Chapter 14: What Will Our Magical Girl Become?
That remark sounds particularly unsettling.
Sumu couldn’t help but feel worried, but as she thought about how she was currently just a nobody who couldn’t do anything, she let out a long breath.
Although being a nobody wasn’t something to celebrate, at least she didn’t have to tackle things beyond her abilities.
The smaller the ability, the lesser the responsibility; with no ability, there’s no responsibility!
Just then, her phone suddenly rang, interrupting Sumu’s blissful thoughts.
“Sumu, is everything resolved? Come back quickly.”
On the other end, Tang Nai’s lazy voice came through, and the content sounded quite alarming.
“Uh, is there something urgent? I was planning to return to the rental house first.”
“Well, I suggest you don’t go back right now, to avoid scaring that old landlady half to death.”
Upon hearing this, Sumu narrowed her eyes slightly, a bad premonition began to rise in her heart.
Soon, she learned from Tang Nai what had really happened.
It would be quite difficult to renew her lease in the future.
Although the culprit was L (Female), to protect the privacy of the magical girl, the incident was disguised as a traffic accident.
—On a day with an orange alert for strong winds, in order to return to the rental house as quickly as possible, Sumu sped her motorcycle down a deserted street at a hundred miles per hour. Just as she was about to arrive, she unfortunately lost control, crashing the motorcycle into the front door, leaving it in ruins.
It was ridiculous, but that’s how the authorities saw it.
As for the old landlady, the best evidence for her was that she hadn’t seen Sumu yet.
After seeing the faux accident scene, the landlady thought the poor Sumu had gone to heaven amidst the roar of the motorcycle engine…
The motorcycle was sponsored by Tang Nai, reputedly able to accelerate to a hundred miles per hour in three seconds.
“Thank you! It was disguised so perfectly.”
But she had to go back, to clear up some strange misunderstandings.
Though it seemed absurd to have come out unscathed from such a ridiculous motorcycle accident, Sumu’s belongings were still left at home.
The most important thing, her computer, could not be lost.
From Transportation University to Sumu’s rental house on Garden Road, it was only a few minutes’ walk.
The surroundings gradually became familiar, and Sumu instinctively went for her keys, only to find an empty pocket, which startled her for a moment, but she quickly remembered.
The keys were still inside the house, but now she didn’t need them.
As expected, the front door lay in the outside hallway, wide open, revealing a messy living room filled with construction debris and parts that made it hard for her to find her footing.
The actor’s motorcycle had already been taken back by Tang Nai, and the motorcycle parts on the ground were clearly a pile of cheap scrap.
The landlady wasn’t there, but some noise was coming from the bedroom, as if there were other people inside.
Was it a repairman? No, why would they leave the door unfixed and instead sneak into the bedroom? Could it be a thief!
No matter who it was, Sumu was determined to make this intruder pay.
She tiptoed, carefully avoiding the obstructing rubble, inching closer to the bedroom door and pressing her ear against it gently.
The wooden door had terrible sound insulation; the noisy vehicles and honking from the street often startled her awake, but now it allowed her to hear the sounds inside clearly.
The sound of a keyboard being typed was particularly distinct, occasionally interrupted by the crunching sound of chips being chewed.
Very suspicious, but the computer should have a password. This person surely wasn’t just bashing the keyboard for fun.
There’s also the possibility that someone provided technical support; however, that would mean the one inside should be—
Suddenly, Sumu pushed the door open, surprised to find a girl with flowing wine-red hair sitting in her seat.
Noticing Sumu, Miti instantly looked puzzled, her long snow-white legs kicked up high, her collar disheveled, unzipped close to the southern hemisphere, revealing a delicate inner curve that looked surprisingly heavy.
She was holding a chip and stuffing it into her mouth while arching an eyebrow at Sumu.
Her black-frame glasses were carelessly tossed aside, exposing a pair of elongated red eyes filled with confusion, completely unprepared for the owner of the house to walk in at that moment.
Silence, a terrifying silence loomed in the room, no one daring to break it first.
Sumu stepped closer to the computer, wanting to see what was displayed on the screen, but Miti quickly blushed and blocked her way, looking flustered and annoyed, which only made Sumu more curious.
“Don’t block me, this is my computer, let me take a look.”
Miti fumbled in a panic; in her haste, she kicked the power switch, and by the time Sumu looked, the screen was already showing a shutdown warning.
Now the criminal evidence was unclear, but fortunately, they had the perpetrator caught red-handed.
Sumu glanced at the scattered chips on the table, then turned her gaze towards the disheveled Miti, her almond-shaped eyes squinting slightly.
This girl was like the so-called “dried fish sister,” appearing very reliable in front of others, but once alone, she would begin to indulge herself.
At this moment, Miti was extremely flustered.
Why? Naitou had said she would stop this girl!
Clearly, there was a hint of conspiracy.
Tang Nai’s request was for Miti to slow down the repairs on Sumu’s rental house as much as possible while keeping an eye out for any potential monsters.
Slacking off and waiting for an opportunity? Did that mean she didn’t have to do anything?
Yet, Miti readily accepted the task, not only because it was easy, but more importantly—
There were good things in Sumu’s computer.
Some magical girls became furious after reading Sumu’s fanfiction, while others were indifferent, and some read it with excitement, eager to get to the next chapter.
And that girl immediately logged in to private message Sumu to urge her to update, even strongly demanding all magical girl content to be completed; she was Miti, who always presented herself as the reliable older sister but was now accidentally caught red-handed.
Now her feelings were as chaotic as when Sumu was blocked by L (Female).
“Uh, Sumu, I can explain everything.”
After gently coughing twice, Miti tried to pick up her shattered image with a mature tone, but Sumu just silently stared at her, not saying a word.
After a moment of stalemate, Miti couldn’t hold on any longer.
“Please, keep this secret for me! I’ll do anything!”
Honestly, compared to secrets, Sumu was more curious about what Miti had just been looking at.
This question wasn’t complicated, after all, her computer only had a few things worth looking at; due to laziness, she had even shamelessly left the fanfiction collection folder sitting on her desktop.
At that moment, Sumu suddenly recalled a remark Tang Nai had made once.
“Did you dream of L (Female) choking you? Or is it that Miti is more likely to do such a thing?”
At that time, she had doubted it, as Miti seemed very reliable, but now she gradually understood everything.
The ruthless and unscrupulous Tang Nai, the unreliable Miti; compared to them, L (Female) seemed relatively normal.
She didn’t even want to think about the other two.
What will our magical girl become… (gasp) …what will she look like… (gasp)…
