Chapter 127: Too Restrained
“If you really don’t know what to do, just listen to me. After I knock you down tomorrow, go cry to your sister for a hug. It will definitely bring you closer to her.”
After tossing her well-prepared sister back onto the bed, Luo Shuangyue said to the stunned Fei Hongzhi.
Fei Hongzhi’s expression stiffened upon hearing this, “You want me to deliberately lose to you?”
We haven’t even fought yet, how can you be so confident as to give me advice on what to do after I lose? Show me some respect!
I’m still a genius in the Magic Department!
“Why would I think that? Do I need you to deliberately lose for me to beat you?” Luo Shuangyue looked puzzled, as if she really didn’t understand what Fei Hongzhi was thinking.
Fei Hongzhi realized that Luo Shuangyue truly had no other thoughts; she genuinely believed she would definitely lose to her.
Damn, that’s so infuriating!
“You… I won’t lose!”
“Mm-hmm, then you must do your best. Even if you give it your all, it won’t defeat the great demon king. Losing like that will give it an even more tragic feel.”
Wow, she really looks down on me! Fei Hongzhi was about to get really angry; she suddenly wanted to challenge Luo Shuangyue right then and there, to show her how powerful she really was.
“Miss Dark Butterfly, you really are confident, huh?”
“It’s not confidence, I’m just stating a fact.” Luo Shuangyue pointed at Xia Mo, “What do you think about Rosemary’s strength?”
Fei Hongzhi’s gaze fell on Xia Mo. Having fought against her once, she naturally knew Xia Mo’s ability.
Among the Initial Bloom Magical Girls, she was quite good, and even Fei Hongzhi needed to use all her strength to defeat her.
If given more time, Xia Mo might even surpass her.
So what was Dark Butterfly trying to indicate by asking this? Was she trying to use Rosemary to prove her point?
After Fei Hongzhi honestly expressed her opinion about Xia Mo, Luo Shuangyue coughed lightly with a proud look and spoke eloquently about her glorious achievements with Xia Mo.
“Back on our side, Rosemary and I are considered old rivals. She’s fought against me nearly ten times and has never won, and every time, I’ve quickly knocked her down.”
To put it more clearly, there was no gap in strength between Xia Mo and Fei Hongzhi, but Luo Shuangyue had a gap with Xia Mo, so how could she possibly not win against Fei Hongzhi?
“So, Miss Fei Hongzhi, keep a calm mindset. Losing to me isn’t disgraceful. After all, there aren’t many Initial Bloom levels in the lunar base who can beat me.”
Luo Shuangyue did not outright declare herself invincible; after all, there were also older seniors among the Initial Bloom levels at the lunar base.
Those who had been at the Initial Bloom level for a long time had strength that couldn’t be compared to newcomers, with battle experience and depth that were unfathomable.
Against them, Luo Shuangyue indeed couldn’t boast about having a hundred percent chance of winning.
“Really? Then let’s see the truth tomorrow!” Fei Hongzhi’s competitive spirit was ignited by Luo Shuangyue’s words. She would definitely be in her best shape to face Luo Shuangyue tomorrow!
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Time flew by to the evening of the next day. The Magical Girls who had finished their day of training didn’t return to the base to rest but instead walked in groups to the outside of Training Ground Number One.
The Magical Girls from the Magic Department were about to have a spar with the recently famous Dark Butterfly. This news had spread throughout the entire lunar base yesterday, adding a little interesting flavor to the somewhat dull lives of the Magical Girls in space.
With a good show to watch, everyone naturally wanted to come and see.
Whether it was the Magic Department defeating Dark Butterfly to maintain their throne or Dark Butterfly toppling the Magic Department to prove her strength, both scenarios would be very interesting.
Since the location was in space, Training Ground Number One was extremely large—so large that standing on the edge, one couldn’t see the people in the center of the training ground.
Therefore, a large group of Magical Girls chose to go deeper to find a better angle to watch.
After all, this place was big enough; if necessary, they could just slip away to the side after the fighting began.
“Isn’t that Fei Hongzhi from the Magic Department? I didn’t expect her to be in the first showdown!”
“Haven’t you heard? Dark Butterfly arrogantly said yesterday that she wanted all the headquarters’ Magical Girls to go at once. After some discussion, Dark Butterfly compromised.”
“Wow, Dark Butterfly is so confident! None of those people from headquarters are easy to deal with.”
The Magical Girls whispered among themselves, but among them, three had expressions completely different from the others.
Luo Shuangxing watched the two confronting each other in the center of the training ground with a bored look, estimating how many moves it would take for her good sister to get Fei Hongzhi down.
“Ten moves should be enough, right?” she muttered.
Hearing Luo Shuangxing’s muttering, Xia Mo’s expression became very stiff. No way, ten moves definitely wouldn’t be enough!
She could barely take over ten moves from Luo Shuangyue; Fei Hongzhi was stronger than her, so she couldn’t possibly hold on for fewer moves.
Meanwhile, the other sister in the battle was tightly clenching her fists at this moment.
After more than a few seconds of internal struggle, Fei Yue retorted with a very dry voice, “My sister is very strong!”
Hearing others praise her sister made her feel inferior and unhappy, but now that others were looking down on her sister, she also felt a bit unconvinced and couldn’t help but want to defend her sister.
Fei Yue was just a conflicted little child.
This comment made Luo Shuangxing reveal a malicious smile. She put her arm around Fei Yue’s shoulder, “How about we make a bet?”
“Eh?”
“If Dark Butterfly can defeat your sister in ten moves, you go comfort your defeated sister.”
