My Best Bro Got Bullied by Another Bad Woman Again - Chapter 10

“Commander Sun…”

Lu Xiaoxiao spoke softly.

“Teacher is only doing this because she wants us to become outstanding magical girls.”

“So… please stop hitting her.”

Sun Du shook his head.

“I understand her intentions.”

“But what she really wants is for you to become another Jiang Wuqiu—just stronger or weaker.”

“That isn’t the right path.”

“Strength can defeat evil.”

“But maintaining peace requires much more than strength alone.”

Lu Xiaoxiao tilted her head.

“…I don’t really understand.”

“You don’t have to.”

Sun Du smiled.

“We can talk about it another time.”

“For now…”

“I want to see your magic.”

“My magic?”

Lu Xiaoxiao looked a little embarrassed.

“It’s nothing special…”

As she spoke, she gently held the pendant hanging around her neck.

Soft pink light bloomed around her body.

Her ordinary clothes dissolved into countless ribbons of light.

Delicate pink ribbons wrapped around her figure before weaving themselves into an elegant magical-girl dress.

Jewels shimmered into existence one after another.

A jeweled headband appeared atop her silver hair, while a matching ornament decorated the side of her head.

Within moments, Lu Xiaoxiao stood there in an adorable pink-and-white magical outfit.

Sun Du nodded approvingly.

“Light attribute…”

“Very nice.”

“And the outfit suits you.”

“You look adorable.”

“T-Thank you…”

Lu Xiaoxiao lowered her head shyly.

“Xiaoxiao.”

“You said your strength is almost at the middle stage of first rank.”

“So your energy fluctuation should already be close to one thousand?”

“Yes.”

“The last measurement was 987.”

Energy fluctuation was the standard used to judge overall combat strength.

Anything below one thousand belonged to the lower stage of first rank.

Two thousand marked the upper stage of first rank.

Three thousand represented second rank.

That value was especially significant because energy of that level was powerful enough to interfere with the flow of magical power itself.

“Shall we test it?”

“Okay!”

Lu Xiaoxiao walked several steps forward.

The jewel embedded in her necklace glowed brightly.

A magical staff gradually materialized in her hand.

Its tip was crowned by a pink heart-shaped gemstone framed by elegant white wings.

It looked almost delicate enough to be a decoration.

“Commander Sun.”

“Do you know why we’re called magical girls?”

“Because pure light magic is extremely rare?”

“And yours is especially refined?”

“That’s only part of it.”

She smiled gently.

“The real reason…”

“Is our own original magic.”

“You created your own spell?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right.”

Holding the staff before her, Lu Xiaoxiao slowly raised it toward the sky.

Pink lines spread beneath her feet.

They intertwined into an intricate magic circle, with a five-pointed star shining at its center.

A gentle radiance gradually enveloped her.

She released the staff.

Instead of falling, it floated gracefully before her.

Spreading both hands, she gathered streams of magical power around it.

Then…

She began chanting.

“For everything I wish to protect…”

“For every smile I wish to preserve…”

“To uphold the oath of love and justice…”

With every word she spoke, the surrounding light intensified.

The energy detector beside Sun Du rapidly climbed.

It hovered just below one thousand, refusing to cross the threshold.

Suddenly—

The gathered light condensed into a brilliant vortex around the staff.

Lu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes.

She formed a heart shape with both hands.

Then shouted the final line.

“The Magic of Love and Justice!”

Boom!!

A brilliant beam of light erupted forward.

The target dummy exploded instantly.

Even the reinforced metal wall behind it was left with a massive blackened scar.

At the same moment—

The detector finally broke past one thousand.

Only then did it stop climbing.

“Haa…”

After releasing the spell, Lu Xiaoxiao’s body swayed.

She nearly collapsed.

“Sister Xiao!”

Liu Nuanyu immediately rushed forward.

As she ran, one thought echoed inside her heart.

Just as I thought.

I’m the one who cares about Xiao-mei the most.

Unfortunately…

She was still one step too slow.

