Something's off about this magical girl.

Chapter 44 Capturing Everyone's Hearts

Follow the guidance given by the voice in your heart.

Gu Bai strolled onto the street, and without exception, all the large screens embedded on both sides of the street were playing the same story.

A speech by the magical girl from the heart.

【Praying with Heart, Walking with You】

A red logo with white lettering slowly scrolled at the bottom of the screen. Gu Bai took out his phone and opened the short video app.

【Heart Magical Girl Special Speech - Live Streaming】is being pushed out.

Switching to the Aili Aili website, the first column on the homepage, highlighted in red, still features the same face.

Then switch to the Qixin News app, cryptocurrency market information, variety shows and entertainment...

Every app's splash screen and the first image on every homepage features the same content.

【Praying with Heart, Walking with You】

[The Magical Girl of Hearts - Special Speech - Live Streaming]

At that moment, Qixin's big hand pressed the push button, covering all aspects of the lives of Qixin District residents.

Meanwhile, those annoying, aggressive commenters seemed to have gone blind at this moment, unexpectedly choosing to remain silent despite their massive online traffic.

In the video, the magical girl with a heart raises her head, smiles slightly at the camera, and then speaks.

There are many versions of events surrounding last night, and I will address them one by one here today.

We have lost some very important people... yet some malicious people are whispering in the shadows, slandering Qi Xin's contributions!

Her voice was soft, even somewhat gentle, like the surface of water after a rain, gentle yet inevitably tinged with anger.

Everyone knows that her attitude is Qi Xin's attitude; her response is Qi Xin's response.

The images that now dominate all the screens symbolize the moment when Qi Xin, this monster, is unleashing its full firepower in the arena of public opinion.

And the magical girl of the heart is the mouthpiece of this monster.

In fact, praying doesn't require paying any price.

All the sacrifices, chaos, and resentment can be wiped clean and categorized into that largest, most convenient, and least explainable direction—

Witches, by their very existence, are enemies of humanity.

The speech, which lasted about half an hour, ended quickly. Objectively speaking, it was only a speech that was barely passing.

She promised to provide excessive compensation to the magical girls who died in battle and their families who suffered losses, explained that relevant supervision would be strengthened in the future, and mentioned at the end that she would use her personal wealth to establish a charitable foundation and other conventional measures.

If it were anyone else, they might just be considered ordinary, but she is the magical girl of the heart!

Passing through the pedestrian street.

Gu Bai paused for a moment, only then noticing that the crowd on the street had basically stopped what they were doing and were all looking up at the magical girl on the screen.

It wasn't just a few people, it was almost everyone. The young girls shopping put their shopping bags down at their feet, and the children drinking milk tea forgot to take another sip as their hands hovered in mid-air.

Every pair of eyes was fixed on that face, their pupils reflecting the same gentle smile.

Gu Bai vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Hypnosis? Brainwashing? Or something else entirely?

He finally understood why Qi Xin had asked him to go to the conference room before the speech.

"Even those without magic will find themselves drawn to the magical girl of the heart; this is one of her inherent magics."

Xia Zhi's warning echoed in Gu Bai's mind.

If the previous statement was just an abstract concept, the scene before us is the best proof of it. Could it even be effective through such means?

The so-called Seven Star Magical Girls seem to be fundamentally different from the magical girls Gu Bai encounters in his daily life...

"Lord Heart, we love you!" someone cheered.

The first call was like flipping a switch, and the crowd on the street immediately erupted in cheers.

"My lord! We admire you!"

"Long live Prayer!"

The crowd grew larger and larger, eventually evolving into a promotional parade celebrating the magical girl of the heart.

Flags appeared out of nowhere, banners were raised out of nowhere, and someone even brought out a portable megaphone with wheels.

That reaction speed is unbelievable.

Gu Bai didn't join them. He moved aside and leaned against the wall of a milk tea shop with its roller shutter door closed, his gaze sweeping over the crowd without making a sound.

In the end, it landed in some corner.

There were a few faces there, so ordinary they couldn't be more ordinary, leading the chanting at the very front of the line with incredibly swift movements; they were all people from Qixin.

In other words, the power of the magical girl of the heart is already terrifying enough, but Qi Xin does not intend to rely solely on this natural infection.

Tomorrow's headlines are already predictable.

[Residents of Qixin District spontaneously sing praises to the magical girl of the heart: Let's overcome this difficult time together]

Gu Bai took out his phone and opened the Qi Xin APP.

All the questions, inquiries, and insults directed at Qi Xin from last night have completely disappeared from the trending topics list.

Instead, there were headlines like "[Heartfelt Speech by the Magical Girl of the Heart]", "[Extra Compensation for Prayers: Up to 5 Million Per Life?!]", and "[Who is the Traitor? The Witch is the Real Enemy!]".

The market, which was originally a sea of ​​red, has quietly turned from decline to rise, and the candlestick chart has begun to show one red bar after another.

As for the magical girl herself, all related merchandise such as autographed photos, limited standees, and poster collections have sold out. Even old models listed by scalpers on the second-hand market for ten times the price are snapped up in seconds!

Even on so-called "free" forums, the trend has completely collapsed.

[My words are sincere and heartfelt, family members must support me by voting! Let's create an unprecedented chart-topping ranking! -- If any family members need to borrow money, please contact me!]

[Everyone, let's go all in! Daddy Qixin won't let us down!]

[I cried. Sister Xin just said she wanted to set up a fund for the students who died in the accident, and I immediately deposited 100,000 yuan into it!]

Gu Bai scrolled through a few comments, then locked his phone.

It's not that I dislike it—

It has to be said that Qi Xin is a machine that runs incredibly smoothly.

The smoothness extends to any specific person, sacrifice, or grief; they are merely insignificant marks on this assembly line.

As for what the Ximing Cult, or the four major groups, intend to do?

Judging from the current situation, whoever is behind this attempt to damage Qi Xin's inherent glory will likely abandon their idea after this reversal of public opinion.

Since Prayer can direct the result to the witch, it can also do the same to direct the result to any other place.

But for the time being, all that noise and commotion had nothing to do with Gu Bai.

"Finally out."

By this time, he had already left the main urban area.

The hustle and bustle of the streets gradually faded away, replaced by the unique smell of dew and soil mixed together in the suburbs and towns.

He continued on his way to his destination, guided by the instructions in his mind.

The reason why I acted on the words in my mind was very simple: it all stemmed from the other person's intermittent self-introduction earlier.

I am, the Magical Girl of the Past.

That one sentence is enough.