Die?!
How was that possible? Luo Tianyou couldn’t see any sign of infection on Li Huayu at all.
In her eyes, Li Huayu’s face was just slightly paler than usual…
Luo Tianyou clutched her temples; her perception had already been influenced.
The fact that her face was pale should have been enough for her normal self to react.
“I’ll take her away immediately.”
Luo Tianyou looked into Tsukishita Ruri’s eyes and didn’t continue asking, but her intent was clear.
She already understood this bad dog.
Seemingly showing weakness, apologizing, and fulfilling her duty, Tsukishita Ruri would never just walk away because of danger.
But she would take the opportunity to demand something special.
Tsukishita Ruri lightly rubbed her hands together, a hint of helplessness and sincerity in her eyes.
“Luo Tianyou, I’ll stay here, but I need to recover my strength. This barrier is very strange. I need more magic and time to analyze its core and find a way to break or temporarily suppress it. At the very least, I must stop it from spreading further and digesting the people trapped here. Also, the missing magical girl, Qingluan, might still be trapped here.”
“It’s just… in my current state, my magic recovery is too slow. Doing it on my own might not be in time.”
Luo Tianyou understood.
She knew exactly what Tsukishita Ruri wanted.
To maintain their magical girl forms right now, they needed to keep their palms in contact, but that was just the basic cycle to keep the battle suits manifested.
If Tsukishita Ruri wanted to quickly restore her power for high-intensity analysis and potential combat, she needed a larger, more direct supply of magic.
And the magic within Luo Tianyou’s own body was undoubtedly the best power bank.
“I have Sister Xiaoyuan’s communicator…”
“It would break the current balance within the barrier. It’s too dangerous.”
“…”
Luo Tianyou pursed her lips.
She knew it would be like this.
It was always like this.
Every time she wanted to escape Tsukishita Ruri, something would happen—Tsukishita Ruri would fulfill her duty, never backing down no matter the danger, and then she’d ‘handle’ me at home, leaving me in a mess, blushing all over.
Then what am I? Tsukishita Ruri’s dedicated punching bag?
I’ve never been happy about this kind of thing at all!!
Luo Tianyou felt like someone who had been dragged into a restaurant while walking down the street, forced to order a set meal worth 9,998, had all her money taken, and in the end, was only served a bag of air chips.
It was infuriating and helpless.
There was no need to think any more.
She couldn’t refuse.
Because only she was here, and it had to be her.
“How much?”
Luo Tianyou’s voice was very dry.
Tsukishita Ruri didn’t seem to expect her to agree so quickly.
She froze for a moment, and then her golden eyes lit up, though they soon became serious and worried.
“I need a large amount of magic to continuously activate and maintain my state, as well as to deal with potential combat. I’ll try to control it, but you might be very weak afterward…”
“Cut the crap,” Luo Tianyou interrupted her, her tone somewhat impatient.
“Um, alright then…”
Before Tsukishita Ruri could finish her sentence, Luo Tianyou had already leaned down and used her own soft lips to block her slightly parted mouth.
Tsukishita Ruri could feel Luo Tianyou’s “let’s get this over with quickly” mindset.
Her teeth were pried open, and then the majestic magic within the other’s body was poured in without reservation, like a flood bursting through a dam.
Wait? Luo Tianyou? Why are you kissing me?
The most effective way to replenish magic is to touch palms and establish a stable, high-capacity magic channel.
But Luo Tianyou didn’t know that.
Because in her limited experience of replenishing magic, the deepest and most efficient impression was the feeling of Tsukishita Ruri frantically sucking her magic through her lips.
She subconsciously thought this was the fastest and most direct way to “replenish magic.”
She had to fill her up quickly.
Luo Tianyou closed her eyes tightly, her long eyelashes trembling, her cheeks flushed with effort.
Only one thought remained in her mind: Faster! Even faster! Give it to her!
“Mmph!!”
Tsukishita Ruri suddenly let out a muffled groan.
Her small body stiffened and then began to tremble uncontrollably.
It was too sudden! Too violent!
Luo Tianyou didn’t care about anything.
Previous magic replenishments followed some rules, flowing out like a river.
But this time, it was like a tidal wave surging backward.
Regardless of whether the river mouth could take it, the ocean was just going to crash inside.
The massive amount of magic rushed into Tsukishita Ruri’s body haphazardly, colliding and blending violently with her own moonlight magic.
That feeling of being forcibly filled to the point of bursting made the weakened Tsukishita Ruri almost black out.
