Chapter 434. Lily
Lily dropped to the ground, her legs splayed out unevenly, hands propped against the tiled floor, listening to the talking black cat as it earnestly described the perks of becoming a magical girl.
Having seen the black cat speak several times, the shock that once rattled her worldview dampened gradually.
Her expression remained as cold as an iceberg, but curiosity glimmered in her eyes. Her legs finally regained their strength, and expressionless, she pushed against the wall to stand up.
“Magical girl?”
It was only at this moment that she began to take an interest in the contract mentioned by the black cat.
“Yes! Magical girl! Don’t you have any wishes? As long as you become a magical girl, I can help you fulfill one wish!”
“Aren’t you tired of the same monotonous routine of endless studying? Isn’t it frustrating to see annoying people while feeling utterly powerless?”
Ning Chu abruptly pressed down on the black cat’s head, forcefully cutting off its nonsense.
“Don’t listen to it! If such a good thing existed, how could it possibly fall into your lap?”
She didn’t want Lily to become a future breeding ground for tentacle monsters! Not even a possibility.
“The only cost is to eliminate that evil creature dwelling in your school.”
She didn’t know if Lily was swayed, but she grasped Lily’s wrist and pulled her to a side corner.
Stealing a glance at the black cat and Qian Qian, Ning Chu then leaned closer to Lily’s ear to whisper, “That evil creature it mentioned is a dangerous tentacle monster!”
Lily froze, turning to look at her serious face.
“Is there really… a tentacle monster?”
“Yep! Very scary! Just like in those doujinshi, one-on-one you’re definitely not a match. If you don’t fight it, you might end up being…” Ning Chu’s words suddenly halted, unsure if they were scaring or enticing Lily.
After all, this succubus had a rather… unique preference…
“Anyway, don’t listen to the black cat’s nonsense! Why would I trick you into doing this?”
Lily blinked, dazed.
Having just accepted that the black cat could talk, her brain felt a bit foggy.
“Hey, hey, hey! She’s the most suitable girl at this school! If she chooses the contract, that mere evil creature won’t stand a chance!”
The black cat suddenly jumped over: “Besides, how do you know so much! I didn’t tell you any of this!”
While explaining the evil creature to Ning Chu, this cat conveniently omitted the fact that the evil creature was a female adversary.
Ning Chu couldn’t explain, instinctively glancing at Qian Qian, who hesitated briefly and then came to her aid: “I told her.”
“No wonder she rejected me!”
The black cat was jumping around in frustration on the balcony.
Ning Chu couldn’t care less about the cat and turned back to Lily, just in time to see that the succubus had already nodded knowingly: “I understand now.”
“That’s good.”
She let out a sigh of relief: “Then after the black cat contracts with the magical girl, let her come over to take a look at that little octopus in your hand. But I recommend just sprinkling some salt and making it into a teppanyaki.”
“Don’t.”
In front of others, Lily rarely spoke, her expression rigid, making anyone who saw her think she was a high-cold iceberg goddess.
This also drew Qian Qian’s favor towards Lily. She grabbed the back of the black cat’s neck, ignoring its desperate squirming, and enthusiastically leaned in: “I’m the transfer student next week, just thought I’d say hi!”
“My name is Qian Qian! I’ve been a magical girl for over half a year! But I still haven’t seen an evil creature… maybe?”
This magical girl was a little chatty, chirping like a little sparrow.
“Before I took on the part-time magical girl gig, I was actually a sophomore! I don’t know what kind of magic the little black cat used to transfer me here…”
“Lily.”
Lily tried to force a gentle and gracious smile for her introduction but ended up only nodding nervously.
“Sister, you’re so aloof~”
“She’s just like that.” Ning Chu was curious how Qian Qian would react once she learned about Lily’s head full of ghastly thoughts. “Let’s head back now; it’s almost ten. The buses will stop running soon.”
“Okay! See you Monday, Sister Lily!”
Saying that, Qian Qian dragged the continuously squirming black cat, following Ning Chu out of the girls’ dormitory.
Meanwhile, Yan Xinya and Lin Li, who had been napping, groggily opened their eyes.
“Why did I suddenly fall asleep? Where’s Ning Chu?”
The wolf girl shook her wolf ears and looked up at Lily, who was staring blankly at the dorm door while holding a water cup.
She shuffled over to Lily, her tail wagging like a fan: “Lily! What’s wrong? Why are you spacing out?”
“Nothing.”
“Where did Ning Chu and that girl go?”
“They just left.”
“They didn’t even say goodbye before leaving…”
Wen Yang was already waiting outside the girls’ dormitory. Despite the drizzling rain, there were several enthusiastic girls surrounding him.
With his hands casually stuffed in his pockets, he ignored those girls clamoring for his contact information, his gaze firmly fixed on the entrance of the dormitory.
The moment he spotted Ning Chu walking out, the cold facade he wore cracked into a warm smile, and he effortlessly brushed past the girls to head straight for Ning Chu.
“How did it go?”
“Didn’t find her.”
Ning Chu glanced at the few girls trailing behind Wen Yang. They approached proudly, leaning close to him and linking their arms with a look of triumph, declaring Wen Yang as theirs.
“Looks like he already has a girlfriend~ and she’s beautiful.”
“Does she have horns? Is she a sheep?”
“Maybe she’s a succubus.”
She faintly heard the girls’ whispers, her expression stiffening.
There are so many horned ones! How did they guess I’m a succubus right away? Did my tail accidentally show?
The tail wrapped around her thigh subconsciously tightened a bit.
“Just one more year; don’t rush,” Wen Yang softly reassured her, sensing her body tense up.
“Hmm… speaking of which, Lily picked up an octopus tonight.”
“Tonight?”
Even he, despite being somewhat slow-witted, instinctively connected the octopus to the tentacle monster that had just arrived.
Ning Chu nodded vigorously: “I highly suspect it’s the tentacle monster! But it looks too cute, even Qian Qian and the black cat can’t tell if it really is or not.”
“Cute?”
Wen Yang truly couldn’t fathom how an octopus could be considered cute.
“Oh! I have a photo! It looks a lot like a tiny flying elephant, just with longer tentacles.”
Ning Chu pulled out her phone to show Wen Yang the octopus photo: “See? Isn’t it cute? I want to keep one!”
Chatting, they left the school and paused in front of the bus stop. Ning Chu turned back only to see Qian Qian trailing behind them, her hands empty.
She looked around, still not spotting the black cat: “Where’s that cat?”
“It said it had something to do, maybe it found another suitable magical girl?”
“Well… I guess that’s fine.”
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