Puella Magi Madoka Magica? There Was No Going Back!

The Defeated Valkyrie

"Rest assured, she was safe now—very, very safe. Safe enough that you could search the entire world and still never find her." Li Xuan continued smiling calmly, like a refined and gentle scholar.

"You'll pay for this..." Lilika shuddered. She did not know of the Delusive Badlands and assumed Li Xuan was implying that Alulu had already been killed. Rage immediately filled her chest. She took out a heart-shaped badge and transformed without hesitation.

A flash of golden light passed, and a mighty warrior appeared before Li Xuan. She wore a winged golden helmet, a silver battle robe with somewhat tattered edges, and splendid armor that made her look heroic and valiant. Golden boots set with jewels covered her feet. The badge split in two, becoming a sword in her left hand and a shield in her right. She was as elegant and imposing as a valkyrie. Her small body stood between heaven and earth, yet radiated an aura that looked down upon all others.

"That outfit looks pretty nice. So shiny and gold," Li Xuan sincerely praised.

"It'll shine even brighter once it's covered in your blood. Take this—Eclipse!!" Lilika raised her shield high, and a dim yellow glow immediately appeared around Li Xuan.

[Negative effect received: Eclipse]

[Movement speed decreased. Physical defense greatly decreased.]

The system issued its prompt at that moment, and Li Xuan could clearly feel his movements slowing. This was his first time encountering a move like this. A former A-rank magical girl truly lived up to her reputation.

"Holy Strike!" Lilika shouted again. Her sword immediately radiated holy light. The immense energy gathered upon it made it obvious that it had been enchanted in some way. Taking that attack while his defense had been severely reduced would clearly be dangerous.

"Monster, die!" Driven by towering fury, Lilika swooped down like an eagle and slashed at Li Xuan.

"Fallen Blood, use 200 milliliters." Li Xuan had prepared in advance and created a shelled monster in front of himself. Holy Strike was indeed immensely powerful; it shattered the monster in a single blow. However, the energy gathered on the blade dispersed as well, leaving it unable to threaten Li Xuan any longer.

"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death!" Lilika still refused to give up and charged forward.

More than ten years had passed. Her age and mentality were no longer suited to being a magical girl, but some remnants of her powerful foundation from back then remained. Those remnants alone were enough to give her C-rank magic power. Because of her experience, the combat strength she could actually display even surpassed that of an ordinary C-rank magical girl. Li Xuan's Evil Energy was only C+ at the moment, so the outcome of their battle was still uncertain.

However, Li Xuan did not confront her head-on at all. He merely kept his distance, summoning monsters with Fallen Blood to drain her magic power and stamina.

"Monster... give me back my daughter's life!" Lilika had been consumed by rage and no longer had the attention to spare for tactics. She only wanted to take Li Xuan's life. Several times, she broke through the monsters' blockade and charged directly before him, but Li Xuan himself was no pushover. Even with Lilika giving it everything she had, she could only cut off a few of his tentacles.

As time passed, Lilika gradually became exhausted, and her magic power had long since run dry. Forget launching a proper attack—simply swinging her sword had become difficult.

In truth, even if Lilika instantly regained her full strength from her prime, she would never pose any threat to Li Xuan now. Li Xuan had already taken photographs of Alulu in the stone chamber, which he could use at any time to threaten this adorable little mother. The only reason he had not revealed it immediately was because he wanted to use this opportunity to utterly crush her proud attitude and collect the system rewards he was due along the way.

"Your turn should be over, right? Now it's my turn." Li Xuan grinned viciously, twisted several thin tentacles together into a whip, and lashed it fiercely across Lilika's body.

With a sharp crack, the whip struck Lilika's tender shoulder, which was not covered by armor, immediately leaving a red mark. With Li Xuan's current Evil Energy, he did not need any special technique to create a sonic boom with a lash. Though the tentacles themselves were soft, striking someone at such speed still caused intense pain.

The clothes magical girls wore after transforming were made of magic power. Lilika's magic power had already been depleted, so naturally, her armor no longer possessed its initial defensive strength.

As the armor gradually shattered beneath the swinging whip, it could no longer block attacks, nor could it even provide the most basic coverage.

Fortunately, it was nighttime, and due to the cognitive barrier, no one could notice what was happening here. Otherwise, having her clothes burst apart in public would have been enough to make Lilika die of shame.

