Magical Girls? There's No Going Back!

[Magic Power Level: Unknown]

[Type: Sealing]

[Height: 173 cm]

[Cup Size: G]

Li Xuan froze for a moment. Could it be that the stockings on Li Sijie's legs could prevent the system from detecting her? Thinking back, when he had first met Li Sijie, the system had not even noticed that she was a magical girl. Just now, it had only issued a prompt once she came within half a meter of him. Was the gap in their strength simply too great, or was there something special about those stockings themselves?

"Every awakened magical girl possesses certain unique abilities. Mine is hardly worth mentioning—it only lets me control the stockings I've worn." Li Sijie felt slightly embarrassed under Li Xuan's gaze, so she tucked her legs beneath her skirt, revealing only her black-and-white knees and half her thighs.

"No wonder you wear different stockings every time I see you. Is it because you want more stockings that you can control?" Li Xuan said in sudden realization.

"You certainly have a good memory. Simply put, while my ability is ordinary, it does have a few unique aspects. For example, these stockings can completely isolate magic. As long as I wear them, even if I use magic, it is difficult for others to detect my magical aura or learn my true identity," Li Sijie explained.

Li Xuan nodded. No wonder even the Hunting Radar could not detect her true form. There had been a reason for it after all.

"By the same logic, when you use these stockings to bind a magical girl's torso, you can completely prevent her from using magic. This effect is absolute—even the president of the Church would be no exception. Of course, how you manage to tie them up depends on your own methods." As Li Sijie spoke, she took a few steps across the bed on her knees and stuffed the stocking, still carrying a faint trace of her scent, into Li Xuan's hand.

"This is... for me?"

"That's right. As compensation for being unable to help you directly, I'm giving you this stocking." Li Sijie lowered her head, speaking shyly.

Though she carried herself with mature intelligence, she was only a few years older than Xu Rou and the others. Handing someone a stocking she had just taken off herself still made her feel a little embarrassed.

"What a wonderful treasure. I'll have to think carefully about how to use it." Li Xuan looked at the silky, cool stocking in his hand, but inwardly, he wanted nothing more than to pounce on Li Sijie and bind her with it first. Still, he knew perfectly well that he was no match for her right now. If he angered her, it would do him no good whatsoever. Even so, the powerful urge within him refused to settle for a long time. His mind raced as he considered how he could get this stocking onto Li Sijie.

"I've said more or less everything I needed to say, so I'll be leaving now. I'm on the eight a.m. shift tomorrow, and I can't afford to lose sleep." Li Sijie checked her phone, rose to her feet, and prepared to leave.

"Please wait!" Seeing the duck that had nearly reached his mouth about to fly away, Li Xuan quickly tried to stop her.

"What is it? Is there something else?" Li Sijie turned back and asked.

"Of course." Li Xuan pointed at Xu Rou, who was still in the cabinet and had no idea what had happened. "Can you teach me that? I know a little basic ropework too, but I'm far behind you."

"But I have an eight a.m. shift..."

"I'll give you a paid half-day off."

"It's a deal!" Li Sijie agreed at once, as though afraid he might change his mind.

The Feelings Hidden Beneath Tight Knots

"The art of knotting has existed since ancient times, but when using it on women, there are many things to consider. First is the material of the rope." As she spoke, Li Sijie took a bundle of soft red rope from the apron pocket of her maid outfit.

"This is natural fiber, maintained with essential oils I made myself. Even with long-term contact, it won't hurt the skin." Li Sijie took Li Xuan's hand and had him touch the rope.

Li Xuan found the rope extremely soft to the touch, even softer than some close-fitting fabrics. It also carried a faint fragrance, the same scent he had noticed when he first entered the room.

"There are many details to knotwork, but safety is what beginners need to care about most. Never tie too tightly around areas with major blood vessels. If you make a loop like this, it can fit perfectly around a joint." As Li Sijie spoke, she tied a simple knot around her own ankle, then gradually worked upward, layering her legs into the bindings one section at a time.

Her movements were gentle and swift. One look was enough to tell that she had bound herself many times before. Dark brown soft rope wound around her black-and-white legs, and Li Xuan could not help becoming absorbed by the sight.

"Then comes the upper body. First, align it in the center, tie a simple knot behind the neck, then pass it from the front of the shoulders beneath the armpits..." Li Sijie immediately began teaching the upper-body portion. At the end, she pulled both hands down behind her back, and the pre-prepared loops tightened, cleverly fastening around Li Sijie's wrists.

