What on earth was going on?
Through Naxue Nai's white text, Bai Yu saw flecks of purple appearing on the glowing orb inside Meng Yue's chest. As time passed, the purple flecks actually began to spread!
A Magical Girl's Magic Core was supposed to be completely pure. How could it have become stained? Could this have something to do with the Forbidden Magic I used earlier?
Volume One: Chapter 15: She'd Never Worn Anything So Embarrassing!
As the Monster Leader, Bai Yu's eyes could see through a Magical Girl's Magic Core. He could clearly see the appearance and location of each Magical Girl's core, and even learn the properties of their magic.
So the change in Meng Yue's core naturally hadn't escaped his notice. During this process, Bai Yu had also discovered something interesting: the purple flecks appeared on her Magic Core whenever Meng Yue was happy or imitated a cat at his request.
At the moment, the purple flecks had only contaminated less than one percent of the white Magic Core, but that was enough to pique Bai Yu's curiosity! He'd never heard of a Magic Core doing this before, and Meng Yue herself didn't seem to know about it, either.
"Slurp, slurp..."
Just as he was thinking about it, his fingertip suddenly started to itch. Bai Yu's hand jerked reflexively, and he looked down at Meng Yue, who was nibbling on his finger. He'd been holding the dried fish for so long without lowering his hand that Meng Yue had finally resorted to using her mouth. While snatching the fish, she'd left a faint red mark on his finger.
"Who said you could bite my hand?"
Bai Yu pinched Meng Yue's cheek and chided her with a smile. He knew she hadn't meant any harm, but ever since he'd brought back this Magical Girl who'd ruined his plans so many times, he'd inexplicably taken a liking to bullying her for no reason!
After all, she was just a lowly Slave Soldier now! He could treat her however he wanted. And it wasn't as if turning the once lofty and mighty strongest Magical Girl into such a lowly creature... hadn't brought him an intense sense of pleasure!!
"Mm... Master held the dried fish for so long and wouldn't let go..."
"You've got the nerve to talk back? You little Slave Soldier, have you forgotten your place?"
As he spoke, Bai Yu reached over and grabbed Meng Yue by the neck. He squeezed gently, giving her a slight feeling of suffocation as punishment.
"Ah... ah..."
After sticking out her tongue and making a few noises, Meng Yue apologized pitifully. "I'm sorry, Master... I won't do it again! Meow!"
Of course... although she apologized on the surface, Meng Yue was already planning to cause trouble the next time Bai Yu tried to teach her something! She'd pretend to be an idiot who couldn't learn a thing and drive him absolutely livid!
Just you wait! You'll get to experience what it's like to help a kid with their homework!
Her chance came soon enough. A little while later, Bai Yu brought over a bundle of black cloth and said, "Now that you've learned to walk, it's time to learn how to get dressed."
Yeah, right...
Hearing that, Meng Yue scoffed inwardly. After getting over the intense embarrassment, she'd grown used to Bai Yu dressing her. In those moments, she felt like a young lady who had everything handed to her!
As long as she kept pretending to be clueless, she could get Bai Yu to do all the work for free and make the Monster Leader serve her like a butler! So she immediately put on a woebegone expression and said, "Master... this is so hard!"
"You were made to be a Slave Soldier who serves me. It's ridiculous that I'm the one taking care of you."
Bai Yu replied at once, "Before you lost your memory, you were the one who took care of my daily needs."
Looking after a Magical Girl like a pet cat was certainly a thrill, but Bai Yu also wanted to experience what it was like to have a Magical Girl serve him as a maid!
Huh? That happened? Even I don't know about it!
Meng Yue frowned, immediately sensing trouble! From the sound of it... he wanted her to serve him from now on? No way!
Being a Magical Girl was already exhausting enough. She'd finally managed to come to the Monster Organization to enjoy herself—no, to use up the Monster Organization's funds! Her mission was to take down the Monster Organization while easing the weariness she'd accumulated over the years. How could she be made to do all that hard labor here?
It was one thing for the Monster Leader to get handsy with her, but making her do all the work? Not a chance!
"Ehehe... but I don't remember!"
Meng Yue tilted her head and flashed her signature silly smile! She wasn't sure why, but she knew her master loved that goofy expression, so she was going to charm her way out of this!
"Never mind. I'll show you how first."
Looking at Meng Yue's expression, Bai Yu once again felt that pleasure of turning someone lofty into a lowly creature. So he lifted her onto his lap and began dressing her himself...
Tsk... You said you were going to demonstrate, so I thought you meant you'd take off your own clothes! And in the end, it's still me!
