Xiaoxi never expected Muxingge to have such a vivid impression of Ye Xinglan’s account.
The two of them had only argued a couple of times in the Group Chat… well, actually, it was more than two or three times.
Muxingge was indeed quite the grudger.
Xiaoxi had repeatedly warned Ye Xinglan not to argue with anyone because she feared that one day Muxingge’s temper would flare up and she’d end up getting beaten up online.
And now, it seemed she had become the scapegoat instead!
“Looking at these chat records, it seems you really enjoy reading that novel and often give suggestions about the plot, Sirius.”
Ye Xinglan usually spoke a lot, and most of her suggestions were about how the protagonist in those School Romance Novels wasn’t suffering enough from monsters and weirdos.
There was no lustful desire in her eyes—only unwavering determination for the Thin Veil Magical Girl.
Now, all these words came out of Xiaoxi’s mouth. For Muxingge to remember them so clearly, it looked like she had gone through every single chat record in the Group Chat.
“Heh, well… actually, I did all this to help you, senior, find out who that shameless author really is!”
“As long as I act like I really like the novel and keep giving plot suggestions, maybe I can get closer to the author and get some info out of them.”
Muxingge nodded. “Then it seems those things you said to me during our fights in the Group Chat were all an act. I thought you were really emotional about it.”
“Ahaha… well, it’s because I didn’t know you were the senior…”
Xiaoxi laughed awkwardly. Just as she was about to lose her composure, a call came through. Xiaoxi looked closely—it was Ye Xinglan.
Why was Ye Xinglan calling at a time like this? Could she have sensed something and was calling to help her out of trouble?
Xiaoxi felt touched. She hadn’t expected Ye Xinglan to be so smart; she could tell Xiaoxi’s situation just by logging into her account briefly.
“I’m going out to take this call.”
Using this excuse, Xiaoxi hurriedly changed the subject and stepped out to answer the phone.
But just as she was about to thank Ye Xinglan properly, the voice on the other end was that of Little Rich Girl Red Wen.
“Xiaoxi! Did you log into my account? I was using QQ voice call to play games with Sweet Xin and the others when suddenly someone else took over my account and kicked me out of the voice chat!”
“Sorry, Xinglan, I didn’t mean to. It’s just that…”
Covering the receiver, Xiaoxi explained the whole situation to Ye Xinglan.
Now she had a reasonable excuse to ask Ye Xinglan to stop arguing in the Group Chat.
“I just found out today that Senior Xingge is actually in the Group Chat, the one who always argues with you…”
“Damn! So she’s Muxingge! Next time I’ll roast her alive in the chat!”
“No way! You’re just scared Senior Xingge won’t finish me off, right? By the way, she might message you later. Remember to pretend it’s me.”
Ye Xinglan pouted on the other side of the call. What was there to fear? In previous battles, she often chased Muxingge down and beat her up. Calling her senior was way too embarrassing!
“Alright, this time you owe me one. By the way, have you finished using my account? I need to keep voice chatting with Sweet Xin and the others for the game.”
After hanging up, Xiaoxi deliberately waited outside for a few more minutes before returning, just in case the previous topic hadn’t ended.
On her way back, she happened to brush past Shandie as she left the private room.
“Going to the restroom.”
Shandie’s tone was cold. Xiaoxi nodded, remembering that Shandie hadn’t said much since they sat down.
This new teammate seemed to be someone who didn’t like to talk.
Shandie walked down the corridor with a cold expression. Passersby couldn’t help but throw curious glances at her.
Although Xiaoxi was also out in her transformed state for the team-building, Sirius wasn’t anything flashy and could even retract her magic from her clothes.
In contrast, Shandie’s glowing blue butterfly wings couldn’t be hidden.
But Shandie was used to this kind of attention. In the restroom, she splashed cold water on her face and glared at her reflection, coldly muttering two words.
“Boring.”
If it weren’t for Black Rose asking her to help gather intelligence, Shandie wouldn’t have agreed to join these magical girls for team-building.
The things they talked about were just unbearable to listen to.
Because of Black Rose’s plan, Shandie had always regarded Muxingge as half an enemy.
She hadn’t expected the mighty S-Rank Magical Girl to admit being so upset by a School Romance Novel that she lost sleep over it.
Black Rose’s schemes were truly unnecessary.
And the whole thing about joining the School Romance Novels reader group to fish for info… Were these magical girls really paid so well and so idle that they did such pointless things?
If Xiaoxi had heard this, she would definitely have argued. She didn’t know if other magical girls were well-paid, but she was definitely a lowly workhorse without a single cent of salary!
Anyway, since their conversations were useless, Shandie planned to stay longer in a restroom stall to get some peace.
She closed her eyes to rest, but not long after, there was a “knock knock” on the door.
“Someone’s here.”
After a few seconds of silence, the knocking came again. Shandie opened her eyes impatiently.
She had already said someone was inside; who would bother knocking on a locked restroom stall door?
But Shandie soon realized something was off. Peering through the gap at the bottom of the door, the corridor outside was empty. So who had been knocking?
“There’s… there’s a monster!”
A terrified female voice cried out near the restroom entrance. Shandie snapped open the stall door, revealing a cloud of purple-black mist before her.
A tentacle extended from the fog—obviously, it was the one knocking.
It was really a monster! Shandie’s gaze sharpened, but she didn’t attack immediately.
This was too coincidental. How could a monster suddenly appear and specifically knock on the door of the stall she was in?
Shandie knew Black Rose had the ability to control monsters. Previously, Black Rose had used this trick to communicate with Scar-Eye.
Could it be that this time she had some new plan to send her a message this way?
Footsteps rushed down the corridor outside. Probably Muxingge and the others were coming.
The monster floated in midair, showing no intention to attack Shandie.
Quickly, Shandie grabbed the tentacle reaching out to her.
Her wings suddenly spread wide, scattering faintly glowing blue scales as she dragged the monster into the Illusion Realm.
This was Shandie’s ability, similar to a Mental Space. Here, she could communicate with the monster without others overhearing.
“So, what now? Listening to these magical girls bicker is already so boring. If you want me to help get rid of these idiots, I might be interested.”
Shandie crossed her arms, already treating the monster as if it were Black Rose.
But the monster didn’t “speak”—it only extended more tentacles… then let out a roar and lunged straight at her.
Shandie frowned. Had she guessed wrong? Could this monster not be one of Black Rose’s creations?