Chapter 38: They Raised Them Up
At ten thirty in the evening, Xia Mo, tucked in her bed and scrolling on her phone, heard a gentle tapping sound on the window beside her.
Someone is knocking on the window at this hour? She already guessed who was coming to visit.
Looking up towards the window, the visitor was indeed the red-eyed girl she hadn’t seen for a few days, dressed just like before, making Xia Mo strongly suspect she might really only have that one outfit to wear.
Walking to the window and opening it, Xia Mo watched as the Dark Butterfly climbed in from outside, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.
The good news was that this time the Dark Butterfly didn’t disturb her sleep; the bad news was that she still liked entering through the window.
“I got intel from the Snake Fang. They are currently trading with ‘Black Fire’, aiming to establish their influence in Xinghai City.” Without the usual pleasantries, Luo Shuangyue bluntly shared the news she had just received with Xia Mo.
She hadn’t intended to come at this hour, but Monise had just messaged her about it, and since the information was quite time-sensitive, if they didn’t set out now, they wouldn’t catch those bad guys.
“So, we need to stop them?”
“Do you really want to watch their conspiracy succeed? Let them have a chance to take root in Xinghai City?” Luo Shuangyue scoffed coldly and pointed outside, “Let’s go take them down!”
Xia Mo, already in her pajamas, was momentarily stunned.
“Now?”
“There’s no time to waste.”
“I need to report this to the Director and the others…” As a well-behaved and sensible magical girl, Xia Mo felt she needed to inform them about this matter first.
But Luo Shuangyue wouldn’t give her time to hesitate. Seeing Xia Mo looking hesitant, she immediately grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards the window. “You can report while you walk. Just say you ran into some suspicious characters while strolling at night and followed them to find the Snake Fang and Black Fire’s trading site.”
“With the Magic Department’s response time, your two juniors will arrive at the scene in ten minutes. You three can deal with them first, and if you can’t handle it, I’ll come out to assist you.”
“Eh? Aren’t you going to help us?” Xia Mo displayed a look of disbelief.
According to the Dark Butterfly’s statement, it seemed she wanted to watch the magical girls battle with the Snake Fang, then reap the benefits.
With a flip, Luo Shuangyue jumped out of the window and shot Xia Mo a ‘are you stupid?’ look.
“If I fight alongside you, have you thought about how you’ll explain to your superiors and juniors why you hid your cooperation with me?”
“I can stay back until you can’t handle it anymore, then attract attention with the noise you make while fighting, to prevent the outsiders from using the opportunity to seize territory in Xinghai City. Isn’t that a good plan?”
Oh right, Xia Mo realized. Only the two of them knew about their collaboration now.
If Linglan and Siam arrived and found the Rosemary and Dark Butterfly, who had just fought fiercely, battling side by side, explaining that would be very difficult.
You could say that the Dark Butterfly came out to help the magical girls because she didn’t like the Snake Fang, which would indeed be believable.
But how would you explain why their magical power signatures appeared simultaneously, as if they had coordinated? Surely they couldn’t be mind-reading each other?
“So, I think staying back to observe is the safest choice. Based on the intel I received, the members of the Snake Fang over there aren’t particularly strong, and you three can easily handle them.” As she spoke, Luo Shuangyue beckoned Xia Mo with her finger, “Hurry up, or they’ll run away.”
“…Alright.”
After a moment of contemplation, Xia Mo ultimately chose to trust the Dark Butterfly.
She flipped and jumped out of the window, and at the same time, a soft purple light surged from her chest, granting her dreamlike powers.
Even more frightening was that Xia Mo’s transformation had almost no magical power fluctuations leaking out, indicating that her transformation skills had reached a terrifying level.
This was a level of proficiency hard earned from countless late-night window climbs! Luo Shuangyue quietly mused.
Transformed into Rosemary, Xia Mo held her magic wand and flew to Luo Shuangyue’s side, casting a questioning look at her.
Where is the location?
“Right here… by the way, can you not use your phone after transforming?” Luo Shuangyue opened a map on her phone and displayed the location to Xia Mo.
Xia Mo leaned in a bit closer, pressing half her body against Luo Shuangyue to get a clearer view of the destination.
This made Luo Shuangyue’s body suddenly stiffen. It was the first time she had such close contact with Xia Mo after her transformation, and the allure of transformed Xia Mo was on a completely different level from before.
Light and airy, her magical girl-styled dress was ethereal, complemented by her unrealistically beautiful profile, and the faint yet enchanting fragrance surrounding her made Luo Shuangyue genuinely want to push Xia Mo to the ground and savor this sweet girl.
No, no, that’s a bit too creepy! Quickly suppressing the strange thoughts in her mind, Luo Shuangyue took a small step aside. “How about I just share the address with you?”
Xia Mo hesitantly nodded and stretched her hand toward the air beside her. As her hand disappeared into the void and reemerged, her phone was in her grasp.
Items worn by magical girls before transformation are sent to a space through magic, and they can take them out and put them back at any time; these items return to them in their original form after the transformation ends.
Just like a portable dressing room.
“So… should I scan you or will you scan me?” Opening a certain communication app with a bird logo, Xia Mo tilted her head and asked.
