Miss Witch, even if we're poor, we can't sell ourselves!

Fran gritted her teeth, supporting herself on the ground with one hand while reaching behind her with the other. The scythe was stuck not far away, but she just couldn't reach it.

My legs were numb and painful from being pricked by the blood needles in the explosion, so I couldn't use them for the time being. My wings were also weakened by the shockwave. I flapped them twice, but I couldn't even get half a meter off the ground.

But she still raised her head, glaring fiercely at Mi Ye with her blood-red eyes, revealing two sharp canine teeth.

"You...you cheated again!"

"How can this be called cheating?"

Mi Ye squatted down, tilted her head, and spoke in an innocent tone as if she had been wronged.

Fran was so angry that her little wings were trembling.

She shakily stood up, supporting herself on the ground, and before she could even steady herself, she swung her fist and charged at Mi Ye, but Mi Ye didn't even try to dodge.

A light pink tentacle emerged from her sleeve, spiraling upwards along Fran's ankle, and in the blink of an eye, it had completely wrapped Fran up.

The tentacle suddenly lifted her upwards, and Fran's toes left the ground, leaving her suspended in mid-air with her hands bound to her sides, unable to move.

"Let me go!"

Fran struggled desperately, her body twisting and turning in mid-air, her small wings flapping against her tentacles, but the more she struggled, the tighter the tentacles would wrap around her.

"If you're going to kill, then hurry up and do it!"

Fran blushed, her voice escaping through clenched teeth.

Miya looked up at Fran, who was hanging in mid-air, and tapped the chin of the fox mask with her finger, seemingly seriously considering the suggestion.

Then she shook her head.

"No, that won't work."

As she spoke, she opened the game panel, scrolled to the page for purchasing impressions, and spent almost all of her two hundred-plus points. The number of impressions began to skyrocket the moment she confirmed the purchase, and the system notified her that her live stream was being pushed to the top of the recommendation page.

Before long, all the little witches browsing the MikuFans homepage will see an extremely exciting scene in the featured section.

Fran, a member of the popular idol group Yuzuki, is suspended in mid-air by tentacles from a mysterious little witch wearing a fox mask, her face flushed red. Who could resist clicking in to see what's going on?

Miya was secretly delighted, then squatted down directly below Fran, tilting her head to admire her work.

She had specifically studied how to bind the tentacles when she was drawing the book. They couldn't be too loose, because that would lack visual impact, nor could they be too tight, because that would hurt people, and her conscience wouldn't allow it.

The current tightness is just right, binding Fran so tightly that she can't move, while also creating subtle curves on her body. Coupled with her face full of shame and indignation, the live broadcast effect is absolutely explosive.

"You perverted freak!"

Fran continued cursing, but then she started trembling with fear.

"No, don't touch that!"

Mi Ye didn't let her finish speaking. She hooked the edge of the mask with her fingertips and gently lifted it up.

Her face, unmasked, looked adorable in the moonlight; her nose was small, her lips were slightly pursed due to nervousness, and her two sharp canine teeth were biting her lower lip.

What's most striking are those blood-red eyes, with a thin layer of mist in their sockets. Whether it's from anger or grievance, they're bright and sparkling, as if they're about to cry at any moment.

Miya casually hung the bat mask on her tentacle, squatted down again, rested her chin on her hands, looked up at Fran's undisguised face, and studied it carefully for a while.

"She's so cute, why does she always look so fierce?"

Fran blushed instantly.

"Give me back my mask!!"

Her voice was so shrill it almost cracked, and her body began to struggle desperately again, her tentacles being torn apart with a sticky, watery sound.

"Don't look at me! You're not allowed to look at me! Please, don't do this, someone will see us—"

"Huh? What? I can't hear you very well~"

Mi Ye cupped her hands behind her ears, making a gesture to amplify her voice, then smiled and looked up at the live chat panel scrolling in real time in her live stream.

[Wow, isn't that young Fran?!]

[What's going on? What's going on? Did I enter the wrong live stream?]

[That one wearing the fox mask must be Miya, right? You won't find another person in all of Bellavita who uses tentacles to bind people.]

[This fox-masked little witch is so alluring! Who is this Miya you're talking about?]

[Help! Is this something I can watch for free?]

[Bound by tentacles, her face flushed red, yet she's still stubborn—it's so cute, I'm dying!]

Miya's gaze swept across the barrage panel, and the corners of her mouth curled up a little higher.

Then she turned her attention back to Fran, moving closer until Fran could see the light shimmering in the honey-colored eyes through the eye sockets of the fox mask.

"Look, the audience really likes you."

Miya cupped her face in her hands and spoke with a smile.

Fran bit her lip and turned her face to the side, intending to remain silent, but suddenly she felt something.

She suddenly opened her eyes and looked down.

……

……

"What are you doing!"

"No, no, it really won't work—!"

Fran's voice became completely soft and sweet, utterly disregarding her haughty persona.

……

……

She finally couldn't hold back and let out a whimper like a kitten being scratched on the chin.

Miya squatted down in front of her, one hand supporting her chin, the other casually manipulating the Empty Lice, her eyes fixed on Fran's face, waiting to build up enough viewership in the live stream.

Meanwhile, in the dormitory, Xiaoye had already shaken Asase's shoulder so hard it left an afterimage.

"Did you see that? Did you see that? Did you see that?!"

"Xiao Miye is so alluring!! When did she develop this kind of charm?! Isn't she usually so quiet and timid around us?! How come she's like a completely different person as soon as she changes her clothes and puts on a mask?!"

Asase was shaken until she felt dizzy, but she still observed carefully.

"It's definitely different from usual."

She crossed her arms, tilted her head, and began to analyze the situation seriously.

"Normally she seems like... how should I put it, cute, but a bit dazed, but now she looks a bit cunning."

"Right, right!!!"

Xiao Ye buried his face in the pillow and screamed for a few seconds before suddenly looking up.

"But to be honest! There's a sense of contrast, how should I put it, it's like discovering that your sweet and gentle daughter is actually a mafia boss, you get the feeling, right?"

Asase nodded somewhat helplessly.

"I understand what you mean."

The popularity of the live stream is still skyrocketing.

The featured cover image is of Fran suspended in mid-air by tentacles, with the fox mask close to her flushed face. This scene is devastating to any little witch browsing the MikuFans homepage.

The scrolling comments were so fast that they were impossible to see, the gift notification sounds kept ringing, and the popularity score kept scrolling up in front of Mi Ye.

Miya squatted in front of Fran, continuing to tease her while glancing at the barrage of gift effects out of the corner of her eye.

This move was the right one.