Chapter 528

On the contrary, it was at... the water park.

"Alas!"

Sitting on a soft inflatable cushion on a very tall water slide, Kanon hugged Tsukinomiya Yuki and slid down the cushion with cheers.

Behind the water slide, Aurora, Ayaka, and even Stella all stared at Kanon as she slid down, slightly annoyed.

Aurora even complained to Stella:

"You're supposed to be good at manipulating people, so why can't you even do something as simple as drawing lots right! Is it so hard to put me and Xiao Xue in the same group?!"

"What do you mean, 'manipulate people's hearts'? I'm going to sue you for defamation!" Stella rolled her eyes at Aurora, then added, "And who do you think is to blame? If it weren't for your meddling...!"

"If I hadn't interfered, you would have been paired with Xiao Xue! Did you think I would just stand by and watch you, this Cheating Bear, and Xiao Xue be all lovey-dovey?!"

"Who are you calling Cheating Bear '? That's awful! I'm just using the rules of the game fairly!"

"Enough, you two perverts! Xiao Xue is only eleven years old, and you two are harboring such filthy thoughts—"

As Tsukinomiya Yuki sister, Tsukinomiya Ayaka couldn't stand it anymore and, standing on her moral high ground, shouted at both of them at the same time.

The result, however, was the opposite: the two of them shouted in unison:

"You have no right to talk to us!"

"!"

Aurora glared at Tsukinomiya Ayaka: "Who's using their older sister status to demand to be in a group with Xiao Xue? Otherwise, we wouldn't have had to draw lots!"

"I'm Xiao Xue's older sister, is it wrong for me to protect him!"

"You'd better really be protecting her." Stella said meaningfully, "Actually, you also have other special feelings for Tsukinomiya Yuki, don't you?"

"!?"

Upon hearing this, Aurora looked at Tsukinomiya Ayaka in shock. "What?! Didn't you just want to be Xiao Xue's older sister?!"

"..."

Ayaka looked away and said seriously, "Of course, until Xiao Xue comes of age, I will always be Xiao Xue's older sister!"

What about after adulthood?

Aurora spotted the blind spot and immediately pointed at Ayaka, exclaiming, "You rascal!! You really are dangerous!!!"

Aurora called out from above.

Tsukinomiya Yuki, who had already slid down the water slide, looked back in surprise.

However, Aurora and the others did not follow.

"Strange, what's wrong with my sisters...?"

"Alright, alright, Xiao Xue, don't worry about them, let's go play the next game, hehehe..."

Kanon hugged Tsukinomiya Yuki and forcibly turned the silver-haired boy's head back to face forward.

Judging from the slightly dazed expression on her face, it seems that pairing Tsukinomiya Yuki with Wu Huayin is not a good choice.

OP begins.

(Oh no, another one!)

(Kanon! Kanon! I thought you were the more serious type!!!)

(Seriously...? You mean the novelist who frequently shares 'shota x older sister' stories on their Twitter...? Seriously?)

(What?! Such a thing exists!?)

(Yes, I am a fan of Kanon- chan, so I followed her account. She even shared some fan art of 'Kanon x Xiao Xue' yesterday...)

(Good, good, good! Little Red and the others probably never expected that despite all their precautions, they would be ambushed by an even more cunning individual!)

"Kanon?!"

Reiko, standing below the Sky Screen, couldn't help but shout out upon seeing this.

She immediately turned her head and looked around, searching for Wu Huayin's whereabouts.

Ayaka's face also darkened, and she searched left and right, trying to find the deeply hidden 'Fang Ming Mingkong'.

But...

"Ah, it seems like Kanon ran away yesterday, and she hasn't come at all today..."

Shiori suddenly remembered something and said to the two of them.

From the moment Kanon first appeared yesterday, she seemed to have vanished without a trace.

He didn't even come to the training session today.

Clearly... she already knew what Sky Screen was going to release, so she made her escape beforehand.

In this respect, her initiative might be even stronger Fang Ming's.

Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 567 Such Grouping

Running away—that's a creator's signature skill! (Kanon claims this)

Hiding in a coffee shop she frequents, sitting in the best-lit room, Wu Huayin holds a hot coffee in her hands, looking quite relaxed.

"Ha~ I knew Sky Screen would do that, luckily I got out of there quickly..."

Sipping her coffee, Kanon remarked with a sigh.

As early as last night, Kanon secretly slipped out, and the reason she slipped out was the same as Fang Ming's.

--Go out to collect materials!

This creator's signature excuse for running away is truly effective time and again.

Of course, although she was supposed to be out gathering materials, Kanon actually remained in Eastern Capital, though she was keeping a very low profile.

It was precisely because Kanon had slipped away yesterday that she had the leisure to browse illustration websites that evening and share her favorite CG illustrations on her blog.

"Kanon x Xiao Xue... Hmm, that's not bad either... Suddenly I feel like writing fanfiction, I'll make myself the protagonist... Hehehe, inspiration suddenly exploded..."

