Chapter 361
(113L: That's exactly what makes Xiao Bai so adorable...)
(114L: You're hopeless if you like this 'cute' trait www)
(...)
(232L: So... if nothing unexpected happens, that guess should be confirmed, right?)
(233L: What's your guess?)
(234L: This is the speculation that Xiao Bai's true identity is actually his cousin... no, it should be said that Xiaobai has always been impersonating Xiao Bai cousin.)
(235L: Ah, is it one of those guesses posted on the hot thread? No way, didn't Xiao Bai and his cousin appear at the same time in this episode?)
(236L: If... Xiao Bai and his cousin are just clones created by Dongdong... then it's not impossible...)
Bang.
The laptop was closed at that moment.
Xiao Bai, sitting in front of the computer, looked at the closed laptop with an uncertain expression.
Finally, her gaze fell upon the luggage that had already been packed in the room, and she stared at it for a long time.
But before Xiao Bai could make the decision to grab her luggage and run away...
Xiao Chun's voice suddenly came from beside the window. Having chosen to enter through the window instead of the main entrance, Xiao Chun stood by the window and asked Xiao Bai:
So, are you going to run away?
Xiao Bai remained silent, her expression slightly strange, her gaze fixed on the backpack behind Xiao Chun.
Clearly, Xiao Chun wasn't there to stop her from escaping; she intended to run away with her!
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The wind from outside blew into the bedroom of the makeshift base.
Xiao Chun, carrying a backpack, met Xiao Bai's eyes in the bedroom.
The green-haired Magical Girls tilted her head and said to Xiao Bai:
"Aren't you going to take me with you when you run away?"
"... I'm not running away, it's just that someone who seems to have Magical Girls potential has appeared, so I plan to go check it out."
The silver-haired girl avoided Xiao Chun's gaze and calmly stuffed the laptop into the backpack next to her.
Xiao Chun jumped into the room and said to Xiao Bai:
"Say what you want, I'll go wherever you go."
"Stop fooling around, we need you here. You're the only one who knows healing magic."
"Nonsense, isn't there Dongdong too?" Xiao Chun stepped forward, sat at the table next to Xiao Bai, and looked at her, saying, "Dongdong has quite a few healing 'friends,' not to mention the props."
"..."
Xiao Bai was unable to refute it for a moment.
She actually wanted to go out alone for a walk, to escape the possibility of social death, and also to do some work-related things at the same time.
Furthermore, now that she has mastered the Shining Form, she is qualified to meet with Lesos's clone. Therefore, she decides to meet with Lesos once she finishes dealing with the Magical Girls matters, to find out Lesos's purpose, and to ascertain the overall strength of the Demons.
If we could trick Lesos into sealing away all the high-ranking Demons like the Sky Screen, that would be ideal.
In this situation, it's really not appropriate for Xiao Bai to bring Xiao Chun along.
Or are you afraid you might actually fall for me?
Xiao Chun lowered her head slightly and looked at Xiao Bai, who was avoiding her gaze.
Xiao Bai was taken aback and was about to answer when another voice sounded from beside the window:
"Hey sir, isn't it incredibly rude of you to leave without saying goodbye?"
Aurora's figure also appeared by the window.
Xiao Bai sighed upon seeing this:
"... Can't you two just use the door?"
When Xiao Chun saw Aurora, she instantly performed a smile-disappearing act.
But upon hearing Xiao Bai's question, she had to explain, "Dongdong has a 'friend' watching outside for surveillance, and Xiao Qiu seems to want to talk to you about something. If you come in through the front door... well, I don't mind, but you definitely won't be able to escape!"
"..."
Tsk, so Dongdong really does have 'friends' to spy on her? Damn it, she even kept it from me.
Xiao Bai thought to himself, while Aurora chimed in, picking up where Xiao Chun left off:
"Little K told me to come through the window to find you. She said you were going to run away, so I came straight here."
"Kelly ..."
Xiao Bai's tone was somewhat resentful.
Kelly remained silent, motionless within the software as if she were fast asleep.
She knows what she did was a bit unfair, but don't expect her to apologize.
Aurora likes Fang Ming, Kelly can also see it. This short, red-haired girl claims she doesn't have those kinds of feelings for the older man, saying that she's different from the version of herself in the Sky Screen.
But in reality... this child has already gradually fallen for it.
Because whether in the Sky Screen or in reality, Fang Ming was the one who pulled her out of her loneliness.
Kelly is important to Aurora, Fang Ming is equally important to Aurora!
The girls in the Americas District are generally very passionate and straightforward when it comes to relationships. Although Aurora is a little bit reserved, Kelly has been watching Fang Ming's feelings over the past few months.
Aurora likes Fang Ming, so Kelly naturally wants to help her.
After all, Aurora was her partner and one of her few friends in this world.
In terms of closeness and distance, Aurora's status is always above Xiao Chun's.
So when Kelly noticed Xiao Bai's strange expression after watching the first episode, Kelly quickly guessed what Xiao Bai was going to do.
In the third season, whether Xiao Bai sacrifices herself or does something else, her identity will definitely be exposed.
If Xiao Bai doesn't want to embarrass herself in front of her juniors and cousin, her only option now is to run away.
It was precisely because Kelly saw this that she suggested to Aurora that she temporarily intercept Xiao Bai.
