Chapter 529
Aurora: "...!"
I'd rather not! I want to be with an older man!
Aurora thought to herself, but did not deny Stella's proposed grouping method.
The grouping method is by drawing cards.
There are four suits in playing cards. Two cards of each suit are placed together. Players who draw the same suit form a team.
Although Aurora had never gambled before, Aurora had learned some gambling skills from her uncle Harvey after spending so much time with him.
Furthermore, given the Magical Girls's excellent physical abilities, Aurora is fully capable of replicating those 'gambling techniques'.
That's why Aurora agreed to Stella's plan.
After all... this is practically giving her a chance! She's definitely going to be paired with Tsukinomiya Yuki today!
And coincidentally... Stella thought the same thing.
But... because Stella witnessed Aurora switching cards midway through, and Aurora noticed the marks Stella made on the playing cards, after several rounds of open and covert struggles, the person who ended up teaming up with Tsukinomiya Yuki was actually --
"Huh? I'm in a group with Xiao Xue? How lucky!"
Wu Huayin held the Ace of Hearts card and smiled.
The card in Tsukinomiya Yuki's hand is the King of Hearts.
Hearts and Hearts are paired together. When Stella and Aurora are facing off, Kanon steals the 'fruit of victory'.
This filled the two of them with deep regret.
Let's go back to the present.
Seeing that Kanon and Tsukinomiya Yuki had already slid down the slide, Aurora reluctantly followed Stella onto the next water slide inflatable platform.
"Hey! Don't push me!" Aurora, sitting in front, couldn't help but complain as she felt the softness pressing against her back.
Stella grabbed Aurora's shoulders and said irritably, "You think I wanted to bump into you! Honestly, I specifically chose a swimsuit that accentuates my figure..."
"Huh? You idiot! You were all prepared, yet you acted like you knew nothing!"
"Enough talk!! Let's go!!"
Stella was also quite unhappy because she couldn't use her 'physical advantage' to win over Tsukinomiya Yuki.
Before Aurora could get ready, she pushed off with both feet, propelling herself directly into the rotating tunnel of the water slide, using the air cushion as a springboard.
Caught off guard, Aurora screamed:
"Stella..."
"... Let's go down too."
Ayaka watched the two leave, she turned to look at Luna beside her.
The two, who were equally quiet when facing strangers, instantly became the coldest group among all the groups at this moment.
The Cold and Icy Group.
The two, keeping a slight distance from each other and feeling rather uncomfortable, sat on the inflatable cushion and then slid off.
Even as they slid down, the two remained silent and did not scream.
In the end, only Reiko and Shiori remained.
"I... I didn't expect that we'd even be in the same group in the draw..."
"What a tragic fate..."
Shiori sighed.
Reiko kicked Shiori in the butt in annoyance. "Since you hate this 'ill-fated relationship' so much, then you might as well just go down there yourself!"
"What are you saying?!" Shiori looked at Reiko with a strange expression. "Going down alone will cost extra... Waaah!!"
Reiko, who had expected Shiori to say something, couldn't hold back any longer upon hearing this. She threw Shiori onto the inflatable cushion and kicked her down the water slide.
"I'm such an idiot to expect anything nice from you! Get down here!!"
"Whoa--!! Reiko!! You ambushed me!!!"
Shiori let out the same scream as Aurora as she drifted downstream.
Reiko breathed a sigh of relief, feeling refreshed, and smiled as she asked the staff to prepare another air cushion before sliding down on her own.
For Reiko, Shiori is the most reliable partner in crucial moments, a close friend who can move her to tears.
But in everyday life...
Shiori is that annoying friend who can make her head ache with anger!!
She wouldn't show any mercy to such a troublesome friend!
Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 568 - Kanon
(Haha, so that's how it is. It's a bonus episode before the finale. That's a classic move, isn't it?)
(Little Red and Little Bear argued for a long time, but unexpectedly, Xiao Xue was taken away by someone who was completely out of their control www)
(Not only that, they didn't even know that Kanon had 'ulterior motives' for Xiao Xue www)
(Oh no, now we've just delivered ourselves into their mouths.)
"Wu Huayin, right... Very well, I'll remember that!"
Under the Sky Screen, Xiao Chun made another note, deeply remembering the name Wu Huayin, and wrote it in her 'Death Note'.
Aurora, however, seemed quite used to it and retorted:
"I knew it. Letting an older man freely radiate his 'charm' is a terrible thing. Look... another one has popped up."
But Chen Xiaoxia seemed to have a different opinion. She said, "... But why do I always feel that this girl Kanon... is lusting after me because of her looks?"
The idiot's intuition was right.
Wu Huayin was truly attracted to Tsukinomiya Yuki's looks, and since Tsukinomiya Yuki 'Tsukinomiya Yuki age was within her preferred range, that's why she approached her.
Therefore, from this perspective, Wu Huayin didn't have much of an emotional foundation for Tsukinomiya Yuki; she was simply lustful.
Hmm... why does it feel even worse...?
"Isn't this even more dangerous?! Fang Ming is in the Eastern Ocean District right now!! No... I have to find him quickly and protect him!!"
Murong Xiaochun couldn't sit still any longer. She didn't want to wait until the ninth episode ended; she wanted to see Fang Ming and bring him back to her side.
