Is it only magical girls?

"Hey hey hey."

Pretending to be stupid won't save Yuanxing from a beating, but Yuanxing doesn't care about the beating at all, because riding the horse allows her to hold Hongshi, so in the end there's no problem.

Chapter 136 If only things could stay this way forever.

There were several alternative destinations for Farstar. The reason she didn't make a final decision was partly because Farstar herself was undecided, although it gave Hongshi a sense of involvement.

"I want to make a transformation tool with my master. What do you think would be suitable for me?"

"Don't you have a transformation item yet? Your original transformation item was the moon headdress? Why don't you just keep using the moon headdress?"

Faced with Hong Shi's question, Yuan Xing tried to whistle to pretend she wasn't listening, but she couldn't make a sound, and her first attempt at whistling ended in failure.

However, at least it let Crimson World know that she didn't want the Moon Headpiece Transformation Device.

“Then let’s go with stars,” Hong Shi said. “Headwear, necklaces, and bracelets are all fine. If you want to make them yourself, then it’s time for a craft alchemy workshop, right? I don’t know anything about the famous craft alchemy workshops. Just find one in the commercial district.”

"I've done some research and I know where the best place to go is."

Yuanxing used his mobile phone to navigate for Hongshi and told her the destination.

The final destination was a bit far from the commercial area. The handmade alchemy shop that Yuanxing chose was a fairly large ground floor shop where rings, bracelets, and necklaces could be made, as well as pottery and woodenware. Basically, anything you could imagine that could be freely crafted could be found here. Another unique feature of this shop was that all the customers were couples; the staff would assume that customers were couples and provide them with special snacks for couples. Yuanxing had put in a lot of effort to choose this shop, since the top-ranked shops are usually those that are trending, and shops like this are hard to find at the top; it required careful selection.

What would you two like to make?

Before Yuanxing arrived, she was already unsure what to make. After looking around, she felt even more lost. Suddenly, she thought that making pottery would be a good idea.

Hongshi followed her gaze and saw that Yuanxing was looking at the pottery making tool: "Making a Holy Grail would be good, or we can make a Holy Grail first, and then make the jewelry that Yuanxing wants."

"I will listen to my master."

Hongshi hadn't initially thought much of the title "Master," but now, being in a place usually frequented by couples, she clearly felt the cheesy aura surrounding them. Under the influence of this cheesy atmosphere, even Hongshi felt a peculiar sensation from the title "Master," a kind of indescribable sense of transgression.

The shop assistant had a very clear understanding: since non-couples wouldn't be here, the couple in front of her must be in a teacher-student relationship! Even though nothing had happened, just looking at and thinking about this teacher-student relationship made the shop assistant's heart flutter; she was incredibly excited.

The shop assistant arranged the best spot for her, which meant the best spot where she could observe from time to time. After all, who wouldn't want to see a teacher-student relationship?

Yuanxing asked, "Master, let's play around with it ourselves first, and then find a teacher to guide us when we're done."

Hong Shi felt uneasy. She had wanted Yuan Xing to call her Master before, but now she felt something was off: "You should just call me Sister Hong Shi."

Yuanxing grabbed Hongshi's hand and shook it vigorously: "Why? Master, I think calling you Master is the best. I don't want to call you anything else except Master. Why don't you like Master?"

Hong Shi decided to surrender: "Fine, fine, call me whatever you want, I'm almost used to it."

Pottery making involves three steps: throwing, coloring, and glazing. Yuanxing felt that the Holy Grail she had mentioned earlier was excellent. The reason was simple: a cup sounded similar to a lifetime. Although she thought Hongshi would most likely just randomly choose something, a lifetime still filled Yuanxing with a deep sense of happiness, a feeling of truly having a lover.

Although both were beginners in pottery, Yuanxing had considered the possibility of getting into pottery and had prepared in advance, at least by practicing online. In the first stage, the throwing stage, he could still manage to play around with it somewhat. To be honest, simply pulling and stretching a lump of clay was not very interesting; it was nothing compared to smearing clay on the master craftsman's face.

But shouldn't lovers not do this kind of thing? It definitely shouldn't be done, right?

Yuanxing suppressed his strong desire and shaped the lump of mud into roughly the shape of a cup.

Yuanxing asked, "Speaking of which, what kind of 'holy grail' is the Holy Grail? And what exactly is the Holy Grail?"

