My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

Fangzhou University, downstairs in the dormitory building.

"Want to go for a stroll outside the school since we don't have classes? There's an old lady who runs a tofu pudding shop." Four youthful, innocent, and romantic girls held hands and talked in front of the building.

"Never mind, I'm going back to my dorm first. I've been in class all day and haven't had a chance to play games, so I'm getting a little itchy. Could you get me a serving of tofu pudding, iced, with honey, not sugar?"

Luo Xiaoba released his hands, freeing himself from the four girls' "chained" embrace, shamelessly made his demands, and then ran towards the dormitory building.

"Xiao Ba! You're so lazy! And you still have so many demands..." The girl who had been holding Xiao Ba's hand scolded her irritably.

"Ugh, she's always so elusive, and when she finally has some free time, she plays your game. What's so fun about that?"

The girl glared at Luo Xiaoba, who was clinging to the door, with displeasure. Xiaoba gave an embarrassed smile, but feeling that he lacked the necessary force, he immediately made a face back.

"Remember to turn on the air conditioner, then take a shower first! Don't dawdle until we get back without even moving your butt, or you'll get no tofu pudding!"

Another girl, knowing her roommate's personality, gave Xiao Ba some instructions, then grabbed the two of them from either side and turned to leave.

"Ah! You must bring it for me! I'll definitely get it done quickly!" Xiao Ba clasped her hands together, earnestly begged, and then rushed upstairs to touch her newly bought tablet.

"Turn on the air conditioner... boil some water... bring in the laundry..."

Xiao Ba pulled the clothes off the railing and draped them over the back of the chair. He glanced at the tablet on the table, felt a little itchy, and sat down to browse his daily life.

"Huh... am I really that high level?"

Xiao Ba was puzzled when he saw his account level.

She remembered that she hadn't reached the next level yet... In fact, just yesterday she was complaining that the game was too grindy, and that she couldn't use some of the features and character attributes, but now she had reached the required level.

Xiao Ba wondered if he had misremembered the numbers, since he wasn't sure he could remember the level change numbers perfectly, but the character attributes that hadn't been unlocked before were now unlocked.

Xiao Ba scratched his head. "Am I playing it in my dreams? Hmm, impossible, impossible. There must be some in-game perk I just didn't notice, or some kind of compensation."

She nodded, clearly convinced herself, or perhaps thinking that such good things were better enjoyed more often. She quickly used this time to play a couple of battles, and by the time she realized it, twenty minutes had already passed.

"Huh?! Take a shower first, otherwise they'll fight over your spot when they get back."

The three girls downstairs just now were Luo Xiaoba's roommates in college and classmates in the same major.

Aside from Hachi occasionally leaving school alone after class because of the magical girl theme, the four of them always eat and shop together.

The others were initially quite unhappy about Luo Xiaoba's frequent "absences." However, after Xiaoba explained that she often had to go out of school to work and would bring back delicious snacks and milk tea from far away from the school, they felt no resentment at all.

They even "turned" into hungry chicks, starting to look forward to Xiao Ba's return so he could bring them things.

It's worth noting that while Fangzhou University isn't exactly on the outskirts, it's still quite a distance from the city center. Many trendy shops are tempting to these girls, but their busy schedules prevent them from constantly traveling to the city center.

For a flying magical girl, it's an easy task.

Of course, after each mission, he would casually fly to the pastry shop to pick up some food—this was a suggestion from Sister Li Shuang. "You still need to maintain good relationships with your roommates. You can't put all your focus on magical girls, or you'll regret it later..."

Although Sister Li Shuang always tries to steal her food and is always laughing and joking around, she is very serious when she speaks, so Luo Xiaoba obediently does as she is told.

"I wonder what they're up to. No virtual beasts have appeared today, and my fists are itching to punch them... Oh, Li Shuang just got a message?"

While Lao Ba was still thinking about the other person, someone in the Fangzhou City Magical Girls group tagged her.

Li Shuang: "Xiao Ba, are you free now? Ruoyu and the others captured more than a dozen New Human terrorists today, some of whom were probably involved in yesterday's incident. You need to come over quickly!"

