Yes, I did all of this!

In the pitch-black living room, after drinking a cup of hot water, Shen Wuling became much more awake: "I'm awake."

"While you're still warm, hurry back to sleep and stop playing games."

Shen Wuyin looked at her younger sister with affection and gave her some instructions.

"Ah."

Shen Wuling rubbed her eyes, heard the sound of a door closing upstairs, and casually said:

"By the way, sister, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"what happened?"

Shen Wuyin looked at the tired Ling with a puzzled expression and asked.

"What is the relationship between you and Mr. Duanmu?"

When the two were together, Rin asked a question as if it were a casual conversation.

"Huh?"

Never expecting her younger sister to ask such a question, Shen Wuyin paused for a moment, then looked away.

"What...what's the relationship? Why are you suddenly asking this, Rin..."

"Then I'll just ask directly." Shen Wuling put down her hand that was rubbing her eyes, and her tired eyes immediately cleared up, as if her previous helplessness was just an act.

She looked at her older sister and said earnestly:

"Sister, have you and Mr. Duanmu 'beep' yet?"

"What are you saying?!" Hearing such a direct topic from her younger sister, Shen Wuyin panicked and shyly covered her mouth.

"Well--"

Shen Wuling stared at Yin for a long while before Shen Wuyin glanced guiltily towards the second floor and released her mouth. However, in the quiet living room, her heartbeat could be clearly heard.

"Ring... When did you find out?"

"Early in the morning." Shen Wuling calmly took out her phone and swiped to her contact with her sister:

"I found out when you went to Mr. Duanmu's office for several hours and didn't answer my calls."

She paused for a moment: "Actually, it wasn't exactly a discovery, but rather a speculation that there was a possibility. After my observation, the possibility has only now become strong enough for me to ask about it."

"At that time...?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wuyin sighed dejectedly. She knew at the time that Ling might find out, but she had kept it a secret all along.

A feeling of surprise, yet not unexpected, welled up inside her. Shen Wuyin sat down on the sofa helplessly, cupped her burning cheeks, and looked up to ask, "Then why are you asking these questions now, Ling?"

"I didn't do anything, it was just out of curiosity." Shen Wuling shifted her gaze without changing her expression: "Sister, you know I've always been very curious, and I feel uneasy if I don't find out the answer."

Before Yin could continue asking, Ling calmly asked, "Then, should I call Mr. Duanmu 'brother-in-law'?"

"No, no, no..."

It's not hard to understand a girl's thoughts. Shen Wuyin saw it when she first met Yu Zhi. That's why she sometimes felt guilty when she was with Yu Zhi. She would keep this a secret for as long as possible.

In response, Shen Wuling gave an "oh," her eyes, gleaming with a dark golden light in the darkness, displaying a stream of data:

"Sister, you didn't mention Xia Yan, which means she also 'beeped' with Mr. Duanmu, right?"

"...No, I'm wearing a bathrobe and a swimsuit right now, and everyone can see exactly what I'm wearing."

“Starting from this result, there is a 98.3% probability that Xia Yan acted on her eighteenth birthday. She is not someone who can hide.”

Shen Wuling paused for a moment: "By the way, you and Xia Yan know about each other, right? What do you think about it?"

"Children shouldn't know so much." Shen Wuyin was a little embarrassed and annoyed, and rang the bell once.

A faint smile appeared on Shen Wuling's face: "Go ahead and tell me, just to satisfy my curiosity."

"Sigh..." Although Shen Wuyin treated her like a child in her words, she knew that her younger sister was definitely not that naive. She sighed, as if to express her own ambition:

"Senior Xia Yan has always been indifferent. Perhaps it's because of her experiences that she has always had a shallow understanding of these concepts... As for me, I once vowed that the free wind no longer wants to be bound. Even if there are other people around Mr. Duanmu, I want to freely pursue my feelings. This is my resolve."

"I see..." Shen Wuling nodded thoughtfully and patted her sister's shoulder: "Sister has become much more determined. Without Mr. Duanmu, you wouldn't have become like this. So I can feel how important Mr. Duanmu is to you."

"Ring..." Shen Wuyin raised her head and looked at Ling with gratitude.

Ling smiled faintly and helped her up: "Alright, sister, go ahead and pursue your feelings. If you need me to cover for you, I'll help you out~"

Hearing her playful words, Shen Wuyin said with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance, "What are you saying, child? Go back to sleep!"

"In another year or two, I'll be an adult, and then I won't be a child anymore." Shen Wuling smiled and stopped in front of the stairs.

"—Sister, you should go to sleep early too, goodnight."

