After the Villainess Proposed to Me

“Big brother, big sister, what fun stuff are you playing with? Can I join in?”

Little Luo Li hopped into the room, putting on an innocent and adorable act, speaking in a sweet, childlike voice.

“!!!”

Xia Yueyun felt her heart almost stop the moment she saw Luo Li enter the room.

Dragon Goddess!!

Oops! I was so caught up in the betting that I forgot to tell Wu Chen that the Dragon Goddess had disguised herself as a little girl to search for him!

If the identity of Morning Star is exposed now, I’ll be in deep trouble too!

“Huh? Ah… you’re that little girl from yesterday, right? How are you? Feeling better now?”

Wu Chen was stunned for a moment, then recalled what had happened yesterday, showing a gentle smile as he reached out and patted her small head.

“Ah, no… ah… so tingly~”

The little loli was so comfortable that she couldn’t help but make a cute purring sound.

It’s strange to say that this loli’s hand feels so familiar. Have I patted her head before?

“By the way, who is this little girl? Why is she in your palace, Xia Yueyun?”

After making the little girl feel good, Wu Chen curiously asked.

[Don’t forget, Full Moon Witch, my identity is still a secret.]

The Dragon Goddess’ telepathic message echoed in Xia Yueyun’s mind.

“Uh… she’s the daughter of a demon king under my command. He had to go out for something and asked me to take care of her. Don’t get any funny ideas!”

Xia Yueyun hinted.

“What are you thinking? No matter how crazy I might be, I wouldn’t go after a little girl, right?”

Wu Chen sweated awkwardly.

Do I really seem like a loli hunting uncle in your eyes?

“Big sister, who is this human big brother? I’ve never seen him in the palace before.”

The little girl jumped into Xia Yueyun’s arms, rubbing against her like a child, probing for information.

A human safely in a witch’s palace, and so close to the witch – there must be something going on!

“This… this is my personal game console repair slave. Since all these gaming devices need human magicians to maintain, I made an exception and allowed him to stay here.”

Xia Yueyun made up a random identity on the spot in a panic.

She called me a slave? Really? Just to make herself feel better?

She’s so stupid. You could’ve just said I’m a guest from Litia’s house, and my identity is top secret!

Wu Chen subtly shifted closer to Xia Yueyun. While maintaining a friendly face, his left hand discreetly pinched her butt.

‘Behave yourself! If our identities are exposed, we’re both done for!’ Xia Yueyun desperately shot Wu Chen a glance, trying to hint at him.

She regretted not asking for Wu Chen’s telepathic code beforehand. Now, she couldn’t even transmit her thoughts.

Oh? You’re giving me flirty looks? Just let the little girl leave, and wait for your butt to suffer!

Why can’t he understand my hints? Wu Chen, you idiot!!

Xia Yueyun muttered in grievance.

“So, he’s a human magic engineer, huh?”

Luo Li nodded knowingly.

When magical technology was developed by humans, it seemed they added something like a genetic lock to the base system.

Unless demons created an entirely new magical programming system from scratch, they couldn’t operate any magic-related devices.

For this reason, witches intentionally cultivated human collaborators to control and use for their purposes.

Thinking of magical technology, Luo Li’s mind couldn’t help but wander to a certain man.

He wasn’t just her knight but also one of the founders of magical technology.

If it weren’t for his proposals to thoroughly reform the decaying magic systems, launching bold initiatives to weaken the noble class, break the monopoly on knowledge, and push for industrialized mass production, humans wouldn’t have even survived this long.

“Big brother, big sister, you guys carry on. I won’t bother you anymore~~”

After learning the true identity of this human, Luo Li suddenly lost interest in him and turned to leave the room.

However, she didn’t go far. A small white dragon tail sprouted from a tear in her white stockings, and a pair of white jade dragon horns appeared on her head.

Using her goddess powers, Luo Li concealed herself and stayed by the door, continuing to spy on what was happening inside.

This human male still raised countless suspicions in her mind.

However, all of this was seen by Xia Yueyun.

