37: Chapter 37 Nobody knows more about spatial theory than me

Li Qingyue crossed her arms and added this final remark.

A judgment from a 9th-tier Supreme. Irrefutable.

"The 9th-tier Supreme said it herself!! It can't be changed!!"

"It's capped at A+, what more do you want!! Just accept it already!!"

"If you keep making a scene, you'll ruin your own reputation!!"

Su Bai was silent for three seconds.

Everyone present thought he was regretting it. That he was afraid. That he was making a final confession for his earlier arrogance.

In reality, Su Bai was thinking—

System quest. SSS rating.

Li Qingyue said it wouldn't get an SSS even if tested.

That means—the only way to get an SSS is to make her change her mind.

And the only way to make her change her mind—is to make her confirm that this circuit is not only useful, but also—

"I am certain."

Su Bai spoke up.

The entire venue fell silent.

"The Spatial Circuit on this card is my original creation."

He paused.

"And—"

He raised his head and looked directly into those crimson eyes.

"In this world, no one understands spatial theory better than me."

Silence.

Silence so profound that one could hear someone knocking over a drink cup a kilometer away.

Zhao Dahai squatted on the ground, clutching his head with both hands.

Lin Xiao buried her face behind her ice bow.

Lin Weiwei in the audience felt her legs go weak and slumped back into her chair.

And Deputy Commander Zhou Mu—

Deputy Commander Zhou Mu closed his eyes.

His expression at that moment was like seeing his subordinate charge into a horde of dragons alone while carrying a flag on the Abyss battlefield—tragic. But more than anything, it was the despair of "what the hell am I supposed to do to save you."

A 9th-tier Supreme.

The founder of space-time theory.

The theoretical cornerstone of all modern spatial-type magic cards.

Before her.

A second-year student.

Said to her—

"No one understands spatial theory better than me."

This is way too arrogant!

The comments section went completely insane!

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[!!!!!!!!!!]

[I can't take it!! I can't take it!! My stomach hurts!! My face is twitching!!]

[This is definitely the most arrogant suicide scene I've ever seen in my life!!]

[Her Excellency Qingyue has such a good temper; if it were me, I'd just slap them down with a Spatial Annihilation!!]

[The person above!! Master Li isn't enduring it!! She's confirming!! This issue is very serious!!]

[I also want to confirm!! Confirm if this person's brain has been chewed on by something!!]

And Li Qingyue—

Smiled.

On that porcelain doll-like face appeared a curve that made one's spine chill; her lips were smiling, but her crimson eyes were as calm as the ice of the Abyss. Like a hunter who had finally waited for their prey to reveal its trump card.

"Very well."

"Since you insist on testing it."

She raised her hand.

"Then the question arises."

She crossed her arms. A dangerous playfulness flashed in those crimson eyes.

"—Who will test the card?"

"Becoming a Magical Girl means losing your body. The cost of use is turning into a soul gem. No one present can bear this consequence for you."

She paused, her gaze piercing Su Bai like a blade.

"I, a dignified Rank 9, will absolutely not test it for you."

The venue fell silent.

Indeed. Who would test it?

With the price being the death of the physical body, no one present could accept it; the only one who could accept it was...

Everyone's gaze focused on Su Bai.

Besides him, who else could it be?

After all, he was arrogant enough to say "no one understands spatial theory better than me" in front of a 9th-tier Supreme—isn't it only natural for him to pay the price for his own arrogance?

Su Bai was silent for a moment.

A scene flashed through his mind.

System panel. Critical Refund. The third explanation—

[③ Derivative Card Creation Authorization: Every time the host signs a causality contract (regardless of whether the object is oneself), the system will automatically generate a derivative card for the corresponding Magical Girl.]

The side-effect-free Magical Girl transformation—was a system reward.

Signing a contract himself now—would have side effects.

Signing after receiving the reward—would have no side effects.

There is a question of order here.

Besides...

He looked down at Kyubey by his feet.

Kyubey looked up at him.

[Su Bai. The emotional fluctuations you are currently experiencing—]

"Shut up."

[Understood.]

Then Su Bai raised his head.

Under the gaze of 13.72 million viewers across the entire network.

"I won't test it."

He said.

Righteously and without hesitation, even carrying a trace of confusion—confusion as to why you all think I should do it myself.

Li Qingyue's expression froze.

"...?"

Everyone's expression in the venue froze.

"???"

Then—

Inside the miniature world, Kyubey suddenly spoke up.

That white plush cat squatted by Su Bai's feet, tilted its head, and looked at Li Qingyue not far away with those emotionless glass eyes.

[Hello. Do you want to sign a contract with me and become a Magical Girl?]

Li Qingyue's eyelid twitched.

[Your causality rating is extremely high. The magic obtained after signing the contract will have the potential to rewrite the laws of space-time. For the transformation's exclusive armament, I recommend a silver-white combat suit. For BGM, I recommend using—]

"Shut up."

[Understood.]

Live broadcast across the entire network.

13.72 million people online.

Su Bai held the cat and righteously refused to test the card himself.

Li Qingyue stood where she was, her expression jumping back and forth between "I should be angry" and "this scene is so absurd I don't know what to be angry about."

—This was probably the time she most wanted to beat someone up in all her years of living.

And also the time she most wanted to laugh.

However, looking at Kyubey, she suddenly frowned and instantly arrived in front of Kyubey. Without seeing any movement from her, Kyubey's body immediately floated up.

Hum!

An invisible mental wave instantly probed Kyubey's entire body. Soon, Li Qingyue's brows furrowed even deeper: "Did you make this cat too?"

"Yes."

Su Bai nodded.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyue was even more surprised.

This cat, surprisingly, wasn't afraid of her!

Bio-type cards are themselves a part of cards, and she is a 9th-tier Supreme; generally, cards with self-awareness cannot even have any effect on her, but this guy was actually still asking her if she wanted to become a Magical Girl...

Interesting, this Kyubey itself is more worthy of attention than the Spatial Circuit. And after examining it carefully, Li Qingyue discovered that she couldn't see through the materials of this Kyubey at all.

It should clearly be some common materials, with a total price of only around two million, yet the materials themselves had been conceptualized and twisted. This was a card-making technique she had never heard of; she had no idea how this thing was born.

Interesting, too interesting.

After a moment of silence, Li Qingyue turned her head and looked at Su Bai: "Fine, I will test this card for you."

As soon as she finished speaking...

The entire venue exploded!