What are you looking at? You're the female lead too!

"Senior...Senior..."

The moment Gu Jiangyi opened her eyes and saw Ye Wen's face, she burst into tears. Then, she did something that completely baffled Ye Wen.

She hugged Ye Wen tightly.

You should know that Gu Jiangyi has now exited her magical girl mode and returned to her usual soft and sweet appearance. Even if Ye Wen slightly increases his breathing, she will tremble a few times in fright.

Now, without any hesitation, she hugged him directly. Ye Wen found it hard to imagine what kind of scenes Gu Jiangyi had seen during the time the color faded.

"Senior...Senior..."

The girl seemed to have temporarily lost her ability to speak, only repeating the word "senior" over and over, her voice tinged with the whimpers of a small animal, making her look pitiful.

She buried her head in Ye Wen's arms and refused to let go, just like a child who had been abandoned and finally found a home.

There was nothing Ye Wen could do but let her be like this for the time being, as if he had a koala hanging on his body.

"It actually canceled the transformation and interrupted the absorption of [Fate Value]...?"

On the other side, with all his schemes thwarted, Qiu Bi stared at Ye Wen: "Your existence has exceeded our (collective consciousness's) imagination. Your threat level has increased, and your priority has increased."

"Ye Wen, you have been added to our surveillance and infiltration list."

Kyubey began to make threats: "We will use resources beyond what a magical girl would invest to capture you as much as possible."

Ye Wen discovered that the Kyubey race really does speak their mind without hesitation.

Which villain would give a heads-up before targeting the protagonist? It's like they're missing a screw in their head.

But thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, it's a beast, and we can't judge it by human standards.

"If you can do it, then give it a try."

Ye Wen wasn't interested in Qiu Bi's declaration; he just frowned as he looked at Gu Jiangyi clinging to him: "What happened to her? Why is she like this after waking up?"

"Because forcibly instilling fate value will passively amplify the girl's emotions."

Kyubey remained responsive to every question: "The stronger the emotion, the greater the fruit it will eventually bear."

"This emotion doesn't have a fixed tendency, but it will definitely come at its most intense level."

"Either the greatest happiness, or... the greatest pain."

Qiu Bi shifted his gaze to Gu Jiangyi: "It seems she had some terrible nightmare."

boom!

Once again, Qiu Bi was smashed into a pulp by Ye Wen's invisible hand.

"I'm furious, Ye Wen."

Kyubey's eyes gleamed eerily in the darkness: "Both your actions and your very existence infuriate us."

"Considering the existence of that unexplained unknown entity (Aria) in this building, we will not take action against you for the time being."

"But that day won't be too far away."

"Looking forward to our next meeting, Ye Wen."

And so, while uttering harsh words, Qiu Bi disappeared from Ye Wen's sight.

The next second, Aria's message popped up.

"Ye Wen! I found what you wanted!" Aria sent a photo of herself holding the booklet: "What's next? Shall we arrange to meet somewhere?"

Ye Wen types with one hand.

"Okay, thank you. Aria, please put it on the student council's desk. I'll pick it up myself tomorrow."

"OK."

Upon receiving the message, Aria returned to the student council, placed the small booklet with unknown notes on it on the table, locked the door, and left.

Just as she was halfway through locking the door, Aria suddenly looked up in shock, her heterochromatic eyes gleaming with intelligence.

"Wait, something's not right?!"

On the other side, ignoring the barrage of messages from Ailiya, Ye Wen stuffed his phone back into his pocket, glanced at Gu Jiangyi who was still clinging to him and unwilling to let go, and sighed.

So that's what I'm saying.

"Female protagonists are such a nuisance."

……

The evening breeze brushed against Gu Jiangyi's face, carrying a hint of the night's unique scent.

Gu Jiangyi groggily opened her eyes and found herself being carried by someone... Huh? Why was the person carrying her Ye Wen?!

Gu Jiangyi snapped back to reality, almost leaping off Ye Wen's back: "Senior, why are you carrying me on your back?!"

"Am I already past the end of my life?!"

Ye Wen twitched the corner of his mouth.

What's wrong with him carrying someone? Is it really necessary to react so strongly?

What kind of image does she really have in her heart?

"That's because someone kept crying and calling me 'senior' after I woke them up, and wouldn't let go."

