Chapter 175
Kiriwake Yayoi was speechless after being rebuked. This is the Center position, okay? How can you be so casual about it? In her seven-year Idol Career, she has only ever stood in the Center position a handful of times.
Little Sakura looked a little dejected, and said helplessly:
"Shall we play rock-paper-scissors again? The order of appearance last time was too random."
The Green Eyed Cat sensed something was amiss, and her little face turned serious.
Rock, paper, scissors?
Xie Qingxuan has never lost, okay?
This person must have mastered some amazing rock-paper-scissors skills to be invincible. He's deliberately speaking so casually to lower this Sakura Girl's guard and not reveal his rock-paper-scissors talent!
As the saying goes, a skilled strategist does not use his weakness to attack his strength, but rather uses his strength to attack his weakness.
In other words, Xie Qingxuan is using an extremely clever strategic technique!
Tang Liuli sneered smugly to herself. No matter how cunning or treacherous you are, you can't escape her Fiery Eyes Golden Gaze. But Yayoi, this foolish Sakura Girl, is far less intelligent than herself. It's normal that she fell for her trap!
"Then let's go."
Kiriwake Yayoi fell for the trap.
The Green Eyed Cat, with its keen insight, decided to sit back and watch as the other's dream of Center position was ruthlessly shattered.
Ten seconds later, Little Sakura looked seriously at the fist the other person threw, and then her face lit up with joy:
"Yay! I won!"
Xie Qingxuan blinked sleepily. Yesterday, she returned 61 dazzling lights and created a stage that exceeded her own limits. The overdraft of [Cocoon of the Heart] was even more serious than that of Kiriwake Yayoi, not to mention the lack of protection from [Pure White Aria].
If she hadn't recovered some of her physical strength by Magic Replenishment with Chu Yuanqing, she would have had a hard time training normally today. Therefore, her usual Meditation State remained closed, and naturally, she couldn't win at rock-paper-scissors.
This was a devastating blow to the Green Eyed Cat on the other side, except that she didn't doubt her Holmes-like deductive reasoning skills, but rather her rock-paper-scissors skills.
"Could it be... that she was just lucky when she beat me last time?"
Tang Liuli was questioning her life choices, but she quickly became confident, her eyes sparkling. She felt that next time she played rock-paper-scissors, there was no need to hide from this Stupid Dog, and she even started plotting "revenge".
Yes, even with the title of child prodigy and the responsibility of supporting the Flash Dance base, Tang Liuli can still win everything by simply using one hand to play the cloth!
Of course, it's a different story if you lose everything and end up in tears, running into the arms of some Pure White Witch.
Volume 1: 169. The Dream Weaver Rabbit's Investigation: Identity Exposed? (5K)
The next day.
There's only one day left until the end of January.
Area A1 was overflowing with people. Aside from the teams that had already advanced, another 27 teams squeezed in. They launched Stage Battle one after another, striving to gather a team of 5 members before the deadline to qualify for the second Public Performance.
During this period, many contestants, under the pressure of the deadline, maximized their potential. For example, contestants like Ruan Wutong, Qi Yushuang, and Fan Qiuling successfully used the disaster energy to weave a cocoon, stepped into the [Flow State] realm, and advanced by switching teams.
It is obvious that the level rules designed by Dream Weaver Rabbit are all in service of this goal. In terms of results, its operation is quite successful, allowing this competition area to spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, continuously producing seeds worth cultivating.
With only 24 hours left, the quality of the Stage Battle has already fallen into two extremes.
Either everyone experiences an explosive leap forward, squeezing out all their potential and unleashing their dazzling brilliance—you can refer to the PK between Xie Qingxuan and Kiriwake Yayoi for this.
Either everyone just slacks off and coasts, and because there's no time to improve the performance, they can only engage in backstabbing and scheming offstage.
The extremely free rules of the A1 area provided fertile ground for contestants to use underhanded tactics. Backstabbing, fraud, double agents, and stealing each other's bases were all frequently seen, creating a spectacle that was truly breathtaking.
It's worth mentioning that Ji Shuzhu used her privileges to switch teams to Chen Yining's side the day before yesterday, allowing the team to form five members, skip the Stage Battle, and directly advance.
That day, a certain Young Lady was furious at the choreographer's indifferent performance.
Why are you so cold? Why do you look so unwilling?
She didn't want to be option E, and she certainly didn't want to be plan B.
She is not expired milk, nor is she a crushed cookie from the supermarket.
She only wanted to be the only one in his heart, an unshakable, irreplaceable, and precious one, like gold.
