The Mindless Magical Girl? I Picked Her Up and Remade Her! Chapter 6

"Of course!"

Bai Yu said with complete certainty, "I even transformed into that victimized student and attended school in his place for two weeks. Of course I know all about it!"

So you can transform too!

Hearing that, Meng Yue couldn't help frowning. No wonder I'd never seen you outside. I even thought you were some shut-in who only stayed in the Monster Organization's base!

Wait, if that's the case...

"Master, then just now, did you...?"

"That's right! I personally sent those two on their way just now!"

Sure enough, hearing Bai Yu say that in such an excited tone, Meng Yue could clearly feel that he considered it something worth boasting about!

"Not only that, I let the person they bullied the worst witness the whole thing with his own eyes!"

Bai Yu continued, "After all, he begged me to let him see those two die miserable deaths no matter what! Naturally, I granted such a simple request. Just now, he was saying he'd never forget my kindness for the rest of his life!"

So... that was it...

Lying limply in Bai Yu's arms, Meng Yue remained dazed... until she heard him say, "If it weren't for those damn magical girls getting in the way, those two would've been sent to hell last week!"

Last week? Wasn't that...

Hearing that, Meng Yue suddenly recalled last week... Several monsters had been sneaking around, trying to enter a residential complex. Then, late at night, her contract spirit had urged her to go into action! Since she'd been called away to work when she was about to sleep, she had been in a bad mood. So she went over and, without a word, wiped out all the monsters with a single Purification spell!

In fact, because of Meng Yue, many of the Monster Organization's operations had failed over the past year! In the past, let alone torturing their targets, even killing them had been extremely difficult!

The main reason they had been able to leisurely torture their targets in an abandoned warehouse this time was because Meng Yue hadn't been there...

Volume One: Raise Him Like a Pet!

Meng Yue's feelings were extremely complicated right now. Her casual intervention last week had actually saved two pieces of human trash indirectly?

Although a magical girl's duty was to protect humanity, no normal person would feel happy about protecting two scumbags! Even if she had no choice but to fulfill her duty, it wouldn't make her feel any better...

Thinking that, Meng Yue absentmindedly rubbed against Bai Yu's chin, expressing her guilt.

Logically speaking, there had been nothing wrong with stopping monsters from entering a human residential area! Who knew what the Monster Organization had been sneakily planning? Meng Yue had no reason to feel guilty, yet at that moment, she somehow felt sorry for Bai Yu.

It wasn't until she'd rubbed against him for quite a while that Meng Yue realized something was wrong! As a magical girl, she hadn't done anything wrong, so why was she feeling guilty toward a monster leader?

Still... this guy was surprisingly decent! There was no need for him to lie to an idiot like her, who was supposed to have lost her mind. So at least one thing the contract spirit had gotten wrong was that Bai Yu's attacks on evil people had nothing to do with some so-called conspiracy. He simply wanted to send those villains to hell!

In an instant, Meng Yue's heart softened considerably. Originally, being held in Bai Yu's arms had been purely out of helplessness. Even if her body didn't dare show it, she had felt deeply uncomfortable inside! But now, not only had her body relaxed, even her mood had eased...

He wasn't nearly as bad as I'd imagined! Why was the contract spirit so wary of him? That spirit acted every day as though it couldn't wait for Bai Yu to drop dead on the spot. Could the two of them have some sort of grudge?

I've decided! Although I'd definitely destroy the Monster Organization in the end, I could spare this guy's life when the time came! If Bai Yu was willing to pledge loyalty to me then, it wasn't as though I couldn't protect him from the contract spirit and the other magical girls!

When the time came, I'd secretly keep him as a pet. An eye for an eye... I'd get revenge for this period where he made me his pet!

Meng Yue clenched her fists and thought to herself! With that mental preparation, even when Bai Yu stroked her head, put cat ears and a collar on her, and made her meow and crawl like a cat, she didn't feel much psychological burden! I'd get back at you tenfold, a hundredfold in the end. What's the harm in letting you enjoy yourself for a few days now?

