Chapter 394
"Therefore, Xiao Bai cannot participate in this battle; you will have to rely on yourselves."
Stella's words were quite clear.
The Witch's test for the Magical Girls is crucial to whether she will seal away the Demon King in the Witch.
Therefore, this matter must be handled by Yu Muqiu and her team themselves; no one else can or should help them.
"And compared to you in the Sky Screen, don't you have an advantage in reality?" Stella gestured towards the sky and said to Yu Muqiu:
"The Magic Network already covers the entire world, and you can draw upon the Power of Hope from all over the world at any time... This trial may not be as dangerous as you imagine."
Stella comforted Yu Muqiu.
But actually, it was Xiao Bai who asked her to pass these words on to Yu Muqiu; Stella herself would never say such nice things.
It has to be said that Xiao Bai's words were very effective. Encouraged by these words, Yu Muqiu indeed cheered up.
She turned to look at the sky, at the transparent Sky Screen suspended there, her expression resolute, and said earnestly:
"You're right, this... I have to do it myself! We can definitely do it!"
If Yu Muqiu can do it in the Sky Screen, there's no reason why she can't do it in real life!
Moreover, the woman in the Sky Screen has already broken free from her dependence on Xiao Bai, and the woman in reality must also do the same as soon as possible!
Yu Muqiu wanted to become stronger, to be able to stand in front of Xiao Bai and protect Xiao Bai!
Just like Yu Muqiu in the Sky Screen!
The Witch is going to test the Magical Girls.
Xiao Chun and Aurora had no choice but to return and face the Witch with Yu Muqiu.
Because of this, Fang Ming unexpectedly found himself with some time alone...
"Mr. Fang Ming, I'm sorry, but Aurora and Xiao Chun both asked me to keep an eye on you to prevent you from making a move on those girls."
Kelly's voice suddenly rang out.
Fang Ming's lips twitched.
Well, he wasn't completely alone; at least he had a Kelly clone with him.
"I say, what do you mean by 'making a move on girls'? Miss Kelly, you should know very well that I'm not that kind of person."
Fang Ming righteously corrected Kelly's grammatical errors.
Kelly spread her palms out on her phone and said:
"Of course I know Mr. Fang Ming wouldn't make a move on a girl, but... right?"
"..."
What do you mean 'right'? How is it 'right'?
Let me reiterate! Fang Ming, have absolutely no feelings for these little girls!! I'm attracted to older women who are older than me.
Wait... something seems off?
Fang Ming wanted to reaffirm his commitment to the XP system, but after looking down at his current appearance, Fang Ming suddenly realized something.
It seems... it seems that to him right now, all Magical Girls... are like older sisters?
Fang Ming fell into deep thought, Fang Ming gave up thinking.
"... Let's go, let's go meet the new members of the Magical Girls team."
Finally, Fang Ming chose to skip this topic, pushed open the door, and walked into the conference room inside.
At this moment, Fang Ming was at the 'Magical Girl Alliance' branch base in the Eastern Ocean District.
It's called a branch base, but it's actually just a room in the Federal Government building in Eastern Capital.
After all, there are only a few Magical Girls right now, so it's really not suitable to build a luxurious and multifunctional high-level base all over the world.
At this stage, apart from the headquarters, the Magical Girls' other branches are just passable.
Since the Aurora Society been destroyed and there's a global Magic Network, I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to attack the Magical Girls.
Anyway, let's get back to the main point.
At the base, several Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District had already gathered in the conference room.
When Fang Ming pushed open the conference room door, the four girls looked towards the door at the same time.
Fang Ming also looked at them.
His gaze swept over the crowd, identifying each of them.
Kazama Reiko, Tottori Shiori with a yellow ponytail, Wu Huayin, a literary girl with long black hair, and...
Fang Ming's gaze fell on the last person.
She was a frail young girl in a wheelchair.
She had a gray bun hairstyle and pale skin, looking similar to Xiao Bai in the Sky Screen.
Her name is Tsukinomiya Ayaka, and she is the last girl in the Eastern Ocean District with magical talent.
Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Theatrical Edition and Season 3: Chapter 427 The Meeting of Magical Girls in the Eastern Ocean District
--You have the potential to become Magical Girls.
Sky Screen suddenly appeared in front of Kazama Reiko and said those words to her, Kazama Reiko felt as if she were in a dream.
I... I can actually become Magical Girls?!
No, no, no, this can't be real!?
Although... the close-up of the orange phone shown at the end of the initial broadcast did look a lot like the phone Kazama Reiko is currently using,... we can't be sure that phone is definitely hers!
Shiori had made similar jokes before, but both Shiori and Reiko knew very well that it was just a joke!
How could I possibly be Magical Girls?
Kazama Reiko was actually quite self-aware.
She's timid, doesn't do well in school, isn't athletic, and loves reading yuri manga that nobody else would normally read. She's a true yaoi fangirl, her mind already corrupted to other colors. With such a mind, she's completely incompatible with a pure-hearted Magical Girls!
But...
But these are words my idol said to me!
