Low-Altitude Reconnaissance

(Sun Yao)

Afternoon.

Under Falcon's guidance, the mother learned to cook, and the greedy dog, Golden, followed them, ready to rush over and try the food as soon as possible.

I stayed alone in Yezi's room, using his full-length mirror.

My mood... is very strange.

"Yezi, don't I look cute in this outfit!"

"Yezi, when will you be back?"

"... cough cough cough, it still feels a bit unnatural."

Ever since I tried singing with that adorable voice, it's like New World has opened up inside me. Even my everyday tone of voice has become that soft, cute, loli-style voice... Although my voice is naturally quite soft, I didn't intentionally try to be cute before.

Who knew I could be this cute?

Once you realize this, the narcissistic thoughts just won't stop...

No, I've always been a bit narcissistic, should I call it self-indulgence now?

Right now, I'm holding a few Lolita-style puffy dresses that I haven't tried before. Miss Thunderous Resonance's Battle Dress is also in this style, but that blue dress clearly doesn't match her personal style. However, it suits me perfectly...

He kept gesturing in front of the dressing mirror, and couldn't help but strike poses and make expressions, while making some meaningless noises.

"Hey?"

"Mmm~"

"Chirp, chirp!"

I know it's strange, but I can't stop.

It felt as if another version of myself had taken control of my body.

How can I become cuter?

Such thoughts filled my mind.

"Ceruno, come out and use your magic to move the new furniture, shall we?"

Hearing Miss Falcon's call, I hurriedly put away my dress and removed the soundproofing bubbles. If she or my mother saw this, I would have no choice but to throw myself into the Chonghui River and commit suicide.

"They're here!"

As soon as she went outside, she saw Miss Metal running into the room, carrying a chest of drawers in one hand and a writing desk in the other.

What?

What kind of unreasonable, monstrous strength is this? Does she really need my help?

"It arrived so quickly, even though the order was placed just yesterday. Miss Metal's connections are really useful..."

After the renovation, my room became almost a third smaller, and even the room's structure changed. Naturally, the old furniture was no longer usable, so we simply threw it all away and replaced it with a new set, all handled by Miss Metal.

"These are the city rebuilding team's inventory; I just took them directly from the warehouse."

"Such nice furniture is in stock?"

It's not some poorly made furniture; it's exquisitely crafted, made with high-quality materials, and even the carvings on the edges are exceptionally detailed.

"Ceruno, do you think anyone can pull off this kind of girly furniture? It's only because we haven't had a chance to use it that it's become inventory. And the good thing about this kind of inventory furniture is that it hasn't had much of a smell since it's been in the warehouse for so long, so we can use it right away... I'll just put it by the door for now, we still have some things to move downstairs."

Miss Metal put down the chest of drawers and the desk, and turned to go downstairs.

"Wait, we'll go down with you!"

I followed them downstairs, and of course, I also brought my mother and Falcon along.

My magic is very convenient when moving heavy objects, and it can also prevent bumps and knocks.

Falcon skipped the elevator hassle, simply tossing the furniture into the house from the balcony. Her mother, meanwhile, was responsible for Falcon's concealment, ensuring the general public wouldn't discover that several magical girls lived in the house...

After the arrangements were completed, a simple assembly line was formed. "Miss Metal moved the furniture out of the small van, I put Bubble Membrane on the furniture, Mom made the furniture and Falcon transparent, and Falcon flew up to the seventeenth floor to throw the furniture into the room."

"It's definitely much faster now~ Otherwise, I would have had to run it three or four times."

After handing the last bedside table to Falcon, Miss Metal clapped her hands and closed the back door of the van. She certainly didn't look tired, not even a drop of sweat... It seems she's really strong, as they say.

"Thank you so much. Besides making the hole in the wall, you've done so much work afterwards... I'm afraid those two pieces of gold aren't enough, are Yezi?"

"The little girl is quite clever, but I wasn't planning on asking you for money anyway."

She took off her gloves and started rubbing her hands on my head...

Although Metal's workplaces were mostly factories and construction sites, surprisingly, her hands didn't have any calluses.

But considering her exaggerated strength, I didn't dare to move rashly, for fear that she would twist it off—she could definitely do that.

"I know you're busy preparing for the Idol Festival these days, but the city's defenses also need to be strengthened. Since an Empty Wormhole can spawn more than one Monster, there are likely other Monster lurking in Skyreach City."

I pulled the Falcon, which had just landed, to my side.

"Yes, we'll be going on patrol later tonight."

"We must ensure the safety of citizens."

Miss Metal opened the car door, but didn't get in right away.

He only cautioned, "If any serious accident occurs again, even the Idol Festival might be canceled."

That's bad!

Time: Afternoon → Night

The north wind blew against my face.

It felt wonderful, but I could barely keep my eyes open. Anyway, Ms. Falcon would hold me, so I simply closed my eyes and enjoyed the moment.

But this isn't about being lazy.

Perhaps because I was also infected, I can sense Dark Energy like a radar.

This sense is neither sight nor smell; it exists outside the five senses, yet it is more concrete than a sixth sense. It is difficult to describe, but it certainly exists.

It's like having a new sensory organ in your body; closing your eyes actually makes that sense more acute.

Miss Falcon took me flying low between buildings at night, which was more efficient than the patrols of other magical girls.

"We're like low-altitude reconnaissance planes."

Hearing me say that, Miss Falcon laughed and said, "Hey, then if I add Miluno, I'm a supersonic fighter jet; if I add Heat Haze, I'm a strategic bomber; and if I add Yuehan, I'm a stealth aircraft?"

"Speaking of which, have you and Heat Haze found a place to work yet?"

"Of course, what's so difficult about finding a job as a magical girl...? Why don't we go check it out on the way?"

The route has changed.

Falcon carried me and flew in another direction.

"Etc."

However, I felt it, and my hair stood on end in an instant.

"Over there! Quick!!"

They were able to detect it from this far away; it had already multiplied to an out-of-control level.

A corner of a city park without gates or walls.

Under the cover of night, after dinner, many parents bring their children to play in the children's playground, completely unaware of the approaching danger.

It was a humanoid figure wearing an oversized trench coat out of season, with a noticeably distorted body.

Negative emotions nourish Dark Energy, turning the host into a complete monster, at which point it becomes difficult to recognize what this staggering person was originally like.

The wand flashed, and even before we landed, the solidified Bubble Membrane immediately restricted the Monster's movements, preventing him from getting any closer to the crowd.

"Aww!"

However...

The Monster's ever-expanding body easily ruptured my Bubble Membrane.