Something's off about this magical girl.

Chapter 39 Contract Beast Yubi

Please come with me.

Guanlan spoke in a calm tone, leading Gu Bai and Tao Zhuo down the dark spiral staircase.

As you walk deeper, the view on the first basement level suddenly opens up.

The first impression was that it was bright and spacious. The intricate magical patterns engraved on the high ceiling were faintly glowing. Rather than a basement, it was more like they had stepped into a luxurious underground palace.

Tao Zhuo sensed that the concentration of magic in the air was not only astonishingly high, but also suitable for intensified cultivation.

Besides this, it also has an indescribable liveliness and dynamism. Is it because of the existence of the contracted beast?

At the same time, Gu Baifa asked, "Where is this?"

"It's the territory of a little guy who does whatever he wants," Guanlan replied simply, her tone carrying a hint of indulgence and helplessness.

"Contracted Beast..."

Tao Zhuo picked up the conversation and then offered an explanation for the alteration of Qi Xin's official statement:

"Long ago, only those chosen by it and who signed a contract could become magical girls."

"But later, with the arrival of Qi Xin, the source magic of magical girls was reverse-engineered and deciphered. The efficiency and quality of the assembly line-like advancement of one-star magical girls were greatly improved. Contract beasts were gradually optimized by the version and eventually became mascot-like existences."

"That's right." Guanlan stopped and turned around, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes. "Yes, but Qixin also forgot to mention that if you want to upgrade from a six-star to a seven-star magical girl, you must gain the approval of your contracted beast."

She looked at Gu Bai, drawing out the last syllable meaningfully:

"And the magical girl that Lord Gu Bai is looking for must be—"

"—Chacha! My name is Yubi! Young man, I see you have extraordinary talent and remarkable potential. Come and sign a contract with me to become a magical girl who spreads love and hope!"

Accompanied by an extremely abrupt and strange cry, a fluffy ball with a neutral voice suddenly fluttered its small wings and flew up from a towering acrylic panel in the distance.

Gu Bai and Tao Zhuo turned their heads to look, and saw that the round, fluffy ball was trying to hug its two little arms to its chest, with its chin held high, as if it was showing off its arrogance to someone.

"If you sign a contract, will you grant me one of my wishes?" Gu Bai looked at Youbi, who was hovering in mid-air, and suddenly thought of a famous contract beast from another world.

"I believe that becoming a magical girl is the highest and most noble wish!"

Upon hearing this, Yubi, suspended in mid-air, raised its body even higher, proudly proclaiming Gu Bai's wish.

"What a joke," Tao Zhu couldn't help but complain from the side. "Now I finally understand why Qi Xin optimized this guy out."

"Foolish girl! I just quit and delegated the authority to those guys!"

Yubi made a 'fierce' gesture towards Taozhuo.

Then, it wrapped its little arms around itself and flew to Gu Bai, sniffing him intently. It then stared at his body from head to toe for a while, its tone becoming somewhat fawning:

"Young man, I smell a very familiar scent on you. Don't you really want to sign a contract with me and become a glorious magical girl? Otherwise, what did you come to me for?"

"No need." Gu Bai waved his hand dismissively.

However, he understood Guanlan's purpose in bringing him here, and immediately got to the point: "I came here to find the magical girl."

"Looking for magical girls? Are you trying to find a wife?" Yubi did a somersault in the air, muttering in confusion, "Aren't these two magical girls beside you? They might be so-so, but they should be able to learn some kind of transformation magic, right?"

"knock."

Tao Zhu clenched her fists. How come this guy in front of her wasn't a beast?

Gu Bai looked at the fluffy ball with its peculiar thought process, raised his hand and pinched Tao Zhuo's soft cheek to calm her down.

"Aww, I got it, I got it!"

Having taken control of the situation, Gu Bai looked at Youbi again, his expression serious: "Mo Xin, I'm looking for her."

"This name..." Yubi thought for a moment before speaking again, "I don't remember it. Do you have any items related to her? Preferably something with a magical feel to them!"

Gu Bai glanced at Guan Lan beside him out of the corner of his eye. The girl was smiling at him without saying a word.

After a moment, he changed his mind and conjured the jet-black longsword in his palm.

"nice one!"

Yubi, who had come closer, praised the sword, then used its tiny paws to probe the air around the blade and sniffed it intently. Afterward, it hovered in mid-air, its furry face displaying a remarkably human-like solemn expression:

"that..."

"Do you remember?" Gu Bai asked.

