The One I Love Shines Like the Sun

This story will go on a reverse-V tomorrow, covering chapters 25 through 31.

The following passage appeared in Du Yu's diary.

[I watched you from behind. You were so dazzling, so warm, like a sun that radiated warmth forever. I tried so hard to get closer, only to be burned by your flames.

Your light seemed to illuminate every corner of my darkness, leaving me nowhere to hide.]

She propped her chin on her hand and gazed at Xia Mu, surrounded by admirers. A lonely, forlorn look filled her eyes. This was the person she loved, yet Xia Mu didn't belong to her alone.

Sensing her gaze, Xia Mu turned around with two cups of milk tea in hand and smiled. Her smile was like a rising sun, warming everyone around her. “Let's go.”

Du Yu awkwardly turned her eyes away. “Okay.”

When will you finally realize... that I love you?

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Xia Mu had always thought that she and Du Yu were just very close friends. She did her best to look after the naive Du Yu and keep her from being lured away by some strange person.

When Du Yu kicked off her blanket, Xia Mu would get up in the middle of the night to tuck her in again.

When Du Yu got sick, Xia Mu would climb into her bed in the middle of the night and use her lower body temperature as a cold pack.

When Du Yu's part-time job left her exhausted, Xia Mu would bring her food and water every day, massage her shoulders and hands, and come running whenever she was needed, like a perfect girlfriend who did everything for her.

As she cared for Du Yu, she gradually noticed that there was something strange about the way Du Yu looked at her.

Well, whatever. She'd already figured out how she felt. There was no way she was letting Du Yu go to someone else. She'd spoil her own girl herself.

Gentle, all-around Xia Mu, who flirts without realizing it x Du Yu, who's always on the verge of falling in love and confessing

Coming soon: Sign a Contract with Me!

As an ancient wood elf, Nalita was a model of her kind. Magic came naturally to her, and she was beloved by the elements.

But after dying in battle and transmigrating, she found herself in a country with no elves. Everyone on this continent could use magic, and their battles involved summoning magical beasts from another dimension to fight in this world.

She transmigrated into the body of a human who had already died. This human had little magical ability and had failed to summon anything in three consecutive tests.

This was her final test. If she failed to summon anything again, she'd be expelled from school and could never become a battle mage.

Feeling the original owner's deep-seated wish, Nalita decided to help her. It was just an exam. She could do this.

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“Great God of the Elements, answer your faithful follower. Grant her the power of the elements, summon a magical beast from a distant world, and sign a contract with me!”

Elements surged across the summoning platform. All the magic bowed down before the elf from another world.

The crowd gasped and scrambled to clutch the pillars for safety.

But when the howling wind died down, all that appeared on the summoning platform was a...

tiny green... baby snake?

Coming soon, Book Two: The Demon King Is Short but Ambitious

Chalulu was a demon king, but unlike the others, she was only 1.5 meters tall, even after reaching adulthood at one thousand years old. Because of this, many demon kings mocked her for being small and weak in magic, and said she was unfit to rule.

But Chalulu wouldn't stand for that. She rolled up her sleeves, certain she could be a perfectly good demon king.

After being assigned a territory, she set off with great ambitions.

Who knew that on her very first day in office, a woman claiming to be a saint would grab her by the back of the collar right there in her own territory?

Chalulu's little face flushed red. She kicked her short legs, doing her best to maintain the dignity of a demon king. “Let go of me! If you're so tough, stop grabbing me by the scruff just because you're taller! Put me down and fight me fair and square!”

Hashi lifted the little demon king and gave her a shake, then asked hesitantly, “Little one, are you sure you're a demon king? Why are you so weak?”

Chalulu's pride took another hit. Her eyes reddened, and her mouth quivered. “Waaah! You're bullying a demon!”

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Hashi always thought Chalulu was a demon king so weak that a human could strangle her to death. Then an enemy came to trample Chalulu's tiny territory, and Chalulu was forced to unleash her demonic nature. With a fierce, babyish growl, she charged forward, taking down one enemy with each kick.

Hashi: “...”

This doesn't seem like the same demon king I saw before.

Theme: Keep moving forward without wavering. Happiness lies along the way