Urging for more updates, then turning into a magical girl.

Chapter 32 I really am the commander!

Su Chenjin was carried in a princess carry by Luo Le, and they flew over Yuanting City.

A cold wind howled through the air, causing the hems of their skirts to flutter wildly, and their long blue and purple hair to dance erratically in the wind.

High in the air, Su Chenjin reached out without hesitation and wrapped her arms around Basil's neck. Not only that, she pressed her face directly against Basil's soft chest.

...Basil's place is much more comfortable than the steel plate of the Grand Eunuch.

Feeling the girl in his arms being so "cooperative," Basil slowed down his flight speed slightly.

She looked down at the helpless look on the girl's drooping eyelids in her arms and was also surprised.

"That's quite surprising... Blue-haired lady, you were forcibly taken away by the opposing faction, yet you don't seem to mind me at all? Judging from your behavior, you seem quite used to being carried around by magical girls."

Su Chenjin raised her eyelids, somewhat speechless.

Of course I don't mind... after all, we're partners. And you guys used to take me flying around like this all the time.

However, Su Chenjin maintained her aloof demeanor: "It seems you still don't know who I am."

"Um?"

The girl in his arms suddenly uttered such a meaningful remark, which surprised Basil even more: "Oh? Interesting. Judging from your tone, you seem to be someone of considerable importance?"

Su Chenjin didn't answer, but closed her eyes and buried her face in Basil's chest. This made Basil even more curious about this mysterious blue-haired girl.

Soon, they left the city and landed on a desolate open space. It was the outskirts of Round Garden City, directly above the "Star's Location" underground base.

Basil put Su Chenjin down. Then, she stretched out a finger and gently tapped the air in front of her.

Ripples of purple magic rippled out, twisting and forming a strange doorway. The next second, a pink and black figure hurriedly stepped out of the doorway.

"The situation with Arc Moon is temporarily resolved." Mo Ran Ying seemed to have just gone through a battle; she appeared slightly rushed but still handled the situation with ease.

Seeing this, Su Chenjin snorted: "As expected... it's still your usual tactic. One person goes to hold off the enemy's firepower first, and then you, Luo Le, use your magic armor to bring the other person back to escape."

Upon hearing the blue-haired girl's nonchalant comment, Mo Ranying immediately moved closer to Su Chenjin.

"You sound...very familiar with things here? Tell me, who are you? Why were you at the Star's base that night?!"

Hearing Mo Ranying's aggressive questioning, Su Chenjin lowered her eyelids and raised her right hand in front of her:

"...So, you two tied me up and brought me back just to ask this?"

Basil stood to the side, arms crossed. "What else? You were in the base the night the Commander disappeared, weren't you? And you were with Zhang Menglin. No matter how you look at it, your presence is highly questionable!"

"That's right!"

Mo Ranying couldn't help but press, her voice filled with worry and urgency, "Have you... have you placed Aqi... have you put the Commander under house arrest?! Tell me his whereabouts now! Otherwise, I will absolutely not let you off!"

"..."

I'm happy that you're all so loyal. But I don't like the methods you use.

"I mean, is it possible... that I'm actually Cheng Qi? But because I underwent physical modifications, I ended up looking like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room fell into dead silence.

Two seconds later, Mo Ranying jumped up first and loudly retorted:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

She pointed at Su Chenjin's petite figure and shouted, "Aqi clearly likes tall, voluptuous, mature older women the most! And he's definitely a big-breasted fetishist!"

Halfway through her sentence, Mo Ran Ying proudly put her hands on her hips, forcefully puffed out her chest, revealing the voluptuous figure hidden beneath her demonic attire.

"I know perfectly well that he always adores this place! If Aqi wanted to modify his body, how could he possibly turn himself into a short, flat-chested guy like you!"

“…………”

To be honest, Mo Ran Ying's figure is indeed my type.

However, Mo Ran Ying is clearly too inexperienced when it comes to the XP system and doesn't truly understand the leader's inner world.

Cheng Qi likes any pretty and cute girl, whether she's a tall, mature woman, a gentle wife, a proud girl with twin ponytails, or even a cool and aloof girl like this.

But you can't exactly say this to someone's face, can you?!

"Furthermore, even if we take a step back and assume the commander's taste has changed..."

Basil, who was standing nearby, also stepped forward, looking him up and down with a suspicious expression. "Why would Cheng Qi, who was doing a perfectly good job as a leader, insist on transforming herself into a weak girl and then infiltrating Arc Moon's side... It just seems too strange!"

At this point, facing the relentless pressure from his subordinates, Cheng Qi realized that if he didn't reveal some of the truth, he might be dealt with by his own people first.

She could only sigh and lay out the "truths"—

"Because after we captured the crescent moon, I had Dr. Zhang implant shallow hypnotic commands into her."

Su Chenjin straightened her expression and adopted the authoritative tone befitting a leader.

"But this hypnotic command has limited effectiveness; it requires someone to constantly reinforce and suggest it. To control her long-term and turn her into our most loyal pawn, I had Dr. Zhang modify my body like this. Then I could infiltrate her side and gain her trust!"

You absolutely must not reveal that you are doing this so that the chief eunuch can write and update the text!

Hearing this righteous and stern explanation, Mo Ranying's expression finally softened slightly.

She looked at the blue-haired girl in front of her and sensed the calm and resolute aura that only a leader would exude when planning.

"Could it be... that you really... really are Aqi?" Mo Ranying's voice had already softened, and she began to hesitate.

"Hmph, stop pretending!"

However, Basil immediately stepped forward.

"Even if we want to hypnotize Crescent Moon, why does the Commander have to take the risk himself? Wouldn't it have the same effect if we just found someone else in the base, modified their body, and sent them infiltrated?"

"Besides! Dr. Zhang's brainwashing device clearly has a very effective and powerful deep brainwashing mode, right? Once activated, it can directly erase a person's personality and turn them into an obedient puppet. There's absolutely no need for someone to stay by their side every day to maintain the hypnosis! Your lie has too many loopholes!"

“…………”

Damn! Basil, you know way too much!

If it weren't to preserve the Grand Eunuch's creativity so he could continue writing novels, I would have used deep brainwashing long ago!

Seeing that Mo Ranying's eyes were starting to show suspicion again, Cheng Qi could only quickly try to salvage the situation: "Ying, can you please stop listening to Luo Le's nonsense? If you don't believe my identity, you can ask about our past! Those secrets that only you and I know can't be faked, right?"

Upon hearing this, Basil laughed even louder. "What if Zhang Menglin used a modified machine to read the Commander's memories? You being with her, you could very well be in cahoots!"

Basil! Are you really going to push me to the brink?! Can you please stop talking so much?!

Basil's interference put Mo Ranying in a dilemma. She looked at Basil, then at Su Chenjin: "But... even if you say so, Basil, what if this girl really is Aqi... wouldn't we be committing treason?"

"That's easy!"

Basil patted Mo Ranying on the shoulder and gave her a sly smile.

"Since Dr. Zhang's lab has brainwashing equipment, why don't we just put her in there and brainwash her?"