Volume 1 Chapter 41: The Earth Is Round

It was the middle of summer now. The amusement park was no longer as cold as that strange underwater tunnel from before. As her body slowly warmed up again, Bai Muxue started to feel much better and gradually regained consciousness.

“Mm…”

Blushing deeply, she unsteadily stood up from Amber’s arms. If an outsider saw the infamous young miss of the Bai family acting this shy and weak, Bai Muxue would probably want to disappear on the spot... but luckily, there were no outsiders here now.

Although her cheeks were red, deep inside, she did not dislike this kind of close contact at all.

Only now did she have the energy to look around.

The two of them were inside a tent somewhere in the amusement park. The strange clowns and nutcracker guards in the park had already disappeared. The children who had been lured out by the disaster beast were lying on the ground in exhaustion, but smiles still remained on their faces, as if they were having sweet dreams.

The whole amusement park had returned to its old abandoned look.

“I say, Amber…”

Looking at the peaceful scene around her, Bai Muxue felt a wave of relief and spoke softly.

“We succeeded, right?”

This feeling of protecting other people’s happiness... was unexpectedly nice.

Maybe Shen Jingyi and Amber both chose to become magical girls because of this feeling?

Heh... but she herself chose to absorb their negative emotions just so she could stay alive, and so Xingwan could have a future after her father was gone.

So, even though she never wanted these young girls to risk their lives to save the world, she had to admit that they were the real heroes.

She herself was only a villain.

Bai Muxue shook her head and looked into the distance, toward the bright red number showing twenty-four days. A faint self-mocking smile appeared on her young face.

So that was why she could only live for twenty-four more days...

Wait.

Bai Muxue suddenly froze.

She stared at the clear number in front of her and rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Why was it twenty-four days?

When she came to the amusement park, she clearly remembered it was only thirteen days left!

Only absorbing a magical girl’s negative emotions could increase her lifespan...

But the only magical girl she had been with tonight was Amber.

And she had not bullied Amber at all!

What a joke, Amber was the one bullying her more often!

Don’t tell me... I did something after I fell asleep? No way...

More than ten extra days at once...

What exactly did I do?

Bai Muxue felt strangely guilty. Stiffly, she tried to turn her eyes toward the blonde girl beside her.

Wait...

Come to think of it, Amber had not said a single word this whole time.

The moment that thought crossed her mind, she heard a sharp heavy sound, like someone suddenly falling to the ground.

Bai Muxue’s heart jumped. She quickly turned around.

Amber was half-kneeling on the floor, both hands covering her knees. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and pain could be seen on her pretty face.

“Amber?”

Bai Muxue’s face tightened with worry as she hurried over to check on her.

“Are you okay?”

Could it really be that I did something to her while I was asleep??

“I…”

Amber slightly opened her mouth and tried to stand, but her trembling legs gave out, and she weakly fell back onto the ground. Small beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

“What happened? Hurry and tell me!”

“I…”

Looking at Bai Muxue’s serious and worried face, Amber tightly held her small hand and weakly leaned against the girl.

“Yes, yes, what’s wrong with you?”

“I…”

Amber panted for breath. Her face became even paler. Under Bai Muxue’s anxious gaze, she slowly raised her head...

Then she showed a sly smile.

“My legs are numb, hehe!”

Bai Muxue: ???

She froze on the spot like a stone statue.

Seeing the girl standing there in shock, Amber puffed her cheeks and casually waved her hand.

“What? Why are you making that face?”

“You used my lap as a pillow for so long. If my legs weren’t numb, that would be strange, right? Tch, it feels like the blood flow got blocked…”

After complaining a little, Amber slowly raised the corner of her mouth into a teasing smile.

“Oh well, our busy little Xiao Xue finally decided to pay attention to me?”

“I took care of you for so long... but the moment you opened your eyes, you ran outside and would not even say a word to me. I almost thought I had become invisible.”

I... you... she...

Bai Muxue’s lips moved slightly. At this point, how could she not realize that someone was playing with her?

“You little brat!!!”

Girls these days really know how to raise people’s blood pressure. Give my worry back!

The girl instantly lost control and waved her soft little fists, determined to make this annoying magical girl suffer!

“Ahaha, someone got mad~”

With one quick jump, Amber flipped up from the floor. She looked nothing like someone whose legs were numb and hard to move.

The two of them chased each other around for quite a while. The silent amusement park was filled with Amber’s teasing faces and Bai Muxue’s powerless anger.

But in the end...

This battle ended because Bai Muxue ran out of energy.

After all, using her weak and sickly body to play a chasing game against a magical girl... was asking too much.

Now the two of them had called a truce and were sitting on a bench somewhere in the amusement park. Neither seemed willing to speak. They simply stared blankly at the bright moon hanging high in the night sky.

Bai Muxue silently sent several messages to the Bai family, the Disaster Management Bureau, and the Special Investigation Department, then put her phone back into her pocket.

The night wind brushed against her cheeks and gently lifted the long hair beside her face.

Earlier, because the disaster beast had blocked the signal, the messages Bai Muxue sent to the Bai family manager had never gone through. Now her own phone had been ruined by water, and Amber refused to lend her phone.

Luckily, Driver Wang, who was still unconscious, had another phone specially used to contact the Bai family. That prevented the awkward problem of having no way to inform the outside world.

While moving a strand of hair aside, Bai Muxue turned her head and glanced to the other side. Pretending to sound casual, she said,

“Now that this is over... we should say goodbye soon, right? How about... Amber, give me your contact information?”

She tried to sound casual, but the first thing she said exposed her true thoughts.

Even though she hated to admit it... after these few hours of adventure, she really did not want to part with this lively and carefree blonde girl.

In front of Amber, she did not need to act tough like she did with Shen Jingyi. She did not need to keep pretending to be the villainous rich young lady.

She could lower her guard and enjoy a little peace and happiness she had not felt for a long time.

But...

If Amber truly was not a magical girl from Wangdu, then they might never have another chance to meet again.

“Eh~”

As if noticing Bai Muxue’s hidden thoughts, Amber blinked playfully at her.

“What? Can’t bear to part with me?”

“Of course not...”

Bai Muxue panicked and was about to explain, but then Amber placed a hand on top of her head and laughed softly.

“If fate allows it, we’ll meet again someday. After all, the Earth is round.”

“The way you say that...”

Bai Muxue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she did not know how to begin.

Pressing her lips together, she hesitated for a moment before softly asking,