Three magical girls were locked in a fierce battle midair. After Demonfall, Xu Rou had become far stronger than before, and she was completely holding her own against two opponents. Unfortunately, Li Xuan had drained all his Evil Energy creating Fallen Blood. Otherwise, if he joined the fight, he could have secured two defeat CGs without fail.
"Xu Rou, let's call it here for today. We're leaving." Seeing that neither side could gain the upper hand, Li Xuan decided to retreat. He already had a powerful piece like Xu Rou in hand anyway. Once his Evil Energy recovered, getting the CGs of those two magical girls would be no trouble at all.
"Tch. If it's the master's order, then I have no choice. Congratulations, you two got to keep your lives." Xu Rou drove Wu Yan back with a swing of her axe, then turned and leaped to Li Xuan's side.
"Xiao Rou! Don't go!" Wu Yan hurried after her, only for Li Xuan to release a cloud of black mist that robbed her of her vision. By the time the mist dispersed, the two of them had vanished without a trace.
It was already late at night, so Li Xuan took Xu Rou back to his home.
"I never expected the master to normally operate under a human identity. No wonder Qi Mo couldn't find you," Xu Rou said in surprise.
"Looks like you put quite a bit of effort into finding me," Li Xuan said with a smile, scooping Xu Rou up and tossing her onto the bed.
Although Xu Rou had already undergone Demonfall, she was still somewhat shy. Clutching the hem of her skirt between her legs, she asked bashfully, "Master, why did you put me on the bed?"
"What do you think? Do you even need to ask?" Li Xuan looked at her leaning against the headboard and stealing glances at him, wearing an expression that invited yet resisted him. Like a fallen girl from an adult anime, she made him lose all restraint as he pounced on her.
The Witch of the Night Would Not Cry
Xu Rou let out a startled cry as Li Xuan pressed her beneath him.
Thinking of what was about to happen made Xu Rou's heart race and her breathing grow difficult. She had long since prepared herself for this, yet her face still wore a timid expression.
"Master, my clothes are still..."
"No need. I like this outfit on you." Li Xuan buried his face between Xu Rou's earlobe and collarbone, kissing her soft, rosy skin.
"You're awful. At least turn off the lights..."
"No. I want to see the expression on your face. Take your hand away." Li Xuan gave the order in the manner of a master.
"Master, you're so mean..." Xu Rou lowered the hand covering her face, revealing her flushed cheeks. Li Xuan's orders were absolute to her; resistance was never an option. Yet a maiden's modesty still made her instinctively want to hide her body.
With the options of covering her face and turning off the lights both removed, Xu Rou could only look directly into Li Xuan's burning gaze. That gaze seemed to ignite her body, causing the flames in her heart to spread from within and consume her whole.
She began to crave contact, crave embraces, crave kisses, and crave deeper, more intense possession.
Looking into Xu Rou's eyes, Li Xuan felt that she was like a clingy kitten on a winter night, completely lacking the ferocity and savagery she had displayed in battle moments ago. Thinking of how this icy beauty who had once raised her weapon against him had become so docile and dependent, a powerful sense of conquest rose in his heart.
Then, Xu Rou received what she had been longing for.
"Ah~ Master, everything Xu Rou has belongs to you now..."
Seeing Xu Rou's sweet, delicate gaze, Li Xuan could not help thinking of the other two magical girls, especially Qi Mo. If she learned that the Xu Rou she treasured beyond measure had already been utterly conquered by someone else, inside and out, what would she think? Would she rage until she lost all reason, cry until the world went dark, or rush over until she collapsed unconscious?
"At this rate, I'm going to turn the system into a NTR simulator." Li Xuan laughed at himself. Out of habit, he took out his phone to check the time, only to discover that the forum he often used had a notification for over ninety-nine direct messages. Li Xuan jumped in fright. Had he been cyberbullied?
When he opened the message inbox, he breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile slowly appeared on his lips. All of the ninety-nine-plus messages had come from Qi Mo alone. He did not even need to open them to roughly guess what she had written.
The first several dozen messages were elaborate insults and threats. Qi Mo vented her emotions wildly through incoherent words. But over the next several dozen messages, she gradually began to soften, begging him to return Xu Rou and saying she was willing to pay any price, even offering herself in exchange.
"Looks like Wu Yan's slap was wasted. At a time like this, she still has fantasies about monsters? She's really grasping at straws." Li Xuan sneered. Just as he was about to reply and lure her out alone, his expression suddenly turned cold.
