Something's off about this magical girl.

Chapter 59 Ubi Chubi and Time Stop

Thursday is the day for new products to be launched at Qixin's directly operated herbal medicine stores.

Nowadays, the purchase of Ephemeral Grass is subject to a limited number system for magical girls, with only thirty tickets released each week. I arrived early today and was lucky enough to be in the thirtieth place.

Dongchun stood at the end of the line, glanced at her number in her hand without much expression, but folded the paper neatly and put it in the deepest part of her pocket.

drip-

Mobile phone notification sound.

She glanced down and saw a notification from the Qixin APP: a strange beast had appeared in District 051, and she was assigned a task to provide assistance.

Dongchun put her phone back in her pocket, took two steps out of the line, and happened to be next to a low-star quasi-magical girl. She took the number slip out of her pocket and stuffed it into the girl's hand.

"Sister? Big sister?"

The aspiring magical girl paused for a moment, staring blankly at the ephemeral fortune slip she had suddenly acquired, unsure of what to say.

Dongchun had already turned and left.

She was very introverted and didn't dare to explain herself. She thought it would be great if Tao Zhuo were by her side right now.

Also furious, he activated his magic and used airflow propulsion to speed up his journey to District 051.

A moment later.

Arrive outside of Zone 051.

As she entered, Dongchun unleashed her perception magic.

The semi-magical girl squad is maneuvering around the monsters in the calamity zone, maintaining their formation, with no one injured, and even gaining the upper hand.

The value might correspond to gray copper grade, which shouldn't be the case.

Although there is only one, we cannot let our guard down. The situation is completely different now than it was in the past.

Winter Camellia's red eyes shone brightly, and in an instant, she had already stopped in front of the group of quasi-magical girls.

"Danger, back off."

She ordered the quasi-magical girl team to retreat, while simultaneously observing the strange beast before her—no, wait.

Unlike any other strange beasts I've ever seen, this one had a completely distorted body structure, having long lost the outline of any living creature. It had five hands and six arms, its face and excretory organs were mixed together and slightly expanded, and scarlet liquid continuously seeped from its massive body, spreading a foul stench.

Strange, what kind of creature is this?

Dongchun frowned. She didn't recognize him, but she had to deal with him first.

Her red eyes lit up again, and in the next instant, she hovered above the beast, a beam of light condensing behind her.

Boom—

It was just a tentative shot, but it hit the torso squarely, even splitting the beast below in two.

Dongchun landed slowly, dispersed the light beam, and stepped aside, not looking at the pile of wreckage.

Gray Bronze level should theoretically be much harder to deal with than Gray Iron, but the actual combat strength of this one just now was, to be honest, barely at the level of Gray Iron. Its shape was distorted, and its combat power was seriously inconsistent with its abilities.

There have been a lot of unexpected events lately. Dongchun marked this matter in her mind and planned to report it after she got out.

However, after the first shot, she felt much better.

She didn't plan to say goodbye to the previous squad of prospective magical girls, and wondered if she should try her luck at a more secluded herbal medicine shop in the south of the city.

"...Yubi Chubi?"

Just then, an extremely strange cry drifted from behind her.

Dong Chun unconsciously activated the magic within her body, turned around, and raised her hand; she was starting to miss the strange beast Tu Tu.

"Wait, wait, wait! It's me, it's me! Magical Girl Contract Beast, Yubi-sama!"

Floating in mid-air is a small, furry creature with two disproportionately large ears. It is flapping in the air to maintain its levitation. I saw it once before when Guanlan took it underground.

"I practiced for a long time! 'Yubi Chubi' is a cute greeting I specially learned from Airi's popular chat list. Can you feel the overwhelming cuteness?!"

Dongchun looked at it, remained silent for two seconds, and abandoned the idea of ​​attacking.

Then he turned around and continued walking, not understanding why this guy was here, even though he did seem to live nearby.

"Hey, hey, don't go!"

Seeing this, Yubi quickly gave chase, flying at a speed roughly equivalent to an elderly person jogging, barely keeping up with Fuyutsubaki, panting heavily.

"You're the magical girl Fuyutsubaki, right? Haha, you're in luck! I've seen so many magical girls, and those at this level are all quite talented. You're missing something, but I can give you some pointers. You have a good chance of becoming a Seven Star!"

"Thanks."

Dongchun nodded politely, but didn't stop walking away. She personally found it hard to accept this strange creature that could talk.

"etc!"

Such aloofness, definitely befits a master!

Yubi flapped around in the air, changed direction, and flew directly in front of Fuyutsubaki, blocking her way.

Is raising affection levels difficult? No problem, luckily I already consulted a guide beforehand to find out what Winter Camellia needs:

"Magical Girl Fuyutsubaki, do I know the secret to immortality!"

Like a cat seeing a fish, or a mouse encountering sugar.

Dong Chun stopped abruptly; the allure of those words was too great for her. She then slowly began to speak:

"certainly!"

Yubi secretly breathed a sigh of relief; she had succeeded.

It took the opportunity to float forward half a step, landing on Dongchun's shoulder, rubbing against it with its two big ears, taking a deep breath, and its expression immediately fell into a blissful state—

Ah, the aura of a master, no doubt about it, a beast's life is complete!

"Immortality, huh?" Yubi twitched her ears, pretending she wasn't doing what she'd just done, and resumed her serious tone: "Actually, you could find a proper breakthrough!"

"What breakthrough?" Dong Chun asked in a flat voice, her steps slowing down slightly.

"...That guy from last time, Gu...Gu Bai, right?" Yubi waved her little forelegs. "His constitution seems quite special. If you really want to achieve immortality, maybe eating him would be useful? Uh, that's just my guess!"

Dongchun didn't reply, but her eyebrows twitched slightly, as if she had swallowed her words.

"Anyway, take me to Qixin first."

Yubi wrapped her arms around her collar with her forelegs, her tone shifting to one of almost pride:

"The Seven Star Magical Girls discussion is about to begin. I can take you along so you can familiarize yourself with the process!"

"The immortality you mentioned."

Dong Chun's voice wasn't loud, but she pronounced the last few words very clearly: "How much of it is true?"

"You never know," Yubi immediately twitched her big ears, still unsure.

Dongchun stared at it for a long time without saying a word.

In the end, they simply started walking again, but in a different direction, heading towards Qixin.

Along the way, Yubi twitched her big ears and rearranged the things she planned to say in her mind.

It's time to show my valuable role!

After walking for a while, it finally spoke to Fuyutsubaki: "Magical girl, your ability is self-acceleration, right?"

"Yes." Dongchun didn't hide it.

"Yes, when one accelerates upwards, it generally develops in two directions."

Yubi's tone became unusually serious: "In most cases, it will accelerate and continue to expand, but there's also a small chance it will start affecting the external world, which is a true time stop—I can help you!"

"......"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The following morning, in the psychological counseling room.

After listening to Dongchun recount her experiences with Youbi.

Tao Zhuo looked at Gu Bai with a serious expression:

"As expected of a magical girl, she's about to reach seven stars! If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"

"..." Gu Bai's choice was to throw a punch directly.