My ex-girlfriend is a magical girl junior?

Chapter 267 The Juniors' "Perfect Operation"

Xing Shuang let out a long breath, a gentle smile returning to her face, and said to the three juniors, "Alright, now that things here are settled, I also plan to go to the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs to see Director Roland, as I mentioned before."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over them one by one, and added softly, "The three of you should all go back and get some rest. You've all had a hard day."

"Yes, goodbye, senior."

"Take care on your journey, senior."

Yin Xue and Liu Li nodded obediently and waved goodbye to Xing Shuang.

But Xingxian, who was standing next to them, had a slight change in expression after hearing Xingshuang's words. She pursed her lips tightly and remained silent, her silver-gray eyes flashing with complex light.

In Yin Xue and Liu Li's understanding, Senior Xing Shuang had only temporarily left Jiangchuan City for a little over a week because she needed to conduct some investigations.

Although they miss them, they believe that their senior will eventually return, and this separation is not forever.

For Xingxian, however, the situation was quite different.

She clung to the pessimistic belief that her predecessor was truly gone, searching alone in the endless darkness for so long, and finally...

Having finally seen that ray of light that illuminated her life again, how could she possibly bear to part ways with it?

Behind that ecstatic joy of regaining what was lost lies the fear of losing it again.

Seeing Xing Shuang wave to them with a smile, then turn around, her pink skirt drawing a graceful arc in the air, as if she really intended to leave, Xing Xuan could no longer suppress the impulse in her heart.

She almost subconsciously took a step and followed closely behind, like a small animal afraid of being abandoned by its owner.

After taking two steps, Xing Shuang immediately noticed the movement behind her. She stopped and turned around with some confusion. What came into view was Xing Xuan's hesitant and conflicted expression.

"Xingxian?" Xingshuang's tone was tinged with doubt. "What's wrong? If there's anything else, just say it. There's no need to hesitate like this."

Xingxian took a deep breath and raised her head, her silver-gray eyes fixed on Xingshuang. She spoke in a pleading tone, "Senior, I don't want to be separated from you. Could you—let me go to the Bureau of Extraordinary Events with you?"

This sudden request caused Xing Shuang's smile to freeze slightly, and alarm bells instantly went off in her mind.

Are you kidding me?!

She had previously fabricated a story to persuade Yin Xue to give up calling "Ji Ying," claiming that "Ji Ying would also go to Yi Qing later."

The excuse was, "Don't bother him now."

If Xingxian were to follow her now and discover that "Jiying" was not there at all, with her keen observation skills, she might indeed become suspicious.

Even if she could temporarily gloss over the situation with an excuse like "Silent Shadow is still investigating clues on the previous battlefield and hasn't returned," what if Xingxian, out of concern for her companions, requested that the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs notify her immediately upon Silent Shadow's arrival?

Wouldn't I have to transform into Lonely Shadow again later and make a special trip to the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs to "check in"?

Just thinking about that scene gave Xing Shuang a headache.

Therefore, she made a decision almost instantly—to resolutely refuse the request without hurting the child's feelings!

She gently shook her head, a gentle and perfect smile returning to her face, and said softly, "Xingxian, you've just been through such an intense battle, and the three of you are all in very poor condition. If I hadn't forcibly shared some of my magic power with you earlier, you probably wouldn't even be able to fly with me in your current state, would you?"

"So you should stay with them and go back to rest early. Leave the small matter of exchanging information to me, your senior."

"But—" Xingxian hurriedly retorted, "That level of injury is nothing to worry about! I'm in great shape right now, really..."

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"Then you should get some rest too," Xing Shuang said with a hint of helplessness. "Besides, you said you didn't want to be separated from me, but what about afterwards?"

"After I leave the Bureau of Extraordinary Events, are you planning to come back to where I live now with me?"

Xing Shuang thought that her slightly teasing question would make the girl, who always valued etiquette and propriety, feel shy and embarrassed, and thus give up on her own.

However, she had no idea that Xingxian's silver-gray eyes would light up instantly after hearing her words.

She lowered her head slightly, a lovely blush rising on her fair cheeks, as if she were seriously considering the possibility that Xingshuang had just mentioned.

Although, as a student, there is indeed a lot of resistance on a societal level to making such a sudden move to another city.

But—if I could live with my senior, see her every day, train with her, go on missions with her, and even sleep with her—

That level of resistance seems—too insignificant at all.

A moment later, Xingxian suddenly raised her head, her face filled with unprecedented determination and expectation as she gazed at Xingshuang. In an almost vow-like tone, she declared loudly, "If you don't mind, senior, that kind of thing—I can absolutely accept it! In fact, I'd be more than willing!"

"If I could live with you, senior, please let me do all the housework!"

"Eh?"

Xing Shuang's expression froze instantly. She never expected that her question, intended to discourage Xing Xuan, would turn into a choice that he was seriously considering and had given an affirmative answer to.

Looking at Xingxian, whose eyes were burning with desire and whose face seemed to say "say yes," she was both amused and exasperated.

