[Chapter 10] Constraints (4)

“I just don’t get it… did you really write all this?”

Tidal’s brow furrowed tighter with every scroll of the mouse wheel.

“Yep.”

Chen Xi leaned over the chair, wrapping her arms around Tidal from behind. The younger girl’s flustered, troubled expression was adorable to her.

“Oh? So this was written right after that day.”

Checking the post date, Tidal discovered this piece titled “Bombarding the Ivory Tower Flower—My First Intimate Encounter” had been published the very day she defeated Shadow General on Jixiang Street.

“Well? Pretty good, huh? It’s already got thousands of likes!”

“Like something only a delusional maniac could come up with.”

“Mmm, praise me more~” Chen Xi grinned, cheeky as ever.

Tidal kept reading. After the initial setup, the text turned increasingly embarrassing.

What the hell?!

This article—it’s way too sexual!

Where are the moderators? The internet police? Morality? The law?!

She’d read hundreds of these “Huang Shu” stories before—but never once imagined herself as the heroine.

Reading about “her” being touched and used in all sorts of places, Tidal felt dizzy. This shouldn’t exist. Chen Xi’s real identity must be some kind of perverted monster.

“…I think… you do have some writing talent,” Tidal finally said, face flushed, after finishing.

“But sadly… you’ve poured it all into criminal activity.”

“Can’t help it. Call it love at first sight,” Chen Xi shrugged. “I just love cute magical girls. It’s like being hungry and needing to eat, or thirsty and needing water—pure instinct.”

“So you’re saying,” Tidal shot her a glare, “you’d do this to someone you’ve only seen once, who looks half your age? I’m fine with it—I’m an adult inside. But what if the one transformed was someone like You Xi? A high school student?”

“How would they feel, realizing they became the star of this… this porn? The psychological damage to minors is incalculable.” Tidal scolded, voice stern.

“S-sorry…”

Chen Xi slumped, genuinely chastised.

Tidal sighed, pressing:
“You really understand why it’s wrong?”

“I do, I do…” Chen Xi insisted, annoyed. Then she remembered their past.

Most of the time, You Dong was passive, obedient—like a well-behaved elementary student.

But occasionally, on non-sexual matters, he’d switch modes—suddenly becoming a lecturing elder, spouting endless moral lessons like drowning her in words.

Every time, she’d rebel. But she’d never won an argument. It frustrated her deeply.

“Good. Don’t do it again. Understood?”

Tidal’s cold, commanding tone cut through the air.

Chen Xi looked up at the blue-haired girl seated above her—so composed, so aloof.

Then—a wicked idea sparked in her mind. Revenge.

“Ahh… so bored.”

She flopped onto the bed, staring at the ceiling.

“What are you scheming now?”

Tidal knew Chen Xi well. Whenever she said “bored,” it meant she wanted something done for her amusement. Since the transformation, Tidal had fallen for this trick more than once.

“Read it to me.”

“Huh?” Tidal frowned.

“Read my story out loud.”

“Why?”

“What do you mean ‘why’? Didn’t you used to read to me all the time?”

Chen Xi wore a smug, innocent look.

“I—” Tidal nearly exploded. “I read The Little Prince to you, not Huang Shu!”

“Aren’t they basically the same?”

“HOW ARE THEY THE SAME?! Are you insane?!”

The thought of reading that aloud made her blush again.

“Pleeease? Just once?” Chen Xi begged, rolling off the bed onto the floor mat.

Before Tidal could react, Chen Xi crawled under the chair and seized her leg—clad in white thigh-high socks.

“Come onnn, read it to meeee~”

She pressed the captured foot against her cheek, nuzzling it playfully.

“Let go.”

Tidal scowled, trying to push her away with her other foot. But Chen Xi opened her mouth—and bit down.

“Y-you freak?!”

Tidal gasped. Honestly, she was shocked.

With this body, she couldn’t overpower Chen Xi—like a child vs an adult. She’d learned that the hard way before.

And if she used magic? She feared hurting her by accident.

Moisture seeped through the thin fabric. Chen Xi’s tongue traced slow circles over her toes.

A tingling sensation zipped up Tidal’s spine. Instinctively, she clenched her thighs together—and let out a soft moan.

“Fine! I’ll read it!” she surrendered. “Just let go!”

“Really?” Chen Xi’s eyes lit up.

“Mm-hmm.” Tidal nodded weakly.

After the farce ended, Tidal sighed. She cleared her throat, turning back to the screen.

“‘Miss Tidal’s body is small, soft—like a cloud plucked fresh from the sky.’”

“PFFFT—HAHAHAHA!”

Chen Xi burst into laughter, completely unladylike.

Watching her, humiliation burned in Tidal’s chest.

“This is ridiculous! These lines are so stupid—I’m not reading anymore.”

As if expecting this, Chen Xi slid closer, a sly smile spreading.

“Keep going.”

“The choice to read or not is mine,” Tidal snapped.

“Nope. It’s a command.”

“…A command?”

“Mhm. A command.”

“…Fine.”

Tidal gave up. And continued reading.