Li Xuan used tentacles to seize Lilika's limbs, and the whip struck her body again and again. Lilika refused to cry out in front of her enemy, so she could only grit her teeth and endure in silence.

If it had only been humiliation on this level, it would have been one thing. But the force behind every one of Li Xuan's lashes was perfectly controlled, making her feel searing pain without leaving any scars.

The repeated pain caused her brain to continuously secrete painkilling hormones. While greatly dulling the sensation of pain, they also made her feel faint traces of pleasure.

When had the high-status Lilika ever been whipped like this? Naturally, she had no idea that the human body possessed such a strange mechanism. She was only shocked to discover that she was actually reacting to the whipping.

Was she born with this kind of inclination? Or had her body already submitted to the monster before her after that close encounter?

Noticing that she had adapted to the pain, Li Xuan immediately used Mental Domination, implanting Lilika with the suggestion of heightened pain. The suddenly intensified agony made Lilika howl again. To escape the pain, she instinctively began struggling, but the tentacles wrapped around her limbs ruthlessly pinned her in place.

As the number of lashes increased, Lilika gradually lost consciousness from the searing pain. Under the effects of Mind Interference, her brain secreted more and more painkilling hormones, and she finally experienced something like heaven amid the intertwining pain and pleasure.

[Defeat CG unlocked: Whipping Play (I)]

[CG elements: Whipping & Tentacles & Pain Conversion]

[Experience +3]

[Current Experience: 35/100]

Seeing that the CG had been unlocked, Li Xuan stopped. He stepped forward, gently lifted Lilika's chin, and said, "Ma'am, you were far too impatient. Your daughter is still alive. If you had really killed me just now, she would never have been able to come back."

"My daughter... is alive?" A trace of hope immediately appeared in Lilika's previously unfocused eyes.

"That's right. I'll show you the proof right now." Li Xuan released her left hand, took out several photographs, and placed them in her hand.

Ignoring the numbness in her arm, Lilika hurriedly raised the photographs and looked through them.

The photographs were largely similar. They all showed her precious daughter imprisoned in a stone chamber, wearing tentacle clothing and going wild. The pictures were taken from different angles, and the lighting was extremely natural, making it obvious that they were not fakes.

Clearly, her daughter was still alive.

Once Lilika confirmed this news, she let out a long breath. Her tense expression finally relaxed.

But when she examined the photographs more closely, her daughter seemed to be going at it while facing a monitor. In photos taken from certain angles, the monitor appeared to be playing little videos of herself and Li Xuan in intimate contact. In other words, her daughter's material for casting spells was actually her?

Lilika's relieved heart immediately leaped into her throat again. This child... doesn't have some kind of mother complex, does she?

"Ma'am, before we discuss the terms of our deal, shall I put some medicine on your wounds first?" Li Xuan said as he extended a hand to carefully examine the whip marks on Lilika's body.

"No need. Just state your demands directly." Lilika subconsciously reached out with her free left hand to block him, only to accidentally touch a whip mark on her forearm.

The stabbing pain made the corner of Lilika's mouth twitch, but she still endured without making a sound. She was the sort of woman who responded to kindness but not force. Although she could lower her proud head for her daughter's safety, she did not want the monster to see her vulnerable side.

"Ma'am, the whip marks may be light, but if they aren't treated properly, they could still leave scars." Li Xuan attempted to use the gentle, considerate tone that anime male leads used to conquer all.

"No need. Besides, weren't these whip marks left by you?" Lilika nearly laughed from anger. If Li Xuan truly cared about her, what had he been thinking when he was whipping her earlier?

"Ma'am, you wouldn't want that whipping to land on your daughter instead, would you? Though in that case, the two of you mother and daughter would at least be sharing hardship and happiness together." Seeing that kindness was useless, Li Xuan had no choice but to return to the face of a villain.

"No! As long as... as long as you don't hurt my daughter, I'm willing to do anything." Lilika immediately panicked. Li Xuan's suddenly cold tone reminded her of her position. If she angered him with a careless remark, the one who would suffer would be her beloved daughter.

"Really? You're willing to do anything?" A smug smile rose at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.

"Anything. If you want my body, then use it as you please. I'm already old and faded anyway. I suppose you'll get tired of playing with me soon enough." Lilika had now completely abandoned her reserve and pride, pleading with Li Xuan in the humblest tone not to hurt her daughter. Looking at her tattered battle robe fluttering in the wind, Li Xuan felt a little reluctant as well.

