After leaving the Commercial District and parting ways with the rather abnormal Agatha, I returned to Valkyrie's base.
"Miluno!!"
The moment I stepped out of the teleportation passage, Xiao Qilan threw herself at me, tears streaming down her face.
"I thought you'd abandoned me and gone back to Earth!"
Why was this little witch acting so clingy with me now?
Weren't we enemies?
I grabbed her by the collar and peeled her off me.
"What are you crying for? Didn't I ask that horned witch to pass on a message?"
"She did, but I was scared you'd leave."
"I haven't dealt with the Dark Seal yet. How could I leave? I only went out to gather some information and get myself a fake identity while I was at it."
I waved my ID card, and Xiao Qilan stood on tiptoe to take it and have a look.
"Uh, Arno? Doesn't that sound like some muscle-bound guy?"
"A witch's name doesn't really matter, does it? Don't you all pick names based on your mood or appearance? After all, you don't really have surnames or parents."
"We don't have parents, but we're all sisters~"
She even blinked at me, giving me a flirtatious look.
"Don't try to butter me up."
I took the ID card back from Xiao Qilan and continued:
"Still, I found some useful information. In two days, Earth time, the Breeding Facility's guards will close all the isolation doors below the first floor. Only a handful of magical girls will be stationed on the first floor then, so we can sneak in and do whatever we want... provided we don't make too much noise."
"That's wonderful news!"
"But there are other problems to solve. I can only get as far as the gate on the fourth basement level. It