You call this a love game?

Homura Akemi pulled a small stick out of her schoolbag, with something like a spoon bent vertically at the end.

"I found this in the storage room of the house that my landlady rented to me."

Homura Akemi broke the stick in half, revealing its full form to everyone.

"It was a folding golf club," Madoka Kaname realized.

"Will this thing even work?" Bai Yu couldn't help but question.

"boom!"

Homura Akemi wanted to demonstrate how to use it to Shiraha, but she accidentally used too much force, and the metal head of the golf club slammed heavily onto the coffee table, causing ripples to spread in the teacup.

The girl frantically tried to straighten the crooked golf club, but the clubhead accidentally snagged her braid.

"Woo..."

She thrashed about in vain like a fish that had been pulled ashore, and her glasses accidentally fell off, landing with a 'plop' into Bai Yu's teacup.

"Homura's weapon..." Madoka Kaname was trembling uncontrollably as she tried to suppress her laughter, "Is Homura planning to knock the witch into a hole? Hahaha..."

I couldn't hold back my laughter any longer.

However, Bai Yu couldn't smile at all. Looking at the undrinkable black tea in front of him, he sighed, used a spoon to barely scoop out his glasses, picked up a tissue to wipe the water stains off them, and then, like a dutiful mother, helped Homura Akemi remove the golf club that had gotten into her braid.

"Feel sorry!"

Finally relieved, Homura Akemi quickly apologized, but because she was not wearing glasses and was severely nearsighted, she could not see anything clearly even at such a close distance.

To her, anything beyond a meter is almost indistinguishable from a human or an animal.

“Actually…” Mami Tomoe snapped her fingers elegantly, a gold ribbon wrapped around the cue stick, and with a gentle tug, “it can be modified like this~”

A flash of magical light, and the golf club transformed into a wand inlaid with amethyst, its shaft entwined with silver vine patterns.

Homura Akemi stared in disbelief at the sudden, light-as-a-flying dance, then tried to wave it herself—

"Wow!"

The chandelier above their heads shattered with a crash, and a rain of glass fell straight down on them. Mami Tomoe reacted instantly, her Soul Gem lighting up. A golden ribbon formed a square barrier above her head, blocking the glass shards. She then casually scattered the glass onto the passageway beside her.

We've made a huge mistake!

Homura Akemi froze on the spot, unable to move, after she had ruined the magical girl experience class.

Chapter 42 Homura Akemi, you big idiot!

Looking at the mess on the floor, Bai Yu silently moved the chair back half a meter.

"It seems we need to calculate the losses to the café before we can defeat the witch."

At the same time, the cafe staff also realized what was happening. When they discovered that the chandelier had broken and almost hit someone, it made a sharp, loud noise. Homura Akemi was so startled that she trembled all over, as if she had seen something terrifying. She pressed her lips tightly together until they turned white.

Seeing the terrible scene, Homura Akemi silently took out her dog wallet and counted the coins inside, calculating how much she would have to pay in compensation and how much living expenses she would have left.

Uh...

These are all the money her parents worked so hard to earn, and she's wasting it like this. She's a naughty, bad child...

Homura Akemi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, swallowed her suffering, and seemed prepared to take responsibility for this 'accident' alone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! Are you alright, guests?"

The shop assistant who had noticed the strange situation rushed over and bowed deeply to Bai Yu and his group, his face filled with fear. He seemed terrified to hear that something was wrong, and his eyes showed no desire for money, only a desperate longing to keep his job.

"It's nothing, it's just this..."

Kaname Madoka quickly came to the rescue of the stunned Homura Akemi, pointing to the broken glass shards on the floor next to the table.

"Oh, don't worry about that. Our staff will take care of it. I was just worried that you might have been injured by accident. You can check first, and if there's a problem, we can call an ambulance for you and take you to the hospital for treatment."

Bai Yu couldn't help but click his tongue at the shop assistant's obsequious attitude; the way he kept bowing was just too humble.

That truly embodies the spirit of Gong Jiang.

"It's okay, we were lucky enough to dodge it just now, we weren't hit by it."

It wasn't luck; without Mami Tomoe, they would all have suffered.

"I'm so glad you're alright!"

Upon hearing Bai Yu say that everything was alright, the shop assistant visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, regarding the issue of compensation for this loss..."

