Magical Girls Exposed!

"Then why did she only come looking for us now?"

Fang Ming continued questioning.

He had actually expected Elena to come to him personally.

But that had been when the second season of the spin-off was airing.

If Elena had come to him then, Fang Ming would not have had any doubts.

Yet she had not come then. Instead, she had only come today, half a year later, after the fourth season of the main series had ended.

That was unreasonable.

If she merely wanted to sign a contract with Fang Ming, there had been no need for Elena to wait until now.

After all, Fang Ming had already revealed his ability to transform into a Magical Creature back then.

"...How should I put it? Brother Fang Ming knows that she's actually been living in the hospital this whole time, right?"

"Mm." Fang Ming nodded.

Xiao Chun hesitated before saying, "Although Elena was someone who appeared on the Sky Screen, she never actually joined the Magical Girls Base, and the protection we've been giving her has been kept hidden, so... normally, she should have been discharged by now."

"Ah... I see."

Fang Ming understood. He guessed, "So she noticed that we were protecting her and came to us on her own, intending to... repay us?"

It was true that their protection of Elena had been kept hidden, but that did not mean they would kick her out of the hospital once she had mostly recovered.

Fang Ming had not withheld any treatment or care that should have been provided.

Not just Elena—he would help all children with similar experiences to a certain extent.

Using the "inheritance" left behind by the Aurora Society.

It was only because Elena was special that Fang Ming had taken slightly better care of her.

And