With So Little Fabric, Who Wouldn’t Be Dazed?

Inside the girls’ changing room—

“La-la-la-la~ Time to change~!”

Luo Zining grabbed Luo You by the collar and flung her out.

“Why are you acting like you belong in here?!”

“Well, fair point, I guess~”

Luo You bounced twice like a basketball, then sulked.

“Then tell me, where should I go change? Over there?”

She pointed at the boys’ changing room across the hallway.

“Tch.”

Luo Zining clicked her tongue.

With how cute and borderline indecent this old man looks right now, sending her into the boys’ room would probably spark some kind of forbidden orgy scene…

Zhou Xi glanced around, confused by the situation.

“If she’s not changing here, then where?”

[Shimata!? I forgot Senior Zhou Xi was still here!]

Cold sweat trickled down Luo Zining’s forehead.

How do I talk my way out of this one!?

“U-uh… well, this—this is…”

“What?”

Zhou Xi’s eyes narrowed, staring intently at Luo You.

She was starting to suspect something was off.

Cross-dressing? A trap?

“S-she’s actually… this!”

Zining pulled Zhou Xi close and extended her index finger—then slowly curled it into a “6”.

“Ohhh~”

Zhou Xi understood instantly.

“But isn’t she your dad’s girlfriend?”

“Uh! T-that’s just her cover! She got close to my dad to—”

“Hey!”

Right as her daughter was about to destroy her entire reputation in two sentences, Luo You smacked her hard on the butt.

“Wah!”

Luo Zining jumped straight into Zhou Xi’s arms, glaring back at her father-turned-mother.

“What are you looking at?!”

Luo You glared right back.

She turned to Zhou Xi.

“Probably because I tease her when she’s in the bath. Now she’s on edge.”

“…Is that true?”

“…Yeah.”

Zining nodded with great difficulty.

It was a flimsy excuse, but still better than the nonsense she herself came up with.

“You really shouldn’t joke about stuff like this. Especially when it involves your guardian.”

Zhou Xi frowned and gave the junior a small scolding.

“…Sorry.”

Just like that, the situation seemed to pass…

No. No it did not!

Luo Zining whipped her head toward Luo You with a furious glare.

You absolute姛!

Unless you’re telling me you’re into men now, you’re still a damn she-devil!

But with Zhou Xi still present, she held back her retort and growled into Luo You’s ear:

“Once we’re inside, no ogling!”

“Not ogling, not ogling—okay?”

Luo You sighed in mock surrender, then flashed a twelve-out-of-ten seductive smile.

“Besides, do you think anyone in here’s prettier than me?”

Ugh—! T-too cute…

Seeing Zining rendered speechless, Luo You’s mood improved dramatically.

Her looks were now so overwhelming, even her razor-tongued daughter couldn’t muster a comeback!

Not that she needed the warning anyway.

She had absolutely zero interest in other women.

Like she always said—once you’ve tasted the finest delicacies, the rest can’t even compare.

Ordinary girls weren’t even in her line of sight.

Her gaze flicked subtly toward Zhou Xi walking ahead.

Yes.

From the very beginning, there had only ever been one target—

Back then she’d always gone straight for the takedown: ambush a magical girl, pin her down, and conquer.

But now, watching magical girls from the sidelines, disguised as a normal person, was a whole new flavor of indulgence.

What? There’s another magical girl present besides Zhou Xi?

So what?

Can she be eaten?

A magical girl who couldn’t be eaten was just plain useless.

Luo You suddenly recalled the blind box scare that her daughter had given her.

Her expression darkened with a touch of trauma.

That was a psychological scar she’d never shake…

“My locker’s in Section C. You two can start changing.”

Zhou Xi walked off with her gear.

Zining and Luo You stayed in Section B.

“Zining.”

“…What now?”

“Check this out~”

Luo You stood at the entrance to the girls’ room, hopping back and forth.

“Look~ I’m in. I’m out. I’m in again! Annoyed yet?”

“You want me to out your true identity right now?”

“……”

Luo You shut up instantly, walked over to her locker, and began changing clothes.

[Does this woman really have no shame at all?]

Zining couldn’t help but think.

Her cute dad and the monster of a father she’d known before—total opposites.

But somehow… she didn’t hate this version.

She snuck a peek—

Pretending to glance aside, Zining saw Luo You’s blouse tossed carelessly on the bench.

One of her over-the-knee white socks lay balled up on the floor.

The other hung loosely from the bench’s edge.

Just the sight of her scattered clothes created a weirdly seductive atmosphere.

Then her eyes drifted upward…

Luo You’s porcelain skin was soft and pale as cream.

It gleamed with a silky sheen, like you could squeeze water out of it.

Gulp!

Zining swallowed hard.

It wasn’t nerves—it was shock.

Her skin tone was just too damn flawless!

Was this what they meant by “skin like solid cream, shoulders smooth as jade”?

Zining looked down at her own arm.

