The Eagerness of the Stars and Moon

Second floor of the gym.

“Come on, let me see your progress.”

Luo You lay down on the yoga mat.

She was exhausted now, not just mentally but physically as well, yet she still chose to accept the challenge.

The reason was simple: there was still a huge gap between An Jiuer and herself. Even if not in peak condition, she remained unbeatable in ground techniques!

An Jiuer pounced forward.

She continued targeting Luo You’s various weak points for strikes, and Luo You handled it with ease.

But gradually, during the exchanges, Luo You sensed something off.

Today’s An Jiuer was different from before. When she attacked, there was a surging, torrent-like killing intent. Her aggression was at its peak, yet steady and fierce, without any openings. Luo You was actually starting to fall into a disadvantage.

[Not bad, real improvement. Let’s end it here for now—]

Just like last time, in a moment when Luo You was caught off guard, An Jiuer suddenly stopped limiting herself to limb attacks. Instead, her entire body pressed down, pinning Luo You and restricting her movements.

“Nani!?”

A sacrificial technique?

Luo You was surprised and instinctively tried to use the same move as last time—twisting her waist like a dragon to break An Jiuer’s hold.

However—

[My waist… I can’t muster any strength…]

Luo You’s pupils contracted sharply.

“Coach, your waist… isn’t twisting as powerfully as before, is it?”

An Jiuer leaned close to her cheek, one hand slipping into Luo You’s clothes, her fingertips lightly skating over her ‘lower abdomen.’

From any angle, her actions and proximity were outright foul. How could a coach and student develop such a relationship!

Luo You grinned. “Looks like you’ve truly broken through, huh? But do you think this is enough to defeat me?”

With that, she prepared to unleash her next ultimate move, her legs transforming into deadly scissors, clamping toward An Jiuer’s waist.

“Woo myo, Coach.”

“Guh!?”

Luo You’s eyes widened, her legs instantly straightening.

An Jiuer leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “Coach’s weak point… is right here, isn’t it?”

With that, her finger deeply~~probed that spot on the lower abdomen.

Luo You’s entire body shuddered violently. Her legs clamped together, her waist exerted force, and she flung An Jiuer’s body away.

“You’ve got skills…” Luo You stood up fiercely, her eyes blazing with a fighting spirit akin to killing intent.

“Sorry, Coach.” An Jiuer got up. “I discovered it during previous practice. Attacking the opponent’s weak point shouldn’t count as foul play, right?”

“Indeed…” Luo You took a deep breath to calm her anger.

“An Jiuer is my student. I can’t touch her, can’t touch her…”

After calming down, Luo You couldn’t help but sigh. The current An Jiuer was worlds apart from before.

Under dual mental and physical exhaustion, it also

meant An Jiuer now possessed extremely powerful techniques.

A dimension that neither Liyun nor Ji Yue, those two amateurs, could currently reach.

“I think you can graduate now.” Luo You sighed.

“No, I still have a lot to learn.”

“Learning too much would be putting the cart before the horse. You’re seeking these techniques from me to counter-kill your partner, right?”

“…But I really want to continue with you, Coach—”

Luo You raised her hand and said, “Don’t forget, my main job is still fitness.”

“Alright…” An Jiuer lowered her head in disappointment.

“Though you came to me, sorry, but if you want to book next time, I’m heading back to rest first. Filming is really draining, woo ao ao~~ (yawn)”

An Jiuer immediately seized the opportunity and grabbed Luo You’s hand.

“Coach, are you heading back? Let me drive you. My family’s car is parked outside.”

“Uh? No… need, right?”

“Yes, yes. Coach, you didn’t drive here, did you? Walking back would be such a hassle.”

An Jiuer was insistently enthusiastic, and Luo You felt guilty about lacking the energy to instruct her student, so she simply agreed.

Enjoying a luxury car ride home wouldn’t be bad.

“Alright.”

“Follow me.”

As the two went downstairs, they were spotted by the manager sipping tea in the lobby, who made a strange expression.

Luo Youyou and An Jiuer were sticking very close!

Luo Youyou was being helped into the luxury car!

The car door closed!

The car drove off!

“Eiyo, my god.”

The manager wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. Was this something he was allowed to see?

“Xiao Liu, go notify HR to approve three days of leave for Luo Youyou.”

“Eh? You’re giving her leave?” Xiao Liu sounded a bit resentful.

“Even if Luo Youyou is pretty, you can’t play favorites like this!”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell those demon muscleheads on the third floor?”

The manager saw the kid’s unwilling face and kicked him in the back of the knee.

“What are you staring at! You think I’m smitten with Luo Youyou?

If you were as perceptive as me, you’d have been promoted long ago. Hurry up! Just watch—in less than half a year, I’ll climb two, three levels!”

………

“Coach, what’s your home address?”

“At…”

Luo Youyou instinctively started to say it but stopped at the last moment.

“Going back to my own place… never mind. Luo Zining doesn’t have school today. If by some coincidence she sees a rich lady dropping me off, could I still sleep peacefully?

