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

Mast... that Monster Organization leader doesn't seem to be here! Where did he run off to this early in the morning?

"Meow~~~"

Afraid that Bai Yu might not have left yet, Meng Yue cautiously pleaded in a cutesy voice, "Waaah~~~ Master, where are you? I'm scared all alone~~~"

Meng Yue was certain that if Bai Yu were still in the room, that dead pervert would definitely react when she called out like this! If there was no response, then he definitely wasn't in the room!

Since he wasn't in the room, why did she need to lick up milk tongueful by tongueful like a cat? Meng Yue simply picked up the bowl and happily drank the milk.

Not bad~~~ And this pan-fried fish steak... Meng Yue reached out, grabbed the fish steak, and took a bite! If she actually had a cat tail right now, she would probably have been so happy that her fur stood on end!

The fish steak and milk quickly disappeared into Meng Yue's stomach, but of course she wasn't satisfied with just that. She licked her lips, thinking that when Master returned, she could imitate a cat's meow for him again or something. That way, she could get even more food!

One time, two times, and it would become familiar. Everything was for the final victory... Meng Yue made excuses for herself as she sat on the sofa, swinging her fair little feet as if she were the owner of the room.

"The milk and fish steak are still steaming. He probably hasn't been gone long..."

Rubbing her chin, Meng Yue muttered, "If he went to work, then he probably won't be back anytime soon."

With that thought, Meng Yue pulled the TV remote from the gap in the sofa. She had seen Bai Yu casually toss it onto the sofa yesterday. Picking it up, she turned on the TV, hoping to learn about the situation outside.

She hadn't brought her phone, and she had nothing on her that could connect her to the outside world. If Meng Yue wanted news of her companions, she could only rely on the TV. Yet the moment she turned it on, it happened to be airing that program dedicated to reporting on magical girls!

"I'm Xiao Yun, a reporter for this station. Three people have currently been kidnapped by the Monster Organization, and two magical girls are carrying out a rescue operation!"

A pretty female reporter held a microphone as she reported, "Strangely, only Xinghua and Crimson Blade are present at the scene. Meng Yue, the captain of the three-person team, has not appeared for some reason... Does she have other important matters to attend to?"

"I suppose so..."

Scratching her cheek, Meng Yue smiled awkwardly. She had infiltrated the Monster Organization to search for the Dark-Energy Converter and look for a chance to eat through the Monster Organization's budget! In a sense, that did count as other important matters, didn't it?

The camera then turned toward an abandoned factory. A monster with a horse's head stood before it, wielding a sword and shield in separate hands as it fought Xinghua and Crimson Blade alone!

"That guy was actually that strong?"

Blinking, Meng Yue spoke in disbelief. When it had fought her before, it had performed worse than even Crimson Blade. Yet now it could suppress both Xinghua and Crimson Blade? Had it been putting on an act before?

"Though it's still no match for me, I guess Xinghua and Crimson Blade really do need more training. Even a monster executive can hold them back..."

Crossing her legs, Meng Yue held her thighs with both hands and swayed from side to side as she said thoughtfully, "Maybe my disappearance this time is actually a good thing. I usually deal with the monsters myself, so it's about time the other magical girls got a chance to grow!"

That way, she could stay here and eat through the Monster Organization's budget with a clear conscience! Of course, she also had to find out where the Dark-Energy Converter was...

"Bang!"

The red-haired girl fiercely slashed her crimson katana, but her all-out strike was once again easily blocked by the Horsehead Monster's shield!

"Damn it!"

Taking two steps back, the red-haired girl felt her tiger's mouth go numb from the impact. Yet the Horsehead Monster was completely unharmed. Instead, its figure flashed, and it instantly appeared in front of her at incredible speed, raising the greatsword in its right hand—

"Whoosh!"

With a sharp whistle through the air, a golden arrow of light shot toward the Horsehead Monster's eye. While it raised its shield to block, the red-haired girl seized the opportunity to attack again!

