Chapter 271

She insisted she was a promising talent with great potential! What can we say now?!

Haters, speak up!!

Thinking about those netizens who always comment on her figure online, Chen Xiaoxia couldn't help but want to post a few selfies online.

Let's see what you have to say now!

Chen Xiaoxia looked excited.

A slightly older girl named Xiao Bai walked over and frowned as she asked Xiaoxia:

"Do you feel any discomfort anywhere in your body?"

"Feeling unwell? No! I feel perfectly fine right now!! Quick, Xiao Qiu! Take some pictures of me!"

The carefree Chen Xiaoxia completely forgot in the blink of an eye that the Aging Demon controlled lifespan.

Her current growth is clearly the result of the Aging Demon's magic.

Magical Girls naturally have longer lifespans than ordinary people, and now Chen Xiaoxia's age has changed so drastically, who knows how much of her lifespan has been consumed!

Xiao Bai was very worried about this.

She immediately asked Kelly, "Xiaoxia and I... shouldn't have any negative impact on our health, right?"

Although it may seem like he's just gotten a little older, Xiao Bai is worried that the Aging Demon might have some other tricks up his sleeve.

"Don't worry," Kelly replied with a smile. "This Aging Demon is just a projection after all. His magic won't affect your life force too much. Your and Xiaoxia's appearances are probably just changes in appearance."

After Kelly finished speaking, she thought for a moment and then added:

"Well, and now that the Aging Demon projection here is dead, you should be able to turn back soon."

"What?!!"

"Ah?"

Xiaoxia and Xiao Bai were both startled.

Xiaoxia immediately rushed to Kelly and shouted, "Will I turn back?! Is there any way to keep me stuck at this age?! I don't want to turn back!!!"

"... Don't worry about this idiot for now." Xiao Bai immediately saw through Xiaoxia's 'desire,' rolled her eyes at Xiaoxia, and then said very seriously to Kelly:

"I think my current appearance and age are perfect. I don't want to go back to being a child. Do you have any suggestions?"

Unlike Xiaoxia's situation, Xiao Bai really needs to maintain her current form.

At the very least, she was fed up with being carried around by everyone.

Volume 3 Side Story <Magical Girl Aurora>: Chapter 297 This is a Signal

Xiao Bai and Xiaoxia looked at Kelly with hopeful eyes.

Kelly expressed sympathy and understanding, but shook her head regretfully. "If the Aging Demon were alive, it would be fine, but now he's dead."

Unless it's a sealing, curse, or blessing spell, most magic's effects are canceled out after the caster dies.

The magic that strips away lifespan may look like a curse, but it's actually an offensive skill.

Even if that Aging Demon were alive, he might not last long, let alone now that he's dead.

Although the Aging Demon definitely still has a physical form, neither Xiao Bai nor Chen Xiaoxia would do something like deliberately breaking through the World Barrier to bring the Aging Demon in just for a slight physical advantage.

After hearing Kelly's words, Xiao Bai also expressed regret, while Xiaoxia was completely devastated.

She immediately said to Xiao Qiu and Xiao Chun, "Quick! Take a picture of what I look like right now! So I can have a keepsake!!"

"... childish."

Xiao Bai muttered his comments on Chen Xiaoxia's actions.

Chen Xiaoxia turned around and glared at her, but surprisingly, she didn't argue. Instead, she grabbed Xiao Qiu and Xiao Chun and ran to the side.

She must remember how she looks now!

And from now on, she'll drink lots of milk! Drink as much as she can! She believes that when she truly matures, she'll be just as... 'mature' as she is now!!

"... There's no need to rush." Kelly chuckled as she looked at Chen Xiaoxia's hurried appearance. "The magical effects on you should last for a few days, at least not until today."

"A few days..."

Xiao Bai shook his head.

It only lasted a few days, it was as if nothing had happened.

Xiaoxia, on the other hand, was very happy. Taking advantage of her height, which made her look like an older sister, she hugged Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia and laughed heartily.

"Only a few more days? That's fantastic!! Xiao Qiu Xiao Chun, come with me to go shopping for clothes these next few days! I want to wear all the clothes I can't wear before!"

"That's so childish..."

Xiao Bai muttered his judgment.

Anger splattered across Chen Xiaoxia's forehead. She turned and pointed at Xiao Bai: "You called me childish again! This is the second time!! I'm not childish, okay! At least I'm older than you now!!"

After saying that, Chen Xiaoxia puffed out her chest, looking proud and smug.

Xiao Bai glanced at her, then looked down at himself.

... What aspect of "big" are you referring to?

Tsk, arguing with this guy always feels like it'll lower my IQ.

Xiao Bai ignored Chen Xiaoxia as usual, dismissing the Magic Barrier and looking at the Magic Network node in the sky with a slightly serious expression.

Youyou, who was beside her, peeked out from her shoulder, saw her thoughtful expression, and asked in confusion:

"Is there anything you're worried about?"

"I have a feeling that this isn't the Aurora Society's final trump card."

"Are you overthinking this?" Getting down to business, Chen Xiaoxia became serious. She frowned and said, "This guy is already Mid-Tier Demon. If he's not the Aurora Society's trump card, then what is he?"

"But he's all alone here, doesn't that seem strange?"

Xiao Bai asked back.

