Chapter 21: There’s Absolutely No Way This Will Backfire

An inexplicable irritation made Luo Ling frown involuntarily.

Indeed.

I shouldn’t have seen Mu Wan.

Every time I see her, my mood never improves.

I should just finish this quickly and leave.

Luo Ling shook her head, trying to shake off the extra thoughts.

She silently circled around the two of them and took out a key to insert into the lock.

**Click.**

The sealing array on the door vanished accordingly and opened to the side on its own.

“Please come in, you two.”

Luo Ling turned sideways and bowed, making a “please” gesture.

When Mu Wan passed by holding Lisiluo’s hand, Luo Ling’s gaze involuntarily followed that petite figure.

Her fox ears perked up slightly.

If it were the usual Mu Wan.

She would absolutely never let go of such a great opportunity to stroke the top of my head.

But those black twin-tails swayed with her steps and passed straight in front of her, with no intention of stopping at all.

Her fox ears instantly drooped down.

Luo Ling completely failed to realize that her ears had already exposed her thoughts.

She clenched her sleeve cuffs and stared tightly at Mu Wan’s back.

But she said nothing.

She merely closed the door and silently followed behind the two of them.

Mu Wan had of course noticed.

She had taken in all of Luo Ling’s little actions just now as well as her various expressions.

It was from a certain day that Mu Wan, because of an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, recalled the memories of her previous life.

Before that, she had always been playing the role of the Mu family’s villainess young lady in her true colors.

In the eyes of her past self, Luo Ling was simply a servant plus playmate.

The game also mentioned that Luo Ling and Mu Wan’s relationship was not shallow, but after all one was a villain and the other a shop NPC, so related information was not much.

Now combining the two, Mu Wan roughly understood what Luo Ling was thinking.

The relationship between the two of them was very simple:

A little fox who was afraid of loneliness happened to run into a little devil young lady who would stick to anyone and refused no one.

The little devil completely ignored the little fox’s rejection of her and became the other party’s only “friend.”

Well done, past self!

Originally an NPC who didn’t even have a favorability system, Mu Wan would still worry about how to improve their relationship.

Now with this layer of relationship, her train of thought instantly became clear.

Aiyah aiyah, wait until she gets so lonely she can’t hold it in, then I’ll suddenly appear and fiercely earn a wave of favorability.

Repeating like this, capturing Luo Ling is a sure thing, right?

If there weren’t so many people around, Mu Wan would definitely have let out a villainous chuckle like when a villain succeeds.

The collection room was much smaller than the hall outside, but the furnishings were even more exquisite.

The display cases were also more distinctive, clearly chosen according to the characteristics of each magic stone.

Just as Mu Wan was sighing that this place was consistent with the game.

Her hand was suddenly clenched tightly by Lisiluo, and it even carried a slight tremble.

Looking back, she saw Lisiluo’s breathing become rapid from fear, her face pale.

Mu Wan knew she had come to the right place.

That magic stone was here.

Lisiluo had only just stepped into the room not long ago when a strange feeling made her hair stand on end all over.

Unlike in the hall, the magic stones here no longer pulled at the mana inside her body; they were very quiet.

But there was one place that was different.

Without any basis, Lisiluo could feel a gaze coming from the front.

It was full of an inhuman feeling, and at the same time it disappeared very quickly.

It was as if something inside a magic stone had just glanced at her.

This thought frightened Lisiluo quite a bit.

She almost without hesitation clenched Mu Wan’s hand tightly and hid her entire person behind Mu Wan.

“Th-that, Senpai, did you feel a kind of… strange gaze?”

“Hmm? What kind of gaze?”

“Like being glanced at by a magic stone, that kind of thing…?”

“I didn’t feel anything, but maybe some magic stone has taken a fancy to you, you know.”

“**Waaah**—! Senpai, you’re scaring me, r-r-right?”

“Pfft, after all there are all kinds of magic stones here. Maybe there really are living magic stones.”

Mu Wan teased with a smile.

For a moment Lisiluo didn’t even know if she was joking or being serious.

Luo Ling couldn’t stand it anymore, so she opened her mouth to refute:

“Miss Lisiluo, don’t be fooled. Magic stones cannot have life. Please rest assured on this point.”

“Is that so? That’s good then…”

**Huu—**

It seems just now was only my own illusion.

That’s right, being glanced at by a magic stone or whatever, how could that be possible?

Even so, Lisiluo still had lingering fear and tightly followed behind Mu Wan, inseparable as a shadow.

Mu Wan also did not stop her, seeming to tacitly allow her clinging behavior, and instead devoted herself wholeheartedly to browsing the magic stones in the display cases.

Lisiluo also tried to observe these magic stones.

But aside from seeing that compared to the magic stones in the hall, their shapes were even more peculiar and twisted, she couldn’t make out anything else.

No good.

I really don’t have the makings of an appraiser.

The dejected Lisiluo then felt another gaze.

But this time it came from behind.

She suddenly looked back and saw Miss Luo Ling silently avert her gaze.

**Huu…** So it was Miss Luo Ling.

Wait, could it be that she realized I actually know nothing about magic stones?

It couldn’t be…

She’s starting to regret giving a magic stone to me, right?

**Wuu wuu,** thinking about it, that makes sense.

If I were a magic stone, I definitely wouldn’t want to be chosen by a student who doesn’t understand anything.

Is it still not too late to refuse now—

Just as Lisiluo was hesitating whether to come clean.

The Mu Wan in front of her suddenly stopped walking.

Lisiluo couldn’t react in time and they **smacked** into each other.

Her chin heavily bumped into Mu Wan’s small head.

“Wuu wuu… I bumped it, I bumped it. **Hiss~** My chin hurts so much.”

“Why are you the one shouting in pain first? Forget it, I can’t be bothered to argue with you about this now.”

Mu Wan rubbed her head with slight dissatisfaction, then pointed at the nearby display case toward Luo Ling, her tone certain.

“I want this one.”

Lisiluo and Luo Ling both gathered over at the same time to observe the magic stone Mu Wan was pointing at.

It was a drop-shaped red crystal, only the size of a thumb, with a dull surface and no patterns inside at all.

It just lay there quietly in the display case, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding dazzling magic stones.

Luo Ling scrutinized that magic stone and began searching her memory.

Then her brows furrowed tightly, her expression serious.

“This magic stone… ever since I collected it, it has had no reaction at all. No one knows what its effect is.”

“If we really use it, there’s a high probability it’s just an ordinary gem, and it might even have negative effects. Are you sure?”

Luo Ling raised her head and asked Mu Wan suspiciously.

Mu Wan didn’t hesitate even for a second:

“I’m sure. This one.”

“But…”

“In the past, when people encountered a magic stone with extremely good compatibility, the magic stone would at least glow or produce resonance, but right now nothing has happened.”

“I completely don’t think highly of this magic stone. Are you sure this is the result after a serious selection?”

Luo Ling asked repeatedly.

Obviously she suspected Mu Wan had gotten into a little temper and was deliberately picking the most useless magic stone to give to Lisiluo.

“Aiyah, when have the things I choose ever been wrong? You can rest assured.”

“That’s what you say, but…”

Luo Ling’s gaze turned to Lisiluo.

After all, this magic stone was to be given to her, so her opinion was the key.

“Miss Lisiluo, what do you think? Can you feel anything?”

Lisiluo observed for a long time but didn’t feel anything either.

But her thoughts were very simple:

Eh!

Miss Luo Ling said this is a gem that’s pretty much useless.

Then isn’t it just perfect for a useless person like me?

Maybe Mu Wan picked it because she noticed this point.

“I… I choose to believe Mu Wan-senpai!”