Better to crash at Xue’s place.”

“At Li Chun Garden on Hua Qian Road. Just drop me at the building.”

An Jiuer stroked her chin. So she lives there?

“Sasa, Coach, if you’re sleepy, you can rest on my lap first.”

Luo You complied.

She patted her soft, plump thigh meat, then without further ado, pressed Luo You’s head onto it.

This lap pillow was such a wonderful thing—how could she refuse?

An Jiuer’s legs were truly substantial; sleeping on them was mmm hmm hmm. The fatigue accumulated over many days erupted all at once.

…………

Though An Jiuer had instructed the driver to go slower, time still flew by quickly. In about ten minutes, they arrived.

“Coach, we’re here.”

“Mmm? Mm…”

Luo You got out groggily.

“Coach, seeing you like this, you’re probably not planning to eat, right? Should I come over this afternoon to bring you food?”

“Uh, no need. Too much trouble for you.”

Going this far was starting to feel creepy upon second thought. Luo You felt it wasn’t right and firmly refused.

“Then at least take these.”

An Jiuer pulled out a box of high-end ingredients from the car, packaged neatly. “You can open and eat this directly—it’s no-cook.”

“This… alright.”

Luo You helplessly accepted.

She pressed the elevator button. Luck was good—the elevator was on the first floor. She entered and went straight to her floor.

“Hey, Xue, I brought you some food. Want to eat? No? Then I’ll eat it.”

Xue, rolling in the corner, looked at her with a depressed expression.

Luo You paused and asked, “What’s with that face? Is this how you should look at your master?”

“Pfft~~ Master? I saw from the window. You were helped down from a luxury car, legs all wobbly. Were you scrubbed with a steel wool ball by that rich lady before coming back?”

“…Damn it, I’ll let you off this time.”

Where did this guy learn all this nonsense?

To prevent Xue from getting bored, teaching her about rich lady happy balls via the internet was something Luo You hadn’t anticipated.

“I’m sleeping. Eat if you want, but don’t finish it all. Leave some for me.”

“Wait, I had another dream last night. I dreamed of the Realms—”

“No, shut your mouth.”

Luo You pinched her cheek, not wanting to hear the sequel to Xue’s previous dream.

She collapsed onto the bed and fell into deep sleep.

…………

Xue glanced at the soundly sleeping Luo You and quietly opened the food box packaging. It was a whole box of fluffy cakes.

After hesitating a moment, she picked one up and ate it.

The taste was good.

But Xue slightly furrowed her delicate brows.

The ingredients were fine, but from the flavor, it seemed something strange had been added—something inherent to the ingredient itself, though very subtle.

If not eaten carefully, it wouldn’t be noticeable.

“Oh well, whatever (ding ding ding). There are twelve packs (ding).

Leave two for Youyou (ding), that should be fine (ding ding ding).”

“Heh…”

After escorting Luo Youyou upstairs, An Jiuer didn’t leave. Instead, she observed the surroundings.

She even figured out which floor Luo Youyou was on, though not the exact door.

If possible, she wanted to invite Luo Youyou out right now as Xingyue.

Because before Luo Youyou returned, she had received intelligence from the Magical Alliance.

The Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit had apparently appeared in coastal areas, but this news was initially kept secret by local authorities!

If not for civilian rumors reaching the ears of magical girls, the Magical Alliance might have been kept in the dark.

Xingyue was urgently trying to locate the Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit.

Ever since Luo Youyou said it seemingly had Plunder-Light level combat power, she had wanted to find it.

Others might not know much about the Sea of Realms and dimensional beasts, but

she did. She knew that under current conditions, the Sea of Realms could never produce a flawless Plunder-Light.

Absolutely impossible.

Yet the Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit was evaluated by Herrera as seemingly having flawless Plunder-Light level combat power.

In immature soil and conditions, the Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit had broken the norm, meaning it likely came into contact with something in the Sea of Realms that allowed it to shatter its shackles.

What it contacted was probably some ancient artifact, or perhaps

a 「box」!

[The Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit is the breakthrough to everything… but now all efforts are working against us…]

An Jiuer somewhat regretted informing the human government that the Rage-Devouring Giant Spirit could communicate, leading to passivity everywhere now.

But Manzhu Shahua should have some countermeasures.

However, she couldn’t rely entirely on Manzhu Shahua. In this matter, An Jiuer had her own approach.

“Not today… tomorrow then. I must invite

Herrera out…”

An Jiuer murmured.

At this time, Xingyu was in the Jiuming Sea.

“That lewd blogger posted again.”

Waking up, she saw that famous fitness blogger had posted two more tweets, and the heat seemed even higher than before.

Clicking in—good grief, the content was simply obscene.

“This is way too perverted?” Xingyu couldn’t help blushing.

Never mind how chaotic that lewd blogger’s private life was—those ‘big sisters’ mixing with her were definitely shameless sluts too.

“Ah! Liyun’s calling!”

Xingyu’s face lit up with joy as she answered the phone.