Therefore, the choreographer's calm and matter-of-fact attitude when she changed jobs, as if you should happily accept her, made the Young Lady feel a sense of frustration, like her wife running off with a rich second-generation heir and then eagerly coming back to freeload, causing her to completely lose her mind.
This emotion reached its peak like a volcanic eruption after Ji Shuzhu earnestly shared the dazzling moments of the two teams in that stage PK.
The Young Lady was completely under his control, and in her anger, she pinned the other person against the wall, uttering a threat that was very out of character for her:
"Don't you understand the situation yet?"
"Three of our members have reached the [Flow State] realm. The team's quality is so high that we have a 90% chance of winning against any of them."
"You're not essential to this team. The one who holds the initiative now is me!"
"Xiaozhu, you don't want to just join a team full of shoddy workers, do you?"
Ji Shuzhu pursed her lips, feigning reluctance. Her eyes trembled, as if trying to feign stubbornness, revealing a rare vulnerability that aroused sadistic desires, yet she still maintained a cold attitude as she replied:
What do you want?
Chen Yining's rose-red eyes grew even more vibrant, and a look of sorrow and confusion appeared on her beautiful face. Dark emotions consumed her reason, and she chuckled a few times, whispering:
What do I want?
I want you to become mine.
I want you to never be able to stomach anyone else's brilliance again.
I want you to never dare to leave me on your own initiative for the rest of your life.
The Young Lady swallowed all her truth and fiercely made a boast:
"I want you to be my dog."
Ji Shuzhu was greatly shocked upon hearing this. Had Xiao Ning become so assertive already?
The choreographer, her Heart Tide pounding with excitement, suppressed the surging joy in her chest. She deliberately frowned, adopting her usual world-weary expression, as if extremely unwilling, and coldly recited each word:
"Woof, woof, woof."
"So, are you satisfied now?"
"..."
Chen Yining was even angrier. She felt looked down upon. Just as the choreographer had hoped, with a gloomy expression on her beautiful face, she silently abandoned her teammates, dragged the other girl back to her dormitory room, slammed the door shut, and angrily accepted the Under-the-table Rules, forcing the girl to continue barking like a dog.
Yeah, I'm just imitating a dog's bark.
To this day, the Young Lady remains unaware that this was a playful game deliberately designed by her childhood sweetheart, creating an extremely strange atmosphere within the group.
At least in Lin Bao'er's eyes, the interaction between the captain and the new team member was subtle, their relationship was both good and bad, with a kind of CP feeling of a domineering president and a rebellious little wife.
Has this always been how these childhood sweethearts have always interacted? As a straight woman, she was utterly shocked and said she couldn't understand it at all.
Liang Xiaoxiao was very perceptive. She could not only see the relationship between the captain and the new team members, but also that the choreographer was playing a very new game. She often pulled back Ruan Wutong, who liked to have fun, and told her not to be a third wheel.
On the other hand, Chu Qiushuang successfully stepped into the realm of [Flow State] under high pressure and in a subsequent Stage Battle. She vaguely realized that she was like a servant under a tyrant, and her feelings were complicated.
For this reason, she wanted to join Xie Qingxuan's team, but unfortunately, the team was already full, and Fan Qiuling, who was in the same category as her, had also advanced after switching teams, so she couldn't squeeze in.
Interestingly, even so, Chu Qiushuang still managed to switch to a team with similar members.
It's obvious that the return of the Radiance by a certain Great Demon King has largely garnered a group of loyal followers, even surprising the Dream Weaver Rabbit, a Super AI.
Unfortunately, the Golden Haired Doggy was so engrossed in the beauty of the Pure White Witch that his mind was constantly occupied with dancing and Magic Replenishment. He hadn't realized that a group of players had used the shimmering interest he had returned to reach [Flow State] and become his crusaders.
That evening.
Tang Liuli glanced at the peacefully sleeping Little Cotton-padded Jacket next to her, and guiltily lifted the covers. She quietly slipped on her slippers, feeling a thrill of impending mischief. She closed her emerald eyes and silently apologized in her heart:
"I'm sorry, Xiao Shu, I promise I'll treat your aunt well!"
Damn it, why do I feel even more guilty after apologizing?
No, Liuli, you can't be so wicked. There's nothing to feel guilty about or overthink. You're not taking advantage of her, nor are you doing anything bad. You're helping Magical Girl who's seriously injured!
Yes, that's right, that's exactly it.
The Green Eyed Cat roused herself. As a wise and intelligent girl, she had already imagined a lot based on Chu Yuanqing's identity Magical Girl. Her face was serious as she righteously whispered to herself:
"Xiao Qing is Magical Girl fights against villains and silently protects the world for love and peace."
"So, helping Xiao Qing Magic Replenishment and heal her injuries is tantamount to contributing our own small part to the great cause of saving the world, isn't it?"