"How could that be, Ma'am? You look even younger than your daughter. I could play with you forever and never get tired." Without allowing any argument, Li Xuan lifted Lilika's petite body in a princess carry. Lilika had not been held like this in who knew how many years, and she could not help becoming deeply embarrassed. Yet she did not want Li Xuan to notice, so she could only turn her face away. This instead made her look as if she were burrowing into his embrace.

Li Xuan noticed what she was thinking but did not expose it. He simply sped up and headed all the way to her home.

From Lilika's wine cabinet, Li Xuan chose the bottle of red wine that looked the most expensive. Mixing it with a tiny amount of Fallen Blood, he carefully applied it to every inch of skin on her body.

Being treated this way by a man she had only met twice made Lilika feel extreme shame. Yet she feared angering him and making her daughter suffer, so she never dared make any move to resist.

The medicine took effect quickly. Lilika had not actually suffered any injuries to begin with, and the pain she felt had been an illusion created through Mind Interference. After the circulation-promoting effects of alcohol and the healing of Fallen Blood, her body recovered completely before long. Her skin even became fairer and softer than before.

"Now, let's discuss the terms. The place where your daughter is being held is somewhere only I can freely enter and leave. If I die, then she'll never have another chance to come out. I have prepared many monsters there. If you don't care, I only need a single thought to let them sample your daughter's adorable body one by one. I hope you'll consider my conditions with a full understanding of that." As Li Xuan spoke, he took out another photo of Breeding Uncle and tossed it to Lilika.

Lilika took the photograph. The moment she saw such an ugly monster, her face turned green. At the thought of something so hideous possibly entering her daughter's body, panic surged through her heart. Her expression completely changed from that of a fearless valkyrie back into that of a young mother worried for her daughter's safety.

"Don't worry. Your daughter is safe for now. I haven't let any monster touch her, and I've arranged for someone to take care of her daily needs." Li Xuan emphasized the words "for now" as he spoke. Someone as smart as Lilika could not possibly fail to understand what he meant.

"Sir, there's no need to pressure me further. I have completely admitted defeat now. Just tell me what you need me to do. Whether it's my property or myself, I'll willingly give it to you." Lilika stared at the man before her and let out a helpless sigh.

"Ms. Lilika, my request is very simple. I hope you can return to the Church and provide me with some necessary intelligence." Once he was certain that this legal little girl had completely lost her proud spirit, Li Xuan finally revealed his goal.

"Before we discuss that, may I put my clothes on first?"

"No. Looking at you puts me in a good mood," Li Xuan said bluntly.

"Fine. I accept your conditions. However, I've been retired for many years, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the upper ranks." Lilika could only use her arms and legs to cover the embarrassing parts of herself, making her sitting posture extremely stiff. Yet that reserved and helpless appearance was even more alluring than openly displaying her body.

"Hm? Why does it feel like you agreed so smoothly? No hesitation because of your conscience or anything?" Li Xuan asked in surprise.

To force Lilika into submission, Li Xuan had not only captured her daughter, but repeatedly emphasized the consequences of defying him. He had even used the whipping to crush her proud bearing. He had made all those preparations because he feared she would rather die than betray the Church. But now, it seemed he had worried too much?

"Of course my conscience condemns me. To me, the Church was not merely an organization I once served, but a place where I spent time with many comrades. But at my age, my daughter is more important than anything. I can only put that sense of shame aside for now."

Lilika smiled helplessly, and motherly warmth bloomed once more upon her youthful face. That charming contrast nearly made Li Xuan act like Cao Cao again. Fortunately, he had already had plenty of deep exchanges with the three little ones in the stone tower, so he could still keep himself under control.

"I don't need intelligence from the highest ranks. You only need to go to the Flower River City branch and help me learn what measures they're taking against Clear Lotus City. To be honest, the Church learned of my existence through the Oracle Machine and even sent people to subjugate me. That's why I need intelligence to protect myself."

From Lilika's attitude, Li Xuan could tell she no longer had any intention of resisting him, so he frankly stated his goal.

"No problem. I have several old friends in Flower River City. It won't be difficult to greet them and get in to do some work. Still, it's not easy to get noticed by the Oracle Machine. That thing generally only reacts to A-rank monsters or above. Throughout my entire career, I only received instructions from the Oracle Machine a few times." Lilika agreed.

