They're My Children

She seemed to be as aloof as her contractor, but unlike Luna's introverted aloofness, Lien's aloofness was more like a distance from everyone.

An angry symbol appeared above Aurora's head as she said to Lien in an annoyed tone:

"Stop changing the subject! Answer the question!"

Lien blinked, but didn't answer Aurora's question immediately.

Instead, she turned to look at Xiao Bai, who was elegantly sipping her coffee, and asked softly, "Before answering your question, I'd like to ask you, miss, how did you become Magical Girls?"

After she finished speaking, she paused, her voice turning slightly colder:

"Why do I sense the aura of Demons on you?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere inside the café turned as cold as it was outside.

[OP plays.]

Chapter 240 They are my children

(Xiao Bai's identity is always questioned www)

(There's nothing we can do; Xiao Bai's Magic Source is indeed problematic, and nobody knows how Xiao Bai became Magical Girls.)

(I know, she must have met Kyubey and made an incredible wish...)

(That bastard Kyubey is still chasing me! Fang Ming, you old scoundrel, you deserve to die! I advise you to write a more perfect ending, or we'll never forgive you!)

(Please don't bring the novel's settings into reality!!)

(Um, now that Xiao Bai has personally admitted they are cousins and biological sisters, do you guys really still think that novel is just fiction?)

"Ah! I forgot to read Fang Ming's novel!"

Xiao Qiu suddenly realized that she had been having too much fun these past two days and hadn't had time to read Fang Ming's novel.

She didn't even do her winter break homework, let alone read novels.

Xiao Qiu only realized this when she saw the novel being mentioned again in the comments.

Xiao Chun, who had already read it, couldn't help but pat Xiao Qiu on the shoulder when she saw how interested Xiao Qiu was in the novel.

"... If possible, you should wait until the ending of that novel to read it."

"Huh? Why?"

"I'm afraid you'll cry..." Xiao Chun said the truth very seriously.

Chen Xiaoxia was quite curious upon hearing this:

"Even Xiao Chun says so, so I'm getting a little interested."

"You said that before, so why didn't you go and see for yourself?" Xiao Chun glanced at Chen Xiaoxia sideways.

You have time to sneak Fang Ming's bedroom, but no time to read Fang Ming novels, right?

"Because I'm catching up on Fang Ming's old novels! The ones from Sky Screen!" Chen Xiaoxia said matter-of-factly.

She hadn't known much about Fang Ming's novels before; the only thing she'd seen was the movie adaptation, and even that was only a small part of it.

In order to understand Fang Ming's brother, Chen Xiaoxia is currently looking for old books to read.

Naturally, I don't have time to read new books.

But Xiao Chun thinks it's better not to have read that book.

After all, there's also a Magical Girls in * Puella Magi Madoka Magica * whose representative color is blue, and she's also considered an idiot... It's hard for Xiao Chun not to suspect that this character might be based on someone else...

Hopefully Xiaoxia can maintain a calm attitude after watching this.

[After the opening sequence, the scene returns to the café.]

Lien and Xiao Bai looked at each other; she was waiting for Xiao Bai's answer.

Xiao Bai took a sip of hot coffee, his expression unchanged.

She didn't answer Lien's question. Instead, she looked up and said to Lien in a calm voice:

"The one who signed the contract with me is Youyou."

"!!"

Lien's eyes widened, and she blurted out instinctively, "... She escaped too?!"

"Escape?" Aurora reacted instantly, asking Lien, "What do you mean 'escaped too'? What are you escaping from?"

"Demons," Xiao Bai uttered softly, then looked at Aurora: "Didn't the Magical Creatures you contracted with tell you?"

"Little K won't tell me about her past, how could I possibly know! Honestly, they all treat me like a child..."

Aurora said angrily.

Lien and Luna refused to tell her everything, and Kelly only briefly mentioned Aurora's background. As for her past and the enemies she would face in the future, Kelly basically didn't mention anything.

Aside from the basics of being Magical Girls and the enemy, the Demons, Kelly really didn't say anything to Aurora.

This is also what annoys Aurora.

Aurora's huffy expression was quite adorable, showing a lively and energetic side typical of her age.

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze from her, and said as if talking to himself, or perhaps narrating:

"Youyou told me that she was modified by Demons, so her own Magic Source was closer to the Demons's side, and she had to use her last bit of strength to sign a contract with a Magical Girls..."

After saying that, Xiao Bai looked up at Lien and asked, "Are you like that too?"

"She's a bit stronger than me," Lien said calmly.

"How so?"

"I can no longer sign contracts with anyone."

"Then Luna..."

"It was I who gave Luna my Magic Heart, fusing it with her Emotion Seed, that turned her into a Magical Girls. But the price was that we were one, and if she died... I would die too."

Lien revealed the cruel truth.

The Magic Heart is the life source of Magical Creatures; it is the root of their survival and the ability to cast spells.

The Demons' modifications to them also stemmed from this, therefore, Magical Creatures were modified to an excessive degree would experience changes in their life level and form.

