“Massage? Me? For you?”
Xingyue arched her brows with a smile, “I’m the first seat, and you want me to give you, a junior, a massage? You think you can handle that?”
“Then I’ll massage you instead.”
“So that’s your real purpose, isn’t it?”
Luo You gave a sly shrug. “Feels troublesome? Then just forget it.”
“There’s a Spa over there. Let’s talk after we get there.”
In the end, Xingyue didn’t refuse; they were just changing locations.
There was no one in the Spa, so picking this spot was the right call.
“Ohohoho! Now I can do whatever I want to your deee~generate body!”
“That way you put it…”
Xingyue lay down on the glass slab, blinking helplessly. “We’re both girls, how can you look at me like that?”
“You say that, but aren’t magical girls always hungry for each other’s bodies?”
“Correct your words! It’s not as shallow as you make it sound; that’s called a Tie Bond.”
Heh! No matter how pretty you make it sound, it’s still indecent!
Luo You sneered, “So, when Lady Xingyue said she wanted to Tie Bond with me before, were you craving my body?”
“Mmm~”
Xingyue let out a comfortable hum, as Luo You’s small hands were already pressing into her back.
“I already told you… not all Tie Bonds are that kind of relationship.”
“Then what other kind of relationship could it be?” Luo You’s fingers moved wickedly, but her touch was obviously inexperienced, to avoid being recognized.
Xingyue kept her eyes tightly shut, her cherry lips parting softly. “There are friendships in this world that are deeper than love.”
Yeah, yeah, even ‘pow friends’ count as friends, right?
Luo You scoffed, but inwardly agreed with that.
“And anyway, the bond between you and Little Red Riding Hood is a kind of Tie Bond too, isn’t it?… Ow!”
Xingyue cried out in pain as Luo You gave her back a sharp slap, full of resentment. “Damn, why do you have to keep bringing her up? Ruins my mood!”
“She’s your daughter. Why are you so against her?”
“You know, eighty percent of a parent’s worries in this world come from their children! Why do you think I’m so annoyed?”
“Fine then…”
Xingyue was completely disappointed.
One of the key objectives of this stability squad was pretty much out.
In Xingyue’s view, getting Jinlin and Little Red Riding Hood to Tie Bond was the ideal situation. Whether it would boost Jinlin’s combat ability was unknown, but it would definitely make Little Red Riding Hood stronger.
The hidden important objective—forming a Tie Bond with Herrera herself—had already failed, so the only option left was to fall back on improving friendship. That had worked out, but how effective would it be… that was hard to say.
Sure enough, nothing goes exactly as one wishes.
After that, there was total silence.
Luo You ran her hands over every part of Xingyue’s body she could reach.
The feel of the First Seat’s body was exhilarating to Luo You—she’d definitely have to lock herself in the restroom stall later.
After the massage, the two of them moved to the fish therapy pool.
Bare feet submerged in clear water were surrounded by schools of fish, who brazenly licked and nibbled away. The ticklish sensation made Luo You squint her eyes in pleasure, her body twitching now and then.
She glanced at Xingyue beside her, who was looking indifferent and expressionless—comparing Xingyue to the fish.
The comparison only made things worse; Luo You realized this school of fish was even more skilled than Xingyue.
“Sigh~~”
Luo You let out a sigh for Xingyue, only to find the latter still unresponsive, just staring intently at the clear water, silent.
With that focused look, who knew what deep thoughts she was having.
Was she considering what the enemy would do next?
Or perhaps how to deal with the Black Candle Colossus?
Let Luo You guess what she was thinking.
–I really want to become a fish…
Probably some dumb thought like that.
[I’ve already seen right through you!] Luo You snickered secretly.
Heh~ As long as you give up your dignity as a magical girl and pour your whole personality into becoming a fish, you could gnaw on your beloved feet to your heart’s content, couldn’t you, you bottom-feeder, you~
But Luo You wouldn’t pass up this chance to tease Xingyue, even if she had to do it more subtly—so long as she didn’t reveal her “gremlin” side, it should be fine.
So she said, “Someone once said, ‘If you are not a fish, how can you know the joy of fish?’ Tell me, if you were one of these fish, what kind of happiness would you experience?”
Xingyue finally responded, raising her head to look at Luo You. “Who said that?”
“Uh, it was… Confucius? Or was it Wu Daozi?” Luo You was stumped.
Her lowly junior high school education was showing its limits now.
Xingyue smiled gently. “It was Zhuangzi.”
“Ugh, whatever! Useless knowledge anyway, I’m the one asking you!”
“Yeah… If I were one of these fish… the only thing I’d experience would probably be Void Joy.”
“Void?”
“Hand out for clothes, mouth open for food… For someone like me, who’s tasted ups and downs, that would be nothing but emptiness.”
Oh.
Luo You was enlightened. Her teasing question had been elevated to a new philosophical height by Xingyue.
Ups and downs, huh… Where exactly? In bed? Or… you know?
Only Luo You’s thoughts could stay so lowbrow.
“Do you think I’ve gotten any closer to you these past few days?” Xingyue suddenly asked.
“I guess so?”
“But in reality, we don’t really know much about each other, do we?”
“Then how do you want to get to know me?” “It’s getting late. Let’s go back.”
By now, dawn was approaching.
The night sky, once as smooth as black stockings, was now dim and gray, like black stockings stained by some mysterious liquid.
“People will be here soon.”
As they headed back to their rooms, Xingyue looked at the sky and said, out of nowhere,
“I need to begin the final arrangements. Last night was my final day with the stability squad.”
“…Oh. Take care, I’ll explain things to the team.”
“No need, I’ll do it myself.”
After Xingyue left, Luo You became the de facto Leader of the stability squad.
To be honest, it was a huge headache. Luo You wanted to dump this responsibility on Luo Zining, but worried that the rebellious girl would abuse her power and target her, so she could only take up the flag herself.
Luo Zining was sneaking glances at Luo You.
[Now that Lady Xingyue is gone, I’m the only one left who can speak to her as an equal. I have to seize this chance…!]
This stability squad wouldn’t last much longer.
Good news came from the border: the Sea Defense Dike had been repaired, and efforts were underway to restore the previously-used Wangyue-class Super Large Star Ring for land reclamation.
Once the Super Large Star Ring was fixed, there would be no need for this manpower- and resource-draining stability squad.
So if she wanted to form a lasting relationship with Jinlin, now was the time.
“I-I say, Jinlin!”
Just as Luo Zining mustered up the courage to approach Luo You, she suddenly heard a buzzing sound from under Luo You’s skirt, like some kind of device had been installed.
“Hm? Excuse me, I have to leave for a bit. Little Red, you lead the team to the next site. I’ll catch up later.”
With that, Luo You left at lightning speed.
Luo Zining stared blankly at the spot where she’d just been standing.
Just now… What was that sound? That was way too perverted, right?
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