Chapter 17 Always Getting Knocked Down in Strange Places
At one o’clock in the morning, Xia Mo suddenly woke up from a light dream.
Then, she heard a indifferent voice beside her ear, “Your perception isn’t dull yet.”
Turning her head in the direction of the voice, Xia Mo’s pupils shrank slightly.
A girl with white hair and a black dress was sitting on the open window sill, swinging her small feet wrapped in black stockings, while curiously staring at her.
The girl had a butterfly-shaped hairpin in her bangs, and her deep red eyes gave Xia Mo some negative associations.
After carefully examining this unexpected visitor in the late night, Xia Mo’s unease grew even stronger.
“Who are you?”
“Who do you think I am, Miss Rosemary?” The girl lightly leaned against the windowsill, lightly jumping down to stand in front of Xia Mo, slightly leaning forward, and reaching out to lift Xia Mo’s chin with her finger.
Upon hearing the name Rosemary, Xia Mo nervously pressed her lips together. She wouldn’t be naive enough to think that the girl was merely fooling her.
The girl’s tone was so certain, as if she held undeniable evidence in her hands.
And in Xia Mo’s impression, there was only one person like that.
“Dark Butterfly!”
“I thought you’d shout my name the first time you saw me,” Dark Butterfly chuckled twice, floating behind Xia Mo like a butterfly, lightly resting her head on Xia Mo’s shoulder and whispering.
Xia Mo instinctively pushed Dark Butterfly away from her, wondering what this mysterious enemy wanted.
From Dark Butterfly, Xia Mo didn’t sense any hostility, but as she came in the dead of night, she didn’t believe that Dark Butterfly came just to entertain her.
Dark Butterfly must have a purpose.
Being pushed away, Dark Butterfly rolled onto Xia Mo’s bed and rolled around for a bit before finally straightening up under Xia Mo’s murderous gaze.
“What do you want to do?”
“I told you before, my mission is to make the magical girl Rosemary completely disappear. I failed last time, and I was scolded by the higher-ups for a long time.” The girl with white hair and blood-red eyes sighed.
“So, in order to regain the higher-ups’ trust, I have no choice but to work overtime to complete the mission.”
Hearing this, Xia Mo’s body immediately tensed, her right hand unconsciously moving towards her chest.
A faint purple light began to flicker through her clothing at her chest.
“I’m not against having a fight with you here, but… it’s the middle of the night, and your friends are still sound asleep, right?”
Dark Butterfly took no heed of Xia Mo’s cautious actions, lowering her head to play with her painted black fingernails in a fairly nonchalant tone.
“I’m not going to play any games of mercy with you; if you hurt that pair of siblings…”
“Are you threatening me?”
“Bingo~ You got it right.” Dark Butterfly threw Xia Mo a wink.
This wink was cute, but in Xia Mo’s eyes, it was as terrifying as a devil’s smile.
Her greatest worry had finally occurred.
Under Dark Butterfly’s blatant threat, she didn’t dare to transform and fight.
“When you see my true form, you’ve already lost.” Dark Butterfly continued to swing her feet, like a cat toying with its prey.
Her red eyes narrowed slightly. She seemed to enjoy this feeling.
“But this secret is only known to me; you don’t have to worry about others troubling your friends, after all, I’m not really a devil.”
“Well, don’t look at me like that. I actually don’t dislike you magical girls that much. In a way, we could be considered comrades.”
Dark Butterfly shrugged at Xia Mo, and this time she wasn’t lying.
The purpose of Polar Night was no different from that of the magical girls; they both wanted to expel magical beasts and protect the world, but their methods and styles were too radical to be recognized by the magical girls.
Compared to other evil organizations, Polar Night was not so evil; after defeating the magical girls, they wouldn’t harm them but would make them cooperate with Polar Night’s research.
“Then why do you still want me to disappear?” Comrades? Xia Mo wanted to believe that, but how could she trust Dark Butterfly’s previous words?
“Because your existence is too much of a nuisance. As long as you’re willing to give up your identity as a magical girl, I can forget everything about you. No one will know you were once a magical girl, and you can live a peaceful and happy life like an ordinary person.”
“Marry and have children with someone you love, grow old together, and no longer live in the dangerous world where your safety is uncertain. Isn’t that good?”
“Protecting the world is not something you kids who haven’t grown up should be doing.”
Dark Butterfly was serious. Xia Mo could hear the sincerity in her earlier words.
Unlike the teasing at first, this time Dark Butterfly’s words came from the heart.
Giving up here, and turning back into an ordinary girl? Xia Mo bit her lip, her expression fluctuating.
She remembered Bai Ye’s assessment of her; she was an unqualified magical girl.
She recalled Luo Shuangyue’s encouragement. Even though Shuangyue didn’t want her to become a magical girl, she still firmly stood behind her supporting her.
If I continue to be this magical girl and let Shuangyue and Shuangxing be harmed, then I…
Xia Mo wavered. In just one day, she had been hit more times than she could bear; she was currently very fragile, fragile enough that just a gentle push could completely crush her beliefs.
Seeing this scene, a trace of triumph flashed in Dark Butterfly’s eyes. Hey, I told you this plan was flawless!
Now, all I need to do is add a little more fuel to the fire…
Knock, knock, knock…
Just when Dark Butterfly saw the dawn of victory, the sound of light footsteps suddenly echoed in the corridor.
From the direction of the footsteps, they seemed to be coming directly toward Xia Mo’s room.
Luo Shuangxing, you waste! Aren’t you going to sleep at one in the morning? Cursing inwardly, Dark Butterfly jumped into the open window without hesitation.
“Think it over, I’ll be back tomorrow… Ouch…”
Perhaps because she was too anxious, or perhaps because she wasn’t wearing socks or slippers, Dark Butterfly accidentally tripped on the window sill as she was climbing out.
The elegant Butterfly Girl let out a scream, tumbling out of the window in a rather comical way.
The girl’s figure vanished into the thick darkness of the night, and the next moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of Xia Mo’s room.
“Xia Mo Jie, I seem to hear some strange noises from your side…”
Xia Mo looked at the still open window and remained silent for a few seconds, her expression holding an indescribable peculiarity: “It’s nothing, just a silly kitten that bumped into the window.”
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