Monster leader, enjoy your last good days while you can! When you're locked in a basement later, will you regret what you've done these days?

Hehehehehe~~~~~

Meanwhile, in an ordinary rental apartment somewhere in Starry Sky City, two girls were staring at each other.

"Big Sister! Please stop being so lazy! Meng Yue has already gone missing, so from now on, the responsibility of protecting Starry Sky City falls to the two of us!"

One of the girls spoke up. "Before, since Meng Yue could easily handle the enemies, I didn't say much. But now—"

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

The other girl sat on the sofa and replied innocently, "I've been fighting very diligently. How can you slander me without any proof, Xiao Nai?"

Clearly, one of these girls was the magical girl Xinghua, while the other was Crimson Blade. The two were actual biological sisters. Strictly speaking, Meng Yue was the only outsider in their three-person team.

Xinghua's appearance and figure didn't differ much from when she transformed into a magical girl. The main differences were in her features and temperament, as well as her hair: she had long brown hair before transforming, while after transforming, it became blonde.

The differences before and after Meng Yue transformed were even smaller. Forget her appearance and figure... even her hair was silver-white before transforming. Only her eye color changed, from blue before transforming to golden-red afterward.

The one with the greatest difference before and after transforming was Crimson Blade! After transforming, Crimson Blade was a tall, mature-looking girl with a perfect figure and long red hair! Yet after reverting, she became a small and petite girl. Though she stood with her hands on her hips, trying to recreate the imposing aura she had while transformed, the effect was minimal...

"Big Sister! I know!"

Looking at her sister, Crimson Blade said bitterly, "Actually, you have strength no less than Meng Yue's! Even though we're both magical girls, the two of you are much stronger than me..."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand~~~"

Yet Xinghua remained expressionless. She kept playing on her phone without even looking up as she replied, "Aren't our strengths about the same? We're both so suppressed by Meng Yue that we can't even lift our heads..."

"I once saw you kill a magical beast whose magical power was no weaker than one of White Horse's executives just to save a dog—"

"Wait! You knew about that?!"

However, upon hearing this, Xinghua's first reaction was to toss aside her phone and stand up. She shot a sharp gaze at Crimson Blade! Her agitation was completely unlike her usual taciturn persona!

"W-what's wrong?"

Seeing her sister like this, Crimson Blade instinctively began stammering. After all, she rarely saw her sister's emotions fluctuate this much! Xinghua, meanwhile, darkened her expression and shouted, "So you were there at the time... You watched that dog get eaten by a magical beast and did nothing! Ling Nai, do you have any compassion at all?!"

"I... that's not it!"

Frightened by Xinghua's expression, Crimson Blade hurriedly explained, "Of course I wanted to save it! But you were faster than me, Big Sister... Before I could even transform, you'd already ended the battle! So... that was when I realized the gap between your strength and mine."

"Oh, so that's how it was."

Hearing Crimson Blade's explanation, Xinghua's expression relaxed. She sat back down on the sofa, her face returning to its usual calm. "That's right, my magical power has been abnormal since birth. Although my magical affinity isn't as good as Meng Yue's, the massive amount of magical power I possess can make up for the gap between our strength. But... so what?"

"So what? What do you mean, so what?!"

Hearing Xinghua's indifferent words, Crimson Blade immediately became anxious. "If you'd been willing to go all out this morning, then those two people might not have died! Those were two lives—"

"Correction, they were two bastards."

Before Crimson Blade could finish, Xinghua frowned and interrupted, "They should've died a long time ago."

"Huh?"

Xinghua's words stunned Crimson Blade. She asked in confusion, "What do you mean? Big Sister, did you know those two people?"

"You know my magical affinity too."

Xinghua explained, "I saw what was happening inside the abandoned warehouse a long time ago. I happened to know those two things."

Meng Yue's magical affinity was [Purification], while Xinghua's was [Penetration]. Not only did Xinghua's magical power possess great penetrating force in attacks, but when she infused magical power into her eyes, she could see through walls.

Therefore, Xinghua knew exactly what those two looked like and what had happened to them. Yet even as she watched them being tortured like that, Xinghua had remained outside the warehouse with an indifferent expression, openly slacking off. This made Crimson Blade understand her even less!

