Chapter 118

Xie Qingxuan taught and imparted knowledge with a serious attitude.

Chu Yuanqing swallowed it whole, completely confused.

In the end, I only absorbed the necessary basic knowledge, and focused most of my attention on learning <ACUTE>.

Because it was her first time learning a trio dance, her progress was noticeably slower than the other two dancing machines.

The most time-consuming part is remembering the order and timing of movement.

Especially in a musical like <ACUTE>, with its complex positioning and constant running around, memorizing every single one of the positions requires extensive training and seamless teamwork.

Chu Yuanqing wasn't bothered by this. She had a strong sense of spatial awareness and could visualize the three people's movements as a series of animated images, arranging them in her mind for comparison.

Therefore, the most troublesome thing is still the foundation of dance skills. Some movements require the lightness of ballet, and some complex and delicate expressions, movements and body details cannot be mastered overnight.

Three days later, around noon, in the practice room.

Chu Yuanqing straightened her body, lowered her slender waist backward, the full curve trembled slightly, revealing her softness. Her hips were flat on the ground, the curve of her waist and hips was particularly distinct, her knees and the backs of her feet were facing away from the ground, her graceful long legs were straight, her fair arms spread like wings backward, and her slender fingertips touched the ground.

This is a standard ground-based back straddle motion.

The flexibility practitioner's good looks and figure not only made her stand out in this quiet dance studio, but also easily aroused unrealistic desires in others.

Xie Qingxuan was honestly admiring the view. Her eyelashes trembled as she took in the beautiful scenery. Her innocent eyes blinked occasionally as she glanced down at her chest, which she couldn't see her toes from when she stood up, looking somewhat confused.

How strange, Xiao Qing's breasts and hips are clearly smaller than hers, so why can't I take my eyes off the other person's sensitive areas? Is it a matter of proportion?

The Golden Haired Doggy observed carefully for a while longer and then came to a conclusion.

Chu Yuanqing has a great figure; it's the kind of figure that's neither too exaggerated nor too flawed.

Whether it's the slenderness of the waist, the shape and size of the chest, the proportion of the hips and long legs, the head, neck and shoulder width, or even the bones of the ankles, everything is combined naturally and harmoniously, as if it has been given the concept of "perfection" by some kind of magic.

It's almost... like some kind of fantastical creature.

This kind of "perfection" does not appear exaggerated when the fabric is finished and covered.

However, if you wear close-fitting yoga clothes and perform various stretching and loosening movements, your curves can be stretched, thus greatly releasing this alluring charm.

So it's good-looking, I love watching it, and I'll keep watching it.

Xie Qingxuan's thought process is that simple, but what puzzled her was, could girls really be interested in other girls' bodies?

The girl, still somewhat bewildered, took another step closer to a new world. She decided to study her body while taking a bath today, continuing to observe it carefully as she softened up.

Well, because he hasn't quite grasped the concept yet, this child's eyes are as pure as if he were looking through a grand gallery in the Louvre, filled with reverence and curiosity for art.

Chu Yuanqing didn't know what to say. She pursed her lips, savoring the soreness spreading from her inner thighs and other parts of her body, while enduring the strange sensation of being licked by gazes. Her lovely face remained solemn, but her eyes were filled with shame and annoyance.

Damn it, what's wrong with Qingxuan? Hers is clearly bigger! Can't she just look in the mirror more often? She can pose however she wants in the shower, and her figure is way more alluring than those lewd pictures online!

Chu Yuanqing's soft flesh, legs, waist, back, and buttocks were all gently brushed by light feathers, only receiving a slight relief when the Golden Haired Doggy blinked.

She was barely able to hold back, her movements almost becoming distorted, causing her soft, full breasts to tremble with each breath, while the lantern nestled inside remained peacefully asleep.

The girl's eyes welled up with tears; the more she thought about it, the more embarrassed and annoyed she became.

Qingxuan wasn't like this before, but after the day he was kissed, it was as if something had awakened within him. Every day, he would look at me with innocent eyes as I softened.

