The Deranged Magical Girl? I Picked Her Up and Remade Her!

Thinking this, Meng Yue forced herself to pull herself together. She pushed herself up with both hands, but just as she was about to stand... a strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart!

For some reason, in this situation, Meng Yue felt safer with all four limbs on the ground than standing upright. It was as if crouching on the ground like a cat suited combat better than standing normally...

Was this an illusion? No... her body really was telling her this!

As the thought flashed through her mind, Meng Yue looked up to see the wooden man extending its wicked hand toward her! Yet as if she had been born knowing what to do, she moved all four limbs and dodged the wooden man's palm with astonishing speed!

"Meow!"

Then Meng Yue's right claw flashed and severed the wooden man's left leg! The cat tail swaying from her lower back actually lengthened at that moment, wrapping around the severed limb before violently flinging it at another wooden man's head.

"Bang!"

The blow directly smashed that wooden man's head in half! Earlier, Meng Yue had seemed to use tremendous effort when punching while standing, yet had failed to deal any meaningful damage. This time, she casually swung a wooden leg and shattered another wooden man's head!

"Meow!!"

Meng Yue then pounced on the third wooden man, straddling its waist with her body leaning forward. Ignoring the electricity crackling across it, she grabbed its wooden head with her hands and forcibly tore it off!

"Hehe~~~"

After doing that, Meng Yue actually bared her teeth in an excited smile! She then threw the head at the fourth wooden man's face, climbed its body with all four limbs, and swiftly chopped off its head with a claw!

Watching everything unfold, Bai Yu was initially startled. Then he focused his gaze on Meng Yue, who was fighting like a cat. He would never have known otherwise... but he was shocked to discover that more than one-fifth of Meng Yue's Magic Core had already been corrupted!

At first, it had not even been one percent. Yet during these past few days in the Monster Organization, purple flecks had continuously appeared in Meng Yue's once immaculate white Magic Core. Now, purple had eroded a full fifth of it in one go!

What exactly was happening to her?

"Meow!!"

At this point, Meng Yue was becoming increasingly excited! As if influenced by some unknown force, the way she moved looked more and more like a large cat. Her movements were light and swift, and the way she exerted force with her claws was crisp and decisive. She was completely unlike the melee-combat novice from moments ago!

In less than three minutes, Meng Yue had beaten all seven puppets until they could no longer rise! Earlier, she had failed to defeat even two puppets in twenty minutes. Meng Yue licked the back of her hand in a distinctly feline manner, and even a flushed look of pleasure appeared on her little face.

Not bad~~~ This feeling of fighting was so exhilarating and fun! Even fighting as a Magical Girl could not compare to this. The feeling of personally slicing and crushing her enemies apart—

It was utterly intoxicating!!!

A hint of manic delight appeared on Meng Yue's face as she sprang up at incredible speed! Like a wild beast, she pounced on the eighth wooden man and pinned it to the ground. At that instant, her eyes turned into purple vertical pupils, and Bai Yu's expression changed!

What was going on? He could actually sense the aura of Magical Beasts from Meng Yue?

At that moment, Bai Yu turned his attention once more to the Magic Core inside Meng Yue. Previously, the corrupted area had been too small for him to notice. But now that it had reached one-fifth, after sensing it for a moment, Bai Yu abruptly realized...

Wasn't this a Beast Core? At least the corrupted portion had undoubtedly become the core of a Magical Beast! A Magical Girl's Magic Core could actually transform into a Beast Core?

"Perverted Master, now it's your turn~~~"

While Bai Yu was still stunned, Meng Yue's excited voice rang out. She had one claw pressed on a battered wooden man, while another wooden man's severed limb was tied to her tail.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, Meng Yue violently swung her tail and hurled the limb at Bai Yu! Bai Yu raised his hand and conjured a magic circle, blocking the attack like a shield!

"Thud!"

Such powerful force. It was already that strong just from throwing it with her tail?

"Meow!"

The next second, Meng Yue pounced at Bai Yu! But as she leaped through the air, she suddenly felt an unknown force binding her limbs, leaving her hanging in midair!

"Meow! Meow!"

Meng Yue struggled with all her strength, but her current power was completely insufficient to break free! She stared at her wrists and saw that thin purple threads had wrapped around her hands!

Looking upward, Meng Yue discovered a purple magic circle floating above her body. The threads binding her all extended from that magic circle, as if two enormous hands inside the circle had stretched out threads and suspended her in the air like a marionette...

This guy had magic like that too?

Unable to move while suspended in the air, Meng Yue's mind finally began to clear. Once the excitement of immersing herself in battle faded, she was startled by what she had just done.

No... it's one thing when Master punishes me by making me crawl on the floor. But why was I voluntarily crawling all over the ground during an actual fight? And even stranger, why did I perform better crawling around like a cat than I did standing normally??

