Chapter 26 : Chapter 26
Chapter 26. Are All the Girls Around Me Trying to Kill Me?
Even after turning into a girl—or more precisely, into a female ghost—Bai Yu still had absolutely no understanding of grooming and appearance. In her previous life, she had never cared about such things. As long as her hair was not so long that it interfered with combat, she could accept any hairstyle.
Her clothing choices had always followed the same principle. She never considered whether something looked good on her. What mattered was whether it was useful. Because of that, she spent most of her time wearing a long leather coat and boots.
The long leather coat was mainly used to conceal hidden weapons, while the boots served a far simpler and more brutal purpose: they increased the damage when she kicked someone. For that reason, she had even installed steel spikes in the heels.
For Bai Yu, the fact that her new identity did not know how to dress up had little impact. But for the other participants of the Scum Game, the situation was far less friendly.
As the saying went, asking those lunatics to commit arson and murder was easy. Asking them to dress up like a beautiful girl and seduce the male protagonist, however—well, that was simply asking too much. They truly were incapable of such a thing.
Take Jason, for example, who had disguised himself as Xia Han. The cosmetics he smeared across his face looked like chaotic scribbles.
Thinking about this, Bai Yu could not help but examine her reflection carefully in the mirror.
Her previously disheveled long hair had been neatly arranged. It now looked smooth, soft, and glossy. Her hair had a slight natural curl, but that did not stop Zhao Mingyue from crafting a hairstyle with great care.
The scorpion braid Zhao Mingyue had made earlier had been undone. Such a complicated hairstyle did not suit Bai Yu’s face shape. Or rather, it was not the most suitable one.
So Zhao Mingyue chose simplicity instead. She parted the hair down the middle and tied it with two red ribbon bows. In an instant, a perfect pair of low twin tails appeared. After trimming the bangs in front of her forehead, the result was flawless.
It was no exaggeration to say that Bai Yu’s temperament had undergone a complete transformation.
What Bai Yu now saw in the mirror was a beautiful young girl with low twin tails. The words Fierce Ghost hardly seemed related to her appearance anymore.
Previously, she had looked like a proper ghost: disheveled hair, pale bluish skin, vein-like black cracks across her body, a bloodstained white dress, and black claws. No matter how one looked at it, she had carried the aura of a Fierce Ghost.
But now, if an enemy saw her, their first reaction would probably be to wonder whether some little girl had wandered out of her home and was foolishly playing here without understanding the danger.
At the very least, Bai Yu thought helplessly, this appearance could lower an enemy’s guard. After all, no one’s first instinct would be to think she posed any real threat.
While she was thinking about this, the girl in the mirror lowered her gaze slightly. Even though she had no whites in her eyes, her expression still gave the impression that she was carrying some hidden worries, making others instinctively want to share her burden.
“Oh wow! Girls really do need to dress up!”
Zhao Mingyue circled around Bai Yu while making strange noises of admiration.
Her eyes had truly lit up. Even though she had mentally prepared herself beforehand, she was still shocked when she saw Bai Yu after such a simple makeover.
Before this, no one had ever told her that a Fierce Ghost could look like this.
“I regret it a little.”
Supporting Bai Yu’s shoulders, Zhao Mingyue leaned her face next to Bai Yu’s, and the two of them looked at the mirror together.
Bai Yu turned her head slightly, and Zhao Mingyue spoke with an unusually serious tone.
“I should have encountered this world earlier. I should have met you earlier. And then I could have dressed you up earlier.”
“Sister Bai Yu—ah, wait, that is not right. Little Sister Bai Yu, do you think this looks good?”
A mischievous smile appeared on Zhao Mingyue’s face. Earlier she had thought Bai Yu might be older than her and had considered calling her “sister.” But with Bai Yu looking like this now, she clearly resembled a younger sister—and an extremely cute one at that.
Most ghosts had terrifying faces. Bai Yu was different. Aside from her skin tone and her eyes, she looked no different from an ordinary person. Her features already made her appear young, and her small build made her seem even more youthful. Now that she had this hairstyle, she looked even younger—no more than fifteen years old on the surface.
Calling someone who looked like that “big sister” would feel rather strange.
“It is acceptable,” Bai Yu said. She truly did not know how to respond.
“Good, good. As long as you like it. In the future we can try other hairstyles. Do not worry. With me here, your hairstyles are covered. Not just hairstyles, your clothes too, I will…”
At that point Zhao Mingyue suddenly stopped.
She realized something.
She might indeed be able to handle Bai Yu’s hairstyles, but clothing was another matter entirely.
She was too poor. She simply could not afford it.
Everyone knew that the cuter the clothes were, the more expensive they became.
“Hehe… um… never mind about the clothes. I cannot afford them. But when it comes to hair, I guarantee you will be satisfied!”
Bai Yu did not reply. She simply felt exhausted. It was more tiring than fighting a powerful enemy.
While Zhao Mingyue was talking, she suddenly remembered something.
“Wait a moment. Miss Rabbit is still in the washing machine.”
While Zhao Mingyue had been bathing earlier, she had also scrubbed the rabbit doll and thrown it into the washing machine to spin-dry.
She pulled Miss Rabbit out and patted it a few times. The bloodstains had faded considerably. Only faint marks remained, and most of the grime had been washed away.
“Um… I washed the rabbit doll. I thought it should be a bit cleaner, so I removed the dirt that was stuck to it.”
She grabbed Miss Rabbit by the ears and hung it on the balcony to dry.
Bai Yu frowned slightly as Zhao Mingyue continued speaking.
“Tonight, when we were on the fifth floor, it was Miss Rabbit that gave me courage. So I thought I should treat her better and help her take a bath.”
“Oh. The police are here.”
Zhao Mingyue leaned over the balcony and looked downward. She saw not only the police but also Lu Liangting’s staggering figure.
Lu Liangting had come out alive.
And he had called the police.
At that moment, Lu Liangting was sitting inside a police car, thinking about how he should answer the officers’ questions.
Calling the police was something he often did during missions. Occasionally he encountered lunatics who were still living humans rather than ghosts, and the only people who could deal with them were the police.
His previous missions had always been dangerous but survivable.
This time, however, things were different.
His cousin Xia Han had died in the corridor.
The cause of death was unknown, but it was certain that something had attacked her.
Of course, Lu Liangting knew that there was a ninety percent chance the ghosts in this building were responsible. But the reason he had called the police was to arrest the Raincoat Man.
That man was insane.
He had murdered his own wife inside this building.
Lu Liangting had seen all of this clearly from the Female Ghost’s memories.
He sighed.
“I just wonder how she is doing.”
A graceful figure flashed through his mind. Lu Liangting felt that if he ever had the chance, he had to thank her. If it had not been for her, he would have died countless times. Even if he had survived earlier dangers, he would have certainly perished inside the Female Ghost’s memories.
“I wonder if I will ever see her again.”
Lu Liangting murmured to himself.
At that moment, a slender arm suddenly rested against the rear window of the police car.
A gentle female voice followed.
“Lu Liangting, I have something I would like your help with.”