Chapter 120 Part 1

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Chapter 120 Part 1: Return of the Avenging Ghost, More Outrageous Events (1)

Time passes by in the blink of an eye.

Chu Yuanqing set aside distractions and worked diligently to increase her popularity. Besides daily vocal and dance training, she also actively began learning music theory, expression management from an AI mentor, business training, and basic idol industry knowledge.

Although as a reluctant newcomer to the industry, it was challenging to learn new things, and there were many internal barriers. Yet every time she felt embarrassed, uncertain, resistant, uneasy, or disgusted, the noble cause of saving the world weighed heavily on her mind, suppressing the doubts.

As a result, certain pure aspects of her being were silently expanded.

During this period, Xie Qingxuan, known as the Great Devil by her fans for her outstanding idol skills, was undoubtedly an excellent predecessor in the idol field. She excelled in various idol industry skills, earning her the title of NO.1 in comprehensive idol abilities.

“Hey, do you want to learn how to do makeup?”

“Of course. Even if you are very pretty and have good skin, different stages require different makeup looks. Even if you have a makeup artist when you debut in the future, they won’t be with you 24/7. You need to learn how to touch up your makeup for your daily schedule at least.”

– Extra class.

“Do we need to learn how to walk too?”

“Yes, and more than that. Poses for photos, attitude under spotlight, daily manners, personal style, and understanding of fashion and outfit coordination—all these need to be learned.”

– Extra class.

Similar conversations had been happening frequently lately.

Xie Qingxuan approached learning with seriousness and dedication.

Chu Yuanqing remained confused and not fully attentive.

Finally, only the essential basic knowledge was learned, with most of the focus still on studying “ACUTE.”

Because it was her first time learning the trio dance, her personal progress was noticeably slower than the other two dancing machines.

The most time-consuming part was remembering the sequence and timing of the steps.

Especially with complex positions like those in “ACUTE,” which involved moving around as in a musical, memorizing every detail perfectly could only be achieved through long hours of training and cooperation.

Chu Yuanqing was not troubled by this at all. Her spatial awareness was strong, allowing her to visualize the movements of the trio as a moving picture and compare them one by one in her mind.

The most challenging part remained the dance foundation. Some moves required departing from the lightness of ballet, and some demanded complex and subtle expressions, movements, and body details that couldn’t be mastered overnight.

Three days later, at noon, in the practice room.

Chu Yuanqing straightened her body, leaned back slightly at the waist with trembling curves, displaying softness. Her hip bone was close to the ground, highlighting the curve of her waist, knees and soles of her feet touching the ground, her elegantly long legs straightened, her fair, slender arms reaching back like wings, and her fingertips gracefully touching the ground.

This was the standard move called “ground press with back cross.”

Because of the dancer’s good looks and figure, she stood out in the peaceful dance studio, easily catching people’s attention and sparking fantasies.

Xie Qingxuan honestly admired the beautiful scenery, her eyelashes trembling as she took in the sight. Her innocent eyes blinked occasionally, gazing down in confusion at her chest where she couldn’t see her toes.

It was strange—even though Little Qing’s chest and hips weren’t as full as hers, why couldn’t she seem to look away from Little Qing’s sensitive areas? Was it a proportion issue?

The golden retriever observed carefully for a while and came to a conclusion.

Chu Yuanqing had a perfect body proportion, with just the right amount of emphasis and no flaws.

Whether it was the slim waist, the shape and size of the chest, the ratio of hip circumference and long legs, the head and neck proportions, or even the ankle bones, everything combined naturally and harmoniously as if bestowed with the concept of “perfection” by some kind of magic.

She was like some kind of fantasy creature.

This “perfection” didn’t look exaggerated when covered with fabric decorations.

However, when wearing snug yoga clothes and performing various tension-filled dance movements, it could stretch the curves and greatly unleash this mesmerizing charm.

So beautiful, love watching, keep watching.

Xie Qingxuan’s way of thinking was simple, but what confused her was: could girls be interested in other girls’ bodies too?

The young girl, still innocent, took a step closer to the new world. She decided to study her body while taking a bath today, carefully observing as she lathered and continued softly.

Well, due to her innocence, this child’s eyes were as pure as if she were admiring a grand gallery in the Louvre, filled with devotion and curiosity towards art.

Chu Yuanqing couldn’t say anything; she pursed her lips, feeling the sourness spreading from her legs and various parts, enduring the strange sensation of being observed in different places. Her lovely face maintained a solemn appearance, yet her eyes were tinged with embarrassment.

