At 10:30 p.m., Xia Mo was lying under the covers, scrolling on her phone, when she suddenly heard a faint tapping sound on the window beside her.
Someone knocking on the window at this hour?
Well, she already guessed who had come to visit.
Lifting her eyes to look outside, sure enough, the visitor was that red-eyed girl she hadn’t seen for a few days.
Her outfit was exactly the same as the last few times, making Xia Mo strongly suspect that she might really only have that one set of clothes to wear.
Walking over to the window and opening it, Xia Mo watched as Ming Die climbed in through the window into her room, a trace of helplessness flashing in her eyes.
The good news was that this time Ming Die didn’t interrupt her sleep.
The bad news?
Ming Die still preferred coming in through the window.
“I’ve got intel on Snake Fang. They’re currently making a deal with ‘Black Fire’ and plan to turn Black Fire into their foothold in Xinghai City.”
Without any small talk, Luo Shuangyue got straight to the point, informing Xia Mo of the latest intel she had just received.
She hadn’t originally planned to come over at this hour, but Monis had just sent her the information.
And since this intel was highly time-sensitive, if they didn’t act now, those bad guys would get away.
“So… we’re going to stop them?”
“What, you want to sit back and watch their plot succeed? Let them gain a foothold in Xinghai City?”
Luo Shuangyue let out a cold laugh and jerked her chin toward the window.
“Come on, let’s go wreck them!”
Already dressed in pajamas, Xia Mo was stunned.
“Now?”
“There’s no time to waste.”
“I should inform the director about this first…”
As a well-behaved and responsible magical girl, Xia Mo felt she needed to report something like this beforehand.
But Luo Shuangyue wasn’t about to waste time with her.
Seeing that Xia Mo was still hesitant, she immediately grabbed her wrist and started pulling her toward the window.
“You can report as we go. Just say you were out for a night stroll and came across some shady guys making a deal, so you followed them and discovered the transaction site between Snake Fang and Black Fire.”
“With the Ministry of Magic’s response speed, those two junior teammates of yours should be able to arrive within ten minutes. You three go in first. If you can’t handle it, I’ll jump in and help.”
“Huh? You’re not coming with us?”
Xia Mo looked at her in disbelief.
From the way Ming Die said it, it sounded like she planned to sit back and watch the magical girls and Snake Fang duke it out—and then swoop in and reap the benefits.
Leaping out the window in a flash, Luo Shuangyue tossed Xia Mo a look that said “Are you stupid?”
“If I go in with you, have you thought about how to explain to your superiors—and those juniors of yours—why you’re secretly working with me?”
“If I only appear after the fight starts, drawn by the commotion, and claim I didn’t want to see outsiders take over Xinghai City’s turf—that’s a solid excuse to intervene, right?”
Oh. Xia Mo’s face lit up with realization.
Right now, only she and Ming Die knew about their collaboration.
If Ling Lan and Siam showed up and suddenly saw Rosemary—who had been their sworn enemy not long ago—fighting side by side with Ming Die, it would be hard to explain.
You could say Ming Die also hated Snake Fang and decided to help the magical girls—that was believable.
But how would you explain why both of their magic signatures appeared at the same time, as if they had arranged it in advance?
It’s not like they could claim to have some psychic connection, right?
“So me watching from the sidelines first is the safest option. According to the intel I got, the Snake Fang members over there aren’t very strong. The three of you should be able to handle them easily.”
As she spoke, Luo Shuangyue crooked her finger at Xia Mo.
“Come on, hurry up. If we’re too slow, they’ll get away.”
“…Fine.”
After a brief moment of thought, Xia Mo ultimately chose to trust Ming Die.
She vaulted out the window.
The moment she leapt, a pale purple radiance surged from her chest, imbuing her with dreamlike power.
Even more impressive was that Xia Mo’s transformation didn’t release the slightest hint of magic energy.
That meant her transformation control had reached an astonishing level of mastery.
How many times has she climbed through windows in the middle of the night to develop such a high level of skill?!
Luo Shuangyue silently grumbled to herself.
In her Rosemary form, Xia Mo flew over to Luo Shuangyue holding her wand, casting her an inquisitive glance.
Where is it?
“It’s here… By the way, once you transform, can’t you use your phone anymore?”
Luo Shuangyue opened the map app on her phone and showed Xia Mo the location.
Xia Mo leaned in slightly, pressing half her body against Luo Shuangyue’s in order to get a clearer view of the destination.
This made Luo Shuangyue’s body tense up immediately—this was the first time she had been in such close contact with transformed Xia Mo.
Compared to her untransformed self, Xia Mo in her magical girl form was on a whole different level of charm.
That light, delicate dress in full magical girl style, the dreamlike, stunning side profile, and the faint, enchanting fragrance lingering around her—at that moment, Luo Shuangyue really wanted to push Xia Mo to the ground and ravish this sweet, delectable girl.
No no no, that’s way too perverted.
Forcing herself to shove those strange thoughts down, Luo Shuangyue took a small step to the side.
“How about… I just share the location with you?”
Xia Mo nodded slightly, a bit hesitant.
She stretched her hand toward the air beside her, and as her hand sank into the void and withdrew again, her phone appeared in her grip.
Items worn close to the body before a magical girl transforms are stored by magic in a certain space.
Magical girls can retrieve or return these items at any time, and once the transformation ends, everything is restored to its original position— like having a portable dressing room.
“So… should I scan you, or you scan me?”
Opening a messaging app marked with a bird icon, Xia Mo tilted her head and asked.