“Uh, that’s good then, so how should I help you?”
Hearing this, Su Mu let out a long sigh of relief.
It seemed things weren’t sliding toward the abyss.
“Help me scan that captured mutant. There’s a part of that woman in her magic core. I want to use it to find out where she went, that’s all.”
Su Mu scratched her head, recalling Ning Xi, who had been scolded by Irina until she was meek and submissive, and nodded.
“It should be fine, but the person is probably with Tang Nai right now. Let’s head back first.”
Just as Su Mu was about to stand up, Luo Jialan swiftly grabbed her wrist.
“No rush. Your training’s only just started today. My matter isn’t urgent.”
Su Mu, with her back to Luo Jialan, instantly wore a tragic expression upon hearing this.
Please, my training shouldn’t be more important than something that sounds so heavy and serious!
But from the tone Luo Jialan used when mentioning her mother, it was as if she were just a stranger worth noticing.
This made Su Mu curious—what exactly had happened between them?
Asking directly was an option, but Luo Jialan didn’t seem keen on talking about it.
Better to wait until they scanned the mutant.
About an hour later.
Su Mu struggled to take off her boxing gloves, handed them to Luo Jialan, and collapsed onto the mat, staring blankly at the ceiling.
This little mouse is completely burnt out.
Damn it, Lando, once you’re back on duty, I’ll order two small cups of fresh orange juice online every day, so you can feel the wrist-aching pain too!
By the time they returned to the café, it was already afternoon.
Consecutive sunny days had sent the temperature soaring to a shocking 33°C.
Tang Nai, in the game room, raised an eyebrow at Su Mu, then glanced at Luo Jialan beside her.
“You’ve only just awakened your powers. I suggest you don’t recklessly dive into someone else’s mental domain, especially that guy we just caught. One wrong move, and you’ll be brainwashed into a lustful idiot.”
Though Tang Nai’s tone was light as always, Su Mu couldn’t help but shrink back.
That sounds really bad.
“In that case, let’s start with a month of magic and ability control training.”
Luo Jialan’s sudden comment made Su Mu’s heart go cold.
“Well said, Little Lando. Train Su Mu well. Make sure she comes back every day with trembling legs, just like now.”
Tang Nai had already noticed Su Mu’s quivering calves and was secretly chuckling.
“But in a few days, you can relax a bit. Lemon and Little Mo are back for a rare visit, but they’re leaving again next week. So, I thought we’d take the chance to unwind—maybe go to the beach or something.”
The beach?
Su Mu suddenly recalled a dream she’d had about a beach.
In it, she noticed she was wearing a tacky combat outfit and woke up instantly.
A classic nightmare—wearing awful clothes in a weird setting.
Su Mu had thought it was just stress.
But thinking about her recent dreams, they felt too coincidental.
She’d never been to the beach, let alone seen Luo Jialan in a swimsuit.
Logically, she shouldn’t have dreamed of such things.
Hearing Tang Nai bring it up, Su Mu grew even more puzzled.
But overthinking was pointless.
She might as well consider what to wear.
Definitely not that tacky combat outfit.
As for swimsuits, Su Mu was deeply resistant.
Truth be told, she was still avoiding the reality of becoming a girl.
For things like using the bathroom or showering, she tried to avoid looking at private areas.
It was troublesome but manageable.
This meant she hadn’t adapted to her body, just ignoring issues by focusing elsewhere.
Like a student who knows their vacation homework is untouched but keeps playing to avoid anxiety.
The first day of school always comes, and in the end, they’ll pull an all-nighter to finish it miraculously.
“Don’t worry, I’ve picked out a swimsuit for you. Su Mu, just grit your teeth and put it on.”
Tang Nai had guessed Su Mu would overthink, so she decided to push her, leaving no room for avoidance.
“Going to the beach in a few days isn’t a bad idea. With those weirdos around, not many people are going out, so the beach should be pretty empty.”
Luo Jialan, unaware of Su Mu’s past, didn’t catch the deeper meaning in Tang Nai’s words.
She thought Su Mu was just shy about such occasions, but the beach sounded like a good idea.
The dojo had no air conditioning, and the nights felt like a furnace.
They couldn’t loaf around at Snow King during the day either, so she’d had similar thoughts.
As for the Desire Witch… she could deal with her later.
When pounding the sandbag a few days ago or asking Su Mu about this today, Luo Jialan had briefly resolved to act.
But hearing Tang Nai’s words, her already wavering resolve faltered, and she gave up for now.
Like promising to “start learning English tomorrow,” only to open the vocabulary list, learn “abandon,” and give up.
Without the Desire Witch, her life was going smoothly—easier than before, even.
For now, a trip to the beach to change her mood sounded good.
With that thought, Luo Jialan glanced at Su Mu, who was fidgeting anxiously, twisting her feet and tightly clutching her hair.
She looks really nervous.
It’s just a swimsuit.
Has she never done something like this before?
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