Normally speaking, it doesn't matter if someone glances at you a few times.

But the Magical Girl's constitution is too strange. During the last Public Performance, she only managed to ignore everything unusual by relying on Charlotte's incantation and having absolute focus on the stage. Otherwise, the gazes of two thousand people on stage would have been even more terrifying than the curse of the Sea of Truth!

Are all Magical Girl's bodies like this?

No, that's not realistic.

It's important to understand that the goal of <Flash Dance> is to cultivate a group of Magical Girl during the idol debut process, who are destined to face the public eye.

So, is she the only one who's this strange?

The thought of this possibility made Chu Yuanqing's face fall, almost causing her to become depressed. She began to suspect that something was wrong with this [transformation] blessing. Come to think of it... who exactly gave her this blessing?

The girl pondered this, falling into deep thought, temporarily ignoring even the strange sensation of being visually licked.

Since correcting the Worldline 17 years ago, she has had to pile up all her blessings into a high wall to resist the curse of the Sea of Truth.

Among them, [Transformation] is incompatible with the other blessings. Due to its special nature, it has no effect and cannot be embedded in the high wall, so it has always remained on hand.

Chu Yuanqing had no recollection of where he had gotten it from.

The number of blessings she initially bestowed mostly came from the dying gifts of those around her.

Subsequently, after [Laevateinn] was infused with numerous blessings, it developed the characteristic of devouring authority. Then, by slaughtering Disaster God and [Calamity Beasts], its authority was transformed into blessings, causing its numbers to accumulate and expand.

Furthermore, due to the unique circumstances of the era, she had to purge some believers who worshipped the Disaster God and those scum who abused their power by bestowing blessings, lost their humanity, and were close to madness.

After these people were burned by [Laevateinn], most of them were also extracted with corresponding blessings.

By that calculation, the blessings bestowed upon her must be countless.

--Assuming they are not fed to [Laevateinn] as dog food.

By the final battle, this Mythical Weapon had devoured Ama-no-Habakiri, Futsu-no-Mitama, the Eternal Spear, Tyr's Edge, Grammer, Mistiltein, and even a series of fantastical weapons from mythological epics, incorporating some of their unique characteristics and abilities, making it virtually unassailable for further upgrades.

It could be said that calling this weapon is more like a fusion of various divine weapon systems, and continuing to call it [Laevateinn] is just a matter of habit.

Even disregarding what [Laevateinn] consumed, she still possesses at least tens of thousands of blessings, making it impossible to discern the source of the [transformation].

Especially now, with my memories fragmented, the question of who caused me to become this way is an unsolvable mystery.

"Xiao Qing, your movement is off."

A reminder interrupted my thoughts.

The Golden Haired Doggy appeared beside her without her noticing. Her cheeks were rosy, her profile was damp with a light sheen of sweat, a few strands of hair clung to her, and her eyelashes, like angel feathers, shone with a beautiful white-gold hue in the light. Her pupils shimmered with moisture as she blinked.

The pretty girl's expression was earnest yet harmless. Her slender hands gently pressed against Chu Yuanqing's waistline. As the pressure increased, her fingertips slightly sank into the soft flesh, transmitting a refreshing warmth. Shortly after she finished speaking, she began to straighten Chu Yuanqing's spine and buttocks.

Chu Yuanqing let out a muffled groan and quickly pursed her lips. The sensation of being suddenly touched on the skin, combined with the licking gaze, felt like the torture of being tickled by feathers had suddenly intensified.

The girl lowered her eyes, forcing a smile, unwilling to reveal her heightened sensitivity. She swallowed her sobs and responded with feigned calmness:

"It's okay, Qingxuan, I can do it myself."

However, because her voice is clear and crisp, yet also has an alluring milky quality, as long as her tone isn't too harsh, it sounds very cute.

The Golden Haired Doggy thought for a moment, then used its little hands to gently massage and relax the muscles along the lines of its body, from its waist and hips down its long legs, all the way to its ankles and toes, before finally releasing its warm touch.

