Chapter 137: The Umbrella and the Debt

Ye Qing wanted to refuse, but An Yueying had already walked away. Left with no choice, she could only accept it.

How was she supposed to explain this to Yu’er?

After all, it was impossible to completely cover up the past. The flaws were too numerous and glaring — she had only brought her here on a whim.

But in Ye Qing’s heart, Ye Yu’s safety was the top priority. Everything else came second. Even if Ye Yu forgot her completely, as long as she was safe and sound, Ye Qing would have no regrets.

“Sister Qing, I want to go to the bathroom.”

Ye Qing paused, then nodded, secretly relieved.

Now was the time to quickly collude with the others — no more slip-ups.

Perhaps due to the tangled thoughts in her mind, Ye Qing — usually so detail-oriented — failed to notice that Ye Yu, despite it being her first time at the tea party, didn’t ask for directions and simply left the hall.

It was just a convenient excuse. The feeling Ye Yu had while staying here was the same as when Ye Qing first arrived at the Magical Girl Academy — at a loss.

But she wasn’t the type to go with the flow. Ever since her parents disappeared, she had grown accustomed to relying only on herself.

Ye Yu softened her footsteps, quietly traversing the corridor while dodging the laughing and playing girls, until she reached the main entrance.

From the eaves came a sporadic tapping sound — it seemed to be rain. Urgent yet faint, it continuously urged Ye Yu onward.

Without any hesitation, Ye Yu decisively pushed open the door. The cold wind lifted her jet-black hair like a waterfall, and a fine, chilly rain greeted her face.

She slightly narrowed her amber eyes — eyes that were narrower and more reserved than Ye Qing’s — and her long lashes quickly became dotted with raindrops in the curtain of rain.

She gathered her long hair into her leather jacket, pulled up her hood, and zipped it all the way to the top, leaving only her eyes exposed.

This way, the rain was completely kept out, saving the cost of an umbrella. Besides, outdoors, it was convenient.

In truth, she had long found long hair troublesome, but she vaguely remembered someone once complimenting her that long hair looked beautiful on her, so she had simply kept it well.

Ye Yu swung her leg over the electric scooter, inserted the key, and casually turned the handlebars in some direction.

Anywhere was fine… just get away from here first.

As if surprised by Ye Yu’s actions, the system rarely took the initiative to pop up a conversation.

“Master, the special mission has not yet been completed.”

“How troublesome. Cancel it then.”

Ye Yu said indifferently, about to start the scooter.

“But if you leave now, the hypnotized target, Ye Qing, will lose contact with you.”

“Heh, what if I stay? She’s hiding a lot from me, isn’t she? Just like that pile of question marks in the file.”

The hypnosis system remained silent.

“Pretending to be clueless isn’t hard, but that would make me very uncomfortable. Besides, I’d just become a burden to her. I hate burdens the most.”

“It’s because I’d be a burden that Mom and Dad left me behind, right… and that someone…”

“Oh, don’t be discouraged. I wasn’t talking about you. Even though you have no practical functions, just being able to chat with me is already pretty good.”

“…”

Receiving no response, Ye Yu sighed inwardly and was about to leave when she suddenly noticed someone had appeared in front of her scooter.

A purple-haired woman stood calmly in the rain, holding a black umbrella.

Perhaps due to blurred vision, Ye Yu hadn’t noticed her arrival.

On closer inspection, even though she had an umbrella, the raindrops should have been blown diagonally under it by the wind, yet An Yueying’s coat was completely dry.

Ye Yu was stunned into silence, not knowing what to say, but she saw An Yueying suddenly hand her the umbrella handle.

“It’s raining. Don’t catch a cold.”

Your sister would worry.

Ye Yu was a bit at a loss, just dazedly taking the umbrella.

This witch lady seemed to have good intentions… but how was she supposed to ride a scooter while holding an umbrella?

Yet the moment she touched the umbrella handle, a gentle warmth flowed along her slender fingers, quickly spreading throughout her body, washing away the chill of the rainy night.

“Stable magic source acquired. Magic perception… upgrade module ready.”

“Upgrade complete. Hypnosis System Magical Edition at your service.”

After these two messages popped up, Ye Yu instantly understood what An Yueying had handed her. Her heart was a mix of emotions.

“Thank you.” Ye Yu didn’t pretentiously refuse — she really needed this now. “Can you tell me your name?”

An Yueying casually waved her hand and stepped out from under the umbrella. Just as Ye Yu had thought, the rain didn’t touch her at all.

“No need. But if you’re willing to call me ‘brother-in-law,’ I’d be very happy.”

Ye Yu blinked, repeatedly confirming An Yueying’s proud curves that even her coat couldn’t hide.

Eh, so that’s how it is…

“Then thank you for the umbrella, ‘brother-in-law-sister.'”

‘Brother-in-law-sister’?

A subtle smile involuntarily lifted the corner of An Yueying’s mouth. Then, as if remembering something, she added with malicious amusement:

“You’re welcome. It would be even better if you could also settle the debt.”

Hearing the word ‘debt,’ Ye Yu’s brain short-circuited for a moment. Then she quickly recalled the huge debt of one hundred million in the hypnosis room…

Now looking at An Yueying’s beautiful smile, Ye Yu felt danger lurking everywhere.

As the saying goes, when you owe a bank ten thousand, the bank puts you on the blacklist and repeatedly chases you for the debt. But when you owe the bank several million, the bank instead treats you well and continues to lend to you…

Because they know that no matter how much they press, you can’t repay the money anyway, so they might as well help you figure out how to revitalize everything.

Having realized this, Ye Yu felt the umbrella in her hand was no longer warm. But there was no reason to throw away what she had received. She forced a faint smile, then rode away as if fleeing.

An Yueying watched Ye Yu’s retreating figure and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Strictly speaking, that debt was actually in Green Tea’s ledger. But now that the tea party had fallen into her hands, it didn’t matter whether the debt was repaid or not.

Every evil organization has its own livelihood. Witches never intended to detach from human society. However, unlike Magical Tower girls, they were more willing to use their power to take whatever they wanted.

In a sense, evil organizations were like the yakuza — using power to govern areas that the law couldn’t regulate. In a place like Mozhou, where gray zones were everywhere, evil organizations thrived even more.

The tea party’s main businesses were ‘pawnbroking’ and ‘lending.’ But what you could exchange here was far more than just money.

As long as you offered a price tempting enough, the leader of the tea party would personally bring you the elixir of life. But if you failed to repay your debt on time…

Then you’d better prepare to disappear from the face of the earth.

However, the tea party was still considered relatively conscientious — after all, everything was clearly priced, honest business, never engaging in shady online lending. Just this alone was enough to monopolize the industry.

As for other evil organizations entrenched in Mozhou, their involvement was much broader. But now An Yueying couldn’t be bothered with them.

She had long since stopped being a magical girl.

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