She could only desperately absorb it, unable to even think about anything else.
At the same time, her internal magic recovered rapidly with the influx of this surging power.
She could feel her blurred perception of the surrounding barrier becoming clear.
After the initial shock, Tsukishita Ruri also began to endure the surging magic within her body.
She reached out her small hands to wrap around Luo Tianyou’s neck, holding her in place, and began to actively guide and transform this vast Starry Sky Magic.
She greedily drank it in, like parched land receiving a long-awaited rain.
Golden light began to circulate over her small body, and the dim phantom of her moonlight battle suit flickered into existence.
Her aura climbed at an alarming rate.
Good.
She was recovering very quickly.
Although she couldn’t return to her normal state no matter what, at the very least, she wouldn’t remain in a magic state around B-rank.
Now it was almost enough; it could end…
Tsukishita Ruri’s head was held by Luo Tianyou, causing her eyes to widen.
But it wasn’t over yet!
Luo Tianyou didn’t realize that the “large amount of magic” Tsukishita Ruri spoke of and what she understood as a “large amount” were not at the same level.
The magic in her body was not just inherited from Flora’s originally massive supply; it also included the magic accumulated by the Starry Sky battle suit day after day over the past eight years.
This was a terrifying number.
In reality, Luo Tianyou’s magic was eight times that of Tsukishita Ruri’s.
Upon hearing Tsukishita Ruri mention a “large amount” and that she would become weak, Luo Tianyou had already decided to pour ninety-five percent of her magic into Tsukishita Ruri.
The massive magic continued to flood into Tsukishita Ruri’s body unreasonably.
“Mmph…! Wait… Luo Tianyou… it’s too much… stop!”
Tsukishita Ruri’s muffled exclamation was stuck in her throat.
Her golden eyes were wide, filled with disbelief and a trace of panic.
You’ve got to be kidding! How does Luo Tianyou still have so much magic…
What is she trying to do? Why is she still replenishing?!
This wasn’t even replenishing anymore! In her current physical state, she couldn’t handle this much magic at all.
Luo Tianyou was treating herself like a battery and trying to charge her to the point of explosion in one go!
Tsukishita Ruri’s petite body began to shake uncontrollably.
She felt like a balloon being forcibly inflated; every inch of her flesh was groaning under the unbearable burden.
The only stroke of luck was that since such a massive influx of magic had once been blended together, it didn’t destroy her body.
Instead, it was frantically stimulating and repairing her core, which had withered due to overexertion, and was forcibly pushing her physical form to revert toward her complete state!
“Enough… really, it’s enough… you’ll…”
Tsukishita Ruri’s struggles grew weaker and weaker because the overwhelming magic infusion made it difficult for her to even control her body.
She could only passively watch her own body and magic greedily and painfully endure it all, her consciousness drifting between the extreme sense of fullness and the crisis of being on the verge of bursting.
As for Luo Tianyou, she was completely unaware of all this.
She only felt that Tsukishita Ruri seemed to be sucking even harder, while the magic in her own body was rapidly draining away.
A sense of emptiness and weakness spread from deep within her bones, making her vision go dark in waves and her limbs turn soft.
But she gritted her teeth and persisted through it all.
Finally, just as Luo Tianyou felt she was about to be completely drained, her vision darkening and even her strength to stand almost gone, Tsukishita Ruri’s suction finally vanished.
The magic in her body was reduced to a thread-like wisp.
She weakly released Tsukishita Ruri, her body swaying.
She nearly slumped to the ground and could only barely support herself against the nearby sink, panting heavily.
Cold sweat covered her forehead, her face was pale, and her violet eyes had dimmed significantly, her vision becoming blurred.
And at this moment, Tsukishita Ruri—
She was still standing where she was, but her height had increased, restoring her previous tall and graceful figure.
Her dazzling long golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and her moonlight battle suit perfectly outlined her breathtaking curves.
A hazy glow, part moonlight and part starlight, flowed around her.
However, her state didn’t look as perfect as it seemed.
That exquisitely beautiful face carried an abnormal flush, her breathing was slightly rapid, and her chest was heaving violently.
After a long while, Tsukishita Ruri finally let out a breath from her cherry lips.
She looked at Luo Tianyou with resentment, even a bit of grievance.
“Luo Tianyou, are you trying to kill me?”
This was the first time Tsukishita Ruri had experienced a torment she couldn’t stop even if she wanted to.