Li Sijie was still sitting on the bed, but ropes now bound her entire body. She showed herself no mercy either. Knots of all sizes rested in subtle places, and any movement would make them tug against sensitive skin.

"Now I can't move at all. Have you learned it?" Li Sijie said with considerable pride.

"It really is an exquisite technique. Do you have any extra rope? I want to try it too," Li Xuan said.

"There's another bundle in my apron. It's a little shorter, but it should be enough if you're only binding the limbs," Li Sijie replied.

"Alright, then I'll take it myself." Li Xuan deliberately sat in front of Li Sijie and pretended to reach both hands into her skirt pocket for the rope. In her blind spot, he had a tentacle carry the stocking and carefully loop it around Li Sijie's slender waist.

"Why haven't you pulled your hands out yet? If you're taking the chance to cop a feel, I'll get angry."

"Alright, alright, I'm pulling them out now." Li Xuan chuckled as he took out the rope. At the same time, the tentacle tightened from both sides, and the stocking carrying her scent immediately cinched around Li Sijie's waist and abdomen.

"!!! What do you think you're doing?! Let me go, now!!" Li Sijie's eyes widened in shock, her thick lashes fluttering adorably.

"I naturally have to test the wonderful tool you gave me. What if it doesn't work? Wouldn't I suffer a huge loss later?" Seeing her flustered expression, Li Xuan was delighted. He had not been certain whether Li Sijie could be restricted by her own stocking, but judging by her reaction, its silencing effect worked on its owner as well.

"If you're worried about whether it works, you can test it on those girls. Why bind it around me? Untie me already, or I really will get angry!" Li Sijie twisted her body, trying to break free, but the loops were positioned perfectly around her joints, leaving her unable to exert any strength.

"Don't worry. I'm gentle with girls too. I definitely won't hurt you." Seeing that she could not free herself, Li Xuan lightly supported her shoulders and gently laid her down.

"Do you never consider the consequences of your actions? I'm your natural ally. With a powerful enemy before us, what possible benefit is there in offending an ally? Or do you think a moment of pleasure is more important than your own life?" Li Sijie stared at Li Xuan with wide phoenix eyes and said in a sweetly reproachful tone.

"Sijie, men are creatures like that. We throw everything aside for fleeting pleasure. That is life's most primal impulse. If I have to suppress myself when I'm human, and still suppress myself after becoming a monster, then what would be the point of becoming a monster?" Li Xuan said seriously.

"The point of becoming a monster... Is that so? I think I understand why you were chosen." Li Sijie's pupils trembled. Seeing that she seemed lost in thought, Li Xuan took the opportunity to place his hand on the oversized headlights he had coveted for so long.

"Ah..." Li Sijie gave a soft cry, and a flush crossed her cheeks. At the same time, Li Xuan felt as though his hand had sunk into a gentle ocean, one that embraced everything and swallowed everything. He was too stunned to speak. It was his first time touching headlights too large to be encompassed by one hand, their springy softness impossible to conceal even through her clothes.

"Are you... satisfied with me?" Li Sijie asked between soft breaths.

"Satisfied. More than satisfied. What on earth did you eat growing up? How are you so full?" Li Xuan took a deep breath, calming his restless heart before placing his other hand there as well and moving it gently.

"Mmm... Maybe it's genetic. My aunt's are big too. Back in middle school, I often felt insecure because of it. Lots of people made fun of me by calling me a cow." Li Sijie gave a soft hum and instinctively tried to evade him, but there was nowhere for her to go due to the ropes.

"What would a bunch of brats know?" Li Xuan laughed.

"Exactly, but I was still angry, so I found chances to tie them all up. As for the boys, I went to their homes and tied up their mothers."

"Were you already a magical girl back then?"

"Not yet. I only became a magical girl after graduating high school. Strictly speaking, I was already over the age limit. Even now, I don't understand why the world chose me." Li Sijie's breathing was gradually becoming hurried, but she still insisted on continuing the conversation.

"I'm curious too. Aren't there requirements for becoming a magical girl? Or is being pretty enough?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"Of course there are requirements. To become a magical girl, one must fulfill three principles at the same time: purity, justice, and mystery. Lack even one, and you lose your qualification. As for physical beauty and affinity for magical power, those are merely insignificant secondary factors," Li Sijie replied.

