All that worrying for nothing—turns out Xingyue isn’t as sacred as the world sees her. In the end, she’s just another female chasing after pleasure behind closed doors!
Granted, Xingyue did it to get involved in the game, choosing to have this affair with Herrera, but the fact that they’re so close in private… isn’t that a bit abnormal?
If that’s the case, maybe there was something suspicious about Herrera’s retirement seven years ago too?
…A few seconds later, Luo Zining quietly apologized to herself for such rude thoughts.
The aura that Xingyue has built up over these years— even if she realizes Xingyue’s behavior isn’t much different from those magical spurned women, she still feels that Xingyue’s actions are somehow distinct from everyone else’s.
Her aunt, the Broken-Winged Butterfly, and the others— their attitudes toward Herrera are all about revenge, possession, and abusing public power for private gain. Classic magical spurned woman behavior.
But Xingyue’s attitude toward Herrera was something purer… something you just can’t define.
Like the difference between someone shallow, whose relationship is based solely on bedroom activities, and someone sincere, who approaches the relationship with a shared future in mind.
Very quickly, Luo Zining realized something—
“It’s over.”
Should she even be listening to this?
According to Xingyue, even this plan is only known to her and Herrera. As someone who’s just a pre-designated member of the Ten, what should Little Karami do now that she knows about this?
Pretend she heard nothing and just mind her own business?
But if pretending not to hear was enough, there wouldn’t be so many people in this world meeting misfortune just for overhearing something they shouldn’t. Luo Zining kept listening, but no matter what she heard, there was only the sound of the two of them entangled.
That fevered rhythm—just listening, one could imagine Xingyue’s lewd figure in motion. Luo Zining lowered her head, feeling nothing but self-consciousness as she left.
In the room, Xingyue, trying to suffocate the wicked little demoness with the might of a grand heart, shot a bright glance at the ceiling.
“Someone’s up there?”
The suffocation attempt failed. The little demoness’s head slid smoothly through a gap, and her lips met Xingyue’s.
Luo You gave a fierce suck and asked, “You set up magic barriers around, right? Who’s up there?”
The secrecy was important, but there’s no way she’d keep activating the Crimson Authority to check every now and then while having fun—what a mood-killer. She’d just leave all that to Xingyue.
As the Star of Fury, wasn’t it part of her job to ensure her master’s pleasure?
“It was a magical girl, but she’s already left, didn’t notice anything.” Xingyue answered, half-truth, half-lie.
“Oh? There’s a magical girl who could find her way here? Who was it?” Luo You perked up, intrigued.
If it was someone she liked, she’d go catch that magical girl right now and have a threesome.
How could Xingyue not know this little demoness? All it took was a twist of her waist and Xingyue would know if she wanted to drive or be run over by a big car. So she said, “You wouldn’t be interested.”
“Hmph…” Luo You sighed, “You magical girls… so selfish! Why does everyone want to monopolize me?”
“Yes, yes, of course we want to monopolize you. Come here.”
Xingyue wrapped both hands around the little demoness’s neck and tried to suffocate her again, but her gaze flickered outside.
[An unexpected variable… So, will this move be good or bad?] she wondered.
Without a doubt, even if Luo Zining was a rising star in the Magical Alliance, in this Sea of Worlds Tides, she wasn’t really anyone important.
Strictly speaking, Luo Zining was much more formidable than a bit player now, but she still hadn’t reached the mainstream. On her own, she couldn’t change the bigger picture.
But history has plenty of examples of small players shaking the world. More importantly, Luo Zining now holds the lever that could shift Herrera. That alone was enough for Xingyue to start looking forward to her.
If, on top of that, Little Red Riding Hood could undergo a fundamental change—
“Wait.”
“What is it?”
“I need to make a call.”
Luo You wriggled free from being suffocated again and looked under the sofa for her phone, which was showing over thirty missed calls—all from Liuyun. She figured it was about time to respond.
Once she was somewhere alone, Luo You called Liuyun back.
It was answered in a second.
“Hello~ Big Sister?”
“Herreira!” Liuyun hurried off to a dark corner, half-growling into the phone, “I think we really need to talk…” Her voice quivered with a hint of tears.
It had only been a day since Xingyue’s capture, but things had gotten utterly chaotic on her side.
Even with strong backing from the national government, who tried to scrub any negative comments and accounts about magical girls from the internet, how could you possibly block everything?
Liuyun actually didn’t care much about online talk. The truly frightening thing was that right now, the morale of the Magical Alliance had hit rock bottom!
With the final battle against the enemy approaching, this was the worst possible time for low morale.
“Looks like you’ve made up your mind, Big Sister.” Luo You grinned in satisfaction, “Then, for your sake, I’ll reluctantly name my terms!”
“Mm, mm! Go ahead! I’ll agree to anything!” Liuyun promised.
Even if Herrera demanded she and her sister Xingyu serve her together, Liuyun would accept it.
As a magical girl, she had to be prepared to sacrifice herself—her sister would understand, too.
No matter what, they couldn’t lose Xingyue in this Sea of Worlds Tide!
“Big Sister, I’ve thought for a while that you’re a little too timid about some things, aren’t you?”
“Eh? Why are you criticizing me out of the blue?!”
“Hehe, don’t be in such a rush. Maybe you don’t know this, but I’ve always been keeping an eye on you. I know you’ve been getting close to someone called Luo Youyou.”
At this point, Luo You paused for several seconds.
“You—go and sleep with Luo Youyou.”
Liuyun’s heart, already anxious to the point of arrhythmia, flatlined at this demand.
“What!?”
She shouted, drawing the attention of her fellow magical girls.
Liuyun’s heart was full of dread.
Herrera had been watching her all along!?
“Wh-why are you dragging an ordinary person into this!? D-don’t… with your power and status, don’t you think bullying a regular person is beneath you?”
“What, can’t do it~? You’ve wanted to sleep with that hot mess for ages, haven’t you? Big Sister, you’ve always treated her as my substitute, and Luo Youyou has tried to seduce you more than once—I see everything~~ you know.”
Luo You sneered with a wicked grin, “Sleep with her, and I’ll guarantee Xingyue’s safety and let her out at the right time.”
“N-no, I beg you, please don’t do this…”
“Nope~~ Like I said, Big Sister, you’re always so timid. That won’t do. You’re cute like that, but as a magical girl, you can’t keep going on like this. In fact, it’s exactly because you never change that you’re always just chasing my shadow, isn’t it?”
Liuyun’s mind went completely blank.
“Well, don’t worry, I’m not saying you have to do it right away. Wait until this Sea of Worlds Tide is over.”
Luo You warned, “But if you dare break your word, I’ll go and sleep with Luo Youyou myself. And what she’ll become then—I can’t promise anything~~ That’s all.”
The call ended.
I love her, she’s like the only TG’d magical girl who stays the Dominant one