025 Let Me Take a Look

"You don't know?"

Mo Mo furrowed her adorable little brow. "After being exposed to the moonlight of the Red Moon, didn't you experience any abnormal reactions, Brother?"

Well, of course I did. Your brother here was beaten black and blue by the Red Moon in his dreams...

Mo Bai squinted, complaining inwardly, but ultimately decided not to reveal the truth about the Red Moon. It wasn't that he was afraid of Mo Mo turning into an ultimate yandere. Even if she did, she would still be his most beloved sister. It was just that Mo Bai held a genuine fondness for the Red Moon, for that girl who had accompanied him for eight years.

Who could hate a girl who, during your darkest times, disguised herself as your mother and came into your dreams to comfort you? And she had kept it up for eight years; if not for recent events, Mo Bai wouldn't even know how much longer she intended to stay by his side.

Since she didn't want him to tell anyone, he wouldn't. It wasn't an important matter anyway.

"After being bathed in that Red Moon light, I just passed out." Mo Bai blinked innocently. "I really don't know what happened."

"Oh, I see."

Mo Mo turned her face away, a flicker of unreadable emotion in her eyes. Her brother was lying to her. Having lived with Mo Bai for so many years, Mo Mo knew all his little habits by heart. Whenever her brother lied to her, he would put on this super innocent expression.

However, Mo Mo had no intention of exposing him. If he didn't want to say it, then he didn't have to. Her brother wouldn't harm her, and acting like a child to press him for answers wasn't something a cute, well-behaved sister should do.

And so, with a tacit understanding between the siblings, the matter of the Red Moon was laid to rest. No one knew what had happened. Except for that Red Moon itself.

"By the way, Brother, what is your Blood Source?"

Since she had to write a report, Mo Mo had to ask about these technical details. "When I fought Lu Yuan, I turned into... well, a magical girl, and my power was greatly enhanced."

"Was that your Blood Source?"

Forcing someone else to turn into a magical girl—what kind of twisted ability is that? It was fortunate that it was a relatively normal magical girl; if it had been the kind of strange magical girls her brother used to watch in secret under the covers... Mo Mo couldn't help but shiver, her legs instinctively pressing together. *So scary, so scary...*

"My... Blood Source?"

Mo Bai fell into deep thought. According to Mo Mo, a Blood Source was one's superpower. Wasn't that just seeing the components and drawing power from them? But he always felt like something wasn't quite right.

Didn't a Blood Source require drinking the King's bodily fluids or some kind of external stimulus to awaken? He had just been sleeping normally, opened his eyes, and there it was. It couldn't possibly be because he hadn't stayed up late that day, could it?

"I'm not really sure." Mo Bai couldn't help but ask, "Is there a simple and direct way to identify a Blood Source?"

"Yes, Brother, there is. There are nine simple ways, and I'll start with the easiest one."

Mo Mo took off her shoes, revealing her petite, jade-like feet wrapped in black silk, and crawled onto Mo Bai like a kitten.

Mo Bai: "?"

"What are you doing, sis? We're in a hospital, for heaven's sake!"

Mo Bai retreated, looking weak, pathetic, and helpless, only to be met with a look of exasperation from his sister. "What are you thinking, Brother?"

"Close contact between Transcendent beings can reveal the presence of a Blood Source. This is the simplest and most direct method."

With that, Mo Mo hugged Mo Bai, burying her head in his chest. Her snow-white, silky hair felt like fine sand rippling through his hands. Mo Bai caught the clean, fragrant scent of her shampoo.

"Besides, didn't we used to hug like this all the time?"

"It's perfectly normal for siblings to be this way, it's no big deal."

Mo Mo nuzzled against him.

Although she said that, Mo Bai couldn't help but retort, "Is it necessary to be this close? Do two strangers who are Transcendent beings just hug the moment they meet?" He ruffled Mo Mo's hair. "If you want to be spoiled, just say so. My broad chest is always open for you."

Mo Mo’s face turned slightly red. "Shut up, Brother. I'm trying to sense your Blood Source."

Mo Mo cast "Mute and Silence." It was super effective! The small room quickly became deathly quiet.

*Brother's embrace is so warm...*

Mo Mo hugged him even tighter. However, as time passed, the expression of enjoyment on her face gradually turned into one of bewilderment.

Mo Mo: "?"

She broke away from Mo Bai's embrace as if electrocuted, looking at him with a perplexed expression.

"Brother, it seems like..."

"You haven't awakened a Blood Source at all?"

***

In Dr. Ye Zhi's laboratory, a large screen was playing the *Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya* movie. Watching the magical girl caught in an intense battle, Shen Qiqi couldn't help but get excited, almost ready to transform on the spot and jump into the fray.

"Beat that seaweed-headed villain!"

Watching the excited Shen Qiqi, Dr. Ye Zhi wore a gratified expression and handed her a bag of potato chips. "Here, hold out your hand."

"Oh, oh, okay, okay..." Shen Qiqi, with a clear and foolish expression, held out her hand without a second thought.

Then, the sharp sting on her skin made her snap back to reality. "Wait!"

"What are you doing?!"

Bright red blood was slowly being drawn into a blank container.

Dr. Ye Zhi remained calm. "Just drawing some blood for an analysis, it's nothing major."

"A magical girl wouldn't be afraid of a needle, right? Am I right?"

Mentioning magical girls, Shen Qiqi was instantly alert, nodding foolishly. "That's right, magical girls aren't afraid of needles."

"Come on, give me another tube, fill it up!"

"That won't be necessary." After applying a pink bandage to Shen Qiqi, Dr. Ye Zhi began to busy himself with the blood. "This is enough. You go back to watching."

"If you want anything to eat or drink, just say the word."

"Alright, thank you, Uncle."

Shen Qiqi went back to eating chips and watching the magical girl.

Dr. Ye Zhi, however, looked up and stared at his reflection, suspicious. "Sss... Uncle?"

"Am I really that old?"

No one cared.

After being caught by Mo Mo, Shen Qiqi had been brought here immediately. She had originally thought she would follow in the footsteps of the senior, falling into the clutches of Organization X and having her memories of being a magical girl erased.

As it turned out, the people here were actually quite decent. Not only did they not lay a finger on her, but they also helped heal her leg and even let her watch magical girls. People who liked magical girls couldn't have bad intentions, right?

Shen Qiqi began to feel at ease staying there. She just wondered how Mo Bai was doing, but since that cold, white-haired girl seemed to be his sister, she figured she didn't need to worry.

Speak of the devil—the next second, the laboratory door opened, and Mo Mo walked in, leading an anxious-looking Mo Bai.

"Dr. Ye, there's something I need your help looking into."

"My brother, he doesn't seem to have awakened a Blood Source."

"Heh."

Dr. Ye Zhi, who was analyzing Shen Qiqi's blood, chuckled. He looked up at the curious Mo Bai and extended an invitation.

"Come."

"Let me take a look."