Want to Come Stay with Me?

On the way back to Axel, Fang Li learned a little about Megumin and Youyou's relationship from the two of them.

Megumin had once mentioned that Youyou had been her classmate at school. Megumin had always ranked first, while Youyou had always ranked second, so Youyou often challenged Megumin and called herself her rival.

Apparently, that was true.

Though Megumin was now a defective mage who could only use Explosion Magic, she had been a renowned genius in her student days. Her magical power ranked first in her year, and her intelligence far surpassed ordinary people. Even if there was something abnormal about her, she had matured earlier than most and had always placed first academically.

Youyou, meanwhile, had sat beside Megumin. As the daughter of the Crimson Demon Clan Leader, she should have been the most outstanding one, yet she had always lost to Megumin, which left her deeply unwilling to accept it.

On top of that, Megumin's family had been extremely poor, unable even to guarantee three meals a day. To make sure she had food, that shameless genius had constantly hovered around Youyou, tricking her into challenging her in all sorts of ways and wagering Youyou's lunchbox on various contests. In the end, she had won every time and stubbornly survived.

After hearing that, Fang Li had only one thought.

"Megumin must have used all sorts of underhanded tactics to keep winning, right?"

That blunt observation moved Youyou to tears because she had finally met someone who understood her, while Megumin grabbed Fang Li by the throat.

In fact, Fang Li wasn't wrong.

The methods Megumin used to keep beating Youyou could indeed be called despicable.

For example, even though she knew Youyou was more developed than she was, Megumin insisted on competing over who was slimmer.