Second Update, Not an Extra Update!

(Bai Ziye)

He's in a very bad mental state.

I practiced singing, dancing, and guitar all night a few days ago, and even used magic to speed up the time several times over, so naturally I was more tired.

As Miluno, I could rely on my superhuman physical abilities to get through Past, but after turning back into Bai Ziye, the accumulated fatigue from many days overwhelmed my spirit like a flood. Last night, I was even driven by Ceruno's willfulness and carried her home from the gymnasium.

Oh, right.

She also went on a rampage when she lost control of her emotions, and he almost ended up being sexually assaulted.

That Dark Energy is truly dangerous.

In conclusion, the accumulated fatigue left me breathless, so I took a shower in a daze, collapsed onto the bed, and passed out.

It was actually very dangerous to do that, but I didn't care about that at the time.

I woke up again in the morning.

"It's already nine o'clock..."

I glanced at the wall clock and was still a little surprised.

How many years has it been since I last woke up this late?

What's even more surprising is that Ceruno wasn't beside me. That big pink lazybones who always wakes up later than me was unusually early.

Something's not right.

Wash up.

I've been maintaining the Miluno pose for the past few days, and due to the influence of the Star Crystal's correction, my facial features seem to have become more feminine again.

Unlucky.

However, the kind of development that the masses would love to see—a bulging chest, a perky butt, and a mysterious disappearance—has not yet occurred.

But I'm not at all relieved; if things continue like this...

It was only a matter of time before the aforementioned events occurred.

Leave the bedroom.

Good morning, Yezi! Did you sleep well last night?

Aunt Yuehan was watching TV on the living room sofa, cuddling Golden (in Doggy form). When she saw me come out of the bedroom, she greeted me with a smile.

"It's alright... haha..."

He yawned.

I wasn't feeling very energetic; I had a kind of sleep paralysis-like fatigue, as if a succubus had drained my energy, and even eight or nine hours of sleep couldn't make up for it.

What did Halley do to me?

No, it's just that I've overexerted myself too much these past few days...

"What about the Ceruno people?" I asked again.

"She's going for her morning exercise! Woof!"

Last night, Ceruno explained the situation of the Golden, and as Bai Ziye, I was already in the know. But it was still a bit strange when she spoke to the Doggy; that "woof" sound seemed to be added on purpose to create an image.

Is it to emphasize that it's a dog?

Etc...

What did she say?

"Ceruno went for her morning exercise? Really?!"

"Really, she went for a morning run."

That idiot actually went for a morning run on his own without me having to urge him?

Although it's a good thing.

But as the saying goes, "There's always something fishy going on when things seem unusual," and I always felt like she was secretly doing something behind my back...

"Little Yezi, I left you some preserved vegetable flatbread in the pan, and there's also milk in the fridge."

Thank you, Auntie.

The sesame seed cakes in the pan were still warm, so I poured myself a glass of milk and watched the TV in the living room from the dining room.

"Is this still a promotion for the Idol Festival?" I asked.

"It's a news report from Skyreach TV; they featured Ceruno! She's a local magical girl, so she's getting a lot of publicity!"

Aunt Yuehan was very excited to see her daughter appear on television.

However, Ceruno is indeed the only magical girl left in Skyreach City.

The "Dusk Raven" who eliminated the "Gray Swan" was a wild magical girl from another region, while Halley and Flow Princess couldn't even be considered magical girls...

That's outrageous! Magical girls only make up half of the top four.

After quickly eating breakfast, I washed the plates and empty cups, dried my hands, and left the kitchen.

The entryway door happened to be opened.

"They're back!!"

Wearing a short-sleeved Ceruno was covered in fragrant sweat, looking exactly like she had just finished exercising.

"You were quite conscientious today, weren't you? How many kilometers did you run?"

"Ah? Leaf, Yezi! Ten, twelve kilometers..."

But when she saw me, she awkwardly looked away.

This girlish reaction... is it guilt?

She's so bad at hiding it; isn't she just blatantly telling me she has something to hide?

"Ceruno."

"... Um?"

"Come and sit down."

Ceruno wiped the sweat from her brow and sat down opposite me, looking uneasy.

"What... what do you want to ask?"

She placed her phone on the table and fiddled with it, turning it over and over, to distract herself from her unease.

Did you do anything to me after I fell asleep last night?

I asked in a very low voice.

As a result, the person and dog on the living room sofa still perked up their ears and looked over with gossipy expressions.

"No, no, I fell asleep quickly after you went to sleep."

"Really? Then why are you so nervous?"

"I wasn't nervous at all! I was completely natural!"

His pupils were practically floating out of their sockets; this idiot really can't lie at all.

A cell phone rang; it was Ceruno's phone on the table, and the caller ID showed Sirius as the caller.

"Um?"

"I... I need to take this call."

Ceruno seemed relieved after receiving the phone call.

I also lost the window to continue asking questions.

"Oh? We need to rehearse beforehand? Okay, we'll come over at noon... um... um, I understand, Yezi will be coming too... Okay, see you then."

Judging from this, it seems they want her to go to the Idol Festival rehearsal, and they specifically asked me to go with her.

"Miss Sirius said she'll be a judge tonight, and she wants me to go to the rehearsal at noon because there are two songs tonight that I need to work out with the band... She also wants you to Past, but I don't know what you'll be doing there."

Ever since Hawaii, Sirius has never seemed to be looking for me alone; it's never anything good.

It's not even 10 o'clock yet.

"It's still early. You should rest for a bit and have lunch before you go."

Ceruno nodded, and Aunt Yuehan said, "I'll drive you there in a bit..."

"Etc!"

I suddenly shouted, startling Aunt Yuehan.

However, I'm not targeting her specifically.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Ceruno's phone, and I think I saw something...

"... Mmm!"

The idiot seemed to realize something, and nervously clutched his phone, hiding it behind his back.

"Ceruno, let me see your phone."

"No! This is someone's privacy!"

"Take it out, this is the agent's order."

"The agent doesn't have that kind of authorization!"

No way...

He walked around the dining table, grabbed her wrist with his left hand, and pried open her fingers one by one with his right hand to take the phone from her hand, then pressed the power button.

No need to unlock, just wake the screen.

Sure enough, her wallpaper was my photo.

It was a blurry sleeping face in the darkness of night.

"... Sigh, I knew it."

Not particularly surprising.

I started thinking about this possibility when she hid the phone.

"Yezi, do you mind?"

If I had to say, I would still mind.

It's a little embarrassing to have my own photo used as my desktop wallpaper, but that's about it. If she talked to me nicely, I wouldn't ask her to delete it.

It's not an ugly photo, after all.

"You idiot, don't do that again."

"Um, that photo... can I keep it?"

"You can keep it if you want, and that one was too dark, we can take another one now."

"No need, I'll take this one."

Ceruno squinted, revealing her usual goofy grin.

"Because this photo has a special meaning for me."