Chapter 123: He Clearly Likes It but Won’t Admit It!
After Lu Yibei gathered the materials needed for the Initial Scene Spring Breeze spell and handed them to Jumeng, he acted like a negligent boss and returned upstairs alone.
Why not use free labor?
Although, as a native of Z Country, Lu Yibei had strong aversion to exploiting the labor of the people, he felt no psychological burden when he thought about how Jumeng was an urban legend and shouldn’t be considered “the people.”
Once back upstairs, Lu Yibei headed straight for his windbreaker, still holding onto a sliver of hope for the missing core of the urban legend.
Just because he didn’t find it earlier didn’t mean it was truly gone; perhaps it just fell into some inconspicuous corner?
Though the likelihood was slim, what if?!
However, after searching the area, Lu Yibei was astonished to find that not only was the core of the urban legend missing, but even his windbreaker had seemingly vanished into thin air.
“Ah, what the…?”
Lu Yibei scratched the back of his head, looking around the bedroom with a confused expression, mumbling to himself in a voice only he could hear.
“What’s going on? Did a thief break in? No, wait, it wouldn’t just steal the core of an urban legend but also target my coat. This kind of specificity probably means only an urban legend could pull this off.”
But…
How could an unknown urban legend sneak into his apartment without Jumeng noticing?
Lu Yibei squinted, feeling like the probability of a powerful urban legend that Jumeng didn’t notice infiltrating his home was negligible.
The current situation likely occurred during those few minutes he was downstairs when something unexpected happened.
With this thought, he lowered his voice and called out softly, “Windbreaker, windbreaker, are you there…”
Before Lu Yibei could finish his words, a faint whooshing sound came from beside him, and he looked over to see a magenta shadow pouncing toward him.
The sudden event startled him; he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Ah?! What is that? Don’t come over!”
As he spoke, he stumbled back a few steps, his knee hitting the bed frame, making a dull thud, and he fell towards the ground.
…
Downstairs in the apartment’s living room, a thick atmosphere of resentment filled the air.
Jumeng sat cross-legged on the carpet beside the coffee table, her delicate little hands crossed in front of her chest, causing the slight swell beneath her loose robe.
Her melancholic expression resembled that of a woman at a market who had her discounted pork snatched away, mixed with a hint of fierce cuteness.
On the coffee table in front of her were various materials lined up to make the Initial Scene Spring Breeze spell, yet she showed no intention of making anything herself.
As the saying goes, money can make the ghost push the mill.
However, when someone is powerful enough, they can make even ghosts work without money, and even get them to make charms without issue.
“You! Mafun, right? What did I say earlier? The thickness cannot exceed two millimeters! Look how thick this is? Are you making Mahjong tiles?”
Mafun, “…”
“And you! What are you drawing? It looks like ghostly symbols; no, you’re a ghost! But I require you, from now on, to not think of yourself as an urban legend!”
False Teeth, “…”
“You’re the eye, right? Lying there without moving? I’m giving you two choices now: either get to work quickly, or evaporate into thin air.”
Upon hearing this, the eye was instantly filled with bloodshot veins, ready to scream the words of its demise, but was hastily stopped by the other urban legends around.
“Forget it, forget it, just endure it, and it will pass.”
As a genuine deity, Jumeng was always able to make others work for her.
When Lu Yibei pressured her, she turned around and started to pressure the various urban legends in the apartment.
As a deity, how could she stoop to doing dirty and hard work like grinding wood, mixing vermilion, or painting talismans herself?
As the only one in the house capable of completing the infusion of spiritual energy, couldn’t she just wiggle her fingers?
While Jumeng was thinking this, she suddenly heard a loud exclamation coming from upstairs.
She turned to look at the staircase, frowned, and thought, why is he making such a fuss running upstairs all alone?
…
Just as Lu Yibei’s body was about to make contact with the ground, he suddenly heard a soft rustling sound near his ears, and something enveloped his body.
In that instant, his windbreaker, which had transformed into a magical girl outfit, quickly disassembled at an undetectable speed, turning into several segments of exquisite fabric with outstanding colors.
The disassembled fabric glowed faintly, like magenta birds, swirling around Lu Yibei and quickly adjusting to his dimensions.
In a flash, like birds returning to their nest, all the fabric settled on Lu Yibei’s body, gently wrapping and intricately stitching itself together.
The entire process lasted only a few seconds, and by the time Lu Yibei gathered his wits, he was floating just two centimeters above the ground.
