Chapter 28: will be back soon.

Yuexia Liuli gently rubbed her temples.

Her Lunar magic attribute was domination, inherently aggressive and invasive, while Luo Tianyou’s starlight magic essence was infinite analysis, possessing powerful adaptability and fusion.

Because she hadn’t cleared it in time, a strange symbiotic reaction had occurred between the two types of magic.

Now, she needed Luo Tianyou’s magic to successfully summon her own Lunar Battle Attire and enter the complete magical girl form.

Conversely, Luo Tianyou also needed her Lunar magic to successfully manifest the Starlight Battle Attire.

This meant that, at least at this stage, their powers had formed an almost symbiotic relationship of dependence.

Completely beyond the scope of Yuexia Liuli’s educational plan.

She had envisioned using contracts, power, or various other methods to bind Luo Tianyou, making her gradually dependent on herself.

She had never expected it to be in such a mutually restrictive manner at the very origin of their magic.

“Absurd…”

The expression in Yuexia Liuli’s golden eyes flickered unpredictably.

“What’s absurd?”

Luo Tianyou looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly froze, her expression so strange.

Yuexia Liuli quickly concealed her fleeting panic, restoring her usual mischievous smile.

“It’s nothing. I just discovered an interesting little problem.”

She walked up to Luo Tianyou and reached out her small hand.

“Give me your hand.”

Luo Tianyou hesitated for a moment, but still reached out.

Immediately, a thread of Lunar magic flowed along the point where their skin touched, slowly entering Luo Tianyou’s body.

Buzz.

Familiar starlight burst forth from within her again.

Silver specks quickly converged—deep blue-violet dress, flowing startrail patterns, over-the-knee stockings, billowing skirt.

The magical girl form of the starry sky appeared perfectly once more.

At the same time,

Lunar radiance manifested on Yuexia Liuli’s body, transforming into a hazy, white battle attire adorned with moon patterns.

Because of her figure, the attire had a more flexible short-skirt-pants style for easier movement.

Returning to her magical girl form, Yuexia Liuli felt the subtle dependence within her magic cycle on that trace of starlight magic, her mood becoming even more complicated.

“It seems we can’t be separated for now, my dear master.”

Yuexia Liuli lifted her gaze, looking at the slightly dazed Luo Tianyou, smiling sweetly.

“There’s a bit of a problem with our transformations now.

My magic needs your permission, and your magic needs my guidance.”

Because magic belonged to the origin, both Luo Tianyou and Yuexia Liuli could clearly sense that to maintain this form’s magic cycle, a strand of the other’s magic was necessary, like a specific lubricant must be applied at the meshing point of gears, or else they wouldn’t run smoothly.

Luo Tianyou tried to imagine—if at this moment Yuexia Liuli withdrew that guiding strand of Lunar magic, would her own Starlight Battle Attire immediately destabilize or even dissipate?

The answer was most likely yes.

This forcibly bound-together feeling made her uneasy.

She hadn’t fully become a magical girl yet.

If Yuexia Liuli refused to let her transform, wouldn’t she forever be stuck in an inexplicable, mysterious state?

No, no, the way she was thinking made it seem like she was desperate to become a magical girl.

Her mother had told her that the meaning of every magical girl’s existence was to protect the people.

You could run from danger, avoid risking your life to save others for your own survival, but never become a magical girl.

She’d never really prepared herself to become a magical girl.

Yuexia Liuli, as if it was the most natural thing, opened her arms toward Luo Tianyou.

“Want a hug.”

Luo Tianyou endured it and helplessly bent down, lifting her up.

This time, holding Yuexia Liuli in her battle attire felt a little different.

Her palm gripped Yuexia Liuli’s small hand, feeling her own magic cycle through the other’s body and then, through their point of contact, return to herself.

Why did this feel like the exchange of saliva and bodily fluids…

Luo Tianyou shook her head vigorously.

Calm down, calm down.

Once the seal problem was solved, she had to find a way to master her mother’s power, deal with the mark Yuexia Liuli left on her neck, and then run away!