Luo Xiaoba: "I was just about to take a shower... I already had one foot in the bathroom."

She glanced at the clothes in her hand, and felt like crying.

Li Shuang: "I thought it was something serious... After becoming magical girls, they all smell wonderful and don't need to wash. I've sent you the address. We'll do some inquiries first. It won't be convenient once the Anti-Magic Department takes them away."

Luo Xiaoba: "It's so far, almost to the outskirts of Xishan. Okay, I'll go now."

Although she sounded somewhat reluctant, she always considered her work as a magical girl to be her top priority. She was just being coquettish in front of Li Shuang, since the other party didn't act like a senior at all. Humph!

Knowing that her roommates would definitely scold her for the tofu pudding being gone, Xiao Ba's mouth pursed like a duck's. She sent a message in the dorm group chat to explain, then threw her clothes on the bed, ran out of the dorm, climbed over the fence at the back, and jumped into the grove of trees behind the dorm.

After glancing around to make sure no one else was around, Xiao Ba lightly touched the watch on her wrist. A dim red light flashed, and the magical girl, concealing her movements, swiftly soared into the sky, skimming the clouds as she flew westward.

……

Next to Fangzhou University is Fangzhou Affiliated High School. Before Fangzhou City was the size it is today, as an ordinary city, the best educational resources that local children could enjoy were to be admitted to the affiliated high school, graduate from the junior high school, go on to the senior high school, and finally take the exam to directly enter Fangzhou University.

The process is streamlined and very clear.

The proximity of the two schools attracted other schools to set up operations there, and the area gradually became Fangzhou City's university town.

People from surrounding areas have been flocking to the city in search of a safe environment. The city's population of 20 million has fully supported more than a dozen schools of all sizes.

But due to the invasion of the void, everyone's future is in utter chaos. Whether there will still be many people diligently studying is a question mark.

For example, in the area where vendors gather about 100 meters away from the affiliated middle school, a group of adults are mixed with a few children who look like students, each setting up a stall and hawking their wares.

Ye Jingjing was one of them. She curled up her small body, hugged her legs, and sat on a small red round stool. Her long bangs covered one of her eyes.

In front of her was a pile of cards reflecting laser light, placed on a waterproof bag.

As the sun sets, the magical girl's face printed on the card is tinged with blush.

She was selling magical girl merchandise cards here. Although she had chosen a busy area with a large flow of people, she didn't shout out her wares. Instead, she followed the figures of passersby with her eyes, waiting for someone to stop and ask her questions.

Some adults picking up their children would glance at her, but it was clear they weren't there to buy cards. Their eyes were mostly filled with suspicion about her age and doubt that she was selling things instead of going to school.

Ye Jingjing tries to ignore these stares. This area is mainly occupied by primary and secondary schools, and her stall is filled with primary and secondary school students after school.

"Sister, how much is the complete set of cards for the magical girl from Tianhai City?" A younger brother who looked like an elementary school student stood in front of her.

"What's so interesting about Tianhai City? There are so many things there, and they're not even that good. I think the things in our city are much better," another companion with a backpack retorted dismissively.

The younger brother was a little down at first: "But I've already bought a few... I'm always thinking I have to collect them all."

"Our city's are the best, and there are fewer of them. You only need four from the surrounding area to collect them all, especially Hoshino! She's so beautiful!" My good friend picked up a laser card of Hoshino from the stall and showed it off to his friend.

"Uh... a complete set of cards costs one hundred yuan." Ye Jingjing looked at the two elementary school students with longing eyes and said timidly.

Seeing that the two were very interested in magical girls, she hesitated about how to promote them... Kids are so precocious these days, should she recommend them based on their looks... If so, she could also promote the magical girls in the city. They seemed to like Hoshino, so she could try to get them to buy the cards, commemorative tickets, and poster gift packs.

The two elementary school students had no idea that the seemingly mild-mannered young woman in front of them was already plotting how to package and push various products to them, ripping them off handsomely...