Chapter 26: I Think You Are
Luo Shuangyue was silent for a moment, awkwardly waving her hand to indicate that she wasn’t here to cause trouble this time.
“Have you heard of Snake Fang?”
Pulling a chair over and sitting down as if she were at home, Luo Shuangyue casually crossed her legs.
Xia Mo’s eyelids twitched at the sight; why did Dark Butterfly’s attitude make her so angry? Whose home was this anyway?
Moreover, in that posture… Xia Mo couldn’t help but cast her gaze towards Dark Butterfly’s legs, as if she could vaguely see a hint of spring.
What an accidental exposure!
“Are you daydreaming again? Have you turned into an idiot after just a few days?”
Only upon hearing Dark Butterfly’s dissatisfied voice did Xia Mo come back to her senses, blushing as she shifted her gaze away.
“Is there a problem with Snake Fang…?”
Yesterday, when she launched a surprise attack on a certain evil organization’s base, she found weapons bearing the Snake Fang insignia there; however, after reporting this, she didn’t pay much attention to it.
As a magical girl, Xia Mo was much better at following orders than uncovering the truth behind certain things.
The logistics were handled by professionals from the Magic Department; magical girls only needed to focus on fighting on the battlefield.
Unlike Luo Shuangyue, who had to fight herself and solve problems on her own.
“The local forces in Illusion Mushroom City are stretching their claws towards Xinghai City, and you still ask if there’s any problem?” With a hint of disdain in her red eyes, Luo Shuangyue pointed at Xia Mo’s nose and said bluntly, “Is your brain filled with water?”
“Why are you running all the way to Xinghai City when you could stay in Illusion Mushroom City? Are they here just to pay a visit? As a magical girl, you don’t even have a basic sense of crisis; you might as well just give up your magical gem and return to being an ordinary person.”
Xia Mo was left speechless by Luo Shuangyue’s words, her mouth agape, her eyes filled with confusion.
“I’ve already reported it! Isn’t that enough?”
The rest of the investigation could be handed over to the Magic Department; did she need to do it herself?
Besides, “Even if Snake Fang is invading Xinghai City, what does it have to do with you, Dark Butterfly? Aren’t you a bad person too?”
As soon as she finished speaking, her cheek was fiercely pinched by a small hand painted with black nail polish.
“Don’t lump me together with those scumbags; I’m not like them.” Glowering at Xia Mo, Luo Shuangyue said coldly, “I’ve learned that the outsiders’ target is the sealing cards left behind by Bai Ye, and such things absolutely must not fall into their hands.”
The mention of Bai Ye made Xia Mo perk up; this matter was actually related to Senior Bai Ye?
“Senior Bai Ye?”
“Yes, it’s that magical girl you know. She left quite a mess behind…”
“A mess?” Xia Mo felt a bit confused; how could Senior Bai Ye leave a mess?
This must be Dark Butterfly slandering Senior Bai Ye.
“You’ll know what kind of mess she left later. Right now, my goal is to cut off one by one the hands that dare to reach for Xinghai City.” A flash of murderous intent crossed Luo Shuangyue’s eyes as she looked at Xia Mo, speaking in a steady voice.
“Rosemary, I need your help.”
“Oh, help…? Help?!”
At first, Xia Mo didn’t react to what Dark Butterfly said until she mentioned the word “help.” Suddenly, she realized what Dark Butterfly had just said.
Huh?
Xia Mo doubted her ears; just a few days ago, Dark Butterfly seemed eager to kill her, and now her attitude had completely flipped?
This doesn’t make sense!
Could Dark Butterfly have some grand scheme?
“Um, the help you mentioned, is it the kind of help I understand?” Xia Mo asked timidly, looking at Dark Butterfly.
“It’s exactly the kind of help you understand.”
“But aren’t we enemies? A few days ago, you threatened me to give up being a magical girl…”
A few days ago, their nemesis had been calling for each other’s deaths, and now suddenly requesting help was such a huge contrast that Xia Mo found it hard to adapt.
You can’t just switch like that!
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I dislike those outsiders even more than you magical girls.”
Luo Shuangyue’s reasoning was very pragmatic; she still didn’t like magical girls, but compared to those real villains, magical girls were not so detestable.
At least magical girls were good people, generally trustworthy in most situations.
“Compared to those double-faced characters, I think cooperating with you kind-hearted but somewhat foolish magical girls is a better choice.”
“Just this once, I will stand on the same front as you.”
Luo Shuangyue glanced at the clock in the room, realizing she and Xia Mo had been talking for quite some time.
“Here’s my contact information. You can call me once you’ve thought it over.” Handing Xia Mo a small note with a phone number on it, Luo Shuangyue indicated that she wasn’t a devil and wouldn’t force Xia Mo to give an immediate answer.
Xia Mo could take her time to think about it and respond when ready.
Taking the note from Dark Butterfly, Xia Mo struggled internally for a moment before finally looking up at Dark Butterfly, who had walked to the edge of the window.
“I’ve thought it over!”
“Oh? You really thought it through?”
“Yes, even though I don’t know if you’re plotting something, I’m willing to believe you this time.” Xia Mo took a deep breath, her gaze fixed intensely on Luo Shuangyue, “Dark Butterfly, you are a magical girl too, right?”
She had noticed some clues during their battle; Dark Butterfly’s powers, combat style, and even her appearance were extremely similar to those of a magical girl.
Linglan recognized Dark Butterfly as a companion at first sight, which also hinted at how much Dark Butterfly resembled magical girls.
If a person looks like a magical girl, uses powers similar to a magical girl, and even fights against magical beasts like a magical girl, then isn’t that person a magical girl?
Dark Butterfly must be that kind of magical girl!
“I am not a magical girl.”
“I think you are, so I’m willing to believe you.” Xia Mo gazed at Dark Butterfly’s slender back, her eyes sparkling with flecks of light.
“Believe what you want; I don’t have time to talk to you about these pointless matters.”
As she leaped over the windowsill, a pair of illusory butterfly wings appeared behind Dark Butterfly, and she hovered in mid-air, slightly tilting her head to cast a cold glance at Xia Mo.
“I am not a good person, let alone a magical girl, so don’t harbor any meaningless fantasies about me.”
