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

Meng Yue supported Xinghua as they walked to a door. Then she said, "We're here. This room has a secret passage leading outside the castle."

"Huh?"

Xinghua clearly had not expected that they had not even changed floors, and that the room supposedly containing a secret passage would be so close by. Meng Yue said, "Hurry and leave on your own! I've already been remade... Even if I went back, I'd only be dealt with, so I'm not going back with you!"

"I see..."

At that moment, Xinghua had begun to sense that something was off... but she still instinctively opened the door. Inside the relatively cramped room lay a black collar, a silver dog leash, and several strange-looking tools. It looked nothing like a room with a secret passage.

"!"

At last, Xinghua realized she had been fooled again! Furious, she was about to turn around... when a hand carrying purple gas appeared before her eyes and suddenly covered her mouth and nose...

Why... Her eyes and demeanor had clearly returned to normal...

Xinghua collapsed unconscious once more. Meng Yue's attitude instantly changed, and she broke into a delighted smile as though she had passed an important exam!

"Yes! My acting actually fooled Xinghua! I fooled the one with the sharpest insight among the three of us!"

Grinning, Meng Yue said gleefully, "If even Xinghua can't recognize me... then the other Magical Girls and Papi definitely won't either. That means I'll surely be able to complete the undercover mission Master gives me later!"

Congratulations to Meng Yue for taking first place in the competition to play Meng Yue... It sounded absurd, but for Meng Yue, whose mind had already been completely twisted, playing her former noble self had become no easy task!

"But by drawing on my old memories... I managed to pull it off after all!"

Cupping her cheeks, Meng Yue said excitedly, "As long as I practice more, I'll be able to keep acting for longer! Then I can first win the trust of those hateful Magical Girls, and then~~~ Hehehe~~~"

Meanwhile, in that rented apartment in Starry Sky City...

"Huh?"

Hearing Papi's words, Crimson Blade's eyes widened... Then, as though afraid she had misheard, she asked again, "What... did you just say?"

"Your sister... is dead."

Lowering its head, Papi said sorrowfully, "I saw it with my own eyes. The Monster Leader first destroyed your sister's Magic Core, then crushed her heart with his own hand..."

"My sister... could Penetrate through every attack, couldn't she?"

Compared to Papi's "sorrowful" display, Crimson Blade's tone was much calmer. Her gaze was merely somewhat hollow as she expressionlessly asked, "How could my sister, who could use Phasing... have her Magic Core destroyed by the Monster Leader?"

"That Monster Leader secretly had that female monster from last time lie in ambush nearby. On the surface, he fought your sister in an open duel, but during the five seconds when she became corporeal, he had that female monster launch a despicable sneak attack, depriving your sister of her ability to move..."

Papi continued, the grief in its voice growing stronger. "Then... he slowly walked toward your sister. After admiring her despairing expression for a while, he destroyed her Magic Core and crushed her heart with his own hand."

"And... before your sister died, I could feel her intense desire to see you one last time... She must have had so much she wanted to tell you, and many things she wanted to apologize for... But those wishes, which should have been so simple, can never be fulfilled again."

"Crack."

A crisp sound rang out. A half-centimeter crack appeared on the surface of Crimson Blade's Magic Core...

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A Brand-New Magical Girl

"What... happened to my sister's body?"

About half a minute later, Crimson Blade spoke again. Her tone remained calm—far too calm for a sixteen-year-old girl who had just lost her closest family member... Yet for some reason, that voice sent a chill down Papi's spine.

"The Monster Leader took it away. After all, a human body that has contained a Magic Core is valuable as well. I wanted to stop it, but I lacked the strength and could do nothing..."

Papi spun its tale casually. "So the next time you see your sister... she may already have become a monster wearing human skin."

"I see..."

Nodding, Crimson Blade sat silently on the sofa for a long while... Then she said, "Let me be alone for a while."

"Understood."

Papi vanished into the air, leaving behind only the expressionless girl whose tears would not stop flowing.

Wasn't this exactly why it was useful to usually avoid lying?!

At that moment, Papi, having shifted somewhere else... split open a pitch-black slit where its mouth should have been and revealed a triumphant smile!

Contract Spirit Papi never lied to Magical Girls... Most people thought that was simply part of its character, because Papi truly did not often lie to Magical Girls. Even when it tricked Xinghua into becoming a Magical Girl, it had tried to use leading language rather than outright lies.

