Chapter 281
Fang Ming said earnestly.
Despite coming into contact with Demons magic, she ended up becoming Magical Girls, a fact that not only Kelly found strange, Fang Ming himself also found odd.
Even Youyou said that Fang Ming's existence was incredible. However, since Youyou had not yet graduated from the Magic Academy, her knowledge in this area was not yet complete, so she only thought that Fang Ming was a special case and did not think much of it.
Only Kelly, the true teacher of Magical Creatures, could understand just how special Fang Ming's existence truly was.
Even so, Kelly still couldn't understand Fang Ming's situation.
This is theoretically impossible.
"Wait a minute." Aurora suddenly interrupted their conversation, looking at Fang Ming in surprise and asking, "So, you were able to instantly kill Speed Demon right after you transformed in episode four?! How did you do that??"
Kelly was also taken aback. "... Yes, your Magic Source comes from the Magic Crystal dropped by the Speed Demon. Logically speaking... even if you can become Magical Girls, such a small amount of Magic Crystal shouldn't be enough to defeat the Speed Demon..."
"Perhaps that's what makes me special." Fang Ming pondered for a moment, then simply revealed, "You should remember the memories I consumed when I fought the Songstress Demon, right?"
"..."
"I can convert some of the abilities I've learned into magic to enhance my power. In that instant, I sacrificed some knowledge in exchange for increased magic power, which is why I was able to destroy the Demons."
"Sacrificing knowledge..." Kelly fell into deep thought upon hearing this and fell silent.
Seeing that she seemed to be thinking about something, Fang Ming didn't disturb her and just sat there waiting for her answer.
Aurora didn't say anything. Instead, she was even more curious about Fang Ming's appearance and picked Fang Ming up without any hesitation, poking and rubbing him here and there, having a great time.
She didn't know what it was about Fang Ming that she found interesting.
Fang Ming raised his hand to stop Aurora, and the two then began to playfully wrestle for a few minutes before Kelly suddenly said:
"I have a rough guess..."
Fang Ming and Aurora stopped their playful fighting and looked at Kelly at the same time.
Kelly paced back and forth on the phone, then lowered her head and pondered, "Without a doubt, Mr. Fang Ming, your existence is very special. Before you came into contact with the magical world, you must have had some extraordinary abilities, and these extraordinary abilities... are very unusual!"
"And after coming into contact with magic... your extraordinary ability became the Magic Source, the Emotion Seed! But... I still can't understand why, despite it being the magic of Demons, it made you Magical Girls?"
"Perhaps..." Fang Ming recalled the situation at the time and offered a guess, "...it's related to the inclination I chose?"
"What's the meaning?"
"When I first gained the power, I didn't think too much about it. I just wanted to protect Xiao Qiu and the others. Maybe it was this desire to protect them that made me a Magical Girls."
Magical Girls's abilities originate from within herself.
Correspondingly, the power attribute that Fang Ming obtained should also be more in line with the choice he made deep in his heart.
If Fang Ming had been thinking of Destruction at the time, he might have turned into Demons.
But if what he wants is to protect others, then even the magic power from the Demons will be transformed into the power to protect others!
Ultimately, at the 'extraordinary' level, Fang Ming's cheat ability is superior to his magic attribute!
"Why think so much?" Aurora said when she saw that the two of them had been thinking for a long time without any clue. "Anyway, as long as the result is good, that's fine. Ah... but speaking of which, Uncle, you shouldn't use that ability to burn knowledge, right? Although it seems very powerful, relearning it would probably be very Pain, wouldn't it?"
Unlike Kelly, Aurora was more concerned about Fang Ming himself.
She hadn't advised Xiao Bai to do this before because she wasn't familiar with Xiao Bai, and Aurora worried that her concern would only make Xiao Bai dislike her.
But now that she knows Xiao Bai is actually the older man, Aurora is determined to tell him.
She didn't want to see her uncle turn into a fool someday.