"But, Big Sister... no matter what bad things they did, they were still human!"

However, Crimson Blade spoke sternly. "Human matters are not for monsters to interfere with! No matter how terrible they were, they should've been handled through normal means, not by allowing monsters to subject them to such inhuman torture!"

"Did you come up with those words yourself?"

Looking over her younger sister's rigidly serious expression, Xinghua asked, "Or did that white doll teach you to say them?"

"Lord Papi told me! But I think that way too!"

Crimson Blade admitted openly, "Maybe you're right, Big Sister. The two people who died this time were so-called evil people. But what about next time? Or the time after that? Can you guarantee that the Monster Organization will target only evil people every time? And even if they were evil, it wasn't the monsters' place to execute them privately—"

"So after saying all that, you just want me to reveal my strength?"

Listening to her younger sister ramble on and on, Xinghua inexplicably felt irritated. She scratched her hair and replied impatiently, "But I just don't have the motivation! Besides, who says magical girls have to give it their all whenever they fight?"

Volume One: A Stained Core

Crimson Blade stared at her sister, dumbfounded, as though she couldn't believe what she had just heard. Xinghua, meanwhile, continued playing on her phone without expression. Her thoughts were simple...

What was so good about revealing her strength? The capable ones did more work! Meng Yue was proof enough... She had revealed her status as the so-called strongest magical girl, and that was why she had to remain on call twenty-four hours a day! Basically, whenever monsters appeared, she had to reach the scene immediately!

Compared to Meng Yue, Xinghua and Crimson Blade had it much easier! Under normal circumstances, Meng Yue had already dealt with the monsters before the two of them even set out. Unless there were especially many monsters or a large-scale mission like yesterday's, they basically didn't have to do anything.

Crimson Blade was always troubled by her lack of strength, which prevented her from destroying more monsters! Xinghua, on the other hand, lived however she pleased. Even though her true strength wasn't inferior to Meng Yue's, she kept slacking off. Being lazy and carefree was so much better...

"But, Big Sister... since you've chosen to become a magical girl, then you should carry out your duty to protect humanity and eliminate monsters with everything you have!"

Clenching her fists, Crimson Blade declared righteously, "Wasn't that why you became a magical girl in the first place? Since you've chosen to do it, don't just lie flat! Isn't it good to work hard for justice!"

How was I supposed to know magical girls couldn't hurt humans...

Thinking that, Xinghua couldn't bring herself to say it aloud. She recalled when she had signed a contract with Papi, the contract spirit. At the time, she had asked Papi very seriously.

"Can magical girls attack humans?"

Looking at the white doll floating before her, Ling Li, who had still been an ordinary girl at the time, asked urgently, "Or let me put it directly... I'm fine with becoming a magical girl, but I want to use this power to attack a few people! Tell me first, can I do that?"

In response to her question, the contract spirit Papi answered sincerely, "Of course you can. But I can't know about it. As a contract spirit, I definitely can't allow magical girls to harm people freely. After all, this power was given to you, at least in name, to protect humanity!"

Thus, Ling Li happily signed a contract with Papi and became a magical girl. Then she learned that as long as she was transformed, every single one of her actions was impossible to hide from Papi! Therefore, Papi would stop Ling Li from harming humans no matter what!

"I didn't lie either."

When Ling Li questioned it, Papi said innocently, "As long as you find a way to keep me from knowing, you can use a magical girl's power to attack humans."

But in truth, whenever a magical girl transformed, she formed a certain connection with Papi. The only way to sever that connection was to cancel the transformation... but then she wouldn't be able to use a magical girl's power to attack humans!

Since she hadn't become a magical girl for any lofty ideals in the first place, Xinghua naturally made a habit of slacking off during missions. She showed up at the scene every time only because Papi threatened that if she didn't, her secret would be revealed to her younger sister...

Previously, because Meng Yue had been around, Xinghua's slacking had no impact on the situation. But now, Meng Yue had gone missing.