Qi Mo might have been played by him once, but her intelligence was absolutely not to be underestimated. What if she was deliberately pretending to be emotionally shattered when she was actually setting a trap for him?
Li Xuan became increasingly convinced that he could not ignore that possibility. Although he had the Hunting Radar, he could not monitor her twenty-four hours a day. Besides, the Hunting Radar could only mark three people. If she brought in reinforcements from elsewhere, he might suffer badly.
With that thought, Li Xuan turned his gaze toward Xu Rou. She was hugging his pillow and sleeping soundly, the blush still lingering on her face. Her whole body was in an utterly relaxed state, and a sweet smile hung from the corner of her lips, as though she were still savoring the afterglow of earlier.
If he wanted information, couldn't he just ask her?
"Stop sleeping! Get up!" Li Xuan said, giving Xu Rou's butt a hard slap.
"Ah! That hurts, hurts, hurts~ Whaaat are you doooing~ ah..." Xu Rou dragged out her words, pouting at Li Xuan in dissatisfaction.
"Tell me, are there any other magical girls in this city besides you three?" Li Xuan asked.
Xu Rou leaned against the pillow, rubbing her reddened butt as she answered, "Just the three of us. There aren't many monsters in this city, so there's no need for so many magical girls. We often go ten days or half a month without any work."
"What about nearby? Are there other magical girls? Do you keep in touch with each other?"
"You're worried that Qi Mo and Wu Yan might bring in reinforcements, right?" Xu Rou blinked her large eyes and smiled slyly.
"You're quite the clever little thing. You saw right through me. So tell me, could they possibly find other magical girls to help them?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.
"There are indeed some powerful magical girls around Clear Lotus City, but most of them belong to the Church. They usually won't bother with us... pfft, I mean those magical girls without official positions." Xu Rou still seemed unaccustomed to her change in identity and instinctively placed herself in the magical girls' camp.
"The Church? Magical girls are religious?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Of course. Magical girls receive their power from the World. Isn't it normal to feel reverence toward the World?"
"Not strange. Go back to the Church. If an incident of magical girl corruption happened in Clear Lotus City, would they intervene?"
"I don't know much about the Church either. I only know that it has existed for at least a hundred years. The Church's upper ranks divide the world into several defense zones, and each zone has magical girls assigned according to the number and strength of monsters. The three of us being responsible for Clear Lotus City counts as having their tacit approval. But you don't need to worry too much, Master. Their main duty is stopping monsters from massacring people. So long as no vicious slaughter takes place, they generally won't interfere," Xu Rou answered.
Hearing this, Li Xuan relaxed somewhat. Kneading Xu Rou's snow-white, soft butt like dough, he continued asking, "So you three are basically bottom-tier minnows? That's why you stay in such a peaceful place, like a beginner village."
"Mmm~ You can't really put it that way. Our magic level is Grade C. Below us, there are Grade D weaklings, mostly newcomers who just became magical girls or little brats whose teeth haven't even grown in yet." Xu Rou let out a soft whimper and looked at Li Xuan aggrievedly.
"If there's Grade C, then there must be Grade B and Grade A, right? What's the strongest rank?" Seeing the pained look on her face, Li Xuan realized he had slapped her too hard. After asking, he took some ice from the refrigerator, wrapped it in a towel, and applied it to her.
"There are Grade B magical girls in the neighboring city. Grade A is very rare. You'd probably only find them in places where monster activity is especially frequent. Above that, I don't know. We haven't reached such a high level," Xu Rou said, shaking her head.
"So, Qi Mo and the others won't be able to find any particularly strong helpers?"
"More or less. Other than people from the Church, there aren't any powerful magical girls nearby. As for those weaklings, even if they do come, I'll use the power you gave me to take them out one by one! If there really is danger, I'll risk my life to protect you, Master!" Xu Rou looked gratefully at Li Xuan as he applied the ice, as though she had forgotten that he was the one who had slapped her in the first place.
"Hmph, you really know how to flatter people..." Li Xuan said as he took out his phone and sent Qi Mo a message telling her to come alone to the garment factory warehouse in three days. Then he blocked her.
Li Xuan had already made up his mind. If Qi Mo really found reinforcements, he would spend these three days using Fallen Blood to create as many monsters as possible. But if she was foolish enough to come alone, he would take the opportunity to get her defeat CG. Of the three, Qi Mo's transformed outfit was the closest to that of a traditional magical girl, and Li Xuan had long been dying to see that elegant yellow-rose-like dress.
