The Senior Was Beeping

Sun Feiliu stood up, glanced at Fu You's wristband, and curled his lips slightly. He said to the three magical girls who had rushed over, "Everything's fine here. Go take care of your own business."

"What was that aura just now? Is there a Fierce Beast here?" After glancing at Liu Rui, the three magical girls all fixed their eyes on Fu You.

Fu You ignored them and merely knocked Sun Feiliu's chest with his wristband. "Hurry up and turn this thing off."

The wristband was still beeping, unbearably annoying.

"Don't panic. Once the higher-ups see that it's safe, they'll naturally turn it off." As he spoke, Sun Feiliu waved at the three magical girls. "The situation here is under control. It's nothing serious."

"This thing needs the higher-ups to notice it? Do you know how damn loud it is?"

"I don't have the authority either. Don't I have to submit an application first?" Sun Feiliu straightened his clothes, smoothing out the suit that had become slightly rumpled from sleeping.

The three magical girls still looked doubtful as they quietly discussed it among themselves.

Fu You glanced at the three puzzled magical girls, then stepped back and sat on the sofa nearby. He crossed his legs, idly swung his foot, folded his arms over his chest, and closed his eyes. His brows were tightly furrowed, his face full of irritation and displeasure.

"Are you sure everything's fine? Then we'll be leaving."

"It's fine." Sun Feiliu poured some water from the side and handed it to Fu You, then beckoned Liu Rui over to sit as well.

Only then did the three magical girls leave.

Liu Rui's legs had been shaking for quite a while. It was only when Sun Feiliu called him over that he snapped back to his senses. Just as he was about to walk over, he realized that his legs had gone somewhat stiff. For a moment, he did not even know how to lift his feet and walk.

His tense leg muscles finally recovered after he took two steps. He sat beside Fu You, though he instinctively left a bit of distance between them.

"What exactly was that?" he asked.

"A Magic Power Limiter," Sun Feiliu said.

"It doesn't actually do much limiting. It's just noisy." Fu You kept his eyes closed, his voice brimming with impatience.

The beeping was driving him up the wall. How was he supposed to have any patience left?

To everyone else, it was merely an annoying noise. But the wristband was on his hand, and the sound reaching his ears was absurdly loud.

"I mean... what was that magic power just now?" Liu Rui asked cautiously, constantly watching their expressions.

Even though he was only a newbie magical girl, he knew perfectly well that what he was facing now was not merely serious.

It was extremely serious.

That evil power was something ordinary magical girls could not produce, and even ordinary Fierce Beasts could not release it.

Whether magical girls or espers, everyone's magic power had its own attributes and characteristics. Light, ice, lightning, fire, and love—healing—were the most common attributes. There were also rarer abilities, such as grass and blessing types, each with their own magical traits.

The prerequisite for using magic power of a certain attribute was for the Magic Core to contain magic power of the corresponding attribute. The Witches' Society's magic for corrupting magical girls into Witches involved using dark magic power to contaminate a magical girl's Magic Core.

Although Liu Rui had not seen much and had rarely encountered corrupted magical girls or Witches, he knew that even a contaminated magical girl's magic power would not be this dark.

To release such pure dark magic power, while also precisely controlling its intensity... the senior's Magic Core...

What exactly was it like?

Could it already have been completely saturated with dark magic power?

Then what was the difference between the senior and a Fierce Beast—or rather, a Witch...?

The textbooks said that any magical girl whose Magic Core was half composed of dark magic power would be expelled from the Magical Girl Division and classified as a corrupted girl.

There was no doubt about it.

This senior was very likely not a normal magical girl.

Yet his words did not change either of their expressions.

Clearly, that utterly wicked magic power from earlier was no secret to either of them.

Liu Rui secretly swallowed.

One was his senior, and the other was the deputy director of a Magical Girl Division branch. Logically speaking, they could not be members of the Witches' Society... right?

After pouring each of them a glass of water, Sun Feiliu finally sat down nearby. "Fu You, how much did you tell him?"

"How much did you tell him?" Fu You countered.

Sun Feiliu laughed. "I only hoped you two could get along. Huali, Fu You has a bit of a bad temper, but he's still a good person."

Fu You snorted and viciously slammed his wristband against the wall. "You call someone wearing this a good person?"

Sun Feiliu took out a cigarette from the drawer beside him and put it between his lips.

Fu You's red-glowing eyes immediately locked onto his face.

Sensing Fu You's gaze, Sun Feiliu sheepishly tucked the cigarette behind his ear, then pointed at the limiter. "Without that, maybe you're not a good person. But with it, you're definitely a good person."

"I was doing pretty well. Then this thing started beeping, and now I'm not."

"Whether you're good or not isn't for you to decide. Stop smashing it. If you break that thing, another hundred thousand will be added to your bill."

"..." Fu You lowered his arm. "Fine, I can accept the limiter. But at least give me a switch for the alarm, will you? Isn't it enough that any magic power fluctuation detected gets automatically reported to the system? Are you afraid people won't know where I am during a fight?"

"Yes, the limiter's purpose is to remind others that you're dangerous." Sun Feiliu answered smoothly, smiling.

"Are you afraid I won't die?" Fu You gritted out.

"We're afraid you won't die alone," Sun Feiliu said.

Fu You stared at Sun Feiliu.

Sun Feiliu kept smiling and spread his hands. "What are you looking at me for? I didn't make the rules. I'm only responsible for answering questions. If you're unhappy, go vent at the Special Incident Response Department. What's the point of saying this to me?"

"The limiter can't restrain me," Fu You said.

Sun Feiliu waved a hand. "Enough. That's not the point. The noise won't kill you. The school bell is even louder, and I've never seen you complain about that."

"Because it isn't ringing on me!" Fu You frowned.

"Fine, tell me. Why did it go off this time? Which kid did you lose your temper with?"

"There's a Witch at the school," Fu You said.

"Mm... huh? What did you say?"

"There's a Witch at the school," Fu You repeated calmly.

"A Witch? Where?"

"How about you give everyone in the school a limiter? Whoever starts beeping is the one."

"This thing costs a hundred thousand each."

"It's not like I'm paying for it."