“Clearly, you were so tired yesterday, and yet you’re out so early today? Brother, don’t you care about where Xia Mo is going?”
With a piece of buttered bread in her mouth, Luo Shuangxing reminded her older brother to keep an eye on his potential girlfriend and make sure she doesn’t get lured away by some punk.
Luo Shuangyue, who was leisurely spreading jam on her bread, didn’t respond.
She knew exactly what Xia Mo was up to. Since they had already agreed to collaborate, Xia Mo would surely handle the matter seriously.
Leaving so early, she must have been heading to the Magic Department to search for information on the Snake Fang, right?
This thought made Luo Shuangyue, who was still lounging at home, feel a bit guilty.
Xia Mo, the magical girl, was working hard, waking up early and staying late, while she was here enjoying a peaceful breakfast and had no intention of leaving before noon.
It felt almost evil.
But once she thought about how, even if she went out, she’d still be in the dark trying to find those outsiders hiding, most of her guilt vanished.
She was currently hiding her movements to avoid alarming the snakes.
It made sense for the magical girls to investigate the Snake Fang; it wouldn’t raise any suspicions.
But if she made a move, the Snake Fang would definitely become more cautious.
Great power should only be used at the most crucial moments to have the greatest effect.
“Stop overthinking. Xia Mo probably has something important to do. Instead of worrying about her, why don’t you worry about yourself? How are you doing in your tutoring? Didn’t you say you had an exam the other day?”
For a poor student still in school, asking about grades was undoubtedly the best way to end the conversation.
Luo Shuangxing immediately deflated, mumbling something like, “I’ve been trying my best,”
“At least I got 80 this time,”
“I only missed a few major questions.”
Clearly, her exam results weren’t great.
“Why can’t you learn from me and your Xia Mo? She and I are famous academic achievers at school, and look at you—learning none of the good things, but picking up all the bad ones.”
“No way! Xia Mo doesn’t have any bad habits!”
“Isn’t idolizing celebrities a bad habit?”
Luo Shuangyue took a bite of her bread and pointed out Xia Mo’s worst habit.
Other girls idolized handsome celebrities, but Xia Mo? She idolized magical girls and even turned herself into one. Isn’t that a bad habit?
The room full of magical girl merch and posters cost so much money.
Luo Shuangyue used to wonder where Xia Mo got the money for those things, but now she understood.
Xia Mo was spending her magical girl salary to chase after magical girls.
And now, all those things were gone. Who knew if Xia Mo was secretly cursing inside?
“Idolizing celebrities… liking magical girls can’t be called idolizing celebrities. They’re world-saving heroes, completely different from those trashy pop stars.”
Luo Shuangxing adamantly disagreed. How could magical girls be compared to celebrities?
That was an insult to magical girls!
Besides, her exam subjects were completely different from her brother and Xia Mo’s.
She was taking the highly difficult Magical Girl-specific subjects.
From the basics of monsters to global affairs, from magic theory to practical training, her grades were actually pretty good.
Xian Luo’s grades were even worse than hers!
“Hmph, I’m not talking to you anymore, you boring man. Anyone who doesn’t like magical girls is pitiful.”
After finishing the last bit of her breakfast, Luo Shuangxing skipped over to the door, sticking out her tongue at Luo Shuangyue.
“Goodbye, my poor Oni-chan~”
Before Luo Shuangyue could retort, Luo Shuangxing slammed the door with a bang, cutting off his view and sound.
Is this what you call “covering your ears while stealing a bell”?
Luo Shuangyue took a bite of his bread, feeling like his little sister was becoming more mischievous recently.
Could it be that he spoiled her too much?
She wasn’t like this before… maybe she needed a bit of discipline?
“Sigh, she’s grown up, with her own ideas now. Doesn’t care about her older brother anymore.”
He sighed helplessly, his gaze turning a bit melancholic.
If he knew how much Shuangxing had changed, their parents would probably scold her to death, right?
“Rosemary-senpai! Are you coming to class today too?”
In the hallway of the Magic Combat Command Center, the white-clad magical girl encountered her senior who had just walked out of the director’s office.
Luo Shuangxing was very happy to see her. Aside from the joint operation a few days ago, this was the first time she had seen Rosemary in these past few days.
The girl, dressed in a light purple floral long dress, smiled and greeted her junior.
“I’ve passed all the knowledge assessments, so unless the Magic Department updates the curriculum, I don’t need to come to class anymore.”
Lily of the valley and Xian Luo had only recently become magical girls, so they needed to come to the command center every day for training, to help them grow into qualified magical girls in the shortest time possible.
But Rosemary, being an experienced magical girl, was different.
She could come and go as she pleased, and even when she did come, it was usually for practical drills in another section.
“I heard from the director that your and Xian Luo’s assessment scores weren’t very good?”
“Well… although I’ve memorized everything in the textbooks, I still make mistakes in practical exercises. How did you manage back in the day, senpai?”
Luo Shuangxing reached out and grabbed Rosemary’s hand, subtly moving closer to her.
For the closeness of her junior, Xia Mo only smiled and didn’t refuse.
After all, it showed that Lily of the valley really liked her, and this bond was the source of magical girls’ strength.
“Ah, back in my day, I also had to work really hard to pass the assessments,” Xia Mo said with a smile, gently patting Lily of the valley’s white head. Holding her hand, Xia Mo led her to a nearby classroom.
It wasn’t yet class time, and the teacher who was supposed to give the lesson hadn’t arrived, leaving Xia Mo and Lily of the valley with some time to themselves.
“There’s no trick to it. It’s all about memorizing and practicing. Right now, this knowledge might seem useless, but when it’s really needed, it could save your life,” Xia Mo said seriously, her face stern as she spoke to Lily of the valley.
Meow!
Luo Shuangxing nodded innocently.
Since her senior said so, it must be true.
Just as she was about to say something quietly to her senior, a cold glare landed on her.
Immediately, Luo Shuangxing became irritated when she realized someone had squeezed between her and her senior.
With mechanical cat ears, a flexible cat tail, and that familiar voice, “Lily of the valley, you’re stealing again, meow~! Senpai belongs to everyone, you can’t monopolize her!”
“Xian Luo, you brat, get away from my senior!!!”