Inside the love hotel, the male clerk at the front desk wore a helpless expression. Today, he had already checked in over four girls, each nearly 1.7 meters tall, who were cosplaying as Magical Girl Grey Moon.
Now, he watched yet another girl, almost 1.7 meters tall and dressed as Magical Girl Grey Moon, ascend the stairs.
His fists clenched.
‘They don’t look like her at all! Bastards.’
‘How dare they profane my two-dimensional wife like this!’
The male clerk admitted to feeling a pang of jealousy towards the patrons. They were all successful individuals, not only with various girlfriends but some even had two women draped on their arms.
Yet, their attempts at cosplaying Grey Moon were utterly subpar.
None of those attempting to embody Grey Moon managed to achieve both the look and the essence.
‘Hmph!’
The otaku clerk felt a triumphant surge within his mind.
‘My two-dimensional wife is truly the best!’
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“Um, a room, please?”
A soft, almost pleading voice reached him.
Hearing a new customer, the male clerk inwardly grumbled about the hassle. ‘These real-world people, coming to book rooms so late, with no consideration for bothering others.’
The clerk smiled professionally, his attention drawn back to reality by Zhou Huanan’s voice. He completely missed Magical Girl Grey Moon standing beside Zhou Huanan, whose height barely cleared the counter.
With a practiced smile, he asked Zhou Huanan what kind of room he needed, listing the prices. The most expensive room, he noted, cost over ten thousand a night.
Zhou Huanan felt a momentary bewilderment at the array of prices. The cheapest option was definitely out, even though it wasn’t particularly cheap itself.
However, for the more expensive rooms, if Zhou Huanan had brought Liu Li for an actual romantic encounter today, he would undoubtedly have chosen the most expensive one without hesitation.
Alas, that wasn’t the case. Zhou Huanan wavered slightly among the mid-range prices, wary of hurting his wallet.
“I’ll take the best one.”
It was then that the male clerk finally noticed a silver ‘ahoge’ — a prominent strand of hair — peeking over the counter.
Recognizing the distinctive hair instantly, he thought, ‘Another Grey Moon cosplayer, at least the height is right this time.’
‘Just hope the owner this time is decent. I hope the face and costume are accurate, please be decent.’
Zhou Huanan and the male clerk both stared at the price tag: eighteen thousand eight hundred.
Zhou Huanan’s mouth twitched, his composure breaking. ‘Must you really stay in this kind of room?’ he subtly communicated with his eyes to Grey Moon.
Magical Girl Grey Moon had originally intended for today to be a momentous occasion in her life, one that would leave a lifelong memory. It wasn’t about spending lavishly just because she had money; rather, it was like riding a bicycle to a nightclub—save where you can, be mindful where you should.
But when it came to spending, she would spend. Zhou Huanan, of course, understood this.
As Grey Moon spoke, she suddenly realized something. Her phone was highly recognizable.
If she were to take out her phone to pay now, wouldn’t it expose her as Liu Li? Magical Girl Grey Moon was Liu Li.
‘Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely! Zhou Huanan must never know!’
Magical Girl Grey Moon truly lacked self-confidence. Had she only recently transformed into a girl?
‘Can I truly be loved like this?’ Grey Moon calmly suppressed her anxieties, meeting Zhou Huanan’s gaze.
‘Why are you looking at them like that?’ Zhou Huanan’s face showed a pained expression.
Faced with Grey Moon’s unspoken question, Zhou Huanan sighed, helpless, and took out his phone to scan the QR code and pay.
The male clerk shook his head. He knew that while Zhou Huanan was certainly more capable than his peers, he only had some savings—funds meant for a future marriage proposal to Liu Li and buying a house.
Now, to shell out nearly twenty thousand, he still thought of Liu Li. He turned to the clerk, asking for the room card.
They had the most luxurious room. “Please allow me to escort you to your room.”
Zhou Huanan and Grey Moon responded simultaneously. The male clerk, maintaining his professional smile, stepped out from behind the counter. He subconsciously glanced at Zhou Huanan, then at Grey Moon.
His breath hitched, and his legs went weak. ‘It’s her!’ he wanted to scream, but the sound died in his throat.
Cold sweat trickled down his back. He had to admit the undeniable truth. ‘It’s Magical Girl Grey Moon!’
‘Magical Girl Grey Moon’s expression wouldn’t be so…’ he thought, observing her. This cosplay, in so many ways, captured Magical Girl Grey Moon perfectly.
The clothes, the height, the aura, the girl herself. The quality and appearance were just like the real Magical Girl.
But the eyes of this cosplayer… ‘It’s not her, absolutely not!!! No way!! It can’t be!!!’
