Starting from a Magical Girl, Dominating Eternity

Just like Teacher Zi Yuan, or like the exaggerated manipulation accuracy of Dandelion, it’s purely an extraordinary talent.

For a regular Magical Girl, achieving such a level is basically impossible, so there’s no need to spend too much energy on it—as Dandelion-senpai had said during the previous battle with Dandelion.

Back then, Keke thought Teacher Zi Yuan’s Magic Manipulation Accuracy, no matter how powerful, couldn’t be much higher than Dandelion’s.

But when she touched the Magic Armor, Keke finally realized she was a bit naive.

Using such intense Magic Power to construct the Magic Armor, the actual feel of it was as gentle and smooth as cool water.

The sensation was so good that Keke couldn’t bear to let go, she even touched it with both hands.

Like the way water nurtures all things...

"Teacher, can I... hold your hand?"

She sneakily opened one eye, squinting slightly, and looked at Teacher Zi Yuan.

Teacher Zi Yuan seemed to be asleep and didn’t speak.

After waiting for a while, Keke thought the teacher was indeed asleep.

So she lightly hooked her fingertip around the teacher’s pinky finger.

Actually, when playing with Yiyi, they often held hands, sometimes sleeping together, Keke would even hug Yiyi as a pillow.

Good friends don’t really mind, and even when hugging Yiyi, there wasn’t much feeling beyond Yiyi being small and soft.

But just secretly hooking Teacher Zi Yuan’s finger made Keke feel a bit nervous.

Like secretly touching those expensive art pieces in a cabinet, feeling a little bit excited and thrilled...

Carefully looking up, confirming the teacher has no reaction, she got slightly bolder and slipped her pinky finger between the teacher’s fingers.

Then her ring finger also wanted to find a gap, accidentally grazing Teacher Zi Yuan’s palm.

Teacher Zi Yuan’s right hand suddenly clenched, grabbing her hand.

Keke was startled, looking up at Teacher Zi Yuan’s cold eyes filled with impatience and dissatisfaction, she shrank her neck.

"I’m s-sorry..."

"Are you going to sleep or not?"

Feeling how moments ago the cold little hand was now even somewhat hot.

Keke realized Teacher Zi Yuan started changing the Magic Properties, indicating she must be genuinely upset.

"I-I just thought of holding the teacher’s hand to sleep..."

Then Keke saw the emotions in Teacher Zi Yuan’s pupils slowly fade away, and while holding her hand, simply said, "Go to sleep."

Finding that the teacher didn’t let go of her hand, Keke felt both relief and joy in her heart.

Finally, closing her eyes obediently, feeling the warmth of the teacher’s palm and savoring the slight sweetness that spread from her fingertips.

In a vague moment, somehow she dreamt of her childhood.

That day the rain was heavy, and the thunder sounded very, very loud.

Keke hid under the quilt, unable to escape the thunder, every time the thunder struck, she wanted to hide under the bed.

So Keke ran crying to her parents’ room.

But her parents weren’t home, sometimes when they were busy with work, they wouldn’t come home at night.

That day happened to be a night shift for her parents, so they didn’t return; Keke hid in her parents’ bed for a while but felt even more scared.

Because her parents’ bedroom was larger, giving the feeling that the corners would have all sorts of odd things.

So she wrapped herself in a blanket and went all the way upstairs, where she found her brother.

To sleep with her brother.

She was still very young then, and her brother wouldn’t mind her sleeping in his bed—not like now, where he would just kick her off.

Back then, he would shift slightly upon hearing her cries, making room for her.

But he didn’t pay attention to her, nor did he treat her like their parents did, holding her, comforting her, telling her not to be afraid, that there wouldn’t be any danger, and that they would protect the little princess from harm.

He just lay silently with his back to her, so quiet that it felt like there was no one beside her.

On the second floor, the thunderstorm felt particularly close. Outside, the rain hit the windows loudly, sudden and dull thunder was noisy and bright, the curtains outside fluttered about like floating ghosts.

And she could see someone standing at the window, seemingly always watching her.

So Keke kept crying, saying, Brother, I’m scared.

But Jiang Si seemed to be asleep, ignoring her.

So much so that Keke felt like she was still sleeping alone.

Without any feeling of safety.

She started to cry quietly, softly calling dad and mom.

Cried for a long time until the thunder outside was somewhat quieter and her brother finally turned over and held her hand.

Just like Teacher Zi Yuan now.

Telling her to stop crying and go to sleep.

Although he didn’t hold her like their parents would.

Just holding her hand, Keke felt a sense of peace that made her fall asleep shortly thereafter.

The past memories slowly overlapping with the present, Keke felt an uncanny familiarity and fondness.

Unsure if it was in the dream or in reality.

She hazily thought: the way Teacher Zi Yuan held her hand was like her brother...

So in a half-awake state, she saw Teacher Zi Yuan’s small body suddenly begin to expand, growing into a two-meter-tall giant.