Starting with magical girls, I'll reign supreme for eternity.

The magical girl I encountered near the sea in Anyang City who tried to stop my return seemed to be gray and white.

There are also beings that attacked me within the spatial turbulence.

It also seems to be a grayish-white magic.

This kind of ash-like residue seems to have also appeared in the power of the Mirror World.

This reminds me of the various characters in the multiverse novels I've read, who all seem to like using the ashes as their home...

This thing should be another kind of power, but Jiang Si found that it wasn't very useful.

It's not very useful when you're transformed into a witch.

That's about it.

After reverting to her original form, Jiang Si felt the power in her body again, realizing that it had actually been weakened since the transformation.

My physical body has already reached the Blooming stage, and even without relying on magic, it is [half-step into the ninth level... with a slight peak of perfection in between], but after the transformation, it is only a new seedling.

That's a joke.

Unless you want to challenge yourself by sealing yourself in a new way, there's really no need to transform into a witch.

It feels like you'd have to use the whole bottle to get the same enhancement effect as the Blooming Seeds.

However, as one of the options in combat, needing to use medicine is already quite cumbersome.

We need to find a way to optimize it.

The first thing that came to his mind was Black Dragon. If there was anything that could help him with his medicine anytime without fear of rebellion, then Black Dragon was the most trustworthy.

But whether reviving it is a good thing or a bad thing is hard to say.

While he was still calculating whether it was worth it or not, he bumped into two girls coming from the opposite direction.

"elder brother!"

She looked up and saw Coco smiling brightly, waving her hand as she ran over and hugged her tightly.

Just as clingy as when I was a child.

Pressing her forehead and pushing her away, Jiang Si glanced at the girl behind her and asked, "Has your job resumed?"

"Yiyi has taken care of it for me!" Coco immediately turned back and grabbed her friend. "Yiyi was worried about you because you've been missing for a while, so she insisted on coming to see you today."

Although Li Yi blushed a little, she still looked up and blinked as she observed Jiang Si.

Jiang Si nodded. "Let's go back now that we've seen it."

"Hey!" Coco immediately grabbed her older brother. "Don't be like this! They finally made it all this way, brother, you're making them so sad!"

Li Yi hugged her small bag nervously—in fact, she had changed her clothes today, because she was very short and choosing clothes was not easy.

This time, she changed into a light pink turtleneck top and skirt, hoping not to be mistaken for a child while still showing her cute side. Coco said that she has an advantage in being cute, so it would be better to show this side more.

Although Li Yi had always tried her best to avoid being seen as a cute little girl, she tried a different style this time... but it doesn't seem to have worked very well.

Jiang Si didn't look at her much, and was slightly disappointed.

"Yiyi is planning to buy some clothes today, but she can't make up her mind. Why don't you go with her?"

"Are we that close?"

Li Yi felt a little hurt.

"Oh, we'll get to know each other after just one shopping trip."

Coco's refusal to deny this hurt her even more...

"Can't you go with her?"

"I still need to prepare for Ms. Shion's special training this afternoon!"

Why does it feel like I'm being rejected by both sides?

Coco grabbed his hand and shook it like she did when she was a child, "Please, brother, just this once, okay?"

Ugh, why is it a conversation between a brother and sister? It feels like I've been stabbed in the back several times...

Li Yi clutched her bleeding heart, feeling like she was about to die.

I want to go home...

Oh, she has nowhere to go back to, she probably wants to go back to the Disaster Management Bureau.

It doesn't matter if I don't buy clothes or anything like that.

While I was lost in thought, Jiang Si actually nodded and agreed, "Okay, one hour."

I really do need to buy clothes!

Li Yi immediately felt that the slight injury she had just suffered was nothing more than a minor inconvenience.

Coco immediately pushed Jiang Si over, then waved her hand gently, "Be careful on the road. There have been more monsters appearing lately. If you encounter any danger, notify me immediately."

"Ah."

As she left with Jiang Si, Li Yi turned back and glanced at Coco, who was hiding in the shadows.

For some reason, she sensed a hint of melancholy in Coco's smile...

Next time, let's bring Coco along.

Thinking this to herself, she turned her head and glanced at Jiang Si.

The other person also looked over, and Li Yi felt a little embarrassed when Jiang Si spoke up:

"Start the timer now."

"Let's at least talk about it on the street!"

……

Jiang Si's presence felt like a death knell, urging Li Yi to run away, not that she was there to accompany her shopping.

Everything is about efficiency; no one is allowed to stay in one place for more than ten minutes.

After changing her clothes, according to the comic book plot, she should have awkwardly asked him if it looked good and if he wanted her to change into something else.

But Jiang Si would only impatiently ask her if she had changed yet.

When she said she had changed, Jiang Si would pull her out as soon as she opened the door and scrutinize her, not giving her a chance to be shy at all.

Then give her a rating and ask if she wants to try something else; if so, immediately give her two more items.

Don't just pull her out, then ask the waiter for the bill.

She wasn't given any chance to hesitate at all.

Later, Li Yi became somewhat numb to it, feeling that there was nothing to be ashamed of about changing clothes in front of Jiang Si.

He wouldn't even glance at it anyway...

Li Yi bought two or three sets of clothes that Jiang Si rated highly.

After buying the clothes, I even had twenty minutes to spare.

This is quite rare for Li Yi. In the past, when she went out to buy clothes with her sister, it would take more than an hour to buy a single piece of clothing.

It's quite normal to spend two or three hours on the street and not buy a single piece of clothing...

After all, the main purpose of this trip is to have fun.

I felt a pang of sadness; the opportunity Coco had created for me was about to be wasted.

She couldn't be tough in front of Jiang Si; the young man in front of her was just too much like an elder.

When her requests were denied, she felt a sense of helplessness, as if she had been rejected by an elder.

It gave Li Yi the feeling of being led by her father—even though her father had never actually led her like that.

Coco once told her that when they were little, Jiang Si was more like a father than a brother.

Now, when they are alone together, Li Yi feels this even more deeply.

She has strong decision-making abilities, tends to be authoritative, and is rarely smiling, but I still occasionally try to understand her thoughts...

If you really live in a normal family and have a normal father, then that's pretty much it, right?

Li Yi thought to herself.

Oh no, Coco was clearly trying to create an opportunity for herself to go on a date with Jiang Si and get to know her better.

As a result, she became somewhat immersed in the feeling of being cared for by her father...

Li Yi patted her cheeks to calm herself down a bit.

First, I need to figure out what Jiang Si thinks of me...

"How about we go to the ice cream shop to rest for a while?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Si spoke first, and she nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Lao..."

Jiang Si turned and glanced at Li Yi: "Old?"

"Senior!"

That was dangerous! I almost blurted out the word "Dad".

What are you thinking, Li Yi!

If I say it out loud, then it's all over...

But if that's the case, then what exactly are my feelings for Jiang Si?

Is it a projection of longing for one's father?

At first, it was just a vague liking. He noticed me because I always stood out from the crowd at school. Later, I found out he was very capable and special. Plus, he was Coco's brother, so I gradually started to care about him.

Then, upon learning of his relationship with Ziyuan, the bittersweet feeling welled up inside her, and her sister's encouragement to write a love letter became increasingly blurred...

She had also fantasized about whether Jiang Si might like her.

If it weren't for my sister's antics back then, I might not have fallen into this strange emotional state.

But since her sister has already left, let's not blame her...

Lost in thought, I sat down in the ice cream shop and saw that Jiang Si had bought a couple's set meal.