The male clerk felt as if his heart had died. He pressed the elevator button and watched Magical Girl Grey Moon, holding the man’s hand, walk into the elevator with him.
Jealousy, an intense jealousy, filled him. He inhaled the faint, sweet fragrance emanating from the Magical Girl. His eyes, red with envy, fixed on Grey Moon’s beautiful, snow-white neck.
Specifically, on the clearly visible, dark, ferocious-looking black collar.
The male clerk’s heart was now filled with even greater despair. ‘No, it can’t be,’ he silently cried. Even though he knew the person in front of him definitely wasn’t Magical Girl Grey Moon, he was on the verge of tears as he led Zhou Huanan and Grey Moon to their room.
“Here is your room.”
Zhou Huanan heard him and thanked the clerk who had opened the door for them. He watched Magical Girl Grey Moon, a small loli wearing a collar that was almost like his own handiwork, enter the room.
Unaware of the clerk’s inner turmoil, Zhou Huanan’s mind was already in overdrive. He inserted the card, and the door clicked shut.
Inside the luxuriously decorated, enormous room, they stepped onto a deep walnut wood floor. Vast expanses of the view were dominated by panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows.
Through them, one could see the tops of distant high-rise buildings, their red anti-collision lights blinking frequently. Further beyond lay rivers and streams.
This place was quiet, undisturbed, a small world belonging only to the two of them. Neither knew how to break the unspoken silence that had settled between them.
Grey Moon thought about it, her face flushing crimson, almost steaming, as she imagined Zhou Huanan using sweet words to trick her into falling into his trap.
Zhou Huanan said, “Well then, good night.”
Then Grey Moon watched, dumbfounded, as he merely patted her head. He opened the room door as if fleeing for his life, preparing to leave.
‘That’s not right… Where are you going, buddy?’
Grey Moon grabbed Zhou Huanan’s sleeve, pulling him back. Even a weakened Magical Girl was far stronger than the average Zhou Huanan.
“Huh, ah!?” Zhou Huanan’s eyes widened as he stared at Grey Moon, not understanding what she wanted.
Zhou Huanan was a healthy, vigorous young man. Seeing Magical Girl Grey Moon’s flushed face, he had a fleeting illusion that she might actually like him.
But a moment’s thought confirmed it was impossible. Besides, even if it were true, it couldn’t happen. Zhou Huanan had already decided that even if Magical Girl Grey Moon stripped naked, he would still have the confidence to resist. ‘Right?’
‘Well, I can’t just hold him here without an explanation for so long,’ Grey Moon thought. She gathered her courage and stammered, “I…I need to shower.”
“Oh.” Zhou Huanan outwardly appeared calm, but inwardly, he was on the verge of collapse.
“My clothes, I can’t take them off by myself.”
Zhou Huanan watched Magical Girl Grey Moon speak like a cute little girl, her words matching her loli stature and height, and her pure yet alluring face. He felt as if he was about to awaken something truly extraordinary.
Zhou Huanan shuddered, feeling like he was about to take off her clothes, a little loli’s clothes. A fleeting thought of excitement crossed his mind, but he also let out a sigh of relief. Magical Girl Grey Moon merely saw him as a kind, trustworthy adult, and she just needed his help because she couldn’t undress herself.
‘Zhou Huanan! Don’t think everyone is as lewd as you are!’
“C-can’t I?” Magical Girl Grey Moon knew her request was a bit difficult to bear. After all, asking someone to take off her skirt—what kind of request was that!
However, Magical Girl Grey Moon possessed excellent disguise skills and wouldn’t show her panic on her face. Zhou Huanan, in front of the loli, also ensured Grey Moon didn’t expose any flaws.
But upon closer consideration, Magical Girl Grey Moon was asking him to remove her complicated clothes. Even if she requested it, it was an act that could get him caught, arrested by the police!
Thus, both of them screamed internally, a loud, resounding ‘AAAAAAHHHHH!!!’ Yet, on the surface, they maintained basic etiquette and distance.
Grey Moon went to the soft mattress she liked, knelt, her bottom sticking out. Her white stockings revealed a hint of flesh-toned skin, and the pink paw pads of her small, cat-like feet were visible.
Zhou Huanan’s mental state had improved considerably, though he could only rely on sheer willpower to prevent his body from embarrassing him in crucial moments.
Zhou Huanan was no exception. He bent down behind the Magical Girl, thinking that tonight he would do as she said. He’d call Liu Li, listen to her voice, and resolve his ‘problem.’
Magical Girl Grey Moon’s face was flushed. As Zhou Huanan reached out to take off Grey Moon’s clothes, he only managed to pull down one shoulder of her skirt before his brows furrowed in a tight frown, realizing something was wrong.
“No, this isn’t right.”
“How do you even take this thing off???”
