After successfully thwarting one of Snake Fang’s conspiracies,
Luo Shuangyue felt that Xinghai City had become much more peaceful.
Magical beasts?
One would pop up every four or five days, just small fry that Jiuye could easily handle.
Her daily life had settled into occasionally checking in at Jiye’s place, then disguising herself as Baiye to rigorously train those three magical girls.
Among the three magical girls participating in the training, the one who surprised Luo Shuangyue the most was Linglan.
This girl seemed born for such grueling training methods.
She’d complain about dying the whole time, yet always managed to complete the tasks assigned, just barely.
You see, the training intensity was almost on par with Xia Mo’s, and Xia Mo’s strength was significantly higher than hers.
“Senior Baiye, I… I’m done…”
Luo Shuangxing, having completed a full set of training, let out a muffled voice, then collapsed onto the grass with a thud, staring at the sky with hollow eyes.
She felt like… she could see her mom, far away in heaven, floating before her eyes…
“Not bad. Rest here for a bit,”
Luo Shuangyue said, standing in front of Linglan, nodding before speaking in a cold tone.
“There’s magic cannon training later.”
Ah, Luo Shuangxing saw her mom’s illusion smiling devilishly at her, as if saying, “Keep going, Little Star, Mom believes in you!”
Mom, please don’t believe in me!
If this keeps up, I’ll really die!
Luo Shuangxing wept inwardly.
She still had to go for coffee with her brother and Sister Xia Mo tomorrow— she couldn’t die here!
“Senior… I’ll die from exhaustion!”
Luo Shuangxing looked at Baiye with teary eyes.
If she had any strength left, she’d probably be clinging to Baiye’s leg, begging.
“Your situation is special. This kind of extreme pressure is what fuels your rapid growth. The last few times, you said you couldn’t handle it, but didn’t you make it through in the end?”
Luo Shuangyue smiled at the despairing white-clad girl,
her face full of “I believe in you.”
She wasn’t targeting Linglan specifically— this girl’s magic trait thrived under pressure; the greater the stress, the faster her progress.
In just a few days of intense training, Linglan’s combat ability had doubled.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before Linglan could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Xia Mo.
“…But it’s really exhausting.”
“Better to sweat in training than bleed in battle. Rest well, I’ll go check on Siam and Rosemary’s training.”
With that, Luo Shuangyue turned and walked toward the other two magical girls.
She didn’t notice the flicker of confusion on Luo Shuangxing’s face behind her.
Baiye’s outfit had a very short skirt, and with Luo Shuangxing lying on the ground, her eyes naturally followed Baiye.
As Baiye turned to leave, she inevitably saw something she shouldn’t have.
For example, the white lace-trimmed pumpkin shorts hidden under the skirt.
A very safe choice of clothing, right?
But this was something Luo Shuangxing should never have seen!
What’s under a magical girl’s skirt?
Perhaps only the magical girl herself knows.
After transforming, their skirts are enchanted with a powerful holy light spell.
It’s not enough to blind anyone, but it perfectly blocks prying eyes.
In other words, magical girls never have wardrobe malfunctions— no matter how big their movements,
all that’s revealed is pure light.
But now, Luo Shuangxing saw something that should have been concealed by that light.
“Senior Baiye… isn’t in her transformed state right now?”
A bold thought struck Luo Shuangxing’s mind.
There was no doubt about Senior Baiye’s identity.
The issue must lie in her state.
The simplest and most likely explanation was that Senior Baiye wasn’t transformed— she was in her natural form.
“Now that I think about it, during every special training session, Senior Baiye only has that intimidating aura at the very start. After we finish warming up and come back, that aura disappears, and her clothes don’t seem as dazzling either.”
Once suspicion took root, Luo Shuangxing immediately recalled a slew of red flags from her memory.
Why does Senior Baiye always walk to meet the others?
Flying should be second nature to a magical girl, right?
Why, after staying in the sun for a while, does Senior Baiye’s clothes look damp?
Magical girls in their transformed stats shouldn’t sweat like that.
All these clues pointed Luo Shuangxing to one answer:
Senior Baiye has never been transformed!
She’s been pretending all along!
This… I have to tell Senior Rosemary!
Luo Shuangxing thought to herself.
Right now, it’s just a guess but Senior Rosemary knows more about Senior Baiye.
Maybe she could provide more clues.
But before digging into the secrets Senior Baiye is hiding, she still has this deadly training to finish!
Luo Shuangxing let out a miserable wail in her heart.
This training intensity is on a whole different level from the plans her brother made before!
Brother, your boss is messing with your plans— come stop her already!
“Sen… Senior, wait for me, don’t go yet!”
As the sun set, Xia Mo, exhausted from a full day of training, was about to leave when a half-dead shout came from behind.
“Linglan, what’s up? Senior’s already exhausted, meow.”
Siam, too, had no energy left to tease Luo Shuangxing.
Her legs were as limp as noodles, trembling uncontrollably.
Leaning on her staff, which was taller than her, Luo Shuangxing hobbled over to Xia Mo like an eighty-year-old, her face screaming, “I’ve made a huge discovery!”
“I found out Senior Baiye doesn’t seem to be transformed!”
Xia Mo and Siam exchanged a glance,
both seeing the same confusion in each other’s eyes.
“How do you know that? (Meow)”
Senior Baiye not transformed?
That’s impossible…
If she’s not transformed, where does that gorgeous skirt come from?
And how does she always descend from the sky?
Plus, just now when she left,
Senior Baiye turned into light to depart—
that’s a textbook magical girl ability, isn’t it?
“What I mean is, Senior Baiye only transforms at the start and end. The rest of the time, she’s not in her transformed state at all.”
Luo Shuangxing laid out her suspicions clearly.
When explaining why she grew suspicious,
her expression turned a bit awkward and shy.
“As for how I figured it out… cough, I accidentally saw
Senior Baiye’s safety shorts just now.
And that’s how I knew.”