And all of that was to maintain its image of never lying, so it could come in handy at a moment like this! Just now... that stupid girl had not suspected in the slightest that it had actually deceived her!

Though it was not entirely deception... Judging by the situation at the scene, Xinghua had indeed most likely been captured like Meng Yue. And what good ending could await a Magical Girl captured by the Monster Organization?

Meng Yue had still not sent any news, so Xinghua would probably be the same... Of course, even if Xinghua somehow came out of the Monster Organization unharmed, it would have a way to keep fooling her! As long as it kept up the image of never lying to Magical Girls, it would hold the advantage!

Besides, if it could trade one rebellious Magical Girl for a righteous Magical Girl becoming stronger, this exchange would not be a loss! After all, revenge... was the best medicine for growing stronger!

"Of course... I can't place all my hopes on her alone. That would be far too risky."

Papi muttered, "If that girl's aptitude is so poor that even hatred as motivation cannot raise her strength much, then we'll have no power here capable of opposing the Monster Organization!"

With that thought, Papi immediately contacted its clone in another city through their shared consciousness.

"Really... I never expected this..."

Papi in the other city was also startled upon receiving the news. It floated to the door of a room and raised its tiny hand to knock...

The door quickly opened, revealing an orange-haired girl in a dark blue nun's habit and glasses. She respectfully bowed to Papi and politely said, "Greetings, Lord Papi. May I ask what you need?"

"I have something extremely important to tell you!"

Papi said urgently, "Tell her to make preparations immediately!"

"Yes, Lord Papi."

The nun's tone remained extremely respectful, but she promptly shut the door, leaving Papi outside glaring helplessly...

Though this nun spoke with utmost courtesy, Papi had the least dignity in this city! Without the Magical Girls inside granting permission... it could not even teleport directly into the room before it! Where else had it ever received such treatment?

Still... thinking of the Magical Girls inside, Papi did not show anything. It waited patiently outside for twenty minutes before the nun finally opened the door again.

"Lord Papi, please enter."

Papi followed behind the nun through a long corridor and arrived at a spacious hall. At the end of the hall, upon a silver throne... sat a purple-haired girl dressed in lavish garments.

The nun then walked to the purple-haired girl's side, folding her hands over her lower abdomen like an attendant maid.

"What is it?"

The Magical Girl upon the silver throne spoke arrogantly. Papi said, "My clone in Starry Sky City just sent word... After Magical Girl Meng Yue was captured, Magical Girl Xinghua was killed by the Monster Leader!"

"Killed?"

Blinking, the purple-haired girl's expression shifted slightly. In an incredulous tone, she asked, "How long has it been since a Magical Girl suffered casualties?"

"It's been years, anyway... This should be the first time in recent years that a Magical Girl has been killed by a hostile force. Coupled with Meng Yue being captured by the Monster Organization earlier, this generation's Monster Leader must possess strength that cannot be underestimated!"

Papi said earnestly, "That is why I believe we can delay no longer. I need you two to immediately head to Starry Sky City and eliminate the Monster Leader—"

"Miss Meng Yue was defeated. What use would there be in sending me?"

The purple-haired girl shook her head. "Besides, Magical Beasts are running rampant in this city. Until the people here can solve the Magical Beast problem themselves, we must remain here."

"Did you even understand what I said?"

Seeing that the purple-haired girl was unwilling to go, Papi said anxiously, "The Monster Organization is far more serious than the Magical Beasts! They can capture or kill Magical Girls. How could the threat posed by Magical Beasts compare to theirs?"

"Hmm... You do have a point."

The purple-haired girl tapped a finger against the armrest and frowned... Then she suddenly said, "Why not simply call out that Magical Girl? Wouldn't she be more suitable than me?"

"That one..."

Realizing whom the purple-haired girl meant, Papi quickly said, "But she is my trump card. She can only be deployed when a Magical Girl betrays me—"

"I think things have already reached a sufficiently grave point. If even Miss Meng Yue lost, what could I accomplish by going?"

The purple-haired girl smiled. "In any case, I won't be going. Neither will she."

"Yes."

The Magical Girl in the nun's habit nodded. "I will follow the young lady in all things."

Those two... They just want to force me to reveal my trump card. Either one of them is no weaker than Meng Yue.

