You call this a love game?

only......

She was really curious about what it felt like to touch a boy who was older than her.

Upon closer inspection, the person on the bed was breathing steadily, with her eyes closed, appearing to be completely asleep. Her peaceful sleeping face was a stark contrast to the mischievous smile that usually teased her.

It seems she's not so annoying when she's not talking.

She carefully lifted a corner of the blanket and gently opened it, revealing the familiar scenery inside once again.

At first glance, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't help but cover her eyes, but the round, darting eyes between her fingers betrayed her thoughts.

Like a cat stealing cream, Sakura Kyoko held her breath, her fingertips crawling at a snail's pace towards that wheat-colored skin. Just as she was about to touch it, Shiraha suddenly rolled over, startling her so much that she knelt down and her head slammed against the bedside table with a 'thud'.

"Hiss—!" She covered her head, wincing in pain, tears welling up in her eyes.

Looking up, she found Bai Yu lying on her side on the bed, chin in hand, the blanket barely draped around her waist, looking at her sleepily.

"Playing stealth games in someone else's room so early in the morning? Are you trying to assassinate me as an assassin?"

"N-No, that's not true!" Sakura Kyoko bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, her face flushed red as if steam were about to rise from it.

She gestured frantically, "I'm here to report a major victory!"

"Results? What does that have to do with you barging into my room?" He sat up, rubbing his temples, his voice still clearly sleepy.

"You...you...you..." Sakura Kyoko pointed at Shiraha's body, her eyes wide with shame and indignation, finally managing to utter the last sentence, "Can't you put your clothes on?! Aren't you ashamed to be like this in front of girls?!"

"Hey, this is my room. Do you know who came to my room early in the morning to cause trouble and prevent me from sleeping? Shouldn't you be the one who's ashamed?" Bai Yu couldn't help but complain.

"It seems so?" Sakura Kyoko thought for a moment and realized that he seemed to be right.

wrong!

Even so, you're still too... too...

It's so romantic!

Sakura Kyoko snorted in shame and indignation, then turned her head away and refused to look at Shiraha again.

From the front, the girl's eyes were full of panic, and even her legs were weak, making it impossible for her to stand up straight.

Helpless, Bai Yu had no choice but to put on a white long-sleeved shirt underneath.

"Now you can turn around."

"Hmph~" Sakura Kyoko snorted in dissatisfaction, glanced at Shiraha's upper body, and then quickly looked away.

For some reason, she always felt that the other person was more erotic when dressed than when naked.

The tight-fitting long sleeves perfectly accentuated the boy's figure, outlining his almost golden ratio proportions with sharp angles, making one even more eager to touch and play with them to see what it felt like.

"Speak, what brings you here so early?"

Bai Yu leaned against the headboard, her eyes half-closed, trying to fall asleep.

He followed Sakura Kyoko all the way back last night, just in case something happened to her on the way.

Although he wanted to let her hunt witches on her own to hone her skills, he couldn't completely leave her to go alone. Several times he couldn't help but want to use time stop to help her deal with the familiars that approached, but he ultimately restrained himself.

He's just a little injured; he has healing abilities anyway, so as long as he doesn't die, it's fine.

In the end, the girl did not disappoint him. She delivered a powerful and perfect attack, defeating the witch. She truly deserves to be his disciple; her comprehension is exceptional.

Suddenly, Sakura Kyoko took two steps back, put her hands behind her back, drew circles on the ground with her toes, and cleared her throat mysteriously, "Um... actually last night..."

She stole a glance at Bai Yu's reaction and found that he still looked sleepy and drowsy. She immediately deflated and slumped her shoulders.

"Alright, alright! I've become a magical girl!"

The air froze for two brief seconds.

"Oh." Bai Yu slowly grabbed the water glass from the bedside table. "Congratulations."

"That's it?"

This response clearly did not meet expectations.

Sakura Kyoko's eyes widened, and she snatched his water glass, slamming it heavily on the table. "I, all by myself, defeated a witch!"

She gestured with her arms, "Such a big witch! My gun is that—long!"

Bai Yu looked at her outstretched arms, which were almost touching the walls on both sides of the room, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, a teasing thought rising within him. "Are you sure it's not that long?"