"The Holy Grail isn't anything special; like the Golden Kingdom mentioned before, it's an ancient relic. Legend has it that in ancient times, the gods hated humanity and cast a Pandora's Box upon them, from which flew negative forces such as plague, war, fear, and death. To combat these negative forces, humanity gathered all its wisdom and magic, and under the guidance of sages, created the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is connected to the Star of Hope, capable of generating an infinite amount of hope and ending all disasters in the world. Considering the legend that it can attract starlight, I think creating a Holy Grail with the distant star would be a good idea."

"The Holy Grail is a cup, and a cup is a lifetime. It is the promise between my master and me to be lovers for a lifetime."

Weren't they just lovers for a day?

Hongshi didn't say what was on her mind. At this point, calling them lovers for a day wouldn't qualify them as lovers at all. They should speak like true lovers.

Hongshi felt that since they were going to be lovers, they should act like that. She had done her homework these past few days and knew very well what to say at this moment.

So she whispered in Yuanxing's ear, "Since we've made a lifelong date, then you have to be my magical girl for life."

Is this what lovers are like? Is this the happiness that only lovers can experience?

Unfortunately, this feeling of happiness only lasted for a day. After today, she would never have a lover again. Everything was just a mirage. If only she could stay in today forever.

It's all fake, fake, fake! There won't be any more masters like this tomorrow, Yuan Xiaoxing, you have to hold back!

To calm herself down, Yuanxing quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, since the Golden Kingdom actually exists, the Holy Grail should also exist, right?"

“Hmm,” Hongshi nodded, “I also found the Holy Grail. It’s just a cup that can endlessly flow out healing water. Yes, yes, in ancient times it was called the Holy Grail, the source of all hope, enough to end all plagues, wars, fears and death. But it’s useless against monsters. Ancient relics are basically useless things. They are of no use when dealing with monsters. They are not as good as colleagues.”

This is not as good as my colleague, who has some talent. I don't know whether I should praise my colleague for being useful or say that the ancient artifact is even less useful than my colleague.

"What about the Golden Country? That Golden Country is pretty powerful, isn't it!"

"It can't break through the barrier of evil thoughts, but it's quite useful for hitting people."

Chapter 137 Can We Start Over Today?

Having heard the story of the Holy Grail, Yuanxing also wanted to hear the story of the Golden Kingdom, as these stories of ancient relics are not found in textbooks or online.

"What about the Golden Kingdom?"

“A legend?” Hong Shi replied, “In the past, there was a tyrannical ruler who levied exorbitant taxes. The people hated him intensely, so they united around a sage and overthrew him. At his last moment, the tyrant unleashed a curse, turning all his people into gold. But in the critical moment, the sage used his staff to gather blessings to fight the tyrant, suppressing the curse within the staff. He then inserted the staff into a stone, declaring that whoever pulled it out would break the curse, and that whoever pulled it out would become the king of the Golden Kingdom.”

"Did Sister Hong pull out the Golden Kingdom?"

"No, the Holy Grail is the only ancient relic we've ever searched for. Apart from the Holy Grail, all the other ancient relics have come to me. I have to deal with this and that, it's so troublesome. All of them are unexpected tasks, so in the end I left them all to Shengjing to handle."

Seeing that Yuanxing had almost sculpted a shape out of the clay in his hands, Hongshi got up and took a paintbrush.

"Since it's the Holy Grail, it'll definitely need some graffiti on it. I have a general idea in mind. Let's make a design first and see how it goes. We'll divide the work and work together. After we finish the Holy Grail, we'll need to design the transformation device."

"Ok!"

Yuanxing discovered that Hongshi was quite skilled at painting; she could easily create fairytale-like patterns with a simple brushstroke. Hongshi's painting depicted a woman holding up the Holy Grail, sprinkling its water in all directions. Stars twinkled in the night sky, their light scattering across the earth. The starlight and water droplets complemented each other, creating an atmosphere of unparalleled solemnity and holiness, as if the woman were spreading the sunset across the entire world.

Beyond the pond, a vibrant scene unfolds: lush green grass, birdsong, and the first blooms of flowers; flourishing vegetation, warbling birds, and dancing butterflies—all things burst forth with life. Spring water, spring pond, spring season, spring grass, spring people, spring birds—the painting itself depicts a hopeful scene of welcoming spring after enduring a long winter. But the spring scenery isn't the focus; the emphasis remains on the stars in the night sky. Those stars occupy more than half of the entire picture, leading anyone who sees it to believe the painting is titled "Stars."