Recalling that sense of security when she had been on all fours... what was that supposed to mean? Did it mean I was more suited to being a cat than a human?

What Punishment? Bring It All on Me!

No... this guy must have done something to her! Otherwise, how could she possibly act like this?

Thinking so, Meng Yue did as she always did and pinned every problem on Bai Yu. At that moment, she felt all the threads binding her suddenly disappear, causing her to fall from the air to the ground.

"Pat."

Instinctively, Meng Yue landed on all fours and lowered herself to disperse the impact, then propped herself up with her hands in what she thought was an elegant feline stance...

No! What was she doing?

Meng Yue abruptly stood up, completely unable to understand her own state of mind! Ever since those two puppets had electrocuted her and knocked her down, she had instinctively begun acting like a cat—and her movements had been even more catlike than a real cat's!

After all, even if you made an ordinary person imitate a cat, they might not be able to do it so convincingly. Meng Yue had crawled around so naturally and nimbly just now that no one would doubt she had originally been a cat!

Could this guy have injected her with something while she was asleep? Something like the Modification Serum that turned people into Cat-Type Monsters...

Thinking that she might have been injected with such a thing, Meng Yue should have been furious and afraid... She should have been terrified of becoming something inhuman! She should have pounced on Bai Yu without hesitation, pressed her claws to his neck, and irrationally demanded answers about the serum...

But in truth, Meng Yue felt no such urgency at all. She even had the leisure to wonder whether she should pretend to go berserk and bully Bai Yu later... It was as if becoming a Cat-Type Monster was not frightening in her mind.

[She'd already been injected anyway. Even if she subdued Bai Yu now, it would be meaningless, and it would expose the fact that she'd regained her memories and affect the bigger plan... There was no need!]

With no pressure in her heart, Meng Yue felt no nervousness at all. She blinked at Bai Yu, only to find that the expression on his face now... was exactly the same as when he had asked whether she still remembered how to walk.

Back then, he had discovered that the magic he used on her had not produced the result he expected. So what about this time? Had something happened that did not match his expectations? Was there a problem with the Modification Serum?

Meng Yue would never have guessed that Bai Yu was currently wondering why a Magical Girl's Magic Core could turn into a Beast Core. If she knew that, she probably would not be as relaxed as she was now...

Bai Yu, meanwhile, pinched his chin and stared at Meng Yue's body for a long while before making a decision.

It seemed the plan to interrogate Papi had to be moved up.

After that, Bai Yu's expression returned to its usual relaxed look. He walked up to Meng Yue and teased, "Come to think of it, you called me Perverted Master just now, didn't you? How dare you slander your own master? You've got some nerve!"

How was that slander? You really were a pervert! A pervert who kept Magical Girls captive! A pervert who wanted to turn Magical Girls into cat monsters!

She cursed him inwardly, but Meng Yue still smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Master? I don't remember anything that happened just now! I'm only a humble little pet... How could I possibly call you a pervert?"

Meng Yue had now learned how to deal with Bai Yu: she just had to play dumb, act cute, and feign innocence! Especially when she unintentionally gave him a treat with an innocent, harmless expression—he seemed particularly susceptible to that!

Hm?

Upon hearing that, Bai Yu's expression immediately turned thoughtful. But the next second, he shoved a finger into Meng Yue's mouth and said unreasonably, "Still talking back? The fact is, you said it! You couldn't even beat ten wooden men. You're such a useless pet cat!"

Who said I couldn't beat them... Oh, right, I just said I had amnesia.

Thus, Meng Yue began speaking indistinctly, "Sorry~~ I'm just a useless, stupid pet. Please punish me, Master~~~"

Words that would once have made her feel intensely ashamed now slipped from Meng Yue's lips without any psychological burden. At that moment, she inexplicably felt unbearably itchy inside, as though being treated like a cat by Bai Yu would make her happy.

Even though that way of thinking was wrong...

Blinking her eyes, Meng Yue felt as if she were sinking deeper and deeper somewhere... But once she thought about how she had already been injected with the monster Modification Serum, she felt that she probably could not go back anymore!

It should have been something deeply sad, yet she simply could not feel upset. It must have been because she was doing something selfless now, right? Sacrificing herself alone could end the years-long war between the Magical Girls and the Monster Organization... There was nothing better than that~~~

"Meow~~~"

At that moment, Meng Yue felt an intense and fulfilling sense of devotion! Even if she became a monster, she had to give everything for Master... no, for the Magical Girl faction!

Once the Monster Organization was destroyed, she would take Master somewhere no one could find them... Killing him was definitely out of the question. When the time came, she would keep Master in a secret room and raise him as a pet from then on!

She had said so much in her heart, but in the end, Meng Yue merely wanted to enjoy the happiness of this moment with a clear conscience! However, Bai Yu only teased her for a while before withdrawing his hand.

