Chapter 57: Backup-Calling Tactics

“But even so, I still hold my earlier view,” Xia Ling said.

“She might not have genuinely wanted to save you. There could be some scheme behind it.”

“Maybe…” Ye Li replied.

Ye Li said that, but she didn’t think so.

What exactly was her goal?

Ye Li thought back to her first meeting with that cat-eared witch, when the other girl had stolen her jianbing.

Even now, Ye Li had no idea why she’d stolen that jianbing.

“Actually, I have another idea.” Xia Ling could tell from Ye Li’s face that she was still thinking about it.

“Just catch her and ask what she was thinking. Problem solved.”

Bai Muxue, eavesdropping outside the door: ?

“I feel like Sister Xia Ling just said something really weird,” Bai Muxue said.

“No need to feel. That kind of talk is definitely weird, whether it’s the first time hearing it or thinking it over.” Bai Ye nodded.

“But don’t worry. With me here, there’s no way Ye Li can catch you.”

“What if the two of them come together?” Bai Muxue asked again.

“…My advice is, don’t jinx it.” After a long pause, Bai Ye said that.

“Besides, if we can’t win, we can still run.”

“Hopefully.” Bai Muxue answered casually.

“Right.” Back in the room, Ye Li looked like she’d just had an epiphany.

“But what if she won’t talk?”

“Then you can come to me.” Xia Ling answered. “Xiao Li, you know what my magic is.”

“…” With that reminder, Ye Li suddenly remembered.

Xia Ling’s magic wasn’t actually that strong, but in certain areas, she was unexpectedly skilled.

“Speaking of which, Bai Ye, do you know what Sister Xia Ling’s magic is?” Bai Muxue recalled that Xia Ling hadn’t used any magic during their last fight.

“No idea.” Bai Ye spread her hands. “I don’t have a magic that tells me everything about someone with a single glance.”

“Alright.” Bai Muxue kept eavesdropping.

Their conversation seemed to be wrapping up.

“Then… let’s do that.” Ye Li stood up. “Thank you, Sister Ling. I have things to do, so I’ll head off first.”

“Okay~” Xia Ling smiled and nodded. “Come visit again when you’re free.”

“For sure!” Ye Li had already reached the door.

“Hurry, hurry, let’s go.” Bai Ye pulled Bai Muxue and headed downstairs.

“Why are you so panicked?” Before Bai Muxue could react, Bai Ye had already dragged her to the second floor.

“If that door opens, the two of us might get spotted. Then it really would be two against two.” Bai Ye explained.

Bai Muxue suddenly understood.

“What do we do now?”

“Obviously we wait until Ye Li’s far away before making a move. That way Xia Ling shouldn’t make it here in time.” Bai Ye said.

“Even if she does make it, the two of us will definitely have beaten Ye Li by then.”

Bai Ye pulled Bai Muxue out of the café. When Ye Li arrived on the second floor, she frowned.

Ye Li had a strange feeling on the second floor, as if someone had been there.

“…Maybe it’s my imagination. Whatever, I’ll head home first. The teacher gave us quite a lot of homework today.” Ye Li didn’t dwell on it, just quickened her pace home.

“Follow her.” Bai Ye noticed Ye Li had left the café, and pulled Bai Muxue to trail quietly behind her.

“Here we go again…” Along the way, Ye Li occasionally felt like she was being watched, but when she turned around, everything looked normal.

Could there be a ghost around here?

That thought suddenly crossed Ye Li’s mind.

“How could there be a ghost… Maybe I just didn’t sleep well last night.” Ye Li shook her head and kept going.

“That was close.” Bai Ye glanced at Ye Li walking ahead.

“I can sense that her magic has gotten a bit stronger.”

“Huh?” Bai Muxue was confused.

She and Bai Ye had been killing themselves collecting emotional energy these past few days, and she’d only improved her magic by a tiny bit.

Ye Li hadn’t seemed to do anything lately, yet her magic had improved.

Was that right?

“Magical girls aren’t slackers… You don’t actually think someone can get stronger just by slacking off, do you?” Bai Ye rolled her eyes.

“Cough, cough. How could I think that?” Bai Muxue tried to hide her embarrassment.

Actually, that’s exactly what she thought.

The two kept following Ye Li. Anyone who saw them would have mistaken them for traffickers.

“If we keep following any longer, she’ll reach home. When do we make our move?” Bai Ye frowned.

“Can’t we wait until there’s no one around?”

“How could there be no one on the main road? She’s not taking any alleys.” Bai Ye shook her head.

“Let’s do it now. But before we act, we can use magic to drive away the ordinary people nearby.”

“If that’s the case, fine.”

Having made up her mind, Bai Muxue revealed herself in front of Ye Li.

This time, she didn’t hide the magic within her. A wave of magical pressure crashed down.

Everyone present, except Ye Li, was trembling.

It was the instinctive awe that life felt toward a higher existence.

“Good afternoon, everyone~” Bai Ye appeared behind Bai Muxue. “We’re going to do a little damage here next. If you don’t want to get involved, you’d better stay far away.”

Human survival instincts were strong. Before Bai Ye could even finish speaking, everyone nearby had already scattered.

“Eh… I thought I’d have to put in a little effort, but they ran fast.” Bai Ye dispersed the ball of magic in her hand.

Ye Li stood where she was, feeling a bit strange.

The strange part wasn’t that witches were here to wreck the city.

It was the way they were doing it.

At the very least, Ye Li had never seen witches who warned bystanders to run before causing destruction.

“How strange…” Ye Li muttered quietly.

But even so, she didn’t forget her duty.

Ye Li quickly transformed, holding a longsword and pointing it at Bai Muxue and Bai Ye not far ahead.

“What are you here for this time?” Lan looked at Bai Muxue.

“Hmm… What if I said I’m here to catch up? Would you believe me?” Bai Muxue asked.

“Hmph. There’s nothing for me to catch up on with you.” Lan raised her thin sword and swung.

A golden sword qi shot out.

“Hey, don’t start swinging the moment you see us. Don’t you want to talk a little?” A shadow appeared in Bai Ye’s hand and blocked Lan’s strike.

Lan didn’t answer. She knew Bai Ye was stronger than her, so she directly took out her communicator.

Backup-calling tactic, activate!

The magical girl closest to her right now was Xia Ling.

From the café to here, Xia Ling only needed less than a minute.

“Trying to call for backup? I won’t let you.” Bai Ye turned into a shadow and appeared behind Lan in an instant.

The shadow in her hand fell straight toward the communicator in Lan’s grip.

“!” Lan reacted at the last possible moment and swung her sword to block Bai Ye’s attack.

From her trembling hands, it was clear she’d barely blocked that blow.

But even so, Lan had achieved her goal.

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