“What? Still not enough? Just how much of a pervert are you! Don’t tell me there are things I don’t even know about!” In Kesu Su’s eyes, there was both panic and a hint of… excitement?
There’s no hope, let the world be destroyed.
Xi Ye raised her hand and gave Kesu Su a firm flick on the forehead.
“Ouch!”
Kesu Su covered her reddening forehead:
“What are you doing! Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you beat me!”
“I’m just trying to get you to listen, you pervert who’s got nothing but filth in her head.”
Xi Ye leaned forward, pinched Kesu Su’s cheek, and said:
“Listen up. My first request is: Kesu Su, be a good student.”
“…Huh? That’s it?” Kesu Su asked in disbelief.
“Yeah, that’s it.” Xi Ye chuckled and nodded. “Sounds easy, but it’s actually really difficult…”
Huh?
While she was talking, Xi Ye suddenly felt her own voice getting distant, her head dizzy, and soon the whole world blurred and started to spin.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you? You…”
Thunk!
“Xueli!”
Xi Ye’s body tilted and she fainted.
Xi Ye didn’t know how long she’d been asleep. She only knew that when she opened her eyes again, the sky had already taken on a shade of orange-yellow, the sun, like a salted duck egg yolk, hung low at the end of the road, ready to sink at any moment, its light filtering through tree branches to cast mottled shadows on the dirt.
Her head hurt so much, her neck felt like it was about to break…
Enduring the discomfort, Xi Ye’s first reaction was to grab her phone and check the time. If her dream energy was depleted, it would be bad if she reverted back on the spot.
“Thank goodness, it’s not even six yet…” Xi Ye muttered.
Then she noticed her throat felt like it had swallowed a thousand needles; every swallow brought a stab of pain.
“Ugh…” The little dragon girl forced a wry smile.
She thought she could hold out a bit longer, but it turned out this body was even weaker than she’d imagined… Hmm?
While swiping her phone, she saw the APP had sent her a message, so she tapped it open:
“Congratulations, you have successfully defeated the Evil God Girl and received a hidden reward:
“You can now see the Evil God Girl’s strategy progress.”
There was a new button on the APP sidebar. Tapping it, she saw the avatars and names of all the Evil God Girls she’d encountered, each with a progress bar beside them.
“Kesu Su, 10%. Huang Xiaoyi 0%. Tendou Yukino 20%. Umia Sothoth… 1%”
“Huh?”
Wait, that’s not 1%, why is there a dash in front of the one?
Xi Ye’s mind was fuzzy, and after muddling over it for a long time, she could only think of one possibility:
“Say, could that be a minus sign?” Reason said, analyzing rationally.
Emotion: “?”
I can understand 0%, but what does -1% mean?
Could it be that Umia actually really dislikes me?
Xi Ye couldn’t help recalling what happened at noon. If she hated her that much, would she have acted that way?
She couldn’t figure it out.
The little dragon girl shook her head and noticed the pillow under her was actually quite soft, warm, and springy.
Wait a second, wasn’t she lying on a park bench? Why would there be a pillow?
“You’re awake?”
A rather reluctant voice came from above, and Xi Ye saw Kesu Su’s head peeking into her field of vision.
Oh, this familiar perspective—don’t tell me I’m enjoying Kesu Su’s lap pillow right now?
Mm… While it can’t beat Yukino’s, it’s not bad at all.
“Hehe…” The little dragon girl wore a silly, blissful smile.
“What are you grinning at? Gross.” Kesu Su slapped her on the forehead.
“Ow…”
Xi Ye replied in a soft, almost spoiled tone.
“Ugh… Are you alright?”
Kesu Su whispered, and a tentacle stretched out from behind her, covering the spot she’d slapped with some kind of slime:
“My tentacle’s slime has some healing and pain-relieving effects, so it won’t hurt soon.”
“Huh?”
Xi Ye blinked her cherry-pink eyes, her blank expression making her look even more innocent, then she gave a small laugh and said:
“Don’t tell me, Kesu Su, you’re worried about me?”
“Wh-what—!”
Kesu Su’s face turned instantly red:
“I-it’s not like I’m worried about you! Xiaoyi made me do it, okay? If you weren’t about to die, I wouldn’t have cared!”
“Hehe… Then let’s just say it’s like that~”
Oh my, still a tsundere after all.
Xi Ye’s big tail wagged rapidly back and forth.
“Alright, since you’re awake, hurry and get up… Ugh! Stop smiling, or I’ll shut your mouth with my tentacle!”
Kesu Su puffed out her cheeks, raising her tentacle threateningly.
“Okay, okay, sorry, here we go…”
Xi Ye tried to stifle her smile and wanted to prop herself up with her tail, but found she didn’t have the strength. As soon as she managed to rise a little, she flopped back down.
“Can’t get up~”
Xi Ye rubbed her little face against Kesu Su’s cool thigh, acting spoiled.
“You—! I really don’t know what to do with you…”
Kesu Su wrapped a tentacle around Xi Ye’s waist and helped her up, muttering:
“So fragile, a little roughhousing and you’re out of commission…”
As soon as she straightened up, Xi Ye felt another wave of dizziness, and Kesu Su quickly supported her back with a tentacle from behind, preventing her from passing out again.
She’d probably injured her spine. If she were a regular person, she’d be in a wheelchair for life, but luckily…
Xi Ye glanced at her shimmering pale pink tail in the setting sun.
I think I’m a dragon girl, after all. Even if a hatchling isn’t sturdy, her recovery should be pretty good.
She looked around and saw this was a small outdoor park. By this hour, quite a few office workers had already started walking their hunting dogs after work.
“Su Su has already taken care of your injuries for the most part, but you still need to rest. Even if you are a dragon, too much strenuous activity will leave aftereffects.”
It was only when Huang Xiaoyi spoke that Xi Ye realized there was a third person here. The blonde loli was sitting on a big rock under a tree not far away, scribbling in her notebook with a pen.
“Su Su.” She paused her writing, looked over at Kesu Su, and said, “We just agreed on this, right?”
“Ugh… Is it really necessary? She’s already fine…”
Kesu Su’s little fists were clenched, and her face was turning redder and redder.
Xi Ye didn’t know what they were talking about, but she quite enjoyed seeing the arrogant little brat embarrassed and shy.
“Su Su, do you remember what Mom told us?” Huang Xiaoyi rested her hands on her knees and stared at her without blinking.
“Alright, alright, I get it already!”
Apparently that did the trick—Kesu Su slowly shuffled over in front of Xi Ye, hung her head, and mumbled:
“…Xue… Xueli…”
“Mm, I’m here.” Xi Ye was a bit curious what she was going to say.
The blue-haired little girl took a deep breath and, in a voice only the two of them could hear, said:
“…I’m sorry.”
Kesu Su’s strategy progress +5%.