Xiao Chun, who had just arrived to provide support and delivered the crucial blow to the BOSS, lowered her head in thought upon hearing Xiao Bai's guess.

She looked up at the Magic Node set up in the sky, and recalling the strength of the Aging Demon from earlier, she suddenly understood Xiao Bai's worries.

"You're worried that this is just a bait by the Aurora Society to distract us?"

"More or less."

Xiao Bai nodded.

Just as the Magic Node was about to be completed, the Aurora Society's 'trump card' appeared at the center of the Magic Node, which could hardly be considered a coincidence.

But if the goal is to disrupt Magic Node, wouldn't it be unwise to send only a Mid-Tier Demon?

With the appearance of the Sky Screen, everyone now knows that Xiao Qiu and the others possess Middle Rank strength. Once they activate their Shining Form, ordinary Mid-Tier Demon would be no match for them.

Knowing all this, why only send out a Middle Rank- level Demons? Isn't that a bit strange?

To say that this is the Aurora Society's last gamble, a plan to fight to the death... that's a bit too foolish.

The same reason.

It's incredibly naive of a mere Middle Rank to think they can stand up and fight to the death with the Magical Girls who can activate their Shining Form.

If you really do that, the fish will likely die, but the net will still be there.

Just like now.

"Well, anyway... since they've shown up, we should just eliminate them, right?"

Yu Muqiu blinked and said, "Just like when we eliminated the Demons before."

Xiao Bai then turned her gaze to Yu Muqiu. Recalling Yu Muqiu's answer when facing the Aging Demon, she couldn't help but nod:

"That's the only way."

After speaking, Xiao Bai gave Yu Muqiu a deep look, a look that left Xiao Qiu somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Qiu scratched her head in confusion, not understanding why Xiao Bai was looking at her like that.

The reason why Xiao Bai was looking at Xiao Qiu like that was quite simple; it was because of what Xiao Qiu had just said.

Xiao Bai was initially worried that Xiao Qiu, a girl with a pure heart who viewed everything in a positive light, wouldn't be able to bring herself to harm a human turned into Demons.

But now Xiao Bai feels that her worries were completely unnecessary.

Can't bring yourself to harm humans?

Perhaps that's true, but Demons can't really be considered human anymore!

Were the Demons originally human?

So what? Since it's Demons, it's something bad, and bad things naturally need to be purified!

Xiao Qiu's mind is frighteningly naive. She's not afraid of being morally blackmailed at all. She doesn't care about your rambling and nonsense. She'll just let me hit her with a Magic Cannon first.

If nothing happens after one Purification Magic Cannon, then we can talk about whether you were human before.

Well... anyway, Xiao Qiu's Hope's Light has no effect on humans, and for normal Demons, whether they can survive after taking such a shot from Xiao Qiu is another matter entirely.

The appearance of the Aging Demon was merely a trivial interlude for the Magical Girls.

After defeating the Aging Demon, the Magical Girls began setting up the final central node.

By afternoon, the magical network that had enveloped the entire Americas District had completely covered the land.

At this moment, any tiny flow of magic in this area will be detected by the Magic Network.

Except for Fang Ming.

After all, if Fang Ming wanted to appear normally, he would have to use his Demon Form. Given the demonic power of the Demon Form, his appearance would likely trigger a major reaction from the Magic Network.

If Fang Ming doesn't want to become an enemy of Magical Girls in his Demon Form in the future, or even expose his identity, then he'd better leave himself a way out.

Everything was resolved, Magical Girls headed home.

Upon returning to the mansion and seeing the changed Xiao Bai and Chen Xiaoxia, the person with the strongest reaction was surprisingly Aurora.

Aurora, wearing a sports vest and having just finished training, stared wide-eyed at Chen Xiaoxia, looking at her with the expression of someone looking at a traitor, and loudly questioned:

"You... how... how did you become like this?!"

As one of the 'flat-chested duo' among the Magical Girls, Aurora finds it hard to believe that her supposed companions have betrayed her.

Well... although the bond between her and Chen Xiaoxia wasn't as close due to her deliberate distancing, they were indeed the most compatible among the Chen Xiaoxia Magical Girls.

So seeing Chen Xiaoxia's mature figure now is naturally a bit... hard to accept.

Chen Xiaoxia grinned, her lips almost reaching her ears, and puffed out her chest, feigning regret as she said:

"Ugh, that Aging Demon is so annoying! He keeps using these tricks to extend people's lifespans, and now I can't turn back..."

Aurora: "..."

Xiao Qiu: "..."

Xiao Chun: "..."

Xiao Bai: I can't stand it anymore...

Seeing Chen Xiaoxia acting all affected, Xiao Bai first took a picture of Chen Xiaoxia's appearance and planned to send it to Uncle Chen later using Fang Ming's identity.

He then quietly left the crowd and went to the rooftop of the mansion.

It's not that Xiao Bai doesn't want to be with everyone, or that she wants to maintain her aloof persona.

Xiao Bai came here because Kelly said she had something to tell her.

After casually setting up a soundproof barrier, Xiao Bai asked Kelly:

"Ms. Kelly, is there a problem?"

I advise you to be prepared.

That was the first thing Kelly said to Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai, who had been relatively calm, suddenly became serious and asked Kelly:

Why do you say that?

"I suddenly remembered... the situation back in the first generation was pretty much the same as it is now."