Chapter 408: Three Sentences That Made Sakura Girl Spend One Hundred Million on Me

Rie Hatanaka stared for a long time until she saw the Pure White Succubus glide away again. After she could no longer see that stunning face that caught everyone’s eye or the soul-healing, tempting side profile, she held back her urge to break up with her boyfriend and let out a delayed sigh of amazement:

“So adorable!!!”

“What’s going on? Why is there such a cute girl?”

The girl excitedly grabbed the equally stunned Qingshan Xiao’s hand and, like many other visitors around, couldn’t help but chase after Honey Qing’s figure. Viewed from above, this scene resembled a large stalker moment, very abstract.

Rie Hatanaka walked while praising:

“Xiao, she must be an elf, right? Or maybe a snow woman? Her hair is whiter and purer than snow, and her two-colored gold and silver eyes are even clearer than jewels!”

The girl even began to feel upset and regretful:

“Dang it, why didn’t such a beautiful girl join ‘Dazzling Stage’? If she stood on that stage, she would definitely be the brightest star! I really want to see her dance. Maybe I should ask her to sign with my company?”

Qingshan Xiao returned to his senses from the beauty of the Pure White Succubus. He didn’t have the time to complain about his girlfriend’s misguided support and her ugly behavior as a devoted fan. He instinctively replied:

“Hatanaka, don’t you think it’s possible that someone this beautiful can only be a magical girl? She doesn’t join ‘Dazzling Stage’ because she was one of the earlier magical girls in the Countermeasures Bureau and doesn’t need extra selection or training.”

Rie Hatanaka’s excitement was suddenly doused with cold water.

To be fair, her boyfriend’s guess was indeed very reasonable. Ever since magical girls appeared, the fans of ‘Dazzling Stage’ had discovered something quite interesting.

They realized they could deduce when a girl became a magical girl by observing the trends in her looks.

The reasoning was simple: after becoming a magical girl, there were not many significant changes to her facial features, bone structure, or body.

However, her energy, spirit, and even her skin would undergo tremendous transformations. Even if she was an eight-point beauty with makeup in the past, she could now match or even surpass that look without any makeup.

So, someone as beautiful as the Pure White Succubus, combined with her unusual eyes that did not resemble colored contacts, and her unconventional hair color, almost certainly confirmed her identity as a magical girl.

It was similar to poetry versus prose: something that stemmed from reality yet transcended it, and such beauty always stood out from the crowd.

In a sense, the Pure White Witch had wandered until now without encountering any rough thugs who would rob her or trouble her, largely due to her looks easily evoking thoughts of a magical girl.

Of course, it also helped that a certain ghostly shrine maiden secretly protected her (by scaring others).

Rie Hatanaka reignited her belief and said:

“Isn’t that even better? This means she is Ayano’s senior! Xiao, hurry up, I want to invite her to dinner!”

Qingshan Xiao did not think the other person would be easy to talk to, but in order to keep his girlfriend from acting rashly, he had no choice but to follow obediently.

At that moment,

The shrine maiden glided like a ghost before the Pure White Witch’s skis. She resembled a skilled camerawoman seen in various videos, stabilizing her equipment and carefully tending to the viewers watching the live stream. This led to many bullet comments questioning whether the camerawoman was a person or a ghost.

Fortunately, most people were too preoccupied with looking at Honey Qing’s adorable face:

Because the account name included “Little Lin,” fans affectionately called her Honey Lin.

At that moment, the bullet comments were flying by rapidly, creating a lively atmosphere:

“Crying so hard, Honey Lin tried so hard when the photographer mentioned ‘fancy sushi,’ couldn’t help but share the rice, everyone ❤️❤️❤️.”

“Okay, okay, Rich Brother quickly share the rice, let’s hurry up and start the sing-along part, Honey Lin is about to ski into the sky, and it’s making my heart race.”

The number of viewers in the live room continued to climb. In just a few minutes, it surged from dozens to three thousand. Gifts and tips danced across the screen, and soon enough, income from more than ten plates of fancy sushi was gathered.

This was naturally connected to the video posted by the shrine maiden.

Although the video only showed Honey Qing just after a bath, cutting her hair in front of a rusty mirror, singing and dancing on the street, and daily moments, there wasn’t much effort to hide anything. Old fans had already noticed many flaws about her.

So, you can imagine how shocked and puzzled the fans were when they opened the live stream and saw their disabled blogger doing extreme sports. They started to imagine all kinds of things, thinking the blogger was struggling and had to work hard to make money, feeling very protective and showing lots of support.

