Miss, you don’t want to…

First off, snatching it by force is definitely not an option!
Xingyue immediately dismissed Option A.
Time was tight, and Xisitina was in grave danger, with no telling how much longer she could hold on.
Xingyue couldn’t afford to waste any more time.
Let’s not even talk about whether Xingyue could defeat this elder flower demon…
Even if she managed a lucky win, it would delay the critical moment to save Xisitina.
And if she chose B…
…
Ruoxi’s “benevolent” smile suddenly appeared before Xingyue’s eyes—
Then, Xingyue imagined the scene of Ruoxi punishing her…
Xingyue: Eeek ( ๑ŏ ﹏ ŏ๑ )
‘No, no, no, absolutely not, I can’t trade the transformation device.’
‘Ruoxi’s punishment is hundreds of times more terrifying than being whipped by lightning vines!’
“Little girl, have you made up your mind?” the elder flower demon asked, propping up her chin as she waited for Xingyue’s answer.
“Don’t keep your big sister waiting too long.”
She deliberately waved Xisitina’s magic staff, striking a nerve with Xingyue.
‘A is no good, and B is no good either…’
Xingyue: I hate this (〃﹏〃)
‘I can only choose C.’
“I’ll trade… this…”
Xingyue’s face flushed red as her fingertips hooked the sides of the stockings beneath her skirt.
In the end, she traded them…
“Gah! This is amazing! This is exactly what I wanted! I accept the trade! (✧∇✧)”
When the white stockings landed in the elder flower demon’s palm, her eyes lit up.
Xingyue whipped her head away, her earlobes burning red, “So it’s just a piece of cloth! How is it equivalent to a magic staff!”
“Because it’s filled with the pure aura of a maiden~ And also…”
Before she could finish her sentence, the elder flower demon cast a spell.
The next second, Xingyue’s stockings transformed into a magical light sword.
Xingyue: Are you serious? ( ° △ °|||)︴
Xingyue’s pupils contracted, her fingers subconsciously covering her mouth.
Before she could even cry out in surprise, the flower demon had already tossed the magic staff over.
“Catch! And remember to think of your big sister!”
The elder flower demon left.

****

‘Forget about all that other stuff.’
‘Anyway, I got the staff, that’s what matters. Now I just have to go save Xisitina…’
“Tina, I’m back!”
As Xingyue rushed back to the battlefield, she saw the younger flower demon’s flame vines tearing through Xisitina’s ice.
“You’ve had your fun, now it’s time for you to die!” the younger flower demon roared.
The seal of ice was completely broken by her, and all the ice melted away.
“Damn it, this is my limit…”
After the ice melted, Xisitina knelt on one knee, gritting her teeth. Her white dress was stained with dirt, and the ice crystals condensed in her hair were melting.
But just then…
“Tina! Catch!”
The moment the magic staff thrown by Xingyue cut through the air, Xisitina looked up and caught it in one hand. An astonishing light immediately erupted from her blue eyes.
“Well done!”
The instant she gripped the staff, the sapphire pendant burst with a dazzling blue light, and countless magic runes swirled into a ring in the air.
‘And this feeling…’
Xingyue: ‘This feels so familiar?’
“Young Miss, you…?”
“This was originally my secret… but it’s fine. It should be okay for you to know. I trust you.”
Xisitina smiled at Xingyue.
Then…
“In the name of ice, freeze the darkness—” The young woman’s voice suddenly became ethereal.
A blinding blue light engulfed the battlefield.
“Magical Girl 【blue】, at your service!”
When the light faded, Xisitina had changed into an ice-blue combat uniform.
A gossamer veil at her waist became flowing ice crystals, and the openwork design on her short skirt’s thigh flickered with ice magic patterns with her every move.
She swung her waist-length hair, a sapphire-studded coronet now adorning her head, making her look just like a princess from a kingdom of ice and snow.
“How is that possible! You’re actually…”
The younger flower demon’s eyes widened. She recognized the girl before her, but her scream was instantly frozen by ice.
Xisitina leaped into the air, and the moment she swung her staff, thousands of ice spikes rained down from the sky.
The flame vines disintegrated inch by inch in the absolute cold, and the flower demon’s body was frozen into a crystalline ice sculpture, finally dissolving into countless blue specks of light that vanished into the air.
Xingyue: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)
Xingyue was utterly dumbfounded.
‘So, so… Magical Girl 【blue】 was right by my side!’
“What are you spacing out for?”
Xisitina… or rather, Magical Girl 【blue】, who had just instantly killed the younger flower demon, came to stand before Xingyue.
“Let’s go. We’ll take care of the remaining monsters together.”
“Mm…” Xingyue nodded.
‘Does this mean half of Ruoxi’s mission for me is already complete?’

****

The process of clearing out the remaining plant monsters was unbelievably fast.
After transforming, Xisitina’s power had taken a quantum leap.
Ice and water magic spread like a spider’s web, and wherever it went, even the leaves were frozen into magical ice crystals.
Xisitina leaped into the air, raised her staff with both hands, and chanted an incantation. A massive ice tornado appeared out of thin air, freezing all the plant monsters.
The Young Miss landed gracefully, then gave a light wave of her hand. The remaining monsters were crushed by the encroaching water tornado. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, without a single hitch, as if the monsters before her were nothing but fragile ants.
When the last plant monster turned to ice dust and dissipated, Xisitina casually flicked her staff. That overwhelming battle had been nothing more than a simple game to her.
Xingyue just stood to the side, blankly watching Xisitina’s elegant yet fierce combat style.
In no time at all, all the monsters were cleared out, evidenced by the spatial rift beginning to twist and close.
‘But I don’t think I saw the elder flower demon from the trade, did she escape?’

After stepping out of the spatial rift, Xisitina canceled her transformation.
It was already dusk outside.
“Phew… We finally resolved that without any major incidents!”
Xisitina stretched languidly.
Xingyue’s fingertips unconsciously fiddled with the star badge in her pocket, her gaze nervously fixed on Xisitina.
“Actually…” Just as Xingyue started to speak, Xisitina suddenly took her hand.
The warmth of the girl’s palm seeped through her skin.
“What happened today is a secret between the two of us. You’re not allowed to tell anyone, okay?”
Xisitina said to Xingyue.
She was referring to the fact that her true identity was Magical Girl 【blue】.
“I’ve never told anyone… not even my family,” her voice dropped lower.
Xingyue: ‘So it’s that much of a secret?!’
“I trust you, Xingyue, so…” Xisitina’s breath tickled Xingyue’s ear, “can you promise me we’ll keep this secret together?”
Xisitina waited for Xingyue’s answer.
[Time for a Choice!]
[A. Reveal your star badge and tell her you’re also a magical girl. (Enter the Xisitina Friendship Corruption Route)]
[B. “Mhm, I promise not to tell anyone!” (Enter the Xisitina Friendship Route)]
[C. “My lady, you wouldn’t want anyone else to find out, would you~” (Game Over, enter “The Young Miss’s Canary” ending)]
Xingyue: ‘…Canary?’
‘What does that mean? Isn’t the third option threatening the Young Miss?’
‘But from the looks of this ending description… it seems like Xingyue is the one who’ll be caught, right?’
‘Which one should I pick? 🤔’