Chapter 177 – Xia “Cthulhu” Xun

“Let’s do it!”

“Really? Then… don’t mind if I do!”

“Like hell!” Lin Xi shouted, stopping her cold. “What do you think a bathroom is for?!”

“You don’t want to do it in the bathroom? Then… c’mon. Let’s go to the bedroom.”

“Calm down, Xia Xun!” Lin Xi cried.

The two of them remained face-to-face.

Water splashed wildly inside the bathtub.

Lin Xi felt as though she were stranded in the middle of a raging sea.

An indescribable entity named “Xia Xun” was staring straight at her.

She had the terrifying sense that this “Elder God” was about to swallow her whole.

It’s over… Lin Xi thought.

How had the perfectly respectable Magical Girl-even the All-Round, Super-Invincible, Perfectly Beautiful Magical Girl Xia Xun-turned into this?

The situation was complicated…

“Lin Xi, you seem a little afraid of me.”

“I am, Xia “Cthulhu” Xun.”

“What…?” Xia Xun tilted her head, unable to understand what Lin Xi had just called her. “What are you talking about? Lin Xi, why would you be afraid of me?”

“That whole ‘play a round’ thing was obviously a joke. Hahaha… It’s my own unique brand of deadpan humor.”

Bullshit… Lin Xi thought. If I’d agreed just now, wouldn’t this situation have become a complete disaster???

Was Xia Xun finally going to change classes from Magical Girl to “Corrupted Warrior”?

Lin Xi said expressionlessly, “That joke was hilarious. So don’t ever tell one like it again. I might laugh so hard my stomach hurts.”

Xia Xun: “…”

“I’m sorry! Lin Xi, I really did take the joke too far. I was wrong!”

“I truly was wrong!”

It’s over… Lin Xi thought mournfully. Xia Xun had definitely changed, and Lin Xi herself was the culprit who had changed her.

After reflecting on the painful lesson, Lin Xi decided to end this absurd quasi-girlfriend relationship with Xia Xun!

She had to make Xia Xun normal again!

“Xia Xun!” Lin Xi said with grave seriousness.

Even if they were sitting in a bathtub, and even if a beautiful girl with a bright red face sat opposite her, there were times when she had to be grave and serious.

“Yes!” Xia Xun seemed rather eager to receive Lin Xi’s punishment.

“Let’s end this absurd quasi-girlfriend relationship.”

“Huh?! All right, Lin Xi! You’re finally accepting my confession and making me your real girlfriend?! If we’re real girlfriends, then playing a round should be fine, right?”

Lin Xi: “…”

“Wait, what? How did you get that from what I said?”

Before Xia Xun could pounce, Lin Xi hurriedly clarified,

“When I said we should end our quasi-girlfriend relationship, I meant we should go back to being ordinary friends!”

“What?!” Xia Xun’s entire aura changed. “What did you say? Say that again.”

A chill ran through Lin Xi. Ice crystals appeared in the comfortably warm bathwater…

“Um, Xia Xun, you’re not going to… freeze me to death over this, are you?” Lin Xi did not actually feel very cold. She was the Blazing Blast Witch, after all. Even if Xia Xun froze her solid, she could thaw herself out.

“Nooo!” Xia Xun slapped the water, sending it spraying everywhere. “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no…”

“You don’t want me anymore?” Lin Xi asked. “All right, I’ll leave.”

“I mean I don’t want to end our quasi-girlfriend relationship!” Xia Xun began to cry and throw a tantrum.

Lin Xi saw it all, and the pain went straight to her stomach. Her stomach entered an abstract state of “pain”…

Anyone who had endured this kind of absurdity would understand. This kind of “pain” was like a toothache: not exactly an illness, but deadly all the same.

Lin Xi felt as if she could not take much more.

She truly did not want to watch Xia Xun sink any further, but neither could she bear to see Xia Xun crying so miserably…

Maybe she should simply flee with all her “romantic debts” and leave Z City behind.

The world was vast. Surely there were endless opportunities elsewhere.

“Boohoo…” Xia Xun sobbed. “You won’t even say a few words to comfort me!”

Lin Xi: “…”

“I was wrong, Xia Xun!”

“What did you do wrong?”

“I was wrong to call you Xia “Cthulhu” Xun.”

“If you keep acting absurd, I’ll keep crying! I’ll even post a long essay on social media saying someone dumped me!”

“Um, could you possibly show me some mercy?” Lin Xi pleaded. “At least give me enough time to go home, pack my things, and flee.”

“What? You’re planning to run away?” Xia Xun wiped away her tears. “No matter where you run, I’ll follow you. I’ll cling to you for the rest of my life. Even if I die and become a ghost, I still won’t let you go!”

“Let’s ignore the part about becoming a ghost for a moment. You’re one of Z City’s guardians! How can you run away?!”

“I want to protect Z City, but I want to protect you even more!” Xia Xun said firmly. “You are my entire world!”

Lin Xi: “…”

Xia Xun’s feelings were utterly sincere, and Lin Xi stopped joking around too.

At that moment, she truly wanted to reveal that she was a witch.

But in the end, she lost her nerve.

It was not because she could not defeat Xia Xun. Their last battle had already proven Lin Xi could beat her one-on-one.

But how could Lin Xi possibly bring herself to kill Xia Xun…?

Should she simply wait to be killed instead?

Xia Xun might attack her, or she might not. Lin Xi had no idea which outcome was more likely.

One thing was beyond doubt: after revealing her identity, they could no longer remain friends.

Lin Xi still wanted Xia Xun as a friend. When they had first met, they had watched movies and played games together. Those had been such happy times…

Revealing her identity was no solution. It would deal ten thousand damage to the enemy and twenty-five thousand to herself.

Running away remained under consideration…

Lin Xi still had one more move.

“Xia Xun, I’ll be honest. I’ve already agreed to date Shi Yu, so our quasi-girlfriend relationship has to end.”

That was right. Lin Xi had brought out Shi Yu as her shield.

If Xia Xun refused to believe her, she and Shi Yu could pretend to be a couple. Shi Yu would cooperate unconditionally with anything Lin Xi asked of her.

Xia Xun was difficult to handle, while Shi Yu would let Lin Xi manipulate her however she pleased… The move immediately struck Xia Xun silent.

“Shi Yu???” Xia Xun knew Shi Yu and was aware that she and Lin Xi were classmates. “I don’t believe you!”

“Not to brag, but how am I inferior to Shi Yu in any way?”

“Or… are you lying to me? You must be lying. You’re using Miss Shi Yu as a shield, aren’t you?”

“I’m really not lying,” Lin Xi said.

“Did you confess to her, or did she confess to you? When? Where? What exactly did you say during the confession? Tell me everything. I’m going to find Miss Shi Yu and verify it immediately.”

Lin Xi: “…”

“Miss Xia “Sherlock” Xun, that’s enough showing off. Sit down.”

Lin Xi surrendered.

On further thought, using Shi Yu as a shield was a terrible idea. Knowing that pervert, she might actually latch onto Lin Xi for real.

Then Lin Xi would deal ten thousand damage to the enemy and forty-five thousand to herself.

What about using Lu Yi as her shield? No. She could not be that cruel to a Neko.

Forget it… She would face this herself.