Got caught again (sad)

The three girls slowly walked away.

At this time, a little white-haired, red-eyed loli hid around the corner, only cautiously peeking her head out after their footsteps had completely faded.

After confirming that no one was around, she quickly walked towards the cat girl loli huddled in the corner.

“Are you okay?”

Xingyue knelt down and asked.

She reached out, wanting to help the cat girl up.

The cat girl loli slowly raised her head. Amidst her messy black hair, her red eyes held a hint of stubbornness.

She stared at Xingyue’s outstretched hand but didn’t take it.

“What are you doing?” the cat girl loli asked.

“I, I was just passing by…” Xingyue tried to explain.

“Heh… is that so.” The cat girl loli suddenly let out a cold laugh.

[Cat Girl Loli’s Favorability -5]

Xingyue: ‘Eh ∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)’

‘Why did her favorability drop?!’

The mechanical voice sounded in her mind. Xingyue froze on the spot, her fingertips still curled.

She blinked in disbelief.

“Um, are you okay?” Xingyue quickly tried to change the subject.

“It has nothing to do with you,” the cat girl loli’s voice was hoarse, as if she were holding something back.

She propped herself up and put on her hood, covering most of her face.

Her tail hung limply behind her, swaying gently with her movements.

Xingyue: ‘Hey, hey… this isn’t how it’s supposed to go…’

Xingyue was a little flustered. She hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.

The other girl’s attitude was so distant; she didn’t look like someone who would help her at all.

“Why were they bullying you?” Xingyue quickly pressed, “If you need help…”

“I said it has nothing to do with you.”

The cat girl walked a few steps forward and stood with her back to Xingyue, her voice low and cold.

After speaking, she dragged her heavy feet and disappeared down the end of the hallway, one step at a time.

“How could this happen…”

Leaving Xingyue standing there dumbfounded, full of confusion and grievance.

Watching the cat girl’s retreating back, Xingyue’s eyes couldn’t help but sting.

Xingyue: ‘Could it be… she knew I was watching from the side all along? Σ( ° △ °|||)︴’

‘…No, no, no.’

‘This isn’t the time to be thinking about that.’

The crisis hanging over Xingyue had not yet been resolved.

“The thing that triggers at night… I need to tell Ruoxi quickly.”

After saying that, Xingyue’s two little white legs started running quickly.

****

As Xingyue rushed towards the school gate, Ruoxi leaned against a lamppost and waved at her.

“Little Xingyue! Why are you running in such a hurry? Are you trying to throw yourself into your big sister’s arms?”

The blonde girl opened her arms and teased.

“Forget about arms for now, I have something important to tell you!” Xingyue panted heavily.

“Eh? What is it?” Ruoxi’s smile vanished.

Seeing Xingyue’s expression, it didn’t look like she was joking.

“I, I have the Slime Queen’s… Ahhhhhh—”

Xingyue hadn’t even finished her sentence.

The next second, her shadow on the ground twisted into a hexagram.

Countless slime tentacles burst from the ground, instantly binding her and yanking her in hard!

“Little Xingyue!”

In the instant she was dragged into the ground, Xingyue caught a glimpse of panic flashing in the blonde girl’s eyes.

However, it all happened too suddenly. Before Ruoxi could reach out to save her, Xingyue had already been pulled in.

****

When Xingyue opened her eyes again, she found herself floating under a dome made of Slime, her entire body bound by Slime tentacles.

The air was filled with the sweet scent of jelly, and below her was a ground of constantly shifting Slime.

This familiar place…

She had been captured and brought to the Slime Queen’s domain again!

“How did you know I left a seal on you?”

The rainbow-haired Slime Queen approached Xingyue step by step, her eyes filled with both confusion and anger.

“I… eh?”

Only then did Xingyue realize that her school uniform had been dissolved at some point. The badge on her chest was dim, completely sealed by the slime.

“It seems you’re a very cunning little thing,” the queen walked barefoot across the floor, and the slime immediately solidified into crystal steps.

“But unfortunately, you miscalculated one step. The seal I left on you is also a form of incantation. Besides triggering at the designated time, it will also trigger automatically if you speak of related matters.”

The Slime Queen lifted Xingyue’s chin with her fingertip and said with a smile.

“I underestimated you, Magical Girl Star. I was planning to wait a little longer to accumulate more magic power before making my move, but now it seems I can’t afford any more delays.”

After speaking, the Slime Queen began to cast a spell.

Xingyue: ‘Ugh, ahhh X﹏X’

Xingyue’s body was enveloped in slime…

In her last glimpse, she saw her body turning into a translucent, jelly-like substance.

Her consciousness was also gradually being devoured by the power of the Slime…

[Game Over.]

[Ending Achieved: Startling the Snake in the Grass.]

****

There’s a saying, good deeds are rewarded, and evil deeds are punished. You might suffer a little, but it will all be worth it.

This saying is particularly fitting for this world.

I’ve already made it so obvious. You know what to do, right, Xingyue-chan (◦`~´◦)

****

“Ahhh…”

Xingyue’s eyes snapped open.

In front of her were the three girls bullying the cat girl loli.

She was back again…