Should I Bring Someone Strong? / Busy with Everything, from Work to Daily Chores

Zhao Lei continued to explain.

As for the reason the "Magical Girls" attacked them, it was: You're all in cahoots! That girl broke into my house in the middle of the night and smashed my door lock!...

Ling Mengxue: "..."

Fang Zi: "..."

Hey, that's outrageous!

Zhao Lei, oblivious to the strange looks on their faces, continued, "And that woman even told me to go back and get reinforcements, the more the better! Don't tell me she didn't give us a chance! That's outrageous! Miss, we can't let this go unchecked!"

Do you want to reorganize your language?

Ling Mengxue fell silent, her expression somewhat complicated.

You guys are just out robbing and looting, aren't you?

If I were in your shoes, I'd give you guys a good beating too!

"Does Fang Zi know about this Magical Girls named 'Songstress'?"

"Never heard of it." Fang Zi took a sip of coffee, smiled, and shook her head. "Your friend should be safe for now, at least that's how it seems. Besides... the other party doesn't seem to belong to this world. They might have ulterior motives, but their magic is very weak. I can't predict anything more specific, but the danger level is very low. You can go check it out, little sister."

Thank you, sister.

"Hey, no need to thank me. As long as it's something you need, Xiaoxue, your sister Fang Zi will help you for free."

"Thank you, sister, you don't charge us!"

"?"

"Then... shall we go now?"

Go ahead~

Turning around, Ling Mengxue glanced at Zhao Lei silently, wondering what he was imagining again. He looked completely bewildered and seemed lost. She then casually pulled him along.

On the way, she and Zhao Lei first made some plans and arrangements.

At 10:00 AM, in the Eastern District, the two arrived at the newly built base of the "Ninth Bureau" in Linzhou City to report their mission. (An office building)

Ling Mengxue was originally Special-Grade Agent. She hadn't returned to check on the last time she received Yan Ying's notification. This time, when she arrived at the new branch, she startled her old superior Ji Chen, who was worried that the office building had collapsed again. So he asked Yan Ying to take the two of them to the basement for a detailed discussion.

"Special-Grade Agent," also known as "Top Agents," are mainly part of the Ninth Bureau's reserve force. They are mostly idle most of the time, but each of them is exceptionally capable.

It also includes many special identities, similar to the worshippers in novels. These include Magical Girls, Astral Mark Girl, top-level chosen players, Martial Grandmaster, and awakened ones. Their mission requirements are simply to step in when ordinary members cannot handle the task or in critical situations. They are usually just nominal members, and their salaries are automatically paid at the highest standard every month.

During the conversation, Yan Ying was naturally delighted to hear that Ling Mengxue was going to take the initiative to take on the task. It was most appropriate to leave the unknown "secret realm" related to magic to professionals.

Also, Yan Ying said she'd treat us to a meal when we called from Yanjing earlier, but that has to wait for now.

At noon, Ling Mengxue and Zhao Lei finished their lunch at a small restaurant near the entrance of the new branch in Linzhuo, and then took a Didi Express car to the scene of the incident.

Before leaving, Ling Mengxue made a video call to Ling Luoluo, giving her a brief reassurance before she set off.

To her surprise, the girl seemed to be in a good mood when she called this time, and readily nodded in understanding.

As is customary, if Ling Luoluo is left alone at home, she will definitely complain about things like, "I'm so bored!"

But I'm really not used to my little sister suddenly becoming so sensible~

Sigh, it's clearly a good thing, but I always tend to overthink things.

Since it was on the way, Zhao Lei also brought some food for Zhao Ping. He was afraid that Zhao Ping would suffer from hunger and hardship in the hands of that female demon. When they rescued him, they would have to rely on this food to fill their stomachs.

"Hey~ Poor Ping-ge, you have to hang in there~"

Sitting in the car, Zhao Lei gazed at the modern yet outdated bridge that was getting closer and closer to their destination, and couldn't help but sigh.

"..."

Finally, around 1 p. m., the two arrived at their destination.

After getting off the bus, Ling Mengxue looked at the scene of weeds everywhere and was still wondering when she heard Zhao Lei's voice from beside her.

"Hahaha! You little devil! Your brother Lei is back!!"

"..."

"This time, just wait and see how I give you a good spanking!!"

"..." "Self-entertainment is prohibited."

Zhao Lei: "Eh??" (? o? o)??

"Ahem..." Ling Mengxue coughed gracefully, afraid of embarrassing him. "This is my first time here. May I ask, is anyone still at that 'Ghost Castle' you mentioned?"

"Uh... it's right here... Holy crap! Where's the house?!" Zhao Lei realized what was happening, looked around, and stared at the overgrown wasteland in front of him. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Holy crap! Really?? Brother Feng, do you believe me??"

"I believe you, tell me." Ling Mengxue nodded silently.

"I don't believe you for a second." "Fine, I believe you. The world is a big place, and anything can happen."

Feeling that something was amiss, Zhao Lei checked the surrounding scenery, environment, and geographical features again. After confirming that there were no problems, he recounted his experience and what he had seen and heard with Zhao Ping the previous night.

