Infiltrating the Dantai Society
(Ceruno)
They were teleported to an alleyway near the Dantai Society.
Once you actually leave the alley, you'll find that it doesn't matter if you're teleported directly to the main road.
The North Suburbs are really deserted; there are more dogs than people on the streets late at night.
After repeatedly using teleportation magic in a short period of time, I arrived near Dantai Society, feeling somewhat exhausted due to mana depletion...
Completely drained, not a single drop left, they even wanted to insert the mana conduit into their bodies to replenish their mana.
I wanted to lean on Miluno for a bit, but she looked around and didn't notice my thoughts at all...
She also asked, "Ceruno, Dantai Society near the dormitory head's pharmacy?"
"I wouldn't say nearby, since we came by motorcycle, but it's all in the North Suburbs Old Town. Quanyin and Snow Sis are childhood friends, so you could say they're old acquaintances? The current head of the Dantai Society family got his prescription from Quanyin's father."
"Is that so?"
Miluno seemed surprised and said:
"Thinking about it that way, those two do have something in common... in terms of rudeness."
Rather than being rude, it's more like being uninhibited and carefree, and it doesn't make people feel uncomfortable.
However, Quanyin- nee has already returned to the City School today, so it's inconvenient for her to visit.
"It's getting a little chilly tonight, let's go inside quickly."
The Bubble Membrane on my skin only blocked out the sound; I could still feel the temperature change. This was intentional. If even the temperature was blocked, it would create an unreal feeling—this is based on my experience... But I didn't expect to feel cold. Although the temperature was still 10 degrees Celsius at night, 10 degrees Celsius at night is obviously different from 10 degrees Celsius during the day.
"So, it turns out there's another problem?"
The gate to the courtyard house was locked.
It makes sense, really. It's not like the Tang Dynasty where doors were left unlocked at night. Who leaves their front door open when they're sleeping?
"That's easy, Ceruno, let me carry you."
Suddenly uttering a puzzling statement, Miluno groped me for a while, as if confirming my outline, and finally swept me up in a princess carry, easily leaping over the nearly three-meter-high wall of the courtyard.
Miluno simply squatted down to relieve some of the strain, and landed easily.
While I could use magic to jump over Past, it's hard to imagine that she, like me, is a magical girl, jumping over using only basic physical abilities...
Where to go next?
Even if you ask that, only one room's light is still on...
The courtyard was quite deserted, with only the lights on in the main house, including Dantai Zhengchu's room. It seems that the members of the Dantai Society do not usually live here; this place is merely a symbol of the organization and a meeting place for its members.
Passing through the courtyard, the large crater that Tiger Cub had smashed out had been repaired.
The main house door remained open, but Dantai Zhengchu's bedroom door was tightly shut...
I looked at Miluno.
"Looking at me won't help; you can't just barge in, can you?"
But that's okay! We don't necessarily have to go inside. That's when my advanced high-tech helmet comes in handy!
Although the bedroom window was covered by curtains, the sensors on my helmet allowed me to see inside through them.
The helmet is also equipped with a directional listening function, so no matter how subtle the sound, it won't escape my rabbit ears;
The only problem is that there's no way to insert Mono's Demon Eye into Dantai Zhengchu's body.
"Um?"
Besides Dantai Zhengchu, there was another woman in the bedroom. Due to the special image quality of the camera, her appearance could not be confirmed, but she was undoubtedly a young girl...
Because of his long hair, he is not Tiger Cub.
Is she a magical girl too?
"Is that the head of the Dantai Society and... their inside man?"
The images I see here will also be simultaneously displayed on Miluno's eyepiece.
"I'm not sure, but I didn't see this girl when I came here before..."
Could it be that the Dantai Society has already colluded with insiders?
"Ahem! A Ling, you should go and get some rest too."
That deep male voice undoubtedly belonged to Dantai Zhengchu.
"It's okay, I'll go to sleep after you fall asleep."
"But how can I sleep with you sitting right there on the edge of the bed...?"
As for the girl's name he called out, it also evoked memories from the day before yesterday.
"Oh, I remember now."
I introduced Miluno to:
"That girl A Ling is from the Dantai Society... well, I guess she's a maid?"
Miluno's eyebrows twitched, and she asked in return:
"It's already 202X, and you still have maids?"
"She's not exactly a maid, more like a caregiver. Her name is Gong Ling. Her grandfather worked as a farmhand at the Dantai Society his entire life. Two years ago, after the previous head of the Dantai Society passed away, Grandpa Gong retired to his hometown. But he sent his granddaughter from the countryside to the Dantai Society to take care of the current head, who is also in poor health, that is, this uncle... Oh, his name is Dantai Zhengchu, and he is also Snow Sis's father."
Inside the bedroom, Uncle Dantai remained bedridden.
Miluno said:
"He looks very unwell?"
"It's terrible, Quanyin- nee said he might not live past this year."
And there are less than three months left this year.
"Uncle Dantai, despite being a gangster, is quite easy to talk to and very kind to Xiaoling. The Contaminated Crystal inside Snow Sis was originally meant to prolong her life, but unfortunately, Snow Sis accidentally absorbed it into her body."
"Hey, she's really a pain in the ass."
Miluno her lips, then rested her chin on her hand and said:
"However, even Contaminated Crystal are still Crystal. They can indeed be used to save lives, and they are a panacea for all diseases. Whether it's a difficult or incurable disease or old age and physical weakness, just one Crystal can cure the disease and turn you into a perfectly healthy seventeen-year-old beauty who will not age... at least not for now."
Whether magical girls will age is a question that cannot be definitively answered.
After all, only twelve years Past since the first Crystal appeared, and more time is needed to prove its validity...
"It might be a miracle drug, but what would be the price?"
Star Crystal are so rare that it's impossible for everyone to become a magical girl and survive.
Ordinary Star Crystal have an adaptability setting; if their adaptability to the Crystal decreases, they will eventually be abandoned by the Crystal and revert to being ordinary people.
But Contaminated Crystal don't even meet this final screening criterion.
Regardless of social status, good or evil, whoever obtains it can become a magical girl...
This unrestrained force is too dangerous.
Click--
The bedroom light is off.
Dantai Zhengchu was asleep on the bed, or perhaps just dozing, but the girl behind the curtains turned off the light and tiptoed out of the bedroom...
Miluno gave me a push, and I understood and followed her back to the living room of the main house.
Her striking long silver hair swayed behind her as she walked, but her handsome profile seemed veiled in a layer of pale frost, revealing a deep-seated worry.
"She's such a beautiful person..."
Miluno muttered unconsciously, then added:
"... This is definitely a magical girl!"