Auntie Awakens

Just filming the first scene was enough to strip Liyun bare, transforming her completely into the tamed Linglong Fairy from the script, singing alongside the witch Nightingale.

It also laid bare Liyun’s true nature.

After the scene, Luo You deliberately fetches a basin of ice water to snap Liyun out of her desire-clouded haze.

“…?”

Liyun’s initially dazed, wondering why she’s here.

Then it hits her—the shameless display she put on under Elera’s control. Her face turns ghostly pale.

“Big Sister, you’re such a trash fish~”

Luo You mimics Liyun’s tone with sultry flair:

“More! Lord-sama, uki… give me more~~~!”

“Ugh—!”

Liyun’s face shifts from pale to crimson. Did she really sound like that?!

Shush!

She whips her head toward Ji Yue.

Ji Yue averts her gaze.

Ji Yue forces a stiff twitch of her lips as Liyun tries to explain: “I-I was just… fully in character! Don’t… misunderstand!”

“Yeah… I can tell,” Ji Yue replies dryly. “You’re strong.”

“Waaah…”

Liyun buries her face in her hands. She’d rather die than endure this humiliation.

“Hehe, here’s a tip for our shame-riddled Big Sister to save some face~”

Luo You snaps her fingers. “Just make Little Aunt show the same expression as you, and everyone can let loose without a care!”

“Wha—!”

Ji Yue, who’d been silently mourning Liyun, jolts, instinctively shrinking back.

She was watching from the sidelines, only for Elera, that fiery menace, to turn the flames on her.

[Perfect… I’ll use the poison I prepared to send you to hell!]

A glint of ruthlessness flashes in Ji Yue’s eyes.

She’d already coated her body with a special toxin—one that once brought down another magical girl. The details? Well, those in the know understand.

It’s not lethal but clouds the mind, dulls the senses, heightens sensitivity to stimuli, and weakens willpower. A little teasing during its effects can draw out very enticing reactions.

And!

To ensure Elera’s downfall, she used ten times the normal dose!

No matter how tough or demonic you are, one taste and you’re done for life, Elera!

Liyun, stirred by Luo You’s words, glances at Ji Yue.

[If she shows the same expression… is that even possible?] Liyun doubts.

Ji Yue doesn’t seem like someone who’d fall so easily.

Luo You hums with a smirk. “Don’t let her icy act fool you. When she gets spicy with me, she’s way crazier than you just were.”

Ji Yue’s exquisite face can’t hold its composure anymore. She stands, furious. “How dare you slander me like that!”

“Oh? I’ve got footage from back then. Wanna see?”

Ji Yue grits her teeth, glaring coldly, saying nothing more, fearing Luo You might actually play the video.

“See?”

Luo You gives Liyun a thumbs-up. “Now it’s up to you to shine, Big Sister~”

“…Shine how?” Liyun asks, confused.

Per the script, the next scene is Hongying, the Innate Poison Body, being rescued by Linglong, right?

What’s there to shine at?

Hm? Don’t get it?

After Hongying’s rescued, their prolonged time together sparks feelings in Hongying for her master, Linglong, leading to a forbidden romance in a tent.

“Huh?” Liyun lets out a sound of pure bewilderment.

Ji Yue shoots up. “That wasn’t in the script I read!”

In the original plot, Hongying only gets captured by the witch at the end, groveling with Linglong—no spicy scenes before that!

This isn’t right.

Luo You feigns surprise, skimming the script with theatrical speed before gasping. “Oops~ My bad, this is the old version. I grabbed the wrong one!”

How could this happen?! Liyun shouts.

Suddenly acting with someone other than Elera… she can’t adjust that fast!

If it were her sister Xingyu, maybe she could handle it, but Ji Yue’s a stranger!

“Well~ Just a tiny tweak, no big deal~ Look.”

Luo You pulls out the new script from behind her. True enough, the change is just this part—everything else matches the old version.

“Come on, Little Aunt, time to shine too.”

“Ugh—!?” Ji Yue feels her breath catch, slowing by half a beat.

She read the script—there’s no special scene with Elera before Hongying’s thing with Linglong!

This is bad.

Her poison was for Elera. If she has to do that with Linglong first, not only will her efforts be wasted, but her plan will be exposed, and the fallout will be ten times worse!

What to do, what to do?

Ji Yue bites her nails unconsciously.

[Time to switch tactics. We just finished the first scene. The one with Linglong is the fourth—two scenes away. I need a plan in between.]

[I’ve got spare poison. I’ll slip to the bathroom, wash this batch off, and reapply it later for the final scene.]

Ji Yue strategizes calmly, unaware that Luo You’s eyes behind her glow with an eerie red.

Luo You steps forward slowly, arms wrapping around Ji Yue’s waist from behind.

“So, while Big Sister’s still in the zone, let’s get you ready, Little Aunt. We’re shooting the fourth scene first~”

Ji Yue turns stiffly, like a puppet, staring at her.

Her body feels ice-cold, like a corpse’s chill.

She lets out a garbled sound, her mind in chaos: “…”

“What’s with the confusion, Little Aunt? You didn’t think we’d shoot in order—1, 2, 3, 4—did you?”

“This—”

Ji Yue’s mouth gapes, unable to close. She wants to scream to release the tension, but all that comes out is a terrified whimper.

Luo You tilts her head, smirking wickedly. “Come on~ What’re you waiting for, Little Aunt? Shy now?”

“You… demon!” Ji Yue’s fingertips tremble.

The fear of being dominated by this witch floods back, nearly breaking her spirit under the pressure.

No… she can’t just sit here and wait for slaughter. If her mind freezes now, she’s truly at their mercy!

“How about starting with scenes two or three… wouldn’t that be better?” Ji Yue doesn’t notice the pleading in her tone.

