Chapter 133 – Confession-I Like You, Like You, Like You the Most! I Super-Duper Like You!

“Lin Xi, dinner’s ready!”

Xia Xun brought the last steaming dish to the table, took off her apron, and hung it over the back of a chair.

Lin Xi had been playing with Little Mi the entire time.

Little Mi had been forced to entertain her, but now that the “Great Demon” Lin Xi had gone to eat, it could finally lie down and relax.

After washing her hands, Lin Xi sat down before the table laden with delicious food and smiled.

“I can’t believe I get to eat a meal cooked by a Magical Girl herself. I’m so lucky.”

“Do you really mean that?” Xia Xun asked. “I could cook for you every day.”

She had to be joking… Lin Xi thought. What had she ever done to deserve Xia Xun cooking delicious meals for her every day?

Xia Xun filled a large bowl with rice and handed it to Lin Xi, who accepted it with thanks.

Xia Xun wasn’t just cute and powerful-she was gentle, capable, and thoughtful too. As expected of the super-duper, absolutely perfect magical beauty girl… That was how Lin Xi had originally planned to praise her.

But rather than shower Xia Xun herself with vague compliments, it would be better to praise her cooking in detail.

After all, what Xia Xun wanted to hear most right now was Lin Xi’s opinion of her culinary skills.

Lin Xi immediately dug in.

As she devoured the food, she praised Xia Xun’s cooking to the skies with all the eloquence of a professional food critic.

“Ehehe…” Xia Xun giggled sweetly. “It’s not nearly as good as you’re making it sound. You’re practically calling me a master chef.”

“But it really is delicious,” Lin Xi said between bites. “Not only does it taste amazing, it comes with an extra buff. No amount of praise would be too much.”

“An extra buff?”

“Of course! This meal was personally cooked by Magical Girl Xia Xun. It’s a dinner worthy of going down in history!”

“Lin Xi! You’re way too good at complimenting people!”

Lin Xi once again insisted that she wasn’t flattering her. The two bowls of rice she’d polished off in a row were the best proof of that.

After receiving so much praise from Lin Xi, Xia Xun finally gained a little confidence in the culinary skills she’d only just picked up.

She resolved to keep improving!

She would make Lin Xi utterly dependent on her cooking!

The way to Lin Xi’s heart was through her stomach!

Lin Xi helped Xia Xun clear the table and wash the dishes. Once everything was done, she thanked her solemnly.

“Thank you for inviting me and treating me to dinner. It’s getting late, so I should head home. See you tomorrow.”

“Home?” Xia Xun caught the hem of Lin Xi’s shirt. “Why go home? You can just stay over at my place.”

“Wouldn’t it be nice if we went to school together tomorrow morning?”

“Well…” Lin Xi hesitated.

If she went home, she would have to put up with the terrible sleeping habits of that trio of beast-eared girl roommates again…

She might as well stay at Xia Xun’s tonight. There was a bed in the guest room, so she would finally get the chance to sleep alone for once…

“All right, Xia Xun. Sorry to impose.”

“You’re not imposing at all.” Xia Xun beamed. “You can sleep in my bedroom again, just like last time.”

“No, no,” Lin Xi said. “The guest room will be fine.”

“Nope. There’s no bed in the guest room,” Xia Xun replied with a perfectly straight face.

No bed??? Lin Xi could swear to the heavens that there was a bed in the guest room!

“Um, Xia Xun… While you were cooking, I chased Little Mi around, and it ran into the guest room…”

Xia Xun fell silent.

She stood frozen in place as though her brain had crashed.

Lin Xi had seen through her lie…

“I, um… Actually-“

Xia Xun’s thoughts were a complete mess. She had no idea how to explain herself.

There was obviously a bed in the guest room, yet she had claimed there wasn’t. No matter how she thought about it, there was no way to talk her way out of this…

And if she couldn’t salvage the lie, she might as well stop trying.

Xia Xun confessed honestly.

“I’m sorry! I lied to you!”

