“Can I really wear this?”
“Can it even wrap around like that?”
“Xiao Xia, what are you doing!”
Lin Xiaojue stood in place, forced to endure the ministrations of Xia Yao and Su Yaqing.
One shameful outfit after another was draped over her body—a maid outfit with holes in the front and back, a Lolita dress with a heart-shaped cutout at the chest… not a single piece of clothing was decent.
Her skin had never been fully covered by clothes; more and more of it was being exposed to the air, making Lin Xiaojue feel exceptionally exhausted.
By the end of it, Lin Xiaojue didn’t even know where she was, simply letting the two of them toy with her as they pleased.
“Ta-da! Finished!”
“Xiao Jue was so good, just like before.”
Lin Xiaojue opened her tired eyes. Before her was a sky-blue Lolita dress trimmed with gold thread, featuring intricately patterned lace borders and wide sleeves.
“This…” Lin Xiaojue looked up in astonishment, finding Su Yaqing holding a veil. The thin gauze was decorated with silver thread and sparkled brightly.
“Heh heh, Xiao Jue, happy sixth anniversary of Tianyu’s birth!”
“Senior, happy sixth anniversary!”
The two of them cheered and skipped about. Lin Xiaojue examined the outfit on her body, which was nearly identical to Tianyu’s.
She hadn’t transformed in a long time. The series of events during this period had made her memory of her original transformed appearance a bit fuzzy.
‘Is this… a different kind of transformation?’
“Senior, we bought these COS outfits because we wanted to see what the real deal looked like!” Xia Yao looked at her with a beaming smile.
“As expected, it’s best when the original does the COS,” Su Yaqing said playfully, draping an arm over Xia Yao’s shoulder.
“When did the two of you get so close?” Lin Xiaojue felt a sense of unreality for a moment.
“A long time ago,” the two answered in unison.
That night, magical girl Tianyu fell.
Magical girl Ling Xin fell.
Magical girl Qingtian fell.
Lin Xiaojue realized she really shouldn’t have listened to their sweet talk.
***
Even after boarding the plane, she still hadn’t recovered from the soreness in her waist.
Lin Xiaojue clutched her waist, one hand resting on the seat. Her head leaned against the backrest as white clouds flowed past the window and the sky flooded with brilliant light.
This was a flight to Guangyuan City. After her previous period of fooling around, it was about time to head back.
Su Yaqing had covered the plane tickets. Right now, she was lying peacefully in her seat with her hands crossed, and Xia Yao was lying just as peacefully beside her.
The two had their eyes closed to rest. The high spirits they displayed yesterday were nowhere to be found; they were now sleeping like withered leaves.
‘Really, they don’t know the meaning of being frugal.’
Lin Xiaojue grumbled softly in reproach. Yesterday, the two of them had claimed they would make her completely fall under their nimble fingertips, but in the end, they were the ones who had fallen first.
However, Lin Xiaojue would never say why they fell, even if a certain mysterious blonde woman had already vaguely guessed it.
Godspeed Strike.
Or rather, Super-speed Calculation.
Her ancestral magical girl ability had finally returned to her hands.
Lin Xiaojue opened her panel to check her abilities.
[Status Window]
Title Equipped: **[Frontier Developer]**
Abilities and Buffs Obtained: **[Endurance]**, **[Sharpness]**, **[Great Enlightenment]**, **[Rationality I]**, **[Super-speed Calculation]**
**[Super-speed Calculation]**: When using the magical battle suit **[Oath of Sunny Sky]**, the ability **[Godspeed Strike]** will be enhanced.
Originally usable once every three days for a 2-second time stop, it is now enhanced to once per day for a 2-second time stop.
Debuff Obtained: **[Lapsus]**
Remaining Simulation Counts: 0
Although she could only use it once per day, it was more than enough for the current Lin Xiaojue.
She closed the panel. At the very least, she wouldn’t have to worry about being bullied in the future.
She might even be able to protect her teammates.
Lin Xiaojue turned her head to look at the two sleeping girls. She hadn’t expected dating both of them at the same time to go so smoothly.
She had thought there would be a period of friction and estrangement, but it had succeeded with unexpected ease.
Except…
Lin Xiaojue recalled what Su Yaqing had told her.
That day, as the three of them walked through the night wind, Su Yaqing had leaned in and timidly explained the situation.
“I—I told Gu Xue and Sakuragawa Iku that if they want to compete for you, then come at me. I’m not afraid of them anyway.”
Su Yaqing’s voice had lowered involuntarily when she said “I’m not afraid,” clearly not expecting Xia Yao to snatch Lin Xiaojue away first.
Had she thought victory was in her grasp, only to be forced to admit defeat in the end?
Lin Xiaojue pondered. Su Yaqing’s words certainly reflected her confidence; who would expect someone who proactively confessed to them to stray?
Tsk, it couldn’t exactly be called straying.
Lin Xiaojue tried to convince herself, but she couldn’t help asking:
“Su Yaqing, aren’t you afraid I’ll really be stolen away?”
Su Yaqing had shrunk her neck.
As she continued her explanation, Lin Xiaojue listened, letting out cries of surprise.
“Murong Qiuyu called you? An Yuxi too? They even came to your door looking for you?”
“Mm, but I refused them.”
Su Yaqing’s determined tone meant nothing to Lin Xiaojue.
She estimated that by the time Su Yaqing refused, Murong Qiuyu had already used her intelligence network to start searching everywhere.
Lin Xiaojue remembered that when she first entered Guangyuan University, legends about that woman were already circulating.
The legend spoke of a certain senior who could simultaneously appear at a college class reunion and an offline meeting with internet friends thousands of miles apart without any pressure.
While students were still worrying about what to order for takeout, Murong Qiuyu was already delivering it, bringing hot food to her juniors regardless of the wind or rain.
While delivering food, she also worked as an online booster for games like G-Impact and W-Waves.
No matter when or where you looked for her, Murong Qiuyu’s QQ status would always be lit—she was online 24 hours a day.
In addition to boosting, she worked part-time as a bassist for a music club. According to some inquiries, she was a part-time member of nearly fifty bands at the same time.
She never made mistakes, yet she never spent a single extra second on anyone. She clocked out exactly on time, never lingering.
Lin Xiaojue still remembered that when fighting residual beasts, Murong Qiuyu would often look down at her digital watch in the middle of the fight, nearly getting her head swiped by a tentacle.
When asked why she didn’t dodge, Murong Qiuyu would look up, her deep black eyes reflecting a light of profound wisdom.
She wouldn’t say a word, and in the next moment, someone looking exactly like her would fall from the sky, vanishing into particles of light upon her head.
Lin Xiaojue had looked up at the time and thought, ‘Wow, a plane!’
Murong Qiuyu’s clones literally fell from planes.
At that moment, the tentacle that had been narrowly avoided would sweep back, nearly crushing the two of them into meat paste.
“Heh.” Murong Qiuyu would smile calmly, catching the tentacle with one hand while summoning a clone with the other to carry Lin Xiaojue back. Then, she would be beaten into particles of light.
Every time it reached that point, Lin Xiaojue would wonder if Murong Qiuyu had actually died.
As it turned out, the one beaten into light was the clone, and the one holding her was the real person—who would then take the opportunity to constantly grope her while she was dazed.
Lin Xiaojue pulled her thoughts back and looked around.
Murong Qiuyu had too many part-time jobs; she had taken the concept of student part-time work to the absolute limit. She wasn’t sure if the woman would be on this plane.
The sound of a cart rolling through the cabin echoed. A pair of beautiful legs entered her field of vision, and Lin Xiaojue looked toward the source of the sound.