Volume 1 Chapter 114: Terrible Acting and an Audience That Actually Buys It
At that moment, along with a sharp flash of purple light, Amethyst’s arrow finally shot toward Heidi.
But in the end, it was still a step too late.
The blonde girl first shrank back slightly, and then the air around her suddenly became heavy and solid. The arrow instantly slowed down as if it had fallen into a swamp, losing all of its previous speed. It brushed past Heidi’s hair and flew into the wall behind her, directly blasting a huge hole through it.
“Damn it! Are you crazy?! Why would you shoot without even saying anything first?!”
Amber widened her eyes and quickly stepped in front of Amethyst, as if afraid she might fire another arrow.
A sharp anger appeared on her pretty face.
“If Xiao Xue gets hurt, I won’t let you off!”
What had just happened was far too sudden and too fast. Amber had been completely focused on arguing with Amethyst and honestly had not reacted in time...
Amethyst, on the other hand, had reacted instantly, but what was with immediately firing an arrow?!
Didn’t this girl know that Xiao Xue was just an ordinary person? Even a small scratch could lead to unimaginable consequences...!
In Amber’s eyes, Xiao Xue was clearly frightened by the current situation. She slightly lowered her head, and her eyes kept nervously drifting toward the girl behind her.
“......”
Looking at Bai Muxue, whose face seemed pale while her gaze kept shifting toward the girl behind her, Amethyst bit her lip. A trace of hesitation flashed through her eyes, and the fingers resting on her bowstring slowly relaxed.
Amber was right.
She really had acted too impulsively just now.
She might have successfully hit Heidi, but if the other girl had dodged slightly or directly used Bai Muxue as a shield, the result would have been impossible to fix.
However...
Looking at the black blade pressed against Bai Muxue’s neck, Amethyst felt confused.
Logically speaking, Miss Bai should not be afraid of this at all, right?
Wouldn’t transforming solve everything instantly?
Someone who could easily defeat a disaster beast of that level would really fear a sword against her neck?
And now that she thought about it, the same thing happened earlier...
Bai Muxue could have easily solved the ghoul problem by transforming, yet she had chosen to stand aside and watch instead...
Heh, maybe Miss Bai was playing some strange game again?
After all, she was only an outsider and had no idea what Bai Muxue was thinking...
A somewhat self-mocking feeling spread through Amethyst’s heart. She secretly bit her lip and tried to keep her voice calm.
“You’re called... Heidi, right? What kind of scheme are you people planning this time?”
“Huh?”
Amber tilted her head in confusion.
From the way Amethyst spoke... did she already know this girl?
Maybe this girl had already fought Amethyst several times before. Perhaps she had once seen Bai Muxue interacting with Amethyst, and that was why she took advantage of the chance just now, trying to target someone close to Amethyst...
Tch, as a magical girl, don’t you know you’re supposed to hide your real identity and stay away from ordinary people?
Though honestly, Amber herself was not really qualified to criticize others on that point...
Besides, now was not the time to worry about that.
So Amber said nothing more. She simply pulled out her handgun and pointed the dark barrel at the girl before her. Sharp light flashed through her golden eyes.
“Heh, I don’t care what your name is. But you’ve seriously pissed me off now... Release her immediately, and I might still consider sparing your life!”
“Tch! Y-You magical girls only know how to act tough anyway! Do you think I’d be scared?!”
Heidi puffed up her cheeks slightly, trying hard to force some killing intent onto her timid-looking face.
“Wait, how did Sasha write the lines for me again...?”
Heidi quietly muttered to herself while turning her face slightly away. Then she turned back again, tightened her small face into a fierce expression, and said viciously.
“The blood debt from when you killed our Empire’s synthetic beast still hasn’t been repaid yet... So now you shall fully taste the... um... abyss of blood and hatred after losing someone precious...?”
Wuwuwu... these lines feel so embarrassing and weird. Sasha did the same thing last time too, insisting that I say things like this. Does anyone really talk like this in real life...?
After tremblingly finishing her prepared lines, the girl’s cheeks burned red like fire, and she strongly felt the urge to turn around and run away.
Following Bai Muxue’s instructions, Heidi had originally hidden on the rooftop of the neighboring building in advance, waiting for her young lady’s signal before coming out to help act in a scene where she would be defeated by everyone working together.
Although she did not really understand the meaning behind it...
If the young lady arranged it this way, then there must be a reason, right?
So Heidi did not think too deeply about it.
However...
She waited on the opposite building for a very long time, yet Bai Muxue’s signal never came.
In the end, after Amethyst appeared and started arguing with the other magical girl, Heidi finally decided to take action herself after Sasha encouraged her to do so.
Whether there was one magical girl or two did not matter anyway. As long as she got defeated in the end, it would be fine...
That was what Heidi thought to herself.
“D-Don’t come any closer!”
Seeing that Amber seemed to be secretly trying to shorten the distance between them, Heidi’s pretty face immediately filled with panic, and she hurriedly shouted in a low voice.
Her trembling hand lightly rested on Bai Muxue’s waist as she nervously watched the magical girls on both sides.
“Tch!”
After her plan failed, Amber could not help cursing under her breath.
Although the blonde girl in front of them gave off a strange feeling, if she and Amethyst worked together, defeating this girl should not be difficult...
But that long blade was pressed against Xiao Xue’s neck. One small movement could take her life.
So what was she supposed to do?
No...
She had to think of a way to rescue Xiao Xue from this girl as quickly as possible!
Meanwhile, Bai Muxue stood stiffly in place without reacting at all.
She lowered her head, looking frightened on the surface, but in reality...
She was only afraid that Amber and Amethyst would notice the twitching at the corner of her mouth.
With both girls standing right in front of her, Bai Muxue had no chance to warn Heidi. Her bright eyes were full of helplessness.
Oh come on...
The situation is already impossible to explain, and now you suddenly jump out and kidnap me? Doesn’t that just make everything even harder to deal with...
Being defeated by magical girls was never the important part, okay?!
Even if you successfully escape later, what about me? Am I supposed to stay here alone and deal with these two girls at the same time?
But there was no way she could clearly explain all this to Heidi...
Still, to be fair, the little girl was actually pretty good at adapting to the situation. At least she had not just stood there foolishly.
Now that things had already reached this point, Bai Muxue naturally could not just sit and wait helplessly...
Besides, Heidi suddenly joining the chaos was not entirely a bad thing.
Bai Muxue quietly rolled her eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
At the very least, she no longer had to stand between them listening to them argue, right?
Thinking of this, she slightly turned her head and whispered softly,
“Heidi, the plan has changed. Find a way to take me away.”
Although her voice was quiet, Bai Muxue believed Heidi could hear her clearly from this distance.
After speaking, afraid that the two girls in front of her might notice something strange, she quickly took a deep breath and loudly shouted,
“Haha, do you really think you can threaten two magical girls by using me? What a joke!? You two, listen carefully! Don’t worry about me, kill this girl first!”
As she spoke, she even leaned her neck a little closer toward the edge of the blade Heidi was holding.
Honestly speaking, silly Heidi really was not a qualified actress at all.
The blade was still so far away from her neck...
Who exactly was she trying to scare with that?
Even if you’re acting, at least try to be professional, okay?
Though maybe...
It was enough to fool the two panicking girls in front of her.