"Eh?"

Meng Yue swayed her tail and stared curiously at Bai Yu. Based on what she knew of Master, he did not seem like someone who could stop at a time like this!

No matter what punishment, you can bring it all on me... Anyway, I'd already decided to give everything for Mas—no, the Magical Girl faction! So whatever you do to me is fine~~~

"There's something urgent. The rest of your punishment will continue after I return."

With that, Bai Yu headed toward the door. There were some things he would not be at ease about until he understood them. He first had to find out exactly what would happen after a Magical Girl's Magic Core completely mutated into a Beast Core!

If it merely transformed her into an irrational Magical Beast, he had ways to deal with it. But if a Magical Girl could turn into some other unknown existence, then he needed to get to the bottom of it first!

Eh? I'd only just made up my mind and you're leaving??! I'd already steeled myself, damn it!

As Bai Yu disappeared through the doorway, a wave of emptiness immediately washed over Meng Yue. She raised her cat claws and fiercely scratched the ground twice, finding that dry, itchy craving increasingly impossible to suppress!

"But why... did this power feel so captivating to use?"

Looking at her cat-like hands, Meng Yue murmured, "Even though this power... is much weaker than that of a Magical Girl."

Personally Taking the Field

"Bang!"

In a certain basement, a capsule-shaped revival pod exploded with a deafening blast! A muscular crocodile man standing two and a half meters tall burst out from within, dragging a thick, massive tail behind it.

"Please stop blowing up the revival pod every time you come out. It only adds to my workload."

A gloomy voice followed. A big-headed Stone Man in a white lab coat, only one and a half meters tall, held an electronic tablet as it said, "Come to think of it, your revival took three days less than last time. Who would have thought dying repeatedly would make you more experienced at reviving too?"

"Where's Meng Yue?! Where is that damned Magical Girl?!"

Ignoring the big-headed Stone Man, the Crocodile Monster glared with its bloodshot little eyes and shouted, "I'm going to get revenge! This time—this time I'll definitely kill her instead!!"

"Calm down. Magical Girl Meng Yue is already yesterday's news."

The Stone Man said blandly, scrolling through the tablet. "While you were busy playing revival matches, the Leader had already dealt with Meng Yue."

"W-What??"

Hearing this, the Crocodile Monster immediately showed an expression of disbelief! It stammered, "How is that possible... wasn't his magic power extremely weak? How could he defeat Meng Yue, whose magic power is so abundant..."

"He naturally has his own methods. The White Horse Cadre has already submitted."

As it looked through the tablet, the Stone Man said, "Think of how the previous Leader was wiped out by Meng Yue without even leaving behind a corpse. You should know what choice to make, right? The Leader wants you to go to the conference hall after reviving."

"Understood."

After several seconds of silence, the Crocodile Monster rushed straight through the basement doors!

Ten minutes later, the Crocodile Cadre obediently sat in a specially prepared chair, listening as Bai Yu, seated at the head of the table, said, "That concludes the operation plan."

"Leader, you're actually going to serve as bait yourself?"

After hearing the plan, the Black Bear Executive frowned and spoke up. "Isn't that too dangerous? Our principle has always been for you to command from the rear—"

"If I don't show myself personally, we can't guarantee Papi will come."

With his hands clasped together, Bai Yu said gravely, "To learn Meng Yue's whereabouts, it will definitely come to extract information about her from me. After all, in its eyes, as the Leader, I must know far more than the other monsters."

"It's fine. The Leader already proved his strength to us last time."

The Black Bear Executive was about to say more, but the White Horse Cadre spoke first. "I think we should follow the Leader's judgment."

"Same here, Leader."

The Crocodile Cadre also spoke up at that moment. Bai Yu's ability to defeat Meng Yue had completely convinced it. It was simply a believer in strength and willingly obeyed those stronger than itself.

"Old Black, I never do anything unless I'm certain."

Bai Yu smiled as he glanced at the Black Bear Monster worrying about him. After being stunned for quite some time, the Black Bear Executive finally scratched its head and said, "Fine... since the Leader says so, then I'm in too."

"Then no time to waste."

Picking up the phone on the table, Bai Yu ordered the person on the other end, "Boar, begin the attack."

"Received!"

"Whoosh!"

With the sound of something slicing through the air, the Boar Monster hurled a spiked meteor hammer at the low building enclosed by a wire fence before it! The spiked hammer smashed through the fence, leaving a huge hole in the building's wall!

"Ah!!"

"What the hell is going on!!"

Through the large hole, six gaunt and sallow-faced people could be seen mechanically typing at computers. The burly man standing behind them like a supervisor was so frightened by the sudden incident that he collapsed to the ground, his electric baton slipping from his hand.

"Charge in and secure everyone inside!"