“Hm? Why? Jumping to the fourth works fine.”

“Y-you, think about it… I just met Linglong today. Diving into that kind of scene—how can I get into character? We need to ease into it.”

Ji Yue thinks her excuse is airtight. Elera has no reason to refuse.

But—

“No worries. It’s normal to struggle getting into character for a shoot. If one take doesn’t work, we’ll do ten, a hundred. We’ve got time,” Luo You says.

Her casual tone, laced with devilish whispers, crushes the faint hope in Ji Yue’s heart, plunging her into the eighteenth layer of hell.

[That means—! I’d have to tangle with Linglong ten, a hundred times?!]

Ji Yue’s horrified.

This is true hell…

This is what Elera wants to see.

“No, at least—! Start with the seventh scene!” Ji Yue shouts hoarsely.

The seventh scene is where Hongying, the Innate Poison Body, is captured by the witch for her first taming.

Luo You laughs even harder.

With a push, she shoves Little Aunt to the ground, straddling her waist. Her finger grazes her lips, a seductive voice spilling out: “Oh~ Little Aunt~ So eager to relive that night’s sweet memories with me?”

“Yes!” Ji Yue declares, eyes blazing.

It’s as if something shatters inside her.

“Not good enough~ Let me ask again. Little Aunt, are you that eager to be tied up and ravaged by me again~?”

“Yes… I-I want… I want to be under Lady Elera again…”

“Enough. Shut it.” Luo You suddenly frowns, cutting her off.

“Ugh~~~”

Luo You sighs, stepping off Ji Yue, hands on hips, looming over her. “Sometimes I don’t know if you’re clever or just clueless.”

“I don’t understand.” Ji Yue scrambles up, disheveled.

Luo You continues, “You read the new script and didn’t notice anything off?”

?!

At her words, Ji Yue recalls the script’s details.

The “forbidden master-disciple romance” was clearly handwritten.

Combined with Elera’s relentless pressure, Ji Yue’s pupils shrink. She lowers her head, whispering, “You knew?”

“Hmph~~ Your little poisoning trick? I saw through it ages ago~ I just didn’t call you out to watch your performance! What a pity!”

Luo You mocks her loudly, reveling as the victor dousing the loser in cold water.

“Hey, Little Aunt, is a magical girl allowed to use poison? To beat me, you’re abandoning the magical girl spirit? How pathetic~ Resorting to such low tactics just to have me to yourself? Aww, Little Aunt loves me so much, I’m thrilled!”

Ji Yue, kneeling, nearly digs her nails into her palms.

This is the greatest humiliation of her life.

Her poisoning plot exposed, her disgrace laid bare under Elera’s relentless taunts.

She almost uttered a declaration that would’ve shattered her resolve.

“You.”

Ji Yue’s lips tremble.

“What?” Luo You leans in.

“I’ll crush you… no matter the means, I’ll spend my life crushing you!”

Like an enraged leopardess, Ji Yue’s obsidian eyes gleam with chilling intent.

Her piercing killing aura hits Luo You, making her shiver involuntarily.

Her legs instinctively press together.

Then she collapses theatrically to the ground.

“Little Aunt, you’re scary! I’m so weak I can’t move~ Wanna take revenge and do this and that to me? Now’s your chance~”

Her eyes wink suggestively.

But all she gets is Ji Yue’s cold glare.

“Really… I can?”

“Huh?”

Luo You turns to see Liyun behind her.

“No, I didn’t call you! Scram!”

“Get lost.”

“Wahh… fine…” Liyun pouts and slinks away.

Done toying with Little Aunt, Luo You drops the act. “So, Little Aunt, gonna keep pretending?”

“…”

Ji Yue stays silent, accepting reality.

Luo You grows bored.

She stopped Ji Yue from finishing her shameful declaration to avoid breaking her completely.

If she’d let her self-destruct then exposed her, Ji Yue’s spirit would’ve collapsed, refusing to cooperate further, resorting to a desperate all-or-nothing fight.

But she’s definitely teaching Ji Yue a lesson.

No way a half-hearted humiliation is enough.

Once Little Aunt tastes the poison on her, the real punishment begins.

“Alright, we’re starting with the second scene. You two, bond. If you can form a connection, even better.”

Luo You says casually.

[Unless it’s a Top Ten-level bond, it’s no threat to me, so whatever.]

So what if that trash fish Big Sister is sixth seat? Even with a bond, she’s still a nobody—not worth worrying about!

“Looking forward to working with you, Ji Yue.”

Ji Yue steps forward, offering Liyun a friendly hand.

“Uh? Please, guide me… I’m the one relying on you…”

Liyun’s intimidated by Ji Yue’s aura.

Right now, Ji Yue radiates hatred for Elera—so intense it unsettles even Liyun, who dreams of chaining Elera up as a pet.

If Elera fell into Ji Yue’s hands, her fate would be worse than a pet’s…

But that’s probably just a fantasy.

“Wanna team up to take down Elera?” Ji Yue asks bluntly.

“Huh?!” Liyun glances back.

“Hey! No loud plotting over there! Get your costumes ready!” Luo You yells.

“Ignore her. Just say yes or no.”

Ji Yue changes clothes while questioning Liyun.

“Even if you say that… how could we beat her?” Liyun’s pessimistic about the idea.

‘Poor thing… after that humiliation, is she losing her mind?’

“Not about beating her in a fight. I mean anywhere, even for a moment—I want to see that woman eat dirt.”

Ji Yue’s words, icy yet burning, ignite Liyun’s excitement.

In Elera’s得意领域—her proudest domain?

That’d be the bed—

Liyun’s eyes widen.

She can see it—Ji Yue’s transformed somehow.