He gestured a distance of less than a meter.

"Father!"

Sakura Kyoko stomped her foot angrily, her expression full of resentment, "I'm serious!"

She suddenly pulled something out of her pocket and held it up to Bai Yu like a treasure.

A jet-black seed of lamentation gleamed eerily in the morning light.

Bai Yu then showed a slightly surprised expression, reached out and took it to examine it carefully, "It's definitely not from me, and judging from the taste, it was just hunted."

"Right, right!" Sakura Kyoko immediately perked up again, eagerly recounting the battle of the previous night. When she got excited, she even grabbed a broom from the corner of the wall and brandished it like a spear, almost knocking over the water glass on the table.

"...Then I just rushed over like that, and the tip of my spear pierced right into her core!"

Sakura Kyoko stood with one foot on a chair, a broom pointing straight at the ceiling, and her other hand on her hip, watching Homura perform energetically for the audience on stage.

"That witch was incredibly difficult to deal with; if it weren't for my quick thinking..."

The girl continued her performance, seemingly getting into the swing of things, her face still showing the excitement of last night's battle, her eyes sparkling.

"Then I wondered, what would the priest do?" she whispered, her fingers unconsciously rubbing the ring on her hand. "And I actually found a weakness!"

"Well done."

Bai Yu looked at the several bruises on her calves and held down her flailing hands. "But next time, remember to come to me first, and don't get hurt like this again."

Sakura Kyoko's performance came to an abrupt end as she looked down at her knees.

"Oh, this..." She waved her hand dismissively, "It's just a scratch from a familiar, a minor injury!"

Bai Yu didn't say anything, but gently patted the edge of the bed, signaling her to put her legs up.

The strong-willed Sakura Kyoko wanted to refuse, but when she met Shiraha's serious gaze, she immediately shut her mouth, obediently sat on the chair, took off her shoes, and put her legs on it.

He just kept muttering things like "it doesn't hurt" to try and save face.

Seeing that the girl obediently did as she was told, Bai Yu didn't hesitate. He grabbed her slender and delicate leg, holding her ankle tightly to prevent her from kicking him, while his other hand gently explored around the wound.

"Does it hurt here?"

Before she could finish speaking, Sakura Kyoko, noticing Shiraha's expression, immediately changed her words, "It hurts a little..."

"Bear it!"

"Oh......"

Bai Yu used his all-powerful healing ability to completely heal all the wounds on Sakura Kyoko's legs, leaving not a single trace. Her snow-white calves looked as alluring as flawless jade.

Sakura Kyoko stared wide-eyed in curiosity at this amazing scene.

She thought Bai Yu was only strong in combat, but she didn't expect him to be able to heal wounds without any pain, and healed them in just a few seconds.

She looked at Bai Yu's green glowing hand, then at herself, and suddenly felt that the gap between people was greater than that between people and dogs.

Even with her special abilities, she was still in a sorry state when fighting the witch. If he saw her like that, he would definitely laugh at her mercilessly.

Bai Yu, on the other hand, was completely different. He defeated the witches almost every time with overwhelming force, as if they were just small fry who could be easily wiped out.

She had originally thought that once she had the ability, she could protect him in return, but that didn't work out. The truth is that she even had a hard time hunting alone, and without Bai Yu's guidance, she might really have died. Even just these injuries were enough to give her a hard time.

It would be a lie to say it doesn't hurt; how could it not hurt?

She was just a girl in her early teens, and no matter how much she could endure, she still couldn't hide the fact that she was in pain.

only......

"Wow! This is much better than the band-aids sold in convenience stores!"

Sakura Kyoko swung her legs back and forth as if she had discovered a new toy, not caring that her knees hit the edge of the bed with a dull thud. Suddenly, she leaned close to Shiraha's green-glowing palm, her nose almost touching his fingertips.

Bai Yu flicked her finger directly onto her smooth forehead, watching the girl cover her head and lean back exaggeratedly.

“It hurts, it hurts—!”

Sakura Kyoko bared her fangs in protest, but suddenly fell silent when she caught sight of Shiraha's ambiguous smile. She turned her face away, pretending to examine her perfectly intact knee, but the tips of her ears quietly turned red.