Looking at the two Magical Girls on the raised platform, Papi thought to itself.

Magical Girl: Judgment

But at this point... she was right. There was no other way. Even if Crimson Blade grew much stronger through hatred, it would be impossible for her to gain strength comparable to Meng Yue's in such a short time.

There was even less reason to count on Magical Girls from other cities. After all, Magical Beasts did not actually appear very frequently in most cities. In an ordinary city, someone with even a third of Crimson Blade's strength would be enough to protect it. Gathering those people would be useless...

As for the two Magical Girls before it... after calming down and considering carefully, Papi realized that the Magical Beast infestation in Moonstar City really was severe. If the two left and the human side failed to deal with it properly, a large number of Magical Beasts scattering toward various cities would indeed become a problem.

Such an extremely chaotic situation... was best avoided unless absolutely necessary.

"Then you two can continue protecting Moonstar City."

With that, Papi turned and left. A minute later, the nun finally said calmly, "It's gone."

"Phew!"

The purple-haired girl, who had been sitting on the throne with regal poise, immediately let out a long breath... Then, abandoning her former composure, she said in a panic, "Xiao Lian! Did you hear that? She was killed... A Magical Girl was killed!"

"Calm down, young lady. What do you think the Monster Organization is, a charity? Of course they kill people."

The nun beside her spoke calmly. "They simply lacked the ability to do so before. The facts prove that the new Monster Leader is quite powerful."

"Ugh... I'm not going! I absolutely refuse to go there... Even Senior Meng Yue lost! Whoever defeated the strongest Magical Girl definitely won't be afraid of me!"

Covering her head with both hands, the purple-haired girl said fearfully, "What if she sees through my ability—"

"Calm down, young lady. It would be impossible for ordinary people to see through your ability. Besides..."

Holding up a cross in both hands, the nun murmured, "The gods will not permit an evil existence like that to plague the world. If you die, I will ask the gods to revive you."

"Ugh... Xiao Lian, you're so heartless. Don't say something like that so casually!"

Pouting, the purple-haired girl continued, "But for now, it's better to stay put. I also want to see Papi's hidden trump card... Her name was?"

"Magical Girl Judgment. She was created by Papi specifically to execute traitorous Magical Girls."

Adjusting her glasses, the nun said, "If Magical Girl Meng Yue is the strongest against monsters, then Judgment is the strongest in internal battles among Magical Girls. She may be called the executioner of Magical Girls."

"I just wonder how she fares against monsters. This will be the perfect chance to see."

The purple-haired girl mused, "But... I also want to see how she executes Magical Girls. Can't a traitorous Magical Girl come by and give us a demonstration?"

"I understand..."

At that moment, Papi's main body, somewhere in a certain space, received the consciousness shared by its clone. After nodding... it directly issued an order through its mind to a room not far from it.

Upon receiving the order, a silver hibernation pod in the room opened, revealing a black-haired beauty lying inside.

The girl sat up expressionlessly. Her smooth black hair reached her waist, and her features were flawless... Her ruby-like eyes, delicate nose, and cherry lips were exquisitely formed. Her refined, emotionless face made her seem like a doll.

"Lord Papi, please provide this unit with all information concerning the target of this execution."

Stepping out of the hibernation pod, the black-haired girl asked in a completely emotionless voice.

"He is the new Monster Leader. His name is unknown... He is a black-haired youth with demon horns on his head."

Papi's voice sounded. Since the only Papi clone that had gotten close to Bai Yu was still sealed, Papi had to rely on Xinghua and Crimson Blade, who had seen Bai Yu, to describe his appearance. Then, based on the lingering magical traces at the scene...

"His magical attribute is darkness. He should be relatively proficient with magic arrays... That is all."

"Monster Leader, black-haired youth with demon horns, darkness-attributed magic, skilled in magic arrays... Understood."

Nodding, the black-haired girl said, "However, since the target of this execution is not a Magical Girl, it is estimated that this mission will be difficult and prolonged..."

"It doesn't matter! And..."

Thinking of certain possibilities, Papi said darkly, "If any Magical Girl tries to stop you from carrying out this mission, execute them all!"

"Understood."

Nodding, the black-haired girl spoke in an emotionless voice. "From this moment onward, this unit's mission will change from [Protect Lord Papi's main body] to [Execute the designated target, and eliminate all Magical Girls who interfere with the mission during that time]."