Chapter 521

Upon answering the phone, Aurora inquired about Stella's location and said warily, "You didn't go to see Uncle... Xiao Xue, did you? I'm warning you, don't you dare sneak off, you hear me!"

"I'm telling you, do you really have that little trust in me? Why do you think Xiao Bai was able to come to your aid so quickly? Isn't it because of me?"

Stella said on the other end of the phone.

But Aurora's face darkened upon hearing this. "So you were planning to run away after all, weren't you!"

"..." Stella was speechless upon hearing this. "... Did you catch it from Murong Xiaochun?"

After making a sarcastic remark, Stella explained, "I didn't do anything, although I did try to do something in the middle... cough cough, but that's not important. Now that Tsukinomiya Yuki has been taken home by Tsukinomiya Ayaka, I have something else to tell you."

"Hmm?" Aurora responded with a nasal sound, neither confirming nor denying.

But perhaps out of trust in Stella, Aurora didn't pursue the matter further, but instead followed Stella's lead and asked:

"What is it?"

"Regarding some of the Aurora Society's bases... well, and the main base, we've made some progress with Fang Ming's hacker friend. Thanks to you guys for eliminating the Information Demon, now... the Aurora Society's information should be completely undefended against us."

"You can have Kelly investigate. Before they completely Severing the internet, you should be able to find out quite a bit..."

Stella offered a reminder.

Upon hearing this, Kelly replied to Stella on the phone, "I understand, thanks for the reminder. I'm already trying to track down the Aurora Society online. If all goes well, I should be able to find them soon..."

Kelly was only halfway through her sentence.

The sudden sound interrupted their conversation.

"... As long as we put those Magical Girls on the defensive, their power can be used to our advantage."

"That's right, let them despair, turn them into our puppets. How can such powerful strength be controlled by others...!"

On the streets and in the squares, the large screens that had been darkened suddenly started playing the same image at the same time.

That was a scene from a special conference room.

The people in the conference room were mostly leaders of the world's top corporations, and they were discussing how to 'deal with' the Magical Girls.

This is a video recording.

It's obvious to everyone.

And it was recorded without their permission.

Unbeknownst to them, everything they discussed was being observed and recorded by unseen eyes, and then...

Make it public to the whole world!

"This is...!?"

Aurora took two steps forward, gripping the edge of the rooftop railing, and stared in astonishment at the Aurora Society executives appearing on the large screen.

Kelly's expression was complicated. After looking at her for a while, she said slowly to Aurora:

"This... is perhaps the last 'gift' that the Information Demon... no, Miss Aisaki Ai, has given us."

As Kelly finished speaking, the camera gradually zoomed out, and the ending theme music began to play in the wide shot.

(Ah, Ai!!!!)

(Oh no, I suddenly feel a bit unwell, what should I do?)

(Even after becoming Demons, she still retains the rationality she had as a human... I suddenly admire her a little.)

(Yes, now the Magical Girls in the Sky Screen will be in a much better situation.)

The Magical Girls in the Sky Screen were in a dangerous situation due to the 'activities' of the Information Demon and others.

The public doesn't care whether the Magical Girls are their saviors or not. Without any information or intelligence, they simply believe whatever the Federation tells them about the Magical Girls.

It's not fair to blame them for being ignorant; after all, on one hand, there's Magical Girls with extraordinary powers who hides her true nature and is completely incomprehensible to most people.

On the other hand, there is the Federation that has integrated and managed this world for over a century.

For ordinary people, choosing which side to take is not a difficult problem at all.

The Aurora Society saw this opportunity and tried to use moral blackmail to force ordinary people in the Sky Screen to stand against the Magical Girls, thereby putting pressure on them and making the Magical Girls' power work for them.

But now, the Information Demon has completely exposed the Aurora Society's information. Those hidden dark things, those sinister intentions that are not concealed from the Magical Girls, have been completely made public!

Anyone who sees these scenes, unless they're completely stupid, can easily tell which side is good and which side is bad.

That's right, just like what Sky Screen does in real life.

The Magical Girls won't face blame or pressure from ordinary people, nor will they be disliked by the ordinary people they are supposed to protect. The pressure vanishes without a trace, and all they need to do now is figure out how to deal with the Aurora Society.

It must be said that, from this perspective, Information Demon has done a really good job.

"Hmm... how about we sign her up and make her Magical Girls? Maybe her magical abilities are related to information?"

After witnessing Aisaki Ai's actions in the Sky Screen, Fang Ming began to seriously consider whether he should give Aisaki Ai a Magical Girls position.

Although Aisaki Ai herself is not very talented, even if she becomes Magical Girls, her future potential will be extremely limited.

But Fang Ming doesn't need Aisaki Ai's fighting power.

What he needs is Aisaki Ai's absolute control over the online world after she becomes the Information Demon.

In this respect, Kelly may have done quite well, but Kelly's true nature is ultimately that of Magical Creatures.

In terms of pure Information Magic, he is certainly not as powerful as Magical Girls specializes in that field.

"Hmm... I'll think about it some more... there's no need to rush."

After much deliberation, Fang Ming decided to temporarily set aside his idea.

Currently, of his five Magical Girls contract slots, only one is occupied by Xilisi.

Although there are still many vacancies, every Magical Girls is crucial in the upcoming war against the Demons.

Should we use up some contract slots to sign a few Magical Girls with low potential?

This matter requires careful consideration.

Volume 5 Side Story <Magic Mystery> Season 2: Chapter 560 After the Battle, or... Before the Final Battle?

