A Debut Through Infamy?

A private teahouse.

Inside the Magic Curtain, Mo Zhen gently touched his chest and transformed back into Magical Girl Hell before raising her hand to dispel the curtain.

She returned to the door of the private room.

She could faintly hear someone talking on the phone inside.

"Sorry, Xiaoyu, Dad's still working overtime today. It's getting late, so go to bed early. Tell the nanny if there's anything you want to eat."

Tang Wenjie's voice was gentle as he spoke to the person on the other end, completely different from before.

"Yes, Dad will definitely have time to attend your parent-teacher meeting tomorrow."

Tang Wenjie spent a long time reassuring her before hanging up.

Only then did Hell push the door open. "Sorry, I listened in for a bit."

Tang Wenjie sighed helplessly. "It's all right. I knew you were nearby."

If it had been someone as dangerous as Edward, Tang Wenjie would never have answered the call, but he did have a certain amount of trust in Hell.

This young lady of mysterious origins had dealt with Ripper swiftly and decisively, making her look thoroughly dangerous, yet she had then taken the initiative to heal Scarlet Spider.

Tang Wenjie had met hundreds upon hundreds of superhumans.

As such, he could tell that this young lady wasn't bad by nature. At most, she was a little tsundere, more responsive to a soft approach than a hard one.

In Tang Wenjie's eyes, this was more a form of self-protection.

After all, she had come to Taiping Prefecture alone, without a friend or relative in sight. If she didn't act a little fierce, more and more people would come looking for trouble.

"Let's continue."

Tang Wenjie adjusted his glasses.

His old habit had surfaced again.

As a top student who had crossed over from psychology to the superhero department, he always found himself unconsciously analyzing the superhumans he interacted with.

This meticulous habit often allowed him to sign more hesitant superhumans.

Hell nodded. "I've already prepared the money. Let's sign the contract."

"No problem."

Tang Wenjie nodded.

The girl signed her codename thirteen times on the authorization documents, granting the company "Hell Kingdom" written authorization over all her personal copyrights.

The notary lawyers Tang Wenjie had arranged arrived at that moment. They checked the contract, and Tang Wenjie then affixed the official seal on behalf of the Colossus Capital Venture Capital Fund.

Hell held out her thumb and pressed her fingerprint onto it.

With that, Magical Girl Hell and Titan Capital had concluded an official contract in duplicate. It was also entered into Taiping Prefecture's notarial records, pending its entry into force.

Tang Wenjie said, "If you have time, it would be best to transfer the 250,000 to the company account within a week."

Hell nodded, then suddenly grew curious. "How are you planning to promote me first?"

Tang Wenjie picked up the tablet beside him and opened an Instagram account. It was Colossus Media's account, which had ten million followers:

"First, we'll announce a teaser for your debut across the major social media platforms. Titan Capital controls eighty percent of the world's social media channels."

"Next, I need you to pick a time and find a familiar or a low-level witch to help us record a battle video."

Hell suddenly spoke up. "Can you use yesterday's fight with Ripper? There should have been surveillance cameras nearby."

Tang Wenjie frowned. "In theory, yes, but I wouldn't recommend it. A magical girl killing someone is still a bit too taboo."

For the first stage, with limited promotional funds, he preferred the traditional approach to promoting a magical girl.

Debut teaser → defeat a witch → proclaim love and justice → official debut.

They had followed this magical girl formula over a hundred times. It was reliable and risk-free.

Hearing this, Hell smiled. "Mr. Tang, there's something I'd like to ask you first."

Tang Wenjie said, "Go ahead."

"Did I violate any United Government or Ministry of Magic rules or laws by killing Ripper?"

Tang Wenjie froze for a moment, then sat up straight, rapidly reviewing legal provisions in his mind.

The Third Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Thirteenth Amendment, the...

A moment later, he shook his head. "You didn't violate a single one, and no department will hold you accountable for what you did."

The laws of Taiping Prefecture were very unusual. Above ordinary law, there was also the "Superhuman Law."

The Third Amendment to the Superhuman Law stipulated that once a superhuman committed a felony such as murder, poisoning, or endangering public safety, they would automatically lose all civil and political rights and be regarded as a supervillain.

Once someone was deemed a supervillain, other superhumans and ordinary people would bear no legal responsibility for killing them.

People from the magical world, such as certain mages and magical girls, were subject to this law as well.

Although the Ministry of Magic had an official internal rule that magical girls were not allowed to involve themselves in incidents outside the magical world or kill people,

that was only an internal rule.

Ultimately, the Ministry of Magic was merely a subordinate department used by national governments to coordinate and manage magical power. Its authority could never supersede the law.

At that thought, Tang Wenjie's pupils suddenly contracted slightly. He looked up into the girl's red eyes. "What are you planning?"

Hell smiled faintly. "Infamy is still fame. As an agent, you should know that, shouldn't you?"

Tang Wenjie froze, finally understanding what the girl was implying.

Ever since magical girls first appeared, the major social media platforms had promoted them with the same prevailing themes: light and kindness, love and justice.

People saw magical girls as gentle and kind, willing to risk their lives to save a kitten from a sea of flames.

If, at a time like this, a magical girl billed as "arrogant," "evil," and "a remorseless killer" suddenly appeared on social media...

Tang Wenjie instantly recognized the business opportunity.

He twirled the stylus between his fingers, rapidly weighing the pros and cons, his gaze flickering behind his lenses.

After a moment, Tang Wenjie took a deep breath and looked into Hell's eyes again. "Miss Hell, this is no joke."

"Once the arrow leaves the bow, there's no turning back. Once public opinion is inflamed, not even the Colossus Company can forcibly put it out."

"If things go badly, you'll bear the public's anger and abuse for the rest of your life, and even face disgust and estrangement from other magical girls."

"When that happens, forget going public with an IPO. I'm afraid people will point fingers and curse at you just for showing up in the city."

"Some of Taiping Prefecture's unruly people really are as bad as they say. I've worked in this business for years, and I know exactly how hard they are to satisfy."

Tang Wenjie still wanted to talk the young lady out of it. After all, this concerned her commercial value for the rest of her life, and she would have to bear tremendous pressure from public opinion.

He was worried that the young lady would regret it in the future.

To that end, he even gave her an example:

"Do you remember Scarlet Spider? Just because his fight with Jumbo destroyed a sea-crossing bridge last time, his stock price fell ten points that very day."

"Those people called him useless, a waste. They said he was a circus boy who could only shoot webs, complained that he wasn't as capable as Peacemaker's little finger, and said he couldn't even handle Jumbo."

"And at the time, Scarlet Spider was in the hospital having surgery on his broken arm, but nobody cared at all."

"If you want to take this path, the abuse you'll have to endure will probably be ten, even a hundred times worse."

Tang Wenjie's tone was grave.

Yet after listening to him, the gray-haired girl sitting across from him merely blinked:

"Mm, I understand."

Tang Wenjie immediately took off his glasses and rubbed his face. A sudden despair rose in his heart. Should he not have signed her?

If this went badly, his own career would probably be over too.

When that happened, forget advancing further and competing for the minister's position. He'd be lucky not to get fired.