Chapter 306: Interlude One·End

Nine days later.

The noon sun was scorchingly bright, accompanied by the irritating drone of cicadas, pouring unobstructed through the clear glass windows into the room.

It was clearly late autumn, yet the temperature outside was freakishly hot. The air conditioner in the room hummed dutifully, blowing streams of cool air from the vent, desperately maintaining the indoor temperature at 21 degrees.

And at this moment.

A slender, cherry-haired girl stood before the stove in the open kitchen, using a kitchen knife to slash through vegetables, a purple apron wrapped around her front, the ties knotted at the small of her slender waist.

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That cascade of cherry-colored hair draped softly over the fair, delicate skin of her back, covering those butterfly bones brimming with girlish charm, the ends precisely covering the key position below her waist with its exquisite curves.

Her toenails, painted with orange-red nail polish, were like pearls, her feet elegantly shaped, bare against the floor, yet no dust or stain dared approach.

That outfit, without a doubt.

, was the most fundamentalist naked apron!

Yet the cherry-haired girl's sweet face, cool yet tinged with a hint of adorable daze, showed no abnormality whatsoever, not a trace of shame.

On such a hot day, was there any problem with being shirtless alone at home?

Anyway, lately her main body never went out, always using the Stand-in Body for activities. Maintaining this mode recovered magic power fastest. Every day was eat, sleep, eat, convert magic power. Clothes and such were too troublesome, so she simply skipped them.

Even Mengmengxiang herself had no complaints!

As for occasionally feeling someone angrily hugging her, kneading her face, and biting her ear while she slept these past few days, and finally being held like a body pillow as they fell asleep together… that must have been an illusion.

Who told you to keep me from transforming into Masked ○ Warrior!

Lin Guang finished cutting the vegetables and set them aside, then began using a spatula to stir the sizzling bacon in the frying pan. Not a single drop of oil splattered wildly during her cooking, all of it obediently leaping back into the pan.

[Frying Pan Containing a Girl's Heart (E)]

[A frying pan artifact containing a girl's heart. When used for cooking, oil will not splatter, and it increases the user's control over seasoning and heat.]

[May you find the dishes you love to eat.]

This pan really was quite useful. Even pan-fried chicken breast became fragrant.

Except…

At this very moment, Lin Guang's gaze was actually no longer focused on the pan.

She was looking at the system panel only she could see:

[Next Trial Cooldown: 11 minutes 45 seconds remaining.]

Clearly, she was waiting for the countdown to hit zero.

The second trial would begin very soon.

To say her heart was as calm as still water without a single ripple was absolutely impossible. After all, for her, this was yet another new game about to launch.

And…

Honestly, she was also somewhat urgently in need of a new identity and corresponding rewards.

Mengmengxiang's magic power and soul had already begun to influence her a bit too much. Naturally, she needed to introduce new variables to balance things out.

This matter was also recorded in "God○Revival."

And since Lin Guang's occupation was called [Saint Relic Pilot], the things she could pilot should be very broad. Theoretically, as long as it was humanoid, it should probably work.

Maybe this game she could transform into Ultra ○, Masked ○ Warrior, or pilot a super robot.

[Next Trial Cooldown: 5 minutes 00 seconds remaining.]

She turned off the stove, expertly plucked out the bacon with slightly charred edges, and together with lettuce, tomato slices, and cucumber slices, casually took out two slices of toast, softened them with magic power, and made a generously portioned bacon sandwich.

Carrying a porcelain-white plate and a glass of ice milk with wisps of cold air rising from it, the cherry-haired girl came to the dining table and sat down. She removed her apron, held the sandwich with both hands, and began eating in small, expressionless bites.

[Next Trial Cooldown: 1 minute 4 seconds remaining.]

The aromatic bacon, the sweet-and-tart tomato and cucumber slices, mixed with the wheat fragrance of the bread, slowly spread through her mouth.

Completely bare except for the crimson gem hanging at her chest, the cherry-haired girl swallowed the last bite of sandwich, tilted her head back to drain the glass of milk in one go, then stood and carried the men's underwear from the chair back into the bathroom.

A few seconds later, a dark-haired young man walked out shirtless, returning to his own bedroom.

Original body, activate!

He changed back into his most comfortable everyday loungewear, then walked to the bedside and lay flat on his back on the single bed with light-colored sheets, sensing the state of his entire body.

Full of energy, magic power abundant, and the existence force within the Pride Mark also fully charged.

Xia Yao's situation was also flourishing. Based on his observations, she had that idiot fairy completely wrapped around her finger, so he could afford to leave that alone for now.

It was time to open a new chapter of adventure.

The countdown on the translucent panel just happened to tick to the final second, smoothly hitting zero.

Open, open, open, open, open!

[Ding!]

[Randomizing difficulty…]

[Difficulty confirmed: C-Rank (Hard).]

[Your authority level is: D.]

[During the trial mission, you may select any one of your original body's skills to activate at any time, usable for five minutes, limited to one use per mission.]

Only C-Rank?

What was this difficulty based on?

Looking at the text popping up on the panel, Lin Guang's brow arched slightly, but not a shred of disdain arose in his dark eyes.

His instincts told him this damn system wouldn't issue such an easy mission.

Like hell I believe you!

[Mission loading… matching you with a suitable dungeon…]

[Match successful.]

[Initiating consciousness link and body deployment…]

[Dungeon load complete.]

[Your character identity is: Magical Girl Teresa.]

"………"

Lin Guang drew a deep breath, feeling his whole body trembling with rage.

"I fuck your…"

He had barely cursed three words when his eyes lost focus, and his consciousness plunged straight into a deep, boundless darkness.

, this b'y'd system might as well change its name to Strongest Magical Girl System.

This darkness seemed eternal.

And he, continuously falling within it, was like an insect trapped in resin, existing in this frozen world in an endless fall, spinning.

It was clearly as if he would arrive at that new journey the very next instant, clearly just one step away from crossing that boundary.

But… for some reason, this darkness and nothingness seemed to have always existed, never once dissipating, lasting so long that even she found it eerie.

Yet before long, she suddenly jolted.

"!!"

Lin Guang abruptly became aware of a terrifying fact.

, it wasn't that the darkness hadn't ended.

Rather, during the fall, her consciousness had already arrived at the new body at some point.

It was just that she could see nothing, and feel nothing.

That was all.

……………………