Murong Xiaochun, one of the original three Magical Girls in that Sky Screen, one of the original three starter families, and jokingly called 'Mama Xiaochun'.
--Personally! Stand! Before! Her! And declare! That she is Magical Girls!
Oh, right, besides Kazama Reiko, her childhood friend, Tottori Shiori, with whom she grew up, also has the qualifications to become Magical Girls!
This kind of good fortune actually happened to them!
Kazama Reiko still feels like she's dreaming.
"Reiko... Reiko!!"
"Ah! I'm here!!"
The sudden call made Kazama Reiko instinctively stand up from her seat. She stood ramrod straight, as if she had been called on by the teacher in class, and answered in a flustered manner.
But after standing up, Kazama Reiko realized that she was not at school, but in a conference room in the city hall.
Reiko snapped out of her daze and turned to look at her friend who was calling her name.
Seeing that Reiko still seemed a little dazed, her mischievous friend let out a merciless laugh:
"Haha, Reiko, what are you doing! This isn't a classroom."
After mocking Reiko, Shiori leaned closer to Reiko and asked teasingly, "Are you nervous and excited because you know you're going to become Magical Girls? How lame, Reiko."
"Who... who's nervous?!" The orange-haired girl blushed and turned to Shiori beside her, displeased.
"I... I just suddenly spaced out...! Besides, you're the one who's nervous! Your legs are shaking!!"
"Hmph, I... I'm just saying this because I trained too long today, definitely not because I was nervous! That's right, absolutely not!"
Tottori Shiori responded with equal force.
She was a full member of the school's track and field club, which was quite famous and had even won the county-level team championship.
Therefore, it's reasonable for Tottori Shiori to say that her legs were shaking because of training... Yeah, right!! Your hand holding the water glass is shaking too!!!
Reiko looked at her friend speechlessly.
Tottori Shiori claimed she wasn't nervous, but the way she held the cup betrayed her.
Clearly, in terms of tension, this blonde girl was no less nervous than Reiko next to her!
"Hehehe, you guys are really interesting."
As the two little ones were playfully bickering, a gentle voice came from the side.
Reiko then noticed that, besides herself and her friend Shiori, there was another girl in the empty conference room.
The girl had long, straight black hair, wore glasses with thin silver rims on her nose, and held a notebook in her hand. She looked like a top student in school.
The girl was not much older than Reiko and the others, but she had a very mature demeanor.
Reiko vaguely remembered that she was already there when she and Shiori came in, but Reiko had assumed she was a staff member... Wait, wasn't she a staff member?
Kazama Reiko blinked at the literature-loving girl in front of her.
Shiori seemed to only just notice the girl in front of her and couldn't help but ask:
"Um... who are you? Are you... a staff member in charge of Magical Girls -related matters?"
No, it's not.
The literary-minded girl smiled, took a blackish-blue cell phone from her pocket, placed it on the table, and introduced it to the two of them:
"Nice to meet you both. My Wu Huayin, and I'll be your future teammate... I suppose."
"..."
Why "approximately"?
Kazama Reiko was puzzled, but her attention was quickly drawn to the cell phone that Wu Huayin had taken out.
She blinked, looked at Wu Huayin's phone, and then took out a phone from her skirt pocket that matched her hair color.
The orange phone faintly emitted a magical glow, which echoed the glow of the phone Wu Huayin had taken out. Based on this, the girls confirmed each other's identities.
"So, you're also Magical Girls from the Eastern Ocean District?" Shiori asked Wu Huayin.
Wu Huayin shook her head. "I... can't be considered Magical Girls yet, and you guys are probably the same, right?"
Because they haven't activated the Emotion Seed in their phones, they haven't transformed, so they can only be considered Magical Girls trainees and can't be called Magical Girls at all.
Wu Huayin is like this, and in this respect, Kazama Reiko and Tottori Shiori are the same.
When the matter was brought up, both Reiko and Shiori fell silent.
Reiko sat down again, her voice echoing in the empty conference room:
"... Because... it just doesn't feel very realistic."
"Hmm, I think the same way as Reiko. Becoming Magical Girls... that's a bit too fantastical..."
Tottori Shiori muttered to herself.
They are not ready to become Magical Girls yet.
After saying that, Tottori Shiori suddenly realized something and quickly Wu Huayin Go:
"Ah, I almost forgot, my name is Tottori Shiori, and this seemingly clumsy girl over here is Kazama Reiko. We're childhood friends."
"Who looks stupid?! Who is it?!" Kazama Reiko retorted, dissatisfied.
Shiori didn't hold back in criticizing Reiko, saying:
"I set my alarm an hour too late, and I finished my homework, but then I realized I forgot it when I got home this morning... Ms. Kazama Reiko, if you have no problem with these kinds of behaviors, then without a doubt... you're the idiot! You!!"
"Hey! You jerk Shiori! Don't you dare tell other people about my embarrassing moments!!"
Exposed by her mischievous friend, Kazama Reiko blushed and relentlessly attacked Tottori Shiori.
Then the two girls, one with orange hair and the other with blonde hair, started to wrestle in a small area.