Tang Liuli suddenly realized that she was a great ally of the Magical Girl, even a great person who bravely fought against worldly conventions for love and peace. How could she be hesitant and doubt herself? Wouldn't that be defiling Qing Bao's purity?
The Green Eyed Cat perked up, and even the way she opened the door changed. Wearing extremely revealing underwear, she walked confidently into Chu Yuanqing's room, her little hands mischievously locking the door behind her. Mustering her courage, she crawled directly into the covers.
Chu Yuanqing felt herself being hugged by a soft, fleshy person. She hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Is that Liuli?"
Tang Liuli blinked, the corners of her eyes turning up, her beauty mark tinged with an unusual allure. Her pink lips parted slightly as she whispered a word near the other person's earlobe:
"Yes, I'm Xiao Qing's attending physician today."
"So, Xiao Qing, you must listen to me, so that you can get better quickly!"
Chu Yuanqing felt ashamed to be nagged like this by a girl a decade younger than him, but what was even more ashamed was that the three Little Idol actually had a proper schedule for their Magic Replenishment in their schedules. Yesterday it was Yayoi, today it's Liuli, and tomorrow it's Seixuan.
This... isn't this ruining the careers of three Little Idol? And these are all rising stars in China, destined to become top celebrities. If this gets exposed, I'll definitely be torn apart by their fans!
Chu Yuanqing felt somewhat worried and deeply guilty about it.
Although there were compelling reasons for their actions, and their words could not be considered lies, these actions have indeed sown the seeds of future problems for these girls' Idol Career. Once exposed, they would all be disqualified from being idols.
Even without the exposure, she resembled a seductive succubus, luring several promising Little Idol into her clutches and making them do things that betrayed their fans.
How can we compensate them?
At this moment, Chu Yuanqing had clearly forgotten that Magic Replenishment could optimize the other party's [Cocoon of the Heart]. Furthermore, due to a distorted self-perception, he was completely unaware that he was being taken advantage of by the other party—in a way that was being taken advantage of on a rotating basis over a week—and he only felt extremely guilty.
The girl pursed her lips, offering no resistance. Like a young widow caught in the act, she lowered her thick eyelashes and asked somewhat guiltily:
"Did Xiao Shu see you when you came out?"
Tang Liuli found this statement strange, severely undermining the sacred solemnity of the great undertaking of Magic Replenishment. She swallowed hard and answered honestly:
"No, Xiao Shu always goes to bed early and wakes up early. She usually falls asleep around nine o'clock. She's super healthy."
"I can stay here until 11 o'clock at the latest; she won't find out."
The conversation grew increasingly strange, making the atmosphere in the room even more enchanting.
The Green Eyed Cat couldn't hold back any longer, and she said seriously:
"Xiao Qing, I'm going to start the treatment now."
Chu Yuanqing turned around, facing her Little Idol who had just crawled into bed. Under the nightlight, her delicate face seemed to radiate a sacred compassion, as if she were about to fall into an abyss. She lowered her clear eyes in shame and whispered:
"Then you can do it."
Therefore, the attending physician began a serious diagnosis.
After diagnosing for five minutes, the Green Eyed Cat paused, blinked, and with some anticipation, made a request to the patient for assistance in the diagnosis:
"Xiao Qing, um... can you turn into Magical Girl?"
Chu Yuanqing found this request rather strange.
Regardless of whether it changes or not, the behavior of optimizing [Cocoon of the Heart] won't change, and there's no difference in the user experience. Satisfying it a little... doesn't seem like a big problem?
So after hesitating for a while,
Chu Yuanqing then placed her fingertips on the lantern, removing the concealment of her eye and hair color, revealing her true self with white fur and golden eyes. This instantly dealt a massive visual shock to the Green Eyed Cat, whose eyelashes trembled slightly, and she asked hesitantly:
"Is this... okay?"
The Green Eyed Cat fell silent. She felt that for a good doctor, talking nonsense to patients during diagnosis was unprofessional and unethical, so she focused intently on her work.
Today, Tang Liuli is going to go all out and become the world's number one kissing expert!
An hour later, the "world's number one" kissing expert was defeated.
The Green Eyed Cat embarrassingly fell into a coma.
Chu Yuanqing picked up the cat and nervously placed it back on the bed next to Xiao Shu. She carefully covered Xiao Shu with a blanket, then quietly left and returned to her own room to go to sleep.
Tang Liuli's [Cocoon of the Heart] shines brightly. Her soul, amidst the natural ebb and Heart Tide, emanates strange wavelengths, adding bizarre and fantastical dreams to her high-quality sleep.
--A crushing sky.