"You're certainly mysterious enough, but what about purity and justice? I haven't seen even a trace of either in you." Li Xuan slid his palm downward as he spoke, imitating what Li Sijie had done to Xu Rou and pressing his palm over every knot in a subtle spot.

"Perhaps the world's definition of those three principles differs from ours. Besides, it's not as though I lack them entirely. As for justice, other than liking to tie girls up, I haven't done anything bad. If I see a bicycle fallen over by the roadside, I even help it back up. As for purity... I'm still a virgin to this day. I've never even had a boyfriend. You're the first person to treat me improperly." Li Sijie answered with flushed cheeks and a dreamy look in her eyes.

"If you say so." Li Xuan joked, his hand already following the knots down to Li Sijie's soles. Her feet were beautiful too. Unlike Wu Yan's fit feet, shaped through long-term training, Li Sijie's beauty lay in her natural bone structure. From ankle to toes, everything held a poetic charm. The lines of her feet were fluid and natural, while her soles were so pale and tender that they looked as though water could be pinched from them. They had clearly been cared for meticulously. They said true beauty lay in the bones, not the skin, and Li Sijie's feet were exactly the kind Heaven had gifted.

"Even if you don't believe me, there's no way for me to prove it. Besides, you've had enough fun by now, haven't you? If you keep this up, I really, really will get angry." Li Sijie's feet were not as sensitive as Wu Yan's, but lightly stroking her soles still made them tremble uncontrollably. Her voice quivered along with them, making it sound particularly amusing.

"No, there actually is a way to prove it." As Li Xuan spoke, his fingers traveled upward from Li Sijie's sole, slipping beneath the hem of her maid outfit and brushing lightly over her stocking-clad thigh.

"Please don't do that. My legs are very ticklish." Li Sijie giggled and reached out to hold Li Xuan's wrist, stopping his movement.

"It's too late to say that now. I won't—wait, your hand?" Only then did Li Xuan realize that Li Sijie's hands should have been tied behind her back. How had they suddenly regained their freedom?

Before he could figure it out, Li Xuan felt a layer of gauze cover his face, followed by a faint fragrance in his nose. He hurriedly pulled it away and discovered it was the stocking he had used to bind Li Sijie. Meanwhile, all that remained before him was a mass of severed rope. Li Sijie was nowhere to be seen.

"Stop looking. I'm right here. Your reaction is so amusing." Li Sijie patted Li Xuan's shoulder from behind and burst out laughing.

Li Xuan turned around to find Li Sijie standing barefoot on the bed, smiling at him.

Li Xuan asked in confusion, "How did you escape? Didn't being tied up prevent you from using magic?"

"It does prevent magic, but don't forget that I'm a ropework expert myself. Since I know self-bondage, naturally I also know how to escape. Still, I nearly fell into your hands. If you had immediately drugged me, or simply used your tentacles to bind me, I might really have..." Li Sijie looked at Li Xuan with a sweetly reproachful expression. She seemed somewhat angry, yet also fascinated by him.

"Whew, today was truly dangerous. You really are bold. What if the tool hadn't worked on me? What if I got so angry afterward that I hung you from the ceiling? I've never killed anyone, but if I got too angry, I can't say I wouldn't do something extreme." Li Sijie asked one question after another. Her gentle tone did not sound like an angry interrogation at all, but rather as if she truly wanted to understand Li Xuan's thoughts.

"To spend a night with a beauty like you, I would have no regrets even if I died, much less if I died by your hand," Li Xuan answered earnestly.

"What an old-fashioned line. But your tone and your eyes make it seem like you truly mean it. Since you're so passionate about beautiful girls, I'd like to discuss my other wish with you." Li Sijie's irritation turned into delight, and she sat down in front of Li Xuan once more.

"How many wishes do you even have?"

"Two. First, to become a monster. Second, to kidnap a magical girl from the Church," Li Sijie said seriously.

"Don't you go around kidnapping magical girls whenever you feel like it?"

"That's different. The magical girl I'm talking about is a one-of-a-kind existence in this world. She is known as 'the purest magical girl in history.' I infiltrated the Church's forbidden grounds three times to take her away, but each attempt ended in failure. The Church values her enormously, and the highest level of security surrounds her. Even I find it difficult to break through." When Li Sijie mentioned that magical girl, longing filled her face, and she practically drooled.

