Wake Up

(Sun Yao)

Dry your hair, change into loose and comfortable pajamas, climb into your soft bed, and cover yourself with a fluffy blanket.

Then, without doing anything or thinking about anything, your mind and body will naturally relax.

The second day in Hawaii ended, possibly interrupted by the Monster invasion. Although physically exhausted, I was still not satisfied.

"There are still three days left, so there's still a chance to go to Hawaii Island."

This is the only way I can console myself...

But it might not just be a consolation prize. Maybe there really will be a chance to visit Oahu. After all, Sirius has already set a condition: as long as Miss Miluno and I can defeat her in a two-on-one situation.

The volleyball match at noon not only helped me understand my own magic better, but also gave me a new understanding of Miss Miluno's magic.

Based on these new understandings, I also found a way to defeat Miss Sirius... of course, with Miss Miluno.

Just then, there was a knock at the door. I didn't want to get out of bed, so I shouted at the top of my lungs, "Who is it? The door's unlocked!"

Yezi walked in through the door.

It's past nine o'clock at night. Judging by the time, he's been on Sirius for almost an hour. I wonder what they talked about.

Although I was curious, I didn't want to ask directly.

You're back?

"Um..."

"Can't you speak yet?"

"Reluctantly..."

His voice was still hoarse, but at least he could speak.

"If you're in so much pain, don't talk. Go take a shower."

He nodded, picked up his change of clothes, and went into the guest room's bathroom.

Yezi is more composed and more outgoing than I am.

If he were to become a magical girl too, he would be much more reliable than me.

"What would Yezi be like as a girl...? Would she be like Miss Miluno? Speaking of which, their relationship is still quite bad..."

I was thinking in a daze, but my eyelids were getting heavy. I was still thinking of waiting for Yezi to come out and chat for a bit, but somehow I fell asleep.

Someone slapped me in the face, and that's when I realized I was awake.

But for some reason, my head was at the foot of the bed. Did I roll over 180 degrees in my sleep?

"Hmm, Yezi?"

I opened my eyes with difficulty, and there it was—my handsome best friend.

He was sitting sideways on the edge of my bed, not saying a word, but just waving the alarm clock in front of me—eight o'clock.

The sun rises very early in Hawaii, so it was already bright outside. My head felt a little heavy, like I had a hangover... Of course, I hadn't been drinking.

"It's only eight o'clock..."

He didn't speak, so I leaned to the side and rested my forehead on his arm.

"... Let me sleep a little longer."

As a result, Yezi suddenly pulled away my blanket, turned off the air conditioner, and opened the balcony door, letting the warm Hawaii air fill the entire room.

"It's so hot! How can you wake someone up like that?"

He stood by the bed with his hands on his hips, looking at me. If you added a mop to that pose, he would look exactly like my mom.

Reluctantly, I went into the bathroom to wash up. When I came out, Yezi had already folded the blankets for me and was standing at the door waiting for me to go downstairs for breakfast together.

"Hey, mute~"

I turned around, changed back into my maid outfit, walked up to Ye Yezi and teased him. He raised his hand without saying a word, as if to tap my forehead, so I covered my head and ran out of the guest room.

I was having a great time, but then I bumped into someone. Just as she was about to fall backward, I quickly reached out and pulled her back.

"Hmm!"

It was that maid with the unique hair color, I remember her name was...

"I'm sorry, Miss Windsor."

Miss Windsor shook her head, glanced at my maid outfit, bowed to me in greeting, and then went back to her work.

"Being bumped into by a running magical girl and not getting hurt... I guess the maids in this mansion are all..."

The Yezi seemed to be muttering something to themselves.

"What did you say?"

He shook his head and sighed, then took the opportunity to deliver a sharp rap on the forehead.

It was heavy and painful; in the end, I couldn't escape the blows from the Yezi.

"Fool, don't cause trouble for others."

I touched the bump on my forehead and nodded. He seemed to feel sorry for me, and leaned closer to blow on the bump... It was a somewhat ambiguous act, but pointing it out would be even more awkward, so I didn't say anything.

"But it's okay if you cause me trouble. If you have any problems, just talk to me. Even if I can't solve them myself, I'll help you find a solution."

"Mmm~!"

Hehe, the Yezi are really nice.

Just as he was about to reach the restaurant, he peeked out and then quickly backed away.

"What's wrong?"

He looked strange and blocked my view of who was in the restaurant.

He said, "Go to the restroom first."

"... I already went on it!"

"Go put on some makeup."

"...?"

I didn't wear makeup; in fact, I don't have the habit of wearing makeup at all.

"This magical girl is naturally beautiful; even without makeup, she can outshine everyone else."

She dared to say those witty remarks only to Yezi, but felt her face flush as soon as she said them.

"Overwhelm... body weight?"

"I'm not referring to weight!"

"Ah! Miss Melissa!"

A red-haired head maid passed by behind me, and upon hearing Yezi's greeting, she smiled and walked over.

"Mr. Bai, may I ask what's the matter?"

"Could you please take Ceruno to get her makeup done?"

Miss Melissa blinked, her smile widening.

"Of course, no problem. Miss Ceruno, please come with me."

The head maid took my hand and led me towards the maids' quarters...

"Wait, can't we eat breakfast first?"

Not only was I hungry, but I was also very curious about what I couldn't see that could make the Yezi show such panic...

"Let's finish our makeup before we meet the young lady."

As a result, Miss Melissa forcibly dragged me away.

Why is the maid stronger than me, a magical girl? Is this the power of laborers?

"Come on, sit down."

Although she is the head maid, Miss Melissa also lives in a four-person maid dormitory, but not the same one as Miss Zara. The furnishings in this dormitory are obviously much more mature... at least there are no dog treat wrappers in the trash can.

"If you don't mind, why don't you use mine?"

Miss Melissa asked me to sit down in front of the vanity mirror, then took out her makeup bag and pulled out a chair to sit facing me.

"Ceruno, your skin is so beautiful..."

"Really? Aren't all magical girls like that?"

Miss Melissa dabbed a circle of foundation on my face with her finger, then patted it lightly, saying as she did so, "Even magical girls aren't all born with natural beauty. After all, when the Star Crystal transforms an organism into a magical girl, it also considers the quality of the raw material itself... Even the best chef has to choose their ingredients."

But I was just an ordinary fat person, does that count as "good ingredients"?

After the rapid slapping of my face ended, I said, "According to this theory, Miss Melissa would be very beautiful as a magical girl, right?"

"Thank you, is that what you think?"

"Well, you are very charming now, after all~"

"But I'm a magical girl now!"

Oh, is that so? Miss Melissa is already...

"What?!"