Chapter 32 – I Found the Manga You Hid Under Your Bed
In this world, the only person who might realize I’m no longer the original Cuddle Witch is probably Xinning.
The key is that I can’t let her find out.
“Have I changed?” Lin Xi played dumb. “Maybe… I’ve become even prettier and cuter?”
“Xi!” Zhao Xinning stomped her foot. “I’m talking to you about a serious matter!”
“Mhm, Xinning, I was wrong.”
When you upset Angel-sama, you have to apologize immediately.
Zhao Xinning said, “Xi, I also want you to make more friends-“
Zhao Xinning was saying something she didn’t quite mean. In reality, she wished Lin Xi only had her as a friend.
Just like before, where Lin Xi could only rely on her…
“But you must be careful about which ones are truly worth opening up to.”
“Xinning, you’re absolutely right!” Lin Xi raised both hands in agreement.
“Friends” like Shi Yu should be tossed into the trash heap.
Lu Yi, on the other hand, was cute and obedient-very nice.
Xia Xun was beautiful, powerful, and righteous. Unfortunately, she was an enemy. If Lin Xi’s identity were ever exposed, she’d surely get a taste of a Magical Girl’s iron fist of justice.
“No matter what, Xinning, you are definitely a true friend worth opening up to!”
Lin Xi’s “confession” sent a warm current through Zhao Xinning’s heart.
Haha!
Compared to them, I really am number one in Xi’s heart!
Thinking this, Zhao Xinning’s mood was no longer so heavy. “Xi, you’re also a true friend worth opening up to for me.”
“So, no matter what happens or what difficulties you face, you must tell me right away.”
“We’ll face them together!”
Lin Xi was moved, but at the same time, she felt incredibly guilty. She had a mountain of secrets now, none of which she could tell Zhao Xinning…
“Mhm, Xinning, we’ll face them together!”
After promising to go out together again next time, Lin Xi and Zhao Xinning headed to their respective homes.
As soon as she stepped through the door, Lin Xi heard movement in the living room.
No way…
She hurried to the living room.
“It really is you!”
“Shi Yu, didn’t Lu Yi take you away?”
“Why did you come back to my ‘Cockroach Nest’?!”
“When did I ever say I was moving out?” Shi Yu acted as if she owned the place. “Don’t forget, I still have the responsibility of training a newbie like you.”
“Quick, tell me, how did you suddenly become able to use witch powers?”
“I need to prescribe the right medicine and adjust the treatment to help you recover all your memories.”
“Hard pass!” Lin Xi said firmly. “It has absolutely nothing to do with you. I can manage on my own!”
“Oh? Is that so?”
“Yes!”
“Fine then.” Shi Yu flopped onto the sofa. “Hurry up and cook. I’m starving.”
“Wait, what logic is this? I don’t need you. You should get the hell out of my house right now.”
“I’ll leave, no problem. Just pay me back the money you owe me first.”
“Are you trying to flip the script on me?” Lin Xi’s face turned red with anger. “You’re eating my food, living in my house, and you still owe me wages for being your model. And yet you’re asking me for money?”
“Fine, let’s count all that as 100,000. I’m being generous, right?” Shi Yu said. “Subtracting that 100,000, you now owe me 900,000.”
Lin Xi: “???”
“You destroyed the core of the Lava Explosion Bear,” Shi Yu said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“You’re really pushing it,” Lin Xi growled through gritted teeth. “Watch out, or I’ll burn you too!”
Shi Yu wasn’t scared at all. “If you kill me, the whole school will find out you’re a witch. Xia Xun will come looking for trouble, and the Organization won’t let you off either. Hehe, we’re a community of shared destiny, you know.”
Lin Xi: “…”
The only way she could think of to get back at Shi Yu was to add cilantro to every single dish tonight.
…
“If you try that petty cilantro trick again, I promise I’ll shove the whole plate down your throat.”
Shi Yu aggressively shoveled cilantro into Lin Xi’s bowl.
“Hmph-” Lin Xi rolled her eyes at her.
The two of them ate while watching the evening news.
In addition to covering today’s Dark Realm Disaster at the amusement park, the news continued to follow the robbery and murder case at Jinrui Bank.
“Holy crap-” The latest report startled Lin Xi so much she put down her chopsticks. “Shuguang Technology really knows how to throw money around. The bounty on us has gone up from one million to two million.”
“Well, obviously,” Shi Yu said. “That scumbag I killed was a mid-level employee at Shuguang Technology.”
“The executives at Shuguang Technology have to make an example of it, otherwise the other employees will lose faith.”
“I bet they’ll keep pressuring the Countermeasures Bureau personnel investigating the case to solve it quickly and catch us.”
“It’s obvious they’ll never catch us.”
“Unless… someone does something stupid,” Shi Yu said, glancing at Lin Xi.
“Me?” Lin Xi asked. “You think I’m dumb enough to leak news of our crimes?”
“Maybe you’ll get blinded by lust, start simping for Xia Xun, and sell us both out.”
“I’m not that brainless!”
Lin Xi actually did want to sell Shi Yu out, but if she went to surrender, Xia Xun would be the first to deal with her-a Special-Grade Disaster.
Surrender was out of the question. She could only follow Shi Yu and stay on this dark path until the end.
“And besides, who’s blinded by lust? Who’s simping for Xia Xun?”
“You are,” Shi Yu said. “You have a chance to enter the Countermeasures Bureau tomorrow and spend time alone with Xia Xun. Don’t just think about perverted things; keep an eye out for important intel for me.”
Lin Xi: “…”
“Only a pervert sees others through a perverted lens.”
“Shi Yu, in the eyes of a perverted doujinshi artist like you, even a normal person like me gets labeled a pervert.”
Lin Xi shook her head and sighed. “Tragic. I truly feel sorry for you.”
“Oh, acting all high and mighty now, are we?” Shi Yu pulled out a “secret weapon” from behind her back-a lethal tool that could make Lin Xi “disintegrate” on the spot. “Perverted Witch, I got back a bit earlier than you. While I was tidying up the room, I found the manga you hid under the bedroom bed.”
Shi Yu was holding one of them in her hand.
“Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!” Lin Xi let out a scream like a slaughtered pig. “No, those aren’t mine! Those yuri manga really aren’t mine!”
“They belong to a friend!”
“She left them with me and forgot to pick them up!”
“Heh,” Shi Yu gave a contemptuous smirk. “Explaining is just covering up, and covering up is admitting the truth!”
“Perverted Witch, so you actually have these kinds of interests.”
“No wonder you try to get all touchy-feely with me after I fall asleep-“
“Who the hell is getting touchy-feely with you?” Lin Xi slammed her hand on the table and stood up. “I’ll admit to the manga, but don’t go pinning other labels on me!”
“Oh? So you admit these are your manga?”
“I-“
Dammit!
Shi Yu had baited her, and she accidentally admitted it.
“So what if I have those manga?”
“A person with a clear conscience has nothing to fear!”
Lin Xi felt relieved that the photos the Cuddle Witch had secretly taken of various girls were hidden in a much more secret corner.
If Shi Yu found those photos, she really would never be able to clear her name.
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