The shame of being seen through felt like ants crawling on my heart.

Bai Yu gently stroked the girl's smooth calves, seemingly searching for any more small wounds, while explaining things about magical girls to her.

"Although magical girls have several times the healing power of ordinary people, and can even spend a certain amount of magic to directly heal wounds, their pain threshold is generally still at the level of ordinary people, unless they choose to actively block out pain, but I do not recommend doing so."

"Why? Isn't it better not to feel pain?" Sakura Kyoko asked.

“A moderate amount of pain can stimulate your nerves, make your mind clearer, and to some extent unleash your potential and unleash your strength. However, without pain, you lose these advantages and become more susceptible to injury. You might not even realize if you break a hand or foot, and treatment afterward will be very troublesome.”

He paused, then added, "Of course, it's not entirely bad. When you're experiencing unbearable pain, it's still very necessary to block out the pain."

"I see," Sakura Kyoko said, suddenly understanding.

"But isn't Your Holiness angry? I signed a contract with Cupid without my permission... Haven't you always been against it...?"

"This is your choice." Bai Yu sat up and ruffled her hair. "I respect your choice."

Sakura Kyoko felt a lump in her throat.

She had expected to be scolded, and was even prepared to be beaten, but Bai Yu's reaction warmed her heart, like taking a big gulp of hot cocoa in winter.

“However—” Bai Yu changed the subject, “starting today, your training volume will be doubled. Also, hurry up and bring in more customers for me. I haven’t completed my daily confession target yet.”

"Huh?!" Sakura Kyoko's mouth dropped open, and the emotion she had just been building up vanished instantly.

"What? You don't want to?" Bai Yu raised an eyebrow. "Then I'll go tell your father right now that someone has seen my body naked."

"I do! I do!" Sakura Kyoko rushed over and covered his mouth, but then realized how bold her action was, and withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, her ears turning bright red.

"I will train hard..."

Bai Yu chuckled lightly, not paying any attention, and took the silver cross pendant from his chest. "This is for you."

Sakura Kyoko curiously accepted the pendant, which still carried a trace of Shiraha's body heat, making it feel warm and cozy in her hand.

"This is......"

"It's a talisman that stores some magic power. It can save your life in a critical moment, but it has a limit. Come to me to recharge when it runs out of power."

"Huh? It's still charging?" Sakura Kyoko exclaimed in surprise.

"Idiot, that's just a metaphor. It's just an ordinary container. The magic inside will dissipate naturally, and it needs to be recharged in about a week."

"Oh, oh." Sakura Kyoko stuck out her tongue and smiled shyly.

She hung the pendant around her neck, and a warm feeling immediately spread from her chest to all parts of her body, soothing her excited mind after a sleepless night.

"Father, really..." she sniffed, "You're so suddenly being so gentle, I don't know what to do..."

Bai Yu flicked her forehead. "Stop talking nonsense. After you finish cleaning, it's time to go to training. I hope you can stand on your own when I go to meet other magical girls."

"There are other magical girls?" Sakura Kyoko reacted instantly, her voice suddenly rising, "You know other magical girls? Male or female? How old? Are they good-looking? What are their personalities like?"

Bai Yu was somewhat stunned by her barrage of questions, raising an eyebrow slightly, "Are you checking my household registration?"

Sakura Kyoko then realized her lapse in composure and quickly sat back down, pretending to straighten her not-so-disheveled collar.

Bai Yu gave her a strange look and continued, "Since she's a magical girl, she must be a girl, about your age, probably just starting her first year of middle school."

He was referring to Homura Akemi. After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, based on the experience from the last simulation, Homura Akemi would most likely also reincarnate with her memories, but Mami Tomoe wouldn't; she didn't have that ability. In other words, he would have to get to know her again.

"She's a little introverted, so don't scare her like this, or don't blame me for whipping her."

“Introverted…” Sakura Kyoko narrowed her eyes, noticing the look of reminiscence on Shiraha’s face, and asked curiously, “Then what is her relationship with the priest?”

“Her…” Bai Yu paused, looking at the girl’s tense shoulders, “is my girlfriend.”

"Eh?"

Sakura Kyoko was stunned.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Jealous?

"Eh--?!"