Episode 7 was followed by episode 8. Just like the previous two days, Sky Screen continued to broadcast multiple episodes back-to-back.

The eighth episode begins at the Tsukinomiya Residence.

"... Snow, that Magical Girls named 'White,' isn't that you?"

"!?"

The very first scene is a shocking revelation of their identities.

In the Tsukinomiya Residence, where only Yuki and Ayaka were home, Tsukinomiya Yuki looked at Ayaka with a shocked expression.

"Why would my sister...?!" Tsukinomiya Yuki didn't try to deny it. From Ayaka's eyes, Tsukinomiya Yuki knew that denying it would be useless.

Ayaka has definitely confirmed this matter.

Tsukinomiya Ayaka her arms and snorted:

"The reason is simple. One is that you and your transformed appearance are actually similar in some ways. Another is the difference in your eyes and habits..."

"However, even so, I wasn't entirely sure before."

Tsukinomiya Ayaka and Tsukinomiya Yuki spend a lot of time together, and it's easy to see that Xiao Bai, after transforming, looks somewhat similar to Tsukinomiya Yuki.

Of course, such similarities are rare, and it would be difficult to tell them apart unless one is very close to the other.

Ultimately, no normal person would believe that a boy could become Magical Girls, let alone even consider such a possibility.

However, at the time, Tsukinomiya Ayaka always felt that Xiao Bai and Tsukinomiya Yuki were very similar.

That familiar aura was what prevented Ayaka from pressing further about the whereabouts of Tsukinomiya Yuki.

(Ah... how quickly I was exposed!)

(Speaking of which, my cousin and Xiao Bai did look somewhat alike back then, so why didn't anyone think they were the same person?)

(Hasn't someone speculated that Xiao Bai is actually his cousin?)

(But not many people believed it at the time. On the contrary, the fact that Xiao Bai was her cousin made it more believable, and Xiao Qiu and the others didn't doubt it either...)

(Because my cousin is an adult, and Xiao Bai is a gender-swapped version of himself from his teenage years, right? Look, take a close look at my cousin's photos from back then; he does look a lot like Xiao Bai in his teenage years.)

(I see...)

(Also, back then, Xiao Qiu and the others had only just met their cousin. When they met Xiao Bai later, they already had a preconceived notion that Xiao Bai was a different person. So even though they spent a lot of time with their cousin afterward, they didn't think that way anymore...)

(Oh, so that explains Ayaka was able to guess her cousin's identity.)

(I think there's an even more crucial reason: the current Young Xiao Bai doesn't seem to have much of a personality difference before and after transformation...)

(Is that so www)

It was quite surprising that the 'famous detective' Ayaka could immediately discern Tsukinomiya Yuki's identity.

However, upon closer reflection, the person who is most familiar with Tsukinomiya Yuki is undoubtedly Tsukinomiya Ayaka, with whom she spends every day.

With the addition of Xiao Bai in the Sky Screen, the transformed Shiro's personality is no longer cold and aloof, but closer to the original form. Tsukinomiya Ayaka observes carefully, it's not hard to guess this.

"Haha, Ayaka- neechan is really amazing..."

Tsukinomiya Yuki scratched her cheek awkwardly.

As a boy, becoming Magical Girls made him very embarrassed, especially when his older sister found out, which made Tsukinomiya Yuki even more shy.

But Tsukinomiya Ayaka didn't care about any of that, and she didn't joke about it with Tsukinomiya Yuki.

Instead, she spoke seriously to Tsukinomiya Yuki:

"This is too chaotic!"

"... Huh?"

"Becoming Magical Girls to fight... that's our duty. You... you're still so young, there's no need for you to fight like us!"

"So, you're no longer allowed to become Magical Girls, do you hear me!"

Tsukinomiya Ayaka unusual seriousness.

Tsukinomiya Yuki gazed at Ayaka, whose seemingly reprimanding words actually concealed a deep concern for her.

Tsukinomiya Yuki knew this.

But at this moment, Tsukinomiya Yuki was not thinking about that.

He gazed at Tsukinomiya Ayaka before him, listening to her rather familiar words, and several blurry images flashed before his eyes.

It seems... somewhere before, he said the same thing to some other person?

No... he never said those words aloud, but he thought them in his heart...

Tsukinomiya Yuki was slightly distracted.

Ayaka suddenly grabbed his shoulders with both hands, bringing him back from his reverie, and asked him seriously again:

"Xiao Xue! What's the answer?!"

"..." Gazing at Ayaka's worried expression, Tsukinomiya Yuki paused for a few seconds before smiling and nodding earnestly to Ayaka:

"Okay, I'll listen to my sister."

Only after receiving Tsukinomiya Yuki's reply did Ayaka breathe a sigh of relief and step forward to hug Tsukinomiya Yuki tightly in her arms.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xue... I was a bit harsh just now, but... I'm really worried about you. I feel... if we let you become Magical Girls... you'll..."

They'll run off to a very, very far place...

Ayaka murmured to herself, but she didn't say it aloud.

As if guessing Ayaka was thinking, Tsukinomiya Yuki hugged Ayaka back and comforted her, saying:

"I won't run away, sister, I promise you, I won't."

"Um..."

The siblings embraced each other, creating a warm and beautiful atmosphere.

But a sudden, urgent doorbell ring interrupted their tender moment.

Ding dong ding dong--

Upon hearing the doorbell, Ayaka frowned in displeasure.