Waste Not

(Ceruno)

I only recently learned the name of the dark-skinned witch, Pawa.

He died quite decisively.

Achernar examined her "body" and found that she was basically normal all over, except that the Simulacrum Factor in her body had turned into small gold nuggets.

Yes, gold.

It's obvious who did this.

"It was Aldebaran who did it; they're trying to silence us."

The Monster's personality information is stored in Simulacrum Factor, so we can't learn anything from her...

This is not just about silencing witnesses.

Pawa is still a member of that Supreme Council, and may even be Aldebaran's superior.

Is she rebelling?

"The Golden Consort is truly ruthless."

SpiCa touched the Artificial Crystal on Pawa's chest and said, "However, this body is still usable, and it still has a heartbeat."

I also touched it...

It's still hot.

It looks dirty, but the skin feels very smooth.

If personality and thought disappear along with the Simulacrum Factor, does the body still exist?

SpiCa continued, "Everything else is normal, and the Crystal isn't damaged. Maybe we can infuse it with a personality."

Is she planning to implant her own Witch Persona into it?

Even though he was an enemy, it feels a bit much to consider taking over his body so soon after his death...

Although leaving it like this will eventually lead to its demise, it's better to make good use of it.

SpiCa suggested, "Achernar, why don't we let Xiao Anjie try?"

"Huh? Don't you need it yourself?"

"The Witch Persona within me hasn't awakened yet; I don't have a true sense of self. But that child is different. Her personality has fully awakened. We can't keep her stuck in that rudimentary body forever."

The Vine Monster's Base Body is indeed somewhat inhuman, so it's estimated that it won't be sent to invade; it can only serve as a low-level Monster on the Other Side.

But Pawa's body...

"Why not ask the person if they are willing?"

Ryu, who had come with SpiCa, raised his hand and suggested, "Isn't that little girl in prison? Why don't we call her over and ask her? She should be able to choose her own body. What if we decide and she doesn't like it?"

"Yes, she can choose her own body."

The people on the Other Side all seemed like robots.

Personality is a program; it can be extracted at will and installed into a new body.

Thinking about it that way, it seems to become cyberpunk.

Miss Achernar quickly called Xiaojie over.

"Little girl, do you want to use this body?"

SpiCa asked bluntly.

The little green plant blinked, its leaves drooping, revealing an expression of wanting but not daring to speak.

Hey, she looks so pitiful.

"Can I have such a good body?" she asked.

Why not?

She lowered her head and whispered, "Because I'm a criminal..."

This little blade of grass is so cute.

SpiCa paused for a moment, then shook her head, before laughing, "Little witch, although Anjie is guilty, you are innocent... Besides, if you put on this body, I'll allow you to go to the City School and study with Sister Ceruno and the others."

That's exactly what I was thinking.

"Then I want it."

"Why don't you just say it? We need to change the idea that 'witches are the enemy'."

SpiCa picked up the little plant girl and then raised her arms to announce:

"Those witches who can be won over, we should try our best to win them over; as for those witches who are hostile, we should first defeat them and then try to win them over; if we can't win them over, we should use my magic to influence them."

Look at that, no wonder he's in such a high position, he can make brainwashing sound so noble and righteous.

"Shall we head to the Zodiacal now?"

The device that implanted the personality is still in the Control Tower at the City School.

"Hmm, I don't know if leaving her body like this for too long will cause any problems. Since Xiaojie is willing, let's Past as soon as possible!"

"Oh! Miluno!"

When they arrived at the City School, they found her and Jaeger being all lovey-dovey at the Control Tower.

They were standing very close together.

But I feel like I'm growing further apart from Miluno...

What are you all doing here?!

"Ceruno? Achernar and Xiaojie are here too, what are you all doing here?"

"Come and change Xiaojie's body... Wait! Answer me first, what are you and Miss Jaeger doing here?"

"It's nothing serious, just happened to run into..."

When I questioned her, Yezi stammered and gave a vague answer.

I looked at SpiCa again.

"Miss SpiCa, Yezi said she needed to see you at noon. What is it?"

No, she didn't come looking for me.

Miluno gave a slight smirk at SpiCa's answer but didn't argue. I leaned closer and pressed her for an answer:

"You said you had something to do today, that's why you didn't go shopping with me, right? So what did you do all afternoon?"

"I also have secrets I can't tell you, can't you understand that?"

"Then what were you doing sticking so close to Jaeger just now?"

"I'm braiding her hair, how can you braid it from a distance?"

Miss Jaeger's sideburns did indeed have a small, neat three-strand braid...

Perhaps I've really misunderstood?

"Wait, why do I suddenly want to braid my hair?"

"Isn't that a good thing? It shows she's starting to have her own ideas and pursuits."

Miss SpiCa stepped in to smooth things over and pushed Xiaojie in front of her.

"Why don't you two discuss your conflicts after you've helped this child with the body transplant?"

Speaking of this, Miluno frowned as she looked at the "remains" of Pawa that Achernar was carrying.

She asked:

"What's wrong with this witch?"

SpiCa explained:

"She is a witch created by a high-level Monster. Aldebaran tampered with her Simulacrum Factor, and before she could confess, her Simulacrum Factor turned into gold, which is equivalent to brain death for Monster."

"Was he executed by Aldebaran again?"

This has happened before with those Special Monsters who were transformed from humans. For reasons such as secrecy, once they are arrested, the Simulacrum Factor in their bodies will turn into gold... However, the Oil Monster became the only Special Monster to survive because the transformation was not thorough.

"I was originally planning to make a trip to 'the Other Side' as well."

Miluno said as she carried Xiaojie into the capsule.

Then, Jaeger temporarily extracted her personality and placed it into Pawa's filthy body, awaiting final loading.

The progress bar is still slowly increasing.

During this time, SpiCa received a phone call.

His expression was unusually serious when he returned.

She rubbed her temples and said:

"I'll leave Xiaojie's matter to you; I'll head back to the branch now."

"Is it urgent?"

"Yes, news from Sirius indicates that mass-produced Magical Girl Soldiers have appeared."

The attacks became more frequent, with two intrusions in one day...

A new offensive has begun.

Miluno asked:

"Don't we need to get involved?"

SpiCa's White Silk coiled into a loop, from which a teleportation tunnel unfolded.

"No need. Galaxy's mission is to deal with witches and Witch Domain. Magical Girl Soldiers are just ordinary Monster; let the magical girls handle them... Ryu, let's go."

"Oh oh!"

Liu, who was still stunned beside Achernar, responded and followed SpiCa through the teleportation channel and left.

Miluno sighed as well.

"It seems things are really going to get turbulent."