"Besides... looking like this, I can't really call you 'uncle' anymore..."
Aurora looked at Fang Ming, who seemed a little younger than her, with a conflicted expression, and hesitated.
"Uncle" was her exclusive nickname! But now, calling a child younger than herself "uncle" felt a little strange to her.
"It doesn't matter what you call me."
Fang Ming sighed, looked up to meet Aurora's Aurora, and asked, "So, you're not planning to leave now, are you?"
"Um... I know I did something stupid yesterday, and I won't ask for Kelly's forgiveness, but anyway... I will protect Kelly from now on! Even if it costs me my life!"
Aurora responded decisively.
She had a whole night to think things through.
Just as Fang Ming and Kelly said, even if Aurora chooses to leave, it doesn't mean that Fang Ming and Kelly won't encounter danger.
If you really don't want anything to happen to the two of them, then the best way is not to leave, but to find a way to become stronger!
Become stronger than everyone else!
When Aurora becomes powerful enough to protect everyone, then no one will leave her.
This is Aurora's current resolve.
"So, Uncle—" Aurora said to Fang Ming, "Come for special training! I want to awaken my Shining Form too!"
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Aurora's special training will have to wait a while longer.
After all, Fang Ming had previously decided to use the Magic Network built in the Americas District to give everyone a special training session in a dream world.
It was Kelly who suggested this idea.
Therefore, special training is definitely necessary, but not now.
As for now...
With everything temporarily suspended and the Magic Network now fully operational, everyone has more free time to rest.
Let's rest for a few days first, and then consider the special training after the Sky Screen Curtain Chronicles ends.
This is Fang Ming's idea.
The weather was nice tonight, and Aurora was finally starting to fit in. Chen Xiaoxia suggested that they hold a barbecue party in the backyard of the mansion.
Although it's January and winter, the Magical Girls's magic can easily create a comfortable environment.
There's no need to worry about everyone getting cold outside.
Moreover, all those who decided to attend the barbecue party today are Magical Girls. Magical Girls are immune to heat and cold, and can even survive in space, let alone the mere cold.
Then...
Today's tenth episode begins while everyone is enjoying barbecue.
"Um... I remember at the end of episode nine, Little Red and Kelly parted ways, right? Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to watch this while eating?"
Chen Xiaoxia, holding a skewer of grilled meat, suddenly remembered this point before the ninth episode aired.
This episode was supposed to be a very sad one, but instead everyone was eating barbecue and chatting happily. It wasn't that Chen Xiaoxia was being dramatic, but she felt that this was a bit too much for the people involved.
It's like making fun of other people's suffering.
But Xiao Bai calmly pointed with her skewer to Aurora not far away, her expression slightly strange, and asked Chen Xiaoxia:
Do you think she's the kind of person who would care about these things?
Chen Xiaoxia looked towards Aurora's direction.
Aurora ate more voraciously than anyone else, her face and arms covered in oil, and she kept asking Xiao Chun, who was in charge of grilling the meat, for another serving.
This way of eating... can be described as quite unrestrained.
"... Okay, I was overthinking it." Chen Xiaoxia's lips twitched slightly.
Even Aurora herself doesn't care about these things, so what does she have to say?
Just as Chen Xiaoxia was thinking this, she was about to stuff the grilled meat into her mouth when she looked down and saw that the grilled meat in front of her had vanished.
"??"
Where's my meat?
Chen Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment. Her gaze suddenly sharpened as she looked around before finally settling on Xiao Bai's chubby, hamster-like cheeks.
"... Hey, where's my meat?!"
Xiaoxia squinted at Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai glanced to the side. "(chewing) -- gulp... I don't know anything."
Meat thief!!!
Just as Chen Xiaoxia was about to get angry, she suddenly seemed to remember something, and a smile spread across her face. She picked up another piece of roasted meat, handed it to Xiao Bai, and said with a smile:
"Xiao Bai, if you call me 'Sister Xiaoxia,' I'll give you this piece of meat... no, I'll give you all the meat I grill from now on. What do you think?"