The red blade sliced across the Horsehead Monster's body, but even with the red-haired girl gritting her teeth and putting all her strength into the strike, she only left a scratch on the white armor over its chest.

"AAAAAHHHH!!!"

However, just as Xinghua and Crimson Blade remained unable to get past the Horsehead Monster, an incomparably shrill scream suddenly came from the abandoned warehouse! It sounded as though someone inside was suffering an unimaginably painful punishment!

"Damn it! Let them go already!!"

Gripping the hilt with her small hand, the red-haired girl, Crimson Blade, raised her katana and shouted, "What kind of skill is torturing ordinary people? If you've got guts, let them go, and I'll fight you to the end!!"

"True, picking on ordinary people isn't much of an achievement."

The blonde girl, Xinghua, spoke lazily from the side. "How about... you let those three go?"

Compared with the anxious Crimson Blade, Xinghua's attitude seemed far more perfunctory. The sight left Meng Yue, watching from before the TV, feeling rather puzzled...

"Why does it feel like... Xinghua doesn't really care about the rescue mission?"

Meng Yue only knew that Xinghua was a quiet, expressionless beauty. Most of the time, there was no expression on her face. But this mission went beyond merely being expressionless... She practically had the words "going through the motions" written across her face!

"Big Sister, how about I risk it all against this monster!"

Leaning close to Xinghua, Crimson Blade whispered, "While I hold it back, you go inside and rescue them first..."

Crimson Blade was clearly a good girl with an overwhelming sense of justice. Hearing the people scream inside the warehouse made her grit her teeth in fury, and she wished she could rush in and suffer in their place! In her eyes, innocent civilians being harmed by the Monster Organization was a failure on her part as a magical girl!

But just as Crimson Blade was about to charge at the Horsehead Monster, Xinghua suddenly pressed a hand onto her shoulder!

"Big Sister?"

Looking at Xinghua, Crimson Blade said anxiously, "For every second we go in late, the innocent people inside suffer for another second! Even if I have to stake my life on it, I'm going to save them!!"

Crimson Blade had spoken a little too loudly, so even Meng Yue in front of the TV heard her. For a moment, she was touched by Crimson Blade's words and began to feel frustrated by her own helplessness...

"Damn it... If I hadn't been captured by the Monster Organization leader, I would have rescued the people inside already!"

Clenching her fists, Meng Yue felt guilt for the rare occasion. Watching her companions fight so hard while she herself lived comfortably in the Monster Organization leader's room made her feel a little ashamed.

"Calm down. Other than the Monster Organization leader, monsters can revive."

Unlike Crimson Blade, Xinghua remained much calmer. She spoke softly, "There's no point in staking your life here. On the other hand, if something happens to you now, you'll never be able to save lives again. In the end, there will only be more victims—"

"If I can't protect the lives right in front of me, what right do I have to talk about the future and results!"

However, Crimson Blade threw off Xinghua's hand and charged at the Horsehead Monster without hesitation. Crimson flames of light blazed across her entire body!

"This girl—"

Xinghua felt speechless as she watched Crimson Blade's back. Just as she was thinking of a way to stop her, the Horsehead Monster's expression changed. As though it had received an order, it simply stepped aside and opened the way.

"Bang!"

Crimson Blade crashed headlong into the warehouse. Ignoring the red, swollen bump on her forehead, she quickly shouted, "Are you all right?! I'm here to save—"

But the moment her gaze swept across the room, Crimson Blade froze completely... There were two puddles of something strange in the warehouse. Without looking carefully, no one would have been able to tell that they had once been people. Their twisted features showed just how much pain they had endured before dying.

"Th-This... This..."

Crimson Blade subconsciously retreated two steps. It was her first time seeing such a scene, and her stomach cramped. Just as she was about to throw up, she accidentally caught sight of a very thin middle school student in the corner.