Aurora couldn't hold her this time.
Anyway, this ninth episode seems more like a slice-of-life episode and shouldn't involve any information related to the Aurora Society. If Xiao Chun wants to watch it later, then let her go.
As for the more adorable moments of 'Tsukinomiya Yuki' in this episode, Aurora can enjoy them on her own!
The Magical Girls are having a great time at the water park.
After eliminating the initial grouping issue, most of the subsequent activities involved multiple people, leaving Kanon and Tsukinomiya Yuki with only one or two opportunities to be alone.
This made Aurora and the others feel much more relaxed.
Because they were completely unsuspecting of Kanon, and even felt that Tsukinomiya Yuki was safe with Kanon around, Aurora and the others didn't even ask to change groups.
After all, none of the three girls— Stella, Ayaka, and Aurora— would feel at ease placing them on any one of their sides.
On the contrary, Wu Huayin, who seemed the most harmless, was more worthy of their trust.
Little did they know that, perhaps, for them, Wu Huayin was the one they should be most wary of...
"Xiao Xue."
On a sightseeing boat, Wu Huayin pushed up her glasses, the black frames reflecting a silvery light.
She called out Tsukinomiya Yuki's name, while taking out her notebook and pen, Tsukinomiya Yuki asked her with a slightly ambiguous tone:
"Senior Aurora, Miss Stella, and Miss Ayaka... who do you like best among these people?"
"Ah?"
Tsukinomiya Yuki, who was steering the small boat, was taken aback by Wu Huayin's question.
He thought for a moment before answering:
I prefer Ayaka- neechan.
"Oh wow, so Xiao Xue is a sister-complex girl..."
"... No, it's not about being a siscon... it's just that out of these three, I'm more familiar with my older sister."
"I can only sigh," said Tsukinomiya Yuki helplessly.
No matter how much Aurora and Stella recount about the past, until they regain their memories, their priority in Tsukinomiya Yuki's heart will ultimately lag behind that of Ayaka.
Now that Wu Huayin has asked this question, Tsukinomiya Yuki's answer is, of course, Ayaka.
But Wu Huayin seemed lost in thought, muttering to herself as she took notes:
"Hmm, the storyline of an older sister and her amnesiac younger brother seems pretty good... but shouldn't the female lead be changed...?"
"... Kanon- neechan, you should know when to stop with your delusions."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Wu Huayin waved her hand dismissively.
Tsukinomiya Yuki's expression became even more helpless.
Because there was already a terrible adult manga artist Tsukinomiya Sanae in her family, Tsukinomiya Yuki was able to easily understand Wu Huayin's thought process.
After all, he knew that Wu Huayin was a relatively well-known writer in the Eastern Ocean District.
However, it is still forbidden to have fantasies about people around you.
Even the drafts of several of Tsukinomiya Sanae's manga based on Tsukinomiya Yuki were completely torn up by Ayaka, not to mention Wu Huayin, who wasn't very familiar with Ayaka.
If Ayaka knew that Wu Huayin was using Xiao Xue as the protagonist to write novels that couldn't pass censorship, she would probably be furious.
While Tsukinomiya Yuki was still thinking, Wu Huayin suddenly leaned closer, put her hand to her mouth as if to whisper, and said softly to Tsukinomiya Yuki:
"Xiao Xue, if you have time in the future, you can come to your sister's house to play~ Just you by yourself."
"...!"
Tsukinomiya Yuki was stunned, then her face quickly turned red.
Wu Huayin was stunned as she looked at the other person's face, which had suddenly turned red.
She just wanted Tsukinomiya Yuki to model for her and give her some inspiration, but Tsukinomiya Yuki's current expression seemed to suggest she had thought of something...
A similar thought flashed through her mind, Wu Huayin suddenly grinned mischievously. She moved even closer to Tsukinomiya Yuki and said rather teasingly:
"What? Xiao Xue, are you thinking about something 18+? You're such a naughty boy. But if it's Xiao Xue, your older sister can actually..."
Bang!!
Before Wu Huayin could finish speaking, the small boat that Kanon and Xiao Xue were riding in was violently struck.
The one who rammed the boat was none other than Aurora, who was piloting the same kayak!
"Wu Huayin, what were you saying just now?"
Although they were far apart, Aurora heard Wu Huayin's words clearly because she didn't use magic to Telepathy.
That's why Aurora and Stella immediately put aside their past grievances and together steered their kayak to crash into Kanon's boat.
How dangerous! She looks so refined and cultured, like a literary young woman, but is she really such a terrible person at heart?!
No, Xiao Xue absolutely cannot be left near this guy. This guy... might be even more terrifying than Ayaka!
Aurora was so wary of Kanon.
(Finally found it!!)
(Huh? Seriously, is Kanon that kind of person? I feel... a bit disillusioned...)
(Her fans all know very well what kind of person she is; her usual serious demeanor is all an act.)
(Appearances can be deceiving, right? Although she looks like a talented girl with a literary temperament, in reality...)
(He often chats with guys who act like young boys on his personal website. If it weren't online, he would have been arrested long ago...)
([Kanon]: No, no, no! Even I can distinguish between reality and the internet! I would never do that in real life!)