Are Socks Really That Important to You?
The next day, Li Xuan slept until noon before waking up. Xu Rou beside him was still sleeping soundly, completely defenseless and seemingly ready to be plucked by anyone.
Seeing her peach-blossom complexion, eyes brimming with springtime allure, and a faintly bittersweet expression, as though she were fruit not quite ripe, Li Xuan's interest stirred again. He woke Xu Rou and shared another bout of tenderness with her.
After taking a shower, Li Xuan wrapped himself in a bath towel and checked his phone. He found that the work group had been flooded with messages welcoming a newcomer. Only then did he remember that summer vacation had begun today, which was exactly when Li Sijie was supposed to start work.
At the thought of Li Sijie putting on the maid outfit he had personally designed, Li Xuan grew excited. He could not wait to rush to the shop and feast his eyes, so he quickly changed clothes and reminded Xu Rou, who was still clinging to the bed and unable to get up, "I'm heading out. I might not be home until tonight. Don't go out today, and don't transform casually either. Be good and wait for me to come back. If you get hungry, there's food in the fridge."
"Mmm~ Xiao Rou will wait obediently at home for Master." Xu Rou still seemed half asleep and only gave a soft reply.
After saying goodbye to Xu Rou, Li Xuan drove to the café at lightning speed. As soon as he entered, he saw the manager teaching Li Sijie how to take orders. Li Sijie still had her hair tied up today and wore an ordinary sweatshirt, denim shorts, and flat sneakers paired with white socks. Between the top of her socks and the hem of her denim shorts was a stretch of captivating, jade-like leg. Though her outfit was far from revealing, the full curve of her butt beneath the shorts was still pleasing to the eye.
But Li Xuan had come specifically to see the maid outfit today. He walked over without drawing attention to himself. When the manager saw him, she quickly stopped what she was doing to greet him.
Li Xuan waved a hand and casually asked a few questions about work. Then he abruptly changed the subject. "Why hasn't the newcomer changed into her uniform yet?"
The manager explained, "There aren't many customers today, so I planned to teach her a few more things and have her start working tomorrow. That's why I didn't make her change clothes."
Li Xuan frowned. "How can that do? Work attire symbolizes attitude. It guarantees an employee's image and bearing. As long as it's working hours, she needs to wear it properly. Hurry and take her to change, then bring her to see me in the break room."
The manager did not understand why the usually easygoing boss had suddenly become so stern, but she could not argue with him. She led Li Sijie inside to change.
After a while, the manager brought Li Sijie, now dressed in the maid outfit, to the staff break room in the back.
Li Xuan looked up and saw Li Sijie standing gracefully beside the manager. Her tied-up hair had been undone and allowed to fall loose, and she wore a lace-trimmed headband. Her waterfall-like long hair flowed down her back, ending right at the edge of her southern hemisphere. What appeared to be a tightly covered chest nevertheless offered a faint glimpse of pale fullness through the hollow lace design.
The apron's ruffles were designed in layered folds that covered Li Sijie's knees perfectly, while a large bow was tied behind her waist, both beautiful and practical. Beneath the skirt were her lovely legs wrapped in white thigh-high stockings. Although Li Xuan did not require employees to wear the matching stockings during the summer heat, Li Sijie had still put them on.
"Mm, the size fits perfectly. Your figure is practically tailored for this outfit." Li Xuan smiled, then turned to the manager. "There are customers at the front. Go help out. Leave the newcomer's training to me."
The manager knowingly withdrew. Li Sijie could not help letting out a laugh.
"What are you laughing at? How did your lessons go today? Have you learned how to take orders?" Li Xuan asked.
"Boss Li, you just wanted to see me in this outfit. Why go through so many twists and turns? No one's around right now, so I'll let you look your fill—but no touching." Li Sijie smiled as she turned around and lightly lifted her skirt to a height that fully revealed her thighs without exposing anything.
"Ahem. What are you talking about? I'm checking whether your attire meets the company's image standards!" Li Xuan spoke righteously, but his eyes had already drifted to the straps crossing into an X shape across her back, as well as her flawless, white-jade-like skin. Though not much skin was exposed on her back at first glance, the area was pieced together with lace, giving the fabric across her entire back and sides a semi-transparent quality. The underarms were even hollowed out in the name of summer comfort, making everything visible the moment she raised her arms.
Li Sijie had clearly grasped the essence of the design. Holding up her skirt, she spread her arms outward like butterfly wings, allowing Li Xuan to fully appreciate every detail of the outfit.