While Xing Shuang was frantically trying to figure out how to politely refuse the other party's outrageous request, Yin Xue, who had overheard the entire conversation, finally couldn't hold back any longer and exploded.

"Hey! What nonsense are you spouting?!" She rushed forward, hands on her hips, glaring angrily at Hoshino, and demanded, "What do you mean by wanting to live with my senior? And do all the housework?!"

"Are you planning to become a maid at your senior's house?!"

"If you like it, senior, what's wrong with being a maid?" Xingxian turned to look at Yinxue and retorted with an air of matter-of-fact.

"Besides, this is a request I made to Senior Xing Shuang, it has nothing to do with you, right? Are you going to try and take it from me, Xiao Ying, and now you're going to try and take Senior Xing Shuang from me too?"

"No—of course that's not what I meant!" Yin Xue was taken aback by Xing Xian's rebuttal.

She immediately realized that the reason she couldn't help but explode was essentially due to her strong possessiveness towards her senior.

But she still forced herself to stay upright, finding a seemingly plausible reason for herself: "Even I know that your capricious request will cause a lot of trouble for your seniors!"

"You previously insisted that even magical girls shouldn't casually reveal their true identities. Are you now planning to lead the way in breaking this most basic rule?"

"Even if you don't care yourself, shouldn't you at least consider your senior's feelings?!"

"I—" Hearing Yin Xue's reasonable rebuttal, Xing Xian calmed down a bit.

She then realized that she had indeed said some very impulsive things in a moment of excitement.

Yes, it's true that I want to stay with my seniors because of the long separation.

But as a junior, what she should do is share the burdens and solve the problems of her seniors, not cause them unnecessary trouble because of her willful ideas.

Thinking of this, her momentum instantly weakened, and when she looked at Xing Shuang again, her eyes were filled with guilt and unease.

"I'm sorry—senpai," she lowered her head, her voice softening, "I said something that made you feel uncomfortable, didn't I? Please forget about it."

Xing Shuang looked at the girl in front of her, who had been full of fighting spirit just a second ago, but now looked like a little animal that had made a mistake and shook her head slightly with some helplessness.

She stepped forward, reached out, and gently stroked the soft, light purple hair, saying softly, "I understand your feelings of not wanting to be separated from me after so long, and I also know your deep-seated worry that I might suddenly disappear again."

"However, it's alright." Xing Shuang's voice became incredibly firm, filled with a reassuring strength. "If you want, we can meet anytime tomorrow or the day after. Don't worry about spending just a little time together."

"No matter what, this time—I absolutely will not suddenly disappear again, so—don't worry, okay?"

This promise was not a cheap word uttered to get rid of immediate trouble, but a firm guarantee from the bottom of her heart.

Xing Shuang, Lin Che, and Ji Ying are now different facets of the same soul. The disappearance of one means that the remaining two have also completely vanished from this world.

She couldn't imagine how much harm it would cause to the three girls who relied on her, and her family members who weren't here but were equally precious to her, if one day these three closely connected beings suddenly disappeared.

This kind of thing was a nightmare she couldn't shake off in her past life, a future she had been desperately trying to avoid after her rebirth, and something she absolutely, absolutely would not allow to happen again.

Hearing Xing Shuang's solemn and gentle promise, Xing Xuan's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She nodded vigorously, staring intently at Xing Shuang, and said with a slight sob in her voice, "Then it's a promise! If you break your promise, no matter what happens, I will definitely find you again, and then—make you apologize to me properly!"

"Okay." Xing Shuang smiled and nodded. "In order not to damage my dignity as a senior, and in order not to apologize to my lovely junior, I will definitely keep our promise."

"Mmm!" Xingxian finally stopped crying and smiled, nodding vigorously.

"Alright, I'm really going to the Bureau of Extraordinary Events now," Xing Shuang said to Xing Xian half-jokingly. "This time, you probably won't ask to come with me again, right?"

"—Hmm." Two beautiful blushes instantly rose on Xing Shuang's delicate face. She shook her head slightly, a little embarrassed, and didn't say anything.

"That's good." Seeing her obedient appearance, Xing Shuang nodded in satisfaction and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as she was about to turn and fly towards the headquarters of the Bureau of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, another familiar voice called out to her.

"Please wait a moment, Senior Starfrost!"

Xing Shuang's expression changed slightly. She slowly turned around and looked at the girl who had just called out to her—Yin Xue—with a slightly wary gaze.

Why did this girl suddenly call out to me?

Could it be that seeing how much he had comforted Xingxian by making promises and patting her head for so long, he felt resentful?

To be honest, Xing Shuang was genuinely a little afraid of interacting with Yin Xue under the identity of "Xing Shuang".

She was terrified that the other person might come up with some shocking idea or do something reckless, which would completely expose her last remaining identity.

It was just like—she had barged into her room without warning and seen herself transformed into a shadow.

Faced with Xing Shuang's slightly confused and wary gaze, Su Yuqing just chuckled, revealing an innocent and radiant smile: "Senior, I suddenly thought of something very important that the three of us need to discuss before we can tell you."

