Chapter 84: Rescue~

Da~~~ Da da~

The black, adorable ladies’ leather shoes tapped against the floor, producing a series of brisk, lively sounds.

Smooth, jade-like calves gleamed softly, bouncing lightly with every step—both body movements unambiguously proclaiming one thing: today, Mo Yu was in an excellent mood.

But why was Mo Yu so happy?

There were many reasons. First, Su Qi had safely escaped from the Succubus Statue incident.

Mo Yu had been overjoyed upon receiving the news yesterday.

Besides that, at this very moment, Mo Yu glanced down at the two items in his hand.

One was Su Qi’s Mobile, and the other was the Su Family Key.

After that night of drinking and getting close with A Qi, Mo Yu had been pondering a question for days.

Just how should he interact with A Qi…

No, more accurately, how could he find the right opportunity for A Qi to accept him as a girl?

After all, their bond had shifted from brothers to sisters, and they had even shared the same bed.

No matter how he thought about it, continuing their old way of interacting felt impossible.

And these two items were the perfect tools to help him approach A Qi.

Because he had previously visited Su Qi’s house, Mo Yu, now dressed in girls’ clothes, made his way toward Su Qi’s home from memory while contemplating a very important question.

What should he play with Su Qi later?

In the past, he’d disguised himself as a boy, and A Qi had done the same.

So, whenever he visited Su Qi’s house, they’d just play video games together.

Although playing games was fun, now that they were both girls, it didn’t seem quite appropriate anymore.

Maybe they could watch some horror movies instead? That seemed like a good idea.

And judging from Su Qi’s experience as the author of that Lily Novel, he probably liked those too.

But just thinking of that novel, Mo Yu couldn’t help but feel a little conflicted at this moment.

According to the Adventurers’ Guild’s intel, A Qi had arrived home safely the night before last.

It was understandable that there was no update the day before yesterday—after all, there had been an accident.

No update last night also made sense; escaping from danger required some rest.

But now, the whole morning had already passed, and there was still no new chapter.

That just didn’t fit A Qi’s explosive update habits!

While Mo Yu was vaguely feeling something was off, she found herself unknowingly arriving at Muyang Community where Su Qi lived.

At the foot of Building 3, she pressed the elevator’s up button gently.

While waiting for the elevator, Mo Yu unexpectedly spotted two very familiar girls approaching together.

These two were none other than her classmate An Xiaoling, and Lin Xue.

Having met at the Adventurers’ Guild and chatted while waiting by the statue for Su Qi to return, they were well acquainted with each other’s identities.

Mo Yu quickly realized that the two must be here to see Su Qi as well.

“Senior Sister Lin, An Classmate, are you here to see A Qi too?”

After greeting them, Mo Yu had to admit, she felt a tiny bit disappointed inside.

Because with these two arriving, she probably wouldn’t get to spend time alone with A Qi later.

However, this sense of loss didn’t last long in Mo Yu’s heart.

As Su Qi’s childhood friend who sincerely cared for him, Mo Yu soon felt at ease when she realized that Su Qi had teammates who cared about him.

After all, it was a good thing when the person you liked was cared for and looked after by others—it meant Su Qi had a good teammate.

Having good teammates was a blessing.

But as she looked at the full “senior” aura radiating from Senior Lin Xue, Mo Yu couldn’t help but feel a faint sense of crisis.

Emmmmmmmm, A Qi was the author of a Lily Novel, and Lin Xue was a stunning female teammate who had shown an excessive amount of worry back at the statue.

Something about this felt off!

Could it be that Lin Xue liked A Qi too?

Still, by comparison, she probably didn’t need to worry much about An Xiaoling, who stood beside her.

After all, at school, An Classmate and A Qi weren’t especially close!

Just as Mo Yu was lost in thought, the elevator arrived on the first floor.

Ignoring the surprised gaze of the delivery guy stepping out, Mo Yu entered the elevator, already wondering how she might subtly probe whether Lin Xue was a potential rival.

But before she could speak, An Xiaoling’s cute loli voice sounded in the elevator.

“Mo Yu, did Su Qi come see you yesterday? Or did you get any messages from Su Qi?” Mo Yu felt a little puzzled, but honestly shook her head.

“Just as I thought…”

Seeing Mo Yu shake her head, An Xiaoling’s heart sank a little.

While riding in the car just now, she’d carefully reviewed the available intel on Su Qi.

Su Qi was usually a quiet presence in class, only going home and hanging out with Mo Yu, his only good bro—friend.

But yesterday, Su Qi hadn’t returned home, nor had he gone to the Cangyou Wildcat Team.

Now, even his good friend Mo Yu was denying contact.

Factoring in the disappearance of Elder Sister Wen Yin and the faint sweet scent of Su Qi that Lin Xue had detected outside the door yesterday…

At this moment, An Xiaoling felt that the anxious hunch she’d had before leaving the house was gradually being confirmed.