This includes details such as which dealership they rented the motorcycle from, how much it cost, when they arrived at their destination, what a magnificent and mysterious castle it was, and the Magical Girls "Songstress" with a flower wreath on her head...

"Puff--"

As she listened, Ling Mengxue couldn't help but laugh out loud, and quickly covered her mouth.

For some reason, even though it was a very sad story, she sensed a kind of morbid curiosity about it.

I'm sorry, this is my fault.

"What?" Zhao Lei asked, confused. "Sis, what's wrong?"

"Um... it's nothing. You mean... when you came here last night, there was an old castle here, right?" Ling Mengxue calmed down, began to think, and became serious in a second.

According to Zhao Lei, the castle was still there when he left this suburb last night, but now it's gone?

Such a big house, gone just like that, as if by magic! "Science student," step aside for now.

Subsequently, Ling Mengxue also conducted a survey along the roadside.

Thinking that the other party was Magical Girls, she guessed that the house might be blocked by some kind of illusion, but through "Spatial Perception", she still found nothing. Everything around her was a void, just like the ancient castle that Zhao Lei and the others had seen, as if it had never existed and left no trace.

After a brief moment of thought, Ling Mengxue made a preliminary deduction.

Yes, that house vanished mysteriously, along with the Magical Girls, and Zhao Ping disappeared with it all...

But Zhao Lei said that the girl gave them a chance, asking Zhao Lei to bring people over. How could she just disappear for no reason?

Has he truly vanished into thin air?

Ling Mengxue calmed down and asked, "Did they give you a specific time? Or any other special requirements?"

"This... that woman seemed to have mentioned something..." Zhao Lei paused, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "She said I needed to bring a powerful expert, otherwise I'd never see Zhao Ping again."

"Impressive??"

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"Then... Sister, what should we do now?" Zhao Lei scratched his head in frustration.

A mysterious girl, a vanished castle, a desolate wilderness, and unspoken clues...

The amount of information was too much; he had given up trying to think.

He's just a "combatant," how could he possibly be involved in such a complex situation?

Isn't this just a case of a strong woman locking up a man?

If that's the case, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it, right?

No way??

Ling Mengxue didn't really have a clue either, but if she did nothing, she would appear passive and easily get more and more entangled.

Xi He me for a bit, and... is there any kind of magic that can change the environment without leaving a trace?

[Xi: Master, is this the situation you want to ask about?]

I feel like you said something pointless. (￣へ￣)--

[Xi: Master, be more confident. What Xi He said is nonsense~]

"..."

I'm asking you, could you be any more direct?

[Xi: I dare.]

???????

[Xi: Eh? Master, please calm down.]

[Xi: Ahem~ Let's get to the point. Magic that can alter the environment like this does exist, but to erase something from the world without a trace, you need to use High Tier chaos magic to Annihilation. Otherwise, no matter how profound the magic, it's impossible to make something completely disappear--]

[Xi: Unless...]

Unless what?

[Xi: You won't know unless I tell you~]

??--

Xi He, you've become "dirty." I don't know who you learned it from, but I plan to...--

[Xi: No way! I was just kidding! (Don't you know who you learned that from?)]

I can see your narration...

Ling Mengxue was speechless. Even so, this kind of thing depends on the occasion, you know?

Xi: Wow! Look at me!! Actually, there are two possibilities.

First, if the "thing" in our current location is not involved in another dimension, then its existence should have been "proven," just like a tree, a house, or even a person. Even if it disappears from this world, it will still retain its original traces in the "location" where it once existed.

Second, as Xi He analyzed for you, the surrounding vegetation remains the same. It's possible that the spacetime in which this castle exists is different from the world of its owner, and the space itself is unstable, resulting in a spacetime deviation. It may only reappear in this world at specific times.

Another blind spot in my knowledge, but isn't this just like "time travel"?

[Xi: My understanding is pretty much the same as Master's~]

Ling Mengxue didn't reply. She thought about it briefly and concluded that, given the current situation, this area of space and time was connected to another world, and the ancient castle that Zhao Lei and the others had seen came from there.

If there's a problem with the spatial magnetic field, then the castle should reappear at the same time as last time.

Could it be tonight?

Will it appear every night?

Then disappear before dawn?

This is a real headache...

"There's no answer yet; we'll just have to wait until tonight to check back."

Ling Mengxue took several photos of the scene and then had Zhao Lei set up a cordon around the wasteland.

She still had time, so she planned to go to the coffee shop again to ask Fang Zi. In any case, it was always better to be on the safe side.

She knows too little about alternate dimensions, especially since it involves other worlds. How could a high school student possibly understand that?

However, soon after, Ling Mengxue received another class reunion invitation from the same old classmates she had met earlier.

Logically, she should be very happy to see an old friend, right?

They were all childhood friends and leaders who used to dominate the street together. Who wasn't a prodigy back then? Besides, she holds grudges (only for "particularly outrageous" things). If she were still the same person she used to be, she would definitely beat them all up again!

One-to-many?

Sorry, your brother Feng isn't afraid at all!

But now that even "Brother Ping" can't be found, it would be strange if he still had the mood to attend a children's gathering.