Chapter 133: Rematch, Meow?

As it turns out, Xiaoxi, this pure-hearted little kitchen girl, had absolutely no resistance against Ye Xinglan’s sugar-coated missiles, but no matter what was said tonight, she wasn’t going to play another round with Ye Xinglan.

She was still suspicious of Ye Xinglan’s identity! If only Ye Xinglan were just an ordinary oddball.

In this situation, if Ye Xinglan dragged her into another game, it would only mess with her judgment!

“And… don’t you want to go another round at all? If you refuse, I’ll just go back to my own room to sleep tonight, so think carefully before you answer~”

Ye Xinglan teasingly pressed herself closer. Xiaoxi’s fingers trembled, and Ye Xinglan’s whispered words, biting her earlobe, were like the devil’s temptation, making her instantly break down.

How strange! Why did it feel like Ye Xinglan was way more enthusiastic tonight than usual?

Actually, this was Xiaoxi’s own fault. Ye Xinglan had been seriously injured tonight and had only managed to absorb half her fill of magic power.

In this state, all sorts of desires would be going up, up, up—Xiaoxi had only herself to blame.

Xiaoxi’s breathing grew hurried. As she cracked her eyes open just a little, all she saw was a field of snowy white, making her really want to…

Wait, no! Xinglan aside, when did she herself become such a pervert?

Suddenly, Xiaoxi realized with a shock—this was a lingering effect from the aphrodisiac poison! Ye Xinglan knew it, which is why she deliberately staged all this!

After Ye Xinglan easily pushed her onto the bed, Xiaoxi could no longer hold back…

Tonight, she had to have guessed wrong, right? How could such a low-probability event possibly happen to her? Haha…

Besides, didn’t Miss L also say she should get Ye Xinglan to open up through more intimate contact?

This wasn’t about personal desire—she only decided to do this to get to the bottom of things!

If Miss L knew what Xiaoxi was thinking, she might even get so angry she’d laugh.

Her original intention was just for Xiaoxi to go on more dates and go shopping with Ye Xinglan—not for her to do this kind of thing, and now Xiaoxi was using that as an excuse?

Xiaoxi completely relaxed, letting Ye Xinglan strip away her clothes. In the midst of such an intimate moment, however, an inexplicable thought suddenly popped into Xiaoxi’s head.

Earlier tonight, the Blood Moon Witch had ruthlessly kicked her in the kidneys, and they still throbbed with a dull ache—shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Of course, if Xiaoxi knew that her mortal enemy, with whom she’d been fighting tooth and nail just half an hour ago, was now on the bed with her for round two, who knows what she’d think.

Maybe this was a case of “fighting at the bedhead, making up at the bed’s end”?

The sensation of heat flooding her body and her heart racing was so clear that Xiaoxi got a little nervous. For her, this was the first time—her first time with a clear mind. But soon, she couldn’t keep her wits about her, because Ye Xinglan had already started her fierce assault.

Xiaoxi bit the pillow and let out a muffled moan.

In her vision, Ye Xinglan’s figure playing games overlapped with the blurry memory from last time, except that this time, the flailing touches in her peripheral vision were gone.

Xiaoxi had doubted the authenticity of those memories, but with Ye Xinglan’s unrelenting pressure, she suddenly recalled a weakness of the Blood Moon Witch—the Blood Moon Witch couldn’t control her monstrous features when she lost control of her emotions.

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Xiaoxi.

She realized this kind of two-player competitive game was the perfect environment to rile someone up.

So that’s what Miss L meant! To have her test Ye Xinglan during this process!

As it turned out, Ye Xinglan really was more restrained tonight.

With the last experience, Ye Xinglan was very careful to keep her touches from running wild… Plus, so many of her touches had been chopped off by that damn Eternal Star today!

Beneath her, Xiaoxi’s voice quivered. Ye Xinglan knew she had gotten a bit rough in a burst of anger and quickly softened her approach, giving Xiaoxi a chance to barely steady her thoughts.

Even though the setting was just right… still… she had enough self-awareness to know that trying to make Xinglan lose control with her actions was probably hopeless… Wuwu…

As the game ended, Xiaoxi, who lost, blanked out for a few seconds. Ye Xinglan also paused, blowing softly in her ear.

“Trash fish~”

By the time the second round started, Xiaoxi finally came up with a good idea.

She could try a different approach to get Xinglan heated up—if she couldn’t manage it with her actions, then she could do it verbally.

The meanest thing she could think of to say was “let’s break up”… But no, that was too much. Better settle for something less.

“Um… Xinglan, do you think I’m ugly?”

“Of course not, what’s wrong, baby?”

Ye Xinglan thought Xiaoxi was just trying to set a romantic mood with some sweet talk and responded with a saccharine tone.

“So, you’re admitting I’m ugly, right?”

Ye Xinglan: “?”

“I mean, no matter what you look like, I’ll always like you, no matter your appearance.”

“So you mean you like ugly people, huh? Why don’t you just break up with me and go find someone even uglier?”