But what fans didn’t expect was that the cold and ruthless shrine maiden smiled happily when enough rice was shared and simply chose to end the stream, selfishly enjoying the sight of Pure White Witch dancing in the snow alone, leaving the hacked live room full of question marks.

The shrine maiden floated in the air, glancing thoughtfully at Rie Hatanaka in the distance, and said to Chu Yuanqing,

“Little Qing, I’ve finished my live stream. After playing enough, you can go eat.”

Hearing this, Chu Yuanqing slowed down and gently came to a stop. She put her goggles and mask back on, and her small hands straightened the knitted hat that had slipped on her head. She didn’t ask the shrine maiden if she had earned money from sushi.

Pure White Witch was not foolish. She didn’t have many fans, and the live stream had only just started for less than half an hour. There was no way to make money. But to avoid making the shrine maiden feel sad or disappointed, she still followed the requests made during the live stream.

Chu Yuanqing smelled the cherry blossoms blooming in the snow and looked at the person floating beside her. Her eyes curved softly beneath the goggles as she smiled and said,

“No more skiing. Let’s go eat.”

Although skiing was quite fun, and learning to play “Ferris Wheel” from Liuli showed beautiful sights, there were too many eyes watching nearby. It was better to find a quiet place.

Hmm, it definitely had nothing to do with the cost of renting ski gear!

But… things here seemed expensive. Maybe we should go back to the hot spring hotel. Eating there even had a discount.

Chu Yuanqing felt a little conflicted.

In fact, with her situation, even eating only once a week before her magic ran out wouldn’t make her hungry.

But there was no choice; the shrine maiden strongly protested as if eating only once a week was a terrible crime.

On the other hand, knowing that the other person could taste food, Chu Yuanqing wanted the shrine maiden, who hadn’t enjoyed much delicious food during the first playthrough, to experience it too. So she didn’t oppose the idea of eating every day.

But…

The Pure White Witch seriously touched the 80,000 yen and a bunch of coins in her arms — all her money as she knew it — and thought that eating every day was still something to consider carefully. If things continued like this, she would have to sleep under the bridge again the day after tomorrow.

While her thoughts wandered, a clear voice sounded beside her ear,

“Benefactor, let me treat you to a meal!”

Chu Yuanqing looked confused at Rie Hatanaka, who was gasping behind her. Without thinking, she wanted to refuse the invitation, as lately, too many people had wanted to treat her to food right after meeting her.

Although she didn’t think others had bad intentions, she felt it was not good to take advantage of people lightly. She would usually refuse such offers, especially those that seemed like attempts to get close.

The shrine maiden’s dark eyes looked down and examined Rie Hatanaka.

The ski suit was a high-end Burton, costing nearly two million yen.

The snowboard was also a Burton, looking like a limited edition from Londonderry, handmade, collectible, and with the founder Jake Burton’s signature? That price must be over six million yen.

As for the ski goggles, ski poles, gloves, helmet…

The shrine maiden, through Little Sakura’s knowledge, quickly recognized all these things.

Okay, okay, the whole family spends over ten million. It was a bit like having too many luxury school supplies — truly a rich lady.

Looking at Qingshan Xiao next to her, his gear was much more normal, costing a few hundred thousand yen, clearly living off someone else.

But that was even better; still a couple, without worries about anyone inside getting attracted to her family’s Pure White Succubus.

“Little Qing, quickly say yes, this is a perfect mark for a big spender!”

The shrine maiden happily patted Honey Qing’s shoulder, feeling really relieved. Among so many people who asked to hang out and eat, finally, someone had come along who was strong, sweet, and not likely to cause trouble.

Chu Yuanqing looked very confused. She quietly replied with her mind:

“Ah? Is that okay?”

The shrine maiden kept her calm expression and said confidently:

“What’s wrong with that? You get to look at your face while eating, and if you don’t charge her money, she’s the one who’s lucky.”

Chu Yuanqing thought this made no sense at all. She looked at Rie Hatanaka and said very honestly:

“You invite me to eat, but I won’t do anything in return. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go now.”

Rie Hatanaka was confused for a moment, then quickly and sincerely said:

“No need to do anything in return! I just think you’re really beautiful, and I want to look at you more while we eat. Really! I’m not lying!”

Chu Yuanqing was stunned by this bold and shameless face-loving talk.

