Gangs, Trouble, and Mutant Monsters

After spending more than a month together, the three Magical Girls and the tiger girl have established a preliminary friendship.

Today, the Magical Girls, along with Xilisi, who has regained some of her human traits and is now obedient and doesn't wander off, are shopping for gifts at a mall.

In preparation for Confession Festival in a few days.

Confession Festival is also considered the Federation's 'Valentine's Day'.

This is one of the more important holidays in the Federation, and many people choose to confess their feelings or subtly express their affection to the person they like on this day.

Although the original meaning of this festival was to allow people to express their feelings to their relatives or loved ones and show their gratitude for their care.

However, over the years, this holiday has evolved into a romantic occasion for men and women in the Federation to express their love for each other.

Today, Aurora and her friends are preparing for the Confession Day in a few days.

Aurora plans to buy Fang Ming a gift to thank him for training her in martial arts during this time.

Chapter 256 Gangs, Trouble, Mutant Monster

[Besides Aurora, Luna was also planning to come and buy gifts.]

Luna gave gifts to two people: her father and Fang Ming.

The gift from her father Charles, was simply a daughter's expression of gratitude to him.

As for Fang Ming... Luna wanted to repay the kindness he showed her when he saved her at the book signing event.

Although Luna didn't actually need Fang Ming to save her, since Luna is Magical Girls.

But the reality was not like that. At the time, Fang Ming did not know that Luna was Magical Girls. His rescue of Luna was entirely out of his own instinct.

This sentiment alone is enough for Luna to repay.

"Xilisi! Don't run around!"

Once inside the mall, Aurora, Xilisi's temporary guardian, grabbed Xilisi's arm to prevent her from running around.

Xilisi's current apparent guardian is actually Xiao Bai.

But because Xiao Bai occasionally leaves the mansion... no, it should be said that Xiao Bai is often not in the mansion, so the responsibility of guardianship falls on Aurora.

First, Aurora and Xilisi get along well. Second, Aurora's 'Passion Magic' gives Aurora superhuman strength even in her normal state, which allows Aurora to stop Xilisi from running around.

That's why, among everyone, Aurora is now the one who has the best relationship with Xilisi.

Even Xiao Bai, whom Lien jokingly calls "giant catnip," is inferior to Aurora in this respect.

"A gift... a present..."

Xilisi pointed towards the gift shop next door.

Aurora easily understood her thoughts and said, "Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you."

"No..."

"Hmm? Oh, don't worry, I'll buy you the one that's for the uncle too!"

"... white!"

"Okay, okay, I'll buy Xiao Bai's too."

Aurora spoke to Xilisi in a seemingly perfunctory manner, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the Xilisi affection in her tone.

Although Aurora verbally expressed her dislike for Xilisi, Aurora actually got along quite well with Xilisi.

Even if Xilisi only utters simple words or syllables, Aurora can understand what she wants to say and what she wants to express.

This is enough to prove how close the two are.

Hearing that Aurora had promised to buy her a gift, Xilisi nodded with satisfaction and stepped forward to take Aurora's hand.

"Tsk, don't hold hands in the street! People will misunderstand! Really."

Aurora said to Xilisi with a look of disdain.

When Xilisi stood up, she was nearly two meters tall. Compared to Aurora, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, it looked like a mother leading her daughter.

Despite this, Aurora did not try to break free from Xilisi's grasp; instead, she led Xilisi into the gift shop.

Watching the interaction between Aurora and Xilisi, Xiao Bai's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and then he spoke to Luna beside him:

Why did you bring me along when you went shopping for gifts?

"..." Luna didn't answer, but Lien, who was leaning on her shoulder, said:

"Aren't you Fang Ming's sister? Luna thinks you should know what Fang Ming likes."

"When it comes to gifts, as long as the sentiment is there, Fang Ming will like them no matter what they are."

It seems like Xiao Bai said something pointless.

But for Fang Ming, no matter what gifts Aurora and Luna give him, as long as they aren't particularly strange, Fang Ming very much.

"Could you give me some suggestions?" Lien looked at Xiao Bai with suspicion. "Or do you not know what Fang Ming likes?"

"He likes many things, but if I had to choose, he really enjoys books related to 'knowledge'."

Xiao Bai, then looked at Lien:

"You don't need to test me. Although I have indeed hidden a lot of things, at least I have never hidden the fact that 'Fang Ming and I have an extremely close relationship.'"

"... Is that so?"

Lien avoided Xiao Bai's gaze, lost in thought.

A little over a month wasn't enough time for Lien to see through Xiao Bai's true nature. Xiao Bai's Demons aura was too strange, always making Lien wary.

This wasn't the first time such a test had happened, but generally speaking, after each test, Lien's trust in Xiao Bai would increase.

Because no matter what, Xiao Bai is still Magical Girls.

For Lien, unless Magical Girls is a fallen one, she trusts any Magical Girls in a positive way.

After a brief, tentative exchange, both the two people and the doll fell silent once again.

A little while later, the sound of playful fighting came from Xilisi's side, attracting the attention of the group. Xiao Bai then spoke up and asked:

"Is it impossible to remove the helmet from Xilisi's head?"

