My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl! Chapter 23

Lu Ming shouted inwardly.

At that moment, Lu Annuan picked up her wand and pointed it straight at the Wendigo.

Magic power erupted!

A silver beam of magic pierced through the Wendigo's chest. It lowered its head to stare at the wound in disbelief.

This was a wound fatal even to an Evil Beast.

The Wendigo glared furiously at the two of them. Even if it was going to die, it would kill them first.

Lu Ming felt like he could no longer breathe, and Lu Annuan's face had turned red from holding her breath.

Suddenly, an arrow carrying blue magic shot over from a distant high-rise, piercing the Wendigo's arm and pinning it to the ground.

Other Magical Girls had come to help?!

Lu Ming turned to look toward the distant buildings, but he could only make out a blue figure.

That arrow had directly shattered the Wendigo's ability. Air rushed in from every direction, and Lu Ming and Lu Annuan both gasped for breath.

[Mission complete...]

The system's voice rang out in Lu Ming's mind, but he had no attention to spare for it. Holding Lu Annuan's wand, he helped the panting girl adjust its aim toward the Wendigo.

"You're not some intelligent Evil Beast," Lu Annuan said calmly. "You're just an Evil Beast that thinks it's clever. The people you deceived didn't believe you because you were so wise. They believed you because they wanted to help out of kindness."

All seventy-five death cases had been like that.

Lu Annuan's mother had also believed the Wendigo's claim that it was lost.

Not because she was foolish, but because... she was kind.

The Wendigo roared in fury.

"Goodbye," Lu Ming said softly.

Magic surged from the wand they held together. Lu Ming felt as though some energy within his body had also transformed into a rushing beam of magic and fired outward.

The beam blasted the Wendigo into fragments that scattered through the air, then shot straight into the sky and shattered the dark clouds overhead.

The sky cleared.

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan leaned against each other and smiled. Both of them were completely exhausted.

That earth-shaking beam of magic alerted the relevant authorities in the city and made Magical Girls in nearby cities turn to look in astonishment.

The Magical Girls in the neighboring city... were that terrifying?!

In a luxury apartment in a high-rise in the capital, the strongest Magical Girl, known as the "Empress," also turned her eyes toward Haiyang City.

"Interesting."

Besides the magic of a Magical Girl, there was another kind of power... the power of a Star Bearer.

Just like hers.

I want votes! Roar!

Domestic Bathroom Plot

The caretaker of the public cemetery had probably discovered the huge commotion inside and called the police.

Lu Ming planned to leave. It wasn't that he was afraid of being seen. He had gotten rid of a menace for Haiyang City, so shouldn't the mayor give him a good student certificate or something? It was just that Lu Annuan probably didn't want anyone discovering that she was a Magical Girl.

After saying a final prayer before Lu Annuan's mother's gravestone, Lu Ming carried Lu Annuan on his back and walked out of the cemetery.

"How is your stamina so good? You can still move?" Lu Annuan pinched Lu Ming's cheek to see whether he was even human. She, someone with an enormous daily exercise routine, had been exhausted enough to collapse, yet Lu Ming seemed even more energetic after fighting the Evil Beast.

There was definitely something wrong with this guy.

"Was I supposed to tell you that I'm a Super Haiyang Man?" Lu Ming replied.

He had actually been completely exhausted just now, but after the system reward arrived, he was instantly full of energy again.

Lu Annuan wouldn't suspect that he had been throwing the fight, would she?

He couldn't even check the odds during a timeout.

After thinking about it, Lu Annuan decided to let Lu Ming off for now. Her incredibly pretty face rested against his back. She was in a wonderful mood, as if the world had suddenly become vast and open.

The murderer who had killed her mother had finally been destroyed.

And she had done it together with Lu Ming.

As Lu Ming carried Lu Annuan, the smooth, delicate sensation of her beautiful legs against his palms made his thoughts wander.

Lu Annuan was called Haiyang's Trusova. Trusova was a Russian figure skater, a female athlete with a wall full of championship trophies. She had also been the first woman to land two quadruple jumps in an official competition, an athlete with both beauty and skill.

But Lu Ming thought Lu Annuan was far prettier than that Russian athlete. Lu Annuan's face had the soft elegance of the East without losing its definition. She looked pure and confident, unbelievably beautiful, and her jade-like skin was far better than that of foreigners.

Lu Ming felt the sensation against his palm. Smooth and soft, it made him want to keep touching.

Lu Annuan's legs really were incredible.

Of course, I'm not touching them on purpose.

She wore a skirt today, and I had no choice but to carry her. This was an act of righteousness.

"Did you touch my leg?!" Lu Annuan suddenly became alert.

As he carried her, she suddenly felt Lu Ming pinch her, making her thigh tingle.

"No. I was a little tired and adjusted my grip. Besides, have you gotten fatter?" Lu Ming said with a straight face.

"You're the one who got fatter!" Lu Annuan's face reddened with anger. She kept strict control over her weight. "I'm not talking to you anymore. I hate you."

"Sorry, but I already have someone I hate. You should find someone else to hate," Lu Ming said.

Who was bargaining with you?!

Lu Annuan fumed.

She still suspected that Lu Ming had touched her leg on purpose.

Lu Annuan puffed out her cheeks slightly and touched her soft cherry-pink lips.