"This magical aura is so mixed, so many things are mixed in." Yubi circled the ink sword once, her tone certain: "But without a doubt, it's essentially an external magic of a seventh-star magical girl, yet I have no recollection of it!"

"Seven Stars?!"

Upon hearing this, Tao Zhuo's mouth dropped open in shock. How could this be!

"It's strange." Yubi stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Upgrading from level six to seven requires a supplementary contract from me. Mo Xin... this little one you're looking for, I have absolutely no recollection of her? How old is she?"

"A little younger than me, probably eighteen to twenty now?" Gu Bai answered immediately, but the initial files of that closed orphanage were all incomplete, so how could he possibly have a specific answer?

"Hmm..." Yubi thought for a moment, then shook her head vigorously, causing the ahoge on her head to sway: "It's impossible for a seven-star magical girl to exist—but the sword's scent is definitely that of a seven-star magical girl."

In the end, Yubi could only offer one suggestion: "If I don't know, I recommend you go find the Witch of Learning."

"Blood Witch? What a terrifying name! It sounds like the kind of super villain that only appears in the later stages of a story!" Tao Zhuo pretended to shiver.

"It's the 'learning' in 'the sea of ​​knowledge is boundless,' the witch of learning!"

Yubi rolled her eyes. What's the use of this magical girl? Normally, if she's shouting about love and friendship, she should be bravely charging into battle!

"It immediately has that damned competitive atmosphere of Qixin Academy, it's even more terrifying!" Tao Zhu shrank her neck.

Yubi glanced at Guanlan, her ahoge (a strand of hair sticking up) twitched, and suddenly uttered another name:

"You could also try the Magical Girl of the Past. She should know something about it, right? Besides the Ink Heart you mentioned, the strongest magical aura on this weapon is that of the Past."

"Thank you." Gu Bai kept her eyes on Guan Lan out of the corner of her eye. She didn't make any small movements, as if everything that was happening had nothing to do with her.

"Sigh, maybe I'm just getting old and can't remember many old stories."

Yubi stretched in the air, her eyes darting around, and suddenly she leaned close to Gu Bai and rubbed her little hands together:

"Young man, find a magical girl to take me out for a stroll. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll remember some other clues!"

At this point in the conversation, Guanlan, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke. Her voice had a formulaic gentleness: "Lady Yubi, you can't leave here, okay?"

"Tch, I'm too lazy to go either. The air outside is full of that sweet, industrial-smelling magic, it smells awful." Yubi pouted, then threatened fiercely, "But Guanlan, if you dare to try to dissuade me again, I absolutely will not agree to your advancement to Seven Stars!"

"..." Guanlan's expression remained unchanged. He bowed slightly, seemingly already used to the temperament of this contracted beast. He turned around decisively, preparing to leave early: "How could I possibly dissuade Lady Yubi from her actions? Please go ahead."

As Guanlan's footsteps faded at the end of the spiral staircase, Youbi flew back to Gu Bai: "Human, what's your name?"

"Gu Bai, that's Tao Zhuo."

"Got it, haha, I can speak freely now. That lowly, ugly magical girl is finally gone!" Yubi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pfft—" Tao Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Objectively speaking, Guanlan is definitely a top beauty in terms of both appearance and temperament. Unexpectedly, in the mouth of this ancient contracted beast, she can only be described as "low-class and ugly".

However, before Tao Zhuo's laughter could subside, Youbi suddenly turned around, pointing a short finger at her nose and shouting:

"What's so funny about telling the truth? You're just a low-level magical girl!"

"Knock!" Tao Zhuo's laughter stopped abruptly. She had never heard such a comment before. She clenched her fist tightly, her knuckles cracking.

If Gu Bai hadn't stopped it, this fluffy ball would have been subjected to a physical exorcism right now, with both its left and right fists dealing high damage.

"Sigh, the world is going to the dogs. Are there not even any pleasing girls left in a magical girl team?"

Ignoring Tao Zhuo, who was on the verge of going berserk, Yubi floated to Gu Bai's head and sighed, "Even though I'm female too, I only feel good when I see a fragrant and beautiful girl!"

Then, it hovered in front of Gu Bai, making a frantic announcement, its short little hands gesturing a large circle: "Young man, listen up! If you can bring some real, beautiful, and fragrant girls to play with me next time, I might make an exception and give you a super big reward!"

Gu Bai stared expressionlessly at the fluffy ball of fluff that was just making empty promises, then turned and left with Tao Zhuo.

"Read and will definitely do it next time."

"Ah, don't go! We haven't talked about you becoming a magical girl yet!!!"