She extended a slender, pale finger and waved it, her tone pleading: "Just one minute, just one minute, please promise me, senior?"

"—Time isn't that tight, you can discuss it a little longer."

Although she had no idea what this girl was up to, Xing Shuang couldn't bear to refuse her because of her expectant look.

She nodded and agreed to the request.

"Hehe, thank you, senior!" Su Yuqing immediately revealed a sly smile of triumph.

Without further ado, she pulled Xingxian and Liuli, who both looked completely bewildered, to a more distant spot.

The three girls formed a small circle, lowered their voices, and began some kind of secret discussion.

Xing Shuang's gaze unconsciously drifted over there. Although she couldn't hear the contents of their whispers due to the distance and their deliberately lowered voices, she could still clearly see their facial expressions and subtle movements.

From her perspective, only a few seconds had passed when Xingxian suddenly blushed and abruptly raised her head, looking at Yinxue with disbelief.

But then, after Yin Xue whispered a few more words in her ear and nodded vigorously, her face turned even redder. She glanced at herself quickly and then immediately looked away guiltily.

Not long after, Liuli also raised her head in surprise. She shook her head frantically, as if she wanted to run away immediately, but Yinxue and Xingxian pulled her back from the left and right and forcibly pressed her to the spot.

Finally, it seemed that Xingxian and Yinxue said something to Liuli together, which made her nod with a mournful face and extreme reluctance.

What are they talking about?

Xing Shuang tilted her head slightly, lost in deep confusion.

While she was still pondering, the three girls, who seemed to have reached a consensus, ended their whispered conversation and returned to her side.

Yin Xue and Xing Xian, one on each side, forcibly pushed the still hesitant and resistant girl in front of Xing Shuang.

"Have you finished discussing it? What was it that you wanted to tell me before?" Xing Shuang looked at Yin Xue with a slightly confused smile on her face.

"Well, let Xiaoli tell you, senior!" Yinxue said, gently patting Liuli's shoulder with a smile, as if to encourage her.

Seemingly having received some kind of signal, Liuli, though still looking somewhat hesitant, slowly moved towards Xingshuang.

For some reason, Xing Shuang felt that the other party's actions at this moment had a kind of tragic and heroic spirit of facing death without fear.

"Liuli, what do you think?" Xing Shuang looked at the other girl's hesitant expression and knew that if she didn't take the initiative to ask, given the girl's personality, she probably wouldn't say anything.

"That's right—that's right—" Ruri took a deep breath, as if she had finally mustered all her courage, closed her eyes and said loudly, "Before, I was the only one who suddenly kissed Senpai. Yinxue and Xingxian—they both felt very unbalanced!"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly lunged forward, reaching out her hands to hug Xingshuang's waist.

"No—wait, what?"

Xing Shuang sensed something was wrong after hearing that answer. She instinctively tried to back away, but her movements were no match for Liu Li's premeditated plan, and she was caught in a tight embrace.

At the same time, Yin Xue and Xing Xian, who had been hiding behind Liu Li, stepped forward as fast as arrows released from a bow.

One wore a smug smile of triumph after a successful prank, while the other had a slightly flushed face but deep longing in his eyes.

They each placed a gentle kiss on Xingshuang's fair cheek, one on each side, the whole process flowing smoothly.

This sudden and perfectly coordinated "sneak attack" left Xing Shuang, who was being held tightly by Liu Li and unable to make any dodging movements, with no way to avoid it.

"Chirp~"

"—You guys—"

Xing Shuang was instantly stunned by this action. She didn't even instinctively cover her cheek where she had been kissed. She could only stare blankly at the two girls in front of her who had just done something amazing to her.

After succeeding, Yin Xue immediately giggled and shouted, "Senior is angry! Let's run away!!"

Immediately, she pulled up Xingxian, who was also blushing and somewhat at a loss, and transformed into a dazzling stream of light, flying at full speed towards the distant horizon.

In contrast, Liuli, who was ruthlessly abandoned as a "pawn," was not so lucky.

She seemed to know that, in her current position, tightly embracing Xingshuang, there was absolutely no way she could escape.

So, with a look on her face as if she was about to cry, she slowly raised her head and stammered, "It was—it was those two who forced me to do this. They had already—punished me, but—"

Xing Shuang looked down at the pitiful girl in her arms, then looked up at the two "culprits" who had long since disappeared without a trace. The shock and helplessness in her heart eventually turned into a sigh that was both funny and sad.

She couldn't bear to blame the girl who had been sold out by her companions, so she gently shook her head and said softly, "I don't blame you. Go find them."

Upon hearing this, Liuli felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She immediately nodded vigorously, took two steps back, and bowed solemnly to Xingshuang.

Then, she transformed into a deep blue streak of light, staggering and seemingly about to fall from the sky at any moment, chasing after the direction where Yin Xue and Xing Xian had left, leaving Xing Shuang, whose feelings were extremely complicated, alone in the same place.

She reached out and gently touched her cheek, which had just been kissed, feeling the lingering warmth. Finally, she let out a long sigh.

"well----"

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