As Magical Girl Grey Moon, even she herself had searched for a long time without finding a way to remove it, let alone Zhou Huanan, who was now on the spot. Zhou Huanan pondered for a long time, thinking, ‘How can I tell this little loli that I can’t take it off either?’
“Hehe.”
‘For an adult to say such a thing is too much. Any adult who says this should just reset their life.’
Unfortunately, Zhou Huanan searched for a long time but couldn’t find a single zipper or a single functional button on Grey Moon’s clothes. ‘Seriously, are girls’ clothes all this complicated!?’
He could almost feel the Magical Girl’s trust in him plummeting with each passing moment. In a moment of desperation, Zhou Huanan directly grabbed Magical Girl Grey Moon’s feet.
Please, everyone, do not misunderstand! It wasn’t that Zhou Huanan suddenly transformed into a leg-fetishist pervert, unable to resist the white-stockinged ‘ice cream.’
Zhou Huanan quickly took off Grey Moon’s shoes. He then held the Magical Girl’s loli feet, which were turned inward, toe to toe. He just wanted the Magical Girl to quickly return to the large bed, place her hands on the soft mattress, and then jump onto it.
Her light body weight was easily lifted by the man’s large hands, her feet standing on the bed. Important parts were not protected at all.
“Ugh!” A cute whimper escaped Magical Girl Grey Moon. Then came the ‘ping-pong-dong-long-long’ sounds of her precious zero-yuan treasures, which she had snatched like a dog and hidden in her skirt pockets, falling out as Zhou Huanan pulled at her skirt.
They scattered across the floor and the bed. Magical Girl Grey Moon’s beloved crystals, the Magma Demon’s core… Zhou Huanan was utterly dumbfounded.
Grey Moon, buried in the soft mattress, had a pale face, with a few red rose petals scattered around her skin.
“Hehehehe~” Even though Grey Moon was being held by her ankles by the man, she only let out a cute laugh, attempting to charm her way out of trouble.
“You goddamn—”
Zhou Huanan’s fists clenched. ‘You old man, don’t you know how precious my hard-earned treasures are? Aren’t you afraid of getting caught?’
‘You stole so many things out!’ Zhou Huanan really wanted to loudly scold Grey Moon. ‘Didn’t I tell Grey Moon to put those things back?’ But recalling the memories from the previous two chapters, it seemed he had forgotten about this matter because he successfully made the Magical Girl smile.
Grey Moon, maintaining such a shameful posture, revealed a smile befitting her age. “Give me back those things!” “Waaah!” Grey Moon cried.
Ultimately, Zhou Huanan managed to retrieve most of the treasures Magical Girl Grey Moon had snatched. Only the Magma Demon’s core remained; Grey Moon held onto it tightly, refusing to let go no matter what.
Originally, Zhou Huanan wanted to use the collar’s command to forcibly take it. But remembering his previous promise not to do anything to Grey Moon, he compromised. After all, it was just one Magma Demon’s core. Dr. Zhuge wouldn’t kill him for losing it; at most, he’d get a pay cut and be confined to cleaning duty.
“Alright then.”
Magical Girl Grey Moon, seeing that she had successfully held onto her most important treasure, revealed a genuine smile to Zhou Huanan. Zhou Huanan, blushing, couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that if he had met Grey Moon earlier, she might have already become his beloved.
This beautiful loli, this little imp, knew nothing. However, in the end, the two still used Magical Girl Grey Moon to…
“No choice.”
Zhou Huanan rested on the bed, then, with a ‘thump, thump, thump,’ walked across the wooden floor in her white stockings.
Zhou Huanan didn’t pay much attention to it at first. He planned to sit there for a while before returning to the base. First, he’d return the treasures, then he’d call Liu Li properly and give her some ‘pressure’ by saying some suggestive things to relieve his ‘little brother.’
“Riiip—”
Then, his calm space was shattered by the crisp sound of tearing fabric. Zhou Huanan’s mouth slightly agape, he frowned and turned his head towards the bathroom.
Only a frosted glass panel separated the bathroom from the bedroom. Lying on the bed, Zhou Huanan could vaguely see the blurry silhouette of a figure, discerning what Grey Moon was doing.
“Ah?”
The mere sound of fabric tearing was enough to stir Zhou Huanan’s nerves. What was even more intriguing was that Zhou Huanan also noticed that the frosted glass was actually a dimming glass, just like the magical curtain wall in the third basement of the base. It wasn’t entirely opaque.
And on the bedside table, there was a remote control with three settings: fully transparent, frosted, and completely opaque.
Just imagine: when the girl was in the bathroom, showering, relaxing, and soaking her body until she smelled lovely, and then, while she was peacefully rinsing off, he could switch the setting to fully transparent. What would happen then?