"I had no other choice but to carry you home."

Ye Wen stopped and looked up at the moon in the sky: "So, do you remember now?"

Some vague fragments of memory swept through Gu Jiangyi's mind like rain.

Gu Jiangyi lowered her eyes: "Hmm, I remember a little bit."

"I... I'm so embarrassing, aren't I? Senior, crying like that in front of the enemy, and clinging to you like that, it's utterly shameless..."

She blushed and whispered:

"Like a little child."

Ye Wen blinked.

"I don't think it's shameful to be able to cry freely; on the contrary, I envy you."

He said seriously, "At least you can find a reliable person to cry in front of, but I just can't cry anymore."

This is a lie.

Didn't you cry your heart out when you found out the student council had won three gold medals?

Gu Jiangyi, of course, was unaware of this. She simply twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "Why do I feel like you're praising yourself, senior?"

"But is it a good thing to be able to cry? This is the first time I've heard that."

"Thank you, senior."

Ye Wen paused after the girl expressed her gratitude, then added, "But it's really shameless of you to keep clinging to me like that."

Gu Jiangyi: "..."

She looked at Ye Wen's neck with a resentful gaze: "Senior, you're still the same as ever."

"Seriously, what will happen if I'm gentle...?"

Perhaps because she had cried while hugging Ye Wen before, and was now being carried on Ye Wen's back, Gu Jiangyi's attitude towards Ye Wen had become much closer, and she was even willing to make small jokes.

As for what she saw that made her cry like that, Ye Wen had no interest in asking. He wasn't so wicked as to revisit a girl's wounds.

So, he carried Gu Jiangyi on his back and continued walking on the road.

"Oh right, I haven't asked yet, where are you taking me, senior?"

Gu Jiangyi said somewhat timidly, "Senior, you probably don't know where I live, right?"

"How am I supposed to know where you live if you've been surviving in the wilderness?" Ye Wen said listlessly. "Of course, I'll take you home."

"The vice president of the student council can't just stand by and watch students wander around outside. Why don't you stay at my place for a while?"

"Hey? This, this won't do!"

Gu Jiangyi hurriedly shook her head: "This, how can I trouble you, senior? I, I can pick up trash to eat myself..."

Seemingly realizing that her current situation was indeed absurd, Gu Jiangyi's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost indistinguishable from a mosquito's buzz.

Ye Wen said indifferently:

"Don't worry, I'm not the only one in my family. There's also a female... uh, a female monkey."

"Or do you think I have ulterior motives towards you? That I want to do those kinds of things to you when no one is around at night?"

Ye Wen has always been straightforward.

"I, I didn't mean that. I trust my senior very much... It's just, it's just... Okay." Gu Jiangyi nodded in compromise.

"Then I'll have to trouble you for a while, senior."

"I... I'll take care of my own things quickly and won't bother you for too long, senior."

"And, there's more..."

Gu Jiangyi blushed and said, "Senior, could you put me down?"

"I can walk by myself."

Ye Wen raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"

"Mm." Gu Jiangyi nodded.

Ye Wen put Gu Jiangyi down.

Gu Jiangyi, whose feet touched the ground, wanted to stand up and move forward, but she was shocked to find that her body was terribly weak and she didn't even have the strength to walk upright.

And so, under Ye Wen's deadpan gaze, she slid smoothly into Ye Wen's arms.

"look."

Ye Wen tapped Gu Jiangyi on the head: "Shameless."

"Waaah..."

Gu Jiangyi used her last bit of strength to cover her flushed face.

"Please continue carrying me, senior, waaaaaah X﹏X..."

……

Fifteen minutes later, at Ye Wen's doorstep.

At this hour, Ye Xia would most likely be home already, so Ye Wen didn't take out his keys but simply opened the door, and...

"Hmm, Ye Wen, you're back! I..."

Instead of Ye Xia, who usually greeted him, Ye Wen was greeted by Mu Xingyuan, who had just taken a shower and was drinking a banana milkshake while standing next to the refrigerator with her lower body bare, pretending to be Ye Wen's boyfriend shirt.

She exchanged a silent glance with Ye Wen, then shifted her gaze to Gu Jiangyi on Ye Wen's back.

Mu Xingyuan showed a displeased expression.

"Tsk."

"There's one more."