Chu Yuanqing pursed her lips, forcing back waves of embarrassing, tingling pleasure, and decisively closed her eyes as if being tortured, looking quite adorable.

Ji Shuzhu sat in the rest area next to the dance studio. She threw the nutritional powder into her thermos, mixed it well, and then opened a packet of sugar-free Pocky.

The choreographer began eating with a detached expression, gazing at the intimate scenes in the dance studio, hoping that some sparkle would spill out as a side dish.

Well, she didn't find the scene strange at all. When Xiao Ning first learned to dance, she taught the other person hand in hand, so such physical contact was normal.

Rather, it's quite normal for childhood sweethearts to bathe together since they were little. They've even traveled together and soaked in hot springs, and there was nothing wrong with the atmosphere during those times.

This is sometimes the dividing line between neodymium copper and best friends.

As long as the unspoken understanding remains unbroken, whether it's holding hands, hugging, sleeping together, showering together, shopping together, watching romantic movies, helping each other with makeup, or even just kissing, an atmosphere completely devoid of ambiguity can be maintained.

-- Neodymium copper, isn't that amazing?

Of course, she herself had desires for Chen Yining, and even five years ago she planned to break the ice and wildly fantasized about making the Young Lady cry in bed with red eyes.

But this desire and love began to cool and freeze after Hyperthymesia started to devour his emotions, transforming him from a sweet and cool type into the taciturn choreographer he is today.

Only in the brief moment when the emptiness in one's chest is filled can one rediscover the taste of love.

Even if the two of them were to re-enter that stage, they would never be able to return to their original dominant/submissive roles.

"Chu Yuanqing is truly an amazing person."

Ji Shuzhu muttered to herself. She had met Xie Qingxuan a few times and they had a business relationship.

This is also the core reason why Xie Qingxuan acknowledges her choreographic talent.

Xie Qingxuan's personality is natural, but she is not the naive and innocent type. She is intelligent but also somewhat unapproachable. However, in her interactions with Chu Yuanqing, she is subtly submissive, obedient and gentle, without any sharp edges.

If I weren't so emotionally insensitive right now, I would definitely be surprised by this for a long time.

As for Chu Yuanqing himself, her assessment was quite simple.

--A born idol.

Such a perfect and radiant girl, who occasionally exudes personal charisma as if conducting a captivating judgment, is born to stand on the stage and explain to the world her unique purity and beauty.

Unfortunately, Chu Yuanqing's dance skills were very poor, and his highly refined "Flow State" state appeared intermittently.

If she had started preparing for Flashdance three years earlier, she could have easily used this platform to go global and announce her existence.

As for now, Chu Yuanqing is still too inexperienced. Even though he has high learning efficiency, a serious and mature attitude, excellent physical flexibility and coordination, and outstanding willpower and mentality, he still needs a considerable amount of time to grow.

But it doesn't matter. As long as she stays in Chu Yuanqing's team, she will eventually be able to wait for him to grow and evolve, for his inspiration to explode, and for her to finally taste that exquisite and dazzling flavor.

Ji Shuzhu pursed her lips, her eyes misty with tears, and her usually aloof and world-weary face was tinged with a hint of satisfaction and nostalgia. Saliva was unconsciously secreted in her mouth, and the crumbly biscuit strips she was chewing became sweet and cloying, as if she were still reveling in the radiance she had tasted a few days ago.

It's hard to imagine that Chu Yuanqing's everyday charisma alone could unleash a brilliance that lingers in one's heart for a week. If one were to experience a truly dazzling spectacle on stage, would even the side effects of Hyperthymesia vanish and be completely cured?

This was the first time Ji Shuzhu had such expectations.

The so-called brilliance was always a poison that quenched her thirst; the more she tasted it, the emptier she became. But if she didn't savor the brilliance, the Hyperthymesia bizarre pathological changes of hyperthymesia would have long since devoured the self in her soul, leaving only an empty shell.