But unexpectedly, a certain green-haired woman got there first.
Xiao Chun and Aurora's gazes met again in mid-air. Xiao Bai, witnessing the two fighting with their eyes, felt a bit of a headache.
She said to the two of them:
"Three people ran away at once... Xiao Qiu and the others will definitely be suspicious, right?"
"What does it matter?" Xiao Chun jumped off the table and stared at Xiao Bai: "Anyway, you're going to be exposed soon, no more than half a month at the latest. Then they'll know why you ran away."
That's what they say...
Xiao Bai was still a little hesitant.
Aurora said directly, "Stop nagging, old man! You're not getting rid of me!"
At this moment, Aurora and Xiao Chun are on the same side. Although they have started to show signs of antagonism, they are now cooperating for the same goal.
Seeing that Xiao Chun and Aurora had blocked his escape route from both sides, Xiao Bai could only sigh, sigh, and sigh again.
Finally, she said helplessly:
"Wait for me a moment... I'll leave a note..."
Although she has decided to leave, it's not like Xiao Bai will never come back.
Besides, leaving without saying goodbye is indeed not a good idea, so Xiao Bai decided to leave a farewell letter before leaving.
At least don't let Xiao Qiu and the others worry too much.
As for whether she's running away now is a bit too hasty...
Xiao Bai said that if she didn't run now, she might not be able to escape!
So we have to run now!
Before they realize their true identities!!
Eastern Ocean District.
Similar to a combination of the Sakura Country and a certain theft country in Fang Ming's previous life, it is one of the seven major regions of the Federation.
The Eastern Ocean District is not large in area, only about one-fifth the size of the Central Continent District, and it has very few cities, with only nine major international cities.
Furthermore, the population distribution is extremely uneven, with some cities having hundreds of millions of people, while others have only a little over ten million.
Meanwhile, in the largest city in the Eastern Ocean District, the Eastern Capital, on a street in the 12th ward, a girl with orange hair was bargaining with her companion and a young man wearing a mask and a baseball cap.
"... I say! This is something from half a year ago! You're trying to fool us into thinking it's a new product?!"
The girl with short orange hair, her cheeks puffed out, shouted angrily at the young man in the baseball cap in front of her.
Beside her stood a girl with a yellow ponytail, echoing the orange-haired girl's words:
"Exactly! And it's so expensive!! A thousand Federation Credits! Why don't you just rob someone?!"
Two teenage girls protested against the young man in front of them.
The young man scoffed, "If you don't buy, plenty of others will! I'm not afraid to tell you, the goods I have, even if they were made a year ago, let alone six months ago, would still have countless people wanting to buy them!"
"You're kidding me!!" The blond girl's forehead veins bulged as she pointed at the young man in the baseball cap.
"Magical Girls didn't even exist a year ago! Where were you going to buy their figures?!"
"I said it's available, so it's available! Are you going to buy it or not? Let me tell you, if you miss this opportunity, the price won't be the same next time!"
The young man in the baseball cap spoke with an air of self-righteousness. He opened his backpack, which was filled with a bunch of Magical Girls figurines marked "authentic".
That's right, the orange-haired girl and the blonde girl weren't haggling over some shady drug deal; they were... buying official merchandise from the anime/manga series * Magical Girl Xiao Qiu *!
Although these are official merchandise items, they are all unauthorized pirated versions. While they are identical to the official products, they cannot be sold in official stores and can only be traded secretly through this method.
There's no way around it, where there's demand, there's a market. Authentic figurines are too expensive. Take, for example, the exquisite figurine of [Yu Muqiu - Dawn Form] that the orange-haired girl wants; its market price would be at least three thousand!
And yet, there's no market for it!
The orange-haired girl, Kazama Reiko, is a huge fan of "Magical Girl Xiao Qiu" and dreams of owning an official figure of the character.
Unfortunately, her family wouldn't buy it for her, and she didn't have much pocket money. Even after pooling her money with her friends for so long, it was only enough to buy a cheaper pirated copy.
But piracy is unacceptable!
Kazama Reiko wanted the genuine article! Even in the Federation, where copyright awareness is very strong, buying and selling this kind of unauthorized 'genuine' product is a crime, but Kazama Reiko was willing to take the risk for her dream!
But...
This genuine copy is way too expensive!!
How could a child from an ordinary family possibly save up a thousand Federation dollars!
Kazama Reiko and her friend Tottori Shiori discussed it and put together the allowance they had saved up over the past few days. It totaled 895.3 yuan, which was still a little short of 1,000 yuan even after rounding up!
"What should we do, Reiko..."
Tottori Shiori leaned close to Reiko and asked in a low voice.
Kazama Reiko whispered, "... How about we negotiate the price again?"
"That's not a good idea... 1000 yuan seems to be the lowest price... and didn't you want the new version? The Xiao Qiu he's selling doesn't even seem to have her Shining Form unlocked..."
"Hateful!"
Kazama Reiko's cheeks puffed up again, just like a contract.
Just as the two girls were at their wits' end, suddenly, shouts came from the entrance of the alley:
"What are you doing?!"
"Damn it! It's the Anti-Piracy Bureau cops! Run!!" The young man in the baseball cap realized he had been exposed the moment he saw the police at the entrance, and immediately grabbed his backpack and ran.
The two girls panicked and ran away into a nearby alley without thinking.