Papi was the one who told the sisters that Meng Yue had disappeared. Originally, Xinghua and Crimson Blade had both believed that Meng Yue was out hunting the monster leader. The sisters had never considered the possibility of Meng Yue losing. They had even begun discussing where to hold the celebration banquet.

Then, late at night, Papi suddenly floated over and told them that Meng Yue would probably be missing for quite some time. It solemnly entrusted the task of protecting Starry Sky City to the two of them!

"Damn..."

Scratching her hair, Xinghua suddenly thought of an important problem. She could lie flat and argue with her younger sister, but Papi should know she had been hiding her strength too!

Papi was much harder to deal with than her sister! What if it told Xiao Nai her secret? What kind of eyes would Xiao Nai look at her with afterward?!

If her younger sister found out she was that kind of pervert, how could she live normally afterward? Although Xinghua acted as though she couldn't care less about her sister on the surface, deep down, she still cared greatly about her only younger sister...

Thinking that, Xinghua immediately stood up and said solemnly, "Xiao Nai, I'm truly sorry! I never expected you to say something so responsible! As a magical girl too... compared to you, I suddenly feel very ashamed of myself!"

"Huh?"

Seeing that her sister, who had just been lying around and slacking off, was now putting on such a serious expression as though she were sincerely reflecting on herself, Ling Nai momentarily thought she was seeing things. She rubbed her eyes before finally showing a delighted expression!

"Big Sister! You've finally come around!"

She grabbed Xinghua's hand, her face brimming with excitement. "Exactly! Since we've chosen to become magical girls, we have to take protecting humanity and eliminating monsters as our responsibility! As long as you get serious, Big Sister, we can protect Starry Sky City even without Meng Yue!"

Yeah, yeah, yeah... You sure have a lot to say. If I weren't worried about ruining my image in front of you, I couldn't be bothered doing such exhausting, thankless work! How did that bastard Papi find out my secret anyway? That damn rotten doll!

Though she thought that, Xinghua still smiled on the surface. She looked as though she had resolved to properly fulfill her duties as a magical girl alongside Ling Nai, but her heart was full of frustration!

From now on, she'd have to stay on call twenty-four hours a day just like Meng Yue, and there wasn't even overtime pay... Damn it!

Meng Yue, where the hell did you go? Hurry back already! Where did you chase that monster leader off to? Don't tell me you got killed by him instead?

"Meow!!!"

Yet Meng Yue, whom Xinghua had been thinking so intensely about, was currently being fed fried fish fillets in the monster leader's room. She hadn't eaten anything with such rich flavor in a long time, so she was beyond happy!

But isn't this guy going to make me crawl on all fours for the rest of my life?

Meng Yue chewed on the fish fillet as she thought. The main problem was that using only her mouth made it impossible to properly enjoy delicious food. If she could sit at a dining table and eat normally, surely the experience would be even better?

By now, Meng Yue had forgotten why she had initially pretended not to know how to walk. She was even starting to think about walking normally just so she could eat at the table. That hateful master had better not really keep her as a pet cat for the rest of her life...

Fortunately, Bai Yu wasn't quite that insane. After lunch, he began teaching her to walk on two feet. After all, if Meng Yue really only knew how to crawl around in the dark, certain things would actually be rather inconvenient...

As Meng Yue learned how to walk, she pretended to lose her balance. Several times, she deliberately rammed her head into Bai Yu, then put on an innocent expression to tease the monster leader!

"Hehe~~~ I can walk like Master now too!"

After more than half a day had passed, Meng Yue finally stepped barefoot onto the floor and cheered happily, as though this truly were the first day she had learned how to walk!

But perhaps it was an illusion. Even though Meng Yue could already walk normally, she still felt a little unaccustomed to it... She oddly felt that she could move faster on all fours!

Seriously! I've practically developed psychological problems from living here! It's all that hateful master's fault!

Shaking her head, Meng Yue threw away those random thoughts. Then she turned around and looked at him eagerly. "Master, I'm hungry~~~ Meow!"

However, Bai Yu was staring at Meng Yue's chest with a strange look in his eyes.