Chapter 23: Wishes
The competition had ended.
Lonis also let out a slight sigh.
Their Slime was impressive… If it hadn’t been for the interception by Isumi-senpai and Mi Xue Zhou-senpai at the end, they would have had a chance to win.
But in the end…
Being delayed like that, they couldn’t secure the championship.
Therefore, the final winner was…
……
“Congratulations… Bai Ye, and her chosen Matcha Slime! And my not-so-serious older sister, congratulations on winning the championship!!!”
Su Ling jumped up excitedly, announcing the results of the awards~
Just now, Zhisheng Luo had tried her best, but she ultimately fell short by a hair’s breadth, only securing second place.
“Ah, thank you, everyone… well, it’s mainly thanks to the great cooperation with Mi Xue Zhou-senpai, isn’t it? Everyone did great!”
“Su Ling, who are you calling the not-so-serious older sister? I told you, I’m the real Young Lady, so whether it’s studying or games, I can handle them all~~”
The victorious girls were naturally very happy.
However, the girls who didn’t win were a bit disheartened.
“Isumi-senpai, I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay, Zhisheng Luo and the Slime did their best. In the end, we just had a bit of bad luck.”
“Yeah…”
Isumi patted Zhisheng Luo’s shoulder, giving her some affirmation.
On the other side, Cécile held Candelle’s hand and gently stroked her skin.
“Candelle, you did well.”
“Huh? Sister… why are you praising me…?”
“Because Candelle was very much the Slave this time? You didn’t just do it for yourself, but for the whole team…”
“Ah!”
“Although it’s a shame we didn’t win in the end, I believe if we could do it again, the result would definitely be different… right, little Slimes.”
As she spoke, Cécile placed her Slime and Candelle’s Slime in the palm of her hand.
Although they were very aggressive during the competition, now, the red Slime seemed much calmer.
And the light blue Slime wasn’t afraid of it anymore, just lying peacefully beside it, with a very serene gaze.
“Sister…”
“Candelle, keep up the good work in the future.”
……
“It’s so frustrating, we were so close! It’s all because of that idiot Hero Slime being too dumb, otherwise we would definitely have won.”
Although she was saying angry words, Elus’s lips were smiling, not looking angry at all.
“What idiot Hero Slime? Elus too, the Slime she chose didn’t listen to her!”
Lonis pouted slightly, knowing that if the Slimes had listened from the start, the championship would have undoubtedly been hers.
But now, things turned out like this…
It’s not bad either.
Being able to work hard alongside Elus was already something very fortunate.
“Hmph, but considering both the idiot Hero and the idiot Hero Slime worked hard, I won’t turn you into hotpot tonight.”
“Wow, the Tsundere is still putting up a tough front. Looks like both the Slime and the Master are Tsunderes.”
“Lonis, who are you calling a Tsundere!”
“My wife is a Tsundere, Elus, my wife, is a big Tsundere!!”
“Damn it, you little rascal, just wait!!!”
The Black-hearted Girl furrowed her brows, almost ready to eat Lonis alive.
……
After the competition ended, the room was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
And now, it was time for the most important thing.
The awards ceremony!
“Congratulations to Bai Ye and Mi Xue for winning first place. As the winners, Bai Ye, what wish would you like to fulfill?”
“A wish to fulfill…?”
“Yes, as we agreed before the competition~~ As long as the wish is relatively reasonable, everyone will help you fulfill it.”
“Yeah…”
Facing Su Ling’s eager gaze, Bai Ye blinked her eyes shyly.
She just wanted to win, and what wish to fulfill after winning was something she hadn’t thought about before.
“Su Ling sister, do I have to choose one?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Then, my wish is that everyone can have a wish.”
“Ah!”
The girls were astonished, as no one expected Bai Ye’s wish to be like this.
Su Ling took a step forward, flustered:
“Wait, Bai Ye, that’s not allowed.”
“It’s not allowed?”
“Mm, that’s a bit of cheating…”
The Pink-haired Girl blinked her eyes, also feeling a bit at a loss.
In principle, wishing for three more wishes within a wish is considered cheating and cannot be accepted.
However…
Mi Xue Zhou shrugged and walked over to her sister:
“What’s wrong with that? My wish is also like this.”
“Even sister…?”
“If Bai Ye were to make a wish alone, she might feel too shy to express her true feelings, right? But if each of us makes a wish, everyone will be happy, and each can speak from the heart.”
“That’s true… but does everyone agree?”
Su Ling looked up, scanning everyone’s gazes.
Elus was the first to nod: “I think it’s fine, after all, it’s a game, right? And in games, as long as everyone is happy, that’s what matters.”
“Yes, I think so too.”
Cécile also nodded in agreement, and then the other girls followed suit, expressing their agreement.
Finally, Mi Xue Zhou made the decisive conclusion: “Alright, let’s all write our wishes on slips of paper. Mm… Su Ling will write one too.”
“Even I… can do it?”
“Yeah, since Bai Ye’s wish is for everyone, so everyone must have one.”
Perhaps to avoid any awkwardness from saying out loud what the wishes were?
Writing the wishes on paper made it more formal and mysterious, and Lonis was finally able to write…
『I hope everyone can treat Elus as a soft girl? Cherish her, protect her well~~』
In daily life, Elus was always the de facto leader of everyone, and whenever something happened, it was usually Elus who made the decisions.
At least for now, Lonis hoped she could enjoy the treatment of a soft girl.
But Lonis did not expect…
Elus instead wrote on the paper:
『I want to tell everyone a big secret!』
『No, I wrote it wrong, it’s a big secret…』
『Mm, everyone knows that Lonis was the hero who saved the world in her past life, but they don’t know that she has always had something she dared not share with everyone…』
『That is, Lonis wasn’t an ordinary girl in her past life!』
『And in this life, it’s because she likes wearing skirts and being bullied by me that she designed herself like this~』
…
After finishing writing, Elus smiled slightly, finally feeling a sense of relief.
(Hmph, you still want me to be a soft girl? Before that, you’ll have to endure some playful humiliation from everyone~)
(Lonis, you little fool, sink completely into the journey of being a soft girl~)