"......Good night."

The two sisters walked up the stairs one after the other, returned to their room, and closed the door.

—But Shen Wuling didn't actually fall asleep. She needed very little sleep. At this moment, she lay in bed staring at the dim ceiling, her eyes filled with data.

Known information 1: Both the older sister and Xia Yan had relationships with Mr. Duanmu, and there was no mutual rejection between them.

Information 2: Mr. Duanmu showed no discomfort from beginning to end, which clearly indicates that he did not dislike this behavior.

Information 3: Xia Yan took action on her coming-of-age birthday.

Information 4... She also has undeniable feelings for Mr. Duanmu.

"Calculation begins... Calculation complete, result obtained." Shen Wuling closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again.

—The longer the wine is aged, the better it becomes, so there's no rush.

"No rush..."

Shen Wuling nodded thoughtfully.

She rolled over, buried her head in the blanket, and started playing her handheld game console.

—No rush, let's play a game first.

Chapter 410: An Intriguing Relationship

. . . . . .

"Yawn... It's so nice not having to go to school."

—After the holiday, it was naturally time to enjoy the happiness of the vacation. Xia Yan glanced at Yu Zhi, who was making tea, and then wrapped herself in the quilt and lay down on the sofa.

"Didn't you drop out of school a long time ago?" Duanmu Mo took a comfortable sip of tea, smiled and nodded at Yu Zhi, then turned to Xia Yan and asked.

"Can't I even express my feelings?"

Xia Yan rolled over, her whole body wrapped in the blanket, a look of ecstasy on her face: "Ah, when will all the weirdos die? I don't want to go out right now."

"Speaking of which, I remember there were also Raider police officers." Upon hearing this, Duanmu Mo seemed to recall something and asked Shen Wuling, who was playing with a handheld game console beside him, "How are those people doing now?"

Duanmu Mo called the police officers equipped with exoskeleton armor that name just because it was easy to say; that wasn't their real name, they were just using the Striker's technology.

"It went relatively smoothly. Since we didn't use AI assistance, their combat power was far less than that of the Raiders. So it was just a matter of sheer numbers. If they were just ordinary monsters, they would be enough for us to handle."

As she spoke, Shen Wuling turned her head and opened her mouth toward Duanmu Mo: "Feed me a biscuit."

"Alright, alright." Shen Wuling's actions have become much more intimate lately, and there's nothing strange about it. Duanmu Mo didn't bother to investigate further and took a cookie from the dessert plate on the table and fed it to Ling.

Watching Shen Wuling chew on the biscuit with her cheeks puffed out, Duanmu Mo took another sip of tea.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yan lazily replied:

"So, in other words, we don't need to go out and clear out even the smallest monsters so frequently anymore, right?"

"Hmm... or any monster from the underworld, they can be killed in one strike."

Shen Wuling held the handheld console in both hands, talking as she ate, and then spoke to Duanmu Mozhang.

Helpless, he picked up a biscuit and fed her another one.

However, in the current situation, these raider police officers have returned to their original role, which is to clear out low-level games and give players who handle high-level games more rest time.

"You magical girls must have so much free time."

Duanmu Mo sighed and finished his tea in one gulp: "Well then, I should go back to work. You all should get some rest."

"Another request?" Yu Zhi tilted her head and asked, "Do you need me to come with you?"

"No need, and not every request is suitable for a magical girl's power."

Casually speaking, Duanmu Mo stood up and glanced at the coat rack by the door:

"Where's my coat...?"

"Are we going out again?"

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Wuyin came out of the kitchen and said, "I just burned myself, let me take it off for you now."

"Oh, thank you."

Duanmu Mo stepped down from his trench coat:

"Come on, give me your hand."

Just as he was about to take the trench coat, he saw Shen Wuyin lift the coat and smile.

Seeing this, he had no choice but to raise his hand and, with Shen Wuyin's help, put on his trench coat and took off his scarf from the side.

"Thank you, you don't need to cook my lunch."

"Walk slowly."

Shen Wuyin stood at the door, watching Duanmu Mo leave.

Watching the interaction between the two, Yu Zhi remained silent, feeling a complex mix of emotions she couldn't quite describe.

. . . . . .

Regardless of what thoughts might arise in the magical girls' minds from their interaction with Shenwuyin, Duanmu Mo had other things to do.

Leviathan is currently operating on its own, but no matter what it does, it will leave traces in the city.

These tiny traces were naturally easily noticed by Duanmu Mo.

"La la~ la la la..."

—In the backyard of a private hospital in Kamishiro City, a group of people gathered together, singing a simple folk song.