“What if my sister wins?” Fei Yue, provoked by the condescension in Luo Shuangxing’s words, glared at the white girl in front of her and asked indignantly.
If my sister loses, I’ll go comfort her. But what if my sister wins?
A bet shouldn’t only have a punishment for me, right?
“If your sister wins, I’ll fly up and scold Dark Butterfly, call her a little trashfish.” Luo Shuangxing replied nonchalantly, “How about that? Fair enough?”
Fair… really?
It seemed that the punishments on both sides appeared to be equal, but why did Fei Yue feel that something was off?
But upon thinking carefully, it didn’t seem wrong; the punishments on both sides really were the same…
“Well, okay!”
So, she nodded in agreement to Luo Shuangxing’s bet.
Then she heard Luo Shuangxing loudly call out to Luo Shuangyue inside the ring, “Dark Butterfly! Can you knock Fei Hongzhi down in ten moves? I believe in you!”
In that moment, Fei Yue finally understood what was wrong with her earlier feeling.
Wait a minute, what kind of relationship do Luo Shuangxing and Luo Shuangyue have?
These two sisters usually go straight to fighting when emotions get high. Shouting a few words about being trash fish is no different from acting cute.
But what kind of relationship do I have with my sister? These two punishments are completely unequal!
However, she had already accepted the bet; now, she could only sincerely hope that her sister wouldn’t lose so badly.
Upon hearing her sister’s shout, Luo Shuangyue sighed feignedly, “Looks like I can’t hold back now.”
Fei Hongzhi felt even more frustrated upon hearing this. So, you didn’t want to use your full strength from the start?
Also, you really plan to defeat me in ten moves? Isn’t that too condescending?
“Sister, go for it! Don’t lose to her!”
The distant voice caused Fei Hongzhi, who was feeling gloomy, to pause. She looked up toward the direction of the voice and saw Fei Yue blushing as she waved her fists toward her.
My sister… is cheering for me?
This seems to be the first time in a long while that my sister talked to me like this, right?
She felt a bit dazed, but soon she steadied her heart. Carrying her sister’s hopes, she couldn’t lose!
Dark Butterfly, let me show you just how strong I am now that I have my sister’s support!
War intent erupted from Fei Hongzhi, even making Luo Shuangyue, who stood opposite her, furrow her brows.
Wow, this is getting into a mindset! Luo Shuangyue thought it was a bit ridiculous; could these Magical Girls stop switching into these mindsets so easily?
It’s making me feel awkward!
And you get encouraged by your sister and immediately go into this mindset. What ultimate sister complex is this?
How come I can’t pull off something like this? Luo Shuangyue silently recalled what Luo Shuangxing had just shouted to her and felt absolutely no power from it.
Sigh, looks like I’m not a sister-complex type.
“Have you gotten stronger? That’s good, let me enjoy this battle.” Black mist turned into a giant scythe in her hand, and butterfly wings unfurled behind Luo Shuangyue. In this battle, she would also be using her full strength… probably.
Meanwhile, the Magical Girls from the Magic Department began to move the crowd further away, not allowing them to disturb the battle between the two.
The aquamarine Magical Girl looked down at the time and then raised her hand high.
“Ten, nine… one! Start!”
The two, poised to strike, instantly activated. Fei Hongzhi’s cannon immediately aimed at the direction of Luo Shuangyue and fired, but it only hit a void.
In the next moment, countless butterflies condensed behind Fei Hongzhi, and Luo Shuangyue ruthlessly initiated a sneak attack.
How fast! How did she do that?
Fei Hongzhi was startled by Luo Shuangyue’s instant movement, but she reacted in time, using her flower cannon to block Luo Shuangyue’s strike.
Clang!
The scythe collided with the cannon, sending Fei Hongzhi flying out.
One failed strike, and Luo Shuangyue transformed into a butterfly again, disappearing and instantly moving to Fei Hongzhi’s back to launch an attack nearly identical to the previous one.
However, Fei Hongzhi was already prepared. She formed a sturdy shield using her fiery magical power, using it to withstand Luo Shuangyue’s attack.
This successfully protected her during Luo Shuangyue’s tempestuous assault but left her with little energy to counterattack.
“Her speed is so fast, doesn’t her instant movement require magical power?” The watching Magical Girls were stunned; Luo Shuangyue’s fighting style was completely different from what they had imagined.
Such speed, such ghostly movements; she was challenging their common sense.
What Magical Girl can move so frequently?
Forget about Fei Hongzhi being unable to touch the hem of Luo Shuangyue’s clothing; even if they all went together to catch Dark Butterfly, they might not be able to catch this agile butterfly.
“Oh no, at this rate, Fei Hongzhi will definitely lose.”
“Dark Butterfly’s strength is terrifying; does Fei Hongzhi have no power to fight back?”
The onlookers all felt that Fei Hongzhi was about to lose, and Fei Hongzhi’s situation was even more severe than they thought.
She was actually similar to Xia Mo; both were artillery-type Magical Girls, while Luo Shuangyue, being a melee assassin-type, was extremely restrained against them.
Artillery types need to maintain distance and fire from a safer location to unleash their power.
But in front of a fast-moving assassin like Luo Shuangyue, there was no stable output environment. From the moment the battle began, Fei Hongzhi was struck in the face before she could even fight back.
As for counterattacking… how could she counterattack? Fei Hongzhi couldn’t even lock onto Luo Shuangyue, and while she could sense her barrier being mercilessly attacked, she completely lost track of where the attacker was.
In her eyes
