Xiao Xingyue who conducts transactions

I already died once in the last playthrough…

I definitely can’t choose B or C!

Then I can only…

“Run, Xingyue! Go find my staff!”
Xisitina’s roar made the air tremble.

And this time, Xingyue didn’t hesitate, turning and running wildly in another direction.

“Trying to run?”

The flower demon snorted coldly and summoned more vines to intercept Xingyue.

But Xisitina also did her best, summoning many ice shards to knock the vines away.

Xingyue successfully escaped!

“A wise choice.”

Seeing Xingyue successfully escape, Xisitina breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly.

[Xisitina’s Favorability +10]

…

“How heartless. This loli friend of yours…”

The flower demon watched Xingyue run far away and sneered mockingly.

“Well, excuse me. This young lady just happens to like obedient lolis.”
Xisitina stuck her tongue out at the flower demon.

“When she finds the staff, she’ll definitely come back.”

Xisitina said firmly.

“Pfft… hahahaha…”

The flower demon’s sneer mixed with the sound of electric currents. “Then I’m afraid you won’t last that long. Next, I’ll turn you into my nutrients.”

The flower demon wasn’t joking. More and more vines reached for Xisitina.

However…

“You really are a foolish monster.”
Xisitina sneered.

Flower Demon: ?!

The flower demon’s pupils contracted violently.

The next second, the blue-haired girl’s body exploded with violent magical power, and ice-blue patterns crawled over her skin like a spiderweb.

The cold air spread at a visible rate, instantly covering the flower demon and the entire area.

“Why do you think I told her to run away quickly… haha?”

Every word that came out of Xisitina’s mouth was wrapped in a biting chill.

“Oh no!”

The flower demon’s face changed drastically. She hurriedly manipulated more electrified vines to pounce on Xisitina, the purple lightning crackling in the air.

However, Xisitina didn’t dodge or evade. She suddenly opened her arms, and all the ice shards instantly turned into a violent ice tornado, sweeping through the entire space with a howling cold wind.

The cold air spread at a visible rate.

The ground, walls, vines, and even the leaves dancing in the air were instantly frozen.

The flower demon’s terrified scream got stuck in her throat. Her body, along with the dancing vines, was sealed in a crystal-clear block of ice, the expression on her face frozen in a moment of horror.

Tiny ice crystals condensed on Xisitina’s hair and eyelashes, making her look like a fragile ice sculpture about to shatter.

This was an indiscriminate destructive move that Xisitina would only use when she had no other choice.

One of the reasons she had told Xingyue to run away quickly was to avoid accidentally injuring her.

Of course, she couldn’t move either. It was an indiscriminate move.

It was all just a way to buy time, and it didn’t look like it could last long.

Because the flower demon had changed the attribute of the vines from lightning to fire.

‘It seems she’s a multi-attribute monster…’

Before the flower demon broke this restraint, Xisitina could only hold her off as long as possible.

The rest… was all up to Xingyue.

****

Meanwhile, on Xingyue’s side.

“Urgh (°ー°〃)”

‘What’s going on, meow?’

Xingyue remembered there were two areas she hadn’t searched. She went to them one by one.

In the first area, she encountered a group of monsters and was almost caught.

As for the second area, there was also a cluster of giant flower buds here.

The good news was that Xingyue finally found Xisitina’s staff. The bad news was that she met a pair of amber-colored vertical pupils.

“Oh my, a guest has arrived.”

Another flower demon was leaning on a glowing vine throne. Her light pink skirt was as fluffy as a cloud, completely different from the violent flower demon from before.

“There’s another flower demon… It seems I have to transform.”

Xingyue swallowed and, holding the star badge, prepared to transform and fight her.

But…

“Relax, relax. I’m not like my sister. I don’t like fighting and killing.”

The flower demon sister waved her hand, signaling that Xingyue didn’t need to make a move.

Seeing that she wasn’t joking, Xingyue also stopped her transformation.

“Then give me back that staff, and I’ll leave now.”
Xingyue held out her hand.

“Hehe, I can’t do that. What my vines pick up is mine, isn’t it? You should blame yourselves for not taking good care of your staff, little girl.”

The flower demon sister toyed with Xisitina’s magic staff, the sapphire pendant reflecting fine points of light in her palm.

Seeing that Xingyue hadn’t reacted for a long time, the flower demon sister sighed.

“Forget it, I’ll just be blunt. Little girl, this isn’t for free.”

Xingyue took half a step back warily, star magic flickering at her fingertips.

But the flower demon giggled. “Don’t be nervous~ Unlike my sister who only knows how to use brute force, I only do fair trades.”

She propped up her chin lazily. “Whether it’s humans or monsters, as long as you pay an equivalent price, everyone is treated the same here.”

“Then what should I use to trade? On me…”

Xingyue fumbled in her skirt pocket. She didn’t have a single cent, only a phone…

“Do you want this?”

Xingyue took out her smartphone.

‘It was given to her by Ruoxi anyway, so she didn’t feel bad about it…’

“Emm, actually, I’m not very interested in electronic products, hehe.”

The flower demon sister stuck out her tongue and acted cute.

There was a strange sense of contrast when a big-sister type made such a cute gesture.

“Then what are you interested in?”

Xingyue asked.

And the next second, the flower demon sister’s eyes curved into a smile, and she looked Xingyue up and down.

“Actually, big sister is very interested in certain things on you~”

The flower demon sister licked her lips.

Xingyue: ‘Eek (つ﹏⊂)’

‘Why does that sound so strange?’

Just as Xingyue was feeling a little shy…

[Time of Decision!]

[A. Just snatch it by force (｀Δ´)]

[B. Trade her transformation device, the star badge, for it.]

[C. Lift her skirt and trade the stockings she’s wearing today for it…]

Xingyue: ‘S-Stockings Σ( ° △ °|||)︴’

Xingyue subconsciously blushed and covered her skirt.

‘Is this thing really equivalent to a staff?’

After thinking, Xingyue decided to choose…