Kelly's form was an exception; the final energy explosion during her escape annihilated her body and nearly destroyed her Magic Heart as well.

But at that moment, the phone played a crucial role, absorbing the Magic Heart into it, which allowed Kelly to successfully transform into Data Life.

This is an operation that cannot be replicated.

Lien, on the other hand, voluntarily merged her Magic Heart with Luna's, granting Luna the power to cast spells.

However, the price is that once Lien leaves Luna, she will turn into an ordinary little lion and will be unable to cast any magic spells.

Once Luna dies, Lien will perish along with her.

The topic suddenly turned heavy, and even Aurora didn't know what to say at that moment.

As the atmosphere grew silent, Aurora's phone suddenly vibrated, and a gentle voice came from it:

"I see. You've suffered a lot too, Lien."

"!" Lien's calm expression changed instantly, and she turned to look to the side.

Aurora obediently held up her phone, and the screen showed the image of a gentle girl with antlers.

"Kelly... Teacher Kelly!?"

Lien's eyes widened suddenly, her brown eyes filled with shock, joy, and a hint of disbelief.

She never imagined that her teacher, Kelly, was still alive!

"Teacher?" Xiao Bai looked at Kelly with an inquiring gaze.

Actually, Xiao Bai had been thinking before that since Nino and Youyou were both students at the Magic Academy, there must be teachers or professors there.

But considering that Youyou and the others' hometown had been destroyed and that they might be the only remaining Magical Creatures, Xiao Bai never brought up their sad stories.

They never expected to meet their teacher here.

That said, what is the social structure of Magical Creatures like? It seems to consist only of students and teachers?

Is there no government or anything like that?

As Xiao Bai pondered, Kelly softly comforted Lien, saying:

"It's me. I'm sorry I couldn't acknowledge you before, but... as you can see, I'm in a very bad state right now, and besides... you show some signs of Demons modification, so..."

"It's okay, the teacher made the right choice."

Lien said seriously, "If it were me, I wouldn't easily meet other Magical Creatures either, because no one knows if the Magical Creatures we encounter might have been brainwashed and modified by Demons."

The Demons captured many Magical Creatures and modified them, intending to create Dark Magical Girls to conquer all the worlds in their place.

Unfortunately, whether due to technical issues or some other reason, they can only prevent Magical Creatures from signing contracts with girls, but they cannot make contracted Magical Girls directly become their people.

Although the Demons had considered having Magical Creatures and girls sign contracts to become Magical Girls, and then using the Erosive Power to pull them into the demonic path.

But... well, how should I put it, because they've messed things up before, they're not really keen on using this tactic.

Otherwise, it would be a loss if we ended up raising another 'Witch'.

However, it was precisely because of this that the captured Magical Creatures found an opportunity to escape from their grasp.

Whether the Magical Creatures that escaped will still stand on the Magical Girls's side is unknown.

That's why Lien said Kelly's choice was correct.

"I'm glad you understand, Lien... You're still as excellent as ever." Kelly didn't hold back her praise for Lien.

Lien was an excellent student before, even Youyou in grades, and was considered a good student by her teachers.

But Lien wasn't happy to hear the teacher's praise. Looking at Kelly's current state, she said in a low voice:

"Teacher, how did you... become like this?"

"It's a long story, let's talk about that later. Now, let's talk about what those monsters are. You seem to know a lot about them?"

"... Yes, they... strictly speaking, are my 'children'."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Aurora suddenly stood up, looking at Lien in shock. "What do you mean by 'child'?!"

"... Aurora, calm down," Kelly urged Aurora.

Of everyone present, only Aurora reacted with surprise. It's not that it's bad, but since we're in a public place, we should at least be mindful of our behavior.

Kelly persuaded Aurora to return to her seat, and at this moment, Lien explained:

"When I came into this world, the first person I encountered wasn't Luna, but rather... in the hands of humans in this world."

Lien's tone remained calm and composed throughout.

It's like a carbon copy of Xiao Bai.

But at this moment, when she spoke of those humans, her words were laced with an undisguised hatred.

Her voice was icy, as if the temperature in the room had dropped several degrees. She said coldly:

"They captured me, just like those Demons, and sent me to the transformation platform. They extracted my magic power in a special way, dissected my body, and injected my magic power into the creatures of this world..."

Lien spoke, she drifted into a memory.

Let's go back to the time when she first entered this world.

(I'm sorry, Lien!)

(Sorry, there are always scum like this among humanity, I'm really sorry...)

(Damn it, damn it, that's capital!)

(They didn't share a single bit of their good fortune with us, but when they suffer, they make the whole world bear the brunt!)

(Damn these people!)

(This world will be plunged into crisis sooner or later because of these disgusting guys!)

The comments section erupted in condemnation of the group hiding in the shadows, and the group to which the Aurora Society belonged was once again under attack.

The scene in the Sky Screen also began to change as Lien recalled her memories.