hopped inside.
Her eyes immediately landed on the father and daughter locked in their “harmonious” interaction.
Luo Zining’s expression grew complicated.
How did she get in?
Could it be that this sneaky Youyin Zhizhi’s relationship with Luo You had improved enough to warrant a spare key?
“Oh? Oh, oh? Isn’t this Zi~~ning? Getting on your mother’s nerves again?”
Zhizhi paused for two seconds at first, then suddenly put on an expectant look as if ready for a show, speaking with a hint of mockery.
“That won’t do—you’re already eighteen, how can you still make her angry? Even Youyou, who’s so gentle, is this upset with you. What exactly did you do?”
“…None of your business.”
Luo Zining averted her gaze and surprisingly didn’t argue back.
Maybe it was because Zhizhi was her direct superior, Luo You thought.
After all, family matters shouldn’t be aired publicly.
So Luo You released her grip and said, “Zhizhi, what are you doing here?”
But Zhizhi’s attention wasn’t on the question.
Instead, she stared straight at the slap mark on Luo Zining’s face and then looked shocked at her.
“You… you didn’t hit her, did you?!”
Luo Zining was too lazy to explain.
Zhizhi covered her mouth in surprise.
Her previously teasing eyes now showed some anger as she took two steps forward.
“This behavior—!”
“Enough. I told her to hit me.”
Luo You stretched her arm and said something difficult to understand.
Zhizhi’s expression instantly went blank.
“You, Youyou…”
“Don’t ask. It’s not that I was asking for it; I just didn’t expect her to actually hit.”
“Who told you to say it so seriously!”
Luo Zining retorted, “You yourself said it and didn’t take it back. Have some credit, will you?”
—She didn’t say the part about Zhizhi being so trustworthy she scams big sisters everywhere.
“I never said you wouldn’t hit back after being hit.”
***
Luo Zining was speechless.
She shot a fierce look at Zhizhi but still didn’t say a word to her. Instead, she spoke to Luo You, “Hmph, fine, you think about it yourself. When you’ve figured it out, tell me!”
With that, Luo Zining went back into her room.
“You two fought?”
Luo You asked.
She could tell Luo Zining’s anger was entirely because of Zhizhi’s arrival.
“No, I’ve only met her once before.”
“Really? I feel like every time you talk to her, there’s some edge in your words.”
“…Maybe.”
This time Zhizhi had come to ask Luo You to shoot some photos for a photoshoot to post on social media.
It was impressive that after changing the magical girl ideology back in Europe, she could still keep a straight face coming here to take pictures.
But now, since Luo Zining was home, a photoshoot was impossible, so Zhizhi had to leave.
“Are you two having some sort of conflict?”
“No, it’s just that brat suddenly said I have the aura of a Great Emperor. Sigh~ so what if I do? Am I not afraid I’ll turn into an ancestor already?”
Luo You sighed.
“Zhizhi, you should go back.”
“No way,” Zhizhi said with all seriousness.
“Great Zhizhi-sama came all the way to your house. How could I leave empty-handed? That would be a loss of face.”
Right, deep down she was still that egotistical little brat.
Luo You wanted to get her out quickly, so she threw a pair of stockings from her room at her.
“Now you’re not leaving empty-handed.”
“What do you even think Zhizhi-sama is?”
Zhizhi waved the stockings in her hand.
“Just this one. I’ll be back in half an hour at most.”
“Are you here to rob me!?”
Luo You snatched the stockings back, unwilling to give them away.
“Don’t be stubborn. Go out and take a walk. As a magical girl, you must have plenty of things worth doing.”
Then Luo You sent Zhizhi away.
It wasn’t exactly driving her out, but when Luo You handed her two hundred yuan to go buy some food, Zhizhi’s eyes went wide and she looked a bit helpless as she went downstairs.
Getting shoved out with money by Luo You—it really felt like a family moment, Zhizhi thought.
At this moment, Luo You approached Luo Zining’s bedroom door.
“Zining, come out. Let’s clear things up.”
Creak—
The door opened a crack and Luo Zining peeked half of her face out.
“What exactly is the relationship between Zhizhi and you, Dad? She’s a Fourth Seat—how come she visits you all the time? Are you interested in her?”
“Guess.”
Luo You shrugged.
Whatever she said here would only make Luo Zining more suspicious.
Better to just gloss over it.
“You’re not seriously interested in her, right? Didn’t you say you only like big sisters with chests that could suffocate you?”
“So what if I do? Always going for big ones isn’t the only way, and Zhizhi has her own charms that make up for not being big enough.”
Luo You raised her voice, “Ahhhh—maybe Zhizhi will really become your mother someday~”
Bang!
The door slammed shut tightly again.
But not even two and a half minutes later, Luo Zining came out and asked, “Have you thought it over? Want to use your Great Emperor aura to contribute to society?”
“No way.”
Luo You would never agree.
Not to mention whether using that Great Emperor aura would turn her into an ancestor… she was already half an ancestor anyway.
In short, she wouldn’t do such a thankless task.
“Alright then, I honestly can’t picture Dad saving the world.”
Luo Zining let the matter drop for the time being but immediately asked something related, “Then if I ever run into danger, will you use that talent to help me?”
Seeing Luo Zining radiate an aura as if saying ‘If you don’t say you’ll help me, I’ll die,’ Luo You immediately understood this was a classic death question.
Obviously, she wouldn’t indulge her.
She immediately slapped Luo Zining on the head.
“What are you doing here with this nonsense? I’m your dad! If you want to pull this kind of stunt, go bother that future hopeless boyfriend of yours.”
“Hey… it’d be nice if you just said something good.”
“Nice? You’re not causing me trouble is already good enough. Want me to help you? You’re a magical girl—you want me to help you? When you really can’t hold on one day, maybe I’ll show some fatherly love.”
“…(mumbling quietly)”
“What did you say?”
“Nothing.”