“There has always been a bed in the guest room!”

Lin Xi had no intention of blaming Xia Xun for lying. It was just a harmless little fib. But what Xia Xun said next was enough to make Lin Xi question her entire existence…

“I lied about there not being a bed because I want to be with you!” No longer able to suppress the feelings in her heart, Xia Xun unleashed her ultimate at point-blank range:

“Lin Xi!”

“I like you! I like you more than anyone! I like you more than anything in the whole world!”

She had finally said it… Xia Xun instantly transformed into a “Steam Princess,” her face red enough to rival an erupting volcano.

She bit her lip and waited anxiously but silently for Lin Xi’s answer.

At a time like this, every second felt like a year to Xia Xun…

Now it was Lin Xi’s turn to short-circuit.

Wait, what?

She likes me? More than anyone? More than anything in the whole world???

Why would she like me?

What the hell kind of development is this?!

Xia Xun is a super-duper perfect magical beauty girl, and she actually likes me?

Isn’t that way too bizarre?!

Lin Xi was utterly dumbfounded. “Xia Xun, you… you like me???”

“I didn’t mishear you, did I?”

“This… This is downright bizarre!”

“Bizarre?” That was hardly the answer Xia Xun had been hoping for. “Do you think it’s strange that I like girls?”

“No!” Lin Xi certainly hadn’t meant her sexual orientation. “I mean, why would you like me? Why would you like someone as ordinary as me?”

There were always reasons for falling for someone.

Xia Xun finally poured out all the words she had kept bottled up for so long.

“Lin Xi, there’s nothing strange about me liking you. I like watching movies with you. I like playing games with you. I like holding your hand and wandering the streets with nowhere in particular to go. To me, you’re not ordinary at all. You’re the most wonderful part of my life! You’re the only one who patiently listens to my troubles, comforts me, and tells corny jokes to cheer me up. Whenever I’m with you, no matter what we’re doing, I feel happy and content. Whenever we’re apart, no matter what I do, I feel this inexplicable emptiness. I’ve never been in love before. I had to search Baidu to learn that this feeling is called liking someone. Lin Xi, I like you! I like you more than anyone! I like you more than anything in the whole world! Out of everyone in Z City, you’re the one I want to protect most. I’m willing to become a Magical Girl who belongs to you and you alone! Lin Xi, please accept my confession. I want you to belong only to me too. I know I might not be worthy of liking someone as perfect, adorable, and gentle as you, but don’t worry-I’ll keep working hard! Whether it’s my appearance, my behavior, or my hobbies, I can change myself to suit your preferences. As long as you say yes, I’ll give you everything I have! Lin Xi, in this lifetime, I’ll marry no one but you!”

Lin Xi was speechless.

Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that Xia Xun not only liked her, but loved her this deeply.

But…

How could I possibly say yes?!

I’m a witch, while Xia Xun is a Magical Girl-one known as the “Witch Killer,” no less!

Accepting Xia Xun’s confession would undoubtedly be the cruelest way to hurt her.

At that moment, Lin Xi even regretted becoming friends with Xia Xun.

It wasn’t because there was anything wrong with Xia Xun. It was because she was too wonderful.

Whether I say yes or no, I’m going to hurt her.

But it only took a moment’s thought to realize that accepting Xia Xun’s confession would definitely destroy her future.

Xia Xun was a super-duper perfect magical beauty girl. She was destined to have a bright and beautiful future.

But I’m a witch. What kind of future does a witch have?

I’m only someone passing through her life. Maybe she only likes me because of a momentary impulse…

Ms. Huang’s advice had indeed given Lin Xi the courage to let herself fall for someone, but that someone couldn’t be Xia Xun.

Because Xia Xun was a Magical Girl…

“Xia Xun, calm down. You need to calm down.”

Lin Xi’s mind finally started working again.

She understood one thing perfectly clearly.

If she accepted Xia Xun’s confession, she would inevitably ruin her entire life.

This relationship was doomed to go nowhere…