"Is she that beautiful? Beautiful enough for you to take such a huge risk just to kidnap her?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"It's not a question of whether she's beautiful. She's really the kind of... the kind of person who is special. God, how should I describe her? An angel? No, perhaps she is a god. Because only a god can be perfect, and only the word perfect is worthy of describing her body." Li Sijie's expression gradually became obsessive, even twisting to the point that Li Xuan could barely stand looking at it.

"Calm down. Though I haven't met that beauty, I trust your taste. But with my current strength, I'm afraid I can't help you yet, can I?" Li Xuan patted her cheek, forcibly pulling her from her chaotic fantasies.

"That's right, but over this period, I've also seen your potential. So I hope we can make an agreement. Once you become strong enough, you'll go with me to the Church and take that little beauty away. At that time, you can demand any price from me. Even if you want me to be your exclusive toy for the rest of my life, I won't object." Li Sijie clasped Li Xuan's hand tightly.

"Don't squeeze so hard. You'll break my hand—I agree, alright? It's not like I have anything to lose." Li Xuan hurriedly had a tentacle clasp Li Sijie's wrist so she would not get too worked up.

"Since you've agreed, I won't pester you further. May you grow smoothly until we can stand side by side and complete our perverted grand endeavor." Li Sijie seemed to realize she had lost her composure and quickly lifted Li Xuan's hands before her face, blowing cool breaths from her small mouth to ease his pain.

"A perverted grand endeavor? No... after meeting you, I suddenly realized I'm actually pretty normal," Li Xuan joked.

"Don't be so modest. Then I'll be leaving first." Li Sijie calmly moved to the edge of the bed and found her high heels, putting them on.

"Won't you stay for breakfast?" Li Xuan tried to persuade her to stay.

"No. Every second I spend with you carries the risk of falling victim to your evil hands... no, I should say your wandering hands." Li Sijie walked to the wardrobe and reluctantly stroked Xu Rou's legs for a while. Then, as though remembering something, she turned back and said, "I nearly forgot to tell you. The magical girl I want to kidnap is named 'Fourteenth Night Hongzhen.'"

"Fourteenth Night Hongzhen... What a strange name. Does it have some sort of origin?"

"Klee doesn't know~ Look forward to our next meeting." Li Sijie raised her hand and blew Li Xuan a kiss, then walked out of the room in her high heels.

The click-clack of her heels gradually faded, followed shortly by the sound of the front door closing. Looking at Xu Rou, still bound inside the cabinet, Li Xuan could not help feeling a sense of loss. It was not only because he had let a peerless beauty leave, but also because he had said goodbye to a companion who understood his interests and taste.

New Magical Girls Have Appeared, So How Could They Stop Moving Forward?

After pouring himself a glass of beer and drinking it, Li Xuan took countless photos of Xu Rou in the cabinet from different angles. Only once he was fully satisfied did he gently carry her out, untie the fragrant ropes and put them in the bedside table, then remove her blindfold, earplugs, and the apple in her mouth.

When he removed the apple, a glistening strand of saliva stretched from it all the way to her mouth, which finally regained its freedom.

"Master! I'm sorry, I didn't guard the house properly. That bad woman... that bad woman..." Xu Rou threw her arms around Li Xuan and sobbed against his shoulder.

"Good girl. Master chased the bad woman away already. Is anything on your body uncomfortable? Are you hurt anywhere?" Li Xuan asked with concern.

"My arms and legs are a little numb, and my mouth is numb too. Other than that... no. But I'm scared. That woman subdued me in an instant, and the expression she had when she tied me up... She was just as perverted as you... No! Twice as perverted as you!" Xu Rou said pitifully.

"So I've become a unit of measurement now?" Li Xuan could not help laughing as he examined Xu Rou's body. Aside from her limbs being weak and sore from being tied up for too long, there was not a trace of redness or swelling on her. It seemed Li Sijie had not lied; her technique really was as gentle as she claimed.

"No, no, Master, you're wise and mighty. How could that bad woman possibly be mentioned in the same breath as you? I thought about it again. You're still more perverted." Thinking Li Xuan was dissatisfied that someone else had surpassed him in perversion, Xu Rou hurriedly changed her answer.

"Don't awaken your competitive spirit over such a strange thing!" Li Xuan could not help smacking Xu Rou's butt before tossing her onto the bed. "I'm tired today too. Get some proper rest first. We have something important to do tomorrow."