Feeling Bai Yu's hands on her, Meng Yue gave him a speechless look. She was still wearing the white pajamas Bai Yu had put her in yesterday, but her expression changed when she felt a sudden chill!
It was a very strange outfit. The fluffy black fabric covered only her chest and bottom, leaving her snow-white shoulders, stomach, and thighs exposed. The moment she was turned toward the mirror... the first thing she wanted to do was find a crack in the floor and crawl into it!
After all, Meng Yue had never worn anything so embarrassing in her life! What even was this outfit... It would be better not to wear anything at all! It was even more provocative than being naked! What kind of pervert designed this?!
"Since it's such a simple outfit with so little fabric, you can use it to practice getting dressed!"
As he spoke, Bai Yu excitedly put paw-shaped gloves with soft pads on all four of her limbs. Combined with the cat ears and collar she already wore, Meng Yue's look had reached its most alluring peak!
"Not bad... not bad at all..."
Bai Yu took out his phone and snapped a picture of Meng Yue on the sofa! Although she was cursing him as a pervert in her heart, Meng Yue couldn't let too much embarrassment show on her face. According to her persona, she was supposed to have lost her sense of shame...
What baby would feel embarrassed about not wearing clothes?
So even though her face was red enough to drip blood, Meng Yue managed to put on a delighted expression! She kept saying how much she liked the outfit her master had put on her, while silently cursing his entire family...
"You actually like such a shameless outfit?"
Looking at Meng Yue, Bai Yu said with delight, "I never would've guessed you were so perverted!"
Just-you-wait!!!
Meng Yue gritted her teeth in fury! The cat-paw gloves kept her from clenching her fists, and her anger caused the magic inside her to leak out of control once again!
Volume One: Chapter 16: I'm So Hungry~~
When Meng Yue was emotionally unstable, there was a chance her magic would leak out. She herself was completely unaware of it. Of course, it wasn't just her... Any Magical Girl with too much magic in her body could have the same problem.
Bai Yu had been teasing Meng Yue under the chin when he suddenly felt a burning sensation! He pulled his hand back reflexively, realizing that Meng Yue's magic had leaked out again...
"You like it that much..."
Bai Yu never considered that Meng Yue was upset because she was embarrassed. He thought she liked the outfit too much! Wanting to help her enjoy it, he said, "In that case, you can wear that around my room every day!"
Meng Yue wanted to swear at him, but all she could do was keep acting overjoyed! Having to parade around in such a shameless outfit in front of the Monster Leader... Meng Yue wanted to bite Bai Yu to death!
But after putting up with so much, she had to make up for it somehow! For example—
"Master~~~ I'm hungry again, meow!"
She pressed her alluring figure against Bai Yu, hoping her appearance would short-circuit his ability to think and turn him into her personal feeding machine!
Sure enough... With Meng Yue dressed like that and pressed against him, Bai Yu's breathing stopped! He froze on the spot. Meng Yue was already a beauty in a million, and dressed so provocatively, she was enough to make any man's CPU crash on the spot!
"I'm so hungry~~~"
Seeing that he still wasn't reacting, Meng Yue stuck out her little tongue and licked her arm, like a kitten grooming itself...
But in some ways, Meng Yue was still a little naive. She hadn't realized that when a man's CPU crashed, he didn't always just stand there like a wooden post. It was more likely that he'd lose control and pounce on her!
Damn it! If your magic didn't burn me...
To be honest, Bai Yu had been fired up just now! For a moment, he'd genuinely wanted to stop holding back and teach this little cat a lesson. But in the end, he was more level-headed than most people and realized in time that if he suddenly pounced on her, Meng Yue's magic would leak out again!
If it weren't Purification magic... If it were some other kind of magic, I'd show you what I could do today!
With that thought, Bai Yu poured all the dried fish from the bag into a cat bowl. Then he pushed the bowl, filled to the brim with dried fish, toward Meng Yue, indicating that she should eat it like a cat!
"Meow!"
Looking at the bowlful of dried fish, Meng Yue no longer cared about being embarrassed! She happily leaned in and picked up the fish with her mouth, making contented noises from time to time.
If her cat ears were real, they'd probably be twitching right now!
This is nice... Life here is so carefree! It's a little embarrassing sometimes, but everything's brought right to me... and I've got a master to take care of everything! I'd never even imagined living like this before!
Meow...
"Do you have any idea where Meng Yue went?"
At that moment, in another city, a snow-white plush creature hovered in the air and spoke to a Magical Girl with pale purple hair.
"I don't know."