Such a petty trick, daring to use stealth techniques in front of me, the Full Moon Witch? You’re showing off with inferior skills. I can tell at a glance that you are not human!

“[Moonlit Mirage!]”

Silver moonlight rippled like waves in the air, casting dreamlike reflections like bubbles in water.

Despite the obvious disturbance, Luo Li remained focused, continuing to spy on the two “lovebirds” playing games in the room, as if she hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

“Xia Yueyun, what kind of trick are you playing now?”

Wu Chen lightly waved his fingers through the air, stirring up ripples as if the air had turned to water.

Because of their relationship, Xia Yueyun’s illusions had no effect on him.

“Phew, now it’s finally safe.”

Xia Yueyun let out a breath of relief, raising her head to glare at Wu Chen. Her small fists rained down on his chest like raindrops.

“You big idiot! I gave you so many eye signals, but you didn’t notice a thing!”

“That was supposed to be eye signals? I thought you were making bedroom eyes at me.”

“So, what’s going on?”

At this point, Wu Chen realized something was off and asked, confused.

“The little girl who just came in — that’s your old lover! We almost got exposed!”

Xia Yueyun huffed, her tone that of a mistress who almost got caught in the act.

“Don’t falsely accuse me! I’ve never been involved with little girls! The police would arrest me!”

Wu Chen waved his hands quickly.

“She’s the Dragon Goddess! And you’re saying she’s not your old lover?”

“Don’t joke around. The Dragon Goddess is a curvy, mature beauty. How could she be such a soft and cute little girl?”

“She detected the fluctuations from her wedding ring to catch you. To avoid being recognized, she specifically transformed into a little girl.”

What!?

Wu Chen turned to look at Luo Li, who was peeking her head through the door.

Upon closer inspection, her innocent face did resemble the sultry Dragon Goddess a bit.

If he and the Dragon Goddess had a daughter, she’d probably look like this, right?

So cute, I kind of want to cuddle her like a pillow while sleeping.

Wait! Snap out of it! I’m not a lolicon!

“Speaking of, if you were so close before, why doesn’t she recognize your face?”

Xia Yueyun found it bewildering.

“Probably because I was always wearing equipment?”

Wu Chen guessed.

In the game, players could choose whether or not to show their gear, and even buy cosmetic outfits. However, in the eyes of the people from this world, it seemed that gear and outfits were always displayed by default.

Since the cosmetic outfits were often bizarre, they created a lot of comedic moments during cutscenes, turning things into a chaotic mess.

Please, players, dress like normal people during game cutscenes.jpg

No wonder the NPCs would sometimes look at us like we were freaks.

“Your illusion won’t slip up, right?”

“You underestimate me! Even Litia can’t see through my illusions unless she uses her full strength. What’s a mere Dragon Goddess?”

Xia Yueyun proudly lifted her head.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Luo Li seemed to think everything was normal. She let out a cute yawn, pulled her head back, and turned to leave the room, hopping away.

However, Luo Li didn’t leave for good. Instead, she printed out a portrait of the mysterious man and began asking the demon maids around the palace who were tidying up the rooms.

Even though she hadn’t found anything suspicious in the room, Detective Loli’s intuition told her that things weren’t that simple!

“Hmph, just as I thought. The Full Moon Witch lied. The maids all said they’ve never seen this man before.”

“They said he only showed up after Litia came as a guest.”

Carrying her suspicions, Luo Li went straight to Litia’s guest room.

“What brings you here? Did you find any trace of that heartless man?”

At that moment, Litia was sitting at her desk, reading a book titled How to Tell if a Man Really Loves You?

Upon seeing Luo Li enter, she immediately stood up, eager for news.

“Not yet, but there is a man who might know the whereabouts of Morning Star. Litia, do you recognize this person?”

Luo Li asked as she showed the printed portrait.

“Eek? I do know this person, but I’m afraid I can’t tell you his identity for certain reasons. I can only tell you that he’s… well, my fiancé, and his name is Wu Chen.”