“Su Mengdie~! Are you okay?”
After the Store Manager pushed open the door, what they saw wasn’t a disheveled Magical Girl, but Su Mengdie who had already fallen to the ground and undone her Transformation.
Although she wasn’t exactly disheveled, seeing her in only her underwear, the Store Manager quickly grabbed the nearby clothes and gave them to her to put on.
“Store Manager, why are you here?”
Su Mengdie was still relatively conscious, but her body had become incredibly weak due to the previous battle.
More importantly, Canary had actually left a strange Mark on her lower abdomen before leaving.
Fortunately, that Mark would disappear after undoing the Transformation; otherwise, she really wouldn’t know how to explain it to the Young Lady.
“I just sensed a sudden surge of powerful Magic Power upstairs, so I came up to check. Then I discovered that someone had laid out a Barrier in the hallway.”
“It was Canary’s doing; she was here just now.”
“Was she after you? By the way, how did she know you were here?”
Upon hearing it was Canary, the Store Manager couldn’t help but frown.
She had laid several layers of Barriers around this Pet Cafe; unless the opponent happened to be nearby after undergoing a Transformation, it should be impossible to discover someone Transforming here.
Had the Evil Organization’s technology improved again?
Or was Canary nearby right now…
“No, she didn’t recognize me. She mentioned Swallowtail just now; she probably wants to use me as leverage to force Swallowtail to show herself. However, her reaction afterward was a bit strange…”
Su Mengdie told the Store Manager what happened in the latter half, but she didn’t mention the Mark.
She didn’t want the Store Manager to worry for nothing.
For something like this, it was better to go directly to Mo Xiaoke.
“Are you saying she’s interested in you too? Or is she just looking for your Young Lady?”
“I don’t know. By the way, where is the Young Lady? Is she training?”
Hearing the Store Manager mention the Young Lady, Su Mengdie asked with some concern.
“No… she’s been in the dressing room since a while ago, she hasn’t come out…”
As the Store Manager spoke, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
If the reason the Young Lady came out slowly yesterday was that she didn’t know how to put on that Uniform, this shouldn’t be happening today!
“Quick! Store Manager, go check the dressing room!”
Su Mengdie let the Store Manager go first while she followed behind.
After the two went downstairs one after the other, they happened to run into Penelope, who had finished changing into her Uniform and was coming out of the dressing room.
Penelope saw the Store Manager first.
Just as she was about to ask about Su Mengdie’s whereabouts, she noticed Su Mengdie appearing behind the Store Manager.
So Su Mengdie was fine?
Then whose clothes were those she saw just now…
“Young Lady, are you alright?”
The moment she saw the Young Lady, Su Mengdie anxiously asked about her situation.
“I’m fine. Why are you asking, Su Mengdie?”
Penelope tilted her head, naturally feigning ignorance.
“I was training upstairs just now. The Store Manager came up and told me you hadn’t appeared for quite a while, so she had me come over to check on you.”
Facing the Young Lady’s question, Su Mengdie had naturally thought of a reason beforehand.
“Oh~! Message suddenly came from the Company. I figured the training wouldn’t end anytime soon, so I handled those matters first.”
“I see…”
Both were lying to each other, yet neither realized it.
After confirming each other’s safety, the half-day hellish training began once again—
***
At dusk, having finished the half-day training, Su Mengdie took out her Mobile Phone and saw several missed calls from Xia Shuashuai.
Since the time interval wasn’t long, she immediately dialed back while sitting at the counter.
Before long, Xia Shuashuai’s voice came from the other end of the line.
“Hello~! Xiaopu, where are you?”
“I’m at the Pet Cafe where Su Mengdie used to work. Is something up?”
“I’ve finished the Maid Uniform we talked about earlier. Should I send it directly to your house, or should I come find you now?”
What!?
So fast?
It hadn’t even been two days, and Shuang Shuang actually finished the finished product?
While feeling shocked, Su Mengdie’s eyes also showed respect for this Young Lady.
“Find me? Are you nearby?”
“Yeah! I’m pretty close. Just wait there, I’ll be there in a bit… Actually, I already see you!”
Before Shuang Shuang could finish her sentence, Su Mengdie saw Xia Shuashuai through the glass door.
She was standing across the street, holding a bag in one hand and her Mobile Phone in the other.
Noticing Su Mengdie’s gaze, Xia Shuashuai hung up and waved to her, then carefully crossed the road and pushed open the door.
“Xiaopu~, what are you doing here? And you look all sweaty… You’re not working at this shop, are you?”
“As if! Do I look like someone who works?”
Seeing Xia Shuashuai’s suspicious gaze, Su Mengdie quickly denied it.
“True. Then you’re…?”
“I just drank a few cups of hot coffee, I’m just hot from that!”
“Oh~… By the way, here are the clothes you wanted!”
Having received a reasonable explanation, Xia Shuashuai didn’t continue to pry into why she was here drinking hot coffee.
Instead, she handed the items in her hand to Su Mengdie.
Before she could look, the Store Manager’s voice drifted from the back, startling her into clutching the bag tightly.
“Yo~, Shuang Shuang’s here?”
“Store Manager!? So you’re here!”
“Shuang Shuang, you know the Store Manager too?”
Hearing the two greeting each other so naturally, Su Mengdie couldn’t help but feel curious.
Although this Pet Cafe had some fame, it shouldn’t be enough to attract a Young Lady like her; Penelope was the best example.
But seeing how familiar they were, Xia Shuashuai was clearly a regular here.
“Yeah! I come to this Pet Cafe often. If I hadn’t been busy helping Xiaopu modify the clothing design yesterday, I definitely would’ve visited.”
“I was wondering why you didn’t show up yesterday. So you were helping this Young Lady design clothes?”
The Store Manager gave Su Mengdie a look as if to say, ‘I get it, I’ll keep your identity a secret.’
“Hehe~! The new clothes are so pretty. This is my pride and joy! Even after my dad saw it, he said he wanted to get an identical one for my mom!”
“Oh!? Hearing you say that makes someone like me, who doesn’t care much for clothing styles, a bit curious. What’s it like? Can I see?”
“Here~! The one in Su Mengdie’s hands is it.”
Shuang Shuang!?
Can these clothes just be shown to outsiders like that?
Is she really that confident, or is she digging a hole for her!
Su Mengdie laughed awkwardly and said with a troubled expression.
“These clothes are for Su Mengdie. How about we wait until Su Mengdie comes out and ask for her opinion first?”
“That works. Su Mengdie will be out in a bit. By the way, since Shuang Shuang and both of you are here, why don’t you stay for dinner?”
“Eh! Really? It looks like I’m in for a treat tonight!”
Hearing that she could eat the Store Manager’s cooking, Xia Shuashuai not only agreed readily but also nudged Su Mengdie’s arm to persuade her to stay and have a taste as well.
Unable to resist their enthusiasm, Su Mengdie was forced to agree.
“But about the clothes, we still have to wait for Su Mengdie to come out!”
Su Mengdie naturally assumed this was the Store Manager’s condition, but she seemed indifferent.
“No problem, even if I don’t see the clothes, this meal is on me. And didn’t Shuang Shuang say her dad wants to get an identical one for her mom? These clothes might go on sale in a while anyway, so why would I be afraid of missing them?”
My goodness! If these clothes really go on sale, Su Mengdie felt that the Young Lady would definitely kill her!