Oh no, what’s wrong with Qingxuan? Isn’t her own bigger anyway? Why not just look in the mirror more often? Why try to pose in different ways during baths? Isn’t that figure sexier than those online?!

Chu Yuanqing’s soft flesh, legs, waist, and hips were all gently caressed as if by light feathers, only feeling a sense of freedom when the golden dog blinked its eyes.

She could barely hold back, her movements almost deformed, causing the plump curves of her soft flesh to tremble with each breath; the tucked lantern inside was very cozy, drifting off to a peaceful sleep.

The girl’s eyes filled with mist, becoming more and more embarrassed as she thought.

Qingxuan wasn’t like this before, but after being kissed that day, it was as if something had awakened in her, using innocent eyes to observe herself playing with her soft hair every day.

Actually, it was normal to be looked at a few times.

But the magical girl’s constitution was really strange. During the last performance on stage, she purely relied on Charlotte to focus on the stage absolutely, forcefully ignoring all the strange things. Otherwise, being observed by the eyes of two thousand people at the scene was even more terrifying than the curse of the Sea of Truth!

Were all magical girls’ bodies like this?

No, that wasn’t realistic.

Remember, the goal of “Dazzling Stage” was to cultivate a group of magical girls during their idol debut period, destined to face the public’s gaze.

So, was she the only one who was so strange?

Chu Yuanqing thought of this possibility, couldn’t help but frown, almost falling into a gloomy mood. She began to doubt if this “transformation” blessing was somewhat wrong; after all… who gave this blessing to her in the first place?

The girl pondered this, sinking into deep thought, momentarily ignoring the strange feeling of being visually observed.

Seventeen years ago, after fixing the timeline, she had to stack all her blessings into a high wall to resist the curse of the Sea of Truth.

The ability to transform and other blessings did not fit in due to their uniqueness, so they didn’t have any effect and couldn’t be integrated into the high wall, thus remaining in her hands.

Chu Yuanqing couldn’t remember where she got them from.

Initially, most of her blessings came from the gifts of dying people around her.

Later on, after integrating many blessings into Levatin, she gained the power of devouring, then through killing the Calamity God and disaster beasts, she transformed their power into blessings, causing the number to expand.

Furthermore, due to the uniqueness of the era, she had to eliminate some worshippers of the Calamity God and those who abused blessings, losing their humanity and becoming close to madness.

After these people were burned by Levatin, most of their corresponding blessings were also extracted.

In this way, she should have an uncountable amount of blessings on her.

—As long as she doesn’t feed them to Levatin like dog food.

In the final battle, the Mythical Armament had absorbed Ame no Habakiri, Butoh Spirit, Eternal Spear, Tyr’s Edge, Gramr, Mjölnir, and even a series of imaginary weapons from mythological epics, combining and assimilating some of their unique abilities, making it unparalleled.

It could be said that this weapon resembled a fusion of various divine weapons, and it continued to be called Levatin out of habit.

Even disregarding what Levatin had consumed, she still possessed at least tens of thousands of blessings, making it impossible to distinguish the origin of her transformation.

Especially in her fragmented memory now, trying to figure out the enigma behind the one who prompted her transformation was an unsolvable mystery.

“Little Qing, your movements are off.”

A reminder interrupted her thoughts.

The golden retriever appeared by her side at an unknown time; her blushing face, tinged with sweat, with a few strands of hair stuck to her skin, her angelic feather-like eyelashes in the light blinking to reveal beautiful platinum shimmer in her eyes.

The pretty girl’s expression was earnest and innocent, her slender fingers gently tracing Chu Yuanqing’s waistline, gradually applying pressure until her fingertips lightly pressed into the soft flesh, transmitting a warm sensation; afterward, she began to adjust Chu Yuanqing’s spine and posture.

Chu Yuanqing let out a muffled groan, quickly biting her lip to suppress it; the sensation of sudden skin contact, combined with the observant gaze, felt like the tickling agony of feathers had suddenly intensified.

The girl looked down, trying to hide her sensitivity. She held back her tears and replied coldly:

“It’s fine, Qingxuan, I can do it myself.”

Her voice was clear and sweet, with a hint of milkiness. As long as her tone wasn’t too heavy, it sounded endearing to others.

The golden retriever thought for a moment, then gently massaged along the muscles from the waist to the legs, all the way to the ankles and toes. After relaxing and correcting them, she released her warm touch.

Chu Yuanqing pursed her lips, fighting off waves of embarrassing tingles. She decisively closed her eyes, looking adorable.

Ji Shuzhu sat in the rest area next to the dance room. She put the protein powder into a thermos, mixed it thoroughly, and opened a pack of sugar-free Pocky.