"Snort."
Xiao Bai let out a cold laugh.
Do you think I'm the kind of person who would call someone "sister" just for a few pieces of grilled meat?
Xiao Bai ignored her, but Chen Xiaoxia didn't want to give up.
As if she had found something interesting, she picked up the meat and moved closer to Xiao Bai, urging him on as she did so:
"Just call out once~ It's not like you'll lose a piece of meat... no, not only will you not lose any, you'll actually gain several more pieces of meat~ Call out, call out~"
Perhaps it was the confidence that came with a mature body, or perhaps it was because Xiao Bai looked too cute, but Chen Xiaoxia actually acted like a strange aunt trying to seduce a little girl, waving a piece of meat in front of Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai narrowed her eyes menacingly, suddenly remembering what Xiao Chun had mentioned about Chen Xiaoxia seemingly being interested in the audio she had recorded. Her eyes darted around, and an idea formed in her mind.
She adopted a "I really can't do anything with you" look, leaned close to Chen Xiaoxia's ear, and slowly spoke under her expectant gaze:
"Xiaoxia..."
"!" Chen Xiaoxia held her breath. She'd only ever heard "Sister Xiaoxia" on her MP3 player before, and today she was finally going to hear Xiao Bai say it from his own mouth?!
She waited expectantly, and then her expectant face turned into a grayish-white stone sculpture.
Because Xiaobai doesn't call Xiaoxia 'older sister', but rather --
"--Auntie~"
"!!!?"
Chen Xiaoxia froze, then felt a gust of wind blow past her. She looked down and saw that the freshly grilled meat and even the golden-brown mushrooms had all disappeared.
Chen Xiaoxia froze, her Chen Xiaoxia flushed!
"... Black!! I'll fight you to the death!!!"
She wanted to confront Xiao Bai, but Xiao Bai had already taken the meat and run to Xiao Chun's side by the other grill, continuing to freeload.
The atmosphere in the courtyard was relaxed and pleasant; in this atmosphere, episode ten began!
The firelight flickered before Aurora.
The flames about to ignite were reflected in her crimson pupils, and the scene unfolded to reveal Aurora's appearance at that moment.
She was hung on a cross, like the crucified infant Jesus above a church.
The true form of the firelight was revealed: it was the torches of the townspeople gathered in the church, their torches gleaming menacingly at the pile of firewood at Aurora's feet.
The cross, torches, firewood, and the hanging figures—the combination of these elements clearly indicates what they intend to do to Aurora.
That's right, they were going to 'execute' Aurora, by burning her at the stake.
At the very front of the crowd, Rose, the town's saintess, stood with her arms folded, as if in prayer, and spoke to the crowd in a childlike innocence:
"Look! Everyone, this is an angel! This is the angel who can guide us to eternity!"
"'By the life of an angel, we are led to become servants of God'—this is the Oracle given to us by the True God!"
"Holy Maiden!" one of the townspeople asked excitedly, "So as long as we stay here... and let the angels return to Heaven, we can... we won't have to become those monsters anymore! Is that right!"
"That's right!" the Holy Maiden affirmed. "The divine power we all possessed before was incomplete, which is why everyone turned into those monsters, but..."
She spread her arms wide, with Aurora bound to a cross behind her, her expression fervent and her face full of piety. "But we have an angel! The angel will surely guide us to become true servants of God! And I will become a new angel!"
Divine servant, attendant of the gods.
This is the goal of most people in the town: to become servants of the gods, achieve immortality, and possess unimaginable supernatural powers.
Rose's wish was even more 'grand'. The Oracle had said that one of the essential conditions for becoming an angel was to be a pure maiden.
Rose considered herself very pure. Having been raised as a saint since childhood, she had never experienced romantic love between men and women. In the entire town, there was no girl more pure than her.
Therefore, she was certain that she would become an angel!