It's a vicious cycle; sooner or later you'll be corrupted and rotten, turning into a walking corpse, or you'll choose to end your own life before that happens.

Because she was too desperate, she chose to let go. Rather than let the other person continue to uphold a promise that was destined to be unfulfilled, she decided to smash the bonds and constraints between them.

If someone becomes an egoist in Xiao Ning's eyes, their tragic end might be seen as a matter of course, and they might even experience a sense of vengeful pleasure.

But now...

Chu Yuanqing's excessive and unique brilliance pierced Ji Shuzhu's heart, giving rise to a hope that was both terrifying and joyful.

Ji Shuzhu closed her eyes, clearing her mind of all distractions. All she wanted was a little time, enough time for the other person to truly hate her. She couldn't hold onto any more expectations, or it would only hurt herself and others.

She silently finished eating a few Pocky sticks, drank the nutritious beverage in her cup, and then walked to the dance studio. She looked at the two who had finished their flexibility exercise and continued practicing their trio.

With only a few days left until their stage showdown with Little Sakura, they must master the essence of <ACUTE> before then. Otherwise, facing a strong team with 2A1B, two [Flow State] members, and a few days' training time ahead of them, the outcome will be truly uncertain.

On the other side, the same was true in the practice room where Kiriwake Yayoi was.

Whether it's Little Sakura herself, Yue Bao yearning for maternal love, or the Green Eyed Cat obsessed with turning the tables and washing away its bad reputation, they are all putting in their best effort and immersing themselves in the endless training, showing no signs of fatigue.

Clearly, their shared goal of reclaiming Chu Yuanqing successfully boosted their cohesion, unity, and willpower to an unprecedented level, making them arguably the most united team in this episode of "Flash Dance."

All of this can be traced back to that encounter in the practice room a few days ago.

Little Sakura caught a glimpse of the Golden Haired Doggy's slightly swollen lips, and a seed of doubt and unease was planted in her heart, causing her possessiveness to swell violently.

Chu Wangshu received a hug from Qing Bao, receiving precious maternal love and care. This instantly replenished the energy Qing Bao had been lacking, dispelled the negative emotions of the past few days, and gave her dozens of positive buffs, making her feel like she had slain seven or eight dragons.

Needless to say, Green Eyed Cat was completely overwhelmed with pleasure in front of everyone, her eyes glazed over and her legs weak. However, because of this, she missed the chance to speak with Chu Yuanqing. She was in a daze the whole time and didn't say a word, resulting in a crushing defeat. Now she was filled with regret and only wanted to avenge her humiliation.

Therefore, although this team follows the joyful training method of resting when they are tired and emotionally numb, the cumulative training time is still extremely long because everyone is exceptionally focused and enthusiastic. They are like wild beasts driven by hunger to hunt, relentlessly sharpening their claws.

This stage battle that will determine Chu Yuanqing's ownership is a must-win situation – there's no room for defeat!

Aside from these two teams, the other teams within <Flash Dance> are also secretly plotting their moves.

That night, in the luxuriously decorated and spacious bathroom, about 20 B-Class contestants gathered in a place where there would be no cameras recording.

These teams, through the exchange of benefits, abandon low-rated players and directly upgrade to the B1 area with extremely low time costs, are already plotting the next round of match-fixing.

Someone suggested:

"That's about enough, time to initiate the PK and launch the plan."

Someone calmly said:

"This time is different from last time. Last time, we did it in advance, rehearsing for the audience. We used our popularity advantage to guide public opinion towards the idea that 'a low-rated team being paired with a high-rated team is inherently unfair to the latter,' thus eliminating potential problems to the greatest extent possible."

"But this time we have no reason to fob off the audience with a perfunctory performance. If the suspected match-fixing is exposed, the nature of the event will change completely, and even our previous stage PK in the C1 area will be brought up and we will be held accountable."

"So, are you sure your current training results are sufficient for you to go on stage?"

The crowd silently agreed.

Even if match-fixing is involved, the two teams involved still need to put on a decent performance on stage.