Guessing and Taking the Bait

The Association was not alerted.

After all, the Magical Girl's rest area has been practically under martial law, and ordinary people are not allowed to come here at all.

However, Old Wei was still somewhat worried about the situation over there.

I'm really torn.

For everyone's safety, it's best to gather everyone together... With love here, it's impossible to be wiped out in one fell swoop.

If even love can be wiped out here, then the enemy coming must be Tier 5 force. How could their small Branch possibly withstand it?

However, the disadvantages of bringing everyone together have already been mentioned.

After hesitating for a moment, Old Wei decided to send a message to Ai.

The enemy was just here; what if they left some clues?

"I have arrived"

Love arrived at the Association very quickly.

Her perception instantly expanded to its maximum, and the entire Association Branch was laid bare before her.

But the enemy acted as if he had never been there; all traces vanished completely.

"Tsk... that's fast."

Thousand Blades and Masked Heroine arrived shortly after, one guarding the stairwell and the other the window. Only after confirming it was safe did they soften their expressions.

The Ranger was still somewhat shaken.

After all, she had never dealt with such a troublesome enemy before; she had almost opened the door while she was still in a daze!

"It's alright, Ranger." The Knight gently patted the Ranger's body.

Half an hour later, the channel held a meeting.

No one dared to sleep anymore. All six Magical Girl gathered in the conference room. Old Wei's voice came from the speakers, with the kettle in his office whirring in the background.

"The enemy is incredibly audacious; relying on their special abilities, they dare to do anything."

Old Wei's tone sounded very unpleasant.

After all, first it was the Detention Department, then it was love, and now it's the Ranger.

The prestigious Magical Girl Association Branch has become the enemy's backyard, where they can come and go as they please.

"But this time she changed her target..."

"Is it possible that they are trying to approach us one by one to learn more about us?"

After thinking for a moment, Masked Heroine Man was the first to offer his conjecture.

They must figure out the enemy's objectives as soon as possible.

They clearly have the ability to kill them outright, so why do they keep harassing them? It can't be just for some kind of twisted pleasure, right?

During the call, Old Wei remained silent for a moment.

"They might want you to fall into evil."

Puff!

Ai was drinking water when she heard Old Wei's words and immediately spat it all out.

Seemingly realizing that his words were indeed ambiguous, Old Wei quickly offered an explanation.

"You all know that extreme negative emotions can lead to the creation of Fallen Beast... and the stronger a person's mental strength, the stronger the Fallen Beast they can create."

"Magical Girl are nourished by Magic Power and positive energy, and their mental strength is often several times stronger than that of ordinary people... At this point, you probably know what I mean."

Everyone nodded.

It seems the enemy is planning to win hearts and minds...

"It seems she's confirming... confirming which one of us could be taken advantage of."

The Knight looked at the crowd.

After the concert incident, she believes her current mindset is perfect, her mother's illness has improved, and there is no possibility that she could be easily swayed.

As for the others... to be honest, the Knight dared not make any conclusions.

"Love's strength is the greatest... If one can successfully win over the heart, the results will naturally be the best... But that day, after Love realized something was wrong, the enemy immediately fled, probably because their direct combat strength was insufficient... In addition, since Love discovered it on the spot, the enemy probably wouldn't dare to approach Love again."

"As for the Ranger... they are the weakest... but if we can successfully win them over Ranger, it will still have a significant impact on us."

The Ranger hugged his arm and shivered.

"Damn it! Being weak means being hunted down and killed!"

The Knight glanced at the indignant Ranger and pondered for a moment.

"We can't just sit here and wait to die; we have to think of a way to lure her out on her own."

"Leave this to me, I'll figure it out."

"Now you have another task... We're almost there to find our informant within the Association."

"Almost?"

Ai raised an eyebrow.

"At four o'clock this morning, in an abandoned industrial area outside the city, a monitoring post captured evidence of activity by remnants of the Liberation Faction."

Three people appeared near Warehouse No. 2.

"Warehouse Number Two..."

"So that means..." Masked Heroine's voice turned cold, "That his informant is in the Monitoring Department."

"Preliminary Lockdown"

Old Wei said.

"The Monitoring Department, including myself, consists of fourteen people. The scope has been narrowed down to the smallest possible size."

"Should we arrest them?" the Knight asked.

No rush.

Old Wei's answer surprised several people.

His voice was frighteningly calm.

"The Energy Crystal in Warehouse No. 2 are all substandard products, intended for the Association's backup energy use. Even if they were stolen, it wouldn't matter much... Now that we have a general idea of where our informants are, we can use them to set traps for the Liberation Faction... We've been played by them all along; do they think we have no temper?"

"Besides, I wouldn't dare assume that only the Monitoring Department has informants."

"I will continue to send false information to other departments to verify their security."

"However, when the Liberation Faction loot the warehouse later, I will still need you to participate, just like usual."

By the time the meeting ended, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

As everyone got up to go eat breakfast, Old Wei's speaker suddenly beeped again.

It's the notification sound for a new email.

Old Wei glanced at the sender's name and then paused.

[Headquarters - Personnel Transfer Order]

"... Here they come."

He said in a low voice.

"What's here?" Aiwen asked.

"The request for support of Mental Type Magical Girl has been approved by Headquarters."

Old Wei said slowly.

"The candidate has been chosen and will arrive in the Our City in three days. It is said to be an expert specializing in dealing with cognitive interference— Dawn Rank."

This should have been good news.

But no one in the meeting room could laugh.

Because everyone was thinking of the same thing.

Three days later, a strange Magical Girl will arrive in this Our City.

She possessed a transfer order from Headquarters, all her documents were authentic and valid, and she passed all identity verifications.

However, waiting for her in this city is an enemy who can disguise himself as anyone.

"Transfer orders, files... all these things can be verified," Thousand Blades said in a low voice, "But what if she..."

She didn't finish speaking.

Old Wei remained silent for a few seconds.

"So, we have one more thing to do in these three days."

"Think of a way--"

"To verify someone we've never met before, or to find a way to ensure their safety."