"Mmm, then good night, Master. Hehe..." Xu Rou had been tied up all day and was exhausted in body and mind. Once her head touched the pillow, she quickly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Li Xuan got up early for the first time in a long while. Just as he was about to order some takeout to make do, he suddenly smelled food. He froze. Xu Rou beside him was still sleeping soundly, and she did not look like someone who could cook. Why was there the smell of food in the house?

Li Xuan got up and went to the kitchen, where he found breakfast for two on the table. It was not especially lavish, but the rice porridge and side dishes had been arranged neatly, along with two heart-shaped fried eggs. Not only that, the room that had become a complete mess from his years of living alone had been cleaned spotlessly. It was so clean that Li Xuan almost did not know where to put his feet.

Just as Li Xuan was feeling puzzled, he suddenly noticed a cup of sweet fermented rice wine in the most prominent spot on the table. Beneath the cup was a tissue carrying a faint fragrance.

Li Xuan curiously took out the tissue and saw neat, elegant handwriting on it: "Your room was too messy, so I cleaned it up while I was here. I also took the liberty of preparing breakfast. I hope you won't mind."

There was no signature below it, but Li Sijie was probably the only person who would speak to him in that tone. Seeing the carefully prepared breakfast, Li Xuan felt warmth spread through his heart, and his suspicion toward her immediately lessened.

"Wake up, sleepyhead!" Li Xuan returned to the bedroom and slapped Xu Rou awake. After enjoying the breakfast Li Sijie had prepared, he took out his phone and contacted Wu Yan and Qi Mo, asking them to come to a cold drink shop at noon in casual clothes.

Noon arrived quickly. The weather was so hot that the roads seemed to be smoking. Li Xuan brought Xu Rou to a quiet cold drink shop, reserved a private room, turned the air conditioning down to a rather extravagant level, and ordered an entire table full of cold drinks.

"Master, I'm happy to be on a date with you and have the chance to be alone with you, but the two of us can't possibly finish all this. Cold drinks aren't easy to take away either. What a waste." Though Xu Rou complained about the waste, her face was full of happiness.

"I'm sorry, but today is neither a date nor time alone together. And we definitely won't be unable to finish it." Li Xuan stroked Xu Rou's head. Her happy, girlfriend-like expression made his heart pound like the Urban Cannon bombarding the walls of Iskamboul, but he still had to tell her that cruel fact.

"Huh? Did Master invite other girls too? Xu Rou isn't unreasonable enough to want to have Master all to herself, but there are lots of bad women in this world. Master, you mustn't let yourself be deceived!" Xu Rou said, picking up a spoon for the cold drinks.

Not long afterward, Wu Yan and Qi Mo, both dressed casually, pushed open the door and entered one after the other.

"Master, there was traffic on the way, so we're late—ah, Xiao Rou is here too." Wu Yan was wearing a cool, loose sports outfit today, and she greeted them openly the moment she entered.

"Traffic? I told you not to ride in a Mazda. Come on, get acquainted with your senior again." After saying that, Li Xuan pushed the stunned Xu Rou to her feet.

"Senior Rou... greetings..." Feeling guilty, Qi Mo hid half her body behind Wu Yan, and her voice was so soft it was barely audible.

"You..." Xu Rou glared fiercely at Qi Mo, taking out her badge to transform, only for Li Xuan to stop her with one hand.

"Wu Yan and Qi Mo are both evil girls under my command now. You used to be close friends, so you need to get along well from now on. It's true that Qi Mo betrayed you before, but if that hadn't happened, you would not have had the chance to receive your master's affection. Isn't that right?" Li Xuan looked into Xu Rou's eyes.

"When you put it that way... it does seem right. Should I be thanking her instead? It still feels like I've been tricked somehow..." Xu Rou muttered in confusion.

"I'm not asking you to make up immediately, but with a powerful enemy before us, you at least cannot start shouting about fighting and killing the moment you meet. How can companions like that safely entrust their backs to one another?" Li Xuan's expression darkened as he spoke in a commanding tone.

"Alright..." Xu Rou nodded, finally withdrawing the killing intent from her eyes, though she still looked unwilling.

"Master, what did you mean earlier about a powerful enemy before us?" Seeing that Xu Rou did not intend to kill her for the moment, Qi Mo finally gathered the courage to ask.

"Sit down. We'll talk while we eat." Li Xuan called the three magical girls over to sit. He first briefly explained to Xu Rou how he had taken in Qi Mo and Wu Yan, and only then began discussing the danger he currently faced.