Yuexia Liuli skillfully adjusted her position, wrapping her arms around Luo Tianyou’s neck, resting her chin on her shoulder, her breath gently brushing Luo Tianyou’s ear.

“Let’s go. Lin Weiwei should be waiting downstairs.”

“Mm.”

“Lihua Yu, you wait here. We’ll be back soon.”

Lihua Yu responded to Luo Tianyou’s words, watching the two leave, taking a few deep breaths.

Flora seemed to be an incredible person, but she knew nothing about it.

If only she’d tried to study before—now, not having read any books, she understood nothing.

Lihua Yu hadn’t gone to school or read much since childhood.

In fact, she barely knew many characters.

Most of her early years were spent playing the role of a disabled child for the organization.

She was only taught a few words and given some books to read when she started stealing.

Aside from Sister Wang and a few other team leaders, there were also several magical girls in the organization—very strong ones.

According to Sister Wang’s bragging, there was a time when the organization was discovered by other magical girls.

After a fierce battle, the organization’s magical girls summoned a beast called Kanluote, which ate all the enemy magical girls’ heads—making it the nemesis of magical girls!

Lihua Yu believed the magical girls in the organization were strong.

After all, no other petty thief organizations ever dared provoke them, and even those from the Management Bureau treated the organization with respect.

No one could ever leave the organization, so she never tried to resist.

“I wonder how they’re doing.”

Lihua Yu sat on the sofa, thinking of the children she’d lived with in the organization.

She was sixteen this year.

Most in the organization were younger than her.

After this monster incident, probably many kids ran away.

But the disappearance of Qingluan and Hongying made her uneasy.

They were her leaders and suddenly vanished—could it be related to her?

The more she thought about it, the more restless she became.

She’d promised Luo Tianyou to change herself, to no longer live in fear and retreat like before.

Qingluan and Hongying had helped her.

If their disappearance was really due to investigating the organization, then she couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Maybe she couldn’t do anything big, but at the very least, she could try to do something.

She’d grown up in the streets and alleys of C City.

She knew more about the hidden corners than the Management Bureau people.

Moreover, she had concealed something.

Lihua Yu extended her hand, her face gradually turning pale, and a strong surge of magic burst from her body.

It wasn’t her own weak magic, but a sticky, dark purple energy—this was the mental pollution power belonging to Kiriel.

Yet, it seemed to have mutated.

It no longer tried to control her mind, but could be barely driven by her will.

She didn’t know why she possessed this power, but right now, it was responding to her vague intentions.

Lihua Yu wrapped her hand in the dark purple energy and gently touched the nearby glass cup.

Sss!

A faint sound of corrosion, and a clear, charred-edged fingerprint was left on the surface.

The destructive power was strong and carried a lingering corrosive effect.

Lihua Yu dispersed the magic, patted her face, and prepared to set out at once.

Then she suddenly stopped, seeing the scattered things on the windowsill.

They were Luo Tianyou’s.

They seemed to have been given to her by her mother—the same things she had once stolen.

Lihua Yu approached the windowsill, carefully organized everything, and when she placed the pink pills, she hesitated, pouring one into her pocket.

“Sorry, Tianyou, this is just the worst-case measure.”

She muttered to herself, hesitating again.

Was one enough?

No, no.

It wasn’t that kind of thought—she just felt she might need it somewhere.

She poured out a few more and put them in her pocket.

“…..”

Lihua Yu hugged the bottle, pressing her forehead against it, her expression conflicted.

What am I doing?

These are Tianyou’s things.

She’d promised not to steal, to become a new person, yet her actions now were stealing.

Was she going to be a thief for life?

She reluctantly put the pink pills back, placed all of Luo Tianyou’s things neatly on the table, and headed for the door.

She closed it gently behind her.

“When I return, I’ll confess to Tianyou about possibly having Kiriel’s power.”

Unconsciously, Lihua Yu had started calling Luo Tianyou ‘Tianyou’ in her heart.

I’ll be right back.

She thought to herself.