Right, there had been three kidnapped people. Unlike the other two victims, who had been tortured beyond recognition, this person merely had his hands and feet tied, with a piece of white cloth stuffed in his mouth... Other than that, he was completely unharmed. There wasn't even much dust on him.

"Um... It's all right now."

Forcing down the urge to vomit, Crimson Blade stepped forward and cut the ropes binding the middle school student. Then, with guilt written all over her face, she said, "I'm sorry. Because of my failure... you had to witness something like that."

Crimson Blade's heart was in knots. Just looking at those two people who had been tortured beyond human form had made her want to throw up, yet this middle school student had been forced to watch the entire thing. If he wasn't properly comforted, he would surely be left with psychological trauma!

"It's fine. Thank you for coming to save me."

In truth, however, the middle school student was far calmer than Crimson Blade had imagined. He silently accepted the rescue from beginning to end, and even before the media cameras, he remained expressionless. He only said that he was grateful to the magical girls for rescuing him.

"It's all my fault!"

Crimson Blade was still pounding the ground beside them, looking utterly remorseful! Yet as the middle school student left, Xinghua caught a glimpse of a faint smile at the corner of his mouth...

"All right! Let's go!"

Xinghua grabbed Crimson Blade, who was still grieving, and used teleportation magic to vanish before a crowd of reporters could rush over and interview them. Meng Yue, watching from before the TV, also learned the rough course of events from the reporters' coverage...

"They were... They were actually that cruel!"

Although she hadn't seen the warehouse's interior, the reporter's words, "a horrific and inhumane torture," made it obvious what the Monster Organization had done to the kidnapped people!

"As expected, I have to find the Dark-Energy Converter quickly and destroy this evil organization!"

Staring at the TV with fury in her eyes, Meng Yue spoke angrily! After yesterday's events... a few softer thoughts had inevitably arisen in her heart. But after watching what happened today, Meng Yue's original determination had only become firmer!

"Damn Monster Organization leader, I definitely won't let you—"

Just then, Meng Yue suddenly heard a sound from the entryway outside. Her expression instantly changed. Like a child caught watching TV by her parents, her face was filled with panic!

Oh no! Mast... the Monster Organization leader is back! She had been so absorbed in the TV that she hadn't noticed the time. It was too late now! Without letting it cool down in advance, even turning it off immediately would leave warmth behind. She couldn't hide the fact that she had watched TV!

Play dumb! Rather than trying to cover it up, she might as well openly play dumb!

With that thought, Meng Yue stopped panicking! She simply swung her legs as she watched TV. After all, she was just a little kitten who didn't understand anything. It was perfectly normal for her to rummage through the room, accidentally find a remote, and then accidentally press buttons until the TV turned on!

"Hehehe~~~ Ababa~~~"

But because she had a guilty conscience, Meng Yue put on an even dumber expression than yesterday! She stared at the TV with unfocused eyes and let out meaningless silly giggles, doing her best to show that she didn't really understand what was playing on TV...

When Bai Yu entered the room, Meng Yue happily shouted, "Master!" Then, perhaps because she was too excited, she fell off the sofa in one go...

"Ehehe~~~"

Rubbing the forehead she had bumped, Meng Yue showed a foolish smile. Then she crawled on all fours to Bai Yu's feet and said affectionately, "Master, welcome back~~~"

How was that performance? Don't underestimate me... I used to have a cat!

Meng Yue thought proudly. The scene successfully made Bai Yu freeze on the spot, and for a moment, he didn't even notice that the TV was on...

Even without cat ears and a collar, Meng Yue's expression and behavior exuded an absolutely wonderful feline charm, as if she really had been a cat that suddenly turned into a beautiful girl one day...

Bai Yu stood there in a daze, watching Meng Yue tilt up her head and blink at him. The pure joy on her face even gave him a faint sense of healing.

"I'm back."

Bai Yu crouched down and couldn't help rubbing Meng Yue's head before asking, "Why did you turn on the TV?"

