Chapter 81: Exactly the same

The next day was the scheduled Training session that happened every three days.

Xia Mo and Luo Shuangxing arrived early together, waiting in the park.

But today, White Night was late.

And not just by a minute or two—she was a whole hour late!

Just as Xia Mo started to worry that something might have happened to Mentor White Night and she wouldn’t be able to make it, White Night finally appeared before them, late as ever.

The moment she showed up, White Night immediately dropped her transformation.

From her pale face, it was clear that Mentor’s condition wasn’t good.

“Mentor, you…” Xia Mo hurriedly stepped forward, but before she could get close, White Night’s signature cold voice cut through the air.

“The rest of you, same as usual. Rosemary, increase your Training load by half.”

“Eh?”

“You’re in Initial Bloom now. Do you still want to keep doing Bud-level Training?” White Night retorted.

That was when Xia Mo remembered—she had just broken through to Initial Bloom the night before, finally becoming a Magical Girl who could stand on her own.

Looking back, it all felt a little unreal.

“But Mentor, your health…” No, wait, now wasn’t the time to worry about that. Mentor’s condition was obviously off.

Xia Mo shook her head and pressed on, asking about White Night’s health.

Even if it made Mentor unhappy, she had to ask!

“Just some minor injuries. It’s nothing.” White Night swept her gaze over the three Magical Girls before her, her eyes complex, and sighed inwardly.

With the technology of Eternal Night and the natural high recovery rate of Magical Girls, her injuries would mostly heal in a few days.

No one would even guess that just days ago she’d been pierced through the shoulder.

But she hadn’t had time to recover fully before transforming into White Night to run Training for Xia Mo and the others.

That’s why Xia Mo noticed her injured state.

“You all go start Training.”

Luo Shuangyue once again gave the order to leave, and this time Xia Mo obediently flew off.

Since Mentor said it was fine, it probably would be, right?

Unlike Xia Mo, Luo Shuangxing gave Luo Shuangyue a strange look.

She was in a particularly suspicious mood lately—always making connections whenever something odd happened.

Now, her clever little mind began to spin again.

Seriously, how could there be such coincidences in the world? Yesterday, Dark Moth—who she suspected was her brother—got injured.

Today, White Night shows up, also looking beaten up.

Could there be a connection?

Could it be that her brother didn’t just have one identity? That White Night was also him in disguise?

But if she thought about it, there was a problem she couldn’t explain: White Night appeared a long, long time ago—before Luo Shuangyue was even born.

So her brother definitely couldn’t be the original White Night…

Unless—could there actually be two White Nights? The original, real White Night, and now her brother pretending to be her?

Luo Shuangxing weighed the idea but decided it was a little too bold.

Forget it.

For now, she’d focus on confirming her brother and Dark Moth’s identities.

White Night’s true identity could wait for another day.

And then, Luo Shuangxing got put through the wringer in Training again.

This time, she could barely walk, and in the end, Xia Mo had to help her home.

“Every Training session feels like I’ve taken a stroll along the Underworld River—I can even see my parents’ shadows! Why am I the only one being treated like this?” Luo Shuangxing wailed in despair, draped over Xia Mo.

Just look at Siam, who was at the same level as her—her Training intensity was only half as much.

Now, Luo Shuangxing’s workload was nearly on par with Xia Mo, who was already at Initial Bloom.

Come on, she was just a New Bud, not Initial Bloom!

At this rate, Luo Shuangxing suspected that when she reached Initial Bloom, White Night would give her Training as harsh as Full Bloom.

While the two Magical Girls at home grumbled about Training, Luo Shuangyue stood outside the front door, wondering what kind of expression she should use to face her childhood friend and her little sister.

Honestly, she could accept Xia Mo being a Magical Girl.

But why did that little brat Luo Shuangxing have to be one too?

What about that little brat made her worthy of being a Magical Girl? Was it just because their mom was so strong that she inherited the talent? Could the Magical Girl profession actually be inherited?

And Luo Shuangyue couldn’t act too strangely—she wasn’t supposed to know that Luo Shuangxing was a Magical Girl yet.

It made Luo Shuangyue feel extremely awkward.

In her eyes, the family’s relationships were a complete mess.

She knew Luo Shuangxing was a Magical Girl, but Luo Shuangxing had no idea.

Clearly, Xia Mo and Shuangxing had already revealed their identities to each other, and maybe Shuangxing even knew that she knew Xia Mo was a Magical Girl.

Really, if Xia Mo wanted, everyone in the family could just share information openly and stop hiding these deadly secrets.

Click—the door opened, and Luo Shuangyue immediately saw her little sister lying on the sofa, face full of despair.

Yeah, that was her handiwork.

Meanwhile, Xia Mo was in the kitchen pouring hot water for Luo Shuangxing.

Hearing the noise at the door, she looked up and glanced over.

“Shuangyue, you’re back? Why do you look so pale—are you feeling unwell?”

“I’m fine. Just stayed up too late. I’ll be back to normal in a couple days.” Luo Shuangyue shook her head, brushing it off as a minor issue.

Then she pointed at her sister slumped on the sofa and asked quietly, “What happened to Shuangxing this time? Why does she end up like this every few days?”

Before, Xia Mo would have stammered, not knowing how to explain—she couldn’t let outsiders know about Luo Shuangxing’s Magical Girl identity.

But now, after realizing that Luo Shuangyue might actually be Dark Moth, she didn’t feel nervous at all.

After all, Shuangxing had already blown her cover in front of Dark Moth.

If Shuangyue really was Dark Moth, then let’s see who gets more embarrassed!

At this moment, the tables had turned—Xia Mo now held the advantage!

“She said she was doing Training—Magical Girl Training.” Xia Mo smiled calmly at Luo Shuangyue.

“It’s that Training plan you wrote for her. Shuangxing says as long as she sticks with it, she’ll definitely become a Magical Girl.”

But she’s already a Magical Girl! And that expression—she obviously knows what Shuangxing is really up to and is lying to my face!

Knowing the truth, Luo Shuangyue felt numb.

This feeling of knowing the truth but being unable to say it out loud was just too much.

“Shuangyue, your expression is really strange. Are you sure you’re okay?” After talking about Shuangxing, Xia Mo suddenly moved closer to Luo Shuangyue.

Before Luo Shuangyue could dodge, Xia Mo was already at her side.

Then, she carefully took in Luo Shuangyue’s scent.

There was a faint herbal smell on her left shoulder, and everywhere else… was exactly the same as Dark Moth.