Those Surnamed Xiao Usually Have Something to Do with Fire

She bent down to help the little girl up, then took out a tissue and handed it to her.

"I'm so sorry, would you like me to wipe it for you?"

"Hmph, whatever!"

The little girl snatched the tissue, wiped her skirt, crossed her arms, and turned her head away.

"I'm magnanimous, I won't hold it against you! Watch where you're going next time!"

After saying that, she walked away in her little leather shoes, not forgetting to turn back and glare at Molly as she went, her eyes looking just like those of a cat that had been provoked.

"..."

Molly watched her retreating figure and shook her head helplessly.

She put the little incident out of her mind, picked up her things, and continued walking home.

As soon as I stepped into the house, my phone rang.

Molly took out her phone and saw that it was a message from Luoxi.

[Luoxi: I'll introduce someone to you later]

[Luoxi: She's the magical girl who couldn't attend the last Cock Property Management Operation]

[Luoxi: She's encountered a troublesome enemy and wants to ask for your help.]

Molly's eyes lit up instantly.

Troublesome enemy?

Isn't that just a mobile proficiency gift pack?

She had just finished a match that afternoon and was still feeling unsatisfied when a new battle came knocking on her door.

Furthermore, you can meet new magical girl companions.

In reality, she has only ever met one magical girl, Luoxi.

Luoxi's light magic is incredibly powerful, making it extremely effective against Monster Demon.

I wonder what kind of abilities they'll bring this time?

Molly's curiosity was piqued.

She replied quickly:

Okay, when and where?

A few seconds later, Luoxi replied with a message.

[Luoxi: I'll take her to your house later]

[Molly: Okay]

After typing a reply to the message, Molly asked again:

Could you tell me what kind of magic she's good at?

[Luoxi: She is skilled in fire elemental magic, and her dress is red and white. Although she is a bit spoiled, she is not a bad person, so please be understanding.]

"Skilled in fire element? Like Hu Tao? Or Klee?"

"If we get another water-type magical girl, wouldn't we be able to trigger an evaporation reaction?"

Molly thought for a moment, then typed another question:

Is her surname Xiao?

Messages replied instantly:

[Luoxi: Shocked. jpg, How did you know? Do you know her?]

[Molly: No, I don't know her, but people with the surname Xiao are usually associated with fire.]

[Luoxi:...]

Molly put away her phone, her brows furrowing slightly.

The time on my phone is already 6:30.

At this time of day, Moyan would usually be sitting obediently on the living room sofa with her schoolbag on her back, either reading comics or eating snacks, waiting for her to come home and cook.

Why haven't they come back yet?

Has my sister run into trouble again?

Just as Molly was about to call her sister, the door lock suddenly made a soft "click" sound.

The door was pushed open, Moyan walked in with her schoolbag on her back and her head down. There was a little bit of barely noticeable dust on the hem of her school uniform.

"Sister?"

Moyan saw Molly, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

"Where did you go? Why are you so late?"

Molly quickly went over and, after confirming that she was not injured, her heart finally settled.

I thought something had happened to you.

"No... it's nothing."

Moyan avoided her sister's gaze, her fingers unconsciously twisting the strap of her schoolbag, her voice slightly guilty:

"It was my turn to be on duty today, so I came back late."

"Really?" Molly looked at her flushed ears and felt a little suspicious.

My younger sister is usually only half an hour late when she's on duty, but today she's almost an hour late.

But seeing how nervous Moyan looked, Molly didn't ask any more questions. She simply ruffled Moyan's hair and said softly:

"If you're on duty too late next time, remember to send me a message so I don't worry."

"Um!"

Moyan nodded vigorously, breathed a sigh of relief, rushed into her room, and closed the door.

Molly looked at the closed door and shook her head helplessly.

Inside the room, Moyan leaned against the door and carefully unzipped her backpack.

Besides the textbooks, there was also a rolled-up poster lying inside.

She unfolded the poster. On the image, a silver-white magical girl stood in the sunlight, holding Broken Sword, her eyes cold and sharp—the very image of the Magical Girl Pale.

Moyan looked at the figure on the poster, her cheeks flushed even more, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

She wouldn't tell her sister that it wasn't her turn to do chores today at all.

After school, she took a long detour to a stationery store in the city center and bought the limited edition Pale Poster.

Then, on the way home, I ran into three Black Defectors distributing Bewitchment flyers.

She transformed into Monster Demon, using Bewitchment Technique to get the Defectors to take her to the organization's stronghold.

She then destroyed the stronghold and collected Monster Demon Monster Demon Shard.

That's what caused the delay.

Moyan put down the poster and took out a small cloth bag from the bottom of her backpack.

Opening the cloth bag, three purplish-black fragments, each the size of a fingernail, lay inside. These were the items dropped by the Monster Demon, emitting a faint Miasma.

"Lilith, come out!"

As soon as Moyan finished speaking, Lilith, dressed in a black Lolita dress, appeared in front of her, flapping her small wings.

His gaze fell on the fragments, and he chuckled.

"Wow, that's quite a haul, little Yan Yan."

Moyan:

"What are these fragments? How do we use them?"

"I think Lord Pale has collected something like this before."

"This is good stuff."

Lilith circled the fragment once and explained:

"For those magical girls, this thing is full of Miasma, and they have to go through a lot of effort to purify it before they can absorb even a little bit of magic."

"But for you, this is the ultimate tonic!"

"A tonic?" Moyan's eyes lit up.

"That's right."

Lilith nodded:

"You just need to concentrate and pour your magic into the fragment to directly absorb its energy without wasting a single bit."

Upon hearing this, Moyan immediately did as Lilith instructed.

She picked up a fragment, closed her eyes, and slowly channeled the purplish-black magic power within her body into it.

The fragments glowed faintly upon contact with magic, and the Miasma within seemed to find an outlet, flowing continuously into her body through her fingertips.

A powerful force surged through her limbs and bones.

Moyan's body trembled slightly, and the demonic energy around her grew stronger. In her originally clear eyes, a faint trace of coldness and majesty belonging to a superior flashed.

That gaze, sharp yet indifferent, was like that of Monster Demon queen looking down upon all living beings.

Moments later, the three fragments completely turned to ashes.

Moyan slowly opened her eyes, the coldness in them fading away, leaving only a look of pure joy.

She could clearly feel that her strength had increased again!

"I want to become stronger and catch up with Lord Pale as soon as possible..."

"Even stronger than Lord Pale!"