Mother Yu seemed to realize something. Her voice trembled as she called her daughter's name.
But the pink-haired girl merely gently broke free from their embrace and stepped forward.
"Damn, that Demon really knows how to cause trouble."
Chen Xiaoxia's voice sounded beside her.
Her parents were likewise standing not far away, watching her with eyes full of worry and shock.
And just as Chen Xiaoxia stepped forward—
"Xiao Chun... what are you doing? Come back! It's dangerous!!"
In another corner of the shelter, Murong Xiaochun calmly shook off her parents and walked toward Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia.
The three Magical Girls exchanged glances, smiles appearing on each of their faces.
"Looks like we're all going to be exposed this time." Xiaoxia glanced over her companions' faces, then helplessly spread her hands. "What exactly had we been hiding for all this time?"
"I don't know," Xiao Chun said quietly. "But none of that matters now."
"Yeah, none of it matters anymore." Xiaoxia nodded, then looked toward Yu Muqiu together with Xiao Chun.
The War Demon in the sky did not attack. She watched the scene with keen interest, as though she found it fascinating.
Yu Muqiu looked up at the War Demon high in the sky. At last, she turned to her parents and gave them a deep bow.
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry, I... I've been hiding something from you..."
"Xiao Qiu... don't tell me..."
Father and Mother Yu looked at Xiao Qiu with both shock and terror.
They could not believe what they were seeing, nor could they believe their own guesses. Right now, they would rather believe Xiao Qiu and the others were merely playing some kind of... role-playing game than accept the truth they had guessed.
Xiaoxia's parents and Xiao Chun's parents felt exactly the same way.