Having asked her question, the small figure with cute twin tails—An Xiaoling—scrunched her delicate brows.

Just then, Mo Yu, who had been a step slow, finally realized something was wrong thanks to the question.

After all, she’d picked up Su Qi’s Mobile and the Su Family Key herself, and Su Qi hadn’t come to find her yesterday or gone to the girls’ team.

None of them had seen Su Qi, which was very odd.

And if she considered Su Qi’s crossdressing, that stunning face, soft skin, and delicate frame…

At that moment, an unwelcome idea popped into Mo Yu’s mind—kidnapping?

And as soon as that thought appeared—

Ding-ding~~～

A crisp sound announced the elevator’s arrival at the 15th floor.

When the elevator doors opened, the three girls—uneasy at heart—remained silent, quickly making their way to Room 1507 and pressing the doorbell.

Ding dong~ ding dong~

The sound of the doorbell echoed crisply inside.

But after waiting a second, ten seconds, then twenty seconds, there was still no response.

It looked like nobody was home.

Seeing this, Mo Yu’s anxiety deepened.

Just as she was debating whether to call the police—sniff sniff~

The next second, she heard Lin Xue outside the door slowly speak up with a new finding.

“Something’s off. I can smell the sweet scent of Su Qi’s blood here, just like yesterday. She should be nearby. How about I open the door and take a look?”

Hearing this clue from ‘Senior Lin Xue’, a user of the Blood Empress Ability, Mo Yu’s face visibly relaxed—at least it didn’t look like Su Qi had been kidnapped far away.

But soon, that relief turned into concern.

A Qi was nearby, so why wouldn’t she open the door for them? What was she doing—had she fainted?

With that thought, although opening someone else’s door was improper, in times of urgency, worry overtook manners.

Mo Yu didn’t hesitate—she pulled the key from under her skirt.

Click. The door unlocked, and she strode into Su Qi’s home to search.

Worried Su Qi had fainted, Mo Yu rushed inside, unaware that behind her, Lin Xue’s gaze had grown more complicated and dangerous.

After all, from Lin Xue’s perspective, Mo Yu had produced Su Qi’s house key so effortlessly.

That relationship was anything but simple.

Would a normal good bro really give his house key to someone else?

It seemed her Su Qi junior brother had a lot of rivals!

First that older neighbor sister, and now a childhood friend dropping out of the sky.

Once inside Su Qi’s home, the trio began a thorough search.

First Su Qi’s room, then Su’s parents’ and Su Lulu’s bedrooms—nowhere to be found. Finally, they arrived at Su Qi’s tiny bedroom.

Seeing the chilly, quiet room, Lin Xue frowned slightly.

If the sweet scent outside had been an illusion, this room reeked of it even more strongly.

Yet, Su Qi was nowhere in sight, which felt terribly off.

Just as Lin Xue was about to leave and knock on the next-door neighbor’s apartment to ask that childhood friend big sister about Su Qi—

Da da da~

Having been silent since entering, An Xiaoling—scout of the Cangyou Wildcat Team—sprinted to Su Qi’s bedside, eyes fixed on a hanging poster.

As she examined the poster closely, An Xiaoling’s cute face grew darker, her tiny pale fist clenched tight.

Because through the strangely-placed eye on the poster, she could see into the next room.

Though the scene was mesmerizing and fit the peculiar tastes of her elven heritage, the person at Su Qi’s side wasn’t herself, and it looked as if Su Qi had been devoured by that person.

At that moment, An Xiaoling was fuming.

Her little maid hadn’t even been “eaten” by her yet, and someone else had gotten there first.

And in such a fierce, unrestrained way, too—how could she not be angry?

After only five seconds of watching, An Xiaoling stomped her pale little foot in frustration and spoke out bitterly.

“Senior Lin, let’s just tear down the wall from here!?” “Tear down the wall? That’s not a good idea…”

Startled by An Xiaoling’s abrupt suggestion, Mo Yu—who’d just unlocked the door—found a huge question mark slowly rising over her head and quickly tried to stop her.

But An Xiaoling didn’t bother explaining. She just gently grabbed Mo Yu’s wrist and pointed to the eye on the poster.

Dragged in front of the poster by An Xiaoling, Mo Yu—who’d seen this poster many times at Su Qi’s place—didn’t notice anything at first.

But guided by An Xiaoling, as she peered through the eye and saw the scene in the next room—

One look was enough to change Mo Yu’s mind about not tearing down the wall!

The next second, a flash of magical light lit up Su Qi’s room.

A girl’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Magic Splash Flash Bomb~~”

Boom! Part of the wall collapsed with a bang, blasting open a person-sized passage.

As the dust from the fallen wall settled,

A beautiful girl appeared in the trio’s sight—bound in iron chains, trembling and flushed, mouth stuffed with a cute gag.

“Wuwuwu… help wuuu~”