"The name of this painting is Star."

Hongshi turned to Yuanxing and said, "I originally wanted to use this painting to design the cups you made, but it seems that's not possible now."

Yuanxing instinctively retorted, "Why?"

She was met with silence.

Yuanxing lowered his head and discovered that the mud ball he had made had fallen to the ground and turned into a dry lump of mud.

“Uh,” Yuanxing said dejectedly, looking at the lump of mud, “I can redo it, I—”

"There's no time to spare. Let the shop assistant make you a mug. After all, we still need to make accessories together. Accessories are more important than mugs, right?"

It's unbelievable that someone would become so engrossed in watching a painting that they forget they're actually making pottery; one shouldn't be that absorbed. Therefore, it must be a cup symbolizing a lifetime, because her relationship with her master was merely a one-day romance; to create a cup symbolizing a lifetime is simply wishful thinking.

Yuanxing could only sigh, "Ah."

The shop assistant noticed the situation and reassured her, "Little sister, don't worry so much. It's normal to fail the first time you try pottery, and there will be many more opportunities in the future. You'll eventually make a satisfactory cup."

What the shop assistant said was just common sense. Ordinary lovers would naturally have many opportunities to make cups, but she was only a one-day girlfriend, and that kind of future was just wishful thinking.

Miss Yuanxing was radiating a negative emotion that others couldn't sense, but Hongshi could clearly feel it. She wasn't surprised at all, because this child had always been this troublesome; she was always the type to suddenly come up with new ideas, and her rapid mood swings were an unsolvable problem.

Hongshi raised his hand and pinched Yuanxing's earlobe, gently tugging at it. Yuanxing lowered her head in response, and Hongshi whispered in her ear, "Darling, I'm hungry. Let's go eat now, and we can continue making accessories when we get back."

I'm hungry!

These four words struck Yuanxing like a thunderbolt. She immediately ran to her bag and took out a box of potato chips: "Master, please use this to fill your stomach."

"No need for that, I'm not so hungry that I need snacks to fill my stomach."

Yuanxing looked down at the box of potato chips in his hands, remaining silent, clearly showing no intention of leaving.

Hong Shi instantly understood. She took the chip box from Yuan Xing's hand: "These aren't chip boxes, are they? If it's something like a scary clown, I'll be angry with you, okay?"

Hongshi opened the potato chip box and found a red rose inside. To the shop assistant's exclamation of "How romantic!", she took the rose out, and immediately saw the petals fall one by one. Clearly, the rose had been run over when she fell off her bicycle earlier; the damaged flower couldn't withstand that impact.

The negative energy emanating from Yuanxing spread rapidly.

“I really like it, I especially like it.” Hong Shi hurriedly smiled: “I especially like the scene of flowers withering. I particularly like the way flowers wither. It has an ultimate beauty. I’m so glad you knew I like this.”

Yuanxing sighed, "That rose was damaged by the bicycle."

Yes, I know that's how it is, but you don't have to say it out loud. It's better to just go with the flow.

Hongshi took Yuanxing's hand and walked towards the alchemy room: "But I especially like it, Master. Although it's a coincidence, isn't it interesting because of this kind of coincidence? Master's favorability has obviously increased, and it has become even more outstanding, so you should be happier too."

"Ah."

Yuanxing tried to cheer herself up, but still felt extremely frustrated; almost everything she had carefully prepared had ended in failure. Ugh, could she start over today, perhaps when she left home this morning?

This negative energy just won't diminish at all...

Hongshi grew impatient, reached out and grabbed Yuanxing's sleeve, pulling him forward and tilting him. She then kissed Yuanxing on the lips, injecting him with positive energy.

Hong Shi covered her face with her arm, not wanting anyone to see her flushed face underneath: "Are you in a better mood now?"

Yuanxing neither saw nor intended to look. Her spirits had fully recovered, and she was even in a state of heightened excitement, with positive energy constantly overflowing, as if the negative energy from before was all false. She grabbed Hongshi's hand and ran out of the alchemy room.

"Master! There's a super delicious restaurant nearby, let's go!"

Hong Shi just found it noisy and felt it was better to let her be depressed.

The shop assistant was also in a frenzy, excitedly sprinting in place to release her excess energy: "I want to see this! I want to see this crow!!!"