"There's no way to remove it for now. It's fused with Xilisi's head, and many parts of it are connected to nerves. Removing it through conventional methods would require at least five surgeries."

Even magic can't remove it immediately.

When the topic of Xilisi's situation came up, Lien's tone inevitably became heavy.

That's for sure, Xilisi's condition is improving, but the helmet that's fitted into her head is a thorn in the side of the Magical Girls.

Lien and Kelly had sensed that the structure of the Xilisi helmet was very complex; it not only provided Xilisi with a visual system but also had a certain degree of network connectivity.

There are even chips inside, but it's unclear what their purpose is.

After the Emotion Seed overwhelmed the Mutant Magic within Xilisi, the chip remained dormant and unactivated, preventing Kelly from investigating its specific functions.

But... no matter how you look at it, it's not exactly a good thing.

Xiao Bai wanted to remove Xilisi's helmet, but so far, with the means at their disposal, neither surgery nor magic could do it.

Watching Xilisi and Aurora choosing gifts in the distance, and listening to their bickering, Xiao Bai a deep look, then turned and left.

Luna turned her head curiously and called out to her:

"Teacher Yuan Bai... where are you going?"

"I'll go look for more clues about the Aurora Society. You can choose your own gifts."

Xiao Bai decided to cause trouble for the Aurora Society, or rather, trouble for the Aurora Society's overt businesses.

She wanted to see how long the Aurora Society could hold out.

Upon learning of Xiao Bai's purpose, Luna and Lien did not stop him. They even wanted to choose a gift for Fang Ming so they could give it to him on the Confession Day in a few days.

But in the end, Xiao Bai couldn't leave either.

It wasn't because someone called out to her, but because someone had sealed off the gift shop.

"This is an operation by the Crocodile Brotherhood. Unauthorized personnel must leave immediately!"

A group of gang members blocked the gift shop, violently dispersing the tourists inside, and subsequently blocking both the front and back entrances.

Then one of the burly black men, carrying a handgun commonly used by gangsters, entered the store and fixed his gaze on Aurora, whose hair was half red and half blonde.

"Aurora Lyla Campbell!"

He called out Aurora's full name in a booming voice, and said coldly, "Now, please come with us."

As he spoke, his gang members approached Aurora, seemingly intending to take Aurora down right there!

(Holy crap, I almost forgot, Aurora has a grudge against this brotherhood!)

(Seriously, buddies! How dare you guys attack Magical Girls?)

(Let's bet, how many minutes will it take Aurora to take down this group?)

(A few minutes? A few seconds!)

(What happened to this brotherhood in real life?)

(I heard they were recruited by the Magical Girl Alliance and are currently doing Magical Girls -related operations www)

(Tsk, good thing they surrendered quickly!)

In the Sky Screen, the Crocodile Brotherhood unexpectedly chose to cause trouble for Aurora —something no one had anticipated.

Even Xiao Bai almost forgot that Aurora in the Sky Screen and the Crocodile Brotherhood a grudge against each other.

However, in the eyes of the audience, the Crocodile Brotherhood after Aurora was just a trivial incident.

No one thought the Crocodile Brotherhood cause Aurora any trouble. After all, even without transforming, Aurora's single punch could deliver a force of over a ton, almost two tons.

Not to mention after transformation.

Moreover, Aurora wasn't the only Magical Girls present; there were also Shiro, Xiao Bai, and Luna, who was currently breathing on the Xilisi.

So the question now is whether the Crocodile Brotherhood can cause any trouble for Aurora.

The question is how Aurora can defeat them all without harming them.

The thought of the Crocodile Brotherhood members turning into experience points for the Magical Girls in their normal forms made Xiao Bai want to laugh.

But Xiao Bai's upturned lips only lasted a short while before instantly returning to their normal state.

Her gaze sharpened, her expression turned serious, and she looked up at the Sky Screen.

Because in that short span of less than a minute, a new change occurred in the Sky Screen!

When the Crocodile Brotherhood came knocking, Aurora didn't feel threatened, just annoyed.

She curled her lip, grabbed Xilisi who was about to rush out and get her face scratched by the black man, and said impatiently to the Crocodile Brotherhood members:

"You lot are really persistent, aren't you?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Either come with us, or I'll beat you up and take you away. The choice is yours."

The burly black man, confident of victory, showed no politeness towards Aurora.

Aurora scratched her head in frustration.

She didn't take a group of ordinary gang members seriously, but driving them away without killing them would be a real test of her fighting skills.

Even though she had learned a lot of fighting techniques from Fang Ming, she still found it incredibly troublesome at this moment.

She couldn't help but look at Xiao Bai and Luna.

However, the two had already been kept outside by gang members and were quietly watching how things would unfold, along with some ordinary people who were eager for a good show.

"Tsk... those two heartless people!"

Aurora muttered a complaint, but still took out her phone.

She planned to transform herself here, quickly eliminate these gang members, and then buy a gift for Fang Ming.

Anyway, with Xiao Bai and Luna here, even if they are seen after transforming, they can quickly use Suggestion Magic to make passersby forget their memories of Magical Girls.

That's what Aurora thought.

But then Aurora realized that it seemed she no longer needed to deal with these gang members...

Boom!!!