The shrine maiden smiled proudly, as if showing off that she was right, then stuck close to the Pure White Witch and casually started mumbling about wanting to eat “wagyu,” “eel,” and “matsutake mushrooms”…

Qingshan Xiao smiled awkwardly, feeling that his girlfriend was truly one of a kind sometimes.

Just kidding, she would never agree so easily. With her looks, even if she wasn’t a magical girl, she would never be short of a meal.

Chu Yuanqing pressed her lips together, thinking the shrine maiden had become even better at acting cute than Little Sakura. She had no way to fight this and asked helplessly:

“…Where do you want to eat?”

Qingshan Xiao stayed silent.

Rie Hatanaka was so surprised she couldn’t believe it:

“You agreed?”

Chu Yuanqing nodded and named all the dishes the shrine maidens wanted to eat:

“Hmm, but there must be wagyu beef, eel, matsutake mushrooms…”

The girl grabbed Qingshan Xiao like a little seal turning over, so excited she almost jumped up, happily saying:

“Yay! No problem at all! You can eat whatever you want, so shall we go now?”

So, in a bit of a daze, the Pure White Witch, after someone’s urging, first returned the ski gear, then followed this strange couple to a special restaurant at the foot of the mountain that was booked in advance.

The Pure White Witch really had no experience freeloading meals. She spoke little during the meal, her delicate and cold face looked distant, and even when eating delicious food she liked, her eyes showed no joy at all.

But she did not completely ignore people either.

Of course, even if she ignored everyone, Rie Hatanaka was very satisfied. She didn’t look at her boyfriend once, her eyes stayed fixed on that face, forgetting all gossip and questions, and she didn’t eat a bite of the food served, just lost in daydreams.

Her mind was full of “She’s so pretty,” “Her hands are so beautiful,” “Her lips look so soft,” “That eye is more beautiful than the gems daddy collects,” “It feels nice to date a girl too,” “I have millions in my account, would she want it if I gave it to her?” “I’m kind of thinking about breaking up with Qingshan…”

These messy thoughts wandered in her mind as she kept looking at Chu Yuanqing without stopping. Sometimes, her eyes drifted to that small pink and soft mouth that moved slightly. The image of Hoshino Ayano slowly began to fade away in her head.

Qingshan Xiao felt even more conflicted. His feelings and body wanted to look, but his reason stopped him from watching.

He had no choice. If he looked a few more times, he would not be able to stop. This would likely make Hatanaka unhappy, and he would have to calm her down for a long time. If it caused their relationship to break, it would be a big loss.

Still, he couldn’t help but glance secretly from time to time, and many distracting thoughts started to fill his mind.

Qingshan Xiao felt very nervous and no longer doubted that Chu Yuanqing was a magical girl.

It was no joke. Such a scary charm had to be a magic spell of enchantment, or what else could it be?

Chu Yuanqing felt moved inside. After her taste started to come back a little, the flavor of food really changed a lot. Next time, if she had a chance, she should try the food she made herself.

The Pure White Witch did not feel like she had become a fool at all. Not only did she take away Hoshino Ayano, she also took away Rie Hatanaka’s and Qingshan Xiao’s loyalty. She chewed slowly while secretly feeding a bite to the shrine maiden beside her, feeling very happy.

So, this strange calm lasted until she finished eating, and only then was it finally broken.

Rie Hatanaka woke up as if from a dream. She had forgotten that she came to Miaocun Mountain to watch the concert. Seeing Honey Qing ready to leave, she quickly pulled a VIP card from her bag and slipped it into Honey Qing’s arms. Only then did she say a reluctant goodbye.

Qingshan Xiao felt a little lost and didn’t realize that his girlfriend beside him was completely lost in thought, looking a bit like a troubled soul.

Chu Yuanqing took the bus back to the hot spring hotel. Sitting in her room, she thought about the meal she just had and felt the two strangers were very strange. After she changed out of her ski gear, they never asked her name or introduced themselves. They barely spoke a word and just quietly watched her finish the meal.

The Pure White Witch felt more and more confused. She couldn’t understand the way face-lovers thought. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly pulled out the unknown card and tilted her head to ask:

“By the way, Miyuki, what exactly is this thing you asked me to keep?”

The shrine maiden gave Honey Qing, who looked innocent and confused, a complicated glance and said softly:

“This is a lifetime card from Donghong Hotel. It lets you stay for free in the finest suites at over a hundred thousand hotels worldwide. It’s worth over a hundred million yen. There should be fewer than twenty of these on all of Dongliu Island.”

“Little Qing, you really are a succubus.”