She glanced at Chen Li, somewhat flattered and startled, disbelief lingering in her eyes.
But after being touched for only a second, Sparkle's eyes turned suspicious again.
Something was off! Very, very off!
Was this guy... really the real Miraculous Forger?!
That familiar, intimate way of speaking, that teasing tone as though he regarded her as a little pet... Could he perhaps... be Chen Li, the Miraculous Forger, in disguise?
Why would the Miraculous Forger say something like that to her? But if it were Chen Li, the Miraculous Forger...
At that thought, Sparkle's heart began to stir.
Sparkle's gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the Golden Honkai-Moe King mascot head on Chen Li's head. Her fingers itched slightly, and she desperately wanted to rush over, rip off that mascot head, and see exactly what face was hidden beneath it!
I really want to take it off and look...
But... Sparkle did not dare gamble.
Because if she guessed wrong... she would die.
After an intense internal struggle, Sparkle ultimately chickened out.
"Alright, alright, I won't dwell on this anymore. I'm going to get moving. Aha, let's go. Time to work." Sparkle sighed, dusted off her skirt, stood up, and called out.
"Hey, wait a moment." Chen Li suddenly called after her.
"What now?" Sparkle turned back.
"Give me the Miraculous Forging Guide. You can't handle that thing. Also, Aha can't leave. He needs to help me with something." Chen Li held out his hand toward Sparkle.
Chen Li's words startled Sparkle, and she instinctively reached for the book in her little bag—the one she had inherited from Fireworks.
"That book Fireworks gave me? Don't tell me... that thing has a trap too?" With that thought, Sparkle swiftly pulled the book from her bag as though throwing away a hot potato, then