NOVEL NEXT WORLD 16: A Strong Desire to Perform
“Ye Xing, what are you doing?”
“Nothing…”
Ye Xing calmly withdrew her hand, feeling a bit guilty.
By the way, could her action just now be considered groping?
Lost in thought.
Aipal seemed not to mind what had just happened at all and continued to pester Ye Xing with questions.
“Star~ I want to know about your Star. If you don’t tell Aipal, Aipal’s body will feel as uncomfortable as if bitten by a swarm of ants (~￣△￣)~”
“You’re a ghost, ants can’t bite you.”
“It’s just a metaphor, don’t change the subject (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!”
In the end, Aipal still couldn’t pry any information about the Star from Ye Xing’s mouth and could only whimper and withdraw like a puppy.
“Is it because your Star ability is very embarrassing that you won’t tell me? Like transforming into a magical girl or something.”
“What nonsense is that? Why would it become a high-risk profession like a magical girl?”
“Because it feels embarrassing.”
“Embarrassing my foot.”
Aipal had a strange look on her face, the ahoge on her head forming a question mark.
“Could it be that you want to become a magical girl?”
“Ah, that’s not it.”
Turning into a loli was already quite shameless. If she were to transform into one of those magical girls with flashy and eye-catching costumes, she’d probably shut down on the spot.
“Anyway, my Star is a secret that can’t be leaked. It involves a world-destroying catastrophe. Less than two handfuls of people know about it,” Ye Xing tried to scare Aipal.
As a result, the little stars in Aipal’s eyes only grew more numerous.
“Now I’m even more curious! (´◊ω◊｀)”
Ye Xing helplessly covered her face, deciding to ignore her.
“Curiosity killed the cat. You’ll be done for sooner or later.”
“No way, I can run super fast.”
“I’m definitely faster than you.”
Ye Xing was quite confident in her ability to escape.
The ahoge on Aipal’s head suddenly straightened, her dark eyes fixed on Ye Xing, a strange survival instinct rising from her heart.
“Hmph, want to have a contest?”
“You’re not allowed to use your spiritual body’s special ability to pass through walls,” Ye Xing suddenly remembered that Aipal’s body was illusory and hurriedly added.
“That’s no fun then.” The ahoge on Aipal’s head drooped.
Immunity to physical rules was Aipal’s unique advantage. If it was banned, she had no way to compete.
At this moment, Ye Xing glanced at the time and found it was almost three o’clock.
“I’m going to go out for a bit.”
Ye Xing stood up, put on her clothes, and tidied up her appearance in front of Aipal.
Aipal curiously asked, “Where are you going? Can I come with you?”
“No, you can come to my house to play, but don’t just follow me around.”
“Oh… I see.”
Aipal’s expression was extremely disappointed, her desire to join in the excitement instantly deflated.
When Ye Xing was almost ready, she said to Aipal who was floating in mid-air, “I’ll probably be back a bit later. Do whatever you want in the meantime, just don’t cause any trouble.”
“Mm-hmm, bye-bye~”
Click, Ye Xing left.
Aipal could pass through walls to leave, so there was no need to worry about her being locked inside.
Only the ghost girl floating in mid-air remained in the room, not immediately leaving this small cottage.
Aipal lowered her head in thought, the ahoge on her head swaying back and forth.
“Where should I go next?”
According to her previous style, she would definitely look for the next target for a prank to satisfy her amusement, then repeat this action, creating a super cool urban legend.
But now she had found Ye Xing.
This silver-haired loli was the first person Aipal had discovered who could see her. Most of her attention was now focused on Ye Xing, so her desire for occasional pranks had greatly diminished.
Additionally, a strong curiosity was driving her to uncover more of Ye Xing’s secrets.
Wanting to understand more, to get closer, to enter her body.
Well, in a proper sense.
“I never thought I could have a friend after becoming a ghost? Wait, are Ye Xing and I considered friends now? Hmm… I’ll ask her when she comes back.”
After muttering to herself, Aipal floated out with a joyful twist of her body, in a very good mood.
Previously, her range of activity was the entire world, but now it had narrowed to this city.
At least she had a place to go, which counted as half a home.
Since that was the case, she couldn’t go too far.
Otherwise, she might forget.
……
Mo Tu was leisurely enjoying his afternoon tea while looking at the scenery outside the window when he inadvertently saw a white ethereal figure floating out from a certain loli’s house.
“Oh ho?” Mo Tu raised an eyebrow.
This could be considered a small anomaly, right?
Mo Tu closed his eyes in silence for a moment, then slowly opened them, the corners of his mouth curving into a subtle arc.
“If that’s the case, let’s pretend we didn’t see it.”
Mo Tu silently withdrew his gaze and relaxed his mood once again.
He had a premonition that he might be busy soon.
Before that, he needed to relax properly.
“By the way, that little one should have gone out, right? Where would she go?”
Mo Tu was still a bit puzzled about this point. Only Ye Xing and Ye Lan, these two lolis, could give him a feeling like being in a fog, truly unfathomable.
But it was precisely because of this that Mo Tu had an interest in observing them.
……
Meanwhile, Lian Hua, who had finished her homework at home, had already arrived at the park carrying her puppet box.
“I wonder if Ye Xing will come today…?”
Dressed cutely, Lian Hua sat on the stone steps, her brows revealing a hint of nervousness, her fair fingers intertwining, as if waiting for a lover’s arrival.
At the same time, Lian Hua also felt a bit strange in her heart.
She had never had such a strong desire to perform, never been so eager for someone’s arrival.
For a moment, she even thought she had broken down.
“Because she’s my first audience, right? I don’t want to disappoint her, and I don’t want to lose her. I want to do my utmost to keep this person who has important meaning. Is that it?”
Lian Hua looked at the puppet in her hand, and in a daze, she saw her mother’s gentle face, her kind eyes gently staring at her, as if encouraging her.
“Mm, I understand.”
A determined look appeared in Lian Hua’s eyes.
She wanted to become a puppeteer like her mother with the puppet in her hand.
However, before that, she still needed to have her first loyal audience for a perfect start.
At this moment, Lian Hua heard someone calling her name.
“Lian Hua~”
Lian Hua looked up and saw a silver-white figure running from afar. It was the familiar person, her first audience.
“Ye Xing…”
Upon seeing Ye Xing’s figure, Lian Hua’s nervous mood involuntarily relaxed, as if a boulder had been lifted from her heart.
Ye Xing had indeed come.
It was so good that she hadn’t lied~
Lian Hua smiled and stood up to greet her.
“Ye Xing, good afternoon. Have you eaten?”
“Eaten what?” Ye Xing tilted her head in confusion. It was only around 3 PM, what was there to eat?
Afternoon tea and snacks?
Ye Xing looked at Lian Hua today and felt she was a bit different compared to when they first met.
She seemed more glamorous.
She looked so cute, she must have put effort into dressing up.
This really hit Ye Xing’s soft spot.
That’s how lolicons are.
“Lian Hua, you look very cute today.”
“Really? Hehe~ Thank you.”
Lian Hua smiled shyly, embarrassedly twirling her hair with her fingers, a bit flustered by Ye Xing’s compliment.
But today’s preparation was indeed correct.
She had already captured the audience’s attention before even starting the performance.
Great!