Chapter 5: Sleeping While Hugging Senior Sister

A girl with black hair and black eyes walked over.

She was nearly a full head taller than Bai Qiqi, with a curvy figure that radiated an invisible sense of pressure.

For some reason…

The moment Bai Qiqi saw her, retreat immediately sprang up in her heart.

It felt as though she were facing something terrifying.

Even though she was obviously just a harmless girl…

Bai Qiqi felt like she wasn’t facing a girl at all, but an iceberg.

And not the kind that had only been frozen for a few years either.

“Hello.”

“My name is Mo Xingmian.”

“I’m from Blazeblade Academy, third year.”

Just as Bai Qiqi was still wondering whether she should take the initiative to speak first, the girl opened her mouth.

Her voice was cold and clear, perfectly matching her temperament.

Xingmian extended her hand, a faint smile on her lips.

“Lili asked me to escort you back to your dorm.”

“Come with me.”

Bai Qiqi hesitated for a moment before finally reaching out to shake her hand.

The instant their fingertips touched, an icy sensation spread across her skin, making Bai Qiqi subconsciously pull her hand back slightly.

“Sorry.”

“My attribute is ice, so my body feels cold to the touch.”

“Do you dislike that feeling?”

Seeing Bai Qiqi recoil slightly, a trace of loneliness flashed through Mo Xingmian’s eyes.

“Ah?”

“No no, of course not…”

“I was just surprised for a second…”

“By the way, wouldn’t hugging Senior Sister while sleeping during summer feel really cool?”

Mo Xingmian froze slightly, clearly not expecting such a response.

Her dark eyes widened just a little.

The iceberg-like aura around her instantly cracked apart.

She no longer seemed so imposing.

Instead, she looked more like a blank-faced airheaded girl.

“Hugging while sleeping?”

Mo Xingmian softly repeated the phrase.

Clearly, she hadn’t expected this little girl’s train of thought to jump so wildly.

Just touching her hand once had somehow led to imagining her as a human air conditioner during summer.

Once Bai Qiqi realized what she had just said, her face instantly turned bright red.

W-What was she even saying just now?!

“N-No no no!”

“Senior Sister, that’s not what I meant!”

“I was just making an example…”

Bai Qiqi hurriedly waved her hands while stumbling over her words.

“I just meant that Senior Sister feels cold and refreshing, so summer would definitely feel comfortable!”

“It’s not like I wanted to hug Senior Sister while sleeping!”

“Although… maybe that wouldn’t be impossible either… ah, bleh! That’s not what I meant!”

The more Bai Qiqi tried explaining, the messier it became.

By the end, she practically wanted to dig a hole and crawl inside.

Now she was definitely going to be treated like a pervert…

Who says they want to sleep hugging someone the first time they meet?!

Bai Qiqi instantly felt that her future had become bleak.

Originally, her plan had been to either get expelled by the holy sword or quietly slack off as an unnoticed background character in the academy.

Instead, after the holy sword’s nonsense, even the vice principal had taken her as a disciple.

And now she had embarrassed herself like this in front of a senior she had just met.

If rumors spread, how was she supposed to survive at this school for the next few years…

Watching the panicked little loli in front of her, Mo Xingmian suddenly felt the urge to tease her for some reason.

“So…”

Mo Xingmian suddenly leaned forward, bringing her face closer.

“Junior Sister means she wants to hug me while sleeping during summer?”

“I-I don’t…”

Actually, maybe a little…

Having her thoughts exposed so directly caused Bai Qiqi’s face to become even redder.

Even back in vampire society, where she constantly heard noble ladies whispering sweet words to her, she still couldn’t stop herself from blushing.

Ever since becoming a girl, the thickness of her skin had been dropping in a straight line…

Compared to what Mo Xingmian was doing right now, those noble ladies from before were basically like emotionless NPCs…

“Unfortunately, that won’t work right now~”

“It’s already autumn.”

“It’s about to get cold.”

“If you hug me while sleeping, what if you catch a cold?”

Mo Xingmian interrupted Bai Qiqi.

Her voice remained cool and calm, but the slight upward curve of her lips revealed that she was secretly pleased as well.