Chapter 138 If 138 could do it all over again

The restaurant that Yuanxing chose was also a classroom restaurant, which is the kind that operates as both a cooking classroom and a restaurant. The characteristic of this type of restaurant is that you can either ask the restaurant to provide the dishes or cook under the guidance of the cooking teacher.

Yuanxing came here because she was interested in the latter. Although she can cook, she can only cook some home-style dishes. If the food she makes cannot satisfy Hongshi, then Yuanxing will regret it. It is better to have a teacher accompany her.

"So this is also a collaborative production?"

“Mmm!” Yuanxing nodded vigorously: “Cooking together as a couple, just thinking about it makes me happy.”

Hong Shi Jiu ~ O6 + Su Liu Qi Ba Er Ba: Straightforward: "I don't know how. Although I can help you prepare the ingredients, I can forget about cooking."

"It's alright, there's a cooking teacher who can teach you. Besides, your master knows baking, so if he can bake, cooking will definitely be no problem either."

Hong Shi glanced at her, his expression unreadable: "You'll find out when the time comes."

It sounded like there was some hidden story, but Yuanxing didn't care at all. At most, it was just that the food was bad. What hidden story could there be in making food?

The cooking instructor has a wide variety of ingredients, so you can choose whatever you want to cook. Aside from the question of whether overly complicated dishes will taste good, they'll also take a lot of time, so Yuanxing prefers simpler, more time-efficient options.

"What do you think of pan-fried meat patties, Master? Each person gets a meat patty, and then different sauces are spread on it, resulting in completely different flavors. You can enjoy multiple flavors in one dish."

Hong Shi said nonchalantly, "I don't really care, but just don't be scared when I start cooking."

"Haha, Master, you really know how to joke."

Yuanxing felt that even if it tasted terrible, it was just a matter of undercooked or overcooked cooking, which wasn't a big deal. Moreover, Yuanxing noticed that Hongshi's technique was very skillful. He pounded the minced meat with ease, turning it into a meat patty in the blink of an eye, and then placed the patty on the iron plate used to grill the meat patties.

Hong Shi turned around: "Is it still not too late to switch hands now?"

Yuanxing shook his head.

Seeing that Yuanxing refused, Hongshi decided to let the facts speak for themselves. She picked up a shovel, but before she could even make a move, she heard Yuanxing shout, "Stop!"

Yuanxing carefully examined Hongshi. The only strange thing about Hongshi was the way she was holding the shovel. Normal people would hold the handle with one hand, but Hongshi was holding the handle with both hands and with the shovel facing down, making it look like she was holding a stick used for stirring something.

In that instant, Yuanxing felt that Hongshi in front of her was no longer the cute baby face with a mature aura, but seemed to have turned into a real innocent child. However, this child could only give people negative emotions such as ferocity, terror, gloom and fear, just like the little girl in a horror movie. She did nothing but already made people feel very scared.

However, the feeling only lasted for a moment. Yuanxing thought it must be an illusion and once again signaled Hongshi to cook the meat patties.

Yuanxing stared intently at Hongshi. This time, her senses were even clearer. She was absolutely certain that the person there was not her master, but some terrifying witch who had rejuvenated and was cooking up the children she had just captured!

The culinary instructor screamed in terror, "Ah!"

The moment Hongshi stopped moving because of her fear, the cooking teacher also stopped screaming, and even blushed with embarrassment because of her own screaming.

Yuanxing tried to reassure the cooking teacher: "Although my master's cooking is so amazing and cool that it makes people want to scream, you can't scream because my master is my lover."

Of course, her way of comforting her was to wrap her arms around Hongshi from behind and kiss her on the cheek.

The cooking teacher initially felt ashamed, then became shy, and then excited. As someone working in an area frequented by couples, I've seen plenty of couples and don't care much about them, but a teacher-student relationship is different; the sense of transgression is irresistible.

"It feels like you're releasing magic while cooking, Master, which is why it's so terrifying."

Yuanxing took the spatula and threw the meat patty onto the hot plate to start grilling.

While grilling, Yuanxing was still troubled by that strange feeling from before: "Master, you give off a completely different feeling when you cook, as if you are unconsciously radiating magic?"

"I do not know."

Yuanxing was still unwilling to give up: "Should we try again? Try cooking some plain porridge or something?"

"why?"

"It feels like Master is unconsciously investing magic. If it's just plain porridge, all you have to do is put in the rice and water and cook it in the rice cooker. But if Master can cook plain porridge, I'll have to go out in the rain and catch a cold, and then have Master feed me plain porridge."