If you admitted it, I wouldn't say anything. And... we kissed just now. He hasn't forgotten about that, has he?

The police soon arrived at the public cemetery. The cemetery covered a huge area, but what appeared before them looked as though it had been plowed over. Upturned dirt and shattered gravestones were everywhere.

"This is too terrifying," one of the police officers muttered.

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan returned home. Both of them were covered in dust and needed to wash up quickly, especially Lu Annuan, who loved cleanliness and was already at the end of her patience.

"I'm showering first. The water heater at my place is pretty slow, so I'm showering here!" Lu Annuan claimed the bathroom first and went inside with her clothes.

After a while, Lu Annuan suddenly opened the bathroom door and poked her head out, looking embarrassed and annoyed. "How did you peek at me showering before?!"

This guy had seen everything!

"You have to press the door hard for it to shut properly. And I didn't mean to look. Besides, I only saw your back!"

Lu Annuan carefully shut the door, then finally sank into the bathtub. Soaked in hot water, she let out a long breath. She glanced at the bathroom door and couldn't help asking, "Lu Ming, are you there?"

"Should I be?" his voice came from outside. "I'm afraid you'll accuse me of being a pervert."

Lu Annuan puffed out her cheeks. "If I reported you, it'd be an open-and-shut case."

Lu Ming did not reply. It seemed that was indeed true.

Lu Annuan smiled, leaned against the bathtub, and spoke softly. "I became a Magical Girl four months ago. I also wondered why I was so lucky, but becoming a Magical Girl really made me happy. Not only could I fly, but I could protect everyone too. I wanted to tell you earlier, but weren't we giving each other the cold shoulder back then?"

"Before that, it seemed like you gave me the silent treatment for two years," Lu Ming said.

Lu Annuan's face turned red. She was an honest girl.

Lu Ming was right about that.

It was a fair point.

"Th-that's true, but after Mom passed away, I was too sad. Sorry," Lu Annuan muttered. "After becoming a Magical Girl, I often thought that if I had been able to transform earlier, maybe I could have saved Mom back then. But Xiaomi... she's my fairy, and she said I still wasn't strong enough to defeat a named Evil Beast, so I was already close to giving up."

"But I never expected Lu Ming to become so strong at some point, and you even helped me destroy the thing that killed my mother... Thank you!"

Lu Annuan looked at the water's surface. Her reflection was smiling so happily that she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Lu Annuan's face was red. She had finished soaking and was about to get up when she suddenly realized that the bath had made her whole body weak and limp. She could not stand up for the moment.

"Are you done yet? It's my turn," Lu Ming said outside the door.

"Wait a moment!"

Lu Annuan stammered, "I'm a little weak. Wait outside for a bit, okay?"

"Don't tell me you're hogging the bathroom again like when we were kids, playing with soap bubbles inside?" Lu Ming asked suspiciously.

"That was when we were kids!"

Lu Ming thought Lu Annuan did not need to be so anxious.

He still played Rasengan with shower foam when he bathed.

One in each hand!

Lu Annuan was getting a little anxious too. Her magic and stamina had both been drained. And because she had been so happy after defeating the Evil Beast, her body had completely relaxed, leaving her weak from the hot water and unable to muster any strength.

Lu Annuan hesitated. "Lu Ming, can you... poke out your own eyes?"

What? Were you even human?!

I helped you kill the enemy who murdered your mother, and now you want me to poke out my own eyes.

Even the farmer and the snake would call this expert-level betrayal!

"What are you doing in there?" Lu Ming asked curiously.

Given her innocent personality, she would not be celebrating by playing with the water at a time like this, would she?

Lu Annuan also felt that her request was a little unrealistic. After hesitating, she said, "I don't have the strength to stand up. Can you come in and help me... tie a towel or something over your eyes?"

What a small matter.

I could help you even without covering my eyes.

I couldn't exactly let you keep occupying my bathtub forever. Apartments in my neighborhood cost twenty thousand per square meter now. Good thing this place was bought early.

Lu Ming knew Lu Annuan would explode from embarrassment if he said that out loud. After thinking about it, he took the eye mask he used for math class from the bedroom, put it on, and twisted the bathroom doorknob open like a blind man.

Lu Annuan soaked in the bathtub, her face bright red as she watched Lu Ming enter.

Seems Like I Really Do Like Lu Annuan a Little

Steam filled the bathroom. It was hot and humid, and there was a pleasant fragrance in the air. It was not just body wash; it smelled like the scent Lu Ming had caught when he carried Lu Annuan earlier.

Fresh and sweet, like gardenias.

It really did smell nice.

Lu Ming realized that he unexpectedly liked this scent.

If he could smell it while sleeping, he would definitely sleep comfortably.

"Just walk over and reach out to pull me up," Lu Annuan said nervously. This was the first time someone of the opposite sex had come in while she was bathing, and she was not even wearing clothes.

Is that eye mask really secure?

Lu Ming isn't peeking, is he?

Lu Ming reached out in the darkness and felt a delicate hand grasp his. He pulled hard and heard the sound of water. The droplets were probably rolling off Lu Annuan's body and falling back into the bathtub.

He was a little jealous of those droplets.

They got to travel from snow-white peaks to a valley, and then make a long journey down her incredibly long legs.

No, what am I thinking? The person in front of me is Lu Annuan, my childhood friend.

What charm could she possibly have for me?!