Before she arrived, Sun Du had already caught Lu Xiaoxiao.

Supporting her carefully, he asked,

“Are you alright?”

“Do you need anything?”

“I-I’m okay.”

“I don’t need anything.”

Sun Du simply nodded.

“Good.”

Watching the exchange, Liu Nuanyu felt another wave of frustration.

Why…

Why did she suddenly feel like an outsider?

Had her relationship with Xiao-mei really become so distant?

Before she could speak, Sun Du glanced toward her.

“Stop wasting your energy competing.”

“Instead…”

“Think about what you’re actually lacking.”

“I…”

Liu Nuanyu unconsciously stepped backward.

Only after calming herself down did she realize something.

She barely understood Lu Xiaoxiao at all.

Sun Du chose not to say anything else.

After all…

He still viewed Liu Nuanyu as someone important to Lu Xiaoxiao.

He wanted to give her some face.

Still…

She truly knew too little about the person she claimed to care about.

Perhaps…

The two of them simply needed to spend time talking instead of constantly arguing.

After catching her breath, Lu Xiaoxiao stood upright once more.

Unlike Liu Nuanyu, who admired how beautiful Lu Xiaoxiao looked while casting magic…

Sun Du paid attention only to the spell itself.

After all…

He knew Lu Xiaoxiao’s real identity.

That simply meant Lu Xiaoxiao needed enough strength to protect herself.

Nothing more.

When he’d asked whether she needed anything, he had actually meant two things.

Did she need help recovering?

Or…

Did she secretly want Liu Nuanyu to be the one who caught her instead?

Well…

Perhaps that second thought was just a little silly.

After all…

Men occasionally overthought things too.

“So…”

Sun Du rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

“So that’s how this magic works.”

“It isn’t all that different from my little magic tricks.”

He slowly clenched one fist.

“I think…”

“I understand.”

“You’ve already learned it?!”

Lu Xiaoxiao and Liu Nuanyu cried out simultaneously.

“Yes.”

“Something like this.”

Sun Du copied Lu Xiaoxiao’s stance.

Closing his eyes, he spread his arms.

Unlike her, he had no magical staff.

Yet magical energy still gathered around him.

“For everything I wish to protect…”

“For every smile I wish to preserve…”

“To uphold the oath of love and justice…”

The two girls stared in complete disbelief.

Liu Nuanyu had always believed men simply couldn’t use magical-girl magic.

She was so shocked her legs nearly gave out beneath her.

Lu Xiaoxiao was even more astonished.

As the spell’s creator…

She understood it better than anyone.

Sun Du’s magic followed the exact same structure.

Yet…

The amount of power gathering around him was on an entirely different level.

Before either girl could recover—

Sun Du completed the chant.

Just like Lu Xiaoxiao, he formed a heart shape with both hands.

Then declared loudly,

“The Magic of Love and Justice!”

BOOM!!

A gigantic pillar of light nearly ten meters wide blasted straight ahead.

The reinforced metal wall disappeared instantly.

The beam continued onward…

Leaving yet another enormous hole in the city wall that had only recently begun repairs.

From somewhere in the distance, construction workers could even be heard shouting in disbelief.

Sun Du scratched his head awkwardly.

“Sorry.”

“Please repair it whenever you get the chance.”

“I was the one who broke it.”

Lu Xiaoxiao finally recovered from her shock.

Walking past the still-frozen Liu Nuanyu, she smiled helplessly.

“Commander Sun…”

“You’re incredible.”

Sun Du waved dismissively.

“It’s nothing.”

“The important part isn’t me.”

“Xiaoxiao…”

“Your talent is extraordinary.”

“And the potential of this spell…”

“Is unbelievably high.”

“Haha…”

Lu Xiaoxiao laughed awkwardly.

Really?

I only combined a magical girl’s wish with light magic to create it…

The creator can barely use it properly…

Yet someone who watched it only once performed it even better…

If people ever found out…

That would be unbelievably embarrassing…