The Organization's Pattern, Mi

(Miluno)

With her shimmering ponytail, Falcon, accompanied by Heat Haze, came up from the balcony, and the two of them, with Mono between them, sat on the bed.

"Wow! You sat on my hair!"

Mono, Witchification, has very long hair, which inevitably makes her hair...

Falcon shifted his position to let Mono pull his hair out, muttering angrily, "Those guys are getting more and more outrageous lately. I don't know where they got so many Contaminated Crystal."

Star Crystal are rare, but not extremely rare.

Every day, Crystal fall to Earth. Although relevant laws have been enacted, even the Association cannot recover all the Crystal. Some end up on the black market, changing hands repeatedly, and eventually fall into research institutes controlled by insiders, where they are transformed into Contaminated Crystal.

"So you were the ones who handled that crime this afternoon?"

Ceruno said that, and Heat Haze shrugged in reply:

"The 'Zodiacal' has three Wormhole Device and is close to the Dormitory District. If you want to be a firefighter, there's no better place."

"So, what kind of crime are you talking about?"

I know nothing about what they're talking about. What's with this atmosphere where I'm the only one who doesn't know anything?

"Miluno, do you never read the news? This is a major headline!"

Ceruno explained, "This morning, a group of Mexico drug traffickers attacked the local police station. Three of them were Fake Magical Girl, resulting in the deaths of more than twenty police officers. The local magical girls who went to provide support were also caught off guard and are still in critical condition!"

This is indeed a major event.

"That's going too far?"

Those criminals are practically using magical girls as super weapons. If we don't quickly dismantle Sun Ji's Insider Organization, this kind of thing will become the norm, the panic and anxiety in society will intensify, and the Corruption Rate by darkness will rise rapidly...

Ceruno a sigh.

"It's all thanks to Miss Heat Haze's timely arrival; otherwise, the casualties would have been even more severe."

I looked at Heat Haze.

"Um, you didn't kill any police officers or civilians, did you?"

She narrowed her eyes and smiled, replying:

"My fire can selectively burn its targets. If you don't believe me, I can set you on fire right now instead of burning Ceruno!"

"... No need."

Tsk, can't you take a joke?

Falcon ruffled Mono's long hair from behind and said, "Heat Haze and I also can't stand those bastards. Although the investigation won't help, if you need heavy firepower support, you can call us anytime. Strategic bombers are ready to take off at any time!"

"That's probably unnecessary."

Ceruno shook her head and smiled bitterly, then asked:

"So... what did those drug lords confess to? For example, how did they obtain the Contaminated Crystal?"

Heat Haze rolled over and squeezed onto our bed, still holding Ceruno as she replied:

"The drug lords don't know anything about these things, but we questioned the three Fake Magical Girl separately, and their stories were consistent: the Crystal was given to them by the magical girl in the black cloak, and they didn't receive any money, but that's all the information we have."

Ceruno pressed on:

"So, those Contaminated Crystal weren't given directly to the drug lords, but rather they were used as henchmen by the drug lords after obtaining the Crystal?"

Falcon shook his head.

"No, those three were just henchmen of the drug lord; it's just that the magical girl who spread the Crystal contacted them separately."

I'm a little confused.

"He clearly possesses magical powers, yet he still obeys the drug lord's orders?"

Heat Haze grinned, revealing a disdainful sneer.

"Hmph, even though they've become magical girls, people who are used to being thugs don't know how to live outside of a gang, so they've all gone back to the drug lords."

Then, the tragedy that happened this morning occurred.

Was all of this part of that inside man's calculations?

"Another black cloak..."

Ceruno lowered her head and pondered for a moment, analyzing as she slowly muttered to herself:

"Uncle Dantai also said that the magical girl who gave him the Crystal was wearing a cloak. The magical girl I tracked down this morning was also wearing a cloak. The three Fake Magical Girl that Heat Haze interrogated all obtained their Crystal from people wearing cloaks..."

Based on Xiaoling's description of the Insider Organization, they are unlikely to have uniform attire. Is it possible that they are all the same person?

This is a hypothetical situation, because cloaks come in various styles.

But it's just one idea. Although Skyreach City is quite far from Mexico, what if we had Wormhole Device...?

"You mean someone is operating around the world just to spread Contaminated Crystal?"

When I asked that, Ceruno nodded even more firmly.

"Moreover, she is very likely my father's Proxy. Xiaoling said that the organization's current structure is a series of lines connecting to Proxy. As long as the insider passes on the appropriate target information to the Proxy, there is no need for the insiders to communicate with each other. After receiving the information, the Proxy will select a suitable target and bestow the Contaminated Crystal upon them. This is their modus operandi."

Mono muttered to himself, "Oh! So if we just capture the Proxy, the whole system will collapse?"

"The problem is I just can't seize it. Sigh, I missed the opportunity when it was closest to me..."

Ceruno was a little annoyed, but it really wasn't her fault.

Heat Haze gently stroked Ceruno's back and followed up on the topic, asking, "Ceruno, assuming that cloaked magical girl you met was really Proxy, what kind of magic did she possess? Can you tell us?"

"Her magic is somewhat similar to mine. She can create large, cushion-like petals at will, which can be used for defense, to create footholds, or to obstruct vision. The petal shield is very tough and elastic, and can be used as a trampoline, but it doesn't have much offensive power."

Ceruno spoke, she drew the shape of flower petals in the air with her finger.

Clearly, that was a defensive and supportive type of magic.

"This matter should be reported to the Association, and of course, directly to SpiCa. Our informant is elusive; we can't even trust people within the Association."

As Falcon spoke, he grabbed Heat Haze's arm, who was standing next to Ceruno.

"Then we won't disturb your lovey-dovey time, let's go."

"Huh? What time is it? Isn't it normal for girls to visit each other's dorm rooms in their pajamas? I still want to enjoy Ceruno's... Hey! Don't pull me!"

Very reluctantly, before leaving, he sniffed the Heat Haze on Ceruno's neck, and was carried away by Falcon.

This idiot is like a capybara in the magical girl world; everyone who sees her wants to take advantage of her.

"Wow!?"

Mono suddenly let out a wail, and the Demon Eye that had been retrieved from our bodies converged behind her, staring wide-eyed.

"My hair!"

She turned around, her long, fluffy hair now braided by Falcon into several thick three-strand braids, each as thick as a Tianjin-style twisted dough stick.

"Oh! Miss Jila's weaving is so beautiful, and she's so fast!"

Ceruno praised him, but Mono shouted:

"No! I don't like these old-fashioned braids, please untie them!"