Finally hearing the key words, Homura Akemi, who was still lamenting to herself, also pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

The shop assistant suddenly looked troubled and hesitated, "Um... the specific amount of compensation has to be decided by our store manager. I'm just a shop assistant and can't make that decision. I'm very sorry!"

Hearing that they would have to wait for the store manager to confirm the compensation amount, Homura Akemi felt a pang of disappointment.

She thought she could try to negotiate a smaller loss based on the clerk's friendly attitude, but it turns out she has to go to another person, and she doesn't know if the other person will be easy to talk to. If they are not... her poor wallet is going to suffer.

Waaah... She's such a big idiot!

"It's alright, we don't really need to pay compensation, we're fine anyway." Bai Yu waved his hand casually, then looked at Akemi Homura, who was standing to the side with a pained expression, and smiled lightly, "Right, Homura?"

"Huh?" Homura Akemi looked completely bewildered.

He said he wouldn't pay compensation, so he wouldn't. Can they really decide on compensation matters?

Could it be that Bai Yu is actually the manager of this store?!

"Oh! Thank you so much!" Upon hearing that there was no need for compensation, the clerk was overjoyed, but quickly composed himself and smiled slightly, "Then I'll take the liberty of waiving your bill and giving you four 30% off coupons as a bonus. What do you think?"

Bai Yu glanced at the other two's expressions and, seeing that they didn't seem to object, nodded slightly. "No problem, let's do it this way."

"Good guest, welcome to visit again. Here is your coupon, please keep it safe."

Seeing that Bai Yu was ready to leave, the shop assistant respectfully escorted them to the door and handed them two complimentary small cakes.

Even after leaving the café and embarking on her journey to find the witch, Homura Akemi was still somewhat dazed.

She found it hard to believe that not only could she not have to pay for the things she broke, but she could even receive compensation from someone else, who would then treat her with utmost respect. It was simply unbelievable.

but……

"Bai Yu, were you just playing a trick on me?"

Homura Akemi looked up at Shiraha with a pitiful expression. Even though she had been tricked, she couldn't muster any anger towards him.

She remembered that he had just been frowning and muttering "This is bad!" in a voice only she could hear. She felt like kneeling down and begging the manager for forgiveness, offering him all her money and asking him not to hold them responsible. It was all her fault.

As it turned out... the shop assistant's attitude was completely different from the fierceness she had imagined. In the end, she didn't have to pay compensation and even gave her two of her favorite small cakes.

That's outrageous! Bai Yu is so mean!

Akemi Homura pouted, tears welling up in her eyes, almost bursting out uncontrollably.

"Sorry, I just couldn't help but say something because Homura's reaction was so cute..."

Bai Yu clasped his hands together in a gesture of apology and said sorry with a face full of regret.

Who knew it would be so much fun? He apologized on the surface, but inside he was practically bursting with laughter.

Although it looks somewhat new, it really is quite new.

Save up for Dad in Go, save up for Mom in Wal, but there's still not enough money on the Aerospace Bridge.

It's all because Homura is too cute, so it's all Homura's fault!

Yes, that's right, it's all Xiaoyan's fault.

Convincing himself of this, Bai Yu's expression shifted from a barely suppressed maniacal laughter to a genuine apology, and he replaced it with a normal smile.

"If Xiaoyan isn't satisfied, I'll grant you one wish. Any wish is fine as long as it's within my power," Bai Yu said, winking ingratiatingly.

"Well... then I forgive you, but don't play tricks on me again next time!"

Hearing that Bai Yu had sincerely apologized and shown the proper sincerity, Akemi Homura, who had no intention of pursuing the matter in the first place, readily forgave him.

"So, this 'Don't play tricks on me' was a wish you made to me? In that case, I'll consider it as you've used it." Bai Yu's lips curled up slightly, a hint of slyness in his smile.

"..."

Homura Akemi was silent for a moment, then raised her head and looked directly at Shiraha with bright eyes.

She found that she was no longer afraid of being with Bai Yu. Even the symptoms of blushing and feeling shy at first had disappeared. She even dared to look Bai Yu in the eye!

But there was always a pent-up anger in her heart that she couldn't let go of, as if there was a switch on the boy's body that she had to turn on in order to release the pent-up anger in her heart.