Li Xuan slowly circled Li Sijie, admiring her from every angle. He still wanted more, but felt embarrassed to keep staring at her so openly, so he thought of something to ease the awkward mood. "I remember hearing rumors that there was a pervert at your school who specialized in tying up girls. Was that true?"
"There really was. I was in my first year at the time. I heard the culprit specifically targeted girls with good figures. Not only was the tying extremely professional, but the person was elusive too. Sometimes a girl would leave class midway to use the restroom and never return. The teacher would have girls from her dorm go check, only to find her tied up in a bathroom stall wearing a sexy swimsuit, with her hair trimmed."
Li Xuan could not help laughing. "You know so much detail. Don't tell me you got tied up too?"
Li Sijie shook her head. "Not me, but my roommate fell victim to him. When she went to bed that night, she was still on the phone with her boyfriend. Yet the next morning, she was hanging from the dorm ceiling like a chandelier, suspended there in a humiliating pose. I even took pictures at the time, but sadly, I lost them when I changed phones."
"Did they ever find out who it was?"
"Don't even mention it. The school said they would investigate internally, but in the end, they found nothing. None of the girls who had been tied up could clearly describe what the culprit looked like either."
"With something that serious going on, didn't anyone call the police?"
"The school wouldn't allow it. They said it would damage the school's image, so they covered it up. The girls who were tied up were all given guaranteed graduate school spots, so the matter just faded away. During that time, some people even deliberately hired someone to tie them up in hopes of getting a guaranteed graduate spot, but their knots weren't professional enough, so they were immediately exposed as fakes." Li Sijie laughed.
Li Xuan laughed along with her. "All right, we've chatted enough. Go find the manager and learn more about the job. If the thigh-highs inside feel too hot, you don't have to wear them."
Unexpectedly, Li Sijie shook her head. "Boss Li, socks must be worn. Even if I weren't wearing clothes, I absolutely couldn't go without socks."
"Oh? Is there some special reason?" Li Xuan could not help growing curious, immediately imagining the tempting sight of Li Sijie wearing nothing but socks.
"There is a reason, of course, but—secret for now~" Li Sijie winked mysteriously, lowered her skirt, and left the break room.
If You're Only Good at Defense, Aren't You Basically Giving It Away?
During the three days he waited for Qi Mo to keep her appointment, Li Xuan lived a simple routine: at night, he toyed with Xu Rou at home, and during the day, he flirted with Li Sijie at the shop. Whenever his Evil Energy was full, he would find a secluded place to create monsters and hide them away.
Li Xuan did not know whether it was merely his imagination, but every time after he had his fun with Xu Rou, he not only felt no fatigue, but actually became more energetic. Even the speed at which his Evil Energy recovered seemed to increase. Did the system have some hidden setting, or could dual cultivation really restore magic?
The three days passed quickly. On the day of the appointment, Li Xuan kept the Hunting Radar active the entire time, closely monitoring Qi Mo and Wu Yan's movements, especially making sure that Qi Mo had not contacted anyone.
By evening, Qi Mo had indeed arrived alone near the abandoned garment factory warehouse. She waited quietly there, her eyes full of tension and guilt. Li Xuan waited for over an hour, confirming that no one had approached the area and that Wu Yan had stayed home without going out. Only then did he set off.
As he neared the place, Li Xuan deliberately adjusted his expression using his phone's camera, making sure he looked sufficiently like an evil villain before slowly approaching Qi Mo from behind.
"Heh heh, I didn't expect you to really come. I already fooled you once, and you still trust me that much?" Li Xuan laughed sinisterly.
"Do I have another choice?" Qi Mo turned around with a desolate smile. "As long as you hide, Wu Yan and I have no way to find you. Even if we got lucky and found you, we still couldn't beat you. This was all my mistake. I only hope I can trade myself for Xu Rou's return."
What a pity. Your Xu Rou can never go back!
Though he thought that inwardly, Li Xuan still cheerfully agreed. "Since you did help me once, I'll agree to restore Xu Rou to normal. The price is that you'll become a monster in her place."
"I'm willing! As long as Xiao Rou comes back, I'm willing to do anything!" Qi Mo said hurriedly.
"Let's go." Li Xuan smiled and walked through the gate Wu Yan had blasted open, entering the abandoned underground warehouse.
Though she knew nothing good awaited her there, Qi Mo followed him nervously. In truth, this warehouse had merely been the meeting place of a rope art club Li Xuan had attended years ago, and it had long since been abandoned. The reason he repeatedly chose this location was also to mislead the magical girls into believing his lair might be nearby.