Soft and pink, sure.

Tofu-like, even.

But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t see that same “beauty filter” glow Luo You had.

“…Dad, something’s definitely wrong with you.”

“Took you long enough.”

Luo You’s tone was flat as a stone.

“Hmph!”

Zining turned her head with a pout.

Once I fuse with Divinity Particles, will my skin look like that too…?

Meanwhile—

Luo You slipped easily into an ultra-revealing bikini, tossed on a towel, and said:

“I’m done changing.”

“Huh? Wait!”

Zining scrambled to dress and rushed after her.

Her swimsuit was fairly standard.

Nothing attention-grabbing.

The only reason it looked good at all was thanks to Zining’s figure.

Luo You, though—

The moment she removed her towel—

A flash of radiant gold lit the room.

On reflex, Zining snatched the towel back and re-wrapped her.

“What was that for?” Luo You turned, annoyed.

Zining panted heavily, heart pounding.

Her words came out stuttered.

“Th-that kind of look isn’t… it’s not good!”

“Why? You don’t want anyone looking at me?”

“Of course not! Do you even see what you’re wearing?!”

“You picked it for me.”

“How was I supposed to know you’d pick that instead of a school swimsuit?! If I knew you were this slutty, I’d have picked a microkini instead!”

“Excuse me, did you just call me slutty?”

Luo You puffed her cheeks.

Being cute was justification enough.

She reached for the towel—

“Nope!”

Zining leapt forward and hugged her.

“I know you’re a narcissist with an exhibitionist streak, okay?! So just wait until we’re in the water, then take the towel off!”

“Right now, you’re more dangerous with clothes on!”

“If I let you walk out like this, I swear we’ll end up with ‘three to five burly men surrounding a delicate dad in a hot spring doing unspeakable things’!”

The unexpected warmth and scent triggered a rare sensory shock in Luo You.

Her lips parted in surprise.

The hand tugging the towel went limp.

She never expected this daughter—who normally acted like she’d get cooties from a single touch—to hug her.

Even her steel heart wavered for a moment.

“Tell me—ever since I became a woman, haven’t you been way too nice to me?”

“……”

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“Ah, huh? Oh! Uh-huh!”

Zining snapped back like she’d just left paradise.

“Can you blame me? You’re way easier on the eyes now.”

“Thought so.”

Luo You rolled her eyes.

Beauty really is universal currency…

Then again, this world’s obsession with appearances was seriously messed up.

“Fine, fine. I’ll keep the towel on when I’m not in the water. The wind’s freezing anyway. You know I’ll be wrapped up when I get out.”

By the way, Jiuling Sea’s year-round temperature never rises above 0°C.

“Oh, okay…”

Zining’s cheeks flushed as she reluctantly let go.

She looked like her soul was still stuck ten seconds in the past.

“You two are quick.”

Zhou Xi arrived, a little late.

Her swimsuit was even more conservative—a half one-piece with hardly any skin showing.

It cooled Luo You’s excitement almost instantly.

Tch. She screams so loud in bed, yet dresses like a nun.

“Miss Youyou, you…”

“Just call me Xiao You~”

“Pft—”

Someone nearby snorted.

Luo You pretended not to hear it.

Too familiar, too fast.

Zhou Xi defaulted to what she was used to.

“You actually wore… that one?”

“Of course.”

Luo You spread her hands.

“Too bad Zining won’t let me show it off. I must’ve raised a leftover relic from the feudal era.”

“W-well… I actually think she has a point.”

Zhou Xi spoke honestly.

“It really depends on who’s wearing it. You’re just… way too powerful in that.”

It was blunt, but it hit Luo You’s sweet spot.

Hehe~ it really does depend on the person, huh~

I’m so beautiful it’s basically a war crime to not let me flaunt it, don’t you think?

But—

Despite her smugness, Luo You only gave a bashful, cute little smile.

“Even if you flatter me, all you get is a smile~”

Damn it!

Zining glanced toward the nearby bushes.

If someone were to commit a crime, that would definitely be the ideal place…

Zhou Xi looked dazed.

She’s an angel…

And I actually thought she was threatening me before… I take it back!

“Ahem. I’ll head into the pool first.”

Zhou Xi walked toward the large hot spring.

Just before entering the water, she subtly tugged the hem of her swimsuit.

The small motion didn’t escape Luo You’s notice.

It was the kind of movement…

Like someone trying to hide a mark they didn’t want anyone to see.

Huahai City

Zhao Xin had just finished a meeting and slumped over the desk.

“Ugh… I sent Zhou Xi to Jiuling Sea just to get her away from all this, and now she’s getting dragged into questioning anyway…”

The appearance of Herrera had thrown the entire Magical Alliance into high alert.

Naturally, the Alliance would want to question any survivors or witnesses.

And the one dispatched to do the questioning?

A Top Ten candidate.

“Sorry, Zhou Xi… looks like your little hot spring vacation’s about to get messy…”