So Homura Akemi did as she was told, based on her instincts.

"watch out!"

Homura Akemi stretched out her hands, intending to pinch Shiraha's cheeks, but found herself too short to do so. Instead, she shifted her target to his waist, touching the soft flesh with both hands and applying gentle pressure.

“┗|｀O′|┛ Aww~~!”

P.S.: I went back to celebrate my grandma's birthday today, so it'll only be one update for now. Sorry.

Chapter 43 The Glutton (4k)

"These are traces of magic left by the witch. Basically, finding a witch relies on two legs, like this, where you follow the aura of the witch captured by the Soul Gem."

Mami Tomoe held the Soul Gem, which occasionally glittered, in her hand as she explained and walked in the direction of the strong light.

"Surprisingly ordinary."

The group of four walked down the street in an ordinary manner, consisting of three women and one man, especially two very petite girls, and surprisingly, they did not attract the attention of passersby.

Although Bai Yu already knew that ordinary people couldn't see anything about magical girls, he and Homura Akemi weren't magical girls yet, so they were also outside the scope of attention.

Needless to say, Homura Akemi, who was witnessing this amazing phenomenon for the first time, was even more emboldened. She noticed that no one was giving them strange looks as they walked down the street in a large group, which made her act much bolder.

Perhaps it was through playful banter that he developed a strong bond with Bai Yu, because now he even dares to speak loudly to Bai Yu.

"Um... Bai Yu, would you like some small cakes? They smell really good~ You must be tired after walking for so long, right?"

Watching the two magical girls diligently guiding the way, Homura Akemi, carrying the shopkeeper's apology, dawdled over to Shiraha's side and asked with a slightly flushed face.

Since there were only two cakes, Mami Tomoe generously gave Homura Akemi the right to decide what to do with them.

Homura Akemi, who really loved the taste of these little cakes, naturally couldn't resist the temptation of the food and, after some arguing, was 'forced' to accept them.

She had originally planned to take it back and savor it, but now they had walked quite a distance, and her legs were aching, yet they still hadn't found any trace of the witch.

She happened to be a little hungry, and the food in her hand looked increasingly tempting, as if a witch was constantly tempting her, enticing her to take a bite.

Homura Akemi was naturally able to withstand such a simple test. She shook her head, intending not to think about it, but once the thought of eating arose, it only grew stronger and stronger, clinging to her mind and impossible to clear away.

So she couldn't bear it anymore, but after thinking about it, she realized that it wasn't right for her to eat alone, so she went to find Bai Yu, who was lagging behind.

Two cakes are just enough for one person each. Even if Mami laughs at her, she can safely hide behind Shiraha and use him as a shield.

Hehe, that's right, her purpose in asking Bai Yu was to drag Bai Yu down with her and make her an accomplice in the affair.

"I think it's just that you really want to eat it, isn't it? You gluttonous devil."

Bai Yu's words proved prophetic, revealing Homura Akemi's little scheme. A mischievous smile then crept across his lips. "But since it's Homura's sincere invitation..."

Homura Akemi's face instantly turned bright red, and she almost dropped the cake box in her hand. She stammered, "N-no, it wasn't me who wanted to eat it! It's just...it's just..."

Then came a long string of classical Chinese phrases, but can patriotism towards a middle school girl be called gluttony?!

"Just what?" Bai Yu leaned closer to her, close enough to smell the faint scent of shampoo in her hair.

Homura Akemi seemed to have gotten used to this distance, and surprisingly did not move away.

"Yes...yes, it'll melt if we don't eat it soon!"

Homura Akemi hurriedly opened the packaging bag, inside which lay two delicate vanilla mini cakes, with glistening water droplets still clinging to the fruit on the cream.

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow. "So Xiao Yan wants to share with me?"

"Mm." Homura Akemi nodded gently, silently lifting the bag in her hand and holding it up in front of Shiraha.

"Thanks."

Bai Yu gladly accepted the cake, opened the box, used the included fork to pluck a small piece, and brought it to Homura Akemi's lips, smiling as she said, "Homura, you eat first."

"Well!"

Looking at the cake hanging in front of her, Homura Akemi didn't know whether to open her mouth or not.