Chapter 109 – The Rescue Problem When They Fall Into the Water at the Same Time

Lin Xi slept soundly and comfortably all the way until dawn.

Xia Xun was still asleep, curled up against her side.

Her hand was resting on Lin Xi.

She must be using me as a body pillow… Lin Xi didn’t move. It was still early, so she might as well let Xia Xun sleep a little longer.

After spending the whole night pressed up against Xia Xun, Lin Xi checked her “earnings.”

Her lifespan had increased by another month, which was exactly what Lin Xi had expected.

Cuddling with a Magical Girl really did come with high returns.

What surprised Lin Xi a little was that her Fireball Spell had upgraded from [Super Fireball Spell] to [Ultimate Fireball Spell].

Ultimate Fireball Spell… Doesn’t that make me terrifyingly strong???

Also, seriously, you’re not going to give me any other skills???

If she wanted another breakthrough, she probably had to go even further with these cuddle targets.

It’s not like you expect me to kiss Xia Xun, right???

Lin Xi looked at Xia Xun’s adorable sleeping face and felt that it was practically sacred.

“I absolutely can’t do anything inappropriate.”

“She treats you as a friend, and you start wanting to make a move on her? That kind of thing is something I, Lin Xi, would never do.”

Lin Xi’s resolve was firm. She would not be a scumbag who secretly made moves on her friends…

Go on, do something to me… Xia Xun thought.

That was right. She had woken up even earlier than Lin Xi.

She had been quietly using Lin Xi as a body pillow, testing how it felt, only for Lin Xi to wake up.

So she had no choice but to pretend she was still asleep.

And secretly hope that Lin Xi would quietly do something to her, too.

But Lin Xi didn’t move at all.

Xia Xun was very disappointed.

She was still quite confident in her own cuteness and charm.

At school, she received love letters from both boys and girls.

Could it be that Lin Xi didn’t like girls???

No.

Xia Xun thought about it and realized she had never seen Lin Xi with any male friends either.

So she continued pretending to sleep. She waited a good while, giving Lin Xi plenty of time, but Lin Xi still did nothing.

Xia Xun had no choice but to give up and open her eyes.

“Huh?” With superb acting skills, she performed the look of someone just waking from a deep sleep. “Lin Xi, you’re awake?”

“Ah, sorry. I didn’t mean to hug you like that-“

“It’s fine.” Lin Xi expressed her understanding.

After exchanging good mornings, the two of them got up.

Without warning, Xia Xun started changing out of her pajamas. Lin Xi immediately turned her head away.

Seeing Lin Xi’s amusing reaction, Xia Xun secretly smiled.

“Lin Xi, help me get my underwear from the closet.”

“Huh?!-” Lin Xi’s cheeks heated up.

What is happening???

Xia Xun is way too defenseless!

If I were a bad person and got improper thoughts… Okay, fine, I’d definitely be frozen into an ice sculpture.

Xia Xun isn’t afraid of me being a bad person at all.

But I am a good person!

good person!

Still, helping her get her underwear or whatever was way too stimulating… Lin Xi acted as though she hadn’t heard and hurriedly got out of bed. “I-I’m going to make you breakfast.”

Then she ran out.

After Lin Xi left, Xia Xun covered her burning cheeks in embarrassment.

“Thank goodness. She is interested in me…”

“If she weren’t interested, she definitely wouldn’t be that flustered…”

Xia Xun had taken a dangerous gamble, using a method that was basically “hurt the enemy a thousand while hurting yourself eight hundred” to test Lin Xi.

As long as Lin Xi was interested in her, everything else would be much easier…

When Xia Xun came to the living room, she saw Lin Xi still in her pajamas, busy in the kitchen, and quickly told her to go change while she made breakfast herself.

Xia Xun really wasn’t good at cooking, but preparing a nutritious breakfast was still more than manageable.

By the time Lin Xi had changed clothes, washed up, and come to the living room, Xia Xun had already brought breakfast to the dining table.

“Thank you,” Lin Xi said before picking up her chopsticks.

“No need to be so polite.” Xia Xun urged Lin Xi to try the fried egg she had made.

Lin Xi kept praising how good it was.

“Lin Xi, I need to go handle some things at the Countermeasures Bureau this morning. How about we go out and have fun together this afternoon?”

“Uh, I can’t. I promised Xinning I’d go out with her on Sunday.”

Lin Xi’s plans for the weekend were simple: spend Saturday at Xia Xun’s house playing games, then go out with Zhao Xinning on Sunday.

What was she, some kind of master of time management???

Lin Xi would absolutely keep her promise to Zhao Xinning.

“I see…” Xia Xun looked a little disappointed. “You and Miss Xinning are really close, aren’t you?”

“Yeah. Xinning is especially good to me.”

“Then what do you think of how I treat you?”

“You’re especially good to me too.”

“Then if Miss Xinning and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?”

Lin Xi: “???”

What kind of weird question was that???

“Obviously Xinning-“

Xia Xun puffed out her cheeks adorably, and Lin Xi quickly explained,

“You’re the Ice Sprite. If you fell into the water, you’d just freeze it solid. Why would you need me to save you?”

“Xinning is just an ordinary person. Although, I think she can swim-“

“Ah, I can’t swim!” Lin Xi suddenly realized the fatal bug in that logic.

If she couldn’t swim, what right did she have to go saving anyone???

Xia Xun added more conditions to the “question”:

“Assume I’m an ordinary person, Miss Xinning and I both can’t swim, and you not only can swim, you also have the ability to save someone.”

“You have the ability to save one person, and only one. Please answer: who would you save first?”

Lin Xi: “…”

To be honest, Zhao Xinning carried more weight in Lin Xi’s heart.

But she couldn’t make Xia Xun angry either…

“Then let’s just drown together,” Lin Xi answered. “You’re both my good friends. I don’t want to lose either one of you.”

Seeing that, Xia Xun stopped pressing her.

She could tell Lin Xi probably leaned more toward Zhao Xinning.

There was nothing she could do about it. Zhao Xinning had met Lin Xi first.

If she wanted to overtake her from behind, she still needed to keep working hard.

“Sorry for asking you such a weird question.”

“It’s fine. It let me know that you have a weird side too, Xia Xun.”

“Eh?!” Xia Xun worried that she had lost points in Lin Xi’s heart, but Lin Xi smiled and said,

“The world is weird and wonderful, and Xia Xun is cute and lovable.”

Xia Xun: “…”

Wait. Had she always been this good at flirting with girls???

While Xia Xun was still dazed, Lin Xi had already finished breakfast. “Thanks for the meal. If there’s nothing else, I’ll head out?”

“Mm, okay. Have fun,” Xia Xun said reluctantly.

Watching Lin Xi’s back as she left, she thought to herself how nice it would be if Lin Xi could always stay by her side…

…

Lin Xi checked the time. It was almost the time she had agreed on with Zhao Xinning.

She gave up on waiting for the bus and took a taxi straight back.

In the car, she received a call from Zhao Xinning.

“Xi? I came looking for you. Are you not home?”

“I’m not.”

“Eh? You’re not home for breakfast today…” Zhao Xinning thought of something and asked, “You went to Xia Xun’s house to play games yesterday. Don’t tell me you stayed over at her place?!”

Lin Xi: “…”

“I did stay over at her place.”

“Huh?! How could you stay over at her place?!” Zhao Xinning raised her voice, revealing a trace of displeasure. “She didn’t do anything weird to you, did she?!”

Lin Xi: “???”

Xia Xun was a righteous Magical Girl. What weird thing could she possibly do to me???