"Give me the potion. I'll drink it now," Qi Mo said nervously.
"Potion? No, no, no. It's not time yet. Transform now and fight me." Li Xuan looked back at her.
"Transform? There's no need for that, is there? I really didn't come here to fight you. Sealing Type magical girls like me didn't have much combat ability to begin with. The fact that I came to see you alone already proves my sincerity." Thinking Li Xuan was testing whether she held hostile intent, Qi Mo hurriedly explained herself.
"It's part of the deal. Transform, now!" Li Xuan thought that with the system's rigid-mindedness, if he skipped the fight and went straight into play, it probably would not unlock a CG for him. To be safe, they should symbolically fight first.
"Yes..." Seeing Li Xuan was serious, Qi Mo took out her badge and transformed before him.
This was Li Xuan's first time admiring a magical girl's transformation in a relatively relaxed state. Golden light radiated from Qi Mo's entire body as she floated into the air, her knees slightly bent and her arms hugging her shoulders, like a baby's posture in the womb.
Countless soft ribbons extended from the fig-leaf-shaped badge, wrapping around her body. The ribbons slowly wove themselves into Qi Mo's clothes and ornaments, while the badge itself transformed into a bright yellow staff.
Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Sealing Type magical girls seemed to transform more slowly. An ordinary person's dynamic vision was enough to see the entire process clearly.
Li Xuan openly admired Qi Mo's attire. Her accessories were clearly more numerous than Wu Yan's and Xu Rou's. A silk ribbon was tied in her hair, and a soft leather collar encircled her neck. There was a small opening in front of the collar and one on each side, with a silver metal chain hanging from each. The three chains passed through the closed neckline together, supporting a yellow gemstone pendant at her chest.
Though her entire upper body was tightly wrapped, there was a modest window at her chest. The lower half of the pendant rested perfectly within the deep V, giving the sight a rather suggestive air. Beneath the layered Lolita cake dress were, as usual, beautiful legs in flesh-colored stockings. Round-toed little leather shoes covered her feet, their toes touching timidly as though revealing their owner's uneasy mood.
"I'm coming..." Qi Mo grew slightly embarrassed under his gaze. She swung her staff toward Li Xuan, and after it flashed, it released a mass of multicolored bubbles that filled the entire room in moments.
Li Xuan poked one of the bubbles. It did not burst, instead drifting away like a balloon, but it caused him no harm either. Seeing that the bubbles posed no threat, Li Xuan directly extended his tentacles toward Qi Mo.
"Foam, embrace my form." Qi Mo chanted softly. The room's bubbles immediately split into countless tiny bubbles that wrapped around Qi Mo's entire body. The tentacles could not grasp the slippery bubbles, naturally sliding away from Qi Mo one after another.
"Interesting." Li Xuan snapped his fingers and summoned Slime-type monsters. These Slimes did not care about bubbles. They directly extended pseudopods and linked together into a huge Slime garment, wrapping Qi Mo completely inside it.
"Foam, praise the righteous."
With Qi Mo's second chant, the tiny bubbles around her condensed into one large bubble, forcing the Slime garment open. Though she could not break free, the Slimes could not harm her in the slightest either.
After exchanging several moves, Li Xuan finally understood. Qi Mo truly did not have much offensive ability, but her defensive and control capabilities far surpassed Xu Rou's and Wu Yan's. However, with no one to cooperate with her in battle, blindly defending would only delay her defeat. Besides, for today's appointment, he had already prepared a monster specifically to deal with Qi Mo.
"About time. Let's end this farce." Li Xuan snapped his fingers again. Numerous fleshy buds suddenly sprouted from the warehouse walls. They grew at astonishing speed, drawing closer and closer to Qi Mo. Qi Mo hurriedly used bubbles to block them, but the instant the bubbles touched the buds, they visibly shriveled. At the same time, Qi Mo felt the magic within her body slowly beginning to drain away.
"These are improved tentacles that absorb magic power. They absorb it slowly, though. If it were Wu Yan, she'd probably burn them away in an instant. But you can only watch helplessly as you're devoured bit by bit." Li Xuan laughed wildly.
"No... I'm scared of bugs! Help... don't!" As the bubble shrank, terror filled Qi Mo's eyes. The fleshy buds converged from every direction, finally consuming every last trace of magic within her. They rapidly grew into a Flesh Wall that trapped Qi Mo at the waist, isolating her upper and lower body on opposite sides.
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