“If Junior Sister really has that need…”

“Senior Sister wouldn’t mind helping you out during summer~”

After saying that, she turned and walked toward the campus bus stop.

Her black hair swayed gently behind her.

“Let’s go.”

“If we delay any longer, it’ll get dark.”

“The East District is pretty far from here.”

“Until you learn flying magic, you’ll have to obediently take the bus.”

Bai Qiqi stood frozen in place, still processing Mo Xingmian’s words.

Could she really do that during summer?

No…

No no…

Senior Sister was definitely teasing her on purpose!

Bai Qiqi patted her burning cheeks and hurriedly jogged after her.

If she delayed any longer, Senior Sister would arrive at the dorm by herself.

The atmosphere between them had clearly become much more relaxed compared to before.

That also made Bai Qiqi a bit bolder.

Of course, she absolutely didn’t dare bring up topics like “summer” or “cool and refreshing” anymore.

She was genuinely afraid this cold senior sister would suddenly hit her with another gap-moe attack.

“Senior Sister.”

Bai Qiqi took the initiative to speak.

“Mm.”

“What kind of person is Vice Principal Ye Lange?”

“Hm?”

“Why are you asking about that?”

Curiosity appeared within Mo Xingmian’s heart.

Most people avoided Ye Lange like the plague.

So why was this little one so interested?

“Because… she’s my mentor…”

“She took me as her disciple just now.”

Mo Xingmian’s footsteps suddenly halted.

She looked at Bai Qiqi as though staring at a monster.

“What attribute are you?”

“And what was your talent evaluation?”

“Dark attribute.”

“And my talent is… SSS.”

After thinking for a moment, Bai Qiqi decided not to hide it.

There had been too many witnesses earlier anyway.

If Mo Xingmian wanted to know, she could easily find out with a little investigation.

There was no point concealing it.

“No wonder she was willing to take you as a disciple…”

“She looked incredibly excited when she walked over earlier…”

“I’ve only ever seen her this excited once before.”

“That was when the principal told her she planned to retire and pass the position on to her.”

“A once-in-history genius really does deserve that level of excitement…”

“So when does the principal plan to pass the position over to her?”

Curiosity flashed through Bai Qiqi’s eyes.

Information related to the academy’s future leader absolutely had to be gathered.

“Well… uh…”

“The principal said she’d pass the position over after retirement.”

“But the current principal is a Sunwheel-class powerhouse…”

“If she wants to retire… it’ll probably take at least twenty years…”

“And this isn’t even the first time the principal has said this to Vice Principal Ye.”

“So… you understand now, right?”

“I understand.”

“I understand completely.”

Bai Qiqi nodded repeatedly.

“Isn’t the principal basically just feeding Vice Principal Ye empty promises?”

“And she actually believed it?”

“From the looks of it… yeah, she did.”

“Ever since hearing she’d become principal soon, she’s become much more motivated…”

Mo Xingmian sighed emotionally.

“Oh right, there’s one more thing I absolutely have to warn you about.”

“Never call her ‘Vice Principal’ in front of her.”

“Otherwise, the consequences will be terrible!”

At those words, a strange emotion flashed through Mo Xingmian’s eyes, as though she had recalled something painful.

“The consequences will be terrible?!”

Hearing that, Bai Qiqi couldn’t help swallowing nervously.

It sounded like her mentor was pretty strict…

Perhaps noticing Bai Qiqi’s fear, Mo Xingmian quickly comforted her.

“It’s actually not that bad.”

“At worst, she just punishes people by making them do chores in her laboratory.”

“But don’t worry.”

“You’re the only disciple she’s ever personally chosen.”

“She’ll definitely spoil you a lot.”

“One of my friends studies under her too, and the treatment is usually very good.”

“However…”

“Words like flat board, flat chest, airport runway, or shorty absolutely must never be mentioned.”

“The consequences of saying those are far worse than accidentally calling her Vice Principal.”

Bai Qiqi immediately nodded in deep agreement…

Accidentally calling her Vice Principal only resulted in some extra chores…

But if she accidentally said those other things…

Then she’d most likely end up becoming fellow sufferers with that dragon skeleton outside…