As Kanon said this, the beautiful face behind her glasses suddenly turned evil.

It completely ruined her image as an intellectual beauty.

If her fans saw this, they would probably be completely disillusioned with her.

But this is Wu Huayin. She looks like an intellectual, literary young woman, but in reality... she's a homebody and a fujoshi (a female fan of male-male romance).

It was precisely because she enjoyed staying at home and being able to create her favorite works without restraint that Wu Huayin did not choose to pursue higher education.

Otherwise, with her high school grades, she could easily choose any school to get a prestigious degree.

"Oh, right, I need to be careful not to get discovered by Xiao Chun- senpai and the others... I'm probably in a lot of danger lately, so I need to stay hidden."

After letting her Kanon wander, Hanon muttered to herself.

One should have self-awareness.

Although Kanon enjoys daydreaming, she has no feelings for Fang Ming himself, nor dares to have any.

The Sky Screen dared to do what she did was because she had no idea how terrifying it would be to get close to Fang Ming.

In Kanon, Kanon wouldn't dare to get close to 'Tsukinomiya Yuki' while facing the murderous gazes of a group of girls.

For this reason, Kanon was quite rational and understood one thing: what she had done in the Sky Screen had probably aroused public anger.

It's best to stay out of the spotlight for now and wait until this matter is over before making any further moves.

However, there is good news: Sky Screen Stella did something even worse than Kanon, and there are other people helping to divert attention, Kanon doesn't have a high level of hatred towards her.

So all we need to do is weather this storm.

[OP ends, time returns to one hour ago.]

"So why did we come to the water park?"

Stella, who had already changed into her swimsuit, turned to Aurora and asked.

A red-haired girl wearing a children's swimsuit and carrying a swimming ring looked up at Stella and said:

"We haven't officially located the headquarters of the Aurora Society yet, have we?"

"Hmm... so what?"

"So shouldn't we relax a bit before the actual battle? Being too tense might actually cause problems."

"... Similar to 'last meal before execution'?"

Stella suddenly realized.

Aurora was speechless. "Although I don't quite understand what you mean, I feel like you've made a mistake..."

"Isn't this fine too?"

Wearing swim trunks and a swim jacket casually draped over her shoulders, Tsukinomiya Yuki smiled at the two and said:

"It might be good to relax a bit before the big battle, after all, most of Magical Girls's power comes from the mind, right?"

"That makes sense..." Stella didn't understand, but she chose to accept it.

She accepted it, of course; otherwise, she wouldn't have changed into her swimsuit.

But then again...

Stella turned to look at Tsukinomiya Yuki. With the filter on, Tsukinomiya Yuki, wearing a swimsuit, seemed even more adorable and charming, especially her chest and abdomen under the casually draped coat. Although she didn't have abs, she gave off a special feeling.

So astringent...

Stella couldn't help but think this to herself, then her cheeks flushed, and she half-squatted down to help Tsukinomiya Yuki fasten her coat, before saying:

"Don't leave your clothes open; exposing your body like that is extremely dangerous."

"?"

Tsukinomiya Yuki was completely baffled.

I'm not a girl, and I'm not here in a Xiao Bai way. What danger could a boy possibly be in...?

Just as Tsukinomiya Yuki was thinking this, she saw Aurora and Ayaka... as well as some passing women casting their gazes at her, and she couldn't help but fall silent, letting Stella fasten her coat.

Well...

Isn't the world... no, the girls in this area a bit too repressed?

Tsukinomiya Yuki Tsukimiya couldn't help but internally complain.

"Well, let's see where our first stop is."

Aurora subtly averted her gaze, took out a map, compared the facilities in the water park, and addressed the group.

"First stop... so this is the place we'll go first, right?"

Reiko came out and pointed to a corner of the map in Aurora's hand.

The water park has many facilities, but the closest one to everyone is definitely the water slide.

One reason is that the location is close by, and the other is that you can quickly experience the feeling of being hit by cool water on a hot summer day.

"But it seems like this is a pair?"

Shiori also chimed in.

The air cushions inside the water slide can only support a maximum of two people at a time.

Even though most of the girls were petite, and the only boy was only eleven or twelve years old, it was still a bit of a stretch for the three of them to be together.

Moreover, with Stella included, there are now eight people here, which makes it perfect for pairing up, so...

"Xiao Xue and I are in the same group."

Ayaka a cool tone, seemingly calmly pulling Tsukinomiya Yuki to her side, and said to the others, "You can divide the rest yourselves."

"?" Aurora slowly typed a question mark. "Even though you're siblings, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to be so close together at this time?"

"What's wrong with it?" Ayaka asked, seemingly not understanding.

Stella, however, said directly, "In this situation, I think drawing lots would be better."

"Drawing lots... I think it's a good idea!" Reiko was the first to agree, raising her hand.

"I'll go first! I want to go with Aurora- senpai!"