After the incident with Lei Lang, Bai Lili’s view of the male protagonist had shifted somewhat. She suddenly began to doubt whether the male lead in the book she read was actually Long Chen. Having only seen the beginning of the novel, she couldn’t truly tell what was real. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to sign up for the Supernatural Ability Tournament. However, this seemed largely irrelevant to her; she was just a small-time healer.
Just as Bai Lili was enjoying her afternoon tea, Lilith suddenly burst into the room, her face unable to contain her excitement.
“Lili, let’s form a team! I think if we team up, we’re sure to win big!”
Lilith held a school-issued poster, smiling brightly as she grabbed Bai Lili’s arm.
“Come on, Lili, team up with me, okay? I’ll protect you.” Lilith patted her own flat chest, making a promise to Bai Lili.
Bai Lili pushed the Lilith in front of her away and said flatly,
“No. Participating in this competition is useless to me. Besides, I could give you a prize similar to that right now.”
Ignoring the look of envy in Lilith’s eyes, Lilith leaped forward and clung tightly to Bai Lili’s thigh, rubbing her face against it.
“Rich lady! I’m hungry! Feed me!”
Bai Lili couldn’t stand this version of Lilith and pushed hard against Lilith’s face, which was squinting in enjoyment.
“Don’t take this chance to cop a feel! Also, the rules require a team of four. Where are you going to find the other two?”
Lilith seemed to have thought of this too and brought her face close to Bai Lili’s.
“Aren’t there two other people? I believe they’ll agree.”
Bai Lili thought about it and finally agreed. After all, if she didn’t go, she felt this Lilith would stick to her like a piece of stubborn gum.
“Fine, I’ll join you, okay? Now stop disturbing my rest.”
Seeing Bai Lili agree, Lilith happily complied.
“Rest well, Lili. I’ll be on my way now.”
Lilith skipped out of the dorm room, presumably off to find the other two.
Bai Lili thought that since she’d just be coasting along anyway, she might as well coast to a decent ranking to make her mother happy. She didn’t pay it much more mind.
The plot had already flown off the rails. It would be downright rude to still be thinking about the original story progression at this point. But Lilith was really in a hurry, getting prepared on the very first day of registration.
Bai Lili remembered that the prize for this tournament was supposed to be a relic of the Blood Clan. Originally an S-grade weapon, it had been downgraded to high A-grade for unknown reasons, but it was still an excellent weapon.
After all, S-grade weapons were rare finds, and this weapon might just return to S-grade someday.
Enjoying this rare moment without a heroine suddenly popping up to disturb her, Bai Lili sighed.
‘If I didn’t know this was a novel, could I have become good friends with the heroines without having to overthink everything?’
However, the impression Long Chen gave her wasn’t that of a male protagonist, but more like a villain who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals, only to later realize he was actually a clown.
The more Bai Lili thought about it, the more something felt off.
‘Could this be a yuri novel?’
After all, in Bai Lili’s impression, she appeared before the male protagonist, and the heroines bullied her for most of the plot. Bai Lili suddenly felt as if a blockage had been cleared; the plot seemed to become clear all at once.
So, the chaos Long Chen created was paving the way for the heroines… to conquer her? In a daze, everything seemed to make sense again. She had thought she just hadn’t seen the romance subplot, but it turned out the romance subplot was about training her.
Bai Lili realized something was wrong.
‘The romance subplot is about training me? That seems even scarier.’
Thinking back to her previous dream, could that have been an ending where she was conquered by Lilith? Just the thought of that dream made Bai Lili involuntarily squeeze her thighs together and rub them.
But Lilith’s current behavior was completely different from the Lilith in the dream. The present Lilith seemed like a completely sunny, cheerful little girl. She didn’t seem like someone who would imprison others and engage in all sorts of… play.
Bai Lili hoped in her heart that she was just overthinking it. After all, suspecting someone for no reason other than a dream wasn’t very nice.
Her impression of Lilith was actually pretty good, even though their first meeting was a bit… stalker-ish.
She remembered that for those participating in this Supernatural Ability Tournament, the school would assign specialized teachers for training. It seemed they would also open a new hunting zone—an advanced hunting area with many opportunities and dangers. The teachers would give each person a teleportation medal.
This was to prevent situations where, if danger arose, they couldn’t even escape. The medal activated automatically, but could also be triggered manually, instantly teleporting the student back to the academy upon sensing danger.
The main task now was to raise her own supernatural ability to level three. Of course, that was the heroines’ task. Who told them to grind like crazy dogs every day? Who knew what they were thinking, grinding so intensely? When Bai Lili was level one, they were already level two.
Bai Lili sighed inwardly.
‘They have talent and work hard? How is anyone else supposed to live?’
Even though she herself was a slacker.
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