Meng Yue tilted her head in confusion, seemingly only realizing that the TV Bai Yu mentioned was the thing hanging on the wall. She immediately grinned and said, "I don't know... I just rummaged around a little, and that thing lit up for some reason! I even saw our enemies on it!"

"I see..."

Bai Yu didn't doubt her at all. After all, he had never imagined that the strongest magical girl, Meng Yue, could play at being a cat with him here even after regaining her sanity! Before going to sleep last night, he had casually put the remote somewhere without knowing where. It was completely normal for Meng Yue to accidentally find it.

Looking at the news footage on TV, Bai Yu casually picked up Meng Yue from the floor, carried her to the sofa, and sat down with her. He held the magical girl like a body pillow as they watched TV together.

On the TV, Xiao Yun, the reporter from earlier, was summarizing the incident. According to her, the two people who died had both been ordinary students at a middle school. For some unknown reason, these two innocent people had been tortured to death by the Monster Organization!

"On top of that... they even made another student watch from the side. What kind of devil could do something like this!"

At that point, Xiao Yun held up her microphone and said indignantly, "We hope the magical girls can eliminate the Monster Organization as soon as possible, so that more innocent people will not suffer misfortune!"

Hearing that, Meng Yue couldn't help feeling powerless. The reporter's words were directed at her too, but let alone destroying the Monster Organization soon, she was currently being held in the Monster Organization leader's arms like a body pillow, forced to watch this...

But... had Master really done something like that?

At that moment, a strange thought arose in Meng Yue's mind. After spending this short time with him, she felt that Bai Yu wasn't the sort of person who had lost all humanity and killed freely!

Could there be... some hidden truth behind this?

"Master, randomly capturing people and torturing them to death... I think that's a little cruel."

Curling further into Bai Yu's arms, Meng Yue asked softly, "Our enemies are clearly magical girls. Why attack other innocent people?"

Meng Yue was supposedly amnesiac, but she felt that since she was kind by nature, she would still ask Bai Yu this question even if she had truly lost her memories.

Yet Meng Yue never expected Bai Yu to say, "Those two people weren't innocent."

They weren't innocent?

Blinking, Meng Yue recalled that Bai Yu had told her before that ever since he became the Monster Organization leader, the Monster Organization only attacked evil people who had done bad things without receiving punishment. Too many things had happened afterward, leaving her mind blank and making her forget about it...

But... those two middle school students were evil people? They weren't even that old, yet they had been painfully tortured for at least an hour! What kind of evil people deserved such a cruel fate?

"What... did those two do?"

Meng Yue couldn't help asking. Bai Yu replied, "They beat up and bullied classmates, stuck thumbtacks onto other people's chairs, stole money and framed someone else, gave a classmate laxatives so he would miss an important exam he had prepared for a long time, spread rumors and slander that drove a classmate to the brink of jumping off a building... That's about it. Dying to atone for their sins is enough."

"Th-This... This..."

Hearing Bai Yu's string of answers, Meng Yue froze on the spot. She had never had time to investigate the organization's victims before, so she had no concrete understanding of Bai Yu's words that they only attacked evil people who had done wrong without receiving punishment.

Meng Yue only knew that most of the people attacked by the Monster Organization over the past year hadn't been good people, but she didn't know how bad those so-called evil people truly were! This was the first time she had heard such a detailed description of their crimes, and her entire body stiffened...

"After all, they didn't personally push anyone off the building, so normal methods definitely couldn't punish them."

Bai Yu spoke in a cheerful tone, "That's why I'll kill them myself. And I can collect a wave of negative energy while I'm at it. Isn't that great? Those people who look down on everyone else and think they'll never be brought down, suddenly being told that they'll die after suffering endless torture! The fear they produce then... is incredibly rich!"

"B-But how did you know about all that, Master?"

Meng Yue froze for several seconds before she couldn't help asking, "Did you personally verify... that those two really did those things?"