Xiao Xi quickly changed the subject, though she was genuinely curious about the question.
Last time, Ye Xinglan hadn’t given a concrete answer.
Logically speaking, an ordinary person wouldn’t hate someone else without reason, right?
Especially when that person was Eternal Star, a well-known magical girl who had protected many.
Thinking about it this way, besides antisocial personalities, the only ones who might hate Eternal Star would be weirdos or monsters, right?
At this thought, Xiao Xi couldn’t help but glance Ye Xinglan up and down a few times.
Oh no, Ye Xinglan’s heart tightened nervously.
During their cohabitation, her displayed hatred for Eternal Star had indeed been a bit excessive in front of Xiao Xi.
If she couldn’t come up with a reasonable excuse, she would definitely be suspected of her true identity, wouldn’t she?
“Well, of course…” Ye Xinglan stammered, trying to buy time, “there are definitely some… personal reasons…”
Right, personal reasons! A spark of inspiration flashed through Ye Xinglan’s mind.
She could just make up some unverifiable personal reasons related to Eternal Star, couldn’t she?
After all, Xiao Xi wasn’t Eternal Star, so she couldn’t tell if what Ye Xinglan said was true or not.
As long as she acted convincingly, she should be able to get away with it, right?
Sigh…
Ye Xinglan let out a long sigh and switched into her theatrical persona.
“Fine, it’s no harm telling you. Actually, [Eternal Star] is, uh… a scumbag! Yeah, she’s a scumbag!”
Xiao Xi: “?”
“I’ve actually met Eternal Star many times before, but it was always just secret meetings, no one else was present.”
Well, since every meeting was on the battlefield, it made sense there’d be no one else around, Ye Xinglan added silently in her mind.
“Every time we met, she hurt me deeply, all over my body.”
Indeed, she had taken many injuries in battles against Eternal Star, and that bastard had stabbed her right through to the core in the end.
“After I finally escaped… escaped from home, I tried to find her again, but I found that she had already disappeared without a trace. That’s why I’m so obsessed with finding her.”
That was even more true than the truth—ever since escaping from the Bone Repository, she hadn’t stopped searching for Eternal Star for a single day.
“In short… sigh, I’ll just say it, I now hate that person with a passion.”
Ye Xinglan spoke through gritted teeth, unintentionally revealing genuine emotion.
After she finished speaking, silence fell between them.
Xiao Xi’s eyes widened in shock, her gaze so intense it made Ye Xinglan’s heart feel uneasy.
“Wh-what’s wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Are you sure everything you just said is true?”
“Yeah, I know it’s hard to believe and can’t be verified, but I promise everything I said is the truth!”
Ye Xinglan felt a little guilty, but then thought about how good her acting had been just now and straightened her chest confidently.
After all, she had just shown genuine emotion; Xiao Xi shouldn’t be able to tell anything was wrong, right?
The two of them kept eye contact, and the atmosphere grew tense, almost like swords were drawn.
Ye Xinglan even hesitated, wondering if she should strike first now that her lie might be discovered.
Xiao Xi frowned, wanting to ask, “Why have I never heard about these things before? Could it be that I’ve lost my memory or something?”
No, actually that was quite possible.
If Ye Xinglan was telling the truth, then every meeting was with Eternal Star’s transformed form; otherwise, she would have recognized herself as Eternal Star long ago.
If it was her transformed self… then who knew?
Eternal Star was a magical girl with multiple forms, which wasn’t a secret.
But there was one thing Xiao Xi had never told anyone—Eternal Star’s forms were not all under her control.
There was one form Xiao Xi couldn’t actively transform into, and she didn’t even know its name, because every time she changed into it, she lost consciousness.
Xiao Xi had experienced several uncontrollable transformations into that form during battle.
Each time she regained consciousness, the fight was already over, and everything around was reduced to scorched earth—obviously caused by herself.
Her mind would only retain fragmented images.
That form’s personality seemed quite vicious, with no hesitation during battle, as if it wanted to destroy everything around it.
Xiao Xi had also experienced periods where memories vanished out of nowhere—like a second personality.
She wondered if that form might also control all of Eternal Star’s forms without her knowledge.
Thinking about it now, if it was that self, maybe it really was capable of such terrible deeds?
For a moment, neither of them spoke, but both felt the same guilt deep inside.
Could it be that when she lost her memory, she really became that… scumbag? Xiao Xi was shocked inside.
Xiao Xi believed her so quickly also because Ye Xinglan’s performance was so real.
Her genuine, gritted-teeth hatred wasn’t acting at all—it was clear she had truly experienced what she said!
Just to be sure, Xiao Xi wanted to confirm once more.
But ordinary people shouldn’t know about Eternal Star’s hidden forms, so after some consideration, she asked vaguely.
“You’ve met her so many times. You must have seen many of [Eternal Star]’s forms, right?”
“Indeed,” Ye Xinglan nodded, “I think I’ve seen all her forms, including the ones she rarely transforms into.”
After all, she had fought Eternal Star countless times and had seen all her forms in battle.
Oh no—Xiao Xi’s mood plummeted instantly.
“By the way, I’ve also seen a rare form of hers. She looked hot-tempered and bad-tempered.”
“Probably that’s her true face. Tch, I told you, her public image is all an act.”
Ye Xinglan smirked, lost in memories.
Actually, when transformed into the Blood Moon Witch, her consciousness would enter a hazy state—that was the Synod’s way of controlling their monster subordinates.
But that experience left a deep impression on Ye Xinglan because that was the time she finally cornered Eternal Star, almost defeated her, when that person suddenly went berserk.
That was the toughest fight Ye Xinglan had ever faced. Eternal Star in that form fought recklessly, as if she didn’t care about her life—it must be her trump card.
“Eh? Xiao Xi, why are you standing there frozen? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine, I’m fine, haha…”
Xiao Xi was sweating profusely.
Oh no! It looked like everything Ye Xinglan said was true!
She described it so accurately—it was clear she could only say those things if she had truly seen it! Have I really become a scumbag?!
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