Volume 1 Chapter 117: The End of the Chaotic Situation
But thoughts like that were better kept in her mind. Bai Muxue truly did not want to experience that dangerous atmosphere again.
Mhm, I can deal with Amber alone, and I can also deal with Amethyst alone, but I absolutely cannot put the two of them together!
Thinking about it, if Heidi had not appeared and interrupted things this time... the two of them might really have started fighting...
Magical girls do not necessarily have to get along well, but at the very least they should stand together against outsiders... Fighting and killing each other would just be ridiculous!
At that thought, a trace of lingering fear appeared on Bai Muxue’s pretty face, and the way she looked at Heidi became even gentler.
“By the way, didn’t you say before that Sasha would play the villain role? Why did you end up doing it yourself?”
Bai Muxue casually raised her hand and gently patted Heidi’s head as she sat beside her.
When they first made the plan, they had originally intended for Sasha to appear. At that time, Sasha had immediately agreed after hearing she could fight magical girls... Somehow, she later changed her mind.
“Mm... Sasha heard that she would have to hold back and run away at the end, so she refused to do it anymore. But she still helped me prepare the lines for my entrance...”
Faced with Bai Muxue patting her head, Heidi did not resist at all. A faint blush appeared on her pale cheeks, and she showed an obedient smile.
“I see...”
Haha, asking Sasha to deliberately go easy on someone and retreat really would feel worse than killing her.
Bai Muxue laughed softly and continued stroking the little golden head in front of her.
To be honest, this girl’s hair was surprisingly soft. A faint sweet smell drifted through the strands and reached her nose, making her feel relaxed and comfortable.
And from the way Heidi narrowed her eyes, lifted her little head, and slightly parted her pink lips, it was obvious that she was really enjoying this feeling.
Ah... why does this feel like I’m comforting a little girl? Though Xingwan did not like it when I patted her head before. She said it would stop her from growing taller...
While Bai Muxue’s “fatherly” side was acting up, Heidi, who silently accepted the head pats, also felt strange emotions rising in her heart.
Honestly... compared to the unpredictable, crazy, and hard-to-talk-to Kaguya, Heidi preferred the current Bai Muxue who looked like an ordinary person.
Patting someone’s head... seems to be one way humans show closeness, right?
Does this mean... Miss has started trusting me a little?
Miss was sitting right beside her. With senses far sharper than a human’s, Heidi could even hear Bai Muxue’s faint breathing.
For some reason... whenever she heard Bai Muxue praise her, she felt strangely happy, much happier than when anyone else praised her.
She could not really understand this subtle feeling. She only felt a tingling sensation spreading from the top of her head into her heart, while her heartbeat sped up as if someone had stepped on the gas pedal.
“Sigh... someone is completely tied to Kaguya now...”
In her daze, she vaguely heard Sasha speaking inside her mind, saying something with an unclear meaning.
Heidi did not understand what Sasha meant, and she did not even think about asking. She only stared blankly as Bai Muxue took a piece of candy out of her pocket, opened the wrapper, and held it out toward her.
“Want to try this?”
Bai Muxue’s slender white fingers gently held the candy against Heidi’s soft pink lips, then slowly pushed it into the girl’s mouth with her finger.
“Mm...”
Heidi had no intention of resisting at all. She simply let Bai Muxue openly touch her lips with her fingertips.
A sweet and sour taste spread through her mouth. As Heidi lightly chewed the candy, her cheeks puffed up slightly, adding another layer of cuteness to her appearance.
And as the candy slowly melted in her mouth, Heidi’s mind also began to grow blurry, almost as if she had lost the ability to think.
Her delicate face, which had only been slightly red before, now became hot in an instant, as though it had been dipped into warm water.
“M-Miss...”
Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but because she was naturally shy, no words came out. Only a soft whimper escaped from her throat.
But when Bai Muxue looked at Heidi chewing the candy with her eyes gently moving about, she was secretly surprised inside.
Isn’t it just a piece of candy? Is she really this touched by it?
Don’t tell me the people in that empire have never even eaten fruit candy before? That can’t be true, right?
Suppressing the confusion in her heart, Bai Muxue gave a light cough and decided not to think too much about it. Instead, she changed the subject on her own initiative.
“Still, we’ve only completed the first step for now. There’s still a lot left to do.”
“Mhm...”
“So, what I need from you, Heidi, is—”
As Bai Muxue spoke, she slowly stood up and turned to look at Heidi beside her.
“Heidi?”
“Ah? D-Did Miss say something just now?”
Seeing Heidi’s face completely red as she covered her mouth and stared at her with ruby-like eyes full of surprise, Bai Muxue could only shake her head helplessly with a smile and repeat herself.
“Amethyst and the others are probably still searching for us. We can’t just go back like this.”
One thing was one thing. Since the act was already over, they naturally could not let the two girls keep searching aimlessly forever.
She needed to first tell Amethyst that she was safe. As for Amber... wait, she did not seem to have that girl’s contact information?
Damn it!
An awkward look flashed across Bai Muxue’s pretty face.
Instead of wasting time blushing and feeling shy earlier, I should’ve stubbornly asked for the big star’s phone number!
What kind of mess did I make...
Facing Heidi’s slightly confused gaze, Bai Muxue held her forehead and let out a long sigh.
“Forget it. Amber and Amethyst are probably together anyway...”
After thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and sent a message to Amethyst.
“I already drove away that girl named Heidi. Can you come over now? I’ll send you my location.”
Since she was acting, she naturally had to act properly. She could not possibly tell Amethyst something like, “I already chased that girl away, so you don’t need to worry about me anymore. Hurry home and rest...” That would sound way too fake.
The ideal situation would have been for Bai Muxue to meet Amethyst and Amber separately and explain things... but that was obviously impossible now.
No choice then. If they argue, then they argue. I’m an adult in society, am I really supposed to be afraid of two little girls fighting?
Still, I should prepare some backup plans just in case...
Bai Muxue let out another heavy sigh. After sending the location to Amethyst, she moved close to Heidi’s ear and quietly whispered a few instructions.
“...Alright, I understand.”
Although she did not really understand why Miss wanted her to do this, since Bai Muxue had already said so, all she needed to do was obey.
Heidi respectfully nodded toward Bai Muxue. Then her entire body transformed into countless bats that scattered across the night sky.
“Sigh... what has to be faced will eventually be faced... As long as those two don’t start fighting later...”
Feeling discouraged, Bai Muxue walked down from the rooftop. But the moment she stepped onto the street, she vaguely saw a slender figure appear in the distance.
Shen Jingyi.
Bai Muxue pressed her lips together and quietly watched the girl quickly walking toward her, forcing all the uneasiness deep inside her heart back down.