My Charm Really Is Something

Huali took the hand before him and rose to his feet with Fu You's support.

"Mm..."

Huali felt somewhat flattered. Although he had been splattered with blood and his heart was still trembling, what surprised him even more was that this senior could make such a pleasant voice.

It was completely different from the weary voice she usually had, carrying a faint sense of sarcasm and sharpness. It was gentle and light, warm just to hear.

Looking over Fu You's shoulder, Huali suddenly noticed two girls standing atop the hospital, one in yellow and one in green, at the edge of the rooftop warning lights in the direction the Abyss Witch had fled.

Their dresses swayed in the wind.

From afar, Green Yi raised a hand and waved at him, seemingly greeting him. Before Huali could react, the two magical girls vanished from the top of the hospital.

Seeing that Huali had been controlled by the two Corrupted for a moment but showed no signs of injury, Fu You did not pay him any further attention.

He flicked the staff in his hand, sending all the bloodstains on it flying, then turned the staff into particles that vanished into the air.

As long as he had not been injured, this training exercise had been suitable. Although Huali had not truly joined the battle against the Abyss Witch, merely participating in such a battle and experiencing what combat was like was enough.

"The Abyss Witch is still too much for you," Fu You said to himself. "Today's training ends here. You can go rest."

Huali nodded, then asked in confusion, "Senior... did you know from the beginning that a Witch would appear here?"

"..." Fu You looked at him. "Yes."

"How did you know?" Huali did not understand.

Fu You shook his head. "You'll find out. Go back and rest early. Your magic power is nearly depleted too, isn't it?"

"Mm..."

First he had fought the ferocious beasts, then the Corrupted. In his panic, he had used his Healing Spell recklessly, and his magic power had drained at an extremely fast rate. By now, he was indeed running on empty.

He released his transformation and turned back into the blond boy.

After releasing his transformation, the blood staining his body fell to the ground as well.

Fu You picked up the nameplates left behind after the two Corrupted died, handed one to Huali, then turned to leave.

Seeing him about to go, Huali hurriedly asked, "Senior, how do I contact you? When is the next training session?"

Fu You looked back at him, then smiled.

"Three days from now."

After saying that, Fu You leaped and vanished into the air.

Watching Fu You's departing figure, Huali secretly found it strange. Why had this senior suddenly run away?... They had come together; they should have left together now.

Perhaps it was because he had turned back into a man?

That was not important.

Thinking of the smile Fu You had shown before leaving, sweetness filled his heart.

So cute! Did his senior have moments like that too?

His way of speaking, his expression, his movements...

Was it because he had just finished fighting? Had he accidentally revealed his true nature?

He secretly felt that the deliberately cold and arrogant Fu You he usually saw was more likely an act, while the one he had seen just now was the real him.

The Special Incident Response Department soon arrived and began clearing the scene.

Standing beside the corpses, Huali presented his identification as a magical girl.

Although the Special Incident Response Department was surprised that a magical girl was a man, they quickly arranged a vehicle to take Huali back to Magical Girls' Apartment.

Having handled C-rank and B-rank disasters, his accomplishments as a newcomer were already particularly impressive.

He had consumed too much magic power. Even sitting in the car made him drowsy for no reason, and his entire body felt incredibly weak. Even the friction of his skin against his clothes made him secretly uncomfortable, making him want to tear his clothes off.

Watching the scenery outside the window, he soon fell unconscious.

Sitting atop the hospital, Fu You watched from afar as the car carrying Huali drove away. Only then did he turn and prepare to head home.

This was the place with the best view nearby.

Huang Xing and Green Yi had already left the rooftop.

He turned the limiter around his wrist. During this battle, the alarm had not buzzed. He felt that he had vaguely figured out the threshold for when the alarm would go off.

Though it would not matter even if it did go off, the sound alone was irritating.

Just as he was about to leave, the rooftop door suddenly opened.

His body stiffened.

Huang Xing's voice rang out behind him—

"Abyss Witch and the ferocious beasts—you deliberately lured them here, didn't you?!"

He turned his head toward the rooftop entrance.

The two magical girls who had just left had actually returned.

Ordinarily, he would probably have been too lazy to deal with them, but he was in a genuinely good mood right now.

That junior with good taste had actually said he was handsome.

Though Huali was a boy, he was still much more pleasing to the eye than those ignorant little girls.

"Do you have any evidence?" he said.

"They appeared here, and you just happened to be here too! You had already coordinated with them, hadn't you?!"

"Aren't you here too?"

"The Abyss Witch had no reason to appear here at all. The only reason she would come here is because of you!"

"Is that so?"

"What exactly is your purpose in coming here?!"

He turned around and extended a hand.

"That is your assignment."

"I'll definitely kill you."

"I'll be waiting."

He brushed a strand of hair aside.

He casually tugged off the ribbon that had tied his hair into twin tails, then tossed it away. The ribbon drifted off with the wind.

His figure followed the ribbon as he calmly leaped off the tall building.

The wind howled past his ears.

They suspect me, he thought.

That was only natural. He had exposed far too many flaws, so many that it was practically as though he were afraid people would not know he had an agreement with the Abyss Witch.

The Abyss Witch had done nothing at all—she charged over to fight him, then ran off after the fight.

Any magical girl with a little experience could tell that something was wrong.

These juniors always needed training. Giving them a little villainous shock was not necessarily a bad thing.

His figure disappeared from before them almost instantly.

The only thing left in the air was the ribbon he had removed, still tied around his hair and fluttering without falling.

After bidding farewell to the two magical girls, he returned home.

Sun Feiliu's call immediately came through.

His location was always watched closely. The instant he returned home, Sun Feiliu already knew.

Fu You, who had already returned to his ordinary body, answered the phone.

"Your performance quota for this month has already been met."

"Mm."

"Keep it quieter next time. I'm not covering the losses for a money-losing operation."

"Got it."

The call ended.

He walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. As always, he did not turn on the lights. In the darkness, warm water ran over his chest, washing away the slight fatigue brought on by battle.

As he rubbed his hair, he quietly listened to the sound of the water.

What was his purpose in staying here?

What purpose could there be? He was only trying to earn a living.

Those little magical girls would never understand an answer like that.

When he turned on his phone, the television was still reporting on the hospital incident. Huang Xing and Green Yi had both appeared for interviews.

The reporters asked the two girls many questions, quite a few of them centered around that black-and-gold magical girl.

"Who exactly was that?"

"I don't know him," Huang Xing said against her conscience before the camera.

Then the news showed what he had looked like while fighting the Abyss Witch.

Holding a can of cola in one hand, Fu You saw a close-up of himself on the television screen.

At that moment, he hurriedly turned off the television.

—Damn.

I'm so good-looking.