“…”
Lu Yibei, still in shock, took a few seconds to calm down, then got up carefully. As he moved, his peripheral vision accidentally swept over the floor mirror, only to quickly return in haste.
When he clearly saw his reflection in the mirror, his face went pale, and he felt completely unwell.
“Wha—?!”
In the mirror, his relatively tall body with some muscle definition had, within those few seconds, shed his sweater and jeans and changed into the long-desired magical girl outfit. His wish had finally come true.
In the mirror.
The beautifully crafted dress clung tightly to his body yet fit richly without a hint of constraint, only outlining the youthful contours of a boy.
With the off-shoulder design, his shoulder muscles were sharply defined, and in the absolute area between the luxurious lace hem and knee-high socks, a few stray leg hairs could be faintly seen on his strong thighs.
Lu Yibei, “…”
Although I always wanted to try Bai Xiaohua’s outfit, being thrust into it without any preparation is just… so embarrassing…
No, it’s extremely embarrassing!
…
After Lu Yibei’s theatrical exclamations, Jumeng could no longer contain her curiosity and asked loudly.
“Lu Yibei, what are you doing up there? Making such a fuss?”
Hearing Jumeng’s voice from downstairs, Lu Yibei anxiously glanced toward the staircase, swallowed hard, and replied loudly, “N-no, it’s nothing! Just…”
“Just that a cockroach suddenly popped out of the wardrobe, and I was scared.”
“Tsk! How old are you? Why are you so girly? Scared of a cockroach?”
After a pause, Jumeng seemed to realize something quickly and explained, “Ah, no, I don’t mean to discriminate against you; I just meant to say…”
“Uh, I meant to say… right, Southern cockroaches really are quite large. I heard online that the biggest can be about the size of a small mouse. If you’re really scared, I could come up and help you?”
When Lu Yibei heard Jumeng was coming upstairs, he panicked and hurriedly said, “No, no! It’s fine! I was just startled by suddenly seeing something jumping out; I’ve already squashed the cockroach!”
If she came up and saw this scene, it would be unthinkable!
“Are you sure you don’t need help?”
“Really, it’s fine, you… don’t try to find an excuse to slack off! Just focus on making the charms!” Lu Yibei shouted.
“Tsk! Ungrateful! I’m making the charms for you day and night until you’re satisfied, alright?!”
Jumeng angrily remarked, then turned to the other urban legends nearby, “Can you all sing ‘The Internationale’? Come sing with me.”
“… Arise, ye wretched of the earth! Arise, ye prisoners of starvation! Prepare, arise!”
Listening to the interrupted yet passionate singing drifting from downstairs, Lu Yibei, “…”
Why do they sound so emotional while singing?
…
Lu Yibei quietly listened for a while to Jumeng and the various urban legends singing with heartfelt enthusiasm, and after confirming they wouldn’t suddenly come upstairs, he walked to the mirror and began to assess the figure reflected back while secretly pondering.
The unusual situation just now occurred after I called out for the windbreaker, and ordinary clothes wouldn’t adjust themselves to fit the wearer’s body reasonably.
Therefore, what I’m wearing now is indeed the original windbreaker; as for how it gained this ability…
I suspect it must have devoured the core of the urban legend from the pocket, enhancing its powers.
Lu Yibei thought, both amused and exasperated, he patted the sleeve and softly scolded, “Who told you to devour the urban legend’s core? And then to turn into this ghastly appearance! Hurry and take it off!”
The windbreaker, “…”
The magical lady seems unhappy? But why is that?
Doesn’t she like this dress? Isn’t it normal for a girl to like beautiful dresses?
Geez, so confusing! After all, I’m not very smart…
While the windbreaker pondered, it wriggled slightly, and then the zipper behind it suddenly “zipped” open, slowly sliding down and revealing Lu Yibei’s bare back.
At that moment, Jumeng, who had just finished making her first charm, rushed upstairs with it happily, “Lu Yibei, Lu Yibei, I did it! Can you…”
When Jumeng arrived upstairs and saw Lu Yibei, half clad in the dress in front of the mirror, her voice abruptly cut off, and her mouth twitched for a long while before finally squeezing out, “Uh, s-sorry for the interruption! I’ll just put this down here; you continue… continue…”
With that, she placed the charm on the floor, covered her blushing face with both hands, and ran away, a strange smile on her lips, mumbling as she went, “Hehe, I knew he clearly likes it yet won’t admit it! Hehe!”
Lu Yibei, “…”
Does anyone know a place nearby where the rent is cheaper? I need to move out overnight!
