“Why do the fish’s eyes have that eerie glow? How should I know why! Even the author doesn’t know, okay!”
Slamming her pen on the desk in frustration, Luo Shuangxing clutched her head and roared.
Having just returned home after delivering breakfast to Xia Mo, Luo Shuangyue immediately knew what was going on — her younger sister was doing her homework.
As someone who had gone through it herself, Luo Shuangyue couldn’t help but show a gloating expression.
Sis, now you’re finally experiencing the pain your big sis went through all those years ago!
It’s finally your turn, hahaha!
“Spending time on this stuff is just a complete waste of life!”
“Even if you say that, the homework still has to be finished. Tomorrow’s Monday, and I don’t want your teacher calling me to school.”
Luo Shuangyue spoke while chewing on a piece of apple she had picked up with a toothpick.
Two months ago, Luo Shuangxing’s teacher had called their guardian because she had lost her homework book — and the excuse she came up with was absurd.
‘I was attacked by a monster on my way home, and I got so caught up watching the magical girl fight it that I didn’t see a small rock on the side of the road. I tripped, and the homework book fell into dirty water and was completely ruined.’
That day, Luo Shuangyue happened to be on duty at the organization, and only found out about the incident when the teacher called the next day.
When she went to the school to meet Luo Shuangxing’s teacher, she discovered — it was her own former homeroom teacher.
Let’s just say it was an awkward day for both Luo Shuangyue and the teacher.
“Don’t worry, big sis,” Luo Shuangxing muttered without looking up from her homework.
“My homeroom teacher said she won’t call you again. She knows it’s not easy for you to take care of me alone.”
Even magical girls still had to do homework.
In fact, most magical girls found schoolwork troublesome.
Although becoming a magical girl meant they’d never have to work a regular job again, they still had to maintain their current identities for secrecy.
Only after they fully completed their education would the Magic Bureau assign them covert positions, freeing them from everyday worries.
That day for Luo Shuangxing, however, still felt a little far off.
Buzz buzz… Luo Shuangyue’s phone suddenly vibrated twice.
She glanced at the screen — a message from Monis: a small organization was planning to stir up trouble in Xinghai City.
“Go keep an eye on them. Don’t let them go too far.”
Monis’s orders were always short and to the point.
“This location…” Luo Shuangyue’s breath caught when she saw the address on the screen.
No way — this is my neighborhood!
In a city as big as Xinghai, of all the places they could have picked, why here?
BOOM!
Before she could even reply to Monis, the sky outside suddenly turned pitch black, and thunder exploded overhead.
Luo Shuangyue instantly sensed a presence on her rooftop that felt alien to the world itself.
The phone signal vanished, the lights went out, and every piece of technology around her became as useless as a stick.
A monster had appeared!
Due to the strange aura monsters emitted, humanity had no effective way to counter them at first.
It wasn’t until the world’s first magical girl emerged that humanity began to fight back and gradually reclaim territory.
Small monsters could be dealt with using explosives, but large ones were much harder to handle.
And those at the king or emperor level?
They were terrifying enough to warp the very fabric of reality around them.
If it weren’t for magical girls, this world might have already become a back garden for monsters, wouldn’t it?
But Luo Shuangyue didn’t have the luxury of considering such things right now.
The monster in the sky was likely at peak General-level — which for magical girls equated to a Budding rank.
If Team Rosemary were in normal condition, this kind of monster — though a bit troublesome — could still be dealt with without any surprises.
It was just an elite-class creature.
Unfortunately, Luo Shuangyue had personally disbanded Team Rosemary just two days ago, and Xia Mo was still injured.
How were they supposed to fight the monster in the sky now?
“Shuangxing, get to the basement right now! I’m going to find your sister Xia Mo!”
Shouting at her younger sister, who was gazing out the window, Luo Shuangyue flung the door open and sprinted next door.
She was terrified that idiot Xia Mo might force a transformation and recklessly charge into battle against the monster.
As for her sister — she was uninjured and mobile, so not as urgent. Xia Mo’s situation was the priority.
What Luo Shuangyue didn’t know was that her beloved little sister had been waiting for her to leave.
***
“Brother’s going to save Sister Xia Mo. Perfect — now I don’t have any worries holding me back.”
Even if Luo Shuangyue had wanted to bring her along to the basement for safety, Luo Shuangxing would’ve insisted he go bring the injured Xia Mo instead.
She was a perfectly capable girl and didn’t need anyone to babysit her.
Of course, Luo Shuangxing wasn’t sending her brother away just to take shelter — she had a mission to fulfill!
“Pure and untainted love, respond to my call!”
The white lily-of-the-valley pendant hanging from her neck suddenly burst with radiant white light.
Liquid-like white magic transformed into a beautiful, ornate dress, turning her into a fairy-tale flower princess.
She reached out and grasped a magic wand almost a full head taller than she was.
Boom!
The intense wind pressure from the monster’s arrival shattered the windows.
But the girl named Lily of the Valley didn’t hesitate at all — she flew out into the blade-like wind.
***
In the sky, the monster’s body was nearly fully materialized.
Four masked figures in black robes surrounded it, scanning the surroundings with cold, piercing eyes.
The moment Lily appeared, one of the four raised a jet-black stone and shouted a warning:
“Magical girl! If you kill any one of us, the monster in the sky will go out of control and destroy everything in the area!”
“We only want the Magic Bureau to release the deputy leader you captured a month ago.
If you do as we say, we’ll keep the monster under control!”
The white-clad girl hovered in the air, suddenly hesitating at their words.
If the monster lost control now, the entire neighborhood would be razed — and her brother and Sister Xia Mo were still down there.
At the very least… she had to wait until they evacuated safely.
“Lily, hold on!”
A voice from the Bureau Director came through at the same time, giving Luo Shuangxing a surge of confidence.
“Siam will arrive in three minutes. Rosemary… will be there soon, too.”