"Speaking of which, how much do you know about the Oracle Machine?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"Very little. It's something controlled by Prayer Type magical girls. Apparently, only each city's branch has one terminal. Even I have never seen the real thing, but they say the Oracle Machine's instructions come directly from the world itself. It is the foundation of the Church's existence and the guiding principle behind its actions. No matter what order the Oracle Machine gives, the Church will carry it out no matter what."

"This really is a huge mess..." After hearing Lilika's words, Li Xuan felt a headache coming on. If things were truly as she said, then the world itself was his enemy. In that case, wasn't his relationship with the Church one of mortal enemies? The Church had influence all over the world, so there really was nowhere he could run.

"Sir, since you intend for us to cooperate long-term, could you tell me what I should call you?" Lilika suddenly asked.

"Me? Just call me... Brother Xuan." Li Xuan naturally would not tell an uncorrupted magical girl his real name, so he casually made up an alias.

"Brother Xuan, I've accepted your conditions. Could I ask you to hear my request as well?" Lilika no longer dared put on airs. Even while making a request, she tried to use the humblest tone possible. She even added a coy repetition to the name Li Xuan had given her.

Magical Girls' Feet Were Food Grade?

"I know what you want to say." Li Xuan had long expected the thoughts of this little widow, so he immediately laid out his conditions.

"Your daughter will stay with me temporarily during summer vacation. I'll ensure her safety and provide for her food and clothing. You may write to her once a week. If you provide valuable intelligence, I can increase the number of communications and even let you send her things. But if I suspect any abnormal behavior from you, I can unilaterally stop all communication at any time and impose certain punishments on her that you would not wish to see."

"I can accept those terms, but her grades really are terrible. I was thinking... could I send her summer homework with her? If possible, I'd also like to ask someone to tutor her homework... Of course, I know these requests are excessive. But if she's simply left there with nothing to do, wouldn't that drive her mad?" Lilika pleaded sincerely.

Hearing Lilika's condition, Li Xuan could not help laughing inwardly.

Alulu, it's not that I wanted to do this. You never would have imagined that after being locked in a secret chamber in another world, you would still have to do summer homework, would you?

"Fine, I agree. Pack some of her daily necessities and her summer homework right away, and I'll deliver them to her. As for homework tutoring, I know a few students from key high schools. I'll have them help look after her." Following the principle of giving a sweet date after a slap, Li Xuan agreed to Lilika's request.

"Thank you. You really are a kidnapper with some human warmth," Lilika said with a bitter smile. As if afraid Li Xuan would change his mind, she immediately rushed to her daughter's room and began packing.

With nothing better to do, Li Xuan sat on the sofa where the two had fought and waited. Lilika's living room happened to have a massive screen spanning an entire wall, along with a rather high-end projector. So Li Xuan turned it on and began watching Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Li Xuan watched until Sayaka discovered that she was an idiot before Lilika finally finished packing her daughter's things.

When Li Xuan entered the bedroom, he was immediately stunned. Having always lived alone, he had never imagined that girls could have so much luggage. Large and small bags were piled from the bed all the way to the floor. Pillows, blankets, a giant teddy bear, towels, slippers, and all sorts of little items—she had packed everything as though moving house.

"Ma'am, I have to remind you that your daughter is living as a hostage, not going on vacation," Li Xuan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"I'm sorry. Consider it payment in advance for the intelligence, all right? She has been spoiled since childhood and has never suffered much. The place you arranged is rather... simple, so..."

"Ma'am, keeping her in a greenhouse forever won't help a child grow up either. I'll allow you ten minutes to prepare two boxes of things. Leave everything else here. Don't worry, she'll still have use for these things. As long as you do well enough, I'll let her return here." Li Xuan refused.

"Fine..." Lilika knew she had no room to bargain, so she could only select the two most essential boxes of items and hand them, along with the summer homework, to Li Xuan.

"This is my number. You can begin working anytime. I'll take my leave tonight, then. After all, it wouldn't be appropriate for a lone man and woman to stay together overnight. As they say, there's always gossip around a widow's door. It would be bad if it affected your reputation, Ma'am." Li Xuan jokingly stroked Lilika's soft golden hair, turned to open a portal, packed everything up and tossed it into the Delusive Badlands, then slipped through himself and fled.