Ye Xinglan was a bit dazed, looking at the obedient Xiaoxi beneath her, thinking, “Baby, your eyes are practically filled with hearts—are you really picking a fight right now? Even your voice is shaking.”

“That’s not it, I didn’t mean… Oh, I get it!”

Ye Xinglan’s face lit up with sudden understanding. “I saw this kind of thing in a video recently—deliberately provoking someone until they blow up, and then they settle down. What was it called… magnet kid or something?”

Ye Xinglan cupped Xiaoxi’s flushed cheeks with both hands. “You should’ve said you wanted to play like this, baby. I’ll satisfy you!”

Xiaoxi: “?”

For a brief moment, Xiaoxi’s hazy eyes cleared, but as Ye Xinglan yanked her arm hard, Xiaoxi realized she’d played herself into a corner—she really had become a “magnet kid.”

“No! That’s not what I meant! I…”

But Xiaoxi couldn’t keep up her rebuttal for long—her strength gave out quickly, and finally, after Ye Xinglan let out a long breath and collapsed, she suddenly spoke.

“But really, no matter what happens, I’ll never break up with you—unless—”

Ye Xinglan buried her face in Xiaoxi’s chest, her voice muffled. “Unless being with me brings you danger, Xiaoxi.”

Xiaoxi blinked, not understanding which of her half-joking, half-annoying comments had suddenly struck a chord and made Ye Xinglan open her heart.

That’s right. Tonight had made Ye Xinglan realize something else—the kidnapping was a false alarm, but her identity as the Blood Moon Witch was exposed.

What about next time? What if someone really targeted Xiaoxi because of her?

Xiaoxi wasn’t like her, the Blood Moon Witch. She was just an average D-rank Magical Girl, just an ordinary person.

If Xiaoxi got in danger because of her, Ye Xinglan would rather not be with her.

…Let’s do it tomorrow.

Ye Xinglan turned over, steeling herself. Tonight was unexpected, but tomorrow, she’d find a chance to seriously talk with Xiaoxi about her identity as the Blood Moon Witch.

The long hours of the night stretched on.

Since Xiaoxi’s mind was clear tonight, Ye Xinglan played a round-based game with her fairly, but Ye Xinglan realized Xiaoxi’s gaming skills really weren’t that great.

Xiaoxi had already tried her best, but losing twice in a row to Ye Xinglan earlier had thrown off her form, making her attacks weak and feeble.

“Like a little animal, so obedient~”

Ye Xinglan found Xiaoxi’s determined yet ineffectual attempts to break through her defense incredibly cute.

She sniffed at Xiaoxi, fighting the urge to absorb her magic power.

“Xinglan, why does it feel different from last time?”

“Hm? Why?”

“I feel like last time, there was something extra while we played… Like… touches or something? Did you secretly use an item last time?”

Ye Xinglan stiffened. Xiaoxi really knew how to pick her timing—she had to bring this up when Ye Xinglan’s guard was completely down.

“No, you must be remembering wrong. Last time you were out of it from the aphrodisiac poison, probably just hallucinating.”

“I see…”

Ye Xinglan went fully on the defensive and stopped all attacks.

Under Xiaoxi’s relentless offense, she finally depleted Ye Xinglan’s HP for once.

As the round ended and the break came, Xiaoxi spoke again.

“By the way, when I was on a mission today, Eternal Star Senior said the Blood Moon Witch had appeared in the suburbs…”

“Mm-hm… That really is scary.”

Ye Xinglan’s vague answer didn’t give anything away, but Xiaoxi sensed something. She set the controller aside, her face turning serious.

Now she was sure—whether Ye Xinglan was the Blood Moon Witch or not, she was definitely hiding something……

Damn, she shouldn’t have tried to probe her now, only to get her answer at this moment! Now should she keep playing or not?

Now Xiaoxi was completely unable to immerse herself in the game. After tonight’s gaming session, she lay awake, unable to sleep.

In the pitch-dark room, once Ye Xinglan’s breathing grew slow and even, the completely sleepless Xiaoxi opened her eyes.

She raised her hand in front of her face and clasped her fingers together, feeling complicated.

Fine, she admitted her method was a bit sneaky, but people’s instinctive reactions couldn’t lie.

Both times she’d asked those questions earlier, there had been a clear tightening—especially the second one, which she’d deliberately asked when Ye Xinglan should have been most relaxed……

That meant Ye Xinglan got nervous and guilty at those questions.

But Xiaoxi still felt that, most likely, Ye Xinglan was just hiding her identity as an oddball, and it probably had nothing to do with the Blood Moon Witch… It must be like that.

Xiaoxi stopped overthinking, rolled over, and hugged Ye Xinglan to go to sleep.

She had no intention of popping this bubble of lies.

Sooner or later, Xinglan would willingly talk to her about it—or maybe she could find an opportunity to hint at it with Ye Xinglan tomorrow.

Either way was fine.

After all, she and Ye Xinglan had many days ahead together, plenty of time to work through this, right?

Xiaoxi had no idea that this would be the last peaceful sleep she’d have for a long while to come.