Something's Wrong, Something's Really Wrong

"Is black tea all you have?"

Zhao Qiao held up an exquisite teapot and asked Zhou Mo gently.

"Fine. Please serve it."

Click.

Zhou Mo sat up straight. Before her sat a cup of fragrant black tea.

She picked it up and took a sip. Her eyes immediately widened, and she could not help praising it inwardly.

This tea is really tea.

Afterward, she learned from the others that all of it had been brought by Zhao Qiao.

"All right, Zhou Mo. Today, we have to reach a conclusion."

Mo Li braced both hands on the table, her eyes full of fighting spirit as she looked at Zhou Mo.

"Hmph."

Zhou Mo gave a contemptuous smile and said slowly, "Those Magical Girls with hundreds of thousands of fans are merely ordinary people born in an era without Xia Ya."

"Wow, you really dare to say that!"

For a time, the Omniscient Wish Society grew lively.

After a series of friendly negotiations such as "Xia Ya could beat Norei without using her hands" and "Norei could swallow Xia Ya in one bite," member Zhou Mo and Vice President Mo Li decided to set aside their differences for the time being and uphold the principles of fairness, justice, and openness by putting it to a vote among those present.

Member Zhao Qiao secretly glanced at Zhou Mo and stated, "Mm, I vote for Xia Ya too."

Under everyone's expectant gazes, member An Xia said softly, "I-I think Norei has a better chance of winning."

The votes stood at two to two.

Just as the situation once again reached a deadlock, the great President Bai Yi stepped forward.

Everyone looked up at Bai Yi's majestic figure standing atop the president's desk, only to hear her firmly name one person:

"Molis."

In the end, with the president exercising her final decision-making authority, the prediction slot for the Star of Popularity went to the Magical Girl Molis.

"As president, my authority is unlimited."

Afterward, President Bai Yi made the above outrageous declaration regarding the matter.

The members still out and about: I haven't voted yet.

After leaving the club and returning home,

Zhou Mo suddenly heard Rabi's voice.

"Something's wrong. Something's really wrong."

"What happened?"

Although Rabi's voice was still devoid of emotion, the three repetitions of "something's wrong" made Zhou Mo feel that something bad had happened.

A moment later, Rabi appeared.

After listening to Rabi's explanation, Zhou Mo fell into deep thought.

"So, as a former gold-medal manager, you can no longer use the company resources you had before?"

"That's right."

"Top-tier venues?"

"Gone."

"Elite producers?"

"Gone."

"Extensive promotional channels?"

"Gone."

Rabi answered Zhou Mo's questions with a calm expression.

At that, Zhou Mo asked, "Hiss, then what do we do now?"

Rabi fell silent for a moment, then said:

"It's not time for despair yet. The company route is blocked, but as a former gold-medal manager, I still have some connections outside."

"I see."

Zhou Mo nodded. Then, looking at the white cat's expressionless face, she was silent for a moment before finally smiling.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Of course."

Rabi merely replied blandly, then vanished by the window without looking back.

At that moment, Rabi's final words echoed in Zhou Mo's mind.

"As for the powerful monster connected to Abyss Nest that you wanted, I sent the clue to your phone."

Hearing that, Zhou Mo took out her phone and opened the Magical Girl-related app, where she saw that Rabi had sent her a location.

[District 11, South City—Wanfu New Village]

Looking at the marked general activity range of the Shallow Tier monster, Zhou Mo immediately felt a headache coming on.

"South City... I've never been there. And the marked area is so huge..."

After giving it some thought, Zhou Mo decided to look around tonight first.

That night, atop a hundred-story building, a white cat sat on the roof and overlooked a corner of the city before it.

Atop the skyscraper hundreds of meters above the ground, the howling cold wind swept past, yet the white cat remained utterly still.

After observing the city with its crimson eyes for quite some time, a meow sounded beside it.

Its ears twitched, but it did not turn its head.

Beside it, a black cat with green eyes sat down and followed the white cat's gaze.

"Haven't you seen enough of this city's scenery?"

The black cat spoke.

The white cat did not answer, merely gazing at the city below, which glittered like countless stars.

"Still, I never expected you to come looking for me on your own. Go on. If it's you, I'm willing to hear you out."

The black cat elegantly licked its paw and continued speaking to the white cat.

"Is that so?"

The white cat suddenly spoke, then turned its head.

"Then, Zola, I do have a request."

Upon hearing the white cat's words, the black cat froze mid-lick. Its cat eyes widened, and it turned its head. Unable to maintain its previous elegant posture, it said with some excitement:

"A request? Boss above, that word actually came from your mouth—and you said it to me?"

The black cat paused, resumed its former demeanor, and continued nonchalantly:

"Go on. Since you put it that way, I'll reluctantly help you."

I haven't even made the request yet.

Seeing the barely noticeable three-millimeter curl at the corner of the other cat's mouth, the white cat Rabi could not help complaining inwardly.

"I want you to..."

A moment later, the black cat's voice rang across the rooftop.

"No, no! I can't do it!"

As it spoke, Zola shook its head like a rattle drum.

"..."

Seeing the other cat's decisive refusal, Rabi fell silent.

"You said you'd definitely help. Besides, this isn't difficult, is it?"

"Um..."

Zola was choked up by those words. Its tail swayed back and forth before it said:

"Using the resources in my hands to help prepare for a performance isn't really a big deal. But the person involved is you. You know it—you're a key monitoring target of the company. If I casually divert company resources to you, the higher-ups will find out immediately. Wouldn't I be finished then?"

"I see. So it's that serious."

After hearing that, Rabi lowered its head as though it were hearing this for the first time.

"However..."

The black cat Zola suddenly changed its tone, its eyes fixed straight on Rabi.

After sweeping its gaze over Rabi, it suddenly revealed a humanlike wicked grin.

"Are you a female pervert?"

Rabi looked at it expressionlessly and asked calmly.

"What are you thinking?!"

Upon hearing Rabi's words, the black cat, which had been trying to maintain an elegant posture all this time, immediately bristled and nearly pounced on it in a frenzy of claws.

"I mean, transfer that Magical Girl to me, then transfer her back after the performance is over. Wouldn't that solve it?"

"..."

Rabi fell silent again and lowered its head slightly.

Indeed, that really was a good solution.

Once the Magical Girl was under Zola's name, investing resources however it pleased would be perfectly reasonable and compliant.

But...

It raised its head and saw the undisguised greed in the other cat's expression.

Clearly, once she was transferred over, there would be no getting her back.

After a brief pause, its voice became calm.

"This is my business."

After hearing that, Zola naturally understood Rabi's persistence. In the end, it sighed.

"Ah, if that's the case, then pretend I never said anything."