"Damn it, you've already done everything you could do, and now you're saying that! Head pats, head pats! I'm not the heroine of an H-game—just because you pat my head doesn't mean my affection level will go up!" Lilika grabbed the triangular piece of cloth she had taken off and set aside while applying medicine, then angrily hurled it into the portal.

"Dear magical girls, your master is home!" Li Xuan stepped onto the Delusive Badlands with Lilika's panties perched on his head. He saw his three little ones boredly playing Landlord. Since none of them had brought money, they were using spanking as stakes. Qi Mo was splitting up four twos and two jokers to play them one at a time—there was no need to ask; she was definitely trying to lose on purpose so Xu Rou could give her a hard spanking.

"Master, is that some new kind of accessory? It's so unique, and it's even made of fashionable silk." Xu Rou pointed at Li Xuan's head and asked in confusion.

Li Xuan puzzledly removed the cloth from his head and discovered that it was Lilika's silk panties. He immediately guessed that the embarrassed magical girl had thrown it through to hit him.

Feeling the lingering warmth of the little mother's body and the silky texture of the fabric, Li Xuan smiled faintly. "This is a trophy. Hang it on the stone tower. From now on, this will be our flag!"

"Yay! We have a flag too!" Xu Rou had not yet realized the purpose of that piece of cloth. She held the three remaining queens between her teeth, spread her arms in a pose praising the sun, and began celebrating early.

"Master, let's discuss the important matter first. If you aren't here, we can't enter or leave this space. If Wu Yan hadn't hidden a deck of cards in her shoe sole, we would've been bored to death over the past few hours. If you hadn't come back soon, we might've gotten hungry enough to gnaw on monsters raw." Qi Mo spread her hands with a miserable expression.

"Then why did Wu Yan hide playing cards in her shoe sole?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"W-wait? Ugh... these cards were hidden in Wu Yan's shoe sole? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Ugh... Wu Yan, did you even wash your feet?" Xu Rou was horrified. She quickly spat out the playing cards in her mouth, ran aside, and began dry heaving.

"You're making a fuss over nothing. Magical girls have a world-provided cleaning function. As long as we're transformed, we permanently meet food-grade hygiene standards—cleaner than sterilized surgical instruments. Forget indirect kissing; even if you held them and licked them directly, there'd be no problem." As Wu Yan spoke, she pulled her foot out of her shoe and poked Xu Rou's upturned backside with her toes.

"Oh, right. We're clean when transformed." Xu Rou suddenly understood, immediately stopped dry heaving, and picked up the cards scattered all over the ground.

"Wait, that ability was part of the contract with the world. Our contract now is with Master, so..." Wu Yan suddenly slapped her forehead.

Upon hearing that, Xu Rou, who had just picked up her cards, immediately ran aside and began dry heaving again.

"So there's absolutely no problem. The energy Master provides is different, but all the basic abilities of magical girls have been inherited, including the self-cleaning function." Wu Yan finished with a wicked grin.

"You really love dragging things out, don't you? Next time, could you just finish what you're saying in one go?" Furious, Xu Rou pounced on Wu Yan and tickled both sides of her ribs without mercy. Xu Rou was a Battle Type magical girl, so she was far stronger than Wu Yan. Besides, the moment Wu Yan was tickled, she laughed until her whole body went limp and soft, without the slightest strength left. She could only be bullied beneath Xu Rou.

"Master, should we separate them? We still haven't discussed our important business." Qi Mo watched Wu Yan with a hint of envy in her eyes.

"You're right." Li Xuan stepped forward, grabbed Xu Rou by the collar, and lifted her up like a mother cat carrying a kitten by the scruff. "Stop messing around. I have something important to say."

"Okay..." Xu Rou replied with an innocent expression.

After setting Xu Rou down, Li Xuan cleared his throat. Just as all three magical girls watched him attentively, he suddenly turned to Wu Yan. "So, why exactly did you put playing cards in your shoe sole?"

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Wu Yan's cheeks turned red. "Master, you're so annoying. You have to make me say it myself: I'm a little shorter than Xu Rou, and my face can't compare to hers either. So when I stand beside her, to avoid being completely outclassed in every way, I can only secretly cheat by adding a little height. Master called me out in such a rush today that I couldn't find my height insoles, so I just grabbed a deck of cards and stuffed it in."

"You little... I was wondering why your heels had always seemed suspiciously high." Xu Rou looked at Wu Yan reproachfully, but remembering what Li Xuan had said earlier, she restrained the urge to go over and roughhouse with her.