Miss Choreographer ate with little expression, observing the scenes in the dance room, hoping for some sparkle to complement the dish.

Well, she didn’t find anything strange about the situation. When Little Ning first learned to dance, they taught each other hands-on, so such physical contact was normal.

It was more like, for childhood friends, bathing together from a young age was natural. They had also traveled and soaked in hot springs together, and there was nothing awkward about the atmosphere during those times.

The boundary between being in love and being best friends could be blurry sometimes.

As long as they didn’t cross that line, whether it was holding hands, hugging, sleeping together, bathing together, going out, watching romantic movies, helping each other with makeup, or even kissing, they could maintain a completely platonic atmosphere.

Being in love with another woman, it was quite magical, wasn’t it?

Of course, she herself had felt desire for Chen Yining, and even five years ago, she had harbored plans to break through this boundary and wildly fantasized about making the lady cry in bed, with red-rimmed eyes.

But this desire and affection, as her dementia started to consume her emotions, began to cool off and freeze, changing from a sweet and passionate type to the silent and reserved choreography machine she was now.

Only when her hollow chest was filled for a moment could she once again taste that feeling of affection.

And now, even if the two of them were to progress to that stage again, they wouldn’t be able to return to their original roles of giver and receiver.

“Chu Yuanqing, you’re truly a remarkable person.”

Ji Shuzhu mumbled to herself; she had met Xie Qingxuan a few times before, considering it a business relationship.

This was also the main reason why Xie Qingxuan admired her dancing skills.

Xie Qingxuan was naturally smart but not naive. She was intelligent but somewhat difficult to approach. When around Chu Yuanqing, who was gentle and friendly, Xie Qingxuan seemed mild and gentle, without being sharp.

If she were not feeling emotionally dull at the moment, she would surely have been surprised by this for a long time.

As for Chu Yuanqing herself, Xie Qingxuan’s evaluation was very simple.

An innate idol.

Being so perfect and shining, occasionally displaying a personal aura, like a girl making a captivating judgment, she was naturally suited to stand on stage, showing the world her own pure and beautiful essence.

Unfortunately, Chu Yuanqing’s dance skills were very poor, and the high purity of her “Heart Flow” was sometimes absent.

If she had started preparing for “Dazzling Stage” three years earlier, she would probably have easily used this platform to go global and announce her presence.

Currently, Chu Yuanqing was still too inexperienced. Despite having high learning efficiency, a serious and mature attitude, excellent flexibility and coordination, as well as strong willpower and mindset, she still needed a considerable amount of time to grow.

But it was acceptable; as long as she stayed in Chu Yuanqing’s team, she would eventually see the other person grow and shine with inspiration, and finally taste that ultimate delicious sparkle.

Ji Shuzhu bit her lip, her eyes misty with water, a hint of contentment and nostalgia appearing on her cold, indifferent face. Unconsciously, the saliva in her mouth increased, and the biscuits she crunched became sweeter, as if she was savoring the sparkle she had tasted a few days ago in ecstasy.

It was hard to imagine that just Chu Yuanqing’s daily charm could bring forth a sparkle that could linger in the heart for a week. If she tasted the true sparkle feast on stage, would even the side effects of hypermnesia disappear, completely healing her?

For the first time, Ji Shuzhu harbored such expectations.

The so-called sparkle had always been a poison to her; the more she tasted, the emptier she felt. But if she didn’t savor the sparkle, the bizarre progression of hypermnesia would have devoured her soul, leaving only an empty shell behind.

It was a vicious cycle; she would eventually be corroded to decay, turning into a walking dead, or choosing self-termination before that.

Driven by despair, she chose to let go, rather than let the other person hold onto a doomed promise. It was better to shatter their bond and constraints together.

If she became a selfish person in Little Ning’s eyes, the tragic end that followed might be deemed deserved, or even bring a sense of revenge satisfaction.

But now…

Chu Yuanqing’s extraordinary brilliance stung Ji Shuzhu’s heart, giving birth to a mixture of both fearful and joyful hope.

Ji Shuzhu closed her eyes, letting go of distractions. All she wanted was some time, just enough for the other person to truly dislike her, not harboring any more expectations, as it would just end up hurting both parties.

She quietly finished a few Pocky sticks, drank up the cup of nutrients, then walked to the dance room. She looked at the two figures finishing their soft opening and continuing to practice a trio dance.

With only a few days left until the dance battle with Little Sakura, they needed to master the essence of “ACUTE” before then. Facing a strong team with 2 Aces and 1 Break, plus “Heart Flow,” who had been training longer than them, victory was truly uncertain.

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