The purple-haired girl replied. Unlike the trio from Starry Sky City, this Magical Girl wore a luxurious evening gown and sat leaning against a silver chair. She looked up at Papi, the Contract Spirit floating in the air, and asked, "Can't you find her yourself? I thought you could monitor every Magical Girl's location and everything they did."
"That only applies when they're transformed..."
Papi replied, "When a Magical Girl transforms back, our connection is cut off."
"That's the first time I've heard that."
Hearing this, the purple-haired girl looked intrigued. She smiled lightly and said, "It seems you wouldn't have told me if I hadn't asked."
"In return, I don't lie to Magical Girls."
Then Papi asked, "Speaking of which, there haven't been any Magical Beasts in Cloudsea City for a month now, have there?"
"That's right. So what?"
"If there are still no Magical Beasts there after a while, come to Starry Sky City."
Papi said bluntly, "I can now confirm that the Monster Organization is hiding in Starry Sky City. The Monster Organization is a higher priority than Magical Beasts! Besides, it seems humans have developed quite a few new weapons. At least ordinary Magical Beasts should be something humans can handle on their own."
Aside from monsters, this world also had Magical Beasts. But compared to monsters, wild Magical Beasts had no intelligence and were generally weaker, so they were far less of a threat than the Monster Organization.
"Speaking of which, there seems to be a new sentiment spreading through society: humans should protect humans themselves instead of relying on mysterious beings like Magical Girls."
But the purple-haired girl didn't answer Papi's question. Instead, she calmly continued, "Those words must really hurt the passionate Magical Girls. Is there anything you can do about it?"
"I won't interfere with humanity's own choices."
Papi replied, "Of course, Magical Girls shouldn't interfere, either."
"Is that so?"
The purple-haired girl raised an eyebrow and said, exasperated, "But if you ask me, those people must not watch enough anime. Isn't it common knowledge that Magical Girls are ordinary humans who transform? What do they think Magical Girls are? Some kind of alien creatures, like monsters?"
"Or maybe... they're using this to force the Magical Girls to reveal their identities and prove they're human, too!"
With an amused look, the purple-haired girl smiled. "Perhaps that's their goal. It'd be even better if they could get the Transformation Devices!"
"Don't even think about trying anything."
Papi suddenly spoke in a threatening tone. "If you ruin the Magical Girls' reputation, I won't let you get away with it."
"That's the only kind of pointless threat you can make against me."
The purple-haired girl met Papi's gaze without fear and spoke mockingly. "The reason is simple... I'm the only Magical Girl you can't influence. Even after I transform, you can't monitor me at all!"
At that, Papi's expression immediately darkened. Its cute plush features twisted together!
"When you gave me power, you never imagined I'd be able to develop it this far! You should be glad I haven't gotten bored with life yet... Otherwise, you'd have gone too far, monster."
Volume One: Chapter 17: This Isn't Right!
In the blink of an eye, Meng Yue had been at the Monster Organization for three days.
When Meng Yue woke up that morning, she found Bai Yu was gone again. Of course, he'd already prepared breakfast for her.
This time, breakfast was quite lavish. There were fried eggs, bread, and bacon, as well as a bowl of steaming rice porridge. Since Meng Yue had "reluctantly" learned to use utensils, Bai Yu had let her eat at the table.
Although sometimes, for fun, he still made her eat like a pet cat. That pervert!
Meng Yue sat down at the table and turned on the TV to see if there was any news. The reporter said that the Monster Organization hadn't made a move since the incident at the abandoned warehouse.
"Nom, nom~~~"
Meng Yue ate her breakfast while watching TV. A relaxed look appeared on her little face. Back in her rented room, she hadn't even had a TV or breakfast. When had she ever gotten to enjoy something like this?
"It's just this outfit..."
Meng Yue looked down at the shameless black velvet fabric she was wearing. Bai Yu seemed to love seeing her dressed like this! He'd even used some excuse about training her stamina—an excuse she didn't understand—and made her wear it all the time!
He even made her lie on the carpet in it when she slept at night, and took pictures. He was truly outrageous! He didn't even cover her with a blanket. He really had no idea how to treat a woman gently!
Meng Yue had been furious, but after looking at the room's central air conditioner, which ran twenty-four hours a day, she decided not to say anything...
"If it weren't for how comfortable the carpet is to sleep on, and the fact that the magic in my body keeps me from getting sick, I'd bite you to death!"
Meanwhile, in another room, Bai Yu sat back on a sofa. Across from him sat a woman in her thirties, her face etched with exhaustion.
"I read your post."
Bai Yu spoke up. "Sorry for the trouble, but tell me exactly what happened."
"Two days ago, my child was kidnapped!"
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